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..The Filibusters of Venezuela..
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Or the Trials of
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CHAPTER X.
Prisoners.
"When General Salvarez learned of
tho falluro to blow up the castle, he
did not for a moment doubt that his
enemies wero In possession of the se
cret passage.
There was nothlnir loft for him in dn
"but hurry back to his troops, and make
wnai preparations ho could to with
stand an attack, for It wnVnlmnat ror.
tain that the royalists would follow up
tneir victory, and nttempt to destroy
ino lorco under his command.
And Salvarez reasoned correctly.
Shortly nftcr tho BPono between Phil
lp nnd Don Juan, a nortlon of thn moh.
called tho royalist army, was led out
oy uomez, who had with him, In Im
mediate command of their respective
ionowers, Franc sco and Mattnzttdo
Between Qomcz and Mattazudo thorn
had arlson a violent hatred, but Gomez
reared tho power of tho Zambos too
mucn to attempt to Injuro tho half
breed then.
About tho sumo tlmo that Gomez left
tho castle. Don Juan Garza, npcnmnn
nlcd by tho two men he had chosen to
accompany him, left also, and set out
lowaru mo uaviu's hut.
Garza and his two companions had
not gone far when two forms pmorepii
tfrom a hiding-place, nnd like noiseless
tofiauows, glided after them.
Not n word was Bpokon by either
party uuring the Journey.
Reaching tho Carlb's hut, Don Juan
found tho Indian sitting on a log be
fore his door, smoking a rudo stono
pipe, and enjoying, In his own fash
ion, ino cool evening.
I am hero again, Ramana," said
uon Juan.
"I seo you," replied the Carlh.
"I must have tho truth about my
aaugnter."
"I havo told It to you twice. I have
not seen your daughter."
"Ramann, listen to me. You behold
In mo a brokon-honrted father. My
Happiness Is In your hands. How can
you still bo cruel? Where Is my
child?"
"I know not."
"Ramana, aro you loyal to the
king?''
"When ho is king I will bo loyal to
him," replied tho Indian. "It matters
not to us who may.be our rulers. One
kind Is as bad as another. Wo had
lands they took them from us. Ono
government follows another. Each
ono Is as bad as tho last. We haye,
nouung left, yct wo are expected to
be loyal."
"Itcs'toro my daughter to mo, Ram
ana, and tho king will restore your
lanus. I swear It."
"I would give you your daughter If
I hod her. But I .have not. I havo
not scon her."
"Will you come and tell that to the
king?"
"The king! Has the Spaniard who
calls himself king sent for mo?"
"Yes. My daughter was to wed tho
king. Ho Is anxious about her, too,
Ramana."
'T will go," said the Indian. "There
Is some mystory here. The othor said
sho was to wed him. Tho halt-breed
is tho ono."
They left together, and Medworth
and Tempest started to follow them.
Then a sudden thought arrested Ar
thur and he turned back motioning
for Tempest to follow him. Instead of
following Don Juan and Ramana back
to tho caBtjp they remained hlddon
near tho hut. Medworth's Idea In do
ing this was that if Ramana was ly
ing Lola might bo somewhere near.
They waited some little time and,
hearing no sound, peered Into -the
open clopr of tho hut.'
Thoro'waB no ono there.
Tho hut was such a rude, 111-mado
thing that It seemed hardly possible
that thoro could bo a hiding-place
connected with. it.
Satisfying themselves that no one
was 'inside, they withdrew again into
tho shadows and waited.
After a tlmo they heard voices, and
two persons came walking slowly
toward the hut. They wero both In
dians, and were speaking In Spanish,
yet In so low a tone that tho listening
Americans could not understand what
' they said.
But when they reached the hut and
found it empty, ono turned to the
othor and said: ; .
"Ravona, tho hut IsVmpty. Whore
aro the old ones?"
"It Is strange," said tho one called
Itavona. "My father and mother aro
very old. They do not go far from
their hut at night."
