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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
CHAPTER N.-CoNTINUED.

In the open air the squire perused his
letter and, after he had done so, turn
ing to his boys, he said:
1T is too true. In few hours more
my Clara would have been left the
sNvealthiest widow in the state, if all
accounts of Loyd's wealth be correct"
Tom thought it very strange that the
first thought of his father should be of
the wealth that Clara came so near in
heriting, and though the fortune Of
the banker would now descend to Fan
ME, we will do Clarence the justice to
say that he had not even thought of it
when his father remarked:
your wife, now, Clarence, will prob
ably inherit ALL
Poor Fannie" said Clarence. 81 must
go to her at once"
I'VE must all Co." the squire said,
Shy the return boat. They have re-
quested it. Clarence, you and Tom try
to console your mother and sister, and
get them ready for the trip. Angus
Bruce the murderer! l can hardly credit
it,
Strange! most strange!" said Clar-
ence; ''he must have lost his mind. But
for his flight, L could not believe it."
The startling all of Clara: angus!
August" and her fainting at the knowl-
edge that he was the murderer of her
betrothed, while she had previously so
well stood the shock that the news con-
yeyed that the banker was murdered,
was not understood by Lieut.. Hill. This
was not entirely the case in regard to
the squire and Clarence.
The two men entered the house, and
the squire proceeded to the stables, and
ordered the carriage to the door at four
o'clock to convey the family to the
landing.
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down Tomorrow and consult Squire
Hill. 1t would be well to show conf.
dence IN his Judgment, and if it coin.
cides with mine I'll purchase Kendall
OF course, he'll think that was ruled by
him alone; now, that would be a stroke
of policy"
Here there was tap on the library
door, and Herbert started suddenly to
his feet.
'Why, how the least sound startles
me. l must get out of here; this house
can't hold me another night. Pshaw!
It's but Aunt Mag" and ne sank into
his seat again. Come in''
1t was Aunt Mag that entered. Tn one
hand she held tray, and on it was a
pitcher filed with something evidently
hot, as the steam was rising from its
surface.
'Marse Herbert, I brings your hot
Scotch
How is it, Aunt Mag, that you have
taken to bringing me hot Scotch every
night since my uncle's death?"
well, yer see, Marse Herbert, I al
ways brought it to Marse John every
night before he went to bed, and now
since you have taken his place brings
it to you"
Taken his place?"'
why, yes, to his very chair. There's
where he set, night after night, slipping
his hot Scotch down; you've taken his
place III everything, perhaps you will
take If with Miss Clara HiJi
''Do you think so, Mag?"
''Why should you not? it was wealth
she was after, you have got it now; but
L thought L got all of those blood spots
off the carpet, they're as plain as ever,
let me get rug and cover them
yes, cover them, Aunt Mag. cover
| them"
Here Mag opened the bedroom door,
and instantly gave a fearful scream,
! that brought Herbert trembling to his
| feet.
| ITO I
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
BeethOYen and the Ladies.

Beethoven never married. But it was
from no defect of sensibility that the
tribulations which were distributed
among many successive housekeepers
were not heaped upon the devoted head
of wife. If love be disease, Beetho-
ven was always i'll, or at best but cor,
valescent. No less than 40 ladies save
four has he immortalized by his dedica-
tions to them. To Bettina Won Arnim-
GOethe'S Bettina-for whom he long
cherished hopeless passion, he once
said, after trying over a composition
which he had just written: Il made
that for you; you inspired me with
it. | saw it written in your eyes
and this is but specimen of the gal
lantries to which he was addicted
Twice at least he proposition one oc-
casion TO the lady. who as he found t.
his modification, was already the
fiancee of his friend Hummcl. That
marriage would have saved him from
a good many worries is certain enough
for it must be allowed that, as Emil
Naumann delicately puts it, he did
not possess any aptitude for household
management BlackwoOd's Magazine
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FATAL ST. LOUIS FIRE.
Largest Dry Goods House In the City De-
strOyed-Loss on Building and Stock
Will Aggregate About a Million Dol
lars.

