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EVENTIDE.
.At cvctrtldc, at eventide.
The day drops anchor in tho west,
The far horizon, crimson dyed,
Bears not a cloud upon its breast.
"With silvery chlmo of tinkling bells
the cows- ccme slowly Trending home,
Ivncc-dccp they wade, throach grassy dells.
Their dripping dewlaps flecked with foam.
-At eventide, at eventide,
Tho young moon shows his silver horn,
"The noiseless bat cames forth to glido
Above tho fields of rustling com.
"The owl bestirs him from his sleep.
And flits abroad with muQlcd wing,
"While from the vale where shadows creep
The whippoorwill's scf t numbers ring.
. .At eventide, at eventide,
TEc glittering fireflies, one by one.
Swing tiny lanterns far and wide.
To tell the beauteous day is done.
The daisy shuts her starry eye.
The tuneful woodbird seeks his nest,
While evening croons her lullaby.
And rocks the weary world to rest.
-Helen Whitney Claris in Good Housekeeping.
3T StopveFVpdw fife.
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' CHAPTER XXlr. CONTINUED.
Dr. Bascom was assiduous in his at-
icntions to Pearson, anil every day
called to sec him. He made it a point
to speak of the case mwst seriously, and
his face was always griivc and thought-
lui wneii lie was in hls paueni s pres-
once.
"Do you think I am
jdition?" Pearson aske
n a serious con-
one day.
so," the doctor
up and about in
"Oh, not particularly.
"replied. "You will b
a few weeks."
UuV f"- weeks?"
carson repeated
-with a jrv. "Can':
I get about soon-
er than
Wc
young man.
If
You kcw !eWectly quiet and lay flat
on your back for ten days, or such a
matter, you may be able to get out a
little earlier."
Two or three days passed thus, when
one evening the doctor made his regular
visit to find Pearson in a terrible fret.
"He has been wanting to get up all
day," the attendant explained, "and I
have had hard work to keep him in
bed."
"Wanting to get up?" the doctor
cried, in astonishment- "Why, what's
come over ycu, Pearson?"
"I'm tired of lying here," Pearson
said, "and I want to get out. My limb
feels all right, now."
"Does, ch? Do you think it is all
right?"
"It feels as though it must be."
"Don't matter anything about how it
feels. The question is, is it all right?"
"I believe it is."
The doctor laughed heartily, then
said:
"Sec here, Pearson, do you know how
long it takes a broken limb to heal?"
"No."
"Well, it takes weeks. You must lay
right there for a long time yet. And
jou," turning to the attendant, "must
sec that he does. The soreness is leaving
his limb and he is getting on splendid
ly, and we can't afford to take any
chances on having a relapse."
During the next two days the doctor
managed to spend a great part of his
xime with his patient, resolved to keep
him in bed if he had to do it by force.
3 hit the next day he was called out of
town, and it was nearly night when he
returned.
He repaired immediately to Pearson's
room, and found Pearson gone, and tho
attendant staring about in wonder.
"Where's my patient?" the doctor de
manded. "I don't know," said the attendant
"He sent me out a few minutes since
-on an errand, and when I returned just
now he was gone."
"The devil!" exclaimed the doctor,
tearing out of the room and off to
Scragg-f office, and astonishing that
.gentleman by bursting in on him with:
"Scraggs, the devil's out."
"What devil?" asked Scraggs.
"Why, Pearson, man."
"What!" cried Scraggs. "Is he out
of bed?"
"Yes, and gone."
"The devil! And TJlatchford has not
come yet. I'm afraid he'll beat us
nftcr all."
"I kept him there as long as I could j
I held him down for a week."
"Yes, and Blatchford ought to have
been here yesterday. I think he'll
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THE DOCTOR LAUGHED HEARTILY.
5urcly come to-day. no telegraphed
Tne that he was on the way."
"He'll probably get here to-night
"then, and all we can do is to wait."
"Yes, wait and watch. We must
"find Pearson and keep an eye on him.
You have no idea where he has gone?"
"Not the least, but he is no doubt
somewhere about town."
"Then we had better look him up."
