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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28
SENATOR COKE TO RETIRE.
A Picturesque and Famiiiar Figure Thas
VIII ne Missed In washington.

A Picturesque and Familiar Figure Thas
wiil ne Missed In Washington.
Senator Richard Coke of Texas who
has announced his intention of retiring
from public life at the end Of his present
term, will then have been a member Of
ssthe American house of lords" for 10
years, having taken his seat for the first
time March 4, 1877. Els retirement viii
remove one of the most picturesque and
familiar figures from the senate and de.
prive Washington correspondents Of q
prolific source Of anecdotes with which
to eke out otherwise barren and uninter-
esting letters.
The senator is o rugged specimen OF
humanity, Of giant stature, with q bald
head that shines like q spherical mirror
and q voice of such power and resonance
that his simple ''yea" or may" on q roll
call creates q deeper and more lasting
impression than the majority of senatorial
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during his incumbency Harvard has
more than doubled the number OF her
professors and students and more than
trebled her wealth.
President Eliot La himself . graduate
Of Harvard Of the class OF 1853. During
his undergraduate days he was one %
the most noted athletes In the collegt
and at the same time took high rank II
scholarship. After graduation he wa
appointed q tutor In mathematics and
soon became assistant professor of math
eanatics and chemistry. He went TO Eu
rope in 1868 for nm advanced course II
chemistry and while there made . stud,
of the educational systems Of France
Germany and England. On his return
DO We appointed professor III the Mas
sachusetts Instituteof Technology, wher
he remained until he was elected presi
dens of Harvard In 1909.
The Eliot family ii OF the bes
known and oldest Of New England
| puritan stock. President Eliot was Dor,
| III Boston iii 1884. His father was prom
nent In mercantile and political circles
served d term In congress, several term
In the legislature and was mayor OF Boz
! ton In 1850 and 1888.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

Deadwood Times, DO: The Black
Hills have never had recognition upon
the state ticket, and the most natural
question is why? Have We not as good
men here as are in other portions OF the
state? Why not give us the state treas
urer, aud for which position h lines
rises TO place ia nomination The present
incumbent OF treasurer for Lawrence
county, Kirk G.. Phillips. We at this
early day make the suggestion with the
hone that it may be considered and
acted upon. More upon this q
Mr. Phillips is n of the best known
and popular men 10 South Dakota
bright, honest and capable, having been
county treasure Of Lawrence county fo'
four years. We have heard 1t hintet
that he would be O candidate for stats
treasurer and, il so, will be irresistible
OtR. &c Grimshaw's part at the stat'
republican central committees meeting
ut Mitchell recently, the Times ais
adds:
Mr.. Grimshaw will also work in th,
interests OF X. G. Phillips for stat
treasurer and the candidacy takes lik
hot cakes. He has had letters from Sen
ator Pettigrew, Congressman Lucas. I
e. Taylor, Congressman Pickler, Stat
Examiner Meyers and many other
promiaing their support. Mr.. Phillip
has served the citizens Of Lawrenc
county for q number of years and b
records show him TO be "a most carefl
and accurate Official. South Dakoi
cannot frot ont q man who is mo-
worldly the honor nor more capable
discharglng the duties than y
PHILIPPE.
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Gladstone recently received an ad
dress from his constituents in Midlothian
in which he was requested to continue
to represent the borough in the COM
mons. Replying to the address, Glad
stone has written a letter declaring that
his chief desire will be to follow the
wishes of his constituents here pre-
sented. He adds: There will natur-
ally be a change in my attendance at
parliament. / cannot yet judge how far
my sight and hearing will disable me
from performing parliamentary duties"
Proceeding to review his public life OF
sixty years, Gladstone says his career
has been a history Of political. economl
cal, social, moral and intellectual eman
cipation. "Fyr myself l carry out oil
Office the same political opinions | pro
fessed i'm j.. / lament the discrepancy
OF sentiment between the two houses oil
parliament is in such form as to necessi
tate conclusive Judgment from the coun
try. | am deeply convinced that until
Just demands of Ireland are satisfied, AZ
the commons tried TO satisfy them
neither will the legislative wants OF Gan,
portion of the united kingdom be ad
eauately met, nor will the empire attain
it's maximum of union or power, nor WI
its honor be- effectively cleared OF the
deepest historic stain ever attach q tx
IL -
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LONDON, March 2S.-The Brazilian
minister here has received the following
dispatch from Bio Janeiro: "There Il
absolutely no truth in the statement
that prisoners have been executed with.
ont trial. The recent decree Of the
ministry only referred to military tri-
bunals and to crimes and outrages on
nected with the revolution committed
al Rio Janeiro and ct certain other
points In Brazilian territory"
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Sioux City Journal, q: Hot Springs,
S. d., made a strenuous, but unavaiiing
effort to secure the next republican state
convention of South Dakota. But Yafk-
ton got it, and the Hot Springs Herald
is moved to say: "We had an idea that
our superb and majestic mountain seem
cry, our baths, our society, wind caves,
argent streams and SIGH would prove
irresistible attractions, but there was
one thing lacking which the committee
doubtless considered out weighed all
these: The brewery"
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Two of Oms has 400 Settle . DispGte Over
q Girl with the Gloves.

