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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. FRIDAY, DEC. 13. 1895. rf IK rjrs nw-c&z35&ii'ii4zi-z Mir "lint why should any one steal u note-book; I ilo not wonder lit the money and jewelry being missing. To my mind it points conclusively to Iranklln Dyke as the murderer. Ilo needed money: ho came upon Dr. Wil bur ulo-ie on the road: lie struck him with the stone, and robbed hnn. I tut 1 can't conceive why he should have taken thenotu-book.unUf.she thought it a poeUot-hook tilled with money." "Did you notice where the blow had been shuck'.'" "Yes. l'pon the right temple." "Then the usssisMii must huvo been facing his ietlui when ho struck him. So you see he could not have come behind him. How was the body i.Unsr when discovered'.' "I pou its face. The head toward tho town. ' "Ah! 'then the inurdei .i-m-liti,. blow from th.' fiunt. and the body.1 contrary 10 mi laws of balance and na tare, fell forward." "WIui t do j on mean?"' "That you aie wrong, way oiv In your conjectures. Now listen. There is some mystery about all this, a mys tery which I am going to take it un'oii myself to unravel. Not because 1 ex pect to be paid, but because I know Frank to Dyke, he is my friend. I never knew how haul up' he was; he was too proud to conic t ) me for av slstane?. I am going to work for him through friendship, the noblest ship afloat, J hluill begin at the note-book. That must be found. Whoever has that notebook is the murderer of Dr. Wilbur." The chief of police sits silent, lie is too much surprised to speak. At last lie says: "Again I ask. uby -should any one Meal such a worthier tliiitj-. "I can only conjecture. There might liavu been home thing- written therein, damaging to somo one. That some one wanted: hence the crime." ,. Have you any idea who that some one is'.'" "Yes." "Who'."' The detective shoot-, a glance about tins room. "Can I trust you'."' he says, "It is not a wise thing to do, but 1 want you to assist me. You can kcrni a still (uiiKuu in your ncaii. "Yes." "Tho some one is Adtian Dvke." The chief falls back. "You don't mean to say you think Adrian Dyke, murdered lit-. Wilbur'.'" '1 have such an idea." ' "Wilfully.' "Perhaps not. He was desperate." "And lobbed himV" "That is easily explained. In order to cover tho loss of the book-, ho ru mored the money and jewelry from' the tlfuiil man, thinking tills wnibl inak It appear the w ork of traiim-. ." letnThg said to that u i "And It would probably have been accredited to that souice, if yon had not visited Dyke's house, and forced James 1'ottcr to testify." The bewildered chief of police sits with his head bowed. "f can hardly credit that," he mur murs. "More likely that than the other," nnswers the detective. You don't think ho wanted to lay the blame on his brother'.'" "No, not that. Tho testimony of James I'otter which lio tried to sup press, In ought out what ho kite without tho atralr. No. 1 don't think ho wished to injure his brother." The olo.-ks strike ten. Tho chief mechanically rises to his feet. "Arc you still determined to take this trip?" asked Taker. "I don't see what other course I can pursue. If he Is innocent he will be given a chance to prove It Do must be arrested." "I told you I would do it." 4 "And ho your friend'.' You believ ing him innocent?'' "Ah, my good friend, you do not un derstand moyot. You probably think if you trust mo todo this that I, through friendship, will allow him to escano nicV Don't you worry about that. I am just as anxious that Franklin Dyke should bo nrrcbtcd as you are." "llless me, If I can understand you." The noted detective smiles. "Ah, one must think In our business. If Frunklin Dyko is well under lock -fmd key, the other will feel more se cure, will eeaso to keep as strict a r guard upon hlsmaiiner or deportment. 