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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-27
Robbery at Gaillard,s < Roads.

The store Of Mr. Al. Moses at Gsillard's 8
z Roads, was broken into 90 Saturday
night and $500 IL cash stolen. The thieves
hare cot get beeu captured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-27

*Par,ly cloudy.
Light rain began little before midnight of
the z4,h and continued till after sunrise Le1t
morning. Raios have been plentiful for gar
dens, ,urnips, oats and pastures Rains bave
been g. night, except on Tuesday, the, 18th,
when il rained all day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-27

There are no sales advertised by the Sheriff
for saleday in November.
The following is summary of the GALES
advertised elsewhere than in this paper
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-26
Bank RObber Trap.

The latest device fer bringing to
naught the i'll directed energies Of
the thief who presents pistol to the
head Of bank officials in broad day
light and during business hours Ii
reported from the West. This
species of criminal audacity is get
ting to be painfully common Of late,
the usual plan being the bandit to
select All opportune moment, when
lots Of money is in sight, and rush
up to the window, thrust his pistol
through the cashier'e opening and de-
mand the funds on pain Of instant
death in case of refusal. The system
devised for trapping this species OF
the gentry consists of drop fitted
in the floor in front of the pay
window and so nicely adjusted as to
be unnoticed except upon close
examination. The dropping of the
trap is effected by knob on the in
side and readily accessible to the
cashier. Directly beneath the drop
shoot extends downward about six
feet and converging to point at the
bottom. The sides Of this shoot are
lined with spikes, which project in
ward and downward. When Mr..
Robber steps to the window and
makes his demands the cashier grabs
the money with one hand, as if to
deliver it, says, "An right, here you
are" and with the other turns the
knob that unlatches the drop, when
down goes McGinty, wedged into the
shoot between the spikes, from which
no amount of cursmg will extricate
him, and the bank partition being
bulletproof, if he chooses to shoot, it
only adds to the alarm already given
by the banks officials, which brings
the police to bag the game 80 effectu.
ally caught.-New Ideas.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-26
A Silver Problem.

1t appears that when congress de-
moneSized silver there was nobody
on hand to remind it tina, the United
States owed a certain indebtedness.
payable expressly IL silver coin, and
that fact only came out incidentally
In the senate in recent debate. The
government bought land of the Pot
tawatonie Indians and has been pay
ing them for 100 years past an annu-
ity, which, it is stipulated, sj'ould be
handed over to. them in American
silver dollars. The Indian appropri-
ton bill provides for this payment
for the coming fiscal year and was
questioned upon that ground
On the one hand, it was asked
whether it was proper for our great
and powerful government to impose
upon aLo, the poor Indians" dollars
which, according to some senators.
are not worth so cents apiece
whether it was not an advantage tall
en- of their weakness and fraud per-
petrated upon their ignorance. On
the other side, it was sail, by Hon.
Mr.. Plat, Republican senator from
the Nutmeg State, that "the silver
dollars of this country" are just as
good as gold, a most important adj
mission, which, if made before the
first Tuesday 1flast November. would
have probably cost Senator Plat his
senatorial position and branded him
forever as an anarchist.
And then another senator imputed
Of Mr.. Platt why other public cred
itors than Indians-fcr instance the
national banks holding government
securities were not also paid in silver
instead of gold. To which MIR. Plat
having made one damaging admls.
aion, declined to make further reply,
and the incident closed.
Silver may be good enough
for Indians, but national bankers
want gold.-New York News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-26
The Tariff DSbute.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-This was
the last day of the general debate on
the tariff bill in the House. Talbert
Of South Carolina, in the presence of
a scant audience. opened the debate.
The House filed very rapidly. Tai
bert talked great deal about rob-
Der barons. Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, who FOLLOWED said as a Demo-
cratic politician he rejoiced in the
passage Of the pending bill because
after it became law, every store
keeper would be obliged to make q
Democratic speech every time he
made sale. The passage Of this bill
he said, would give the Democrats
one hundred majority In the next
Congress.
After brief remarks by Mcguire Of
California, and Gum of Indiana,
Tawney OF Minnesota, a member of
the Ways and Means Committee, took
the floor for twenty minutes. Tawney
defended the lead schedule which had
been attacked by Gum. The latter
said he had no criticisms to make of
the rates. He only asked that they
be collected.
Tawney asserted the classification
Of this schedule was such that duties
could not be evaded. The purpose of
the trainers of the schedule was to
give American labor employment in
smelling Mexican and Canadian ores
and at the same time fully protect the
American lead miner.
Simpson, Populist OF Kansas en-
tertalned the House FIVE minutes. He
read from McKinley's speech at the
Minneapolis convention declaring
that the foreigner paid the tax which
he ridiculed. The last Congress, he
said, increased the appropriations
$5O0,00O,000, and now according to
McKinley's theory the taxes on for.
eignere we're to be increased to pay
for the extravaganza. The foreigner
should be glad he said, that the last
Congress had not been two billion
dollar Congress. If the taxes on the
foreigner could be sufficiently in.
creased, he observed sarcastically, the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-26
Probate NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the Fourth judicial
District OF the Stale Of Nevada, Elko
County, In the matter Of the estate OF
John W. Helth, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Friday, the
End day Of April, 1897, at 10 o'clock o. m. Of
said day in the court room Of said Court, at
tho Court House IN the town OF Elko,
County Of Elko and State of Nevada,
have been appointed as the time and
place for proving the will OF the said
J. w. Helth, deceased, and for hearing the
application Of Mary e. Helth for the issuance
to her OF Letters of Administration with the
will snnexed. At the said time and place
any person interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should not be
granted. .....
Dated March 23rd, 1897.
J. A. MCBRIDE,
CLERK OF said Court.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-26

