HE NEVER MADE MISTAKES.
Mr. Smith ConlJn't Convince the Tel
ler that lie Waa In Krror.
"Excuse DIP," remarked tlie little
wan to the paying teller at tin Lank,
"but I believe jou remember me?"
"Yes." replied tin- teller. "I mucin
ler jou. Your name In Smith John
Smith. I fashed a J.xi check fur
you this morning."
"Yes, Kir, that's right; ami I'm glad
to twe that you remember me. tin you
mailt? a slight error thin morning, ami
"We never make error iu this bank,
Kir."
"Hut. sir; It ihu't right."
' "1 can't help whether It's Hs;!it or
wrong. You should have i ouut il jour
money Itcforc jou left the desk."
"I (lid eoiiut it. lr. ami It seemed all
right: hut after I readied my hotel 1
counted It again, ami found that you
lmil liutde a iuitt:iko."
"1 have tehl you. rAv. that we never
make mistaken here."
Hut. Kir "
"Ion't hut mi-: I know mj' business.
The money wan all ri-'lit when you
counted it here. ;nn you have either
lost Home of it or l.e had jour pocket
picked. You will liavi to Miiud !o one
!ilr. as there a:'e others who must he
Uftciiiied to."
"1 would like to convince jou th;i
"You cnn't cntivliire me of anything.
MA you will oblige me hy leaving the
premises,"
"Had 1 not lienor leave my eard, no
yon may scud for me In case you tlml
that you Imve made a mistake'?"
"No, Kir; I don't want your eard."
"Very well," replied the little man,
meekly, hb he slowly took hi depart
li re.
The next morning, however, and for
a week following, the following ad
vertisement appeared in nil the prim I
)'1 daily pa pent of the elty:
"If Mr. John Smith, who cashed a
diei k for $2.."(Hi at the First National
Sand Hank on the morning of the t!th
lliKt. will call at the hank ltn early iim
convenient, he will greatly oblige Hit
raying teller."
The paying teller had Inadvertently
overpaid .Mr. Smith the kuiii of .fL'.'xi.
r'oollxh HalcNinaii.
Lundy Foot, the Inibliii tobacconist,
laid the foundation of his uirge fur
tune by Haying to eaeh dirty, ragged
little girl, as he namled her the penny
worth of snuff Khe had asked for,
"Thank you, my dear, please come
again!" The largest retail grocery bus
iness In Boston wan built up by the
founder' rule to hist salesmen. "Trent
every servant girl an yon would her
mist reus. If she were buying." The
Saturday Evening Gazette tells of an
airy salesman In a Boston ilry good
house wIm) had a fall by failure of cour
texy to a purchaser.
A young lady vvua In search if sonic
material to use for a wnist with a very
handsome silk kirt, ami she advanced
to the counter where thin particular
clerk was presiding. Sim waa tpiletly
dressed; she did not scintillate with
upatigles and gilt belts, and her sleeves
and skirt did not extend to the full
width of Bpaee between the counters,
-onse(uently the clerk decided that she
did not come from the magic precincts
of the Back Hay.
Attracted by a certain piece of goods.
he askeil the price and width. The
iiinu answered shortly, "Three dollars
a yard; forty-evpn Inches wide." She
looked at various other things on the
counter and then returning to the first
1hing as the most pleasing, she said po
litely: "Wll you please give tne a wimple of
this?"
The man did i.ot move. "I told you
that was three dollars n yard," he said.
The girl looked at him. "Yen?" she
tut Id. "The silk with which I Intend
to use It coat three dollars and seventy
five cent a yard, but 1 think I can
make this stuff of yours do, as It Is only
for houae wear."
A smile stole over the faces of two
or three slmppers, and the salesman
cut the sample with a nicckno that
would have done credit to Moses; but
that girl says she'll go without a dress
rather than buy n yard of that man.
. How Many Pounds?
A correspondent sends to the Youth's
'omjanlon a "true story," which could
-only be true, pcrha, In this nge of
college athletics.
