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would come close TO him. and 1t was
only by constantly i~ntPrposing myself
that encounters which might nave raised
questions were rvOided. one English,
man, indeed, did run against Poly's shout
der In passing. Rather solid shout.
der. that" he said; felt hard as mar,
bic"
Not marble. sir" ] answered, hastily
plaster OF paris met with an accident
doctor did him up in plaster"
We took another Turn on deck, wher
Poly ran INTO the same man again.
'Iove. has he hurt both shoulders 90
he asked.
yes said ], for | saw | Wa in for
It. both shoulders very badly hurt,
hardly has the use Of his arms at all"
This elaboration was untimcly, for Poly
Just then picked up "A h~atchway cover,
weighing n couple Of hundred pounds.
and carried II to the other sid of the
deck. The Englishman looked at Poly,
h a. me. said nothing, and walked
away. | am afraid he thought | was
lying. He left us next day at Malta,
and / felt easier,
occupied the balance OF the voyage
pOStlDL iOlStIdNtS ul'l NfNN'INiN'l
fury matters. He grasped new ideas
fairly well: but his questions were an
Dying at times, when he touched on our
great system OF government. Such was
his childish Innocence that he could not
comprehend how II United States Sena-
tor could buy "A seat in the most digni-
fled body in the world and still remain
honest. l explained 1t fully, but he ONLY
smiled. He was mislcd by his Soo-B. G.
mind into believing hat our officials repre-
sented their constituents, and consequent
ly thought the constituents must be a
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STRIP SWINDLERS At WORK.
-
Would-Be Settlers Lured to the
Indian Territory.
Told that Remote Indian Ancestry
Entities Them to Citizenship.
Hy Associated rrs.-

