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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04

"Yes, yes" repeated the senior, ut Is
impossible. BETTER that one should die
than all four"
"Fear not" said to the senior, "it is
the poison that has dried you up, but
thirst will not kill you SO soon, and
presently you will feel it less. On!
that we had medicine here to make you
sleepp
He lay silent for awhile, making no
answer, bht from the workings of his
hands and face we could see that he
suffered much.
'Maya," he said at length, "can you
find me a cool stone to put in my
month";
She searched and found pebble,
which he sucked but after time it fell
from his lips, and we saw that it was as
dry as when it entered them. Then his
brain gave way, and he began to rave
huslSily in many languages.
"Are'you devil?" he asked, that you
suffer me to die in torment for the want
of drink of water? Why do you stand
there and mock me? Oh, have pity and
give me water"
For awhile we bore it, though per-
haps our agonies were greater than his
own--then Maya rose and looked at his
face. 1t was sunken as though with
heavy illness, thick black rings had APP
peared beneath his blue eyes, and his
lips We're lecked with blood.
II can endure this no more" she said
in dry voice. "Watch your friend,
Don Ignatio."
"You arc right" l answered.; this is
no place for q woman. Go and sleep
yonder, so that / can wake you if there
is need"
She looked at me reproachfully, but
went without answering and sat down
behind bush about thirty yards away.
Here, it seems--for all this story she
told me aftcrward, and for the most
part do but repeat her words--she be-
gan to think.
Only one thing could save him
water. In the depths of yonder hill,
within few PAGES of her, doubtless it
lay in plenty, but who would dare to
seek it there? And yet the descent of
ancients used it daily, and why could
she not do what they had done? Yes,
she would try it! When once she had
made up her mind, Maya set about the
/ task swiftly.
She provided herself with flint, steel,
timber, a rope, and a small water-skin
of untanned hide, which she strapped
upon her shoulder. In another minute
she was running across the desert like
deer. At the entrance to the cueva
she paused to gather up the aloe torches
which had been thrown down there,
and also to look for one moment at the
familiar face of night-the night that
she might never see again. Then she
lit torch and crept through the narrow
opening.
The place had been awful in the
evening when she visited it in the com
pany of the rest of us. Now, alone
and ut night, 1t appalled, her.
no be CONTINUED
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ART

Once wrote a tragedy,
Twas a gruesome thingl
Homicide and suicide,
Blood and poisoningl
Took 1t to q manager;
How he shook his head!
F" Dialogue has merit, but
'Tisn't Art!' he said.
Straight wrote novel, then,
Psychological,
Scientific, mystic, weird.
theological
Published 'twas-at my expense
Down it fell like lead;
Oshkosh Tribune noticed it.
"'Tisn't Art!" 1t said.
Then penned an epic grand;
In it 1 told how
Everything has happened from
Genesis to now.
Yet the critics howled 1t down,
Roared in accents dread
While they shook their frowsy locks
"'Tisn't Art!" they said.
Then sought printer out,
Had the whole three ''pied,"
Published it in green and white,
Weird designs inside.
What 1t meant Inever knew,
All the nation read,
Critics hailed it with delight
This is Art" they said.
Richard Stillman Powell, in Puck.
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CHAPTER XII.
MAYA DEsCENDS THE CUEvA.


F. One evening after we had left the
forest country and with much toll
climbed the sierra till we reached the
desert beyond, q desert that seemed to
be boundless, we set our camp among a
clump of great aloes that grew at the
foot of stony hill This hill was
marked on Zibalbay's map as being the
site ofan underground reservoir, known
as a cueva, whence in the old days,
when this place was inhabited, the In
els of the earth.
That this particular cueva existed
was proved by the fact that the ancient
road, which here was plainly visible.
ran through the ruins of large town
whereof the population must once have
been supplied by it, but when Zibal.
bay andhis daughter slepthcre on their
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
Tint waa ninsrsnt.

Tenant-You said the house was not
cold and we have nearly frozen to death
ever since we moved into it.
Real Estate Agent had every rea'
son to think was telling the truth.
had never heard the house complain Of
feeling chilly. AS to the people in it,
of course, l knew nothing. That is
quite another matter, you know.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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she Folt Discouraged.

