UNDOING- OF A BUNKO.
The boom in tho biako market
caused by tho easy separation of cx
Al'l. French of Brooklyn from 55,000 of
his good money by two e.'port youtus
on Monday was aevcrely offset yester
day by an octurrenco In tho Broad
way Central hotel In which a pair of
tho brotherhood of bunko-stecrers fig
ured respectively second and thlr to
John Kasscr of Arizona. Tho pair In
vested a Uttlo cash and considerable
time and troublo In Mr. Kasscr, nnd
though ho didn't pan out, they Btlll
havo causo for thankfulness that they
ore alive, though battered.
Mr. Kasscr Is superintendent of tho
Llvo Oak Copper Mining and Smelting
company, with mines at Globe, Ariz.,
and he Is hero with his wife on busi
ness. They arc at tho Broadway Cen
tral. Mr. Kasser Is of foreign extrac
tion. Ho is possessed of a slight ac
cent, a blandly quiet manner, a con
ildlng smile, and a general aspect of
material but nonmetropolltau prosper
ity. When ho comes to Now York ho
doesn't follow tho cxamplo of somo of
his western friends nnd cast hlmsolt
madly Into tho embraces of a ready
made frock coat, a silk hat, and a now
pair of tan shoea with white laces; ho
wears tho samo clothes that ho wears
at homo nnd goes about his business,
nnd If peoplo Infer therefrom that ho
is from tho west, ho makes no moan
over that. Globo ho considers to bo a
pretty good sort of placo to come from,
and ho isn't ashamed of It.
For somo tlmo past thoro has been
hanging about tho corridor of tho
Broadway Central a gentleman pos
sessed of a certain nppcaranco of sllck
ness which has not commended him
to tho favornblo notlco of tho clorks.
So far as they wcro nblo to dlscovor,
his solo occupation seemed to bo to
chow toothpicks, derived from tho ho
tel's cigar stand, nnd watch tho peo
plo In tho lobby from tho depths of
an easy chair. Ho was middle-aged,
plump and woll-dressed. Tho hotel
would havo been glad to get rid of him
had opportunity offered. However, ho
only enmo occasionally, and his bo
havlor was not such as would warrant
his ejection.
On Tuesdny morning this person ac
costed Mr. Kasser, who was standing
looking disconsolately out into tho
rain.
"Bad weather wo'ro having," said
the man. "Havo much rain In your
part of tho country?"
"Yes, I get used to pretty much all
kinds of weather," replied Mr. Kasser.
"SAY, MY FRIEND, DO YOU PLAY
CARDS?"
"Going out, I see," continued the
etranger, glancing at tho other's um
brella. "Oolng'uptown?"
Mr. Kasser turned upon him a beam
ing look, but mado no answer.
"What's your lino of business, any
way?" continued tho other persua
sively. "My business," responded tho west
erner, with a gentlo smile, "Is not
yours."
"Oh, well, you needn't be offended
Just becnuso I'm n stranger," persisted
tho other, looking somewhat hurt
"What havo you got against strangers,
any way?"
"Nothing in particular," answered
tho visitor, "but 1 con:o from tho west,
you know, nnd I've heard thnt Now
York was full of bunko men and
swindlers."
"Oh, ho-ho! Ha-ha-ha! That's
rich!" cried the other, slapping Mr.
Kasscr on tho back. "You took mo for
a bunko manl Why, I llvo right hero
In the hotel. They all know me. Ha-ha-ha!
That's pretty good!"
"Pretty good," assented Mr. Kasscr,
smiling at the other as if ho wcro his
bosom friend.
"Well, If you're going uptown "
"I ain't," said Mr. Kasscr, and ho
walked out chuckling.
Upon his return ho saw nothing of
tho effusive stranger, but v hen ho
camo down into tho lobby tho next
morning thero stood tho man, well
groomed nnd smiling.
"Ah!" said tho stronger, as Mr. Kas
ser approached. "JuSt down? I'm Just
through breakfast myself. Nlco day."
To this proposition tho westerner
ngrced. Then his friend invited him
into tho enfo to show there was no 111
feollng, and after somo conversation
they went In together, tho Btrangcr
saying:
"After what you said about tho
bunko business you can't do less than
havo a drink with mo. Ha, ha, ha!
That was a good ono!"