" lTFNs
FORT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 6.-Chief
Harris. of the Cherokee Nation. has ar
rived in Fort Smith and held a long
conference with United States District
Attorney James F. Read In regard to
extensive swindlcs that are being per-
petrated upon people In Texas, Arkansas,
Missouri and Illinois and nearly all the
southern States.
II has been discovered that unsCrupu-
lous attorneys in Arkansas and the Ter
ritory are sending circulars broadcast
over the country announcing that my
person who has a drop OF Indian blood
in his veins can be admitted to citizen
ship in the Indian Territory In time to
share in the 5000, 900 to be divided from
the sale OF the Cherokee bonds. To cs-
tablish his claim and perfect citizenship
n good round fee is exacted from the
dupes who bite Mt the announcement.
There are 1000 persons squatting on
the Territory, and these men are also
sending out a%lluring announcements
through these same lawyers, Offering to
pllcation, IT a ridiculously low price.
The result of this swindle is that not
only, are letters pouring in from all parts
of the country. but farmers and home
seekers, who hope to get a share In the
rich Indian Territory at a nominal figure,
are Hooking to the promised land, only
10 find that they have been duped.
District Attorney Read states that
these poor people stan not n ghost ora
show u being admitted into Cherokee
citizenship. for even though they can
snow that they have Indian blood In
tteir veins, they can only be admitted
ny II vote of the Indian Legislature.
Chief Harris confirmed the statement OF
Mr.. Read. BEING asked II there was no
way TO remove these %squatters, the Chief
significantly said:
THE Government. according to its
treat made with us, should have lone
so long ago. but II has so far failed. Still,
we are living In hopes that the authori.
ties will soon take action
rs there any danger OF n clash be-
tween the Indians and the squatters In
case the Government does not act?"
II do not like to make threats" was
the. Chiefs reply, but 1t Is not safe to
trife with the Cherokees In the matter.
While our people are Arm believers In
Uncle Sam. they are thoroughly aroused
over this intrusion. These intruders now
occupy 100000 acres of our best lands
Chief Harris declared that ne be-
lieved the Territory would not be thrown
open. az such a move is bitterly opposed
by the leading men Of the nation.
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Ernst to give him a battle. Clever other
bouts between selected boxers. VIII he
given, and in addition to this there VIII
he exhibitions OF strength and gymnas.
tic s~pecialtles by capable amateurs and
professionals.
Australians take their bicycle racing
in large doses. They have few meets
there. but turn out great numbers. The
meets attract n great deal OF notice,
so much SO that the cycling and sporting
press figures out each mans chances
and pick winners In the same manner
as winning horses are selected In this
country.
A quorum Of the Committee on Rules
Of the League. Messrs.. Brush. OF Gin
met at the Gibson House. Cincinnati,
yesterday. Little work was done. The
rules were examined and n or two
points discussed. but no action will be
taken until to-day, when tho report Of
the Committee will probably lie prepared
Mr.. Reach, the third member Of the
Committee, sent word that he would not
be present.
Prof. Attila. the strong man, says that
athletic clubs In Germany are clubs com
posed OF athletes and not social orgAniaa-
tons, with athletics as "A sort OF sid
a man must be an athlete to be- eligible
to an athletic club. II that were the
case here, our athletic CLUBS would be
very small In numbers.
The T~wenty-third Regiment A. A., OF
Brooklyn, will give "A get OF closed in
door games at the armory April l.
Events OF II military nature Will be an
especial feature.
Seth II. Hunt. Charles II. Sheriff.. ir.,
and Frank NJ. Hartshorne have been Sc
lprtnI IN act ms n on
rowing by the Board of Governors of
the New York Athletic club.
A Park Row pnwnbroker has an a. A.
L. championship medal OF lse2 which ne
loaned $50 on, and on which he says the
time for redeeming has expired Who
owns It?
Thomas Shearman. the one-mile anna
teur walking champion OF Amsriea' mas
the track.
The Chicago Athletic Association vii
try to Induce Sanger to ride under it'
colors this season.
There Is talk Of a professional baseball
club in Newark the coming season.
There will be skating a Manhattan
Field this afternoon and evening.
There will be a match under the man
agement OF The Forest and Stream for
the amateur revolver championship OF
the United States between w. ~. Petty
Roundsman T~wenty-frst PRECINCT
present holder of the Winans trophy,
and Dr. Samuel w. Fort, of Ellicott
City, Md, Feb. 9, at 8 7. M. at the
gallery IL St. Marks place.
"Spratus. b Is wrong. Lannon
stayed the three rounds
G. w. H.-No.
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lowing my instructions. Poly had APP
pcared as thorough a duffer as ever put
on a canvas-jacket, and only my abso-
lutte refusal to go on without him kept
him in place fer the second half.
Play commenced and we had the hall.
Poly" / said, we must reach their
ten-yard line, underestimate
He smiled assent, and with a rush
we started. The rest of the wedge wal
torn away. but Poly. with men hanging
on him like buttons, got there. We
lined up again, and back of the goal he
lay down on the ball. l kicked a goal.
and the blues yelled themselves hoarse.
Harvard took the ball. but soon lost
it. / called on Poly. and he repeated the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES goal and the score
was tied. The former curses of the
blues were turned into rapturous delight
and Poly's cigar was forgotten.
| had arranged with a chum to signal
me when we had five minutes play left.
Presently the signal came, and / drew
Poly aside.
I'VE will end this brilliantly" l said.
Don't stop now; get us a touchdown
He got half through the Harvard line.
stumbled and fell with their team piled
on top of him. 1t was n moment OF
agony. Could he do the trick?
| had not long to wait; In an instant
the air was full OF Harvard men, and
Polycrates was ambling towards their
goal, smiling contentedly as he went.
Sixteen to twelve; sure winner, with a
possible two TO swell the score; ! made u
run for the ball, gave a terrific kick and
'Rah for ~Yale"-when l found myself
fiat on my back beneath the Attic sky
and the statue in its accustomed plaza
ArRonaut.
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first good deed that meets my eye. ! am
now your servant; follow you ! must; a
thousand men inc hold me back"
At his a gorgeous vision crossed my
mind. "a thousand men," I repeated
"cut 1t down a bit, cant you? Suppose
only twenty men were piled on top OF
you. what would you do?'
DO? would rise. shake them OFF,
and go my way
His confidence settled the matter, and |
told him to put on my ulster and come
to my rooms, where l would find some
thing to add to his costume. He de-
INJURED at this. saying he needed no
clothing on so mild an evening; but hav-
ing convinced him that warmth was not
the sole purpose of clothing, we started
once more.
We had not gone a hundred yards when
the second result If what Po$crates
called my good deed became apparent,
Coming towards us was my. late foe with
some half dozen friends. evidently bent
on having his Innings.
intimated that We were somewhat
handicapped by numbers, whereupon my
statue said II would not deprive my
master of n share in an honorable en-
counter, therefore do you engage your
former adversary and leave me the
others"
soon disposed OF the donkey-driver.
and watched my new acquisition: he
hit out neatly ana dropped two men
grasping a third by the neck and
shoulder, he drew him with such force
against his marble wishbone that he
dropped loosely to the ground. The
remaining three drew back for a mo-
ment, meditsting a combined attack,
when Polyerates picked up his latest
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victim and hurled him al the group. II
was a ten strike. and We hurried from
the scene, reaching my lodgings with
out attracting further attention.
| at once proceeded to put Poiycrates
into more conventional raiment, not
without many objections from him, how,
ever. TO the number Of pieces and variety
Of shape.
II made me feel creepy when ! touched
his hand Or arm, and I asked him II
he wouldn't soften somewhat with time
mo" he answered II remain as | am
during one journey OF the earth around
the sun. when / once more become life
less marble
"Well," said ], 'tht first thing to be
done is to get away from this town, and
the next to get out of the country, for
when the police gee hold OF this donkey
drivers story, jan VIII be too good for
us"
Police? What is pOlice?' he qucried.
] explained the use and beauty of pc.
lice in general, and the New Haven force
in particular, hut my description dill not
alarm him, Tor he said Let them find
us and we will serve them as We did
those wretches but now" lie was talk
ing like a Freshman. as yet u~nacquanted
with our guardians OF the peace, while
his ideas were altogether too %sanguinary
for modern civilization.
Hastily packing, We made our way un-
der cover OF darkness to PiraCus, where
We were fortunate in finding It steamer
ready To sail early in the forenoon, and
before sunset We had left Noun, Athos
low on tho horizon. and ! breathed nat
urally once more.
To keep Polycrates's marbleized condi-
ton secret was most difficult People
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HARRY WATKlNS'S FUNERAL,
He Was n Playwright, Actor and
Temperance Lecturer.


