I THE FASHODA AFFAIR;
K Events Leading Up to the Crisis Between Great
O Britain and Franco.
INVOLVED in the
Fashoda Incident,
which brought
Great Britain and
France to the
rUlJI 1 qnf Alton
llll which in nnrclT
territorial. The
story o( Sudanese
history leading np
tothecnlmiuntion
at Fashoda is a
long one, but
much of it is
necessary to a
Tear understanding of the situation at
present.
In the Egyptian Hudnn, south of
Khartum and north of Equatoria, lies
the l!ahr-el-Ghazal, which fs)the terri
tory in dispute. This land was form
erly a province of Egypt. In area it
is about five times the size of Eng
land. It is covered with forests and
mountains, and possesses fine valleys
"which are subject to inundations. The
great river, or Hahr-el-Ohazal, flows
through it, with numerous tribu
taries, which form labyrinth of
streams.
Fashoda is situated to the north of
this labyrinth, on the Nile proper, and
commands access to all the streams
that feed the Ghazal. It is the capi
tal of the Shillik country, and was an
nexed to Egypt half a century ago.
Kir Samuel Baker, in 18f9, conquered
the country as far south as Uganda,
and General ("Chinese") Gordon ap-
. MAJOII J. B. UABCHAXD.
pointed a governor of the Babr-el-Ghazal.
When the Egyptians were expelled
from the country the French were
given a route across the African con
tinent conneoting their Congo colony
in the west with the French posses
sions in the east. The idea of taking
this part of the Sudan grew with the
French Government steadily, and took
form and substance when in 1894 it
negotiated a treaty with Germany con
cerning the Caraeroons and Lake
Tchad. Britain's treaty with the
Congo Free State, negotiated by Lord
Kimberley few years ago, was abro
gated, and the French were given a
free hand in the Bahr-el-Ghazal. In
1894 tho Frenoh Chamber voted $400,
400 for "the formation of a column to
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aoroM Africa from the Senegal Blvar to the Blue MM, aud would have debated
Great Britain's "Cape to Cairo" project.)
protect Frenoh interests in the Upper
Ubanghi." An expedition was organ
ired, and Colonel Monteil plaoed at it
bead. M, Liotard was appointed Gov
ernment Commissioner in the Upper
i Ubanghi province.
In January, 1896, Captain Marohand
proceeded up the Ubanghi to aid
Liotard. He passed through much
danger and hardship and met Liotard
with hi forces at Meahraer-Rek,
within easy distance of Fasbcda.
The rest is soon told. From ar
riving at Fashoda to olaiming Frenoh
domination was small step, and it
taken. One lodged there, the
focrtry vm apparently in the pones
c;:i ct" i rrczca.
When the British forces of General
Kitchener arrived they found Mar
chaud and his expedition encamped
there. The cable reported cordial
meetings between tho rival forces, but
the news, previously sent, of Mar
cband's arrival at Fashoda created in
tense excitement in Loudon and Pari.
The reports received in London were
further to Hie effect that only tho
Egyptian flag was raised by Kitchener,
and that the British union jack did
not figure in the assumption of con
trol. It was also reported that no in
dignity was shown the French flag,
which Marchand kept unfurled during
FASHODA, AS 8EEX
the proceedings, and whose claim of
prior occupation involved the dispute
between the two Governments.
Great Britain stands united in this
matter and the people are warmly
backing up Lord Solisbnry's determ
ination to hold Fashoda at all haz
ards. The words of Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, uttered in a recent
speech defines the English attitude.
"I hope, trust and believe tho
question is capable of a friendly solu
tion, but this country has put her foot
down. If, unhappily, another view
should be taken by France the Queen's
ministers know what their duty do
niands." Not loss positive are the words ' of
Lord Rosoberry, who, unlike tho con
servative 'Sir Michael, is a former Lib
eral Fremier. Ho disposes of the
subject by denying to Mr. Marchand
the right torepresent the Government
of Fiance, suggesting to France that
the easiest way out of the difficulty is
to repudiate Marchaud altogether. In
all events, there was but one opinion
in Eugland, and France must back
down or make for war, and Great
Britain was ready for either result.