"Yes, wasn't it?" responded Mr.
Kasscr. "But I don't drink."
"Well, come sit down and have a
cigar," said tho othor, and led tho
way to a table whero sat u young man
with a protruding under Jaw, a striped
ehlrt, a glass diamond, a long drink,
and certain 'other evidences that ho
wasn't a minister of tho gospel. Tho
friendly stranger rvo no open Intima
tion that ho knew this man, but kicked
him as ho sat down. As tho man
didn't rise up and wipe tho floor with
tho kicker Mr. Kasscr decided that the
pair knew moro nbout each other than
they seemed to know. Presently nil
threo were engaged In conversation,
Mr. Kasscr answering nil their ques
tions about himself with n confiding
smllo nnd accepting gracefully his now
friend's Invitation to smoko n 25-cent
cigar. Tho other two men had drinks
and tho friendly man paid for them.
Then said ho to Mr. Kasser:
"You don't drink anything, I see. but
I guess you'ro out for n good time,
eh?"
A slow, warm smllo overspread tho
westerner's placid face.
"I thought so," cried tho other.
"Thcro's a Httlo garao running uptown
very quietly and I can put you next.
Say, my friend," ho added to tho man
on tho other sldo of tho tnblc, "do you
play cards?"
"W'y, shoo-crr-rrl" growled ho of
tho protruslvo law.
"Como on, then; wo'll nil go thero
nnd havo n Uttlo friendly game," said
tho friendly man, blithely.
Ho started to rlso, but felt Mr. Kas
sor'a hand on his shoulder, and saw
Mr. Knsser's beaming smile very closo
to his own fnco.
"Havo you got a pencil?" nsked Mr.
Knsscr.
"Pencil? Why, ccrtnlnly. What do
you want of it?"
"I want you to wrlto your name on
this piece of papor."
"What for? I won't do It."
Tho smile disappeared from tho faco
of Mr. Knsser. Ills hand slipped along
tho shoulder of tho friendly stranger
and settled on hlu collnr. Tho frlondiy
stranger hastened across tho floor to
ward tho ofllce, not becauso ho particu
larly wished to, but becnuso a very
muscular arm was propelling him. Tho
third member of tho trio came behind,
caylng hoarsely:
"Leavo 'lm go. He's mo front. Leavo
'im go or I'll soak yerl"
Mr. Kasscr landed his man In front
of tho desk and addressed tho clerk.
"Docs this man live here?"
"No."
"You'ro a liar, then," said Mr. Kas
ser to his captive. Tho captive strug
gled. "Ever see him hero beforo?" Mr.
Kasser nsked tho clerk.
"Yes, he's been loailng-around -hero
for somo time."
"You'ro a bunko-stccrer and thief,"
said Mr. Kasser to tho stranger.
Then ho relaxed his grip and his
fists mado a plugging sound upon tho
plump features of tho stranger. That
friendly person lopped over tho desk
and n conveniently placed Inkwell
caught the llfo-blood that flowed from
his displaced nose.
Meantlmo tho proprietor of tho pro
truding Jaw and tho striped shirt was
standing In tho middle of tho corridor
looking uncertain as to what ho had
better do. Ho was quickly relieved of
all uncertainty. Mr. Kasser reached
him In a Jump, grabbed him by tho
shoulders, whirled him around, and
planted a hcart-folt kick. Thereupon
tho man solved for a fleeting moment
tho problem of aerial navigation. Ho
rose and sonred. When ho landed and
got his feet going thero was a current
of air in his wako that blew off the
hats of two men who stood near by.
Upon returning for tho other man Mr.
Kasscr discovered only a crimson trail
that led out by way of. tho cafo door.
Somo two dozen men who woro scat
tered nbout tho lobby crowded around
Mr. Kasscr and wanted to testify to
their appreciation by buying hlra
drinks and cigars, and tho head clerk
came around to thank him for ridding
tho hotel of tho bunko man.
When a Sun reporter saw Mr. Kas
ser yesterday and asked him about his
adventure, that gentleman rubbed his
chin and said ho shouldn't think a lit
tle thing liko that would be of nny in
terest In a big city like New York. Ho
admitted, howover, that ho had en
Joyed himself, and said that tho cigar
presented to him by his departed friend
was a very excellent ono.
