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' P B. tf iv ti $P$ Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. ItED CLOUD. NEBRASKA Homeless boys mnko lawless men. A golden chain may chafo as badly as an Iron one. Sacrlflco In tho homo, sendn the in ccii8o of joy through the house. Ho mire you nro right then hold tho stakes while tho other folio wa-bo t All tho world's a stage and a lot of nctors thereon nro merely stago horses. Tho bacholor who sows on hln own buttons understands tho meaning o( tho slngla tax. If some pcoplo were to think before they Bpcak It would bo far more dlfll cult for them to carry on an animated conversation. Harry II. Charles, of Qulncy, 111., has submitted n novel plan to tho post offlco plan for n C. O. I), department In connection with tho proposed parcel post delivery, ills ilan would make tho postofllco tho ngent of the mer chant. Parcels mailed at any postofflce in tho country could bo delivered and collected for In any other part of the country. The same rulo would apply to tho whole country. Tho postmaster general Is greatly taken up with tho plan and It may bo adopted In tho near future, particularly as tho attorney general seed no constitutional hin drance In Its way. Thcro Is now much contention In the navy dopartment over tho largo bills for pllotngo sent In by captains of nearly ovcry warship In the service, nnd tho authorities frankly admit that naval ofllccrs, great as Is their skill In battlo and In tho nccurato use of heavy guns, know almost nothing of harbors, charts or tho art of steering vessels In the most open chnnnols. This admis sion, perhaps, explains why tho Ameri can navy, acknowledged Invlnclblo In nctual light, manned by tho nncst crcwB nnd cleverest officers, has never theless been a standing Joko In tlmo of pcaco and why no many American ships hnvo run nground or collided with rocks and snags. It Is reported that tho United States department of ogrlculturo Is actively engaged In originating an orango that will bear a greater degreo of frost than any now grown. At first sight this feat might appear dlfllcult to nr.com- Irtish, but when wo romombor that we Iiavo apples that will not stand severe climatic conditions, and that apples havo been produced that will stand bucIi conditions, wo sco that thoro Is hope. To Illustrate: Tho be3t apples of tho eastern states, such as tho Bald win, will not grow at all In somo western states. It has takon years to develop apples llko tho Wealthy that will stand. Wo might also mention the Hen Davis, which grows abundantly all over tho west nnd resists all kinds of hard conditions. So tho government may succeed In Its undertaking. Carbolic acid poisoning cases havo becomo bo common In every communi ty as to suggest an Investigation of drug-Btoro practice In this dhcctlon. It should not bo easy to obtain so dead ly nn nrtlcle. But Ella Hyland, a 11 year old Chicago school girl, died from the cffcctB of this poison, which sho had ltttlo difficulty In obtaining. Such a. cbbo Is a striking comment on tho lndls ."j criminate salo of this dangerous drug. Iirtne faco of tho law prohibiting tho sate or poisons without duo precaution, it Beems astonishing that a young girl should havo purchased a quantity of this acid sufllclent to destroy llfo. Tho unfortunate child stated that tho ncld was to bo used for removing stalnB from a lloor. Though cognizant that it could bo needed for no such purpose tho drug cleik, with n commonplace warning, handed tho child tho means of destroying her llfo. Miss Helen Gould Is again proving horsolf "tho Boldlora' friend." Sho la supplying tho men at tho front with traveling libraries. Tho United Stages transport Thomas, which recently sail cd for Manila, carried two of theso II brarlea for tho troops In tho Philip pines. Within tho next few days sim ilar libraries will bo sent to tho troops in Cuba and Porto Rico. Tho men nt Forts Hamilton nnd Slocum have al ready received their boxes of books. Tho libraries aro put up In oak cases with room for a hundred or more vol umes in each case. When tho men at ono army post havo read tho books in their library tho case Is sent to an other post, thus forming n circulating llbrory In