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THE BED CLOUD CHIEF.
DR, FALCONER'S
TEMPTATIONS
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"No, no; you nro quite mistaken, doc
tor," exclaimed tho man, all IiIh wlld
neaa of aspect returning and hie eyes
gleaming with a mnd terror and sus
plcion. "There's nothing in it noth
ing at nil, except whnt llttlo money I
have, and a few curion I picked up In
my travels. Let me have It at once,
pleaEO at onco, without a single mo
ment's delay!"
"Don't bo in a hurry," Eald Richard.
"It is qutto safe, I nsouro you. It it
bo of bo little value as you say, why cx
clto yourself about it? How much
might thcro bo in it, then? It Bcomcd
to mo pretty heavy."
"Oh, very little: hut ns It Is nil I
havo in tho world, you needn't wonder
that I am anxious about It. I must ask
you to givo it to mo at once; it will
make my mind easier."
"Don't bo uneasy; I give you my
word It's qulto safe. Look here, I'm
rather a fancier of curios myself; I
don't mind giving you ten poumlu on
epec for tho belt just ns It stands. It
you tell mo It Is worth more, I will glvo
it to you."
"I wouldn't take ton pounds; not that
it 1b really worth more, but there nro
things in it that havo a special value
for me. I shouldn't think of selling it
on any forms, and I must again ask you
to let me havo it In my own posnea
eion." "I will glvo you a hundred," said
Richard mischievously, "and I will let
you retain anything In it that you wish
specially to keep."
"I tell you I am not going to sell It on
any terms whatever," rejoined tho
other testily, "so wo had better drop tho
subject. And I beg you will glvo It to
mo now without any further delay."
"Yet I should think a hundred
pounds would be something of a con
sideration to a man who has 'parted
with tho very last rag and stick ho can
spare" said Richard. "Come, my
friend, you may not meet such a
chance again; what do you say to five
hundred pounds?"
"Dr. Falconer," replied the mnn cx-
cltodly, "either this is a very bad Joko
or you must have lost your senses. For
the last tlmo I ask you to restoro my
property. If you do not, I will at once
walk out of your housoand put the
matter In tho hands of thc'pollce. Give
me what belongs to me and let me go."
"Very well," said Richard, "you shall
have it nt once." He left tho room and
returned in a minute with tho belt and
pistol In his hands. He found his pa
tient already half dressed. With fren
zied haste he mado a grasp for tho belt,
but Tlichard caught him by tho wrlnt
and held him as it in a vice, while ho
eald Btornly
"Listen to me, madman! You act as
If you think I wnnt to rob you. Why.
you idot, If that had been my design I
need lot havo so much as lifted a
finger; I had nothing to do but to sit
till, nnd you would havo been dead by
this time, and nobody to ask a single
question about you. Instead of that, I
havo brought you to my house, I havo
restored you to life and you repay me
with Insult and abuse. Even yet, It I
'wanted to possess myself of this pre
cious belt, I should only havo to go to
too nearest magistrate- and certify you
Insane, to have you shut up In a lunatic
asylum for tho rest of your days.
Much attention thcro would be paid to
your ravings about being robbed of
gold and jewels! That is what I could
do if I were tho villain you think mo.
Tako your belt and bo ashamed of
yourself, you ungrateful wretch!" and
be flung It with a crash upon tho floor.
Ono of tho pouches burst open and
tho guineas rolled out in a golden
stream. With a shriek tho owner flung
himself upon his knees to clutch them,
when his new-found strength failed
him all at onco and he rolled upon his
face In a dead faint.
Richard knelt down, turned him upon
his back, and sprinkled n few drops
from tho water-Jug upon his face. Aa
bo did- so ho was startled to hear a
knock at tho door of the room. Going
hastily to open It, ho found Mary, in
a dressing-gown, a paper in her hand,
her eyes wldo open with anxious sus
pense, "Oh, Richard! I haven't been able to
sloop all night,", she cried, "and just
now I heard loud voices and a scream.
