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But the Meteor appreciated it, and that

But the Meteor appreciated it, and that
was sufficient.
The next day Bob returned to Jack
DooIan's prepared to continue his vaca-
ton that had been so suddenly inter
rupted- He had hardly entered the
camp, however, when the man who had
given him the main facts in the murder
story called him aside.
Say, stranger, do you want another
story? Since you're in the biz you
might as well have all that's goin', and
there's cussed lot Of it round these
diggins jest at present. We're sus-
picionin', Jack and me, that thays a
gang o. counterfeiters back in the
mountains someers. You know that
Teller you met on the road yesterday:
Well, he's one o 'eIn, er miss my guess.
He didn't want you up here. Mistook
you fer a government chap. See?''
Bob grew interested. He wasn't par
ticularly anxious for another scoop, but
neither was he in the habit of letting
good story escape him. The result was
a quiet investigation, eliciting proof that
the miners suspicious were correct.
Several days later scare-head topped a
three-column article from the Meteor's
correspondent at Jimtown. Then fol-
lowed a visit to Rocky Canyon of posse
of government officials and raid on the
den. The Meteor had a scoop daily, and
the Telegram and News felt themselves
obliged to send correspondents to this
interesting scene of action. But Bob
had the advantage of precedence, and
the rival scribes found themselves IN
able to get at the facts which the Meteor
published regularly.
The close of Bob's vacation found him
in the midst of the government raid aad
telegram from the Meteor's managing
editor complimented him on his good
work and requested him to remain al
Jimtown until further orders.
One night a Delayed traveller was
sleeping peacefully, rolled up in a
blanket under tree, nine miles from
Jack Doolan's mining camp. His horse
was tethered near by. Towards morn
ing the sleeper was gently aroused by
the sudden tightening of a rope about
his waist, pinning his arms to his sides
He looked up to see four men, two OF
whom might have been recognized as
members of the counterfeiters' gang,
who had somehow escaped the ends OF
justice, and for whose capture a heavy
reward was now waiting. The others
were strangers and remained in the
background, though no one of the four
seemed at all timid about being OBJ.
served.
The prisoner saw at once that he was
known, but he waited silently for the
announcement of his fate.
$50 you're the chap who brought the
hobbies down on we uns, aire you? ' be-
gan the recognized leader, tauntingly.
Come up here and spied into what wus
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AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
insane.

Consul-General Lee Makes a Report Which
May Result in Armed Intervention by the
United States.
Lee has forwarded to President Cleve-
land a dispatch containing full re-
ports upon the Cuban situation here.
It is said that the report is of great
Importance to the United States and
to Spain. So strong is it, in fact, that
its contents may, it is limited, be made
the basis of armed Intervention in
Cuban affairs on the part of the adj
ministration at Washington. Consul
General Lee takes the ground, it is
said, that the only possible solution of
the problem existing in the island is
autonomy on Canadian lines. While
the Spanish flag flies in the island, he
holds, no other remedy can be found
to stay the rebellion or end the blood
shed and devastation.
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MAY LEAD TO WAR.

Venezuelans Arrested British Official
Whom They Claimed Was Trespassinx.
GEoRGETowN, British Guiana, June
23.-Mr. Harrison, the official who was
in charge of the laborers who were
opening a road from the Barima to the
Cuyuni river, within the Schom burgk
line, when they were stopped by
force of armed Venezuelans, on June
Is, has been arrested by the Vene-
zuelans under fresh orders from
Caracas and carried to the Venezue
Ian station, opposite Uruan, the Vene-
zuelans claiming the right to arrest
foreigners on the left bank of the
Cuyuni The arrest of Mr.. Harrison
has aroused the colony of British
Guiana and the population demands
that Great Britain take immediate and
decisive action in the case.
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POOR ITALY.
Terrible State of Affairs Existing In |


A Terrible State of Affairs Existing In
the Country.
LONDON, June GA letter from an
Englishman, who has long been resi-
dent of Italy, gives serious picture of
the situation in that country. He says
that a revolution is only a question of
time; that the taxes are 60 per cent. on
all incomes, and that the starving state
of the peasantry and the lower
classes generally equals that of the
French before the great revo-
luton. In Sardinia, the writer
says. mothers are feeding their
children on grass and weeds by
the roadside, and in all parts there are
deaths from starvation. The women
straw workers of Tuscany are in open
revolt. and everywhere men and women
are reduced to skeletons and are to be
seen carrying their last rags to be sold
for taxes In LON hardy and other
northern districts, where the people
live on insufficient Indian corn, the
writer says, the disease pel1agra is in
creasing. and more than 100. 900 per-
sons are affected, of which about 1000
die yearly. Many of the victims die
insane.
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THE CUBAN WAR.
Story of Another Butchery-Letter from
Committeeman Lee.


