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.lho Young woman threw herself
before tho southernor
You know he is no spyn she OK
claimed.
.'Well, he will be shot ms one
"'Havo you no mercyp
"What mercy have you had lor
me? lie shall die like n dog! q
See she implorcd. i beg on my
knees. Could you not withdraw your
men. or so arrange it That ho may re-
turn"
"Possibly could.
"And you will?' =
, {" On one condition.
"Namo it N-J
''Ile bent over and whispered In
her ear
"Ncvcr!' she exclaimed.
Then he shall die
Not rs spy! exc1p lined the
norlhcrner, rushing for tho window.
There was sharp report. Tho
nJrthcrncr staggered. placed his hand
4 to his breast and then fell to the floor.
dead. shot by his rival before tho eyes
OF the young woman who had been
tho occasion OF tho bitter vendetta
| That strange fate which had permitted
/ the meeting OF these two men under
such circumstances had occasioued
ono more tragedy among the many
remarkable and sorrowful events Of
tho war. Tho opportunity for Bit
Tor revenge had been offered and
accepted. Tho northernor was buried.
the young woman became nurse aud
after the war retired to u convent
whcro doubtless she still cherishcs
the memory OF her lover"
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Pooling with the British Lion.

A dispatch from Guatemala says that a
mob recently attacked the British legation
and beat Minister Goslings son so severely
he may die. His younger son shot one of the
mob dead. The British warship Mclpomenc
Is at San Jose and her commander has tc.e-
grapbed for the warsliip Nymph to come and
assist her In blockading the harbor so repara-
tlon may be obtained without the lombard
ment of the port. President Bnrrlos is said
to have refused so far TO grant the British de-
mands for rcparation. lie protests that he is
powerless to do so; any attempt on his part
TO atone for the outragcs would cause an In
dian uprising, II not n general revolution. He
begged the British minister and commander
to walt until popular feeling had subsidized be-
fore they act. The immediate cause OF the
riot is not mentioned In the dispatch.
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THE LOTTERY HAS A HOME.
It Has Been Granted Charter hy lion
duras.


The Louisiana State Lottery has been
granted charter from the republic OF Hon
dura5 and will remove its business to that
country on the expiration of It's present char.
ter which will be January /, 1894
The concession f monopoly Of the lottery
business for term Of nfty years. The Hon
luranian government grants to the company
the island Of Guanaja in the Islands OF the
bay Of Honduras which is to be used in such
manner as the company may see fit for It.
purposes.
The government conceded free of cost to
the company All lands which may be required
for lottery offices throughout the republic of
Honduras. All lottery tickets to be issued To
the company are To he lmpresse by the official
seal Of the llonduranian government, and all
drawings OF the LOTTERY company are TO be SUI
pcrylsed by the government
The lottery company is also exempted from
all taxes. The Ilonduranian government as ?
consideration for the granting OF the charter
Is to have free use Of the cable and Of tn,
steamship line, aud Is to receive 81 900, 900 IN
American gold coin and graduated percent.
age Of from TO 8 per cent. on the face value
of ali tickets sold by the company.
Initiation OF the tickets OF the company it
to be a crime subject to the laws OF the repub.
| lie against counterfclting. An important fea.
ture is . concession granting the right 10 lay
cable lines from the island of Guanalo OF
from any point on tho coast of Honduras te
the United States the Antilles or to Europe
There Is 70 be a concession for a steamship
line from any port on the Iionduranlan coast
to any part OF the world. All articles Of tht
lottery company are to be admitted TO Hon.
duras free Of government duty and all EN-.
pioyes of the lottery company ars exempted
| from military service
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4 ltraY NlnilIer'a Deaih

Three lives went out in fire at Baltimore
Tuesday evening. A gasoline stove exploded
and mother and her two children pcrished
in the flames.
The victims are; Mrs. Maggie Rice. aged
:i3 years Frank Rice, aged years; and Mag
gle Rice, aged . years.
Mrs. Rice died In her attempt to save her
little ones. The husband and father was In
the house at the time. He endrayored tc
reach the burning wife and children, but was
each time beaten back by fame and smoke
He heard the screams of lis wife, mingled
with the shricks OF his children.
Through the bright tongues of fire he could
see the form Of Mrs. Rice. who was strng
Cling with her little ones. He called 10 her
TO come out Of the FIRE, but her answer was:
Not without my chldren.n These were her
last words. Fircmcn soon arrived, and quickly
cxtlnguishcd the names. Mrs. Rice aud her
children were burned TO crisp
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SWEET L OWE.