surplus could be distributed among
our own people and every day would
be Sunday here. (Laughter.) He
said he was himself a farmer, who
farmed farms, not farmers. If the
Republicans had desired to do some
thug precticall for the farmers,
why, he asked, had they left hides
on the FREQ list. Simpson announced
himself free trader. r..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-26
sHERIFFS SALE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Fourth judicial Distviot OF the State of
Nevada, in and for the county Of Elko
RACHEL SEARLES, Plaintiff,
vs.. ... ...... .s'
THE SUN CEEEK LAND AND CATTLE
COMPANY, Ia corporation,) Defendant.
BY virtue of an execution issued out Of
tao said District Court OF the Fourth
judicial District OF the State OF Nevada, in
and for the county Of Elko, on the 10th day
OF March, 1897, in the above entitled aoticn,
wherein Rachel Senrles the above named
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upon the other. Tired us we all were,
two were sent out for lrewood; two
moro were sent to dig grave for Red
ruth; the doctor was named cook; I
was put sentry Ot the door; and the
captain himself went from one to an
other, keeping up our spirits and lend
ing hand wherever it was wanted.
From time to time the doctor came
to the door for n little mir and to rest
his eyes, which were almost smoked out
of his head; and whenever he did SO, he
had n word for me.
''That man Smollett," he said once.
sis better man than am. And when
say that it means deal, JIM"
Another time he came and was silent
for awhile. Then he put his head on
one side, and looked ut me.
SIS this Ben Gum man ?" he asked.
II do not know. sir" said I. II am
not very sure whether he's sane"
IF there's any doubt about the mat
ter, he u.s." returned the doctor. IA man
who has been three years biting his
nails on desert island, Jim, can't ex-
pect to appear as sane as you or me. It
doesn't lie In human nature. Was It
cheese you said he had fancy for?"
Eyes, sir. cheese" I answered.
"Well. Jim." says he, 'just see the
good that comes Of being dainty in
your food. You've seen my snuff-box,
haven't you? And you never saw me
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FROM The CAPITAL.