Committeeman Lee.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The American
three masted schooner, Mabel Hooper,
of Rockland, Me-, which has just ar
rived in this harbor, brings news of
fresh atrocities by the Spanish troops
in Cuba The Hooper sailed ten days
ago from Sagua. on the north coast of
Cuba, and in Santa Clara province.
While at that port the American con-
sui told the captain in substance this
story:
The Spanish commander of the post there
had orders from Havana to to il that all
tobacco planted near Sagua should be taken to
that city. A large tobacco plantation about
three miles south of Sagua is owned by Mr.
Gonzales. said to be an American citizen The
to his headquarters and asked why he had
failed to comply with the captain-generals
proclamation Mr.. Gonzales explained that
the Spanish troops had taken all his horses
and cattle and he could not cart his tobacco
The Spaniard then sent for young lieu
tenant and instructed him to take guard
and escort Mr.. Gonzales to his planta ton.
Upon arriving at the plantation Mr.. Gonzales
was by his wife and their five small chill
dren- You may enter your house. said the
lieutenant, land you will remain there until
send for you. Shortly afterwards the soldiers
piled lot of dry grass ard ShavingS about the
house and set fire to it. The smoke soon COM
PEELED the family to leave. and they walked
out of the rear door. the front of the building
in flames, all were shot down The lieutenant
his family had tried to escape and were shot
because they .'disobeyed orders by leaving
the house
LETTER FROM CoNsUL-GENERAL LEE
WASHINGTON, June ga very inter-
esting letter was received yesterday by
a relative from Gen. Lee. 1t was writ
ten on June IL and deals pretty fully
with Cuban affairs. The Spanish au-
thorities, the general says, have treat
ed him with great courtesy, and Capt.
Gen. Weyler has granted every request
| thus far preferred, even allowing him
to visit the prison where the captured
Americans are confined. The Spanish
troops, he says, are fairly well
drilled, but under a system of tactics
and manual totally different from any
thing the general had ever seen. As
to the insurgents, they practically had
control of the island. Their emissaries
come in and go out of the towns and
cities as they will, and he believes the
entire native population is in sympathy
with them. As to the inhumanity of
the Spanish commander, Gen. Lee ex-
presses himself in the plainest
terms ''They do not regard the
laws of modern war nor the
usages customary among civilized ma
tions at ALL" he says. From every
| quarter there is the same testimony
concerning the odr odrltles Oh tne Span
ish soldiers Some of the evidence
have heard would be beyond belief did
not know it to be the most reliable.
| Plundering of inoffensive citizens,
murder, every form of rapine, have
been inflicted on the natives of the
| island, and it takes very little indeed
| to place you under suspicion" Gen.
| Lee doubts if peace could be made
| now short of a basis of absolute in
dependence and freedom from Spanish
| control
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ANOTHER NEGRO LYNcHED.
Southern People Continue to Swing Black
Men into Eternity.

Southern People Continue to Swing Black
Men into Eternity.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 22.-On Fri
day night last Bessie, the nine-year-
old daughter of Gywn Pickett, a prom
inent farmer living near Hartselle,
Ala, was kidnapped by Leon Orr, a ne
gro farm la borer. She was later found
in the woods, where the brute had as
saulted her and left her in an uncon-
scious condition, fatally injured. Orr
was afterward captured near Danville
and confined in the courthouse. At an
early hour yesterday morning a mob
broke into the building, strapped the
negro to horse and took him to the
scene of his crime, where they hanged
him and riddled his body with bullets
Orr confessed his guilt
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HANNA WILL CONTROL.