America, Cuba, Porto Rico, tho Hawaiian Islands, Guam, and tho PMHpplnes. Tho books consist of works" of travel, biographies, novels, a few hymn books, and Bibles. Alto gether Miss Gould has given more than & thousand now books. No item of lamo.wrlsts nnd bandages, rubber and cotton wrappings, sleep famtno or weakened pulse, was omit ted from the published reports cf an eight hundred mile blcyclo record re cently made In ninety-two hours by a woman. She wore a sweater with broad red and crcen stripes, a divided skirt of buff color, and a felt hat with a widy band and tall feather. Her was as ladylike and as worthy tion as the motive of tho feat hich was "to gratify pique and and outdo all other women." THE ENDf MI Aguinaldo't; Chief Licutcnsnts arc Deserting Him, PRESIDENT BAUIISTA COMtf IKIO CAMP President of Filipino Congress Surren der Other Will o Likewise Are Keady to Lay Down tlirlr Arms , When the Truth la Known. Rautlstn, president of tho Filipino congress, presented himself to General McArthur at Tarlao Friday ami re nounced all further connection with tho Insurrection. Ho wan ono of the Influential Filipi nos who hesitated nt tho beginning of tho war as to which side on whioh to cant his lot. Ho was offered a judge ship of tho supremo court, but de clined. Ho now announces thnt lie desires to accept the position nnd nays tho Filipi no congress and cabinet aro scattered, never to rpnssemble. Soma of the members, he added, have returned to their honivs, while others arc flying for safety. Many of tho congressmen have resigned, and ho be lieves the Filipino soldiers will lay down their arms everywhere as soon as they learn tho truth. A November 25th telegram says.Scnor Itucncamlno, a former member of the so-called cabinet of Agulnaldo, has been brought to General Otis, a priso ner on board tho transport ltrutus. He had sought refuge in a village near San Fabian with Aguinnldo's mother and son. The natives disclosed his identity to Major Cronln, who captured him. General Young is still in the mountains on tho trail of Agulnaldo. LITTLE DANGER OF A RISING . Story of Hue and Fox Indian Consider able of n l'ake. Regarding the stories from Des Moines of nn impending outbreak among the Sao and Fox Indians on the Tama reservation, there are less than 400 of the Indians and about ISO of them are opposed to tho compulsory education Idea and refused the Septem ber payment of tho government. No petition for ti writ of habeas cor pus has been filed in tho federal court at Cedar Rapids for Loltih Pitch Lacliec, tho Indian girl whose forcible return to school lias made trouble. Agent Malln has refused to recognize her al leged marriage, as she Is only sixteen, and his consent, ns her guardian, was not obtained. There Is not tho slight est danger of violence. SPAN OF LIFE NEARLY RUN Senator Haywnrd's Condition Constant ly (trowing Worse. The condition of Senator Haywanl (s not as favorablo as twenty-four hours ago. Tho paralyzed" limbs and speech arc not improving nH had been hoped nnd his physician Is somewhat worried over the present condition of his patient. Tho senator passed a restless night, his temperature is U2,'f . pulse 78 and perspiration 27. Later reports do not show any im provement in Senator Hayward's con dition. Ho has been restless during tho day, with pulse and temperature above normal. He was sleeping at the latest report. HE WILL TELL OF CUBA This la the rnrpoia of General Wood' Trip to the United States. The war department has advised that tho transport McPhersonhassallrd from Santiago with General Leonard Wood aboard. Tho ofllclnls of the war department from tho secretary down refuse to tnalto any statement as to tho meaning of tho visit of General Wood to Washington at this time. It Is be yond question, however, that it is the purpose 01 ine presutent to ndvlse witli the creneral unon Cuban nfrnlra in nr. der to strengthen his hands in dealing wun mat subject before congress. Shoots Ills Wire's Teacher. Robert Alexander Simpson, better known as Prof. Ray Simpson, was shot and mortally wounded In his dramatic agency audi school at St. Louis by James T. Roberts, a lawyer. . Robert's wife, from whom ho hail lived apart for tho past year, was taking