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SHERMAN STILL LITBS.
The Last Hours on Earth of the
Old Commander.
ANXIETY At THE BEDSIDE.
Weary Watchers Wait for the End,
Tho Sick Man in a comatose State
allDay.The Career of General
shermau-HIswarRecord.
NEw York, Feb. 13.-1:l5a.m.-GeD.
Sherman is resting quietly. His cOndi-
ton is slightly improved.

EEw YoRK, Feb. 12.-Twelve O'Clock
There is no change for the worse in
General Sherman's condition. The
doctors agree that II he continues as al
present there is u chance for recovery.
The condition OF General Sherman
during the latter part Of the afternoon
was encouraging up to as late as five
o'clock. At that hour q change for
the yorse took place and 1t was
with difficulty that the sick man
could breathe. Those at the bedside
thought that the hour Of dissolution
had come, and Drs. Alexander and
Green sent in great haste for Dr.. Jane
yay. Tie General lay In q comotose
state, and II was difficult 10 rouse him.
lie could open but one eye, but the
doctors thought he had no pain.
During the evening many. persons
called and many left their cards. They
all received the came answer, "Doath is
now question OF hours only"
II was decided by the physicians in
attepdance 10 hold a consultation at 8
o'cIcck. The Generals private secretary
aaid soon after that the doctors were
confident that II they could keep the
General alive for the next twenty.four
hours he would survive.
AT 10 o'clock all was quiet about the
residence. On tho sidewalk opposite
the house quite large crowd Of people
stood watching the Windows Of the
chamber where the sick man lay fighting
the battle for life.
Il:4O p. m.-Lieutenant Fitch has
lust left General Sherman's residence 70
spend the night at DR.. Green's
house. He said that at eleven
o'clock General Sherman got out
Of bed, and walked half across the loom
without assistance. He could not speak,
but appeared TO recognize those IN the
room. The General had to be helped
back TO bed. He was very much ex'
haultad
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FRANK P. JONES, Agt.
wHEE11Mr. w VA
CIVIL SRRYlCB INDIAN AGENTS.

A Letter from Presldsnt Harrison TO the
Cambridge Civil Service Reform Associa.
ton.
BosroS, Feb. 12. : The Cambridge
Civil Service Reform Association has re-
ceiyed letter from President Harrison
letter in answer to their address of
January 81. Among other things the
President says: "Your reference to the
recent outbreak among tho Sioux AZ af-
fordlng convincing evidence OF the me-
ceesity OF change in the manner Of ap-
pointing Indian agents leads me 10 saw
that have not found in yery fnll ex.
animation Of all the facts from all
sources evidence Of any deterioration In
the Indian service. Merrill Gates Chair
man Of the Indian Commission, declared
to me that upon the whole the Indian
service Is now in better condition than
ever before Imay add, that before any
special appeal had been made to me
from any source, the subject OF includ.
ing Indian agency clerks and employees
in the classified service had been under
consideration"
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Officers Elected, aud LeGislation Recon-.
mended 70 Congress and the Legisla-
ture. .4.
Special DtSpatch 70 he Iateupener.
CnARIEsroN, W. Va, Feb. 12,-The
State Grange to-day endorsed the Con.
ger Lard bill and will send resolutions
asking its passage. The Grange will ask
for the passage of a bill providing that
the official seal OF the Assessor be affixed
to all bonds, mortgages and evidences OF
debt, showing that they have been as.
sessed, the failure to do which shall de-
bar such bond from being collected in
courts.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
two years as follows: Hon. O. II,
Knott. of Jefferson, Master; T. O. Atke-
son, Of Putnam, 0verseer; o. B. Blsh,
OF Richie. State Lecturer; H. NJ. Tnr.
ner, OF Jefferson, Secretary.
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ONLY AApAY.
ONLY&ADAY.
The GoG.FleminE Contest Committee Gets
Nothing Extra for It's Work.

The GoR.FleminE Contest Committee Gets
Nothing Extra for It's Work.
Special Dipateh 70 ne htelliOaeer.
oHARtEsToN, W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
Finance Committee has had under con.
sideration the claim OF members OF the
GOO. Fleming Contest Committee for
$3.50 each for services in addition 10
regular 81 per day. Ex.senators Pdce
and Flourney appeared in behalf Of Kee,
Lively and sprfgg and Senator ?. w.
Morris in behalf Of himself aud Judge
Maxwell. The matter was argued at
some length in quite au able manner,
but the committee decided the claim
coull not be allowed on the ground that
the Constitution only allows members
Of the Legislature 81 per day and as only
members Of the Legislature could serve
on the committee and they in the
same capacity ~ Il the tegislature yai
In aeBei0p.
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Mhnl aensrnl iIlles Ha, 70 a..