The Loudon Saturday Review says:
The facts on whioh the Fashoda dis
pute is based are very much deeper
than is generally supposed. At first
sight it would appear as if the Freuch
were grasping at a shadow and disre
garding the substanoe in pertinacious
ly laying claim to an apparently bar
ren and unproductive spot while neg
lecting tho fertile district of Bahr-el-Ghazal.
But this is by no means the
case. Fashoda is a point of incalcul
able importance to France, and it is
correspondingly important that we
should frustrate her designs in that
direction.
It is her cherished project to make
railway from east to west of Africa,
in order to divide the contineut and
thus prevent the joining of the two
British spheres (north and south) by
direct communication. With this ob-
jeot in vlow she baa obtained from
Menelek concessions to build a railway
right aoross Abyssinia, the line being
already in oonstruotion. It is essential
to the scheme that this line should .be
carried through to Fashoda.
But it ia equally essential that we
should retain Fashoda, both for the
prevention of the plan whioh would
be a aevere blow to British interests
and for the establishment of that Cape
to Cairo communication which will
give ns supremacy in Africa. The
issues at stake are so vital to both
countries that a oonfliot between them
is more seriously threatened than moat
people are disposed to think.
Xh Fanhoda incident, under Uttte
circumstances, become specially in
teresting, because it is probably the
final episode in the long strugglo be
tween England and France for the
trade belonging to the great river val
leys of the world. Fashoda belongs
historically to the great struggle with
France which began under William of
Orange and was erroneously supposed
to end with the battle of Waterloo. For
one hundred and twenty-six years,
from 1089 to 1815 the British were en
gaged in seven great wars. These
wars either began as wars with France
or soon became so. There is, there
fore, some reason, apart from the folly
of kings, which forces the English
continually to be in conflict with the
French. These wars were caused by
the instinct of self-preservation tho
strongest instinct of humanity. They
were mercantile wars, and the funda
mental reason for each of them was
that the Euglish were afraid that the
French would take from them the col
onies they had, and so clone their mar
kets; and they also saw a good chance
FROM THE BLUE NILE.
of enlarging their own markets, first
at the expense of the French, and lat
terly by maintaing tho "open door."
The historic meeting of Kitchener and
Marchand at Fashoda is possibly the
last occasion on which the French and
English will meet for the division of a
continent. The result will be the same
on the Nile as it was in India when
Clive met Dupleix; in Canada when
Wolfe met Montcalm; in Australia
when Governor Philip was enabled to
lay the foundations of a great Euglish
nation in consequence of the wreck of
the Freuch expedition under La
Ferouse; at Trafalgar when Nelson
met Villeneuvo, and gave to the British
eighty years' start in the race for Irado
and empire; aud lastly, in Cairo wheu
Lord Cromer, in the teeth of filtcen
years of almost intolerable provoca
tion from successive French residents,
founded nil Egyptian empire, over
which our Hag will float as long as it
floats over the Tower of London.
The meeting of tho Sirdar and Mar
chaud line done credit to both. Lord
MEETING OF GEXEHAL KITCHEXEB AND
MAJOR MARCHAND AT FASHODA.
Kitchener acted wisely and with tact,
while Major Marchand behaved like
gentleman of France. ' Nothing would
have been .easier than for Kitchener,
by the tyrannous use of overwhelming
force, to have harried England into
her twenty-fifth war with France by
wounding the susceptibilities of the
brave soldier explorer. Kitchener's
language tdMarchand was prescribed
for him by Lord Salisbury. Annoy
ance to Englaud was the sole motive
of the Marchand expedition. To send
an armed party of Frenchmen abso
lutely without a base to ocoupy Egyp
tian territory and defy the joint power
of England, Egypt and India for In
dian forces could land at Suakim with
in ten days from the date of an order
from Loudon is so wild a scheme
that it can eud lu nothing but futility.
