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    THE OMAHA DAILY JHJlJl SUNDAY", Al'IML Bl. 1001.
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FINISH OF A BLOODY FEUD
Hatfl.ld 0U f Mnrd.ms Eun to 0w
And 0ptnrd.
DESPERATE TASK OF FEOERAL OFFICERS
Killers HiiKKFrf In (hp Mnnntaln !(.
ncnnrn or Went Virginia.- Wont
I'Varrd Humana In the
Cutintrr.
Nebraska's Senatorial Contest
A REVIEW J J J By Victor Rosewater
Throughout, tbo northern spurs of tlio
AllcRhanlcH tbo name of Hatfield Is a namo
ut terror. Devil Anse and his clan have
lot years and almost with Impunity ravaged
tho mountain region of four states Vir
ginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Ten
neaecc with murder, arson, and alt othor
crimes of violence. Tbo murders per
pctrutcd by tbcm In tho llatflcld-McCoy
feud aro only a small tart of their crimes.
lS'owhero In criminal annals Is tbeto an
other family with bo foul and bloody a
record.
In their own homo region of southern
A Vest Virginia their dominance Is com
plete. Thoro Is a saying there, backed
by a long and grim record, that (o offcnil
n Hatfield Is tbo surest form of suicide.
Even tho officers of tho law seldom Inter
fere with them and though tho aggregate
of Indictments against tho don mounts
tip Into tbo hundreds, Its members, armed
to tho teeth, not only ride frco in tholr
own mountains, but even lslt the cltloj un
molested when they choose. It they tuko
a grudgo against u man they hunt him
to bis death, and their list of victims wat
a long ono before any man, except tho Mc
Coys, raiding In reprisal from across the
border of Kentucky, dared lntcrfero with
tbcm, But now tbey aro being bunted In
their own stato by a man who has already
captured four of them and sent ono to
tbo gallows. Tills Is Deputy United States
Marshal Daniel W. Cunningham of the dis
trict of West Vlrghilu.
Originally Cunningham was n partisan of
tho Hatflclds, Ho bad been a recipient of
tho Bilrly and dangerous hospitality of Devil
Anso and bad heard bis side of the Hat-Cold-McCoy
history. Shortly after that he
toyed at tho house of Jim Vunve, ono of
tun Hatfield leaders, who hud been killed
while, raiding In Kentucky, and heard from
Vance's widow tho story of tho butchery of
thrco defenHelcss McCoy children by a force
of Hatfields, tho first net In carrying out the
declaration of extermination ngnlnst tho Ma
Coyn. Onco convinced of tho truth of this
tho marshal made n rcsolvo to capture, and
turn over to Justice every participant In that
crime who Bhould cross bin path, and within
a month ho bad mndo hit first capture.
This was the taking of Charles Gillespie,
who, after the murders, went to his aunt's
homo In Tazowcll county, Virginia, just
across tho lino. Tho house- stands on a re
mote mountain, reached by a horse trail.
Thither Cunningham inado his way, pretend
ing to bo a friend of Qlllcsplo's. At the
liouso be learned that Olllt'splo spent bis
days In tho mountain forest, coming In only
at night. In a clearing of tho woods ho
found tho young desperado, carrying the In
evitable rifle. Whistling u cheerful tune,
tho marshal walkod along the trail until ho
met Gillespie, whoso suspicions wore ills
nrtned, for bo never supposed that ii man
hunter would bo whistling on tho trail. As
they camo face to face, Cunningham
caught the young fellow by tho wrists. Qll-
lesplo struggled, but tho marshal's muscles
are scarcely less hard than tbo stool Hand
cuffs which ho snapped upon tho despe
rado's wrists, ending tho fight. Olllesple
confessed to bis part In tbo murders, sub
stantiating tho story told by Mrs. Vanco.
Cunningham took him to Kentucky, whoro
ho was tried and convicted, but afterwards
broko Jail and escaped.
In the Ilanni of tho Clnn.