Two Of Omsha's 400 Settle q Dispute Over
. Girl with the Gloves.
OMAHA, March 28.-The spectacle Of
the SON of the dean of Trinity cathedral
ending up holy week by fighting with
gloves in q 18-foot ring for the smiles Of
. school girl Is disturbing Omaha Easter
devotees. Irving Gardner, SON OF Dean
Gardner, and Harry Colpetzer, son of a
millionaire lumberman, fought 20
rounds, the former being knocked out.
They quarrelled over a well known
beauty and agreed to settle it under
Queensberry rules. The principals, their
seconds. timekeeper and the professoro OF
physical culture, who acted a. referee,
went TO the billiard hall in the Col
PETER mansion under guise of having .
friendly game with the cues, and there
the battle was fought. Omaha society
is greatly shocked over the affair.
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A slight Decrease.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 2S.-The North
western Miller reports the stock OF
wheat IN private elevators of Minneapo-
lis at | .138, 900 bushels, q decrease from
last Monday OF 10000 bushels. This
makes the total stock in Minneapolis
Duluth and Superior 2.454,5 s3 bushels,
a decrease of 45. 9lS bushels.
The Market Record estimates the
stock in country elevators of Minnesota
and the two Dakotas at A, 702. 900 bush.
els, q decrease Of 256, 900. The total
stock Of the Northwest exclusive 81
mill, storage and independent elevators
Is thus left at 90, 247, 5s3 bushels. a de
crease for tho week OF 2O1 ,01S bushels
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......,. f-r..nora.a s,a,nera.

Count Primoli is d familiar figure in
Partisan society. spending o portion Of
the season each year at the hOspitable
house Of his aunt. Princess Mathilde, II
whose salons he formed the acquaintance
and acquired the warm friendship Of tbs
popular novelist. Paul Bourget. He i
noted as being, with the possible excep
ton OF the Duo dc Morny, the most sue
cessful amateur photographer In Europe
and has spent enormous sums on various
perfected apparatus connected with THU
particular fad.-New York Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

The State 0f Minnesota Wants Il. R
Foley to FoVk Over $4,000.
ST.. PAUL, March 2S.-Another pine
land suit has been filed in the courts,
this time against Hon. Thomas r.
Foley, who represented Aitkin county
in the legislature in 1891. The COM
plant charges that Mr. Foley wilfully
and unlawfully entered upon section III,
township 81, range %, and cut and re-
moved therefrom 1000, 600 feet of pine
lumber. The complaint-says that this
was done with intent to cheat and de-
fraud the state, and that only a small
portion of the timber thus removed was
paid for. The state sues MI. Foley for
GA, 900. the value of the timUer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

Attempt Of the Crane Company and 1ta
Men to Arbitra&s q Failure.
CHICAGO, March 28.-The attempt al
arbitration between the Crane Manufac-
turing company and its employees has
failed completely. The strikers met 1T
Bricklayers' hail, Peoria and Monroe
streets, and effected temporary organi-
cation of a union, and a general strike
involving 5000 men will be formally
Launched against the Crane company.
The strike viii include all the employees
Of the company's various Chicago plants
except the elevator men. They have
suffered no reduction in wages and viii
not strike at present.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

Judge Bradley, presiding in the trial
OF the Pollard Breckenridge case, has
been the recipient since the commence
msnt of this trial of an unusually large
correspondence, all concerning the case.
Many come from religious people, urg-
ing him in the interests of the morals OF
the community to exclude newspaper re-
porters from the court, q power which
the Judge says is not in his power to
exercise. One missive which caused the
Judge to smile was signed by a woman
member of the bar, and suggested that
since he had excluded all women from
the court when Miss Pollard gave her
testimony, that the men should be dis.
barred and the women Iadmitted when
Col. Breckenridge takes the stand
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DUSKARDs FOR DAKOTA.
A Large Colony Passes Through St. Paul
En Route North.