"I havo got a Httlo property of my
own," said ho, "not very much, but a
Httlo; and I supposo thoso two thought
they could get ?5,000 or $0,000 out or
me. I am a simple-minded western
man," ho added, and paused contem
platively. "A simple-minded western
man, but," ho concluded, smiling be
nlgnnntly at the too of his right boot,
"I havo been in New York before."
New York Sun.
A Watted Itrprlmiinil.
From tho Cleveland Plnln-Denler.
Little Dorothy isn't quite two and a
half years old yet, but she has develop
ed some very mlschlovous tricks. If
she Isn't hungry sho plays with her
food. Sometimes sho surreptitiously
flings portions of It at. her brothor
Occasionally she bnthes her busy An
gers in her bread nnd milk bowl. Of
course these naughty tricks displease
her mother, nnd Miss Dorothy gets a
severe talking to quite often. The other
day oho tried to convert her bowl Into
a head decoration nnd her mamma fav
ored her with n very warm opinion on
such breeches of table decorum. Dor
othy sat perfectly still during tho
scolding, staring at tho wall above her
mother's head. When tho reprimand
was ended Dorothy let her eyes drop
to the level of her mother's face nnd
mildly remarked: "I can't henr a
word you say, mamma." And that end
ed the Incident.
When tin. II. Whi Ah.ent.
Little Willy "Papa, what is a pes
simist?" Mr. Hennypeck "A married
man, my son." Puck.
Tho whisper of a beautiful woman
can bo heard farther than tho loudest
call of duty.
RAO TIME FROM WAQNE A
Alto In Tart Prom Moxart, lleothovea
und Other (Iroat Mantcri.
Front tho Chicago Tribune. Rag
time has been given Its rating by v
W. Root, musical nuthority. Ho saya
it bears tho ejuno relation to tho great
things of tho musical world thnt
Mother Goose melodies do to tho mas
terpieces of tho world'o literature.
Whllo crltlcistng this lowly but ex
tremely popular sort of music, Mr.
Root says it camo from tho great macs
tros o tho enrth. Wagner lapsed Into
It ml jIi nftot tho manner of states
men who sometimes get tired and drop
Into versification. Mozart also had
moments of fntlguo or exuberance,
when he dashed off n few notes In tho
measure of tho cake-walk melody.
Somo of the great llttorntours havo
written along tho mental nltttudo of
Mother Goose, says Mr. Root, and so
havo Bach and Beethoven yielded to
tho Impulse to put their lofty thoughts
Into sharps and Hats that would bo
appreciated In Hnlstcd street. "I
would not do nway with rag tlmo muB
ic," said Mr. Root. "If somo ono should
ask mo If I would blot out Mother
Gooso rhymes I would say unhesitat
ingly I would not do it. Mother Gooso
is a good thing In its way. So is rag
time. To make tho matter plain rag
tlmo is syncopation. All tho great
masters hnvo employed Byncopnted
notes. Thnt is all right, or tho mas
ters would not hnvo dono It. But thoy
did not wrlto nil of their works In
syncopation. That shows thnt synco
pation is good for awhile, but wo do
not want much of it. Now, Mother
Gooso literature Is n good thing, but
supposo you had nothing olso to rend
you would get tired of it after
awhile." "What would you suggest bo
dono nbout It?" ho was nsked. "Lot it
alone. Tho peoplo who llko it may
learn nfter awhile to llko something
olso better." "What objection lies
against rag tlmo music?" "It Is n
repetition of tho samo thing, that's all.
Thero Is nothing olso In tho world tho
matter with it. Ab I said, If it wcro
not n good thing tho masters would
not havo used It." Among mnny oddi
ties of rag tlmo nn cxamplo of Its ef
fect may bo seen in tho sotting of "Old
Hundred" to that measure. 'Thoro la
no such thing as good music or bad
music," said Prof. Emll Llobllng.
"You may set good music to bad or
vicious wordings nnd tho music bo
comes bnd by implication. So with
rng time. It is now lending itself to
low vaudovlllo, In tho main, and be
cnuso of that association tho music Is
denounced. Tho song from 'Carmen,'
'Love Is a Wild Bird,' Is ono of the best
examples of rag time In modern muBlc.