Whllo In riko county, Kontucky, Cun
nlngham learned of a plot to bushwhack
and murder Frank Phillips, a partisan of
tho McCoy family. Ellison Hutfleld, Black
Elliot Hatfield and Tom Mitchell, mur
dcrers of tho McCoy chlldron and ulso of
Miss Allopharo and Colvln McCoy, In tho
attack on did Randall McCoy's house, Had
planned, to go from Jim Vanco's house,
which Is u few miles within tbo West Vir
ginia line, over tho border Into Tike
county, and lay for Phillips there. Cun
ningham planned n counter ambush, in
which ho enlisted Hill Nappor, an exper
ienced hunter, aud a young man named
Gibson of less experience, but equal game
nets. Tho marshal know that auy one of
tho Hatfield gang would kill him on sight
but that If he, killed any of them he niu3t
stand trial for It, as tho stato administra
tion of Virginia was, for reasons of Its
own, friendly to tho Hatfields. It looked llko
a dubious proposition, for tho three Hat'
Hold men bad Winchesters, but Cunningham
determined to havo a try at it. Ho picked
out Ellison, tho biggest and most danger
ous of the trio, for himself, assigning Illack
Elliott to N'apper and Mitchell to Qlbson
Concealing themselves behind trees they
waited for their men near a creok bottom,
along which the bushwhackers were sure
to come.
When they camo Ellison was In the lead,
walking along the bank. Cunningham
stood close behind bis tree, with a rock In
one hand and his rifle In tho other. The
othor two Hatfields wero a distance be
hind, whllo Cunningham's aides wore fur
ther up the bank. When Ellison was within
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l'.tltT 111.
"If wo had a law barring members of tho
leglslaturo from becoming candidates for
United States senator, the deadlock would
bo broken In twenty-tour hours." If I
heard one man make this remark during (ha
progress of tho contest, I heard a
score of them glvo expression to the srfmo
vlow. With flvo members of the state sen
ato more or less openly In tho field, most of
them resting their only hopes on n pro
tracted siege broken up on tho ruins of
the, men of posltlvo strength, trading their
votes for senator back and forth between
themtolvcs and using tbelr Influence for
or against legislation as political capi
tal to promote their own ambitions, tho
senatorial candidates within the senate did
as much to block nctlon as all the rest
together. Martin voted for Crounso and
Crounso for Martin. Harlan voted for Cur-
rlo and Crounso for Harlan. Currle and
Crounso exchanged votes in tho Joint ces
sion to maintain tho proprieties, but In
caucus had no hesitation In voting out
right for themselves. As Currlo Is re
ported to have exclaimed, tho first time ho
found himself In caucus from which Crounso
was nbsent, "I don't know anyone I'd rather
soo in tho senate than myself," and forth
with responded to tho roll call with hU own
name. At every opportunity tho candi
dates Insldo tho cnucus exerted themsolvo
to prevent tho nomination of tho leaders,
they mado tho longest and most frequent
speeches on trivial matters to consumo
tlmo and they wero prompt with motions to
adjourn whenever it looked as If tho caucus
might get down to business.
As to the attempt to project IJaldrlse
Into the arena (firing tha closing days, a
word will suffice. Ualdrlgc had been ab
sent from tho legislature under serious Ill
ness tho greater port of tho bcssIoii. The
enemies of Itoscwater who had been trying
to break his Douglas delegation thought
that by leading Haldrlgo on they might ac
complish tho object they had been striving
for bo vainly. His persistence In voting for
Currle, a North Platte competitor of Itose
watcr's, can bo explained only as throwlug
an anchor to the windward In the hope that
Currlo would finally turn In for llaldrlge.
Dut Currle never took It seriously enough
to return tho compliment.
paper wad bombardment appeared to have
little effect upon legislative members, It
had a tendency to create bad blood sit
around and the only wonder Is that the In
tercourse between the candidates and tbelr
supporters continued to tho end to be so
cordial as It did.
