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deal that gavo the provost four kings.
counting one he had in reserve. He
promptly opened the jack pot, the rich
dlstilier next to him 'histed' 1t, the
little weakened-face man, who never
mad anything to say, stood the raise.
the lieutenant on a signal from the
provost, gave 1t another lift, and the
solemn looking dealer dropped out, all
the rest staying in for the draw. Then
there was sport. The provost bet
$1,000 fiat. The distiller threw in
three packages of notes, each contain
Ing a like amount. Just here 1 took q
look at the little mans hand and, de-
spite my training, let out an involun-
tary gee! He scowled at me, unbut-
toned his vest. brought out a big
o.ack pocketbook, and when he put it
back again there were $4,000 more in
the center of the table. Every player
knew that 1 was not confederate, and
was honestly surprised at the hand. It
was guessing proposition, and they
ali laid down. The game stopped
there, with the provost and the lieu
tenant looking glum. came to know
IN time that they were brothers.
Next morning, as he was leaving the
boat at Pittsburg, the little man hand
ed me crisp $100 bill and patted me
on the head.
1t was bob-tail flush that caused
my exclamation which he was so quick
to take advantage of."-Detroit Free
Press.
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The Colonel,s Story.

After they had been rehashing the
numerous poker stories that find their
way into print, the colonel took a turn.
81 reckon / helped win about as big
a pot as is generally talked about" he
said, and was only kid at that. 1
had been rather sickly and was spend
ing my vacation aboard a steamer nly-
ing on the Monongahela. It was war
times, when money was flush and when
the gentlemen pretty much all played
poker. / soon learned the value of the
hands and was a privileged character
around the table when game was GO
ing on. One night we were bringing
down lot of escaped Confederate pris-
cners that had been captured in the
mountains. The big provost marshal
with long hair particularly attracted
my attention, because he always had a
bible sticking from his coat tail pocket
as conspicuously as pair of pistols
showed from his belt. Among the pris-
oners was lieutenant who looked like
the provost and had the freedom of the
upper deck. Just after dark saw the
provost slip the lieutenant a roll of
bills, and little later they were both
in game that was started. The money
went their way, and though saw the
provost slip an occasional card unon
the little ledge above his knees. I knew
too much to say anything. At length
the clerical looking man in the party.
who had been steady loser. made .
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Frances War Secret

am assured, besides, that Nicholas
II. took the greatest interest in all the
military and warlike improvements OF
France; it is an open secret that Rus
STA possesses at present \ large stock
Of the Lebel rifles and the formula OF
the French smokeless powder, but what
is not known at all is the fact that the
French government purchased at last
the Internal invention Of NJ. Turpin-!
hope the name Is remembered-and
that the models of the fearful engines
were offered to the czar His majesty
was shown also the switchboard. the
levers and keys of which command the
forts around Paris, the bridges in the
city, and the country for miles
around, all undermined, and an ex.
tremely interesting report on war bal.
looms was submitted also. 1 know no,
whether the problem of guiding these
engines has been solved, but I have
seen myself, day after day. balloons
soaring out from the Pare Montsouris
and returning to the starting point.
Finally, a diagram Of the Goubet-the
mysterious submarine boat-had been
presented to the czar as well. And that
is why everybody is so anxious in pro-
testation Of peace and good will for
ever.-Paris Correspondence st. James'
Gazette,
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A Western Hero.