The funeral of Harry Watkins. who
died at his home. 1853 West Twenty-third
street, last night, will be held to"mor-
row. He will be buried in the Actors
Fund plot beside his two sons. Mr.. Wat
kins was one of the oldest and best
known actors in the country. He was
born in East Broadway in 1925, and
served ir the Mexican war. Texas was
the first scene OF his stage career In the
early fifties. In 1857 he became stage
manager for =. T. Barnum. His last
appearance was in the Girard Avenue
Theatre, Philadelphia, last September, In
one of his own plays, entitled .Trodder
Down" He was married In l8is to Mrs
Charles Howard, who survives him
Amy Lee, who was at one time leading
woman In Harrigan's company. Is his
daughter. =,
MIR. Watkins was almost as well
known in Europe and Australia as In
America. He was one OF the first Amer
lean actors to make a tour OF the world.
and was proud of the fact that Edwin
Booth played In the company OF which
he Watkins) was the star. Joseph JEFF
ferson, w. J. Florence and other famous
actors were his warm friends. Mr.. Wat
kins had some reputation as a temper
ance lecturer and wrote half a dozen
plays.
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~elancing in the direction of the statue.
/ saw the boxer seated on his pedestal.
from which he quietly slipped and came
towards me. My hair began to stand
erect, when I though l saw the solution:
playing the statue, eh?' / said; very
good joke. You had best go home now
and put your clothes on or youn eaten
cold"
You are mistaken" he replied; 81
am indeed ~Polycrates, the boxer, but
now awakened to life once more"
This was carrying a sell too far; so ]
Intimated that he wearied me, and l
was going home.
II. too, will go to your home he re-
piled, and for the lime allotted do your
Kidding, as commanded by Zeus."
"Look here" ! said, "Xeus isn't In this
at all. You have had your sell-you took
me in, ! admit it; o looked like a
statue: but you are common flesh like the
rest of us, and we'll let It go at that"
and with that ] started on.
He answered nothing, but followed. !
hogan TO feel annoyed at his persistence,
SO / turned around and said " he Kept
up his foolishness | would punch his
head. At this he grlnned. ] lost my
temper and struck at him straight from
the shoulder. hen my hair did stand
on end, for | landed on a solid marble
jaw.
win my master believe me now" he
asked.
/ looked at him dumbly, and he con-
tinued:
"The gods have vouchsafed me the gift
of walking among men once every thou
sand revolutions OF the earth around the
sun; when this period has been accom-
nIished 1 attach myself to the doer Of the
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UPSET THE MOURNERS.
Several Persons Injured Returning
from q Funeral.

