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Ton Little Wnter.


Fort Worth. Tex. special says: Freight
engine No. 2l9 exploded in the Texas & Pa
citc yards ut 3 o'clock this morning one
man being killed and five badly injured,
three. fatally. The engine had been pre-
ported plenty Of water and 12O pounds of
steam and had only been ont OF the cab
fifteen minutes when the disaster occurred.
Massive pieces of the engine were hurled
camt in contact with, and window glass
sixteen blocks away was shivered John
Mills. Il negro knocker, was mangled and in
s1ats HI n man ar under tine ear OF the
following are the injured: w. a. Ford,
seven ribs broken; W. Il. Barrett, left hip
.i-locatel, body and face bruised: III. T..
Hayden. nose broken: 4. NJ. Deats. arm
broken and otherwise injured: Robert
Thornpson. leg broken. otherwise badly in
iurel and sight leStroypl
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Death of n Million.ire.

san Francisco. Feb 2o.-Judge II. c.
Hastings millionaire and pioneer. died yes
terday IN his seventy ninth year. He was
born at Watertown. n. Y, in 1S14 but went
West to attend school. He and Henry
Ward Beecher We're students together at
J.awrenceburg. Ind. He then settled in
Iowa and studied law. He was first su-
rreme judge of the Hawkeye state and took
iowa into the Union in the Twenty ninth
A. Bradt of Iowa. Judge Hastings came
10 California early in the fiftics. and was
first supreme judge of this state He was
offices. He founded the Hastings law col
,Iegc of San Francisco. and accumulated a
large estate which he divided among his
Only enough to assure him good wainten-
Ance. His fortune was estimated ut ST.
rJNIjEO =
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Trnhing in Lnn,lum.

London. Fcb. 2l.-AlthOllnh news of the
heavy sales of Reading In Wall stree, did
net reach capcl court until dosing. the
movement In American railroads showed
that IL scar" was on in New York. Heavy
selling orders received lay brokers from
holders Of Reading this morning. were exc
cuted Immediately after the opening and
had Il depressing effect on all American
railroad securities. i;ralins ''l"p"d :;
points and Northern Pacific . points. Other
American railroad, iurl'mtrl constantly and
on the nvern4e about IL point each. As the
day advanced the attention of all was COLI
crnralrd upon the fluctuations Of the rail
way securities untl the other departments
of the house virtually suspended business.
Men Watched with intense interest III" conn,
and 90 of prices. guessing at the causes. of
which nothing was known beyond ,hrrlilni.
dntion of th" Beading and til. bad report If
the Northern Pacific committee. After ,h"
official closing an exceptional anoll of bus
mess was done In the. street. The ln,"st
tendency was slightly better. The fali of
RcndinS tirSs for he day WAS j pninS
ordinary Az points: of Northern Pacific
preferred 4; of other American railroads y
to 1M The settlement will begin on Wednrs-
dny. Dealers state that the account for a
GUS difficulties will be certain,
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Accidental Happenings.

The foundry of Sterrctt \ Thomas ut
PittSburg was destroyed by fire. Loss,
S2o.Uou
Two men and boy. names unknown,
were drowned in the Mystic river ut
Charestown. Mass. while. skating.
An Apache boy sixteen years old and
his sister. aged twelve. We're frozen to
death in Il blizzard in Oklahoma.
Jacob Rusterholt. il young German
farmer living near Fairbury. H., WAS
kicked to death by a horse.
One man was Suiocated ana another
burned in IL car of cotton at Wellborn.
Tex
James NJ. Rushin of Thomasville Ga,
died from an overdose of morphine,
used as Il sporitic.
BY fall of rock in Il mine in Sebas-
tian county, Mo-. James O'Shca. Will
son Ingram and William Carmon were
instantly killed. and several other min
ers seriously injured.
Mrs. Elizabeth Payne Of Lincoln,
Ncb, who WAS recently badly burned
by a lamp. said to have been thrown by
her husband is dead of her injuries.
Two fires ut Nashville Tenn. de-
stroycd the block occupied by the City
Savings bank an,l the Banner newspaper
office The total loss is S240.Oo0.
BY the collision of tobnsgan with Il
telegraph pole at Montreal Miss Jane
Crawford of Windsor, Ont. had her
brains dashed out. being instantly killed.
The family of Alvin Franklin of Col
mesneil. Tex, WAS poisoned by diseased
headcheese. Emma, the four-ycar-old
daughter died.
The paint factory of Henry Woodson
4 Co., at Nantucket Mass. has been
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000; par
tally covered by insurance.
Two coaches of the Chicago-Kansas
City train on the Santa l'e road Went
through IL lri,Ige near Barring, Mo, fall
ing fifty feet. No one was killed or
seriously injured.
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Lcsisintion at DI.mnrck.