1 can work easier. Do you under stand mo?" Throckmorton puts out his hand, which tho thiuf-tnkcr clasps. "You nre a wonderful man!" he cries in genuine admiration. "I will trust it to you." "Titanic you; and now boforo I go I be;.? ono thlngofyou. You must not toll your business to every Tom, Dick and jlnrry. Why, how did you know but what Franklin Dyko Jiadu friend in tho hotel to-night, who might havo heard you announce your intention of going to Philadelphia to arrest himV What 'would prevent him from' telegraphing mo man, ami putting mm on to your movements'.' 1 heard you. I could havo done It." Tho chief face falls. Ho sees ho lias been indiscreet "Accept a pleco of ndvlco, and several wholesome and true maxims, A still tonguq maken a wlso con Science.' 'Never let your right hand know what your left hauddoos.' 'Walls . havo eniH.' 'Tho man of business ininils his business,' and several more. which time does not permit mo to run over. Announce that you have missed tho train. Try and miss it. (let to tho station five minutes uftor It has gone, Aftiear mu -h put out about it. Don't toll any one, no matter who, what I have told vou. To-morrow ut noon. i Franklin llyko will bo incarcerated bvlthin tho walls of your jail. (load- gut an i no was gone. IhThe astounded chief of polico steps I tho door, and watches tho active ire of this mobt nolo 1 man, hurry- idown the street; watshing him out y, nv off , i --f' ,T-0LI VER- rUND KflilP&.lJ f, s'tr't. ami then with a btttst of ad; miration murmurs: -.' Jllill!l , how." "'!,- II... I.... he's a good one, any cuai'tim: in. in: wtuint's wirx. LIGHT OF stuily lamii shiniM brightly in theottlee of Wil bur .V da re a u , physicians a n d surgeons. So the Mgn reads outside tlie door; a sign which will soon be chanced a n d which will soon read: "Dr. Henri Gurcau, physician and .surgeon.'' For the skillful senior partner is no more. His brain, so often racked for knowledge w hicli will relieve the suf ferings of mankind, is at rest. The kindly voice is hu.slicd. Tho gentle tender hand Is lying lifeless upon his breast. The noble heart has ceased to beat, lie is lying upon his bed. ap parently sleeping, lie has been car ried there after the Inquest. He is sleeping the hist long sleep which must come to us all -the sleep from which there is no earthly awaking me sleep or iieain. in tlie oliloo below the junior partner sits alone, his head resting upon his folded arms upon the desk, the light. shining upon the red dish brown hair, lingering lovingly uiioii the man who is nursing his sor row, the genuine sorrow of a noble hearted man. lie has lost his bene factor, the only living being ho loves, and his manly form is convulsed and shaken with the sobs that well up from the depths of his soul. Ho has been sitting thus for a long time - has eaten nothing sinco iiinriiing. lie cannot eat. Cannot bring himself to think of anything xve tho cold lifeless clay, in Lno room above, lie rises and looks about him, ineehnnlenlly observing' the familial' objects surrounding him. "Dead!" ho murmurs. "Dead and soon to be placed beneath tho. sod. And such a death!' lio shudders. Then his face grows dark", his eyes ilash ominously, he clenches his lfands; tho linely moulded lips compress. "Curse tho hard-hearted wretch who did this foul deed," he mutters. Curse, aye, damn the llend, who for a miserable pittance struck down this good old man! May his limb wither, may his eye-balls rot in their sockets'." Ik stops, and smiles bitterly. How melo dramatically ho has spoken. Hut hu means it. every Word, Ilo walks tithe door and throws It open. The night is dark, the warm summer winds gently fan his heated brow -no sign of life about him. They retire early in thesu rural towns. Hu looks up tho street. Within a stone's throw is tho cemetery, the cemetery where the loved form will bo lai'd away, In his last resting place, the cemetery where awaits his benefactor all that ho can claim of earth, tho six reel wiiteli can lie claimed by all, King or peasant, notautato or pauper. "And he will soon bo laid there," he mutters bitterly. Suddenly, ho reiuembors tho words used by the loved partner, tho last time he has seen