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Tho zora Burns Murder.

LINCOLN. ILL. Oct. pat the Fora
Burns inquest, Thomas NJ. Dukes, who was
engaged to marry the girl, proved a salts.
factory abb. The father OF Fora testified
that be had shown him Two letters received
from A A. Carpenter, now under arrest or
her murder, and read parts Of them to wit
ness. The dead girl had claimed Carpenter
was owing her some money, and she had
stated before leaving the house that
she was going to Lincoln to try TO collect II
from him
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PALESTINE, Oct. 22.-[Special. 1.-The Pal
est,pe. Sabine & New Orleans Railroad COM
psny was organized here to-day. II runs
10 NJ Athens, Henderson county, through
Palestine into Houston county; thence
through the pineries of east Texas TO Yer
mill 'onville, Louisiana, and thence to New
DREAMS. Capital, $4,000, with privilege
to increase 70 IS, 600 900 The directors sre:
George NJ. Dilley, Joseph Amson. n. Roy
ali, j. +. Jones, James Hand @. K. Dilley.
I'll GammAVe, John Hearne. The road
rom Athens 10 Palestine, eighteen miles
has already been surveyed, and that por'
ton will be completed by April LIST. Plenty
of northern capital is promised to complett
fha rod as proiecfpd,
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.-The general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church. a. the house Of deputies. the com.
mite. reported that 20 give the bishop oil
missionary jurisdiction the right 10 becoms
bi.hop ola new diocese erected out Of bis
jurisdiction, Il would be erpedient %
amend article four Of the constitution. The
numDer Of ech0O's Tor both sexes ls recon.
rnended 70 be increased. The report oil
the committee on canaus was then taken ",
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NASHVILLE, Oct. Pat the afternoon
exhibition Of BArrett's circus, Robert
Briefly shot Robert Bates twice, killing
him. Ten years ago Bates killed
Brierly's brother 81 dance. Or
his release be went 10 work In
a foundry here. The shooting caused some
thing Of panic among the large crowd at
tending the circus, but all got safely out.
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HAwEIEs.

HAWKINS, Oct. 22.-lspecial.I-l'be ca
booze snd one bor-car Of a height train 90
the Texss 4 Pscifc rsilsay, we're ditched
near The secfi0n-houss here at O'Clock
sunday morning, the cSuss Of which it al
ieee1 10 be due TO the nezigct OF brake,-
mar. o. the preceding train, 20 close the
ssitch. The road VAS not cleared up untL
4 O'Clock p m, vhen the eagi-bousd nal
and passenger train. having been oeiainec
ever ircs SD o'clocf = n, pAsssd on There
80 general c0rf1si1n and dsie1iion Of
tre tr.ins from Lake Fork 70 Big San1y.
sincs The late rains We are having pleas
ant weather.
Cotton has been coming in quite lively,
TIE platform and square being cr0wdei
With the beautiful stsbis most ell the time.
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TYLER,

TYLER. Oct. 22.-[Special.I-My telegram
of Saturday should have read: Supreme
court, submitted on briefs and oral argu-
ment, from Morris. Commissioner of APP
peals reported to the supreme court TO be
affirmed: Thompson VS., johnson. from
Jack; Chambers VS.. Brown, from Johnson;
Fuentes VS.. the State, from Travis; Willis
VS.. Cooper, from Hood: Norton ct al. VS.;
Reeker, from Dallas. To be reversed and
RENTED; Hale VS.. Baker 4 Rice, from
Lee; Adams ct al. VS.. Hayden ct al, from
Wilson; Medlin ct al. VS.. Wilkins ct al.
from Bexar; Holden VS.. McLawry, from
Tarrant; Lock VS.. Riley, from Wheeler, To
be reversed and reformed; Porter vs.. Bur
nett ct ST., from Hays.
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R-cHrirrR. Oct. PA barge IN The Pa.
c'fe was picked up By tag a Charlotte
fhis morning. AL hands we're saved.
rntre were four other barens IN
charge Of tbe tug Carbon. which had
broken nrrr in gale. OIs b supposed 30
have gone down With sl hands.
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vGRANBURY.