What has happened? Is anything
wrong?"
"Don't bo frightened, darling," said
Richard. "You have como Just In tlmo
to help mo" In restoring this man, who
baa fainted. Is thcro any brandy la Uio
ccllarctto?"
"Yes, just a little. Shall I go and
etch It?"
"Pleaso-do so." Sho turned to go
dowu-atalra, and Richard closed tho
door and made hatUo to pick up tho
A oln3 wn'cn vcr scattered over tho
Ttoor. "Bttt che a. ould not seo them,"
-Jfye said to himself ns ho returned them
to tho poncb! and fastened tho belt so
curely round tho patient's waist
"Come lir.Marj," In answer to another
knock. ".! you havo tho brandy,
Stop I not that way," ns Bho was put
ting n wlno-glass to his lips; "ho won't
be able to swallow. Just hand mo my
hypodermic case; you'll find It in my
teat-pocket, hanging at too back of tho
door."
With practiced quickness ho prepared
jUie ajrrlage and Injectod a few drop3
i
VC
A
SHORT
STORY
Into his patlont'd arm. To his sur
prise Mary was not nl his side to holp
him, and when ho turned to look for
her she was standing near the lamp,
gazing with fixed eyes nnd p.irtcf lips
on something which she held cloo to
tho light.
"Richard, Richard, look here!" sho
exclaimed excitedly.
Richard looked. It was the llttlo
dnguorreotypo ho had picked tip In the
man's room nnd slipped Into his pocket
almost without looking at It.
"Oh, that's only a likeness of some
body that I found in his room as wo
wero leaving, and thought I had better
tako with mo. Put It on tho mantlo-
pleco; he may want to havo it again."
"Hut, Richard, do you mean to say
thnt you don't rocognlzo it? Why,
good heavens! don't you seo It's n like
ness of mother?"
"Of your mother?" ho exclaimed,
snatching It from her hand. Ho held it
close to tho lamp1, nnd had to tmn It at
several different angles beforo ho could
catch the fueled tints on tho ehlnlng
Bllvcr plato from which they eoemed
obliterated, and whon ho did eo he
could not loprcss a loud exclamation of
astonishment.
"It Is she, suro enough! No ono
could over forget thoso long curls!
And I've seen her In Just such a bonnet
all round hur faco I'm Burc a hun
dred times! How extraordinary! How
on earth can he havo come to have it?"
"Why, Richard, how can you bo so
stupid? don't you seo It's Jack! our
lost Jack, whom wo havo bcllcvod dead
so many years! Oh, Jnck, Jack, Is this
tho way wo Ilnd you again? Poor, poor
fellow, what miseries you mu3t havo
passed through! Hut wo will try nnd
make it better for you now. Open
your eyes, dear Jack! it Is I, your llt
tlo Molly, and wo shall bo so happy to
gether again. Oh, Richard, ranko him
como to; do your best now it you never
did before."
She wns down on her knees beside
him, trying to raise his head on her
breast, chafing his hands and covering
his unconscious faco with kisses.
"Seo the air Is reviving him already,"
said Richard. "Now, Mary, control
yourself; don't speak to him till I tell
you; I havo something to say to him
first. Put out tho lamp and sit down in
that chair, away from the window.
Como now," turning to the patient,
who had just opened his eyes with two
or threo deep sighs. "Sit up, Sergeant
Wcntworth!"
"Yes, Colonol!" ciled the sergeant,
raising himself mcchnnlcally, and lift
ing his hand in n milltnry salute. Sud
denly his dozed eye cleared and he
looked round with keen, suspicious
glance. "Why. It's tho doctor! How
do you know my I mean," he stam
mered, suddenly conscious of having
committed himself, "my nnme's In
gram, not Wentworth."
"Come, come, Jack Wentworth, don't
turn away your best friends. I know
all about you, and hero Is your little
sister Molly, Just waiting to spring
into your arms. Don't tell her you
'don't remember her; sho has been talk
ing about you ever since we wero mar
ried, and even after sho had a boy of
her own, whom sho would Insist on
naming after you."
