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CHAPTER X. (Contlnuod.) I
Mr. Cowloy's Jaw dropped. His fnco
vould hnvo boon a study for a painter
ns bo gazed at his unearthy visitants,
"with bis hands resting upon bis knees.
Ho had threatonod such visitors
with tho tongs, It is true; but pinch
ing their noses was tho thing further
oat from his thoughts at that moment.
With bis heart boating almost to
suffocation, bo watchod their move
ments. Ho longed to speak, but tho
words died upon his Hps, and hla
Jthroat felt parched and hot.
Slowly they advanced towards his
chair tho nun's sad eyes fixed silently
on bis faco tho outstretched band of
the black man pointing towards his
heart.
Ho boro It manfully for a momont;
but nearer, still nearer, thoy came
tho hand almost touched his shoulder!
It was too much for poor llosh and
"blood to boar.
Ho gavo a sort of stifled cry throw
himself back In his chair ovaded tho
shadowy grasp, and dashed headlong
from tho room.
Up tho dark stairs ho flew, and find
ing bis own door, rathor by Instinct
than by sight, ho blundered In, upset
ting two chairs, and Btartllng Mr3.
Cowloy from what was apparently hor
first and sweetest nap.
"What Is tho matter, my dear?" sbo
ald, sitting up In bod and rubbing her
eyes. "Havo you hurt yourself?"
"Oh, don't talk to me!" groaned Mr.
Cowloy. "Not ono ghost havo I seou,
but two; and wo'll got out of this In
fernal placo tomorrow!"
Roso and Catharine hearing this In
tholr own bedroom, had a hearty laugh
and then wont after tho two ghosU,
who wore putting out tho candled
down bolow, and making themselves
in many ways oxtromely useful.
Boforo tho clock struck one, all tho
houso wau still each inmato wrapped
in a sound and peaceful sloop, Includ
ing Mr. Cowloy, who had recovered a
llttlo from his fright, and was trou
bled by no black man or murdered
nun In his dreams.
CHAPTER XI.
From thnt fatal evening a now llfo
began for Mr. Cowloy. Ho was no
longer "monarch of all ho (surveyed,"
for In overy darkened room, In every
obscuro corner of tho haunted houso,
lurked something unseen and unheard
by others, but full of mysterious llfo
and motion for him. If a mouso
squeaked bohlnd tho wainscot, It would
send him scurrying along tho passage
nt tho rato of ton miles an hour; If a
door shut suddenly It mado him trem
ble and turn pale; If a light shono In
n window, If a board creaked unex
pectedly beneath bis feet, bo was apt
to start, and exclaim, "Lord, bless
mo!" In a tono that did Mrs. Cowley's
very heart good. In ono word, tho
worthy banker, from a snug, good
tempered denizen of Mccklenburgh
Squaro, had becomo transformed into
that strangest of animals, a haunted
man! HI3 oleop wns no longer peaceful,
for ho was perpetually dreading a
ghostly visit; while Mrs. Cowloy snored
placidly and provoklngly at his sldo.
His coffoo lost its relish; his tea Its
flavor, and his nightly glass of Holland
and water was taken moro to screw his
courage up to tho sticking point rather
than for an actual pleasuro it gavo to
him in tho peculiar and unwonted stato
of hla wind.
Ho was horribly frightened. Ho
hated that houso with Bhlvorlng ha
tred; he old himself that if ho saw an
other actual apparition there some
thing dreadful would happon to him;
bo would havo a fit an apoplectic one,
very possibly or perhaps, a stroke of
palsy, which would loavo him with his
faco awry! It was a horrlblo thought;
but ho kopt It manfully to himself. Ho
would havo suffered those slow tor
tures of ngonlzod fear a hundred times
over rather than own to tho wlfo of
his bosom that ho bad orrcd In select
ing such a place for his residence Ho
might havo said as much to somo gen
tleman friend, If ono had chanced to
como In his way; but his wlfo novor!
That was a concession too great by far
for tho worthy Englishman to mako.