GRAHBuRY. Oct. 21.-[Special l-All that
rot by your Fort Worth man in regard to
the mob after Lee Walker is Mulhatton
story of first water. Such thing was never
heard OF here. Perhaps he thought to get
up a sensation by slandering the law'abid-
ing people Of Hood county. Public opin-
ion Is greatly divided. Numbers Think him
Innocent. -
The stone building now going up for
Cogsdell G. Traylor will have iron 'front.' and
galvanized iron cornices; in fact will be
finished in the highest style OF the art. :,
The Methodist church is nearly finished,
the Baptists will build one soon and about
800 were subscribed not long since to Sc
cure the state school of the Seventh Day
Adventists. IN,
Mr.. d. l.. Middleton, one of our wealth.
est and most popular citizens, has sold out
and will move west to his cattle ranch,
Trade is fair. though we don't look for the
rush until the thermometer gets lower,
Several heavy rains in the last ew days
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AUSTIN.

5r1k, Oct. 22.-[special.l 1.-The assess
rolls of Clay and Taylor counties have
received, and the increase in the first
$4,000, 900.
Fters fled: Star Hook and Ladder
my, Victoria; Erin Cooperative asso-
b. Jasper county, capital STOCK $l0,-
ulphur Lumber company, Texarkana,
4 stock $40, 600.
roads falling to make their annual
to the comptroller by October 2oth
biect TO 81 600 fine. To date twenty
0mpapies have reported, the most
lant failing-Texas e. New Orleans,
Eon, Harrisburg IL San Antonio,
3 st. Louis. Texas Western Narrew-
Houston, East & West Texas. Re-
rom the following important lines
the following: Gulf, Colorado
ia Fe, total receipts, 81 l57 ,076;
n, Kansas & Texas. total receipts,
A7: expended, 81 693,077. Interna'
\, Great Northern. total receipts ST.
expended, S2,479,e9i. Galveston,
n d Harrisburg, total receipts. $423,
uended. $436 s53 Texas & Pacific,
ceipts, SO ia rs; expended. So $685.
oustou a. rexas Central, total re-
r.. 1872 l79. expended, 1885,. ST9.
nor lrs.aad to-day received
;perin'endknt Hoxie reply
Jeuer NJ September 18th,
to providing separate coaches for
people ne Gays: 1--WE expect to
~ the law, yet from the United
|fi0Nme court conceive it will pre-.
he necassty for rynning.extra cars a.
make colortd mel teke the seat we
With this decision before us take
you'd not now deem 1t advisable fol-
ID on q separate coach for colored
II, however, / am incorrect, l would
t5 be-. informed" to the contrary
or Ireland to-day Replied, regrettjng
I. Hoxie did not zee the propriety
ing on an extra coach, saying: THE
lint make Is a serious one, and in
peace and society. and | have TO re-
sincere regret that you do not see
10 do what other trunk lines in
have done.-' Possibly M. Ho1ie may
bis mind. Possibly, II he don't, the
BIZ may lay the matter before the ex
ion.n
otal amount of bonds purchased BY
e to date are s639, 99s.
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GALVESTON.