While returning from Calvary Gene
terry n carriage containing six members
of a funeral party was overturned at the
drawbridge in Borden avenue, Long Isl-
and City, last evening. Several per-
sons were severely injured. among them
Julia and Nellie O'Shea, Of 1884 Second
avenue. this city.
The horses ran away and wrecked the
carriage. The coachman was thrown
from his seat. The accident was caused
by several hackmen In the funeral train
starting to race for the Thirty-fourth
street ferry.
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CHANGES At THE THEATRES.
"a Woman's Revenge" First Pro-
duced at the American.
New Version Of "1402" Seen eat
the Garden.

-. vor.,,s pevonse" , me,od rama
"." ns ~, 90 ,h,s
country. was presented last night at the
.-.L.., Tha.tr. I, 20 In four acts
Anne' -. 80, l., ,ho shane ~ a
with a great scene IN the Shape VI II
murder trial. Mr.. French has secured
an excellent company, including william
Morris. Arthur Lawrence, Alfred Fisher,
,,.ro,s NIoriartv ~. renee uandvsides
marcus N.o,'a'',' s.,..sa.
Eunice Vance. Ada Dwyer and Lee
80. "a u,omar,s p~ovonve, ui,, no
lamar. woman re.r"ee "r wm
World"
GARDEN THEATRE.
A %brand-new version of 1897 was
soon at the Garden Theatre last night.
,. AZ. pa,,no.,s Tha,tre edition
was by no means worn out. There was
nsw scenery nv Marston and Raefter, a
nc" eoe.e,y sn.umas for the
DAISY Queen Of spain and Theresa
Vaughn. new specialties D Mar'ea
Jones. w. y. sloan ana JOSH dsncn FOR
nHw s III VI peN, noiice chorus. and
new applause.
PEOPLES THEATRE.
Benjamin Landeck's, melodrama, NY
Jack" was the attra stion at the feople :
panies. The play is familiar to the the,
atre;goers Of this city. and it was stage,
as Handsomely as ever. me priiGnbpal
scene, OF course Is me Iea,is.S rSSrn-
mouse Hp Pba rnsc un ~ q wTecked fishing
smack.
HARLEM OpERA-HOuSE.
..r,o pn,naass nicotine" ret,rned to the
The tr, niSht a M,Sot bnean re = WEEKS en-
gagement at Hammerstein's Harlem
Opera-House. It was presented with the
same care as at tne S san 2, re tbn issa,diinp
role, with sig. Perugini as Shnt1s The
company was In excellent condiuoh' Ine
chorus sang Win good eneG, an s ever
GRAND oPERA-HoUsE.
There We're two stars at the Grand
Opera-House last night, Messrs. Robert
Hllliard and Paul Arthur, and they
merry adaptation, The Nominee" The
play was originally seen in this city at
the Bijou Theatre with Nat Goodwin as
the star. but IT. does not surfer IN iss
present hands. billiard ana a Nun ave
po.n sHoesu ILL ant cornnany
~ =" w, o,u cApDEN
NlBLos GAhDEN'
THE ~Stowaway'' is still alive, 1t has
it, but it bobbed up serenely at Niblo,s
Garden last night, and made another
and apparently successful bid for New
York's favor. Need it be said that the
bearing the classic names, spike. Hen
nessey and KID, Mccoy, are still IN ne
cast ny aru u,ei ,nd.ed
P""' ~, I-,pITS TIIrArpr
COLUMBUS
Elmer e. Vance's melodrama. oddly
called patent Applied For" began a
weeks engagement at the Columbus
Theatre, Harlem. last night, and was
displayed to gerat advantage at this
house. patent Applied For contains
most of the latest devices In stage
mechanism and some OF them are very
clever indeed. ~ Is NOT a pay ma. chi ns
nnt snnaht literary merit.
" II IACops, TuEATRE
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Architect Alfred Fucker has filed plans for the
erection OF q handsome six -story apartment build
Ing at Fifth avenue and Fifty-eishth street, the
last vacant plot near the plaza at the Fifth avenue
entrance to Central Park. 1t Will be known as
the Hockenhayn, after a town In Silesia, and
thu style OF architecture Will be suggestive of a
palace In that place. OF the six stories three
will be OF marble and the rest of white brick and
white terra Gotta. The ground floor will he de-
yoIed to stores. Ten suits will take up the re-
naming floors. The building will cost $500. 900.
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Coming

