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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
MULES FOR AFRICA.
Fort Scott Man Starts With a Load
for Johannesburg.

Fort Scott, Nov 15.-County Survey
of Regain has left with a car of mules
for Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr..
Regain shipped a car load of mules to
the same place a year ago and profit
ed so well from it that he concluded to
try it again this year. Mules sell high
in Johannesburg.
The trip Will cost him about $500 for
his own passage, and he sent a man to
take care of the mules, whose passage
on the steamer will cost about $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
MAsoNs ar sALINA.
Fall Convocation of the Scottish Rite
to Meet This Week.

Salina. Nov. 15.-Beginnfng today
there Will be held in this city for four
days the fall convocation of the An
cient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
ManSOnry.
The work of the week will be under
the direction of George D. Adams, a
thirty-second degree Mason of Detroit,
Mich, who has been here for several
days, getting things in readiness for
the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
MOVE a church 16 miles.

Harper. Nov. 15.-The United Presby-
terrain church at Anthony. a SO, 500
structure, is being torn down and taken
1G miles 10 F'reeport, where it will be
rebuilt for use by the Methodist
church. The United Presbyterian
church has dissolved its organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
Barn and aorses Burned,

Jewell City, Nov. 15.-Oliver Smiths
barn, with five horses. 1900 bushels of
corn, twenty tons OF hay, a buggy and
other implements, burned Saturday
night three miles northwest of Jewell
City. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Loss 81. 800; Insurance 5000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment
gives instant relief It anays infiam-
matiCn and heals. 1t is prompt IN It's
action and positive in It's effect II IS
the kind that cures without pain or
discomfort. It is fer piles only. soc
Tubes, T5c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
New Kansas Postmasters.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Three fourth
class poStOffice appointments have been
made for Kansas. At AK Harvey
county. Frank Dyck; at Collicer, Trego
county Jesse Hickman: at Helper
Crawford county F. Smith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
Printing Plant DESTROYED by Fire

Lincoln, Nov. 15.-Word has reached
here of the burning Friday of the Ad-
vance printing office plant at Lucas.
The insurance was $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15

ing it. found that it contained $72. but
nothing by which the owner could be
found, and the pocketbook has not yet
been called for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
The Next Low Rate Excursion

to the Southwest will be run en- Noven-
Der 16 Little more than a one-way
fare for the round trip. Liberal limits
and stop over privileges. Tell amt
Santa Fe route where you want y o
and he will give you all desired IN
formation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15

When the scalp is atrophied, or shiny
bald. no preparation will restore the
hair; in all other cases, Halls Hair
Remover will start a growth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15

Not how cheap but how good is the
way We try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia West Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15

Subscribe for The State Journal
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-30
FEUILLETOA.
LIE
MI VI. ! LRIS
Par JULES MARY
nEVyIEME pARFlE.
LES HERITiERs.

rae etalt lnexorablc t4lle Sc
,sveoajt. Alur-. quand ellie ne fut
j.. ii. ct ben quill vecas iad,s
anne ii ellie n'existait pas, la
,,..a, rarem n lhotel parus trlste
,nme m tomheau. Une impression
j. f,oj,l ct de solitude lie saisl..
-AIlons, tnt-li, il faut en- tinlr
sonna donna. ordre a'atelier.
IN obail. Tn quart d'henre Sc
m.ss. La voitlre s'6tait ran-'
lsraut le perron. Il descendit. La
,aiture l'emporta. II await donne
Il eocber l'adrese de Rouqain. Les
,hpy.ux de Norbert etaient aussi
nps qu'ils etaient beaux slng'
minutes suffirent pour lie trajet de la
re de GreneIle i la rue Lafayette.
: .... ,sa., j.;
s. ,.g,ra ln;msma nm;
j ntroiuisit Norbert. Rou9nln await
81 .,,,a ear,s
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as nala'enant' prononea-Sil.
: qal voas dit que je cs@ia-
0'a'seraole, relevant la teta.
de vlens voas tuer, nats 20.
''as assassiner.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-30

