Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 36, Number 2, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 September 1893 — Page 2

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DONE BY DARING MEN. Lake Shore & Michlan Southern Train Hold Up. Kaclactr Weumted. tk Kiprc Car HUret with DjraaaiMr, and turn Kabbern (iet Away with ft HI Uedle. Chicago, Sept. 13. Train robber stopped the Atlantic express train ou 4he Lake Slioro road nt Kuhsler, 1ml., tabeut midnight Monday iiflit, shot itfee engineer, .lames Knapp, wounding 4iim severely, broke into the express ar, blow open the United States Ex-tn-css Co. 's safe and took its consents, consisting of four packages. "Mlut express officials aro reticent cm the question as to the amount ,tmt money secured by the robbers, but It cm positively be stated that the laotal was ltf.O4O.00. Two bars of gold valued at $10,000 were overlooked. The express messenger saved the comjpany $4,000 in cash by secreting the rohc3' before the entrance to the ear was effected. The number of the fclghwaymen was estimated by some -trainmen at twenty, but there were fMrobably' not half so many. The passengers on the train were not mofloated. After the robbery the thieves fled tEato the thick timber surrounding the ace where the robbing was done, and Ttao train proceeded on its way. The railroad nnd express officials at once vwotifled the police in all cities from Chicago to Cleveland and the citizens '1m the vicintt3' of the robbery formed posses to hunt down tho bandits. Kessler, near where the robbery took place, is a small station- on the Lake höre road about 140 miles from Chicago. Just this side of the stopping place is a sharp curve in the line that passes through a timbered district. As -the train was approaching this point the engineer, James Knapp, of Toledo, 'O., saw the switch light showing red and thought the switch was open. He kronght the train to a standstill, and that moment the bandits leaped from the darkness, leveled rifles at the heads of himself and his fireman, and ordered them to throw "up their hands. "The .fireman obcye'd, bntKnappshowed Sght, and a shot was fired at him, the bullet tearing through his shoulder. The robbers having control of the engine, proceeded to loot the express car. It was found afterward that the switch had not been turned, but the light only had been changed. If the train had not been stopped it would liayc passed on uninjured. The train was the Atlantic express, and left Chicago at 7:45 p. m. It consisted of twelve coaches and sleepers, and was In charge of Conductor M. A. Loup, of Chicago. It carried a large number of passengers, many of whom were "World's fair visitors returning home. 1 "The most vigorous measures were at once instituted to capture the bandits. The sheriff of Noble county organized m posse of 100 men and began a sys tematic search of the surrounding oowntrv. Every town and hamlet for Miles was notified to watch for the -thieves. It was thought that the roblaers would endeavor to escape to Chi-, ca'go or Cleveland, cither of which places they could reach by daylight by 'trains on other roaus. The robbery is considered one of the most daring ever perpetrated east of rthe Mississippi. The stories told by tike messenger and fireman show that two men held the engine crew while three others attended to the express car. Some of the Chicago police are .of the opinion that the job was done y professional safe-blowers, and a cer txin ex-convict, who is known to have been for some time in that part of In rdJana, is suspected ol Having liaa a Xhaad in the crhne, if he was not the tiHstitfntor and leader of it .The fact '-that only the expresscar was attacked, .vtand'that a train carrying nn unusually large sum was selected, argues supe vrior knowledge of the express business "Orrnre good luck on the part of the "robbers. During the robbery, the passengers on the train were in a state of wild ex citemcnt Women lalnteu and men bid their valuables under the car scats and in their shoes or in any place that suggested safety from tho robbers' -search. Only a lew of tlio passengers v were armed.and as the bandits oatsido lind the "drop" on any pcrsou who suight show himself at door or window resistance was not much considered. However, the robbers contented 'them selves with plundering tho express car .and did not molest the passengers. Engineer James Knapp, wno was badly wounded in the side and shoul der bv tho robber's bullets was taken to his home in Toledo. At the office of General Manager C. II. Crosbv. some information was im parted about tue work done in the way ef pursuit, within two hours or tho commission of the crime Capt Uyrnc wan on his way to the scene with a de'tachmentof