"Oh, Jack, Jack!" cried Mary, run
ning Into his embrace; "how do you
think I could ever forget you? Don't
toll mo you havo forgotten me! Oh,
Jack! what dreadful times you must
havo had I Dut we'll make you forget
all your sorrows now."
"Molly, Molly, It Is really you?"
cried tho hardened Boldlor, actually
bursting into tears. "Forget you, my
llttlo pet? Why, you were tho ono
memory that kept mo from blowing
out my brains a dozen tlmoa! And tho
ono thing that mado mo save my plun
der and scrape and starve In the midst
of plenty for I am rich, Molly, though
I don't look It was the hope of being
able to find you ono day&nd sharo my
winnings with you. Whon I made my
wny home to. tho old placo In York
shire and found all tho family wero
gono, and tho only thing I could hear
of you was that you had married a doc
tor and wero living no ono could toll
mo whero, I Just started off In search
ot you, and for threo weary years I
havo tramped nenrly every road In
England looking for you. It's not like
ly that I'm going to say now I don't
remember you, my llttlo Molly."
Ho turned to Richard with out
stretched hand. "I hope you'll forgive
mo for what I Bald Just now. You havo
treated mo with tho greatest kindness I
over received from any one, and I re
paid you with insult But I was really
not sano whero that belt was con
cerned. You wero qulto right about
It I got tho Jowols at Burroah; Lord,
what a do it was! I will tell you tho
story ono of theso days. I don't know
yet myself what they are worth, but It
Is something fabulous. Tho possession
ot them mado a regular miser of me,
hut I was thinking of Molly all tho
tlmo. Now I havo found her, nnd tho
halt of them aro hers, aud as for the
rest, why, If you can put up with tho
humors of a crotchety, testy old brot'i-er-ln-Iaw,
I think I'll end my wander
ings hero and play tho rich bachelor
undo with my nephews and nieces
and a lot inoro of them there will bo, I
hope; oh, Molly?"
"Why, Jack' cried Mary, Quit uca-
iVA
blc to understand, "how on earth can
you play the rich undo? And what la
thla belt you aro talking about?"
"Hero It Is," nald Jack, suddenly
slipping It oft his own waist and buck
ling It around hers. "Feel tho weight
of that! You Just keep It for me, and
whenever I want anything out of it !
will como and ask you for it."
THE END.
COW AND BEAR.
A man who was brought up on
form In Cherryfleld, Matno, recently
told a reporter for the New York Sun
several stories Illuatratlvo of tho cour
ugo of animals In defending their
young. Ono of the best of tho stories
has to do with a tlmo when tho boy was
twelve years old. If his youthfulncss Is
taken Into tho account, tho adventure
will bo seen to hnve been a protty live
ly ono.
One of our cows had hidden her calf,
and I had set out to find him. I heard
the cow lowing In the woods nnd wont
to where sho was, in n clearing grown
up with ferns nnd raspberry bushes.
Above tho bushes I saw hor back and
honiB, and could tell that she was fight
ing with something thnt I could not seo.
Sho wns standing her ground, facing
about so as to keep her enemy, what
ever it was, always under her eye.
I thought ot nothing bigger than a
dog or fox, and was pressing forward
to got n look at It, when a bear sud
denly roso up on his haunches, stand
ing head and shoulders nbovo the
hushes. At that tho cow made a rush
for him, with horns lowered.
Tho bear struck nt her with his paw,
and thon grappled her with both fore
paws by tho head. The cow, under full
headway, was too much for him to
stand up against. She knocked him
over, breaking his hold, and tho way
sho horned him and butted him about
among tho bushes was a caution to
bears.
Tho sight was too much for my
nerves, and I went up a tree. It was
needless, so for ns danger from tho
bear was concerned, for tho cow had
him whipped In tho first round, nnd ho
got away ns soon ns ho could, whimper
ing nnd biting at his sides in tho
places whero the cow's hornB had
pricked him.
