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easy winners by score OF 66 out of a pos
sible 75, the Healdsburg team scoring
only 40.
Earl Mcpherson missed his first ring,
but otherwise made a perfect score.
William Patterson rode exceptionally
well, and for time seemed likely to make
clean record. A slight swerve of his
mettlesome barb in the fourth run caused
his only 'fuke," and prompted many
witty illusions to the ancient query,
"Who struck Billy PattersonP"
George Seawell, the well-known knight
errant from Healdsburg, rode his big
brown mount like a Centaur, but soon
found that want of practice had devel-
oped a "bad eye" for distance, which
moved him to remark that he could hardly
say that he was satisfied" to catch only
sunbeams upon his lance.
He also said that if the course had not
been so slippery, he would have put the
entire field to sleep like Coeur de Lion OF
old.
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At THE oYnLrNG TRACK.
Exciting Races Htefred 6y Queen Laura
and Her Suite.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 2.-The bicy-
Gle races attracted an immense crowd to
the new cycle track this afternoon.
thursdays races were not very well at
tended and on Friday the cycle events had
to be postponed on account of the rain.
This being the last day and the fact that
the Queen and her suite attended COM
bined- with the bright sunny afternoon to
make the bicycle races a great drawing
card
The track was not all that could be de-
sired. 1t Is dirt track, three laps to the
mile, wei constructed and properly
banked, but the late rains made the sur
face soft, and the heavy riders found it
hard gong. Slow time was the rule in all
the races, and though the referee put easy
time limits on the scratch events, they
were often exceeded. The finishes,
though, were all fast and exciting, due as
much as anything to the high class of the
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of 1nterest to the Paeifo Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 2.-The
following third lieutenants in the revenue
cutter service are assigned to duty on the
Pacific Coast: R. NJ. Sturtevant, H. e.
Hamlet, B. H. Chandler, F. c. billiard, B.
Chissel, B. Goodrich. and R. RidsIey Jr
They will join Captain Hooper's fleet,
leaving May 10.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original = Thomas Folks,
Soldiers Home, Los Angeles; James Ad-
derly, San Fran cisco; James Mathewson,
Veterans Home, Napa.
Restoration and additional-Charles l..
Jones (deceased), Livermore. Increase
Alfred S. Isaacs, San Francisco. Original
widow-Susan Jones, Livermo
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KING ooUNrr,s FIaHr.
Receiver BurIeigh Defeats Senator Squire
ia the Primaries.

RecetUer BurIeigh Defeats Senator Squire
in the Primaries.
SEATTLE, WASH, May 2.-Incomplete
returns from the Republican primaries
held throughout King County to-day in
dicate that Andrew f. Burleigh, receiver
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, was
elected by big majority over United
States Senator Watson C. Squire as this
county representative in the State delega-
ton TO the National Republican Conven-
tion at st. Louis. The contest was one of
the most bitter and hardest fought in the
history OF the party in this State, and is in
regardee as q preliminary between Sena-
tor Squire and Governor McGraw, the lat
ter of whom backed Burleigh for United
States Senator.
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Ell DORADO REPUBIICANs.
They Send Unptedoed Delegates an
Score Congressman Johnson


PLACERVILLE, CAL, May 2.-The Ell
Dorado County Republican delegates
gathered this afternoon and elected six
delegates to the State Convention as fol-
lows: E. w. Wilmer, w. Veadon, f.
Nichols, J. T. Davis, ]. NJ. Cope and ]. s.
Larue. They go unpledged. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
To the Republican County Convention: Your
committee on platform and resolutions re-
spectfully report as follows:
ResoLUed, That this convention reaffirms the
Republican policy of the most complete pro-
lection to American industry aud that we
favor the continuance of that policy as the
essential feature of the campaign Of 1896.
WHEREAS, We believe that the mining in
terests of FL Dorado County will be more nearly
represented in the National Convention by
mining men than by those who are not di-
rectly interested in mines; therefore, be 1t
Resolued, That the Republican party of Ell
Dorado County. in copven tion assembled
hereby recommend the Hon. J. II. Neff of Pla-
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THE rILrING roURNAmESr.
alexander PGuey Knights Defeat the
HeaLdsbttr0 Lnscers

