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cuuiiii i.ii-Huiii MiiiniiutM Hut lm if iuy
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"Ihi'tniircilnv titw.iyi rise, h.'lp them
fiitflrr. Imler ulmt !iill vouIi'ot
t'.WW "J ,l.lr,t irllvl ' Hi'-' & of the fnc
boius thin shall turoti In tin- hoirt ua,l .hr
1 p iln,
Vlillc uiir hr.ix lumi'-rs -n llvln n-.ilii-I
VHik linfurlu.l III t io lilHtlim f nine
"low. Ijlltimly, lm i.r, u-u jj.vu ns inuru.no'
Jliitflcr, btirf'ur, win- Is uw.iv,
ritiy mi iihi iiiiiff nf a h ti i or il iv
Kiilly O tmH'.T In i ir i. t il iv
Hoimr in Ukim' wr.dun1 pisln. away
lliittliT, tnuVr. h it sh i' vj i lil-n ?
,''m '" our h.-n.is mIh c,.r llicv po
liners lor t'.clr i.i-uts to.- tlit-Ir noitcms ii
Siilo in ii'ir iiiMts I c tin- mil. -s th- v holililvir'
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J Ml. III. M s'h. H. MIMIWOOIl
The Great HesDer.
isy iiivm, it tuiti.rr.
CIlAITi:i Vll-r.isnvi i:i..
Hut lm il id nottakou mnt of
Ino fact that the il or by vxlpch Hio
girl enters thn hou-i- is at tho hack
of the right block, and that tho
stairs by which die would ascend to
ho lirt Hoop bring hue to tho
landing lotw-een sir IMtnund's room
mi I Alias I.u-cl'11V Thus, though
currying out her father's instruc
tions to tho letter, who must inevi
tu'ily make lier attempt iinou .Miss
l.aceli3H room and not upon yours.
Look at yo-.r plan."
"1 follow you perfectly woll." I
raid, astonished by till! Ingi'll.lltV rf
his explanation, which had made a
perfectly incredible .supposition po.
bible na.. for the iuonieut,irobablo.
I wan forced lo admit that this
explanation was feasible, yet I could
not believe that l.ola, who seemed
sincerely attached to me. woul 1 con
sent to aid in my ruin merely at tho
uisugauoi. oi nor minor, whoso au
thority she liiibltuallv disregarded.
I said this to Van lloeck
"It is boeatiso she is attachod to
you because she loves you " he re
plied, with omihanis ' "that she
wo ild ica lily out r Into her father's
project to rob you of tho diamond
Tho diumond is hor enemy it has
separated you from lior. and placed
you sido by side with .Miss l.useelles.
for whom she has manifested a
jealous hatred from tho very llr.st.
What could bo more gratifying to
her wiviigo disposition than to take
away the diamond that has created
this dliToronco butweon you mid her.
and reduce you onco mow to Imr
level. Ills tho only hope slio can
havo of getting you away from Miss
1'UtiuullcH, and restoring tho for.nor
condition of equality upon which
your companionship with her rested." j
Ajjaln I was compelled to admit i
tho force of Van Hojck's argument.
"mil, wny,' I asked. hould
Hraeo tr.stKtich a perilous under
taking to his daiitrhtori'"
"For an ojivlous reason," ho re
plied. "If you caulu hor in tho
act of robbing, you would not raise
your hand a-ainst imr: if y,,,, can-lit
him. you would blow his brains out.
For her you would find excuse; for
him homo."
In this there was truth also.
-'Talk-Ins,' of that, ' he continued,
"what arms do you keep about you
for defense."'
"None." I roplied.
"J thought so. Talc this," ho
wild, drawing a lonjrelasp.-lciilfo from
jus oreasi poeicot.
Uo bhowod tho Bprhifr with which
tho narrow blade o)e..ed. and tho
catch which Jockcd Jt at tho back of
tho horn handle, an 1 iniulu mo prom
iso to uso it for my dofonso. no mat
ter who attacked mo. I aUo nron
isod to closo my window, wh'ch I
liabJtually ko t open at nl-jht, and to
socute the fusteuiuy of that, as woll
as tho do r, before jjotn to bed.