The two men went out an3 began a
quiet, unostentatious search for Pear
son, and they kept it up until they had
assured themselves perfectly that he
was nowhere about. There had been
no train ont of town that afternoon, so
they knew he had not gone away by
rail.
After considering the matU-r for a
few minutes they decided to inquire at
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the stables, and from the first one they
visited they learned that Pearson had
got a horse and rode ont in the country.
"He's gone to Green's," said Scraggs.
"I'd bet a sheepskin on that."
"Yes, he's gone to Green's," replied
the doctor, despairingly. "He's got the
best of us after all."
"Maybe he has," said Scraggs, "but
we'll see."
CHAPTER XXV.
SOME COUNTER-PLOTTING.
Pearson had indeed gone to Green's.
Never for a moment during all those
days that Dr. Bascom kept him in bed
had thoughts of Louise escaped him.
Besides, he was haunted with a terrible
fear. He had the uneasiness natural
to a guilty conscience, and every hour
he was in dread lest his purpose and
actions leak out"and become public
Not ohy was he in fear of losing
Louise, but a greater calamity over
hung him. He had discounted to an
eastern speculator all of the farm
mortgages held by the Buckeye Loan
and Trust Company, and had Jcro
ceeds then in his pocket. Jfifgoing
away with Louise he had arranged to
take thousands of dollars of Blatch
ford's monc3.
During his confinement he was
weighed down with the "fear that this
embezzlement should be discovered and
himself apprehended. Every day this
fear grew stronger ucon him, until at
last he felt certain thsfcthc secret must
come out, and he resolved to lie still no
longer. So r-nding hisjtemiant away
he arose from his bed and was surprised
to find his limb intact. With a curse
on the doctor whom he put down as an
ignoramus, he hurried from the room
and was soon on his way to John
Green's house.
"Thank my stars," he muttered, as
he cantered across the prairie, "I am
not too late yet. I have only to give
Louise notice to be ready, and to-night
drive out for her, and inside of 6ix
hours we shall be rolling to the west
ward as fast as steam can take us."
Louise had, of course, been informed
of Pearson's misfortune. Pearson
through his friend Mills, had taken
pains to keep her informed on his con
dition, and she was aware that he
would come again soon to claim her an
swer to his question. So she waited
day after day with calm resignation for
the time to come for the completion of
her misery and shame.
When Pearson reached Green's, Louise
received him quietly, and whatever her
feelings were she had mastered them so
well that she betrayed no emotion,
either of sorrow or pleasure.
"Louise, I have at last come to learn
your decision," Pearson said, when they
were alone. "I have given you more
time than I promised, and I suppose you
have your answer ready."
"I have," she replied, quietly.
"And it is"
"As you wish."
"Then to-night be ready for going
away. I shall come at a couple of
hours after dark with a closed carriage,
and by moving promptly and losing no
time we can catch the night train west,
and before our escapade becomes known
we will be far from here. You under
stand that there must be no delay?"
"Yes."
"And you will see that there is none?"
"Yes."
"Then I suppose that is all," and as
Pearson spoke he arose as if to go, but
suddenly stopping came over to the girl's
side and said:
"Since you are so soon to be mine,
Louise, you cannot object to me kiss
ing you. Here, just once before I go."
"Xo, no, no," she cried as she drew
herself back fromhim. "Spare me that,
please do."
"Humph," Tearson muttered, "you'll
have to get used to that pretty soon
now, and you might as well begin one
time as another. Do you think I will
let you shun me as you would a snake
when you arc my own?" .
"Xo, no, but spare me now. I have
consented to give myself to you to
night. From thenceforward I am
yours, but to-day let me be free. It is
not much I ask, and you will surely
grant so small a request."
"Ah, yes, I suppose so," Pearson re
plied with a coarse laugh. "Be your
own mistress to-day, for after this you
arc mine. Be ready at eight to-night,
and meet me at the fence below the
stable yard."
"Very well."
Louise said this so calmly and so
freely that Pearson was constrained to
gaze at her in wonder, and as he watched
her quiet, immovable countenance he
began to doubt her intentions.
