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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

Five of Slater's men had gone down be-
meath the blows that came from front
and rea alike. There were but 10 left,
and those redoubled their efforts to
break through the trap that held them
SO fast. Slater rode in front, slashing
TO right and left with a huge machete.
He cut down an opposing trooper, pis-
toled the horse as the rider fell, and
spurred forward into the space thus
provided. Ills men followed, and by
sheer dint of blows managed to gain a
few yards more. But the foe gathered
close, and again two of the handful
went down. The air was all a-quiver
with steel blades about the fight. But
now the insurgents had got fairly in
motion once more, they were slowly yet
surely thrusting their way through The
circling crowd. But they lost a man
for every yard they won. Pistol bullets
hummed through the melee, striking
down friend and foe alike. One of the
women was hit as she fred into the
dense gray ranks, the other, either
wounded or fainting, slid from her sad
die, and both disappeared beneath The
press.
While Skaters Horse was thus melted
apaee. Slaterrodein the front, and knew
not how the others Jared. He only knew
that he was hewing his desperate way
forward as a bushman hews his way
through the tropical jungle. He had lost
his hat and his hair was clotted and
dripping with blood, but he took Iii
heed of wounds; all his effort was to
reach the open space beyond. And al
last, bleeding horse and man, he swaycd
into the clear ground and looked about
for his men.
Not one had followed; he was alone
The women he had rescued were zone,
too. He stared about as if dazed, while
the Spaniards stood and wondered atthe
man who had done so migaty in the
battle. The blood was pouring from !
deep cut in the neck of his horse. The
animals knees began tototter, and pres
entity it sank to the ground.
Slater fell with it. The troops rushed
forward, but when they came to him ID
was dead, with the red blade st;l
clinched in his fingers.
And the women for whom this score
of men had recklessly thrown ava,
their lives lay trampled and crushed he,
meath the hoofs of the guerilla horse
But shall it therefore be said Of Slater.
Troop that their sacrifice was made Il
vain?
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

The spaniah riders were now
drawing in, and a volley of carabinea
ran before. They had aimed high.
with the result that three men of the
troop toppled from their saddles. This
left that number of mounts free.
''Can you ride, senora?' p said slater.
Both replied in the affirmative.
Then mount here, if you please. We
must try to cut our way out. {.
Are you afraid2"
1T is the privilege of a Cuban woman
TO fear nothing. Except capture by
thesel"
The man from Harvard was struck by
her courage, but he could not stop to adj
mire it. The women were helped astride
the dead. troopers saddles-it was
no time for false modesty-and the rest
formed up around them. One Of the
women held out her hand toward
Slater's holsters, but he pointed out the
fact that there were pistols already in
the holsters before them. They took
these out and handled them with fa4
miliarity.
The Spaniards had paused a few hum
dred yards away, and were scrutiniling
the men they had pursued. l do not
know why they did not rush down and
overwhelm them by sheer weight. Pos
sibly so much GOODNESS made them sus-
pect a ruse or ambuscade. Atany rate,
they stood still a moment till they saw
the band form in hollow square, with
the women in the center, and charge
down upon them.
Slater was leading. The guerillas es-
sayed 10 move forward to meet the at
tack, and when they came within fifty
yards the pistols began to crack on
both sides. Al charging horse stumbled
heavily to the ground, throwing his
rider beadlong. An incessant voEley
poured from the deft ~revolvers of the as
s~ailants, and the Spanish recoiled from
the spot on which it was directed, where
men and horses rolled together on the
earth. A moment-and the little com
pany, with the impetus of a bullet, had
crashed into this shrinking spot, and
sunk right in for five horses lengths
There was a simmer all about as the
men swung the machetes above their
heads, and urged on the plnnging
horses. The Spaniards directly in front
strove to get clear, to have room
for fighting, and the insurgents pushed
forward to the furthest inch. II really
seemed, for a little, that they wottld win
through the Spanish ranks.
The guerillas next the troop were eX.
changing desperate sword strokes with
their antagonists, while those farther
out were pressing closer and firing wild.
~ into the swirl Of fight with revolvers
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