"You seem downcast," said Mrs. Hun
nimune's husband.
II do feel terribly discouraged. The
servant is going to leave"
"Ihat's too bad. That makes the
fifth in three months"
"Yes. ! feel like giving up. No
sooner do l learn to cook to suit one
than another comes, and / have to start
all over again. Washington STAR.
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II say, tell me, l hear you've been
in marvellous country, where every
thing grows rapidly and luxuriantly."
"Grows? Well, I should say so.
Why, il you stick your cane in the
ground the next morning it will be
covered with leaves" journal Anus
ont.
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HEART OF THE WORLD.
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD.

4 Strange Story, Taken From Manuscript Be.
gueathed by an Old Mexican Indian to His
Friend and COmrade, IN English-
man Named Jones.
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RETAIL PRICE LIST

Corn, shelled per 56bs., 42 cents
Corn, ear per basket 25 cents
Oil meal per 100 lbs, $1.20.
Van CIeef Flour $685. Famous Flour $1O0 Monarch
FLOUR 80 cents; Globe Flour rs All orders for feed
and flour left office will be promptly delivered to all
parts of the city free of charge.
Wellington Milling Go.
Paying 10 cents for wheat
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PIGEON SHOOT AT SAN JOSE.
The Olympic Club Team Awarded the
Medal.

SAN JOSE. Oct. 5-The San Jose
meet Of the California Inanimate Tar
get Association closed this afternoon.
The chief interest centered in the team
shoot for the association championship
medal, which resulted as follows: Lin
cCIn Club of Oakland So, Garden City
Club 90, Reliance, Oakland, -, San
Joaquin Valley Club IS, Monterey -,
Stockton Athletic Association 96, An
tech Club 80, Empire Club 81, Stockton
Gun Club %, Olympic Club Of San
Francisco 90.
The Los Angeles team scored 100,
but the Olympics protested the score
on the ground that Leighton Of the
Los Angeles Club had been allowed a
second shot on foul bird, to which he
was not entitled The committee de-
cided the score between the Olympics
and Los Angeles teams a tie, but the
latter refused to accept the decision,
and the medal was awarded TO the
Olympics.
The Golcher cup was won by F. 3.
Norton
The association individual champion
ship medal went to Haas Of Stockton.
7 he fifteen bird contest resulted in a tie
between Hinckle, Nauman, Haight,
G gorge, Varien, Carr, Ross, Leighton,
Jeffrey and JustineS.
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HIGHBINDER WAR.
Two Cinnamon Shot Down in Cold
Blood at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-Lee All
Nee, Chinese waiter in a Clay-street
restaurant, was shot to death by an
unknown assassin shortly before mid
night tonight in the hallway of Chin
eSe lodging house on Washington street
The murder was the elimination of a
long-Standing enmity between the Bo
Cng and Bo Leong Tongs, to the former
of which All Nee belonged.
Shortly after midnight, as two police
officers We're searching for the murderer
OF All Nee, another Chinese, All Chung
was shot down in cold blood on Pacific
street A Chinaman named Lee Loui
was observed to be lurking in the vicin-
ity, and although he denied having even
witnessed the shooting, he was detected
in the act of throwing away revolver
as the officers arrested him.
1t is believed that the highbinder war
has broken out anew, and that the two
murders are the result. A Chinese who
called at the Receiving Hospital to see
All Chung remarked when told that his
friend was dead: Lots more be killed
tomorrow; big fight now"
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-Two
Cinnamon giving the names of How
Fook and How Tum, both members of
the Bo Leong Tong, were arrested at
o'clock this (Tuesday) morning on sus-
picion of being implicated in the murder
of Lee All Nee. The police claim to have
a strong case against them.
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NEW TORPEDO BOATS.
Bath Iron Works Get Two and Union
Iron Works One