what Ono Youth Had to Promise In
Order to Win II Bride.
Shc-You will love me alwaysp
He-Passionately my darling.
Sho-And you will never cease TO
lovo mcP
He-Nevor. my darling.
= She-And you will saws your
money? -....-
Ho-Every cent.
She-Apd you will never speak
harshly to me?
He-Ncver. ~
Shc-And you will givo up all your
bad habits'
IIc-Evcry ono OF thom. ~
She-And you will get along with
mamma?
Hc-Yea
i Shc-And papas
6 lIe-Yes.
she-And you will always do just
what mamma wants you to do?
He-Yes.
she-And just what papa wants
you to do? .. l-a..s.sa
IIe-Yes
sho-And just what want you to
do? .AAssi
Ho-Of course.
: she-Well. i will be yours; but
fear am making an awful mistaken
Puck. -,
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RULES FOR MINERS.
Proposed Law to systesatise aad Regulate
tha nnnr~ ttns ~ AkIu.s


the Operation OF Mines.
The following rules Tor the guidance Of
miners while at work, have been reco nj
mended for general use by the Colorado Iron
Works:
l Bell 10 hoist. (see rule -
Bell-stop II in motion,
Bells-Lower. tSee rule ~
iii Bells-Man to be hoistcd. Run slow.
Isce rule 81
Bells-Stop and start pump.
l-3 Bells-Stop and start air compressor.
Bclls-Send down tools (See rule ~
I. 6 Bells-Send down umbcrs. (sce rule I. }
Bells-Accident. Move bucket or cage
only by verbal orders.
IL Bells-Forem.n wanted
ELL Bells-Done ho!sting for the day.
2-a-2 Bells-Changc buckets. From ore TO
water or vice versa.
s-s-i Bells-Rendy to shoot in the shaft.
(sec rule 81
Engineers Slgnal-That he Is ready to
hoist Is to raise the bucket or cage two feet
and lower again. (See rule D.
Rule lin giving signals make strokes on
bell. at regular intervals. The bar ~ must
take the same time as for one stroke OF the
bell and no more. II timber, tools, the fore
man, buckets or cage are wanted TO stop at
any level In the mine signal by number of
strokes on the bell, the number OF level first,
before giving signal for timber, tools, etc.
Time between signals to be double bars -.
Proposition: -- i would mean TO stop ut
sixth level with tools, 4-l-i-l-l would
mean to stop at fourth Level imam on, tholsp !;
3-l-+ would mean stop st second level
with foreman.
Rule mo person must get on or OF the
bucket or cngc while in motion. When men
are to be hoisted, give signal for men. Men
must then get on bucket or cage and give
signal 10 hoist. Bell cord must be III reach
of men at stations.
Rule 3-After signal, ready to shoot in
shaft, engineer must give bis signal when
ready 10 hoist. Miners must then give signal
''men to he hoisted.n Then ''spit fuse get
into bucket aud give signal 10 hoist.
Rule An tImbers, tools etc, longer than
the depth OF the bucket. to he hoisted or low
cred must be securely lashca 10 the cable.
Miners mrst know that they viii ride up or
dowr .hc shaft without catching on rocks or
ilnbers and be thrown ont.
Rule 5-The foreman will see that one
printed sheet Of these signals and rules for
each level and Que for the engine room be at
tached to a board l2 inches wide by 30 inches
long, and securely fasten the board up where
signals can be easily read at the places above
stated.
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Jmpor,s md Exports for 1902.

Imports of merchandise into the United
States during the calendar gear of 1872 were
increased In value and volume ovet those Of
1891, while the value and volume of export,
and the number Of immigrants decreased.
The value Of the imports for the year wa,
$50 lgs, ,l1g; Increase Si1.SIT ,23G. The aver
age annual value of imports for the ten calea.
dar year. from 1881 to 1891, inclusive, was
sI3u, ,0J9, ,0i6.
The total value Of exports OF merchandise
was sg3s ,ilg, ,s9s, As against s9i0i09, GAG IN
1891 The value OF domestic merchandise
exported was s9a3, ,226,3l2 against s957,-
1913, ,jjI in 1891. There was an increase In the
'alue OF exports, breadstu.fs, provisions, ami.
mails oil cake and wood and manufactures Of
wool
The total value Of imports and exports foi
the year lsJ2 was Il l,slJ, ,Gls, ,0I2, an increase
of s25, 1si 4S3 over the total value of our for
eign commerce OF 1871. when II amounted to
q, ,Ios $50, $50
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BURIALO OF FEx-PRESlDENT HAYES
simple Funeral Services Attended by a
Great Number OF Ills Friends.