lessons in stagecraft from Simpson. Roberts tiled in vain to pursuade her to glvo up her lessons and, called on Simpson aud forbade the latter from giving his wife any more lessons. Hot words en sued and the shooting followed. Hero of Mulue a Suicide. William Anthony, better known as "Brave Billy" Anthony, died at tho Presbyterian hospital at New York. Friday, half an hour after ho had swallowed a quantity of cocaine at Central park. He was tho man who, on February 15, 1899, when tho battle ship Maine was blown tip in Havana harbor, reported to Captain Slgabcc in the famous words: "Sir, I lmvo the honor to report that the ship hu been blown up and is sinking." Exceeds Sixteen Knots. Against tide, wind and a heavy head feu for at least half her course, the ew battleship Kentucky mado a rec ord of 10:877 knots an hour Saturday on her ofllclal speed trial over tho gov ernment course-, from Cape Ann to Boone island, and by her work t.howed that she is a little faster than Iter sla ter ship, the Kearsarge, which recently was sent over the same course. Owing to a disagreement over a new scale of wages, 200 moulders struck at Racine, Wis.. Three fr.storics aro af fected, at ONCE GRACED THE STAGE Romance In the Life of Benatof Jn M. Thurston's Bride. Tho publication in the New York Journal of a story from Boston re garding tho new bride of Senator Thurston has caused a mild Bcnsation in Washington. It seems from tho story that Mss Lola Purman is the daughter of a southern family that lived for a few years in Boston. Miss Purman was very pretty, "had a gift of elocution nnd took part in amateur theatricals. She became a pupil of tho Boston school of orntory nnd just be fore her graduation married Professor Tripp, then instructor in tho school. After the mnrriago tho two travelled through tho cast and gave readings togethcr,bcing general favorites. Later Mrs. Tripp was seized with a fover to go on the stage and went abroad with the Daly company. It is nsscrtcd that in this movement there was n disagree ment nnd nftcr Mrs. Tripp had spent ono season abroad as a professional actress she returned to Boston nnd a legal separation followed. Mrs. Tripp retained her maiden name of Lola Pur man. Miss Purman has many warm friends in Boston, where sho was ad mired for her beauty and accomplish ments. DEDICATE THE MONUMENTS (lovrrnnr Tanner nnd Other Illlnete l'eoplo Take Fart In tho Ceremony. The exercises of dedicating tho 107 monuments nnd markers of the state of Illinois on the battlo fields surrounding Chattanooga, Tcnn., were held Thurs day at Orchard Knob, the site of one of tho principal 'memorial shnfls and fa mous during the civil war as the head quarters of General Grant. It is esti mated that more than 1,000 residents of Illinois and at least 3,000 Chatta nooga people attended the exercises. Among the distinguished visitors were Senntor Cullom, Governor Tanner nnd staff of Illinois, Commissioner of Pen sions If. Clay Evans, Gen. U. V. Boyn ton, representing the secretary of war, and a largo delegation from the con federate camp of this city. Major Charles A. Connelly delivered the speech presenting the monuments to tho governor of Illinois on behalf of tho Illinois commissioners. Governor Tanner of Illinois received the monuments, delivering tin eloquent speech of acceptance, and In turn pre sented them to the government. ALASKA ASKS STATEHOOD Goternor llrudy Itooominonds It In Ills Iteport. Governor Brady of Alaska In his an nual report pleads for statehood, gov ernment establishment nnd operation of cable and telegraphic lines and per sistent branding of fur seals and ces sation of killing them for nt least ten years. An appropriation of SI 10,000 is asked for ti penitentiary and suitable public buildings nt Sitka. Tho gov ernor says that to prcscrvo the fur seals tho United States should, as a property right in tho seals, brand tho letters "U. S." four inches long on tho backs of every female, seal, thus spoil ing them for furriers' use. Tho gold output for tho season fol lows: Eagle City and Forty Mile Creek district, S75O.OO0; Birch creek and its tributaries, south of Ukon, 1450,000; Mauook, Booster, and other creeks about Rampart City, S250.000; Capo Nome