One of the best known men in CEN
trail Kansas is Lyman Field of the
town of Solomon. He is shrewd Yer
monter by birth, but before the war
went to the heart of the south and
opened little grocery store, in which
he was doing very we'll when the rebel
lion began. He was postmaster as well
and kept very still as to his political
beliefs, though he was loyal to the
north. He wanted the Herald of Free
dom, published out in Kansas by the
intrepid pioneers Of that day, and
which was the bible of the abolition
lists of that time. To get it direct
meant to invite a lynching. The mail
was opened a few miles away and
transferred to his Office. So, to avoid
suspicion, he subscribed for the paper
in the name of an old negro, who
could neither read nor write, and who
lived down in the swamp. When it
came he waited until the store was
empty at night and then went into the
rear room, where he lighted a candle.
Next he made round of the house
outside to see If there was any watch
er. Then locking himself in, he read
the precious paper and finally burned
it in the fireplace, holding a shovel over
it to prevent any stray bit going up
the chimney.
One night as he was reading he heard
a noise and startled. went to the door
and looked outside. He found nobody,
but as he came in he laid the paper on
the store counter and forgot it. The
first caller in the morning was a fire
eating southerner, and his first action
was to walk over and pick up the pa
per.
who gets this Internal sheet?" he
asked.
Il don't know" was the quaking
reply.
Whoever he is, we will hang him
If we catch him." with a meaning look
at the frightened young merchant.
"Yes, he ought to be hung" acqui-
esced Field.
The southerner strode away, and as
he went out the front door Field went
out the back. The young merchant
found mule and on it started for the
north-and he never went back. He
came to Kansas and has made his home
here ever since. He never brags about
it, but he has right to be proud of
the little incident. 1t shows the kind
of effort it took to be a union man in
those days.
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LADY SCOTT PRISON.
Earl Russelll's Mother-in-Law Punished
for Libeling His Lordsbin.

Earl Russelll's Mother-in-Law Punished
for Libeling His Lordship.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Lady Selma Scott,
the mother-in-law IF Earl Russell. who
through counsel pleaded guilty in the
central criminal court of criminally
hbelling his lordship, in conjunction
with John Cockerton, an engineer, and
William Aylott, valet, was sentenced
this morning to eight months impris-
onment without hard labor Cocker
ton and Ayiott who also pleaded
guilty yesterday, received similar SEN
tences to-day.
Lady Scott was taken to Holloway
Jai! prison, where she will occupy the
cell in which the Duchess of Suther-
land was confined for six weeks for
contempt of court in burning an I'M
portant document wanted as evidence
IN the contest which the present duke
made of the will of his father in 1892.
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cHICKASAW MESSAGE.
Governor Harris Advises His Tribe to
Make the Best Terms Possible.

ARDMoRE, /. T., Jan 9.-Governor
Harris of the Chickasav nation has de-
Evered his message to the legislature
which is now in session at Tishominoo,
1t deals entirely with the work of the
Dawes commission and is in part as
follows: The Dawes Choctaw treaty
does not suit. Such an agreement is
not the best for our people and unless
prompt action be taken that treaty
may be ratified and the same made ap-
plicable to us. We have two courses
to pursue-treat with Dawes, or do
nothing and take the consequences.
The governor then says: LAS an In
dian, l must prefer to remain as we
are, yet my better Judgment teaches
me that this is impossible. We are
the weak in the hands of the strong.
and while we should command, we are
only begging for our government, our
property rights, our lands and, Oh
God, our nations homes"
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Tired of Living Together.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 9.-W. C.
Creede, the millionaire miner, after
whom the town of Creede, Colo, is
named, and his wife have separated
and agreed to dissolve at once, as far
as possible without legal process, the
marital bonds. A stipulation was
drawn up and signed several days age
by which Mrs. Creede accepted $50, ,OOO
cash in hand and surrendered all fur
ther claim upon her husband, and at
the same time voluntarily withdraw
ing from his home in this city. Mr..
Creede gave as n reason for the separ-
alton that he and his wife were un-
companionable and separation was
courted by both
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How a Cavalryman Was scarde.

