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A Gsvcrnmcnt Agcat Robbcd.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March IA. q.
Smith, recoiv or of materials for tho govern.
men. at Muscle Shoals canal, was robbed Of
$500 on Friday while proceeding from tho
bank Al Florence, whore he drew the money,
10 the chief camp on the canal. He had
proceeded about twenty miles, when hc was
suddenly confronted BY three men, who
preeensed pi,sols at him aud commanded him
10 throw up his srms. They then dissrmed
him and relieved him Of all the government
money Ia HE possession, leaving, however, bis
watch and sci ofhi, own funds, Amer TAX.
Ing Tho money they forced Smith y accom-.
pany them through dsuse wood for twenty
miles, and then left him. Ho made his way
back 10 camp, reaching l. on Saturday at
noon, having searched for II through the
woods Tor nearly twenty.fcut hosre, Tho
men told him they had been lurking In thai
neighborhood sinco Chris,Nu 70 commi' the
robbery. No efforts will 30 spared 10 tilee'
thoir arrest.
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A circus Party Fir. 4 ON

Shreveport, La, March l2.--On the up
trip Of Birds floating palace and opera house,
It stopped alta place called Bayou SAene, on
the Atchafalaya river, to give performance.
II seems that Dan Rice, on former occasion,
had had difficulty in thetown, and several
parties under the influence Of liquor boarded
the boat in search OF him. Dan was NOT
aboard, however, and Captain Bird, The
manager, thought !! best not 10 give u per-
formance under the circumstance. Drunk.
on parties on the bank fred into the boat,
one of tho balls taking effect In the arm Of
Mrs. Nevarro, one Of the actresses, who wal
standing on the upper deck, which disabled
her for some time. Tho ball was extracted
here yesterday.
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Matters nt Hergan.

Special to the Herald.
Morgan, March H.-Mr. Jno. Jay Har-
court, of Galveston, a representative of the
Gulf Colorado Il Santa Fe railroad, has
been in town several days in consultation
with our citizens in regard to tho route of his
road through Morgan, and to-day submitted
a proposition to q large meeting Of citizens,
which was accepted BY their giving bond to
secure tho right fo-way 10 tho Brazos. thus
securing this road through our town. It was
learned from Mr.. Hsrcourt that be had laid
a proposition before the people of Meridian,
which they had also accepted, and it can
now be safely asserted that this line will be
finally adopted, in consequence of which the
people Of Morgan are highly elated.
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number of persons in this city who get an
old horse, doctor him up until he appears to
bo in first class condition, and then sell him
to some ignorant coualryman for $40, 500,
or 500. Whom they have pocketed tho
money they show to the doludoa buyer how
ho has been victimized, and at lsstget him TO
sell the animal back TO them for a few dollars.
have horse which has been sold several
times in the way haye stated, and as l am
determined that he shall not be used rs an
instrument for robbing ANYBODY else, Ishall
shoot him myself At IL o'clock to-day.
Those who have been robbed by this horse
are invited TO be present"
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commercial Failures.

New York, March :l4.-Brads,roet pub.
fishes the following: The number offailures
throughout the United States and Canada
for the past week was very large, equal to
the record of tho preceding week, but tho
firms wore Of less importance. In the
south there has been falling of of about
40 per cent. of tho number of failures, as
compared with those Of the previous week,
while in the ea,tern states, especially Massa.
chusset,s, there has been m increase Of
about GO per cent. 10 the middle stases the
per cent. IL about the same, the number in
New York leading tho list.
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Galveston,

Special TO the Herald.
Galveston, March l4.-News of the aesasi.
uation of tho Car of Russia created intense
excitement here.
A. g. Mslloy, collector ofthis port, entered
on duty to-day,
o. g. Murray. Of the Santa Fee railroad,
left for St. Louis to-day. The commissioners
ordered tho district attorney TO look after
their share Of the amount gained agains.
Walker sbond'men rs the crime WAS COM
mtted in Galveston county. The name was
changed to Liberty county. A squabblc is
looked for.
DR.. johnson was to-day elected county
physician.
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A murdered Brur rc,uar

Port Jervis, N. Y. March .l4.-Jshie
Aumick, a brakeman on tho Erie railroad,
was shot on Tuesday nigh! last by . gang
OF tramps, who boarded the train and re.
fused to leave II. The tramps threw him
from the train after they had shot him.
He was soon missed, and search was made
for him. He was found near Stirling Juno
ton, nearly unconscious, with bullet hole
in his hcad from which his brains were
oozing. He was brought 10 his home Il
this village. where he died, at z o'clock this
morning. Noarrests have yet boon made
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WeRtherfOrd.
Special to the Herald.