CHIpIdoI Feb. l9l-Gen. Miles when
asked to-day whether he had anything
to say In regard to Col. Forsyth's rein-
statement said: ~ know nothing about
the action taken at Washington. do
not care 70 make any statement in re.
gard TO Il, nor do l care to review the
case. l made careful study Of the mat
ter and did what | thought the exigen.
cies Of the case demanded. What l did
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pIllon and o,Rrion Arre.tsd

FoLKEsroNr, Feb. l2,-Messrs. Dillon
aud o'Bsien upon their arrival at this
place from Boulogne-sur.Mer, volun.
tarily surrendered Themselves to the
police authorities. Shortly after their
arrest Messrs. 0'Brien and Dillon in
custody Of the police boarded the train
which was in waiting for the Folkestone
boat and proceeded 10 London.
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| is not likely anything will be dene in his
absence, and II is safe to predict that
nothing will be done for several days.
SCHOOL BOOKS NAMRD.
The Educational sub-Committss Makes
some Radical Changes in the School Book

The Educational Subcommittee Make
some Radical Changesi in the School BOOl
List.
Special Di,paseA % he IR.elioao1.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 12.-The
Joint Education Committee will meet
tomorrow night and probably decide
upon a bill prescribing text books. The
Sub. Committee met last night and was
| in session until a late hour. It decided
| to report fayoring the substitution Of
MontRomery's histories for Holmes &
GoodFich's; Ellsworth's copy books,
McGufy's spoilers aud readers; But
ler's Physiology; Mitchell's geogra.
nhies; Hyde's Lessons in English and
Hmyey's Grammar for High Schools.
The report will recommend the exclu-
sion Of Harvey's Primary Grammar,
Dana's Geology and Burrows Geogra-
ply OF the Heavens. l..
Macy's Civil Government for common
schools and Fisk's for high schools will
be recommended .inscase the bill pro.
yiding for teaching OWL government
passes. For supplemental reading, a
large list will be recommended, includ.
ing the Waysids series and Classical
Eoglish.
Reliable Statistics in the Office Of the
State Superintendent of Schools show
that there are now more than thirty
thousand grammers in the hands OF the
children and fully twenty thousand his.
tories. The new history, mont
gomery's," recommended by the Sub
committee, will cost sixty cents in ex.
change for the old histories, which
means that the people Of the State must
give up their old histories and pay the
Boston publishers $4,000. In the
grammar matter, it will cost the State
not less than $4,000 to change from
Harvey's grammars to Hyde's language
lessons, a9 recommended by the sub.
The sentiment Of the subcommittee
seems to be anything for change. The
lction OF the sub committee is not gen.
,rally known, but some who have votes
laye eothold OF it and are commenting
IN 1t adyersly. There Is fair prosneCt
II a lively conflict II the full committee
eports the finding OF the sub committee.
There are 6lteen book agents here and
ourteen OF them are massed against the
present contractors.
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AHunrurlan,s Torriblo p.,,.

MouSr PEASANT, Pa, Feb. l2.-Andy
Gonda and Steve Hovaners, Hungarian
miners, got into a drunken braWl laSt
night and Hovaner severed Gondsis
iugular vein with a digger's pieF a
second blow sent tho pick thronSh ,hs
halt dead victims skull, GonJs I.,i "a ~
q pool Of blood and expired in = lew
moments, The murderer was captured.
Threats oi lyuchinR are freely made. .''
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8a'aaoe Me- As'sl', Dc. 81, isoo-.-.I57asa,ooi o.
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Natural Gas Explosion.

LAFAYETTE, IND, Feb. IA fright.
ful accident occurred from an explosion
Of natural gas in West Lafayette, a
suburb of this city, at 4 o'clock this
morning, by which four persons were
injured, two fatally. Ruth A. Jeuners,
an old lady, and her son are horribly
burned over the whole body. The
house in which the explosion occurred
and one adjoining were burned to the
ground. The explosion is supposed to
have been caused from the accumula.
Of gas from leak in the main pipe.
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NV Gonldl Yorr Sink.

