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EVENING HERALD
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utilisation ofllcfl and mechanical department.
North Market Street.
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l "surrounding towns for Six Cento
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Hollars a year or Twenty-live oents per month,
. advance.
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tered at the pout omco at Shenandoah, !..
.1 teeocd eloss mall matter.
TllK BVMNINU H Bit A Lit,
bhenandoah. I'enna
evening Herald
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1895.
A letter or condolence Ironi Cleveland
to Llllnoknlanl U now lu order.
The best thing to be said of the Sen.
ate i that It 1b no loiter Democratic.
TllK cold weather is entirely consistent
with the experience of the Administra
tion in Its efforts to secure financial leg
islation. The principal business of the Populist
Senntors during the ensuing two years
will be the twapplng of their votes for
15 Cofrf.es of patronage.
16 T
24 P .
2e.iot,H a well-known historical fact that
nd bralnH h. ....
the UemcrStltfS . -Jlfijcnltv
without making It worse.
The Democrats increase the public debt
almost as fast when they are lu control
of the Government ai they did when they
were in rebellion against It.
' The fact that nearly 30,000,000 pounds
of supplies have been sent to the Nebraska
snflerers goes to show tha' chtrlty is not
yet a lost art In this e mntry.
The McKluley law had its defects, but
'the fact remains that when it was in force
the Government paid off existing obliga
tions instead of creatine; new ones.
So long as Mr Cleveland can pile up
bon led Indebtedness for p isterlty to pay
he is bound that this country shall wallow
tn prosperity or give some mighty good
excuse for refusing.
Cleveland can point with gratification
to the fact that forty-two Republicans
stood by him In his attempt to get ra
ttonal and useful financial legislation out
of a Democratic House.
History will unhesitatingly recognize
the Democracy as the only party that
ever seriously contended that the country
could 5f"?c-2il', credit i I '
diftry nd-restore prosperity by Inert
ing ItSinterest-bearlng'debt. .
IN a commercial sense Germnny has no
' amlable'feelltig for this country .since the
'" trade' relations11 arranged by the last
j t A(mlnruratlpu,werer,Mtbles8lyd(sturbed.
- The. cpstlluess of, ths, rnistake la shown
- bythe fact that -Germany; .bought twice
" ' as'mndh vheat frdin us'lh 1893 as" In 1B94,
apd'flve'tl'm'es as much wheat from the
. Argeptlp'e. Republlp iu 1894 in J 832. The
ialllug off in the German, importation
' 1 trox'this" cciiintvyds'ovsr 3,000,000 tons:
w - TifB game of picayune politics has been
"'' played by'' the' President Ans far as ft can
be, and now he has to issue bonds under
enactments of a Republican Gongress fif
teen years1 ago, which thd Uemooratio
lyity ' a); 1 that time 'denounced ' wlh,
5,l-rtBftBureeii indecency of Jangpage and
'i- 'temper, and-which it-has repeatedly tried
'' to repeal. ' It is, Uttfortunately,- necessary
' ' WisritlBlif the Pr&'Ulettt'tf'nnwisdbm and
jIMlOUI ijhQiild.now be lssijad, He will 'gut
' ll vbe credit to which he is.eutitled for
thus ,pr;oitjcMn't( the Jionr- of the Nation
.tlivf he has imperiled it fpr moiths it) a
. faatiieal' endwtvor lo serve- his party at
epe of the country.- If the Ad
' !mm'UtaHon'haittoll or h4 known the
VrntV.'tbi a issue of bonds would have.
ienfrnitlOTs and -fooliabi The-latest
tetff r,f apretary Carllslu meaut nothing'
tWt"did"not-men- tbab-eueh- -sale ot
MBonds vould bu a viutpn and alinpt
0Sa0EitJBO9slat!n,8 r680urce,s
nS oredlt. llut the Nation knows better,
and Is well aware that 'resident Cleve
land njust borrow, a uuijred mllUqnci
m.-.jpow. P ;theu, so lopg ,aj) he sticks to
Demooriiljlc theories about the revenue.
