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ATTEMPTED SELF-DESTRUCTION
A Dishonest Bell-Boy at the Palace
Shoots Himself.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-George
Coombs, alias George Josephs, a bell-boy
in the Palace Hotel, shot himself through
the right breast tonight just after he was
placed under arrest ON charge of en-
bezzlement. he was removed to the
Receiving Hospital. where the bullets
were extracted by Police Surgeon
O'Brien, and the patient was put to bed
under guard OF a police officer The bull
lets penetrated the right lung, and the
chances for Coomb's recovery are slim.
For some time past the guests of the
hotel have been making the lives of the
managers miserable by their numerous
complaints of missing money and Jew
elry. Despite the sharpest watching.
valuables would disappear and COM
plants come in.
Last night special police officer Garrity
placed some marked coins in purse in
the room and hid TO await developments.
Soon CoombS went in the room and took
the purse, and was making his escape
when captured by Garrity He was then
placed in one of the side rooms to await
the arrival of a regular officer.
Realizing that the proof against him
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NATIVE SONS.
a New Parlor Instituted at Ama6lor
CITY.

n new IaFIOf instituted at AmaOOr
City.
SUFFER- CREEK, Feb. 20.-C. NJ. Kelly,
District Deputy of the Grand Parlor of
the Native Sons of the Golden West. ina
stituted keystone Parlor, No. 173, in Am
ador City last night, assisted by the fol-
lowing officers: E. J. Gregory of Sacra-
mento, Grand Trustee; r. C. Rust of
Jackson; c. T. Lagrave OF lone City: l.,
Burke of Plymouth; f. Lemon of Dry
town, and j. 81. Tibbits of Sutter Creek.
The new parlor has membership of
forty-two.
After the installation ceremonies tthe
new members and visiting brothers.
eighty in number, adjourned to the dim
ing-room of the Amador Exchange,
where sumptuous spread of refresh
ments were in waiting. The following
toastS were responded to: ''Our Organi-
zation,' e. j. Gregory; sour Pioneer
Mothers" r. c. Rust; :'our Native
Daughters C. 81. Kelly; 1.-The Press. y
c. t. Lagrave; "Our Pioneer Fathers -
j. n. Tibbits. f. Lemon rendered a solo
entitled, "a Native sSon in a Barbed
Wire Fence.'
On adjourning three rousing cheers
were given for the success of the new
parlor.
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PITCHER FRANCE.
The Man Who will be the NIainstay of
the New Sacramento ,rearn

The Man Who will be the Mainstay Of
the New Sacramento Team.
o. B. France, the ''south-paw'' twirler
who is to officiate in the box the coming
season for Sacramento, is probably one Of
the best left-handed pitchers i'll the pro-
fession. He is considered to be the equal
of Kilroy, of Baltimore, and Ramsey,
late of Louisville. He is 25 years of ago
and native of Akron, Ohio. He is 3
feet 10 inches in hight, and weighs 1G5
pounds.
He began his professional career with
the Akron Club of the Trio-State League
in 1883, doing brilliant work. The follow.
ing season, 1889, was the star pitcher of
Fort Worth, of the Texas League, and ac-
complished the feat of the season, OF
striking out bity-two men in three sue
cessive games. Last season he was with
Houston and did phenomenal work until
the disbandneut of the Texas League.
He then went to Seattle, OF the North
Pacific League, and led the pitchers of
the above League. He will, no doubt,
prove tower OF strength to the Saera-
mento Club,
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Oregon LeyisIatpre.

SALEM Orr, Feb. 2O.-The Senate this
morning indefinitely postponed the
House bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Worlds Fair exhibit.
The Legislature, in joint session. TODAY
elected the following officers: Railroad
Coinmissioners-George w. Colvig, OF
Roseburg; Robert Glow, of junction City.
and a: n. Hamilton, of Union. Fish
bell, George T. Myers. Pilot Commits
sioners-J. f. Halloran and B. +. Bock-
ard, OF Astoria, and J. A. Brown Of
Portland. Wood Commmissioner. w
w. Baker, of Portland. State librarian
j. B. Putnam,
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Suicide by StraupuIation

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 2o.-This morninp
the dead body of John Heinrich was dis
covered in corral hanging in the corner
OF the fence. He had fastened piece OF
bale rope to the corner of a post, which
was only hve feet high. ana death had
come from strangulation, as he was found
on his knees. Heinrich was a dissipated
gambler. His wife instituted proceed
ings for divorce the day previous, and il
is supposed this weighed on his mind un-
til he determined to kill himself.
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Emperor william Speaks.