"Look here, Louise," he said, "I want
you to bear in mind that I am in earn
est, and that I will brook no foolishness.
You fail me to-night in one particular
and your father will pay for it."
"I shall not fail 3ou," Louise replied,
in the same calm tone and manner. "I
have decided to follow your wishes, and
I shall not turn back. Have no fears
of me."
"Very well, then. Be ready for my
coming at eight to-night, and then for
the far west and a happy life happy at
least for me," he added, under his
breath. "Good-by for a few hours."
The sun was not high as Pearson gal
loped back toward Magic City, but
hung suspended in the distant western
sky but a little way above the edge of
the earth.
"There is no time to lose," he
mused, as he rode swiftly on,
"and I must move rapidly to make con
nections all around. I have my ar
rangements well fixed, thank goodness,
so there need be no delay. I've got old
Blatchford's money all safe here m my
pocket, and our tickets for the train are
there, too. The carriage is arranged
for, and I have a driver who knows
what is expected of him and who can be
depended on, so there will be no trouble
on that score. Then the man
who is to officiate as a clergy
man and go through the part
of marrying us is all right and can be
depended on for promptness. I've got
everything in ship-shape and will come
out successfully, potwithstanding the
delay caused by old Bascom's want of
sense. Bah! the idea of a man prac
ticing medicine when he hasn't sense
enough to know whether or not a limb
I is broken. By George, if I was in a
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pu&lliuu IV uu au, A vvuum auc lug um
fool for malpractice, but I can't bother
about that now. Louise and forty thou
sand dollars of Blatchford's money
safely in my possession is pay enough
for all the inconvenience I have suf
fered. By Jove, though, I did get terri
bly worked up yesterday over this af
fair. I was afraid old Scraggs would
get wind of matters and telegraph to
Blatchford and get him out here, and I
knew if he did it would be all day with
me. But that fear's past now, and I've
got clear sailing."
Thus, confident of the final and com
plete success of his plans, Pearson con
tinued his way in high spirits, congrat
ulating himself n the clever manner
in which lie had worked his schemes,
and felicitating himself on the bright
prospects the future opened up before
him.
Louise, in the meantime, set about the
preparations it was necessary she should
make for going away. There was
not much to do aside from writing a
letter to her parents, which was to be
sent back to them on the morrow from
Magic City. But writing this letter re
quired a long time, since it was hard
to word it so as to make the shock as
light as possiblo to those loved ones she
was leaving. She wished to make her
conduct appearto them in the most
favorable light, yet she could not in
form them that she had taken the step
to save" her father from state prison.
She realized that the knowledge of her
sacrifice being made for his sake would
On jji'itercr source of regret to her f a
thcPlhan a tern- .c prison.
For near two hours -'he wrote and re
wrote letters, and at last for want of
more time signed and sealed the last
one produced. It was far from satis
factory, but she gave up all hope of mak
ing her conduct appear excusable to her
parents without explaining the cause of
it, and resolved not to do that.
"It is better," she said with a sigh, as
she placed the letter away, "that I
bear the blame. If poor papa knew
how I was driven to this action he would
"TIIEnE'S XO TIME TO LOSE."
never forgive himself, and would die of
a broken heart; but as it is they will
pity me and mourn for me, and perhaps
think much worse of me than I deserve
but they will live over it."
Having completed all her arrange
ments, Louise went in and under a
pretense of performing some service
for her mother, found an opportunity
to kiss both her parents, and then, feel
ing that she was going to break down,
hurried from tho room, never, as she
supposed, to enter it again. She seated
herself by the little window, and gaz
ing out into the gathering evening
shadows waited for the coming of
Pearson.
When Scraggs and Dr. Bascom left
the livery stable, whither thej went to
inquire after Pearson, they bent their
steps toward Scraggs' office, where they
decided to go to consult on the affair
and try to devise some means of hold
ing Pearson in check. When they ar
rived at theoflicc they found Paul Mark
ham there awaiting Scraggs return.
Paul was quite well acquainted with
both Scraggs and the doctor, and he
knew what their sentiments were to
ward Pearson, so he had no hesitancy
in speaking out in the presence of both
men, though he had come to fee Scraggs
alone.