bismarck. \. D. Special. Feb. ol..-Byrn-
j !fs"h and Burke introduced bills in the
~ h;''c to-day repeating tie laws relating To
81 ii"s of railroad commissioner; Stevens
,h'.,i'''"i IL "n:ii.h s,ilira2" amen linent
I" the constitution; Sorlcy r,,uor;rJ n lii
nom the aprr"i ria,n onnii;rc for So.
u"' fcr cIeriin. additional huii iilgs For The
!i.$; ;.hr hospital at jamestown. In the house
'ht "h!rilirc OH grain and grain grading
r"l"i'tI II substitute fer M.I.ran's 10. y
,iitEo'd u To provide tor cIcv;lt II colnpetiticn'
II requires railroads to furnish lnritiou ON
!'.h' OF way for ron.l,ctlg warehouses; In
c;IStS of uiHl.re"lutiit rs tp coriiDr.I;liio ion
III" disilir' court. on apl'rai. is to appoint
hpI'iis"rs I" "ri'.lcnI If The commission
c.'' refuse to act the irts are to rtullira
:h"i, To- show cause. IL is substantially
the South D;kotI law
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The Texas style.

Rayn"r. T"y., Feb. II. l'"ttus Moore,
son %; INr. j. Nj. Moore. on last Thursday
"htaiin"l IL license to marry Miss Katie
BlrhShrar. n rciguing belle of this Sec
tion. a!id. they were to have been mar
ric,l in grand style OH the following morn
ing. just l,cfur" TIN" rrlnonT was to
have been performed Sln rift Lee arrested
Moore on II caEias from the ln'linn
Territory and put him III jail. This dld
not cool the love of the young lady. and
she, with Il party of her friends re-
paired i" the Jail. \ minister WAS sum
ni"nr,l and the marriage ceremony was
performed. TN" Romance did not end
with tli" marriage. however. for on SAT-
urIny evening when Deputy Sheriff Ed
VAR, l."r Went as usual To feed 1lit
prisoners he WAS confronted 10y Moore,
who pointed II pistol at him us he stepped
inside. With tn" aid of Frank Morton,
n fellow prisoner and E"t"rl"'lS horse
thief. Moore bound an,! gagged the jallni'
OuiSi,iu w,!r horses :tp,! the hridc III
Waiting ;.n,l S".;u III" who'd" party Vent
,,aInlnriug ou' al town l." irr'"lIi. L ne
sheriff. and p,S.S,. are III pursuit.
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-N"" York. Fob u Tx senator Plat. with
f"l"f' 'i'''' Ia h:" application for tn. appoint.
mont al ii''- E.''ifiiiis receivers said:
i"'hi '!''' company u;l.,'.l. to meet its
h"htN AM made .,t.l;ivit ,u That effect,
ANA on IT i'''>"i lm. application for the an.
p"ih'i'i''if "i Il rs''.'r. ann acting for no
on" "iil>i !" of ..S>rlf either directly or in
directly VI Only ,l,<r.. in securing the an.
| l"ihiin"!lt al receive! was 10 So. if Tie
| "o!.!l'i!'t could not b" rc,.,. IiizrI ana mn
ON II i'!"l"r tSi> once more 50 c.,:tnu,. has
been mad" in Ii.' head Of 'ti" It,.d:.iy owing
| - my aprln'ali"ii Mir. M,I.ru! is sill nj
| III" i"'iia. Willie Mr Wii,t.r remains presi-
| d"ni al liz" i.ri,iGh Valley r,ad''
Irr>'i"nt Charles Parsons. Of the New
| Ehs!hhti. IN au>N"r I" Il question whether
lh" stock lii'i b,'"l bought in his interest
and whether he knew il i)i"Xr! Morgan X
90. had bought New England. said II here
III - been Ia lnie,. hu-l'> If New England
hpr"hi in my interest / l;iiuw nuthing as
:" whittier ar n"i !,r"A.l, Morgan X Co
ilv" i,ir 'ha$''i any >r,i''i. "
Eu>s'' Si,.". In Speaking of ;llc H";rling
si''tati":.. said TN. cirryii :: ont of Mr..
M'l.""h> plans in h"i,,!iny would h.. a
good thing for h" road. and If they are
not carried lay lin hav. no doubt they
VIII 10y n.n.ly "ls,. Mr. McL.,I Is n
'i"art tIht ard b"li~." h" has The sup
port "f ~" r"orl" wh" h"d the stock OF
Ia" Reading FOND
'ihr total Amount lost iv stockholders in
h. Reading since Feb | Is estimated at
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Strikers Outbreaks,