BERLIN, Feb. 20.-Emperor William,
at dinner given in his honor this even
ing by the Brandenburg Diet, said he was
aware that much he had recently done
had changed many of his people. 1t was
necessary, however, for them to confide
IN IN hln, with view only to the welfare of
the whole.
In our time" he added, ''when dis
loyalty and other vices steal through the
WoTld, when an ocean of printing ink
anu paper Is laylshed to embarrass and
darken everything, you must hold with
me; l remain calm in the hope that you
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RAILROAD Contract Let

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20.-A contract for the
construction OF torty-five miles OF rail
road from San Quentin, Lower Cali
fornia, to Trinidad Pass, has been let by
the Mexican Land and Improvement
Company to r. A. Graham, and work
will be commenced Immediately. The
work viii commence July 1st on the road
leading from Tia Juana south, to connect
with the former road at Ensenada.
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Swan the Colorado.

YUMA Ca. t.. Feb. 2o..-One thousand
cattle from Eastern Arizona and Southern
California-bound, swan the Colorado
River this morning.
The washouts on tho Southern Pacific
West have been repaired Work con-
tlnues on the track between Yuma and
TUCSON. The first train from the East is
expected to morrow,
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Lady Injured by n 6,oxr.

REDDING, Feb. 20.-Yesterday Mrs. J..
c. kempton, living four miles from Red
ding, on the Shasta road, while attempt
ing to pet q COW just purchased, was at
tackled by the animal, which caught her
in the abdomen by the horns, making a
cash four inches long. The wound was
sewed up. Mrs. Kempton will recover.
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NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
Steamers to Be Put on Between Jana
and Portland

PORTLAND orr, Feb. 20. = General
Freight Agent B. Campbell of the Union
Pacific received cable dispatch to-day
from Frank Upton of Kobe, Japan, stat
ing that he has chartered the steamship
Sussex for a line between Portland and
Japan, and that she viii arrive here some
time in April.
Mr.. Upton entered into a contract with
the Union Pacific about year ago to put
on line of steamers here, but by the
terms of the contract he was allowed a
year in which to begin. Owing to the
failure of the rice crop in Japan he did
not deem 1t advisable TO start the line
!ast summer, but his contract will expire
May 1st if the line is not put on before
THAI time, so he has made arrangements
to have the first ship reach here IN April.
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Chinaman Sentenced to Death.

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 20.-Lee Doom, who
was shortly convicted of murder in
the first degree Tor the killing of VIM.
Shenon, was sentenced to death by Judge
Murphy to-day.
John J.. Austin, who was ON trial for
embeZzling county funds, was acquitted
by the jury. There is still another charge
pending against Austin, but it is doubt
ful whether it will be pushed or not.
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Verdict for PIeintin.

MODESTO, Feb. 2O.--The jury in the
libel case of the Judge a. Hewett VS.. S.
l.. Hanscom, editor of the Herald, this
evening rendered verdict. All special
issues were for plaintiff, while the dam
ages We're assessed at 81. The verdict is a
yindication of the plaintiff upon both
counts OF malteasance in Office and de-
posting an illegal ballot in the ballot box,
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Foul Play Susnected.

TEMPLEToN, Feb. 2o.-Foul play is sus-
pected four miles south of Templeton, on
the county road. A spring wagon and
hat, with gray hair and blood snleared on
the inside of it, q pair of shoes and socks,
a youths new vest, and other articles
We're discovered to-day in the woods. A
hole the size Of u grave was near the
wagon, the contents having been appar-
emily removed. The officers are hunting
for evidence,
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THE PACIFIC CABLE BILL.
1t VIII Meet With Strong Oppositio
in the House.

III w LII lhSSt with SIrOng ODnOSitlOn
in the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The Hawaiian
cable proposition will be the only item in
dispute when the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill comes into the confer
ence. At a meeting of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee yesterday, Repre-
sentative McCreary, of Kentucky, made
an argument against allowing the para
graph to remain in the bill, and Messrs.
Andrew, of Massachusetts,, and Hooker,
of Mississippi, coincide in his views.
With the exception of these three mem
bers, however, the committee has decided
to retain the paragraph, but reduce the
amount of appropriation to Sl50,000, as
proposed by the bill which the committee
had already reported to the House. -. -.
A yea and nay vote will be demanded
ON the proposition in the House, and as
all the Democrats and quite number Of
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Standard Oil Company Purchases