"Mr. Scraggs," Paul began, "I am ac
quainted with your action! relative to
Louise Green and that scoundrel Pear
son, and I know you to be a friend of
the girl, and I came to consult you about
her. Something has to e done to save
her from that scoundrel, and it
has to bo done promptly. I have been
on the watch and I lave had another
person on guard forme, and between
us we have discovrcd exactly how
matters stand. To-mght Pearson is go
ing to take Louise way, and we must
prevent him." J
"I was sure of mat," said Scraggs to
the doctor.
"I was afraid fi it," replied the lat
ter. "I wish to leaven the confounded
scamp had got leg broken."
"Yes." said Scraggs, "or his neck
would have been better. I don't sec
why you didnx attend to that while you
were about i Markham."
"But, genlemon,-" said Paul, "we
havc-no timto lose; we must act and
not talk."
"That's so," replied the doctor; "we
must act-we must do something.
Scraggs, vhat do you suggest?"
"I am i)st," and Scraggs shook his
head, dobtingly. "I don't know what
to do. Vc could save the girl by force,
but wecan't do it without putting
Green ip for it. I wish old Blatchford
was hce. That would settle the busi
ness in short order."
"PeSiaps he will come this evening,"
the dtor suggested.
"pi-haps," replied Scraggs, "but' I
hardy dare hope for such good for
tune
ion 1 11 tell vou what." said tho
docfr; "we'll wait until tho train
coabs in. It will bo less than an hour
noT, and if Blatchford should happen
tn rnmo wo'rv An-nn WV. 41, -r.n4nw
w, --.w uvuv ,.! ciiu juuiiaji
eaily enough, and if Blatchford don't
cotnc, by George! we'll proceed against
:arson by force. We'll waylay him
ho goes out to-night and threaten to
loot or hang him if he doesn't leave
.he country inside of six hours."
"We'll do it, doctor!" Scraggs ex
claimed, "and we'll mean business,
too. I can get up a dozen men on five
minutes' notice to go with us, and you
may. bet your boots we'll not be slow
about giving the deuced scamp a dose
of western law and iusticc if he don't
come to time in a hurry."
"I'm afraid," said Paul, "that
wouldn't save John Green from Mills'
vengeance."
"Yes, it would," promptly replied the
old doctor. "It wouldn't take us long
to serve Mills with a dose of the same
kind of medicine if he got to cutting
around too much."
"That's what it wouldn't," said
Scraggs. "The country wouldn't be
any the worse off if it was rid of both
of them."
"Xot a bit," said the doctor. "So
we'll wait for the train, and if Blatch
ford don't come we'll take the matter
in our own hands."
CHAPTER XXVI.
TOE SERPENT IS TnWAUTEn.
As Pearson rode into town on his re
turn from Green's, he saw the train
from the east approaching, and he also
saw Scraggs and Doctor Hascom walk
ing down in the direction of the depot.
He did not attach any importance to
the fact of these men being together,
but when a moment later they were
joined by Paul Markham. he began to
suspicion that something was wrong,
and he was seized with fear.
"They're plotting against me," he
mused, "and like as not old Scraggs has
telegraphed for Hlatchford, and they
arc going to the train to meet him. Uy
George, I believe that old doctor is in
Scraggs' emploj-, and his keeping mo
in bed all those days was a put up job
to gain time on me. I was a fool not to
know that sooner. Well, if Blatchford
is coming I've got to be going. This
town ain't big enough to hold us both."
With that Pearson quickly dismount
ed and running down through the stable
turned down an alley and crossed the
railroad track just before the train
passed. Taking a position on the
opposite side from the depot he
watched the passengers as they
left the cars. First a traveling
man came out, then a woman and
two children, and it seemed that
that was all. and Pearson began to con
gratulate himself again. Hut his con
gratulations were short lived, for di
rectly another passenger emerged, and
Pearson knew only too well who it was.
There was no mistaking Hlatchford,
although he was so aged and bent and
so woefully changed from what he had
been when Pearson saw him last
"Curse the luck," Pearson muttered,
"and old Scraggs and Hascorn. The jig
is up for me. I've got to fly from here,
and I've lost Louise; but I've got Blatch
ford's monej-."
