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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11

all came up to the post at dark, said
they didn't dare stay-the Apaches were
surely coming into the valley, and they
got word somehow they were every
where along the north face of the Socor-
ro, and Sergt. Kelly sent the girls in to
the post from his ranch, but Mrs. Kelly
wouldn't leave him. She stayed there.
There's really no place around the old
post for women, but they've got them
into tent for the night. They daren't
remain at the farmhouse up by the
canyon, and the lieutenant couldn't de-
tach any men as guard-he needs them
all at the post. Mrs. Downey was in
such pain that we were all worried
about her, SO / borrowed the pony,
without saying anything to Sergt.
Kelly, and came up to get some medi-
cine"
"Well, great Scott, boyl That's TAX"
ing tall chances" said the major.
Didn't you see or hear anybody?"
"a fellow passed me, riding like mad,
about five or six miles out, sir. l heard
him coming and slipped off the road
few yards, not knowing who it might
be, and then, just few minutes ago,
l was halted by three cits-said they
were looking for a horse thief, but 1
wasn't the one they were in search Of"
Meantime the doctor had taken
Downey's note and was trying by the
| light of the guard lantern to decipheF
| the i'll written scrawl. "She has had
the same trouble before" said he, "and
can give her the medicine she needs,
Leon; but you oughtn't to risk going
| back tonight"
''Oh, I've simply got to so, DOCTOR"
said the boy, eagerly. Mrs. Downey
has always been mighty kind to Randy
| and me. She always gave us lunch at
her ranch when we were down there
fishing, and l told her I'd fetch the
medicine before daybreak or get
nabbed trying. Why, the Indians them
selves don't know the country around
here better than Randy and / do,
though I've never been out this far at
night"
The major, too, interposed an objec-
tion. 81 feel that we are responsible
| for you, Leon, until Maj Cullen gets
back and claims you. 1t isn't Apaches
only to be avoided. They tell me your
Uncle Manuel is here again, and the
man you met riding full tilt was your
fathers old partner-Muncey-going to
meet Manuel, judge, somewhere on the
old Tonto trail through the Socorro."
Then, indeed, Leon looked very
grave. "I'm more afraid of them than
! am of Apaches," he said. ''They don't
| 10 talya ho al 10
pie. shouldn't want to go if they did.
I'm Yankee, like father, and l want
to stay here and grow up in the cav
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11

and went leaping like a colt along his
post to the point where it was crossed
by the Prescott road, and instead of
the prolonged and melodious call of the
hour, when it came his turn, it was the
sentry's challenge-sharp, clear and
imperative-thats split the morning air.
There was something nerve tingling,
something that smacked of swift COM
ing alarm in the very tone, and its only
answer at the front was the quick, ris-
ing thud of galloping horses hoofs.
Again rang the challenge-al three
words jumbling this time into one
''Whocomeshere?"- HALT" Halt,
or I'll fire!'' and then Raymond's power
full tones rang out through the breath
less air.
Hold your fire, sentry. That horse
has no rider!"
But the only answer was the loud
bang of the Springfield and the leaden
bullet went whistling away toward the
pole star. That sentry had heard
enough of the perils of post No. for
one night, and preferred to take no
chances. "Sure, didn't hear the cap
tain," he explained, few minutes
later. He heard only the rapid coming
of horses hoofs, and despite the fact
that horses were things the mountain
Apaches never thought of using except
when hungry, Private Hanrahan be-
lieved all the Tonto tribe were coming
and let drive accordingly. 1t was only
a troop horse, blown and bleeding, only
another evidence of the devilish cum
ming of the savage foe, for the moment
Corporal Dunn could reach them on the
jump, he cried, with sob in his voice:
Its Tralee, of G troop, sir. Jim Raf-
ferty's horse" And so at last here was
Fosters courier from Ration Springs
but where were the dispatches? Where,
alas, was Jim? Tralee's heaving TANKS
and distended nostrils and eyeballs told
his story of peril and homeward flight,
even as the long welt in his broad
haunch and the cash through the high
pommel of the Mcclellan tree were elo-
quent of it's cause. Like Ruckel, the
sentry, poor Rafferty,, homeward speed
ing with his captains midnight dis
patch, had been ambushed at the road
side.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11
NO. II.