The services at the funeral of ex-President
Hayes were attended by vast company OF
people, among whom were many public men
Ex-President Cleveland was present. havln:
started from his home almost Immediately
after the news Of Mr.. IIaYes' death reached
him.
Among those present were: Hon. Charles
Foster, Governor William Mckinley, Hon j.
l. NJ. Curry, er-minister 10 Spain, Senator
Calvin 5. Brcc, Major Z. c. Dawes General
Wager swayne, Hon William Henry. Smith,
the nearest ffiend OF the illustrious dead :;
sicmbers Of the cabinet Attorney General
W. II. Miller, Secretary Stephen B. Elkiar,
Postmaster General Wanamaker and Scere-
taries Noble and Rusk, representatives Of the
United States Senate, representatives Of the
House of Representatives, representatives OF
the officers OF the army. The services, which
were simple, were held at Mr. Hayes home
near Fremont
The Rev. j. L. Albrltt of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Fremont, standing be.
tween the doors OF the parlor In the expansive
hall read the twen,y.thtrl psalm after hymn
and was followed In prayer by President J.
W, Bashfofd, d. D., who some forty-ive years
ago united in marriage Lucy Webb ard Ruth
erford b. HAYES in Chnllcothe, Ohio.
Another hymn, the Lords Prayer repeated
impressiyely, and the simple, solemn services
al the house were over. The body bearers
lifted the remains, bore theu-from the hushcd
mansion amid sohs aud failing tears, and the
long, sad procession wound out through the
native forest nj spicsel Grove, which the H.
lustrious dead had nourished with such low
ing care down Blrchard avenue and out Bu *
land to Oakwood cemetery, where, after the
brief and simple ritual OF the Grand Army all
that was mortal OF Rutherford b Hayes. .nipe-
teccth president OF the United States, was
committed to the tomb beside his beloved
wife.
President Harrlson's absence was Gze TO
poor health ard prrss Of business.
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Hallway Wreck In Hungary.

A passenger way traln and cattle ~ In
collided near Grn,i. Hungary, on tho ~ b.
The cattle train was heavily loaded and Its
:r,,petus forced the locomotive orerr the loco
motive OF the passenger train and inio inc
rlages Of the passenger train were partially
smashed. ,,,,
In the first carriage three persons we're Kill
ed Instantly and ten were severely, perhnns
fatally, injured In the second carriage NJ
that they are expected TO die. 1t the other
carriages eighteen persons we're cut or bruis-
al hui nouc Dangerously. Tic engine nr'v.
ers vera terribly 6ufped and may not recover.
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Moon.hin.r. on Long Island.

The secret service detectives attached to
United States Internal Revenue Collector Ma
than's staff In Brooklyn rnided an Illicit still
at 80 Tuesday morning md captured, after
IN exchange Of about dozen shots, one Of
the .'moonshincrs,' and finely equipped
dlstlllcry. The capture is estimated to be
worth about 81 100
The Illicit distillery was located in barn
at Woodhaven, Long Island. Upon making
an examination OF the barn the officers found
Of turning out five barrels OF whiskey and
three barrels Of rum. The machinery was de-
stroyed, the government seal put on the barn
door and oft!oers left in charge.
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Eight Peasants Shot Down.

terrible battle between GOO peasants and
BODY OF eendarmes occurred at Termini, q
seaport town in Sicily Saturday. Eight Of tn.
peasants were killed and twenty were severely
wounded. large number OF women were
smong the the rebelllous peasants, but 1t /.
hot known that any of them are numbered
among The dead or wounded.
Inc fight was caused by the refusal Of the
peasants 70 vacate a tract OF land. the owner.
snip OF which Is the commune The peasants
resisted election by the gendarmes. A mum.
Dcr OF the peasants were talseu to prison, snd
~ otacrs nod 10 the interior, sweAying ven.
Gssncs ~. upon the yendeFmss - ~ sqthost
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

The latest fad among Chicago
young women is said to be collecting
souvenir coins. This shows the hard
sense of the Chicago young woman.
When the fad dies out the souvenir
coins will be worth at least face value,
and if the young woman is bright she
will also have had her share of SOU
venir spoons into the bargain.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

No ONE can visit England without
being struck by the extraordinary
superiority of English highways over
our own. This applies in city streets
and in country roads. 1t is safe to
say that almost every five miles OF
main public road in Great Britain is
better than almost any live miles Of
road in our country.
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Di.sat,.fact,on in Hayu.