So saying he slipped on board the
train asit moved out, and was whirled
away from Magic City forever.
TO HE CONTINUED.
BRUTALITY OF SQUAWS.
An Vicious In War as tho Racks Kulro
Wouncleil Soldiers.
Two soldiers from the Seventh cav
alrp, U. S. A., were at the union depot
one night. They were only twenty
one or twenty-two years old and were
tired of army life. They were going
cast on temporary furloughs, at the
end of which they would get dis
charges. Both were with their comrades in
Dakota in the Indian troubles, in
which Sitting Hull was killed. One of
them was in tha famous battle of
Wounded Knee creek, which caused"
the court martial of CoL Forsythe, the
office commanding, for shooting down
squaws.
"Did you ever kill an Indian and
know you were killing him?" one of
them was asked.
"Yes, indeed. I had to kill Indians
or they would have killed me. We
were so close wo couldn't fire our guns,
but had to use them reversed as clubs."
"Your colonel was tried for his con
duct that day, wasn't he?"
"Yes, but he was acquitted. You
sec the way it was the bucks and
squaws were dressed very much alike
and the bucks would dodge in among
the squaws and keep right on firing at
us. It would have been nonsense for
the colonel to allow that. When he or
dered us to fire we tried to hit the
bucks who were fighting, and if we
hit a few squaws we couldn't help it.
They were in bad company. But the
fact is the squaws were as bad as any
body. I f a squaw saw a wounded sol-'
dicr lying helpless on the ground she
would put a knife into him. They
seemed to like to cut into the officers
who wore stripes, and there were
wounded sergeants who had a slit clear
down their legs, paralleling the white
stripe down their trousers. This was all
done by squaws They mutilated bod
ies in a horrible manner. They cut
the top of one poor fellow's skull, took
out his brains and filled his head with
snow. O, there's nothing delicate about
the squaw." Kansas City Star.
Wanted to Appear All Hlght.
It is a conventional jest that women,
before responding to calls at the tele
phone, pause to brush their locks and
adjust the draperies of their dress.
Whether the accusation lie true or not,
here is an incident which shifts the
laugh to an opposite quarter. It is to
the effect that a prominent merchant
in the capital city of a state sat at his
desk one hot day in July. In order to
secure some degree of comfort he had
taken off his coat and his collar and his
necktie. A clerk came into the room.
"His excellency, the governor, wishes
to speak with you through the tele
phone," said the clerk. "The governor!
Dear me!" said the merchant. He rose,
hastily put on his collar, his icktic,
and his coat, gave his hair a stroke, and
went to the telephone to answer the
governor's call.
On the Safe Side "What do you
mean by jabbing your umbrella in my
eye?" fiercely demanded an indignant
citizen at the corner of State and Madi
son streets. Ho was a large, cross
eyed man, and twenty-seven persons
in the throng instantly bagged his
pardon. Chicago Tribune.
FASrHON LETTER.
Street anil Trsrellnj Contained Trim
mings fcr Hammer Dresses, Etc
Special Now York Correspondence.
Fabrics to be worn upon the street
this spring are those seasonable French
and English varieties which have a
world wiue popularity. They are soft,
warm, light and very stylish. The fab
rics do rot greatly deviate from the
ruling taste of tho past year and keep
within the same lines of affinity to gen
tlemeo'i styles, showing on neutral
grounds fine indistinct checks, stripes
:md minute dots. Some of the heavier
camel's hair goods, cheviots, English
tailor cloth
and Hannock
burn tweeds
have the pop
ular frise ef
fect in the
strip e s and
plaids, and
soft but
rough-s ur
faced woolens,
wide wale di
agonals, Eng
lish serges.
Highland
tweeds, and
Vicuna cloths
are used for
tailor-made
costumes for
travel
ing, etc. For
utilitj' use
alone they are
usually made
with a clinginjr
skirt and a medimn
length jacket, with or without a vest
The costume is simply finished tither
with machine stitching or stcaight or
waved rows of narrow Milanjbraid.