not disappointed when the long crash
of breaking stalks announced that the
guerillas were riding down the field
they had unsurpassed through. The pur-
suit was gaining fast. In another min
ute there was a roar of shouts and
cheers from behind, and, running, they
saw the hill tops crested with a long
line of galloping ~gray-coated men.
The peril was imminent, yet the
stanch beasts had the material in them
for a good ten-mile burst yet, and this
would be more than enough to lead
them into safety. Down the long slope
the two bands swept, a full mile be-
tween them, and then another, when an
astonishing sight met them as they
| topped the rise.
Away to the left in the following val
ley smoke was rising from a burning
house. The yard before it was filed with
Spanish soldiery. Two women stood
bound in the midst. There seemed to be
an alteration. A soldier began to reeve
a rope over a convenient tree bough.
All this flashed before the mems eyes
in a moment. There was no hesitation,
nor were any orders given. Those of
Slater's troop were accustomed to fol-
low where Slater led, and they galloped
at his heels as hespurredf furious down
the hila slope. The Spaniards by the
house were suddenly aware of a
mingled rattle of hoofs and pistol shots,
and beheld a rush of men sweeping
down upon them, brandishing weapons
and ~voileying forth curses and bullets
at oncr. A moment and they were
struck, crushed, ridden down. The
sheer weight of Slater's headlong
charge scattered and hurled them in
every direction. At the same time the
deadly machete and more deadly six
shooter were at work.
Throw the womcn across your sad.
dies" reared Slater. They were jerked
up in an instant by two brawny troop.
ers. 1t was no time for ceremony.
Now hard aheadi" And before the
Spaniards had recovered from the
shock their assailants were dashing
past the outbuildings of the hacienda
and had disappeared behind the sheds
At the same time the guerillas
swarmed in, and the soldiers also
mounted and followed the chase.
Ways closed" said the leader, sen
~tentiously. Got to fight here or sur.
render"
"Or cut our way through" suggest.
ed the man from Harvard.
"sThe women" remarked Slater, and
the other accepted the fact.
III they were only mountedi" NUT
tered q trooper.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26
1T WAS NOT A MIRACLE.
The Pain in a Tooth stopRed and the
Cavity Disappeared.

The Pain in a Tooth stopped and the
Cavity Disappeared.
A short time ago some Brooklyn peo-
pie were discussing "isms" Of various
kinds, from which they branched off
into miracles. One of them told the
following story:
Speaking of miracles, you all know
Mrs. s., and you all know that she is
a believer in Christian science. A year
or sc ago Mrs. s. was troubled with
a most excruciating toothache, and was
using various toothache remedies to al.
lay the pain. One of her friends, willing
to laugh a little at her expense, said:
How can you have the toothache?
Why don't you deny the ache and the
cavity and all the rest of the business?
There is no such thing in whatyou pro-
fess to believe as pain. Deny the error
and it will flee from you.'
Ear from being angry at this, Mrs,
S. thanked her friend for bringing
her back to her principles and said she
would deny the pain, the cavity and all
the rest of it. The toothach passe.l
away and time passed on until nearly a
year had passed, when the man who had
laughed at the Christian science asked
her one evening how her toothache was
She said she did o know. She had de.
MED the ache and the cavity and all the
other errors and she had really been
freed from her pain, since which time
she had thought little or nothing of the
cavity. Then she took a handglass and
looked for the cavity. It was gone
There was a solid, sound tooth in the
place of the decayed of the year be.
fore"
There was a doubter present who
walked the earth in the shape of d. D
s. At this moment the doctor Of denta
urgery came into the story with the re
mark: ooh, yes; there arc a number o,
such instances. 1 have met them in my
practice; so have most dentists. But
it is a perfectly natural operation. Tht
medicine that your friend put in hel
tooth most likely allayed the pain, pos
sibly killed the nerve, SO she Ind ns
occasion to think of her tooth. Their,
is q calcareous deposit in the saliva tina.
forms what is commonly known as tar
tar on the teeth. People usually keel
the teeth freed from this deposit. But
have met with a number of instance
where, as in the case of Mrs. S. tn,
%calcareous matter was deposited in
cavity, not disturbed, and by and by i
completely filled the hole. When / en-
counter n of these operations in ma
lures dentistry I always leave it alone.
IN v Tr;buna
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

