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The Valentine Democrat Valentine , Neb. I. M. Rice. Publisher HENDERSON is DEAD FAMOUS EOWAX PASSES AWAY AFTER LONG STRUGGLE. Last Moments Peaceful Mentally Strengthens , uml Friends Recog- nized Funeral Thursday Many Notables Attend the Obsequies. Weakened in body and nine months' suffering , his mental faculties dim med by sickness and his vision obscur ed by paralysis , former Speaker David 13. Henderson passed away at Mercy hospital , Dubuque , la. , at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The end came peacefully. Surrounded by his wife and daughters the gallant soldier and eminent statesman gave up the strug gle and breathed his last in the city he loved to call his home. His last struggle was a valiant one , and it was not until the once power ful and rugged frame had wasted 'away ' that death was victorious. It was a pathetic scene in the death chamber. All through Saturday night .the members of the family waited .around . his bedside for the end. Sun- Jday the distinguished patient failed ( rapidly , and the end was only a ques- Ition of minutes. When death came the ( news spread rapidly and there was a I general feeling .of sincere regret. Throughout his illness Col. Hender- json never failed to recognize his de- tvoted wife , who had been at his bed side since his illness began , but he had .failed to recognize other members of "the family and old friends. However , towards the last he became stronger 'mentally ' and recognized all the mem- ibers of the family. Friday afternoon the became so much stronger that the physicians were led to believe that his life might be prolonged for a week or more , but Friday evening he again grew weaker , and it was believed he would not live until morning. From noon Saturday his death had been momentarily expected. Col. Henderson's last illness became manifest when he suffered a stroke of paralysis last May , shortly after his return from California. SAYS WAGES GO UP. rice President Lewis Claims Coa' Strike Will Be Averted. . .At Indianapolis , Ind. . in a state ment issued Sunday night to the Asso- ciaed PreaSuVice. President T. L. Ldw- is , of the United Mine Workers ot America , declares that there will be no strike of the miners on April 1 , saying the operators will restore the reduction accepted by the miners two years ago , and perhaps more. It is declared that the anthracite operators will be compelled to fol low the lead of the bituminous "opera tors and that a long era of peace will be ushered in by the agreement now in sight. It is said that the leaders of the operators have been brought to realize that they assumed an untena ble position at the recent Indianap olis conference and have now grace fully yielded to the demands of thp miners. HEAVY LOSS IN WRECK. { Two Engines and Large Amount oi Freight Destroyed in Nevada. The loss of the Southern Pacific Company through Friday's wreck ot the fast mail and freight trains at Al- azon , near Wells , Nev. , is estimated at $100,000. Two monster locomotives , a mail and fifteen freight cars are smashed to kindling wood and only fit for the scrap pile. The contentsof the freight cars were most valuable , consisting of typewriters , hats and high grade silk goods. The railroad company has five detectives watching the goods , but many thefts are reported. Presents Worth $150.000. ' Mrs. Thora Scott Strong , daughter of Chas. H. Strong , of Erie , Pa. , and Reginald Ronalds , a millionaire club man of New York , were married at Erie Saturday. The wedding presents numbered many hundred , and their aggregate value is estimated at $150- 000. Bank Robbers Routed. Three robbers early Saturday morn ing entered the Missouri City bank at Missouri City , twenty miles east of Kansas City , blew open the door of the vault and exploded a charge of ni troglycerine in the safe door. Five officers appeared and the robbers fled after a fight. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow : Butch er steers , $3.80@4.70. Top hogs , $6.05. Two Miners Killed. In a coal mine at Hillsboro , 111. , Charles Phillip Mason and Charles Taulbes were killed and Harry Brown Avas severely injured by falling slate - Saturday. Congressman's Slayer Acquitted. Roland Browne , on trial at Austin , Tex. , for the murder of Congressman Pinckney at Hemstead a year ago. tras Saturday acquitted after a week's trial. ACCUSES THE JAPANESE. A Startling Story'of Atrocities in Korea. A San Francisco special says : Arch- deason W. W. Jeffries , an Episcopal ian minister , who has just returned from the orient , says that the Ko reans are being greatly oppressed by the victorious Japanese. "When a Korean objects to the con fiscation of his property , " the min