Redingotes, French poloflaiscs and
perfect fitting princess gowna with
slight draperies and vMk short trains,
are among the importations designed
especially for handsome promenade
costumes, and they are so varied in
style and decoration as to prove be
coming to all figures. The three-quarter
coat will continue in favor, and one
of tho very popular shapes is a cross
between a closely-fitted Xewmarket
and the Russian paletot so fashionable
last season. The back is something
like a gentleman's frock coat, and
again like an ordinary fitted jacket, the
fronts being treated in manifold ways,
some button
ing straight
down from the
throat, others
fastening diag
onally. T h e
most stylish
have ample
vests of some
very rich or
fancy material.
For very youth
ful wearers are
models that
have gay fig
ured satin vest
and small
double capes
over the shoul
ders. The new
swallow-tail
coats will bo
smartly worn
by slender
women. The
most stylish
re of very light ladies' cloth, silk lined
throughout and tailor finished. A pret
ty traveling costume is made of Har
ris' tweed, the skirt slightly draped
upon the hips, the fullness massed at
the center back. The "Princess May"
coat has sloping ravers and a swallow
tail back; in this particular case a
blouse vest of surah takes the place of
the usual waistcoat
Great attention is paid to the style
and decoration of traveling costumes
in these lat
ter days.
The old
time idea
that any
half worn
passe suit
was good
enough t o
jaunt about
in is entire
1 y routed,
and now
the stylish
outfit to be
worn on car
o r steam
c r i s as
much con
sidered and
as essential
as any oth
er part of
the ward
robe. Very
often the
gown is exceedingly plain, but It is new,
neat and fashionable, and there is usu
ally, en suite, a bonnet or toque, and a
distinguished looking traveling eloak.
One of this sort appearing among new
ly imported wraps is of figured brown
cloth cut liko a deep circular, with a
rounded yoke of velvet covered with
rich nassementerie. The collar is
in
hieii Medici shape, tho wrap
is lined
with a dark Pekin stripe, and it is also
designed for theater wear to cover an
elaborate toilet
Sheath skirts show no signs of a fail
ure in popularity.
The poke bonnet is trying hard to
poke its way into the front rank of
fashion. It has already succeeded to a
great degree in doing so in London and
Paris.
Lace will be in lavish use on summer
dresses, point de Genes and tho finest
Oriental patterns being greatly favored
for these. They will be used for Span
ish flounces, capes, bibs, plastrons,
sleeves and frills. Pierrot collars of
wide lace are turned down in the neck,
and have cuffs to match. Large cravat
bows are made of lace and net, or chif
fon and lace arranged in two great
loops, and are worn with tea gowns,
jackets and fancy house waives. Lace
and crepe lace bibs fall in s'xaight soft
folds from neck to belt Sash ribbons
are revived with enthusiasm. Velvet
ribbon trimmings appcr.T upon many
chic and nrcttv frowns from over the
eca.
C D F.
fc m gJf"i i
5i-Q vim
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS.
Gen. Alger ia tn the Race For the Rpub
llcan Nomination. For JTtMldeat Mr.
MorrUon .Said to Be Oppoaed to Gen.
Palmer For the Democratic Nomination.
Detroit, Mich., March a The Trib
une to-day contains the following:
Gen. Russell A. Alger will leave for
California to-morrow evening to attend
the annual meeting of the Fori Uragg
Redwood company. A reporter called
on Gen. Alger at his home on West
Fourth street last evening and in re
sponse to inquiries the general said
that his trip involved purely private
business affairs.
"Will you not say before leaving.
Gen. Alger, something as to your at
titude toward the suggestions of 3our
name for the republican presidential
nomination?"
"I have until recently," said Gen.
Alger, "bean undecided as to whether
I would enter the contest for tho
nomination, but in view of the expres
sions which have come to me from
earnest republicans throughout tho
country, I have concluded to enter tho
field. You may say this for mo
through the Tribune for the informa
tion of my friends both at home and
abroad."
MORRISON OPPOSES SEN'ATOP. PAT.JIER.
Chicago, March 8. Hon. William R.