Just then' tho sharp hlsa of a wom
an's volco was heard, and an old In
dian hag camo from a clump of woods
about a hundred ya,rds away.
"Oh, thero you aro," said Ravona.
"Wo missed you. Whore la the old
ono?"
"I left him here. Strange things are
being done now."
"What do you mean?"
"A girl was stolen from tho castle.
First Gomez comes to find her and
says Mattazudo the half-breed brought
her to Ramana. But Ramana has not
seen her. Then tho half-breed comes
himself and demands her. What a
liar that half-breed Is. Perhaps some
Uo has been after Ramana." ,
"I saw tho half-breed," said Ravona,
"while the sun was still high, by the
river,"
"Ho ha3 hid the girl, It Is certain,"
(Whl tho old woman. "I would not give
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much for her chances in the half
breed's hands."
"Whero could he hldo her?" asked
uaiona's companion.
iliere is a place," replied Ravona,
uul nought only my father and
myself know It. it u Mnn- riv..
ii is a cave."
- mj ill vli
men go thore," said Ravona's
motner. "If the half-breed Is at his
iricKS ngain, defeat him. Tho girl
rausi oo nungry. Take food with you
"Have you any?"
nni a.-
xiemy. unmana Is a great
nunter.
Tho thrco went Inside tho hut,- nnd
In a moment tho erneitiinn- nt n
bo heard. Thon enmo the appetizing
uuur oi cooKing meat.
It seemed
Medworth, but tho food was ready at
last, and Ravona, accompanied by his
companion, camo from the hut, carry
Ing a pot of steaming, savory stew.
iiioy struck into a narrow path
leading toward the rlvor, nnd tho
Americans kept as closo to them as
tncy could without being themselves
uiscovereu.
After traveling thus n whllo n.i
vona passed before n thick network of
vines nnd parted them. Ho and his
companion pressed their way through.
Behind this barrier was the ontranco
to a cave, and Medworth poked Ills
neau tiirough tho vines Just In time
to seo tho two Indians disappearing
into the cave.
"Como on!" said Medworth.
They followed tho Indians In.
Tho cave was a Inrco ono. A lnntnrn
hung on n peg stuck In a crcvlco,
tnrow n gloomy light around.
On n COUCh Of furs reclined n plrl.
sobbing, her position being such as to
indicate that sho was fastened thorc.
"Tho half-breed's work," said Ra
vonn. At tho voice, the irlrl rnlsnil hnr
head.
"Lola!" cried Medworth. rushlnir to
her past the Indians.
"Arthur! my Arthur!" shn m-
clalmed. "You hero In Venezuela?"
"I am here." ho said, iovfullv; ''and
so Is my old friend, Tempest."
"Never mind me." said Jack: "cut
thoso cords."
"Who aro you?" now demanded
Ravona.
"Frletrds of this sonorlta.' ronllod
Tempest. "Wo have been looking for
her."
A glance at Lola, whoso head was
nestled against Arthur's breast.
proved to Ravona that Temnest SDoko
tho truth.
"Then I am not needed." ho said.
"But bowaro of Mattazudo. See, I
leave you tho food. Thoro Is plenty.
Adlos."
"Whero am I. Arthur?" asked Lola.
when tho Indians had gone.
lou aro In a cave near tho rlvor.
Who brought you hore?"
r do not know. A dark-skinned
man camo to mo and said rav father
sent him to guide mo to a place of
safety until after tho battle. Ho
brought me hero and bound me. T
screamed and struggled, and begged
him to rcleaso me, but ho would not.
Oh, how frightened I was! I thought
l was going to bo killed."
"Well you aro In tho hands of
friends now. Miss Lola." said Tomnnst.
"and I'll answer for tho neck of tho
next man who lays a hand on you,"
"Come," said Arthur, ''you havo not
touched ' tho supper tho Indian
brought."
Ho tohdorly asslstedhor out of tho
cavo and they started toward tho cas
tle, Lola carefully guarded between
her two companions.
Suddenly tho sound of firlnir was
heard.
"The battle Is on." said Medwm-Mi
f,I hope Salvarez is successful."