rsroN, Oct. 22.- Especial - Miss
Yeamans, 1.-THE Comedy Sunbeam"
ran an engagement at the fremont
ouse last night, skipped town In
by with her lover, Frank Daniels, on
- y r;- tncEailE, leaving The
Nv and Manager Greenwall In. the
be former for G weeks salary due
row, and the latter for $500 advanced
2 the company from New Orleans,
they played In hard luck.
er ]. NJ. Hickey says that
sunbeam" has overdrawn her
In the neighborhood TO the amount
since they started out, and besides
auced her several hundred dollars
the summer, purchased her ward.
N plays, and has expended alb o
pfluup2. Autographs, ETC., and
d 5ust contrscts f{of an additional 81 600
Birth OF printing TO carry their engage
kefs 10 December 3, 1888. He knows
. Gpc Of Daniels. her lover, beyond the
ffhst be Is comedian and PLAYED at
III Biiou theatre In Boston,
~ Joined Miss Ieamans during
,eir stsv in New Orleans and accomps-
IA her 10 this city. He states that his
attract With Miss Yeamens was for three
Ar. from Septembsr 1st 1883, a. salary
800 per week, ami hfty per cent OF the
Iofifs al Of which have been paid In full
~ besides the amount advanced a.
{fafed With two or three ercep-
the members o. the COMPANY have no
~ and are thus paced 20 40
crWe1 has kindly rendered them
n nsr Of The house II they can I'll Mics
'sa1nn'1 part. and By this means raise
ronrh 10 leave he CITY. Mr.. Hickey places
Il Io,s since be started ont a. 50 900 He
4. teIerraphed 20 several points In the
knr| Of catching her. and n successful she
Be brought hack and mfds 70 lace the
- II IA sIafed that Daniels hnd about
IN cash when be len with the
~ a and that they purchased tickets
Louis. IL 10 fhourlt, however, thar
|, clover rusI b eTade puIfuli. and
II hing upft some other polrt
49, - cf police q 9 lac hour
4 -r1tFti n c.tpaicn from l1a
~ L1T1 siT. 1.e miIes from thll
|hf T.Isrn kiI1ItI raIlTsy. saglnf
n.6 q Iss feofaals IN CO 0ty. TIE
-.&I'I,d % brig her down % The
ytr.'f xnd m accCrdknce l1erer q u
|''-r.-.I| - that ~ Sun lean III shire
IL o. ~. bo1fdz a the opsr1-honse %
~. 49, N pole sta'si to-day. IN refer
~ 4. 4 rIF|nfrrrt ln tht Eers. q ftii
.--.I.'~ = 'rt rsId fhsi be would cl1s.
| -. ms Tonight. thar sucn rri no
A. hs lad IooEs1 cfrsfnI|y ma
- rrtI-1 "a fh1s lhzi - Z,
a. nITi1irs IN ID. rrsmIrsl
rninr Ne s1sDdss bstors -
,r.rIl rsi tts srspIss = s,s
- rurfI rTCbIsm< NJ. Con
r-s-cnt, rsks1 iU 90 rrisn
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SIn. Colonel II. NJ. Iroxie and the
taoyerner Exchange Ideas.
Louis: The Usual Reliable Market
Bulletin.
|sion: Grand jury to Investigate a
Contract Award.
kestou: An Actress SkIps the Town
But Returns.
BE Rock: Adjustment Of Freight
Rates Effected.
Eerfeit: Fence Cutters Work and
Their Warming.
o. Interesting News by Specials
ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS.
!. LOUIS. Oct. 22.-[Special, 1.-THE local
on market is without any notable
hge, but the tone is steadier and
beer, with increased activity. Local
quotations.: Low ordinary, 1916
mary. s 3.l6 good ordinary, 95-l6; low
bling, 0 1916; middling. 10 S-le; good
bling. 1917 16; middling fair.
beat, prices lower but closed firm
red, cash, 80 IL to 90 "a; regular,
bn the east side: No.3 red, "a IA to
on this side; 90 IA to 90 "a on the
eide; No. 4, 81 to 1854 on this side,
10 on The east side; in central, No. 2
terranean, 70 ga. In advance; ele-
1.O21 10 is bid for No. 8; and 9S
for st. Louis. and bid for union ad.
y few buyers about the cattle yards
y; receipts light, Business inactive.
de 10 wool is very ligh;, owing to the
CO ofsupplies.
e doing in hides, the prices of greer
fntained.
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MrrroLa, Oct. z7.-rspsciai.I-city Mar
sh.l Ruthsrfosd Errsstsd hers today jim
p~Ittnn. siins Dorsey Chnd. vho y Waited
Al TnrfsonviIls for the murder u Ih0mss
P.rk, which seCurIe1 shout nine months
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TROUPE