him allvo, tho promise ho had exacted during tho last Inter view. "if I should dio suddenly, rcud my will bofore burying me." Ho remembers he his promised to obey him. He recalls his own words. "Your will shall be read boforo you nre Interred. Fray heaven that' I shall never bo called upon to read It." Then tho impressive tones of the other, "Fray heaven that you'will! It Is for the benellt of scienco that you should!" Ho remembers how tho words havo Impressed him. Ho had felt curious at the time. It seems a long tlmo ago to him. Ho can scarcely bring himself to believe that It was only the day boforo that this interview took place, but u llttlo over twenty-four hours. There has ween so much crowded Into the sboit. day. So much of horror, so much of badness Ho closes tho door and returns to tho desk. Tho will shall bo read. His partner's last wishes shall bo obeyed. He has said tho document was In tlm lower drawer of his prlvato desk. Ho has tho keys In his possession, Ho turns to tho desk, tho desk where tho good old man has passed so many hours in study, has written so many prescript ons. Upon tho leaf are uvidoncos of his work. Half writton pages of manuscript, tho pen lying upon tho rack, tho cover of tho ink stand lying near. Ho inserts tho key in tho lock of tho lower drawer, nnd pulls It open. A collection of odds nnd ends meets his gaze. Vials, instru ments, old-fashloneil.abandoiied.grow-itig rusty from disuse, a bundle of manuscript, tlod with pink tape, a legal lookiiig document at tho very bottom. It is the will. Ho takes It out Yes, across tho top is written in tho doctor's angular hand, "aisf. will mid (cccMiuciit of Ezra 1FI'- hur." He pushes tho drawer In with his foot, and dusting tho document, nits where tho light can strike tho paper and rev erently unfolds is. t 'mmmsmm , 'iin&z 7 1 if. "l 'iMteSfrJ the 33eB I'l c paper is written in the doctors hand, lie has not trusted till precious document to his lawyer. 1 begins "I. Hzra Wilbur, being of sound health and uiiiid -do make this my last will and testament, the beipiests whereof 1 earnestly hope will be ear tied out falthfttllv'tothe vry letter by my iiiotv than son, mv truly helm oil and faithful pat titer, Henri tiareau." Then follows a list of bequests, one hundred dollars here, live hundred there, principally to some of thosj who have been his patients-people in the lower walks of life; jovetty stricken creatines who have partaken of his bounty in tlie yiars gone by. x "To my adopted son. and loved pnrt ner, Henri (lareiu:, do I give and be uticath all the balance of my property, whether real estate or personal, orany other properties, moneys, goods auit chattels, which 'I shall be possessed of at tl.u time of my demise. Also my large and well paying practice. To his care niid skill do I transfer mv patients, knowing that in it's unsurpassable knowledge lie will hit -rest himself In their behalf, as much us I have ever done, and lullnit.dy more so. "And lastly -to my loved partner and pupil -Henri tiareau, do I bequeath an mni is inortni or my body, mv fiame mid llesh.and organic structure. To be dissected by him, immediately after my death, or as soon after a's practicable. 1 do this to solve the mystery of the peculiar malady which Inn racked and distressed mo for so many year., so that men of s.'Iencecan be taught, and like siiU'ering be pre vented or relieved in others. All tills I bequeath, this sixth day of January, in tlie year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty. "Signed. I:ziia Wit.lit'it." The light shines on, as brightly as ever; shines upon the open paper be fore the young physician. Do holds it as if pctrilled. The words diineo be fore his eyes. "To be 'dissected immediately after my death or us Minn utter as practic able.'1 "Can 1 do this'.'" he cries. "Can I desecrate that loved form with cruel .scalpel, and rasping saw'."' lie groans In his agony of spirit. "For the bene llt of science!" His partner's words come to him vividly. Ho undeistands them