In tho ovorturo to 'Don Juan,' by Mo
zart, and In tho sixth two-voiced in
vention of Bach wo havo good exam
ples of syncopation. Rag tlmo is sim
ply having its day. It will be forgot
ten as a craze In a few years."
SENTENCED
A Doc to Jntl for Sixty Dnyi to Slnj
Uh III. Maxtor.
Now York World: It is of record In
Recorder Stanton's Court In Hobokon
that Kulser, a mongrel yellow dog, was
formally taken beforo him and sen
tenced to sixty dayB In tho county Jail,
and a commitment was regularly mado
out. This was dono that tho dog might
not bo sopnratcd from his mastor, Ed
ward Llvermore. Tlmo was, perhaps,
when LIvermoro was good to look up
on, but KalBor was never anything but
an ugly cur. Tho man Is 52 and looks
years oldor. Dog and man hnvo starved
together. Tholr bones aro almost stick
ing through their skin. Both bear tho
Imprint of suffering from starvation
and cold. Tho man was clad In rags.
Only when LIvermoro realized that ho
was so weak from lack of food that ho
must dlo of starvation or cold did ho
apply to Poormnstor Brock tho othor
day for admission to tho almshouse.
"You will havo to leavo tho dog be
hind," said tho poormaster na ho wroto
out tho commitment. "Wo can't part,"
said tho old man, and his voico trem
bled, as If tho suggestion that ho would
glvo up his dog hurt him. Ho turned
to tho dog. "If wo can't llvo together
wo'll dlo together, won't wo, Knlsor?"
Tho poor, gaunt dog wlgwngged his
stumpy tall In ncquIcBconeo. "You
don't understand," said tho old man,
gently. "You sco, I was prosperous
onco and owned my own canal boat.
It sank ono night about six years ago,
and I should havo gone down with It
had It not been for Kalsor. Ho Jumped
Into my bunk and awakened mo while
tho water wbb pouring Into tho cabin.
Wo'vo been pals ovor slnco, share and
shnro alike, and wo can't part now."
Then Poormnstcr Brock's manner
changed. Ho took LIvermoro and Knl
sor before Recorder Stanton, nnd when
tho lattor heard tho story ho sontoncod
man and dog to tho Jail for two
months, nnd they walked off together,
happier than they havo been for
months.
A. V. A.
Cnssldy Did yo hear o' tha turrlblo
thing that happened toh tho Aherns'
baby? Mulligan Hurted nt tho chrlst
enin, was it? Cassldy Hurted? Shure,
'twas ruined cntolroly. Thoy called
tho cholld "Aloyslus Patrick Ahorn."
Think nv tho Initials av it! Philadel
phia Press.
Her Heloctlmi.
Mrs. do Fine Hero's my now bon
net. Isn't if. a danlng? Only 28! Mr
do Flno Great snakea! You said bon
nets could oo bought from ?3 up. Mrs.
do Flno Yes, dear. This la ono of tho
"tips." New York Weekly.
Mall Once (n Two Work. Onljr.
There aro scores of places la ila
country wltoro only ono mall cutuci
ovary fourteen days.
WAITING mil DEATH.
Jt NOTED OUTLAW SERVING A
LIFE (SENTENCE.
Deiporato right on a Train Shackled
to Another, Ho Shot United Statci
Marshal nnd Freed lllm.ctt lj Cut
tine Off Compxnlou' Hand.
Calmly awaiting death In tho peni
tentiary at Chester, 111., Is Robert
Ycrger, ono of tho most noted outlaws
of tho West, who Is serving a Ufo sen
tence. Ycrger belonged to what was
known as the "Robbors' Cavo gang"
of seven mombora, whoso robborloa bo
enmo so frequent nnd bold In tho vi
cinity of Austin, Toxns, In 1884 that
a forco of United States deputy mar
shals started out with n dotermlnntlon
of rounding them up. Thoy mot Jim
McDnnlels, ono of tho leaders of tho
gang, on n country road near Now
Brnumfcln, nnd a pitched battlo took
place without any parleying by either
tho dosporado or tho ofllcera. Mc
Dnnlels' body was riddled with bullets,
but ho did not quit shooting until ho
had seriously wounded two of tho dop
uty mnrshals. A short tlmo after Mc
Dnnlels' tragic death Ycrger and Ezra
Pitts, another membor of the robbor
band, wcro captured by deputy mar
shals. Both wcro given llfo sentences
In the Chester, III., penitentiary. It
was a few days after tholr conviction
that tho two prisoners mndo ono of the
most despornto attempts to escape
known In tho crlmlnnl annals of Tox
ns. Honry L. Gosling was Unltod
Stntes marshal for the wostorn district
of Toxns, which embraces nil of that
territory located west of the Colorado
river, nt that tlmo, nnd ho wont to
Austin to convey tho two despornto
prlsouora to San Antouln, whero tho
Jnll was more Bccuro, pending tholr ro
movnl to tho penitentiary. Ho was n
fearless ofllcor and so careless in pres
ence of danger that ho did not tnko tho
precaution of shncklo tho two pris
oners to the car seats, though thoy
woro fastoned together when ho placed
them on tho train to tako thorn to San
Antonio.