TnourE, Oct. p -Ispecisll-J. II. Whit
ney. the party who is mixed mp In the
s.srdsl with the pretty dsuEhter Of the
Jewish widow IN ryie-. arrived here on
this inoruirf's train, and IN an interrles
ralrd that he nd returned 20 meet bel
sfter-in-iar. C0loncI Jsmes, of Iylsr. and
rss uniecided What 10 do unLl he had
sae- that rsufismal. he Cd
not seem to want 70 TAX much. bat
~erf fsr enonrh 10 saT tlrt ~ Tonn-
Law 49, innocent. C0l01el James sulyed
on the no1n train, aD1 this evening NJ
Wtitner slated thaf things rem more en-
c7uragi1f for hin. and inst be would r.
furu u Tyler, which he did IN EDtr ,
wifh CoI1nsl james this evening. Prom
ne tons Of lis conversation "a q th0uzhi
tie mater vii BE- satisfactorily arranged
hrtwern he parties concerned.
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Heath of Mrs. Young.

HARTFORD, Oct. pa dispatch from
Paris announced the death there this morn
ing of the wife of John Russell Young,
minister to China. Mrs. Young was neice
of the late Governor Jewrll.
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THE WEEKLY HERALD: THURSDAY, 0cT0BER g. lsss.

no. Britton 10 also charged with THEFT and
Burglary 10 Cherokee county. An officer
arrived to-day and will take him back to-
morrow.
county has been picked, and the crop will
be about one-half what II was last year.
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HrsmrrrA, Oct. 27-lSpsciI-l-S.y n
s-tf.rfeld. ors Of our leading merchants,
m,dss bfll Of sale Of 81 81 bis property
srd rtock Of goods 70 . Dsllss hrm to-saT.
M John 5. Mzrfi1 q this city and Hiss
1o.ss aurfh. also Of Hsnriefta, we're mar
~ IN Pert Worth Last sweating.
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sENTERFEIT.

SENTERFEiT. Oct. 22.-[Special.]- Fence
cutting still continues. About two miles
of Brooks g. Standifer's pasture the fence
was cut on the night of the 10th instant.
The posts were pulled up aud q number Of
them burned. One was hung with the
picture of coffin tackled to 1t as warning
to the owners of what they may expect II
il In rebuilt. The pasture contained about
%, 600 acres, and the land all belonged to
Brooks & S'spdfer, though this was all OF
their land their stock was not permitted to
run outside. The land inclosed in Mr..
North pasture, which was cut few nights
he owns here, the remainder being open to
the public.
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HousToN, Oct. 22.-[Special 1.-The grand
jury has instituted inquiry into the con-
struction of new courthouse. To-day
they bad six practical builders and one ar
chitect examining the work already done.
1t is understood that the builders united in
condeming portions Of the work. Although
the matter is kept very quiet, the jury VIII
probably investigate the method OF award,
ing the contract by which, it was claimed
at the time, that the county lost over $780,
QUO
The nurse of Ed. Mahoney's little girl to-
day let the child pull over on itself kettle
burped that recovery is almost impossible.
The Chandler Missouri Pacifcs, OF st.
Louis, and the Nationals Of Hous'on, to,
day had the finest game ofball ever played,
in Texas. thescore being 8 to 8 in favor OF
the st. Louis club, four OF which runs were
made on errors of the Houston bows in one
inning in the early part of the game.
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ALBANY.