Sergeant j. M. Gardner, Company F,
Twelfth Illinois cavalry, at present re-
siding at Eagle, Neb., contributes the
following to the National Tribune:
In recent issue of your paper there
was short article written by ]. M.
watson, Company l., Ninth Michigan,
entitled "A Warm Bed" 1t reminded
me of circumstance which happened
to one of my comrades, Will Hawley,
at Chester Gap, Va, on the night of
the 22d of July, 1863.
Hawley was as brave a boy as ever
rode horse or drew a saber, but he
had dreadful fear of snakes, and a
little garter would excite him as much
as whole regiment of rebels. When
our nest was ready and we were about
10 crawl In he hesitated and said:
What II one of those darned snakes
should creep in and bite us? and with
no doctor or whisky in camp We would
certainly die."
L said that all the snakes had been
either killed or scared away, and that
did not anticipate any harm from them
He still felt uneasy, but after some
coaxing crawled in and soon was sound
asleep and snoring only as old soldiers
can snore
was soon asleep, too, and was
sweetiy dreaming of home and "the girl
l left behind me-" when Hawley gave
yell and sprang to his feet, popping
his head through the top of the tent
and carrying it off with him. pegs.
pole, and all. He yelled at every
jump:
I'm snake-bit, snake-bit; oh, God. I
will diew
l was almost paralyzed with fear,
for 1 did not know what moment the
snake might fasten his poisonous fangs
onto me. called hastily for help, and
soon Jerry Ellenwood, our quarter
master sergeant, came to my aid.
bringing lighted candle with him.
l cautiously crawled out and began
to poke the blanket about with my
saber, when, oh, horror, what did we
sea great black wasp!
We'll" said Jerry, "if that don't
beat"
Just then George Brady came up and
on seeing the wasp, said:
Shut up, Will; it's nothing but q
wasp
We all had hearty laugh, and then
crawled back into our pup-tents again
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Senator Vest, after the caucus had
nominated him, addressed the lepis.
lators. He said in part:
TO adequately express my thanks
to you, my friends, would bankrupt
my command of language. l am not
vain enough to suppose this is a DER
sonal tribute. 1t is a recognition of
the great principles for which we are
fighting.
There has never been, in the his
tory OF the country, a crisis more en-
phatic than the one now. Not even
during the civil war was there a
greater tension and strain on the spir-
ITS of our institutions. All the bur-
oens and the benefits of our country
must be equally distributed. There
should be no class legislation, where
the few are enriched at the expense of
many.
There is to-day most sublime on
portunity to make an adaptation Of
this great truth. Within our shores
there is strife for self-povernment
We are told now, under a Democratic
admins tration, so-called (applause).
that the people of Cuba shall not be
declared free, because they have fight
ing bands, not dignified by the name
OF armies. If France had acted in that
way, we to-day would be a British
province and l would be a subject of a
queen. Are we to forget the people of
Cuba, who are initiating us? For N.Y.
self, propose to give all the influence
i can command for the recognition of
Cuba (Applause).
Senator Vest then spoke at some
length upon the money question, while
the free silver enthusiasts shouted
their approval He foretold double
standard victory in 1900.
Il stand tonight for the last time. "
he said, receiving an office at the
hands of my countrymen. L realize
that the time will soon come when we
older ones will have to stand aside for
younger blood. In this hall, sur
rounded by the memory of dead
friends, l can tell nothing but the
truth. When l have discharged all
the duties that the present legislature
has placed upon me, 1 shall have done
my duty. l know of no assurance for
the future but to point to my career in
the past. When the shadows have
gathered. my prayer is that my last
lingering glance shall be upon IA coun-
try great, united, eternal in its free
institutions, and, in the great galaxy,
the star that shines most brightly is
our great Missouri" (Applause.)
The caucus adjourned at 1920 p. IN.
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Fight to Occur on Mexican Soil,

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan 9.-Dan
Stuart aud Secretary Wheelock were
in Little Rock for an hour yesterday
morning on their way to Dallas.
While they were here Stuart said that
the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons fight would
take place on Mexican soil The exact
location of the ring was not given, but
Stuart said the spectators would be
taken by special train from Ell Paso to
the battle-ground
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Near the Right Word.

