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Government Loans

Washington. Dec. 2-J. F0unt Till
man. the register of the treasury. in
his annual report gives a condensed
history of all the loans of the United
States from 177G to June 30, 1895, nev-
er before fully published. together with
an exact copy of each obligation of the
government from the year 1893 to. the
present time. The report shows that
the premiums Of loans of the United
States from 1898 to June 30, 1895.
amounted to $55. .O22. .21S, and the dis
counts, premiums paid. etc, on loans
amounted to $123,G74,GSO. The COM
missions paid on account Of loans
from 1885 tc June 30, 1895, amounted
to S12.343.8O
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New York. Dec. :i.-'rhe members OF
the New York metal exchange took the
first Steps to-day toward return to
tho Mckinley tariff on iron. steel. tin
and zinc products. After Il discussion
which developed that all save one of
the tin importers were unanimous for
a higher tariff. a committee of experts
was named TO recommend a schedule
to an adjourned meeting three weeks
hence. When this is approved 1t will
be sent to congress.
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The Cnldeat kna,,n

Ashland. Wis. Dec :; To-day has
seen the coolest weather ever known in
Northern Wisconsin for this season of
the year. The thermometer registered
20 below zero this morning The cold
weather has given Il great impetus TO
logging operations. the Thanksgiving
rains having taken off the surplus
snow. The large Republican wigwam,
covering half block. has been con-
vcrted into an ice skating rink. 1t was
opened today in style and served to
Increase Tho Republican campaign
fund even sitter election is over
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Robbed n Lady.

Ncrmillion. S. d., Dec 3.-Early this
morning Mrs. l.. Hcssick. a widow of
Mecklin, nine miles west of here, while
coming to this place. was robbed of
S6O. She had the p0cketbook contain
ing the money in her hand. when Il
fellow passed her on the run. grabbed
the pockctbOOk and escaped. The lady
had another pockethook containing
500. but il was not in sight.
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,T,xn.pnre Aeciaen,

Minneapolis. Dec. 3.-The jury of in
quest upon the remains of William
BARLEY. the aged tiagman who was
found dead in his tower, at Marshall
street and Seventeenth avenue north
east. finished it's work this morning
and found that he came to his death
accidentally
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'UOISJnCX0 .II3Ul
Well known 1ownn Dying

CrescOe. Iowa. Dec. =. - Hon. John
McEugh is expected to live but very
short time. He was stricken with par
alysis year ago. since Whicl. time lie
has not been able to leave his bed.
He was for many years one of the
leading cattle breeders in the state.
At one time he was rational bank en-
aminpr and he hos held other re-
spOnsihle positions.
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Fargo. n. d.. Dec. 3.-Cons,leral,lc
anxiety is felt here for the safety Of
Rev. +. ii. Stachan. formerly pastor Of
the Roberts street Methodist church
here. hut now of Enderlin. We,lnes-
day morning he left the farm of en-
Mayor Carter Of Wahpeton. The farm
is seven miles below HankinsOn. and
lic was to have driven to En,lerlin. G5
miles. stopping at Hamblin over night.
Hc has not yet reached Enderlin. and
as the driv" was ;crOss country and
away fnm telegraph lines nothing can
l'c heard from him. 1t Is feared he
WAS lost in the terrible blizzard on
Thanksgiving day.
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A MURDERER FREE.
He Was Not Lynched and Now He
Escapes FOm Jail,


Eacnpes FOm Jail.
Juneau. Wis, Dec. 2.-William Eel
ner, IL young man who was awaiting
trial in the county Jail here on a
charge Of numbering Mrs. Mary Beech
er in Lebanon last July, escaped from
Jail last evening. 1t is evident that he
was assisted by persons outside. He
was in one of the central cells in the
cage and succeeded in saving through
two of the bars. He went into the
large corridor and waited until the
sheriff came in to lock the cells for the
night When the sheriff entered EEL
ner secreted himself behind one of the
doors and escaped. A posse immedi-
ately started in pursuit. but SO far no
trace of the murderer can be found.
He would have been lynched Mt the
time Of the murder, but he remained in
swamp two weeks before giving up.
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Cleveland Nh nenn

Baltimore. Dec. 9. - The fact that
President Cleveland has purchased Il
house at Princeton, n. j., where he
will make his home after tie eXpira-
tion of his term of office. has given
rise to the rumOr that lie would become
dean of the Princeton law school. Ffcs-
ident Patton. of the university. who
was i'll Baltimore yesterday, denied
this rumOr.
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Mrs. Draxton IN R.n,,, - =.

