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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
FELT HIS PULSE.

only occupants, except the shadows.
But the shadows were a company in
themselves; the extent of the room
exaggerated them to a gigantic size,
and from the low position of the candle
the light struck upward and produced
deformed foreshortenings. The mounte-
banks profile was enlarged upon the
wall in caricature, and it was strange
to see his nose shorten and lengthen
as the flame was blown about by
draughts. As for Madame Tentaillon,
her shadow was no more than a gross
hump Of shoulders, with now and again
Z hemisphere of head. The chair legs
we're spindled out as long as stills, and
the boy sat perched atop Of them.
It was the boy who took the Doctors
ancy. He had a great arched skull,
the forehead and the hands of a must
clan. and a pair of haunting eyes. 1t
vas not merely that these eyes were
large. or steady, or the softest rudy
brown. There was a look in them, be-
sides. which thrilled the Doctor, and
made him half uneasy. He was sure
he had seen such a look before, and
vet he could not remember how or
where. 1t was as if this boy, who was
quite a stranger to him, had the eyes
of an old friend or IN old enemy. And
the boy would give him no peace; he
seemed profoundly Indifferent 10 what
was going on, or rather distracted
from il in a superior contemplation,
beating gently with his feet against
the bars of the chair, and holding his
hands folded on his lap. But, for all
that, his eyes kept following the Doc
Itor about the room with a thoughtful
fxity of gaze. Desprez could not tell
whether he was fascinating h boy,
or the boy was fascinating him. He
busted himself over the sick man: he
put que IONS. he felt his pulse, he
tested, he grew a little lot and swore:
and still, whenever he looked round,
there were the brown eyes waiting for
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
and felt his head all over from an
chronological point of view.

and felt his head all over from an
chronological point of view.
Celtic, Celtic!r' he said.
'Celtic..' cried Madame Tentaillon.
who had perhaps COMPOUNDED the wore
with AUTHORIZATIONS. Poor lad, is
it d~angerous?"
That depends returned the Doctor,
grimly. And then once more address
ing the boy: And what do you do for
your living, 'ean-Marie?" he inquired.
Il tumble" was the answer.
so. Tumble?' repeated Desprez.
Probably healthful. l hazard the
guess, Madame Tentaillon, that tumb-
ling is a healthful way Of life. And
have you never done anything else
but tumble?"
Before l learned that, l used to
steal" answered Jean-Marie gravely.
Upon my word,' cried the Doctor.
You are a nice little mar for your
age. Madame, when my confrere
comes from Bourron, you will con-
municate my ~unfavorable opinion. l
leave the case in his hands; but of
course, on any alarming symptom,
above all if there should be a sign Of
rally, do not hesitate to knock me up.
| I'M a doctor no longer, l thank God;
but l have been one. Good night,
madame. Good sleep to you, jean
Marie"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14

and they made Off again in dudgeon.
BY ten Madame Tentaillon was gravely
alarmed, and had sent down the street
for Doctor DespreZ.
The Doctor was at work over his
manuscripts in one corner of the little
dining-room, and his wife was asleep
over the fire in another, when the mes
senger arrived.
"Sapristi!" said the Doctor, you
should have sent for me before. It was
a case for hurry" And he followed
the messenger as he was, in his slip
pers and skull-cap.
The inn was not thirty yards away.
but the messenger did not stop there;
he went in at one door and out by an
other into the court, and then led the
way by a flight of steps beside the
stable, to the loft where the mounte-
bank lay sick. If Doctor Desprez were
TO live a thousand years, he would never
forget his arrival in that room: for not
only was the scene picturesque, but
the moment made a date in his exist
ence. We reckon Il lives, | hardly
know why, from the date Of u first
sorry appearance in society, as if from
a first humiliation; for no actor can
come upon the stage with a worse
grace. Not to go further back, which
would be judged too curious, there are
subsequently many moving and decis-
i've accidents in the lives of all which
would make as logical a period as this
of birth. And here, for instance,
Doctor Desprez, a man past forty, who
had made what is called a failure in
life, and was moreover married, found
himself at a new point of departure
when he opened the door of the loft
above Teutaillon's stable.
1t was a large place, lighted only by
a single candle set upon the floor. The
mountebank lay on his back upon a
pallet: a large man, with a Quixotic
nose infamed with drinking. Madame
Tentaillon stopped over him. applying
a hot water and mustard ~embrocation
to his feet; and on a chair close by sat
a little fellow Of eleven or twelve, with
his feet dangling. These three were the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
II.