While on this digression, nn allusion may
bo made to the newspaper faking resorted to
In opposition chiefly to Ttlompson and llosc
water. In this tho Omaha popocratlc organ
held the van, Its Lincoln correspondent be
ing uncqualed for mendacity and distortion,
although at times closely followed by Imi
tators an tho local papers at the Capital
City. All tha old stories about Thompson
wero revamped wlt" new variations, but
their special mallcV seemed dtrectod at
Itosew'nter, probably because ns a liov
paper man tho prominence he had attained
excited the rankling Jealousy of the presid
ing geniuses of theso papers. To read their
lurid stories, Rosownter's supporters were
dally on tho point of leaving him, Hose
water was determined to provent any cau
cus, Rosewater was preparing to pull out
In favor of Webster, Rosewater was plotting
to form a coalition with tho fuslonlsts,
Roscwnter was on tho evo of opening up
In his paper on this or that candidate, Rose
water had announced his fixed determina
tion to torco his own election or keep tho
senatorshlps vacant. No sooner was one
fake exploded by tho sequence of events
than the next was sprung, moro baseless aud
moro ridiculous than tbo first all designed
to create public prejudice by malignant
misrepresentation. Tbo desks of members
were loaded every day with plies' of papers
embellished with llbellous'cartoons, pamph
lets disparaging tho claims of different
aspirants and cards containing anonymous
charges against candidates who had In
curred tho wrnth of tho combine seeking
to hold the deadlock Intact. While this
Ileforo I take up tbo breaking of the
deadlock, let mo refer briefly to fusion
schemes In connection with the senator
ships: The fusion minority In the leglsla
turo were almost ns much divided between
tho fusion candidates as were tho repub
licans. From first to last they were In
spired by tbo hopo that some one of the
republican candidates, finding himself shut
out from tho achievement of his ambition
through his own party, would be ablo to
command a following largo enough to com
blno with tbcm, nnd thus enable them to
trade In ono of tho senatorial seats. To
effect such a combination would have re
quired only six or seven votes, Tho
favored combination In the fusion ranks
seemed to be that of Allen and Crounse,
tho chief obstacle to Its consummation
bolng that Crounto could not muster tho
necessary republican votes that he would
havo bad to dclivcrto tho populist choice.
When tho wlndttp heaved In sight tho
fusion leaders wero seized with no little
apprehension that their members would
assist In tho election of a republican cither
by voting for him outright or by absent
ing themselves and thus reducing the
majority necessary to elect. Under the
Joint rules this would have been most
difficult, because a call of tho house could
have been demanded by any Ave members
nnd the call could uot havo been raised
except by voto of 67. Unless the fuslonlsts
In tho combination should have voted with
tho republicans to raise the call no such
plan could havo succeeded. The fear of
such n mishap, however, was so Intense that
nryait and a few of his associate agrcod
to contribute tho necessary expenses to any
fustonlsl who could not afford to
remain nfter tho paydays of the
session had expired,- In order to
mako sure that no republican sena
tor should be chosen by any majority Ics3
than tho highest number. Uryan, further
more, personally interviewed tho fusion
members to Impress upon them the Im
portance of voting steadfastly for fusion
candidates and placing tho responsibility
for leaving Nebraska without representa
tion in tho senate upon the republican majority.
Tho story of the breaking of the dead
lock has been told so recently that only a
few points need be emphasized here. The
deadlock had been prolonged to tho very
cvo of the dissolution of tho legislature.
Nona at the candidates then In the field
whi had prsltlvo strength showed' any signs
of weakening. Thompson had unit was
equivalent to tho caucus nomination, but
was unablo to sccuro tho votes needed to
elect, while for the North Platto senator
ship, though Roscwator was well In the
lead Insldo the caucus and had had the sup
port at different times of nearly enough
to nominate, ho was short ten votes at bis
maximum on any one ballot. This was the
situation when the caucus took its final
recess late Wednesday night. A full ap
preciation of tho existing conditions had
boon had during tho day and steps taken
to fortify tho position should a breakup bo
precipitated. The supporters of Mr. Rose
wuter, with one exception, had agreed with
him to continue to stand together no mat
ter what new turn should be presented,
whllo tbo lineup of tho Thompson forces
had been quietly prepared for action
through Mr. Cruzcn ao the chief strategist,
Strangely enough, the two leading candi
dates, Thompson nnd Rosewutcr, camo to
their conclusion to retire Independent of
ono another. Mr. Thompson's friends had
talked tbo matter over among themselves
and had figured on bis probable successor
as well as on North Platto possibilities,
but they did not venture to break their
views upon him until early Thursday morn
ing. Mr. Rosewater, on the other hand,
bad composed his letter of withdrawal dur
ing the night, but anticipating no further
Action by the laucus, bad not taken the
time to copy It from the rough pencil draft.
The caucus, however, reconvened about
halt past eight In the morning with an at
tendance considerably larger than was to
have been expected. The reason, as It
turned out, was soon apparent. Seeing af
fairs approaching tho critical period,
Crounse had concluded that his Inst
possible chance bad arrived. He had gone
to ono of Thompson's managers late tho
night before with a proposition to go Into
the caucus himself, which he had up to
that time refused to enter, and bring with
him some of tho recalcitrants who had fol
lowed his example on condition that
Thompson would assist him to the caucus
nomination.