On Monday Of last week Mrs. Mary
Brady wife of William Brady, an en-
gineer on the Omaha road died. after
a few days illness, at the family resi-
dence on Audubon street. She was 25
years of age, and leaves besides ner hus-
band, one child but few weeks old.
The remains were taken to her former
home at LIE Sueur for interment. The
bereaved husband is a brother of Mrs.
J. T. Jordan, of Waseca, who, with her
husband, were in attendance at the
funeral.
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Of the incline, Ahe thick tree stumps,
md the soft sand, he and his crutch
were as helplSss,as ship in stays. But
he stuck to it 4fe a man in silence, aud
at last arrived before the captain. whom
no saluted in. the handsomest style,
He was tricked out in his best; an inn
mense blue CHAT thick with brass but
tons, hung ass}ese as to his knees, and
fine laced hat was set on the back OF
his head.
"Here youaafe, my man." said tho
captain, raising. his head. "You had
better sit down."
"You ain't' q going to let me inside,
rap'n. It's a. mAin cold morning, to be
sure, sir, to sit outside upon the sand"
"Why, Silver" said the captain, eff
you had pleased to be an honest man
you might have been sitting in your
galley. It's your own doing. You're
either my ships cook-and then you
were treated handsome-or Cap'n Sill
yer, a common mutineer and pirate,
and then you can go hang!"
"Well, we'll, cap'n," returned the sea-
cook, sitting down as he was hidden on
the sand, you'll have to give me hand
up again, that's all. A sweet, pretty
place you have of it here. All, there's
Jim. The top of the morning to you,
Jim. Doctor, here's my service. Why,
there you all are together like happy
family, in manner of speaking"
IF you have anything to say, my
man, better say it," said the captain.
fright you are, Cap'n Smollett," re-
Piled Silver. "Dooty is dooty, to DO
sure. Well, now, you look here, that
was good lay of yours last night. I
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take snuff; the reaaon being that In
my snuff-box carry piece Of Parme.
san cheese cheese made In Italy, very
nutritious. Well, that's for Ben Gunnl"
Before supper was eaten we buried
old Tom in the sand, and stood round
him for awhile bareheaded in the
breeze. A good deal of frewood had
been got in. but not enough for the cap
tain's fancy, and he shook his head over
1t, and told us we must get back to this
tomorrow rather livelier." Then, when
we had eaten our pork, and each had
good stiff glass of brandy grog, the
three chiefs got together in corner
to discuss our prospects.
1t appears they were ut their wits
end what to do, the stores being so low
that we must have been starved into
surrender long before help came. But
our best hope, 1t was decided, was to
kill OFF the buccaneers until they either
hauled down their flag or ran away
with the "Hispaniola." From nineteen
they were already reduced to fifteen,
two others were wounded, and one, at
least-the man shot beside the gun
severely wounded, if he were not dead.
Every time we had crack at them we
were to take It, saving our own lives
with the EXTREMIST care. And besides
that we had two able allies, rum and
the climate.
AS for the first, though we were about
half mile away, we could hear them
roaring and singing late into the night;
and as for the second, the doctor staked
his wig that. camped where they were
in the marsh, and unprovided with rem
edies. the half of them would be on
their backs before week.
49," he added, "if we are not all shot
down first they'll be glad to be pack
ing in the schooner. It's always ship,
and they can get to buccaneering
again. I suppose"
First ship that ever lost" said Capt.
Smollett.
was dead tired, as you may fancy;
and when I got to sleep, which was not
til after great deal of tossing, I slept
like log of wood.
Tho rest had long been up, and had
already breakfasted and increased the
pile of tirewood by about half as much
again. when l was awakened by 4
hustle and the sound of voices.
Flag of trucel" heard some ono
say; and then Immediately after, with
cry Of surprise: "Silver hinself!"
And at that l jumped up, and, rub
bling my eyes, ran to q loophole in the
wall.
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blockhouse viii overhaul my words, fo7
what is spoke to one is spoke to all"
Capt. smollett rose from his seat, and
knocked out the ashes from his pipe in
tho palm of his left hand.
lis that al2" he asked.
"Every last word, by thunderl" an
swered John. "Refuse that, and you've
seen the last of me but musket-balls."
"Very wel1," said the captain. snow
you'll hear me. If you'll come up ono
by one. unarmed, I'll engageto clap you
all in irons, and take you home to
fair trial in England. If you won't,
my name is Alexander Smollett, I've
flown my sovereign's colors, and I'll
see you all to Davy Jones. You can't
find the treasure. You can't sail the
ship-there's not man among you fit
to sail the ship. You can't fight US
Gray. there, got away from five of you.
Your ships in irons, Master Silver;
you're on lee-shore, and so you'll find.
stand here and tell you SO, and they're
the last good words you'll get from me;
for, in the name of Heaven, I'll put
bullet in your back when next meet
you. Tramp, my lad. Bundle out Of
this, please, hand over hand, and
double quick"
Silver's face was picture; his eyes
started in his head with wrath. He
shook the fire out of his pipe.
"Give me hand up!" he cried.
"Not I" returned the captain.
who'll give me hand up?" he
roared.
Not man among us moved. Growl-
Ing the neutrality-suspicious., he crawled
along the sand till he got hold Of the
porch and could hoist himself again
upon his crutch. Then he spat into
the spring.
'.rhere!" he cried. "that's what I
think OF ye. Before an hours out, I'll
stove in your old block-house like rum
puncheon. Laugh, by thunder laugh!
Before an hours out, yell laugh upon
the other side. Them that dell be the
lucky ones"
And with q dreadful oath he
stumbled off, plowed down the sand,
was helped across the stockade, after
four or five failures, by the man with
the flag Of truce, and disappeared in
an instant afterward among the trees.
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Pat In Kills.