Morrison, of the inter-state commerce
commission, arrived in this city yester
day. Speaking of the Cook county
democratic convention, which last
week indorsed the candidacy of Gen.
John M. Palmer for the presidency, ha
said:
Bany different from that which instruct-
Mr. Morrison said:
"I am opposed to Senator Palmer's
candidacy and regard it as an unwise
movement Senater Palmer is alto
gether too old to be a candidate. He
is in his 75th year and I don't believe
any man at that age should be a candi
date. Then again, the Democracy of
the state would look upon Senator
Palmer's candidacy as a practical giftto
the Republicans of a senatorship, be
cause the next legislature which
would elect a successor to General
Palmer will no doubt be Renblican.
I shall have my friends in the state
convention. They will be staunch
friends of mine. They will be oppated
to Gen. Palmer's candidacv, wlijeiT is
not looked upon favorably in the
southern part of the state. I want to
state right here, however, that I never
bolted the nominee in my life and I
never wilL Hence I have no renaon
to believe that my friends would do
such a thing, but I cannot tell what
they will do. Of course if the state
delegation is not for me I certainly
will not be a candidate."
A MEXICAN ROMANCE.
The Terrible M intake of a Mother Bronchi
on lty the Treachery of a False Friend.
Santa Fe. X. M., Mareh 8. Podrigo
Martinez, a miner just returcd from a
long stay in old Mexico, was stabbed
to the heart by his mother at El Rito,
a Mexican plaza about fifteen miles
from here. '
The stabbing was the terrible result
of an intentional piece of misinforma
tion by George Hallston. a young
American. Some years ago Rodrisro
Martinez went to old Mexico to make,
his fortune in mining leaving behind a
uother and a sweetheart
Hallston loved the latter's betrothed
and brought the mother and sweet
heart the news that Martinez had been,
killed in a fight
Martinez returned to his native town,
however, to find his sweetheart un
married and his mother alive. About
the first man he met was his supposed
friend Hallston. The latter persuaded
him to visit his mother with him
Li disguise. While disguising himself
his rival ran to the mother's house and
Kiid that he would bring the slayer of
her son to her in a few minutes and
thr.t she should kill the rascal.
When Rodrigo entered the enraged
old woman pounced upon him and
stabbed him to the heart A moment
later she found her mistake. Raving
mad, she cut her throat
Hallston was set upon by the sweet
heart of Martinez, hut escaned.
FELL WITH AN ELEVATOR.
Trobably Fatal Accident to a Man lit Inde
pendence, Mo.
Kansas Citv, Mo.. March 8. Daniel
Damoud was probably fatally injured
at Independence just before noon to
day by falling four stories with a load
ed elevator. He is an expert machin
est from New York and has been
engaged in putting in the machinery
for Schultz's new mills in Independ
ence. He and three other workmen
were on the loaded elevator when at
the fourth lloor the cable parted. One
man leaped, catching the rope. Two
others jumped off at the fourth floor
and Damond was carried to the base
ment being fast in the machinery with
which the car was loaded. One leg is
crushed badly and he is internally in
jured. Mlnlnjj DeaJ in the Illark Hill.
Dkadwood, S. D., March a One of
the largest mining deals in the history
of the Black Hills was consummated
yesterday. The " parties were the
Hardin-Baker Mining Co., recently in
corporated under the laws of Wiscon
sin, with headquarters at Milwaukee,
who purchased the Gold BuUionfJulia
C. ami William I. Lodes, from Lerov,
G. Hoyt and C B. Strauss, paying1
therefor the sum of 8340,009. Tlus is
only one of many large mining' deals
on the tapis that will be consummated
within the coming month.
American Siaenetie Women to Ormany.
EeKMX. March 8. American mag
netic women are having? a hard time
here. Flossie Blanche, who, it was
claimed, made a decided success in
New York, was greeted with hisses
upon making her debut in this eitv.
The manager of the Concordia theater,
at which she appeared, discharged here
and sho is almost penniless. Annio
Abbott the "Gerrgia Wonder," met
with a rather better reception at the
winter garden, but the general pnbliu
ridicules the idea that her feats ara
performed by means of magnetism and
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