He will pay u big pi-Ice, but it'is part of
... Jin
thcost ofuemocraoy He will rUjUa,
't.i -.-sttrtjri He tvlll glye the huslriesj,andtln-i
-i iIuetriftrwoVltt Bo'mto-monthBtuioretof deep"'
- ' tfl.'trtiaf riiid','tin'cfeaa,lny, 'i,orilyJ because
there Htfimsjtilm a chacathat coiifei'
' Sftb'n ombe aSaiWg Jto'ljyif the De'mo
rustic revenue bill may thus be avoided.
. .... ,..-U'.
.. r'i;.Mii (n
i quit bu iuosj uvl
Lcjii to livo lit home.
Old Mi'. Kiinp-
tot li,l taki'iifaici Into tho tnirt';g in
fhistrj, iitrd rroi ouly i.ivou lilm a part
nership, Ira throT.u tun daughter, Miss
Sampler, in ni a hoims. Thujr uiuiie
money, mid both ijot rich enough to re
tire. Tlmto was no trouble mo Iour as Hi
nioti loft tho tnuuftReinout of the house
to Mn. S. Their two children yvc:e
lively nutl handsome and ns woll dress
ed a their father and mother's fond
hearts desired. Why should they iiol,
sinco allium kept n clothing store? His
wifo wns n model liouBokecpcr, thochil
drcil (lcli;--'"rd his nyo, tho neighbors
could not !r.:d ft candle lo them in tho
oh'gnui o ot their luce umtniiis mid tho
bright aess uf tho brusa balusters that
led uii their front stops. VVhon their
carriuo stopped beloio thu front door,
envious nocks wero urnucd out from
windows in nil the region round about.
In mi evil day, however, Simon gavo
up business. Then tho trcmblo bcRau
Ho would not let his -wifo ruu tho houso
any longer. lie declared slmbhould din
ohargo nutl hiru servants nt his pleas
nro, nncl not only Unit, but ho meddled
with tho seasoning or tho soup and with
the children's Prcmuh Rovtirness. Ho do
olnroil Mm sfeuntri go out of tho hen -.3
neck and in.p. Mis: Simcn vowed sho
shonl-ln't A btttcr fond uvnlted. Mis.
Simon wiped ha- tenr sfi.ed theekj,
gutim-cd up bur litllu ones nud mnrch
ed sti.iitrht hom to fiiM'rr's Simon did
ns he threatened mid drove the Frt: Ji
govcr.ie.s nw.-.y Tliis wr.. hotter
much better thmi if bimon had been in
lovo with the li're:".M (rovr-nicHr and k.d
wiinted her to stay when Mrs. S. want
fill lini In i Pi.f mi... . . ......
- - hw- ouinv v. u 1,l5,jirt'
do know ju,t whun wo aro ifrj.j'jf'l 1
th.as St. Ti?:i1n.u seo it in that way.
She sont her ultimatum to Simon as
follows:
Whnt you ore prepared to allow mo tlio cn
tiro control of lva household, hire and dis
charge servants, c.ttenil to tho ordi-ring and
manago i-vcryth'iiK as supremo head of ths
household, I will return to you, and not till
then.
Simon's blood rose nt this defi. His
wifo had faithfully kept the house, talc
en caro of tho children and mado him
comfortable, but all that counted for
nothing neither the fact that ho owed
his prosperity to her father. Ho swowed
a mighty oath that ho was going to havo
family discipline in tho Simon houso
or know tho reason why, and ho ac
cordingly sent back his defl thus:
Whenovcr you nro wtllinc to allow mo to ho
tho mastrr of my own household, to bo tho
head of my family, a right which I have as
tho ono who supplies money to run tho house
hold, I will bury tho past and tako you back.
Until then wo cannot llvo together.
Tho New York Ilorald is going to
encourago American literature. Tho
great newspaper offers four prizos to
American novelists and poots. Tho
money amounts to 10,000 in all. Tho
first prize is $10,000, mid it is offered
for tho best American serial story of
from 50,000 to 70,000 words. Tho next
prizo, $3,000, will bo awarded to the
American writor who f urnishos tho best
novelet of from 1G.O0O to.aB """i ,
mi - i ..i eJL'' rJ",VoJ WOrdS.
Third thnro " : ' , .