The Irish soldier seems to furnish
the story teller with many an anec-
dote. The following incident is said
to have occurred at the battle of Fonte-
noy, when the great SAKE was the mar
shal in command:
THE password is 'Saxe'," said the
officer Of the guard, as he sent on an
Irish trooper with message; don't
forget the word"
"Shure won't. sir" was the reply.
"Sacks-my father was a miller"
When he came to the sentinel and
was challenged. the Irishman looked
wise and whispered:
Bags you scalpeen; let me
throughr'-Harper's Round Table.
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VEST IS AGAIN NAMED
WILL BE MISSOURPS SENA-
TOR THE FOURTH TIME,
in the Democratic Caucus Only One
Vote Is Cast Against Him - Declares
That the Next Term Will Be His Last
One-Refers to His Old Age.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 9.-For
the fourth time the Democrats of the
state of Missouri last night named
George Graham Vest for the Office OF
united States Senator There was
but one vote against him in the eau
Gus, One Populist, Washburn of Polk.
cast his vote for William j. Stone
against the wishes of the present gov
ernor of the State of Missouri
:, In addition to deciding to return
senator Vest to Washington the eau
Gus made it apparent that, in 1899.
Governor Stone will be candidate for
the place now occupied by Senator
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Nebraska Wholly Ponnlist.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 9.-For the first
time in the history of Nebraska as a
state its affairs have been taken out of
the control of the Republican party,
every office being now under the di-
rection of the Populist party. The
Populists are importing many clerks
from the rural districts and are pre-
pairing to see to it that all positions
are occupied by the faithful.
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Big California Gold str,k.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s.-A vein of
gold ore thirty feet wide has been
found in the Kennedy mine IN Grass
valley at a perpendicular depth of
2,1OO feet. This fact seems to explode
an old idea that gold ore disappears a,
certain depth. Developments in the
Kennedy may cause revolution in
gold mining, for the width of ore is
increasing with its depth.
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LATEST CABINET GUESS
Forecast by People Who Claim to Know
All About 1t.

Forecast by People Who Claim to Know
All About 1t.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. S.-The cabinet.
as predicted by one who has been a
friend and staunch supporter of Mr..
Mckinley during his later public
career, is as follows:
Secretary of State--Senator Sher-
man.
Secretary of the Treasury-Mr.
Dingley of Maine, if his health per-
mits.
Secretary of War-General Alger.
Alto ~ General-Judge Golf of
West Virginia.
Secretary of the Interior Nc
kenna of California
Postmaster General-Mr Hanna,
provided Senator Sherman is not Sec
retary of State.
Secretary of Agriculture-A farmer
from the central west.
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Perry Livery Stables Burned.

PERRY, Ok, Jan 9.-At 5 o'clock this
morning the livery and feed stables of
T. f. Smith and Pete Sells were en-
tirely destroyed by fire. Three
blooded racers and twelve other horses
and mules perished. T. NJ. Richard
son & Sons lumber yard was partially
destroyed. Half dozen horses and
mules were SO badly burned that they
were killed. Will Clark, of Guthrie,
was sleeping in Smiths stable and he
was badly injured. The losses are
placed at $4,000.
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Pardon Reform i'm Wiscons,n.

MlLwAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 9.-As re-
suit OF the popular clamor against the
action of Ex-Governor Upham in par
doning a number of notorious life uris-
oners, one of the first acts of the lepis-
lature which meets next week will he
to pass an amendment to the constitu-
ton taking the pardoning power from
the governor and vestinp it in a board
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A Powerful x Raw Macb,ne.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. s.-The power
ful \ ray machine constructed by
Professor r. A. Fessenden of the
Western university was on exhibition
before the Academy of Science and
Art at Carnegie hall. Professor James
keeler of the Allegheny observatory.
in telling of the wonderful tests of
which the machine had been put to.
said it had already thrown a ray of
light through four inches of solid IRON.
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Sheriff and Charges Arrested for Murder

NowATA, l. T., Jan. 9.-sRabb"
Rogers and sons, Glenn, Houston and
Jasper, were arrested at Gooseneck
last night by Sheriff Neal Ward of
this district for the murder of Matt
Yocum at Oolgah, and the five started
for Coffeyville, Kan. but were all ar
rested by the sheriff of Montgomery
county. Kansas. Great excitement
prevails at Oolgah and there would be
lynching if the prisoners were at
hand.
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Gambling in Atchison.

ATcHIsoN Kan. Jan. 9.-Four gam
bling houses are running wide open in
Atchison, and there are also two policy
shops in East Atchison. The gam
bling houses pay regular monthly fines
INTO the police court, but the religious
element wants them suppressed and
when board of police commissioners
is appointed under the new admins.
tration, it will be asked to close them
and to stop all policy playing on the
Kansas side.
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Kansas Lerislator WEEDS.

