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r'oatpofelnf; IIU PuuMlatut.
Chicago, Jan. 1. Prendergast, the
condemned assassin. waa removed from
nrcimt Lingo's old cell, No. II, In
the first corridor, to call No. 33 la
murderers row, In the second tier.
There are two other condemned urn in
adjoining ceils, Thomas Higgles and
George II. Fainter.
Preudergast was astir early in the
morning. He was very gloomy, but
t Jked for awhi e with his death watch
man. "Oh! I s.ept well last night,"
aid he in reply to a question from the
ruards. "I won't hang. I will get a
Mi trial and it will be more fair than
the one just closed. No, sir; they won't
kaDg me," replied the prisoner bope
fuliT. When a reporter sent a request for a
abort interview, tne assassin sent back
a ?ery decisive "No."
"The uewspapei have all been
against me," be sai . "and I won't talk
for publication."
"There is no poss 'lility of a Onal de
cision being reache in the Preudergast
case tor a year," sa.d Attorney W. A.
Wade, who defended the prisoner.
"We shall move for a new trial and if
it la denied by the court an appeal to
the supreme court "ill be taken."
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What They Think Will Happen.
Indianapolis, Jan. 1. Early in
February ex-F resident Harrison leaves
here for California, where he will give
a series of lectures on international law
at Leland Stan ford university, and
politicians are discussing the signifi
cance of toe trip. The anti-Harrison
people nd also his friends look for
ovations all along the line to the Pacific
coast and predict that when theex
president returns his chances for re
nomination will bi e greatly improved.
He will take with h.m Private Secretary
Tibbetts, and expects to be gone nearly
a month. The intention of retu-ning
by a southern route and taking in
some of the south western states has
keen abandoned. The anti-Harrison
or McKinley faction have appointed
Feeler as the represenative from this
district on the committee, while the
Harrison faction has selected M.
'C. McClain, who did valiant work
tor Harrison in the Minneapolis con
vention. All is ready and when the
committee is reorganized the chance
of the two leaders in Indiana may be
quickly discerned.
Natural Ou explode.
Valparaiso, Ind., Jan. 1. A terri
ble explosion occurred Saturday even
ing att the East, Ufcicago. pumping
station of the Indiana Natural Gas
company's lines. The pipes in this
station have been leaking for some
time and workmen were sent there to
repair the leak. A little after 4 o'clock
one of the workmen upset a lantern,
which exploded aud immediately the
leaking gas ignited and a horrible ex
plosion followed, which " completely
demolished the station, which was of
iron, and the work . neu were scattered
in every direction, s ime of them being
thrown forty feet from the building,
even of them being seriously injured,
their flesh being literally cooked and
dropping from their bones. One of
ahe injured, whose hair and flesh
dropped from his bead and face, ran
nea-ly half a mile and turned the gas
off the main pie and dropped uncon
scious. Nearly all the windows in the town
were broken by the force of the explo
sion and the citizens rushed to the
scene to render assistance to the in
jured. The force of the explosiou-tore
up the pipes and the report was heard
bout seven miles.
Her Succeaaor Appointed.
Topeka, Jan. 1. Saturday Governor
Lewelling appointed J. W. Freeborn,
heriff of McPberson county, member
f the board of trustees of state charita
ble institution to succeed Mrs. Mary E.
Lease.
Freeborn is said.to be a straight popu
list, and is the present chairman of the
McPberson county central commit
tee! of that party. II is term as
heriff expires in January. He
was formerly chairman of the com
mittee of the union labor party. The
governor gives oat that he means it
appoint a woman on the board of
charities in April, when the term of
Voe, republican, expires. It is gener
ally believed Mrs. M. E, Clark of Beloit,
wbo was secretary of the Kansas
world's fair committee is bis choice.
. Horrible Death
Hochklle, 111,. Jan. 1. An accident
occurred two and one-half miles north
of this city by which a woman, Mrs.
