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Evening star., 1897-03-17

Frederick Franks Shot Two Childrer
and Himself.


PHILADELPHIA, March 17-Frederick
Franks shot and killed his son William,
aged nine years; shot and badly wounded
his daughter Amelia. fifteen years old, and
then turned the revolver on himself, send
ing a bullet into his breast near the heart,
at his home in this city this morning.
Franks and his daughters were taken to
hospital. where the father died a few
hours later, and but little hope is given for
the recovery of the child.
An examination of the house showed that
Franks had made deliberate preparations
for his terrible work.
According TO the story of his wife, Franks
arose earlier than usual this morning He
told his wife to go to the grocery store for
something for breakfast, while he made
ethe coffee When the woman had left the
house her husband locked both doors. The
two children were asleep in a second-story
back room when their mother left the
house. Neighbors heard several pistol shots
Evening star., 1897-03-17
sUCCUMBED TO THE WINTER.
Most of the Range Animals HIVE
Perished.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March 17.-Spe-
Gals to the Journal from Mandan and
Dickinson, n. D., state that it is believed
generally among catt.emen that 70 per cent
or range animals have already succumbed
TO the winter, the chinook of yesterday
coming too late to save them 1t is i'm
possible to travel over the range, and no
exact figures can be had. Bad Land
ranges winch have been overcrowded the
past lew years, Will have but few cattle
ttls season. 1t is stated that Pierre WI
baux, the big cattleman OF Wibaux, Mont.
and Dakota, puts his losses at 81 900, 600
Last fan he put 250;OoO young cattle on the
ranges, and all are dead.
Evening star., 1897-03-17
THE LOCAL BANKS.

Their Condition as Reported to the
Controller of the Currency.
Reports made to the controller of the
currency show the condition of the thirteen
national banks of the city of Washington.
D. c., at the close of business Tuesday.
the 9th instant, az follows: Total resources
$19.3sS,O ,O4S; loans and discounts. H.965. 789;
lawful money In reserve, $3.615,O56. Of
which 1854 $50 are gold coin and s837, $40
are gold certificates; capital stock paid in,
S.O!5.OOo; surplus fund. 81. .4220 national
6ank notes outstanding, $7O5, ,785; individual
oePosus, $lo. Ss4S6; average reserve held,
AIS per cent,
Evening star., 1897-03-17
E'X ira
"FITZ' WINS
CorbGtt Meets Ills
Waterloo.
Result Of T0day'S PugilSdc
Battle in Nevada.
GRIT AND SKILL VICTORIOUS
The Australian Wrests the Cham
pionship From "0ur Jim."
GRIT AND SKILL VICTORIOUS
The Australian Wrests the Cham
pionship From "Our JIM"
A EAT CONTES I

CARSON, New, March 1.-THE fight to-
day for the heavyweight championship OF
the world and purse of $4,000 and a side
stake of $4,000 was won by Fitzsmmons.
Details of the fight will be given in a sec
ond extra of The Star, to be issued in few
minutes after this first extra.
Evening star., 1897-03-17
MIR. BAYARD LEAVES LONDON.
The Retiring Ambassador Starts for
Rome

LONDON. March 1.-THE retiring United
States ambassador to the court of st.
James, Mr.. Thomas F. Bayard, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Bayard, started today for
Rome.
The officials of the railroad received Mr..
and Mrs. Bayard at Victoria station and
conducted them to special saloon car
riage, in which was magnificent bouquet
of roses. The officials of the United States
embassy were present to bid farewell TO
the travellers.
Evening star., 1897-03-17
TO EXCITE SYMPATHY.
Many WILD and Improbable Reports
About the Flood.


MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 1.-THE United
States weather bureau today gives out
the startling information that $40 square
miles of the state of arkansas is under
water and that the Mississippi river will
continue 10 rise. In the district 10 the
west of Marion, Ark, hundreds of people
were picked up. The work of saving stock
has been abandoned, and from now on
all efforts will be directed toward saving
human life. Many wild and altogether
improbable reports are circulated as to the
number drowned by the refugees megroes)
in an endeavor to stir sympathy. One
negro gave out that twenty-five persons
We're drowned his place. 1t was
proven that these had sought the high
lands at the first approach of the food.
Thousands of people are homeless and
dependent on the charity of the citizens
of Memphis.
Reports from up and down the river say
the levees are all in good shape, and it
is hoped will continue to Withstand the
pressure.
The total number of lives lost so far re-
ported officially to the relief committee
is one dozen. Six steamers and tugs and
half hundred skiffs are engaged in rescue
work.
The river at this point continues to rise
slowly. The weather is cloudy and threat
cning, but there has been no rain in the
past twenty-four hours.
AL lou q CLOCK tHlS morning the steam
er Rowena Lee arrived in port from Friars
Point, Miss. She had on board a score
more refugees picked up at Scanlan's
Landing. They were all colored and
brought with them their bedding and nu-
merous other personal effects. The cap
tain of the boat reported that he had been
able to hear of no loss of life to the in
habitants of the flooded country to the
south of the city The levees so far as
he had heard from them in Mississippi
We're in good condition and were holding
the water well.
Aiding the Flood Sufferers.
Capt. Fitch, the engineer officer Of the
army in charge Of the river and harbor
works on the Mississippi at Memphis, has
Informed the War Department that appli-
cations have been made to him for the loan
Of government boats and property to
assist in the relief and rescue of the suf-
ferers from the present great flood in that
section, and he sought intorma ton as to
his powers in the matter. In response,
Col. Mackenzie, acting chief of engineers
informed Capt. Fitch today that he might
so use the government property, under the
authority conferred by circular issued
December 8, from the office of the chief of
engineers. This circular gives permission
to engineer officers to or loan govern
ment boats. barges, and other appliances,
In cases of sudden emergency not permit
ting request for previous authority, when
life is endangered as is the case at present.
The use of the plant Is also permitted to
save property, provided no suitable private
boats are available, provided no extra ex-
pense Is involved for the government, and
that the plant can be spared.
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my orders to the second in command
and hurried back to the captain
81 found him telling the pilot that he
might go below, but the man refused.
and stayed on deck, staring fierceIy
through the smoke at the enemy. / saw
him still there when the firing ceased,
and he seemed actually sorry that the
action was over. I wish I could give
you an idea of how his look worked
upon me; could hardly take my eyes
off him; and though I've really very
little to judge by, as you see, feel sure,
I've never met his equal for desperate
courage"
"What was his name?" asked Camil-
la, who had been listening, breathless.
tombstone"
"He was English, then?" said the
colonel.
mo, he was half Scotch. half Span
ish; his full name was Herman John
stone, and he. was said to be a we'll
known smuggler''
did you ever hear of him again?"
eyes" replied Dick, 81 did, more than
once; for instance, heard that he tried
to kidnap Bonaparte, when he was at
Flushing, by running down his barge
in a fast rowing boat"
"Ahr' said the colonel, with an in
voluntary start, that is very sin
gular story. But what more, Capt. Est
court; what more of this heroic ruff
FAM"
"Oh, nothing more of that kind" said
Dick, laughing; "only / was told lately
by brother officer that tombstone was
now in England, and apparently living
somewhere down at LimehOuse; and
he's not likely to have mistaken his
man"
The colonel leaned forward to hear
this answer with an eagerness which
Dick did not perceive; but Camilla saw
it, and guessed the cause. This john
stone was no doubt the very man they
needed for the more active part of their
enterprise.
But she was at the same time con-
scious of certain feeling of reluctance.
IT was not altogether pleasing that this
assistance should have come to them
through Dick, whose honor, if he had
known of their object would have been
concerned in keeping such information
from them. She frowned, and the col
onel instantly left the subject.
you were not at Trafalgar, them"
he asked.
mo-, said Dick, to my lasting Sor-
row. [ was then with Malcolm in the
Donegal, which had gone into the Mole
three days before, and only returned in
time to help destroy the prizes the day
after the battle"
He looked rather grim as he spoke,
and the colonel saw that the subject
was a sore one.
Malcolm" he asked. what NAL
colin was that?"
Gle is now Sir Pulteney Malcolm,
and commands at st. Helena
The colonel rose abruptly from the
table
Il beg your pardon" said Dick; ''have
l touched on anything painful?"
mot in the least replied the col
onel, recovering himself; ION the con-
trary, I have listened to you with the
hveliest pleasure; but now as you are
taking no wine, we will, if you please,
all go into the drawing-room together
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09
Patents Issued.