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Secretary
Herbert devoted his first day at the
Navy Department since his return from
his European trip to the consideration
Or the legal and technical questions
which have arisen in connection with
tn bids for the new torpedo boats. Af-
ter hearing all sides he finally an
nounced his decision late this evening.
Sustaining the recommendations of
Acting Secretary McAdoo, Chief Con-
structor Hichborne and Chief Melville.
so far as the three thirty-knot torpedo
boats are concerned
The real contest was over the thirty
knot boats, and it rested between the
Herreshoffs and the Bath Iron Works.
] he Secretary decided that the bids Of
the HerreshoffS were irregular in form
and therefore illegal. They were thrown
out, and the question then was to
whether the bids submitted by the Bath
iron Works contemplated vessels of
proper displacement and design to meet
the requirements of the Act. He agreed
with the experts that they did, and the
Bath Iron Works will accordingly get
two of the thirty-knot vessels and the
Union Iron Works the other.
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POPULIST WATSON.
His Letter of Acceptance Will be Made
Public by TO.rlOrrOW.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-An Atlanta
GaD special says: Thomas E. Watson
last night dictated letter accepting
the Populst nomination for Nice-Pres-
ident. 1t is addressed to Chairman
Rutler and is a vigorous, incisive docu-
,nent. Mr.. Watson will revise the let
Ter and make it public Wednesday.
In his letter of acceptance the Popu-
list leader calls attention to the almost
forgotten fact that during the st. Louis
Convention a caucus of middle of the
road delegates, representing twenty
one States, was held. At this caucus
the delegates agreed to nominate Nor
ton of Illinois for President and Birkett
Of Mississippi for Vice President. That
ticket would have made Bryans de-
feat absolutely certain, but when Wat
son telegraphed saying that ne was
willing to accept second place on the
ticket with Bryan the middle-of-the-
road men, believing that the Demo-
cratic managers would support the ar
rangement in good faith, withdrew
their opposition to Bryan.
Mr.. Watson's letter is principally de-
voted to a demonstration along the
line that the Populist candidate for
Vice-President deserves the support of
all who favor Bryan's election
Mr.. Watson received the following
letter yesterday:
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sept. %, 1896.
Mr.. Watson: We see by the morning
papers that you have received our
warning and we repeat that if you do
not resign the nomination by the 10Th
os October two of US Will be selected to
start on your trail the next day and
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BICYCLE MEET.
Results of the National Circuit Races
at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct 5.-The Ma
tional Circuit bicycle meet at the Inter-
national Athletic Park to-day was the
final wind-up of the national circuit for
the season. The track, which is one
third of a mile. was in perfect condi-
ton. The weather was cloudy and the
attendance large. The meet was given
under the auspices of the White FLYER
Club. Additional interest was lent by
the fact that to-day's events would
probably determine the standing for
the season of 1896 of the three leading
professionals Bald, Cooper and Gard
ner it being possible for either OF the
trio to win the coveted honor. Bald
captured the first two places and one
third, scoring seven points, and winning
the championship with a score of six
ty-six points. Cooper came in first in one
race and second in another, making
his total siXtyfive, while Gardner
scored second twice, bringing his total
up to siXty-four. This rivalry had
much to do with the fast riding and
exciting finishes in the professional
events-the last, a two-mile handicap
with handicaDs ranging up to 275
yards, being marked by very close fin
ish between the scratch men and was
won almost at the tape by Cooper. sum-
maries:
Mile novice. won by H. w. Handle
steel Time-2:41 40.
Mile open, professional, final heat won
by Bald. Gardner second, Cooper third.
Time-2.15 80.
Mile open, amateur, final won by
Schade. Sims second, Wilson third.
Time-2:23 1-5.
Two-thirds Of a mile open, profess
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LEADVILLE STRIKE.
Attempt Made to Set Fire to One of
the Mines.

LEADVILLE, Oct. 5.-It transpired
tonight that a dastardly attempt was
made last night to burn the Seneca
mine 1t was learned to-day that some
one cut the cable and sent the bucket
crashing to the bottom of the shaft,
but as the Seneca is employing union
men at union wages it was the suppose
ton at first that a lot of boys did the
job. Investigation, however, shows that
men did the work. They ruined some of
the machinery and sent the bucket down
the shaft, breaking some timbers. Then
they saturated a lot of paper and rags
with oil, and tried to set the shaft house
on fire. but the flames went out.
The Seneca is located on Carbonate
Hill. and is a big lead producer. The
damage sustained amounts to only $500.
AS the Seneca is not breaking any of
the laws of the union, the destruction of
it's property is unaccounted for, unless
done as spite work. The Seneca is under
lease to Dan McNiven.
William Venable, member of Com
pany V of this city, was accidentally
shot in the arm while at target practice
this morning, and it was found neces-
sary to amputate the injured member.
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eronr Budd and his staff at the cele-
bration grounds, around the spot where
the new Valley road depot will be
erected. AS the procession passed the
reviewing stand the special train bear
ing the directors of the road and a large
number of invited guests from San
Francisco, Stockton and points along
the road arrived and the guests and
railroad officials witnessed the parade
from the cars.
A. r. Briggs of Fresno then delivered
the welcoming address, followed by
Captain Payson on behalf of the Valley
road directors. The celebration was a
Joint demonstration, the advent of the
electric power being a feature. People
throughout the valley are much en-
Unused over the progress thus far made
The barbecue, which was one Of the
principal features of the days festivi-
ties, was attended by road directors,
Governor Budd and staff and thousands
Of people from abroad
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STANISLAUS DEMOCRATS.
Certificates of Nominations Not Filed
With the County Clerk.