A Large Colony Passes Through st. Paul
En Route North.
ST.. PAUL, March 28.-During the
morning there arrived in the city from
various parts of Indiana . very large
party of Dunkards destined for Devils
Lake and adjoining points in North Da-
kota. They have been provided with
two special trains by the Great North
ern from their homes to their destina-
ton. MAJ Bass, the emigration agent
who secured the party, sees that every
accommodation is provided to insure q
pleasant trip. The party spent q por-
ton of the day seeing the sights Of st.
Paul, and left in the afternoon for their
new homes in North Dakota. They are
homely, honest and industrious people,
and the families now en- route should
make valuable citizens for North Da-
kota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

Senator PETERS Opinion of the Coxey
Movement.

Senator PETERS Opinion of the coxsy
Movement.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Oh, it's
foolish-childish," remarked Senator
PETER, when asked about Coxey's army.
81 have advised against it from the
first" he continued, 'tand have
written letters and in speeches
pointed out that no object
can be attained by any such hap-hazard
movement at this. It is no spontaneous
uprising and organization like the
Farmers Alliance. Coxey is o horse
trader or q horse racer and a gambler
to start with, and it is not presumed
that he could bring about the men who
would be necessary to give weight to
such q movement.
81 believe in organization, but there
is nothing in this movement that COM
mends itself to the judgment of those
who desire to stand up and fight for
men and women"
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The A. P. A. is nothing il not sensa-
tional. Supreme President Traynor now
claims that the organization was lnstru-
mental in sending John Y. Mckane TO
Sing Sing, that it now controls 2,0oo'Oo
votes and next year will name several OF
the new United States senators from the
western states. Is there anything more
the A, p, A. wants?
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

DENVER, March ~. The new Platte
River paper mills. erected at a cost of
$525, 600, have begun operations with a
force of 200 men in addition to those
employed in the old mill. The Platte 10
considered one of the finest in the
country
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The Nav .ft.n-sota MAN.

WAsHINoToS, March 2s.-The new
map Of Minnesota, upon which the
idraughting division Of the general land
Office has been engaged for several
months, has at Last gone to the lithO-
grapher. II will be two or three months
more before the map IL ready for the
use Of the Minnesota public.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

CHIcAG !. March %. 1904.
CATTLE-Slow. weak; rather on down turn.
prime to extra steers a. l00A.aS; good to choice,
export steerk. S3OO03.5O; others, Ss.0O0a.6O
Texans, ez.@003.35.
HOGS-Active and steady. Rough and
heavy, &AOe0A.4O; heavy packers and mixed,
BAyb6 GAGS: prime heavy and butcher weights.
$4.50Gk.75: assorted light, @4.7O0A.7S.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Mixed westerns,
S4O0gAlG Western wethers, S4.2O0A.25; me.
dunn lambs, SA.45g4.55 extra, S45l0A75.
Receipts: Cattle. 40D. hogs. 2A,000s sheep.
1aO0u
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saana 20 He Poputar.

TOLEDO. o., March 28.-Charies
Stevig and Albert Harrington of this
city fought a finish fight to determines
which should have the hand of Miss
Mamie Beggs. Stcvig was knocked out
in the fourth round and resigned his
claim as q sutton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The investiga-
ton into the sanity of Prendergast was
called before Judge Chetlain. The
state made an application, as soon as
court opened, that the case be contin-
ned 10 days, and the court finally set
the hearing for April 5 at 2 o'clock. 1t
was publicly conceded by the state that
the court could further extend the exc
cntion of the death sentence.
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Arrs..sd Zoe Tra,a Renhsrx.

Los ANGELES, CAL. March 2s.-Om-
GERS here have arrested two men against
whom detectives claim to have found
enough evidence to convict them Of the
Roscoe train robbery. One IL Alyah
Johnson. who is supposed to be wealthy,
and the other is John Smith, who for
merry worked for johnson on his ranch.
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For an AdaltIonal Judre.