No, tho husband, Uko tho king, could
do no wrong, and ho wan determined
to uphold that doctrlno to tho la3t
gasp In his own family circlo!
Do you think that samo circlo, mcan-
whllo, was unawaro of tho struggle
unconscious of bis fear? Not a bit of
it! Mrs. Cowloy. as sho awoko each
morning from a refreshing sloop nnd
saw him lying palo and uneasy upon
his pillow, smiled grimly to hersolf
and wondered how long ho would tako
to como to his senses again. Ills
daughters, too, woro rejoicing In tho
pangs tholr own mischievous arts hail
caused, even when thoy asked after
"poor papa's hendacho" In such mel
lifluous tones each morning at tho
breakfast table. And Mrs. Macarthy
decoltful old slnnor that sho was
laughed till she cried Hometlmo3 over
the broths nnd Jellies which sho mado
each day and which sho pressed upon
his acceptance with a fnco as long as
an undertaker's.
Tho wholo houso was In league
ngalnst him, and tho poor wretch know
It not. Yot ho stood It out manfully;
nnd tboro soomed somo danger that bo
tweon hta uneasiness and his obstinacy
ho would grow seriously ill. Besides,
Christmas was fast approaching and
the girls wanted to danco tho New
Year in and tho Old Year out, at their
Jfh0
a o
own houso in Mccklonburgh Square
What was to bo dono with the banker
to mako him strlko his colors, desort
his ship and own himself soundly
beaten 7
It was Roso who formed a fresh
plan, which she thought might bo suc
cess ful. Sho proposed It that ovon
lng when tho conspirators mot, as
usual in tho turret chamber, to hatch
now plots against tho penco of tho mas
ter of tho houso. IJut at first, Mrs.
Cowloy had somewhat to say.
"I'm afraid wo shall havo to glvo it
up as a bad job," sho remarkod, shak
ing her head dolefully.
"Why, mamma?" asked Catharine
"Your father will never own ho is
afraid, my dear; and I can sco that
wo aro killing him by Inches. Ho Is
getting so thin; nnd, really ho docs
not eat enough to keep a sparrow alive.
If wo should worry him Into a fovor
or a consumption, I should ;iover for
give myself."
"No fenr of that, aunt, whllo his ob
stinacy lasts," replied her nophow,
cheerfully. "Rut I wish to goodness
ho would got frightened and glvo us
a chanco of Beolng a llttlo moro of this
round world thnn wo can expect to
seo whllo wo aro cooped up hero. For
my part, I feel ns if I was a kind of
iron mask. You ought to mako mo a
haudsomo present for undergoing this
Imprisonment, aunt"
"So I will, my dear, If It over comes
to nn ond."
"There's tho worst of It"
"I wonder If ho suspects." said Mar-
Jorle.
"My lovo, how should ho?"
"Truo! If ho was a woman, now, I
should feel suro that ho had discovered
our secret. Being a man, I supposo
there 1b not much fear."
"Well," said Roso, complacently, "I
think I can set you all free."
"How?"
"By Inventing a now ghost, which I
shall patent."
Thoy nil laughed.
"You seo ho cares llttlo for the cra
dlo now. In fact, I think wo aro all
getting used to it. But If you will only
do as I tell you wo will bring UiIb old
room Into use and tako tho letter nnd
tho lock of hair wo found hero, nnd
scaro him so bo will bo ready and will
ing to go out of tho houso tho very
next day.'
