GEORGE WASHINGTON.
rot; have all of you
Huff, over a hundred
King George looked
over the ocean,
And said: "Those colonies seem to be
Forgetting they all belong to me,
I must sot my troops in motion."
60 over the redcoats proudly came,
To have a nice little jolly game
At teaching the rebels manners;
Thinking it would be rarest fun
To see the pitiful Yankees run
At sight of the royal banners.
How their bayonets flashed and gleamed.
How their eyes with ardor beamed,
As forward they marched to battle!
Sure of putting the foe to rout,
Sure of wiping rebellion out,
At the first musket rattle.
Then came along a great surprise.
And old King George he opened his eyes
At hearing the news so stunning.
Plenty of soldiers turned their back
In quick retreat, but, alack, alack!
'Twas the redcoats did the running.
Sometimes they won, but the poor old king
Found it rather a serious thing,
This tramping out of treason.
Still the vagabond rebel crew-
Laughed at him and his soldiers, too.
Where could he find a reason?
Oh, George the Third, if you had but known
We had a George of our very own,
Leading us onto glory!
How little, a hundred years ago,
You dreamed that to-day we boys, ho, ho!
Would all be telling his story!
Well he led his patriot band,
Daring of heart and strong of hand.
Fit to follow a hero.
Tell it over how they and he
Firmly stood till our land was free.
With many a rousing cheer, oh!
Many a year of toll and strife,
Many a true and loyal life,
Was spent in trying the question.
At last Cornwailis said to his men:
"Perhaps we'd better go home again."
They thought It a good suggestion.
Morristown. Yorktown—let' us tell
A few of the names we remember well.
And shall forget, ah. never!—
Delaware River and Valley Forge.
Hurrah, hurrah, for GenerafGeorge
Washington, now and forever!
—Sidney Dayre, in Golden Days.
TOLLY'S-* 6^
HIDING-PLACE,,
,^Vy" c LACK- W1 X GED
p) crows went sail
. ing across the blue
J sky, cawing lazily
as they flew; and
the hot sun of a September afternoon
glowed upon the dusty highway and
upon the wide expanse of level fields
that hedged in the old house at Craw
ford's plantation in the VVaxliaw region
of the Carolinas, as Mary Crawford, or
Polly, as everybody called her, sat by
the window, stitching a sampler, but
looking up ever and anon to watch for
travelers that might be coming up the
road.
The Crawford house stood well back
from the highway, with a garden be
tween, bisected by a carriage drive
from the big white gates upon the road;
but the young girl could readily descry
anyone passing up or down the thor
oughfare, a distance of a quarter of a
xuile from the house. The watch she
kept was a keen one, for upon her faith
ful sentinelship depended the safety of
a loved father.
Maj. Crawford was an officer in the
patriot army under Gen. Gates, who had
just an hour before, weary, travel
stained. and alone, atfived at his plan
tation after an absence of many weeks,
lie was at this moment in the kitchen,
eating the lunch that had been hastily
prepared by Mrs. Crawford and the
colored cook, Chloe, preparatory to
continuing his journey to Suinpter's
army, which was encamped on the Wa
teree. Meanwhile Polly had been sta
tioned at the window to keep a lookout
against the approach of any tory or
British party that might be on his
track. It was just after the defeat of
Gates at Camden, and the king's men
were jubilant and active through the
Carolinas.
Polly Crawford was a chubby, bright
eyed, saucy-looking girl of 13 or 14
years. She was the major's only child,
and was an arrant little rebel. The
sampler she was at work upon repre
sented Elijah fed by the ravens. There
was a marvelous background of shrubs
and trees, all wrought in the finest tent
stitch; and, beside a stone done in or
ange color, lay the recumbent figure of
the shaggy-haired prophet. A hock of
birds, each one laden with a huge "two
penny pan loaf," were gracefully ap
proaching from the left-hand corner
of the canvas. The girl's deft fingers
were busily ornamenting Elijah with
two prominent eyes of the deepest co
balt blue, when her ears caught the
toußfl of hoofs coming at a sharp gal
lop up t he road.
She glanced hastily from the window,
and descried, mounted on a "grass
pony" (a horse of the South Carolina
swamps, rough, Slietlandish, wild), a
tall, slender, "gangling fellow," legs
long enough to almost meet under the
pony, damaged, wide-brimmed hat flap
ping down over his face, which was
freckled and worn, the figure covered
with dust, tired looking, as though the
youth had ridden till he could scarcely
sit on his pony. Before she could run
to the door the forlorn apparition
hailed her with the tidings:
"The British are coming! A party of
their dragoons, under Capt. Dacy, con
ducted by that tory, Wilson, are riding
up from Charlotte like the wind."
