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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21
teal WITH those to Be established July :

tfcai NTH those 70 be establishes July .
BIZ the Southern Pacific.
From a DISTINGUISHED point OF view,
said weii-kncvn shipping u.1a to-day
1T locks as Il there vas al effort mace
10 scare the people In this seezlon o< the
country from ire way that dispatch freEn
San Francisco il worsed- How can any
ore believe thar a local freight rate r1ade
by railroad running out OF San Fran
cisco VIII affect the wei established tea
carrying business now maintained BY Tae
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
AS FAR as this season Is concerned. the crop
is practically al provided FOR ard rs
movements VII Re controlled by the men
who have had the upper hand in ire bust
hes fer the past fou- years San Francis
90 viii not find the tea trade diverted
from Puget sound. the shortest route TO
the Orient, because a railroad has inaug-
urated a low freight rate 10 the East n
the interest OF her 5eb5ers. Cutting rates
Is game that more than one ca7 Play A.
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New York san.

Ore os the Sad5esg features OF Etelka
Csersfer's present situation. which was re-
fer-sd 20 IN tire Sun on Tuesday. Is tie fact
that despite her repeated failures she sfill
believes that her voice Is as good nov as
is ever Was. and attributes her troubles TO
the uazchiRa ftons % clique OF artists ard
managers who. she thinks. are opposed 10
her personally and interfere when she zp-
pears TO prevent her success. she viii
nc. admit that her voice - not az good as
IL wzs IN the DAYS when she sang with so
great success here ard IN Europe. Gers
tiers pathetic breakdown here IN \ concert
81 sAe Metropolitan opera house some ten
years aga has always been regarded IS
ore OF ihe sz9aess inEldeuSs ~ local Enusi-
cal history. and II VAS followed ~ 50 re-
zsgkxa.a Q Statement tgoCa AEns. PAU
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21

Memphis. Tenn July 2n.-Blil o'Donnen
and Lawson. the Terrible Swede," me.
here In the Auditorium tonight ir fnisa
fight. and the Swede's seconds threw u3
the sponge after twenty-eIzfst rounds Of
fighting. lasting one hour and fifty-one
nItfs'iies. In the early part Of the fight
oDonnell punished the Swefe severely
about the nose, mouth and eyes, from
which blood flowed freely. Tns swede.
however, was very game ard showed
wonderful endurance.
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4 swimming s,on,est /.

Aswimming contest for gold medal. 10
y awarded - the best amateur swimmer
WIDER n years 81 axe. took place In LAX,
ehlsE yesterday afternoon. The course
vas from Ashworth's wharf At Edge
sissr. oar iato The lake about one-eighth
g msle. around fi&g. and back 70 thu
saars. Mariot winningham won the
p1e with Cecil Newton and c. Charles
ftssa close seconds.
sAe medal was awarded Av Mr.. F'r a
xiieF. ana Is a handsome one. appro-
|fassly engraved Manv Of the friends
|xshs boys turned out % see the race.
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srANsnuRY AND oAupaUR.
|zsey Nav Race on the Thames River
Enrly In S..s.f IN her.