Rose then entered Into nil tho do
talls of her plan, which was pro
nounced an excellent ono by ovory
body present. In obedlcnco to her In
structions, Catharlno had a toothacho
and Mrs. Cowloy a hendacho tho next
evening, which forbndo thorn sitting
up later than nlno o'clock. Mrs. Ma
earthy and Roso also retired nt that
early hour, to wait upon tho lnvnllds,
and Mr. Cowloy wnB left nlono In his
glory, without oven a cat to bear him
company. Ho did not object to tho
solltudo, however. Ho mixed himself
como more grog, smoked ono or two
cheroots, and Anally took up a book to
keep himself nwako. It was a volume
of American tales, and this was tho
story which, by Ill-luck, ho happened
to Bolcct:
"Whllo I lay ono night In tho first
distempered visions of my Illness, I
heard those who watched besldo mo
telling an old talo of a family long
since extinct In our settlement
"An old nnd wealthy man had won
a fair young girl for his brldo, and
brought her from her natlvo England
to this distant country that ho might
soparato hor forever from an oarly
love a cousin to whom her hand had
onco been pledged and so said tho
gosslpa--her heart always given.
"Gold 1b no less powerful In tho
mother country than this; and for Its
sake tho father of the lovely Glnorva
took back his pledged word, and gavo
hie daughter to a stern and moody
man, who llttlo know bow to valuo
tho prlzo ho had gained.
"So for America ho sailed and built
a statoly homo for his palo brldo, on
tho vory plnco where our quiet llttlo
vlllago now stands.
Nothing waa spared that tasto could
dlctato or lavish wealth supply. But
luxury was not whnt tho Lady Glnorvn
desired whllo lovo was offorcd to her,
Swiftly as they sailed across tho bright
bluo sea, ono followed closo upon their
track, and Reginald, tho deserted lov
er, soon found his lady's fair retreat
CHAPTER XII.
"Beautiful sho was, but frail. And
forgetlng nil womanly honor and duty
sho fled from her beautiful homo, und
from him who had given It to hor. Tho
Injured husband discovered hor treach
ery too late, for their horses' hoofs
wero spurning tho pavements of tho
outer court boforo ho left his room;
nnd when ho hurried down tho stairs
nnd to tho hall door, an Iron glovo lay
thcro, defying him to tho last. At tills
Bight his strong heart gavo way and
tho pitying Bervants boro him back
to his room a raving maniac. For
threo long years they watched him
In tho fourth ho needed not their caro,
but was at rest. Of tho lost lady, no
tidings wero over received, and as
years went by, and tho old hall began
to decay, somo ontorprlalng Bottlors
toro It down, and from Its ruins, Pboe-nlx-llko,
sprang up our pretty vlllago
of brighter days.
"This, or something akin to It, wns
the talo I heard, and In all my fever
ish visions after that night, tho Eng
lish Lady boro a conspicuous part
Thoy tell mo that I called for hor In-
cossantly; that I fancied mysolf, now
tho successful lovor, now tho forsaken
husband; aud could only bo pacified by
tho nssuranco of her speedy return.
"Bo this as It may, I tan remomber
well how often I saw her standing by
my bod, nn airy, lmpalpablo aliape, of
which I could not possibly discover a
slnglo fenturo; but all scorned a glit
tering array of misty lovr'.lneas. And
whwi, in a volco that I could under
stand (though on tho duller cars of
my attendants It fell llko the whispers
of tho evening wind) sho bado mo sock
her nt tho Hall, how could I disobey?
I only watched my opportunity and
counterfeiting sleep ono hot summer
afternoon saw thorn all leavo tho rooma
with uolsoless steps, and I know that
I was free.
"Tho glass door at tho lower ond of
my apartment lod Into tho garden.
From thnt, tho lonely road led ovor
tho hill, and to tho slto of tho Hnll waa
easily galnod. I drew my dressing gown
around mo, thrust my fcot Into n pair
of embroidered slippers and passed out
"Oh, tho glad thrill that shot through
my volns nt tho first free breath of tho
summer air! Oh, tho delight with
which my parched Hps quaffed tho
cloar water In tho fountain by tho ar
bor! I spilled It over mo In my feverish
hasto! I throw It over my hot faco,
and over my closely shorn head! Then
unfastening tho llttlo woodon gate I
ran swiftly, longing, but not daring, to
shout aloud in my joy, till tho hill road
was galnod.
"I climbed tho hills and descended
tho valleys I waded through tho mor
ass, not without a sickening fear whan
I saw tho brown and black water
snnkes glldo lovingly In pairs around
mo.