Springfield. Ohio. Feb. 2O.-The first seri-
Gus outbreak since the Big -Four strike be-
gan this afternoon in the yards. The trou-
lie a.'ose over Trainmaster Mccarthy. of
ihe Big Four. ordering Il man named Moore
10 leavc the yards. a general fight ensued.
in which Police Officer Sullivan. Detectives
.IefTres of Indianapolis and Dixon Of Co
lumbus and two men named James Tuitte
and Dixon We're roughly handled and re-
l,eatetlly struck in the face. Sullivan ar
rested Jeffries and Dixon, who We're bailed
out. and they i'll turn arrested Tuitte and
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Sc,x l.Iuur NiIIs

Dunlas. MINI. Special. Feb. 81. The
mill site. WAREHOUSES;, dams and l7ollurse
power engine were to-day sold by f. T.
Archibald 10 l'a!cn " Watson. grain buy
rrs her" AND at N"rthtcl, for Sl0.Wpu. Work
will be cniImcnc",l aS soun as spring opens
for the erection of Touring mill to cover
the Old site. :i2X.o feet. three stories. with
b:. .rncnt. at IL cost "f S3n.Uy. The mill
will lie lt., barrel capacity On the start, in
crcaSlug rs the trad" demands to :I,D or 500
barrels rapa"iiv. and will impoy thirty
mon. Preparations ar" i"n. mad. by Mr.
Miller >"n nf George Miller. founder of
Mll"!Shur2. for the erection Of a l,s-hnrrel
-four mill ut cast of Slr.Hn az Mii!crs.
burg. Ii will be- IL steam mill.
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Tittsburg. Feb. 2I.- Hugh Dempsey,
the district master workman of the
Knights of ] &i,or, who was recently con-
victcd of completely i'll III" Homestead
poisonings. was arrested again this even
ing and lodged in Jail. the chnrg" b'in:
fclonious assault ari,l battery. There is Il
good deal of mystery surrounding the
arrest and all parties concerned refus.
to talk. The accused was admitted tn
hnil in 50 :liNL
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banker Emo surr.nders.