now. "So that others can be relieved." Thinking of others, providing fo; sur cease from pain in others, even after thobieath has lied, tho noble heart stilled. "Ah. saintly spirit! Ah. noble cre ation of tiod!" the young man mur murs, raising his hand toward the room above. "Hut can I carry out his wishes?" lie thinks, shudders as he calls to his mind the disM-ctlnir room, thu cut nnd defaced image of him lie loves. Can ho ilo it! He rises to his feet, resolve has entered bis mind sudden the lamp and ascends the stairs to tho no uiKcn room where the body is lying. He opens the door; all 'is silent. He Is alone with the dead. Ho approaches the bedside, the light of tho lamp .shining upon tlie peaceful face, bring ing into pioniinctiee the ghastly mark upon his forehead, which has caused his death. He speaks to the corpse. "I have read your will, dear master, read it through, and oh! you have imposed a task upon me which I shrink from un dertaking. If your spirit in heaven is looking down upon me now, you can read my heart; you know how'l dread to carry out your bequest. Spare mo this! Spare mo this!" in: stands i.ookixo at tih: cuiiivk. Do stands looking upon the corpse, as If expecting it to answer. Tho life less form never mo cs. Tho white lips cannot speak. Hut is It imagination, tho wild thoughts of a disordered mind, or can he hear a voieo speaking to his soul; a voice that says: ".My son. If you loved mo in the flesh obey tho directions I havo given you." He turned half expecting to see somo onu behind him. No ono there Still ho has heard the voice. It Is the spirit voice of his muster in heaven. Like u wavo this Hashes through his brain, and placing the lamp upon the floor, ho falls upon his knees besides the corpse and murmurs; "You have commanded me. It shall be done!" (To be Continual.) (Irrinaii mill KhsIIhIi Wcmrni. Mr. D. F. Schloss gives tho following Instinctive contrast between Kngllsh and Herman w livers. Tho well fed Kngllsh weaver can. without dlilleulty, look after four looms, and can, with tho aid of a juvonllo assistant ("ten ter"), manage as many mi six. Hut, as Dr.von Sehul?o-(laovernlt. tells us, notwithstanding that tho Continental manufacturers run their looms from tweuty to thirty per cent sluwer than ours aro worked, in Mulhouse and Switzerland each weavercan only tend to three, and in liormnny you will seldom see a weaver able to tend to nioro than two looms. The eiT!t of distinctly lower than thnt. tvl.tni. iJ iMDu..nuii.y ui me ttiignsii opera- American capitalists lias been formed krZr SVe QcSrntKffiS?r "rM f Vvi3loal eSie: turn out colton cloth 7b ' republic SlO.COO.qoo.eontlngont on tl.o 41. .,.... Jl. .-!... ... .1 .. ... .. . 7-1 . tains In Switzerland nnd (lermuny. , X"1;? .? ln'cs .ffo'ornment In ex- y change tho syndicate will ucceptgia,- Accent advortinemeat fn an English Sn'Sd" froms country rancr readi thus- "For ni7A '""""'J xro' msioins receipt hu nt.! terrfffK. M yroii S.V W t m nre' "ately on the recognition by Spain thing: vory fowl o' e'ltllrou. t poly it ?, iho. c"ban republic, or u dcclara tbh oU:o." r' J tion of peace. rilKCONVKNTIONCITY FOUR CITIES AFTER DIG GATHERING. "HE I lilniR", sf t.nnl, ntuliti-s Hint San Man rNro ll- Their Itml l'rimmili-i In Wu.lilfiglmi Worl nc fur tic Trim National ('iiitiiiilltni- llrinltift Claim. siiivoton, Dec 10. - ( litcago, St. lauds, I'ittsburg arid San Francisco, which are competing for tho net na tional Republican convention, are all well represented here by delegations. Very few claims ns to tho actual num ber of votes cpeuted to bu polled for the respective cities aro put out, the onlv statements advanced b.'lng "that we are hero to win " St. IjoiiIs has a good sized delegation here also, about fifteen having arrived yesterday in addition to those already ncre. rno arrivals included Kiuhurd C. Kerens, a member of thu national committee, Mayor Walbrldge of St. I.ouls, ex Representative Frank and S. M. ICetitintil. ii iii-iiiiiliin,,i IhilIk...... man. These three