detccives from his Buffalo district. The first trains out of Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Toledo, De troll, Indianapolis, Chicago and St Leak carried sounds of detectives in dho employ of the Uultcd States Ex' press Co. and the confederated eoaipanlcs. The Lnko Shore threw a force of men on the work from its Cleveland ofllco, so f'fhat in the opinion of Secretary Henry, Mwtess than 100 trained detectives aro ralraady on tho trail of the robbers. .lie did not believe any gang of crooks oiild efecape the force put after them. Tho express company's officers nro per fcctly well satisfied that tho robbery was committed by expert safe-blowers who know the use of dynamite and lost how to get at the vulnerable pots in tho safe. This, in their opin wn ougnt to mtiico tue cnaso moro cer ialn to end in thb capture of the rob bcrs and the recovery of tho mc than arould otherwise- be tho casa. General Agent Wycrant, Oconre D Lang and about a dozen men went out from Chicago in the interest of tho cs press company. Detective Mulancy, . micf of the secret service men of tho .Cake Shore road, belluvcw that the rob

bers ure congregated In the swamps northern Jndlana, ami has several sheriffs' posses scouring the countie on all sides of the scene of the robbery. Capt Hartnett, of the Harrisonstreet station, sent out twenty men to search incoming trains on tho Lake .Shore road, as far as Thirty-first street, tho boundary of his district Tho majority of these men ape in citizens' uttire. "I should not 1ms surprised a bit if when these men uro arrested it is found that every ono of them belong her in Chicago," said Capt Harnett Districts south of Thirty-first street are also being clo4sely watched and all Incoming trains from the vicinity of Kcndallvillo receive the attention of the police. Lieut Harrett of the Twenty-second street police station has eighteen men patrollng the territory from Sixteenth street south. Capt Powers, of the South Chicago police, made preparations to intercept any of the robbers who might come to the citv. Officers in citizens' clothes were sent to tho bridges across the Calumet river at Seventy-second, Ninety-fifth and One Hundred and

Sixth streets, with instructions to carefully watch all incoming trains at these points. President Newall, about noon, or dered that about 20,000 posters be printed offering a reward of f'J.000 for the capture and conviction of the robbers, and that they be scattered broadcast over the country. He also ordered that advertisements offering the same reward bo published in all local newspapers along the lino of the Lake Shore road between Elkhart, Ind., and Toledo, 0. The only witness of the scene who reached Chicago yesterday was llyron 11. Hamblin, Just as he alighted from tho train in Chicago, Mr. Hamblin told the following story: M. M. Weiss, the express messenger on the run, and myself had just about finished checking up our way bills. It was nearlj' midnight, and we had just passed the little station of Kessler, when we felt the train first slow up and then stop. Just then there came heavy pounding on the door of our car, which was closed. Thinking something had happened about which tho conductor wished to inform us, I opened tho door. As I did so I saw two men standing on tho ground beside the car. One of them yelled: "Throw up your hands," and before I could move ho pointed a rifle at me and fired. I saw tho mo tion of the gun and threw myself to one side and the flash from the gun almost blinded mc. I managed to slam the doors shut and bolted them. Then some one on the' outside com menced smashing the doors with a sledge. They kept this up for a min ute or two nnd then stopped. Sud denly there came an explosion that seemed to us inside as if a bomb had been thrown against the door. A moment later other explosion door open and there was anthat blew the almost blew the He fore wo could car from the track, extricate ourselves from under th basrgage, several men had climbed into the train. Ono fellow covered me with a Winchester rifle and told me if I moved he would blow my head off. Another fellow kept Weiss covered is tho same way. They searched Weiss'and I for keys to the safe, but could not nnd any.iand they commenced to believe us when we told them that the safe was opened by men in the office at the end of the run. Then they set to work to open the safe. Thev knocked off the knob of the door and then they began to drill holes in it It took them wliatwemcd hours to do this, while Weiss and I were compeled to sit with the muzzlci of the rifles at our heads. The drilling seemed slow work for the fellows. They talked but little. A small, stout man, wno sccmeu to oe me icaucr, ui rected the work. Finally