From the tree I could see the calf
where ho wns hidden. Ho was what I
had come for, but I did not feel llko
getting down until I was suro the
cow had got quiet But sho knew her
friends, and whon I went to tho calf
and set him on his feet, he was hid
ing, like a fawn, close to tho ground,
she made no objection, hut went quiet
ly back to the pasture, with the col'
following.
Who I Doing- What.
Thcro aro nearly twenty-threo mil
lion ot people In the United State!
that aro doing something. Ot the
whole number of working people the
females form 17.22 per cent Divided
by classes tho working peoplo of tin
country are as follows: Agriculture,
fisheries and mining, 9,013,336; profes
sional, 044,333; domestic and personal
servlco, 4.3C0.577; trndo and transport
ation, 3,326,122; manufacturing and
mechanical Industries, 6,091,293. Con
siderably more than four-fifths of tu
lllltcrato male population of the coun
try and over one-fourth of tho illiterate
female population are working. Ovei
G3 per cent of tho worklngmcn art
married, over 27 per cent Blngle, ovei
3 per cent widowed, and onc-quartci
cf one per cent divorced. In manu
factures and mechanics tho carpentert
and joiners, numbering 611,482, make
np tho greatest element, with dress
makers and milliners following with
499,690. There nro a llttlo ovor 1,000,
000 bookkeepers, clerks and salesmen,
690,658 merchants and dealers, 5,281,
C57 farmers, planters and overseers,
and 3,004,001 agricultural laborers,
349,592 miners, and only a llttlo ovei
60,000 fishermen and oystermen. Pro
fessors and teachers, aggregating 347,
344, form tho most numerous of the
professional classes. Physician and
surgeons, 104,805, como next; then'
lawyers, 89,630; clergymen, 88,203,
government officials, 79,604; musicians
etc., 62,155; engineers nnd surveyors,
43,239; nrtlsta and art teachers, 22,496;
Journalists, 21,849; and actors, 9,728-
Tom Falno'a nrldgo.
A plcco of cable recently found in n
historic dwelling at tho Falls of
Schuylkill recalls tho first suspension
brldgo of a single arch ever attempted
In this country. The idea originated
with Thomas Paine, "tho great com
moner of mankind," whllo ho was
spending tho summer ot 1786 at tho
hotel near tho falls ot Schuyklll Tho
Idea was suggested to him oy the
mechanism ot a spider web, and ho be
gan to work upon plans for an Iron
brldgo to span tho river at that point.
To lay his model beforo tho French
Academy of Science, "Paine went to
Franco in 1787, hut that country was
already on tho road to revolution, and
had no tlmo for tho study of bridge-,
In England Paine forgot his scientific
mission and became absorbed in polit
ical affairs, which ended with his im
prisonment and gave to tho world "The
Rights ot Man," but lost to It for many
years advanced scientific bridge-building.
Pulladolpbln Record.
The Old, Old Story.
Mrs. Jaggs (tho next morning) Do
you know what tlmo you got homo last
night? Mr. Jaggs It must havo been
pretty lato, but an Important business
transaction detained me at the ofllec
and by toe way, dear, did you eee
anything of my shoes? Mrs. Jaggs
Yes; you'll And them hanging on the
hnt rack In the hall, Just whero you
left them.
READY TO MOBILIZE.
ENGLAND'S NAVAL PREPAR
ATIONS CONTINUE.
t.orit SalUburj'a .Sutvrar to franc
In
Hi Ulna nook l'lutiti 111
, KnglUh
l'rtit rira Against
Allowing A 11 j
Ultcntiton or tha Nile's t'ottcitlnu.