81 Georges entra dams Tappartements
Sou son frere etait tlciirant, il see
&precipita yers le lit, lie prenant pas l
ssgarde a LYDIA 4ul ctait Ia danss
& ombre. II entoura son ffere de sess
5 denx bras, IL souleva doucement en-
B lui slsant, 4 yoix basse
a Mon frere Andre. Ne mess
s|xreconnals-tu point ?
q Mals Andre restait insensibie Ill
Feet appel. Georges rep!aca son
lfrere dams lie lit tloucement, eth
|ecouta advertisement la respirationx
adu malade lie soulevant uneF
aseconde fois Georges appuya loteilleE
ncontre lie dos, pms lie reeoucha.
d -Quelle faiblesse mnrnura- til
ECet enfant va mourir Comment,
Edonc est-il en- Get ttat ct 4ue Iii e,t.liE
Marriye ? Qul me lie sllra ? b
B Moi, monsieur dit uae faib.eAA
nderr,ere lul. 4
y Georges Sc retourna avec rns
q Nsoahresaut \
b Cetait Lydia gull n,avait pasE
\ Hobservee lusqu' alors qui s'approchai'5
de lui.
B -Vous, madame, dit-il, comment
h N6tes-vous lei
8 -1elas ! monsieur, je veuy
Hex pier en- sauvant Andre ou mourirf
avec lui.
d Lydia alors raconta tout ce qu'eley
await apprls en- assistant, invisible, ~
d nl'entrevue entire Rouquin ct lie mar
aquis. Ellie revela aussi quelle 6tait /
Via femme de Rouquin ct que danss
son horreur du crime contre celnis
Hqu'ele await appris il aimer, 4 soIi
Einsu, ellie await rcsolH De s,enfnir,s
.8pretextant une visite i DIES parents:
Heloignes, mais en- realite ellie etai'E
.mvenue Il Ia rue Bteuc dams i,intenttonE
Ede prevenr lc crime, mais qu ellie.
Nm etait arrivee qu'assez tot pouri
Msoigner Andre qui Sc mouralt apresl
HFhorrible attentat don't il await etc Ill
yictime.
III Andre ecoutait Ell silence.
4 -C'est horrible c'est horrible II
N nmarmurait-il.
n Quand Lydia cut ini
n Maintenant, dit ellie, que vou>
Nn'i3norez plus rien de ce qul s'estl
Epasse, sauvez-le, je vous en- conjnre
SJe veux expier le crime lie mon mari, !,
II Hje resterai a son cheyet mutt ct jour,
"A Rsans jamais dormir, jusqu'a ce quill
soit gueri
IN -Gueri murmura Georges, lo
2chant tristement la tete, je mai j
HpLCSiuC pas ~ CoItOIt.
II Et II proceda a faire un examen
iHmlnutieux de l'etat du malade.
d II ny await rien fare, Andre
8succombait une desorganisatioD
Egenerale maladlf deia, les chocs
fsuccessifs produits par l'accident ei
: Alempoisonnement await accelere lie
Nmal la faiblesse stait extreme.
hkaussi rappauyrisselnent du sang.
N C'6tait Ia condemnation d'Andre.
eHAlors une voix tremblante, celle dc
HLydia, dit pres de son orellie
eA --Ainsi plus despolr
eG j arrive trop tard
lis Sc turent. Apres une minute,
I il reprit, mais tres bas, ct comme Sc
{ parlant lui-meme
-Trop tard +: pourtant pour
Atant, 81 jossais -.
Hh --Si vous osiez repeta CONNIE
un echo, Lydia haletante. Et pour
II 8quoi oseriez-yous pas, 81 la vie
! d Andre en- depend :?
e -C'est quill me faudrait, pour
alder, une creature devouee, saine,
jeune, au sang ardent Je tenterals
: la TRANSMISSION du sang.
-L'operation don't vous parlez
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avaient voyage dams des comparsI.
ments dfarents. Norbert cntra
dams un cafe voisin dc la gare ct
ecrivit ces quelques mots a Gabrielle:
"Je rais me battre, Gabrielle. Je
voudrais etre tue ct tuer Rouguin,
mon adversaire. Au MONS, vous
serez heureuse. Que je meure on non,
je vous aime T.
Les adversaires Sc rendirent dams
IN lieu desert apres les preparatif-
necessaires, lis engagement lie fer. Lt
combat fut silencieux, les deux
hommes etaient la force egale. Tout
a coup Norbert Sc fendit au moment
on pepee de Rou4uin Sc tendait.
G 'etait ce qu'on appelle en- escrlme
an coup fourre Tous deux tombe-
rent Rouluin ayant lepaule trsver
see Norbert await la poitrine
de part Ell part.
Apres avoir panse les denx
bIesses, lie docteur Sc tourna vers
Rouquin ct dit
-Votre hlessure est legere. Mai-
;quant au marquis, je doute quill ell
|revienne
Rouquin fronca le sonrcll.
--Sl celia devait finlr ainsl. CT
|serait trop tot, murmura-til.
Apres avoir arrange avec Il
|docteur pour les soins a donner AZ
marquis, Rouquin prlt lie pre'niei
train pour retourner d Paris.
Norbert fut transporte 4 unt
sauberge procne de la scene du duel Z
Lreeat les soins necessaires 4 sol
.etat. lie doctcnr Sougaret, apre.
;avoir laisse lie marquis entire le'
smains dun de scs confreres Beige $
await repris lie chemm de Paris pou
/ srejoinlre Rouquin.
lie madecin Beige, I'm pratlcien d
sgransl merite cxamina la blessur,
avec plus de soin, il reconnut que
sbien que profonde, ellie navait les,
aueun organe important.
Ma fol, monsieur, dit-il, al
marquis, vous en- reviendlez. You
Eavez de la chance.
4 DE Ia chance, murmura Norbel
Savec M sourlre trIste.
Ii n'aiouta pas un mot de plus.
! lie Jour meme on await Ell lieu /
sduet de Rouquin ct du marqnl
Norbert, yers hut heures du solr. III
sjeune homme paralssant age dun
trentalne d'annees, descendant a /
: gare de Fest, du train senant dale
imagine, ct, sans s'occnper de Sc
sbagages, il s'elanca dams lie premie
facre 4u'il rencontra a la porte, e
rdisant au cocher
A --Rne Bleue, No IL.
4 Cetalt Georges Senechal, le medt
Icin, frare Andre, celui qui aimai
lFeridie, la snur de Mourad, ct OF
Eayait pris fengagement solenneI d
8renoncer a son amour 81 dams un a
Eli n'avait pas reussi 4 faire un
Gdecouverte gni lni donnerait la gloil
aet le lnettrait d meme de pretendre
Sla main de Feridie sans qu'on puss
lie soupeonner d'6tre un vulgai'
3eoureur dc dot.
4 La depeche de Valentin ava
#surpris Georges au-dela de tout
Sexpresslon, ct c'etait avec une tri
stesse ln6nie quill await fait ses de
& niers preparalifs ct arriyait chez Ii
Il'ame rempl,e d'inquietude.
Arrive a In rue Bleue, il congedl
ale cocher ct monta rapidement.
&fut rencontre Ia porte par
Sservante ct lui demanda
Mon frere
-Helas monsieur, touiours dan
Ie meme etat, il est reste plus d
Sdeax jours sans connaissance. Emf
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No y