Barker, lost her life, and two children
.barely escaped the same fate. Irvine
Griffith of this city, accompanied by a
travelling man named Duly, was driv
ing past the house and bad stopped
nearby, when Mrs. Barker rushed out,
her clothing in flames. As the wind
trnck her the flames sprang fifteen
feet in the air. The men ran to aid her
bat when they reached her all her
clothing was burned off except her
Mocking and shoes. . Mrs. Uarker
gasped: "My two children are burning
up in the house." Griffith rushed In
Just In time to save the house from
burning. A physician was summoned
but tne woman died In a ahuit time.
r Mr. Slownay. do rem know
yG miftaU would Mka
I n too frooory hlw T
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. Mathaali-I WlMlrr Um4.
Bru.XJrPOKT, Conn., Jan. 2. Hon.
Na'haniel Wheeler, president of the
Wheeler A Wilson Manufacturing
company, died Sunday morning from a
diae;e of the stomach. He was born
in Watertown. Coun., in HSiU"" While
on . trip to New York Mr. Wheeler
hei -d of the Wilson sewing machine,
which was then being exhibited in that
city. He examined it, saw its possi
bilities and engaged Mr. Wilson to go
with him to Watertown to perfect the
machine and superintend its manufac
ture. The result of the arrangt-ment
was that Wheeler, Woodruff & Wilson,
formed aco-partnership, with the name
Wheeler, Wilson & Co. The company
prospered steaiily and in 1HT3 the
Wh'-ler & Wilson Manufacturing
com any ws organized with a capital
Stocs. of $160,0U0. The manufactory
continued in Watertown until 18-"6,
when it was moved to Bridgeport. The
company now has an immense plant
here. Mr. Wheeler was a staunch
democrat aud served the city in the
common council and on various boards.
He also represented the city in the
state senate twice and four times in
the housfe Of representatives. He was
one of Bridgeport's most public spirited
citizens, had large real estate iuterests
here and is believed to have left a
fortune wfcich may reach $1,000,000,
An Elephant Creates a Panic.
New Orleans, Jan. 2. An elephant
which arrived here by the Illinois Cen
tral railway, intended for a local circus,
broke loose from his keeper at the cor
ner of Royal aud Conti streets and tor
over an hour ran riot through Royal,
Charles, Conti, Dauphin. Canal and
other streets, indicting considerable
damage to property and causing many
bruises. The elepeant, wben he got
loose, tore up Royal street, knocking
over several horses and breaking sev
eral show windows. He broke into
the shirt store of A. Rossi, destroying
both front and back doors, chasing
the frightened families np stairs and
tearing everything on one side of the
store to pieces. Reaching Canal street
he marched along the thoroughfare,
knocking down horses and carts wbicb
casoe in his way, making the crowds
scatter in all directions and causing
several runaways, which resulted in
bruises, but no serious accidents. The
elephant was Anally overtaken and
captured at the corner of Dauphin and
St. Ferdinand streets, two miles from
where he started on his rampage.
New Year' llonere
London, Jan. 2. The announce
ment of the new year's honors con
ferred by her majesty has begun.
Theodore Frye, liberal member of par
liament for Darlington, aud Leonard
Lyle, a large land owner and liberal
member ,of parliantenor Orkney and
Shetland, have been inade baronets.
Thomas Roe, a timber merefcaut aud
liberal member of parliament for
Derby, and Donald Home MacFarlaae,
a E ist Iudia merchant and member of
parliament for Agylahire, have been
knighted. Joseph Norsuau Leckyer,
the astronomer, has been made com
panion of the bath; Sir Henry Mortimer
Burand, head of the receat diplomatic
mission to Afghanistan, kijght com
mander of the most exalted order of
the star of India; Lord William
Keresford, son of the Marquis of Wat
er ford, knight contraaaetar of the most
ancient order of the indtaa empire.
Foand oa tae Raaka.