An amusing yarn, probably not with
out point In these days of theoretical
territorial enlistment, is told by that
smart little regimental paper. The FIJI
silier. At the final relief of Lucknow,
as Sir Colin Campbell was riding into
the city with his staff, he passed a
stalwart HIGHLANDER" on sentry. Rein
Ing up. the general thus proudly apos-
trophised the killed warrior: well my
brave mon. the Scotchman did weel the
day, and we're proud Of our country
And with an outburst Of fraternal clan.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
SILVER's EMBASSY,

SILVER'S EMBASSY
Sure enough. there were two men
just outside the stockade, one of them
waving white cloth; the other, no less
a person than Silver himself, standing
placidly by.
1t was still quite early and the cold
est morning that think ever was
abroad in; chill that pierced into the
marrow. The sky was bright and cloud
less overhead, and the tops Of the trees
shone rosily in the sun. Butwhere Sill
still in shadow, and they waded knee
deep in a low white vapor, that had
crawled during the night out OF the
morass. The chill and vapor taken to-
gether told u poor tale of the island. It
was plainly a damp, feverish. unhealthy
spot.
"Keep indoors, men," said the cap
tain. Ten to one this is trick
Then he hailed the buccancer. =
"Who goes? Stand or we fire." g..
"Flag of truce" cried Silver.
The captain was in the porch, keep
ing himself carefully out of the way of
q treacherous shot should any be In
tended. He turned and spoke to us.
doctors watch on the lookout. DR..
Livesey, tnise the north side, if you
please; Jim, the east. Gray the west.
The watch below, oil hands to load mus
kets. Lively, men. and careful"
And then he turned again to the mu-
tineers.
''And what do you want with your
Gag of truce?" he cried.
This time 1t was the other man who
replied.
"Cap'n Silver, sir, to come on board
and make TERMS" he shouted.
"Cap'n Silver! Don't know him.
Who's he?" cried the captain. And we
could hear him adding to himself:
"Cap'n, is it? My heart, and here's
promotionl"
Long John answered for himself.
''Ntc. sir. These poor lads have
chosen me cap'n, after your descrtion,
sir''-laying particular stress upon the
word "desertion." "We're willing to
submit, If we can come to terms, and no
bones about 1t. All ask is your word,
Cap'n Smollett. to let me safe and sound
out OF this here stockade, and one
Is fircd!"
'My man." said Capt. smollett, II
have not the slightest desire to talk to
you. IT, you wish to talk to me, you can
como, that's all. If there's any treach-
cry. it'll be on your side, and the Lord
help you"
"rhat's enough, cap'n." shouted Long
John. cheerily. IA word from you's
enough. know q gentleman, and you
may lay to that"
We could see the man who carried the
flag of truce attempting to hold Sill
yer back. nor was that wonderful, see
ing how cavalier had been the cap
tain's answer. But Silver laughed at
him aloud, and slapped him on tho
back. MS if the idea of alarm had been
absurd. Then he advanced to tho
stocknde, threw over his crutch, got a
leg up, and with great vigor and skill,
succeeded In surmounting the fence
and dropping safely to the other side.
will confess that was far too much
taken up with what was going on to
be OF the slightest use MS sentry: in
deed, had already deserted my eastern
loophole and crept up behind the cap
tain. who had now seated himself on tho
threshold, with his elbows on his knees,
his head in his hands. and his eyes fixed
on the water rs it bubbled out Of the
old iron kettle In the sand. He was
whistling to himself: "Come. Lasses
md Lads"
Silver had terrible hard work get
/ ting up the knoll. With the stecpness
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A Beautiful New pipe 0rpan.