Largest Dry Goods House In the City De-
strOyed-Loss Building and Stock
Will Aggregate About a Million Dol
lars.
ST. LOUIS, March 16.-Fire broke out
in the fourth floor of tbs building oc-
cupied by the Ely-Wallser Dry Goods
Co., southwest corner Of Eighth street
and Washington avenue, at s o'clock
Monday evening.
Within half an hour the fire swept
up the elevator shaft and all the up
per floors were ablaze. Every engine
in the central district responded to
general alarm. The building is seven
stories and every floor was filed with
merchandise. The origin of the fire Is
conjectural but is supposed to have
been caused by crossed electric light
wires. At nine o'clock the fire was
pouring out of all the upper windows
and had worked down to the second
floor
The concern is the largest wholesale
dry goods house in the city and their
stock is valued at 81, 500, 900. The
building is made of granite and thought
to be the most perfect slow combus-
building will be 500, 600, covered by
$500, 900 insurance. The dry goods
company is insured for 81, 900, 900.
At midnight the building was heap
of ruins. All the east wall down to
the fifth story, half of the north front
down to the fifth story, and all but
one corner of the south wall fell to the
ground. The east wall fell first, at II
p. m, with thunderous roar, carry
ing down Pipeman Gutwall, of the No.
s hose tower, Towerman Jerry Mahon
and Lineman Luke McCann. GutwalI
was instantly killed and Mccain bad
ly injured
Mahon chung to the tower and was
thrown through a second story window
across the street receiving severe cuts.
Sections of the walls fell at short
intervals for half an hour but the
streets had been cleared of spectators
and the firemen wor ked from safe dis
tances. The wreck is still burning
brightly but is under control. Traffic
in the tunnel was stopped though the
walls withstood the crash.
A revised list OF casualties made at
midnight is as follows: George Gut
wall, fireman, killed; Towerman Jerry
Mahon, cut and bruised; Lineman
Lake Mccain, badly cut and bruised;
Lee Smith, fireman, fatally injured;
Mark Barton. porter, badly shocked;
Mrs. Anna Ridge, trampled on and
badly injured; Jerry Cahan, spectator,
hand cut by flying glass.
w. H. Whipple, an insurance adj
iuster, who recently made survey OF
the building and contents, estimates
the loss on stock at $3.50, 900, as some of
the stock was saved. Loss on build
ing, 100000. The Scott, Force &c
Goodbar Hat Co. occupy the west half
OF the block. Damage to their stock
by water and smoke will reach S1O,-
600. A thick fire wall gave them pro-
lection
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
CHAPTER XII.
''WIIY DO YOU STAND THERE, WOMAN,
STARING AT THE BED?"

''wIIY DO YOU STAND THERE, WOMAN,
STARING AT THE BED?"
On the third Of June the remains of
John Lloyd were consigned TO the grave
Squire Hill and his wife and son CLAIR
ence were present at the funeral; they
had been with Fannie since the evening
of the 1st, having returned on the Sun
shine the evening of that day.
Clara Hill had been too much over
come to attend the funeral, as much as
she may have desired to be with Fannie
Many said that the dead mans be-
trOthed was SO much overcome by the
murder, and the sad death of the man
to whom she was SO soon to have been
united, that she was completely pros
trated.
She was completely prostTated-
heart-broken would have been the word
and knew that should she behold
the face of the dead, she would not be
able to control her emotion; not because
of his death. not because of the fact
that he had been murdered, but because
of the knowledge that Angus Bruce was
a fugitive from justice for having COM
mitted the deed; or rather for having
been accused of the crime. For Clara
Hill in her inmOst heart did not believe
Angus guilty. And yet" she asked her
self, chow can it be otherwise? If Her.
bert and Fannie caught him in the very
act?''
If she closed her eyes at night, in inn
oTin1tiOn ho CIa.H 1oo, low hon,
on a Snow-white couch, the sheath knife
driven to its hilt III his breast. and the
form OF Angus bending over him; and
as he seized the shaft and drew it forth,
the life blood Of the banker followed it,
dyeing all red. red! with blood. She
saw the look of horror on the features
of Angus, as he turned from the bed
side with the rocking weapon clutched
in his hand, and with n shrek of blended
horror and despair, she would leap to
/ her feet like q frightened deer.
What wonder that she was not present
! at the funeral, and that her brother Tom
! remained at Orion to attend her; Mrs.
! Hill desired to remain, but Clara insisted
on her going, knowing that no one else
| cOutu comfort Td0HIe, dS COuIu IttI
| mother.
And mother" she said, bring the
| poor, stricken dear home to Orion, we
must take the place of all that she has
! lost"
The third day after the funeral the
family were gathered in the spacious
| parlor of the residence of the la1e
banker. to listen to the reading of his
will.
There were few comments made by
those present, kat Abner Hill was much
surprised at the goodly fortune left
Herbert Lathrop, and more so at his
being designated as administrator oil
the will. without bond.
This he thought, docs not com
port with what from John Loyd':
words / should have Judged would have
been his actions, however. as the vii
was drawn two years ago, he doubt
less since that time changed his est;
mate of Herbert, and had drawn no new
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
WILLIAM o. BRADLEY.
Fighting on the servian Frontier.

