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Polk County Candidate Wins
at Cedar Rapids
HERRIOTT GETS SECOND PLACE
8 M Weaver of Hardin Named or Su
preme Court Judge The Platform
Pledges Re Election of Senators AIM
son and Dolllver Proceedings
Ccdnr Rapids Aug S Cummins
nwopt the board nt tho Republican
Btnte convention yesterdny Ho und
his followers took cvsrythlng that
they wont for and from the first tup
of the gavel to the putting out of tho
lights there was no time when they
did not have the situation well In hand
They had n hard tight before the com
mittee on credentials In the effort to
rave tho delegations of Jackson and
Carroll counties and came from tho
committee room beaten men They ex
pected to have six out of 11 members
of the committee but In the morning
caucuses they fell one Bhort of thnt
number and the vote In the commit
tee went against them In both cases by
n voto of 5 to G This defeat was of
no particular consequence however
VX - ill
A B CUMMINS
ns they had strength on the floor of
tho convention to seat their men when
ever the question came up Thoy won
their fight on the first ballot taken In
tho convention and from that time to
the finish thro was never the slightest
doubt of tho ultlmato result
Steering Committee Falls
Tho members of tho steering com
mittee who hud decided to make their
light with Hurrlmun as their candi
date ciimu into the convention In bud
polltleul order Tho morning break
of tho Herrlott remnant hud convinced
thorn that they hud little chance Tho
llrst blow thut they received wau when
tho Cummins men took control of the
committee on permanent organization
Tho steering committee hud counted
with confidence on organizing tho con
vention und liad declared over und
over nguin thut their best chnnce for
winning with Hurrlmnn lay in this di
rection When once they hud the or
ganization they Bald they would pro
ceed to namo the nominees They
fulled utterly to their men in the make
up of the regular organization and
Avheu Permanent Chairman Dyers who
Is a strong Cummins man took up tho
ofllcial gavel his llrst blow drove home
tho last null In the colllu of tho com
mittee They had previously been
knocked out on tho report of tho cre
dentials committee and from that time
on It was simply a question of wait
ing for tho hearso that would carry
them away
Although Herrlott and all his per
sonal following denied up to tho time
tho convention opened that ho would
take nothing on the ticket less than
first place there Is no doubt now that
the deal was fixed with the Cummins
men and thnt the delivery of the last
of the Ninth district delegates to Cum
mins was n step In the Interchange of
votes Even with tho Cummins
Btrength behind him In tho strong
counties of the state Herrlott required
two ballots to beat Brandt who made
a strong personal cnnvnss nnd gained
steadily from the time that he opened
Ills headquarters
Weaver Named for Judge
The Judgeship was practically con
ceded to Weaver before the conven
tion opened and nothing but tho deter
mination of tho Polk county delegation
to cast their 64 votes for Bishop on the
first ballot as a compliment to that
gentleman prevented Weavers nomi
nation on the first roll call When
Polk changed on the second ballot it
was all up with his competitors
Mowry made a stronger run for
railroad commissioner than tho friends
of Drown had anticipated nnd before
the end of the count was reached they
toad his following In something liko
consternation Tho Brown men had
tho strength to win out however
The Ticket
The Republicans of Iowa will go Into
tho next state campaign with the fol
lowing ticket
Governor A B Cummins Dea
Moines
Lieutenant Governor John Herrlott
Btuart
Judge of Supreme Court S M
Weaver Iowa Falls
Railroad Commissioner E C
Brown Sheldon
Superintendent of Public Instruction
R C Barrett Osage
Proceedings In Detail
At 1115 a m the convention was
called to order by Chairman Weaver
of tho state central committee At
the conclusion of the Invocation by
Rev S B McCormlck of thla city
Chairman Weaver Introduced J C
Davis of Keokuk ns the temporary
chairman
Mr Davis In accepting the position
delivered an address which was well
Chairman Davis Address
No national administration has
ever had such difficult problems to
meet and master No administration
has ever solved great questions with
more courage wisdom and statesman
ship It h safe to say that no mistakes
have been made
The questions concerning tho right
to combine capital by legitimate or
ganization for production and com
merce are most Important and control
ling ones which should be the subject
of dispassionate argument rather than
partisan or prejudiced criticism Tho
right of labor to organize for nil legit
imate purposes Is unquestioned and
laws upon the subject of combinations
should be so framed and phrased that
while unlawful and Illegal unions nrc
strictly prohibited and severely pun
iBhed yet legitimate cornmcrco nnd
