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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Brigands i'm Sicily.

PALERMO, Sept. 10. - The official s
have discovered in Sicily vast associa-
ton of sheep stealers, having branches
all over the island. Seventeen arrests
have already been made, and other
arrests are to follow shortly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards

Receipts--1,OOO hogs. 100 cattle, 10
calves, $50 sheep.
Hogs-Steady. Quality poor. A good
many common hogs have been received
the last two days, and packers are max
ing wide margin of prices between
them and good hogs.
Representative sales
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Kaiser Is for Peace.

PARIS, Sept. 1S.-L'Autorite says
that the emperor of Germany is trying
to organize conference of the powers
with view of bringing about general
disarmament.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Yellow Fever in Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. - Surgeon.
General Wyman, of the marine hospi.
tai service, has received word through
the state department that yellow fever
exists at Laguna, Mexico, in the prov
ince of Campeche. DR.. Wyman sent
word to the health authorities at Jack.
sonville, Mobile and New Orleans.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Hospitalities to Bayard.

LONDON, Sept. IL. - United States
Ambassador Bayard is to pay visit ON
Sept. 90 to the Earl OF Leven and Mol
vile, at the iatter's estate in Scotland.
Mr.. Bayard will sail for home at the
beginning of October.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
NEWFOUNDLAND POLITICS.
New Government Supported in
Tuesdays Election.

ST. JOHN, N. F., Sept. 13.-The result
was declared in the burgeo election at
o'clock this evening. This bye-electIon
was occasioned by the disqualification
OF Murray, the former Whlteway mem.
Der Of the district, for bribery and cor
ruption. The election took place Tues
day. but the result was not known until
now, owing to the difficulties IN collect
Ing and counting the ballots. Mr.. Mott,
the candidate Of the GOodridge govern
Inent, won the seat by majority oil
seventy-eight, defeating Mr.. Emerson,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
ARTICLES.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. steady. UNCHANGED. Wheat-Nn,

spring. 541s@54%c; No. spring,
5 &c; No. red. 5411s@545Sc. Corn-No.
2 5619c. Oats-No. 2. 305sc; No. white,
S3s4@S4Ac; No. 3 white, 33@s4c.i
~ KyeeN 49, 2: a4s. Barl sScS 2, 5tc;
seed-No. l. Sl.35. Timothy Seed
Prime, s5.45. Mess pork, per Dbl,
$14.25@14.37H. Lard-Psr 100 lbs, SO.
Short Ribs-Sides Qoose), S7.SO@7,9O.
Shoulders-Dry sailed (boxed), S. TOO
$50. Sides Short clear (boxed), $3.50
@S.30. Sugars - Unchanged. Corn
No. yellow, 56c. Receipts-Flour, i5,-
600 bbls; wheat, ia. 900 bu; corn, 26S, 0Oo'
bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 5000 bu; bar
ley, $4,000 bu. Shipments Flour, IA,
600 bbls; wheat, 10000 bu: corn, 275.OOO
bu; oats, 253. 900 bu; rye. 10000 bu; bar
ley, $1,000 bu. On the produce exchange
today the butter market was firm:
creameries. 14@24c; diaries. 10000.
Eggs firm, 15(@16c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14

Whitewayite. This victory Of the new
government represents the overturn of
2l9 votes, Mr.. Murray having had ma
jOrity of al. The next election will
lake place at Fogs and BOnavista OH
Oct. 2.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Change OF Time.

Sunday, Sept.16th, the St.Paul & Du =
luth Railroad will make important
changes in the White Bear schedule.
Next Sunday will be the last day on
which the Taylor's Falls train leaving
st. Paul at $3.50 a. M. will run.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
For a : hin Canal.

DULUTH, Sept. 15.-Maj. c. B. Sears,
United States engineer. in charge of the
Lake Superior works, is arranging four
engineering parties. which will be sent
out at once to survey routes for a ship
canal between Lake Superior and the
Mississippi river.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Exchange.

CHICAGO, Sept. l3.-Clearings. s13.-
SOC on time. New York exchange. 60
cents discount. Foreign exchange
weak. Sterling commercial. S4.S315@
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
ONTARIO WOODS AFIRE.
Lumber Camps Destroyed - Loss
Will Be HEAVY.