A group of people were discussing it
recent novel. Some liked It, some
thought It trashy or worse.
"For my part," said a lady, "I found
It highly Interesting. I especially liked
John, the brother of the heroine, you
remember. Not a very amiable char
acter; a little coarse, no doubt, but well
tiketchpd In, and decidedly wtrong."
At this point h young collegian, win
had taken no part In the conversation,
suddenly found Ills volcp.
now much can he lift';" he asked, iu
all solH-rness.
Color audi Aroma of Coffee.
There are two things which people
Imagine are guides to the goodness of
oolSee which are rpally of no conse
iience whatever. They are the color
of thp decoction and the aroma of the
fifTee when ground, or as It escapes
from the pot in drawing. Tin; color Is
due almost entirely to the roasting.
This Is true, also, of tea. The finest
coffees and tena when properly roast
ed and prepared to give out their flues I
flavors will color the water but little.
The real essences which give the flavor
havp practically no eolor.
Illinois as Coal Producing Nlatn,
Illinois Is the next State to Penn
Kjlvmiln In the production of coal. The
mines are In the southern part of the
Kttfte and employ 35,0(10 men. New
lalKir-sa vlng methods are constantly
being Introduced, one of the latest be
ing (he rutting machine, with which
tw ninn ran do the work of fifteen.
OBLIG'NG.
The Sheriff I. id the Fair Thing and
He Ketarord the Favor.
When the sbcritT went over from
'olden t'liy to Lucky Valley after
Jim Sander, who was wanted Co;
shooting Itnu Williams In a iianvl
over a game of cards, he didn't ccti
tkke a gun along. He found bis ii.tiu
In a saloon, and asked him to step up
ami take a drink. Jim complied, but
kept a hand on his gun. When they
had dreiik they sa4 down. Mid the
sheriff told three or four funny hlori.s.
Hy and by the puzzled Jim broke out
with:
"See here, Joe, did you come over
after me?"
"Wall, I thought you might want to
Jog along back with me," was the re
ply. "Not in itch I I'll never be taken
alive!"
"Tie n, that settles it. Let's have an
other think."
They drunk again, and the officer
told a very funny story about a ten
derloin's experience In Golden City.
Jim laughed as loudly as the o'hers,
but presently grew serious and mid:
"Say. Joe ye tin t take me alive."
"Wall, we won't worry about mat,
Jim." was the reply. "Let's I: . an
other nip and then a game of mrN."
The game lasted until the she: Iff had
lost nlHiiit ?J(i. Then he ordered drinks
and Kami a song. When I lie song was
liulshi'd he said to Sanders:
"Jim. heven't I made things ph-isam
fur you to-day V"
"You hev, Joe, and no mistake."
"Treated you like a gentleman, hev
en't IV
"You certain))' hev."
"That's my way of doing things.
Now, I want you to treat me lik' .i gen
tleman, (oi back to (ioldeil ":..' Willi
me."
"Hut I shot Han Williams over 1 1. ar."
"Of course you did."
"And they want to hang inc."
"Of course they do, bill that's nolh
lu' to me. 1 don't make the laws. I
was sent out after you, and I want to
lake you back. 1 could hev sneaked
In; and got the drop on ye. but I kuowed
'twould hurt yer pride. Haven I I bin
tender with ye, Jim'.'"
"You hev. Joe. but I don't want to
be hung."
"I s'pose not, but see how idee I've
used ye. Would any other sherilT hev
done it?"
"No, I reckon not."
"Of course not, and If you are hung,
on't I boss the Job ii ml make It as
easy as possible? Just come right
along to obleege me, Jim."
"Would It be a great favor to you?"
"It would, and It would show me
that you was a gentleman to boot. I'm
a gentleman myself, and I kin appre
ciate a gentleman."
"Waal. Joe," wild Jim, after l mo
ment's thought, "I did say 1 woi'.htyi't
go, and I did think I didn't want to bo
hung, but to obleege you and to show
these critters that I know what good
manners Is, I'll go along wit li ye."