ister says , "he is falsely charged with being a spy and Is probably shot or hanged the same day. " The executions in some cases , Dr. Jeffries says , are of a horrible nature , and he has brought with him a num ber of photographs to prove the truth of his assertions. He says that even women are not immune , and that it is no uncommon sight to see them sus pended by the neck in one of the streets of a Korean city. The bodies , he says , are allowed to hang for days as a warning to the inhabitants. "The Koreans , " added the archdea con , "are reduced to a state of abject slavery and have been robbed of ev erything they possessed. The Korean emperor lives in terror of the Japan ese and has frequently called on our legation guard to watch ' over him during the night. He charges the Japanese with the murder of his wife , and fears that he will meet the same fate she did. " HOCH IS HANGED. Bluebeard Goes Bravely to Death on Gallows. Johann Hoch , the wife murderer , was hanged at Chicago at 1:34 p. m. , Friday. Shortly before the march to the scaffold commenced Hoch ate a hear ty dinner with evident relish. At 1:32 Hoch , accompained by Deputy Sheriff Peters , Jailer Whitman , Rev. Mr. Schlecter and Rev. J. R. Burkland , stepped upon the scaffold , and two minutes later he was a corspe. Hoch walked upon the scaffold and stood directly under the noose with his heels together and head erect like a soldier on parade. He was pale , but composed and full of courage. When asked if he Had anything to say , Hoch replied : "Yes , " and in str.ong German ac cent said : , "Father , forgive them , they know not what they do. I must die an innocent man. Goodby. " He chopped off the last words in a short , incisive manner , and before his voice was silenced the drop fell. FARMERS TO GO OX STRIKE. Formidable Movement to Enforce High Prices. A strike of the 200,000 farmers composing the American Society of Equity , an 9rganization with head quarters in Indianapolis , Ind. , has been called for March 1. Everyone who responds to this call will agree to withhold from marketing any ag ricultural products excepting at prices that are up to the level that has been decreed as equitable by the officials of this organization/ This organization claims that the producer ought to get at least $1 a bushel for wheat , no matter what may be the size of the crop. The call of the strike sets forth a minimum selling price on all farm products , prices which the agricultural strikers claim they are entitled to and can get if they stick together. Ohio Anti-Saloon League Bill Wins. At Columbus , O. , Friday the house by a vote of 91 to 16 passed the Jones bill , backed by the Ohio Anti-Saloon league , which provides for municipal local option by petition instead of by election , placed the initiative exclus ively in tTftj hands of the temperance people , and it is claimed by the anti- saloon league that it will enable the people to drive the saloons from all the residence districts of cities. Hard Wood to Be Higher. A rise in prices of hard wood dimen sion material will come in a few days as a result of the meeting of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association of the United States at Cincinnati. In some sections of the country this rise will be as much as 50 per cent , while in others it will be very little. Slashed by a Negro. At Topeka , Kan. , after cutting and slashing three white persons , two of whom probably will die , Cyrus Haygood , a Kansas City negro , be lieved to be insane , surrendered to the police Friday morning and begged for protection. Nothing ; for Old Mother. "I will and bequeath to my dear old mother nothing , for the reason that I am under no obligations to her. " The foregoing is a clause from the will of Leander H. Ingraham of Kansas City , Mo. The will bequeathed the whole estate to the widow. Finally Wins Miss Busch. At Los , Angles , Cal. , it developed Friday that a marriage license was issued Thursday to Lieut. Edward Scharrer and Miss Wilhelmina Busch , daughter of Adolphus Busch , of St. "Louis. It is thought the wedding will xke place March 1. To Extend TariiY Rates. The reichstag at Berlin , Friday , by a large majority , passed the final reading of the bill providing for the extension of Germany's reciprocal tariff rates to the United States. Quiet In China. Minister Rockhill Friday cabled the state department at Washington from Pekin that everything was quiet in China and there were no signs of an outbreak. , -v * - ' * * . ' f * * EVIDENCE OF A PLOT. Olllcers Claim Strong ; Case Against Miners. A story was published at Boise , Idaho , Thursday tlrat a .letter written at the headquarters of the Western Federation of Miners in Denver was the foundation upon which the