will make the arguments and announce what ht. laiuls bus to oiler. .Major William Warner of Kiiiisiih City, who is also a member of tho St. l.ouls delegation, said last night: "We feel very much encouraged and thinlc wo have an equal show with any other city at present. In thu llrst place, it is neutral ground between thu presi dential candidates, and it might be said between tho sectional feeling of the country. It is a great Republican city nnd wo can furnish a hall that will scat 15,000 in u building that Is absolutely safe, with an abundance of committee rooui. Our hotel aecoiu inodiitions will be equal to the de mand, and there will bo no raising of prices." The San Francisco delegation, who aro making a hard light for tho eon volition, held a meeting last night, ut which their plans were discussed and aprogramtno mapped out. M. II. Do Wing, who readied thu city yester day, presided. The members of thu committee feel very much encouraged over tho outlook that San Francisco has a bigger following than any other place, and there are a number of com mitteemen who favor it for second choice. Tho national committee assembled at a o'clock to begin tho hearing of tho advocates of the cities. The original purpose was to meet at U o'clock to morrow morning, but tho Inllux of en thusiastic advocates of cities seeking the convention made it dcslrablo to have the preliminary speeches to-day. As one of the officers of the committee stuteil. to-itnt- tt'xnlit 1... !...... ... "working oft' "tho steam," after which mo committee would irot ilown low. iness, behind closed doors. About all of the members of tho committee were present. MORE BONDS CERTAIN. llio C.ulil Sltiintl'iii l Afiilu Hot-niiilng rrlf'rul. Wasiiinoton, Dee. Id. Tho present condition of the foreign exchange market, and the commercial situation genorally, it is said on the best au thority, point unmistakably to further largo withdrawals of gold, and unless something shall bo done by congress to prevent the usual heavy exports during .Inuttary and February, which, during tho lust two years, havo forced issues of bonds to recoup tlie depleted gold reserve, a slinlln.- situation will eon front tho treasury before the next year 1 far advanced. The. avi.ilablo cash balance in tho treasury to-day, including tho reserve, is approximately 817.r,ii)0,0()0. as tho government has'realized from Itsthreo bond Issues about 3U'i',f00,on(j, it ap that but for tlteso issues thu govern ment would bo without one dollar In tho treasury, and, in addition, would have outstanding obligations amount ing to about ei,riUO,(iO'l. In the mean time tho excess of expenditures over receipts amounts to about snO.OOO.oOo. Tho exports of gold during tho last four months havo been as follows: August. 8lo,'Jd7,000; September, ?17, 124,000; October, S.'.IO'i.OOO; November, 810,000,000; so far during December, S.l.fi 10,000 a total of S.W'.HI.COO. So fur this calendar year tho exports of gold amount to about S'j.r,,(i00,0'J0. hi 18U1 tho exportsuinountcd toStoi,81ti, 021. From the best Information ob tainable it is believed that the present month will show a surplus of at least 81,000,000, which will leave tho dellclt for tho fiscal vear to Januarv 1 nbout SlS.OiiOO.OOO. It is expected that this umotint will not bo materially in creased during llio remaining months of tho fiscal year. HARRISON TO WED. Hu mom Tlint lliu Ks-lVculildit Ik m Kueeil to Aire. Dlriimork. Wariumotox, Doc. 10. It is reported tlint Mrs. DhnnioCk, tho attractive niece of Mrs. Harrison, whoso pres ence at tho Wlilto house added so much to tho social charm of l'resldcnt Harrison's administration, will toon bo married to tho ox-president. Those who aro extremely near ox President Harrison expressed surprise when asked about tho marriage that waB reported to bo forthcoming. Tho person, however, who is responsible for tho declaration declares not only that tho engagement In a fact, but that the wedding will tako pluco at an early date. Kyory ono who took any part In thu