The messenger, whom Polly recog
nized as a boy of the neighboring vil
lage, dashed on again, without waiting
to answer any questions.
Polly gave no further thought to the
cobalt-blue eyes of the old Gileadite,
staring at her from the sampler. Her
father must be warned; but before she
left the window she glanced sharply
down 'he road.
There was a cloud of dust rising
above the trees, far down as she could
see; and through that cloud she saw
the glistening of bright steel. Were
their enemies as near as that? Then,
indeed, there was no time; and she
hastened to the kitchen.
Maj. Crawford's bronzed face turned
| nearly as pale as that of his daughter's
"YES, I AM HERE."
when he was told of the near approach
of his foes, but he was a man of daunt
less energy and accustomed to danger.
His first act was to run to the window
and look out. A single glance told him
it was too late for flight. The dragoons
wore already at the white gates, and
the foremost were dismounting.
"What shall we do?" What shall we
do?" moaned Mrs. Crawford, wringing
her hands.
"Be calm, mother," said the officer.
"If the worst happens, 1 can defend
myself with my sword, which did such
good work at the Cowpens."
The patriot looked as if he was about
to resort to that rash alternative, but
Polly seized him by the arm.
"Quick! 1 can save you!" she said.
And she pulled him by main force from
the kitchen to the outer shed. She was
in an agony of terror lest her father
should be seen before he was hidden
away at all, but outwardly she was very
calm.
In the shed stood a large meat barrel,
or tierce, which Cato had brought oul
of the cellar a few days before, and was
now standing empty beside a pile of
wood. In her desperation the girl's
quick eye espied it, and she drew the
hunted officer toward it.
"It's a capital hiding place," said the
major, grasping her intention, "l'ack
me in as hastily as you can; and, moth
er, you go and entertain our visitors.''
Maj. Crawford's bulky form was pres
ently compressed within the interior
of the cask, which was really the myt
available hiding place lie could have
sought. I'olly threw in an old garment
about him, and laid a few sticks of wood
carelessly upon that, leaving the top of
the barrel uncovered. Then she re
turned to the sitting-room, where she
found her mother engaged in an excit
ing- dialogue with the leader of the Brit
ish party.
"Where have you hidden that rebel
hound, your husband?" asked the ofli
cer.
"Maj. Crawford is capable of taking
care of himself without any of my
help." answered the patriotic woman,
who had recovered her courage wonder
fully.
ou do not deny, then, that the
traitor is within?"
"Search for yourself. If my husband
is here, you can find him." And Mrs.
Cruwford sat quietly down.
"Show me the way to your cellar,
girl." said the Englishman to Polly.
"Would it not be best to begin with
the garrets, and go down?" asked tin
young girl, her black eyes dancing
saucily. "Because," she continued, "we
have wine in the cellars, and your men
might not be able to prosecute the
search any further."
(apt. Dacy gave her a look that he in
tended to be very severe. "Lead the
way to the cellar," he said, sternly.
Polly obeyed with a pretty pout. "Do
you think my father is like pork and
potatoes, to be in. our cellar?" she
asked.
"He is in the house somewhere, and
we intend to find him." answered the
officer, a young man who affected the
brusque style of Tarleton. well known
on both sides for his cruelty and sol
dierlike qualities.
But they found no hint of anybody's
presence in the cellar; and, after a
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ai, 1901.
careful examination, the officer led his
soldiers up the stairs.
The upper rooms of the mansion
were subjected to the same careful
search as the cellar had been, and with
the same ill-success. The walls and
the sides of the room were sounded
with swords and bayonets, but no
signs of a living being in hiding was
discovered,
"This is strange," declared the cap
tain- "Maj. Crawford's horse i* in the
stable, and it is scarcely likely that
he would try to get away on foot. Yet
a cat couldn't stow himself away where
we haven't looki«d. Where's Wilson?"
The tory was outside; but he came
nithin., a.she heard his- name spoken
by the officer. A nail on the barrel
caught and tore a rent in his frock, as'
he went past it in the shed.
"There! You won't stand in the way,
any longer!" cried the man. angrily,
as he gave the ca.sk a violent kick and
knocked it over upon its side. Fortu
nately, the tierce fell with its uncov
ered head toward the wall; and no
one suspected that the object of their
search was within it.