SpecIal % the Herald.
Weatherford, March Ia. The burglar who
broke into the store houses of 4. II. Fost
and Doss & Engs.rim Thursday night. was
captured yesterday by Constable Franklin.
He says bis name is William Burton, and
that ho is from Colorado. Papers found in his
possession show heis from Gainesville, Texas,
and that no was gambler there. The stolen
articles were sll recovered and returned to
the owners.
s. N. McNight was married to Miss Lizzie
Palmer last evening at the Presbyterian
church, Rsv. Mr.. Griffin officiating.
Prohibition is much discussed. A majority
say give the people chance to vote on the
qu estion.
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Tho Freight Car ROBBERY Cass

Chicsgo, March l2.--1hore were some
interesting developments to-day in The freight
car robbery cpse, more arrests being made
and more property being recovered By the
police. Thomas Dowd, an employc Of the
Illinois Central, who was supposed
to wstch the cars In the neighbor-
hood where the robheries &C.
Cured, was held for completely. An Italian
boy WAS also arrested, but at tho corner or
Michigan avenue and Fourteenth street the
pel'ce found bags OF coffee, barrels Of oil,
boxes of hats. cases of shoes, bars OF pig lead
and a quantity of other merchandise, ,all sup.
posed 10 be the proceeds Of recent railroad
robberes. The total value Of the stolen
property so far discovered fools up to be-
tween $50, 900 TO $4,000. More arrests are
to follow tonight, rs a large rumber Of
thieves are said 10 have been Implicated.
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Houston.
Special to the herald.

Special to the Herald.
Houston, March 14.--The city Of Houston
entered suit in tho district court against the
First National bank for the amount of bach
taxes unpaid. There have been no taxes
paid the city since 1876 by this bank on d
capital stock Of one hundred thousand dollsrS.
The amount sued for is SO $50
The Bohemian club to-day received let
tor from the president of the press associa-
tion stating that the executive committee
had decided to hold meeting of the asso-
citation at Houston on the End Tuesday in
May.
Weather cloudy and threatening rain.
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A ytrglnia Tragedy.

Norfolk. Va, March li.-At dusk on
Saturday evening as Thomas MCPHERSON
William olds, William Whitehurst and a
man named Fisher were leaving Princess
Annie courthouse in wagon, theY wore fired
into from m ambush on the road. William
Old wss instantly killed. Tho second shot
struck Whi,ehurs,, who died almos.
immediately.
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Hanged bya Mob.

New Orleans, March li.-The Democrats
special from Handsboro, Mlas., says Ed Tur-
ner, colored, who committed an outrsgo on
tho person Of Mrs. Michael Mcintosh, on
March Clh, wss taken from tho Jail NJ Mis-.
sissippi CITY Saturday night by a mob Of
80 or 60 masked men ard hanged 10
trte halt mile from the Jail.
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Jenersonyillc, o., l4-Mr. Jacob Schllcser.
rich old farmer aged a., and the owner oi
several large farms in Bethlehem townshlp.
this county, disappeared from his home n
Wednesday night last. Miss Ada McIntyre. i.
aged % years, daughter OF ono OF his tsucnie'
disappeared about tbs same timo. The psrs
ties were married In Louisville, and reurued
homo quietly. twas not made known that
tho parties wcre married until Saturday,
whoreupon the prospective heirs are greatly
disappointed. =.
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Washington, March 1.-The president
sen, tho following nominations 10 the Senate
to-day Stanley. Matthews, to DO associate lus-
scc Of tho United States spprcme court Don
A. Pardcc. Of IIouislaus, " DO Unined states
Judge Of tho fi.h JUDICIAL circuit court J.
w. Powell, Of Illinois, 10 bc director Of tho
United S,Atcs geological society.
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Marshall.