When the Fashoda incident is settled,
the French power of nnnoVanca in
Egypt will probably be considerably
curtailed before the coming winter ii
over. The French, aided by tho Rus
sians, who have no interests in Egypt,
block the way by opposing grants be
ing allowed for the Egyptian War De
partment by the Caisse de la Dette.
In January next the existing interna
tional arrangements will be modified.
In English Government ciroles it is
maintained that everything haa passed
off at Fashoda exactly as was antici
pated, and that the Frenoh flag at
Fashoda meant no more than the dis
play of British nnion-jaok from the
window of an English shop in Paris.
Close observers will note that Eng.
land at the present juncture ia special
ly polite to France, and the latter
would be well advised to remember
Mr. Kipling's hint
"But ohl beware of my country
wheu my country grows polite."
A Obrl's Carious luteld.
A young Texas girl ate the heads of
212 parlor matches in an attempt to
commit suicide. When she repent d
sie swallowed a lot of lard and baooa
as an antidote. The combination wae
fatal in few minutes.
raw Carrlags Boads In (ha Vvraaaas,
There are quite 100 roads of one
kind and another over the Pyrenees
between France and Spain, but only
vnree ox inese are passant'
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I CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Hi Tiny, t.lttln llH.
Mother onys sh nwful bail.
lfl so crura tt mnkn hr mail,
Wnntft to know If I can't )
Knmftliln', little girl, to yoiis
Think 1 Iwtt r whip you well,
Nft.-.a you're irnod ami bail a spell.
1 ain't home all day to "",
No 'Inn't know how bud yon lie.
But 1 couldn't lien r to whip hrr.
When I aw hi-r swci-t lips cur'
For (he's such a very llttlf,
Huuh a tiny, little girl!
"Wouldn't mlml a word today!"
'Sim't that's what her mil will siiyi
''limt n had a had could l
Vi'pt In Huh) MH'lin, you aw."
Jliithi-r tell me Hint thnrn child
Hi-ta hiT"ometlmi' almost Wild.
Won't I iiuiiImIi her a lttV
Think- rW( better after It.
But I couldn't hear to whip her,
VhMi I see her sweet lip curl,
For she's sunh a very little,
Huuh a tiny, little girl.
Thlrikln' of her nil day lonif.
Wltb her laughter nml her Hongj
I'ut youi mother savs It's trim
Bad man's got a-hold of vou.
ll'-w about It, lltlh) Mlx.'
With the. roy Hps to kl-n?
Couldn't punish her a bit.
And that Jut clean settles It.
io, 1 couldn't bear to whip her,
When I see herawent lips curl.
For she's suuh a very little,
Huch a tiny, little Klrl!
Tba Bentztowo Hard, in Bath Sows.
Hints Tor fh.v Itoyii nail (ilrla.
Baslifulness is only another name
for solf consciousness, and girls and
boys are apt to Buffer from it. When
entering a room move slowly. The
distance will seem twice as long to
yon if yon hurry. And try to get
over the idea that everyone is looking
at yon or talking about you. This is
not likely to be the case unions you
are particularly awkward or ungrace
ful. Always speak in a low voire, but
distinctly, and do not luugh or giggle
with every remark you make.
Cultivate pleasant manners and al
ways treat your elders with respect,
and most decidedly do not make fun
of any one's peculiarities. Take nn
interest in tho conversation roiiud
you, and if yon cannot make an in
telligent remark on the snbje.'t under
diacusaiou make none whatever. If
tho conversation is addressed directly
to you and you do not understand the
subject, Bay so. Yon will be thought
much mure of than if you make a
stupid reply. You can always win the
poraou's npprovul by asking him to
explaiu tho subject to ymi.
llntu mid 0vln.