DENBICH, Ont, Sept. Is. - Fires in
Booth and Carswell and Mckay limits
are still raging. Most of the lumber
camps have been destroyed. along with
large numbers of sleighs stored for the
summer. Bridges on Snow road are
burned, stopping travel. The loss to
limit holders cannot he estimated at
present, but will run up into the hun
dreds of thousands. A portion of the
Canada Lumber cOmpanv's limit east of
Michinog lake, Barrie township, is
ablaze, and also the mountain district
in Kaladar township.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
STEAMER IN PERIL.
Enterprise ashore in Dangerous
Position-Crew Rescued.

ALPENA, Mich. Sept. 13.--The life
saving crew from Thunder Bay island
has arrived with the entire crew of
fourteen of the steam barge Enterprise,
which went aground at North Point this
morning. Unless the wind changes she
will go to pieces tonight. She was
loaded with $4,000 bushels of grain from
Port William to Kingston. But for the
timely assistance of the life saving crew
her crew would have been drowned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Diyidend on ST. PAUL

New YORK, Sept. 49, The st. Paul
railroad directors have declared their
regular semi-annual dividends of 80
per cent on the preferred and 2 per cent
on the common stock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Mrs. Bayard Returning.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 13.-The Cunard
steamship Umbria Saturday next will
take to New York among her passengers
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard ana Mrs. City,
m2F.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXCURSION
Every Tuesday

To Banff Springs. National Park and
the Glaciers. Round trip $50. including
sleeper. Limit fifteen days. Particu.
lars at Soo-Pacific Line Office. Ryan
Hotel, 39S Robert street, st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXCURSION
Every Tuesday

To Bantf Springs. National Park and
the Glaciers. Round trip $50, including
sleeper. Limit fifteen days. Particu
lars at SOo-Pacific Line Office, Ryan
hotel, 39S Robert street, st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Gar Fortifying the Frontier,

ODESSA, Sept. 13.-The thirty.eighth
division of the Russian army has been
ordered to reinforce the garrisons on
the south western frontier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Free State Fair Tickets.
See our ad on page s. The Boston.
SPANISH CITIES FLOODED.

Houses Destroyed and Many Lives
Lost.
MADRID, sept. lS,-The Southwest
and Mediterranean towns of Spain lave
been visited by severe storms. The
towns of Gaia and Javea have been
flooded, many lives have been lost. a
number of houses have been destroyed
and several vessels in the bay of Gaia
have been wrecked.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
London Einanoisl

LONDON. Sept. 13.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank OF England shows
the following changes as compared
with the OreyiOus account:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14

Sheep-Fat mutt0ns and lambs
steady; common dull.
Quotations: Muttons. 81 so a $50;
lambs. 81. 50@2.75; common, 75c9SI. 25.
Representative sales
No. VT. PricelNo VT. Price
10 muttons. SO 81 40I eve ST SO
So mixed. 80. rs 9 50I37 mixed. 81 . Is
II mixed :. "a 2 40
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
Third District Democratic Conven.
ton at South ST. Paul Sept. 26.

A Democratic district convention for
the Third congressional district of Min
nesota will be held Wednesday, the Goth
day OF September, at IL O'Clock a. H., in
the city of South st. Paul. for the pur-
pose OF placing in nomination a Demo-
cratic candidate for congress for said
district. The basis of representation
will be one delegate for each $50 voters
and major fraction thereof cast for the
congressional candidate in 1892, aud two
delegates at large for each county. The
various counties will be entitled to
deIauates pc fOiIOwc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
N. p. REORGANIZATION.
Two More Bondholders Added to
the COMMITTEES.

the Committee.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-At a meeting
of the Northern Pacific second mortgage
reorganization bondholders' committee
held today, Charles b. Wright.of Phila-
delphia, and B. II. Cheney Jr., of Bos-
ton, we're added to the committee. In
view of the large amount of bonds per-
sOnaily owned by these gentlemen and
the interests they represented in Phiia-
deIphia, Boston and elsewhere, the COM
mittee now claims to practically control
the situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-13
TRmRRA6.