Special 10 the Herald.
Marshall, March l4--Peter Warner, col.
ored, living near Hymau springs, had his
stables, two mules and four hundred bushels
Of corn, burned last night. The origin Of
tho fire Is not known.
Hy Hall, an old citizen Of Harrison county,
died Saturday night
Officer Hnndern arrested several gambler,
Saturday night Nothing has been doac
with their cases yet
Marshall 10 steadily improving.
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Atock.x xaiscrs' convention

Special to the Herald
Fort Griffin, March li.-Tho convention
OF the Stock Rsisers' association,of northwest
Texas was called 10 order to-day at 10
o'clock a. M, by President j. U. Carter, Of
Palo Pinto COUNTY. There are about two
hundred and fifty prominent cattle mon
present and the convention is working vigor-
ously. Much opposition Is shown by tho
members sgainst the senate and house bills
relating TO the lease by tho state Of tho pub
lie school lands.
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Landed Mt Last,

Baltimore, March 1.-THE steamshIp
Lsgnele, which arrived this morning, brought
tho captain and crew Of the schooner Annie
Carson, a. j. Carson, master, Of phIladsI.
nhia, which sailed from New York on tho
7th for Savannah. The schooner M
abandoned March llth In latitude 36, north
longitude 7S. AZ west, In . :.sinkIug condition.
The crew was taken aft by the bark Darling,
Captain Anderson, from Cuba for Boston.
and transferred TO the French steamer yes.
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or For mexico,

New York, March IA "A corps OF on.
glneers and asistsns numbering twenty
Two. including . physician, sailed for Vera
Cruz yesterday By the City Of MEXICO.
They arc 70 be employed on The main limo
Of railway trsm the City Of Mexico 70
Laredo.
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Jacksonville

Special 70 tho Herald.
Jacksonville, March i4.-At the ezamin.
lDg ,rial Of Banks and Millasd Cover and
OswAl, The tenant for The killing Of The mo-
gro Bob LILY, ths Two Covers were honosa.
bly, acQultt d, while OswAl was held under
5000 bond, which was promptly farnhAed,
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unueu. Of Renuhilcan Sc nators.

Washington, March l4.-Tho republican
senators met In caucus this morsing, but did
not complete their lists for committee men,
bership. Itisis therefore probably that tho
contest for the organization Of the senate will
be postponed until tomorrow, and that Sitcr
early adjournment In the afternoon the 70.
publicans will again 10 into caucus.
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A Nuicide nc Drcnlsam

Special to the Herald.
Brenhsu, March AL ]. Keil, aged Al
q saddlo-trec maker. who has been on rro
srscsed drunk some umc, and hsd no. solpl
for three days Saturday night, took an ounce
and n half " lsudanum Sunday night aud Is
ccrp.c. The coroner's verdict Is that Il
was suicide. He lesycs II wifs and three
children.
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Carver scots xhoting Match.

London. March IA Tho shooting natal
between DR.. Carver and MI. Scott "
continued In Westminster aquarium NAtur.
DAY evening, At tho ond Of the nlghg6
shooting the total scores stood, Cclye1.
%, 90; Scott, 86, 81. Only 70 hallA hsVj
been missed out ofS000. ', ), ''' '.
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Harry 0enet Dor teneed

Now York. March l4.--Harry Gsne&, x (:
the convicted Tweed ring Of thieves Voo
sentenced to-day BY Judge DsnIsl Mayor u /.
eight months and 70 pay I hne of @ools ~ 4
stand convicted tlll paid. A;
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LNdics lrish-Amorican Land League.
New York. March l4.--A mass mssllue
W" held tonight at Masonic temple. Brook.
lvu. undor the suspicous Of tho Ladies' Irish-
American land league. Seven hundred 81.
sons wero present, q majority being laaloe,
Mrs. Psrnell. the seitatof's mother, ATTENDED
and spoke for half an hour. She was a.
quantity applaudcd. 4 n.
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Iae Wiil ehsst;.l. Iler.c.

