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The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-11-05

with his duck gun laid across his knees,
was beginning to feel uncomfortable.
1.-THE note said 1O:30," he muttered.
ut must be after that time now. What's
that?"
Phineas had caught the sound OF
heavy feet moving cautiously over the
gravel. He grasped his gun and peered
into the gloom, but could distinguish
nothing.
Suddenly he heard voices, evidently
at the front of the house. He was about
to quit his position, under the impress
sion that Herr Schmidt was leaving by
the front door, after all, when one Of
the back windows was cautiously raised
and the 1.-THE form of the naturalist
dropped lightly to the ground.
Creeping along the side of the wall
on which Phineass lay, he presented an
excellent mark. Mr.. Peel, however,
could not bring himself to shoot man
down in cold blood. He would give
him @ chance.
"Stop, you scoundrel!" he shouted.
The effect of the challenge was
scarcely what Phineas had anticipated.
Herr Schmidt darted forward and
seized the barrel of the gun.
He was much the stronger Of the two,
and Phineas was pulled from the wall
in twinkling. Lying on the broad Of
his back on the gravel in a half-dazed
condition, he saw the tall form OF
Schmidt standing over him with tho
gun raised.
Keep your tongue still, you fool, ,
he hissed, "or I'll brain you. Now,
quick, help me over the wall"
Phineas hesitated. but the threaten
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-11-05
A CRAZY WoMAN'S DEED.
She Throws Her Two Small Children In
Front Of an Electric Car.

She Throws Her Two Small Children In
Front of an Electric Car.
New YORK, Nov. Mrs j. Byrnes
became suddenly insane Saturday, and
declaring that her friends had Matched
a plot to kill her two children. one an
infant Of eight months and the other
16 months older, grabbed them from
their bed and. running wildly down to
Columbus avenue, threw them in front
OF an electric car. The infants were
helpless to move, and had it not been
for the prompt aid rendered by passers-
by they would have been crushed un-
der the wheels of the fast-moving car
As it was, both children narrowly es-
capped with their lives. She suddenly
became religious two weeks ago, and
taught her oldest child passages from
the Bible several hours at time.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-11-05
ROBBERS BIG HAUL.
Old Lady at st. Joseph Who Was Afraid o
Banks Loses $4,000.

oAu A<huy az SJs OOBcph :" no !" IN <AIrhlO Oh
Banks Loses $4,000.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 2.-Saturday
night, as Mrs. Eliza Ditto, widow of A.
F. Ditto, former wealthy citizen of
this place, was getting ready to leave
her home in the east part of the city,
she heard a noise toward the rear Of
the house. She stepped back to in
vestigate the cause when she was sud-
denly seized by a man who choked
her and stifled all attempts at an
cutlery. The fellow was Joined by
two other men, who jerked her about
in a rough manner and demanded her
money. Mrs. Ditto, who is an old wo.
man, was frightened nearly into
Mysteries. but refused to tell
where her money was hidden.
The ruffians then choked her
into insensibility and locking the
doors ransacked the house. Their
search resulted in the discovery of
$4,000, which Mrs. Ditto had concealed
in the house, she being afraid of
banks, which they appropriated, and
leaving the insensible woman on the
floor made their escape.
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Proposed Oklahoma Branch.

SHAWNEE, Ok, Nov. 2-The Choc-
taw, Oklahoma 6 Gulf Railway Co. is
contemplating the construction of a
branch north to a junction with the
Frisco at Sapulpa, and party of en-
gineers is now out runnings line. For
many miles this branch will run
through rich coal fields as we'll as for
ests of the finest timber and the COM
pany, being the first to reach them,
can easily obtain control Of the entire
output of lumber and fuel.
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UNREST AT coNsTANTiNoPLE.