"ir. .'ism v30UU to mo luiinur oi
U-Tffie best short story
There will be some
lively competition for this prize. The
best story writors iu tho English lan
guage nro to bo found at tho present day
iu America. The prizo poem must bo
an opio of Amorioan history. It must
be founded on some ovont that has hap
pened since tho opening of the Revolu
tionary war. Events of that war will
thus bo inoluded in tho material from
which our poot can choose. Tho suo-
oossful competitor will win $1,000 and
nudyiug faino for his groat offort. Strict
ly in coufldonco we expect that the most
remarkable results of all this series of
literary offusious will flow from our
wild oyed young American epio poets.
The nernld will soleot three persons to
dedidd on tho manuscripts that shall
have a ohahco in the competition, then
thp stories rind poems will be published
iriho papdr, and Tho Horald'a roadors
will .deoido by;' ballot which is tho best.
Horo is tlip American writer's great op
portunity , ,
Nothing, makos' mon honest like nb-
fioltt jsnfogunrd. atjalngL disjidhoety.
Ono of these safeguards ds the invention
oallod tho Myers -voting mnohiiio. The
legislatures of Michigan and New York
autliorizo'its nso -at' all' elections: It is
an nrrajigemejjt somethiilg oti 'the prin
ciple, of the. cash reaistering machine.
,Tho voter' has only'to tonoji. a hutt6u.
This reowd the name o ..tha yote'jb
politioal party. By its up48- ll ij,ay
record also tho numos of bis cmididntas,,
wliether they all belong to his political
patW 'or ndt. The record thus stands to
be counted and nobody kliows who did
or (lid hot vote 'a' given ticket. The
counting niust 1)6 on thosquaro, and no
body can pogr" pvor a voter's shoulder
and watch, wlnib uamus ho sorutolie's.
Evpry stati i tho Union ought to adop't
tho.yoting.machiuo. , ,
rr !!'' " 1 v,
Tho negro question in tho smith is
solving itsolf; so far -as -somo '10,000
blaoks arq coiooriipil . at any rate. Qn
the Moriino' rifvor' 'fn, M.ejcico aro vast
co'ffco pjantatjpiis owuetl ,MwLMwi-s
Loa.ii.QolQiiizati.pH ooiupany,. .ihooppi
pauy.1s oolonialijB its JniwMylV"
groes from tho United iitateai ,j3evernl
hundred have uoiiu already. Tho rest
are, pi follow in trip dpyrefl Qf tlio win
ter iiuo spring. tms iujugfuuiis on,
the rxwth will hegin to oompluin that
Hie Ke.ut
Mr. i'ikI Kr. i
l.imovsly till f-.;.:
the is Josiug hur laborers, ,
(I) Dill REI'OHTl
Tho Ways an(i Means Ooinmittoo
Eeaoli an Agreement,
Br i VOTE OF EIGHT TO FIVE,
Four neiiiiicruts Kefcino to Sanrtlon the
Action of tho Committee, IUnl Two of
Tlirin, Mrj,. llrnm nnil Whlllne, SIrh
a .lllnorlty ltepnrt Aunlnnt It.
Washihoton, Fob. U. Tho houso com
mlttco OS TTnys and means voted yoster
tlay to report to tho houso a resolution
practically as agreed upon by tho sub
committee. Tho voto was 8 yeas and 6
nays, and tho resolution was prcsonted to
tho houso by Chairman Wilson today. Tho
resolution Is ns follows:
"That tho secretary of tho treasury ho
and Is hereby authorized to Issue and dls
pose of at not less than par In gold coin
bonds of the United States with tho tiual
ltios, privileges and exceptions of bonds
issued under tho act approved July 14,
18U0, entitled an act authorizing tho re
funding of tho national debt tonn nmount
uotoxcoedlngftt3,110,'J"5, bearing interest
nt a rato not exceeding 3 per cent, per an
num, principal and Interest payablo in gold
coin of tho prosont standard of weight and
fineness, bonds to bo made pnyable not
more than thirty days after dato. Pro
vided, howovor, that no part of thu pro
ceeds of tho snlo of such bonds nor of tho
notes redeemed with such proceeds shall J
lie available Tor tho paymont of tho cur
rent expanses of tho government."