Warrington. March li-"I sm goius to
shoos my horss to-day" ::::ssld John Byror,
. wsll.known hcess dsAl.f, this morning.
Twill tell you Nhy 10 adisd. 9herc src 4
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RpocIaI 70 tho H6Falds I M 7lII-| n
Bryan, Texas, March ll.--wilk Am
ses 70, con Of Nj jim Astln, vtll.t
farmer OF thls county, ran oif On rtiday.
has not BEEN heasd from. He d aupp6oo 11
have gous 10 DAllas II &
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thrower was not arrested. but disappeared
In the crowd. The troops have taken The
oath Of allegience 70 the new emporor.

In the crowd. The troops have taken The
oath Of allegience 70 the new emperor
THE IMPERIAL FAMILY.
St. Petersburg. March 14.--The imperla
family to-day swore allegiance 10 Alexander
III. The court officials will swear their
allegiance at l o'clock this afternoon.
CONFESSION OF ONE OF rHl AssAssINs
Tho Novoe Vremijs states that The man
arrested Yesterday has confessed. He threw
the frst bomb, but denied oil knowledge OF
the person who threw the second. In Ad-
dition to the revolver which the prisoner
attempted TO use. a dagger was found on him.
The name he gave Il believed TO DO false.
The Gaulos states that the prisoner Il
twenty. one years Of sge and native Of
Borovitcher in the government Of Nsvorod.
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LIFE NOT Valued BY THEM.

man about forty years old, who gave his name
Joseph Kanter engaged in the boarding
house at No. SO Orchard-st. week ago. He said
he was native OF Turkey and had just landed in
this country. He locked himself in his room Mon
day night and not seen alive again. Yesterday
the house filed with an lntoerale
stencil which evidently came from Kanter's room
The police were summoned and the door of he room
was broken open. The body of Kanter was found
hanging by the neck to a hook against the wall II
decomposed badly that the police were nm
room resulted in the finding of paper on which the
man had written these words in The Russian Ian
glIage: :" have hanged myself" The trunk in the
room bore The name of Jacob Grossman. and
this fact led the police to doubt that tho
mans real name Kanter, The
body was not cut down yesterday and Although the
door of the room kept closed the stencil nm the
house great that Captain Allaire declined to
Keep n policeman on guard there. Messages were
sent to the Board of Health and to the Morgue but
at p. III. no one had been sent To the house Per-
sons living IN the neighborhoOd We're much excited
Rumors were set ailoat that the dead man had been
trunk contained several thousands of dollars
Norah Kelly, thrty-eight years old, of No. 65
Ohyer-st, attempted to commit suicide last night
to hospital and the wound was seven M bv the
police surgeon of the Oak Street Station The police
think she Is insane.
Mrs, Catherine Russell, age fifty-fve, of No 264
Twentethst. Brooklyn, in fit of insanity tried To
jump into the water from tho South Ferry boat
Pacific. She prevented from doing so and taken
home.
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MARTIN COMPLAINS OF INJUSTICE.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 1.-THE case of T. A.
Marvin the man with aliases charged with forg
cry and bgamy. again called in the Police Court
day Commonwealth Attorney Witt asked for n .urther
postponement OF the examination OF the most
important nonresident witnesses could not be here until
September II. Marvin, who appeared without counsel.
strongly objected To continuance He asserted that
snce his arrest he had been treated feon
as "a man who was simply accused of wrong, and he
charged the prosecuting attorney with desiring more
time to continue to poison the mind of the public
through the sensational in order idea
Justice may be botted out and for the purpose
procuring witnesses to appear against Marvin
de mad been denied the right to communicates with his
witnesses. aud. II there to he continuance he
wanted it for month that might have ample time
to prepare his defense.
In conclusion, he said The law presumes that am
innocent until am proven guilty The process so far
inaugurated has been-you guilty, and IL dcvolves
upon you to stay In ironbound cell without the right
OF communicating with anybody your God. and then
you must defend yourself. Sir, such treatment unbe
coming humanity. Were to call il beastly would dis
honor the brute which God has created"
The Police Justice with the consent of the prosecuting
attorney, said that lie would continue the until
portunity of sumTnonlng his witnesses, hut his
respondence should be submitted the officers
jail Marvin, at this raised the law point that the Post
master General has decided recently "A he
for trial Is not to be deprived of any OF his
mail rights and facilities any more than he
would be II he bail He willing put his
them and open them in the presence OF the jailer hut
was not willing that their contents should be divuged
to the lailer The justice said that the Jail under
the control of Hastings Court under that
to the rules OF the jail Marion then taken back
the jail. The courtroom was denscly crowded.
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GENERAL SHERMAN At DORCHESTER.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 7.-General w. II.
Sherman arrived here from New-London, Conn, at 7
O'Clock this morning and directly to the residence
OF Senator Hoari without escort. Later q line was
formed and proceeded to Senator Hoars where General
Sherman, Governor Long and staff were received and
escorted through the prncip streets to the New
Playground, where he received by the
Agricultural Society. On the way the General dis
mounted 10 walk through the ranks of
who were assembled on Court Hill As he passed they
sang Marching through Georgia." and presented him
wi tn bouquets. While passing Plymouth Church the
chimes played the air, and at another point Bat
terry b fired salute of fifteen guns. AT The Fair
grounds General Sherman received by officers
the society and was then presented TO Governor Long
the guest OF the Common wealth well the New
England Society aud the City of Worcester Governor
Long presented him To the people who masscd
around the judges stand in enormous numbers
This afternoon General sherman entertained by
the city government OF Worcester. Later he visited
Grand Army Hall as the guest OF Post No. TO- also the
CUmmonw ealth Club. 49,
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STOR1GE RATES At B4LTIuoRE.