Loxpox, Oct. SO. The KnglUh pa
pers aro full of particulars of naval
nown, but tho only fresh development
is an order received nt Portsmouth to
prepare all tho ships ot the fleet and
the reserve for Inuucdlnto mobiliza
tion. Eight additional war ships
there, In consequence, began coaling
this morning, nnd working parties
were immediately sunt on board tho
other reserve war vefc'els ut Ports
mouth. All Interest to-day Is centered In the
Marquis of Salisbury's addition .to tho
Faslioda correspondence, contained In
tho publication of tho British blue
book on that subject
Tho conservative newspapers dcclnro
that the book dispels tho Idea spread
by tho dispatch hero of tho French am
bassador, Duron do Courocl, that tho
British premier, was willing to nego
tiate on tho whole- question. Tho Lib
eral and Kndlcal organs still consider
that tho Marquis of Salisbury's atti
tude admits of negotiations promising
n friendly arrangement Tho entire
press however, scouts tho Idea of tho
possession of tho Faslioda coming
within the sphere of tho discussion.
6t James' Gazutto says: "We nro
prepared to negotiate tho question of
tho western frontier of tho Bahr-cl-Ghazol
district. But wo must control
tho Nile, both banks nnd water sheds,
from its source to tho sen."
The London (Hobo thinks tho Mar
quis of Salisbury has inndc it clear
that Major Mnrohand must quit Faslio
da without conditions. "Until that Is
done," tho Globa says, "thcro can bo
no discussion of tho French claims In
Africa." Tho Globe points out thcr.lg
nlficanb announcement in General
Kitchener's report that ho sent gun
boats south from Sebat, towards Mesh-raor-Rek,
tho principal trading center
of tho Bahr-cl-Ghazel region, with In
structions to establish necessary out
posts and that before he loft Scbat ho
completed arrangements for the main
tenance of those stations.
The Pall Mall Gaetta concludes,
from tho publication of the blue book,
that tho French government has been
given to understand that, wholly apart
from the Faslioda question, lis title to
the territory abutting upon tho left
bank of the Kile is "rejected as utterly
untenable, nnd Franco must accept the
position or take the consequences."
The Westminster Gazette suggests
as tho solution that the French bo
granted "way lcavo" and "enelavo"
for commercial purposes In tho llu.hr-
el-Ghazel district "Wny leave" is tho
right of way ovor another's ground;
"enclave" Is a territory enclosed with
in tho territories of another power.
Tho French papers to-day are more
hopeful and believo that a pacific solu
tion of the dispute will bo found.
Tho Paris correspondent of tho Lon
don Daily Chroniclo claims to havo au
thority to say a decision has already
been taken by tho French government
speedily to evacuate Faslioda, and that
M. Dclcassc, tho French foreign min
ister, will do his utmost to facilitate a
pacific- solution.
Halifax, Nova Ecolln, Oct .&. Tho
British wur ships Pallas and Talbot
arrived to-day from Bermuda. Gen
oral Lord William Seymour, com
mander of the troops in British North
America, will return from Ottawa at
once, his visit having been cut short
by the unusual activity in military
and naval circles at this station.
ViCToniA, B. 0., Oct. 25. The prep
arations at Ksqulmault, tho naval
depot of tho Northern Paclfla squad
ron, continue unabated. Tho Amphion,
which it was understood would go into
dry dock until after another steamer
already booked had been dealt with,
received instructions to-day from tho
almiral of tho fleet to begin tho neces
sary work immediately, and sho en
tered tho dry dock. Tho officers do
not deny that tho preparations now
going on aro duo to tho strained rela
tions of Franco and hnglanu. '
SAIL UNDER AMERICA'S FLAG,
Pint of tho Northern, l'aclfla Bteaniers
Traniforred from nrltUh Iteglitry.
Tacoua, Wash., Oct SO. -Theotcam-flhlp
Tacoma of tho Northern Pacific
Steamship company was formally
transferred from British to American
registry yesterday. Flvo thousand
peoplo on tho ocean dock listened to
the speeches on tho occasion, All tho
other vcssola of the lino aro to bo
transferred.