New York. Dec. :s-'rhe Herald says:
1t is reported upon what seems the
best of authority that Mrs. Augusta
DrlytOn. the eldest daughter of Mrs.
William AstOr. is about to he married
again. The happy man is George Haig,
a Scotchman of position, now Il mem.
her of the firm of IIaig 4 IIaig. whisky
merchants. with headquarters in Lon
don.
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Cleveland. Dec. "a telegram from
Capt. Nelson, OF the Sauber. at Fort
Williams. says that his steamer is
frozen in there. and that an endeavor
is being made to open n channel by
saving and blasting the ice, but it is
doubtful If it will succeed.
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protection for Lun,her

Chicago, Dec. :'.-A call for nation
nj convention of lumber interests to b.
held at Cincinnati Dec. IL to urge IL
restoration of the tariff Oh lumber was
issued to-day. 1t condemns the tariff
act of 1894 and urges the necessity of
concerted action.
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Mason City. Iowa. dec. 3. = Mason
City had the most disastrous fire of
It's history early this morning. A con-
scryativc estimate fixes the loss at
S22.1m The postoffice building and
Gale u Bradley's grocery store were
completely wiped out with not a thing
saved.
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and wife were frozen to death Thurs
day after the burning OF their house.
Several men are missing. One farmer
did rot get to his barn until Friday af-
ter:Msn. anl then had to dig through
the roof to get to the horses. which
were almost dead and lad been cat.
ing the ,nanger. No trains have Az
rived here for five days.
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Washington. Dec. 3; = \ medal of
honor has been awarded to John S.
Durham of Kansas City. Kan. late
sergeant Of Company Il. First WiscOn-
sin infantry volunteers. for dis
tinguished gallantry in action at tho
battle of Perryville. Ky, Oct. 6. 1St;oo.
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An Easy Bank Robber

Clinton. Mimi. Dec. 81. l.. Erick-
son. president of the Bank of Clinton.
saw IL faint light in the bank yester-
day morning, and upon entering heard
some one make Il hasty exit the back
way. He found the back door had
been pricd open. No damage was
done to safe or cOrtents. Search was
made and tracks were found to lead up
the rear entrance to the Odd Fellows
hall. where the burglar had taken ref
,lgc and had Il good fire in the stove
in the ante room. where he was ell
iOying himself. He was placed under
arrest and gave his name as Frank
Schultz.
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Condemns MeRt,

st. Paul. Dec. 3. = Meat Inspector
Jansen reports having visited !2G
places of business the past month. 2Ot;
of which were found in good condition
and 10 unsatisfactory. He condemned
3.1W pounds of beef. BOO pounds of
pork, no pounds Of mutton, o2l4 pounds
of veal and 415 pounds of poultry.
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New York. Dec. :;.-Henry l.. Abbey.
the opcmtic manager. left a personal
estate of 5000 and no real estate, ac-
corling to Il petition his widow filed
to-day asking for letters of admins
tiation on the estate. Her application
was granted
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Pierre, s. d., Dec. 3.-M. H. Parker.
who has been deputy superintendent
Of public instruction for two years. to-
day handed In his resignation and will
return to WatertOwn. his former home.
Supt. Crane has not yet announced his
SUCCESSOR
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TWENTY KILLED.
A Tornado Starts Thirty Pounds of
Dynamite EXnlOalinu

A Tornado starts Thirty Pounds Of
Dynamite Exploding
Perry. Okla. Dec. >. Later news
from the tornado at Ralston Indicate
that the storm was much worse than
at first reported. \ letter from w. l..
Ma'aguc. who practically owns the
town. to +. ii. Kellogg. here. states
that the town is wrecked. McCague's
tWO-stOry wooden building was blown
bottom upward and fifteen people i'm
prisoned in the upper story. The
building caught fire and the people
were liberated by the use of an AK.
Two minutes after thirty pounds of
dynamite. powder and other explosives
exploded. In all twenty persons were
l.iIIuI
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Sharon. Pa. Dec. 3. The Sharon
Iron company's big furnace was put in
blast to-day, after an idlcncss of sew
cr;ll mcnths. About 121 men are af-
fccted hy the resumption. The fur.
mace has been completely replaced and
steady run is predicted. The Alice
furnace at Shan sville is undergoing
repairs and will shortly he In blast.
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Stricken While I'm Cour,