WAsHrNGToS, March 27.-The house
judiciary committee has agreed to re-
port favorably the bill introduced by
Representative Cobb of Missouri. pro-
viding for the appointment of an addi-
tional judge in the Eighth judicial cir
crit
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Important Witness DlaappeaFs.

N~EfLLsyIILR, Wis.,, March 2S.-Mrs.
Marguerite Wright, tho principal Wit
ness for the state against DAN Allen,
charged with murder, has disappeared,
and Ii will be impossible to convict
Allen without her testimony. Allen Ii
In jail here. His case comes up April is,
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wealthx atlner rEissinr.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-Carrol e.
Wright, a wealthy miner formerly Of
Wyoming, has teen missing for two
weeks and his friends fear foul play.
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Alls ougllt b Know.

Miss imogen Quincy, who entered po+
liticai life to the extent Of seeking the
postanistress-ship of her town, says thai
no woman can earn i nsslihpsd ut POI
etry-the statements OF Ella Wheeler
Wilcox notwithstanding.
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trying him.

Yankton dispatch, %: The machinery
of the Yankton brewery has been put
into operation and found to work SPLEEN
didly. The manufacture oil beer will be
gin within a few days.
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Chicago Grain and provlsloss.

CHICAGO. March q. 1904.
wHEAT-Easy. Cash.. 5e54N56Nc; May.
6SaB05SJSc: July. 60A060Nc.
CORN-steady. Cash. a6c; May, s7SSc:
July, DC.
OATS-Steady. Cash. a0Ms May. 3lAc:
July, e7Nc.
PORK-Higher. May. s1l. 32116: July. S1l.ao.
L~ARD-Highsr. May. $500; July. Ss.87Jz.
SHORT RIBS-Higher. May. S5 sS6: July.
$3.50.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ahs Frsnoh Minister Takes an American
Bride.

9he French Minister Tmacs an American
Bride.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2s.--The mar
rage Of MI. Jules Paternotre, French
minister to the United States to Miss
Eleanor Louise EMERSON. daughter OF
James EMERSON. publisher OF the phila-
delphia Inquirer, Golden Days.
and Saturday Night, took place Ut
Mr.. Elverson's residence, 2024 Walnut
street. at Q o'clock p. M.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, her Britannia
majesty's ambassador, and Prince Can
tacuxane, the Russian ambassador,
were witnesses for the groom. and the
mayor, Mr.. Edwin 8. Stuart and James
Emerson. Jr., brother of the bride. were
witnesses for the bride. The French
consul was also present in an official
capacity. Cardinal Gibbons performed
the ceremony.
MachR Red Tape Used.
M. Patenotre first met Miss Elversor
about two years ago, and soon became !
sutton for her hand. The details OF get
ting the proper authorization or thu
marriage took months. and q trunk full
of documents were signed and sealet
before the wedding day. The French
government had to give its consent, dis
pensatiohs had to he given, etc. tn.
ambassador is d Roman Catholic and
the bride q Protestant. hence the wed
ding was u quiet one.
There were numbers OF handsom,
gifts from the friends OF both parties
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Much RED Tape Used.
nlr Hatnl Rnrnaa.

HoT SPRINGS. Ark, March 28.-Fire
just after midnight Quilted and practi-
cally destroyed Hotel Pullman, one OF
the finest hostelries here. The damage
will reach so, 600.
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a~Elnneapolis taraln.
MINNEAPoLIs. Mar,

M~iNNEAPoLI March q, 1891.
WHEAT-March closing. ssS May OPEN
ing. tsAss: higlaeSt .SS. love, 5sssOss16s;
closing. ta1sc. July openi il. 5E4, hi b.
est. Ss@c. lowest. Dts CTS ~, MM .
IN Track--No. 4 hard. . II : No Nora.
ern. 6054c No. = Northe N. 5os4.
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It now looks as il Prendergast, the
murderer of Mayor Harrison may go free,
either by reason Of his insanity or the
insanity of the court officers who are
irving him.
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TIE DAILY LEADER
TERNs or SUBSCRIPTION.
M AnuERrIsERa

THR DAILY LEAnRR makes o special feature o
and reaourcee az the city Of Madison and OF ens
state ae large enaifling q 70 the patronage or aa
i. r. sTAEL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-28

Lieut. Vim. Neary. OF st. Paul, has ar
rived at Vermillion to take charge OF the
military department of the State
ITnirarsifV
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LATEST MARKET RRPoRr.
a~Eilwaukee Grain.