VIENNA. March IA band of AL
banians from Usl1ubb, a tow. some %
miles south of the Servian frontier,
have pillaged six villages in the vicin-
ity of Uskubb and burned three others
In their attacks on the villages they
shot "a persons Later the Albanians
crossed the Servian frontier with the
evident intention of continuing their
marauding in Servia territory. They
were, however, met by a force of Servia
gendarmes and repulsed after strug-
gle. in which a number on both sides
were killed or wounded The Turkish
government mas sent troops to deal
with the pienatory Albanians.
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Arrived at the house, Carr knocked at
the door and the widow herself opened it.
pardon me, madame said Carr, ''but
are you the mother of Angus Bruce?'
''Thet is an honor 1 may weel be
proud of, mon. What wud We with
Angus Bruce?"
''He is a murderer, dame. He last
night murdered Banker Lloyd in Viii
m;ngton."
cit is lee, mon! A wul1ed lee! Ny
ain son is ma murderer. Sen you VIVID
cotch a murderer, then best thee cotch
one wee bit nearer kame. Cotchet the
young Lathrop, then belize thou wilt
have the mon."
"Why, Lathrop is the witness who
caught your son in the act"
''He did ma doot. He lIillet his uncle
ahind my Angus back. I doubt not he
do want hees wealth. Aye, and there be
lnair he wants"
eve have warrants for the arrest of
Angus, dame"
'"Then why dost stand dancing Mar
got Bruce-why don't thee cotch the
lad 90
"Where is he, dame?"
"Weel, thou art sorry mon to ask a
mither where her son be, and thou full
ready to hang un."
eve will surely catch him, Mrs.
Bruce-did he pass out in his schooner
GA guide captains place is with hes
schooner, and if thou wult cotch the
lad, why catch un-belille he is not on
the sea, he is on the dry land"
"When did you see him last, dame? ~
"When [ lool1et at hem with my two
Gen."
us lobe, the cook, here? We hear he
left him behind"
''Dost want the kuke? Did lobe cor
NIT murder, too? Come thee in, he is
at the wud pile now. 1 am getting toe
GOLD fer a kulle, and Angus left the boy
behind. lobe. Tobe.''
Here L is, missis,'' said coal blacB
chunked-built darby Of probably 2:
years Of age, as he came running in.
''Tobe, there's oofficers searching fol-
your meester; they acoose hem of muir
dering John Lloyd. Moo, lobe, tell the
oofficers where ees Angus Bruce, thy
Ineester."
"Suah, missis."
''Mr. Hofficers, I'll tell yer right whal
Mars Angus is this berry minute"
Where. Where!" exclaimed both
officers at once.
''Will yer gibe me a, piece of tobaccel
if l tells yer?"
Eyes, if you tell no lie'
''Ill tell de Gods trute, marster, bu
gimme de terbaccer fust."
''Here!" said Carr, ''tale this, it's goot
tobacco, too; now, where is he?"
MARS Angus is-is-in he own skin,
and away he flew.
Come on, Carr" said Officer Briggs
eve can learn nothing here"
''Mayhap my doctor wud tell thee
wudst see her-nay! nay! thou has
enough-good radiance to thee.
Throw up the window, lass, and lie
the fooul air out.
''Oh, Angus! Angus! my ain son, Coz
be with thee lad. and He wul! and II,
wul." and Margaret Bruce sank weep
ing in a chair.
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A WOMAN'S WAY.