they got through drilling and forced the door open. The man who seemed to bo the leader of the gang took the money packages and handed them out to fellow who stood outsido of tho car. and who ran into the woods when hp got the money." Forest and Manh Fires in WUcobrIh. Milwaukee, Sept 13. Railroad offi cers report forest and marsh flrcX in all narts of the state. Four valuable cranberry marshes nenr Hoar's Mound Wood county, have been burned Marshes in Judn and Waukesha coun ties nrc burning so fiercely as to threaten farm property. Not one oi the fifteen correspondents of the state weather service reports a drop of rain during the past week. The forests are extremely dry and aro in danger of destruction from smoldering fires. A Mont Kncouraclng Sinn. Panama, Sept 18. On August 81, the first installment of 500,000 franca from the Panama Canal. Co. to the Columbian government called for under the new contract negotiated by Mr. Wrango, was paid. Tho fact of the liquidator having paid tho sum of half a million francs to secure the contract is naturally regarded hero as a most encouraging sign, in as much as ho would not have done so had there been no good liopo of reorganizing the com pany and resuming work. Ig Fire at rHllwa, 111. Chicago, Sept 13. A disastrous fire swept over the lumber yards or tho Pullman Palace Car Co., in the town of Pullman. Monday night, and before it was brought under control at I o'clock th S morning hud done thimage to tho extent of $2.10,000. Almost twenty acres nro included in tho burnt district, und the amount of lumber destroyed was between 0,000,000 and 10,000,000 pquaro foot II I ! ! I... The Iron Hell Cane. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 13. Aa or der ih the Iron Hall case yesterday compels tho defendants In tho receiver ship caso to answer next Monday tc tlio original complaint. This will force the issue whether nearly a million dol lnrs is to remain In a receiver s hands for several years er revert te th laem lrm

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THE HOMESEEKER3. ii lit Mteis Among th Cherokee Ntrlp Hoof ir tturllett by the Troops Thirty Thoie ;tt OrtiHrntc-a Inturil Nome Too Nuua Moara" t'Utjr ThouuMMtt llomeswker IJrWA rata from l'Utol-Shot Wound 1 Kwllitrit Ih Line. büTiliUK, Okla., Sept. 14. The sltnation'iit the registering booths north of Stfllwptcr is growing serious. Two rlb&sliuve been started and quelled by tÄo, feoldiers. It is feared they will destroy the booths, and will go on tho lurid-' without uro"1 'a largo certificates. Thero number of rough ers irom tno treeic huu v nations, the crowd who are i'otfstintly raising disturbances. 'Two n$n'&nd one wown were badly hurt in th'fiYush when the lines were broken "Sfwmiy, The interior department offfiSnYiHtere expect to increase the force of S&rks in tho booths and rush niattershrough a littlo better. U'tH 'S , Tfil4grOne TlioiiftUBtl CertlHrateit Iwued. Wiohita, Kas., Sept 14. Chief GlcritJ G. W. Jacobs, of the general lad office, who directs nil the movemeHta.of the Cherokee strip registration and land-office ofilciuls from here, says that up to Tuesday night a littlo ovierlll.OOO certificates of registration hatb been issued from the several booths. At Arkansas City, where the only serious overcrowding seems to exket, lie had decided to put on a night fordo of clerks and had made arrangeinuntsito tliat effect; that hereafter it willi . be nn easy matter to register 5,e0 to 0,000 people during tho twentyfudns hours. At both Orlando and IUinuerwoll three extra clerks have beoH ordered into service. 1 '".Sooner" Who Were Too Soon. JÖlii.V.vno, Oklu., Sept 14. Fiftytlrtee';sooners', with certificates wero eit'iStifred by soldiers Tuesday. They ptuatied innocence, but the officers in ulinre1 confiscated tho certificates an'jV'wlll hold them prisoners until after 'jlho opening. 'jfc'jvo candidates for mayor of the future' towns aro in the field, one Voln ey ifaggett, of Oklahoma City, and the oher from Indiana. The men in line amuso themselves with political debts. Fifty TlmuKand llorucneekerii. HVRa'ui.noto.v. Sept 14. Special .geti't'AVomack, iu a telegram to ComralsMoner Lereuux of the land office, snvfc tbat "5,000 persons registered at th'W Jrenuessy (Okla.) booth Tuesday, aill! there are now 7,000 in line by actunlfcdtfnt waiting their opportunity to egUter. The clerical force at Henmissy has been increased to meet this unexpected rush. Ten thousand were xpeewd to register at the nine booths eMUrday. Keports show that 00,000 people had registered up to Tuesday night; The offices will be kept open dsvy hd night us long us necessary. Knlntpcl While In the Line. iPTJUUK, I Okla., Sept. 14. Georgo OaldeA-. a special policeman, was shot at Orlando Monday night by Frcrl ii.Ujipnpii, n gammer irom oiierm&ii, e(x,wnom ne was attempting to aris t)aklcy died yesterday morning. Mjss'Jnnc Savres. a young lady from Mcfcherson, Kas., fainted while in line i VI J 1.. :n intijisjiangeruusiy m. A .special train has just arrived with nine. car-loads of Texas people. f'VALLIANT COLUMBIANS. i ntt IJptwcen Columbian Guard and Otattrr pernu waltrr Over an Interdicted Slgii'at the World' Fair. t Wojti.n'H Fair Grounds. Ciucaoo. Sept. . 