ALBANY, Oct. 22-[special.l 1--WE have
had a superabundance OF rain in these
parts, and now the trouble seems to be that
it don't quit. -,
The new courthouse is going up rapidly,
and the promises are good for an excellent
aud durable job and for building OF i'm
posing appearance.
The Northwest Texas Horse company at
recent meeting of the stockholders
amended its charter 30 that the capital
stock is $3.50 900 and shares ST. 600 each. The
company's stable will be commenced next
Monday, and the bloodea horses will be
here as soon as the stable is ready.
H.C. Jacobs sold yesterday his pasture
of o COO acres to said company for $3S 900.
The Albany National bank building Is
being speedily completed and BUSINESS will
be opened 10 1t about December lst..
Don't hear OF any more wire cutting In
this county, and it is to be hoped that those
who have heretofore been engaged in that
business have seen the error OF their way,
and resolved to go and sin no more.
Our county jail is empty alter having
had occupants regularly tor twenty-five
months. ~
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f, SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22-GSpecial' Ia pc
tition is being circulated by some ofthe ran
gers requestingthe resignation ofLieutenant
Schmitt. General O. G. Augur is expected
in the city during the week to close his az
fairs. prior to assuming command Of the
department OF the Missouri.
The Federal court met this morning and
the following cases we're dealt with: Il, IL,
Baker, deputy postmaster of Victoria,
charged with embezzling postofiice funds;
placed under a $4,000 bond, and the case
was continued by the government; Ramon
Argandigna, charged with robbing the
United States mail; pleaded not guilty and
was acquitted; Eugene Bella was admitted
10 bail OF $50, and his case continued; Gle
mente Rodriguez, who obstructed the mail,
pleaded guilty and was fined S25 and
costs.
Mexican was murdered there on Saturday,
between the soldier camp and the dance
hall. The murder was a deliberate one,
and the man was shot four times through
the head, being horribly mutilated: There
is no trace Of the murderer, but 1t Is sup
posed to be the result OF jealousy.
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M,KINNEY.

MCKINNEY, Oct. 22-ISpecial.l Last
Saturday evening John Ferguson was shot
and killed by r. A. Kerr, at Blue Ridge,
six miles northeast OF here. r. A. Kerr
had separated from his wife, who was
Ferguson's sister, and had spoken dispar-
aeingly Of her, accusing her Of improper
intimscy with men. Ferguson had re-
scented II and each In turn, on several oc-
casions, had threatened the other with
death, On Saturday. Is Ferguson was
passing the residence Of Kerr, he observed
the latter in the yard and started TO enter,
but was forbidden, and upon pressing
forward was shot. Ferguson :.
brother Of Paul Ferguson.
who was killed for being TO intimate vito
A friends wife q year or 90 ago. Kerr Is
rersrded AZ a quiet, inoffensiye citizen.
ne as arrested, and he has applied for a
writ ofhsbeas corpus, which will probably
be head next Thursday.
BY applying 10 Sheriff Werden, informs.
fon can be obtained Of one bay horse
branded r. p. g., one black horse, one
chestnut s0rrei horse. one light brown
sorrel mare and one roam mare.
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LITTLE ROCK.