"What do you make of it, Wilson?"
inquired Capt. Dacy,
"I don't think the major's here," re
turned the tory. "He got wind of our
.dose pursuit in some manner, and left
on a fresh horse before we came.
That's my opinion."
"And it's mine. too. But I'd sooner
lost my spurs than to have had this
search for nothing."
"Well, we have done our best. There's
pood wine in the rebel's cellar, though.
We needn't lose that."
"True," observed Capt. Daey. Then,
turning to Mrs. Crawford, he contin
ued: "Come, madam, jou can enter
tain rascally rebels, it seems. Have
you no humble refreshment for the
humble servants of the king?"
"Certainly,. Will you partake of some
cakes and wine? Call Chloe, Polly, and
have the table spread at once."
"Order my men to ride cn slowly,.
Wilson; it is possible they may get a
glance of the rebel we are after. You
and I will enjoy this good lady's hos
pitality a short time."
While Wilson was delivering the cap
tain's orders to the dragoons Mrs.
Crawford opened the sideboard, and
set out decanters and dishes, and the
negress brought some fresh wine from
the cellar. The Englishman smacked
his lips as he emptied a goblet.
"Come, Mrs. Crawford," said the offi
cer, handing the mistress of the house
a glass of wine. "I have a toast to pro
pose. I hope you have no objection to
drinking the health of King George."
"None at all," replied the lady. "I
am sure that I wish him no harm, poor
man!"
"Very well; and now we'll toss off a
bumper to the success of his majesty's
arms and to the discomfiture of all
rebels."
"Papa might perhaps object to that."
said Polly, whd at this moment en
tered the room, after a short absence.
"However, he is here to speak for him
self."
"Yes, I am here; and I have decided
objections to suclv sentiments being
drunk in my house."
The liriton and the tory looked up
and saw. framed in the doorway, the
very man for whom they had been
searching so vainly. He held, in each
hand a loaded pistol, and their muzzles
were pointed at the hearts'of the ban
queters.
"Don't stir, or you are dead men!"
he cried, as the British officer attempt
ed to place his hand upon his sword.
"What do you intend to do?" asked
the embarrassed captain.
"I mean to take you prisoner," an
swered Maj. Crawford. "I will not
harm you if you offer no resistance.
Polly, you may fasten his arms, so that
he will not be able to harm us. There is
a cord on the peg behind you."
The Briton glanced ferociously at his
enemy. "Put your hands close behind
you. or I shall be obliged to maim you,"
said the major, calmly.
Capt. Daey obeyed, though with a
bad grace; and the young girl fast
ened his wrists together with a stout
rope.
"Now. it's your turn, Wilson," said
the major, addressing the tory.. "You
thought to take me, but the tables are
reversed."
After Polly had performed the same
operation upon the tory, and the two
men stood securely bound, the major
very coolly sat down and finished his
interrupted repast. He was jnst done
when a woolly head thrust itself into
the doorway.
"Massa. de horses am saddled and
bridled."
"All right, Cato. Are tie dragoons
out of sijjht ?"
"Tfrj is. T'a jps' coin' in, an' dp last
soger's coat- tail am out ob sight."
"It's time I should be going, then.
T sua!! be with Sumpter by midnight.
Help nie to mount these prisoners'
Cato."
"Golly, massa., and you's took um
butt prissummers? Guess dey won't
feel like laflin' at Cato ag'in. Cum'lons',
old red cote!" And the negro pulled
('apt. Dacy unceremoniously toward
his horse.
The sun was casting lengthening
shadows on the green a.s the major
bade his wife and daughter good-by,
and he and the faithful Cato rode away
with their two captives.
There were anxious hearts, at the
mansion until Cato returned with the
news of their safe arrival at Sumpter's
camp. In little more than a year the
war closed; and Maj.Crawford himself
came back to his plantation, which he
carried on for many years. He always
told Polly that it was to her thought
fulness and strategy he owed his es
cape from capture and turning the
tallies upon his enemies. As for Polly,
she carried a memento of that day in
the shape of a dagger—a small, slender
poniard, which dropped from Capt.
Dacy's belt in tiie affray, and. which
she ever after wore as an ornament in
her hair. This dagger is preserved as
an heirloom by her descendants', and
anyone seeing it will be told the story
of the brave young girl who did not
fail to act well her part in the times
which tried men's souls. Christian
Register.
FEBRUARY 22, 1783.