Tho voto of 8 to 5 on reporting tho hill
showed party breaks on both sides. Among
tho Republicans, Messrs. Itecd of Maine
and Payne of Now York were for tho bill;
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois against it, and
Mr. Grosvonor ofOldo refrained from vot
ing. Among tho Democrats tho division
was oven greater, Messrs. AVilson of West
Virginia, Turner of Georgia, Tarsnev of
Missouri, Montgomery of Kentucky, Ste
vens of Massachusetts and Cockran of
Now Ye": YoUjic Uvi''? Mlllrmatlvc. and
McMlllln of Tennessee, Whiting of Mich
Igan. Bryan of Xobraska and Wheeler of
Albany lu the negative.
The report which Chalrumn Wilson sub
mitted for the majority of the ways and
means committee describes the resolution
and says:
"Tho message ottho president, which is
herewith appended, communicates to tho
houso tho condition of tho resorvo of gold
in tho treasury available for tho redemp
tion of tho government's legal tondor
notes and tho maintenance of tho parity
of its coin circulation, and tho reasons
which compel nt tho present time an Issue
of bonds to replenish and maintain that
reservo; nlso tho general terms of a con
tract mado under authority of section
8,700 of tho revised statutes for tho pur
chase and delivery to tin treasury of a
sum slightly In oxco9aof $0o,000,000 of gold
coin, to be addod to the stock In tho treas
ury, which amounts to only 812,217,081 at
the prosont time.
"Tho committee havo had tho boncflt of
a conference with tho secretary of the
treasury, who oxhlhltod to them tho orig
inal contract entered into by himself on
tho 8th day of February, and explained its
details to them, A full and completocopy
of said contract Is hereto added. From a
reading of this paper it will bo scon that
tho nrrnngomont of tho secretary with tho
parties to this contract effects tho pur
chase ot 3,G00,O00 ounces of standard gold
coin ot the United States (amounting to
tt", 110,275), at least one half of which
shall bo obtained in and shipped from Eu
rope, For this gold coin ho lias contracted
to issuo to tho parties furnishing it, under
authority of tho not for tho resumption of
specie pay mous approved Jan. 14, 1875, 1'
T-Mt flC- Jtor cow' ooll 'otlHo"
thru jd States at a price which realized to
Hiom lntorest at tho rato of A per cent.
"But tho secretary of the treasury has
reserved tho rlght,if the authority bo given
him by congress, to substitute at par any
bonds of tho United btates, hearing a per
cont. interest, of which tho principal and
Interest shall bo specifically payahlo In
United Statos gold coin of tho present
weight nnd fineness, said substitution to
bo mudo within ten days from tho dato of
tho contract. It is tho objoct of tlio Joint
resolution herewith submitted to glvo to
tho secrotnry of tho treasury authority to
substitute bonds to the amount of tho con
tract."
A minority report, signed by Messrs.
Bryan and AVhltnoy, was also presontcd,
Tho main points are as follows:
Owlntt to the limited timo allowed for
preparing a repovt, tho dissenting mom
le ra of tho committee are precluded from
presenting their vlows with that elabora
tion which" tho lmportanco of tho subject
would othorwlso justify, but thoy beg to
state briefly tho most important reason
which led them to dlsapprovo of tho meas
ure recommended by tho majority of the
commlttoo.
First, the Issuo of bonds of any kind is
only needed to replenish tho gold reservo,
and tho gold reservo only needs replenish
ing becauso tho socretary of tho treasury
rcdeoms United Statos uotos and treasury
notes in tho kind or coin selected by the
noteholder. Tho noteholder has no legal
right to choose tho coin in which tho obli
gation shall be reuoomoti, mn nas oeeu
permlttod to exorcise that right by a pol
icy In aueurated uy tno treasury depart
mont at, or soon after, the dato of the re
sumption of speelo paymont. Tho opinion
of tho sooretnry of tho treasury, Mr. Car
lisle, recently clven, is dear upon this
point.
"It wo wore willing to autnormo tno is
sue of bonds at this time to purchase gold
we would still bo opposed to bonds payable
specifically lu gold, bocause an Issue of
Bic,h bonds would either pledge the gov-
ernino'nt to the redemption of all obllga
Hons Hi gold or make a discrimination
ft'wlnsf coin onllgations now outstandln r
It Is Impossible to overestimate tho e il
influences whloh. would be exerted by the
issue of urohl bonds by the government, be
causo .such, nptjon .would naturally and
necessarily encourage, if not actually com
nell. the Issue bf gold bonds by all public
and prlyatu corporations and tho making
of gold eoutracts uy lnuiviuuaingiuiurniiy.