Finally ho exacted that i bhould
onco moro inclose tho liospor in tho
leather case, and strap it to my
wi 1st tho last tlilnj,' at nlht.
Tho Jtulfjo did n t iiitui-n until
dusk. Ho was faticued, and his
fjonoral ap earanco indicatod a pur
suit through rough and th irny ways.
"I huv Hceu tlio Mil," he said;
"but Bho would not ilston to roason;
and not boln' afeerod of Rpiling hor
clothos, fho nat'rally got tho bust of
tho arcrumont. and played It low
down oil hor father." I
Ho advocated starving hor Into
bettor bohavior. and would huvo'had '
tho door closod to cut o I hor com
munication with tho dairy, hut AIis.s
lascollot would not listen t this:
Bho would not y old to four, and do-' 1
cllnod to change 'hor roo n "or altoV
her ordinary habitudes. u,ur
When night came Van Hneck ald U " (n L, ' "V'T
to me. after wo had separated from Jn,r i V . lho18h"'' "'''"O'l tho
tho roHt ' ?T,nle 'lr. nml. half imdrosHo.l.
..11,1. s no tlmo for sleep. Thorne; ZL nS
wo mudt watch thron.h the nlg.u. for any .mtm.il fo ".", d I lid , 0
n,0 fn0U i1""' nt-r '?",,lf lt,B li,,vn "' tll 'vlHtonco fa y o hm
on y fo. Miss l.ascello'B mil.-o." yei I Mt mYwU ,,f,.otea wt. v
I reallly agreed to this and for an I Hook's prohontl.nint of imnondln!
hour wo walked on a part of tho calamity. i'lonuing
lawn from which I could too F.dlth'b It was xvoll sultod fm. .. m.
window. Then tho rain which ban ' ih.t i,.? 1. k .. ,. ,,.' m"F.Aor
boon drizzling for Nome time,
fell
noaviiy and foiced us to go In.
1 might havo linen occupied with
speculation for half an hour or moro
when J heard a scream of terror that
I could not doubt came from tho
wing In which I dith lay. In an in
Btant oponeil the door and ran
through the corridor. The doors In
the picture gallery wore open As I
drow asldo the ciirtains which closed
in tho staircase corridor of tho loft
wing, J saw Mr-Kdniutid como from
hln room with a lamp Tho door of
Kdlth'H room i.wctly facoj his: Jt
it wlilo open- ul was dink within.
'What is it, im dear, what I It?"
ho called, as ho e-itorcd tlio room.
There was no aiiswt r
I followed to the ilmm sli IM.
I iniiiid was standing by tho bed look
ing aroiimi nun in iilank disinav.
"Si. e is none." he gasped. "Tho
door was wide open"
The bed stool away from tho wall.
I bade Mr Iduiund look on the fur
ther side
I hero was scarcely room for
to pass between the foot of tho
and the wall, but as ho lowered
hint
bed
tlm
tight ho said, in quick alarm:
"ho is hero iincoiwcious ring
tho b'jll for tho women."
I ran to the beil and rang it
lentlv: then from tho stairs In
cross-gallery I called to
servants to conio down,
the mcanwhilo Mr I'dniun.l
raised Fditli and nlucd hm. mi
vlo
tlio tho
In
hint
tho
bed. where she lav likn mm iinml
Tho housekeeper told mo to leave
tho room. 1 went to tho door, and
flood thuro trembling from head to
fool.
The ro was a long period of ter
rible suspense, and then I ho.id tho
dear voice murmur, an I, mv heart
bounding with joy. I ventured for
ward that I might seo tho life onco
tnore in her beautiful face. Mr Kd
iniiii ' stopped me on the threshold.
Thank dud." he said fy, xentlv,
"she has come back lo us; but the
xvciuen say sho must bo kept quiet.