Doputy Marshals Manning nnd Lang
nccompnnlcd Gosling, nnd thoy wcro
in active chnrgo of tho prisoners.
Gosling took n sent throo senta for
vard of tho prisoners, hla scat com
panion bolng H. S. Cnnfleld, formorly
n Texas ranger, but for several years
past a resident of Chicago. A num
ber of relatives of tho prisoners worn
on tho train, but wcro not allowed In
tho snmo enr with tho latter. Shortly
after tho trnln pulled out of tho depot
MrB. Pitts, tho pretty wife of ono of
tho prisoners, camo to Gosling nnd
plondcd to bo allowed to sit by tho sldo
of hor husband. Sho also nsked that
Rose Yergor, sister of tho othor pris
oner, ho allowed tho samo privilege
Tears coursed down tho faco of tho
woman as sho asked this favor, and
.Gosling granted hor request. Two
seats wero thrown together, nntl Rose
Yorger snt facing hor brothor and Mrs.
Pitta fneed her husband. Tho train
left Austin Just nt nightfall, and It was
nbout 9 o'clock when Now Braumfols
waB reached. Tho two women had
spent tho tlmo sobbing on tho shoul
ders of tho prisoners, nnd Gosling and
his two deputies had no thought of tho
plot thnt was bolng nrrangod, Shortly
after tho train hnd pulled out of Now
Braumfols Pitta slyly reached his
shackled hands undor tho folds of his
wlfo's dress nnd secured a six-shooter
which hnd boon concealed thoro. Yor
ger did llkowlso, and drew forth n slx
uhootcr from his sIstor'B dress. Tho
two prisoners then Hprung Into tho
centor of tho car and began firing nt
Gosling nnd tho two doputy mnrshals
simultaneously. Tho flrst two shots
camo together, und both bullots struck
tho bravo Unltod Stntos marshal
squarely In tho back, nnd ho pitched
forwnrd on his faco. Deputies Man
ning and Lang woro quick to got Into
tho fray. Tho cylinder of Lang's pistol
would not revolve, and ho wns powor
less to rondor nny nsslstnnco to Man
ning, who stood up fearlessly beforo
tho rain of bullets that was bolnff
showered at him by tho prisoners.
Mnnnlng emptied tho chambers of his
six-shooters at Yergor nnd Pitts ns
thoy slowly backed toward tho door of
tho conch. Tho car was filled with
smoke, nnd (t was only by the flash of
tho pistols that tho positions of tho
combatants could ho distinguished.
Manning was shot through tho loft
fildo, through tho loft arm and through
tho fleshy part of tho nock. Although
tho blood was pouring from thcao
wounds ho kept up tho light nnd did
not seem to know tho moaning of
fear.
As ho followed tho prisoners toward
IVi car door his cartrldgoa were ox
haustcd nnd tho ojector stuck. Ho
coolly stooped down besldo Canflold,
grabbed a leadpcncll from his uppor
vest pocket nnd punched tho empty
sholls out of tho chambers, reloaded
and ro3umod flrlng. Pitta nnd Yergor
gained tho platform of tho enr und
shouted doflnnco nt Manning. Thoy
thon Jumped off of tho train, which
was still running at n good rato of
speod. Tho coach slowly cleared of
smoko, and tho intorlor looked llko a
slaughter pen. Tho floor was reeking
with blood, mnny panes of glnss woro
broken, and groanH woro coming from
wounded pnHsongerfl. A womnn, Mrs.