' "If wo wero in favor of "an issuo of gold
bonds wo would still bo opposed to tho 1s-
spo of bonds running for thirty years. If
Vo" wore willing to authorize the ' Issuo of
thirty yealgohl bonds wo would' still no
'o'nnosed'to rccoanlztng or ratifying n con
tractasilnrsUilu its terms una; as- ipipori
oug Ilk ItsdemWuVijaathocoHtracVJaslstod
unoiL.bv thoJwnd niu-ehasprs,
"If wo wore willing to apnroyo qTilicb.u,
contract iinderjjrdUiiiry elreumstnucoSjWe;
would still -OjO.oiiyuseu io npprovn
when mmln hV a soverelirn irovcrni
-with foriillnrri financiers.- uYlder circumi
Stances' which" nggest'ji donlro 'upon.Uip
purtof thsulijuqts of another country to,
niirchuso u clniaao In tho flnanclnl nollby
of this nation for a Bum Stated."' 1
UnAt T ' Davenport
Impure Blood
Caused largo JIolli on my face and aecku
I wu told H take Hood's 8araparllla t<hfaV
Hood's Sarsa-
SL J&.'&tywmi partita
IT, nd after using 3
bottle was free from
Cures
all emotions. I us oar.
fectly curtd and in ex- f
cellent health. A. J. Davbntort, Hilton, W. J.
Hood's Pills are purely regetablt and it
tot putK. pain or gripe. Try a box. iSo.
A SENSATIONAL CHARGE. -
An O fDcor nf the Wrecked Steamer Elbe
Accused of Murder.
Cleveland, Feb. ll.-C. A. Hoffman,
tho Grand Island (NjIj.) survivor of tho
Elbe, who lost his wife and son lu tho dis
aster, visited tho county commissioners'
office yesterday In company with Commi
sioncr John Vevcrn, and both men wer at
onco surrounded by u deeply intorc-t.-d
crowci. Iu conversation with n rvpiiter
Mr. Hoffman mado a sensational state
ment, signed by Eugene Kehlcgei, ono of
tho three main pas.sj.ucr-i win escaped
from the Elb Mr. Schlo-rol sw.-a.-s Unit.
nuout 0 o clock on t'.ie day of the
shl
Hup Liiko lfoff man's sou from a lifeboat, In
which tho boy had 1mhii placed by his
father. Tho hoy was plaee.l on the deck of
tho vessel and went down with it. Mr.
Sehlegel made oath that he believes
that tho officer who took tho boy out of the
lifeboat was A. Nuossell, chief engineer of
tho steamer, who was one of the sixteen
sailors to escape. Sehlegel charges Nues
soll with having murdered the boy.
Asked asto whethor ho intended to bring
suit for damugos agatnst tho North Ger
man Lloyd company, Mr. Hoffman said
ho could not decide tho matter until ho
had seen his attornoy.
"As soon as I arrive home," said he, "I
will go before an attornoy and make out
a deposition setting forth all I know about
tho accident and tho conduct of tho officers
and crew."
Mr. Huffman left for his homo iu Grand
Island, Neb., at noon.
Another of Lawyer Weeks' VteliuiA.
New Yokk, Feb. 14. Another victim of
Frauds H. Weeks, tho lawyer who Is
now serving a sentence in Sing Sing prison,
came out yesterday iu tho action brought
by John A. Konssvolt, urosidontoC Dutch
ess county, this state, to foreclose a mort
gage of 0,000 held by him, as trustee of
tho estate of Harriet Trumbull, on tho
premises 12(1 East Ono Hundred and Thir
teenth street, owned by Mrs. Flora Hehr
liiium. The action was brought lu tho su
premceourt before Justiro Barrett. AVeoks
was counsel for Roosevelt at tho time the
mortgage was takon, but subsequently
was released. AVeoks, however, continued
to tako tho Interest payments, for which
ho gavo a receipt, and $4,000 on
tno prm-
cipat was also paid to him, whlxJtyfVfrfiTr;
'.i uiVgBarretWiuered a decision
tn favor of tho plaintiff. Mr. Roosevelt
offered to stand half of the loss caused by
AVeoks' stealings, and tho offer was ac
cepted by Mrs. Behrmann.