MODESTO, Oct. 5.-Local Democrats
were nonplussed to-day when rumor
that necessary certificates of nomina-
1ions had not been filed with the Coun-
ty Clerk We're found to be true. 1nves-
tigation showed that the legal time for
filing certificates of nominations Of the
regular parties expired on Saturday,
and the Democratic County Central
Committee failed to file them, thus
leaving the nominations for Superior
Judge. VIM. 0. Minor, Supervisors W
NJ. Muncie, Alfred Davis and j. H.
Barnes without place on the ticket To-
morrow the committee Will attempt 10
file certificates, and if necessary man
damus the County Clerk to file them.
Then they viii carry the case to the
Supreme Court as a test case. Petitions
may have to be circulated to get sigma
lures of 3 per cent. Of the voters OF the
county asking that the names be put on
the ticket, but this will place the Dem
ocratic candidates on an independent
ticket.
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PASADENA, Oct. 5.-To-night great
tongues of flames are to be seen on the
top of the front range of the Sierra
Madres, on which the Mount Low Rail-
way and the Echo Mountain Hotel are
located, and all day huge volumes OF
smoke have rolled up to the north OF
Pasadena.
E. H Royce has just returned from
the camp of fire fighters, and reports
that the main point Of attack is at
present near Strawberry Peak, north OF
East Fork Arroyo, and two miles from
SwitZers. Between there and the huge
fire in Tejunga, a distance of eight miles,
practically the whole country IS IN
ashes, so no danger to the front range
is likely from the Tejunga fire.
The San Gabriel Canyon fire is now
within six miles of Switzers, and IS
working northwest at a rapid gate
Should it meet and join with the Te-
junga fire. nothing could stop the de-
struction of practically the whole tim
ber area of Southern California, MI
Royce says, and the fire-fighters agree
with him. Nothing is being done to
check the San Gabriel Canyon ire AZ
present.
John McCutcheon, who came in this
afternoon. says the flames are nifty feet
high on the mountain sides.
SANTA BARBARA, Oct. "a fu-
rious fire is sweeping the Santa 1nez
Mountain range in the vicinity OF Fl
Captain and beyond Doe Palmos. The
territory being burned over is in the
vicinity Of the Refugio road, declared
by the Supervisors at a recent meeting
to be the regular county road across
the range. AS many ranchers dwell IN
that vicinity, some anxiety is felt for
the little farms perched far up in cam
yons and gulcheS.
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SAWED THROUGH THE BARS.
An EmbezzIer Succeeds in Escaping
From Jail.

SOUTH ENID 90. ID, Oct. 5.-Frank
Foyce. convicted of embeZzlement,
sawed through the bars Of the cage Of
the jail last night while the jailer was
at supper and escaped. No trace OF
him has vet been found.
Royce once practiced law at Atchlson,
Kan. but at the opening Of the Cher
okee Strip he went to Pond Creek, and
then came here and became cashier OF
the County Bank. The bank failed In
July. 1894, and Royce was indicted for
receiving deposits when the bank was
insolvent. and for embezzlement. While
he was out on bail he became President
Of a small private bank in Jamaica, and
from there issued bogus drafts upon
various banks in Chicago and else
where These were negotiated by
George Elwood, Frank Olive and James
Long. all of Grant County, and many
banks in Colorado, Texas, Kansas and
Indian Territory We're defrauded. About
last December the conspiracy was dis
covered. Olive and Long are now serv-
ing sentences, while Elwood is still at
large.
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SENATOR HILL.
Chairman Danforth Thinks He Will
Support the Democratic Ticket.