And ten days later Mr. Sanders at
tended a necktie social, and was left
behind when the others started for
home.- Dallas News.
The Stone l-'orrst of I'lorissHtif.
The Klllcllled trees of the Florissant
Hash) are a marked curiosity of the
1'tilted States. They are less known
than the "stone forest" of .Arizona or
than the similar mausoleum of the Yel
lowstone region, but It Is only because
they have not yet been brought to the
attention of the tourist. The trees are
at the present time represented only
by their stumps. Iu wandering over
the green meadow the eye here and
there rests upon a seemingly "bald"
spot. Over It are scattered white and
yellow chips, and. for anything that tin-! 0wh: Presi.ient, W. T. l'rescott; second
eye can Itself distinguish these could I vl,.e president, Hugo Miller of Indianap
easily be the chips left In the path of !0j8; Becretary and treasurer, John W.
work of a recently passing woodsman. I irriood of Denver; for delegates to
The deception Is absolute, and it be- I t,1B American federation 0f labor, Frank
longs to the stump as well. The knots Morrtaon of Chicago, Daniel J. Sullivan
now g...... ami annular ring- are per-t
fectly preserved; the bark stands In
prominent relief both by ruggedness
and color, and all this not In wisid, but
In thp monumental substance of stone.
The precise manner In which the sub
stitution of silica for wood was effect
ed cannot now bp learned, but In a gen
eral way we know It to have been
brought about as the result of a slow In
filtration into the tree trunks of heated
waters containing silica In solution.
The remains are fairly numerous, lint
what strikes one with special astonish
ment Is the giant size which some of
them attain. Diameters of sl.t. seven
and eight feet are by no means uncom
mon, and we measured three spec),
ment which spanned ten feet or more.
In most Instances the stumps hardly
rise above the surface, coining up flush
with It; therefore without excavation
It Is Impossible to say nt what height
alsivp tlie roots tlip ineiisnreineiits were
taken.-Popular Science Monthly.
Ilecoriilloos for Hruve Canines.
The most unique decoration for
bravery Is that bestowed by the French
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals upon deserving dogs. It
j consists of a tastefully designed "col
lar of honor." Among the animals al
ready decorated In this way, one of the
most celebrated la HiteehUH, ti large
bulldog, whose specialty It Is to stop
runaway horses by jumping up ami
selr.lng tliem by the bridle. It Is cal
culated that the Intelligent nnlmal has
already saved the lives of eight per
sons In this way.
Itttaala's Mack He a Improvement.
'Die harbor of the Russian jsirt of
Hatoum, on the eaat shore of thp It lack
Kea, him now Iho dpeHued to twenty
nix foet at the point where naphtha la
loaded. The mole will be run out to a
length of l,7.r0 feet, so that the harbor
may bp used by the Itlaclc Sen' fleet in
nil weather. WijnVn has already spent
5,000,000 rublPH on the port, and Iim
just Appropriated 750,000 ruble more.
mt.KHOH MILL LOME TO HUA.
la O flier In ba Siwnlurd liar Telia ,
4tuiCUIua;.
New Yobs, O t 16.-A special cable
to tne Herald trom tadu, Spaiu, says:
If Spain has not put down the insur-
rection in Cub by the 1st of ue it 51 arch
it it intention of the government to give
up the struggle and let the inland gi.
The significance of this statement, com
ing from an o.'Iicer of rank in the Span
ish army within this week, mutt cer
tainly Imj regarded as of no little iiu
portanee. This view of the situation
outlines the jKilicy of the Spanish kov
erntijput and tends to show that it is
mussing its trtf.'ps in C'iba in the de
termination of making one desperate
effort to crush completely the Cuban
forces.