The Ohio Manager Elected hartman OF
the National Committee.
ST. LOUIS, June 2O.-The republican
national committee met this morning
and was called to order by Joseph II.
Manley, of Maine Powell Clayton. of
Arkansas, was made temporary chair
man. On motion of c. III. Payne, of
Wisconsin, Marcus Aurelias Hanna, of
Ohio, Presidential Candidate McKin-
leys manager, was unanimously
elected permanent chairman of the
committee and Joseph III. Manley, Of
Maine. temporary secretary, and
James Francis Burke, of Pittsburgh
temporary assistant secretary
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the next three days. Better give 'em Il
chance to cool off little.'
Bob's reportorial instincts took live
ly turn.
'.Who was he 81 he asked.
Jim Smith,
Man of any prominence?"
You bet he was. Owned half the
Claim
'sWealthy?"
Somewhat" meaningly
WHO killed him?''
That's what they're tryin' to find out
Sdown to Jacks"
What induced the act?"
Can't tell you any more. Jest adj
wise you to keep clear O. Jack Doolan's
till some other Gurus FOOLS paid the
penalty. Good day, stranger
But Bob was not to be frightened into
abandoning his trip; besides. here was
scoop for the Meteor, and the value of a
scoop to that enterprising sheet was not
to be ignored. Bob resolved to go on and
trust to luck and his own adroitness
to save his neck. The stranger had
shown too much anxiety for his peace
full departure for him to give full
credence to the story, and before Bob
had ridden mile he had thoroughly
convinced himself that he had con-
ver,sed with the real mCrderer-pro-
vided that the whole thing was not a
fake-and that by continuing his jour-
sney he would be the means of the cap
7ture and punishment of the escaping
criminal.
Another mile and he came to a camp;
that part of the travellers information
was correct, at least, and inquiry quick
1y proved that it was Jack Dooian's
Contrary to his expectations, Bob met
with an hospitable reception. without
any suggestion of suspicion. True, Jim
Smith was murdered there that morn
ing, but Jim Smiths murderer had al
ready been apprehended, and from the
bootiess feet Bob discovered dangling
in the breeze back of the camp. had evil
IDENTITY met with lofty treatment At
any rate. some one had paid the pen
salty, and Bob had nothing to fear.
1t made great story for the Meteor.
Being on the ground Bob got all the de-
tails, and they needed no embellishing.
He did not rest until he had the story
on the wires. though it necessitated an
extra ten miles ON horseback to Jim
~toaI. the nearest telegraph station.
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FIGHTING FOR BUSINESS.

Chicago Ticket Brokers VIII Test the Re-
cent Action Of Railroad Companies.
CHICAGO. June 20-Chieago ticket
brokers have begun a fight in the
courts to protect what they conceive
to be their rights An agent of the
Western Passenger association bought
a mileage book Of the Chicago Great
Western road from a Kansas City bro
ker. It was presented to the Chicago
Great Western for REDEEM ption- When
the broker who sold it heard of it he
garnisneed the Chicago Great Western
to recover the book ami began injunc-
tion proceedings against the road to,
prevent it redeeming it
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TIDAL WAVE AND EARTHQUAKE.
Thirty Thousand Japanese Perish at On
w

Thirty Thousand Japanese Perish at One
Fell SwOop.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The first Off
cial report that has reached Washing
ton of the great Japanese earthquake
and tidal wave came to-day to the state
department from Mr.. Herod, secretary
of the legation at Toxic, in the follow
ing brief cablegram which makes the
calamity out to be much worse than
heretofore reported: Deaths caused
by tidal wave estimated at over 80. 600
in reports up to date. No mortality
among Americans"
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NEBRASKA HAIL STORY.
At One Place the Icy sslobu1es We're Said t.
BE Two Feet Deem.

At One Place the Icy sslobuIes We're Said to
BE Two Feet Deep
OMAHA, Neh, June GA terrible
hailstorm ragged last night in the west
ern portion of Nebraska and between
Paxton and Brule. At Megeath Siding,
on the Union Pacific, the hail reached
a depth of over two feet The section
men were sent out with shovels to clear
the track. SO that the trains could rum
The hail for several miles varied from
that depth down to three inches, and
was packed in upon the track like peb-
bleS In some places the nail stacked
up to a depth of four feet, but this waa
only in draws and dockets.
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A SWINDLER CAUGHT.