Am active agent i'm each county i'm
the United States, to solicit Subserip-
lions for the Twice-a-Week Republic.
~ liberal commission will be paid to
hugtlers. Address Superintendent Cir
suIation. The Republic St. Louis, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-13

WIFI be- pGia fer the Grrest Gnd eOn~
vietaOn Of any person Stealing the
Ardmoreite from the doors and yards
Of Uobseriberp I'm the city.
D. r. NIsBETT, Cireulator.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-13

EDITOR ARdM0REITK: note
your editorial Of the 9th inst, iIl
which you state your reasons fSr op-
posing statehood Jointly with Ok.
hboma. These objections, if
understand Ycn correctly, @r0:
FIrnG-That Oklahoma iO i'm
debt and the new state %Sp1 have
such Indebtedness to pay, hense q
pOrtiSn Of shis burden Weald fall
on the people of the Indian Terri
tNry-
second-That we, the people OF
the Indiap Territory, have had no
voice in framing the laws Of Ok
lahoma, and that they are not suit
ed 10 cur tempermont, and as il
laatcations Of this latter fact you
cite Aha school law, and the courts
construction Of the contempt stat
ute.
Third-YOU say: "thO main pOr>
ton of Oklahoma'S population is
composed of an element with
which our people could not con-
Aistantly enliale politically NOR
socially"
Fourth-The 1AdiSns oppose
sWeh union. .A.-.4.
Now Mr.. Bditor, 1 think have
correctly stated your oljectisnn,
and wish yolr permission shall &n.
swer ahem, concIusFVeiT to my own
mind at least, and also give i'm nd.
dftiOn some reasons why Iathink o
stale should be eomp0psd of thS
Aw0 teFaitOriqe-
ku answer 20 your ArSt objection,
I beg to esste. that the efieial 20.
pert Of the secretary Of Oklahoma
TerritoFy, aG published but a few
weeks aga shows that the territory
ewes not a dollar of bonded in>
debtednsss.
As TO year aecoud objection, ,esn-
eeding all you say is trMe, I do mot.
soc how it affects the question.
Suppose Oklahoma should ob-
jest to O. union With this territory
SOr the same lsaSonf Does amy one
suppose that the laws OF Ark
anSas NOW i'm force here, or she
present laws OF Oklahoma, must
necessarily be re-eRacted by the
legislature of the future state and
and become the statute law of
such ptaee4 Certainly not.
Congress i'm it's enabling act
w0mld provide for the districtiDg
gfkhe entire territory composing
ahe htatp; for the election of dele~
gates 60 O ospstitution. Such con
venGion to frame o constitution,
and the constitution SO framed
would 81 submitted 10 the people
fOr their adoption or rejection.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-13

During the summerP Ii SO, you
Should <yFdsFs the sArdmOreite sent
TO you. Your address VIII be changed
NJ often rs requcsted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-13

Editors Ardmcreite:
6 GeMslemaDs-Pasa0eg announce my
mamW mo o. eaMdidmte for athe @Gco of
GoverMor of the eChickasaw Nation,
as ehe ensuing election, in, August.
1894. | want all that are i'm favor oil
Nm equal diviai0n Of the land 60 give
nae their sHPReg'. R.L- Boyd.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

said as much TO the doctor. My
brother will be greatly disappointed.
He had his heart set on boy
"'We can't rule these things, we
must take them rs they come, he said
Then he made some remark to the
effect that he had spoken 10 you about
passing me upon the path, and that
you had denied my Icing ut your
house. ! gave some expla-
nation, I don't remember what.
asked him about what hour your child
had been born. "A little after TO- he
answered. i can tell you positively,
he added, and took a little note book
from his pocket Il have It all here,
he said, tapping the little book, every
thing about it-time OF birth, sex and
ALL He struck q match upon the
head Of his cane and, glancing at the
book, said: 'Ten-twenty or thirty,
will not be sure We walked along q
little further. / was thinking how
strangely fate deals with us-Gardner,
the proud father of q son, you the dis
appointed parent of little girl. Why
could not II have been vice versa? Sud-
denly the Doctor stopped.
"T actually believe have lost nv
pocket thermometer he cried. 4
used 1t at Gardeners house. l have
either left II there, or dropped It by
the roadside. II is too bad: hut must
return to Gardeners house. and II it is
not there, borrow u lantern and search
for it. 1t is valua Bile one
HE seemed much put out over his
loss and left me. not caring to return.
/ reached the depot, and after O few
hours waiting, took the early train
into the city"
The brother heaves sigh.
"Well. go on, he says, explain why
you think me guilty of this mans
death"
1T can be done in q few words. I
heard that you had deliberately lied
ut the inquest, that you had
said, the sex of your child was
male. I knew differently. 1t all
came to me. You arranged with
Conrad Gardner, q poor weak fool, to
exchange the infants, he taking your
daughter, you his son. You did this
to save yourself from threatened dis.
grace-vou knew you could hush Mary
Calder's tongue Il know all about that
affair but not the doctor. lie could
not be SO easily managed. You knew
the notebook contained the record Of
the births and sex of the children. You
made up your mind to obtain possess
sion oft. You followed DIR. Wilbur,
you met him returning to Gardeners
house. You set upon him to obtain
possession of the book, and, proba bly,,
in your despera ton, struck tie blow
that ended his life. You got what you
had sinned for, the note. book. 1t was
missing. you know. II could not have
been of value to any one but you-and
in order to cover the robbery. you rificd
the pockets Of the corpse to make it
appear that 1t was for that purpose
that the crime had been committed.
That is my ground for belief. II it
were told jury, they would hang
YOU"
TO he CONTINUED.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