(Jo buck to your room, mv dear
fellow, and wo will talk It all over at
breakfast time (ioo.l night, good
night." t'HAITFI! VIII.
t Ignorant, of wiiat hud occurred In
Kdith's room before hor cry for help,
1 paced my loiin. thinking' how ter
rible the fright must havo lx-.ni dial,
made her faint a sicond time, and
despite hor hello in tho unreality ( f
these mysterious appearances.
"Vour turn will come," Van lloeck
had said I i me. and these words com
ing back to my mind I asked myself
IT the repeated attacks upon Kdith
might, not lie part o, a complicated
scheme to obtain tho diam ml.
Such a plot was tlio mm'.. i,.ii,i..
i ,: : i"
iji-caiiso it coined impos iblo. An
act of legerdemain succeeds or not,
according to th skill with which tho
e njurer Ii ;is on attention on a
iaiso train of operations while ho
works out the actual font As 1 made
the,e rollcetio.is. I took the (ireat
Hospcr from the pouch on mv waist
strap, and budded ii In ii-,.,,' , ,
my -eft wrist, ihen J doubly locked
tho door, saw that thoro was oil in
tho lamp, put a box of wax intitHicH
beside it on tho table, and ilually
openol tho long bladed knife Van
Hoeclc had given mo. and stuck It
botxveen tlio mattress and tho side of
tho bedstead
Tho room was thickly carpeted and
oak pauolod. Tho furniture with
tlio exception of tho to lot arran-e-mcuts
and a low. saddlob.ickod chair
was antique and ( f oak. 'J "ho bed
stead was part cularly wile, with
four carved i liars carrying a balda
quin and heavy curtains of so no
thick broc idol stnll. looped at the
foot, but hanging looso at the head;
It faced tho oriel.
Heiween tho light bid uf tho bod
and the wall wa- a square table on
xvhieh stood the lamp- -with tho sad
dloback chair beside it On tlio left
hand side of the bed wasi, fill carved
back press, a laru'o chimney, with
riuipmioii mantel and an open
heart i. faced tho di.o . A screen
shut off tho washsiand. which stood
to tho left of the oriel. A hroii 1
settle with u valance, and covered
with a stu'T si ui ar to tho hangings
of tho bed. ran around tho iTnoo
sided recess formed by tho xvlndow
curia on oi mo same kind hut off
this rocoss. A :o nor cabinet, with
fold ngtloorsln the lower part, fitted
tho.angle of tho walls to tho right;
botvvoen this un.l tho door was a deep'
xv do. an I long chest, and above It ii
largo m rror. An escritoire, some
high backed chairs, an I a sec ml
tnblo. couiplo od tho furniture. Thei-n
i xvus no door but tho ono op-uin"
' upon Hio corridor, and no window
wave mo oriel.
In tho early part of the night I had
Inscribe I thoso particulars to Van
Hoeclc. at his roquet, a ,d ho had
raado meovuinino the press, tho old
chest, tho hani'lngs of tho bod and
bottlos: ovcrythinj. in fact, which
might atTonl a hldlng-placo to Lola
or another.
I had oven gono down upon my
Icneos. and looked under tho bod to
appease his anxiety. And yet now a
va ,'tto linoasiueiis possessed mo as 1
raised tho lamp shade, and looked
round tho room i he dark oak wain-
acot.tho somber hangings, tho palnto 1 I
ceiling overhead, absorbed tho light '
thoro was a blaok void on tho oppo
site sldo of tho bod. whom tho light
, .. , t,, ,),,(1, wll01' tho 'Wt
I1 !" '."""Ji1" I"tu'l'ted by th0
cui t tins: I muld not seo even tho
. .i ..: ,..'; ". 'Kiiign
to conceal tho lurking murderer
uotao, tlo-tac. tic-tuo. tio-tac.
tlo-tac.
.Myoar had become ho- familiar to
tho brisk movement of my watch
that, tho slightest Hound was audible
above It And a sound slight inucod
I hoard.
To my mind, dwelling thon uoon
assassins. It Hounded like tho draw
ing of a dagger from Its sheath.