sign Of a fire anywhere in the valley.
I've been watching particular" And
just at that moment the call of four
o'clock began.
Only two calls had gone the rounds
since the discovery of Ruckel's fate,
and once more now, still dim and indis-
tinct, the post of No. 5, down in the
low ground to the north was uncov-
cred at the front, for Raymond's troop
had returned. Instinctively the Off
GERS turned away from No. 4 and
walked back nearer the northward
slope as the soldier watch cry came on
from lip to lip. They could just faint
ly distinguish the form of the sentry
well to the westward of the road, well
out of range-small blame to him-of
those stunted brush heaps and the
point where poor Ruckel had been done
to death less than two hours before.
He had halted a moment as though to
listen to the call as it came to him, and
No. 4-the infantryman they had just
left-began to'take it up as No. 3's voice
died away. Then all of sudden No.
brought his rifle down to tho charge
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11

"A Canterbury pilgrimage started
from St. Ethelred's church in Holborn
few days ago, passing through the
streets of London and Rochester to-
Its destination. 1t was a religious pill
grimage of the Guild of Our Lady of
Ransom.
st. Augustine's Benedictine priory
at Ramsgate has been made an abbey
by the pope, being the first English alb
hey of black Benedictine friars since
the reformation, The new abbot has
the old title of Abbot of st. Angus
tines, Canterbury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11
SUN, COUNTY, MD, FRIDAY, IL 1896

her it was not likely so strong a COM
mand as his company would meet with
Apaches that night. If Apaches were
in the neighborhood they would be apt
to keep well out of the way. She wor.
ried so that even by two o'clock when
she retired to her own room she could
not sleep.
But she worried even less than her
friend the major, who found himself too
uneasy to lie down at all. Bidding
good night to the three officers, he had
gone to his quarters, and as he took
final look out over the silent and shad-
'owy prairie, thanked goodness Mrs.
Thornton and the children were safe in
the east. Not that they would have
been in any particular danger at Retri-
button, but because they'd be in the
way just now, and when women and
children will ask questions that are
hard to answer, especially of a post
commander. "Confound the Apaches
and Muncey and Manuel Cardoza!" said
he, land especially Mrs. Downey!
What on earth did she get sick for and
have that boy rislSing his young life to
fetch her a camphor julep at three
o'clock in the morning?" He wished he
had sent sergeant and ten men back
with him, for, if Apaches really were
in the Sandy valley, Crane might need
reinforcements, anyhow, only he hated
to trout out" men and horses in that
heathenish way long after midnight.
If anything should GO wrong with
Leon, how his old friend Cullen would
blame him. He looked at his watch
only a little after two-a whole hour
to wait before he could hear of the
boys safe return, but surely something
should be heard from Foster. 1t
couldn't take his couriers two hours to
ride back in the night from Ration
Springs.
Lighting his pipe, the major once
more went out into the still night air.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11