ses spilled out to catch files, and Il VII
catch EN-. 1t win get every darby in
this town and some Of the white folks,
for it is a fact that the people are tired
of buying new books. Seabean straddle
that plank. In fact it ought not to be
expected of a candidate to cover the
whole platform. No man can build a
platform that will please every mem
Der of the party. There are many men
of many minds and we all want as
much latitude and longitude in politics
as in anything else. Seab knows that
neither he nor the platform has any
power to furnish schoolbooks and that
the legislature will never commit such
an outrage. The public treasury is a
thing to be sucked, but property is go
ing down. down, and of course the tax
rate must go up, up, up to realize the
necessary money for running the state
and now our taxes are a serious burden
on the people.
Another catching plank is the
promise to the sclrool-teachers. There
are now over 5000 of them and they
want their money, and ought to have it
promptly whether it is in the treasury
or not. If every tencher can control
his own vote and one other that will
make 10000 or 10000 on that line.
But the plank against railroad passes
is a bad one. Every lawmaker and
public official likes to have a free pass.
It magnifes a mans importance and
flatters his conceit and rides so easy.
The lawmakers viii never prohibit
them. On the contrary, the tendency
of legislation is to increase their pay
md their privileges. The last congress
voted a clerk to every member. This
thing of picking and hawking at the
railroads has got to be q chestnut
anyhow, and a healthy reaction has set
in. If the railroad commission doesent
understand ~railroading in all it's com
plicated details Mr.. Thomas does, and
so does my friend Joe M. Brown. His
late reply to Mr.. Crenshaw was not
only admirable, but unanswerable. 1
heartily enjoyed it, and so did all I'M.
partial men. You can't pick up a pol,
itician out of the woods and make a
good railroad commissioner out of
him. It takes a long railroad educa-
ton to fit a man for hat office.
But why should Seab Wright chal-
lenge Gov. Atkinson, or vice versa?
What issues are there between them?
Upon what great principle do they
differ? Atkinson has made a good gov.
ernor; so will Seab if elected; so would
a thousand others 1 could name, one
of whom 1 am which, and so I am con-
tent. Let the procession proceed
ELL Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

"senor.-
"You have a hundred men IN your
troopq1
"A hundred and fifty"
"Good. Pursue these aecursed
Americans. There are not pore than
thirty. Follow them to Santiago if
necessary. but catch them, dead or
alive"
very well, general" replied the
guerilla, and retired to muster his men
and to sound the Boots and Saddles"
A hundred to twenty would be long
odds, even for Slater's Horse.
So it came about that when Slater's
men drew rein, fifteen miles from the
trocha, and sat silent, a clustered black
Epot on the moon-lit road, they heard
a low thunder come rolling up from
the west-the thunder Of pounding
hoofs.
eBy Jovel'' said the Englishman
who was related to the eminentauthor.
Not three miles away" assented the
Canadian who had just come from the
Egyptian Soudan.
Forward, them" said Slater, and
away they went, up and down the
rolling hills, whittier the ill-made road
led them. The country was too rough
TO allow of taking to the fields, where
the Spaniards might be thrown off the
trail, but it would be smoother in the
course of a few leagues. All night
they rode hard and sometimes the fol-
lowing thunder was loud and often
faint. but never wholly died away.
The gueriIlas were well mounted, and
Skaters horses were not fresh. The
pearly dawn came up before them, and
then the sun was trailing long shad-
ows behind as they galloped. It was
four o'clock, and forty miles back to
the trocha.
And now ait last they seemed to have
d~istanced their pursuers, for no rumble
came out of the west. They fed their
horses a few armfuls Of the green tops
Of sugar cane, refreshing and stimu-
Iating, gave them a little water from a
roadside brook, and rubbed them down
as time would permit. That was not
much, for before they had finished, the
sound of pursuit again grew upon them.
Forty miles further, and we will be
in our own lines" remarked Slater.
For three hours more the wiry little
Cuban horses bore their riders swiftly,
though the sun grew high and angry.
They had struck off the highway, had
ridden through a field of cane, and were
now galloping down a wide stretch OF
sloping prairie, dotted with cocoa
palms. They scarcely expected that the
enemy would fail to notice where the
chase had left the road, so they were
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26
Princess Maud and a street Arab

A London paper says that some time
ago Princess Maud went shopping
strictly incog. While she was walking
along the street she was accosted by a
little street Arab, who was the happy
possessor Of Il pair of large, pathetic
brown eyes and a-tangled crop of curly
brown hair. He was busilv engaged in
the absorbing task of earning his living
land perhaps some one else's as welD
by retailing fresh spring flowers, pen
ny and tuppence a bunch" The princess
stopped by him and while choosing
some flowers she was a little startled by
the lad saying in an excited and fa-
miliar whisper: tits all right, miss,
I know yer, but I'll keep it dark and
won't split on YER" The princess smil-
ingly shook her head in denial. "Yes,
I do knows yer" (more emphatically);
Eyer Princess Mawd; I twigged yer di.
rectly.' - News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

There is o point beyond which medicatioh
cannot 90. Before It is too late to mend
persons of q rheumatic tendency, inherited
or ACQUIRED, should use that benignant de-
tense against the further progress OF the
supertenacious NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The
name of this proven rescuer is Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, which, it should also ne
recoliected, cures dyspepsia, liver corn-
plant, fever and ague, debility and nervous
ness.
ToM-'I don't know whether she sings or
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

-Macadam, the Scotch engineer, who
invented a favoritc system Of road mck.
ing, began his labors in 1918.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-26

The liberal majority in Che Non
Scotia legislature has voted down
proposition to make Dominion day I
holiday in the schools Of 4hsprovince
The morning times., 1896-10-03
TELL THRILLING TALES.
steamer Reaches New York From
Savannah With Storm News.