New York, Jan. 2. At 9 o'clock
Sunday morning the uaceuscious and
bleeding body of May Barrow'euff was
:onnd on a pile of rocks in a vacant
lot at the foot of a steep bank on Ko
luaine avenue, Jersey Cfty. There
were unmistakable evidences that the
young woman was assaulted and
robbed. Her clothing was soaked wet
and she bad evidently laid out ou the
rock. all night. She had started from
iter cousin's house intending to take
supper at the bouse of a friend on
Wylie street. Her skull is fractured
aud the doctors conclude that she will
die. There is no clue on which to
work.
ladlrted Tor Bigamy.
Fokt Wayne, Ind., Jan. 2. Detec
tive Joseph Batnerello of Brooklyn, N.
Y., arrested William H. Grim at the
city Y. M. C. A., rooms here. Grim is
wanted in Brooklyn on an indictment
by the grand jury for bigamy. It is
iAid that be has five wives living' No.
1 in Hartford, Conn., No. 2 in Dubuque,
U., No. 3 in tuincy, 111., No. 4 in Ful
ton county, Pennsylvania, and No. 5 in
Brooklyn. G rim's crime was dis
covered by his fifth wife, formerly Mr.
Walker, in Brooklyn, by the undine
a letter in his pocket from No: 3, in
Quincy, formerly a Miss Whittaker of
that place.
Gaaeral Kaaoinatt lam of Kaalneae.
GAi.LiPOLi.-i, O., Jan. 2. -The au
vent of the New Year has made many
a workingmar, here happy by the gen
eral resumption! of local industries.
The Gallipoii8 and the Fallow, llnirtn
piler & Co., furniture factories, em
ploying between :)0 and 100 men, re
sumed operations yesterday, as did al
most every mill, factory and.c titer en
terprise in the city.
Panavna; In Rutland.
London, Jan. 2. The Times today
publishes ao agricultural review of
Great Britain. According to the figures
presented by the limes the area in
Great Britain devoted to wheat waa 1,
acres, to barley 2,2l,29:i and to
Nil 4,436,M4. The wheat crop is es
tlmatod at 4tt,42B,j7 bushels. The
payor says that at tbo and of the year
tbtn were 179,487 norm In Great
Britain, lLt0744 bead of cattle, 81,774,
tU of itMop sad XllM of oiga.
HlatM'ei.aaelllaa Away.
Toledo, O., Jan. 3. Nine years ago,
Dr. -ember 20, 184 between the hours
of i and 4 in the afternoon, Mrs.
Go.ieib StahL a weathly and miserly
old woman who kept a small saloon on
Mi nroe street in this city, was mur
der d and robbed of $1,1'). Yesterday
moi iing, acting on information re
ceived in a telegram signed by the pris
oner's divorced wife, George Kohler, a
peddler aud huckster living iu the city,
was arrested charged with the murder.
A telegram from the wife contained a
query as t) the amount of reward of
fered for Ihe capture of the murderer.
Chief Raitz replied that the offer of
$3,000 made eight years ago, still held
good. The ex-wife then wired to a
confederate in this city, whose name
the poiice refuse to divulge, instructing
him to give Kohler's name to the police.
The latter did so, and the man was ar
rested. He was overcome with fright
when apprehended, but strenuously
denied knowledge of the case or hav
ing been connected with the killing of
Mrs. Stabi. The chief of police at
Peru, lnd , was instructed to arrest the
the complaining witness, Mrs. Kohler,
she having resided in that city for
some time. Tomorrow shj will be
brought to Toledo and the truth of her
story tested. The murder of Mrs.
Stahl attracted a great deal of attention
at the time it was committed.
A BuituB lire
Boston, Jan. 3. At 1:30 yesterday
morning Gre was discovered in the
cloak room of the Globe theatre in this
city and in fifteen minutes the entire
building was in liames. The first
pieces of the fire apparatus were wholly
unable to cope with the Sanies and a
second third, fourth and finally a gen
eral alarm was seut out. F.ven then
the fight was too great and the lire ap
paratus from the suburbs was sent for.