4. There was a bloody fight in and outside of the Hig Tree restaurant in ,uip south pari oi mc iair grounus oetweon lorty waiters anu nitcen t-o-.luiubjan guards. The waiters, who were tue aggressors, came oiu oi m m i the meleo uattercu ana oruiseu. nnT i the ringleaders were arrcBqcU The disgraceful affair liegaa. with a dispute over a bigadvertising banner which had been stretched across the driveway by tho saloqu restaurant people, contrary to thcr.stamling orders of the director gonqra. ftergt. waning was ueiaueu to go to the place with four guards nnd see that the objectionable sign was Uiken. down. While performing his Kduty soino of the waiters hurled obscene and profane words at Jiim nnd threatened to throw the guards out of tho place. While tho guilds were pulling down tho banner a chair.was thrown at them by a waiter, andtjie fight was on. The sergeant blojVjhis wliistle for help and then ten guards came up on the run. They rushed in on the waiters and handled them, . with bare knuckles. The Hig Treeiconcesslon is in danger of being revojtcfi. 1' A HORRIBLE MURDER. 'I u - Iterfatlcd by IInvllRlit on tho Dork at De '" ....! Ut.li .MV, ..a...... Dkthoit. Mich., Sept. 14. A horri olcmurder was committed some tired Tuesijay night at the dock at the foot of Randolph street Tho head and facodttho victim are hacked and battcrelUalmost beyond recognition. The body was discovered on top of a pile of stone. Although it had rained hard during, the night, traces pf the bloodyicrime were everywhere. A big piece of bloody cloth lay near tho head, anil the surrounding stones were spattered with blofxl. Pieces of clotted hair adhered to a stone as if the nn fortunate's head had been jammed against it to make his death sure. Tho mamwas dressed in sailor garb. There is no clew to the murderers. Tho vic tim ,1ms been iden tiled as Georgo Lavender, a Norwegian sailor. Ilttftiimiitlon of Ihn IMut! (Ham Work . Cliartcrl PlKsiwium, Pa, , Sept 14. One of the most despicable schemes of which n mafii' 'could bo guilty was laid bare in tho local pension office. A pension at torney lias been urging tho old soldiers to organize and assassinate President Grover Cleveland nnd Secretary Hoko Sm'.th of the department of tho ntcrior. Thunum is reputed to be o sound mind, but in the light of his In famous schemu his reputation on tha, point will likely need investigation The pension attorney has been enraged at Secretary Sraitk's endeavor to make th nensioa Haw veil ef hoaor.

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FHt LAKE SHORE ROBBERS.

IrrH al l'urnnittl m Short Dktunre by e Nlierlir I'uhd WHh a Lively KschaRR of KhoU-TIi Fmm HHhk Afoot, ComHleil to ilvr tip the ChateA Meratid I'wrty Ih Hot I'lirault. Toi.Kdo, O., Sept 14. A special to tho Commercial from Osslan, Ind., says: A dispatch from Kelseyvlllo, Ind., a little town in Whltloy county, about sixty miles from O.ssiau, and along the lino of tho Nickel Plate, says that a fruitless attempt to capture five of tho Kendallville train robbers was made at that placo at S o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ever since tlio robbery occurred a sharp lookout litis beeu kept for the robbers. Yesterday afternoon, between 4 and B o'clock, a colored m 1.1 man about S3 years oiu, moumeu on a tlrjd-looking pony, covered with dust and dirt and wearing slouch hat with tho rim thrown back rode In at tho gatoway of tho farm on what Is known as tho Spring Grove road, owned by James Stauberry and ssked for something to cat The pecuar appearance of tho man and his nervous manner arouseu iur. tanoerry'a suspicions, and while not daring to refuse him outright, ho hesitated, and entering the house, called his wife to the door, thereupon the negro wita threatening glance called out: "Oh, you need not be afraid. I am going to pay for it I've got money," at tho same time pulling from his pocket a well-filled purse. "I wnnt something to eat,, and I want all you've got," he said, and then went on rap idly to explain that he had ridden ahead of four companies and that they would be along in a few minutes. 