detec tives worked to secure the evidence- which will be used against the prison ers now chargedwith the murder of former Gov. Steunenburg. This letter , it is said , v/as addressed to a member of the federation in Sil ver City , Idaho , but he did not call for it , and detectives secured the mis sive. It is expected that this letter directed the assassination of Steunen burg and as an encouragement to the act referred to other crimes which had been committed and the perpetra- trators of which had escaped punish ment. The name of the person to who-i the letter was addressed is withheld. Other letters from the Denver office of the federation are said to have been intercepted , and it is said that these letters have been used in secur ing damaging statements from one o the prisoners under .arrest. The prisoners , Moyer , Haywood and Pettibone , are confined in separate cells. They are permitted to have books , but no newspapers , and they are allowed to consult together one * each day in the presence of officers. PICKETING ILLEGAL. Illinois Supreme Court Affirms a De cision Again Franklin Union At Springfield , 111. , the suprerat court Thursday handed down a deci sion affirming the decision of the Coofc County court in fining members ol the Franklin Union for unlawful as saults on non-union men and fining the union for being guilty of an illegal conspiracy. The supreme court holds that the strikers had no right to pick et the plants and that the union can be held as a corporation. Justices Boggs and Scott dissented , holding there was not evidence sufficient tr justify a verdict against the union. GREAT DAMAGE BY FIRE. San Francisco Evening Newspapers Badly Crippled. At San Francisco , Cal. , fire earlj Thursday in the central station of the San Francisco Gas and Electric sta tion of the company caused a loss ol $750,000 , besides crippling many com mercial and manufacturing establish ments. . All the evening papers are without power to run their machinery and nearly all the telegraph wires leading out of the city are idle , the telegraph companies having obtained their pow er from the station which burned. HAS A STRANGE MANIA. Prominent Ohio Woman Lilce ? to Cause Train Wrecks. Mrs. Cora Carpenter was arrested at Tiffin , O. , Thursday , accused of wrecking a Pennsylvania freight train a week ago Wednesday and attempting to wreck a fast passenger train on that night and the night following. The woman is a member of a promi nent family , is beautiful , highly edu cated and apparently refined. She is supposed to have a mania for causing and witnessing wrecks. WILL BE A COAL STRIKE. Leader of the Operators Thinks Struggle Camiot.be Averted. Pittsburg , Feb. 23. Francis L. Robbins , leader of the bituminous coal operators , declared upon his ar rival at Pittsburg , Pa. , from New York Friday that he could see no pos sibility of averting a coal strike in the bituminous coal regions. The United Mine Workers of Illi nois , in convention at Springfield , 111. , Friday , indirsed the stand taken by the national convention in regard to the Avage scale. Slight Disturbances. A' Paris special says : Inventories under laws separating church and state were taken in twenty-seven par ishes. Numerous manifestations oc curred , but there were no serious dis turbances , except at a small church near the Cathedral of Notre Dame , where several arrests were made as the result of a disorderly scene. To Bring Back the Dead. At Washington at the ) session of the National Association of Mexican War Veterans , Brig. Gen. , George B. Davis elicited a storm of applause when he suggested that the national govern ment should bring back its soldier dead from Mexico , as was done with the men who died in the war with Spain. Ship is in Distress. A message' to the commandant of the navy yard at Norfolk , Va. , Friday said : "Torpedoboat WInslow broken down southeast of Cape Henry. Wants immediate assistance. " Ad miral Harrington at once dispatched the tug Mohawk to the assistance of the Winslow. Transfer Order Suspended. A'Washington special says : The or der transferring Gen. Frank D. Bald win , now temporarily.in command of the Southwestern division , to com mand the department of the Dakotas , has been temporarily suspended. Japanese 3Iarshals Decorated. Prince Arthur of Connaught invest ed Admiral Togo and Field Marshals Yamagata and Oyama with the order of merit at Tokio. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Old Law Takes PrecedenceFederal Statute of 1831 , Muiigcr Says , Rcgu- lates Selling Liquor to Indians Nol Supercedcd by Brewer Ruling. Judge Hunger , of the federal couri at Omaha , handed down a decisior Friday morning which is , in effect , that the introduction of liquor on an Indian reservation is in violation of the United States law of 1834 , which prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians the introduction oi and also prohibits be he Indian or liquor by anyone , white man , onto an Indian reservation , and that the Brewer decision in the Heff case does not apply to the case at bar. The question was raised by Attorney Thos. L. Sloan , who.is . acting as attor ney for several Indians now under in dictment on the charge of introducing liquor on , the Indian reservation , in the case of Fishtail Lincoln , an Oma ha Indian , who was arraigned for trial on this charge in the United States district court before Judge Hunger Friday morning. In the Fishtail Lincoln case , Mr. Sloan moved a dismissal of the case for want of jurisdiction under the de cision of Justice Brewer in the Heff ca3e , wherein it was held that an In dian who held an allotment of land ceased to become a ward of the gov ernment , was therefore regarded as a citizen and the sale of liquor to him was exactly as if liquor had been sold to any other citizen , and was not a interference un case for United States der the law , but was only amenable to the state laws regarding the sale of li quor to citizens or Indians. The law prohibiting the sale of liquor to In dians , known as the law of 1834 , com prises two important paragraphs. One of these paragraphs specifically pro hibits the sale of liquor to an Indian who is a ward of the government , and the other specifically prohibits the introduction of intoxicating , spirituous , malt or vinous liquors onto any In dian reservation by any person what soever. Hr. Sloan's contention in brief is that the Brewer decision applies to the whole law and that an Indian holding an allotment is permitted under that decision to take liquor onto a reserva tion. And that consequently the Unit ed States has no jurisdiction , and he consequently moved a dismissal of the case on that ground. Judge Hunger overruled the motion. Mr. Sloan thereupon announced he would appeal the case of Jim Lincoln , who already is convicted , to the United States supreme court and ask for the release of Jim Lincoln on a writ of habeas corpus in order to test the mat ter for all time. It ie probable the action of the su preme court may not , be determined until about sixty days. HE SOON FINDS A BRIDE. Deadwood Capitalist and Omaha Girl Figure in Romance. An Omaha special says : Bart Mil ler , of Deadwood , S. D. , a capitalist , came to South Omaha three weeks ago in search of a bride , and success final ly rewarded his efforts. He paid $100 to the young man who introduced the woman. The wedding occurred Tuesday night the woman being Miss Margaret Thompson , a popular South Omaha woman of good family. Miller was so pleased he gave Justice Levy $20 and all the witnesses $10 each. Later I. Levy , Jr. ; jestingly remark ed that Miller had stolen his girl from him. Then Miller presented him sev eral pieces of gold to heal his wounded feelings. The couple was given an elaborate reception by the young woman's : friends of South Omaha. They will make their home at Deadwood , where the groom has large interests. Newspaper Change. The Chadron. Journal has changed hands. D. S. Efner has gone to Oma ha. George C. Snow , at present a professor in the Chadron Academy , has bought the building , printing plant , subscription list and good will of this , the first paper ever published in Dawes County. Bassett Now Has a Hearse. No more spring wagons to carry the dead of Bassett from their former ihomes to the town cemetery. Hereaf ter they will ride in a1 modern hearse , and it will be for the first time in their lives. Bassett is a town of 800 inhabitants. - Brakeman Loses Arm. Eugene Sawyer , a Burlington freight brakeman , had his right arm crushed while coupling cars in Pacific .Junction Tuesday night. He was tak en to Plattsmouth and Dr. Livingston amputated the Injured memhe be tween the elbow and shoulder. Farm Hand Arrested. E. Piper , a farm hand from Madi son , and T. O. Bottecher , an ice chop per from that place WPFP arrested al Norfolk and sent back to Madison on the charge of stealing $57.50 from Phillip Knapp , Pipper's employer. Glandered Horses Killed. Reports received from Dr. Kimm , state veterinarian , state he is out in the neighborhood of Icssett and thai he has run across and killed many horses which were afflicted with glan ders. Laborer Killed in Ditch. John Hammer Avas killed while al work in a sewer ditch at Lincoln by the caving in of the sides of the ditch. He was buried under several feet oi dirt and it required three hours ol work to dig the body out. Hammer was 27 years old and leaves a widow , To Manufacture Ice. An artificial ice plant will probablj be constructed