ST.. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. l2.-Jay
Gould was taken suddenly III this morn
ing, and by edict Of his physician started
ior New York in his private car at II :l5.
de ip accompanied BY DR.. Mum, Miss
Helen Gould and Miss Mccall. The
nature and extent Of his illness 10 not
known, as the party left st. Augustine
on special train At ten minutes notice.
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j. Hop Woods Married.

Special Ditpatch % tAe Intoli0eaeeT.
Mr. LAKE PARK, MD, Feb. 12.-Mr.J.
Hop Woods, prominent attorney of
Phllippi, W. Va, and Mrs. A. NJ.
Sargent, Of Keyser, W. Va, were united
in marriage here yesterday by Rev. O.
Z Clarke, pastor Of the NJ. E. Church at
OAKLAND.
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They win NToI,a +, To,.

BtRMENoHAN, ALA, Feb. la-willIam
YoungbIood, of the the Republican Ma.
tional Executive Committee for Ala
bama, states that Immediately after the
adjournment Of Congress, President
Harrison, Postmaster General Wana-
maker and other members Of the cabinet
will make tour Of the Southern States,
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Democrats In Caucus.

Special DtSpdtch 70 the Ia.elltgencer.
CHARLEsroN, W. Va, Feb, 12,-The
Democrats cauCused again tonight on
the redistricttng matter, and were in
session until nearly II o'clock. No de.
cision was arrived at and they adjourned
till Saturday at 1880 p. m. Judge Fer
guson thinks Colonel Freer's bill is
nearly the right thing.
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CrScrSNATr, Feb. l2.-Howard Doug.
lass, assignee Of the nsuber Watch Com
pany, has applied to the Probate Judge
in regard to terms Of agreement Tor the
release Of the Chicago property Of the
assigned, now under attachment, Hthe
Court consents the assignment will be
raised and the shops put 70 work March
l. The creditors have consented TO q
raising oil the assignment.
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sooyraAEE, P4, Feb. l2.-Thsre is no
sign of q settlement of the coke strike.
The men atW. ]. RAiney'S works re-
fuse to leave. 1t is openly asserted that
a party Of strikers numbering 1000 will
march against these men.
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IMARY ANN pOUGaERTYs PENSION
Comes Up for Cons liberation In tho Senate
Mr.. CookerIll Ohtoeks

NSAAAe8 W ava SS@NhASAs@SNSAA AA taAN SN.-e-tN
Mr.. Cookerlll Objects.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 12,-In the
Senate to-day large number Of pension
bills were passed, including a pension o.
500 month to Gen. N. P. Banks. An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Dawes
to make it $500, but owing to the oppo'
sition exhibited he withdrew the
amendment.
The bill granting a pension to Mary
Ann Dougherty having been reached,
Mr.. Cockeril objected to it, and Mr..
Blair moved thatit be considered not
Withstanding the objection. Thereupon
Mr.. Copkerill declared that the bill
could not pass, as there never was such
an infamous bill, adding that the woman
was drunken debauchee.
Mr.. Blair contented himself with
scowling at the Missouri Senator ant
withdrawing his motion.
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LosDOx, Feb. lS.-At On esriy hOuF
this morning the body OF young woman
was discovered in a secluded locality in
Chambers street. She had been horri-
nv tashed with o sharp instrument,
That Jack the Ripper" is the murderer
d not doubted.
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San FRAxclsco, Feb, 0=Ths CALI
tornia Athletic ol1b has received a tele.
gam from Fitlsimmons saying that he
would give NO definite answer abou,
meeting Jim Hall until after his theatFi.
cal engagement % concluded,
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Colonel Freer's Bill.
~

spsel1t DLsputeA 70 H's 4HtAtVEicT'
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 19.-No
meetingof the Rsdistricting Committee
has been called, and Colonel Freer is
holding his bill. as stated in the INTELLI-
oENoER Of Tuesday, awaiting develop
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wheeIlpe's Committee on Deck

SptcIdl LH5pdIch o tas INltsIt0tNeeT.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2l.-
Messrs. A. W. Campbell, Peter Farrell,
Mayor seabright and James B. Taney
the committee appointed the citizens
meeting at Wheeling, arrived tonight.
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Special DispaleA 10 he IateEtOeHor.
wAsn1SoToN, D. O., Feb. l2.-Repre-
sentative Atkinson is suffering with a
bad case Of grip. He is able to go to the
Capitol for an hour OR two q day, but is
not in condition to give much attention
to business.
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RiolinR gtFiIIerS.