Heatdsburg Lasscers.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 2.-Tbe tilt
ing tournament for cash prize of SIS was
feature OF to-day's programme. Ten
brave Knights with Mexican saddles. big
"topederos" and other accoutrements not
mentioned in the tales of Mystic Camelot,
rode the merry tilt, not at each other as
the sportive men of King Arthur's table
round were wont to do, but with modern
lances leveled only at the elusive iron rings
suspended over the course.
Those who entered the lists were Earl
Mcpherson, Elvin Young. William Pat
terson and Wesley Bidwell of the invin-
cible Alexander Valley team and a
"picked-up" quintet from HeaIdsburr and
vicinity, consisting of George SeawelI.
William Hopper. V. Simmond, Albert
Pitts and Fred st. Clair.
The Alexander Valley warriors proved
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Santa Barbara Convention.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May 2.-The
Republican County Convention met here
this afternoon and elected the following
delegates: Elwood Cooper, H. L. Williams,
Walter Elliot, H. A. Averill, w. L. Talbot,
John Wickenden, DR.. Winchester, ]. w.
Taggart and ]. n. Squier. They were in
structed to vote for Mckinley delegates to
the National Convention. A resolution
was adopted commencing Representative
McLachlan's course in Congress.
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Mariposa,s Delegates.

COULTERVILLE, CAL. May 2.-The
Republican delegates from Mariposa
County to the State convention at Sacra-
mento are Captain A. II. Ward of the
Pinon Blanco mine and J. W. Snyder of
Jerseydale. Mariposa is entitled to two
and a half votes, sharing the one delegate
at-large with the adjoining county OF
Tuolumne. 1t is probable that the Joint
delegate for the two counties will be G. A.
Kirk of Coulterville.
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Rail .Aecident at Riggs.

CHICO, Call, May 2.-While switchinga
train at Biggs yesterday Charles Black
lost his right leg below the knee. The un-
fortunate man was clm binN- between the
two cars, when the end docs fell from one
OF them and knocked him down. The
train passed over his leg.
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santn Claro Populists.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 2.-The county
convention of the Peoples party to-day
elected the following delegates to the State
convention at Sacramento on May II: E..
E. Cothran, J. K. Welch, NJ. W. Wilkins,
San Jose; R. HIATT, Saratoga; DIR. J. ].
Shainer, Los Gatos; G. w. James, San Jose !;
Hon. Massey Thomas, Gilroy, and ]. w.
Hines, College Park. H. A. Mason of this
city was elected State Central Committee
man.
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READ BARRY'S STAR

Yesterdays issue contains: Political Tricks
of the A. P. A; Cleveland Carlisle Conspiracy:
Objections to the New Charter; Senator
Mahoney, Arch-criminal; Rev. Colburns San
Diego Record; Burke on Assessor Siebe and
Corporations. All the live topics OF the day
discussed.
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Mare Island Fatalit,

VALLEJO, CAL, May 2.-James McClus.
key, boiler-maker on the receiving-ship
Independence. fell while going down a lad
der this morning, striking his head on the
hatch-combing. Death resulted soon after.
McCluskey had been in the service for
some years, but had reshipped only few
months ago and was awaiting transfer To
the Oregon.
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OREGON CROPS BLAsTED.
GTotctn0 Fruit Damaged by a Ttyo Days,
Dotcnpour of Rain

PORTLAND, Or, May 2.-The excess
i've rainfall OF the past forty-eight hours.
which is general over the State, is proving
disastrous to fruit. Peaches are practic-
ally destroyed and the prune yield is esti-
mated at a one-fourth crop. The full ex-
tent OF the damage to other fruits cannot
be told yet. The Weather Bureau to-
night reports snowfall at Baker City and
by rain. prevail along the coast. Frosts
are predicted all over the greater portion
OF the Northwest Pacific Monday morning
If the storm clears by Sunday afternoon.
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Popuiists at Merced.

MERGED. CAL, May 2.-The Populist
party of this county held mass conven-
tion to-day and selected the following
delegates to the State Convention: j. J..
Peck, w. J. Stockton, ]. s. Swan and F.
w. Yoakum. @. II. Castle was named as
the State Committeeman. The resolu-
tions iudorsed the Omaha platform and
opposed fusion with either of the old
parties
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st. Louis Rep.bticans.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2.-The Republi-
can City Convention to-day instructed its
108 delegates to the State Convention,
which meets at st. Joseph, May II, to vote
for Hon. ChaunceY l. Filley and ex-Con-
gresham F. G. Niedringhaus for delegates
at large and passed a strong Mckinley in
doranmenf
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For Free Toll Roads.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2.-The
Senate Committee on Forest Reservations
to-day agreed to report favorably the bill
providing for the purchase and making
free of the four toll roads passing over the
Yosemite National Park.
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APraver ia. Ptatforn..