New York. oct 4. Capt Frederick Smith
OF Iut steamship ->a,Oocirv' WHICH arrived
from. Sa wanna this morning, told number
oil Thinning gi.ies ur ,he havoc wIougnt by
the recent storm.
The worst uI the 81 torm, said he. was
on Tuesday afternoon, We We're tied to
1ur per III lne savannah River, ana al
Though our III oorins HuiG. others gave Way
ali about Us. By dinner time at least fifty
vessels had broken away and were aGrift
Oh Il rrigatrul sea
| ''six steam and sailing vessels were
WRECKED Immediately ;rsicIn OF Us. ur-
ther down stream l saw AT least ten more
Steamships at the mercy or Tie tempest.
"A Norwegian bark called the husenlEs
broke from ncr n-oorng> ana caIsIZed
in the iuludle OF the Tiyer, one man gong
To mis- death From the deck OF my YES
sci We could see the ruoIs or churches,
schools, prlvate houses, ana hospitals Ily-
Ing through the air
kufuS =. MuNun, merchant from BOS-
ton. Who was on lne Na,Oocnee, lOid ol d
Thrilling ride on wild Texan pony
through forty miles OF swamp i;,nus TO
Savannah. He said that all along the
route tees Were upruo:ed and fell across
ously, uudging death at every turn. and
when finally he was out OF danger, the
brave little pony that had taken all the
obstacle jumps superhiy and To which he
| really owed his lfe. dropped dead from
exhaustion and fright.
| OJher passengers related eNpc riences
| of hardships undergone, and all said that
| the country was laid waste FOR hundred!
OF miles.
The morning times., 1896-10-03

Mr. ]. l.. Bowie. treasurer of the Pop
ulist committee Of the District Of Colum-
liza, was busy yesterday scl:citimg funds
among llCal IN embrrs of the PARTY 10 de-
fray campaign expenses. The particular
object OF tins call for FUNDS is the stumping
tour Of Rev. DR.. hcnJ"r tins CITY. who Will
speak in several States curing che next
few weeks. 4
The morning times., 1896-10-03
ROUTE TO THE POLE.
Lieut.. Peary Says Land Is an Es-
srntial in Arctic Exploration.

Lieut.. Peafy says Lana Is an ES-
sential in Arctic Exploration.
New York, oct. 2.-Lieut. Robeft T.
reary. u. S. N, the Arctic explorer. has
arrived in this city on his return from his
last Arctic voyage .s....a-., ....,.....,
The object of Lieut.. Peary's voyage was
manly to secure specimens for the American
Museum of Natural History, in this city
In this work he was very successful ah.l
Two carloads OF valuable specimens OF
A-ctic animal life, including Two foiar
bears, are now un the road mere
Lieut.. Peary's plans for next summit
are not settled IL is unlikely that ne
viii make AN Arctic voyage, but snip
will be sent out under his auspices To max
oIiections. and POSSIBLY do something In
the line OF exploration.
Lieut.. Peary, IN au interview To-Day d'
he Grand Union Hotel, with reporter
of the United A associated Presses, said Win
regard to the Nansen Polar expedition
tDaI be thought the work or the expedition
wonderful, and the results in one respecs
very valua bic, as it proved, beyond doubt,
that no explorer need hope 20 rcach The
Pole by the route taken by him.
When asked II he Thought the Jackson
expedition would prove, more successfu ui
than that OF Nansen. the explorer said;
That is hard to say. He viii do one
thing. however, which must ne or interest
To science. He Will show whether 0r moi
| the exploration OF higher latitudes Is feast
| Bile by the Franz Josef Land route. II
| Jackson is unsuccessful. il will show beyond
| doubt that the Route which | followed
| through the archipelago 20 the north o1
| Greenland is the only one by which future
| Polar expeditions may expect TO WORK
| further north.
| Land is an essential in Arctic cXploTa
| tion An explorer Will never find tn,
| fu!e unless he finds a route the create
| length OF which is overland, as sIedre tTavc
| over the ice is too rough for heddway-
| Lieut. and Mrs. Peary Will probably
| remain here Week.
The morning times., 1896-10-03
JUSTICES ARE STIRRED Up.
Attorney Generals Investigation VIII
Disclose Irregularities.