district, 31,500,000. BODY OF MAJOR HOWARD It Arrives at Kan Francisco On Hoard the llclclan Kin?. On board the transport Belgian King, jnst arrived at San Francisco from tho Philippines, Is the body of Major Guy Howard of Omaha, who was connected with the quartermaster's department of the army and was killed on October 21. He was passing up the Rio Grande river near Arayat in a small launch, when hu was shot by a native concealed along tho banks of tho stream. Ho was a son of Major General O. O. How ard, retired. The body was placed on the transport after funeral services had been held at Manila on ihe morning of October 25. ' It will be sent to Omaha for interment. ANEW COLLEGE FOR GIRLS William . Elitlns Will lteneflclently Endow It, A college for girls that will rival Glrard college in beneficence and scopo is to be established nt Philadelphia by William L. Elklns, the traction mag uate of that city. The idea of a girl's college is said to be an old ono with Mr. Elklns and his friends assert that he has been considering tho main feature of such a' project for several years. It Is pointed out that girl orphans have no such advantages as nro enjoyed by boys tinder the Glrard will und it is the chance to supply this badly needed institution that Mr. Elklns has embraced. Weather Uureau Transfer. The United States weather bureau service crop report bureau has been removed from Chicago to Springfield, 111., and 0. Fltzhugh Taltnan of Clare raont, Va,, arrived thereto take cltargo of the bureau. Torpedo Iloat Accepted. The navy department has accepted preliminarily the torpedo boat Dahl grcn, built by the Bates iron works, upon receipt of the naval inspection board's report that the boat made 30.007 knots per hour and was strong and seaworthy in every particular. Cremated In Jail. Granville Nell and John Sprouls, who were arrested and placed iu tho town calaboose at Jellco, Tenn., for drunkenness, were cremated in a fire which destroyed the jail and several buildings near it. - - . NEWS OfTHE STATE Ordinary and Extraordinary Happenings. ME PAST SEVEN DAYS Ifl DETAIL Urlef Summary of State Doings State, County nnd Municipal ews ot Im Importance to Our Head ersLittle Items. Wednesday, November S3. At Tccumseh, Charles Gartner plead ed guilty to wife-beating and was fined 810 and costs. In default of payment ho was confined in jail. James Reed, arrested In Fairmont while In tho act of stealing gloves from n harness shop, pleaded guilty and was given thirty days. Workmen at Hastings arc taking down the old electric light wires Unit have been strung nlong the streets ever since the original plant was put In. The insulation will bo burned off and the wire be sold ns junk. Dr. O. C. Hclse, of Nebraska City, who went to Manila last year with the Twelfth infantry with a commission as surgeon, is nt his home. He was com pelled to resign his post on account of illness, brought on by the tropical climate. A Nebraska Citv f peeial says Sena tor Ilaywnrd's right arm is useless again and his physician is not at till pleased with his condition. He slept nicely and is well physically, but not so well mentally. The citizens of Johnson county in large numbers assembled at Tecumsch and extended u welcome, to Lieutenant Arthur G. Kavnnaugh, who served on the flagship Olympla and was with Dewey at Manila. A sword presenta tion was part of the exercise. Thursday, November 3U. Joseph F. McMahon was shot and probably fatally wounded while asleep at his home at Taunton, Muss. John Gallagher, MoMahon's brother-in-law, it is alleged, did the shooting. Senntor ilaywnrd's condition has not improved over that of Wednesday, lie passed a restless night, his periods of sleep being Infrequent and of short duration. The paralyed members are no better, and his physicians arc anxious and worried. Arrangements are about perfected for the annual meeting of the Nebras ka academy of sciences, which takes place December 1 and 2. A number of good papers aro ready for presentation. Dr. Rimbach has been invited to give an address on his South American ex periences. The statistics gathered In the chan cellor's ofllce show that the largest de partment is that of English language and literature, with l,2tf'J