"At length I stood upon tho brow of
tho last hill and snw what I had not
before discovered that a proclplco lay
at my feet, Jagged and rough enough,
It Is truo, to admit of a careful de
scent, but still a fearful thing to look
at and attempt. Other way, however,
there was none; and holding my
breath and uttering nn Inward prayer
to God, I began to descend. Slowly
ten feet of tho bottom. I looked back
at tho height I had descended, and
with a gay laugh grasped at a bough,
which grew near, and Bwung myself
from tho rock on which I stood.
"But I was prematurely excited. Tho
shrub to which I had entrusted my llfo
nnd safety, though seemingly atrong,
wbb In reality decayed, nnd but slightly
rooted. I felt It grinding up from tho
ground, nnd know that In nnothcr mo
mont I Bhould fall below. I clutched
frantically with my froo hand. I
shrlokcd aloud In my frenzy nnd do
spalr when I found I could not hold
my precarious footing. I looked be
neath mo at tho rocky bod of tho brook
nnd thought how soon I should Ho
upon It, stunned and motionless; It
might bo dead! Tho Bhrub broko In
my hand I was gono!
"But at thnt moment of my fall,
terror gavo mo strength, nnd with a
tremendous muscular effort I throw
my body out from tho bank in a fran
tic leap for life.
"My prcsonco of mind probably saved
me; for In tho placo of falling directly
below nnd upon tho rocks, tho Impetus
of my leap sent mo far out Into tho
stream, whero a bed of soft sand re
ceived mo, and tho cool water, too
Bhallow to engulf, rippled nround ma
In soparnto streams.
"How long I lay thero I cannot toll;
but when nt last I unclosed my eyes
nnd looked up nt tho calm, bluo Bky,
that seemed to bond closo nbovo mo,
tho hot sun, though veiled bohlnd a
pavilion of fleecy clouds, dazzled my
eyes and burned my cheek.
(To bo continued.)
SNAKE SAVES MISSIONARY.
CimwIi Over Ilia Font, and IlostlU
Indian Run Awujr
Among tho earlier colonists In Now
Englnnd was ono, a most dovout man,
a prenehor, whoso zeal soon led him
to go ns a missionary among tho red
men of tho forest. Although tho In
dlans lived all about tho llttlo Bottle
incuts of tho whites, this man decided
to go far Into tho wlldorness and to
llvo entirely among tho rudo people,
to whom ho wished to preach tho gOB
pel. So ho took his tont and sot It
up nt a plnco many miles from tho
nenrest whlto man's town. Ho lenrn
cd tho Indian languago and ovory day
proachod to tho unlottored sonw of tho
forest. At length tho Indians beenmo
alarmed at tho encronchments of tho
whites nnd decided to rise and mas
sacre them. Tho lono missionary
could hardly hopo to escape. Ono
night sovernl Indlnns, with their tom-
nhawkB, started forth to kill him
Thoy crept silently up to tho tont and
pooped In. There sat tho good mnn,
pouring over his Blblo by tho light of
a flaming plno knot. Tho IndlnnB
raised tholr tomahawks to strlko him,
when their arms fell helpless to their
sides. A hugo snako, feeling tha
warmth of tho Are that glowed near
tho missionary, glided out of his holo,
crawled harmlessly ovor tho mission
nry'a foot and disappeared. Tho In
dlans turned nnd (lod, fooling Bure that
thoy had witnessed a mlrnclo. Tho
Great Spirit, thoy said, was tho frlond
of tho good mnn and had preserved
his llfo from tho fury of tho poisonous
roptllo, In tho bloody war that fol
lowed tho uprising of tho rod men the
good missionary was loft unharmod,
no Indian daring to touch him. Thin
Btory, snld to be truo, was told for
many years aftorward by tho colo
nlstB of Now England. Chicago Roc-
ord-IIerald.
Fish and onions, or strongly flavored
foods, must be kept soparato.