Topeka. kan.. Dec. g. - Thomas IT,
FcntOn. a well known lawyer of Leav,
onwOrth. Kan, was stricken with para.
lysis willie making an argument in
tho supreme court here to-day. His
entire left side was paralyzcd. 1t is
thought he will recover.
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Seymour. Wis. Dec. City Treas
urer w. NJ. Muehl, who disappeared
seven weeks ago. leaving city finances
In serious tangle, returned to-day.
He declares that he is ready to take
the consequences of his course. Where
he has been il not known.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

One California Elcctor for Bryan.
Sacramento. Cal. Dec. 2.-Flnal re-
turns from Santa Clara county. COM
pleting the state returns, show that
Martin, Bryan elector, has defeated
Flint, Mckinley clcctor. by 492. This
gives Mckinley eight electors from
California and Bryan one.
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Heavy Los. I'm CLAY

VcrmilliOn. S. D.. Dec. 3.-The esti-
mated damage to fruit trees in Clay
county by the recent ice storms is $G.-
600. 1t is showing to-day and growing
colder. Ice on the trees il three inches
thick
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

Kansas City, Dec 2.-Thirteen pris-
oners escaped from the Wyandotte
county Jail, across the line In Kansas,
this morning. Three have since been
captured.
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P6xxibly a 0uintunIe Nurser

Conway, Ark, Dec. :. The two.
story frame house of Sam Henderson
cOlOred. who resides about three miles
from town. was burned this morning
Five of his children. two Of whom
We're grown. perished in tile flames.
Foul Ulay Is susuected
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Rowe Founa Guiltx.

Montezuma, Iowa, Dec. 2.-Ricllard
Rowe, who was eXtraditcd from Mexi-
co, charged with completely in looting
the Poweshiek county treasury in 1885,
was found guilty to-day.
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Cut His Throat

New Tim, Minn., Dec. 3. - Julius
Miller Of st. Paul took his own life by
cutting his throat He in n travelling
salesman for the Cleveland Beer Pump
company.
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National Debt

Washington. Dec. 3.-The statement
of the public debt. issued to-day, shows
that oil Nov. 30 the debt. less cash in
treasury amounted to 1896, 769. .159. an
increase for the month of S8,27O,2 ,2G;.
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Light Wi.conrin senteu

Oshkosh, WIS. Dec. 3.-AIicllael Sean
lon of Menaslla. convicted of attempt
Ell criminal assault on Mrs. Katie
childs of that city. was to-day sen
fenced to one year in the state prison.
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Syracuse. N. T.. Dec. 3.-Dispatches
from Northern New York show that
heavy snow storm has set in there
with freezing winds.
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Ashland, Pa. Dec. 3.-The Centralia
colliery, owned by the Lehigh Valley
Coal company. closed down l;rst night
Indefinitely. throwing 800 men and
lOYS ont Of work
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blaze at Rl,inelander

bAN%e at anlnelander.
Rhinclander, Wis, Dec. 3. - Fire in
the McInd0e and Daniels block, n
wooden structure. last night caused a
loss of $4,000
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Hull a Laundry Hnud

Saltwater, Mimi. Dec. 81. G. Hull,
the st. Paul wife poisoner and eX-
clergyman is working in the laundry
department Of the state prison.
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A Hoy Frozen

Ada. Mimi. Dec. 3. - Elmer Holte.
aged fourteen. is dead as Il result Of
tho blizzard.
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BRYAN AND SILVER
An ARTICLE ON THE RECENT PRES
IDENTIAL ELECTION.

1hr Democratic Nominee for Prenl.
dent Discusses the Result of the
Election n Affecting the status OF
the silver 4uentiOn-.A Temper
nry Defeat but Permanent Gain
for the Cause of BiMctaillism.''
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
MORE STORM VICTIMS.