Indian Police Indicted for Munler.
Deadwood, S, D., Feb. 14. Tlio United
States grand jury has found iudlctmonts
ugalnst Captain Strnithead and seven
members of tho Indian polico foreo of tho
Cheyenne agency for the murder of AV1U
lam Fielder, Interpreter at tho agency.
Tho agent, Major Lllllbrldge, hnd sent
tho police out to arrest Fielder, with In
structions to bring him In without fall.
The police followed their instructions to
tho letter. Fielder refused to como alive,
so thoy filled him full of holes and brought
him in dead. Fielder had been charged
with wife beating.
Mrs. Wlokes Gets Her Divorce.
Chicago, Fob. 14. Mrs. AVlckes, wife of
Thomas II. Wlckos, vice president of tho
Pullman Palace Car company, wns granted
a divorce by default In Judgo Tuthill's
court. Mrs. AVlckes charged her husband
with having kicked her, throwing a glass
of water at her, striking her in tho face
and throwing food at her. Shoulso claimed
that during the last fowyonrs her husband
hnd doprlvcd her of tho comforts suitable
to her condition iu life and that he had re
fused to converso with her.
Wounded In a French Duel.
PAH1S, Feb. 14. M. Mnrcol Caurobort
son of tho Into marshal, and M. Hubbard,
a member of tho chamber of deputies,
fought a duel with swords, and the latter
received a deep wound in the chest. The
meetlugwas tho outeomeof M. Hubbard's
criticism of Marshal Canrobert lu tho
chamber ot doputie durinit the debate on
the proposed grunt for u state funeral for
the marshal.
I'lve Killed at n I'lro In Lynn.
. LTN,Waiw., Fob. H.-Kire broke out
last night In the basement of a three story
wooden building occupied by W. Henry
Hutchinson, hardware, and spread to ad
joining property, entallinif a total loss of
$100,000. Three men were killed, ten In
jured and two aro probably burled in tho
ruins. The dead are: Captain Henry
Skinner, of ehemU-nl engine No. 1, 28
yonrs old, married; Thomas Murray, hose
5, 82 years old, married; John F. Coulau,
hosomau, agod S.U years, married. The
missing are George llnttlek, a fireman,
and John Klmhsdl, a clerk, supposed' to
have biien in tlu- building.
An Ainevlcan IinprlManeil In Sglvmlnr.
KoitT Scott, Kan , lVh. 11. From a lot
tor from San Salvador, just rocnlved here,
It Is learniHt that An-lilo McCarter, a well
knowil4ocilMjrld(re con tractor, is a pris
oner at San tnlvndor, as an oxllo from
Guatefmim SJii'MtOiJIiifnU of nolitlcal autl
iIior reasons.,.-! Th.lotto$etatos. that Mc-
cou-
a uii-
llll prison. Ho 1b nrohll.ll.Kl
from CQrres'pondlu'ii WltKanf)6i8n out-
sldo'thb ' foptlbllD, ' acoordluVto' tho"1 letter
received hote, Whloh' wasr written Jby a
Versonai ineuuj 4 j i . - j
,b Oartor niocliplcul,ofrqctg.uiYulMA
r". nswitouiy.tiiQ B0vprnnmiit,,ana hn. 1
noutr ..-.f i.,
AGENT JIM nmi"1'?.
HOW HE MADE THC CHEYtWr I J
DIANS RESPECT HIM
Ite fiiarted out to Oat Two M in del, rs
nnil Ucfuned to Quail Itefore. 400 , r
rlors nnil n LUid Numlier of Squaws- Lie
Carried Tiuoiif-h HI l rogrniiiitio Too.
A tall, keen eyed, square shouhlored,
snndy hnircd man. with a countenance
that bespoke a quiet and resorved nature,
strolled out nf tho Hotel Lnwroneo mid
walked slowly tip K street toward Nowi
paper row. Ah he passed the Press cluh
nn army oflloer stepped fnrwurd and shook
hands with him cordially and then re
joined his companions.