Brush tho bottom crust of a fruit
plo with whlto of egg and it will not
be soggy.
M
It's a pitiful talo of a vanishing raco
thnt comes from tho pen of tho nrtlst
Burbnuk, who had been paying a visit
to tho' rcmnnnt of tho Modoc trlbo in
tho Indian Territory. Thoro nro left
only fifty of this onconiumcrous nnd
wnrllko people. Princess Mary, a sis
ter of the Modoc chief, Captain Jack,
who waa hanged thirty years ago for
a bit of treachery to tho whites, told
tho story to tho artist of her trlbo's
woes, but sho told It only In part. Tlmo
must havo softened tho animosities In
tho heart of this Indian mnld nnd havo
dulled tho keenness of resentment for
Imposed Injuries which would mako
a black chapter for another "Century
of dishonor." Captain Jnck wns treach
erous, and ho suffored therefor. Ho wns
tnught his lesson In trenchory, bow-
over, by tho whites, ond tho rovongo ho
took wns light when compared to tho
whlto man's crimes which It waa in
tended to offset.
Thirty years ngo Brlgadlor Genornl
E. R. S. Cnnby and somo companions
'soucht tho society" of somo Modoc
Indians who had promised to bo good.
Tho result wns bullets through tho
head of General Canby and Pcaco Com
missioners Thomas nnd A. 11. Mcnch
am. An Indian war followed, and thoro
woro somo hangings by tho govern
ment, which, howevor, In ot?r years
had mndo no attempt to punish whlto
men who through treachery had slain
300, whllo tho Indlnns slow but three.
Years ago thero wero many Modocs.
They lived In southern Oregon along
tho banks of tho Lost River. Tho whites
Invaded tho country without nn nt
tempt nt troaty. A frontiersman named
Ben Wright lost a friend or two in
a battle with tho Indians. Ho plotted
rovengo. At first ho formed a wagon
train and Into eneb covered vcblclo ho
loaded armed men. Tho train had tho
appearand of a penceful settlors car
avnn. Tho wagons woro driven Into
tho Modocs' country. Tho wnrrlors
enmo to tho hills, looked at tho train
nnd did not attack. Tho ruso failed
Then Ben Wright put on tho garb of
n poacotul trader, nnft sending out somo
runners induced men, women nnd chil
dren of tho Modoc trlbo to meet him
nt tho base of somo foothills, thoro to
oxchnngo pelts for. coveted gowgaws.
Tho Modocs camo unnrmcd. Thoy
squatted In n grent group In front of
tho supposed trader. Suddenly tho hill
s do was aflame. Tho rules of moro
than a hundred concealed men opened
on tho defenseless Modocs. Thoy broko
nnd lied, but left scores of dead nnd
wounded behind. Tho whites saw to
it that tho wounded speedily joined tho
ranks of tho dead. Captain Jack as
boy was present nt this massacre
Years aftorward, whon standing In tho
shadow of tho gallows upon which ho
waa to bo hanged for murdorlng a
whlto man, ho Ironically asked tho
hangman for a list of tho palefaces
THE WAGONS WERE DRIVEN INTO
THE MODOCS' COUNTRY.
who had been convicted and banged
for tho killing of tho Modocs. It was
somo satisfaction, doubtless, to this
Modoc warrior to bear that not long
before Bon Wright had been lured from
his cabin nud killed at thn doorstop by
tho sou of ono of tho victims of his
treachery.
Thero aro only fifty of the Modocs
left. Tho wonder grows In view of their
persecution that they mustor ovon a
half-hundred strong. Onco tho govern
ment nsked tho Modocs to leavo their
ancestral homo und take resldenco on
tho Klamath reservation. Through tho
Influence of Superintendent A. B.
Mencham they woro Induced to move.