'We are going to stay in town and show you farmers what a real wild west show is like," he said as he seated limself on a chair in the kitchen. Stnnbcrry now, thoroughly fright ened, but not daring to leave the farm, proceeded to help his wife in the preparation of the lunch for the unbidden guests, managing meanwhile to impart to her the suspicion he had about the negro. Ho told her he was sure that the negro was one of the Kendall ville train robbers, and nearly caused her to faint. However, tho two managed to call their little child, Lizzie, aged 10, into tho room and whisper to her to slip out the back way through the cornfield at tho back of the barn and into the town to tell Marshal Harrison to come with a posse of men as quickly ns possible. The latter rapdly spread the alarm, and in less than ten minutes had succeeded m gathering about twelve nervy men. armed with guns, clubs, stones, revolvers and other means of defense. At Harrison's sido was Thomas Wilkinson, a man nearly 55 years old, known as the pluckiest man in Whitley county, and a veteran of tho war. The party, with as little noise as possi ble, made for the Stanberry farm. When within but short distance of it they caught sight of the other four men turning the corner of the Spring Grove road and hastening to join the nejrro who was now standing in front of the farm house waving to them to come on. The posse hastily turned aside into a little natch of woodland, but Wilkin son insisted on riding ahead holding in one hand a rille. He had not pro ceeded ten yards along the road before the approaching party caught sight of him and whistled a warning to the ne gro and turned the other way. Tho latter turned quickly and reached for his hip pocket. Without stopping to think of the consequence Wilkinson took deliberate aim and fired. With a yell of pain tho necrro nulled his hand away from his pocket and rushed toward his pony, which was still standing near the gate, jumped on its back and started to loin his companions, who wero still standin? undecided whether to como or turn back at the turn in tho road. At this point Wilkinson turned in his saddle and yelling to his compan ions "Come on. boys: we've got 'cm now," dashed in pursuit of the ne gro. The relief headed by tho mar slml ouicklv emerired from their hid ing place and joined in the pursuit. The robbers, for such they, undoubt edly were, held their ground for e moment, .sending a vollqy of rcvolv cr-shots into the midst of the party, then turned and started down the road. The posse followed them. Wilkinson and Harrison, who were mounted, led. The chnso was useless, however, Wilkinson and Harrison were mil-mntehnd. and fearinir tllO loss of lives gavo up the pursuit after chasing a mile. Another nosse is in hot pursuit In the first volley fired by the robhors a vouni? fellow nnmcd .lames White, who keeps a grocery at Kcl seyvllle, was shot in the arm, but nnt. M-riouslv inlurcd. Tho robbers turned on Wilkinson and Harrison twice and fired at them, but saw elearlv that ther had the advantage and contented themselves with laugh inw sarcastically at their pursuers. The nearest village to Kelseyville Is the hamlet of Saturn. It is impossi bio to communicate with tho people there, and tho robbers need not necessarily pass through tho place, as the Spring Grove road runs along tho out side of tho village and toward Iloan nk,. The country lnstwcen the thrco places is rather wild, and there will bo rtientyoi nmmir ihuvui. mu villc people havo a good description o: all tho robbers. Two of them wir negroes. RIO BOMBARDED. The Oarriftow cl the Htronneat Fort . Harm for the KebrU. D London, Sept 15. The DailyV News has the following from Itio do Janeiro The attack of tho rebel fleet on tho forts beiran at 9 o'clock yesterday The orarrison of tho largest and strong' est fort has declared for tho rebels. Tho bombardment of the town began at 11 o'clock. The town has a deso late annenranee. Tho people who are compeled to remain are greatly excited All business is at a standstill. T afar ia fail of alamla raor

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FLAMES. Marahflettt and .luactloa City, Wta. Mere Ihr-, as the Kutt of Forest FlrrtIle'adwood, N. D. Ih ImmlHtHt Dunitor llomeleM Mothers with Their MabM rievlag from the Fiery KlemeHt Hlfh Wind IlrlvlHic the HaglNg Flame Before Them. Maiwhkiki.d, Wis., Sept. 14. For many days forest fires havo raged incessantly in this vicinity, burning many cords of wood and much lumber and property of settlers, but to-day, fanned by a galo from the west, tho flames wereat their worst.and to-night, in a blinding smoke, a score of families are homeless nnd mothers with their little oues are fleeingrom tho fiery cloioent to this city. , t Word was received here at 2 o'clock this afternoon that Powers' station, nt which place thero is a battery of coal kilns, was on fire. Tho station is two