Many Advertisers Defrauded Out of Their
Money by Rogue.
NEW YORK, June 2L-Nicholas ].
Weaver, who is said to have victimized
a number of advertisers out of sums
of money ting to about $40, 900.
was arrested at the Barrett house last
night. It is alleged that the prisoner
started paper called the Ledger, in
Los Angeles, Cal, about a year ago
and lost $40. GOO in the venture, other
parties being the principal losers. His
picture is in the rog1es' gallery.
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Double Tragedy at wichita

WICHITA. Kan, June ga terrible
double tragedy occurred in this city
yesterday. o. E. Hart, a farmer of
this county. shot and killed his wife
Ida Hart, at boarding house on North
Main street, where he followed her
from their home in Snnnydale, finding
her in company with a man named
Link Pitts After killing his wife,
Hart blew out his own brains with a
reyO1yer
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Montana Democrats 1ndorse the Bolt
BUTTE, Mont, June 22.-The demo-
cratic state convention met here Satur-
day. NJ. +. Parker, of jefferson coun-
ty. was chosen temporary chairman
and said that the one great issue be-
fore the people was free and unlimited
silver coinage Referring to the bolt
of the silver delegates at St Louis, he
said: This action of men who re-
sented the attempt to saddle a gold
standard on them will meet with the
approbation of the people,
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WooDvILLE, Tex. June 23--At Dou-
cette, three miles north of Woodville,
at seven o'clock yesterday morning,
the tram engine boiler of the Nebras-
ka Lum Der Co exploded. killing seven
men outright and seriously, if no ia
tally, injuring three others
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In 1903 Bombay was visited by a
fire which destroyed buildings to the
value of S., 100000. The Indians re-
garded the visitation as a mark of the
anger of the God silva, the Destroyer
and penitential offerings were made
and prayers repeated while the fire was
in progress to stay his vengeful hand
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.n 1.va rovn Fire swept

OMAHA, Neb.. June o2--FifIeen
frame buildings in Walnut, Ia, were
destroyed by FIRE this morning. tha
post Office and an implement ware
house being included The loss. ex.
elusive of stock, is SIS. 0co.
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Mckinley to vi.tt Missouri

ST. Louis, June a2.-National Com.
mitteemaz Kerens has had some cor
respondence with Mr.. Mckinley in re-
gard to a tour of Missouri and he is of
the opinion that the people of the state
will have an opportunity of hearing
the republican standard bearer before
election time, proba bly, in September
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shot Dead at = wedding.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, June 23-While
a wedding was in progress at Del Rio
9 drunken Mexican entered the house
and shot Juan Valleral, the father of
the bride, through the head The man
escaped into Mexico after the shooting.
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WASHINGTON, June 23.-The national
headquarters of the A. p. A. will be
removed to this city by President
Echols and Secretary Palmer, who are
now in Chicago arranging for the
transportation of the furniture and
records of the order from that city to
Washington
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A new moon in winter time coming
between two and four a. m. mean
storms, with rain or snow.
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The Meteor went to press early. The
FREELY and Rocket held open late for
further particulars of mysterious
lynching that occurred in the Rocky
canyon district the previous night. The
Meteor knew nothing of the event until
the rival papers announced in Loaded
lines that another horrible crime had
been committed in the celebrated Rocky
canyon. A gentleman, whose name had
not been ascertained, but who was
thought to be government official. had
been found by members of Jack Doolan't
mining camp hanging to tree several
miles from Jimtown. Indications point
ed to the escaped counterfeiters as the
perpetrators of the deed.
For the first time the Meteor's cor
respondent at Unknown was scoCped.
The Meteor couldn't understand it
Message after message. wired to Bob
Long, Jimtown, was reported undeliv-
cred The Meteor's editor grew des-
perate. Then, as it neared time for an
other edition and no story of the lynch
ing. he determined to satisfy himself
and his readers on one point, at least
He sent a brief message re the operator
at Jimtown: "Who was that jaw who
was lynched up there the other night ?''
Immediately the wires licked back:
Bob Long"
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none o. your

none O your - biz, and reported IL
Do you know the fate o the spy?'
The man remained silent
We'll, they say their prayers; SO if
you've got any messages to wire up'ards
you better be about it, cause this ere
station closes in about three minutes -
The prisoner felt the rope slipping
towards his chin. Already the othe.
end was over limb of the tree under
which he lay He set his teeth firmly,
threw out his arms in final, desperate,
almost unconscious, struggle-then it
was over.
The herald., 1896-12-13