At this hour, 2 a. m., the theatre build
is a mass of flames and the surround
ing property is threatened. The build
is so located that it is impossible for
the firemen to enter it or to reach the
Hames except on one side, and in the
Tear is a section filled with old build
ings Iwbicb will go quickly if once
ignited. Across the street from the
theatre are three large hotels aud al
most a panic has sprung up among the
guests, for at this point Washington
street is not more than forty feet wide.
Favors Labor Orgaoiaationa.
Lkavenwokth, Kas.. Jan. 3. Mary
E. Lease, who was removed from of
fice last week by Governor Lewelling,
sent the following telegram to Ihe
federation ot labor, in session here:
"I desire to join my voice with yours
and tender time and monev in denou not
ation of the executive power that has
recognized the 'rats' and scoundrelsjand,
ignored the labor organizations. Thel
principles .of the. people's tiartt
eternal and unassailable. Through
them we will triumph, but the crowd
betraying the trust must be buried ont
of sight by the laboring vote
Signed ) Mary E. Lkask,
Presideut of the Hoard of State
Trustees."
The "rat" rtierred to is Labor Cvm
missioner Todd.
Time to Harr Htm Now.
Cormclk, Ga., Jan. 3. - On the death
of Mayor Marvin a year ago his widow
bad bis body emhalmed and placed in a
glass case in her parlor. Funeral exer
cises were held, but the casket was
empty. The body ban remained in the
house ever since. Friday the widow
uarred Joseph E. Biveog, assistant
cashier of the First National bank of
Cordele. Dr. Marvin was president of
this bank at the time of his death, aud
left au estate worth $250,900. ISivins
looked after the widow, they fell in
love and were married in a room ad
joining the one in which the embalmed
body . of the first husband lay. I'.ride
and groom are in Florida on a bridal
tour. What disposition will be made
of No. 1 on their return is not known.
lath of a CfOfirvor'i Utuchlr.
Watkiu.oo, la, Jan. 3. Miss Jessica
iioiee, daughter of Governor lioies,
died in this city at 5:30 p. m, Monday
of heart trouble. She has been failing
in health for several years, but being
posaessed of remarkable will power she
would not give up, and tinned a gallant
fight for life. She was about twenty
nine years old. During ber father's
administration as governor she spent
much of her time at Des Moines, where
she took an active part in the social
features of his administration and
made many friends. She was a woman
of many graces of cbaractor, modest
and unassuming, and was a superior
woman intellectually.
Madr Kaiae Charge.
Topkka, Kas., Jan. 3. Secretary of
State R. It. Osborn, was convicted in
t'ii district court last September of
criminal libel, was sentenced to pay a
fine of f 100 and costs and stand com
mitted until the penalty is paid. He
took an appeal to the supreme court
and was released on bonds, (inborn,
in an interview published in a local
paper neveral mun'Jn ;igo, charged
Cyrus inland and a number ot other
prominent republicans with having
been engaged in defrauding Ihe state
out of large quantities of coal.
Determined lo Preornllb HxHl
TaI-Lahake. Fla., Jan. 3. In reply
to a question Governor Mitchell said:
'fbe rbctuMttchell prime ligth will
not take place In Florida unless the
supreme court of this state decides
that there la oo law prohibiting such a
fight. 1 1 will not be necessary to pro.
claim martial law to prevent sucb a
fight, but were It iieoossary I should
not boaiUto to proclaim it, as I am
oe tor sained to prevent th fight.
round la the Wrork.
Kansas City, Jau. 4. Tuesday af
ternoon, under the ashes and twist-1
Iron of what had tx-eu a passe m
coach, a caboose and two frt-Igtit ca .
a wrecking crew found a few handfu s
of human bones and the battered case,
anl wrecked works of two got 1
wa'ches. Not a particle of flesh, not t
shred of clothing, not another trlnkri
of any kind was found to idem ifyi.a
bones of these who perished pitiiuiiy
iu a collision and wreck t-losely fol
lowed bv fire near Litiwood, twenty
seven miles west of Kansas City, on
the Umou Pacific, at 5.30 in the morn
ing. One man is kuown certainly to
have perished in the wreck J. H.