shopitaux chaque fois quelle etc
semployee.
En- hien, monsieur, cette crea-
s,urc que yous hernandez, ne favez-
svous pas aupres de vous Ne suls-
lie pas Ii Je sus jeune, je suis
srohuste, prenez mon sang, tout mon
isang sill le faut.
j J'accepte, dit Georges
-Fous acceptez ? ft-eIle avec IN
| scri de joie
--Oui, j'accepte, ct 81 Ioperation
ereussit, mon frerc yous deyra la We.
George prepara tout ce qul etalt
sneces>a,fe, ct, quand tout fut pret,
MI opera avec un som minntleux +,
! au in,ai q, quelnue temps il jugea
lue il lnnntite lie sang etait sutfl-
,ante pour M joar. Une trop grande
attendance eut psoLuit une reaction
|terrihe. lie lendemaln Georges
frenouecls loperation. lie mieux
sattenlu Sc manifesto lie soir du
second jour. Andre etait sauve.
gquolque faii,Ie encore, quelqnes
ejours suffisaient pour lui rendre Ia
8forse neressaire pour entrer en-
spleine convalescenee.
Lydia tomba sur ses genonx ct
spria.
4 Revenons Il Rouquin qui, apres
8son duel avec Norbert, 6tait revenu Il
sPars dams un etat d'exaspefation
afacile a comprendre En- efret, Ia
&trame quill await 81 bien ourdie poar
Ella perte des autres neritiers de
8Bertara, ain Que Ia fortune enti6re
srevint i Gabrielle ct par ellie
eNorbert, tomhait en- pieces par
lsretiet meme du refus du marquis lie
use sonnettre plus longtemps au-
S,esmes de son association avec lui.
n Tn jour, peu de temps apres le
Nretour de Georges Senechal, Paris.
gRouquin ctait dams son cabinet lie
atravall, assis d son bureau il etait
HinQuiet, ct ses sourcils fronces, ses
Nyeux bruiants, dune iueur sinistfe.
quill en- etait arrive
"a dies resolutions supremes c'est
Sqn'il await appris que Georges, .e
|Sfrere d'Andre Senechal, etait de
Aretour a Paris. LIE miserable await
&ete tenu par Louffard au courant du
&rasultat de lattentat contre Andre,
Set savait que Ia condition de &c
Ixdernier etait desesperee, ct il le
8considerait CONNIE un homme mort.
EsIl ignorait dependant la presence de
{ 3sa femme au cheyet du jeune homme,
&il la croyait en- visite chez ses parents
let il ne sen souciait pas autrement.
n III ignorait done complement que lie
Hdevouement de Lydia devait sauver
+ Andre, ct il etait complement
Erassure sur lie secces de son crime.
EGeorges etait done lie seul obstacle a
B la realisation de ses projects. Rou-
euin Sc disait que 81 Norbert Sc
Nretablissait, il naurait aucune difficult
Ete reprendre son empire sur lui !.
iii fallait done Sc debarrasser de
Georges a tout hasard. Lui mort.
rien n'empecherait les completes de
mettre la main sur lheritage du
Avieux Bertara II s'agissait de
trouver un moyen sur, qui en- meme
temps serait sans dangers pour les
kperpatcateurs. Rouquin done refl,.-
chissalt profondement au moyen
N9u'il emploierait, lie front plisse, les
,Eyeux a deml fermes, il sembait
s. Eendormi lorsque tout coup il sc
Eleva dun bond en- s'ecriant:
u oh cette cartouche de dyna.
mite que j'ai trouvee fera mon
affaire.
IL appela Lo1ffard, ct les deux
Hann rlicaa anrnnf nna IonUua cpnvor