"Do you know who that IsP" inquired,
the military man "No? Well, that's r
Speelnl Agont Cooper of the Indian oIUct.
Every body In the far west knows Jim
Cooper Ho has nerve onoiigh to Blipplv a
whole family uf mountain Hons mid have
enough loft to rqulp sevoral oompanles of
hard riding Iimian fighters. During the
stormy tlmos al, Pino Hldgo agency scvornl
yonrs ngo Cooper was a strong factor In
settling matters with tho Indians, being
prcsont thoro m a civilian representative
of the government. His fame had preceded
him to Pino Itldgo from the Toiiguo river
reservation of tho nortliorn Choyonnos, tip
In Montana, where ho followed n career
that was full of exciting ndvenMirr-a. (Inn
Inddont that may glvo you somo idea as
to tliO-Qlmractor of the mr,n occurred tin
on tho Tohg-iio rh-crrcarrvatlon In tho lat
wr pari ot tiitnTlglitles, when COopor wns
temporarily tk-ti
Two lmllnn tfhova. ns vnillitf linimirrlril In
dlans aro "Jailed, about 10 or 20 years of
"S rrsl'Sft,1tvoly, had murdered u white
'ittlffi1 If fl t.hn nhnvnnnoM f.nwt linr
had
that
lid nnnnllv iiimiv emmvv;
ftt tinilT lid irilful na ii-iiM'1,iii
whcit
1' ' J ....... ,.u .,u.. ....
comes to a ruction, and told them
t'flio bovs would havo to bo brmmht in
nTl dollvoredtiu to answer for their orlmo
Thq Indians raid they didn't know whole
tho boys were, and Cooper very plainly
told thorn that thoy wero lying Tlien
thoy asked hint how many ponies ho would
tako to lot up on tho prosecution nf ih
criminals, and Cooper said that ho
not listen to any such talk as that, but
that what he wanted was tho boys, and
that he wanted them brought In without
any further palavering or subterfuge or
delay. Tho father of ono of the hoys grew
very indignant at Cooper's determined
stand and said that tho hoys would come
In nil 'right, but that Cooper was too big
n coward to meet them. This was tho In.
dlan way of challenging Coopor to a fight
Ho never winced, but got mad In turn.
Ho told tho gathering that tho whole Chey
onno tribo couldn'tscarohlm, and thnt ho
proposed to get those boys in spltoof all of
them and see thnt justice was dono and
dared tho father to let tho murderers
know what ho said. Then ho rammed a
fow handfuls of ammunition into his
pocket, took up his rlflo and started out
''Tho Choyennes ranged themselves,
round on tho blufis and waited for tho fun
to begin, ready to tako a hand in an In
stant, If necessary. Cooper' know thnt If
ho showed tho slightest signs of nervous
ness or fear tho Indians would mnko
short work of him, burn everything In
sight nnd go cavortingotT tho reservation.
But ho grew mighty lonesome, for all tho
white omployccs of tho reservation hud
become scared and gone to hiding. Ho
called on tho six or seven Indian police
thatvoro on duty at tho reservation to
staml by him, however, and took tho pre
caution lo send ono of them after a cavalry
troop, I think it wns Troop A of tho First,
tlult was camped down on tho LaHBBeer.-
lrfr, - nf nhnv.
ennes lu full war paint and regalia riding
llko mad down tho trail toward tho agon
cy. They wore tho boys who had murdered
tho old man. As thoy came within range
tho agent raised his rillo and plugged ono
ot thorn so good and hard that he rolled
off his pony and gave up tho ghost with
out a slnglo kick.
"Thoothorono bogan circling around
nnd around for n llftlo while, ns Indians
do, getting ready for a rush, and Cooper
awaited his opportunity to get a good shot
at him, when tho cavalry troop nppoarod.
Thon camo tho strnngost part of tho pro
ceeding. That young Indian changed di
rectly at tho lino of United States soldiers
and wont right through it, wounding four
horses ns he did so. But when ho had
gono through somebody whirled that troop
around, and tho result wns that in less
than threo wags of a sheep's toll Mr.-In
dlan hoy was ns full of holes as any pioco
of honovcomb you ever saw in your mo.