And now, one o'clock of the hot June
night had come. There had been skirm-
.ishing to the north, chase to the
northwest, signal fires ablaze to the
east, across the broad basin. Couriers
had been pushed out northwestward
after Foster with news of Muncey's
bolt and information as to the Cardoza
party. Ferguson and two friends-dar-
ing fellows, well armed and mounted
had just left the post determined to
ride westward in the hopes of over
hauling Muncey, and-well, hanging
was the horse thief's penalty in those
days. The troops of the garrison
arms and equipments close at hand
were sprawled about the veranda OF
the new quarters, eager for the order
to saddle, and the major had just dis
patched a messenger to say to the cap
tain that the men might as well turn in
for the night, when once again there
came the clear and ringing summons
for the corporal of the guard-this
time from the westward bluff. Those
who happened to be nearest that side
of the garrison had already before the
cry Hedru Ihc SlldlP Steiu cHdllcASe'
"Who comes there?"
Even before the majors little party
could reach the north side the trim
figure of Corporal Lynch came bound
ing back up the slope. "What was the
matter, corporal?" hailed the post com
mander, and Lynch, hating short,
brought his carbine to the carry and his
gloved left hand to the salate, replying
with soldierly brevity:
cts MacDuff, sir"
"MacDuff? You mean little Leon?'
Eyes, sir, with a note for the doctor.
He stopped to water Sergt. Kelly's
broncho at the spring"
Another minute and riding briskly
up from the dark, low ground to the
west'of the mesa came the 1.-THE, young
courier himself. He reined in the in
stant he heard the majors voice, and
threw himself from the saddle.
"What on earth brought you here at
this time, Leon?"
"Mrs. Downey, sir, was very sick.
The women folks from Downeys ranch
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11
Music for the Baby.

One of the native Indian princes is
determined that his infant heir shall
be acquainted from his earliest days
with English luxuries and British mu-
sic. For the convenience of this fortu-
nate child perambulator has been con-
structed which will play, as the wheels
90 round, all kinds of British airs
lullabies when the infant wishes to go
to sleep, and martial strains when 1t
is in q wakeful mood.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11

"Come here with that light, for Gods
sake" rang the voice of the corporal.
And fifty yards further they found him
bending over an inanimate and bleed
ing form-that of Ruckel, the young
Bavarian trooper, pierced through with
Tonto arrows.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-11
7 r. TAYLOR,
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS CoURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January 0, 1894.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. JAMAR, Register
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

the end have the right 10 retain this souvenir oi
one OF the greatest, and certainly the most cee-
braed Of the international yacht races. The iet-
ter of Mr.. IselH giving the mast to the 'ar j.
exhibited and is reproduced herewith. Various
regiments Of the National Guard are after 1t too.
Mrs Byrne has a host OF pretty girl5 TO as
sis, her in the sale of the tickei-books. II Is
TO be hoped for the credit OF the persuasive powers
of these young ladies and the future glory OF BROOK
lyn that the Defenders broken topmast VIII be
awarded 10 sCme Brooklyn company
Only a step TO the left Is the refreshmeht
booth reigned over by Madame Gesine Lerncke ana
assistants =, ,.
And still few more steps the left Is the japan
ese booth with Mrs. NJ. ORe!lly in command Inc
principal attraction here is corps OF sixteen pretty
girls And Japan. nor all the Flowery Kingdom.
never dreamed OF rosier display thah tha sA'u''
hats of these girls make.
There are gypses there on the grounds, Win eolj-
en- crowns their heads. they can read the future
for you just well as the swarthy nomads VINO ar
ruled by a queen, and at the same time please VouI
eye and harmonic with ideas Of cleanliness ana
good education.
The dimes OF the school children not despisel
and there is candy OF the best. and just az ch'ap
as in the town. There toys: the boy who Is al
ways thirsty drink his ill Of good lemonade go
away and stun with candy TO breed more thirst
10 drink more lemonade.
The lover can get his letter from the posiof'ce by
paying a reasonable postage TO Mrs: fltZsimmons.
At the end of the third day OF this eighth annual
garden party the ladies AT all the booths report tha
money Is pouring In In good and satisfactory
stream. The fair has two more days 10 run
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