ST. JOHN, Kan, Jan. 9.-Hon. Will
lam Campbell, representative from
Stafford county, and applicant for
commandant of the Dodge City Sol
diers' home, was married this week to
Mrs. Orfe F. Davis The groom is well
known all over Kansas as Railroad
Bill Campbell" He will be in Topeka
with his bride during the coming legis-
lafnro
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Dime Savings Bank to Quit.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-The Dime Savings
bank, with its 10000 depositors, one of
the Oldest exclusive banks in Chicago,
will go out of existence before the ex-
piration of the ninety day notice,
which has been required of depositors
since the suspension of the National
Bank of Illinois. Depositors will be
paid in full.
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Hawaii Very Confident.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-The Coptic
brought advices from Honolulu that
Minister Henry E. Cooper has present.
ed to the president and cabinet full
report of his trip to the United States
and interviews with leading men on
Hawaiian matters The minister
stated that his conviction was that
there would be determination of the
Hawaiian question within year and
he regarded the prospect of annexa-
tiOn as excellent.
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Trying to Reat Maaaan

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-The Times-Herald
published this morning strong edi-
torial appeal to Congressman Hit.
Samuel Allerton and Clark E. Carr m
withdraw from the senatorial race and
throw their strength to ex-Congress
man Mason, SO as to secure the defeot
of Madden. the ring candidate for
United States Senator.
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A Preachers Bad Recor,,.

PoMERoY, Wash, Jan. 9.-The Rev.
p. James Lyon Young, pastor of the
Christian church at this place, has dis
appeared to escape the clutches of the
law for performing marriage ceremo-
nies without authority, desertinp his
wife, and avoid the disgrace of pub
lie dismissal from his pulpit.
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Princess Chimay's Past.

New York, Jan. "a Brussels
special recounts that the Princess Chi
may once drove through Chimay on
the knees of Spanish buffoon named
Henriques; that she used to bathe in
the river at Virelles with little regard
Tor propriety, that the village boys
called her stlse trout, which she did
not seem to mind, and that she was
even less esteemed than her husband.
who was, and is, considered ignorant
and brutal
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Were Warned in r,m.

CHICAGO, Jan sit has been ascer-
tanned positively that several banks
which had deposits in the defunct
National Bank of Illinois were warned
of what was to come. and as a result
their money was withdrawn lust in
time to save them from being carried
down in the wreck
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Oklahoma ''sOoners" Being Elected.

PERRY, Ok, Jan. S.-Oficers are
ejecting today ''sooners' holding
claims on the lines of the Ponca, Otoe
and Missouri and Usage Indian reser-
vations in accordance with decision
of Secretary d. r. Francis in which he
reversed exKSecretary Smith. 1t is
feared much tfouble will result.
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OUTLAW COOPER LYNCHED
Taken From the Officers by Mob.
Hanged and Riddled With Bullets.

Hanged and Riddled With Bullets.
SUMTER, S. c., Jan. 9. - Simon
Cooper, the negro outlaw who mur-
dered three members of the Wilson
family and colored servant, was
lynched near here yesterday. Cooper
was captured by the sheriff's posse
and was being taken to Sumter when
the mob decided to hang him The
deputy sheriff, aided by two men, re-
sisted the lynchers, but were over
powered. A rope was thrown over
the limb of tree, and as the man
swung upward the body was pierced
by more than $50 bullets. One bullet
cut the rope and the corpse fell to the
ground, where the coroner found it
some hours later, when he went to
hold an inquest
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Big Oklahoma Failnr..

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Jan. o.
The dry goods and clothing firm of o.
A. Mitzcher S Co., this city, was closed
yesterday by the First National bank.
under chattel mortgage given to pro-
tect creditors in general. The failing
concern is the largest in Oklahoma.
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Deserted Two Families.

PERRY, Okla, Jan. "a score of
years ago j. c. Mantel deserted wife
and six children in Moorehead, KY.
and went to the Usage nation, where
he acquired a ranch, another wife and
four more children. Recently his first
wife arrived at the ranch, when he
saddied his best horse and left, desert
ing his second family as he had his
frst His whereabouts are unknown.