Panics Of Daily Recommendations Look
ing for War.
COSsTANTINoPLE, Nov. at is ru-
mored that the Armenians have decid-
ed to poison the water supply, and
the authorities are taking rigid pre-
cautions Panics are of daily occur.
renee. The masses regard the increase
in the price of bread as sign of the
approach of war; The bitterest strife
exists among the ministers at Yildiz
Kiosk. There are rumors of the arrests
of ministers and officials
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Charges Against Hanna.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 1.-The Dallas
county grand jury, in session here
Saturday, found an indictment against
Mark Hanna for corruption and
bribery. 1t is charged that he tele-
graphed an offer of $40, 900 here for the
electoral vote of Texas. The grand
jury is endeavoring to get the Western
Union Telegraph Co. to give up certain
kilograms in order that it may prose-
cute others on similar charges.
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A Labor Assembly Disbanded

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The Chicago
Trades and Labor assembly, which
has since 1856 been one of the strong
est factors in trades unionism in this
city, was formally disbanded Sunday
afternoon in pursuance of a resolution
passed month ago. The action was
due to friction among the members.
A meeting will be held Wednesday
looking to reorganization under the
auspices of the Federation of Labor.
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English Wheels Not Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. According to
reports from United States Consul Par
ker ut Birmingham the trade of that
place with the United States in bicycle
materials is steadily declining and
promises to terminate altogether in q
short time. As for the complete bicy-
cles, the trade with the United States
has completely stopped. Not one was
shipped this year.
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me. have accepted Herr Schmidt.
offer, and he will enter the adjoining
house as tenant tomorrow"
''Not if know it, madam!" shoutee
Thineas, jumping from his chair and
bringing his fist down on the table
''Do you think / am going to have Rhyd
cottage turned into menagerie, and
my garden into bowling wilderness
The house may remain tenantless for.
ever, but Herr Schmidt and his mon
strosities shall not enter there"
Herr Schmidt, my dear, is merely q
naturalist"
Il know I'll" stormed Phineas. give
heard OF these plaguey naturalists be
fore. I've no desire to come down.
stairs some fine morning to find ring
tailed monkey sitting on the window
zoos and crocodiles play leapfrog over
the flower beds. No, madam! No
naturalists for Phineas Peel!"
! Pretty Mrs. Peel never allowed her
temper to get the better of her. She
laughed softly at her husbands fears,
and did not alter her determination in
The least.
"Has it slipped your memory, Phin-
cas-" she asked, shat Rhyd cottage is
u portion of my property? If choose
&c let it to a naturalist-even though
lie be foreigner-I am perfectly JUS
titled in doing So"
This was true enough, and Phineas
Gained down.
Herr Schmidt's collection of mon
strosities,' as you call it," went on
Mrs. Peel, probably contains nothing
more dangerous than q deaths head
moth in a bottle. Anyhow, have no
intention to disappoint him."
"8ut L"
"You will treat him with the respect
due from one gentleman to another,
Phincas," broke in Mrs. Peel. "And
now. dear, We'll dismiss the subject"
Phineas Peel was-though at times
he doubted tia lucky fellow. He had
carried of young and handsome wom-
an from host of suitors.
Why Mary Marsden had chosen to
bestow her hand and fortune on such
a plain, everyday sort of fellow as the
.diminutive Phineas Peel was always q
mystery to her acquaintance. The
wedding was an accomplished fact be-
fore her relatives had recovered from
the shock caused by the announcement
of her engagement.
Mary appeared to be happy enough.
too. Phineas, taken as a whole, was
not a bad sort of fellow. He was jeal-
Gus, that wa. true, but his wife came
to regard that as an extra proof of
his devotion.
Had the proposed tenant of Rhyd
cottage been an aged, decrepit, broken
down old man, Phineas would have
stretched out the right hand of fellow
ship. But alas! Herr Schmidt was
young and handsome-far too hand
come, Phineas thought.
Every well, Mary" said Phineas, TAX
ing his lat from the peg and making
for the door; "you have overruled me
AZ usual, and must be prepared for the
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-11-05
A DEMENTED OFFICER.

Manager Powers, of the Cuban Relief Com
mittee, Found After q Months Absence.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Albert ID. Powers,
manager Of the ban Relief bureau, of
this city, has been found demented in
Tennessee by Col J. d. Powers, Of
greensboro, father of the man whose
disappearance from Chicago a month
ago mystified alike the police and
friends of the missing manager. Col.
Powers telegram contained no details
of his sons condition or wander
ings, and does not name the city in
which he was found. The disappear.
ance of young Powers just at the
launching of the ambitious project Of
the Cuban Relief bureau gave rise to q
belief at first that he had been MUIR
dered. Col. J. d. Powers, father of the
young man, is the president Of the
First national bank of Greensboro, Ky.
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RIOT ON cHicAGo's STREETS.
Gang of TOughs Commit Depredati0ns
in an Aristocratic District.