New York Fob IL john e. Emo. the
absr"idin. president of thc Second Na-
tional baIt. wh" Had been Il fugitive in
Canada sin =" iSNi. returned 10 this city
today and surrendered himself He ap-
pear"'i heior" Commissioner Shields and
was held in S2n'HaD bail! The Indictment
forlrri against E.mn after his absconding
in 1881 contained niilet"cn counts and
rl!ars,'> linn with ni>arpropriation of
s.. 4'h, 900. The trial WAS fixed for the
..cnAl Wnnk i'm Mira.n
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New York. Feb. 2O.-A meeting of letter
carriers of New York and neighboring towns
WAS held to-day to hear q report on the let
ter carriers salary bill from the legislative
committee of the National Association of
Letter Carriers of America. John f. Walsh
been taken to procure the aid of congress-
men favorable to the bill and with decided
success. In fact. except by accident. the
passage of the bill was now an assured sue
cess. The bill which the letter carriers
seek to have passed provides for an in
crease, of salary
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Eyrrxl,n.lx Cnn Iotc.

Boise City, Idaho. Feb. u. - The Story
elections bill. providing for III" cnfranrhise.
mcnt of the Mormons of this stale has
passed both the senatc and the house and
will be approved by the governor. In the
senate the I'opulisls made an effort Ia
amend The bill. but failed through lack of
support from the Democrats. This hill an
nulS the retroactive law passed ut the last
session of the Idaho legislature which dis
franchises all persons who. since Jam /.
1sSS have been members of the Mormon
church. Another measure has been passed
which enables blind and illiteratc citizens
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MAY EIecI ,n,,I,cr 1.,,,

Topeka. Kan, Feb. 2l.-I:epublicans In
caucus tonight decided to elect another
this week. The cause of this action is tle
assurance from national Democratic leaders
that If the Republicans will elect !, stalwart
li'inocr;it he will he seated over John W.
Martin. Th" choice of the Republicans is
Bailey r. Waggoner. who is here lookinp
after his interests The Republicans claim
to have positive assurances that Wagrouer
will lie seated If elected
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Mnuy BILLS I,u...d

Pierre. $. D.. Special. Feb. 21-Both
houses broke the bill-;iSSin. record today,
the senate passing twenty and the house
nineteen. Among them WAS the on. ubul.
isAins grand jurirs. Fowler will rci,tro,!ucc
II lcSlibmis>iun bill Tomorrow. and it will
pass the house. owing To the light on
speaker. which has divided the prohibitions
isis. y fight on the worlds fair bill de
rciopS Tonight on the r. vision for eighteen
commissioners at 81 per day for 2iO days.
which would abso:b III iriy al liz, appro-
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Berlin. Feb. 20.-The police arrested on
Friday ten Russian Poles. VIII. ar. ,t.rients
III the university here. AMI Nv" woin. n.
The charge against one of the men is that
he Iuniisi.d an exceptionally ohjecti ,,;lii..
III" Others are Known only 10 the i,oiir..
All the arrests are said 10 have been made
at the instance "f the Russian govern
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Paris. Feb. 2l.-The government of the
republic" of Colombia has granted Il tenn
p"rary extension of the Panama canal
concession. The extension is until March
70. NJ. Monchico,trt. III" liGuidator of the
canal company. expects that the ncgotia-
tlons in progress with ths Colombian
government will result in Il definite pro-
longing of the concession.
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Appoin,c,, hy Coz. sn"r,ri..g...

Bismarck. ~ d., Special, Feb. 2l,-Gov.
Shortridge today sent to the s"n:tt" the fol
lowing appointments: Managers of the
Mayvllr normal school. FrrI l,citZ, North
wood, Grand Forks county Independently.
ana Anton Froslid. llallon. TraiIl county
% n,rm.,: m.,llng1r ] of In" valley city mormai, i,
Frank Wright. Valley City Independently;
Joshua Farmhouse. Valley city ucm.l: E.
Il. Bakke. Valley city unl"prn,lent,; drrc-
tors of the Fargo agricultural college. Thorn
as Bolton. Park River. Walsh county G)rm,;
A. Il. Gardiner, Edgrrly. I.nrimorr county
UDrm.,; II. y. Ii"sgard, Belmont, Traill
cnuulY uuurnnulrIll.
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Milwaukee. Feb. lS.-MrS. Mary r.
Iiar>haw. wife of cN-Statr Treasurer
HarShaw of Oshkosh. died to-day at the
home of her daughter. Mrs DR. Hay.
Mrs. Har>liaw came ~ Milwaukee, Mon
day I, pay Il visit I" her daughter She
WAS Lot in good health. but rlcr, was no
aprrcheI sion of serious results The re-.
mains will be ta';.t. 10 Oshkosh for
burial!
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Mckee Raukin viii Retire.