the man did not intend TO obey. and his own bus-
ness demanded express. he loudly and peremptorily
shouted 10 the man TO stop In the instant
the motorman gave the handle-bar quick turn. and
the car sackened its speed much to make It
certain that IL would stop. Mr. Hawn took hold OF
one of the side posts az open carl and
stepped up on the step. and at that instant the
motorman reversed the handle bar. and the car
Jumped and jerl<ed forward. throwing Mr.. liawn 10
the ground. OF course. there was instant tumut
excitement and Indignation. He was helped INTO
Kcrrigans drug store. at Grand-ave. and Fulton
St. In almost fantng condition. and Dr. j. j.
Conway. OF No. Il Putnam ave. was sent Tor.
Thoughts Of his pupil and desire to get 10 MS
own home while ne had the strength TO do H. ieu
Mr. IIawn to ask those around him to conduct hui
to his house. His wife and little daughter were 9ot
at home when the accident happened. ana nis
pupil was wcll-nieh frightened TO death when shc
saw him enter the room. covered with the DUST OF
the street and blood dripping from his wounded
hand and arm. she accepted his regrets AZ MS
inability 10 proceed with the lesson, ana hastly
fled. By this DR.. Conway had arrived ana
contributed his share to the pain OF the accident
ty setting the bones OF the shoulder back IN their
proper place.
The accident Is particularly annoying at this time,
Interfering as II does with Mr.. Hawns many en-
gagcmcnts TO give elOcution lessons and coach
the members of the graduating classes In various
Newly and Brooklyn institutions or learning.
ern Society OF brooklyn. All the extravaganzas OF
the Polytechnic Institute for the last Ave years
or more have been produced under his direction.
Ho is teacher Of elocuton In Miss Catherine Malt
by's School for Girls and occupies the chair OF
oratory and elocuton In the Middlebury College in
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
NOTES FROM THE COURTS.

~ s-,,,, q, ,he Supreme Court. yesterday
a,scharred Rachel Stillman from CUSTODY Oh u
re,urn OF a writ OF habeas corpus sueo WV
.xD,s,r,ctA Attorney James ". Rcgway' !"
,.or,on vas held for shooting Policeman Lu'I "''
, c,,,zen's clothes attempted TO get ih'o hef oo''
a., Rrownsyille 20 ascertain It's CHARACTER "A
the case was called yesterday MI. 6acAas' '"s
tric,-Attorney. said that the po"ceasa N
shadow OF right TO go into the house ' r..
was respectable and she hrea oe0A"ss .h.
,r,gb,ened Under such circumstance, tn'nk u"
a, ,,,s,,aed IN shooting at the officer" said JUS
tlce smith. THE woman Is discharged Oh as' WV
recognizance."
The issue Of fact on an alternative VIII NE.
40 mus was tried before Justice Van WycX o." >
Jury in the Supreme Court YESTERDAY " go.
Mchael Reynolds sought reinstatement aS p' 49,
In the Park Department. The respondent =. N
case was ex-Park Commissioner FRANK sssN.
REYNOLDS asserted that he was III Win =.
arm for six weeks. and when ne went 49, -.
work re was told that there WAS no WV" ~ !.
to do and that NJ had been discnafse~ ~ ,s.,
legged that he Is veteran o. the wa' ..' ~,
other painters who were not veterans .Ss p.rk COM
In the employ OF the Department. ins e,,es that M
mission replied that Reynolds gave houss sa ne was
was laid up with a broken arm ana MIL wn.s = NJ
away for so long his name was III l.Oyss ~ r.ator
saner also said that the man to wnon ss Carpenter
and not painter The jury reinstatei Reyn"s. Rss.y
Justice Smith OF tae aiuSnS SaRreaed and s z:
70 Hattie \ Burchard In her suit for ~ tt1
from Edward L. Burshard pehsans an tns wsu Known
church circles on the Hill. and the as SortY
been the president OF the Youns Peoples s
q DR. nsmissns RssPsnd' ID cnrsa TSnla
Mrs Burcha I'd sues on the ground oi apmaama,sd hs
and she charseI 1sa' The dsfendsnt denies al "
charges and will fight the case
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
CONTEST OYER An ESTATE.
JOHN O'BERRY WANTS A TRUST DEED OF
HIS SONS PROPERTY SET ASIDE.