As they progressed tho flrinir crow
louder and nearer, until they paused
in alarm.
"Listen!" said-Lola. "Was that not
a woman's Bcroam?"
"Surely It is;" said Medworth.
Tho shrill scream of a womnn in
distress was distinctly heard.
"Stay here," said Temnest. "I'll bo
back."
He darted away, and they heard his
volco and tho sound of fighting.
Ihen a girl camo rushlnc toward
them with streaming hair.
"Save mo!" she cried. "Our army Js
lost!"
It was Jdclnta, the daughter of Sali
va rcz.
Tho rushing forms of men closed in
around them, and a voice called:
"Seize them!"
In another Instant. Temnpst. lyila
Jaclnta and Medworth wero seized
upon, and, under the command of
Pedro Francisco, wore convoyed prls.
oners to the Castlo of Salvarez.
CHAPTER XI.
A Puzzled Spaniard.
Philip was pacing to and fro In the
Council Room. His head was bent.
Ills hands clasned behind him. He
was evidently In deep thought. As
ho passed a high barred window ho
paused and looked out. His gazo wan
dorod to tho distant fields and well
tilled acres of Salvarez.
It was a splendid, a magnificent es
tate.
As far as the eye could son thn land
bolonged to Salvarez. And Salvarez
was now a prisoner, one of fifty cur?
vivors of the bloody battle that de.
itroycd the defenders of the Republic.
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opened, nnd Gomez camo In.
"Things go our way," ho said, smll.
Ing. "Venezuela is ours." '
"Part of It," t-cpllcd Philip, not
smiling.
"All of U. The soldiers of Salva
rez are nearly all killed. Salvarez
himst-t Is a prisoner. Thoro Is now
no reason to dolny pushing on to tho
north and planting our standard bo
yond tho Orinoco. Our friends nro
waiting for us thero Caracas must
fall at last."
"At last, nut thero is something to
bo dono hero beforo wo cross tho Or
inoco. What is tho sentiment of tho
people near us, now that Salvarez Is
crushed?"
"Judging from tho reports wo aro
receiving, the entire country south of
tho Orinoco Is loyal to you."
"Then I must delay my coronation
no longer."
"I would not delay It another day."
Thoro was a pause, a strained sil
ence. "Gomez," said Phllln. bondlnc a
keen gaze on the General. "I want tho
truth about that mysterious affair of
Lola Garza."
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i muugiii ii was mysterious no
longer. Tho girl Is found. What Is her
story?"
i nave not yet heard. Garza Is
with her now. I will send for him at
once."
Gnrza was sent for, but before he
nrrlved Francisco, camo in. Ho was
thero when Don Juan entered.
"You sent for mo?" said Don Juan
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i um, sniu rump, -you woro
with your daughter. How Is sho?"
Alas, sho Is not woll. Tho cave In
which sho was conflnod by that half-
breed scoundrel was damp, nnd as sho
was bound hand nnd foot, sho became
thoroughly chilled. Tho result Is now
that sho has a bad fover, which alter
nates with scvero chills."
'That Is bad. Havo you heard from
nor own Hps tho story of her nbdlic
tlon?"
Yes. Ah, what n scoundrel that
Mnttazudo Is. Yes, ho went to her,
telling her that It was my wUh for
her to accompany him to a placo of
greater safety until after tho battle,
Sho bellovcd him, and followod him to
a cavo up tho rlvor nbout a mllo,
whero ho bound her, and, heedless of
hor cries for morcy, left hor, telling
ner to bo quiet until ho camo for her.
She waB found there by tho two Amer
icans, who, It appears, havo followed
us hero for no other purpose than to
rcscuo, my daughter from myself. That
Is a strango case. As If I had not my
daughter's welfare nt heart. But they
nro prisoners, nnd my poor girl Is
safe; so what matter?"
"It matters to mo," said Philip. "As
for tho Americans, they havo dono
no harm; but I will not havo the
scoundrel Mattazurdo around me. Go
mez, I shall bo crowned king at ten
o clock to-day.