Permission to assume American reg
ister was granted by Congress last
July, but tho English government for
bade the transfer as it might bo con
strued as a breach of neutrality. With
tho signing of tho protocol all objec
tion ceased. It la believed in shipping
circles that tho Northern Pacific
Steamship company is preparing Its
vessels for the Manila trade whon the
Philippine islands shall be annexed.
Troop Slowly Ceavlng Coba for Spain.
Havana, Oct. 2C Honor Glrautu,
secretary ot tho Spanish evacuation
commission, delivered two notes to the
Uultcd States evacuation commission
yesterday. One gavo the number of
Spanish troops who left Nenvltaa by
tho steamer Miguel Callart, tho othor
tho number of those who left Glbara
by tho steamer' MonLserrut. Tho total
from both ports exceeded 2,000. all of
whom were from tlw Ilolguin division.
The French mail steamer Cherlbon
sailed thin afternoon for Spain with
000 troops and seventy-one officers aud
ho families of the latter.
ANOTHER j-RENCH CRISIS,
llrU.on I.nir III Tlilnt MtnUtrr of Wnl
Within Kl Montln.
Pam, Out 90. General Chanolne,
minister of war, resigned to-day in tho
tribune of the chamber ot deputies.
Strong bodies of pollco wero sta
tioned in tho neighborhood of Palais
Bourbon and tho Place de la Concordo
to-day to prevent tho projected demon
strations at tho opening ot tho cham
ber of deputies.
The French cabinet met this morn
ing and tho minister of marine, M.
Locltroy, announced that ho would
shortly introduce a hohemo for the ad
ministration and financial reorganiza
tion of tho navy.
A meeting of Progressives and Re
publicans decided not to support tho
government's Internal policy, but to
uphold to tho fullest extent its foreign
policy.
TJiere wns considerable disorder
about tho approaches of tho Pulnls
Bourbon when M. Deroulode, M. MUlc
vole and other deputies arrlvod, accom
panied by a crowd of supporters.
Members' of thn League ot Patriots
who were crossing tho Place de la Con
corde shouted, "Vivo l'armeo'and the
Republican guard wero obliged to clear
a passavro. A conflict with tho police
ensued. A band of antl-Scmltoa at
tacked and injured a commissary of
police. Tho rlngloador, M. Guerin,
president ot tho antl-Semltio league,
was arrested. When M. Drumont, tho
autl-Somltlo leader, arrived thcro were
further disturbances, with cries of
"Down with tho .Tews," and cheering
for Franco. A detachment ot cuiras
siers charged and dispurscd tho mob.
Several arrests were mode.
Tho session of tho chamber of depu
ties had no sooner opened than M.
Deroulcdo mado n violent attack upon
tho minister of war, Goucrol Cha
nolne, whereupon tho mlnioter aroso
and explained the conditions under
which ho accepted tho portfolio In
bo doing ho declared that he was of tho
same opinion as his predecessors about
tho opening of tho Dreyfus case, a re
mark which was greeted with cheers
and' protests, tho uproar lasting flvo
minutes,
When General Chauolno was able to
resume speaking he asserted that ho
was tiio guurdlan of tho honor of tho
army and concluded with saying an
grily: "I placo in your hands tho
trust I received and I tender my resig
nation la this tribune."
Tho announcement was received
with loud cheers. General Chanolno
then left tho Chamber of Deputies aud
the premier, M. Brisson, ascendod the
tribune. Thcro ho was greeted with
shouts of "Resign," while tho LcftUts
cheered him lustily.
General Chanolne is tho third of Mr.
Brlsson'a war ministers to resign
within six weeks. Ills predecessors
were M. Cavalgnao and General Zur
llnden. The Dreyfus case caused their
downfall. This latest minister not
only inherited tho Dreyfus cast from
his predecessor, but also has had to
handle tho Fashoda affair's military
sldo. Tho prospect for his successor lv
not pleasing.
DARE NOT ARREST AMERICANS,
Culun Police Da Not VFnnt to Underlukt
the Job nt Any Trice.