motherly woman. who rs the sneriff g
wife, has taken especial pains in the
preparation OF the prisoners food.
The Jail is not n large one. The
county has not many criminals Andre
Gareau THE brutal father OF the young
physician.) and Franklin Dyke. being
the only Important ones In twenty
years. Watson lives in the front part
OF the building. which resembles an
ordinary dwelling-house from the
front. the cells being in the rear.
Both Silas and his wife ave deeply
interested in the unfortunate young
man. They knew his father in the
olden days, and feel deep sympathy
for the wild and erripg son.
The meal is being eaten in the
Sheriff's kitchen. The hour is slightly
past ,. Dyke is eating in silence, the
Sheriff is sitting near, waiting TO con-
duct him to his cell when he shnll have
finished. The young man drinks his
coffee. and then takes note from his
pocket Glanciug over 1t he mutters,
as II to himself.
1T is near the time he says he will
be here"
The note reads rs follows
"FRANRLIN:--
"a regret that you are in confiue-
ment. ! shall call upon You between
and 0 tomorrow morning.
adrian"
lie finishes his meal, and is soon
under lock and key in his cell.
He PAGES the narrow confines OF
his prison house, his brow wrinkled,
his eyes thoughtful. All! footsteps
outside; some Que is approaching; his
bIothcr, perhaps.
The door opens with mighty creak.
ing and changing Of bolta 1t is not
Adrian Dyke, but another. A man he
has seen Dcforc-one he has met the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

sisting Of bcefsteak, fried potatoes, hot
biscuits and coffee.
Talxcr has arrangcd with the Sheriff,
sfias Watson, that the prisoner g 70 be
fed from his own table. and the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

BANTER CHAPTER ROYAL ARCH
ID MasUns, L. D., meets In Masonic Hall
first aud third Tuesdays of each month mt
7:9D p. III. Visiting companies are COR
daily invited. IRA c. PERKINS, II. p.
A. L. HARVEY. Secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

pAXTER LODGE, NO. rs, l. o. o. F..
ID meets every Wednesday evening mt
a. q. u. W. hall. corner Main aud Neosho
streets. ). II. CAkROLL., y. u.
T. {. WEAVER, Secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17
LODGE DIRECTORY.

BANTER LODGE. NO. u, A. F. & A. N.
ID meets first and third Mondays In each
month ut hall ON West NeoshO street.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited.
{. ]. FRIBLEY, W. NJ.
]. T. RYoN, Secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

BANTER CAMP. NO. So, NJ. W. A., meets
ID second and fourth Mondays In each
month ut Coopcrs hall, corner Of Military
r. {. WEAVER, Clerk. V. c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

ID meets every Thursday evening at It's
Castle Hall in Cooper's hall, corner of Mil
itary and River streets. Visiting knights
cordially invited. K. h. CORSE, c. c.
l.. l.. DUNBAR. X. of II. and s.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
VI Preaching every Sunday at ~ q. m
Class meeting NJ 2. M. Young Peoples
society OF Christian Endeavor ut $50 .. "a.
Class meeting Tuesday evening at 1lt
Prayer meeting & h sR8MHxE fa q '
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17
Kansas City, Fl. Scott d Memphis.