"Good! Your triumph will then bo
comploto,"
"At 10:30 I shall order Mattazudo'a
execution."
"To bo shot?"
"To be shot"
"Your majesty!" gasped Francisco.
"Tho safety of your crown do
ponds "
"Say no more. When Lola Garza,
shall havo recovered sufficiently, sho
will become my wlfo, nnd Queen of
Vcnezuola. Tho safety of tho Quoon
must bo assured. In no other way
can this bo dono than by shooting tho
rascal who carried her away onco, and
who, no doubt, would try to do bo
again."
'Quito right," said Gomez, with a
gleam of Unto in his eyes.
It may porhaps bo necessary to ln-
torject a short explanation hero to
show tho reason Gomez was pleased at
tho prospect of Mattazudo'a death.
Yet It seems almost unnecessary, for
tno reader must already havo seen
tho duplicity toward Gomez with
which Mattazudo acted.
Don Juan, having answered all the
questions Philip choso to ask, turned
to go.
(To bo contlnuod.)
Ilararlani Keep Dogs.
Bavarians aro not extravagant, but
no family is so poor that it can not
afford to keep a dog. Dogs aro every
where in Munich, and every tram car
passing has a string of dogs after It-
dogs whoso owners aro passengers. At
tno entrance of tho largo shops grouns
of Bedate, patient dogs can bo "soon
waiting for their maBters. In tho cafes
tho dogs are prominent. Everybody
takes ills animal with him sometimes
two or throe and, after tho dogs havo
lapped their beer or saucer of coffee-
for tho dog fnrcs like his master
thero is a great scampering nnd shuf
fling under tho chairs nnd tables, but
no ono seems : nnnoyed at tho-. mcleo.
It Is from tho banks that dogs nro
rigidly excluded, and a porter is placed
at tno door of each bank for the pur
poso of checking your pot, like an um
brella or a parcel. Tho Munich dog,
mostly a dachshund, is intelligent nnd
good-natured. Ho romps with tho cats
without biting them, carries umbrellas
and ennes much larger than himself,
and Is never disobedient, except when
ho has indulged in too much boor.
Origin ar n Celebrated Jci.
When Mr. Evnrts, who was my near
rclatlvo nnd a man with whom I could
take a liberty, camo Into tho Senato, I
said to him thut wo should havo to
amend tho rifles bo that n motion to
adjourn would bo In order in tho mid
dle of a aentonco, to which ho replied
that ho know of nobody In this country
who objected to long nentonces except
tho criminal classes. Senator Hoar in
Scrlbnor's.
Gardeners mind their peas
Chinamen mind their queues.
and
A footstep was heard, tho
EVILS OF EAT1NQ ALONE.
Dyipeptla Blionn to Iln IncroMlar aa
Marriage In Deferred.
At ft tlmo llko tho prosent, whon tho
marrying ago of tho average man of
middle class Is being moro and moro
postponed, tho physical ills of bacho
lordom como Increasingly under tho no
tice of tho medical man. It is not
good for man or woman to llvn nlnnn
Indeed, It has been well said that for
solltudo to bo successful a man muat
bo either angel or devil. Thla refers
porhaps mainly to tho moral nsnocta
of Isolation, nnd with theso wo havo
now no concern. Thoro aro certain
physical Ills, howovor. which aro not
Uho jcast among tho disadvantages of
loneliness. Of theso thero Is many a
cicrK in London, many a young bar
nstcr, rising perhaps, but not far
onough risen; many a buslnesa man or
journalist, who will say that ono of tho
most trying features of hla unmnrrlod
llfo Is to havo to eat nlono. And
prematuro dyspepsia is tho only thing
oer takes him to his medical man.