LITTLE Rock, Oct. 22.-[special. IAN
important conference was held in this city
this evening at the Office of e. X. Libley.
The parties thereto were George Odds, gen.
eral traffic manager of the Gould lines;
Henry Wood, general manager of the Lit.
tie Rock e. Fort Smith and the Arkansas
Valley route, aud e. K. Libley, general
mansser of the Memphis & Little Rock.
The result is that on the Oath inst, freight
rates will be restored on all the lines:
LITTLE Rock, Oct. % Especial. lat
noon to-day Mayor John D. Adams, OF this
city; G. w. Tappinger,. of Deshs county,
and H. B. Richardson, chief engineer of the
state Of Louisiana, representing Governor
NJ emery. of that state, met in this city and
opened the bids for the construction of the
Opossum Fork levee, in Desha county.
This levee will protect q large portion OF
Lousiana. The contract was awarded to
Robert johnson, OF Memphis at 800 per
cubic yard for earthwork and $50 per acre
for clsanine. The other bidders were Peter
Cassidy, of Pine Bluff; W. Gritty d Reid, Of
New Orleans; John j. Coney d. Co., Of
Arkanq as City, and Gary, Arnold d Co., Of
Memphis.
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sion Of 100 days, and no consideration
proposed TO furnish fresh water iron,
bweotwater lake. Tho matter was referred
TO The committee on water supply. They
also recsnsidsred tho vote appointing
deep water committee. This action was
taken ag'the report had gained ground that
the ac,ion OF the council In apooinrng ths
CON nittso was rshscsion on Celonsl
Mansfield. This the council Unclaimed.
1t is not known what will be done.
Justice Spaun this evening held an IN,
Quest on the body OF julius Frederick, aged
3s Years, native Of this city. who died AZ
ST. Marys hospital to-dav from the effects
OF doze Of morphine, administered by his
own baud, WITH cidai infant. Frederick
belonged IN a vsry good family, beng y
brother Of W J FredesicG. II merchant Of
this city. lie was at one time employed Ia
the pos..oIice, and last winter
was with J W. Oler. For the
past three months he has been
employed rs Waterman at the hospital.
No reas on is assigned for his rssh act, other
than dependency superinduced by intern
persnce His BODY was turned overt to his
family. Mrs. II. Kempner lett $500 dis-
mond ring on her dressing case yesterday
ana went down stairs, when she returned
the ring was gone. Detectives are at work
on the case.
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1T IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF

the B.o0dand onTiCIesit, and Is there
fore fine igIpiJ0rdsit and corrective
in cases OF all cIlrOltto urtGdies which
are associated with an IMPOVERISHED
STATE OF THE BLOOD. These all yield
tothe regulating and nourishing prop
critics of its great food tonic clements
1t compensates for the loss Of citatifU,
induced by COnsiln ptioii, Cdtdf1H or
Bronchial and Throat AFFECTIONS. iS
spiH remedy Feminine Debility anu
reimburse the Female physique ZOE
those losses of Uitdtity accompany
ing complaints peculiar to the ser-
Mothers nursing their own chudreiry
and delicate tcOnaeH who expect 10
become mothers and bring up ci0or--
ous children should by all m cans uso
IL, IL tpiU restore sufferers FROM
Mental or Ncrco as Pr0strdtion arls-
ing from OreT- icork, E.rcesseS or
3,yOtrdcted Disease. It aCtU cure
Drunkenness and the Opium Hdott
for as the appetite grows healthleE
and digestion moro vigorous through
the uso of this Tonic, the unnatural
craving dies away until totally OK
tinct. HishiJhiy beneficial f't Ltrers
C5nupIaints, udIdridt Teuer, ana
ALL lfdldridL Disease; and for tho
debilltating effects OF Ferer of any
Ki.id It has 9ao cTtat. H repairs
sraste, improves Digestion ana up
1,etife. and affords the Dyspeptic m
calid an easily dssiniidJle article
of fosd; and is so pleasant TO the taste
that the most sensitive palate VIII not
reject 1t,
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FORT WORTH.

Fort WORTH, Oct. 22.-[special.l lit is
reported here and generally believed, that
Colonel J. M. Eddy superintendent of the
Texas s. Pacific has resigned, to accept a
position on q leading eastern road.
Sixty entries have already been made in
the trotting and pacing classes of the No
vember races here. This is greater mum
Der than at any other city in the circuit.
George Gloss was arrested to-day on a
charge of lunacy, and will be tried to-mor-
row Gloss is respected farmer, living
twelve miles in the country. One halluci-
nation is that his lightning rod was con-
nected with the telephone system in
Fort Worth, and that the officers
thus kept apprsed of his movement. He
chopped the rod down and wanted to do
the same thing for his neighbors.
The Germans here had a grand celebra :
ton last night Of the landing of the first
Germans in this country 200 years ago.
Sanner, shot Saturday night. is thought
to be in critical condition. Blood poison
Ing isfeared.
The Continental Beef company tonight
elected a cattle buyer and will at once begin
purchasing cattle.