It also imiciesan admits on on the
part of the n ish g ivermiieot that if
it is unable toachive this during toe
coming dry ce in m an I with the treat
forces at its c unmand in Cuba at pre
sent, and with an administration in the
United States in sympathy, it cannot
hope to continue the contest succesffiilly
in the event of McKiuiey's inaugura
tion on March 4, 1i7. Still further, I
am (:edioly iiiioiine- that the above
iletei mutation is hm open secre among
those wlio are dote to the government
and that the policy is being adopted of
exaggerating the magnitude of the
trouble in t ie f'lnllijiiiies with a view of
preparing the people lor tlej ultimate
design of lei hog Uulia go
"Hy way of lurther coroboration of
this estimate of the situaaou, it may be
remarked fiat, while Spain is sending
more than :MO,uO0 slroops to Cuba, v ho
are in tne main very young and u. it
eiplined. sl.e is carefully keeping er
well disciplined and etlicient soldiers,
who may Iu available iu case of an out
break, at home, she is also keeping in
Spanish waters twelve warships which
are already in gool condition and which
could he oi great service in Cuban waters.
Cubans ari awaiting the turn of affairs,
and if McKiuley is elected the Cuban
eoUl.era will be put in a defensive posi
tion. 1 tn-ir duty to break thiotigh the
trocha is not doubted by well informed
Spaniards, and w ill be proved later."
I'rlvKll-fla Me t
Color do Si'Hinos, Colo., Oct. 10.
T!ie mam business of the international
typographical union convention, which
is now being held in this city, was prac
tically concluded yesterday. Three long
seesions were held and the net result
wasthe election of officers of the associa
tion for the coming two years.
At the morning Session of the conven
tion the shorter day proposition waa
taken up and discussed at full length.
The com in it tee which had beenappointed
earlier during the convention to investi
gate the matter submitted their report.
The reixiri recommended that a nine
hour day be instituted throughout the
entire jurisdiction of the I. T. U., and
that the nitire body of members of the
organ ization have a tax of 1 per cent
levied U.ou ll. em should opposition be
nittt wi:li in carrying the new rule into
tffect in order that there would be a
fund ava lable.
Mr. Murphy of Xcw York city drew
up an amendment to the committee's
report in shape of a resolution, that the
1. T. I', have not the right to stipulate
the iis-eSMinent, but tkal the subordinate
nrgmaiz.iliotis govern themselves in this
matter. The resolution waa later udopt
etl and placed as an amendment to the
com mil tee's report. The nine-hour day
proiosition includes only the book and
j ib printing establishments, the com
mittee deemed it politic to exempt the
newspapers for the present.
The election of olhcere resulted as fol-
v.. York ,, K,lwar,i ,,:,, ,
Haiti more. '
First vice president, Theodore Perry,
Nashville, Tenn.; trustees of home at
Colorado Springs, L, C. Shepard, Grand
Rapids; James J. Italy, Philadelphia;
Thomas MuCaffery and J. V. White of
Colorado Springs.
James orinon was a close second in
the contest for the presidency, getting a
vote of fifty-four to sixty-three for l'res
cott. Griffon was the caucus nominee.
Syracuse was the successful contest
ant for the next convention of the
i
union.
J A Hig ToIintco Mov.
I Ntw Yokk, Oct. 10. The F;venitig
Sun publishes the following :
It is said by well in for Jied people that
negotiations are pending between the
i American Tobacco company and one or
both of its large competitors in St. Louis
I Liggett A Myers and the Drummond
company. The object is to reach an un
I demanding which will terminate the
present war between the rival Interests
1 on plug tobacco and cigarettes. Present
, indication! are that the negotaitiom
have made such progress that develop
ments of importance may be excepted at
any moment. The St. Ixiuis concerns
are understood to he in a position which
permits the consummation of a deal or
even an absolute transfer of control. It
is also said that the P. Lorillard com
pany is in a position to sell out its pro
petty as the perion of three yean lor
w hich the organizes agreed to tie up
their common stock has now expired.
Sport In South Dakota.