students, the next being Germanic languages and literature with 020; Mcthamatlcs num bers 5117 and chemistry 520; Latin 107; physics 330; physical training 403; romance, language and literature 328. It is therefore no wonder the class rooms aud laboratories are crowded. A Hastings, Neb., November 22 spe cial says a tramp was arrested at Doni phan, Hall count', Wednesday after noon on suspicion of having murdered tho city marshal at Aurora several months ngo. The marshal was found deiid on tho railroad tracks one morn ing and It was supposed his death was accidental. The tramp arrested yes terday, while under the influence of liquor, bragged about being ble for tho marshal's death. I'rlduy, November 34. The job printers, pressmen and binders of Omaha havo decided not to strike, employers having conceded practically till the men asked. Reuben II. lline of North Platte has filed an application in United States court asking to bo adjudged u bank rupt. He avers that his debts aggre gate 937 and that his assets are but S205. He declares that it is Impossi ble to pay out. The Fighting First Nebraska regi ment is to bo reorganized as tho First regiment, Nebraska national guard, the place it held before going into the United States scrvico after the Spanish-American war broke out. Adju tant Barry has Issued the order for its reorganization. The chancellor's oflice at the state university is In receipt of line photo graphs of several buildings of the Ohio state university, showing the modern type of architecture adopted In the later buildings. They may servo r.s suggcNlionsdo the regents of the uni versity when they come to erecting new buildings on the campus. Governor Pojntcr has heard the com plaint of somo Sarpy county people about tho shooting of a deserter from the United States army by two soldiers sent out to arrest him. The governor believes tho soldiers had no right to kill the deserter, and that they should be made to answer to the civil authorities of Sarpy county, where the shooting occurred. He lias laid the matter before Attorney General Smyth. At a mass meeting held in Kountzo Memorial church at Omaha Sunday resolutions were adopted in favor of unseating Congressman-elect Roberts of Utah. William Moon, a prominent farmer and an old settler, who lives ten miles west of Wilcox, whllo engaged in tearing down bib sod house in which he had held down his claim, was caught by the falling walls and badly crushed. Dr. Rogers of Ragan was called, and did all he could to relieve his suffering d it Uiiflw thnuirht hn will rannvae. Satnrday, November SIT. The condition of Senator Hayward , Is not as favorable as twenty-four hours ngo. The paralyzed limbs aud speech are not Improving ns had been hoped and his physician is somewhat worried over tho present condition of his patient. The senntor passed a restless night, his temperature is 92f . pulse 78 and perspiration 27. Later reports do not s'iow any im provement in Senator Hayward's con dition. He has been restless during tho day, with pulse nnd tempcrnturo above normal, lie was sleeping at tho latest report. The publication in tho New York Journal of a story from Boston re garding the new bride of Senntor Thurston has caused a mild sensation, in Washington. It seems from tho story thnt Miss Lola Purman Is the daughter of a southern family that lived for a few years in Boston. Miss Purman was very pretty, had a gift of elocution and took part in amateur theatricals. She became a pupil of tho Boston school of oratory and just be fore her graduation married Professor Tripp, then instructor in the school. After the marriage the two travelled through the east and gave readings togcther,bclny general favorites. Later Mrs. Tripp was seized witli a fever to go on tho stage and went abroad with the Daly company. It is asserted that In this movement there was a disagree ment and after Mrs. Tripp had spent one season abroad as a professional actress she returned to Boston and a legal separation followed. Monday, No ember 37. Dr. Whltten reports Senator Hay wark's condition was not ns good on Sunday as the day before. He passed a restless night and his general symp toms are not improving. - At the second trial of the