manufacturing may not be Interfered
with In our manner of living and In
our homes wo ore continually pro
gressing the average of wages grow
Ing higher nnd the nverage prices of
the necessities and comforts of life
growing cheaper Legislation may ba
necessary upon tho Bubject of great
aggregations of capital and when
these organizations become a men
nee to the ordinary citizen and to the
consumer prompt nnd specific control
and regulation by the government un
der properly enacted laws must fol
low A vociferous outcry against com
binations of capital will not nvall The
right to produce and manufacture upon
nn extensive scale Is too vital to the
continued prosperity of this country
to be Jeopardized Before decisive
measures can be followed we must
hnvo tho light of some experience The
natural Iuwh of trade must bo given
a dinner to regulate tho commercial
world but where abuses appear the
people of Amerlcn can safely trusl
tho Republican party to glvo all the
rollcf and protection which the law af
fords and to stand between these great
organizations nnd oppression of any
sort or degree
The greatest outburst of npplaust
that greeted Davis speech followed
his assertions thnt the Nlcuraguu canal
Ehould be constructed on American
soil nnd protected by American fortl
flcntlons and American guns So vig
orous a cheer of approval greeted the
speaker as he spoke that there could
bo no doubt of tho stand assumed by
Iowa Republicans on the canal sub
Ject
Byers Permanent Chairman
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended H W Byers ol
Shelby county ns permanent chair
innn Byers Is a strong Cummins man
nnd this blow to tho steering commit
tee which had confidently been ex
pected to organize tho convention was
n further dampener to their feelings
Tho recommendation by the commit-
too that no nominating speeches be al
lowed called for loud cheers Tho re
port was adopted
As Chairman Byers took tho gavel
he said
Gentlemen I hnvo a speech nnd
you can read li In the morning pa
pers
He then called for tho report of the
committee on resolutions which wns
taxation nnd its constructive legisla
tion giving effect to tho party declara
tions of 1S96 and 1000 We would em
phaslzo our endorsement of Its action
In more firmly establishing our mon
etary system upon a gold basis and
in providing for civil government in
Porto Rico and the Philippines and for
tho relinquishment of our authority
in Cuba The policy of this govern
ment toward these Islands has fol
lowed Inevitably upon our expulsion of
tho authority of Spain It has been
dictated by tho conditions present has
been consistent with the spirit and
within tho provisions of tho constitu
tion and tho paramount considera
tion has been to secure the lasting
welfare of these people whoso fortunes
nnd destinies have become In a large
degree dependent upon us The fact
that our authority there ls tho result
of a war waged not for our aggran
dizement but in the name of humailty
must forever govern and Inspire our
relations to them
That we are earnestly opposed to al
legislation designed to acomplish the
disfranchisement of citizens upon
lines of race color or station of life
and condemn the measures adopted
by the Democratic party In certain
states of the Union to accomplish that
end
That we stand by the historic pollcj
TUB NORFOLK IfiVS HUDAY AlTlSTO L01
revived nnl frequently Interrupted teetlon to home Industries and point
bv outbursts of nindnuse He said j for Its ample vindication to the
dtnnry rapidity with which our na
tional resources have been developed
and our Industrial nnd financial
pendence secured We favor such
changes In the tariff from time to time
as may become advisable through the
progresses of our industries and their i
chnnglng relntlons to the cornmcrco
of tho world We endorso tho policy of
reciprocity ns the natural complement
of protection and urge Its develop
ment ah necessary to the realization of
our highest commercial possibilities
Regulation of Trusts
Thnt we assert tho sovereignty of
the people over all corporations and
aggregations of capital and the right
residing In tho people to enforce such
regulations restrictions or j
bltlonB upon corporate management
ns will protect the Individual and so-
ciety from nbuso of the power which
great combinations of capital wield i
Wo favor such amendment of the In-
terstnte commerce net nB will more
fully carry out Its prohibition of dis
criminations In rate making and any
modifications of the tariff schedules
thnt may bo required to prevent their
affording shelter to monopoly
That the Republican party will seek
faithfully to guard the interests of
nil the people to develop tho resources
of this country for tho common wel
fare to levy tho necessary taxation
without bins or favor nnd to secure
that Just recognition of the rights of
every Individual under which all find
security and prosperity together