Huron, H. P., Oct 1(1, In yesterday's
coursing J. J. Smith's Lightfootof Min
neapolis beat Slocutn & McCartney's
lied of Stone of Oakes In third time and
for the Waterloo cup. N. P. Whiting's
Rochester of Minneapolis heat Peyton &
Briton's Sylvia of St. Louis in the last
contest. Tom Llglitfoot will run against
Dr. Coyne's Mona of Aberdeen and Pey
ton's Hoyal Buck will go with Mel rote
, 7 7 , 7, . mKl
Iurbi Frank Green of Hawardcn,
it., in me closing enp corneal
I
!A BATTLE IN THE STKEhi
EaEk 0tber! riEll , wiTm Eece'tior
at Meeker, Colo.
SHOT DEAD WHERE THEY STOOD.
One f tl:e Unit tlcii. Fjl-Ofl- luthe
IliiiiO'-y of 1 li it L ihMmii 'ciuit J- At
tempt to Carry Awi iioty 1'iaiet
Meikkk, Colo, Oct. 15. One of the
moet desperate battles was fought on
toe street' of this town yesterday be
tween men who rot. lied the bank of
Meeker and the citizens, and last night
tlir-e of the robbers iie on the cooling
board of the morgue and three citizens
were woniiiied bythe thieves before thev
bit the dupt The dead are:
George Harris.
Charles Jones,
William Smitli
The robbers entere 1 the town from
the north, mounted, and proceeded to
the bank without any attempt at con
cealment of themselves. The bank is
located in a gener.d ttore. one of the
largest of the trading houses in this tec
tion of the country.
They stepped quickly into the room,
two of them remaining in the centre of
the room, w hile one of them approached
the bank window where the cashier was
engaged in conversation with a deposi
tor, and brushing him aidde flutist a
revolver in his face. Tne man dodged
and the sound oi a pistol shot caused
the cashier to raise his hands. Then
the two men in the centre of the 6tore
commanded everybody to hold up their
hands or die. Nobody wanted to die.
Cashier Moulton then opened the doors
of the safe at the point oftho revolver
and the contents cf the strong box were
removed, after which the robbers took
all of the firearms in the possession of
the men in the store and then forced
them to leave by a rear door, where
they had hitched their horpea.
WKONO KINI OP A CKOWD.
But the robbers '.iad mil-calculated.
They forgot the kind of Htuff the peop'e
of Meeker are made of, and as they
stepped through the door it was to find
that the building had been surrounded
by the townspeople, who were aroused
by the shots, and the alternative of sur
rendering or fightin" it out was presented
to them. They raised ther revolvers
and commenced to fire immediately.
Then commenced one of the most des
perate battles. Bullets cut the air,
penetrated the buildings and bailed
through the crowd. It is a wonder that
more men were not killed, but the rob
bers were surrounded they had fired
the first shot and had to accept the con
sequence of their folly.
The first shot of the fusilade was (5 red
at Deputy Sheriff William Clark. The
bank officers and those in the store
broke for cover. Guns were distributed
among them and the robbers, finding
themselves alone, opened fire, shooting
at everybody in eight Then the people
of the town commenced their work and
In less time than it takes to tell it, about
100 shots wera fired ani three men fell
to the ground.
The money, less than a thousand dol
lars, was recovered. The men were not
known. They were never seen in these
parts before. Smith was about twenty
and the others about thirty. They were
magnificent specimens of physical man
hood. Wiiere they came from and what
they where previous to coming is a mys
tery. Charles Jones, the leader, was a
typical specimen of a rough frontiers
man, and from his make-up, just the
sort ot a man who would embark in such
daring exploit. The robbery was well
planned. The men, by their actions,
showed themselves to be old hands ai
the business and thev would have es
caped with the money which they se
cured had it not been for the fact that
they fired the first shot in the bank,
thus giving the alarm which resulted in
their lieing cornered and phot to deatn
Several men were wounded, but so
slight'y as not to t e of consequence.
Krmlunitn nail Hohiiinntafl Fight Hani.