York. The scenic effects are all new,
and represent such we'll KNOWN places as
the Tombs police court, City Hall park,
Trinity church, Paradise alley, Five
Points, and other representative spots
of the great city Many pleasing and
novel specialties are given during the
course of the play. Miss Emmett will
have the support of an excellent COM
pany of-sixteen people.
The Chicago TRIBUNE says the follow
ing of Miss Emmett's recent generous
acts: Miss Emmett, the actress, who
has been performing for the last three
weeks in Chicago, is generous and
Christian woman. She takes genuine
and lively interest in the newsboys and
bootblacks, whose character she so
faithfully portrays upon the stage, and
when she comes to Chicago many strug-
Cling youngsters are the richer for her
visit. Since she has been here this time
she has assisted a number of poor fam
lilies. putting one woman with two small
children on her pension list, which is
Gisbursed for her weekly. She also PEN
sions another poor family in Kansas
City, and has provided warm
clothing for number of boys here.
Last week she invited a small phalanx
cf Chicago waits to visit her atthe thea
ter, and sixty-six Of them proudly occu-
pied orchestra chairs for the first time in
lNCif lives, tuJOyluS lHc
hugely. Miss Emmett'S last benevolent
act was to make handsome donation
in money to the waits mission at Bat
terry d. She leaves behind her in Chi
cago many honest little hearts, which,
though they beat beneath ragged shirts
and tattered jackets, are full of graft
tude to this kindhearted and winsome
lady"
LOS ANGELES THEATER.-At the
Los Angeles theater on Thursday even
ing we are to have Wilton Lackaye in
DR. Belgraff, the new play which deals
with hypnotism. Mr.. Lackaye has sur
rounded himself with very strong COM
pany, Headed by Marie Wainwright
who has stepped down only for brief
seasons space, however, from the stars.
Miss Wainwright plays the part of Ag-
mes Langham, who was hypnotised by
Belgraff. 1t is said to fit her excellently
Besides Miss Wainwright the company
includes the celebrated old actor, c. w.
Couldock, Forrest Robinson, Alice Ev-
ans, Caroline Hamilton, Byron Doug
lass Alfred Hampton, Joseph Allen and
others.
The play is in four acts, by Charles
Klein Mr. Klein has acquired consid-
cradle prominence lately, and is regard
ed as one of our most promising dram
atists. He is also responsible for the
book OF De Wolf Hopper's new success
Ell Captain. He colfaborated with
Harrison Grey Fiske in The District At
torney. adapted Two Little Migrants
and. with j. 1. T. Clarke, brought out
Heartsease. In DR.. Belgraff Mr.. Kleir
hss provided Mr.. Lackaye with strong
drama. DIR. Belgraff is a scientist. in
ventor and genius, whose life is passed
IN an endeavor to secure happiness foI
sister to whom he is both father and
mother This sister who is dearer tC
him than life ITSELF is ruined by a titled
scoundrel, Sir Geoffrey Langham His
sister. Agnes Langham, falls into DIR
Belgraff's hands, whose revenge is
planned under the old principle of ian
eye for an eye, . tooth for tooth
The herald., 1896-12-13

eminent end men and minstrels with as
many stars as numbered here has prob
ably never before appeared together.
The rusult ought to be a rafting fine
feast of fun and it undoubtedly will be.
This, however, is but a part of the
great minstrel combination. There are
to be two special quartets, equipped with
a whole store of plantation melodies
and up-to-date. topical songs galore.
The double quartet will be one of the
strong features of the show and will no
doubt contribute as much to the enter
tainment of the audience as any other
one attraction. All of the singers are
noted for their mellifiuous voices and hui
morous ways. Still the force of fun
makers Increases and there are added
to the organization a number of jolly
black faces. each with some specially
to contribute to the general fund of mer-
riment. Taking it all in all Thatcher's
minstrels will probably be the biggest
feature ever billed at the Orpheum, and
there will certainly be plenty of amuse-
ment for those who attend this week.