Thero nro somo few happily disposed
individuals who can dino nlono nnd
not ,eat too fast nor too much nor too
little. With the majority it is differ
ent Tho nvcrage man puta his novel
or hla paper beforo him nnd thinks
that ho will lengthen out the meal
with duo deliberation by rending a lit
tlo with, and moro between, tho
courses. Ho will Just employ his mind
enough to help nnd too llttlo to Inter
fero with digestion. In fact, ho will
provldo that gentle mental accompani
ment which with happier pcoplo con
vorsatlon gives to n meal. This is
your solitary's oxcollont idea. In real
lty ho becomes engrossed in what ho is
reading till suddonly finding his chop
cold ho demolishes It In n few mouth
fulii; or elso ho finds that ho la nun
gry and paying no attention to tho
book, which ho flings aside, ho rushes
through his food ns fnst ns posslblo to
plungo Into his nrm chair and lltora
turo afterward. In either caso tho
lonoly man must digest nt a dlaad
vantage. Certainly It 1b not good to
cat nnd drink alone. It Is a sad fact
of our big cities that they hold hun
dreds of men nnd women who In tho
day nro too busy and at night too lonely
to feed with profit, much loss with nny
pleasure. From tho Lancet.
OAK STUMP AS A CANNON.
It Fired a l'rnjootllo Throngl! a Hume
Id lllrmlncliatn.
Tho resldonco of Coroner Paris In
the southwestern part of Birmingham,
Ala., was badly damuged yesterday
afternoon In a most pccullnr mannor,
n big nolo being cut through ono sldo
by a shot from an old stump. During
tho tornado which 'recently swept tho
south sldo of tho city two hugo trees
woro blown down on tho Paris placo
and yestordny afternoon Coronor Paris
employed a negro to rcmovo tho fallen
trees, which woro 200 feet from' tho
houso. The negro sawed tho trees up
leaving tho BtumpB cut off short and
partly burled in tho ground. Ono of
these stumps, a big onk affulr, leaned
over, pointing directly toward tho
house. Tho negro wanted to blow this
stump to ploccs, and to this end ho
bored a 2-inch hole In It from tho sldo
nnd thon Inserted a stick of dynamite.
Tho holo was then closed up and tho
chnrgo exploded. With tho explosion
of tho dynamite tlio heart of tho oak
stump Bhot from Its placo llko a can
non ball and flow straight for tho
house, striking It broadside nnd boring
a hugo holo through tho wall. Tho
stump was uninjured, except that tho
henrt was removed, and after tho ex
plosion It stood pointing Its "muzzle"
at the houso. llko a hugo plcco of artil
lery. No ono was hurt, tho room In
which tho oaken shot fell nfter passing
through tho wall being unoccupied for
tho moment. Atlanta Nows.
nan Too (Ireat n Harnril.
A man boarded a Missouri Pacific
train equipped with transportation
which "Dad" Walsh, tho conductor,
thought was questionable. Tho pas
senger rofuscd to put up tho cash faro
and Walsh, called tho porter and car
ried him from tho train, depositing
him on a truck on the station platform.
The man took it so nonchalnntly that
It occurred to Walsh that he might bo
making a mistake. Ho accordingly
went back to tho passenger and told
him ho might get aboard again. "All
right," said tho passenger. "I didn't
got off tho train nnd theoretically I'm
still riding. In tho nature of things I
cannot well board a train upon which
I am already riding," and ho Bat on thq
truck as obatlnnto as a mule. Walsh
callod the brakeman and porter nnd
carried tho man carefully onto tho
train, put him in tho soat in which ho
had been riding beforo the Jncldont oc
curred and saved his road a damage
suit. Kansas City Star.
IfoottoM Monkey-Faced Owli.
Three owls that appear to bo port
monkoys havo boon found near Red
Bud, 111., says tho Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Two of tho birds aro now In posses.
Blon of Phil Offerdlng, a hotel koopct
of this city, and aro viewed with great
curiosity. Tho owls are two months
old now and so far havo shown no
signs of feathering, nnd this adds to
tho monkey llkoness. They havo
largo, staring oyes llko tho owls, oven
tho beak being; depressed, but tho foro
head runs back llko that of tho
monkoy, Tho hoot which has mado
tho owl woll known la absent. Tho
vocal powors of theso monkey-fneed
bolnga aro somewhat Impaired. They
remain silent unless disturbed, when
they lot .out n IiIeb llko that of a
snake. They woro taken from a nest
In tho wooda near Red Bud about a
month ago by Georgo Carpenter.