Tho reciprocal feature ot his proposition
was that ho should through his son-in-law,
Hitchcock, secure a sufficient number ot
fuslonlsts to vote for Thompson nnd
Crounso to Insure Thompson's election
along with himself. What under ordinary
conditions would havo been tempting bait
failed to appeal to the Thompsonltcs at
that late day, because they knew thai, with
Uryan in the attltudo he had assumed, no
fuslonlst would daro to voto for Thomp
son, whether linked with Crounse or not,
while Crounso with a caucus endorsement
commanding tho full republican support,
would have no need ot fusion assistance.
Notwithstanding tho cold reception ac
corded this proposition, Crounse determined
to try to enrrr out by himself tho part of It
Intended tor his benefit. Unusual activity
was manifested by Crounse and his body
guard of professional veterans, composed of
Tom Majors, 11. C. Russell, J. I). Gage ct al.,
during the early hours of the final Thursday
morning. Messengers, couriers and car
riages were sent in all directions. Crounso
for tho first time mado his appearance In
tho caucus, signing the agreement and vot
ing steadily for himself. Several of tho
others who up to that time had not par
ticipated Joined In to give their votes to
Crounso, and, In the demoralized condition
of affairs, managed to run his vote up to
respectable proportions,
It was at this Juncture that Thompson
nnd Rosowater entered tho caucus room
almost together to'announco their decision
tn tnhnnlhinta nvrnnnal ambition to the
demands ot the public and the interests of
party success. Mr. Thompson mauo nis
statement and suggested Governor Dietrich
tnr ihn nnoltlnn fnr which be had been con
tending. Tho point of Mr. Rosewater's let-
tor as read was a plea for another umana
man as a reasonable concession for his re
tirement, tho name of George W. Ltnlngcr
was suggested as an Omaha man who
would represent the state in a creditable
manner, but he also acquiesced in the sug
cpstlnn nf Mr. Millard, ami his stibDorters
at his request gavo tholr votes to the new
mniinr without which he could B:arccly
have succeeded. Tho withdrawal ot tho
two leading candidates forced the retire
ment of Melklejohn, Currle and the others.
The nomination ot Dietrich and Millard
was hailed with Joy and exultation; the
ilp.nltnok hurl hipn hroken: Nebraska was
assured two republican senators. It brought
a feeling of relief, if not entirely or satis
faction.
The roll call In Joint session proceeded
as If by clockwork, each republican
responding with tho names of the caucus
nominees. Tho lieutenant governor for
mally declared the result of the ballot and
thn mnnt nrntrnp.ted. stubbornly foment po
litical contest cer waged In this state was
at an end. VICTOR ROSEWATER.
n few yards ot Cunningham tho marshal
moving slowly around his treo to keep out
of sight, stepped on a crackling twig. In
stantly tho rlllo of tho desperado was lev
eled, but boforo ho could flro tho rock took
him on tho chin nnd ho wavered for a sec
ond. In that second Cunningham was upon
him. At tho name moment Gibson opened
fire and Mitchell nnd Illack Elliott fled
baclc along the creok bed. pursued by Cun
ningham's assistants, who left him In full
confldence that ho could handle Ellison.
This proved to be n big contract, however.
Tho marshal had wronched nway Ellison's
gun, by which tlmo tho outlaw had recov
ered from his surprise, and began to put
up a furious fight. The rock had struck
htm only a glancing blow, and bad not Im
paired his powers. He wus as big a man ns
bis antagonist, and almost as strong. At
tho first wrench, after thoy had clinched,
both went over tho bank. In tho rocky
crook bed thoy struggled, now In tho wnter,
now out of It; novor on tholr feet; tho Hat
field tearing and biting at his captor llko
a wild beast; tbo marshal striving to get the
handcuffs on his man. Endurance aud con
dition won tho battle. Moonshine whisky
Is bad for the wind and when Nappor and
Mitchell returned, empty-handed, Ellison
was tied aud" handcuffed while Cunning
ham was washing his bruised and bloody
face In the creok. Cunningham took Ellison
across tlio river to Kentucky, whoro thoy
found Dud McCoy waiting with twelve men.
The McCoys called on Cunningham to glvo
up Klllson Hatfield to them; and ot that
Ellison broko down, cried and begged, and
confessed the murder of Allaphare McCoy.