.saaon. July eo.--Tom Sullivan Il agent
= James ssanshury. the champion seol-
Fl u Australia. in tho negotiations Tor a
ssiea with Jacob Gaadaur. ot Canada.
~ BE SAYS that dispatch was sent to-
~ accepting Gaudaars eoanter proF-nSi-
@ 70 rev scr E@5o II r. proposed 20 row
= race on the Thames river early IN
es'snnber. Gandasr VIII &c allowed IS
expenses Eariy in Senteyneer Is Sc
ssisd as the date or the contest. because
SaasoQry must return "a Australia ifu-
STATELY after that time.
s1sivas Sata TODAY; Il hsne that Isa0-
1ss xill sceept SHOULD the men meet
80 soal4 he a me race. G&ueaur :
sne seuller and maeA faster than
1asdlhg. tsagdaar may - assured mat
sA have she sRireSt treatment. SANS
~ = anxious - meet hisn. F."
-e7tsn. JUS sporting LIE publishes
{ n'eryiew WITH S,anSbGFy. the oAFsmsa.
saleA he = aaote3 as saving 4 wcsad
ampesSo,e f3r him 70 80 50 Vancouver
Est .nto condition in tiane for tae
1sasa- SiaI be Is willing ear a match
- wiih 03ctalF Sganshgry also STATED
e peFhans roul3 take a fauw-eare3
-sssesisa Grew 80 Vancouver IA 1871.
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II Is rare ara delightful pleasure 20
meet an old man who still retains his
mental and physical energy. SO few men
are vigorous past Sc. there are so many
who have IN early life wasted their vital
isy In excuses and dIssipsted living.
How Is with your Have you preserved
thu vital power entrusted 20 yen ~ ma
ture? Is there no foolish. fhnughsiess act
IN your past life that yoa are sorry fo-2
Early excuses leave their mark. Ma
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ard II you aon'i preserve Il the tine is
sure 10 come when you VIII miss u. and
need &
An! stu you car recoyer this power.
ven can regain THE <aii vsgor % manhood
by using Dr. Sanders EIectric Belt
II am almost new man Your Bel,
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censrsEla. Wash.
Electricity properly applied viii revive
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Ser. Or Sanders Electric Beii gives SIS
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II your are weak. and feel the need % \
to.ssc for your nerves try Dr. Sanders
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s,.-e-f In Two Or three months. DR.. San
s~u.s famous book. Three Classes OF
Men" Is free. Cal o. sena 70. l.
SANDEN ELECTRIC CO,
Coz. "a and Washington sts.. Pc-aart, OK.
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ne hisneE score. the possible g The
osner rsnbers Of the team scored az TO-
.sNs. campbell Wesfer and Monroe. 81.
aa11oaald. Sargent. Mitchell AMI Lang
+. ao.S, - HAIR, 0zz ard Bent, -: Rosx.
Ronys and LAYERS. "a. 7'
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s-sssar. 1a.y AT ngs'sy Geg5 shoot
y - 20 TIE s}csns prize onenea today a.
a. yaFS fansa. there were issao entries.
= fsoss e3e 81 the Canadian rife
S&-4e the following ScareS. CrCac
! a3shSsss s. Mitchell Z. SgeaFsaE So.
- ee1nps ,ittoa Ter the ThaFaara Fna-
taa Ss-yard range. Mliar maGe
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Hoqulam. July 2o-Special.--At the b.
cycle races on Westport beach Sunday ths
three first prizes were wen by George
Crawford OF Hoquiam. Best time for ore
mile. BIS. Best time for half-mile. Ice.
Hill. OF Aberdeen. made a mile Ia 2s02.
beating his best record. made at Spokane.
By eight seconds.
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McKeever stir. tn Kid Iavigne.

New York. July 2n.-Kid Lavigne. the
lightweight champion of the world. and
Charlie Mekeever. OF Philadelphia. fought
six rounds to a draw at Madison Square
Garden tonight Lavigne had an easy
time until the last round. when Mckeever
woke up In a wonderful manner and did
considerable damage 10 his adversary.
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that the public sympathy with Gerster
wasdoubled. Patti was interviewed on the
subject Of her rivals breakdown and
promptly informed the questtoner that
Gerster had so bad temper that her voice
gave way under the strain. Quite the re-
verse was known 20 be true. and Nine.
Pattrt lack OF charity under the circum-
stances had the effect of winning friends
for the unfortunate prlma donna.
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Philadelphia. July eD.--Henry Baker Of
fought six rounds TO draw tonight at the
caledonian Club. Slavin was the aggres-
sor throughout. but the Chicago lad dis
played very clever lodging tactics and
landed some very heavy blows on Slayins
neck.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21

Chicago. July - In the championship
ikalx Ia the tennis doubles today Neel
Aoshefs beat Even brothers. Sc, so s-s.
ne Seels MAY the winners of the Eastern
Championship I'm August.
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sss>ens who sre subject 70 attacks a BIZ
caac should try Chanstsrlain's Cole,
sns niarrhsya Remedy. IL slwayS
Fvaps n ief and ii taken rs soca IS
- - irAfseAsson 81 the disease arpcarss 4
lssvers the attscs. The - ard 5tA-oeas
sU i0s sale by druggists eyepwhere.
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.lerii.ari's Horse Wins sn England.
.asasa luly 80 --P. L0riHaTes's American
= Nsgscis NCn the Wiss,nn e~year~
- sssing plate, yprth - soversisns. ~
sess'ef seday. Taylor Sharon's Red %oh
- - sscenc ana Lord Cvewss' Mrs. rgeuay
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The Typical American Girl.
Indiana polls Journal.


The Iiler-Nhose picture is thisg
The photographer~-It r. a composite. ]
call 10 Tho Typical American Girl"
1T is swfuliy pretty. ! wonder ~ ]
knew any Of them"
''rl give you their names. and you can
see They are Maggie Groarty. Sophie
PzxczinSkI. Wiihelmina Schwartz Re-
becea E5nStein and Christine Oieson'
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The English Tennis Championship.