Men and lcmonB aro hard to know.
CARRY TOE STOCK OVER
Growers Generally Do Not Ocnsldor tho
Times Pavorablo for Murkotlujj.
CAT I LE LOANS BEING EXTENDED
Nchritikn Krull an Important Frature at
the llufTMlo Kxpotltlnn The Onus ot
T. 1. Kemmrd Annlimt the Slate Mil
celliiueoui Neliroulm Matter.
OMAHA, Nob., Aug. 14. From ro
ports rocolved by Omaha bankers,
stock growers throughout tho Btnto
who nro operating with Omnhi money
havo decided generally to carry their
stock over for another year nnd many
ot tho lonns now held by tho banks
in this city will bo oxtended for
twolvo months.
Tho bankers do not look on this no
tion of their clients ns nny ovldcnco
of Inability to pay nnd In BOtno cases
havo recommended tho extension of
tho loans. Thoro nro a number of
pcoplo In tho stato who mako a busi
ness of preparing stock for tho packer
and butcher. They buy steers in tho
fall as 2-year-olds, buy tho corn to
food them, nnd In tho spring turn
them ns fat stock Into tho markets.
ThlB season tho scarcity of corn has
driven many of thoso feeders out ot
business nnd many farmers who hnvo
fed their own cattlo And that they
will havo to sell, ns thoy cannot rnlso
grain sufficient to fatten tho Btock thlB
winter.
Theso causes havo combined to
mako tho prlco of feeding Btock lower
than tho men who nro In tho business
of raising cattlo feel will repny thorn
for their work, bo thoy hnvo decided
to enrry tho steers through tho win
tor on hny nnd fodder nnd plnco thorn
on tho market aa grn38-fcd stcorB next
tall.
Reports received by bankers from
tholr Nobraaka correspondents on tho
condition of tho corn crop nro begin
ning to como In, nnd whllo thoy do
not confirm tho fears of tho most
pesslmlatlc, thoy nro-fur-from ns good
as tho optimistic hoped for. Ono
banker 1b not satisfied with ono ro
port ho received for tho reason that
It is too bright, but nn Investigation
by others shows that It Is not Incor
rect. This report Bhows that Boyd
county, In tho northwestern part of
tho atato, has probably paBacd through
tho drouth better thnh any othor part
of tho country nnd that it will pro
duce moro corn this year than it did
In 1900. Thero aro two causes which
vmlto to produco this result. Tho first
la that whllo other portions of tho
stato woro forgetting what a thunder
storm looked llko, Boyd county was
viBlJted by local ahowors nt tho moat
opportuno time. Tho other cause was
tho increased ncrcngo of corn.
Nfiltrnikit Fruit lit HurTnlo.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 11. Nobraa
ka homo-grown fruit now conatltutes
nn Importnnt fcaturo of tho stato's ex
hibit at tho Buffalo exposition. Tho
products displayed nro collected from
various farnm In onstern Nobraaka un
der direction of tho ofTlcors of tho
Stnto Horticultural society nnd fresh
Hhlpmcnts aro scnt.dnlly to Buffalo.
"Wo get tho best specimens from
Douglas, Nemnhn, Dodgo nnd Pawnco
counties," snld Secretary C, H. Bar
nard. 'Thoro nro ovor 2G0 places In
our exhibit nnd It Is no small task to
keep thoso constantly full of fresh.
rlpo fruit. Wo havo no difficulty,
however, in finding first class apples,
plums. nnd penches that would surprlso
most of tho pcoplo who llvo hero In
Nebraska. Most of tho plums como
from Douglas county, but wo got good
apples from all of tho counties I havo
ment. Tho guards aro dolighted with
tho new armament.
Kvlilence In the Kenimril Cane.