The bnt is about two and one-half
inches long, and tho body is rnt hoi
like that of a mouse. Its' wings are
really a continuation of the skin round
the body, nil except tho bond. Its
ears are liko those of a mouse, and tho
body is covered with short fur, the
same color, tinged with rod. With
tho lesser toes of its four feet it keeps
the wings expandod.
This little animal comes out about
dusk, and sometimesit is seeu tonkim
over the surface of a email piece of
water. It feeds on gnats and nocturnal
insects. The bat sleeps all the win
ter. There is one thing that renders tho
owls diflereiit from all other birds
namely, their eves are constructed to
see better in the dark than iu the
light. It is not oil the darkest nig' ts
that tbey sen best, but in the morn
ing and evening dusk. The white, or
barn, owl has such piercing sight that
in the night wheu the barn door is
shut aud all light excluded it can see
the smallest mouse.
The owl seldohi issues from its retreat
iu tho day time, nor does it make any
sound, but when it comes out iu the
dusk it is by no meaus silent The
screech owl makes a hideous noise,
and some people when thoy hear it
conclude that some great calamity is
Boon to descend trpon them.
Sometimes an owl will stay out un
til the morning light, not haviug had
success in fiudiug its prey. The light
is too strong to enable it to return
to its retreat, and it takes rofuge in a
tree. Soon its enemies come and
toase it iu every possible way.nud not
knowing where to make an attack it
keeps still.muking ridiunlous gestures
with its head. The great horned owl
is often taken for au eagle. It is
brown, the horns beiug nothing but a
few feathers sticking up behiud the
ears. It has transparent eyes, en
circled by a yellow iris. Trentou
(N, J.) American.
Turning Ink lulu Water.
With a little practice any boy muy
learn to perform a few simple 'tricks
in magic. It is very easy to learn to
turn a goblet of ink iuto a goblet of
water, having artificial fish swimming
in the liquid. The fish can be cut out
of piece of cork and colored. Ordi
nary bouse painter's colors when al
lowed to dry will not come off in the
water. Of course the goblet is not
really filled with iuk. Instead a piece
of black rubber cloth Las been placed
about the inner surface of the goblet
and the water then poured into it. To
the rubber cloth fine, white silk
thread is attached. Tied to the end
of the thread is a small pieoe of cork.
The thread and the pieces of cork
must be turned away from the audi
ence. Naturally any one understands
that these arrangements are uinde be
fore the goblet ia brought before the
audience.
"I have here," says the youthful
conjurer, "a glass of iuk." The boy
of course keeps the glass at a distance
from the spectators, or some keen eye
might notice the rubber. The boy
takes several white cards from his
pocket aud holds up one for the audi
ence to, look at, or be may pass it
around for them to examine. Oue of
the cards iu his baud hna previously
been smeared oa ouo aid with ink.
When the card is returned lie
manages to snbstitnte the inked card
for the other. Immersing it in the
water as deeply as the ink has been
put on, he lifts the card from the glass
with the inked side turned towards
the lookers on. He shows it to them,
taking care that it dues not leave his
hand, as the circumstance of its being
inky on but oue side will arouse sua.
picion. With a spoon, on the bowl of
which has been fixed a few particles of
black nnline dye, he slips out a few
spoonfuls of the water into a saucer.
The water in the spoon is iiiRtnntly
colored black.
The next step is to borrow a ring
from some one, pretending that he
menus to drop it in the goblet. In
stead mid apparently by accident he
drops it into the saucer. Lining the
ring from the saucer and apologizing
profusely, he says:
"I will not attempt to drop the ring
into the ink after all, as I do not cure
to stain my hand with the iuk. I w ill
change the ink to water."
He lakes a handkerchief from his
pocket it should be a largo one and
spreads it over the goblet. Then ho
lifts the handkerchief from the glass,
taking care to have grasped it in sin h
a way that from the position of the
cork under his fingers ho knows he
has hold of tho string to which the
rubber is attached. This removes the
rubber from the goblet, and the water
is shown to the audience.