Flr*t Celebration of W UMlilniston'a
lllrtlnlny— One of the Olden! of
llolldft) M.
We may reckon February 22 as on»
of our oldest holidays, for though no
legislature had at that time set it apart
as a legal holiday, the regular celebra
tion of Washington's birthday began in
1753, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. On
February 22 of that year a party of
gentlemen met in a twern in New York.
One of them had written an ode on
Washington, another brought a ltst of
tracts, still others had prepared
speeches. There was great feasting,
patriotic toasts were drunk, and be
fore the company went home they
agreed to meet together on every com
ing February 22, in honorof theircoun
try's chief. Other little knots of friends
followed their example, and before long
the celebration became general.
Though not publicly recognized, wher
ever there were a score or more houses,
the people gladly devoted at least a
few hours of the day to jollity and good
cheer. Even the fisherman left his nets
by the sea. the carpenter his workshop,
the good housewife laid aside her knit
ting, and the shopkeeper left up his
shutters; best of all, the master on that
day kept no school.
The celebration of the day gradually
grew in importance till in the begin
ning of last century it was almost the
most distinguished day of the year.
Every theater on that day brought out
some new play and made itself gay with
flags and transparencies. Taverns
spread their best cheer. There were
balls and barbecues, and can
nonading, bell ringing, feasting and
toasts. A glance over the Gazettes and
Advertisers of that period shows that it
was quite the end of March before they
ceased to publish accounts of the fes
tivities which had taken place in every
city and town in the land.
Washington was born before the
adoption in England of the Gregorian
calendar, and was, therefore, born on
February 11, old style. For a longtime
some of his most ardent admirers per
sisted in celebrating this day rather
than the 22d. We find as late as 1796
certain counties, in which men of the
old school were unwilling to adopt the
new calendar, at least so far as con
cerned the birthday of the father of
their country.
A SLIGHT VARIATION.
G. W., Sr.—lt's noble of thee to
tell the truth about that cherry tree
Cleorgie, but nothless methinks I'll
thrash thee this year just for a
change!— N. Y. Journal.
la After Venn,
Thus spake a father to his son:
"You've often read, forsooth,
Of little Georgte Washington
Who always told the truth."
"Oh, yes," the youngster did reply,
"And there was quite, a row;
'Twas about a cherry tree, I think—
15ut it's a chestnut now."
—Chicago Daily News.
Never Tried.
Johnny—l'apa, if a man wouldn't
tell a lie now, like George Washing
ton didn't, would he be a great man
like Washington was?
Papa— -1 don't know, my son. I
don't think any of them ever tried.—
Detroit Free Press.
&*«» t.'m» for 111 in.
Weary—W'y ain't youse got no us«
fer Washington?
Leary—l don't like de front part
uv his name; an', anyway, anybody
w'ot displayed a fondness fer chop
pin' wood at sich an early age ha*
my profound contempt.—Judge.
A RUNAWAY TRAIN.
Daahed lluun a Mountain Sid., end
Ttirougti a Montana Town One Mini
Killed, Two Injured.
Hutite, Mont., Feb. 11.—A disastrous
runaway of a freight train on the
Northern Pacific railway occurred
Wednesday on what is known as the
"Hill line" of that track, a branch
running from the main line to the
mines on the hill above Butte. An
engine and train crew, consisting of
Engineer John M. Harden, Fireman
Joseph Smith and Brakeuien William
Fiedler and Patrick Cahill were pull
ing four cars loaded with lumber to
the Alice mine in Walkerville, about
a mile above the city. To reach the
mine, the road climbs along 1 the hill
for about three miles. When near
the top of the elevation, the engine
began to slip. The air brakes were
applied, but failed to work, and be
fore the hand brakes could be
reached the train had acquired such
momentum in its backward flight
down the mountain that nothing
could check it.
The engine was reversed, but all to
no purpose. The train went so fa«t
that all the lumber was scattered as
by a cyclone along the track. Brake
man Fiedler was thrown off by a fly
ing timber and his head crushed to a
jelly. Cahill was also knocked off.
but escaped with slight injury. The
engineer remained at the throttle
until the engine jumped the track
and broke loose from the flying cars.
The engine turned over and Harden
was caught under it and seriously
injured. The freight cars remained
on the track for a distance of thrpe
miles, over which they fle\. through
the town like lightning, finally jump
ing the track and piling up on a m'n
ing dump.
HELD IN HEAVY BAIL.