This can be said of woman's way,
And indeed in truth may be not denied,
She loves him best whom she least can
sway
For be you humble, she cries you nay
The hey to her heart is a careless pride,
This can be said of womans way.
Plead with her, fool, till your locks are
gray;
Follow and close by her steps abide
She loves him best whom she least can
sway.
The wise man says: 81 will love her, yea;
But 1 keep my strength if she stand de-
fed"
This can be said of a woman's way.
Many swain will her smile obey,
But others this precept their path shall
guide:
She loves him best whom she least can
sway.
And he who yields and comes to pray
Far better indeed at her feet had died
This can be said of a womans way.
And I, in smiling mood say,
What fate in the old days prOpheSied:
''ThiS can be said of a woman'S way,
She loves him best whom she least can
sway"
Ernest McGaffey, in Chicago Post
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
CHAPTER NJ.
"a GUIDE CAPTAINS PLACE Is WITH HIS
SCHOONER"

"a GUIDE CAPTAINS PLACE Is WUTH HIS
SCHOONER"
On the arrival of the Sunshine az
Smithville the two detectives hurried
ashore; nothing had been seen or heard
of the Clara Belle; they had, of course,
been uncertain as to whether she had
been. up the river or not.
Three or four pilots were standing or;
the wharf. To one of them Capt. Har-
per said:
'.Piver, has the Clara Belle passed out
recently
sat four o'clock this morning." was
the reply; "she went up yesterday
empty and returned the same. ! was
waiting till sunrise to take a brig out;
she came down the river under full sail
and rounded to and dropped
anchor just off there, some 200
Yards in the stream; she low
cred a boat, and Angus went
ashore. 1 was sitting in my pilot boat
there, and didn't hail him, though /
could see his form and three others
in the boat pulling the oars. Angus
went off toward his house, leaving the
other men in the boat, but i'll half an
hours time he returned. The sun was
then rising, and l could see that it was
Angus, but when they pulled the yawi
out into the stream this time there were
but two men with him. [ understand
he had left his cook behind-sOmething
strange about it. / hailed him this
I - I In i'm
look off up the river as he mounted the
deck of his schooner. Then they raised
anchor. hoisted all sail. and with Il stiff
breeze and the tide with them, went
scudding out of the inlet. l doubt i
Uncle Sam has sloop that would over
haul them"
''You may as we'll go back with me,
said the captain to the two officers; "th'
bird has flown If L mistake not, you
will nevermore see Angus Bruce.
'.What is it, captain?" asked Piver
'.Has Angus fed. and for WHAT"
Merely for murder, Piver-for tn
murder of Banker Lloyd, in Whining
tom
THAT'S a dom lie," said another piio
standing by; there no olle hSlo
Smithyille will believe it--Angus Bruc
a murderer? / say 60, and will stan'
afore the mon as SAYS he is. He nigh
Law out mon III seIf-defense, but do
murder? No."
Here, Grissom, take this paper, rea'
that said the captain, pointing to a
article headed:
Horrible Murder of John Lloyd, tn
Banker, by Angus Bruce, Captain OF tn
Clara Belle"
Briggs" said one officer TO the other
.s,et-s 90 TO the widows house and sc
what we can learn"
"All right. Carr" replied the man ad
dressed; I'VE may find lobe, the cool
there, if he left him behind. but no
mich can be pumped outof him."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
Not Mates.

Freddie WAS sent downstairs by his
uncle 10 bring: up a pair of tan Shoes
The youngster returned with two shoes
one of which was laced and the other
buttoned That isn't the right pair
Freddie" said his uncle. Il can't wear
those. They are not mates. Where
arc the Others?" The little boy looked
somewhat puzzled for a moment, and
then said: Il don't think you can veal
the other pair, uncle; it isn't alike
either "-Harper's Round Table.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
Executive Mansion, March Is, 1897.
THEY DIE TOGETHER.

Gov. Bradley Refuses to Interfere in
Aiunzo Walling's Case and He Hangs
March 20.
FRANKFORT, KY. March 16.-W alling
hangs March 30. The governor made
the following endorsement on the
Walling petition:
The jury were the judges of the
creditabiliJy of the witnesses and the
verdict should not be distut bed unless
fagrantly against the evidence. The
circuit court and the court Of appeals
reviewed the case and declined to in
terfere. l see no reason why | should
commute the sentence and therefore
decline so to do.
.'WJIJJAM O RfADIEY
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
Secretary Bliss, private secretary

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Secretary
of the Interior Bliss to-day appointed
Forest Raynor, OF Brooklyn, \. Y,
private secretary. vice Price Lane.
Mr.. Raynor was the campaign seere-
tary to Secretary Bliss and was for
merly connected with the Fourth ma
tional bank, OF New York.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
Ii May Re M,C0rd.