In an Aristocratic District.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Toughs armed
with rifles, clubs, canes and carrying
cobblestones, bricks and bags contain
ing pepper and lampblack, terrorized
residents and pedestrians OF aristo-
cratic Ashland boulevard from Adams
to Congress streets Saturday night.
After throwing pepper and lampblack
into the faces of half dozen pedes-
TRANS and breaking hundreds of dol
lars worth of window glass, the gang
of disturbers wound up in the Eight
zenith ward, where there were three
riots before midnight
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|
far the fears Of Phineas had proved to
be groundless. Herr Schmidt's mon
| strosities" had been kept we'll within
bounds, and as yet Mr.. Peel had not
seen SO much as a strange caterpillar
in his garden, which never looked bet
ter.
However, he was not happy. He had
taken an aversion to the new tenant
from the first, and would never be sat
isfied until he had got rid of him.
"Confound the fellow" muttered
Phineas one evening, as he sat ON an
upturned bucket behind the peasticks,
"he's prowling about on the other side
Of the hedge again. Hope he won't catch
sight of me, for I'm about tired of his
oily tongue and eternal smile. Hullo!
what the deuce is the meaning Of thisY'
Down the garden path tripped Mrs.
Peel. The naturalist was evidently ex-
pecting her. and greeted her with q
smile that almost brought tears into
the eyes Of the furious Phineas.
"Goot efening," he said. "You vos
joost leetle late!"
1t was evident that this was not tho
first chat INDUCED in over the boundary
hedge. Though Phineas strained his
ears, he could not catch the drift of the
conversation. Like flash he remem.
bered that Mary had often of late taken
stroll in the garden at dusk. Was
this the explanation?
PhiIeas had been glazing at the
couple from behind the peasticks for
ten minutes or so, when he saw his wife
take rosebud from his favorite tree
and hand it over the hedge with a
charming smile to the delighted Herr
Schmidt. Then, with pleasant Good
night" Mrs. Peel tripped lightly into
the house.
"You villain" Kissed Phineas, saw
agely, jumping from his seat and shak-
ing his fist after the retreating figure
in the next garden, "I'll pay you out
for this"
The rage of Mr.. Peel was something
to be remembered. Nothing but blood,
he vowed, would obliterate his wrongs.
But he would be cautious. He would
smile and smile and murder while he
smiled. Selling a peastick he tragic
ally buried it in the heart of an unof-
Tending cabbage, and played havoc
with stately row of sunflowers.
Half an hour later Mary saw him
take down huge old-fashioned duck
gun from the hook in the hall.
''There's a German vulture in the
neighborhood," he volunteered, i'm
pressivcly, "and I'm going to bag him
at the first opportunity"
However, as nothing short of an
earthquake would have induced the old
gun to go Off in any circumstances
and Phineas had made assurances
doubly sure by dropping in the shot
first and powder afterward-the "vul-
ture" in question was not likely to be
seriously damaged. and Mary contented
herself with expressing hope that her
husband would not hurt himself.
On the following evening Phineas
took up his old position in the garden,
with murder in his heart. Herr
Schmidt, however, did not put in an ap-
pearnce. After waiting some time,
Phineas reentered the house and reared
his duck gun up in the hall in con-
spicuous position.
He bad almost decided to run up to
town and consult his brother John,
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Indiana Town Burned.

RUsHvnLE, Ind, Nov. a-The
greater part of the business portion
of the town of Manila. l2 miles south
east Of this city, was wiped out Sum
day by fire. Two blocks of frame
business houses were consumed. The
town has no fire department, and
Rushville was called on for aid. The
total loss will be over $40, 900, on which
there was but 81, 200 insurance.
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Side Light on the Rise Ia Wheat.