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stable apres ..volr ailume un autr.
scigare, ct, regar.iant Norbert avet
sironie
--Faltes tnnc cnmme moi, dit-,l,k
svou> vOn- en trOu.ereZ bien. On
acause mieaN en- funant, en- fumant
! an bon cigai. ,urtout. La fumee-
svous calm-, .mpuclt potre irritation.
S4ul s'eyapote colnne ellie Solvent
ION part ~ gderrt la premlerel
4hoatfee /, ia derniere on est redeye-s
NJ ami. Essayez en-.
lie marquis d Argental Sc contenta'
8de secouer la tete.
--Alors, cest In gnerre dit,
SRou9uin, dun ton sec.
--Mieux c'est la mort pour runl
: de nous denx.
-Vons ouhllez ce que vous 'avez;
apromis e jour de netta premiere;
3rencontre, ior>.. u'on nlatt ce quil
restait de vos miserables meubles,:
lorsqu'on livrait aux encheres lei
restant de vos terres. L.engagementI
aqne vous avez pris avec moi del
~ alder dams une enterprise on nous
4devions trourer une fortune colos-I
ssale ?
n --Je mai rien oublie TAI promis
q 'etre votre complice, c'est vra,.
a Hais ce pacte me pese ct j'ai hate
Id en- finir.
B --Et comment vonlez-vous en-
Atinir ? Ne savez vous pas que le puis
'4ssous pcrdre ?
q --Je vous tucrai ou vous me
Ntnerez ct ce sera la fin.
a -Et 81 je ne veux pas me battre !?
n -Je vous Y forceral. je vous
sinsulterai en- public sill lie faut, vous
Enc pourrez vous derober ma
i vengeance.
q Rouquin Sc tut pendant quelques
Sinstants, il etait bleme. Ses levres
2avaient blanchi. Une sourde irrita-
vtion Sc peignait dams la contraction
u de ses traits, ses yeux s'injectaient
4 ae sang. Norbert, lui, await Ia
4 kmeme impassibilite resolue. lie
4 sacrifice de sa vie etait fait
u 4 Ia fin Eouquin Sc calma, par Ia
kforce de sa volonte, ct il reprit
a Eth bien, moi, ie he veux pas
Nvous tuer. Vous m'etes utile Eous
3 yaIcz pour moi des millions. La
Npartie nest pas egale. Je refuse
"A Nabsolument de me battre avec vous.
h &C est votre dernier mot ?
81 --Om ct adlen, marquis. Je
3 vons souhalte plus de calme ct &c
kraison.
b --.Adleu ct 4 bientot
n lie lendemain Rouquin Sc trouyait
&a Ia Bourse, vaquant 4 ses atialres
&IorsQue lie marquis d'Argental sap
xprocha de lui ct, sans dire un mot
ale souffleta ct lui cracha au visage
MCette scene crea un excitement
#ndiclble parmi la foule des specta
4teurs. Tn instant, eblouI par Il
violence du coup, Rouquin await
Eferlne les venx. II les rouvrit, ct
Rdun pas ferme, sans ecouter les
acknowledgements, les EXPLANATIONS, lie.
rires etonfies, il descendit lescaliel
3 de la Bourse, appela un facre, s's
Meta ct disparut. QUAINT 4 Norher
dArgental, dsia So voiture, lui aussi
remportait Une heure apres, Norber
recevait &c mot
n ...J'ai lie choix des armes. Cest q
Eoue je voulais. Nous nous battron:
NJ l'epee, demain 81 vous lie vouIez, !
Ia frontiere Beige. Nous. avon'
.8pas besoin ue teInoins. 'emmene
Erai lie docteur Sougaret. Celia sutlit
Mprenez le train de hut heures au
soir. J'emPorte mes epees. Prenel
lies votres.
W Norbert repondit laconiquement
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Sytematic Plan by Which the Rocks
Will BE Transferred.