SomcHiIng to Love,
A Fie lch convict, under sentence for
life, was a troublesome pris.iner. At
times he was very violent, and in the
intervals of his violence he became so
sullen that the wardons were nh. ays
ou the lookout for trouble.
One day they saw a change iu the
man's face. Its sullenness ha 1 dis
appeared. The prisoner looked nl
most happy. The ghost of a smile
hovered about his lips. His eyes now
and agaiu turned downward, and it
becamo evident that something was
hidden in his breast.
The wardens were uneasy. Had ho
some weapon concealed b.mcath his
clothing with which he would seek to
surprise them aud regain his liberty?
They must find out.
They watched their oppnrtnnit.v.and
two of them suddenly fell upon him
from behind, each seizing nu arm.
Then they began ti smirch him. TI.ey
found that for which tliey sought, but
it was not n knife nor other dangerous
weapon. It was nothing more harm
ful than n fine large rat.
When it was discovered tho distress
of the prisoner was intense. He broke
down utterly, fell upon his knees, nml
iu agony of fear and desperation cried,
"Don't kill that! Beat me if yon like,
chain mo; but if I may not keep him
let my poor rnt go free."
Tho stern guards were moved to
pity. They had never seen this mnu
Biiluluod before. Every trace of fierce
ness wns gono. Instead of hurting
the rat, they lot it drop to the floor
and disaupenr. Then the man rose
and went to his work. The light had
all gono from his face. His t ot was
lost to him.
A few dnys passed, and then, while
the convicts were at work in the yard,
moving wood, the prisoner Jose felt
something ticklo his cheek. He turned
quickly and uttered a cry of joy.
There, on his shoulder, was the only
friend he had in the world, his rat,
which had found him out and come
creeping up to his face.
With eager hands he put it in his
breast as before, and tnruing to the
head jailor, said, "Hir.if you will only
let me keep this rat I solemnly prom
ise to submit to yon in every v,ay,and
never to disobey yon agaiu."
The permission was given, and the
man, with a glad smile, returned to
his work. From thut day the dreaded
convict was a now being. He became
the best-conducted man in the prison,
and his great strength aud energy
were used to help the governor.
The rat was seldom away from him,
it shared his meals and slept in his
bed, and the man's spare lime was
spent in making little toys of bone
which he sold in order to buy dainties,
such as sugar and gingerbread for his
pot. Youth's Companion.
Tba Unitpd States Cavalry Ontritr.
The pay of the officers is g.ind,nnd in
the case of the line officers better than
that of auy European a 'my. A second
lieutenant of cavalry is paid $1500
per year, a first lienteuaiit 81 00, a
vaptaiu 2000, a major 92'iUO, a Hen-tenant-colonel
$!)'.".", ft colonel o'V
000, For every five years' service lip
to twenty years an officer gets ten per
cent.ad'liti nal to the pay of the grade
in which he is serving, but no increase
after twenty years' service, so that he
cn:iot get over forty pgr cent, in
crease in uuy event, and he has to
drop some of his longevity pay wheu
lie bviomes a lieuteuuut-colouel or
roloue', as the maximum pay of a
lientouuut-colonel is fixed by law at
$UW0 per year and that of a colonel
at $1501). Au officer has no perquis
ites whatever. He is given his quar
ters when in garrison, and ia author
ized to purchase his rations or
supplies for his own nse and that of
his family from the post commissary
at cost price to the government. He
baa to buy bis horses, saddle and
equipnieut, uniform, arms, furnish his
owu quarters, pay his aervauts, aud
beat, tight and care for his quarters
at bis own expense. He ia allowed
forage for his horses, and if they are
killed iu action the government will
pay him their cost price if it does not
exceed $1(10. If they die in ordinary
service the loss ia hia owu. The
popular idea that an officer's pay ia hi
owu and that the government supplies
him with horses, arms, clothing and
equipment, aa well as furnishes bit
bouse and provides him with food ia,
alas I a pleasing Motion whioh the
generous public hugs to its. soul, but
it has not the slightest fouudatiou ia
fact.