TUT k7lF~-ff-Ef stfFfFE~ 0|FEFtEFF f7'FFFFEFfFFs
london. July al.-At Wimbledon today
Sahoney won the lawn tennis champion
|sss7 OF England. defeating w Baddeley.
bet pears champion. three games out OF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21

The value of the butter exported from
the United tSates fell from s.. i"o,0a in
1898 10 SetQ.gs0 In 1926 shortly we shais
be able TO export butter from Seattle d.
rect 20 japan ports.
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Free K-reei A. Nsal~o- Park every ev-
e~snr ~ 8 nsuS Thcmr<sa'S hsxN dive
ara Ueor<s RAthban's scTizoasal As- Per-
Ter nance.
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fgrSt RsxiFuefst hand an& hleye3s carni-
va \. NJ 4. a. psrS tenisas. AAas.ss-sa
w.sA car f2gs. 5 eeasA
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Late sown peas will sometimes do we'll:
cool weather fayors their growth and
health
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chicago. July eo-Tzhs Colts oatplayed
Boston az al points TODAY. winning an easy
game. the ressls reversing the standing os
.ss $50 teams for fourth and fifth places.
Attendance 100.
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r y Il. 2

B4EterleH-Ierry and Douonue: Lewfs
SWEETS and Tenney.
tnlrago. Julv 3--So baseball games to-
Gay ar 81 Louis. Cleveland. Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE or Pistszsarg. owing 20 rain and
vet grounds
TIE following table shows the standing
cs the several fea11ze eftssu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
RIoHARD BOYD,s TROUBLE.
His Wife and Other Relatives Arrest
ed for q Pension Fraud.

The United States authorities yester-
day arrested Mrs. AIiIey Boyd, wife of
Richard Boyd, her sister Martha Rich
ardson and the latter's husband, Leon
ard Richardson, all colored, on a United
States warrant charging them with
signing fraudulent pension papers.
Yesterday afternoon a deputy mar
shaI served the warrants on Mrs. Boyd
and Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson at their
homes in LoWman Hill. The three were
taken in a hack to the county jail.
Rosie Boyd, who is 16 years Of age,
and the daughter of Mrs. AIiley Boyd,
was greatly frightened by the service
of the papers and she ran all the way
from her home to the police station
where her father, Richard Boyd, is en-
ployed as watchman.
At 5:45 O'Clock she burst into the front
room at police headquarters out of
breath and exhausted. She sank into
a chair and became hystericaI. She
could not tell what she wanted but
pointed toward the county Jail Rich
ard Boyd and his daughter and several
police officers hurried to the county
mas in the hack" said Rosie Boyd, and
her father Sprang forward. The police
officers helped the old watehman to Sc
cure the release of his wife and rela-
tives on bond. Police Judge Ferry took
charge of the case for him and the bond
was furnished.
The papers on which the warrant was
issued were for the application for a
pension bounty by Mrs. BIiley Boyd for
her first husband. Wade Hampton He
was soldier in the civil war. A NJ
Legg, an attorney who formerly lived
in Topeka but is now a resident Of
Washington, d. c.. had the parties
sign these papers for which the ar
rests were made. It seems that the
claim is Illegal. Mrs Boyd and her sis
ter are uneducated, being unable 10
read or write.
On this charge of signing fraudulent
papers which their attorney asked them
to sign, they will have to stand trial for
perjury
This is the first time any of my peo-
pie were ever arrested said Richard
Boyd, and it's pretty bad. I know that
Miley didn't know that the papers
weren't right Here this lawyer has
been getting fees from her. and now
she gets in Jail for signing what he told
her to-"
Richard Boyd has been watchman Of
the city stone pile for over seven years
He is an honest, faithful ex-sIave. Po-
lice Judge Ferry and the police officers
will assist him in the case, and it is
probable that when the facts are made
known the case will be dismissed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
HE LOVED HIS
MOTHER-IN
DOting Letters In Earl RUSSELL
Lady Scott Case.
The Earl Sweet on His Wife's
Mother.
CALLED HER DARLING.
81 Want to Give You a Last
Hug My Angel"
His Wife Was sSStony heart
ed, Self-righteous Saint. p