Santiago de Cuua, Oct 20. General
Wood, military governor ot tho de
partment of Santiago, though satisfied
with the workings of tho Cuban com
mittee of fifty rccommcudlng appoint
ments and offering suggestions for as
slstnnco In the work of civil adminis
tration, has decided to simplify this
feature by appointing eight of tho
most prominent incinberh of tho com
mittee as a permanent council to the
governor. This council will meet Gen
eral Wood thrlco a week to consult as
to improvements in tho province, and
tho other members may go to different
points to consider local applications
for ofuce. Tho members of tho council
will rccclvo salaries, though tho
amount has not yet been decided upon.
Otic of tho first matters to bo con
sidered by General Wood and tho
advisory council will probably bo tho
reorganization ot tho pollco force of
tbo province, General Wood intending
to cnlurgo it Ills idea is to make tho
entire pollco forco ono semi-military
organization, in command of an in
spector general, with tho rank ot
lieutenant colonel, having hcadquar-
1 tcra at Santiago.
P nu ...in i.- i i i ...i.t.
-iiiuru win us luur uispeciurj, Willi
the rank of major, with headquarters
at Santiago, Guantnnamo, Manzanlllo
and Ilolguin, aud sub-Inspectors, with
the rank of captain, at important
places, b'mullor places will havo lieu
tenants. Tho wholo servlco will be
thoroughly drilled, Tho mounted po
llco will bo armed with carbines and
revolvers, and foot constabulary with
machetes and revolvers. General Wood
believes that in less than six months
ho will havo a complete and well
drilled body of mon. Thcro will bo
reduotion In the number of police at
Santiago, but General Wood contem
plates adding twelvo American patrol
men for districts specially frequented
by soldiers, teamsters and Americana
generally. Apparently no men of the
present forco daro to arrest an Ameri
can, even when the poltco outnumber
tho offenders seven to one.
UUsonrl Girl Killed.
SriaxoPuiM), Mo., Oct 0. Miss
Kiedla Duffner, 10 yoant of age, was
shot aud instantly klllel last Saturday
at her home in Dallas county, near tho
Dido county lino, by a hired man
named Powell. The family wore away
at tho tlmo, aud Powell olaims that he
picked up a revolver fiom a table and
tho weapon accidentally discharged,
striking tho girl in tho head, passing
through her brain. Sho was the
daughter of Charhts Duffner, thu
farmer who was murdered by robbers
flvo weeks ngo la hU yard after he had
killed one of tho men.
FIERCE NOR'WESTER STORM.
Haiti, Know nnd IIIrIi Minds Make New
October Itrcord.
Kansas Cjtv, Oat JO. A storm of
great energy la central to-day botweeu
St. Louln, Mo., and Davenport, In,,
Rain is falling In the Mississippi val
ley and snow in Iowa and Missouri.
Freezing tempcraturo prevails in Kan
sas, Nebraska, tho Northwest and tha
Central Rocky mountain region.
TorxiCA, Oct 23. Kansas was visited
by tho second snow storm of this sea
son this morning. Telegraph facilities
aro arlppled west of here, but no ser
ioun damage has been reported. At
Garden City a very heavy snow was re
ported. It was wet and hoavy, cling
ing to tho telegraph lines and making
communication difficult East of Gar
den City and west of Newton
thcro Is only n llttlo now,
but heavy winds pro val I. Be
tween Topoha and Emporia tha
snow fall was heavy, but tho weather
was bo warm that it has nearly all dis
appeared. Along tho lino of tho Rock
Island railroad thora wan only a small
fall of khow, except east and north ot
Topcka. Between Phllllpsburg and
Fairbury, Nub., ou tho northern line,
tho storm is severe At Holton and
Ilorton tho snow Is heavy, Wost of
Phllllpsburg no snow has boon report
ed. Tho telegraph lines along tho
Rock Island, both east aud wost nt To
pcka, nro working badly. Tho weather
was much colder nnd tho snow had
ceased nt 10 o'clock. A strong icy wind
la blowing from tho west.