miles north of hero on tho isconsm Ceutral road. A posse of men attempted to go there to render assistance, but tue blinding smoke drove them back, while those who reached this city from the switch reported that the homes of Joseph Harth, Frank Swickok, llnls Harth, Jos. Itobet, Frank Kurth, 'loin Gaffney, Pat Powers; John Puppy, John Hyland and several other fam ilies, whose names could not be learned tiad lost everything, barely escaping with their lives. A brick-yard was also burned. At 4 o'clock tho fire had gained this city's limits but was met by every male citizen, who battled manfully and suc ceeded in keeping it out Reports are being brought in hourly by smoke-begrimed people who livo near here of settlers who have been burned out. The whole country secmj to bo on fire. An estimate of the loss cannot be made at this time, but it will reach many thousands, with but littlo insur ance. A message was received at 7 o'clock from McMillan, five miles west of here, asking for help, saying that the town was doomed unless help came. A special train has been sent from hero to take the families from McMillan. The telegraph wires between this place and Spencer, on the Wisconsin Central, are down. A passenger train due here at 7:20 p. m. reported tho bridges burned north of here. The city is under military control. It is a night ong to be remembered in Marshfleld. A long dispatch from Hlaek River Falls states that a stiff breeze has been blowing to-day, fanning the flames in tho burning timber nearthat city, and to-night tlio city is surrounded by four fires. It is feured the fires will spread near enough to this city to destroy property. The dumage to timber will be extensive. At Merrill, Wis., a high wind has been raging all day, which has fanned the smouldering forest fires Into flames. and but for the fact that the wind ia going ncarlv west the city would bo in great danger. Terrible destruction to farms and property has been done. The Pine River settlement is threat ened with total destruction. Already several farmers have lost their all there. Tho same also applies to the settlements south of this city. The woods are all on fire, and no estimate can be made as to the total damage done. No lives have been lost so far as known. At Depere, Wis., the place is filled with smoke from forest fires west of j that point The smoko is said by old residents to be as thick as during the Peshtigo fire. At Oconto, Wis., the atmosphere is black with smoko from the forest fire. No rain has fallen for two months, and the surrounding country is as dry as bone dust Deadwood Threatened With Destruc tion. br.ADWOOD, S. D.. Sept 14. The for est fire which has been threatening this city for the past three days 1ms to-night assumed the form of imminent danger. It is now burning a tract of very heavy timber a mllo distant and coming straight toward the town. Everybody has turned out and is en gaged in cutting down trees and endeavoring to check tho Humes, so far unsuccessfully. Tho fire is training steadily. At 8 o'clock to-night all tho firemen were ordered back to town, nnd only citizens were left to fight the fire. Entire destruction of tho city is threatened. Marshfleld and Junction City Httrnln. Milwaukee, Sept 15, 1:30 a. m. A telegram just received at the W isconsln Central railway train dispatcher's ofllco says Marshfleld and Junction City are burning. Marshfleld is on the main lino of the Wisconsin Central railway in Wood county, and has a pop ulation of 5,000. It is a lumbering town and considerable furniture is manufactured there. Six years ago tho town was almost wiped out by fire. DestrncUve and Ill-Timed Fralrle Fire. GutHRIK, Okla,, Sept 14. A man comintr in from Paviie county states that a prairie fire hns been raging 1 the Pawneo reservation for twenty " . . - four hours, burning everything before it Scores of horses and cattle belonging to the Indians havo perished and tho crass and tree foliage is all UC' Rtroved. which will causo additional hardship to tho settlers who go in 1 r thero Saturday. A lire also started northeast of hero last night, burning offnlanro tract No lives wero lost. bat a number of boomers had their tents and outfits destroyed. An Kmpty Trcasary Secures Immunity for Desperadoes. ElXKNsnuiio, Wash., Sept 15. Tho nrosccution of tho notorious bandits, Jim McCarthy and Ross Lewis, for the robbery of tho Rosslyn bank, has been dropped, the state's attorney belngunableto eet money to securo tho at tendance of Important witnesses from outside tho state. An effort will be made to hold the niitWs for assault to murder and dis charging firearms promiscuously In the rtreets. Jim McCarthy is a brother o the desperadoes killed la th Delta (Cel.) rettery ft few aaya ago.