London. Nov 25-The trial Of Lady
Selma Scott. mother of Countess Rus
sell, John Cockerton, an engineer; Fred
erick Kaste. a groom and William Ayl-
cot, a valet charged with criminal libel
by Earl Russell, son-in-law Of Lady
Scott was continued before Justice
Hawkins at the central criminal court
otherwise the Old Bailey today.
Earl Russell was again on the stand
continuing his testimony. He said that
at Christmas, 1892 he received card
saying:
God grant that next Christmas all
viii be forgotten and that you will be
with the people who love YOU.
Witness later identified a letter writ
ten by Lady Scott and addressed to
private detective named Dickman con-
tanning the following words. Any one
who proves anything viii not only get
for although we have enough evidence
to hang any ordinary man, it is not
quite sufficient for our purpose
The earl on -examinatiO admit
ted his former affection for Lady Scott
and said that on Sunday prior to his
marriage he wrote to her as follows
Parting with you seems harder to
bear as it gets nearer. I don't see why
you are not coming to the station I
want to give you a last hug my darl-
ing, my angel. Bother, am beginning
The earl said this was simply an ex-
preston at the time of his feeling for
the mother Of the lady he was about to
marry
Replying to further question witness
said that he presented Lady Scott in
1889 with Thomas a kempis' s.Imita-
tiOn of Christ because he thought it
would be useful TO her and as she often
told him that she would like it. 1t was
inscribed on the fly leaf.
To My Dear Bo, the truest woman
and most faithful friend I have known,
from her loving FRANK
This language. the earl added, was
sincere then, but was somewhat exag-
gerated.
Continuing Earl Russell testified that
when his wife first left him in 1890 he
loved her and wished her to return and
in a letter to Lady Scott at that time
he alluded to the countess as follows.
able but of course the stony hearted
self-righteOus saint has not shown an
atom Of Kindness or softness and it viii
be relief to get rid Of my curse for
a few days"
Ia a subsequent letter to Lady Scott
the earl described his wife as Hard
hearted hend" and while the countess
was gone on a three months visit to
Earl Russe1l's mother the witness wrote
to Lady Scott and asked her to come
and stay with him during his Wife's
absence. He said: IF you fail to ac-
cept this concession, j shall know YOU
love me no more than that false woman
does This characterization applied to
the countess This letter also read:
God bless YOU my dear one God keep
You safe always. Oh dearest I can't
write any more I cannot see the pa
per.
Goodnight my darling"
In another letter two days prior to
his marriage the Earl wrote to Lady
Scott. "Oh darling viii you forgive
me2 was very naughty to you. YOU
true hearted angel
a go to bed at three and have
splitting headache Come soon my
FRANK
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
BANQUETERS
WILD.
Remarkable Scene at the Bryan
Banquet at Denver
During the Small Hours of
This Morning.
STIRRED BY C.A.TOWNE
The Banqueters Stand In Their
Chairs Shouting
In a Frenzied Demonstration
Over Bryan.
STIRRED BY CA. TOWNF

Denver, Col, Nov. 25.-At a compli-
mentary banquet last evening rendered
William J. Bryan at the Brown Pal
ace hotel plates We're laid for 800. Rev.
Myron W. Reed was the toastmaster
Of the evening. He introduced Henry
P. Steele, president Of the Denver
chamber of commerce, who welcomed
the guest of the evening to the city of
Denver. Toasts were responded to by
Mayor McMurray, Governor Mcintyre,
Alva Adams, governor elect; Senator
Henry M. Teller, Thomas NJ Patter-
son, editor Rocky Mountain News, and
Congressman Charles A ToWne of Min
nesOta.
Mr.. Bryan's address was the last
number on the programme. He was
received with great cheering.
It was 2:20 this morning when Mr..
Bryan finished his speech at the ban
quet of the chamber of commerce At
3 o'clock, after having shaken hands
with all the banqueters, Mr.. Bryan
was taken to the depot where he
boarded a special train which left the
city for Pueblo at $50. A committee
of thirty leading citizens of Pueblo act
ed as escort for Mr.. Bryan on this jour
ney
The scene at the banquet hall at the
end of a forceful speech by Congress
man Charles A. TOWne of Minnesota
on THE Issue of 1902 was remarkable.
spoke Of Mr. Bryan as the leader of
1896, victor of 1900" started great
demonstration.
Men jumped on chairs and tables
shouted themselves hoarse, waved
handkerchiefs and acted generally as
only wildly enthusiastic men, stirred
to frenzy by turning eIoquence, can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
HOLMES EVIL EYE.
Another Connected With the Arch
Murderers Trial Dies Suddenly