Florence, Kan., Oct. 23. Tho first
snow of tho season fell hero last night.
It began last evening with a light
rain, turning to snow soon after mid
night There is a cold tiorthwost wind
this morning. Tho bad weather will
interfcro with tho Republican r.illy at
Marlon to-day, which is intended to
bo tho biggest of tho campaign. W.
E. Stanley, J. M. Miller and I. E. Lam
bcrt ara to speak.
Rbauimo, Kan., Oct CO. A florco
storm of snow Is driving from tho
northwest this morning. Tho mercury
registers below tho freezing point.
Thin Is the socoud nnow storm within
ten days, breaking nil previous records
for October In tho recollection ot tho
oldest sottlcrs.
La-YUirhox, Kan., Oct. 20. A hoavy
rain lost night wus followed by snow
early this morning. Tho snow con
tinued falling in tho forenoon, accom
panied by a high north wind.
Wioiuta, Kan., Oct. SO. A light
mow foil hero last night, but molted
in a fow hours. It is very cold bore
to-day.
St. Johns, Kan., Oct. 20. It has boon
snowing hero slnco 7 30 o'clock thin
morning.
Tonr Scott, Kan., Oct M. Tho
second snow storm of this month has
prevailed horo nlnco 4 o'clock thla
morning. It came after a rain, and Is
accompanied by a strong and very cold
northwest wind. The thermometer
has fallen 80 degrees. Tha snow is
molting.
Shdai.ia, Mo., Oct 20. Tho heaviest
snow storm known hero for tho month
of October began this morning. Tho
snow is wet nnd heavy, affecting tho
telephono and telegraph servlco. Tho
weather is growing colder.
JorMN, Mo., Oct. 2(. A nnow storm
blowing from tho northwest has boou
raging all forenoon.
Nkvaba, Mo., Oct. 20, Heavy snow
has been falling hero sinoo morning.
It Is accompanied by a cold south
wind.
reft Nothing- to Charily.
Nnw Yohk, Oct 50 Tho will of tha
ato Dr, John Hall, pastor of tho Fifth
Aveuuo Presbyterian church, bo
qucaths nothing to charity. A number
of small bequests aro mado to rela
tives. All his real cstato in Kaunas
goes to his son, Robert Wllllum; all
his real estate in Chicago to his son,
Thomas C. Tho rest of thn ostato !
divided among tho flvo children and
tho widow.
Tho will discriminates against ono
of the sons, Bolton Hall, who is a So
cialist and has interested himself ex
tensively In labor matters. Ho in to
recclVo only as a life interest tho in
come from a certain part ot tho per
sonal property utter tho death of tha
testator's widow. Bolton Hall in ro
putcd to bo wealthy, having married
rich woman.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Havana.-Tho Cuban general, Joso
Martcl, has issued u proclamation ad
dressed to tho people of Cuba demand
ing "Cuba for the Cubans." Tho pro
clamation ends by urging all Cubans
to resist tho landiug of American
troops by force. It is a highly Inflam
matory document, but tlnds fow to
justify it
Springfield, III. Tho Torronco land
titlo act is upheld in a decision ren
dered by tho Illinois supremo court.
Tho case decided Is that of the Peoplo
va Simons.
Bozeman, Mont. Snow fell to
depth ot eight inches within tho last
twenty-four hours, delaying threshing
for somo time. It Is tho first heavy
enow storm of tho asasun.
Lincoln, Neb. Snow is falling
nearly all ovor Nebraska. In Central
and Western Nebraska It fa growing
very cold, tho tempcraturo boiug tho
lowest thus far this fall.
Nine Gold Beekara Drowned.
Seattle, Wash., Oct 80. A' Post
Intelligencer special from Sunrise C;ty,
Alaska, confirms tho report of tho loss
of n small sloop and tho drowning of
ulno men near Cook's in lot laat Sep
tember.
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