Drown, hnd been shot through tho ab
domen. Hho died next day. Roso Yor
gor had bcou shot through tho thigh.
Marshal Gosling was dead In a pool
of his own blood, and Deputy Manning
soon becamo unconscious from tho loss
of blood. Tho train was stoppoJ und
ran back to San Mnrcua, whero tho
woundrl wero given surglcnl attention,
'ho following morning a detachment
of state rangers arrived at tho Hpot
whore tho prisoners Jumped from tho
train. They had a pack of blood
hounds, and the lattor Immediately
gavo tonguo, nnd followed n bloody
trail made by tho fugitives for a dls
tnnco of nbout COO yards, when thoy
camo to tho body of Pitts lying In a
bunch of woods. Ho hnd been Bhot
twlco through tho body, nnd It was
remarkable that ho should havo been
nble to Jump from tho moving trnln
and go that dlstanco wounded nn ho
was. Ycrger hnd released himself
from his dead companion by severing
tho lattor's right hand nt tho wrist.
Tho pursuit of Yergor was continued,
nnd ho was found thnt evening wan
dering In tho hills In tho wostorn part
of Comnl county. Ho wns demented,
nnd mndo no resistance when ordered
to throw up hla hands und surrondor.
Ho recovered his senses In n fow days,
nnd was convoyed to tho penitentiary
nt Chester, IU., whero ho Is Btlll con
fined. Although badly wounded, Mnn
nlng recovered, nnd Is now living on
tho Rio Grnndo border.
"FAINT HEART NEVER WON "
Tho Old Mini Knoir Human Nature nnd
Won Hit 1'nlnt.
Detroit Free Press: Young men can
never tell whero to look for'nn ally In
tholr lovo nffnlrs. A fow afternoons
ago ono of them wns leaving n hnnd
somo residence In tho uppor part of tho
city. Ho walked unsteadily, ho will
novcr bo pnler, nnd It waB evident that
ho wns In great trouble. Ho scarcely
noticed tho brisk approach of (ho old
gcntlcmnn who owns tho hourc, nnd
tho daughter, though tho suitor hnd
been diligently dodging tho father for
months. "Hollo! Whafa this? Sick?"
and tho old gontlcmnn llrmly planted
hlmoolf In tho way of tho retreating
lover. "You'ro not (It to go out In tho
storm, young man. Como tnsldo. Take
a drop of brandy. What do you mean,
risking your llfo llko this?" "Not there,
sir," In a faint volco. "I'll never en
ter thnt house again. Your daughter
Just rcfUBcd me." Now, tho fathor had
told her n scoro of times to "get rid uf
thnt chap," but ho Is sympathetic und
choleric. "Whnt," pounding tho walk
with his cano, "rcfUBcd you? Jilted
you? Put you In this awful stnto? Tho
minx. She'll hear from me. Look a
though you wero dying, poor fellow.
How mnny times have you naked hor?"
"Once." Only onco? Thundorntlon,
mnrr, I'll hot I nsked her mothor GO.OOO
times beforo sho'd havo me. It's In (ho
blood. Como In hero. No, (nko a walk
around tho block nnd then come. Tho
Idea of that girl thinking thnt Hho
knows her own mind. U'b absurd.
Draco up now. Wo'll bring her to
time." And It looks ns though they
would. Tho old gentleman looks sheep
ish, tho girl laughs often without ap
parent cause, and tho youth calls reg
ularly. Mnrle Antoinette.' NrnUlnce.
It must havo boon In 1802 that Mey
erbeer paid his last visit to Loudon,
nnd l saw him nt ono of tho Phllhur
mdnlo concerts, which woro thon hold
In tho old Hanover square rooms, suya
tho Cornhlll Mngazlno. Thoro wns
qulto n iluttor of excitement when tho
littlo old mnn, looking extraordinarily
wlzoncd nnd wrinkled, oven for his
ngo of 08, enmo Into tho bqx. I no
ticed IiIb piercing oyoa nnd hookod
noso, nnd, pcrhnps us much ns these,
n mngnlflcont brooch of rubles nnd dia
monds thnt blazed In tho confer of his
shirt frill, which ho woro In tho fash
ion of 1830. After tho triumphant per
formance of ono of his operas tho
queen sont for him to como to hor box
to rccolvo hor congratulations. Half
dazed with emotion, oxcltomont nnd
fatigue, tho old musician, rising from
his obcisnnco, chipped his hands to his
eyes, crying with horror, "Blood, blood,
round tho queen's neck I" "It Is only
thlB, Gluck," said Mario Antoinette,
hastily snntchlng oft her necklace of
rubles, nnnd holding tho rippling gems
townrd him; nnd Gluck looked again
nnd saw tho fair whlto throat rising
unharmed and stainless. Ho died In
1787.