(HE mim CONDENSED
LEAVE FOR THE SOUTH.
Pnn-ylvnla Volunteers Break Up at Camp
Mcade-Olrle Dl-iulwd Soldiers Ar
retted and Placed In Ja"
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania regi
ment struck Its tents last week Hnil
moved southward. Karh man had
thrpe days' travel rations and five
days field rations. The long- train wa
tnude up of three sections, the last one
bavins: a hospital car attached. While
nt the station some of the privates at
tacked nn officer and one of them was
stabbed. His name Is Hlueildr", and
he Is said to be a noted distiller of
moonshine In the Tennessee moun
tains. The Ftiuiteenth Pennsy.vnnla
nnd the Ninth Ohio battalion left
t'amp Meade Hunday for Hummerv! le.
8. C When the Second Tennessee
passed through Camp Meade two girls
from Mlddletown were discovered at
tired In Soulier uniform on the train.
They were rrlnir to follow their sol.lUr
lovers to camp, but thoy were :rrest"d
and placed In Jail.
The following pensions were (trnnt-d
last week: Jsck-on Iinnlels, Har.ircis
vllle, Somerset. 18 to $12; Ptephen Kn
dall, dead, flntea. Krle, 6 to 112; Hen
ry Kdvvnrds Olnter. Rmlenton, H tn
Patrick McNulty. Hharpsbur-. 15
to flfl; Peter V. Rtruhle. St. Marys,
Elk, $6 to t: Ellnaheth Smith. Tltus
vlllo. $8; Uavld Kinney, Jr.. New
Kriahton, 110; Henry Gregg-. Phlllps
liurg, JS; Simon Hacon. Wi'llbnro, IS;
Stephen Miner, Heaver, IS to $10;
Jn'mes Miller, Altoona, 16 to $8; Plill'p
Trouman, I.eota, Butler. IU to IS; Au
austus Hawn, Huntingdon, 8 to SI0;
William Snyder, McWIlllams, Arm
strong, H to 10; Jacob Koch, Helle
fonte, $10 to $12; George 8. Adams, Al
toona, $6 to $12; Hugh McFadden, Rat
tlgan, llutler, $13 to $17; John Dewalt,
Scottdale, $8 to $8; A. Starr. West
Hrownsvllle, $K; Noah Fink. ' Bouth
Pend. Armstrong. $ to $8; William H.
Freeman. Scottdale. $6; Thomas O.
Kelly, Wexford, Allegheny, 18; Charet
li. Kerr, West Leisenrlng. Fayette, $6;
James McMurtrle, North Clarendon,
Warren. $8 to $10; Henry Hamma, Car
negie, $io to $14: John M. Kngllsh,
I'rlftwood, $4 to $8; Thomas Thomp
son, Hollldaysburg, $8 tr $10: William
H. Shatter, Shnrpavllle, $H to $10; Jhn
Porter, Kmlenton. $17 to $24: Freder
ick A. Wright, Myersdale, IA to $8;
minors of James It. King, Hutler, $12;
Sarnh K. Guy, Jeannette, 18.
The recent discovery that limestone
found on Kough run. Wlnfleld. town
ship, near Hutler. Is suspectlble of
taking a good polish and making an ex
cellent quality of marble may lead to a
new source of wealth In this county.
In at least hnlf of the townships of
this county similar Btone Is found, of
ten near the surface. Pittsburg parties
lire making an experiment with the
stone, which promises to prove suc
cessful. Harney Ollmer, aged 63, was burned
to death In his home at Columbia the
other night. Coal oil had been
sprinkled at different places In tho
house and the cork of a coal oil bottle
was found near his body. Mrs. Law
rence, who lived In the house, ran past
the first neighbor that entered. Gil
mer's head was burned from his body.