Thpee Additional Deaths In North
Dakota-Others Misslnx.
I.nngdon. n. d., Dec. "details of
the awful blizzard of Thursday are
just coming to light. The body of a
woman was disco, cred this morning
fifteen miles west Ut I.anglOn. A man
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he then gave the necessary orders for
making sail and wearing the bark
around until her nose pointed at the
opening in the reef. The island doomed
up right before us, and had there been
delay Of 10 minutes we should have
been on the reef. The mutineers obeyed
all orders, with alacrity, and such of
them as came aft of the barricade were
respectful in look and demeanor. The
opening in the reef was not above 40
feet wide, and had we not been exactly
opposite ii we should never have got in.
AS it was, we had to go it blind, as the
saying is, no one knowing what depth
of water we should find. What seemed
to be river, but what was really q
long and narrow bay, ran into the CEN
ter Of the island for distance of half a
mile.
There were two turns or elbows in
the bay, but once over the reef the bark
giided along until she was Mt length
brought up in 30 feet of water near the
head of the bay. On the west of us
were a steep shore and deep water. On
the east there was clear strip Of beach,
with the water gradually deepening.
When the anchor was down. the bark
would swing to the tide safely enough,
but with no more than 90 feet TO spare.
In other words, the distance between
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the doctor GI give us the boats, then
overheard Inc Goes, and we'll set fire to
the ship. THINK it over for ten minutes
and give me an answer.
Can you realize the position Captain
Clark was placed in? That was no idle
threat of Jo.nson's, at least as far as
the doctor WIS concerned, and HUMANE
ty demanded that his life be saved. But
il they were permitted to come aft to
take the beat 1, who could tell what trick
they would lay on us to get possession
of the cabin 1t would be like them to
set fire to the ship as they showed off in
the boats. I'll, y might disappear in the
darkness to return and attack us. And,
above all, WI t would the government
say if we turned loose gang of con-
victs to capture the first ship they came
across when we had all the advantages
of the situation? After three or four
minutes of discussion every man and
woman saw matters in the same light
as the captain did. Re-enforced by Rob-
erts, we were better situated than be-
fore. Nothing was more certain than
that we could hold that cabin. When
Johnson showed himself again and de-
manded an answer, the captain replied:
"You cannot have the boats. If you
murder the doctor, it will be a hanging
matter for every mothers son of You.
If you want to fire the ship, go ahead. "
A scream Of rage arose from the bow
of the ship, and johnson shook his fist
at the cabin before he jumped down
from his perch. 1t is hard for me to tell
you that they carried out their threats
against DIR. Haxton, but within ten
minutes they had him on deck and
flung him overheard. You would have
thought they would have spared him. as
they had seven or eight wounded men
! to be looked after, but in their despera.
ton they cared for nothing The poor
man made no cry as they sent him &c
his death, but we who were intently
listening plainly heard the splash when
he struck the water. Ten minutes later
there was great flame forward ant
shouts and cries from the mutineers
but we judged that it was only bluff
and SO it turned out.
Had it come on to blow hard, our pc
sition would have been many times
worse and perhaps untenable. The bari
would have needed looking after, ant
we could neither have done it ourselves
with that gang ready to pounce down
on us, nor allowed them on our side o
the barricade for fear of results 1t die
seem as if the hand Of providence wa
in it as we went drifting away before |
breeze which hardly brought white
cap to the sea. That night passed quiet
ly away, and still we drifted. Not
move was made Oh either side next da.
nor tho next. The mutineers slept, sang
danced, ate and drank, and all quarrel
ing was at an end, and in the cabin w
watched and waited and grew NOR
hopeful as the time passed on.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Nc REACu An ISLAND.