niii;iui me. oi me uarrison miminlstra tlon, remembers with tho greatot do I light Mrs. Dlnimock's presence in tho White house. Sho war, extremely pop ulniYUtid was scarcely less esteemed and loved than Mrs. Uarrison, whoso grnajousiicss and sweutness of manner made her tho friend of all who met her.. f. To 1UI.H Cum, for uUai,if,aM,iW Nkw Yoiiic, Dec. 1C A syndicate of rF?Kniuon ox uouigironcy' by tho W NO CHANGE IN TURKEY the AtiilumiuloMSIIII Afr.ilil to it-nr. lull of Kin slum .1lm.ii.ro. CoN(iT.Ti.Nori.i:, Dee. lo. -Tlie ques tion of the etr.i gnardshlpi of tho poweis Is mill unsettled. Statements- nre constantly reiterated of tho continued aeeoVd of thu powers on the subject and their un yielding determination to Insist upon a compliance with their de mands, but le-s Is heard of tho ru mors Hint the Sultan has deelded to grant tlie necessary llreainis to penult thu passage of the Dardanelles, or even that ho had actually Issued thoiti. neither Is there explicit aimounce mont any more of trie period which Is to elapse before a movement of thu warships of the pnwoiN Is to commence.. Opinion contlntes divided us to whether the delay in taking notion is duo to u fear of causing a fanatical outbreak against tho Christians by the Mussulman subjects of tho Sultan, or to a dread of a clash ensuing be tween the powers themsehes. Authentic tlotallH of tho Slvas mas sacre show that It begun November' 1 and continued for a week. Twelve hundred Armenians nnd ten Turks were killed. At norm of November 1, as If by a precaucertod signal, thu lurkish soldiers and police, thu Circassians and even tho laborers aim .Moslem women and children, rushed into the market under command of tho olllcers. All well armed, the laborers with tools or clubs, or anything that could bo used as oflVuslvo weapons. They attacked and looted the Ainicnlun shops nnd punned with relentless fury the occu pants who denied helpless with sur prise at tho suddenness of tho on slaught Many merchants nnd clerks were killed and their bodies stripped. As the importing business was almost exclusively in tlin hands of the Armenians, ilnanelal disaster must overtake .Silvan when tho fury of tho storm of blood nnd greed has subsided. The stricken Armenians slowly gathered the mangled corpses of their kinsmen nnd burled them in a great trench in the cemetery. Tho Armenian vlllatres in thn vicinity were also looted mid tho people left to beg and die. A high olllelal declares that tho massacre was the deliberate act of tho Snttan's vengeance for buy ing bern compelled to grant the re forms lu Armenia demanded by the powers. , SUCCESS AT ANY COST. Crupriil Ciimex Ii4tii ii l'rurI.mint!oii to tin- Ciiluom, Havana, Dee. 10. (lencrnl flomca lmslssuo.1 tho following explanation of his order to burn plantations: "To tho honored men. victims of tho torch The painful measure Hindu necessary by the revolution for tho re demption of this land, drenched In In nocent blood (from llntuey to our own times) by cruel ami merciless Spain, will bring misery upon you. As gen-eral-ln-ehlef of tlie army of liberation, It is my duty to lead It to victory without permitting myself to bo held back or terrified by any means neces sary to pluco Cuba in the shortest time in possession of her dearest ideal. I, therefore placo tho responsibility for so great ruin on thoso who look on Impassively and force us to these ex treme measures, which later, fools ami dolts that they nre, they condemn. "After so many yearn of prayer, hu miliation, contumely, expatriation und death, when this eoplo of its own will has urlsou in arms, there remains no other aim hut to triumph. It mat tors not what means are employed to accomplish it. This peoplo cannot hesitate between tho wealth of Spain and tho liberty of Cuba. It greatest crime would bu to stain tho laud with blood without effecting its purpose be cause of puerile scruples and fears, which do not accord with tho charac ter of tho men whom w meet In thu Held challenging tho fury of an army which