OCTOR DESPREZ
always rose early.
Before the smoke
arose, before the
first cart ratified
over the bridge to
the days labor in
the fields, he was to
be found wandering
in his garden. Now
he would pick a
bunch of a p
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
1.-THE BREAD QUESTION" LAST
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Text And the Ravens
Brought Him Bread and Flesh in the
Morning. and Bread and flesh in the
Evening". kincs 1876.

HE ORTHODOXY Of
the Bible is a very
interesting study.
The stork which
knoweth her ap-
pointed time. The
common sparTows
teaching hi les
son of Gods prov
idence. The os-
triches of the des-
ert. by careless
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
1 Gentle Hint.

Nice dog. Have you taught him
any tricks since I was here LAST"
"Oh. yes. He will fetch your hat Il
you whistle said she sweetly.-Dub-
lin World.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
4 Good Word Tor Johnny.

Mamma-Sh, Johnny. You must not
interrupt papa in the middle Of a SEN
tence. Para-He doesn't. He never
lets me get 5 far as that.-New York
Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
CHAPTER |.

HEY had sent Tor
the doctor from
} Bourron before six.
About eight some
villagers C a m e
round for the per-
Torrance and were
told how matters
stood. 1t seemed a
liberty for a
mountebank to fall
i'll like real people,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
Bottled UD!

Whether in the form of pill powds
or liquid, the doctors prescription h
blood diseases is always the same
mercury or potash. These drugs bott,y
up the poison and dry it up in N
system, but they also dry up the marroI
in the bones at the same time.
The suppleness and elasticity of th
Joints give way to stiffness, the ractl
ing pains of rheumatism. The forr
gradually bends, the bones ache, whll
decrepitude and helplessness prems
turely take possession of the body, an:
it is but a short step to a pair d
crutches. Then comes falling d
the hair and decay of the bones,-a COZ
dition truly horrible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
The TOkat Massacre.

Constantinople, March 80. - The
Greek patriarch issued an official re-
port that there were roo persons, in
cluding number of Greeks, killed in
the recent massacres at Tokat. The
porte, fearing an outbreak here, has ar
rested eight Armenian suspects.
1t is stated that the sultan is solicit
ing an explanation, through the Turk
ish ambassador at st. Petersburg, of
the concentration of Russian troops
upon the Turkish frontiers. On the
other hand, the rumor is revived of the
existence of secret treaty, by the
terms OF which Russia undertakes to
uphold the integrity of Turkey, who
thereby becomes her vassal. 1t is al
legged there can be no other reason for
Russia's unexpected attitude toward
Greece.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01

New York, March 29.-The World
confirms the report that Baroness
Hirsch is about to expend 81 500, 600 in
charity in this city. Oscar Strauss,
ex-minister to Turkey and trustee of the
Baron Hirsch fund, which expends for
charitable and educational purposes
the income of SO, 400, 900 annually,
says that Baroness Hirsch has appropri-
ated a sum sufficient to buy land and
put up building for the Baron Hirsch
trade school to be established.
She has further appropriated 81 900, =
900 for the building of model houses for
the poor in the tenement district or
wherever the trustees of the fund may
determine. In addition she will build
working girls home on plans similar
to those of other homes she has built
abroad.
The baroness has authorized the edu-
cational alliance, whose work is chiefly
among the Russian Hebrews, to pay off
at her expense the 100000 mortgage
on its property.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
Brothers Fought a Duel.