That wo voice the prldo of Iowa In
tho prestige won for tho state by Its
senators and representatives In con
gress Tho character of the delega
tion the Important positions held upon
the standing committees the long nnd
distinguished careers of tho elder
members have acquired for the state
an Influence In tho legislation of the
country greatly to bo prized We take
special pride In tho elevation of an
Iowa momber to the post of speaker of
the house of representatives and tho
dlschargo of tho duties of that high
office by David B Henderson to the
satisfaction of the whole country We
hold In highest esteem the ability ser
vices and Influence of our distin
guished senators William B Allison
and Jonathan P Dolllver endorse
the records they havo made and heart
ily favor their re election at the hands
of the general assembly to be chosen
this fall
Wo endorse with pride the admin
istration of tho affairs of Iowa dur
ing 10 years of nlmost uninterrupted
Republican rule It is a record ot
capable and faithful management
which will bear comparison with the
government of any other state We
particularly commend and endorse the
administration of Governor Shaw It
has been eminently practical and suc
cessful while his discussion before
tho people of tho great questions in
national politics has made him Just
ly a leader of national influenco and
renown He will leave the executive
chnlr having reflected honor upon tho
state and bearing tho confidence and
regard of Ls people
The platform adopted the nomina
tion of n candidate for governor was
declared to bo in order The fight
read by George Roberts the chairman5 ha1 ccn mml ovor the ronort on
of tho committee
as follows
The platform was credentials and it only remained to
The Platform
Resolved By tho Republicans of
Iowa in convention assembled Thnt
wo express our gratification over the
endorsement given to the administra
tion of President McKlnloy by the de
cisive majorities of last year and re
joice In tho manifold benefits result
ing to the country from his re election
It has Inspired new confidence to the
business world and established order
In our new possessions nnd strength
ened the position of this country be
foro tho world
Thnt we congratulate the people of
the country upon tho enjoyment of a
state of prosperity thut blesses every
class nnd community Our products
after providing for tho comfort of our
peoplo to a degree known In no other
land overflow all marketB and create
trade balunccs that aro the amazement
of tho world The results of growing
wealth and of a wise financial policy
aro seen In the reduction of Interest
rates and tho expansion of Industry
while tho demand for labor in every
field Is Imperative and the only work
ers out of employment are thoso seek
ing to better their condition
That we view with satisfaction nnd
npproval tho work of the 56th con
gress Its action for the reduction of
count tho votes
Cummins Expresses Thanks
There were no surprises except
that possibly Trowin ran better than
ninny had expected and the Cummins
men made the building ring with their
cheers when the result was an
nounced They paraded around the
hall shouting tho name of Cummins
over and over When tho noise died
nway the vote was announced as
follows Cummins S60 Trewln
369 1 2 Harriman 350 1 2 Conger
42 Herrlott S Mahon 2 Immediate
ly after the announcement of tho vote
A O Stewart of Waukon who has
been the campaign manager for
Trewln made his way down to the
speakers desk and offered a motion
to make the nomination of Mr Cum
mins unanimous His motion was car
ried with a yell A committee was then
appointed to ask Cummins into tho
hall Ho arrived during tho balloting
for lieutenant governor but was imme
diately ushered to the platform and
enthusiastically welcomed This con
test hns not he said been of such
a nature that I havo not felt war
ranted In preparing a speech of ac
ceptance but I will detain you only
long enough to express my thanks to
you for the honor you havo bestowed
upon me I will do my utmost to be
If I am chosen chtef magistrate of
Iowa as worthy of the honor and trust
reposed In me as I can be To those
who have opposed me I wish to say
that the choice of this convention
brings me no sense of personal tri
umph
The first ballot for lieutenant gov
ernor resulted as follows Herrlott
77S Brandt 664 1 2 Harriman 12 1 2
Kiemmo its
There being no result another roll
was called The result this time was
Herrlott 52 Brandt 7S3 Klemme
6 Total number of delegates 1641
Necessary to choice 821 Herrlotfs
nomination was greeted with cheers
The convention next proceeded to tho
nomination for Justice of the supreme
court the first ballot resulting Weav
er 800 Turner 420 Dewey 428
Bishop 128
The second ballot resulted as fol
lows Weaver 1029 Turner 513
Dewey 50 Bishop 9
The first ballot for railroad commis
sioner resulted as follows Brown
855 Mowry 787 While the tellers
were figuring up the voto on railroad