Mayor Gilroy will open the Kossuth Monument
Fair at Arlington Hall. 10 and 90 st. Marks
place, this evening. The fair will continue until
Saturday evening.
Twentv-seventh annual masquerade ball OF
Koltes Post az. @. A.. r., at Germania Assembly
Rooms, ?sl and 1893 Bowery. this evening.
Tenth annual ball OF Our Own Club. OF the
Ninth Ward, this evening, at Tammany Hall.
Annual ball OF the Happy Days Bowling Club,
this evening. at Fishers Academy Hall, one
Hundred and Seventh street and Third avenue,
Free lecture this evening at 81 Rivington street
by DIR. Lyman Abbott, on How 10 Succeed.
Annual reception OF the Young Mems Society OF
ing at The Columbia, IS East Fourteenth street.
<,.It.-.u raIIahia tonic. inyipOr-
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Capt Duke, Of the British steamer Manhanset.
which arrived from Bristol this morning. report.
that on Jan. q In latitude a. 50. longitude n "a
no sighted a larae field OF broken Ice, and stcerri
south for ten miles to clear II.
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woman's Press Club Reception.

The annual reception Of the woman's Press
Club, at the Gesterfedt pariors, l25 East Twenty
third street. last night. was attended by a brill
liant company Of women Of letters. The guests
were received by Mrs. Jennie Jnncl CrOIy, Presi-
dent Of the Club, assisted by Miss Alice Carey
Croly. her daughter. and Miss Ethel Morse.
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FAMo'SGGEsI "f SUeos;s

and Govt bnnished forever with
famous Prssnription 100, 1874, prepared BY Muller,
and wonder how II all cnme about. Pleassn, 10
tAke. 100. Bot All druggists. Pamphlet ires
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Billy Vernon Is the latest acquisition
10 the talent engaged by Mike Donovan
for his testimonial at Lenox Lyceum on
Feb. II. He has not been paired off
yet, but negotiations will be commenced
to-day with a view to getting Billy
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NiIbau,s Culfsavn, reliable tonic; inviBor..
ator and anti malarlal; genuine. lS3 B'way. -
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PatroIman Eugene L. Hickey, OF the
Mulberry street station, is indignant
over the report that he applied for and
was refused admission into the a. a. T.,
on Jan. 20. Hickey denies emphatically
that he made the application. and saws
he is still open for a race of from half a
mile to five miles. with any policeman or
fireman in the United States or Canada.
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Ernst to give him a battle. Eleven other
bouts between selected boxers VIII he
given, and in addition to this there Will
he exhibitions OF strength and gymnas..
tic specialties by capable amateurs and
professionals.
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Australians take their bicycle racing
in large doses. They have few meets
there. but turn GU great numbers. The
meets attract n great deal OF notice.
50 much SO that the cycling and sporting
press figures out each mans chances
and pick winners In the same manner
as winning horses are selected In this
ountry
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-03-03
BIG CREEK ITEMS.
Big CREEK, March I, 1Se

BIG CREEK, March l, 1894.
The beautiful snow, it makes cold
weather, but the wheat will grow.
W. A. Eppler traded Will Caskey
some cattle for span of mules.
Charles Wheeler and Reuben Burns
broke the road to Ellis last Saturday
with four horses ON one wagon and
hauled back a big load. Stock came
through all right.
A large number of rabbits have been
killed in this vicinity during the snow
School commenced this morning in
this district. There had been none since
the storm.
Mike Bach, from Ellis, visited with
Reuben Burns several days last week,
We were sorry to hear of the death Of
H. Orion. He was well known in this
vicinity and we'll liked by all who knew
him. The bereaved wife and relatives
have the sympathy of all and especially
of those who knew him best.
We didn't think when we spoke of the
pops jumping cogs that we were hitting
the Omnijack editor so hard, and will
endeavor TO be easier next time. AS tc
its bitter and scathing denunciations
its sharp-pointed sarcasms, its keen,
Shakesperian-scythe cutting invectives
we feel like the boy kicked by a jack
nothing to say. FARMER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-03-03
Hon. j. f. Todd Candidate for
District Judge.

We have received letter from Hon
]. F. Todd which was not marked per
sonal," neither is. there anything to
indicate that it was intended for publ
cation. But as it does honor to the
writer, we give it, hoping that we vio-
late no confidence in SO doing.
s,sAfter duly considering the matter
and consulting my friends here, I have
fully made up my mind to become a
candidate before the coming Judicial
With the large number of candidates
now in the feld-all honorable gentle
men and worthy of the ofice-I am fully
aware of the uncertainty of the venture
but, by adopting a clean, manly,
straightforward course in my own be-
half, I hope to avoid unjust criticism
and merit such support as may be justly
due, ever satisfied with the decision OF
majority, and loyal to it's mandates.
-.., -, JOHN F. TODD.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-03-03
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