Greensburg, Ind. March 29.-GeoTge
and Calvin Holmes, brothers, fought a
duel to the death near Moore's Hill,
yesterday. They were twins, 22 years
old. They were members of a promi-
nent and wealthy family.
Miss Higgs, over whom they fought,
is 20 years old, the daughter of one of
the wealthiest families in the county.
About a year ago George Holmes began
paying attentions to Miss Higgs, and
was favorably received. Last Christ
mas his brother Calvin returned from
college and met the young lady at a
neighborhood dance. They at once
seemed smtten with each other, and
this aroused the jealousy of the girls
lover. Nothing was known of his feel
ings, however, until Sunday night
when Miss Higgs Tilted him for his
brother, and quarrel ensued.
Yesterday the brothers met in the
road. They quarreled and struck each
other, when Calvin fired. Several
shots were exchanged, when George
dropped dead. Calvin is wounded over
the heart
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
To Can Beef in Mexico.

e Washington, March ga syndi.
cate headed by Solon Humphreys, who
has interested ]. Pierpont Morgan and
others, is getting ready to establish a
beef-canning establishment in Mexico
if the cattle duties proposed by the
Dingley bill are enacted. AS the law
now stands there is big profit in bring
ing lean Mexican cattle across the bor-
der and fattening them for the North
ern market. The bill will shut these
cattle out of our markets and compel
the Mexican owners to find new out
let. Humphreys and his syndicate will
have million-dollar concession from
Mexico, which they propose to utilize
for cattle-raising, and in connection
with this they propose to put 81 900, =
900 into beef cannery. The establish
ment they are planning will compete
with the output of Chicago and Kansas
City firms to foreign markets.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
BRYAN'S ROYALTIES.
A Committee Appointed to Expend
Half the Amount.


Lincoln, Neb., March 29.-W. J.
Bryan will give half the royalties from
the sale of his book, "The First Bat
tle," to the cause of bimetallism, and
has appointed committee, whose duty
it will be to properly expend the funds
reserved for that purpose. The COM
mittee is composed of the following per-
sons: Senator J. K. Jones, of Arkan-
sas; Senator II. M. Teller, of Colorado;
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, and A. J.
Warner, president of the National BIZ
metallic Union.
In answer to his publishers, w. B.
Conkey & Co., Chicago, stating that
$4,000 was due him as royalty on the
first months sales, Mr.. Bryan at once
instructed them to forward $4,000 to
Mr.. Jones; 81, 500 to Warner, 81 800 to
Allen and $500 to Teller, and certified
checks for these amounts were sent to-
day.
Mr.. Bryan based his division on the
vote he received from the four parties
represented by the gentlemen named.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
ALL GOING TO PIECES.
Western Traffic Associations Are Break
ing Up.

Chicago, March 29.-The Chicago &
Northwestern, the Missouri Pacific and
the st. Louis & San Francisco filed no.
tices of withdrawal today from all the
traffic associations OF which they were
members. The Louisville & st. Louis
Air Line also withdrew from the South
ern States Association, of which it was
a member.
A meeting of executive officers of
Western roads was held today at the
office of the third president of the
Santa Fe to talk over the situation. AT
the close, however, it was announced
that no concerted action had been de-
cided upon, and none was likely to be.
The more the decision of the supreme
court is considered, the more clearly
does it appear that not vestige of
ground is left traffic associations, as
they have heretofore been conducted,
on which to stand. All that now re-
mains for the roads to do is to direct
their energies toward securing legisla-
tion that will open some way for them
to conserve their interests and prevent
their revenue from being dissipated.
None of the associations attempted to
do anything today. No circulars were
issued 10y any one OF them, and no at
tempts were made to enforce observ-
ance of agreements. AS yet, no rate=-
cutting has been resorted to as a result
of the action of the association. The
roads are attending to routine bust
ness, and seem to be afraid to take ag-
gressive action of any kind.
A mass meeting of passenger men,
representing the Western, Transconti.
mental, Ohio river and Southern lines,
was held today. 1t was entirely in
formal, no resolutions being adopted or
concerted action of any kind agreed to.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01

Olympia, Wash, March 29.-The
governor has selected George P. Wright,
of Columbia county, chief grain inspec-
tor, vice p. w, Lawrence, of Tacoma.
Milton Evans, of Walla Walla, will
succeed r. c. McCroskey, of Garfield,
on the state grain commission. These
appointments will soon be made.
A number of the militia companies
have sent remonstances to Governor
Rogers against being mustered out. sig
nifying their willingness to bear their
own expenses during the next two
years. This privilege the governor is
willing to grant, as the only reason for
mastering them out was to keep ex-
penses within the appropriation
granted. What companies will be let
out is not announced vet, But ten will
go. Three Seattle companies will be
consolidated into two.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01