Madison, Wis., Oct, 14 A serious
battle occured yesterday between sopho
more and freshmsn classee of the stale
university at the close of a class meet
ing of fteshmen at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. As the latter class came out
of the gymnasium where the meeting
was held they were set upon by the
sophomore and asevete struggle ensued
Many were severtly wounded and had
most of their clothes torn from them.
Several who had rushed from the gym
natium ciad only in jersey suits had
them completely torn fiom their bodies.
But they kept up the struggle. Presi
dent Adams and a number of professors,
besides the upper class students, and
citizens were witnesses of the affray.
The trouble lasted nearly an hour and
was only suppressed by the arrival of
the police, who were telephoned for.
Several of the sophomores were ducked
in Lake Mendota by victorious freshmen
ftev. A. J. Kempton of the Baptist
church, who was a spectator caught in
the crowd, was roughly handled. The
affair caused great excitement.
Loyal l.rgloa In Salin.
l1nu,Aim,i'iiiA, Pa., Oct, 15. The cotn-mandery-in-chief
of the loyal legion of
the United States held its annual meet
ing here yesterday. Hear Admiral
Bancroft Gherardi, United States nary,
was elected coinmander-in-chicf of the
order to succeed the late Gen. John
Gibbon, Admiral Gherardi, who was
senior vice commander, is sucreeded by
Oen, Selden Connor and Brigadier Gen
eral John Hook, U. 8. A., succeeds Gen
eral Connor ai junior vice commander.
I A fowl Uo'aeti.
i
Naw Yoac, Oct. 13. Paul Crawford,
, the 10-year-old tm of a wealthy Phila
delphia Springs manufacturer, is held at
police headquarters in this city as a
j witness against three men, charged with
highway roblmry. The bjy waa arrested
! in City Hall pa.k, where he was trying
to earn pennies by carrying valises. He
: as so nicely dressed in a bicycle suit
that he attracted tiie attention of a po
liceman. To him the lal told a sensa
tional story of his experience of a week
among thieves, and he was quickly tak
en to police headquarters, where he re-
peaieu ins story, tie was placed in
charge of detectives, to whom he pointed
out the lodging house on the 3owerj, in
which he had slept with his iiew-made
friend". A dash on the place was made
hy the detectives and Thomas Howard,
Frederick Dimond, alias "Fatty" of San
Francisco, and John Holmes, alias
"Kmil Kdert" ol Cincinnati, were ar
retted. Ibfc lad identitied them as bis
friends, who, on Wednesday night, held
up a. d robbed Arthur Wil'iams, son of
a prominent Baptist preacher, on Flat-b-ush
avenue, Brooklyn. Later i imood
cmWjed and Williaais verified the
boy's story of the holdup, and identified
the men. The men were armed when
captured. Dimond said Howard was an
e. -convict, and had recently b.-en re
leased Iro n tlie penieniiary in Califor
nia. A I III i tetoi-Year-OI I At urilerer.
Atcuisos, Kan., Oct. 13 Mrs. John
M 'vers and h;;i- 13-yeat old sou are in
jail here, tint boy charged with murder
ing Lester Dyke, the 12 yt.u-old son of
a neighbor, and his mother with being
an accessory to the crime. The trouble
arose over a ki ten belonging to tlie
Mevers, and the most reliable ersion of
the affair unhealed that the niu-lier en
couraged her son to commit the crime.
The boys quarreled over the possession
of the kitten, ami Mrs. Meyers, itlasaid
luconssd hy seeing h;r hopeful get the
worse of the ecullle, told him to get a
knife and stub his adversary. He
obeyed what is alleged to have been her
Ct minund by stabbing young )yke over
the heart. The ooy cannot live.
KuKKlan fltlli-mlil t.O'.ic at ou llllwy.
Pukiii.o, Oct. 13. Prince Michel Hil
k'jff, Russian minister of transportation,
with party passed through here .Sunday
afternoon, enroute to New York, where
he sails for home October 21. Tlie party
wai escorted from 0 lg( n to this plat e
by President Jefforyof the Denver & Rio
Grande, and went east from here with
General Manager Frey of the Santa Fe.