UTICA On. ", Oct. 5.-Hon. Elliott
Danforth, Chairman of the Democratic
state Committee, was here to-day,
where he had some legal business before
the Surrogate's Court. A reporter asked
him concerning his visit to Senator Hill
at Albany yesterday. and as to what
stand Senator Hill would take in this
campaign He made the following re-
ply. II believe Senator Hill will sup
port the Democratic ticket, and is anx-
icus for it's success. At the proper time
and in his own way / believe that he
will so declare"
Chairman Danforth appeared in the
best of spirits, and those who talked
with him were of the impression that
he had received assurances from Hill
in Albany that gave him considerable
confidence in the campaign.
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UNION GENERALS.
Thew fleet With a Most Hearty Re-
ceptiOn at St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH (Mo), Oct. 5.-The party
composed of Generals Howard, Alger,
Sickels, Stewart, Marsden, Corporal
Tanner, Major J. w. Burst, Colonel
George H. Hopkins and other distin-
guished Sound money" orators reached
here tonight by special train, and were
met at the union station by all of the
Republican clubs of the city, and 5000
spectators were formed in procession,
and, headed by the Veteran Mckinley
Club and the Blaine Flambeau Club,
marched through the principal streets
OF the city. 1t is estimated that 1900
people were in line, and the enthusiasm
ran high.
The visitors were escorted to the Tut
tie and Crawford opera-houses where
they spoke on the political questions of
the day. The two houses were totally
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MOUNT LOWE OBSERVATORY.
The Big Telescope to be Moved to
Some other Point.

ECHO MOUNTAIN, Oct. 5.-Profes-
sor Lewis Swift the astronomical wiz
ard Of Mount Lowe. leaves for the East
in n few days and it is quite proba BILE
that he will not return to the observa
tory. Since the Mount Lowe property
has gone into the hands of receivers
affairs at the observatory. financially
considered, have come to n standstill.
and Professor Swift intends to remove
the big telescope and all the astronom-
ical paraphernalia, which is valued at
thousands Of dollars, TO some point
where astronomical research is rated
at a higher value. All the apparatus
belongs to him, the bare observatory
orly being the property of the Mount
Lowe Company
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CIGARMAKERS' UNION.
Proceedings of Yesterdays Session
of the international Convention.

DETROIT, Oct. 5.-The sessions of
the convention of the Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union were largely occupied
to-day in the discussion of proposed
amendments to the constitution. The
Committee on Strikes reported in favor
of more conservative action in inaug-
u,ating strikes The delegates further
placed themselves on record in the
matter Of politics by adopting a resolu-
ton introduced by Samuel Gompers,
declaring that '.the Introduction Of
psrt.y politics of whatsoever kind into
the Cigarrnakers' International Union
is contrary to the best interests of our
country, our organization and our
cause. and should be opposed
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ROBERT D. FINNIE, Grocer, 72lJ .

take the first opportunity to remove
your carcass from the face of the
earth. Our matchless statesman, Bry-
an, can win hands down with you out
Cf the way, but we have read extracts
from some of your vile speeches in
Congress against him, and would rather
vote for Palmer than give such a dis
reputable a man as you chance to
become President of our great and
glorious country. This will be your
last warning.
BY order of the Committee Of Loyal
Democrats When you get off, stay in
the middle of the road and keep away
from our party"
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HOT ON THEIR TRAIL.
Ore Posse in Pursuit of the Train
Robbers in New Mexico.

ALBUQUERQUE On. Nd, Oct. G.
The posse under the command of the
Sheriff Of this county, which took the
trail Of the train robbers at Rio Puerco
the morning after the attempted hold
up, returned to-day without having
come up with the bandits.
Dispatches received this evening from
United States Marshal LoOmis reports
that his posse is hot on the trail. The
messenger who brought this informa
ton left camp before daylight this
morning. He brought a dispatch from
Marshal Loomis saying:
I'VE are ahead Of the bandits and
camped at point which they will have
to pass in getting south
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A River Steamer Sunk.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 5.-The Cali
fornia Transportation Company's stea-
mer Alvira, downward bound from Sac
ramento, struck a snag in Steamboat
Slough to-day and sank in shallow
water. The engine room and hold are
flooded, but the cargo Of produce on the
upper deck is uninjured. Divers have
been sent up to inspect the hull, and an
effort will be made to float the vessel.
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Welcomed Rain in Michigan.

MARQUETTE (Mich.), Oct. 5.-Heavy
rains this morning removed all danger
OF further destruction by forest fires.
Nestoria Junction, on the 500 road. had
the closest call. the fires getting up to
the depot Rice Begole's lumber camp.
three miles south of here, reported de-
stroyed last night, was saved after des-
perate exertions. The firm loses heav-
ily on logs.
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VALLEY ROAD.
Fresnoites Celebrate Its Opening in
Great Style.

FRESNO, Oct 5.-Fresno celebrated
in great style to-day the opening of the
Valley road to this point. A conserva-
dive estimate places the number Of peo-
PIE within our gates at no less than
5000 to 10000.
At precisely - o'clock the procession,
which was a long and SNOWY one, di-
vided into several divisions and each
division with its band, started on it's
march The parade was both military
and civic and was reviewed by Gov