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 12.-Ariot among
1000 non.uuion men and sympathizers
outside the Clark Thread Mills occurred
this evening. A body Of police charged
the crowd and fred into the air. Stones
were thrown and several persons were
hutk
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CHATTANOOGA, TESS,, Feb. l2.-The
Tennessee riysr has passed the danger
line and is still rising steadily No Beri-
ous consequences will follow. Thou.
sands Of logs have driited past, all from
the wreck OF the boom at London, en-.
failing loaa Of more than $4,000.
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1 would do again under the same cir.
cumstances. / expect to receive no Of.
fetal notice Of the action taken from the
fact that Col. Forsyth is not under my
command but is in Gen. Merritt's de-
partment.
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THE STATE GRANGE.

officers Elected, aud Legislation Recon-.
mended TO Congress and the Legisla-
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Special DtpateA 70 ne h.teEfgaoer.
WAsnIxeroN, D. O., Feb. l2.-Pen'
sions granted to-day: Original-John
Vinegar, James O. McMillen, William
Leeper, Elias Parsons, John Minerd,
John Guns, John F. Deaner. Increase
Philip SiRler.
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speei0t O'a'aseA % uN Ilteutealea'
CHAELEsToN, W. Va, Feb. 12.-Noth-
ing has been done in the ogdin-Morris
contest case. Senator P. W. Morris, ol
the subcommittee, viii leave for home
tomorrow 70 be gone several days. II
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rA.. fl.mhlara RIillad. .

BurTE, Moxr., Feb. PA desperate
Array IN q saloon this morning resulted
IA the 6hooting Of three CANDLES, John
LeTan, James Boyer and William
sherrin.
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RurlletI nrn n,n.,. na,,

houonToN, Mrcn., Feb. l2-o,ta
KrellWitz waB terribly burned abs,,t ~ ~
tIce SsS ! ana neck, both hands and foot by
aus az costume being accidentally set on On
HRe py another maSquerader at q BAN
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Tho Aver BANK Muddle.

AYR, MAss., Feb. 12.-President
Hsrtwell, Of the North Mlddlesex 1nsti.
tuition for Savings, said this morning
that the deficit occasioned by Cashier
spauldinR's transactions will reach at
least $4,000. The examination shows
that Spaulding has been for some time
practicing q forged balance system in
the accounts Of both the First National
bank and the savings institution.
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He was made colonel OF United States
infantry in May, 1861, and commanded
a brigade ut the battle OF Bull Run, hav'
ing been promoted to be brgadie.r
general Of volunteers. In October, 1861,
he succeeded General Anderson as COM
mander Of the Department Of Kentucky.
The Secretary OF War asked him how
many men he should require. He an.
swered: "eixty thousand to drive the
enemy from Kentucky, and two hun
dred thousand to finish the war in this
section" -,
This estimate seemed to be 80 wild
that he was reputed 10 be insane, and
was relieved from his command, bul
events proved that he was more sane
than most other people. After the cap
ture OF Fort Donaldson he was placed In
command Of q division Of Grants Army
Of the Tennessee, and performed sigma
service in the battle of'shiloh. ITO hi
individual efforts" Gays Grant, u wa
indebted for the success Of that battle.
There he was slightly wounded and haC
three horses shot from under him, ant
in May be was made Major General.
AGAIN IN COMMAND.
FROM July to November, 1852, hi
commanded at Memphis, and through
the campaign at vicksburg his seryicel
were conspicuous and valuable. II
commanded one oi the three corps II
that siege, After the fall Of VicksburE
he operated successfully against Genera
Joseph E. Johnston. In October, 1858
he was made Commander OF the De
partment OF Tennessee, and toineS
Grant at Chattanooga in the middle Q
November; was in the battle oi Mis-
sionary Ridge (Noyember %, 1853 ant
then moved to the relief Of Burnside II
East Tennessee.
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FoR scruiula in every form Hood'l
sarsapaIilla Is q radical, reliable remedy.
It has an unequAlled record Of cures. 9
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TuE MARCH TO THE SRA.