No soonor wero tho Modocs sottlcd on
tho now lnnd thnn tho Klnmnth In
dians began to molest them. They wero
moved to another part of tho reserva
tion. Thoro tho Klamntlis nttuckod
them ngnln nnd tho local agent refused
to Issue food. Tho Modocs wero starv
ing, nnd without notice, botwoen Buns,
thoy took up tho mnrch back to tho
fortllo Lost River country. Thoro
Mencham sought them out ngnln. Ho
was authorized, ho thought, as a last
resort to glvo them permission to stay
whero they wero. Tho Indians accepted
this permission gladly and promised
pcaco with undoubted slncorlty. Within
n month tho goiornment ordered tholr
forclblo removal. Soldiers surprised
thorn and killed llvo of tho band. Tho
Ml
Modocs rctallnted later and then took
to tho lava beds, whero tho First cav
alry wan sent to dlslodgo thorn.
Through Eastern efforts a pcaco com
mission wns appointed. Its members
woro Oonernl Cnnby, A. H. Mcachnm
nnd n clergyman named Thomns. Theso
men wero lured to a conferonco with
Jack nud novel nl of his warriors. Tho
whlto men wero killed. For mouths
THEY TOOIC UP THE MARCH.
tho Indlnns fought tho whites from
tho stronghold of tho lava beds. Final
ly they woro overcome nnd Cnptaln
Jnck, Sconchln nnd Black Jim wero
hnngod. As n lesson to tho trlbo thnt
treachery was a whlto man's preroga
tive In her log hut In tho Indian Terri
tory tho Princess Mary still wears tho
mourning emblems of hor trlbo In mem
ory of her chieftain brother. A few
moro sensons nnd thoro will bo nono
left of these manful Modocs to mourn
tho warrior dead. Edward B. Clark.
HIDE HIM FIIOM ENEMIES.
Tho Htrlpoa on tho Zetirn Borvo to Con
cent Him.
Tho usefulness of tho stripes upon
tho tiger Is easily explained, slnco they
cnablo him to hldo nmong tho coarso
grass of tho Jungle. But how nro wo to
nccount for tho mnrklngs of tho zebra,
who Is tho pre-eminent specialist In
stripes? A full nnswer would requlro
n wholo article, for It Involves ono of
tho most complex nnd Interesting para
doxes In natural history. To put tho
mattor ns briefly ns posslblo ono must
mako two statements, which nt llrst
sight nppcar to be flatly contradictory.
Firstly, tho zebra Is striped becauso It
Is to bis Interest to bo conspicuous;
secondly, ho Is striped becauso It Is
to his Interest to bo Invisible Strange
ly enough, not. only nro both theso
stntcments strictly true, but ono mny
further say that no other kind of
coloration would protect tho zebra so
well. During tho daytlmo zebras
usually grazo In small herds nmong
tho stunted trees nnd bushes of tho
African uplnnds. They do not plnco
sentinels to wntch against their foes,
llko tho wild sheep nnd tho chamois,
becnusu usually thoro is no command
Ing spot nvnilnblo where a sentinel
could ovorlook tho surrounding country
Their method consists In ench mom
her of tho band kcoplng nn oyo upon
tho movements of his follows ns well
ns kcoplng a sharp lookout for himself.
If a prowling leopard nppronches tho
herd ono or other of tho zobrns 1b
pretty Hiiro to porcclvo tho danger nnd
tho othors tnko warning by obsorvlng
his start of alarm. Henco It will bo
soon thnt tho moro conspicuous each
member of tho band Is tho moro read
ily do his warning movements catch
tho oye3 of his follows who at onco
tako tho hint und savo themsolvcs
from being oaten by n good uso of
their legs. It Is nt night thnt tho zebra
specially desires to bo Invisible. Most
African boasts havo to travel far for
wator and aro obliged to alako tholr
thirst during tho darkness nt spots
whero lions und other enemies nro In
tho habit of lying In nmbush. Now, It
hns boon found that In tho twilight tho
dark nnd light bands upon tho zobra
becomo Indistinguishable, being blur
red Into a neutral tint which blends
wonderfully with thnt of Hiirroundlng
objects. Chicago Chronicle
Qiiunr Wuy of tho ,lup.