Tacoma, Wash. March 29.-Peter
Olson, q horse trader, who always car
ried large sums of money on his per-
son, was struck on the head tonight
with large cold chisel, by some per-
son unknown, and will die. Olson was
in a lonely part Of the city, and was
not found till about $50 p. NJ. Just
how long he had been lying there is
not known. When found, there was
only $40 bill in his watch fob, but
near his body was 50-cent piece and
his keys. The police have no clue fur
ther than the cold cl~sel the deed was
done with. The doctors say Olson cam
not recover nor regain consciousness, ms
the weapon was driven in his head to
the base of the brain.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
Found Half Starved.

Tacoma, Wash, March 29.-Oficer
Desmond, while partolling his beat to.
day, heard child screaming. On in
vestigation he found a half-starved
child chained to the wall of foul cell
lar. Frank Yocum claims to be the
father of the child. The child was
turned over to the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty OF Children and the
police are investigating the matter and
will probably arrest Yocum.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01

Washington, March 30. - Another
brief discussion Of the civil service bill
occurred during the open session of the
senate today. Mr.. Gallinger presented
several forms issued by the civil serv-
ice commission to substantiate his re-
cent statement that certain applicants
for office were required to hop on one
foot for twelve feet He said his state
ment had been challenged by several
penny-a-liners and by one member of
the civil service commission. The SEN
ator read the "hopping provision" and
several other questions as to the weight
and height of typesetters, which he
characterized as absurd. Referring to
the size and weight requirement, Gal
linger said:
Phil Sheridan could not have
served the government if the civil
service commission could have got at
him."
The latter was referred to the civil
service committee.
A resolution was adopted asking the
president for information as to the
death of American sailors at Santiago
de Cuba; also resolutions asking the
attorney general for information of any
proposition to sell the Union Pacific
railroad.
Owing to the public demand for
copies of the recent decision of the SUI
preme court sustaining the antitrust
laws applicable to railroads, it was de-
termined to print the majority and mi
nority opinions as senate document.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
COULD NOT TOUGH 1T.
House Democrats Tried to Amend the
Tariff Bill.

] mousse beHOfTdls W hhtuh
Tariff Bill.
Washington, March 29.-The tariff
bill was thrown open for amendment
under the 5-minute rule in the house
| today. Seven weary hours of work
only served to dispose of nine pages of
the 1862 pages of the bill. All the
amendments offered by the Democrats
were rejected. Three slight amend
ments by the committee, were adopted,
and also an amendment by Mahaney to
increase the duty on white lead from
az cents to 3 cents per pound, the rate
in the act of 1890. The present duty
is ~ cents Mahaney said the in
crease was asked for by a concern which
was independent of the lead trust. 1t
was adopted by a strict party vote.
The discussion covered wide range
of political topics, and at times was
interesting.
By far the most important feature OF
the day was the attempt of Dockery,
Cooper and others, backed by the entire
opposition, to secure vote on an
amendment offered in a multitude of
forms, which provided that in case it
should be shown to the satisfaction of
the president that any article made
dutiable by the bill was controlled by
a trust or combination, the duty upon
such article should be suspended. Ding
ley made the point of order that the
amendment was not germane to the du-
table list, and would not be in order
until the free list was reached. For
almost three hours this point of order
was gone over and made the subject Of
ordinations and recriminations. The
Democrats contended that if the
amendment was ruled out it would
never be voted upon, as the free list,
in all human probability, would not be
reached before the final vote was taken.
The chair sustained the point of order.
An appeal was taken, but the chair was
sustained by strict party vote-15S
to 104.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01
Gcrmnny Stops Out.

Constantinople, March e9.-It is as.
serted here tonight, on what is regard
ed as reliable authority, that in conse-
quence OF the refusal of Lord Salisbury
to join in a blockade of Greek ports,
Germany has given notice to the pow
ers of her intention to withdraw from
the concert.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-01

An electric roller for massage pur-
poses is composed of plates of copper
and zinc and generates its own cleo
tricity.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-30
Constantine Arrives at Lnrissn.