WASHINGTON, July q, 1897.-The re-
moval of the large collections of the
Congressional Library from their pres
ent quarters in the Capitol building to the
magnificent new Congressional Library
will, now that Congress has adjourned,
be vigorously entered upon. This under
taking will involve the closing of the
library at the Capitol to the public for
some weeks because of the noise, dust
and confusion incident to the displace-
ment of so great mass of books. The
removal will also require the constant
labor of those now employed in the SER
vice of books and information to the
public.
A systematic plan has been adopted by
which the contents of each shelf in the
many divisions and subdivisions of the
library will be separately boxed and
transferred duly numbered and ticketed
to the shelves destined to receive them
in the iron stacks of the new Library
building. Shelf space will be reserved in
each division for large acessions, thus
obviating the necessity of removing any
of the great divisions from the places
now assigned them for many years to
come The arrangement of the whole
collection is subjective and the great out
lines of division will be observed While
many details will be improved upon in the
classification. The copyright department
will be the first moved and an office
opened in the new building. The removal
Of the books will consume several weeks
time and from forty to seventy persons
will be employed in the work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
STILL We NEED
PROTECTION.
[By Gable to The Associated press.l

by Gable to The Associated Press-l
LONDON. July 27, 1ss7.-In the House
Of Commons today Lord George Hamil-
ton, Secretary of State for India, in re-
ply to a question why the East Indian
Railway, owned by the Government, had
purchased 7,70S tons of rails from the
Maryland Steel Company of Baltimore,
said that the lowest British bid was
eS,675 higher than the American.
According to the Daily Mali the Eng
lish firms are very indignant that the
contracts for the traction plant of the
London Central Railway, which is to be
an underground Electric line, amounting
in value to hundreds of thousands of
pounds, have Been given to Americans.
The secretary of the company explains
that the contracts for carriages, loco
motives and machinery were given to
American firms on the advice of the cleo
trical experts, who represent that the
greater use of electrical traction In the
United States has brought it's manufac-
ture to higher degree of perfection and
made it far less expensive than in Eng
land
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
JAPAN rs UGLY.
Her success Against China Gives
Her an Absurd Confiden