MONTREAL, Can, Nov "A leading
miller has received letter from
Liverpool grain firm respecting the
rise in wheat occasioned by the cessa-
sation of shipments from Russia,
India and Rio de la Plata, and say ng:
I'VE are now practically dependent on
America for our supplies for the next
six months. What the price will be
will be fixed by America"
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in early French cards the kings
were named David, Alexander, Caesar
and Charlemagne, representing the
emperors CT the Jews, Greeks, Romans
and French.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-11-05

Self will is SO ardent and FESTIVE
that it will break world to pieces 70
makes q stool to sit ou.-Cecil.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-11-05

PLATTE CITY, Mo-, Nov. a.-Five pris-
oners last night walked out of the jail
here through the sewer. This was the
fourth time the prisoners had thus es.
capped.
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the detective, with a view to having
the movements of Herr Schmidt
watched, when he was startled by tho
click OF the letter box.
A scrap of paper lay on the mat.
Picking it up, Phineas glanced at it,
turned deadly pale, then hurried into
the garden. Scrubbed in lead pencil on
dirty paper was the following:
"Peel has discovered everything. We
have not moment to lose and must
clear out tonight. The front door is
unsafe. Will meet you at the back
1880 sharp"
There was no signature.
"Good gracious!" CIRCULATED Phineas,
after reading the note for third time.
I'D no idea matters had gone SO far.
Oh. yes, Mr.. Schmidt" he added grimly
--"I'll meet you at 10: 80 sharp"
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consequences. In less than week we
shall have the house and garden over
run with every conceivable variety of
reptile-from the beastly lizard to the
boa constructor"
And Phineas stalked indignantly
forth with the merry laughter of his
wife ringing in his ears.
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THE NEW TENANT.

OW, Mary, I have
spoken!" Mr.. Peel
threw h i m S e | j
back in his chair
asst that settled the
matter once for
all.
II heard you,
dear" sweetly re-
sponded Mrs. Peel;
"and now. listen 10
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I'LL.

1t was about 10:45, and raining heav-
lily. Phineas Peel, seated on wall
overlooking the back Of Rhyd cottage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-12-31
THE CITY
SHORT ITEMS CAZETTED.

Miss Jessie Waldron spent Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. A. L. ingalls,, at
Gaylord
Mrs. Addie J. Ruter of ST. Paul, &C
eompanied by her daughter, Miss Con-
stance Ruter, have been visiting with
the family of C. w. Tiffany during the
past week.
In last weeks issue of this paper the
award for sweepstakes was enormously
credited to the wrong person. r. w.
White of the town of Paxton should
have had the honOrs.
Items in the ST. Peter Herald are to
the effect that ED. Precht of CORTLAND
has sold his farm of eighty acres in
that town for So, 425 and has decided to
locate in Redwood county.
AL. Thelring took the st. Louis east
bound train on Christmas Day. 1t is
reported that through an accident the
train left him at Gaylord. AL. was
swearingly pleased over the action of
the railroad employees.
Drs Finn and Pease were called to
The home of Henry Ahrens in Renville
county last Thursday evening, where a
young son of Mr.. Ahrens was lying
with broken leg. The boy was riding
a horse. The animal slipped, threw
the boy off and under him in such a
manner as to break his leg
Nathan Lampson, the man who
killed Little Crow, during the Indian
outbreak, few miles from Hutchin-
son, died at his home in South Dakota
last week. Thus passes away another,
page of whose life's history fills a
space in the history of the awful mas
sacre and the history of Hutchinson.
Many old settlers in and about Hutch
inson will remember Lampson, who
followed the occupation Of farming
while he lived in Mcleod county dur
ing the outbreak.
Secretary Hart of the State Board of
Corrections and Charities takes a fall
out of the Sleepy Eye lookup in his
last report. Here is what he says:
''There the health officer has but one
favorable thing to say regarding the
lookup, and that is that it contains no
vermin. He Essays it is absolutely so rot
ten that the vermin cannot live there.
The building, he says, was painted on
the outside when it was first built, and
never since that time. Inside it was
never painted nor whitewashed. The
building is dirty, the bedding is dirty,
the walls and the windows are dirty.
The marshal reports that he scrubs the
building once in three weeks. The
bedding is never washed. The health
officer says the whole thing beggars
description. The only repairs he can
suggest are to apply fuse and build a
new lookup. This lookup is said by
the authorities to be neither better nor
worse than many others throughout
the State. The places are less numer-
GUS now than few years ago, how
ever.
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Perfect Sight