commissioner Lafayette Young of Des
Moines moved that the rules be sus
pended and that R C Barrett the
present superintendent of public in
struction be nominated by acclamation
The motion was carried and Mr Bar-
of the Republican party in giving prorett uecJared the nomlneet
II IB I IN
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Each Side Gains Points and
Neither Has Advantage
MEN CLOSE NEWCASTLE PLANT
Manufacturers Retaliate by Breaking
Strike at the Clark Mill Schwab
and Shaffer Each Says the Other
Must First Suggest Peace
Pittsburg Aug 8 In the big steel
strike honors are easy In this section
The Amalgamated association suc
ceeded in closing down the big steel
plant at Newcastle and the manufact
urers partially broke the strike at tho
Clark mill In this city Neither side
is exulting nor ls there any expression
of discouragement Up to this hour
not the slightest trouble has occurred
at any point in this Immediate terri
tory and Amalgamated men ate corre
spondingly happy because thlu condl
tlon would seem to be the carrying
out of the associations new departure
In tho handling of strikes Tho quiet
waiting of the strikers mty bo one of
the surprises hinted at by the national
officers From one or two points the
strikers are reported as restless and
eager for action but so far they have
kept faith with their leaders and re
frained from committing any breach
of the pence
The United States Steel corporation
It was learned from an official source
will at once proceed In a systematic
manner to start Its closed Bheet mills
making the nonunion plants of the
Klsklmlnetas valley the cradle where
strike breakers will be trained and
then sent out to the mlllB that are
closed
So far as President Schwab is con
cerned no overtures will be made to
tho workers In a talk with a Pitts
burg man in New York yesterday he
said--1
Wo have made our last proposition
to the Amalgamated association and
will proceed to start our works
President Shaffer makes this count
er statement The next proposition
must come from the United States
Steel corporation officials
Thus the two officials stand It
seems as if only outside efforts can
bring them together Tho trust offi
cials have decided togo ahead slowly
In the matter of starting mills and to
do so with as little publicity as possi
ble
Cloudbursts In Utah
Salt Lake Aug S Cloudbursts in
various parts of Utah last night caused
the loss of two lives and resulted In
considerable damage to railroad and
other property At Winter Quarters
where tho mines of the Pleasant Val
ley Coal company aro located a flood
caused by a cloudburst swept away
tho homo of Matt Korbillo Korbillo
his wife and child were swept away
by tho torrent the father and child
being drowned while the mother was
rescued only with tho greatest diffi
culty Mrs Korbillo was terribly
bruised and received Injuries which
may prove fatal
Fought Like Madmen
Charleston S C Aug S After a
hand-to-hand struggle with the police
a negro giving the name of Mike
Washington was captured His
brother George Washington was
killed Second Lieutenant Dunn was
mortally wounded and First Lieuten
nnt McManus injured in the fight The
negro in jail answers well to the de
scription of the slayer of Chief of Po
lice Jones of Shelby N C who has
not yet been identified positively The
negroes were heavily armed and
fought like madmen
Roosevelt Is Overstaying
Colorado Springs Colo Aug 8
Vice President Roosevelt Monday aft
who left Colorado Springs Monday af
ernoon for a horseback ride and coy
ote hunt through the southeastern
part of El Paso county and were to
have been back yesterday afternoon
have not been heard from This ls
taken to mean that they aro having
an enjoyable and successful hunt
The proposed trip to the Cripple Creel
district has been postponed until Fri
day
Murdered His Friend for Money
McPherson Kan Aug 8 Glen
Gardner of this town was arrested
yesterday and taken to Lyons Kan
charged with the murder of his friend
George Smalley Gardner who Is 17
years old is charged with killing
Smalley about the same age for his
money and then hiding the body in a
Btraw stack He confessed his crime
Smalley had 750 In money and it was
this which young Gardner wanted Ho
beat Smalley to death with a club
Smelter Robbery Still a My6tery
San Francisco Aug 8 There Is
nothing new to report In the Selby
Smelting works robbery The search
for the robbers is being actively en
gaged in by scores of detectives but
if any trace of the missing bullion or
its possessors has been found the
detectives are unwilling to make the
news public nor are they willing to
disclose any definite clues they may
have as to the Identity of the robbers
Death of Joseph L Woods
Marahalltown la Aug 8 Joseph
L Woods of this city deputy grand
potentate of tbe colored Scottish Rite
Masons and Mystic Shrine of Iowa
Minnesota and Nebraska died yester
day at Waverly
Tender Office to Carnegie
London Aug 8 The Exchange