A Note llroker In Charged wltb Aiding
a Hank Cawliler 111 Alleged Pecula
tions
Boston, Feb. 14.—John \v". Dickin
son. of Newtonville.a note broker,was
arrested Wednesday for alleged com
plicity in the wrecking of the South
Danvers national bank, of Peabody.
He was arraigned before United
Mates Commissioner Hale, pleaded
not guilty, and in default of $25,000
bail was committed to the Charles
street jail.
The arrest of Mr. Dickinson caused
a sensation. In the complaint he is
accused of aiding and abetting Cash
ier George M. Foster in the alleged
misapplication of $21,000. The com
plaint against him brings to light an
other case against Mr. Foster, who
was recently arrested (Charged with
embezzling $15,600 of the bank's
money. Mr, Foster has been unable
••o secure his SIO,OOO bail. The au
horities allege that Foster criminal
ly misapplied the $21,000 in giving
Mr. Dickinson the sums of $5,000 and
$16,000 respectively 011 the strength
of certain notes. In accepting the
same Mr. Dickinson is charged with
aiding the cashier in carrying out the
alleged fraudulent transaction.
When Mr. Dickinson was arraigned
Assistant District Attorney Casey,
who appeared for the government,
requested that bail be fixed at $25,-
000, asserting that it was the conten
tion of the prosecution that Foster
and Dickinson had misapplied be
tween SIOO,OOO and $200,000 of the
bank's funds, and that large bonds
A*ere necessary. The commissioner
accordingly fixed the bail at the
above figure.
REFUSE TO SUICIDE.
' liliiamen Decline to Obey Hie ICdlct
ot Tlielr I'.mperor.
Pekin, Feb. 14. —At least three of
the Chinese to whom Emperor Kwang
Su sent a choice of methods of sui
cide, in pursuance of the demand of
the powers for their punishment with
death, have declined to comply, and
the emperor has withdrawn his re
quest that they should destroy them
selves.
His majesty now telegraphs Prince
Ching that when he agreed to the
terms of the joint note the latter
only required that the punishment
should fit the crime, and he argues
that if the worst of the guilty deserve
death, the others should be ban
ished.
The foreign envoys, on the con
trary, say that even those who are
least guilty deserve death, and, as
there is no worse punishment, all
must suffer the same penalty, al
.hough, if China should desire to
make distinctions regarding the
crimes, she can sentence the worst
either to quartering or to some other
forms of Chinese execution.
tounted tile Electoral Vote.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The cere
mony of counting the electoral vote
for president and vice president cast
at the election last fall took place in
the hall of tne house of representa
tives yesterday at a joint session of
the senate and house. Senator
Chandler announced the total num
ber of votes cast as 447, of which Wil
liam McKinlev received for president
292; William Jennings Bryan, of Ne
braska, 155; Theodore Roosevelt re
ceived for vice president 202 and Ad
lai E. Stevenson 155.
Will lie Hllnd Kveu It' tie Live*.
New York, Feb, 14.—-llev. Keller,
the victim of Thomas G. Barker's
shot, is physically in no worse condi
tion than he has been at any time
since he was shot. Should he live,
however, he will probably be blind,
the physicians having given up hope
of saving his remaining eye.
A Woman'* Fight with a Robber.
New York, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Louise A.
Pryor, wife of Dr. L. A. Pryor, who
is a son of ex-Judge Robert A. Pryor,
was yesterday struck 011 the head
with a piece of lead pipe and
robbed. Mrs. Pryor had several
hundred dollars' worth of diamonds
and some money in her purse when
she was struck by the robber. She
fought bravely and managed to es
cape with a cut on the head. Patrick
Ilynes has been arrested and charged
with the crime. Mrs. Pryoi's purse
ivas found in his pocket._
THE CRUSADERS.
Mrs. Nation Visits the City of
Chicago.
Slif IHd Not Wield the llalobrtt but
Sui'i'i'odrd 111 Stirring I |> a I,title
Excltrmral-A Joint ut Wlu
field, K»»., IN KniuoUed
by a n»b.
Holton, Kan., Feb. 12. —The crusade
against tlu- jointists which was com
menced here Saturday, was contin
ued Monday. At a mass meeting held
in the Methodist church a committee
was appointed to investigate the re
port that the place owned by Airs.