9~stLwAUKEE. March n. 1904
WHEAT-Quirt and weak. No.2 spring. 5sc;
No. ! Northern. u !: ! j.. 575s..
CORN-Steady. No. .. %.
OATs-Firm No. , waits ssl4c; No. 9
white. a2N 3hs.
BARLEY-Q iiet and steady. No . u.s.
sample. Ast:4.
RIE-Higher. No. 4, Soc.
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Duluth Grain.

UULUIH 9iaFCu ~ Ib8L
WHEAT-No. | hard. cash. III March.
ssA /; May, eiSs;: July. Usc. No. Northern,
cash, 50N Marcn, &c: hay, EOSs july. 6IsS |.
No. . Northern. cash. s6h.. No 8 49S&c;
rejected, +44c. On Track-No. Northern 70
Erriye, 8 &c.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-08

The high esteem in which Supt Ar
by the PLAYERS was evidenced by his
unanimous selection by both teams as
the custodian Of the receipts OF the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-08

Jack Doyle has made four errors In
the series. hut there's nobody living who
feels more chagrined and sore over IA
misp!ay than the ging"ry trs baseman.
As an Offset, however, h" and Eddie
Burke lead both teams in batting, nav,
Inc slA hits apiece. and Burke mas had
three moe times at bat than Doyle.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-08
NEWJERSEY.
HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD.
Mr. and Mrs Abbott Expired With
in a Few Hours of Each Other.
Both Were Comparatively Well and
Happy Yesterday.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct s.
Henry w. Abbott, prominent citizen.
was round dead in bed early this morn
ing. Neuralgia of the heart and a COM
pllcation of other diseases were the cause
during the night and within a few hours
OF the time that Mr.. Abbott was dis
covered Mrs. Abbott, mis- wife, died from
an attack of Brights disease.
MT Abbott was siXty-seven wears of
age, and his wife was siXty-two years
old They resided at 400 George street.
Ihey had neither children nor relatives,
Mr. ABBOTT was "A well-known sporting
man and agent for the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York. His life
was heavily insured.
Drs. Shannon and James w. Rice
were IN attendance upon Mrs. Abbott
last night at her death When Mr. All.
hott retired he complained of feeling
III and depressed. He said he was suf
fering from indigestion. The doctors
declared his trouble to be neuralgia of
me heart aggravated by a complication
OF diseases Yesterday morning bot h
the house
Both attended the Second Reform
church, from which there will be a
double funeral. Coroner McDede has
been notified and has taken charge OF
me bodies: When he reached the house
this morning he decided 1t was neces-
sary to hold an inquest.
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BROOKLYN NEWS.
JUSTICE MURPHY |NTERFERES
IA Gets q Policeman to Arrest a
Wife Beaten.
Than He Defends Himself from an
Attack by Loafers.

ERNEST w. Struble, photographer, OF
~ Mvr.ie o, enue, Brooklyn. who for.
rerly supplied the photographs of crooks
for the Rogues' Gallery, was held to-day
nv Justice Walsh in Adams Street Court
until Thursday for hearing on charge
of assaulting his wife.
civil Justice L. Clarence Murphy was
,ossing the house at 1.S0 o'clock this
r,orning when he heard piercing shrek
for help. The voice sounded like a
voman's, and Justice Murphy went after
a noliceman. He found officer Mullaly
and brought him to the scene of HOSTILE
tIss Mullaly found Struble chasing his
wife around the room. He arrested him:
struble, who was under the influence of
station house. AS Justice Murphy was
leaving the house couple of loafers at
tackled him and there was a sharp fight.
His assailants beat a retreat:
In court this morning Mrs. struble
said that her husband ceSle home at
ia. and she tried to get him to go to
he'd He refused and struck her In the
face, Then he kicked her in the arm:
Mutually said he knew little about the
case. He handed a card to Justice
walsh, upon which he had written the
"If Your Honor would communicate
with Judge Murphy, he would more par
ticularly inform you of the nature of
this case. as he witnessed 1t from across
the street, and was the first to save the
woman. and he was even then iden-
fered with by some loafers. but he dealt
with them"
How did he deal with them?" asked
the Court.
well. l guess they'll eat their meals
off the mantel for the next week., the
officer replied, blushing ike schoolboy:
As Struble was unable to furnish bail
he was sent back to the pen.