Sunday was spent, in an inflection of
the r iad over Marshall pans, through
the Royal Gorge, and Borne other wonders
ot mountain railway construction. The
distinguished visitors are returning by
this route from an inspection of the Sib
berian Transcontinental railway.
Miner'! Union Cutis fur Help.
Leadvili.e, Colo., Oct. 13. The
miner's union Saturday called upon the
engineers and pump men's union to aid
in its struggle, There are two unions,
toe largest being independent, the other
incorporated with the federation of
labor, A few members of the latter
notified the manager that they would
not raise or lower non-union miners.
Their places were filled. All otherj re
mained on duty.
This action of the miners union indi
cates that an agureaaive policy has been
decided upon by the new officers and all
hope of compromise is auandoned by
the people. Further trouble is regarded
as certain.
Killed Two fur One.
Birmi.noiiam, Ala., Oct. 13. A negro,
J m AnderBon by name, was shot to
death by a mob near Taylor's Ferry,
twenty-two miles from here, Friday
night. Saturday Henry Clay, another
negro, was taken by a mob at the same
place and riddled with bullets. The
negroes were accusod of having murder
ed and robbed Randolph Fells, a farmer
residing ntar Toadsville. Anderson is
said to have confessed the crime.
Teacher to Meet In lhe liter Town.
Chicago, Oct. 13. The Erecutive
committee of tin National Education
association has elected Milwaukee as the
place for the next meeting to be held
July 6 to 9, inclusive, 1897, providing
the Western Passenger assoc ation grants
the usual rates and the ticket conditions
of one fare plus $2 for lhe round trip
witli extension of tickets for return on
September 1.
Will Trr to Kill Kim.
8outii M'Alkstkb, I. T., Oct. 13. It
is rumored that United States Commis
sioner David W. Yancey of Tahlequah,
in the Cherokee country, has been spot
ted bythe Socie y of Indian criminal!
known as the Ca-Too-Abs, which has
for a long time been the terror of all law-
abiding and especially law-enlorcing
people ol that county
to an Associated
press representative Commissioner
matter and says he feels that the society
whose existence he doubts, has no mem-
her who could justly accuse him with '
improper or unjusi accusati m or pun-I
ishrnent, which apparently is the cause i
for complaint. It is believed to have I
been one of the Ca-Too-Abs members 1
who assassinated Thomas H. Madden of
Biaggs' station about six months ago.
Kcnailor KieeU a Praalilent.
Lima, Oct. 13. (Via Galveston.) A
report from Guayaquil, Ecuador, nays
the national convention now in seesion
there has elected and installed as the
unanimous choice of the delegates Gen
eral Altefaro as the ante-term president
of the republic. The convention has also
declared that the constitution of 1878
shall remain in force until the coonlitu
tion is promulgated. The delegates sre
studying measures calculated to relieve
the aufferini; caused by the recent lire
MURDERS BY WHOLESALE
Cart Loads of Corpses Carted Away at
Eight.
THE ANTI-SULTAN FEELING IS GROWING
French Diver Retute lo U urk Owing- to
iheM.tny Ueail Kodies Tli.y Knrount-
er in thr.
lotphoruo Kefurui are
Proponed.
Ukrlix, Oct. 14. The Lokal Anzeiger
has a dispatch from Constantinople say
ing that the aniwultan movement
a.nong the soflas (theological students)
is growing. They have circulated an
other revolutionary proclamation.
The dispatch adds that Nehmet
Pasoa, an imperial aide, was shot at the
Yildiz Kiosk on suspicion that he was
implicated in the young Turkey agita
tion. Persistent stories are in circulation to
the effect that carts loaded w ith corpses
emerge at night from tne central prison
and hurry off in the direction of the
1 sphorus. These victims ares pposed
to be young Turks. French divers are
refusing to work in the Bosphorus owing
to tlie horrible collection of corpses that
they meet while lernuing their labors
undei water.