Mail advices from Hayti fully confirm form
er reports rs to the progress of the rcvolu-
ton. Hippolytc is making strong efforts to
crush the rcvolutionlsts and has met with
partial success.
The revolution apparently was started pre-
maturely and the revolutionists had not COM
pletcd their organization. The vast majority
Of the people sympathzc openly with the
rcvolutionists, and most of the others assist
them covertly. The big commercial houses
are also supporting the enemies OF the present
government both on the island and abroad.
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Notes.

There are thirty mills in operation in Bo IL
der county,
two-foot vein OF coal has been struck in
an Eagle county silver mine
Creede camps ore shipments for week be-
fore last were the largest 10 its history. They
were as follows: Amethyst 20 cars New
York Sc cars, Last Chance 22 cars; total IA
cars; weight 2,25O tons.
The old Bassick mine In Custer county has
been taken hold OF by new company headed
by Warner Miller of New York Among the
directors is n. VI. Tabor. II Is Intended to
work the mine again.
Recent assays Of specimen of the rich orc
coming from the Pay Rock showed 66. q. 10. q
and 7l.5 per cent. silver respectively. These
rich specimens occur In large vein Of
galena, and In composition are Identical with
the jalpaitc Of Jalapa, Mexico. The per cent
OF silver equals the per cent. Of lead found in
the highest grade of lead ores In the vicinity
-SH,erfoa Standard.
The surface pocket Of gold orc recently
opened up on the Spur.Daisy. which Is yield
Ing so largely at present OF the yellow metal,
Is the largest found in Gilpln county for
years. The ore has been and is now running
from 10 to 25 ounces Of gold 10 tho cord, and
the 20 stamps now running on the ore crush
about ten cords daily. The body Of mill dirt
Is between 12 and Is feet In width, and being
nj depth Of less than 100 feet, It requires
Jut small force Of men TO supply the MILL
Central City Regisfer-C Call
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ENGLAND has revived an ola Ia

ENGLAND has revived an old law
against swearing. A laborer may in
dulge in profanity at one shilling per
oath. with no reduction for large lots.
When the sinner stands socially above
the laborer but beneath gentleman,
the price is two shillings. Above the
gentleman the assessed figure is five
shillings. 1t is noted as a grievous
fault that the law makes no provision
for unholy lapsi lingun on the part
of gentlemen. anu fails to state what
manner of creature is better than a
gentleman and yet prone to errors OF
utterance,
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

A CARPENTER shop with a turning
lathe and set OF carpenters tools
should belong to every farm, at least
where there are children. If The
farmer have any genius FOR mechanics
he can make this shop pay its interest
more surely than any other building
on the farm. 1t will be a delight to
the boys, besides training them to
facility in the use Of tools. that is
now one of the most important char
acteristics Of every successful farmer.
and is likely to be still more so for
the farmers of the next generation.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

An Eastern physician has instruct
ed his daughter not to touch paper
money for fear that bacteria may be
lurking in it. The young lady there
fore has her maid handle all cash
that comes in this Objectionable form.
II the maid escapes contagion the
paper is to be reckoned wholesome.
The test is probably not seen al its
best from the standpoint Of the maid.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

Down in Alabama citizen, large
as to his feet. wrecked Il train with
them. The lady who was drawing tine
train expressed displeaslirc. Her
friends began to shoot Before dane
ing could be resumed three chiyalrous
gentlemen had been tcnderly borne
hence, the rigid fingers Of each
stained with gunpowdcr. Southern
editors were pnzzled as 10 whether
accounts Of this train wreck be-
ionged in the social column or among
the catastrophc..
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

A GENTLEMAN who but .cw
months ago tried to squeeze the finan-
cial stuffing out OF his associates by
cornering corn missed it by $1,000
900. He has paid the debt with in
terest, and encomiums upon his hon
esty are falling in showers. II seems
to be forgotten that some people who
never tried to gamble in corn may
have in them the crude elements OF
hnnast,
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All beginners succeed sran1ly, and more than
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Death of Justice Lamar.