JOHN OBERRY WANTS A TRUST DEED OF
HIS SONS PROPERTY SET ASIDE
Hearing was begun in the Supreme Court yester-
day before Justice Clement In action brought by
John O'Berry set aside trust deed involving
personality worth more than $4,000. The defend
ants In the action the law firm OF Burr Coombs
& Wilson and the children OF the plaintiff who s
more than seventy-fve years old. Mr.. O'Berry al
ieges that on February 49, 1885, his Lotus Wood
O'Berry, died. leaving an estate valued at about
$500 600. He died without a WILL and left no chill
dren. that though he had four brothers ana
three sisters. the old claims that his property
belongs rightfully TO him. The most Of the prop
erty which his LOTUS left was derived from his
uncle. LOTUS Wood who left large estate Mr.
Wood died in 1894. and Theodore F. Jackson. ex-
Controller. was named az trustee Mr.. o Berry al
leges that on the day after his sons death Gilbert
p. Trusow. of the office of the defendants. Burr,
Coombs G. Wilson. went TO his daughter. Mary j.
Howey, and told her that ne would like 10 see her
father in his Office about MS sons estate. Believing
that he 10 be Informed as TO his dead sons
property. he the office Of Mr.. Jackson. with
Mrs Howey and his son. Robertson X. o Berry. lie
was taken into a private room, and there he was
told that his had desired to leave his property
In trust, and that he would be better pleased II II
was SO devised. paper was drawn up and the
plaintiff was induced to sign it, He says that he
thought II sort Of will. and revocabe.
Later. when he became suspicious. he went to the
ONCE Of Burr Coombs g. Wilson. with two OF his
sons and asked to see the paper. lie was told that
II was in the safe. where II belonged. and that ne
could not see H. Then ne retained counsel TO learn
its nature and set II aside.
The paper which Mr. OBerry signed is trust
deed making the defendant firm trustees OF the
personally left by LOTUS Wood OBerry The trus-
tees are Instructed to divide the properly into eight
shares and pay the interest 10 the children OF me
plaintiff during their lifetime. Al their death the
shares are to be divided among their issue ,
The defence is that Mr. OBerry was OF sound
mind when ne signed the deed. and that ne knew
perfectly what ne was doing. .
SMessrs Burr Coombs & Wilson say that the
Wood and oI3erry estates have been IN their Once
agement Of them. The plaintiff in the ACTION has an
income from Lotus Wood OF about $1,000 year. ear.
and he does not need the personal property. his
sons are persuading HIN TO take legal action TO set
aside the deed In order that they may get the prop
erfy In bulk and not merely the interest on it, But
fnslly the instrument Is legal because II was made
by the plaintiff when he knew exactly what ne was
doing
The trial was continued
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
OLD BROOKLYNITES HEAR GENERAL kING

A meeting OF the Ola Brook ynitcs was he'd in the
Surroga:e's Courtroom In the Hall Of Records last
night The attendance was not up 10 the average.
but II was Handicap Day. There seemed 10 BE- an
undersia siandng about this. for Nice-President James
L. Watson called the meeting to order. and waving
the formality Of rollcnii directed Secretary Haynes
10 read the minutes This duty performed. the sec
retarv next presented the applications Of Mrs Susan
RAYMOND Howard Mrs. Esther Howard King. James
Noel Brown and James w Oakman for membership.
The Applications referred 10 the regular COM
mittec who after brief conference. reported favor
ably, and the applicants were thercupon duly e.ected
ipembers. Mrs King is the wife OF General Horatio
c. King and the General. having been united TO the
society by marriage. called upon for speech
He responded in happy vein and re.ated some
humorous personal "reminiscences.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
RrPrBLTCAN CLUB MEETINGS.