1.-THE Great Australian Blight, as it is
called, is an indentation in the south
coast of Australia off what is known
as Nuyt's Land. Fifty miles off the
coast is an island of about $50 acres
in extent called Victoria island. The
fact that we had been spoken by only
one vessel since the mutineers took pos
session, and that no others had even
been sighted as far as we knew, satisfied
us in the cabin that the ship was drift
ing into the blight. There was not set
Element on that coast at the time, while
the natives were extremely hostile, ana
little was known of them. Being. as
we figured, out of the track OF all sail
ing craft and the breeze still holding
from the south, it seemed certain that
the end of our drifting must be u wreck
OH reef or the beach.
At 10 O'Clock on the morning OF the
fourth day after being spoken 10y the
Enplisbman we heard the mutineers
cheering and congratulating, and we
were satisfied that either the coast or an
island was in sight. In the course OF
half an hour q white flag was raised
over the barrioade, and Ben johnson
appeared in sight to say:
captain Clark, there is an island III
sight TO the ncrth. We can make out an
opening in the reef, but unless there is
n hand at the wheel TO steer her through
the bark must strike and be wrecked. .
"WelI, what do you want to DOR
asked the captain. :.
"There's "a bay inside the reef. Ii
Won II come out and take charge, we'll
obey orders and bring her to anchor III
the bay. Then we'll go ashore and give
you full possession. It's either that or
all hands will go to the devil when she
strikes the reef, and we are not ready
to give up yet. T"
The proposition was taken under ad-
visement and discussed. There might DE
n trick in it, but we had more conf
dence i'm ourselves than before. BY leav-
ing the women to watch at the loopholes
below there would be respectable force
of ny together on deck in front OF the
cabin to meet any rush with volley.
IL the bark struck the jagged coral ree1.
even with that small sea ON, she would
grind to pieces in an hour, and there
must be frightful loss of life. 1t was
decided to work the craft into thesbay.
The cabin doors were opened, and every
man of MS stepped out on deck prepared
for what might happen. Then the cap
tain said to Johnson:
IF there Is any trick in this, we are
prepared for you. Let sailor come an
and take the wheel. Now put two @
Hh.ao okheru NJ work 70 oYexhApl The
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

the beach and hailed the bark. hey
were pretty evenly divided between con-
victs and sailors, and they put forward
as their speechmaker the sailor who
had served as bos'n of the bark. AS
everybody came on deck in response TO
the alarm, the party on the beach un-
covered their heads in respectful way,
and the bos'n began:
Captain Clark and good friends all,
this is the truth, and may the whole
gang of us perish on the spot if it isn't.
We were dragged into this business. We
had TO join 'em TO save our lives. Ev-
cry one of us here would have fought
for the ship if we could have got aft
among you, but they watched us too
close. Mates, | calls upon you, one and
all. to tell the captain if I'm speaking
the truth or no.
AYE, he is thatl' shouted three or
four in chorus.
"And what do you want to get at?'
asked the captain in reply.
"Well, sir, it's just this way, sir.
Those of us you see here have broke
away from the others. We have no heart
in it, you see. We wants to come
aboard, sir. We don't ask to be trust
ed, but are willing to be put in irons
| and carried to Australia for trial. We
may be hung for what we've done, sir,
but we shall certainly be murdered II
you don't take US aboard"
The sympathies Of the women. and of
some Of the men as well, were at once
aroused, and they entreated the captain
to grant the request. He silenced them
with gesture end said to the mutineers:
"Harkee, Dick Taylor and the rest of
you! Your words are fair, but your
hearts are black enough. l know your
game, and say to you that if there's a
man of you left in sight when the min
ute is up I'll put bullet through his
head"
Away went the rascals, heller sEel-
ter, and they were only well concealed
in the bushes when they sent up great
Kissing and grooming and shouting, and
when that ceased they INDUCED III
thre Ats to make the blood run cold. They
we'll knew that the iron cages had been
destroyed and that we hadn't pair OF
| S0dCklCS CT QaluCuus dDOdiu. ~Np hi"e
ter how we secured them, If foolish
enough to take them aboard, some oD'
Of them would have found way to lib
crate himself and all others, and then i
would have been slaughter. l do no
think thoro was collision between TIT
two parties, and therefore mention II a
q singular coincidence that directly aft
er noon the other and larger party cam'
down and stood on the identical spo
and made the same identical offer. Tn
spokesman in this case was also one o
the sailors, and he stated that they hat
driven Ben johnson out of the CAM
and would have no more 10 do witt
him. Captain Clark returned about tn
game answer, and the words and action
of the mutineers left no room for doub
that they had planned our destruction.
The next event of importance sad
dened all hearts. Mrs. Saunders wa
not robust woman, and with the frs
signs of trouble aboard had been thrown
into nervous fever. The women ha'
given her TIE best care they could unde
the circums tances, but even the skill o
a good physician might not have avail