In an interview Tewfik Pasha, the for
eign miiiibter gave in detail the reforms
that the sultan proposes to apply to the
whole empire. He said that.the great
expense entailed by these reforms would
be met by granting new monopolies if
the powers will give their consent.
With these once at peace, Turkey, he
added, would surmount her financial
(roubles. In conclusion Tewfik Pasha
declared that tlie government was re
tohed to continue the construction of
the Asiatic railway to Bagdad, thus
op-ning up the resources of Anatolia
and providing an overland route to
India.
(lerniHii Socialists In Seasion.
Goth a, Oct. 4. The annual congress
of the German socialistic party has been
formally opended at Sieblichen, near
this city. Three hundred delegates were
present, including many women. Herr
Singer, one of the socialist leaders in
the reichstag, was elected president of
the congress, and Herr Bock, socialist
deputy for Gotha, vice president.
lhe allairs of the socialist press were
disctis-ed with much warmth. Some of
the reproaches which had been cast
upon the conduct of ttie literary depart
ment of the organization were found to
be justified and the great deficiency of
suitable men to conduct the socialist
journals was admitted. Several speak
ers declared that too many injudicious
new enterprises in the way of news
papers bad been shown. The shortage
of funds was being made good by mem
bers' tees. The congress rejected Herr
Meicter's brief report setting forth that
tlie high parties chargeable with the
maintenance of the Vorwaerts printing
est ihlishment were justified. The party
leaders were assailed in lively fashion
f ir not having sufficiently devoted them
selves to agitation.
A Case Iu iili;h Life
London, Oct. 14. Lady Tina Scott,
the mother of Countess Russell, who
was arrested on Friday and arraigned on
Saturday at the instance of her son-in
law, Earl Russell, who charges her with
criminal libel, was aain arraigned in
the Bow street police court. The court
room was crowded with spectators,
many of whom move in tbe highest cir
cles. A bookseller named Carrez was
called to the witness stand testified that
a Mrs. Frank' in, who was conducting a
massage establishment in the rooms
above his shop in Cranbourne street,
summoned him up stairs in August last
and introduced him to Lady Scott as her
(Mrs. Franklin's) sister. Lady Scott
paid him a Bum of money to arrange for
tbe printing and distribution among the
members of the house of lords, the house
of commons, the London newspapers,
clubs, etc, of a pamphlet containing
libelous matter, which was signed by
Cockerton and Kast, who were also ar
rested, arraigned and remanded in con
nection with the case on Saturday and
also by one Aylott, who is now a fugitive
having fled to Algiers to escape arrest.
Mr. Charles Matthews counsel for the
prosecution, said that Kast had endeav
ored to bring an action against Earl
Russell in the Winchester court on Fri
day, intending to accuse hi lordship of
having been guilty of serious misconduct
in Winchester in 1889, but at the last
moment he slunk away, allowing the
case to be withdrawn upon techncial
grounds. Two hours later, Mr Matthews
said, warrants for the arrest of Lady
Scott and Kast and his accomplice
Cockerton, were obtained.
Her Father's Death l)oe not Stop Har,
St. Louis. Oct. 14. In soite of the fact
that Miss Lillian Russell's father is lvine
dead at ll0mei she appeared in her us
ual role ln th one "An Ameri-
Beauty," at the Century theater
Monday night. She was not notified of
his death until yesterday morning. Her
reason for playing, as given are that she
did not desire to deprive the nixty
chorus girls of a niirht's waces. She said
they could ill afford it and the was will
ing to make the sacrifice in their behalf.
Italians Celebrate Columbia Landing.
Chicago, Oct. 14. The Italian soci
eties Sunday celebrated the anniversary
of the discovery of America byColumbui
The real anniversary of the landing ii
today, but the fact of the day before
coming on Sunday caused its selection
ai the fitting occasion for the celebration.
All sorts and condition of Italians par
ticipated, from the Italian merchant, of
South Water street, worth his millions,
to the poor milligram, but recently
come to tlie land of liberty.
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