At wood, conductor of otieof the trains,
who met his death while bravely trying
to warn his passengers of their danger.
Two other men, stockmen, are missing
and are believed to have per. shed, but
this will not be definitely known until
the L'l'ioi' Pacific surgeon has madr a
thorough examination of the lew bo. hi
recovered from '.Ue ashes of the bii.at
car.
now IT o. I'tlll.D,
The wreck was caused by a freight
train on the Rock Island lailway, w hich
uses the I'nion Pacific track between
Kansas Cily and Topeka, running into
the lear of a mixed freight and passen
ger train of the Fiuon Pacific, fiotb
trains were coining to Kansas City and
were in motion when tlie accident oc
curred. 1 hey were a few minutes late
aud the Koik Island train was running
fast to make up time. The Union
Pacific was near a wa'er tank west ot
Lin wood, aud was slowing up when the
other train crashed iuto it. Ahead of
the two trains was another Union
pacific freight. It it said that this
tra n threw out a burning signal of
warning to the train buck . it to run
cautiously. It is claimed that the sec
ond train failed to throw out a similar
signal and this is given as the cause of
the disaster. The Union Pacific was a
stock train due in Kansas City about 7
o'clock. There were about tweuty-flve
passengers ou ooard, riding in a com
bination baggage and passenger car
just in front of the caboose and be
tween it and a stock car. lie passen
gers, most oi them, were stockmen from
statious is Kansas, who were coming to
Kansas City with cattle aud bogs.
Nearly all of tberu were sleeping when
the accident occurred. Conductor J.
11. Atwood saw that a collision could
not be avoided and started iroui tbe
caboose to tbe coach to warn the pas
sengers, but was caught between the
cars and crushed. His rear brakemau
and a young man who was in the
caboose saved their lives by jumping
When the Hock Island engine struck
the Union Pacific Irani it niasheu the
caboose into splinters and crashed iito
J he passenger coach, splitting it in the
WtddTS. A Tar ioaded with hogi in
front was wrecked and Ihe next car,
loaded witli cattle was kroketi open
and the cattle escaped.
Killel by an Kiploetun,
Boston. Jan. 4. 'I hree men were
killed and several injured by the prema
ture explosion of a blast at Townsend
and Washington streets, in Box bury
district.
Tbe scene of the accident was a ledge
from which the cily has been taking
stone, for several ycais under contract.
The contractor had twenty men work
ing lor him, many of them supplied by
,he relief committee. Several holes
had been borei preparatory to insert
ing the blasting powder, and Thomas
Black was sent to the street, some
taeiity feet below, to procure the ex
plosive. As he was reascending the
hill with a keg of "rcite on his
shoulder he slipped on 1 icy surface,
the keg falling on the,...'und and ex
ploding with terrific force. Foreman
Haideonn and other laborers were
standing ut Hie boreu ho!"s. Home dis
tance behind Black stood Leary. The
concussion tore up the ledge, filling the
air with flying pieces of rock, dirt,
board and stools. Hardeman and Black
were instantly killed. The former's
body was thrown several hundred feel
against the jagged walls, breaking
every bone iu it. Black was terrible
mang.ed aud Huse, who was standing
near the foreman, was thrown several
yards in the air, his injuries resulting
fatally in a few minutes. I-eary Is at
the city hospital so badly hurt that the
physicians do not expect ! recovery .
Gately and McDonald are at tbe
hospital and will probably recover.
The noise of the explosiou was heard
three miles and' window glass for a
long distance was shattered.
They Hold Well.
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 4. A
public auction was held yesterday of
the horses, dogs, shotgui . revolvers
and camping outfit win. Phil M.
Scheig, tbe defaulting tener of the
Bank of Minneapolis, and the Floyd
boys had when they travelled through
Tennessee, on their way to the coast to
eiiitiark on South America. There was
a I o a line library, pictures, bric-a-brac,
clothing, etc. The sale was
largely attended and smaller articles
sold like hot cakes as souvenirs. The
sale netted over at,000, which will re
vert to the Bank of Minneapolis.