Strango suits aro Hied at times In tho
Japanese law courts, writes a Toklo
correspondent, but nono moro curious
than ono which is now boforo tho local
court of Usukl-Machl, In tho Olta pro
focture In this caso a cultivator
brings nn nctlou In which ho seeks to
hnvo tho court compol n .lapnneso glr
to reclprocato tho affection which ho
has demonstrated toward her, with
her consont, for sovorul yenrs. Ho haa
wooed tho lady, ho declares, slnco
1897, and sho has recently looked with
favor upon him and accepted "bnkei
sweetmeats" tit his lunula. Sho Invited
him to her houso a fow days ago, and
nftor partaking of various dollcacles
at his expense slipped away nnd left
him to bo unceremoniously kicked out
by her friends. On theso grounds h
prays for tho Intervention of tho
court to compel her to return his lovo
Tho judgo la taking tlmo to consider
tho mattor. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Our past lives build tho present
which wust mould tho lives to bo,
Sir E. Arnold.
Tho holler proseuro has boon Incrons
cd nnd tho boilers havo been greatly
Improved.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
I.utrtt OiKitiitloin front South Orailm
nnd Knnmtn City.
80CTH OMAHA.
Cattlo Tlicro was n fairly llbor.il run
f entile, nnd owing to unfavorable re
ports from other points trndo started out
llttlo slow and packers In somo cnniM
tried to buy their supplies n llttlo lower,
but tho market soon braced up nnd pack
ers paid Just about steady prices. Thcro
wero about CO cars of beef steers Included
In tho receipts and except for tho llrst
round tlio market wns steady and active.
Tho moro deslntbto kinds sold rendlly at
cstcrdny'a quotations, and oven tho com
moner grades sold without much troublo
t what looked to be steady prices. As
has been tho en so for sumo tlmo past,
thero wero not many cows and heifers on
sale. Uuyors seemed to want tho cattlo
nd although tho trndo was n llttlo slow
In starting. It ruled fairly ncttye and Just
about steady Inter on. Bulls also sold n
Just about yestordny's notches, and' thd
sntno could bo snld of veal cnlves nnd
tugs. Blockers nnd feeders cased oft a
little. The IiIkIi prices of tho last few
lays havo rathor shut off tho demnnd
from tho country nnd ns a result spec-
lutors did not enro for any moro cattlo
nt tho fancy prices paid yesterday nnd
thn ilny before. In somo cases sales wero
mndo that looked ns much as 10..15O lower
limn tho snmo kind sold for yesterday and
tho day bofore. Tho common cattlo woro
neglected and also sold lower.
Hogs Todny's hog mnrkct wns a bin
nickel higher thnn yesterday. Tho qunl
Ity of tho offerings wns bettor than yes
terday, which tunkeg the market show
up on paper Cfj74c higher. Tho supply
Wns liberal, but (lie demnnd wnn fully
chunl to tho occasion and trado was acllvo
t tho advance. Practically everything of
fered wns out of first hnnds by 9 o'clock.
he bulk of tho mixed hoes dd nt J5.70
and J5.7214. Tho heavier and botlor grade
sold largely nt 3.73. whllo tho light und
common stuff sold from J3.C7H down.
Sheep Thero were not manv sheep on
tho market, Followlnc aro quotations:
Cholcu wethers, JI,25C?4.G5; fair to good
wethers. ll.CWfl.23i clipped wothexs, $1.0010
I.2..J Mir to good clipped wethers. J3.73fP
4.00; choice llirhtwolirht venrllnirs. I4.40fi
4.05: fair to rood venrllnirs. 'll.2MT4.40:
lipped yearlings. Jl.13ti4.33: cholco light
weight owes. JI.dOtri.l3i fair to good ewes,
J3.COff4.00; clipped owes, Ujsfa.TS; cholco
lnmbs, Jl.Wfi3.00: fair to Rood lambs. JI.GMP
l.'JO; clipped lambs JI.20 4.40: spring
lambs, J3.501fO.30i feeder wothcrs, J3.G0
4.00: feeder lambs. J4.COW4.40.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattlo Market active, but cencrally
steady to lOo lower; cholco natlvo steers.