Baxter Springs and Miami Hack Line.
Daily except Sunday. Leaves Baxter ut
7;3I u. M; Miami, l. T.. at p. M.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

pAXTER LODGE, NO. Is, A. O. U. W.,
ID meets In it's hail. corner of Main and
Neosho streets, every Friday eyening
]. NJ. ENGLISH, Rec.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

Baxter and Peoria Mail Line.
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Mail
leaves Baxter ut 7:sI %. M.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

ssIA Prsupi. ruE1aVs
Ore q, !ns.tssc.. &c.
fni1siens. 1DlrMzt1rI1rg.
l111e no4o l1l1 &. II|1|e
oG1 naR. ~ II.W /.
fer.Is 'lc,sE. 49,.
g.Ia lal. 81 A1I1I1
lis. ~ sI1l11ll g,
m'foa;ss' BE-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

pREsBYTRRIAN CHURCH. PREACH.
1 ing every Sunday Of u O. m. end Jap p.
M. Sunday school at esb Q. m; Christian
: .. M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening I'M CRAWFORD. Pastor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17
CHAPTER XIII.


rankin DYKE
Is eating his break
! fast. Not the ordi-
nary coarse fare,
which the county
allows the unfortu-
nate ones confined
within the walls Of
the jail, but . sub
stantial meal, con-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. PREACHING
y FIRST and third Sundays In each month
at II q. m. and Ii30 y. m. Sunday SCHOOL -
Society Of Christian Kndeavor every Sun
duy evening ut 0sO o'clock. Prayer meet
inE every Wednesday evening at o'clock.
A coriiai invitation 10 extended to all TO
As1 ~ W. r. PORTER. Pastor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

CANAAN LODGE. NO. o. p. of A, meets
" every Tuesday evening at Cooper's
hall. corner Of Military and River streets.
W. c. KNIGHT, Sec.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

RAXTER LODGE, NO. q. SELECT
and fourth Tuesdays In each month. at
hall corner OF Main and Neosho streets.
J. N. COOPER, Com.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

ISs MO = O. s Fl ssss
month mt O'Clock D. m. ut Cooper's hall,
corner of Military and River streets.
SARAH ]. KELLY, Protector.
MRS. ELLA PAUL. Secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

pAxTER POST, NO. II, G. A. r., meets
ID every Saturday evening Mt Coopers
X. p. McGREGOR, Com.
]. W. DUNBAR, Adjt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-17

no RE CONTINUED.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-14
THE GHOST THAT DIDN'T WALK.
employees OF THE BELLA UNION
WANT THEIR SALARIES.
The Manager Failed to Show Up
Yesterday and Many Heart
Was Aching-The Manager
Says There Is No Cause
for Alarm.
"Where is Potter"

"Where is Potter"
That is the question propounded by the
employees of the Bella Union Variety the
atre yesterday afternoon, but no one
seemed able to give satisfactory an.
swer.
Mr.. Potter came here few months age
to open a saloon. He took charge of the
Bella Union about three weeks ago, and
also opened a saloon at the corner OF
Monterey and San Saba streets.
Thursday afternoon is customary for
the ghost to walk at he theatcr, but yes
terday the ghost proved very imprac-
tcable one, and couldn't walk, not even a
step. The factors and actresses" as
we'll as others who had passes to see the
famous ghost get hump on herself, were
on hand promptly to hear dem bells"
They sat around in lunches in the audi
forum, telling ghost stories, but they
couldn't scare up the spirit worth a cent.
When the time arrived dem bells failed
to ring" and it looked as If matters were
becoming serious.
The heavy" Cal Cohen, walked up
and down the floor in his usual terpiS-
chorean gait, perfect picture of study,
waiting for only one sweet smile from
thee my love-" He could see Potter open
ing the door and walking In with broad
smile on his pleasant cOuntenance, and a
sack of gold-well, silver or nickelS,
would do Just as well-in his strong right
hand-in his mind.
But on the square, on the street and in
the theatre Potter didn't show up.
A reporter for the LIGHT called on Mr..
Lehman, the manager, last night, and
found him in company with Mr.. Villa
nueva, the former proprietor of the thea
ter. "OTr people didn't get paid today
and you've heard that Potter had disap-
peared. Now, Potter has not disappeared
and is in town. It's true. he hasn't come
down at the regular time, but he went out
to the Sulphur wells today and will be
back tonight"
Mr.. Villanueva said: Potter is still
here and there is no truth in the report
that he has left"
of the girls" and asked for information.
One of them said:
"Well, we didn't get our salaries today
and there's lot of kicking going on. I've
heard Potter is gone and that it is all fixed
None of the managers spoke to me about
the matter yet and if l don't get my
money tonight, | won't work tomorrow:
that's all. :"
The theatre last night had an unusual
ly desOlate appearance. A small audience
was present; the orchestra consisted of
only three pieces. while usually there are
six. and the performers, as well as ''hust-
lers," didn't have any heart to work.