Telegraph company says that Andrew
Carnegie has been Invited to become
lord rector cf Aberdeen university In
succession to Professor Stuart
WARSHIP TO GO TO PANAMA
Gunboat Machlas Prepares at HamF
ton Roads for Departure to Colon
Washington Aug 8 An order wan
Issued by the acting secretary of the
navy yesterday for the gunboat Ma
chlas now at the Boston navy yard
to proceed without delay to Hampton
Roads nnd there to prepare for de
parture to Colon nenr the eastern
terminus of the Panama railroad
The order to the Machlas followed
a conference held at tho navy depart
ment between Acting Secretary of
State Adee and Acting Secretary of
the Navy Hackett
Mr Adee had the dispatch received
from Consul Gudger stating that the
revolutionists had held up a train for
an hour at Marachln on the line of
the railroad across the Isthmus and
only about 15 miles from Panama City
While this was not regarded as
threatening an Interruption of traffic
or giving any ground to Intervene by
the United States yet it was deemed
advisable by tho officials that one oi
our ships should be In the neighbor
hood In order that suitable observa
tions could be made and steps taken
to meet any serious emergency that
might arise For the present officials
do not believe there will be any need
of landing marines The commander
of the Machlas Lieutenant Command
er Mason Sergeant Is regarded as an
officer of tact and ability and besides
this he has had recent experience
In the West Indian waters having
been in command of the Scorpion
when It made Its recent trip to La
Guayra
WILL WITHDRAW THEIR SHIPS
Ruinous Discrimination In Insurance
Rates the Cause
Chicago Aug 8 Ruinous discrim
ination in insurance rates according
to officials of the Northwestern Steam
ship company has decided them to
withdraw their ships from the trans
Atlantic route The withdrawal will
be made on the return of the two
steamships to Chicago from Liverpool
Similar action will be taken with the
companys other two steamships en
gaged in the direct export trade from
Chicago unless the alleged extortions
shall be abated during the six weeks
Interval that will elapse before the
steamers again make this porta nd
the route will be abandoned until
steamers again make this port and
arranged
ESCAPED CONVICTS CAUGHT
Clyde Page and Fred L Denny Are
Recaptured at Kearney
Kearney Neb Aug S Clyde Page
and Fred L Denny the two convicts
who escaped from the penitentiary at
Lincoln last Friday night were re
taken here yesterday by Sheriff Funke
Pages parents live here and after
wandering about the state pursued by
posses with bloodhounds the young
man sought his home together with
his companion in trouble They had
been there but a short time when lo
cated and arrested by the sheriff
They will bo returned to Lincoln to
day and It is probable that they will
walk into a dungeon for punishment
when they get there
Find Another Body
Philadelphia Aug 8 Another body
was found In the ruins of Monday
nights explosion in Locust street
making a total of eight fataliities as
a result of the explosion The body
found was that of an unknown negro
about 50 years of age His remains
were found sitting upright in a chaii
In the debris of the Jones restaurant
It Is believed that all the victims have
now been recovered
Fusion In Nebraska
Lincoln Aug 8 Meetings were
held last evening by the Democratic
Populist and Free Sliver Republican
state central committees and fusion of
tho three parties was practically
agreed upon the state conventions of
all being fixed for Sept 17 at Lincoln
W J Bryan addrosopd the Democratic
and Populist committees and spoke
strongly for fusion
Baseball Scores Yesterday
National League Plttsburg 9 St
Louis 3 Cincinnati 6 Chicago 3
American League Cleveland 5 Mil
waukee 4 Detroit 9 Chicago 3
Philadelphia 4 3 Washington 1 7
Baltimore 5 10 Boston 10 4 Western
League Omaha 6 St Paul 2 Des
Moines 3 Minneapolis 5 St Joseph
4 Colorado Springs 1 Kansas City
9 Denver 3
Colonel Breathitt Dead
Marshall Mo Aug 8 Colonel
Cardwell Breathitt died suddenly at
his home near Nelson yesterday aged
82 He waB a son of Governor John
Breathitt of Kentucky and father of
John B Breathitt former railroad com
missioner
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Chinese imperial troops have ar
rived in the vicinity of Peking
The special committee of the indus
trial commission began work on Its
report to congress
British are anxiously awaiting the
coronation ceremonies which will end
the term of mourning and restraint
Women harvesters in TIpperary Ire
land paraded the streets Tuesday in
a demonstration against the use of
machinery
Attorney for the Amelgaraated Cop
per company furnished evidence at
i uutte to support the charge that Judge
Harney corruptly decided the Minnie
I Healey case
Postal employes In Porto Rico are
threatened with violence by different
factions unless they take an active
part in politics
For the first time since American