Justice J.. Q. c. Lamar Of the United
States Supreme Court died at Macon, Gcor-
gia. on the 23rd His death was unexpected,
for although he Ind been sick for some time
he had improved very much since he went
from Washington to Macon month ago.
His death was caused by Brights disease. He
was Gs years old He was "A COOL lawyer aud
highly respected by his associates on the
bench
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

IT is rare notion OF chiyalry THAI
TIE men at Sand Mountain, Ala. pos
sess. The other night at a ball one
of the male dancers stepped on a
lady's train. In ten minutes the
smoke had cleared away sufficiently
for the remaining attendants to gather
up two dead bodies and several of the
wounded. The thought of what
might have happened had one Of the
men danced twice with another mans
girl is too horrible to think about.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

IT came high. but Green Bartlett.
Santa Anna, Cal. man determined
to be Independent. He therefore
went into Trinity county and killed a
deer out of season. For this he was
arrested and fined $500. To still fur
ther assert his American indepen-
dence he went out again the next day
and shot another deer. He was again
arrested and for the second offence
was fined 81 900 and sentenced to 500
days in jail.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

The secret police of Russia say
that the reason why there have been
of late so many suicides among the
members of the cars household is
that great many of the officers and
domestics about him are members OF
secret revolutionary society; that
members OF it are appointed by lot
to assassinate the car and that,
rather than attempt it they commit
cr,icido
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GENEROSITY seems to be doing much
on munificcnt scale. The only pos
sible fault to be found might be in
the fact that large charity looking
about for chance to bestow itself is
apt to select some institution already
burdened with money.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

1F the typhus fever bacillus is to
have monopoly of the killing bust
ness in New York city, it might he
worth while to take few of them
down to quarantine and let them have
a tussle with the cholera-bug, just to
see which is the best insect
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

A SPOKANE mining man reports
that he has seen and talked with Tas-
colt in Alaska. Tascott had pre-
viously been seen in every other por-
tion of the globe. His wanderings
are now probably ended.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

The coolest winter in TWENTY-FIVE
years say the signal service records.
Why didn't Virgins. Hicks, De Voc
or some other weather sharp foretell
this months ago and make an ever
lasting reputation out of Is? Prob.
ably he would if he had thought of it.
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The Indicator.
BEssEMER, COLORADO.

AN Italian duchess has sold her
Jewels for 5000 900, and is using the
money to build children's hospital
at Milan. This is not bid for So
cial recognition. nor a bribe to
heaven. 1t is charity.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

WHILE several hundred mon in a
staid Connecticut town were watch
ing cock fight, the police. notwith-
standing they had been ignored by
the committee on invitation, put in
an appearance. The men fled in
panic, dropping with series OF
thuds to the frozen ground three
stories below. The forbcarance Of
the game cocks in not having gated
the crowd to flight without police as
sistance must be regarded rs re-
markable.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28

THE fact that woman against
whom there is no charge, but whose
husband is accused Of wrong that
bears most grievously upon her, Is
shunned like an uuclean thing. 10
circumstance for humass people "
t1tnk shnst
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Lnnkcdto III, Fntnrc.

She was stately creature. and she
received his proposal OF marriage with
perfect sang froid.
.Will you uccep: my unworthy
love. Gladys?' ho whispered. gazing
ycnrningly into her laco. .HD
Certainly" she rejoincl with tho
combined frankness of the ingenue
and the nervo OF n gas company
He was transtigured with happi-
ness,
And you will be my wiic?" he de-
manded. fearful of his own audacity.
slseptical OF tho reality OF tho atmos-
pherc of bliss In which he found him
self. ---.-. az-N
On ono condition"
lIc kissed her rupturously.
"Nnme it" he exclaimed.
She placed her hand contidingly In
his.
DO not blanc me-"
A dew oversprcad her big brown
eyes.
''Fitzjulius II ask you to sign
stipulation for a plblic trial OF the
divorce suit You know am entire.
ly dependent on my own oxertions for
n livelihood. e,:xa
| She read consent in his beaming
countcnancc. Detroit Tribune.
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Instead Of sending kisses by letter, careful
lovers who do not desire to have their pro-
fuctlOus printed. send gum drops.