Turning my head toward tho uldo
from which the fcound (-oumpil to pro
coed I fancied I hiiw the houvy cur
tain laoyoj It vas botwocn mo and
the lam?. Thn ino.iuuent xvij
fj
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, JMUDAY, Mr. 4, 18SI0.
plight as the Bound. If It xvns a fnol
tiiat 1 heard one, it was a fact that. I
saw the other.
I drow lllVHolf IIM LM-ndlinllv. nnll
loaning forward. 1 suddenly flun
back the curtain with mv left' ham
m r .-...-, ---
I here was no resistance to mv liau
nothing to be seen b.nond but tl
lump nuining sleadlly on tho tub!
the saihlii-back chair, and the di
outline of the big ch lm in y piece.
I 1,'Ot upon mv knees, iiml imuti.
tho curtain tlat'against the wall,
bo sure that there could by no pos
unity be anyone concealed in tl
heavy folds to assure in.xsolf th
! my suspicions were utterly witho
t foundation
This end of the room wuscompar
tively li-'ht, and the sinhllo lm,
chair was so placed as to or,., -in
tho possibility i,f anyone hiding I
OIKI 11.
If the curtain had Indei-d inov.il
must have been by a hiiinl under tl
lied. It was easier to beliexe that
, had been ini.-ttiken In seeing tho llg
i niovemeiit tlmn to suppose In
overlooked a concealed thief when
looked under tho bed to Hatlsfy Vi
lloeck; so I let tho otu tain fall, an
sat down again.
Aly Ihoiinhts still dwelt upon tl
, Idea of assa-sination Setting ashl
I the idea of an Intrigue in which I.o!
xvas concerned, there was ut not I
In.' preposterous in Van lloeck -i pr
sentiment. Tlie.o were eilit or te
serxants In tho house, and iimioub
edly everyone of them ku-xv of tl
marvelous treasure In mv keepln
Iluiy would tell their Irieliilii In tl
ailjiiceut vilia.-e. the keep, rs,
tradespeople in a few days
story would bo carried ubo'ut
made known to hundreds and
tl
II
mi
w
there none anion,' them xxhoHoei.pl
ity might take practical fonir'
j It was quite possible that nnd
this very r of there was one wiili il
iuireutiity and daring to plan ami
cento the robbery. A servant inli
aieiy acqiiainieii with tho ar.au
iue.it of the rooms and the peculii
ties of the bull i-' xx-oulil in-ol.il
know of the external means of (o
liiunication botxveen the,bay and t
oriel xvindows. Without this knov
edge, no one. it seemed to me, wo
dare to attempt the passage at nlj.
ami in tho dark, but with tl
knowledge, and possibly some pri
ons pta tice, tho feat xvassiilllelen
practicable. In that case, Id
might actually have seen what s
had since attributed to Iniaglnatli
A cause is sometimes discover
ny examining tlio ellcct Xi.w uh
o ect had been produced by thoso i
iiicicH.- g i no llrst hail frighten
i-.ii mi excessively; tho seen
lor only to a second fr(
could 1 attribute her scream of t
ror hail brought her father and n
self from our rooms. Instantly son
thing like the truth' Hashed uOon .
inimi:
To bring me from mv room was I
xuvy object with which an att;
ujion Kdith had been made.
I nriddling the inyHtcry xvlth t
aey. i assumed that the thief I
xvntched ino dose tlio d
I upon an Hoeclc and rod
I to my room; that, after alb
lug mo sulllclent time to get ii
, bed. but not to fall into sound sle.
ho had made the attack upon -,
' .,......!.... 1 1 I . ,
"i"iiiuW ncr iiour iiuiorcuami to 1
! vido a speedy means of escape n
to allow her cry to bo more i
tinctly hoard that, having succoci
in lerriixing nor. lie had sped do
the stairs iu tho left block, pas
through the library and dining-rot
ami ascemio I by tho stairs in t
right block about tho sumo time th
, 1 might bo supposed to have reach
Ivllth s room, and that, reckon!