Fuhlrot Blumeiithal 810,000 damage suit at Fre mont, the jury awarded Ftthlrot S400 fpr damages sustained by reason of false imprisonment. The plalntilt is not satisfied but has no notion of ap pealing. The defense will ask for a new trial and may appeal to the su preme court. Henry F. Rcgger, a laborer In the employ of the Burlington suffered a fractured wtlst in a peculiar manner last week. While riding on a handcar near Grand Island the car jumped the track and threw Rcgger in such a po sition that the ear ran over his right wrist. lie was taken to Grand Island where the fracture was reduced. Carey Sell of Polk county, a man about thirty-five years old, is now con fined in the county Jail at York await ing a preliminary trial before the county judge on the charge of statu tory rape. The girl Is only fourteen years old and is now a mother. Sell was married a few weeks ago to a wo man living In Polk county. Sheriff McDonald of Omaha and a party occupied a special car over tho Burlington Saturday of last week for Lincoln and Hastings. The p.irty con sisted of twelve Insane patients, due for the asylums at those two places. The patients, with their attendants, made such a big crowd that a car was especially furnished for them. Tuesday, November 33. The Rolling Ore Coal Mining com pany has struck a vein of gooi saft coal at a depth of scventy-llvj feet at least three feet thick, north of Jack son. Corporal John S. Fnlrc and Private Henry 11. Jockens, under trial for man slaughter, wow formally acquitted by court-martial at Omaha. The finding of tho court was approved by General Merrlam, commanding the depaitment. Judge L. Rote, a prosperous farmer living near Pierce, was found dead near his farm Friday afternoon. It is thought.by all near there that ho died of heart failure. He was seventy-three years of age at tho time of death. Ho leaves a wife and one son to mourn his loss. Whllo Claude Rife and Ed Barrett, two boys about fifteen years old were out hunting rabbits near Hastings, young Bnrrctt was shot in the foot by the accidental dischnrge of the for mer's gun. The boys were crawling under a fence when the accident hap pened. It Is possible that the injured member will have to be amputated. Fire was discovered In the sheriff's ofllce of the Cass county court house nt Plattsmouth, nnd the volunteer lire de partment responded promptly. Tho lire hnd gained considerable headway when discovered. The efforts of tho fire boys were rewarded and the flames were quickly subdued, saving one of the finest court houses in tho state. The damage Is estimated at several hundred dollars, mostly by smoke that filled the whole building. Judge Fawcett granted a dlvorco to Mrs. Henry 11. Mulford at Omaha, wlfo of major, formerly Colonel Mulford of the First Nebraska regiment. Mrs. Mulford set forth that her husband had treated her cruelly for the past two years. At Jast she decided that It was useless to trust him further and on October 5, sho filed suit for divotce, and the case came before-" Judge Faw cett last Mouday, Tuesday the major married Miss Nellie Maltland of Sau Francisco and balled for Manila. Strike Is Knded. The strike of the Union Pacific ma chinists at Cheyenne has been ended and tho men will return to work. They went out on November 0, on which date they made a demand for an increase of wages from 32 J cents to 35 cents per hour., The tlmo schedule will be nine hours per day instead of eight hours ns heretofore. The strik ing bollermakcrs, thirty in number, havo not yet decided to return to work, but it is believed they will follow the action of the machinists. IS FOiDWLESS Soldiers Who Shot Deserter Morgan Not to Blame, ARMY COURT MARTIAL SO DECREES Corporal John 8. I'alro nnd Frlvatt Henry II. Jockens, Itoth Accused of Manslaughter, Kscnpo Punish ment Merrlam Approves. Corporal John S. Fnlrc nnd Private Henry II. Jockens, under trial for man slaughter, were formally acquitted by court-martial at Omaha. Tho finding of the court was approved by General Merrlam, commanding the department. The court-martial, of which Lieuten ant Colonel E. A. Kocrpcr was prosl dent and Captain Grote Hutcheson act ing judge a ivocatc, held its bitting one week ngo, the charge