LINCOLN, Neb,, Aug. 14. Attorney
Gonoral Prout has rocolved a tran-
scrlnt of evldonco In tho caso of T, P.
Konnnrd against tho Btuto, which will
soon como up for consideration In tho
Unltud States supremo court. Mr.
Konnurd wns appointed apodal agent
to dlupoBo of tho lands bolonglng to
tho Pawnees nnd nfterward sued tho
atato l'or $13,000 In commissions. Ho
wns nppolntod by tho legislature and
rocolved authority t suo tho Btnto
from tho samo body.
To Illmtriiln Nehruaku' llrinurorn.
LINCOLN, Nob., Aug. 14. Tho Stato
Printing board has contracted with
tho Fremont Tribune Printing com-
pany for tho printing of 15,000 copleH
of tho map now bolng prepared by
tho Stato Bureau of Labor and In
dustrial Statistics. Tho cost is fixed
at $620.
For Jtuimliiir Atrny With Tenm,
FULLEHTON, Nob., Aug. 14.
Clarenco Durroll of this nhico and
Tom Vizard of St. Edward hired a
livery team from Snyder's livery barn
to tako Olllo Chrlsltanson and Carrlo
Andorson, wo girls of 13 and 14 yeara
of ago, for a ride. As tho team was
not returned Snyder stnrtcd In pur
suit and overtook them nt Columbus.
whero ho got possession of his team,
arrested VIzzard and seat tho girls
homo.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
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Latcat Qnotatlong From South Omaha,
and KnniUn City,
SOt'TII OMAHA. - "
CATTLU-llccclptn wero the heaviest
In somo time, nnd bonldc h very liberal
apply of cornfod rtook thero was nlo
o good Bprlnkllnir of grnss beef. The de
mand wan, however, fully equal to Urn
supply. Both native nnd ratmo beef cat
tlo wore In demand nnd price on klller.i
held fully steady nnd trndo wa.i fairly
active throughout. Nnttvo bceve sold lip
to JJ.W nnd Idaho Krnsnor nultnblo for
beof touched $1.40. Tho supply ot cowa
and .heifers was rnthcr exceRtdvo and
thoro wna a disposition among 'buyora to
cut prices, llest grades nold protty closo
to steady, but anything oft wolght or
flesh sold easier. Heavy feeders slumped
off lMH3c today, nnd oven llffhtor grades
wero In rather slack demand.
HOOS Prices continued to spread be
tween choice, nnd common smiles nnd
whllo tho former wero freo xcllors) tho
lntter wero moro or les a neglected
throughout and tho market on such ruled
slow and closed weak, lluycrs wero look
ing for the better grades and prices on
best wero strong to Co higher, tho top
touching JC.00 nnd general bulk selling nt
3.7fti5.8J, ngalnst n bulk yesterday of
".70l45.so. alio market wns not particu
larly active, but tho better grndes wero
cleared up In good season, although the
cxtromo closo was rnthor caster nil
nround. Light and common offerings
woro hard to movo throughout tho day
nt prices uuovenly lower nnd tho market
on anything but deslrnblo gruilea. closed
decidedly weak, with a few hogs unsold
nt tho close.
81 112EP Receipts wero sovcrnj hundred
hcud larger than yoMtcrduy and wore tho
heaviest stneo In April and were mado up
entirely from rnngo Mtock. Tho quotations
were.
Choice yearlings. UMH3.63; fair to kooiI
yearlings, IJ.KjlXKO; eholcn wethers, tXXi
Vi3.50; fair to good wothors, tt.5TJ.:5;
choice owes, $2.751J3,0O; fair to good owes,
$2.2J2.C3j cholco spring lambs. I.S5ft5.00;
fair lo good spring lambs, $U0ft4.75; foed
it wclhera, $2.75ff3.30; feeder lambs, 3.MQ
3.50. .
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KANSAS CITY.