F id I'nlinnlnir.
From Populnr Sclonco Monthly: In
tho United Stntes fish poisoning Is
most frequontly duo to decomposition
In canned fish, Tho most prominent
symptoms nro nausea, vomiting nnd
urging. Somotlmos thero Is a scarlat
inous rnsh, which may cover tho
whole body. Tho wrltor has Btudlod
two outbreaks of this kind of Ash
poisoning. In both Instances canned
salmon wns the cnuso of tho troublo.
Although a discussion of tho treatment
of food poisoning Is forolgn (o this pa
per, tho writer must call attention to
tho danger In tho administration of
opiates In cases of poisoning with
canned fish, Vomiting nnd purging are
efforts on the part of nature to romovo
tho poison, und should bo nBslstcd by
the stomach tubo und by Irrigation of
tho colon. In ono of tho cases soon by
tho wrltor largo doses of mnrphluu hnd
been ndmlnlstercd In order to check
tho vomiting und purging nnd to re
lievo tho pain; In this case death re
sulted. Tho danger of arresting tho
elimination of tho poison In nil cases
of food poisoning cannot bo too em
phatically condemned.
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The longest span of telegraph wlro
In tho world Is In India, ovor tho
River Klstna. It is over 0,000 feet in
length.
Ilimloii' Hreoml Clmriili.
The old "Second church" In Boston
celebrated IU two hundred and fiftieth
anniversary recently.
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THE DINSMORE CASE.
t'or.rt Appn'ntl 111k Attorney, Who Atk
for n Continuance Until May.
KEARNEY, Nob., Feb. 2. Aside
from tho nppenranco of Frank L. Ulna
moro nnd Lester Strong in district
court, thero wns Httlo to Interest tho
6UU peoplo who occupied aents In the
court room during tho whole day. Tho
morning was taken up hearing civil
enses.
Lnto Tuesday nttcrnoon Dlnsmorn
filed nn nflldavlt sotting forth tho fact
ti nt ho wan unnblo to employ counsel
nnd asking tho courts to appoint at
torneys to defend htm. Norrls Brown
nrd Frnncls O. Hnmer wero appointed.
This morning thoy filed n pica In
abatement, In which tho right of tho
court to try tho prisoner on nn In
formation Instead of Indictment was
questioned. Thejudgoovcrruled tho mo
tion, whereupon Dlnsmoro's attorneys
mndo n verbal request for contlnunnco
until tho Mny term of court. Tho con
ttuunuro was not denied, but tho Judge
gnvo thorn until Friday morning to fllo
n motion formally asking for n contin
uance. In answer to tho Information
filed against Dlnnmoro, ho pleaded not
guilty,
Nchr.taka Dead nn tho Pokln.
LINCOLN, Nob., Fob. 2. Following
If. n corrected list of tho Nobrnskn dead
that arrived on tho Poktn, showing
tho destination of tho remnlns:
Hornco L. Faulkner, prlvuto, Com
pany F; send to Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson,
Western, Nob.
William R. Pholpot, private, Com
pnny F; Bond to Jnmcs- W. 1'holritf,
Humboldt, Neb.
Unlph W, Kolls, prlvnto, Company
L; scud to Leslie E. KollH, k'juth
Omnha.
Earl W. Oatorhout, private, Company
C; Interred in national cemetery nt
Sun Francisco. Notified .irs. H. T.
Rnmsdnle, Snn Francisco.
Frank M. Knouso, prlvnto, Compnny
C; sent to W. B. Knouso, Beatrice,
Neb.
Walter 11. Hogue, private, Co.mpany
O- sont to G. A. Hogue, Mllllgnn,
Nob.
Fred Taylor, Compnny L; Bent 'to
S. J, Amott, Madison, Neb.
Frank S. Glover, prlvnto, Company
A; send to D. W. Burd, Nelson, Nob.