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May Wv. c. Bohan-
non of this city, telegraph operator by
occupation, announces hlmself as a candi-
date for President of the United Statesa
His platform will be the Lords Prayer.
In a speech from the Courthouse steps to-
day he asked the people ''who have been
voting for sheof and praying for heaven"
to get ready to vote as they pray. Bohan-
non has quite local reputation SIS politi-
cal orator
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Death of a Napa Pioneer.

NAPA, CAL, May Is. w. Glider
sleeve, who came around the Horn in $40,
died here last night. He was a native OF
New York, and was born in 1926. In the
early gold excitement he mined for time,
but soon went TO farming. For five years
he has lived retired life here.
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Ntcaraoua,s Re6elttom ENDS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May "A spe-
cial cablegram received here from Mana
qua announces that the rebels of Nicara-
qua have surrendered and that the rebel
lion in that republic has ended.
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Ne,c japanese Minister Com,no.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 2.-The
japanese Minister in Washington, Mr..
Kurino, has received notice from his
Government that he will be transferred to
the Italian mission. His successor will be
Mr.. Tori, a distinguished Japanese and
formerly President of the Lower House of
the Japanese Diet
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Receivers for T.co National Ranks.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May Comp
troller Eckels says he thinks it will be
necessary to put the recently failed Amer
can National Bank of Denver, Colo, and
the Grand Forks National Bank of Grand
Forks, N. D., into the hands of receivers.
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Humboldt democrats.

ARCATA, CAL, May 2.-The Demo-
cratic County Central Committee has se-
lected the following delegates to the State
Convention: J. F. Coonan, I. P. Haynes,
S. I. Allards ]. K. Dollison. A. F. Nelson,
81. L. Ford, Thomas Bair and j. Nc
Conaghy. The delegates are supposed TO
be favorable to the Endorsement of Cover
nor Budd.
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Chosen at SANTA Cr,.x.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 2.-The Santa
Cruz County Republican Convention to-
day elected nine delegates to the State and
Sixth Congressional conventions at Sacra-
mento May 5, as follows: L. ]. Dake, A. q.
Lay, e. V. Cowell, P R. Kinds, J. L. Kos.
ter, George Radcliff. ]. H Tuttle, W r.
Porter, Joseph Aram.
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Genera, lie. Getting Instructions.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May General
Fitzhugh Lee the new Consul General to
Havana, called at the State Department
this morning and had a conference with
Secretary Olney. The Cuban situation
was discussed.
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Tuoiunne Prohibitioni,ts.

SOULSBYVILLE, CAL, May AT the
prohibition convention held at Sonora the
following were elected delegates to the
w. h. Barron and Thomas Crocker. Souls.
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byville; John D. Williams, Jacksonville,
and J. +. Bluett. Jacksonville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-01
FRO By coyrlNuRD.I
Condensed Testimony.