CATTMC-lleer steers. lOfflSc lower:
rows nnd heifers Htoadyj stocker's and
focdnrs, IWlSo higher; cholco export- and
drossrd, $3.r.HJ.CK); fair to good, $l.751j5.4i):
Htockers nnd feeders, J3.0Otfl.30; western
red steers, JUOftS.BO; western rnngc.steers.
3.S5f!I.S3; Texnns nnd Indiana, J2.73fl3.Wi
Texas cows, JJ.Wffl.M; cows, natives, J2.
&0tf 1.2.1; heifers. J2,fi0fi2.9O: Cows, native.
J2.Wlfl.2i3: heifers, J2.75Q3.00i hulls, J2.23W
4.50; calves, J3.00U3.2"..
HOns-Mnrket sternly; top, JC.10; bulk
of sales, lG.CVn0.10i heavy J0,5O(ii).70i
mixed packers. J3.7Olf6.10: light, J3.33U3.63.
CIIHI3P AND I.AMUB-Market strong:
lambs, Jl.50ft5.23; nntlvo wethers, J3.25W
3.75; nntlvo yeurlhiKS, J3.GOfN.00; western
wethers, J.1.00fl:UO; western yearlings, J3.
!3fi3.50; ewes, J2.75fl3.:3; stock cwos, J2.00
2.50.
UPTON STAR IS FOR AMERICA.
Crowd at the Btntlon (Uvea HI in au Ku
thualastlo Welcome.
LONDON, Aug. IB. Sir Thomas
Llpton stnrtod for tho United Stales
ths morning, leaving a . cheering
crowd of acquaintances and well
wishers who had assembled at tho
station to bid htm farewell. Mb
compartment on tho train was halt
fillpd with flowers, Including a model
of Shamrock II, tho hull botng ot
mangnneso bronze, from tho trim
mings of tho plates usod on Shamrock
II, gold plated; tho rigging ot gold
cords and tho sails of woven flowers,
It was tho gift of Miss May Morrejl.
Sir Thomas' party lncludod Charles
Russoll, .1. B. Millard and Ilohort Uro.
Gqorgo L. Watson, tho yacht designer,
will poln tho part nt Liverpool..
Whon tho tlmo drew near for tho
train to leavo tho crowd cheered Sir
Thomas Llpton, Bang "For Ho is a
Jolly Good Fellow" and called for a
spcoch. Sir Thomas thanked those
presont for their kind wishes and ox
pressed the hope that Shamrock; II
would fulfill all expectations.
"Wo havo dono all on this sldo that
can bo done," said ho, "and tho boat
Is In tho hands ot tho most skilled
yachtsmen in tho United Kingdom.
If wo fail wo shall know wo hnvo
been beaten by genorous, lilgh-foellng
sportsmen who know moro about the
gamo than we." Sir Thomas then
stopped on tho moving train amidst
an outburst ot cheering.
CZAR WANTS MONTANA SPORT.
John Campbell Claims to Have Offer to
Take (llmrce of Stable.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 15. John
Campbell the veteran racing man,
wlioso stables won tho Brooklyn han
dicap in 1892 and 1893 nnd who has a
string of horses at Butte, stated to
day that ho hud rocolved an offer
from tho czar of Russia to tako charge
of the training stables at St. Peters
burg. Tho czar, ho says, has offered him
through an ngent $10,000 a yenr and
10 por cent of tho winnings of his
horses, Mr. Campbell says ho has
not yet accepted the offer and may
not do so, as ono of tho conditions
of Jho contract Is that nolthor him
self nor any of tho Jockeys under him .
shall placo monoy on races In which
tho Imperial stables aro Interested.
Maltese l'enple Iteientful.
VALI5TTA, Island of Malta, Aug.
15, Tho discontent hero arising from
tho language question nnd othor griev
ances la growing moro ncuto. Sunday
tho Union Jack was torn to pieces
In tho Btreots by a largo body of dem
onstrators. This was followod by tho
disfiguring of Queen Victoria's Jubilee
Btatuo laot night. Tho marble was
deluged with damaging acid, Tho
porpotrators of tho outrago havo not
beou discovered.