Detroit. Mich. Feb. 20.-The Journal an
nounces that Mckee Rankin, whose COM
puny is playing 1.-The Dantes'' at the Ly-
ceum theater in this city, will retire from
the stage. His company will disban1 to-
night and the members will be sent home
al his expense. Mckee Rankin's father,
who is dying in hospital at Windsor, Ont,
has turned over all his property, worth
S2OO.00O. who will hereafter look after it
TO the exclusion Of his theatrical business.
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The session TODAY was void Of ;n,eres,

The session today was void Of interest.
HE conference report was agreed to on
the blil regulating hydraulic min lg in the
tate OF California T;,- house then re-
sumcd III commi;tc. OF the whole con
s'':era,ion of The pos'otiice appropriation
bill. Without maxim. much progress with
he OH, pubic business was Suspended,
AMI after paving tribute TO The memory OF
the late Ecpre>en'a;ive Warwick, ofOhio
the house a iournc,.
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WEDNESDAY,, Feb. Is.

SENATE

The Nicaraguan canal bill, though having
the advantage OF being the unfinished
business had to give way today in the
senate to the sundry civil appropriation
bill. All the amendments to that bill re-
ported by the committee on appropriations
including the Wo.d's Fair items were
disposed Of with the exception
of those relating to river and
harbor Improvements, and these were
in the luil tide ol dcbute when the
president : Hawaiian message was deliver
ed. End tl.cn without the delay OF min
ute, the senate, on Mr. Sherman S motion,
went into executive SU1.,un. The diplu-
mntic and Z ,ns;.ar a;d :ic military nc ID
cmy APP rorria;iu:, i,is we're rel orted and
placed on the caicnt!ai.
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Tan"ier. Feb. 21.-T'l" rebels forced
an entrance to WaZan on Wednesday
for the purpose Of iooting the city When
all We're within tli,. walls the citizens
gathered and attempted to annihiiate the
atfackiu" forces. The streets We're
Sccnts of hnrribl" carnage for hours.
Hundreds wore Killed.
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SEun.- hut Tnurh

Ttica. y. v. Feb. 1s-Wiliam T.. Helm. n
boy eighteen wears Of age. was convicted to-
day Of grand larceny and burglary in the
thir'l degree. and received Il sentence of
twenty years in Auburn prison. The d.
fenSe offered was that the hoy was insane.
He has been an inmate of Elu.ir; rcforna.
tory and Syracuse pei;en!iary.
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TUESDAY, FEB. Ii.

Mr.. Quay, (Rep) Pennsylvania offered
aresoluton, which was agreed to, calling on
the secretary ofthe treasury for information
as to whether any part OF the appropriation
for the Worlds Columbian exposition has
been paid, and, if so, under villa, modiiica-
ton Of the rules as to Sunday closing. He
also gave notice OF an amendment to an
Appropriation bill making appropriations
connected with The Worlds Fair condition.
ed on Sunday closing The senate proceeded
to a consideration of the sundrv civil appro-
priation bill. When the terms relating to
the Columbian exposition wer" reached
Mr. Allison lin charge of the bill) proposed
that they go over temporarily without ac-
ton. The amendment suggested by Mr.
Quay, making Sunday closing an ilnpera-
tive condition., vas referred to
by that sen tor and some re-
marks in opposition were made by ..Sena-
tors Stewart, (Rep.) of Nevada, aud Nc
Pherson, Wem) of New Jersey. Mr. ALI
sons proposition. however, was agreed to
and the items relating to the fair were
passed over without action Further dis
cussion was postponed till tomorrow
The Nicaragua canal bill was under dis.
cussion but no action was taken.
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Foerstel Indicted.

st. Louis. Feb. 20.-To-day the grand
jury returned seven indictments against
ex-City Treasurer Michael Foerstel,
charging him with the embezzlement of
city funds. The total amount of Focrs-
tells shortage is $4,000
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They Do Protest.