I upon my leu ping the (Jreat Ho.s
iiiiuur my jiniow. anu leaving It tin
) iu my alarm upon Kdith's accou
oo iniu expected to Have .iossch-I
Jilinselfof a treasure. if what
1 tlius assumed xvas tho fact, thon
deed this plau might havo siiccee(
, but. for Van HoeckV prudent lnsi
once upon my strapping tho dlami
to my xvriit.
to in: co.ntini'kij.
floil'H XVIInn, 'l'rtt4."
It seems rather odd that tlm ib
1 mony of live Inanimate, hiw.,,,-1,1.
trees should bo taken as inilispitt
uiu oviiiouco oi ti.o oxlstenco of
dod or the Immortality of tho ho
blU Klicll is tho case. at. Iimut
largo portion of the people of He
loruHiiiro. i-.utriiinil. At Toxvin,
miles from tho residence of tho m
quls of Sallsburx-. llm lin-n
fll
grow from a grave In tho co.notoi
1 110 lOL'OIld l-IIMl-lll'lllni. llw.. I., ,1.
ino grave Is that of Lady An
(Jrimoston, xvlfo of Sir Sunn
(Jrimoston of dorhamburv. who di
.soxomner sj, I7IJI. On her deal
bed sho denied tho oxlstenco of do
and ho;)od, If she found things othc
w ho. II vo trees would grow out
her grave. Tim trees soon appoun
im (frmr w.m Hiir)rlsing rapid! t
uiid now mutely toll the rumaind.
of tho storv.
He If ml -i-pii '11,,...,.
Ho had been talking to the prott
Km i rum iiosion about his obso
xations andoxporloncos In tho Wos
"Hid you." slio inquired, "ovi
seo uny of tho Indians known as 'c.
eavatorsr' "
-as wnich-oh or, yes," and J
Hastened to assure hor that he hu
seen any number of "Diggers."
I'm I Hi In Suini-llilng,
"Wllklns is a terrible skeptic
Isn't ho?"
"Wllklns? Why. I ahvays thouglJ
iu nun liuoouniied mitb."
"What In, for goodness Hako?"
"His own judgment, to bo suro.
Detroit Tribune.
.Iln llmiiir Ciirrnoteil,
Judge Do vou iniiim t..ll
you haven't been (li-nnU- uin..n ii,
J'rlhonur Have boon, your honoj
uutv uct-n is wnai j said.
4 BUZZ A n
THE WORST
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SINCE JA
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f i i1 IU' 'll
Kimnii I'll iii tirr Miirlli'H Ni-n
X'cirl; Siiili-t).
Xi w xv.iii,. Nn. to -l doiiot know
how many unfuilliful husbaiiils or
wiles there are iu this community, but
I should calculate Hint there might l
xvi I) on toward a quarter of a million.
'I lie love between husband inn! wtfe i
kept true iu sonic cases by ,lic possess
ion of children, but I luixo learned
ciiouHi to ki.nxx tlinl In the cum' of any
couple that might p-esci it themselves
before me to git n.arrlcd I xx-ould not
at any rate of premium issiio an lusur
iince policy on their rmijiiirat llilclltv.
,, j gnod for iiion thnn live yenrs, unlc.si
, mi i iic i oniii gen y oi oupring or on-
tin-basis of In .r common faith in
i (od
This statc.neiit, made by Hr VnrU
b'i'-st in tlu course of bit Thanksgiv
ing si-nisin. has crcuti'd a profound
M.is.itiiii lit the uii-lroiolis, ami. Iu
I c mi licit bin with oilier portions of the
m i-iimii. is lu-licx'cil to be the forerun
uc of iiiiotln-r I'iirkhiii-stiati crusade.
Ill I'.irkhiirst assnilcd xvomcii bar
' ,iii liiiutci's us blooilsiickcrs and uiiir
i ii, -.-sm-s. and ili-chii'cil that a xvoiniin
xxlii. xx ill ransack the stores and pick
'M nil article marvellously cheap,
l.iuvxing it. as she must, to be t Iu
proibict of sonic poor girl In a sickly
b'n ' alley, cannot escape guilt by
Join' ig a relief or rescue society ami
Iii .i'ng oil' the iiuaviillable portions
of her wardrobe for distribution
among these girls. He paid his re
spects also to the magnates of the
(oal Trust, stigiiiatiiug these phil
anthropic gentlemen as enemies of the
huiuiiii race mid possessed "of the de
mon of theft a-ul murder."
ir I'u rk hurst included all trusts In
this category.