The announcement yesterday that the North
Central Railway Company given notice at Balu
more OF I'm advance In the rate of storage at its
wac discussed good deal In this city Yesterday the
firms having branch houses in Baltimore being espe-
cially indignant against the Pennsylvania Compnnv
which controls the Northern Central David Dows
when questioned In regard to the matter. said that the
Pennsylvania Company had raised the storage no as TO
get rid OF the great amount of grain already stored and
to avoid being Hooded This action had already era
tine price OF grain 1t will" he said "aoct those VIII
have already shipped grain at least TEMPORARILY Per
sons sending grain will be uncertain Just the market
viii stand 1t Will probably affect prices here vet to-
day understand the market better wheat being IN
little"
Field, Lindey Co. have received letter from their
mouse ia baltimore which states that there is general
dgnaton there against the action OF the Pennsy vania
Railroad A member OF the firm said: "Tho result will
probably be that the Baltimore and Ohio will increase
its constituency among the merchants OF Baltinore
There Is no probability that the NewYork roads will in
crease their rates OF storage ago the Baltimore
and Ohio did this same thing when the Pennsylyania
gave notice there would be increase at it's elevators
Mr. Hazehine, of Hazeltne Il AMMAN. said that prob
ably the reason why the Baltimore aud Ohio Componv
had not Increased the rate of because had new
George G Martin, of David BOWS & Co.. said: "The
ac.ve OF the tcnnsyvania Company is outrage but
that TINS thing has been done in Baltimore by one com
pany or the other ifcontnued it will KIN The city IL
done 40 before this great tide OF grain came i'm on Ralt
W"lt ipuytTs "Ouu lnen nave been able
Ing IA II Is, they find themselves with ali this Grain an
hand bought IN expectation of rates of storage
when suddenly there Ia rise OF the rates The simnle
result or such action as ths with precedent of two
years already, VIII be to drive the grain of the West 70
New-YOrk." 60 - N "N'''o
one Oh tne effects OF the grain blockade Baltimore
mas been rapidly To increase the of grain an this
port although the principal reason why the amount t
gram III warehouses and elevators now is double tho
amount OF last year at the hiyh nrcns
~ whe Tue receivers hold it, thus preventing exporters
,rpn t snpl,hS rs they Otherwise might The exports In
wheat alone snow decrease this from last wear mn
10 Tue present date, OF l2,S76258 bushels or abont
Ihirty per cent ana decrease in exports of corn of
loOSo,o|3 bushels, or about thirty per cent The de-
crease III lhe ior Atlantic p0rtss, or wheat 10 1915 297
bushels, ana OF corn, 2l,9S2l4 bushels The present
amount Oh gram ia store at this port is 10O02 s77 bush
els against o,ooo,2l3 bushels at the
me grain III store IL follows: iI655OO bushels of
wheat 3o63 l42 bushels OF corn 26Il 622 bushels OF
oht $500 bushels OF barley 1921 bushels of rye 81 IA
bushels OF peas, and 9l,Osi bushels Of unit.