Hastings, Minn.-The church of the
Guardian Angels was crowded to its ut
most capacity Tuesday evening, upwards
of thousand people being present. The
occasion was the formal opening Of the
beautiful new pipe organ with singing
by some of the leading talent from the
Twin Cities. The clergymen present
were from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Red
wing and other cities. An able and an
propriate address was delivered by Rev,
J. A. Dolphin, of st. Paul, upon church
music. Mrs. F. L. Hoffman, organist
at the Cathedral at St. Paul, Miss Mary
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All through the evening they kept
laundering away. Ball after ball flew
over or fell short, or kicked up the sand
in the Enclosure; but they had to fire
go high that the shot fell dead and
buried itself in the soft sand. We had
no richochet to fear; and though one
popped in through the roof of the log
house and out again through the floor,
we soon got used to that sort of horse
play and minded 1t no more than
cricket.
''There Is one thing about all this"
observed the good captain; "the wood
in front of US is likely clear. The ebb
has made good while; our stores
should be uncovered. Volunteers to go
and bring in pork"
Gray and Hunter were the first to
come forward. Well armed, they stole
out of the stockade, but it proved a
useless mission. The mutineers were
holder than we fancied, or they put
more trust in Isrneps gunnery. For
four or five of them were busy carry
ing off our stores, and wading out with
them to one of the gigs that lay close
by, pulling an oar or SO to hold her
steady against the current. Silver was
in the stern-sheets in command; and
every man of them was now provided
with q musket from some secret maya
zine of their own.
The captain sat down to his log. and
here is the beginning of the entry:
Alexander Smollett, master; David Live
sey. ships doctor; Abraham Gray. carpen-
tors mate; John Trelawncy, owner; John
Hunter and Richard Joyce. owners serv-
ants landsm en-being all that IS left faith
ful of the ships company-with stores for
ten days at short rations camo ashore this
day, and flew British colors on the log
house In Treasure island. Thomas Red
ruth. owners servant, landsman, shot by
the mutineers: James Hawkins cabin
boy"
And at the same time was wonder-
Ing over poor Jim Hawkins fate.
A hail on the land side.
Somebody hallng u.s." said Hunter,
who was on guard.
doctor! squire! cnptainl Halo,
Hunter, is that your" came the cries.
And I ran to the door In time to see
Jim Hawkins, safe and sound, come
climbing over the stockade.
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Prendergast, of Minneapolis, and Mcssrs.

Prendergast, of Minneapolis, and Mcssrs.
A. J. Schaller and DR.. H. G. Van Beck,
of Hastings, presided at instrument,
their selections being from standard au-
thors most acceptably rendered. A vio-
lin obligato by Miss Gertrude Phelps. OF
Minneapolis, was exceptionally fine. The
vocal solos were by Master James Byrne,
of Minneapolis, Ignatius Donnelly, Jr.,
Miss Mile Pottgieser, John Gellan and
D. A. Van Week, Of st. Paul, and Miss
Susie E. Kranz, Of Hastings.
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ish fervor, adding, Where do We com
fra, my mon, and what's your name?"
Sentry: Prom Connemara, yer honor.
and my name is Pat Kelly" Sir Colin
and his staff smiled and rode away
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Cries and confusion, the flashes and
reports of pistol shots and one loud
groan rang in my ears.
"Out. lads, out, and fight 'em in the
open! Cutlasses!" cried the captain.
I snatched Il cutlass from the pile.
and some one at the same time snatch
ing another gave me cut across
the knuckles, which I hardly felt. l
dashed out of the door into the clear
sunlight. Some one was close behind,
I know not who. Right in front, the
doctor was pursuing his assailant down
the hill, and. just as my eyes fell upon
him, beat down his guard and sent him
sprawling on his back, with great
slash across his face.
"Round the house, lads! round the
housed" cried the captain; and even in
the hurly-burly perceived a change in
bis voice.
Mechanically obeyed. turned east
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To blockade Constnntinople.

London, Nov. 24-Ths Rome corre-
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle says,
The report is confirmed that the powers
have decided to blockade CONSTANT.
nople in case Turkey refuses to With
draw her troops from Crete and to ac-
cept q European governor of the
Island.
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Ball and party invitations and pro-
grams can be had at the lowest prices
in the city at the Irish Standard office,
81 Fourth street south. Call and see
samples and get prices.
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Useful Holiday Goods at o. T. Swett's,
228 Central avenue.
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Educate Your Bowels With Csscarets,
Loo. &c. II {. @. G. fail, druggists refund money.
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HaVaHa, NOV. 24.-MaTshaI BIanco,I
the captain general Of Cuba, has been
authorized by the government at
Madrid to sign a credit for 100000 to-
be devoted to the immediate relief OF
the suffering peasants who have been
gathered in the vicinity OF the towns
occupied by the Spanish troops as a
precautionary measure, and who had
been suffering great hardships and pri-.
yation,