Cunulngham asked Dud McCoy what ho In
tended to do with Ellison.
"Kill him aud cut him up Into Inch
pieces."
"Then you'll kill me first, nam uunning-
ham, lifting bis rifle.
r Kill it on the Trntl.
After a consultation, McCoy promised to
land Ellison Hatfield In Jull without mal
treatment, a promise which ho kept. Ellison
was tried, convicted and hanged. The Hat
fields sworo that they would havo Cunning
ham's llfo If he over again came Into their
country. Within n short tlmo be gave
them tho chance, by going after euick
Metser, auother member ot tho chlld-mur-
derlng expedition. Young Gibson went with
him. Tbey found Messer near tho Hattloia
settlement Bitting on a log with bis rlllo
across his knees, and captured him with
out n fight. At tbo stntlon, where tbey
took the train for Kentucky, they en
countered a dozen ot the Hatfield clan,
fully armed, who had heard ot tho capture,
nnd had liquored up and declared their In
tention ot blowing Cunningham to bits.
The worst they did nftor contemplating
tbo obvious readiness ot. Cunningham's and
Olbuorv's rifles, was to curso compendiously,
nnd assure tho captive that they would de
rail the truln and got him out. Ho was
taken to Kentucky, confessed and got a life
sentence. It was afterward discovered that
beforo Joining tho Hatfield gang he had
murdered the thrco children of a roan
against whom ho had a grudge.
Thereafter whenever Cunningham wai In
tbe southwestern part of be state tho
Hatfields followed him. That they never
succeeded In catching up to him would
seem to Indicate lack of seal on their part,
difficult to teconcllo with the fervor of
tbelr threats. Three years ngo the mar
shal gave them an excellent chnnco to get
him, bad they been on the alert. In a
drunken revol, one night, tbey bad lust!
tutcd k llttlo sport with a poor wood
chopper, named Duffy, which ended char
acteristically In their driving him into a
pond, whero ho was drowned. H'.s 9-ycar
boy thoy took to bring up In their clan.
The toy's undo learned of It nnd adver
tised a reward forNtbe recovery of the child.
Nobody camu forward to apply fcr tho Job
until a friend suggested that Mr. Duffy
wrlto to Dan Cunningham. That official
took three days off, rodo alone Into tha
Hatfield settlement, found tbe boy at a
bcu8u within a half mile ot Devil Anse's
homestead, grabbed him up on his horso
and galloped away. It tho Hatfields fol
lowed h did not know it. Thus was
spilled en cutlaw In tbo mak ug.
In Gilbert. W. Va lives Doc Ellis,
r. well-to-do timber owner. Against him
the notorious Jonco Hatfield had sworn a
grudge, for some fancied grievance, nnd
sont word that ho would kill htm on Bight.
An It was n great detriment to Ellis' busl
ncss to havo a Hatfield gunning for hint
ho 'hired a crack shot named Hopkins to
keep watch for Jonco and shoot first.
Neither Hopkins nor Jonce had any luck
in their shooting when Dan Cunningham
canto to Gilbert and put up at Ellis' house.
Ellis told blm of Jonce's threat, .
"I've cot a little buslnejs with Jonce my
self," said Cunningham. "Reckon I'll hang
mound for r. fovv days."
Two evenings Inter Hopkins came in and
said that two men with Winchesters were
lylrg out in a ragweed patch near tbe house,
Ono of them he thought was Jonce Hatfield.
"Weil go out and get tbcm," said Cun
ningham, t'aii kM lied Ilniided.
Hopkins was willing and a lumberman
who bad dropped In volunteered to go el ng.
Counting In Ellis tho patty was four strong,
all armed. Dut Jonce had a reputation as
n dead shot, bad killed a dozen men, ml
ho and his companion bad all the advantage
of tbe po3ltlcn. Cunningham led bis (o:cs
out ot tbe house by a rear exit, and around
ty a gully to a spot near the isgwtcd patch.
Ho bad made a study of the ground about
tho house, previously, nnd knew Just how
to go ahead. With Ellis closo behind him
he crept up close to where Jonce crouched.
Hie cutlaw hud bis gun pointed at a lights 1
window of tlia Ellis bouse, waiting for a
figure to show The curtain was down. It
alawys was in that house, tor Just such a
reason.
"Don't reckon we'll get him tonight,"
the attacking party heard Jonce mutter
to his companion.