occupation of tke Philippines the
United State In May led in amount of
Importation there
B1II1I1PI
Brutal Assailant of a White
Woman Publicly Incinerated
PAYS PENALTY OF HIS CRIME
Chained to Iron Pipe He Perishes In
Flames Crying In Vain for Mercy
Breaks Down and Confesses Before
Match Is Applied
Birmingham Ala Aug 8 With
agonizing screams and his eyes bulg
ing from his head John Vostley Pen
nlngton n negro was bwned at tho
stake near Enterprise Ala before a
crowd of 500 enraged and determined
citizens of Coffee county yesterday
The mob was composed of both whites
and blacks and though the suffering
wretch pleaded for mercy and frantic
ally endeavored to break the chains
that tightly bound him not a trace of
sympathy was shown on the faces that
peered at him through tho flames
The body was quickly consumed and
all of Pennington that remained was
n pile of ashes Pennington had com
mitted n brutal assault upon Mrs
J C Davis the wife of one of the most
prominent farmers of Coffee county
and confessed his guilt
DATE SET FOR THE FUNERAL
Dowager Empress Frederick to Be
Buried Next Tuesday Near Potsdam
Berlin Aug 8 It has been decided
that the funeral of the Dowager Em
press Frederick will take place Tues
day next Aug 13 The remains will
be deposited in the Frledenskircho
mausoleum near Potsdam
Brest Aug 8 Prince Henry of
Prussia who has been at Cadiz with
the German fleet is to land here A
special train is waiting to convey him
to Hamburg
London Aug 8 King Edward
Queen Aloxandra Princess Victoria
nnd Prince Nicholas of Greece will
start for Hamburg Friday to attend the
funeral services of Empress Frederick
to be held in the presence of the family
next Sunday
INVITE MINISTER TO LEAVE
Fort Scott People Object to Strict En
forcement of the Prohibitory Law
Fort Scott Kan Aug 8 A mass
meeting attended by 2500 people
adopted bitter resolutions demanding
that Rev Fraser a member of tho
Stato Temperance union and others
who are insisting upon the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law in Fort
Scott leave tho city The chairman
of the meeting was instructed to ap
point a committee of 50 men to see to
the execution of the resolution
The great popular maladies thront
nasal nnd bronchial catarrh are quite
unkuown in Spitzbergen
THE YOUNG GAMBLER
He Had nn Even Chance but Fat
AVan AKninst Him
I remember one handsome young fel
low whom I used to meet occasionally
on the staircase who captured my
youthful fancy I met him only at
midday as he did not rise till late and
this fact with n certain scrupulous ele
gance and neatness in his dress ought
to have made me suspect that he was a
gambler In my inexperience it only
invested him with a certain romantic
mystery
One morning as I was going out to
my very early breakfast at a cheap
Italian cafe on Long wharf I -was sur
prised to find him also descending tho
staircase He was scrupulously dress
ed even at that early hour but I was
struck by the fact that he was all In
black and his slight figure buttoned
to the throat in a tightly fitting frock
coat gave I fancied a singular melan
choly to his pale southern face
Nevertheless he greeted me with more
than his usual serene cordiality qcd
I remembered that he looked up with
a half puzzled half amused expression
at the rosy morning sky as ho walked
a few steps with me down the deserted
street I could not help saying that I
was astonished to see him up so early
and he admitted that it was a break In
his usual habits but added with a
smiling significance I afterward re
membered that it was an even chanco
if he did It again
As we nenred the street corner a man
in a buggy drove up Impatiently In
spite of the drivers evident haste my
handsome acquaintance got In leisure
ly and lifting his glossy hat to mo
with a pleasnnt smile was driven
nway I havo a very lasting recollec
tion of Ills face and figure as the buggy
disappeared down the empty street I
never saw him again It was not until
a week later that I know that nn hour
after he left me thnt morning he was
lying dead in a little hollow behind tho
Mission Dolores shot through the heart
In a duel for which he had arisen so
early Bret narte3 Under tho Red
woods
Ilia Hardware Dag
lie strolled into the corridor of the
Waldorf Astoria At hi3 heels trotted
or rather blunk a fairly good looking for
terrier It was plain that the dog knew
he had no business there A uniformed
atteudaut touched tho man on the arm
Beg pardon sir said he you must not
bring that doc in hero
Dog dog exclaimed the man tho
dog I told him to stay out and he
made as If to kick the dog which darted
out of the place
Thats my hardware dog said the
man
Hardware dog said a bystander
Queer name why do you call him
that
Why Why every time I kick at
him he makes a bolt for the door and
he Lurried on and was lost in tho crowd
before the bystander had a chaac to bit
nim New York Bun
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