Charles b. Hood, broker and man.
ufacturer's agent. Columbus, Ohio.
cer.ifies that DIR. Kings New Dis.
oovery has no equal rs cough rem.
cdy. j. ID. Brown. proprietor ST.
James hotel, Fl. Wayne. Ind, testi.
lies that he was cured Of a cough OF
two years standing caused by Ia
grippe. by DIR. Kings New Discovery
d. +. Merrill. Baldwinsvi.le. Mass
says that he has used and recon.
mended it and never knew it 20 fail,
and would rather have it thsn any
doctor. because it always cures
Mrs. Hemming. 222 East Twenty.
fifth street. Chicago. always keeps 4,
at hand and has no fear of Group. be-
cause it instantly relieves. Free
trial bottles at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
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Flo struggled 10 his feet. JropiuJ for his
1crOirCr.
l't me be wan of thin that go wild We
II We only take wan" aud there was
break i'll the old fellows voice as he be-
gan his plea
Hush. Rorke. Well see TO that"
siid Farrar. Here comes the captain
back. And Farwell came with speed.
Mr.. Farrar." he said. an unmistak-
able tremor in his tone. there's not a
moment to be lost. They are passing
through the canyon now. We can hear
them plainly, but they have fiankers out
along the bluff. Two bucks rode by not
. moment ago. and Bear says the whole
o lift is pushing for the race track. I've
& ot to head them off farther up the
ulch. Bear Gays we can get down in
single file by an old game trail there,
and wish you to dismount right here,
line this slope with your men, send at
least a dozen down into the ravine and
stand off Big Road and his fellows
while we corral that whole village and
start it for home. They can't tell how
ew you are III number, and Fcnton will
be close at their heels. Between you
they ought to be- forced to the north
side while I'm driving the village Out
to the south. You understand, do you
not: Its a fight in the dark, and they re
afraid of il, anyhow. You've got a
splendid troop. lad, and they won't fail
you. Dent be ashamed to ask your old
sergeants for advice. You understand
fully:''
81 do" said Will stoutly, though his
young heart was hammering IN his
breast. We'll do our best, sir. Form
tours, sergeant, and lirk-lively, he
added, then Srasped the captains hand
one instant before the latter turned
away. Silently, quickly the men linked
horses. and. leaving No. 4 Of each
set i'll saddle. came running mp to
the front. unslinging caIbines On tire
way. Farwell and his fellows went trot-
ting of among the clumps of pine as
the last man fell in On the left. Thor,
quickly dividing of a dozer Troopers
from that flank, Will placed the first
sergeant in charge and bade him find
the way down the steep incline 10 the
bottom of the gorge, which there was
not more than ESQ feet below. giving
him instructions TO be ready t. sweep II
| with their ere when the warriors came,
as come they speedily must. Next. fac
ing eastward, he deployed his men.
causing them to stand or kneel III the
shelter of the little trees, tut to keep
yigilant lockout. Another little squad
was strur. out down the face Of the
bluff TO keep connection Win the men
descending 20 the depths OF tine canyon.
and these preparations were barely com.
pleted when, riding at rapid gait. two
horsemep came dashirg mp the eastward
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slope. Inc painting IL the ponies coIid
be head LCfc:e anything could be- seen,
but the instant the vague SHAPES appear
I'd two sudden shots rang out on the
night, and then Il dozcn-a suffering
vol!cy-fiaSl;ed from the line.
Down went cnc pony, struggling ard
rolling il the STOW. Away sped the
other back into the blackness of the
night. Then a dark object seemed &c
disensage itself from the struggling
pony and go crouching and limping
away. Two or three excited Young sol
oilers banged their carbines without the
faintest aim. Then il seemed as though
the hillsides woke to wild revel of
battle, for. behind them, far up the can
yon, there rose wall of terror from the
fleeing squaws and shouts of the few old
braves left To guard them, rcsoundiDg
warwhoops Of younger Indians some
where, auIyw here, everywhere, down the
slopes To the east. Then IA bright col
umn Of fame shot high in air over
among the rocks To the north Of the gate.
and afar out over the eastward prairie
Big Road and his braves came dashing,
They'll not try the rulch, soir,"
shouted Rorke in lis ear. ''Only Il few
will push in here. Most OF 'em will
come this way and get around US to Our
right. -
"Oren out, men! Push ont southwark
there as fast as You cam" shouted Will,
as he ran bounding through the snow
toward the right of his invisible line
Watch for them! They'll come with
rush when they come at allr'
And Rorke, whose business it was TO
remain with his comrades in battle
where first he was posted, near the brow
of the steep, went running after his
young commander as hard as he could
go, with no man to stop him.
In the excitement and darkness, in
the thrill Of the moment, some of the
men seemed disposed 90 huddle together
rather than TO increase their intervals
| for plainly ROW could lie heard z dull
! thunder Of hoofs-thc roar Of the CON-
ing storm. Then, too, shadowy spcc,crs
of horsemen could he dimly seen dart.
ing into partial view and out again, like
| the fash that greeted thom. But far uI
tHe ptISc, ItiliIid i iITal = lilf. TIC
| sound Of battle grew 1iercer and louder.
Then, down from the depths Of the can.
yon, there came sudden clamor Of shot
! and cheer and challenge and yclls OF
| rage and defiance, and then all ON I;
sudden out from among the stunted
trees, with painting, struggling, bouEd
ing ponies, with flashing. bending, yell
ing braves. there burst upon them The
main body of the Indians, threescort
warriors at least, and despite the ring
of shots on and through and over they
rushed the slim and extended skirmisl
line. and Will Farrar, springing from
the shelter of a little cedar, was STRUCK
full in the breast by a muscular shoul
der and knocked backward into thu
snow. He struggled to his feet, creeping
for his revolver, Just in time TO meet tn,
dash of half a dozen racing braves, all
| yelling like fiends. Something crashed
upon his skull and struck a million
| sparks or stars, and everything whirled
| ont of sight and sound and sense as the
young officer went down, face foremost.
into the drifts.
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CHAPTER XIV.