LARISSA, March 29.-Crown Prince Con-
stantine, commander-in-chief of the Greek
army in Thessaly, and his wife, the Princess
Sophie; Prince Nicholas of Greece and the
Princess Marie of Greece, arrived today.
The whole garrison was under arms to re-
ceiye the crown prince and his party. The
streets were thronged with people and gaily
decorated with flags, the windows were filled
with spectators and many ladies threw
flowers in the paths Of the princess. They
were welcomed by the military authorities
and Prince Constantine, amid the enthusi-
astic reclamation of the crowd present, re-
viewed the troops which were drawn up at
the railroad station, while the princess pro
coeded to the cathedral, where a TIE Deum
was sung. Thence they went to the palace,
in front of which two batteries of artillery
and a squadron of CaYalrN We're stationed.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-30
NEWSPAPER MAN IS KILLED
War Correspondent Falls a Victim from
Stray Bullet in Cuba.
REPRESENTATIVE OF A CHICAGO PAPEF
Sends n Communication before His
Death, Enclosing Letters from
General Gomez, to Cleve-
land and Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The following
dispatch was received from Consul General
Lee at Havana yesterday: C. B. Crosby of
New York, the representative Of the Chicago
Record, is reported killed while watching
with field glasses a combat between the
Spanish and insurgent forces near Arroyo
Blanc, close to the boundary of Puerto
Principe and Santa Clara. He came to the
island January so, and is said to have gradu-
ated at st. Cyr, France.
Mr.. Crosby was not an experienced news
paper man, but his energy supplied any
lack on that score and his correspondence,
which was signed Don Carlos" was of the
best that came from the insurgent side.
Crosby was OF English birth and, as Consul
General Lee suggests, he was educated in
France and graduated from the celebrated
military school of st. Cyr. He entered the
French army and served for a time. Later
on he became a civil engineer and as such
built a railroad in Mexico, in which country
he resided for six or seven years. He went
to Cuba as correspondent for the Chicago
Record and at once went through the lines
and cast his fortunes with the insurgents,
not as a combatant, but as a newspaper CORE
s%pondent strictly. His work has been highly
regarded.
HAVANA, March 29.-According to private
information received here from Santa Clara,
Mr.. C. e. Crosby. correspondent of the Chi
cago Record, was present at an engagement
| which took place recently at Arroyo Blanco
in the Sancti Spiritus district Of the province
of Santa Clara, between a Spanish force un-
der Colonel Arizona and a body of insurgents
commanded by General Maxine Gomez. Mr..
Crosby was in the camp of the insurgents,
from which place he was watching the light
| through field glasses, when he was killed by
a stray bullet fired from the Spanish ranks.
Nothing seems to be known of Mr.. Crosby's
death in official circles.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-30
CHANGE IN SPANISH SENTIMENT.
Has Become More Friendly Since Nc
I<fnIey Took the Rcins.

lstS ~ wv
INfnley Took the Rcins.
Copyright, 1897, by Press Publishing Company.)
MADRID (via Bayonne, Franco, March 20.
-(Ncw York World Cablegram-Special Tel
egram.)-The Spanish minister at Washing
ton cables such gratifying dispatches regard
ing the attitude of President Mckinley, Sec
rotary Sherman and another member of the
American cabinet, noting also a decline of
popular and press agitation in favor of Cuba,
that public sentiment ~ Spain shows a
marked change. The decisions of United
States courts against filibustering expeditions
and their abettors have also caused a most
favorable impression.
Tho Spaniards now ars convinced that the
issue of the struggle in Cuba is merely g
question of staying powers. They are salts
fed that with perseverance and timely fresh
sacrifices Of men and money Spain will
pacify Cuba and carry out a homo rule pol
icy compatible with the interests of the
mother country and the aspirations of the
Cuban loyalists.
Despite unfavOrable intelligence about the
separatist agitation and the appearance of
rebel bands in Porto Rico the Madrid min
isterial papers are optimistic regarding the
prospects of Spanish rule there. The gov
eminent believes that Captain General Marin
has Il sufficient force to luell any separatist
movement and has instructed him to act
with great yigor and severity in repression.
ARTHUR r. HOUGHTON.