Hicks, which was raided Saturday,
was open again. iiie committee
found that the report was trua and
temperance workers again raided th«
place and compelled Mrs. liicks and
her son to sign a contract Voat they
would never again sell liquor,
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 12. —As a result
of Sunday's meeting of the citizens
of Topeka, all the joints of the city
are closed. Topeka is practically a
dry town so far as the joints are
concerned. Some of the drug stores
are said to be doing a thriving busi
ness, but the condition is much dif
ferent from a week ago when there
were about 80 joints running openly,
most of them equipped with the fin
est fixtures.
Muscatine, la., Feb. 12.—Mrs. Na
tion arrived here Monday and was
met at the train by 4,000 people. A
squad of police was on hand to escort
her to the hotel. The crowd, how
ever, was peaceable and evidently
turned out through curiosity, for less
than 500 people attended her meet
ing at the Grand opera house last
night. After the meeting closed
and the receipts of the evening were
counted Mrs. Nation's financial man
ager dissolved partnership with her
and with four of the six women who
accompanied her will return to Kan
sas.
Chicago, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Carrie Na
tion left Chicago for Topeka last
night. She is under bonds tv> appear
in the Kansas capital to-day for trial
in connection with her operations in
that city. Before leaving Chicago
she announced thaft as soon as she
had "cleaned up things" at home, she
would come back here, and if things
were not properly taken care of by
the authorities, she and her friends
would take matters into their own
hands, and to use her own expres
sion "we will make souvenirs."
Her meeting with the saloonkeep
ers, which she announced that she
would carry out. did not materialize,
and in default of having them for an
audience she went once more to the
saloon at 290 State street, which she
visited Tuesday night, and in which
her grandson is manager, and deliv
ered a talk to the people she found
there. It was a motley throng, em
bracing all classes. Mrs. Nation
mounted a table and for 15 minutes
talked with great energy, urging her
hearers to abandon both the use and
sale of liquor, and denouncing all
those who permitted its sale any
where in the city.
Win field, Kan., Feb. 14. —A mob of
200 men and women armed with axes,
revolvers and shotguns yesterday
totally demolished Schmidt's saloon,
the finest in the city. Some one of
the mob fired a shot from a shotgun
through a door that started a gen
eral onslaught with rocks and guns
on the windows and doors. Emma
Denny received a pistol ball in her
face and was slightly hurt. Although
this was an accident, it enraged the
mob, and the crusaders swarmed into
the saloon. There they found Charles
and Henry Schmidt. After driving
them from the building the mob cre
ated havoc right and left. Cigar cases,
mirrors and pictures were smashed
and those that could not be. reached
with axes were shot full of holes. The
mahogany bar was hacked to splin
ters and all the bottles and barrels
were smashed.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 15. —Mrs. Carrie
Nation was brought to trial here yes
tevday on a charge of destroying
property. '1 he complainant was W.
F. Lytic, proprietor of the Senate
saloon, which Mrs. Nation and her
crusaders wrecked last week. The
conclusion of the case was postponed
to next week. After many amusing
passages in the examination of Kelly,
one of the proprietors of the joint
which was destroyed, it was agreed
that Kelly should admit that he was
running a saloon and that Mrs. Na
tion should plead guilty to smashing
it.
Winfield, Kan., Feb. 15.—War on the
"joints" here is supposed to have
caused the destruction during Wed
nesday night of all but two windows
of the' United Brethren church. It is
supposed to have been done by par
tisans of the "joint" keepers. Several
warrants have been issued for per
sons alleged to have been implicated
in the destruction of the church win
dows. The damage will amount to
several hundred dollars, as the win
dows were all stained glass. liev.
Hendershot, pastor of the church, is
a strong prohibition worker.
The C'i!ar'» l-ifl to McKlnley.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Count Cassi
ni. the Russian ambassador, yester
day presented to the president a mag
nificent album containing scenes of
the coronation of the czar in lSilfi.
The album is a present from the czar
to President Me Kin ley and was spe
cially made for the latter. The front
of the album has medallion portrait®
in gold of the Russian ruler ami his
wife. .
Offer* a Komi* to Shipbuilder*.
Duluth, Feb. 15.—Capt. A. B. Wol
vin, of this city, and President James
Wallace, of the American Shipbuild
ing Co., have made arrangement-, to
erect a shipbuilding plant for their
company in Haiifax, N. S. The mu
nicipality has agreed to give a bonus
of $2 a ton <in every ship built for ten
years and $1 for the succeeding ten.
A WIIIHU) Speculation.
Louisville, Kan., Feb. 15. The
Courier Journal says that a local
capitalist is forming a pool to buy
$1,000,000 worth of whisky for spec il
lative purposes.
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