Thoro was no more troublo at the Tongue
rlvor reservation whllo Coopor was there,
and tho Cheyennos respected him.
''You mustn't Imagine from this that
the northern Choyonno is a weak specimen
of tho Indian Thoso fellows at Tonguo
rlvor were tho very same who wero takon
down to Imllun Territory many years ago
and osoaped and were not overhauled or
stopped until thoy had gono north to with
In 50 or (10 miles of Pino Ridge, and tho
government didn't try to get them to go
back any moro. Thoy nro ilerco to a degreo
and tho best fighters that live today, but
still thoy aro upright in their dealings,
nnd the character of their lives may bo ap
preciated when tho fact is known thnt
thoro is not a woman among tlio nortliorn
Cheyouiies who Is not porfectly virtuous,
Washington Star.
A Fnltliful Doc.
A dear dog I once hud the pleasuro of
knowing uclonged to my daughter, then a
child about 1U years old, It had been hur
constant companion and plnymato for
years. I'nfortuiiately the poor oreoturo
fell HI, and my diuighter attended to him
with most assiduous eare for 12 days, hut
thero seeniod no signs of improvement,
Ono day 1 followed her on ono of liorvlBits
nnd oould not help noticing how his oyes
brightened nnd his tall wupged with pleas
ure at seeing her, hut ho was apparently
too weak to rlso.
My llttlo girl was very downcast at see
ing him thug, mid whistling and snapping
her Angers to hlpi tho usual signal for a
gamo of romps' tho faithful croa turo mado
ah offort, got up and raced with hor as
far as tho stables, a dUtanco of about 300
yards, where hofojl down doadnthor foot.
To plonso hor ho had dono all ho could and
had died in tho offorti Animals' Friend.
Mnrtlili.
Starfishes commit suicide. When ono Is
caught in a not, ItdlssolvDits corporation
Into a dozun or so of fruginonts, and tho
pieces escape through the meshes In
tlmooach becomes Ii porfeot animal. To
preserve tho Btarflsh wholo it must be
plunged Into a buckot of fresh wntor bo
fore It has tlmoto tako tho alarm. Frosh
water Is Instant death to It, and thus only
can some varieties of tho starfish be pre-
do i ;;. Till e;:m:
Official lecords Gpo:: to
the
Two Well-Known PliyicUiis Test the
new Discovery Willi MJat suc
cessful Results.
1
Dr. D. Griiff. of No. 9 Win
stre.t, New York's hi.t u
b vh: "I hnd rheumntNui 1
times so badly I could
feet. My ankle" e -least
movement can i . .
I tried Munyoii's It' i lim n
found one hnhle sufiic i ir
Kmrteentli
n deniUta
v ra
i u in
"i inlfi
' niro nTe
iiuiiiiill anil ujm iiei eiy , n'po jjgg(
.iiuuyou N uy-pepni uure an I was ei
i rulcu VL " VCIv uisirjg an
paiiuui Hiuuiacn irouuie.
Brought a Palient From Buffalo.
t. Ti n . ...
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avenue, JSult.ro, sajs: -iy pa leu;
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uiton,c unit uiiij ii-niiuriii reiiei; nut
nesirs since taking , nii. n Hemeillon
ai prehctibed hv Profes-or .M i.-on, he Is
en'ireiy curetl " J
Munyoii's StoDiach and D-i--.p sin Pn '
enres nil form)- of (ml w Inn nM
toiiiMCh irouhteu, Mtdi a in ii-illnattonyT
rising of lood, d stress alter eating,
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tho heart caused bv Innlupetlnn it.
soothes, heal and Invlaoraiew stom?4t It
luni, nave iieen w,Kenni dv ixerentlug,
i r where the liclng of tie' .'f mach has
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Munvon s Monica 'nalhlc IIiuiip UpiiipHt
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nottie.
Fame,
4
When founded on mcri
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COCK'S
Porous Plaster
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lieves and cures pains in the
side, chest or limbs, lame
back, rheumatism, etc.
Inilst Upon limine the genuine All
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Allcock's Corn Shields,
Allcock's Bunion Shields,
Have no equal as a relief and cure for cornt
and bunions.
Brandreth's Pills.
One or two at night, for a week or
two, tono up the system.
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