,i Iti-r int. rvlewcd today regarding
hit t.iteniciit that a quarter of a mil
lion husbands and wives iu New York
tire iinraithful, Dr. I'lirkliurst said:
"When I say n quarter of a million,
it is u round sum Hint comes xcry close
to the real ligurcs
' I have Itgtircd it from my own e-
I pcrieuce. iieing one hi Hie .National
( lii'iMiuti Li-ague for the Promotion of
hoc. ai riiritv, l nave mm ample oppor
tuuitv to malic a larcful study."
'ion state iu the sermon that there
cm In- no love xxitlmiit religion, do you
not"
' No. I do not say that. I say that I
xxoulil not issue a ml ley for more than
live veil .-sou the conjugal lldelity of a
couple wiio hud no children ami did
not believe in a common Father iu
lll-UM'll.
"Almost every person who has conn
to me here in my study uud told ini-of
conjugal Intlilelity has told me that
they xvere childless. There xvcre only
one or txvo cccitlons. Children arc a
binding tie. x ou will always Unit thai
when a couple have children and be
lieve in a common Father in Heaven
martial faithfulness exists.
"I kuoxv the llgure mentioned Is an
alarming one, but 1 arrived at It care
fully." SHERMAN NOT IN A DEAL
Han No ItnilrriiUtiilInK Willi llnnna He
Make a H.roiiR Drnlal.
. W-isM.iMnoN, Noxvjjin. .k,nr.THher
mnn of Ohio made a Hat, and emphatic
denial of the report concerning a deal
bctxvcc.i himself and Mr. Mark Haniia
as to the Ohio sc.iiitoi-.shiji and a cabi
net position under McKinlcy. He de
clared that the stories alleging an
agreement xx hereby be 'Sherman)
.should go Into the cabinet and llnniia
sin cecd him in the Senate xvc.e pure
fabrications. He had not. he said,
seen either Mr. McKinlcy or Mr. Ilanua
since the election anrt had had no cor
rcsjioudence with tlu-iii save of the
most ordinary character, el. Idly for
xvarding npjilicittiotis for olllcc 'made
through him. There bad been uo ar
rangements for conferences of any
kind as to olllcc.
As to whether he xx-ould be a candi
date for re-election to the Senate, Mr.
Sherman said he had not thought any
thing about it .mil therefore would
not answer any questions on the sub
ject. He paid a xvi.riu tribute to Mr.
Han. in. xvho, he said, xvas a strong
friend of his and a man of attainments
ami ability.
NO WORLD'S STRIKE.
UiilNIi Trailr Union Di-lrKiitm Din
rri-ill. tlm llni-k I.iiliiirt-rn' MiiTrinent.
Nmv Youk, Nov. .10. Samuel Woods
nnd lohn Mnlinsou, delegates of the
llritlsh trades unions to the conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor to be held In Cincinnati in the
middle of December, arrived to-day
and xvcre met by Contract Labor In
spector Watehorn, an old friend and
associate, formerly secretary of the
Miners' union of Hie I'uited States.
Delegate Woods said: "I have not
heard about the strike of the Hamburg
and Kiel dock laborers, but I do not
believe that there xvlll be nn interna
tional strike of dock laborers In sym
pathy xvlth them. They might asxx-cll
strike the .noon. Wo do not believe
in strikes, nor do xve believe in arbi
tration. We prefer conciliation. We
knoxv no political party In our labor
movement in Kuglnud. Our constitu
tion forbids it. We are for laborouly,
I do not knoxv xvl.at xvould be best for
the American xx-orklngman, but I may
be able to offer some suggestions after
I have studied the local character of
things here."