[Correspondence of The Associated Press.1
YOKOHAMA, June rs, 1S97.-The feeling
among the Japanese naval officers over
the Hawaiian affair is quite pronounced,
and the confidence bred of their success
in the Japan China war confirms them in
a state of mind and feeling sure to cause
more or less trouble in the near future.
The presence of the dreaded bubonic
plague in Annoy and the other ports of
Southern China will prevent any United
States vessels from visiting that part of
the station for several months TO come.
Admiral McNair, acting under the ad-
vice of the Surgeon Of she fleet, has is
sued stringent orders against the use of
any sort of food likely TO bring about
the presence of cholera in his squadron.
The Yorktown arrived at Kobe yester-
day June 20, where she will remain un-
til July Il, then going to Nagasaki. The
Boston is at Nagasaki and will remain
there until about July 10. The Olympia
returned a few days since from target
practice off Sendai (Xenday). The Petrol
arrived at Chemulpo on the 10th of the
the latter vessel sailed al once for
Shanghai where she arrived four days
later and is at this writing.
Lieutenant Herbert Winslow has passed
a successful examination for promotion
to the rank of Lieutenant Commander
end will receive his commission as soon as
it is confirmed by the Senate
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
SPREAD OF THE STRIKE.

PARKSBURG, w. Va, July 27, 1897
The miners in Monongah region have
gone out en- masse and news from South
west and Great Kanawha valley is that
the miners have banked on Governor At
kinson's good will and struck There is
great excitement.
MOWEAQUA, Ill, July 27, 1S97.-Last
night a large body of Bana and Mowea-
qua miners headed by a drum and fife
corps marched on the Assumption shaft,
and forced the men who were loading
coal for the local trade and threshers to
cease work. This morning when the
whistle blew not a minor went to work
The farmers are very bitter in their
denuniciation of the miners. inasmuch as
the farming community has contributed
to the miners cause very literally.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 81, 1S97.-The
conference of National Labor organiza-
tions to be held here today will probably
decide what further efforts will be made
to tie up the local coal production OF
West Virginia. The members are slow in
arriving for the conference
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
TRENTON VILLAINY.
Mercer County Grand Jury White
Washes the Board of Freeh oIders

Especial to The Jersey City News
TRENTON, July 81, 1S97.--The Mercer
county jury came into court today with
two indictments. The jury also made a
presentment setting out that the methods
Of the Board of Freeholders were lax and
inefficient, but that there were no evi-
dences of criminal or fraudulent prac-
tees These loose methods, the present.
ment said. did not originate with the
present Board of Freeholders, but that
they had been handed from year to year
from former boards. The overpayments
to contractors for road building, the pre-
sentiment said, were not the result of
any criminal or fraudulent intent but
were the result of ignorance.
Frank o. Briggs, foreman OF the grand
Jury. said on behalf of himself and some
Others members of the grand jury that
they had a conviction that in some of the
cases covered by the presentments indict-
uents should have been found.
Justice Gumrnere replied that the ac-
ton of majority of the grand jury.
would have to be accepted by the court
as the finding of the entire body.
The names of the two persons indicted
will not be formally made public until
they are called upon to plead to the in
dictment. 1t is known, however. that one
of those indicted is Freeholder Miller
Cross, who sold coal to the county in
violation of the law in the name OF John
NJ Hart.