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The Tree Lautftve rrteelaU Of the plants used ia manufacturing the pleasant remedy, Hyrtip ef Figs, has u peruninontly beneHeml effect on the human ay tern, while the cheap vegetable extracts and mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines, are permanently injurious. Höing well in! formed, you will Uho the truo remedy only. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.

Thk chef makes no pretensions as a sharpshooter, but be can hold hit uwu at the rauKe. Eluilra Gazette. Deu't Laugh At people who are nervous. It ia brutal to do so. Their aflliction is very real and dlstrcsalng. It can easily bo remedied, however, with Uostotler's Stomach Uhlers, a nerve tonio of leading merit, indorsed by uyslcians and of long standing in popularity. It restores and cultivates digoHtlon, regulates the liver and bowels, und pro. vents malarial, rhcumutio und kidney trouble. It is pura and eflluacious. BcnooLMASTKR "Why was ft that his preat discovery was not properly uppreci. utcd until Ioiik after Columbus was dead!" Nineteenth Century Hoy "because he didn't advertise." 'Life Is a battlefield oh which we fight for lame." To preserve health in this fight, use Boecham's Pills, 'J5 cunts a box. The littlo that goes a great way must bo a sunbeam; but ufter its inconceivable travel you can stop it by a mere wink of your eye. Puck. and I Bcliaro that an ounco ol prevention is worth pound of cure. Wo had dull heavy heiidachi-s, a littlo exertion tired us prcatly, and my appetite was very poor. So wo begun to take Hood's Sarsaparllla and tho cRcct was like magic, restoring us to perfect health and preventing severe sickness und doctor's bills." J. II. Toi.es, 143 ISth St., Ban Traucisco. Got IlooU'g. HoodVP Cures Hood's Pills euro constipation. Try a box. The Greatest Medical Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERY. DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROXBURY, MASS,, Has discovered In one of our common pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula down to a common Pimple. He has tried it in over eleven hundred cases, nnd never failed except in two cases (both thunder humor). He has now in his possession over two hundred certificates of its va'v.c, all within twenty miles of Boston. A benefit is always experienced from the first bottle, and a'perfect cure is warranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are affected it causes shooting pains, like needles passing through them; the same with the Liver or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being stopped, and always disappears in a week after taking it. .. .LIf the stomach Is foul or' blTOus ÄpHtt cause squeamish feelings at first. A No change of diet ever necessary. Eat the best you can get, and enough of it. Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed time, and read the Label. Unlike to Dutch Process No Alkalies OR Other Chemicals are wed in tke preparatiea of W. BAKER k CO.S reakfastGocoa ehteh M afcaefHtefy pure mnd eoluble. tttiaiainMUnn three timet the itrenyth of Cocoa mixed I with Starch, Arrowroot or 'sunr. and Is far more eco nomical, totting lets than ono oetit a cup. It la delicious, nourishing, and XXILX DIOESTEU. Sld r 0 wra rywtrs. W. BAILEE k CO.. Dorahoeter, Mam. UtMt SfyUs L'ArtDeLaMod. T ALMKE PLATES. AIX TBB UTaflT riKIS AI M imi rmo. t3 Orirr It rr K dgfttarM tnl tnt for Utnt number te W.J.MlKMR.IIUkt-r, &EatlllktNw Vrfc. Ely's Cream. Balm WILL CUKK CATARRH rlee SO Ont. Atml r 81 m Intoeaeh noctrU. Kbt HROS.,66 WarrM Bt-.N.T. WANTED FIRST-CLASS HOMES FOR FIRST-CLASS CHILDREN rr AtMtlM r Stfetroh. OF AZJC AflM. Apply CHIK.UKEN'M AI OCIETY, KMrnAlO, T rlrn Stwt, HICAÄO MTK AMI t(US AI Xa (nrf I aaa ii ilia p aaaaawaaai a i i i ssssssssssssa ftwaft 4 laHatlaftf. NOTICE S3 . n BICYCLESat rota Own Frle. Was UrtVi t tIM (w. Ort. J10S wa DON'T FORGET iJ3& Kl2mirM, owe. rMjire aTtiferartMS4 MRLLIII WKUSt

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