Train Koltbert lodleled,
Cario. III., J m. 4. -The grand Jury
of Ballard county, Kentucky, has found
Indictment against William O'Bryan,
James E. Breckinridge and Wi.ilam
Brown for holding up and re! Mug a
tram ou the Illinois Central ri toad at
May field Creek, five miles Iron bare,
ou the morning of Novembei II, and
against the first two for a similar
crime committed at Lakeioc. ou the
Mobile .t-O'.iio railroad near tliiair
plaoa, las'. ;o.
THE SHIPMAN'S TALE,
fitten. my maatera. 1 pkenentit hnt troth.
i V ocn aaen Lo lwi tb) drilled i.u q1 a,
ot kuofetnc whit her or to whet 'lark eud.
Now the oort b fruse lUooi, bow tbe sot aouth
ecborctusd-
Seme called to Uod, and fuuod great ruuifort
ao;
4uwe Koaabed tbeir teeth with cur em, and
owe ia:igli-l
As empty iai.gmer aeemft that Iber lived,
bo kaeet iu Weith between lUoir fuolieh
lip.
Pav alter day tbe tenia rrotlaei ana.
Ktiiht after uyt1 tlie name unpllrlng atari.
At fnteriale leroe llgMliiK lure ibncluudt,
Sbi. wiiui twUnw !'. aud tbe ileet
Hit-1. an 1 tbe tom-ma ut tbe aajr were ,
touted.
From time to time a hand related if grip, !
And aouie ale wretch alld down Into tb t
dark
With atilinl mono, and tranaii-nt horror aeized
Tl re-t who wailed, koown K abut tuiat be.
At eierr turn etraii4'e ahaim reached up and
rluw-bfd
The wblrliux wreck, held on awhil. an 1 tran
blipt back into thai b)a kne wLeoca the;
came.
Ah. heplea folk, to lie to tout and torn ;
ho racaad by I.ud.i r. favKT lire, an 1 wave.
ALd a't at latt into th najuelat void'
Frail girla. aLrnn uieu, and uiutbor with ,
Ibeir balneal
And were none o '. i ? j
My uji.uti. not a aoult
O thipman, wof .1, of-.il it thy taiel
Our hearta era huavy and our r jet ar
dimmed.
What atop la thla that tuffcre-J inch lit later
What ahlp my uiaatera? Know ye BotT-th
world I
Barper'a Monthly.
THE RUN ON THE HANK.
There was a run on ihe Sandhill
and 1'istrict Bank. It had lasted the
whole of one day and showed nosln".
of abating in the evening. If it
lasted another day old Mr. Brad
shaw wiped his brow. It was no use
talking to his son Dick, for he txik
no interest in business and had spent
the day In a boat with the Flirting
ton girls; still Mr. Bradshuw was
tound to talk to some one.
"We shall have to put the shutters
up. One day's grace would save us, I
believe; we could get the money then.
But if they're at us again to-uiorrow
morning, we can't hist two hours."
Dick sympathized, but had nothing
to suggest, except that it would not
make matters worse if he caried out
his engagement to go to tbe circus
with the Fliriington girls.
"Oh, t o to Hong Kou with the
Hiriintxiti girlsjf you like," groaned
Mr. Brudsliaw.
So Dick wont to the circus (the
other expedition, an he olrserved,
would keep; and enjovel the per
formance very much, especially the
lion-taming, which wits magnificent,
and so impressed Dick that he de
serted his companions, went licbind
the scenes, and insisU-d on standing
Slgnor Philippini several glasses.
"Is that big chap o,uite safe?" he
asked, admiringly.