Ira 12. Glrton, prlvnto, Compnny 13,
send to M. B. Glffon, Valparaiso, neb.
George F. Hansen, prlvnto, Company
A; unclaimed.
Lester E. Slsson, lieutenant, Com
pany K; send to F. L. Slsson, St. Ed
ward, Nob.
Elinor B. Wnmplcd, private, Com
pany A; send to Mrs. G. F, Gould,
Hlghmoro, Nob.
Alfred J. Erlsmnn, prlvnto, Com
pany I; send to Jacob Erlsmnn, Hick
man, Nob.
Charles O. Balllnger, private, Com
pnny L; lntorred In nntlonul ccmotory
at San Francisco, nnd notified Mrs. G.
W. Balllnger, Los Angeles, Cnl.
Frederick J. Pcglor, private, Com
pnny 1; sond to J. H. Poglcr, Palmyra,
Nob.
Thcodoro H. Larson, prlvnto, Com
pany K; sond to O. S. Larson, Corning.
In.
Htato Fntr Uominlltern.
Tho Stnto Board of Agriculture linn
nppolntcd the following stnto fnlr com
mittees: Superintendent gates, W, tl. Millar,
Loup City.
Superintendent agricultural lm 11, A.
C. Jones, Blnlr.
SuperlntoUlont morcnntllo'hnll, F. 11.
Young, Broken Bow.
Superintendent forage, Charles
Mann, Chndron.
Superintendent of transportation, O.
M Druso, Lincoln.
Superintendent of speed, J. D. Mac
farland, Lincoln.
Superintendent of amphitheater, J.
N. Van Duyn, Wlbur.
Class superintendents:
A T. A. McKuy, Aurora.
B-E. Fllley, Fllloy.
C L. W. Leonard, Omnha.
I C. M. Ilurvoy, Omnha.
E C. M. Lowllllng, Beaver City.
F J. R. Cnntlln, Wolmtor.
G Mrs. M. M. ProHson, Stromsburg.
H Miss E. W. Erwin, Lincoln:
1 II. F. Stnuffer, Bollnvuo.
J Mr. Dlnsmoro, Bontrlce.
K Ed Whltcomb, Friend.
I-M. W, Chupoll, Mludeii.
M L. K. McGrnw, Ohcoom,
N W. 11. Burger, Hobrnu.
O W. E. Ewlng,, Franklin.
P L.. A. Becker, Nellgh.
Q N, Wltkerson, Control City,
Farmer' Foot Fruxrn.
OGALALLA, Nob., Fob. 2. Saturday
evening while Frank Richmond, n
farmer was driving homo from Brule,
his team became frlghteuod nnd rnn
away, throwing him out on tho frozen
ground. Ho Htruck on his head, ren
dering him unconscious nnd ho did
not regal n his senses until daylight.
The night was the coldest of tho win
tor fi degrees below '.ero. Ills feet
were frozen and ho was unnblo to
walk, hut mnnaged to crawl on his
hands und knees three-fourths of u
in llo to a school house, where ho spent
tho day until 2 o'clock p. in. He
started from thoro to crawl homo whou
ho was discovered.
NIiiIii (Jjpltol Note,
LINCOLN, Nob., Feb. 2. Tho Stato
Bank of Holstoln, Adams county, hms
gouo Into voluntary liquidation and ar
rangements havo been made to pay it. I
obligations of tho Institution In full na
thoy como due,
Tno stnto bank of Elba, and tho tftato
bank of Surprise, wero chnrtorod by
tho Statu Banking board, tho former
having u capital stock of $20,000 and
tho Inttor $10,000,
Attorney General Smyth has an
nounced that ho will begin suits in tho
supreme court against tho Burlington,
I'nlon Pacific, Elkhorn nnd Omuhn
loads for tho violation of the ordor
of tho Board of Transportation restor
ing the carload rates on live stock,
York' (Jitniilne Factory Idle.
YORK, Neb., Fob. 2. A large, well
(quipped can n lug factory, built on the
co-oporutlvo plnn, Is not now In opera
tion. This building nnd machinery
can he purchased at CO coats on tho
dollar, Farmors living near aro ready
to contract to furnish thousands of
btiHhels of corn, tomatoes