The Twelfth spent its New Years
day hot on the Indian trail. Into the
foothills it wound. tortuous and full OF
peril. for from every projecting point.
from rock to rock and crest to crest, the
warrior rear guard poured their fire on
the advancing line. Charges were fruit
less The nimble ponies of the Indians
bore their riders swiftly ont Of harms
way. and only among the charging force
Giu casualties occur. Still. feHtOn had
hung like a bulldog to his task. hoping
before nightfall TO catch up with the
main body and the moving village. then
10 hem 1t i'll. Numerically he was lit
lie better off than the Indians. as 50
Indians can surround 800 troopers much
more effectively than $50 troopers can
surround 80 mounted warriors Through
Bat and others he had vainly striven to
communicate with Big Road. to assure
him no ham would be done; thar all
that was necessary was for him To re
turn with his people under escort of the
regiment to the reservation. Up to 1
p. III. not shot had been fired by the
Twelfth, even i'll response to a some
times CALLING fusilladc from the Indians
By that tinlc several men had been un-
hCrscd and two or three wounded. and
the thing WAS getting exaspe-at ing; yet.
was II worth keeping up, FOR Bat and
other scouts d.slared the fleeing village
10 be less than three miles ahead now,
and, with that ovcrhauled, the warriors
could be brought 20 bay well south Of
the mountains, ana 10 the accomplish
ment of tins, without sacrificing men or
horses TO any grea, extent, FentOn was
bending every energy when overtay,en
by the first courier from Fravne
Wayne had marked the dispatches in
the order in which they should be read.
but rGe only ones which much concern.
ed him now Were from department,
headquarters. y new king who knew
not Joseph. a new general with whom
Fenton had never CHANGED 10 serve, was
there ii, command. and he, coming a
comparative stranger to TIE community,
knew little of tine merits of the politi
clans by whom he was speedily besieged
They were present i'll force, armed witt
letters and dispatches by the score from
so called prominent citizens residen
along the Platte. and Fenton was prac
ricaily unrepresented. 1t was in no Spir
it of unkindness, but rather that Fen
ton might have opportunity 10 com
thither and confront and Confound, !
he could, his accusers, that the genera
had issued the first order. which Wa
that Fenton should Immediately escor
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sss,ass,: isst: ~ q r. s.y.os sat,s:

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
CHAPTER I-ROyle Farrsr dis
Eracea himself mt West Point. de-
ser,s the srh0nl nni leads = wander
imp lie. sinking lower aud lower.
mnrrirs mis- employer. dnnSnt"r,
End then commits II forgery. IL
Colonel Farrar. father Of E"yle. is
Killed in battle with the Indians.
IIi-Rcyal Farrar's younger brother
Will graduates at West Point and
fails in love with Kitty Ormsby.
whose brother Jack is in love with
Wills sister Ellis. 1V-Will is made
Lieutenant. They all return to Fort
Frayne, accompanied by a certain
Mrs. Daunton. V 1t has been re-
ported that Royle Farrar is dead. but
he turns up at the fort i" the guise
of common soldier under the name
of Graice. Ellis Farrar and Jack
Ormsbv quarrel over Helen Daunton.
VI-Helen Dsunton has an interview
with Jack Ormsby, in whi;h it trans
pires that she is Royle Farrar's much
abused wife, whom Ormsby has be-
fore befriended. VII-Hslen Farrar
discovers her husband. ViII-Ellis
Farrer witnesses another interview
between Helen Daunton and Jack
Ormsby. TX = Trouble arise, be-
tween the cowboys and Indians. y
The garrison is ordered out to pro
tcct ,e Indians. NJ Helen Dauu-
ton makes preparations to get her
husband away from the fort. Mi
A. the Oh istmas ball they are
startled by the cry OF Fire" in the
guardhouse. Royle Farrar comes 10
his end amid The flames. and Captain
Leale loses his eyesight in the at
tempt 30 rescue the unworthy hus.
band of the woman he loves, He en-
Farrar. Mia misunderstanding
among the Indians causes trouble.
They leave the reservation and are
pursued by the Seventh.