Philadelphia, Nov. 25-Howard Per
kins, superintendent of Moyamensing
prison, who committed suicide by shoot
the murderer. during his Incarceration
in prison, and superin1ended the ar
rangement for his hanging. Supersti-
tious persons are speaking of his being
another victim of the arch criminals
evil eye.
Linford L. Biles, foreman of the jury
that convicted Holmes, was killed by
electricity DR. Mattern, of PhiladeI-
phias who was a witness against Holmes
died suddenly. Mrs. Anna Harvey,Jof
Chicago. who lived in Holmes castle.
committed suicide. The girl to whom
Mr.. Rotan one of Holmes counsel was
engaged, died suddenly. At least a
dozen persons who were interested in
the conviction of Holmes have met with
death or accident. or misfortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
MURDERED THE BABIES.
Short Work Made of Children at a
Chicago Maternity Hospital

Chicago, Nov. 25-The police are
closely Investigating charges against
the maternity hospital, conducted by
sworn statement of Miss Alice Martin.
who with her infant is now at the
county hospital, is as follows. while
I was in the house said Miss Martin
there were probably 25 cases of ma
ternity handled. The children never
had to be cared for. I was a witness
to the cremation of one infant three
weeks ago
Mrs. Grace Donohue of TIoughton
Mich. who is harbored temporarily in
the w. c. T. U. hospital. said: we
found two babies in a bathtub one day
and I knew of one which was thrown
into the furnace Mrs. Benson was
called upon by the police and was
closely questioned, but was not ar
rested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
1T LOOKS
THREATENING.
D0ckmen's Strike That Has
Broken Out In Germany
1t Is Feared VIII Quickly
Spread Throughout
THE CIVILIZED WORLD
Plans Have Been Going on For
Months
TO Bring on Strike of a Mill
ion Men
AT A GIVEN SIGNAL.
Shipping I'm Every Port to Be
Blockaded
More Completely Than an Enc
mvss Fleet Gould DO lit.
10 Bring on a Strike of a Mill
ion Men
AT A GIVEN SIGNAL.
Shipping I'm Every Port to Be
Bl0ckaded
More Completely Than an Enc
my's Fleet Could DO 1T.

Bremen. Nov 25-Ffve hundred en-
pIoyes of a warehouse company went
out on a strike last evening The strik-
ers demand three and a half marks per
day instead Of three marks which they
have been receiving The company Of
Iered to compromise on the basis Of
three marks. thirty pfennigs, but the
pffer was not accepted
Hamburg Nov z3-Lhe lighter men
Of this port viii demand an increase Of
wages tomorrow. In the event of being
refused they will join in the strike Of
dockers. which is causing Os much dis
turbance in shipping circles here and
elsewhere.
The engineers. boiler cleaners and
Crane workers have undertaken to sup
port the striking docAers financially
and to engage in sympathetic strike
If necessary. Heidman's coal porters
struck work this morning. The E'uerst
Bismarck is being fitted up for the ac-
aided to continue working
STRIKE TO BECOME ENORMOUS.
London Nov 25.-At the office of the
federation of ship. dock and riverside
workers an Organization which directly
appeals TO over million men. a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press was
Informed today that replies had been re-
lars sent ont durfng- fl7e raasf e3lrrr7ar. fo
similar organizations throughout the
bring about Il neperal strike of eioalza.rs
etc, in all the countries at a given signal.
The officials ia charge of the office to-
day added that circulars had now been
asking them Il they think an immediate
universal strike is advisable and fur
ther stated that there was no doubt such
Commonar NcHugh has been sending
letters describing his success in pushing
lantic ports Of the United States and
Canada He says the men there are in
th9rough sympathy with the ideas Of the
federation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
SUSPICIOUS CATTLE DEAL.
Ports, Kansas, Man Sells Stock Al
legged Not to be His Own.

Kansas City, Nov. 25.-Monday morn
ing a consignment of three car loads
of cattle was received by Duke, Len
non & Harrington, live stock com
mission merchants, 238 Live Stock ex-
change, from A. S. Ashctaft Of Ports,
Kan. During the afternoon Mr.. Ash
craft called and sold the cattle, receiv-
ing drafts for 81, $50. drawn on the
Union National bank. in payment.
Something in his actions however.
coupled with the fact that he was a
stranger and had never before been on
the market with cattle. aroused the
suspicious Of the stock firm Payment
was stopped on the drafts for twenty
four hours and the bank at Portis
wired as to Ashcraft's identity. A re-
ply came yesterday afternoon that
Ashcraft lived there, but owned no cat
tie SO far as known. Messrs. Lennon
and Harrington Of the live stock firm
reported the matter to Inspector Fla
hive yesterday afternoon and kilograms
were sent to surrounding towns au-
thorizing Ashcraft's arrest. Last night
City Marshal A. Trent Of Princeton,
Mo, wired that he had arrested Ash
craft, who arrived there yesterday
morning and attempted to cash the
drafts.