Madrid. Feb. 2O.-El Globe commenting
upon n report current here that an Ameri-
can syndicate has acquired 100000 acres Of
iaEa on Samana bag; Santo Domingo. urges
the government to ask the powers Interest,"
ed Il" cooperate with Spain to oppose the
A,nrIcai Al 81, ;nnexation of Santo Domingo.
triple alliance against France. as the latter
country is supposed 10 be friendly to the
United Starrs
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The 500 VIII Reach DI.mnrc;.

bismarck. y. D.. Special Feb 2o-On
learning of the capitol appropriation of
$4,000. which relieves the location from n
constant threat. Thomas Lowry telegraphed
the bismarck Tribune that the 500 road
VIII try TO make bismarck this sumner
l.owry's personal investments in bismarck
amount to $4,000.
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a Runn.xn, cnupie. Lucu,ea.

Royalton. Mimi. Special. Feb. 2n-Posi-
tive Information Reached here today that
the runaway couple. Rev. j. j. Waymer
and Mrs. II. NJ. White. left ST. Paul Ian
is for Kansas City. where they took supper
AT the New Albany hotel that evening and
We're seen by the party who furnishes the
Information.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 1G.
sen tTr.

The session of the senate today was oc-
cupic'! i'll the consideration OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill! an amendment in
volvlng the continuance OF The supervisor
OF elect ons giving rise 10 q long heated
political discussion.
MIR. Faulkner gave notice that in con-
sequence of the very serious illness of one
%: the late Scna' or kenna's Children the
memorial services 10: sir. kciina We're
postponed nom next saturday III! Monday
Feb. -.
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In,Iirtc.I fur nriI,.r.

Newport, Ky. Feb. 20-.i special grand
jury has indicted eX-Mayor a. s. Berry,
congressnan-clcct. and nearly all the mem.
bcrs of the council of 1871 for rnalf.as:,Iice
in office. Mr. Berry and Il half-ozen mem
herS of the council We're also indicted for
brbes. i'll connection with street railroad
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In the Hands of Trustees.

Mortified. MINI. Special. Feb. 2l.-Thc
firm of f. e. Jackson '".dr-.iSts of
this city. haze placed their stock in the
hands of trustees for ,Lc benefit of their
creditors. TIL" failure WAS cause! iy tl.
sickness of l.. e. JACKSON. caused by an
ihcurabie cancer. The assets and liabilities
arc not Yet linOWn.
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DIR. Grnxes In Court

Denver. Feb 1S.-Dr. Graves was ar
ragii.l in the criminal court TO 'ay on his
request To have a new trial. Til, proSecu-
ton asked that the tria. he set for th. Ser
:elIlber term. hut DR.. Graves attorneys IL
si>..'l That sixty days WAS sufficient tine A
decision will be rendered Monday.
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HIT on the Hend.

Aberdeen. S. d.. Special. Feb. 2O-Dur.
ing the small hours of the morning Il des-
peratc fight took place at low resort Just
received :, welt over tile head with a beer
bottle. The wound. though, . very serious
one, may not prove fatal.
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Now for n Bond Issue.

Albany. y. V. Feb. 20-A New York
special TO the Journal says it is stated on
the very best authority that Drexcl. Morgan
d 20. offered S25.rpt.ocJ OF t-rited States
bonds Ia bankers in London to-day. THIS is
regarded rs establishing the decision ot the
sccretIry Of the trcasury to issue bonds.
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senator m,l..s Abt1in. Pine.

Aberdeen, $. D.. Special. Feb. 2o-Cnited
States Senator j. II. !lyl.. Will return 10 his
home in this city SOON after March 4, and
con !.elice the contemplated improvements
upon his Residence. which will make Of it,
when coni'i-te,l. of the NEST valuable
properties Of the kil.i in Aberdeen.