is one of the bravest In the world, but which In this war is with out enthusiasm or faith, without food or hope of glory. "The war did not begin February i'l; it Is about to begin now. Tho rev olutionary spirit, ulways magnified at the beginning by wild enthusiasm, hud to ho organized, calmed and led Into tho proper channels. The strug gle ought to begin in obedience to a plan more or less methodically studied out, but which may bo accommodated to tho peculiarities of this war. This now lias been done. Lot Spain at onco send her soldiors to rivet the chains of her slaves, now that tho children of the land aro In tho Hold armed with the arms of liberty. The struggle will be terrible, but the end will crown the resolution and courage of the op pressed The general in chief Max imo Uoiuez." AiiKtrlenn Stiorp Ilurreil. Nkw Yokk, Dec. in. A World cable from London reports on good author ity that the llrltlsh board of agricul ture bus resolved to prohibit tho im portation into tho llrltlsh Isles, of llvo shuep from cither tho United States or Canada. Mr. Long, tho president of the board, wilt make that iinnoiincu mont to a deputation of Kngllsh sheep raisers which will wait on him next Wednesday. Tho ostensible reason for this action Is tho prcvalenco of dis ease among North American sheep. Strike f.emlcr Uootlulu Sot I'reo. Sr. I'.vi'i-., Minn., Deo. 10. After bo ing out eighteen hours the jury nt Kullspoll, Mont., brought In a verdict of acquittal In the trial of Hoy Good will, tho A. 11. lr. leader, much to tho surprise of almost, everyone. It was proved that ho ordered tho strike and helped to "kill" ouglnes. On tho first ballot tho jury wis evenly divided. T7 3fT A " i, Tli Jfllt. for lUemiirii'flScit. -FiiASKroiiT, Ky.,I)ed. :(,.' Now' that .ii!" ,L'Sjsl!J".ro ivttdc a tie politically by th(r4.cmocrais" re-elee.thiflf'lv.Cl" Carroll at Louisville, the nsplrants for tho senntorslilp to succeed Senator Hlnckhurn ure hum with their mana gers, and a very hotly contested light is on. Iiovernor-ulcct llradtoy arrived nt 0:60 a. m. to-day. After lils luring. uriutoii to-morrow It Is stated hu will bo an Important factor lit thu sena torial contest, and It Is generally con ceded that tho governor-elect favors Congressman Hunter, who managed tho reomt sttcceihfitl campaign lu tho State for the Republicans. HIS PARTING CURSE. Ifurrjr Ititywitnl Tours Out llh Wrnilt mi UN Urntliiir. MlNi: wotis. Minn., Doe. 10. Adry llayward vUted his brother Harry, who h tinder sentenca to hang for tho murder of Catherine (Mug. Tho meet ing between tho brothers was ar ranged by the parents, who bosecched the eondeninctl man to see Adry onco more bofore ho died. Ho remained obstinate to their entreaties for a long tune, but liniilly yielded, and sent by messengers u note reading: "Dear Adry:- 1 want you to eotno nt once to the Jail, as 1 wish particularly to see you. 1 have no other object than tho desire to lisl; your forgiveness for tiny wrong, ulthei' real or imaginary, I tuny have done you. I want once'inore to see you on this earth, This Is the wish and dying request of your brother. IlAltltt " When Adry reached Iho Jali the two brothers engaged in interested conver sation. What passed was not heard by any person until Hurry raised his voice to say: "Now I havo done my part. I have forgiven you for all you havo done. Now yon do as I ask." "Hut, Hurry, how can IV" returned Adry, uppniltnglv. Tlio unswer was too much for tlie prisoner. He sprung to bis feet and poured fourth a tirade of abuuo never before heard in the old jail; "You low down, inciin, contemptible, miserable, dainnablo wieteli. You re fuse to do that, it f lor what I havo done. You (lod-forsnken tool. You have played a good part, but now I euii tell you whut I think of yon. My letter to you was after till onlya decoy for that purpose. You d- -i vllllati. If I could only got at you I'd dig out, your brains with n knife. 