Iliitliili Hiii)n.lU to lliiiior NaiiHcn,
l.oNPON, Nov. no. Dr. Nansen, xvho
Ik to deliver an address before the
Koyal (Jcogrnphlcal society February
8, xvlll on th.it occasion, be presented
xvlth the society's special medal. This
is .... honor granted to but fcxx-. Among
those xvho hnxe been the recipients are
llcnry M. Stanley and Dr. I.ayard,
llrnrll I (urn Nut furor lliii-lnruclty.
' Wahiiixiito.v, Nov. .10 The ronexval
d of the reciprocity policy of the MeKln-.-
lty laxv xvlll not bo accepted by the
d lira .I linn republic. This Is the infor
t. .nation xvl.lch reaches Secretary Olney
o Iron, those xvho are In the secrets of
r H.-azUliiii government, and watch pub
lic opinion in the republic.
AMiinti-il 1(1,01)0 DiuniiKi'i.
San A.vio.nio, Texas, Nov, 30, Judg
ment for SIO.OCO damages xx-as rcdercd
iu favor of Lillian W, Itussell against
the San Antonio & (iulf Shore railway
in the district court for the killing of
her hubbund.
LEGISLATION FOR KANSAS.
Sunn- uf Iln- Nnliilili. Mrimin-i l.llci-I
to lb- lull-in. iu i'il,
'loi-i u x, Kan.. Nov. :m. - A letter nil-dii-sM-d
by the Topcka Mall to tin.
uiore nolab'.i-mi mbcrs of the leiisla
tare elect ilskluv lis lo xxh.it xxoulil In
the probable i-haraitcr of legislation
that xxoulil b- attempted brnni'lit
many replies. Summed uj) brlclly the
replies Insure the iiitroiliii-lion of bill"
for the following purposes:
First -A maximum freight bill, fa
vored by every Inline. itiul member ol
the I'ojmllst side. The ltciublicau.s
are uou-coiumittal on the subject, lint
xvlll jiroliably favor a co..scrvatix-e
measure along the same line.
SecondAustralian ballot laxv
amendments, Itolh I'opiillsts and lie
pu bl lea lis agree that It Is now compli
cated and cumbersome.
Third-For a constitutional couxvn
tbui, Tho great n.iijorlty of Populist
members, favor It, ami six ItepuhlieuiiH
have placed theiiisolvci on record fer
it.
Fnurtli A Inxv pni1ilbl(ltir the Issu
ance of jiass.-x to public otllchls. A
half d"cii bills to that etfeet ri'
already p.-cpii.-i-d fm- iilroili.ctloii.
Fifth State banking law amend'
incuts in accordance with ihc siigge-
lion oi iiauit i oiiiinissioiici- lli-i-ld. n-
hal. for the purj of iitVoriliug
greater security to ilepo.il.irs.
Sith l-'or a iinlf.'i a -elio.il book
bill. Several ineiiibc.s have already
championed tlicselic.iic.iu.il unless the
school book trust can defi-at it. some
thing will be done along that line.
Sexenth To abolish useless 1 man Is.
F.lghlh -l-'or a trust deed laxv. simi
lar to that of Missouri. Itntli Kepub
llcaus ami 1'opullsls favor It, but not
enough to put It through.
Ninth --To reduce fees and salariei.
HUNTINGTON'S WILL.
tin- .Mute of Mm I'firiiii-r XXViillliy inn
iii ii 111 lilt-il Aniline .Mini.
Four S'coi r. Kan.. Nox .'ID. The xvlll
of the late Colonel Calvin Huntington,
xvho died recently In lioehester,
Y.. nnd xvho xvas long reputed to be
the wealthiest man iu this city, xxas
Hied iu the probate court here to-day
by F.ugenc F. Wuivof Topcka, xvhose
xvifc was a niece of the deceased ami
one of the heirs. It bequeaths a large
estate of real and persou.il property III
tl. In city and county, in Hooue county,
111., uiid lioehester, N. V., to heirs in
this city. Tonelia, llorlila, Illinois.