Early in 1884 Sherman made a de-
structive march eastward from Vicks'
burg. In March he was appointed to
command the expedition against at.
lanta, which he led with great skill and
success, from Chattanooga MAY O %
the capture Of Atlanta in September. He
commanded in that campaign the armies
Of the Cumberland, the Tennessee and
the Ohio, numbering nearly one hund'
red thousand men, with 254 eannons'
He chased General Hood into Northern
Alabama and, returning to Atlanta,
marched to the sea. taking possession oi
Savannah late inDecember. Then he
pushed through the Carolinas north
ward, encounteEing Confederate forces
here and there under Johnston, and IN
April, 1865, received the surrender Of
that commander and his army at Dur
ham Station.
General Sherman had been made Ma
jor General OF the United States army
In August, 1884, and in July, 1885, wa
promoted 70 Lieutenant General. o1
the 4th Of March, lss0, he succeeded
General Grant as General.in.Chtei o.
the armies Of the United States. and re
4ajned command until he arrived at the
age OF retirement, and Was succeeded By
Genesal Sheridan. Since his Tetiremen
from the army General Sherman hai
been living IN New York City.
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JACOB L. GREENE. President.
JOHN N. TAYLOR. Vice Pres't.
EDWARD M. suNcE. Secretary.
D. II. WELLS. Actuary.
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GENERAL sHGRNAN's CAREER.
The Life of one of the Greatest Milltai
Ch,.,c,ora NJ Madam TtuaeR.

Tho LIfe Of one OF the Greatest military
Characters of Modern Times.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born
at Mansfield, Ohio, February 8, 1920
and graduated at West Point in 1910
He was brother Of Senator John sher
man. His father died in 1920, when he
was adopted by Thomas Ewing. whose
daughter, Ellen, he married in 1850
He served in the Seminole war and In
September, 1850, was made commissary
with the rank Of Captain. In 1853 he
resigned, became broker In California
and, practicing law for awhile IN Kan
sas, was made superintendent Of Q new
military academy established in Louis
When the Louisiana Convention
passed the Ordinance Of Secession, Cap
tain Sherman resigned his charge.
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A Letter from President Harrison 70 the
Cambridge Civil Service Reform Associa.
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Surplus by Companys standard. .......SI, $4,000 10
Surplus by Legal standard a per ct) S,lCeOOo %
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Ratio of expenses of management
toreceipts In O.s7 per cent
Policies in force Dec. 81, 1880, OI,l41
IngufiDR a,to ~, -,o ~
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Discussed IN 1890.
For claims by
death and
nAtured en-.
doWments. 81, ,22l,6Os 6S
Surplus re-
turned to
policy.hold.
ers......,,...~. 1,1I7SS1 %
Lapsed and
surrendered
policies.,... 46l,7O6 90
Total to hOldas..-s5, ,sss 500 81
Commission. to Agents,
Salaries, Medical Kx.
amiaens' Fees, Print.
Ing. Advertising, Le.
gal, Real Estate, aud
all other expenscs..... 7s2elo Os
Ziires.. 2s1,sSS "a
- 6,sSS.7ss CO
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MuRDENEp nY nIeHwAYMEN.
A Mine superintendent with $1,000 Way
lnii-IIIs ConlnnnInn snYes the Gold.

A Mine superintendent with $4,000 Way
lRid-nis Companion saves the Gold.
NEVADA, CAL, Sept. us. ialavotti,
superintendent of the Derbec Drift
mine, was murdered by highwaymen
this morning while coming to this city
with 5000 in gold bars Jus: cleaned up
at the mine. Galavotti and j. D.. Os-
from were in a two-horse buggy ascend-
the South Yuba river grade, six miles
from this city, when rifle shot was
fired from the bank above. The ball
entered the back OF Gulavotti's head,
and emerged from his mouth, causing
instant death. Ostrom struck the
horses with whip, urging them into a
run up the steep grads Just rs q second
shot was fired. The bullet entered the
neck Of one OF the horses, buta turn in
the roadsoon took the team ont Of the
range OF the shooters. 0strom contin-
ued to force the team up the grade,
holding his companions dead body in
the vehicle with one hand. Reaching
the Mount Vernon House, ostrom left
Falavotti's body and hid tho bullion in
the brush and then rode to this city to
notify the officers. Several squads OF
armed men are starting for the scene Of
the murder.