and tho subse quent findings being kept secret. As now announced, both defendants were accused of manslaughter, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. The specifications were that the defendants did, without just cause, or provocation, kill Private Samuel Morgan, Eighth cavalry, an escaped prisoner from the Fort Crook guard house. The killing occurred in Sarpy county. FELL FROM THE AUDITORIUM Charles Ilnrrlion Loses Ills Ilnlnnco nnd Falls Hcudlong to i:arth. Charles II. Harrison, brother of Con tractor Harrison, who is erecting the auditorium building at Lincoln, had a miraculous escapo from death. He was working upon the ventilator of the building on the highest portion, when ho slipped and fell along the curved roof to the ground. No loncs were broken and he will probably be able to be out in n short time. He had occasslon to use a hotchct and calling to a workman near, he asked that the tool be thrown over. The hatchet In some way went a little farther than he expected and In reaching to catch it before it should fall along tho arched roof, he lost his balance and fell after It. Mr. Harrison was picked up in nn unconscious condition nnd taken to the sanitarium near by. A hasty ex amination revealed no broken bojicj but it was borne time before ho re gained consciousness. Ho was then taken to his home, 145 Rose street, where he was resting comfortably at last reports. WOULD SET DECREE ASIDE Judge l'awcott Makes u Statement About Mulford Dlvorco Case. Judge Fawcett granted a dlvorco to Mrs. Henry B. Mulford at Omaha, wife of major, formerly Colonel Mulford of the First Nebraska regiment. Mrs. Mulford set forth that her husband had treated her cruelly for the past two yenrs. At last she decided that it was useless to trust him further and on October 5, she filed suit for divotce, and tho case came before Judge Faw cett last Mouday. Tuesday tho major married Miss Nellie Maltland of San Francisco and nailed for Manila Thurs day. When Judge Fawcett was told of the major's marriage ho said: "Yes, 1 granted a divorce to Mrs. Mulford on the allegations sho presented, but if she should appear before mo to have the decree set aside, I would do so it three minutes." Court House Damaged by Fire. Fire was discovered in the sheriff's ofllce of the Cass county court house nt Plattsmouth, and the volunteer fire de partment responded promptly. Tho fire had gained considerable headway when discovered. Tho efforts of tho fire boys were rewarded and thefiames were quickly subdued, saving one of the finest court houses in tho btatc. The damage is estimated at several hundred dollars, mostly by smo'.cc that filled the whole building. Gerard Hot on Tholr Trail. E. A. Gerard, owner nnd editor o! tho Monroe Looking Glass, whose ofllce was broken Into last Wednesday night and wrecked, is hot on tnc trail of the perpetrators. Ho has secured legal assistance and has offered n cash re ward of S100 for the apprehension of tho guilty parties or information lead ing to their capture. The ofllce is in worse condition than was at first thought. The presses are crippled and the typo thrown in an irrigation ditcb bomo dlbtanco away. Accident to an Old Settlor. William Moon, a prominent farmer and an old settler, who lives ten miles west of Wilcox, whllo engaged in tearing down his sod housa in which he had held down his claim, was cau?ht by the falling walls and badly crushed. Dr. Rogers of Ragan was called, nnd did all ho could to relieve his suffering and it is now thought he will recover. It is stated that Finance Minister do Wltto of Russia, has sanctioned, the importation free of duty of 135,000,000 pounds of coal owing to the scarcity which prevails in tho Warsaw district Died of Heart Failure. Judge L. Rote, a prosperous farmer living near Pierce, .was found dead near his farm Friday afternoon. It is thought by all near there that ho died of heart failure. Ho was seventy-three years of ago at tho tlmo of death. He leaves a wlfo and one son to mourn his loss. Find Coal at Jackson. The Rolling Ore Coal Mining com pany has struck a vein of good soft coal at a depth of seventy five feet at least three feet thick, north of Jack 60U. K u , a ft tr r umi&mmsEiSSS!S! 'M7tMTE?