at Central City in a short time , as it seems to be the only vray of providing ice in this vicinity , DEAIi FALLS THROUGH. Norfolk Beet Sugar Plant 3fay Start Up. Fred Hinze , the sugar manufacturer of Chippewa Falls , WIs. , who had pre viously made a proposition to the In dustrial Company at Norfolk looking to converting the old sugar factory in to a new plant , with local capital In vested along with outside funds , arrived in Norfolk , looked over the plant , expressed himself favorably and then made a proposition which the company immediately declined. Mr. Hinze , in his offer , wanted most of the money enlisted in and around Norfolk , wanted a guarantee of 4,000 tons of beets and wanted to run the plant. The Norfolk people could see little benefit to be derived in this manner. He wanted , too , to install a second hand plant. He has. returned to Wis consin and the probabilities are that the factory will not resume operations next fall.- There are two other propositions now being considered by the company. One is from a St. Louis owner who hem a 450-ton plant to sell and the other is from a New York promoter. The Industrial Company is still de termined that nothing but a sugar fac tory shall go into the buildings. TRUSTEE FOR DANIEL NELIGH. The Oldest Pioneer of West Point Be comes Mentally Incompetent. A West Point special says : Upon complaint , David Neligh , the oldest living pioneer settler of West Point , was taken before the commissioners of insanity on Wednesday and an ex amination had touching his sanity. A number of witnesses were examined and it developed that Mr. Neligh/s mental condition was due simply to senility , he being so old and feeble as to prevent him giving his affairs the attention they required. He was dis charged at once. At a family council held later it was decided to appoint a trustee for Mr. Neligh , and at his suggestion ex-Sher iff Chris Hupp was invested with the charge of all property belonging to him. Mr. Neligh owns considerable valuable real estate and personal property which , by this action , will be preserved. The late John D. Neligh , known as the father of West Point , is a brother of David Neligh , who , together , home- steaded the land upon which the city of West Point now stands. CUTS OFF LAUNDRYJIAN'S EAR. Chinaman Mutilated by Customer Who Lost Ticket. At Hastings an unidentified man entered the laundry of Hop Lee about 11:30 Saturday night and , without any apparent cause , attacked the proprie tor , cutting off one ear and badly mu tilating his face. He was found lying insensible in a pool of blood by Lloyd Fink about midnight. The Chinaman has regained consciousness , but the at tending physician entertains some fear that he may not recover. The stranger asked for a pack age of linen. Upon being asked for his receipts he became indignant and at once assaulted the laundry- man. Hop Lee said that he knew the man , but he refused to give the name to the police and said that he would enter no complaint. RIVER CHANNEL CHANGING. Nebraska City in Danger of Becoming an Inland Town. The Missouri River is cutting through its banks eight miles above Nebraska City and unless something is done the city will be an inland town. The $700,000 Burlington bridge will be left high and dry and the company will have to build another bridge east of the present pne about three miles. Opposite what is known as Jones' Point the river has been cutting for some time. A report from there says it has cut in three-quarters of a mile and a large amount of land has been washed away. If it continues it will soon cut its way into what is known as White's lake and the channel will be somewhere near the Iowa bluffs , in stead ofthe Nebraska bluffs , as now. BAPTIZED IN ICE WATER. Three Women Are Dipped Into , the River at Norfolk. Dipjj d into the ice cold waters of the North Fork River at Norfolk in midwinter for baptism , three women of the Baptist church Sunday cama out of the waters shivering , were wrapped in blankets and driven hur riedly home. Rev. A. W. Baldwin , of Lincoln , performed the ceremony. The river was coated with ice , which had to be broken before the immer sion could be effected. Loses Wager Through Wind. To decide a wager , William Papa Saturday attempted to cover the dis tance of nine miles between Pickrell and Beatrice afoot , in one hour. He Icli Pickrell at 2 o'clock and arrived at Beatrice at 3:04 , four minutes be hind time. Pape made the trip on the Union Pacific road and would have won had it not been that he wa obliged to run against a strong wind. Nebraska City Fires. The Atlantic Hotel at Nebraska City was damaged by a fire which started from a defective flue. The loss will amount to $50. The home of Stewart Ross , in the same town , was damaged by fire caused by a defective flue. The loss will amount to $400 , with no insurance. State Buildings Insured. The board of public lands and build ings has let the contract , for insuring state buildings at Hastings , amounting to $15,000. at 2yt per cent to Higgin- botham & Pickens , of Hastings. Baptist Youn People Meet. The Baptist Young People's Union of the Omaha Association , held a meeting at Tekamah last week which was a great success , there being about ninety delegates in attendance. Sev enteen societies compose the Omaha association. Jap Laborer Killed by Train. X. Shimizu , one of a gang of Japan ese laborers working- the track at Clarks , was struck and killed by $ train Sunday. HEWEEKLY ,1 140S Battle of Branham Moor. 1437 James I. o Scotland murdered. 1519 Hernando Cortes sailed from Cuba to conquer Mexico. 1619 Lucilio Vanini burnt as an athe ist at Toulouse. 1656 Spain declaredwar against Eng land. 1694 Bradford paid for printing first book in New York City. 1749 Riot in Haymarket , London , over failure of a man to .jump into a quart bottle as promised. 1759 French siege of Madras raised. 1763 Seven years' war ended. 1778 First salute to American flag by a foreign government. 1780 British under Gen. Clinton invad ed South Carolina. 1792 American Congress granted R bounty to fishing vessels. 1793 British flag raised on the island of Corsica. 1803 Ohio admitted as the seventeenth State. 1804 U. S. frigate Philadelphia destroy ed in harbor of Tripoli. 1807 Aaron Burr arrested near Fort Stoddart , Alabama. 1812 Florida ceded to the United States by Spain. 1815 Frigate Constitution captured British sloops Cyane and Levant. 1818 Gen. Jackson took the field against the Florida Indians. 1831 Poles defeated Russians at Gro- chow. 1853 Ship Independence lost off Lower California ; 140 persons perished. 1856 Ship John Rutledge sunk by an iceberg. / 1860 Ship Hungarian lost off Cape Sable ; 20o persons perished. 1861 Jefferson Davis inaugurated Presi dent of Confederate States. . . .Texas State troops seized U. S. arsenal and barracks at San Antonio. 1862 Surrender of Fort Donelson. 1864 First war prisoners received at Andersonville prison. .First Knights of Pythias lodge organized in Wash ington , D. C Second Confederate Congress met at Richmond. Y- 1865 Columbia , S. C. , surrendered to Gen. Sherman. 1867 First passage of a ship through the Suez canal. 186S Battle between lluba and Marti nez , near Mazatlan , Mexico. .Amer ican theater burned in San Fran cisco. 1869 Loans of money on United States notes by national banks forbidden. 1870 Northern Pacific railroad begun at the Dalles of St. Louis , Minn. 1873 Fernando Wood moved in the , House for the impeachment of Vice President Colfax. 1874 Business section of city of Pan ama destroyed by fire. 1875 Jesse Pomeroy , "boy murderer , " sentenced to death in Boston. 1876 Congress appropriated 81,500,000 for Centennial Exposition at Phila delphia. 1878 Passage of the Bland silver bill in the U. S. Senate. 1879 Women admitted to practice be fore the United States Supreme Court. 1882 Congress voted widow of President Garfield a pension of § 5,000 a year. .Nihilists convicted of assassinat ing Alexander II. of Russia. 1885 New comet discovered by Prof. Bernard. 1887 Congress passed a bill retiring the trade dollar. . . .Woman's suffrage became a law in Kansas U. S. Senate passed anti-polygamy bill. 1892 Edward P. Deacon shot and killed M. Abeille at Cannes , France. 1895 Madge York , actress , murdered in Philadelphia by James B. Gentry , an actor. 1898 Battleship Maine blown up in Havana harbor. 1905 Five killed in mine explosion at Birmingham , Ala. Must Repay Campaign Gift. The self-investigating committee of the New York Life Insurance Company , in a supplemental report , holds that the contributions made by former President McCall to the Republican national com mittee in the last three campaigns , amounting to $148,702.50 , were not le gally justified and proposes to bring suit to recover the money. This will bring McCall's liabilities up to $425,000. The committee says that it believed McCall was actuated by a desire to benefit and protect the policy holders , although his act was illegal. Baer Assails Legislator * . President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading gave out a statement Sunday that ranks wirA his "divine right" in terview concerning the ownership of coal mines. It characterizes the present re form Legislature of Pennsylvania as an ignorant and cowardly body , and soya it is not to be taken seriously. It as sures the "good people of the country , " and "investors in Pennsylvania securi ties" that "the reign of law has not ceased in Pennsylvania. " Patronize thosewho advertia * .