I can do anything with 'ini," said
the signor (wtiose English waa natur
ally defective): "hut with any one
helse'e's a roarer, 'e Is, and no mis
take." After the performance, Dick took
the Flirtington girlH home; then,
with a thoughtful look on his face,
be went and had some ta k with his
father, and came away, carefully
placing a roU of notes in his breast
pocket. Then'he sought Slgnor Phll
ipp ni's society one mora And that
is ali that is really known about it
if, that Is we discard the obviously
fanciful statement of Fanny Flirting
ton that, as she was gazing at tbe
moon aiiout 2 a. m. , she saw a heavy
watfou, drawn by two horses and
driven by Nig nor Philippini, pass
along the street In the direction of
the hank. She must have been wrong:
for Philippini, by the evidence of
his signora whose name, notwith
standing that Philippine morals were
perfectly correct, was Mrs. Buggins
went to (ed at 1 1 :."H) o'clock, and
snored all tpght,
However these things may !, this
is what happened next morning.
When the first of the depositors ar
rived at 7 a. in., they found one of
the windows of the bank smashed to
pieces and the shutter hanging looae.
A crv went tip that there had been a
robbery, and one or two nun began
to climb in. They did not get far
before a fearful roar proceeded from
the neighborhood of the coiiDtcr.
They looked at one another, and said
't would tie more regular to wait for
the officials The roars continued.
They sent for .Mr. Bradshaw. Hard
ly had he arrived (accompanied by
Dick, breathless and in shirt-sleeves)
before the backmost rows of tlie now
con-.lderaliJe crowd became agitated
with a new sensatlm. The news
spread rapidly. Frantic men ran to
and fro; several ladies fainted; the
circu' proprietor was sent for. A lion
had escaped from the menagerie, ami
was supixwed to be at large in the
town.
"Send for I'liilippinP" cried the
pioprietor. They did so. Philtpplnl
had started early for a picnic In the
country, and would not return till
just. lK'fore the performauc in the
evening,. 'The proprietor was in
deinair.
"Where's the trat gone to?" he
cried.
A roar from the bank answered his
question.
"Well, I'm blowed if he's not in
the bank!" exclaimed the proprietor.
H certainly appear.. J to lx; the fact
that Atlas (that was the lion's name)
had taken refuge In the bank and
was In full xrssessj(,n of the premises
and assets. I'nder these circum
stances there was, Mr. Bradshaw ex
plained, a difficulty in resuming cash
payment; but If his checks would lie
accepted . The crowd roared al
most as loud as Atlas at such an Idea.
Something must he done. They sent
for the mayor; he repudiated liability.
They sent for the lire brigade and the
llf-b'.at crew; neither would come.
Tbey got uuns and jr-ppcred the fur
niture. Atlas retired U-h'.nd the
tVe-proof safe and roared worse than
eer. Meanwhile ihe precious hours
were passing. Mr. Mradsha money
also on its way fioni London.
At last Dick took a noble resolui Ion.
"I will go In atany cost." ha cried;
and, In spite of Funny Fliitlngtou's
bears, he scaled the window and dls.
appeared from view. 'J'hecrnwii waited
to hear Atlas scrunching; hut ho onto
roared. V hen D c- Inside, bo
paused and asked in a low voice, la
he chained?"
"You." answered a gnor Philipplo
from behind the safe. "Is tbe Aunl
Sally bu iness over?" and hecanieoul
with a long pole in his hand. II
ued tlie pole to stir poor AUas Of
when the roar became deficient lo
quantity or quality.
The money ought to be here ia
three hours." naid Dick. "Have yoa
e.ul the back-door key?"
l'hi.ippini reass .red him. Then
Dick took h wiltl running leap at lbs
window: Philippini stirred up Atlas,
who roared lustilv. Dick escaped
with his life and lauded a brrathles
heap at the mayor's feet The luayoi
raised him and said he should write
to tier majesty and suggested that
Dick would l e a proper recipentcl
the Albert Medal and the vicar (whe
had no money in the bank) indig
nantly asked the. crowd If they could
not tru-t a family which produced
scions like that. Several people
cried, "Hear, hear!" and told Mr.
Bradshaw that they never really
meant to withdraw their deposit.
Mr. Bradshaw thanked them aud
looked at his watch.
At half-past three, Philippini ran
up: he was breathless, and his choea
we e dusty from walking in the
country. At once he alfected an
entry, amid a scene of great excite
ment. A moment later, he ap'ieared
at the window and cried, iu a terror
stricken voice:
"1 can't 'old Mm! 1 can't 'old 'im!