List of Patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
William Clifford Duluth, Mimi,
dredge crane; Martin B. Donaldwon
and w. Kespohl, Duluth, Mimi, artiti-
cial limb; Henry A. Hamlin and D..
Hunter, Minneapolis, Mimi, pnuematic
dispatch system; Ira J. Ide, r. B. Gil
mour and E. Richard, Duluth, Mimi,
knife or shears sharpener; Edward w.
Lynch, Brainard, Mimi, nut lock; John
B. Mahoney, Alton, Mimi, clamp for
violin strings; Louise Snyder, Minneap-
oils, Mimi, teachin gchart.
L. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, go,
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul, Mimi.
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Over the Precipice

Hosts of invalids tumble to destruction
simply because they will exercise no dis
erection in the matters of eating. drinking
and the avoidance of exciting causes, and
above all, in the item of medication. They
persist n dosing themselves in season and
out of season with drastic and violent
remedies, opiates and mineral poisons.
The best, the safest, the pleasantest sub
stitute for such hurtful no-remedies is
Hostetter's st mach Filters, potent for
malarial, rheumatic, dyspeptic, nervous
and bilious complaints.
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could not help thinking it connected, in
spite of the colonel's assurance to the
contrary, with the latter part of the
conversation just ended. He resolved,
accordingly, if he had the chance, to
say something polite, and soothe, if pos
sible, the patriotic feelings of his
friends
AS matter Of fact he was both right
and wrong in his suppositions; he was
the cause but not the offending cause,
of this embarrassing silence. The col
onel was bordering deeply upon the line
he must Immediately adopt in order to
utilize the advantages which chance had
so Unexpectedly offered him; Camilla
had OWNED the thoughts that were
passing through her brother-in-law'
mind, and instinctively resented them.
1t was no doubt unreasonable of her,
but she was keenly troubled at the idea
of Dick being tempted to take any part
or interest in the enterprise to which
she had devoted herself. Of course he
would refuse and treat such overtures
as an insult; or-if white could after
all be black-if he could be led by blind
devotion into the slightest acquies-
cence, she would hate herself and de-
spise him; and for some unexplained
reason lie WAS the one man OF all OLnorS
whom she least wished to despise just
now.
She resolved to show the colonel the
futility of his design at once, and stop
him at the outset. So she waited until
they were all three face TO face again
in the drawing-room, and then began
her maneuvers with cool directness.
Capt. Estcourt,' she said, chow you,
as an English officer, must hate the en-
peror!
"Ahr' thought Dick, that's it! [ was
afraid I'd been too strong"
So he said aloud: "Hate is a hard
word to use; you would scarcely say
that a gunner hates his target, would
you?"
This from his point of view was skill
full, but it was not what Camilla want
ed.
''You mean" she said, that it is your
duty to hate him?"
DUTY does not necessarily imply in
chnation,' he replied.
Camilla was in despair The colonel
smiled, and came gliding into the con-
, versation.
(ur%>r
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IS use; as many more, who, by taking
bottle in time, have been saved from weeks OF
misery, sickness and suffering, which is ever
accompanied by an awful expense. For the
cure of Rheumatism, a Blood Purifier, Dys-
pepsia, Kidney, Liver, Heart, Nervousness:
and diseases resulting from arrangement OF
these parts it is infallible. We employ a
large force of Doctors, who will give you
medical advice free if you will write US and
describe your symptoms. $l.0O per bottle;
six bottles for $500. All druggists, Kick
apoo Indian Medicine Co., New Haven, Conn.
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CHAPTER V.