The investigation of certain irregulari-
ties in the offices OF Justices of the peace
is causing a stir among those officials
As told in The Evening Times of yes
terday the Attorney General month ago
directed a circular letter TO the several
justices OF the peace, notifying them that
he had been appraised of the fact that
writs in landlord agd tenant cases had been
issued without first having been sworn
to, a violation of The statutes, and asked
for a reply concerning the mode OF dealing
since then Ine Attorney has directed an
| investigation INTO The practice OF several
or the justices.
IL is salu That some of the justices were
| tran sactinS considerable business i'll iaEu-
/ lord ana tenant eases in connection with
| real estate offices.
| IuI s,e.,v.il, At. A. ,.ade that the Com plaint
! to the Attorney General was mace by a
| Justice VINO WIS not Going so extensive
/. business as wareinis brother magistrates
on the same StTeel
| transact the business OF several large
real estate firriiS, the latter making tine
| Complaint upon printed blanks which They
| have In Their offices and winch. wnen ti=<,
desire to proceed against tenant they
| simply fiIi out the blank, which is sent
| TO The magistrate. and the latter issues
| the writ WI. nuut the fnrmdlity or having
the real estate agent appear in perSoT
| to swear to the statement.
| According tu one magistrate ii is al
| irreguIarlty from which no lossible harm
| could come, but which would te mucl
| in favor OF the defenda mt If the defcHda nj
or his counsel knew of the irregular pro
l-cceding at the time of the trial. Tht
defendant could. il he knew the com plain
ofthe agent had not been sworn 10, NOV
for the Immediate dismissal OF the case
or he could enter a plea in Abatement an,
have good grounds for doing so.
The law, however, makes it the duty o
| n mopistrate tn have the statement mad
by Complainant sworn TO before the wri
summoning u defendant to appear for
hearing is served.
1t is understood that there are in .th
\ city ma eistrates WHO deal with real estat
agents, and the latter simply directs tn
ma igistrate to issue a summons to such
tenant and the summons is issued withou
any further forInality.
The Attorney General has been mad
| aware OF this state of-affatrs and the Ii
yestigation Is the result.
The morning times., 1896-10-03

l.. II. Dayton, pre>iGcut Of the silver
club uE Charuon. ONO. write>- Enemy on
the run ana Bryan bound Ia win. kcts dre
even on Gcauga coCnly. the Rcput lican hot
bed Of NCrl hern Ohiu.
The morning times., 1896-10-03

A p,li Of Hardin county. Ky, which
usually gees Democratic tS about 500, is
reported from Democratic sources. The
polI was completed September 20. Bryan
being given d majoriIy of l,62s, and
Palmer only 81 votes.
The morning times., 1896-10-03
County TREASURER short.

Troy, n. Y, Oct. County Treasurer
George u. Morrison resigned today his po-
sttiun OF county treasurer in response to
the request of the RcnSseiear county boa ri
OF supervisors. The finance committee OF
the beard and the expert accountants re-
ported that there was n deficiency IN the
county funds of S245.O0O. Only 81 500
had been deposited in the defunct nj tiona
bank by the county treasurer. 1t was
shown that he drew qut ST 0 900 the second
day after he took possession OF the office
and 100000 two days !ater.
The morning times., 1896-10-03
STOLE A LOADED WAGON
Daring Theft of Market mans Tea
Early This Morning.

bold robbery was committed at an
carly hour this morning by unkno wn thieves
Who loaded the wagon of u. K. Toombs.
a Broo kland grocer. with apples and
potatoes, at the Center Market, and then
drove away with it.
Mr.. ToombS drove into the city I o do his
usual Saturday marketing and left his
wagon near tie corner OF Ninth and Is streets
White he went TO his breakfast. Two men
Were seen To approach the wagon and pick
a barrel Of apples and barrel OF potatoes
from ncighboring stall and hurried y
throw them into wagon. They then drove
away.
Pa,rolmcn Oriani and Mcdaniel were no
titled and started in pursuit. but the thieves
succeeded in making good their escape.
The morning times., 1896-10-03
100 LIVES ARE lost

Continued from First Pagc.)