PARKERsBURG CIV. Va.), Feb. 2O.-The
Standard Oil Company has just pur-
chased 10000 acres of land in Green
County, Pa, and Monongahela and
Marion counties, of this State; also the
entire county of Gilmer, outside of the
county seat, and nearly all of Dodridge
County and part of Mason, and they are
negotiating for other tracts.
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who held an inquest on the man who
took strychnine at Griffith's ranch, found
his name TO be Westry Logan, leading
member of Smelling Lodge, +. O. G. r.,
aged about 50 years, a brick molder by
trade, and that he came to his death by
dose of strychnine taken with suicidal in
tent, instead of accidental, as supposed.
The body was taken charge of by the
Smelling Good Templars, and buried with
honorS of the lodge.
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California Wines.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20.-About twen-
ty OF the leading vino men of the State
have formed an association to establish a
branch exhibit of California wines and q
cafe, where wines may be sold, at Chicago.
1t is the intention, also. to establish sim
liar institutions in other large Eastern
cities, If the Chicago exhibit is success.
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THE THIEVES CAUGHT.
Plan by Which the Southern Paci
Cars Have Been Robbed.


Cars Have Been Robbed.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 20.-For some time
past the cars on the Southern Pacific have
been robbed shortly after leaving the city.
Sheriff Gibson and Deputy Russell sew
eral days ago arrested the leader. H. F..
Parkins, and to-day captured the other
two members of the gang, Ralph Murphy
and John Wilson, who are now in Jail
The plan was for Murphy and Wilson
to break into ears in the yard in this city,
and when passing Parkins' place, three
miles out, to throw the goods by the side
of the track, when Parkins would take
them in. The thieves would then 90 to
Tropico, a mile or two further, when they
would escape from the car, walk back to
Parklns' house, and divide.
The officers have straight case. It is
believed that all the men will plead guilty
to-day.
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Chile Revolution

LONDON, Feb. 20.-An official dispatch
received at the Legation states that the
revolution is confined to the rebel squad
ron and troops at Tarapaca. The greater
part OF Chile is quiet. and the regular
troops and national guard are supporting
the Government. The accuracy of this
news is doubted among commercial
firms.
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Attempted Assassination

BUENos AYREs, Feb. 20.-An attempt
was made to-day to assassinate General
Roca, formerly Minister of the Interior.
Inc would-be assassin was imprisoned.
A state of seige has been declared here.
force OF artillery has been brought to-
the capital from Zarate, and the troons mt
Palermo are held in readiness for an
emergency. The public has become
much alarmed
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Mrs. A.-''What a pleasant person Mrs.
Greene is to visit! She always receives
one so courteously, you know, Mrs. b.
why, that's the only reason that / do
not call upon her. 1t is sign OF vulgar
lty, don't You know, to appear so pleased
were not in the habit of receiving com
pany."
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The Pacific Railway Case.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-In the Pacific rail.
way case (Los Angeles cable road, in
which an injunction was asked restrain-
ing Charles G. Whitacre from prosecuting
his claim for 100000 due on a promissory
note, Judge Horton decided to-day that
Whitacre had a right to prosecute his
claim to Judgment.
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The Resolution ReIected.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-In the Commons
this evening Morgan's resolution in favor
OF the dis-establishment of the church in
Wales was rejected-235 to 253. The an
nouncement of the large vote in its favor
was was greeted with loud opposition cheers.
Gladstone made speech of considerable
length, which was greeted with much
applause, in favor of Morgan's resolu-
tjnn
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Lieut.. Casey,s Muraerers CAPTURED.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-A dispatch received
at army headquarters to-day from Gen
eral Brooke announces that Lieutenant
Cloman, of the First Infantry, has cap
trTred the Indians who murdered Lieuten-
ant Casey and herder Miller The arrest
caused no disturbance. They will be
tried by civil authorities.
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was convincing, the boy pulled out his
pistol and fired the shots.
He has been in the hotel about five
years, and had an excellent reputation.
Friends say that Jessie-street poker
club is responsible for the downfall.
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Hungry Higgins Say, can't you stake
me to a dollar?'' Mr. Bizz-.Aren,t Won
coming it rather strong ?'' Hungry
Higgins-''Well, see in the paper that
you was payin' . cents on the dollar ~
Indianapolis Journal,
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.Ex-Empress Frederick.

PARIS, Feb. 20.-Ex-Empress Frederick
OF Germany is thoroughly enjoying her
visit, taking long walks and visiting the
shops.
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The Napa County Tragedy.

NAPA, Feb. 20. = Frank Miller, ar-
rested in San Francisco on suspicion OF
being one Of the Greenwood murderers.
was brought to Napa tonight. He will
be inspected by Captain Greenwood to-
morrow. The officers do not think Miller
one of the men. Miller was also wanted
on d battery charge for beating man
almost to death two weeks ago.
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It Was Case of Suicide.
MERGED, Feb. 2o.-The Coroner's jury
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PALL-BEARERs sELEcTEp.