He's mad! Look out for yourselves!"
and he leaped from the window.
The crowd lied in all directions, and
two Ixiys were all but run over by a
cart which was lielne driven rapidly
from the railway station to the bank.
"All right," said Dick to the slg
nor; "bring up the wagon." And
then, with great difficulty ana con
summate courage, the s;gnor and
Dick brought an iron cage up to tin
window and drove Atlas in. The
ojK'ration took more than an hour,
because they had to feed Atlas and
drink a bottle of champagne them
selves before they set attout it So
that it was tl o'clock lcfore Atlas wa
out and the money was In and th
Sandhill and District Bank opened IU
doors for business.
"We gained just the time w
needed." i-aUl Mr. liradshaw. 'It
was dirt-cheap at fifty pounds!"
And Dick, although he did not get
the ABxTt Medal, was taken inu
partnership and married Fanny Flirt
ington. It was the only way ot pre
venting her seeinir tilings she was not
meant to see out of the window at i
a. in., and chattering aUul them la
public Su James' Ua.ette.
Nat Irn by a nimiaiiler.
A few miles from Lo.-hnow Is the
little harlior or Daily Bay. . Here
smugglers had landed a cargo of their
usual wares and these were carried
up tbe hill of South Cairn, waiting ,
fill l.'.rirl r.f .,limm.ra ,JIhi WIIS.
a string of packhorses to transport
them inland for distribution, says
the Boston Herald.
The Custom-house officer in charge
of the district received information
of their doings, and, hurrying to the
spot with the only coast guardsman
disengaged, he promptly effected a
seizure of the goods. The smugglers
skulked off and the one guardsman
was sent back to press men and
horses in the King's name to carry
the precious treasure to Stranraer.
The officer, pluming himself not a
little on his alacrity, 'auntcrcd
sentry fa-shion round aud round his
prize, which lay hcd liefore him
in rich profusion, his sword and a
brace of formidable pistols at his
side
Presentlv Maggie McOorihell ap
proached the treat man, wishing hnu
a gtxxl morning, to which he affably
.eplied and accepted Moggie's prof
fered hand. His arm was thrust up
ward and at the same time he was
encircled by the siren's arms, and,
with a heavy fall, was thrown help
lessly on his hack.
Maggie then sat coolly down upon
her victim arid, having placed her
apron over his eyes, she held him
firmly down, as if held in a vice.
At last, but only when it, suited
her pleasure, Ma.'gle released him
from her grasp. Bi t w hen he looked
uj) not one of the articles lay in Its
place, as he had himself seen them
before on the ground.
By and by bis companion reap
peared, but only to find the head offi
cer tete-a-tete with this Uallowiiy
matron, who, bidding them adieu,
disappeared without further loss of
time, wishing them loih a pleasant
ride into Stranraer.
Pant Railroad Time,
Exceedingly fast time has been
made on some American railroads
within the past few years, in several
instances a speed of more than a mile
a mii:ute having teen attained. But
in nearly all these cases tbe runs
have been short, often covering only
a few miles, lor a trip of nearly
two hundred miles, the record made
a short time since on the Chicago and
Alton road lielwcen Chicago and
Spnngtield has rarely been equalled
never, it is said, on a western road,
whether for a long or short run. The
distance traveled In this case was 18
miles which was accomplished tn 1U6
minutes, loaning fourteen stops and
elirht slow-ups. The train consisted
of seven cars, and was drawn by an
eight-wheel engine, the weight of
which Is staled at O.T,00() pounds.
Iondun Ileal Kelala.
Several lots in Cornhlll, London,
in the immediate neighborhood of the
Bank of Engl.in l, were sold several
days ago at a price that averaged
per foot, orsoiucthlngover 2,00,o
an acre. Several neighboring lots
equal size were offered for salo mii
weeks ago, and were bought in by ti,
owner at h price considerably hlvbei