WARREN, o., March IA telegram
from Washington leads to the belief
that Mr.. McCord, OF Colum biana
county, is slated for revenue collector
for the Northern district, for which
Warren man and others are appli-
Ms
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
Permitted to Reopen It's Doors.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE First
national bank OF Sioux City, Ia, which
suspended payment November 10,
1896, and was placed temporarily in
the hands OF receiver, has been per
United to reopen its doors for business.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-19
That Is the Usual Way.

LET me see" calculated Mr.. Philip
Tank. eas near as / can figure it. only
paid $11 for the whisky and $5s at the
hospital. 1t reminds me of one OF your
dresses. The tremens cost much more
tflnn the goods W. Cincinnati Enqllire-.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
TREATY WITH sEMINOLEs
Allotment Of Lands and Division OF
Tribal Moneys Provided For

MuSCOGEE. I. T.. Dec. IA teaty
batween the United States and the SEM
mole nation has been concluded and sgned
by the Dawes and Seminole commission
ers. II provides for the allotment the
lands OF the Seminole nation and a divi-
sion OF it's moneys among the citizens.
The tribal governments are exttngushed.
Five hundred thousand dollars & the
funds OF the nation are set apart for q
permanent school fund for the eduation
OF the children OF members Of the tibe.
All funds of the nation are TO b dis
hnrsed by a person appointed by th sec
rotary OF the interior. Liberal prHision
lis made for lands TO be used for church
and school purposes by non-citizeu. No
coal or mineral leases are to be valid.
unless made with the tribal government
and with the consent of the ailotte and
the secretary OF the interior.
The United States courts are gfvn adj
ditional jurisdiction over the memers NJ
the tribe and the United States Is o pro-
hibit the Introduction or handling n any
way OF intoxicating liquors in the nation,
end IL 10 make an effort to rurchas a1.tao
acres of land from the Creek nation for
the Seminoies. The treaty IS 10 b bind
ing on the United States when raoied by
congress and on the Seminole natio when
ratified by its general council.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18

At the suggestion OF Hawfey chairman
OF the military affairs committee the bill
passed by The house for the relief OF the
miners Ia the Kiondike region was taken
up at once. The senate bin was subssi-
tntcd for that OF the house and confer
cnce was ordered. with Haw!ey. Carter srd
CockreH conferees.
During the day Stewart OF Nevada rose
to point OF personal privilege to reply
70 charge which he said had been made
against h1.n by Chandler, a charge which
he characterized as very grave. He re-
ss-red 20 the assertion Of the New Hamn-
shire senator that he fS.ewarO had mssrep-
resented the attitude OF the administration
or tie financial question. He had ex-
tracts read from the statement made yes
terday by Secretary Gage before the house
committee or banking and currency to
glow that tne administration was conn.,
mitted 20 the gold standard. He contend
ed tina. this statement confirmed all that
he had said ard further that II manifest
ed determination to place the control Of
the currency In the hands Of the banks.
giving them all The advantages and exact
ing from them 10 security.
After the debate On alcohol used IN the
arts had run some time. Allison depre-
Gated any attempt to raise the question At
present. He said u was not pertinent, and
tina. II had no. beer made clear, that al
cohoi used in the arts could be exempted
from taxation v.thoa. impsirIng the reve-
nues beyond what :hey could stand. He
added that the interests OF american man
ntactursrs using sicoho, had been care
fully guarded otherwise In the new tsriH
law. re thought also that recent events
had gone TO show that tie $40 tax on al
cohol could be collected. and expressed the
hope that an earnest effort IN that direc-
ton would be made.
Piatr expressed regret that upon The
presentation OF the report a desuitery dis
cussfon should have sprung up. He sug-
gested that after the committees report
had been had the senators peruse 1t care
fully.
Bills providing for the erection Of a pub
lie building AZ Tacoma. and appropriating
$4,000 for that purpose. and providing an
American register for the steamer jack
sonyilIe were passed.
One OF the pension bills passed granted
a pension OF so a month TO Cagsius NJ
Clay. ST.. of Kentucky. a major general In
the United States army during the War OF
the Rebellion.
Turpie OF Indiana then presented ths
regular order OF business. the considera-
ton of resolutions on the death OF William
steele Holman. late representative from
Indiana Tributes to his memory were
paid In eloquent eulogies by Fairbanks,
Mills. Cockreil, Frye ard Turpie. Resolu-
lions Of coincidence were passed, and as a
further mark of respect the senate at As
p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.