rne>s,uyvesant Heights Republican C'uo a -,
ev.nirx AT No. a64 Ha.sey-st.. and the he.." r.as
presided over by j. c. Cable speeches We. .sssu.
bv Warer b. Atterbury. T. o. Horton anu. anu "a ths
biyman Marshall Mr. Atterburys releren.' N. 81
fact thatshe intends voting for MShlN'e! r,,, ap-
Louis Convention brought ou' iouu .a,,op ana Of The
plauss Thare 10 "a proviso in the eohsu". eos..on for
cm,h which forb,ds the niorsng OF any person az. A.
a nom,nato, bu, the club is al ready to hoa ',1s
ication me<,ins as soon the nOmnstiSa -. Levi wi
similar clause in the constitution asrs ?. s's the name
Morton Club. and the fact tnat me open indorss,-
ment OF Mckinley at the meeting over whcT
evening at T,ey-ave and hersn Is.nrry made speesn
John Worth pvssded Mf Enough many meneh no
Of the cub werssoraied with MsSIe 70 Ms proposed
refrained from making any s.russspi1aton however,
Son Is Only waiting for the nomination y he member!
ratify the choice OF the consaats will be the o"
feeling sure that.ihe Ohio cano''a's
eI
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
HENRY GAINES HAWN INJURED.
HE WAS THROWN FROM A HALsEY-sr CAR
AND HIS SHOULDER DIsLOCATED.

Henry Gaines Hawn. we'll known 10 Brooklyn peo-
rle from his connection with the POLYTECHNIC lnsc-
,ute and particularly with the Polytechnic Dramatic
Association IS confined 70 HE bed from painful
accident on one Of the troey-cars OF the Halsey-
st line
Mr. Hawn Is professor Of elocution. and has
studio at Carnegie Hall. In New-York. also giving
Lessons At his home. Recently Mt. Ha"n haH d
pupil a young lady 20 whom he was giving les
son on a recitation which she was 10 give that sven-
Ing a, nm entertainment IN New-York. The pupil
was not we'll pleased with the piece she had IN
tended 10 recite and her teacher. thinking he knew
of one that would exactly suit her. asked her
10 wa; in his studio while he went downtown 10
get A. There was urgent need that no time be lost.
as both teacher and pupil had engagements FOR the
evening
Every one who lives In Brooklyn IS familiar with
the .xasporating feeling OF having car whiz past
one when every minute OF time Is or value some
times the motorncn shout back TO the waiting pas
serger, Take tho next car and sometimes they
lis, grin Mr. Hawn cannot see why motormans
time should be OF more importance than his own:
nor why ne should be forced 10 lose an engagement
because a certain car is behind time When the
Ualsey-st car reached Downng-st Mr. Hawn sig
nailed the mo;orman 10 stop. and as he saw that
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
no INJUNCTION EXPECTED.
PRESIDENT ROsSITER SEES no BIG PROFITS
IN THE TROLLEY EXPRESS SCHEME

PRESIDENT ROsSITER SEES no BIG PROFITS
IN THE TROLLEY EXPRESS SCHEME
President Rosster. OF the Brooklyn Heights Com
pany said yesterday that he had heard OF no attempt
to prevent by injunction the operation OF expresscars
under control Of the National Express Company. be-
ginning June l5
There will be great profits accruing from the
inaugura tion of this scheme. said he "and fail to
see under what statute an injunction could lie
against the company. The express service will
give employment TO a large number Of additional
men, and 1t is hoped in the course of time, to grow
into a satisfactory business while 1t Will literally
give TO Brooklyn service that the people have never
cnioyed before As TO the interference with the
mass of the company. this would not be
permitted for one moment, as the company is nam
ding at the present time over five hundred Thousand
na assengers daily and running upward OF llc9
while the total number Of which II Is proposed
10 nut in the express service is six. each one Of whicA
vii make four or five trips daily to the different
portious of the system.