J5.13ff5.IO; fair to good, J4.COOC.15; Mockers
nnd feeders. J3.85fj5.25; western-fed steers,
JI.G0fj5.00; Toxans nnd Indians, Jl.23ff4.83;
cows. J3.35fj 1.50; heifers. J3.COTJ4.00; bulls,
J3.40fi-l.uO; cnlves, Jl.OOflCOO.
Uogs-Mnrket C5i7',4o higher; top. J3.S7W:
mlk of sales. J3.C5fi5.S5; honvy. J3.S0W
5.8714: mixed puckers, J3.70fJ5.S0; light, $5.35
JI5.75; pigs, Jl.25frtl.30.
Slieop nnd U-imbs Cholco lnmbs. stondy:
sheep, slow; common grndus, lOo lower:
western lnmbs, JI.75fiG.0O; common to
good, Jl.35ffl.70; clipped Texas sheop, $3.73
(WI.10; western ewes, J1.75ff4.40: culls, $2.75
f(3.10; spring lnmbs. J5.Mfj0.S0.
WORK BEGINS IN MANILA.
Philippine Coiiimlnntoii IuiiiiRurntc Civil
Oovvrniiieut I'roroiluro Tliuro.
MANILA, Mny I. Civil government
In Manila wita established todny ns a
preliminary to tho Inauguration of n
general civil government. Tho United
StutcH Phillpplno commission Is un
willing nt present to permit tho ex
periment of elections bore, although
thoy havo been authorized In all other
municipalities. Judgo Tuft Buya a
municipal structure for Manila will
shortly bo erected. Tho olllcora will
probably bo nppolntlve Lopnnto nnd
possibly nil tho other uncivilized prov
inces will bo organized specially on a
plan similar to that adopted In tho
provlnco of Bengali.
Tho board of health baa complotcd
tho census of Manila. Tho population
numbors 214,732.
Tho trlnl of Lieutenant Boyor,
chnrged with commissary Irregulari
ties, has been completed. Tho vor-
diet bus not been announced. Tho
trial of Captain Barrows, nlso charged
with commlssnry Irrogularltlcs, boglna
Monday.
PRESIDENT BURT EXPLORES.
Ho mid Clnrk to Innpect tho l'ropoaed
Kxtenslun to tho Const.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Mny 4.
President Hornco O. Burt of tho Un
ion Paclflo and General Mannger O.
O. Clark of tho Union Pnclflc Cc-.l
company arrived hero this morning
In Mr. Burt's prlvnto car. Thoy loft
this evening for Uvada, whoro thoy
will meet General Manager Bancroft
nnd Genornl Superintendent Calvin of
tho Short Line After Inspecting the
lino nnd lnovstlgatlng tho work thnt
hns been dono In track laying on tho
iecently contested grade, tho party
will proceed In nil probability by wag
on ovor tho routo to bo taken by tho
Short Lino In Its extension to tho
coast. A visit to tho coal fields In
the vicinity of Cedar City nlso la to
bo made
Josoph A. Glonnlng of Chicago com
muted suicldo by throwing himself un
derneath a freight train in tho Lake
Shore yardH nt Colllnwood, O. Glon
nlng waa between 60 und 70 yeara old
and a veteran of tho civil wur.
NliontH nt Iler Four Tliui'i.
NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., May 4.
A man who gavo his namo as II. A.
Simmons of Shenandoah, In., waa ar
rested upon tho charge of shooting
with Intent to kill. Mrs. Slilnoy Botta
states thnt Slmmona accosted her
whllo sho was standing In front of her
houso nnd upon her rofusnl to an
swer hla question, ho drew a revolver
nud fired nt hor four times, but' tho
Khnta wero wild und nono of tho bul
lets took effect.
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