"Shall I shoot the d n murderer!" whis
pered Ellis.
"No," replied Cunningham. "I want blm
alive."
Then ho broke cover and went straight
for Jonco, Tho Hatfield wheeled, but Cun
ningham's rifle pointed straight between
his ejei. Tbe ctber man dropped on all
fours nnd scuttlod away through the weeds,
Jonco stood paralyzed,
"Hands up," commanded Cunningham.
Tho outlaw hesitated.
"Reach for tbo star.it Quick)" came the
shnrp crdor.
Tho outlaw's rifle fell and his bands went
up, Cunningham took from hint a forty
four caliber revolver and a fine English
dirk and left htm In charge of Ellis while
he went nfter the other man. Tho man was
toon found and captured. He was Auk
Dameron and as Cunningham knew nothing
at that time against htm he was released.
This proved to bo an error, for It was aft
erward found that Dameron had broken Jail
under sentence of death for tbe murder ot
a dopuly sheriff In Virginia. Cunningham
took Jonco Hatfield to Kentucky, where he
broko down and confessed. Ho is now serv
Ing a life sentence for tho murder of tho
McCoy children. Naturally, that made tho
Hatfields more savage than over against
Cunningham and tbey redoubled their
threats. Now whenever he Is In that conn
try he gets. warnings that bands of mounted
Hatflclds are following blm. Dut, as be
foro, they don't catch up. He holds thu
clan In contempt.
"If they can get you foul they'll kill
you," be says. "Dut In tho open they're
all cowards."
It Is not part of Cunningham's duty ns
a federal officer to hunt Hatfields,, He does
It as he would hunt rattlesnakes and as
his warrnntB for "moonshlno" whisky dls
tillers often take him to the Hatfield coun
try he Is likely to got more of them. Cun
"nlngham Is not tho sort ot man that ono
would cure to havo on his trail. He Is
moro than six foot tall, broad In propor
tion, bouutlfully muscled, possessed ot cat
like agility and as swift as he Is sure with
a rifle or revolver, and In that country
swiftness Is a necessary accompaniment nf
surencss. He Is always In tho hardest ot
training, as he neither drinks, smokes nor
chews. In manner and appearance he Is
quiet and unostentatious and when going
about tho country la commonty taken for
an itinerant clorgyman.
OUT OP THE OHDIXAIIV.
In Switzerland a. telephone In a private
house costs 17.60 a year.
Alfred Vngve, a Costlo Valley (Pa.)
wheelwright, has a tame chicken that fol
lows him about llko a dog. nnd recently
took a Sunday walk of twelve miles with
him.
StatlBtlCB havo been collected byp. French
writer to show thut of every 100.000 men of
the army or naval profession iD become
hopeless lunatics. Among mechanics the
number Is only 66 per 100,000.
In 1J0O England spent over $20 a head for
drink: Scotland, $16.60: Ireland, not quite
$16. Tho total drink bill of the kingdom
was over $S0O,000,ono, and showed a decrease
of moro than $5,000,000 over 1899.
In Arkansas the senate has passed a bill
making It unlawful for a man to drink any
liquor unless he has paid a license feo to
tho state. This ralseH tho question: Can
that state punish n man for getting drunk
when It has given blm license to drink?
Twenty-five years ago Russia was practi
cally dependent upon foreign shipyards for
.her warships. Now sho hus ten shipyards
ot her own on tho llaltlc and the Illack sea
and In them ten battleships and cruisers,
ranging from 6,600 to 13.600 tons euch, are
being constructed. Eight other warships
are being built for her abroad, but they
are probably the last thnt will over be
built for her outstdo her own navy yards.
The Rochester Railway company has de
elded to equip Its cars with fixed Individual
I'trapa for the benefit of standing passeu
iters. The almost universal custom. Is to ar
range tha strnps on n horizontal pole, It Is
argued that with a nxed strap ono passen
ger cannot monopolize two straps, that tho
Btraps cannot become bunched nnd that
tho regular distribution of the straps at
fixed Intervals tends to distribute the
crowd throughout the cnr. In Rochester
thn straps ure hung about eighteen inches
apart.