ST. Louis, Feb. 20.-The storm of rain
and sleet ceased tonight, and was fol-
lowed by cold wind, which promised TO
get the streets into a presentable shape
for the funeral procession tomorrow
Pall-bearers We're selected this evening,
as follows: Military-General Pope, Gem
eral Beckwith, General A. J. Smith, Gen-
eral Turner, General Warner, Brigadier-
General Barriger. and Commander Cot
ton, U. S. n. Citizens-Judge Samuel
Treat, Daniel r. Garrison, Isaac II. Stur-
geon, Thos. E, Tut, r. p. Tansey.
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SMITHS,
10l d 108 FULTON 81.
CUP sTAIRsl. Harlem Branch,
l5t and 1853 East i75th st
TRAMPS STILL AHEAD.
Conneeticut's Present Laws Against TAsu
Arc . Failure.


Coaneeticut's Present Laws Against Then
Arc . Failure.
Wn.LIMANT1c. July 12-Connectieut has an
iron.bound. copper. fastened tramp Law.
enacted q few years ago. that provides that
persons begging within the State. or tramping
from place to place without visible means Of
support must be arrested. and. ifthsy are con-
victsd Of the offence. sent to jail for long
torn.
At tho time whom the law was passed tramps
fairly swarmed In the State. but twcnty-four
hours after 1t went into effect there was hardly
a vagrant in Connecticut. The word went
abroad mysteriously among the kniRhts Of the
ground: that 1t was best for them to keep OF
1t. and for q year or two the statute was rigor.
oGsly sntoreed against tho ieM S Svaggrsnts g, Who
ing out that kesping Iusty. hearty tramps 10
m o .s T.
trsmps. tram the they found found It cheaper to tap them on on
the country while In tho city the Officers. lot
thom sleep In the lookup lust AS they used to
do. and said nothing about 1t.
telegraph has worked again. and all the va
grants have swarmed into tho State. Tramps
.y
the number Of tramps on tho road in this state
from the fact that In tho last year in this small
cities tho Sousauds Of 'D, ioad kni9Sts are furnished
with lodging each year.
Now the town authorities in all quarters are
problem. In this borough and several other
pieces p they arc debating 4 proposition to es.
!se food ana odeine iurnisSed s1 Pst 81 The town. W.
It Is possible that the tramps will aiso, ,be 81
TO work st macadamizing the streets 10 this
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PASSING OF A GAY MAN.
How He and His Family shone Brillisutiy
and Then Went Out.


WESTERLY. r. l.. June 12.-In tho opinion ol
the people OF Westerly. Mr.. Bert K. winsor
who for the last year kept tho bright little
Winsor Hotel here. was one OF the livslisst and
most fascinating gentlemen they had ever met.
He walked with light step. looked the whole
world in the face. smiled blithely at fate. and
shed personal magnetism prodieally and with
blooming luck.
Mr. Winsor kept the hotel just twelve months.
owed about every business man in Westerly.
charmed everybody. and at noon tho other DAY
he sauntered for an hour about town in his
swsllest suit with his little pet dog tagging after
him. finally stepped jauntily on the 2:30 Shore
Line Railroad train. his dog following him, and
in an instant was gone. Where he has gone
his creditors would like to find out and are by
no means likoly to. though Butcher Brown Of
Niant,c village, who 10 his heaviest creditor.
amt who took the next train for Providence Is
prowling about that city. looking for Bert. Mr..
Brown first took hasty inventory Of the, Win
covered that the fugitive landlord had skinned
everything valuable from the house. and put
Not only did Winsor skip away. but BY an-
%a sa ESd 5 s. Ssd S..1 6s S sP Sd
his niece. Miss Keith. Strange stories are now
circulated about all the Winsors and Miss
Keith. It is affirmed that the hotel keepers
With the who pre-
woman is he!r daughter. not Bert's and that
Miss Keith Is his daughter BY his lawful vile.
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LABOR and WAGES.
A Committee tho Farmers Platform-
Trouble Between Taiiors' Unions.