S THEY WENT
upstairs Dick no.
ticed with dismay
that both his COM
panions were silent
and that an aWk-
ward feeling of
constraint seemed
to have fallen upon
the party. He
feared that he him
self must be the
oa11Cn of this and
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09

vital organs, the
kidneys, liver,
stom ach and
blood, it dispels
all dis ses Of
these parts speed
lily and .perma.
nently.
Try it. 1t will
do as much for
you as it has for
others. Remem-
Der it can do no
harm, as it con-
tainS no poison
Gus ingredients,
and many of its
cures are simply
marvellous.
Thousands are
living to-day who
owe their lives to
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A snowdrift near Dodge City, Kan,
delayed a railroad train for ten hours.
The passengers could get nothing to eat
but oysters and eggs, which they round
in abundance in the express car.
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A curiosity is exhibited by a man in
Blue Rapids, Kan. It is the head of a
rabbit which has eight horns, ranging in
length from one and a half to two and
half inches. One of the horns sprouts
from the nose and the others are around
the jaw.
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woman recently performed the mar
riage ceremony at Lowell, Me, and the
happy couple, Flora Horton and Gilbert
S. Perry, went away rejoicing. Mrs.
Louisa j. Cabel, who is a justice of the
peace, tied the knot.
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DR.. Calot, an Italian physician practic-
ing at the Rothschild hospital in Berk-
sur-Mer, France has succeeded in
Strengthening thirty-seven hunchbacks
All those operated upon were children,
and in no case has he failed to remedy
the deformity.
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A Scotch minister in Melbourne has his
male choristers arrayed in Highland garb
and the females in the costume of the
Lady of the Lake." The hymns sung
to the music of the bagpipe, and the
church is crowded.
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Haydn had produced several masses and
operas together with a quantity Of instru-
mental music, before he was seventeen.
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"STAR TOBACCO"

AIS you chew tobacco for pleasure use Star
1t is not only the best but the most lasting, and
therefore, the cheapest.
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Mo-ro-RAc FoR F,FTY CENTS.

Over 404, GOO cured. why not let No-Io-bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. 5Oc and $1.0O. All druggists
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troubles worse than the original disease are
apt 30 follow. They are again turning their
attention to natural remedies, and many OF
them recommend as being most reliable and
efficient the famous KICKAPOO INDIAN
SAGWA, the Great Blood Purifier.
BY cleansing and invigorating the most
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Never sicken, weaken or grippe, 1Oc.
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FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No fits
after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
RestOrer. Free So trial bottle and treatise.
Send to DIR. KLINE 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
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MAKE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
by chewing PASTEURINE GUN. For particulars
write JOHN T. MILLIKEN & CO., st. Louis Mo.
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In three years the progeny of a pair of
rats, under favorable conditions, will
number 1000.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09

Lewiston paper hears Of man who
has made $50, 600 from the liquor business in
Maine during the last II years.
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herbs, the great
medicinal proper
ties of which are
unquestioned by
the highest medi-
cal authorities of
to-day, the most
universally now
us d being the
we'll known Kick
apoo Indian Rem
edies. The best
phi ysicians are
now beginning to
abandon the use of
poisonous miner
ais alkalieS and
acids realizing
that, though tenn
porary relief may
b q Obtaine d ,
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health, perfect physical development, and
endurance.
The reason is, they were the offspring of
nation whose systems had not been shattered
by the use of poisonous drugs Natures
own children = turning to her for help in
times of sickness. BY their close commun-
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09
INDIAN BABYHOOD.
Their Struggles for E2
iStence.
Their Sorrows as Eeen, their Pleasures
as Great as their Little White
Cousins, but They lire Always Well.
and Grow Up Well.
The Reason. Many White Mothers
Might Profit by it,

NV the little "pap- )oose
ever lives beyond it's
infancy is a marvel; un-
protected from the ele-
ments and knocked a.
bout generally, utterly
regardless of what we
are pleased to term hy-
gienic laws. But live
they did, and grew up
into a race renowned for
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Mlvs. Windows Soothing Syrup

For child feethng softens the gums reduces nam
nation alays PAIN wind collie % cents bottle
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ITO BE CONTINUED
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-07
NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIES

The Baltimore Manufacturer Record
gives the following LIST Of new enterprises
started i'll North Caro1iua last week:
Charlotte-Furritnr Factory-E. NJ.
Humphreys, of Chicago, who recently
purchased tie Elliott Furniture Factory
III Charlotte, will overhaul the plant and
put 1t III operation at once. J. A. Elliott
will be manager of the business.
High Point-Ftlriiiture Factory Ro-
bert Wheeler will build a furniture fac
tory.
Standardization Mill-Harf1lon &
Reed will build the roi1er-process flour
| mill reported last week.
Roanoke Republication hIil1.-The
Roanoke Mills Company contenlplates
| increasing its mill from 900 to &c, ooo
spindles.
| Tryo1-Bo1ting Works, Grape-juice
Products etc.-The Pacolet Grape Juice
Company has been organized to nlailufac-
tl,-e grape juice products and general bot
Ting works. The size of tie factory will
be 4ox5o feet, two stories high, stem be-
ing used for power, and operations will
commence by Jnne I.
yron-Kilitting MILL. n. Wilcox
& Sons have established new knitting
mill for manufacturing 500 dozen pairs
of hose daily. Nater-power will be used,
and operations will commence by NAV
first.
| Wilnlington-E1ect light P1ailt---Tle
Wilmington Gas Light Company has i'm
proved its electric-llgllt plant and put iii
additional machinery since January I, at
a cost Of SII, ooO
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The New York Chamber {

The New York Chamber of
Commerce poured broadside into
the Dingley Tariff bill on Thurs
day last, and yesterday the Gro
GERS aad Importers Exchange of
this city fired a shot at one of its
many indefensible sections-that
to repeal the drawback on import
ed tinplate to be manufactured
into packages for foreign ship
ment, against which proposition
the Exchange uttered formal
protest. To rescind this draw
back provision would be to strike
a blow at a branch Of export trade
in which the farmers are as direct
ly interested as are the grocers
and the Gamers. Such crude,
short-sighted legislation was tc
have been expected from the rail
reading methods which ruled in
the House; but better work is
hoped for from the Senate, and
the hope may not prove vain if the
various commercial organizations
of the country shall aid the Upper
House of Congress in its work OF
revision to the extent of pointing
out its more glaring and inequita
able Observation-Disclosures Rec.
ord.
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SICK OF PoPULlSM
Denver Republican.


The great question to be settled
by the voters of Denver at the
coming city election is whether
we shall have a sound, honest
safe, wise business administration
of public affairs for the coming
two years or REPETITION in our 10.
cal government of the lunacy. kna.
very, and jobbery that brought
disgrace upon Colorado during the
era of Waiteism.
The election of the Silver-Re.
publican ticket would insure or
derby and economical government
There IS not Populist on thai
ticket, nor anybody afflicted Will
any of the symptoms of Populi:m
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BEATS THE RECORD.


Mr.. P. p. Hoyle, of Silver
Creek, was in town yesterday and
gave us some figures on the weight
of two porkers which he killed
last winter. He paid 800 for
two pigs and fed them GO bushels
of corn. They were killed at the
age of 10 months. One of them
weighed ST. and the other Gil
pounds, his pork costing him
about Is cents per pound. From
between the eyes to the end of the
nose Of one of the hogs measured
exactly 144 inches. He says they
were of the Norman stock and that
parties desiring this stock will
please notify him that there are
still few of the Norman pigs in
his section and they can be bought
at reasonable figures.
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CAPT. HOWELL RETIREs.

A dispatch of the 9Th from At
lanta says that at a meeting OF the
directors of the Constitution Pub
fishing Company, today, Mr. Clark
Howell was elected Il director of
the Constitution, and put in full
control of the policy and the news
features of the paper, Mr.. w. A.
Hemphill being elected president
and business manager of the com
pany.
The change was brought about
by the withdrawal from the com
pany Of Capt. Evan ?. Howell,
Tho sold his one fourth interest
in tbs cmpanv to Mr.. Hugh T. In
man, of Atlanta, and who retires
for rest, after having been for
twenty years editor of the paper
and PRESIDENT Of the company.
Mr.. Clark Howell, who succeeds
Capt. Howell as editor Of the pa
per, has been since the death of
Henry ". Grady, whom lie sue
ceeded seven years ago, managing
editor of the paper. There will
be no change in the policy of the
paper, which will continue to SUP
port the present regular organiZa-
ton of the Democratic party, MFR.
Clark Howell being a national
committeeman from Georgia, and
ex-Si5eaker Of the Georgia House
Of Representatives. He is 80 years
old -