The coroner's Jury found a verdict of
accidental denth.
Itlchnrd C, 13-year-old son of Hlch
ard McMurray, wns Instantly killed at
Altoona the other dny by falling from
n freight train, on which he was steal
ing a ride. He was on the lookout for
a policeman, und was walking: from
one side of the car to the other on the
bumper, when he slipped and fell be
tween the cars. His head was com
pletely cut off and his left arm torn
from the socket.
Louis Loeftler, alias "Dutch Louis,"
wanted for shooting Officer Howers. of
the Pennsylvania rollrcad, committed
suicide by shooting Wednesday morn
ing In a barn at Heaver station. The
barn was surrounded by officers, and
rather than be taken Louis placed a
rcvelver In his mouth and blew oft the
top of his head.
Dennis Donnavan, a prosperous
farmer, of Spring Garden Mills, near
Newtown, was Instantly killed a few
days ago by being thrown from hie
wagon. His horses took fright at ex
cavations along the new trolley road.
Workmen who witnessed the accident
hurried to him, but he was found lying
dead on the ground.
Two prominent farmers of Jackson
township, liutler county, died within a
few hours of each other from the ef
fects of accidental Injuries received a
few days ago. They were James Gal
la her, aged 39 years, for many years a
teacher In the public schools of the
county, and Daniel Rape, aged 40
years.
Wilson Klngle, a Pennsylvania rail
road engineer of Derry, and his son
v. ere hunting cheiitnuts when the boy
ran into a den of snakes. His father
Investigated and discovered four huge
rattlers and a blacksnake. He killed
one of the rattlesnakes. It had 10 rat
tlers. When about to start on a rabbit hunt
nt. Mauch Chunk the other morning,
Hnrry Weaver, aged 20, stopped to talk
to his mother through a window of his
borne. Hia gun was accidentally dis
charged, and the young man fell dead,
the left side nf his head helnir hlnwn
vyay.
Oils. John HraUv. of Madison. heAe
On
the
rcctisburg, wlfo of the first soldier In
e Ttntn Kegiment who fell In th
buttle of Malate on July 31. has made
application to the Government for a
pension. Mrs. Brady has six children
to provide for.
Mrs. J. F. Cope, of Ell wood, has re
ceived word of the death of her aunt,
Mrs. Leland, of Wilmington, 11!., who
left a fortune amounting to about $40,
000 to be distributed among four lielr
Mrs. Cope, her father, uncle and
aunt.
Th- nnivin.K'i In... Ii.v.uIIihIIm . -
Exeter mine acctlent at Wlltosl.arre,
returned a verdict, placing the blame
on Engineer Price and Brakeman An
thony. They had charge of the coal
cars which fell down the shaft and
killed eight men on the carriage.
The home of Harper Johnson, near
Greenville, was burned to the ground
a few nights ago with all Its contents.
Mrs. Johnson and her two little chil
dren narrowly escaped with their
lives. Tramps are suspected of setting
It on fire.
Mrs. John L. Deer, aged 73 years, or
Greensburg, fell Into an open grate last
week and was burned to death,
James Daley, aged 10, was shot
through the right leg by his brother
Nicholas, aged 12, a few days ago at
New Castle. Nicholas was examining
the gun and did not know It waa
loaded. Amputation may be necessary.
Alfred L. Hench, a resident of
r,rfnu'iinl. near Alrnnna uin, hoM ..
Ly a negro and two whlta men and re
lieved of $47.13 at the point of a revol
ver. A hand car on which eleven men
were riding was struck by a train near
Guletown, Potter county, and Qeorgs
Egard, one of them, waa killed.
From Injuries received In heroically
topping a runaway, Wesley Kober
414 at Shawnee, Monroe county. ,
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