| Trouble Between Iallors' tniOnA.
An amusing hesitancy to medde with the
platform recently adopted by the Farmers
Alliance at Cincinnati was manifested by
several members OF the Central Labor Union
yesterday. For some time that body has con-
tomplated the appointment Of a committee TO
report on tue platform but the delegates
selected have declined to serve. Those who
declined yesterday were George Warner. NJ. j.
Fenton. Harris Collins. George Il. Lloyd
James Doyle. and James p. Archibald. Finally
David Callahan. Secretary jacobson. Owen
II. Carroll. L. b. Murphy. and w. H. Bailey
consented 10 serve.
An official of District Assembly 226. X. OF L..
said tha: men had been discharged on the
Ninth avenue street car railroad fer no other
reason than that the company had got wind OF
their belonging to the Knights. Delegate Doyle
said that hearing had been refused to a COM
mittee appointed by the C. l.. U. to interview
the suptrintendept. The c. L. U. declared u
yesterday that the new scale Of wages fIom
association have been blacklsted by the man
Patrick Coleman, Recording Secretary Of the
At the meeting Of the central Labor Fedora:
,on. ton yesterdaay was reported @ that at an EN-;
and that members Of the Brotherhood OF Tail
ors had taken their places. This was serious.
and 1t was said that a lockout OF 1000 Of the
INDECENT Iaborers on the east side might thus
be precipitated. A committee was appointed
to try 10 adjust matters
George Mcyey was elected to represent the
Federation at the International Labor Con.
Rress at BRUSSELS. with August Deiebar as
alternate. Lucien Samial will probably 60 for
the Socialists
General secretary Hayes Of the Executive
Board OF the knights OF Labor left town on
Saturday night but Will return to-day. COM
mitteemnn Wright had nothing to say yesteI-
day as to the mission OF the two in New lOrk.
He said that both expected to depart tonight.
and that they might be moro communicative
before they went away. Officials Of District
Assembly 226 sad that the men were hero to
settle internal dissensons OF an unimportant
nature among the knights,
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SOME OF oLD MAssrs WAxa
rriraitive Ideas or Marriage s.a Diverce
and y strong Love or Liberty.

BAN CARLOS. Ariz. July 4-Another scouting
party that was sent out to ronnd up Old
Masse, has returned with the usual rsport that
| II followed his trail until provisions gave out.
and then had to quit. Scouting parties have
/ been prowling around after Oh. Masse since
! 1886. but they never catch IN with him and
| probably never will until he grows too old and
| blind to find trail, and gtopes Into cav
airy camp by mistake.
Masse Is d Chiricnhua who always has tecn
on the warpath. Ho was with Geronimo In
1886. and assisted that willy warrior In the
capture OF Gen. Crooks command in the Sierra
Madre. When Geronimo accepted. much
against his will. a Job 10 teach Sunday school
III Florida Old Mnssc was compelled to wipe
OF his war paint. put on a new pair OF army
trousers, and climb into car bound east. BY
The time hr had seen Kansas City and st. Louis
iackie. aud. steaiing a carbine and revolver
train and and COX II the Ta, trail al or Arizona. " 'n'
On the way back 3id Masse s, Killed two Co,
Tier s' sinaws I stole % some horses. and IS tnsn
continued his way home: but the snuaws did
not not proSe M ITO, to be all that his fancy painted them
vation.
His arrival at tho White Mountains was re-
bcen after him ever since.
los and Sonora and keeps his memory green in
the minds OF settlers and prospectors By taking
pot shots mt them fio.n behind rocks and mes-
quite bushes. Not long ago he was prowling
about near Fort Apache and saw an old sQuaw
and her dauRht er passing along tho trail. He
thought he wanted the daughter. but had NO
use Tor the old woman. SO lls shot the latter
and took a brida! trp with the young sQuaw
over the Sonorn line.
=, But again. bo was disappointed in love.
Conjugal infelicity soon developed. and Old
81 procuring divorce In his own simple wav.
Mrs. MassG legged hard.for her life and as Old
MRssG was In better humor than usual, he laid
aside his rifle and told her to go back to her
grandmother.
She had long. weary march over the noun
Trims. but fl ally reached tho ngency. and told
her story. And that ia how II happened that
When Masses gets so old that he can't sight
rifle he may return to he agency and DO good
indian. Until then he will keep the warpath
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wh,,k-y. aud Not Koch'. lymph.

DRIDGEPoRT. July l2--The cnse OF Charles
Dalaam, a bridgeport young man. who was
trea 81 in tho emergency hospital for con-
Sumption by means Of Koch's lymph. is an odd
one. When he entered the hospital he was In
tho last stages Of tuberculosis and weighed
oaly II popnds. After he had received q few
S godd FL. rrs az
liinn. and he slept soundly. At the end OF the
iirst week his weight had run up to 1876 pounds.
Jiut suddenly all his symptoms changed Tor
The worse and he became "a wreck again: The
puzzled phy -icians have Just discovered what
was tho nouble with him. Balaam found the
cacha ay where me hoSpitsl Yhiskey was kept
town almshouse and will die.