Galveston appears to have fully recovered
from the prostration of business caused by
tbe disastrous flood, at least so fur as her
cotton and wheat trodo Is concerned, and
presumably those items are indlcatlvo of
tho general trend of commerce. The total
receipts at cotton tills season at Galveston
up to March !6 was 1.747,187 bales, as com
pared with 1.613.111 bales received up to the
same tlmo last season, a gain of 133,773
boles. No less gratifying la tho wheat re
port. Since September 1, 1900, 10.075 car
loads, equal' to 16,600.625 bushels, havo been
received. Thus far last season tlio aggre
gate was but 9.541 carloads, a gain of M4
!5t.d Cotton exports have Increased
57,843 bales.
Important
Auction Sale
rV -
Si '
Our entire stock of fine
Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass,
Watches and Diamonds
to bo sold at auction, beginning
Wednesday, April 24th
and continuing daily until the stock is sold Hales at 'Jfto and 7..10 p. m.
Mr. Iiyan must tako an active part in tlio new Mawhinnoy &, Ryan Co. is
tho reason for disposing of this stock.
Geo. W. Ryan & Company,
Jewelers. 109 South 16th Street.
Harry E. Myer, Auctioneer.
Dewey It Stone Furniture Co.
I 115-I 117 FARNAM STREET
fflAt BLUE FIGURE SALE
ONE THOUSAND l'IKCKS OF KUKNITUKE
throughout' our store marked with HLUE FIGU
Here are a few t'oine and see the rest.
T A SACRIFICE.
HES on u white
Every piece of
card IS A Ji.
furniture
VKGAIN.
MAHOGANY FIKISIIKD PA 111. OH 8UIT-(3
)leces worth J20 Hlun Figure Prlco
MAHOOANY FIN1SHKD PAHI.OH 8UlT-(5
pieces worth tx Hlue Figure Price
MOHniS CHAlH-wttli cushions-worth I10.1O-
lllue Figure Price
BOX COUCH-Sprliiff llft-wortli $20.00-Ulue
Figure Prlco
OAK IWFFET Curved worth JW.OO-Blue
Figure Prlco ,
OAK BUFFET Very handsome-worth 1G5.00-
Bluo Figure Prlco ,
MAHOGANY CHINA CASK-worth J55.00-
Uluo Flguro Price
OAK CHINA CASK-cunopy ton-worth tfO.OO
Blue Figure Price
OAK EXTENSION TAIU.E-10-foot-worth W.60
Blue Figure Price
OAK SIDEBOAHD worth 25.X
Blue Figure Prlco ,
HttASS BED (full slze)-worth 50.00
Blue Figure Price
FLEMISH OAK L1BHAIIY TA BI.E worth 1C0.00-OE nil
Blue Figure Prlco wDiUU
INLAID MAHOGANY PAHI.OH TABLE
worth Its.oo-Bluo .Figure Price......
VERN18 MAHTIN PARLOR TABLE
worth IZO.Oo-'Bluo Figure Prlco
VEHNIS MAHTIN PARLOR TABLE
worth 130.00-Hluo Figure Prlco
VERNIS MARTIN PARLOR CABINET- 07 CA
worth 150.00 Blue Figure Price UliDU
goIjDlkaf parlor cab i net en nn
worth 1100.00-Bluc Figure Price 09UU
MAHOGANY PAHI.OH CABINET- Q 1C
worth MS.OO-Bluo Figure Price Oi 13
MAHOGANY DAVENPORT Inlaid
worth HOO.OO-Bluo Figure Price
13.00
25 50
...6.75
10.50
27.50
41.00
39 50
18.75
10.50
15.50
35.00
33.00
.14.00
1700
MAIIOUANY DIVAN npIioltcred worth
l HUM) Tllur Illhlioii Prlrv
MAHOGANY DRESSER worth 130.00-
Bluo Flguro Prlco
FLEMISH OAK PARLOR TABLE
worth G.0O Blue Figure Price
MAHOGANY PAnLOR TABLE
worth 17.00-Bluo Figure Price
ONYX AND BRASS TABLE
worth $50.00 Blue Flguro Price
OAK HALL THEE
worth 127.D0-Blue Flguro Price
OAK HALL TREE
worth $17.fi0 Blue Fluuro Price
MAHOGANY MUSIC CABINET
worth U5.00-Bluo Flguro Price
UPHOLSTERED DIVAN OVE RSTUFFED-
wortn WO.OD uluu Figure Prlco.
.69.00
27.50
22.50
3.75
4.75
30.00
19.00
11.75
9.75
19.00
Dewey lb Stone Furniture Co.
I 1 1 5 - 1 1 1 7 FARNAM STREET.
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