1 would tear out your heart with my hands. I I would crush tlie two together, nut them to pieces, squcen out tho juice, make It into u pie and thrust It down your throat." He clenched his hands In his rage and stamped his feet tlercolv. His I face was ashen ami livid by turns. Adry sat quiet for a few minutes, but scelnp tho usclcssuess of waiting longer, nroso uud started to go. "tlod bless you. (Jood-by, Harry," ho called sadly, us he was about to go down tlie stairs. "Oh, you villain," was tlm roturn greeting. "May the curse of tlod fall on you and yours and allow mo to haunt you until your dying day. Aha! I will meet you on the brittle, of hell with a rcdliot poker." STRUCK A BONANZA.; " . Kcniurlmlilo t'.irner of .llury Thoriujiu, tlio Ohio StultMiiiiiu'ii llaijslitcr. ' Sam Fuanci.sco, Dee. 10. Nows conies from thn new and lonesome desert mining camp of I'ieacho, on tho Colorado Desert, near Yuma, that thu richest striko in ull that section In years has just been uiado by Mary Thurninn, a daughter of Judge Thtir man of Ohio, who has had as strange u career as uny heroine of a far West novel. Sho was prospecting in the hills and found a vein that promises to mako her a bonunza queen. Mnry Thurman was onco the belle of Washington, aud there sho mar. rlcd Lieutenant Cowlcs, now Uni ted States Naval uttacho in Lou don, who recently wedded Miss Iloowvalt, sister of tho Secretary of the United States embassy. Cowlcs and she soon disagreed, and he per mitted her to got a divorce. Then she enmo West to San Diogo nnd livod at Tin Juan on tlie Mexican line. Thero she met and married Thotnas Clifford, n dashing adventurer, who proved to havo u wife uud two llttlo children. Thon sho went home to neo her mother before the old lady died, but Judge Thtiriiian refused to permit her to enter tho door and oho returned. Sho got a divorce fiom Clifford, and thon " she surprised her frlcudt by mnrrylng "Hug" Holiday, tho Clnelnuatl base ball player. She Is known in all tho mining camps of Southern California. POISON GIVEN IN WHISKY. Tlie llurllngton ICnllroatl Agent nt I.alli rop, Mo Kill cut lijr ()tln Jackson. Latuuo!', Mo., Dae. 10. A. W. Stevens, the Hurlintun railroad agent here, died this morning ut 1 o'clock. IllsBtatcmont beforo death was that Otis Jackson, a farm hand, gave him poison last night about 9 o'clock In a drink of 'whisky. His wife was absent from town. Jackson got thu whisky at Elder's drug store ut 0 o'clock yesterday, but whore he got thu poison In unknow it. At tho inquest the jury held Jack son for tho murder. Ilo Is under ur- rest. . Ti re. t Yctr fur 1'at Crowe. St. JoBnr,Mo.,Dcc. JO. Fat Crowe, tho notorious desperado, pleaded guilty lu the Criminal court to-day to grand larceny, aud was sentenced lo three yocrs In tho penitentiary. Ho was indicted for train robbery, but to escapo going to Denver, whore hj is wantcu for a diamond robbcry.ploaded guilty to the lesser charge and tie copied tho sentence. Ho was charged with leading the gang of bandits who bold up a Hurlitigton express train near thiseity January Id, IB'jI. ' , A I'lace Ankfcl fur tlud.n (Jlbboo. WAsiiiriflTo.v, Dee. 10, Keprcsentu tives Dockcry and Da Arinond called on Attorney General Harmon this morning In tho interest of tho can didacy of Judge Gibbons of Cass county for a place on tho bench of thu court of claims. Tho llfo of tho cotjrt was extended by net of Congress, but the tepnnvof tho judges Is uboutfto expire. It is not believed that tho candidacies of new applicants wllhlio very strongly considered. & K TS' '",i , j Vi'Wl Uoun mni J.lin Int. ' nr;iTir, Dec. '10. -Tlie llrltlsh hteamitrjV I'riiicipla caught lire In tlio forohU; JVJion .about' forty miles north of Cuiuv 'Wrath, on the northwestern extremity of Scotland, struck a rock and went down with twenty-seven of her crew, only one, Henry Anders of Hostock; being saved. ijr fy Acmuonuily Killed. v, t Wkst Fr.AiN.s, Mo., Doe. 1 oAt Ppra, Quark county, George Fischor ty'us killed by tho accidental discharge of " his Winchester, which ho vyns cleaning ut tho tlmo. Fischer wa married and u man of busluoss. " 4 -