Itoche.ster and Massachusetts. Much
of the estate xvas deeded to heirs be
fore the demise of the testator Mr
Ware, Ward Huntington of 1 Halts
vllle. Kan., a nephexv. and Knloo
Huntington of Florida, at.o'hcr
nephexv, are appointed executors xvlth
out bond. The First Itaptist church
of this city is a beneficiary to the
.mount of S'lHO. The estate xvas orig
inally valued at SSOD.OOl).
TO RELIEVE DISTRESS.
Itallroait Running to r.miUlnna WW
(Irunt Hpvcial llatrii an t'orn.
St. I.ouis. Mo., Nox-. .10. The com
mittee of merchants' xvho eitniif here
from lioulstntia to secure a spec nl
freight rate on corn for the famine
Btrlcken district of tluit state xvlll leave
for home tonight.
Chair. nan Mlllsap Is highlv grat'ded
xvlth the result of the committee's
mission. "In a certain m-ii-c." he
said, "xx e got more than xve aVje-l for,
The rates iromiscil us by tin- i-ui.im.-iIh
are even lower than xxv hojicil to ob
tain. The Missouri 1'iicIIIc.I.m.i Moun
tain nnd Cotton licit lines have made
us a very loxv rate. The Illinois Cen
tral people treated us as genci-m. dy as
those previously seen proiui-.lu a
handsome reduction iu the rate. We
xvlll see the Anchor line jicoiile after
xve gel home and 1 have no doubt xve
xvlll get a special river rate. After xve
report to liovcrnnr Foster he xvlll ap
point a special committee to buy the
cor... Outside aid xvlll not be asked.
The state can and xvlll care for Its
oxvn."
CONFISCATED BY A STATE.
The
I'nhrmlty of Aliliamn Maki-a a
Cliilui fur Over VU.OIMMIUII.
MoNiooxtKitv, Ala., Nox-. ,1(1. JanicH
II. Fitts, the treasurer of the univers
ity of Alabama for thirty years, has
demanded of the general assembly a
shelving to tho institute of the money
due to it by the state. He declares
that the state has confiscated within
the past half century S'.'.oso.otm accru
ing trout the stile of government grants
to the Institute, The state xvas tho
trustee of the funds and used them in
paying its oxvn obligations. It pays
the university Interest annually on
33,000,000, but has declined to make
any showing for the balance. Mr.
Flits, xvho is ii banker at Tuskaloosa,
Is backed up In his demands by ast.ong
lobby of the iiliiinni. The unverslty
Is xvllllng to offer the state a liberal
compromise.
COURT HOUSE IN ASHES.
C'iililiri-11 County, Mil, Hlriu-tiiro Doitrnj-ril
L'lnrk'n Itri'iinU uml Hunk limn-.
IIamii.io.n-, Mo., Nov. .1(1. Fire
started early this morning In tho
county clerk's oil lee In the court house
at Kingston and all the records and
papers In tho vault were destroyed.
The fire xvas discovered iu time to save
all the papers In the other ofllucs, but
the building xvas destroyed.
The lire Is sitppoed to have been
started by embers from the stove, lire
having been banked up the night be
fore in the stove, ns xvas the cuMoin.
This xvas the second court house burned
la this couutv.
I'ontlmll I'luyi-r-ii l.i'B HrnUrn.
St. Joski'H, Mo., Nov. 3).-The St.
Joseph high school footb.ill eluh
played a game at Mnryvlllu with the
Maryville high school team. Near tho
close of the game, Or'.e Howell, of the
St. Joseph team xvas thrown anil l.n
leg broken. Young Hon ell Is about IB
vears of age and Is a son of Dr. Thonuu.
Iloxvell.
Ho WfliM'l I'uur iiiiiiilri'il.
Caiu.xi.i:. 1U-, ov. 10. -The death of
Henry Huddle, a-jed US jc.irs, rcs!dlu
in tills, 1'itv. oeeurrcii mis uuc-niuui
He died from the effects of corpulenc
his. ixcifht being ncurly P0 po.imis.
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