is not always assurance of
a perfect eye.
A serious optical defect
is often present with the
best vision.
Not how we'll can you
see, but how easily can the
eyes do their work is the
question that decides the
need of glasses.
Positive, practical value
is guaranteed with every
pair of glasses furnished
by H.. M. HITCHCOCK,
the Optician, the purchss-
er being the judge.
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G. d. Gilfllan was up from the Sid
ing Tuesday, taking dinner at Hotel
Francois.
Too many Overcoats. Result price
cut from 25 to so per cent. Now's your
time. F. w. PHILBRICK & Co.
E. E. Harriott was in Beaver Falls
Monday attending to legal business
there.
Miss Louise Knowlton entertained
the st. Agnes Guild at her home last
evening.
J. II. Stegner has been in Morton
during the past week, soliciting insur-
ance for the Loyal Legion of Honor.
There will be 200 subscriptions expir-
ing to-day that have not yet been re.
newek. Renew now and avoid troub-
lie.
Three months of winter yet to come.
An overcoat would not be a bad invest
ment at the prices offered.
F. w. PHILBRICK & Co.
There will be masquerade ball at
Shoemakers Hall, North Redwood, on
Friday evening, Jan. s, 1897. Good
musiclis promised and the invitation is
general.
The lines accompanying the Gopher
cartoon on the first page will be pub
lished, lack of space crowding them
out to-day. Save the cartoon until you
get the lines.
A reception was given to a Junior
Mckinley at H. M. Hitchock's yester-
day. He made prompt and vigorous
plea for protection which policy will be
strictly adhered to in this household.
w. H. VonDusko, deputy head coun-
sci of the State, will be here on the
evening of Jan. 9th, for the purpose of
installing the officers of Redwood
Council No. 100, Northwestern Legion
of Honor Refreshments will probably
be served after the installation.
Never let cough run on from day
to day. 1t indicates either inf1amma-
ton or irritation, which, if allowed to
continue, may result in serious injury
to the lungs. A few doses of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral cures any pulmonary
complaint not entirely beyond the
reach of medicine.
The weather during the past week
has been exceptionally pleasant. On
few days the thermometer has been
far above the freezing point, and
warm sun sent down it's rays in man
ner that made the snow and ice van
ish rapidly. Yesterday was cloudy
with the atmosphere damp and colder.
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Marie Jackson at the home of her par
ents southwest of the city Tuesday ev-
ening. About twenty young people
were present, among the number being
several from this city. The party dis
banded at three o'clock. Refreshments
were served. Miss Jackson is teach
er in the Bellingham school, this
State.
The recent talk of a thirty-thousand
brick plant, and the necessity of one or
two roads running a branch to the plant
in order to handle supplies, etc., as well
as the alleged remark of a railroad en-
ployee that should the Northwestern
extend it's line, it would probably be to
the Pacific coast, both seem to have
been without foundation, although
should the brick yard materialize, as
outlined by it's projectors, hollow ware
and thing could be manufactured, and
Redwood Falls would enjoy first
class boom.
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VV oonqlKa

Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. 1t is more because Of
this condition of the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says SO, and that the only rem
edy is in building up by taking good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the troubles
Peculiar to Women at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
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MINNEAPOLIS & st. Louis Railway.

MINNEAPOLIS & st. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure of mail and
express trains from Redwood, in effect A pril
21st, 1890:
do do do west do l:4S p. NJ
Accommodation do east do 6:30P. M
do do west do 6:35 A. M
Daily except Sundays.
GEO. S. RICHARDSON. Agent.
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BY AIKEN l. SCHMAHL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER RI, 1896
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.

Time of depa. ture of Passengertrainsfrom
Redwood Falls. in effect April 10th. 1896:
Leave for Chicag D and the East. 4:45 P. NJ
+" % s. ..... 1882 P. N
Arrive from - ...... $50 A. NJ
" ... AIS NJ
Fl. L.. BEECHER. Agent.
Redwood Falls, MINI.
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