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greeting, and went to meet his visitors
as they rode up toward the arastra
MY names Bascom," said the man,
and this here's my daughter Boly,'
short for Bo1ivyer. A man passing
along the road, night before last, sa'd
as how you'd bought in this here Bel
shazzar property, and Boly and me
lowed it'd be the square thing to come
over and get acquainted"
Meantime his guests had dismounted,
and, holding their ponies by their
brides, sat down on broad flat rock
near the arastra. while Morgan re-
sumed his seat on the box facing them.
You done well when you bought
this here property" continued Bascom
I've known the ledge this ten years
ahead of the game. Them there fell
lows, the creditors, shut down on and
busted up all natural enough, as seen
they would when I first set eyes ON
EN-. Bull Horns all right"
Miss Boly said nothing, but fixed her
gray eyes on Morgan and sat silently
regarding him in a frank and interest
ed way which somewhat embarrassed
him. Mr.. BaScom was not only curious
as to the past, present and future Of
his host, but was loudly OVERLOOKING
with information as to himself MY
place is Just over tother side of this
here ridge In the other canon" he ex-
planned. Il took up land there ten
years ago, and never thinkin' I'd stay
there this time. And I wouldn't If 1t
hadn't been for thievin' pardner OF
mine
Flows that?"
why, this away. I'd made stake
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questionable diamond flashing resplen-
IDENTIFY, his spurs 1ingling, and his SOM
brero well back on his head.
AS ne neared the camp his spirits
sank for the moment, as he recog-
nized the loud voice of old Bascom
raised to even a higher pitch than us-
ual. He hurried his animals, and in
another moment was in camp. BoIy's
pony, Gyp, was in harness in the aras-
ira. She herself was sitting despond-
emily on a fiat rock near by, with her
face buried in her hands, and sobbing
at short intervals, while old Bascom
was Xoctferously upbraiding her for the
tnfatUation which had led her to de-
ceiVe her father and clandeStinely one
rate the arastra in her penniless lovers
absence. The situation, however, was
soon changed to one of glad excitement
and friendly greeting and congratuIa-
ton when Morgan appeared, and, brief
ly recounting his adventures, astonish-
ed them with the sight of the coin in
the saddle-bags.
"Two-thirds of that there coin mater
ally belongs to me-" shouted old man
Bascom, land one-third Of 1T" meaning
Meek's parD "of course goes to you
but I won't stand on that. This is my
day for bein lib'ral, and I am going to
allow you half Of the whole pot, and
throw In Boly as an extra, allow'n, Of
course, as she's agreeable to the ar
rangement."
81 amt got no objections as I knows
Of" said Boly, with a laugh, as she
looked down and shuff1ed one foot in
the dry tailings.
And all this comes" said Morgan to
Boly, with glad impressiveness, "of my
Just follerin' your advice, and hustlin'
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numbers Of beetles and candle gnats in the
swarm. 1t is supposed that the creatures
were orlVen from western and Northern Col
orado by the heavy forest fires and brought
heIv NJ currents of air.
WICHITA, Kan, Oct A swarm of in
sects amounting almost to storm has
been passing over, this city for twelve hours.
Almost every kind Of insect common to the
Western states is noticeable. Bees butter
flies, hornets, and grasshoppers In clouds
have been going the city, coming from
the Northwest and passing to the Southwest.
The grasshopper and a little brown butterfly
little brown insect about the size of the
white cabbage fly of Illinois and Indiana
They flew higher than the grasshopper, and
only few of them struck the buildings The
grasshoppers fell in showers. They are the
little brown best that was so dreaded here
ten years ago. The swarm of bugs came
OF scattering clouds at about 400 feet Below
they were not SO thick, and fell in riffs
against the higher buildings. Tonight they
are still passing, though not so thick and
thousands Of birds which look like the small nan
prairie hawks are following 1t is thought
here that the bugs have been driven out by
Colorado fires.
PADUCAH, KY, Oct. 5.-The countless mvr-
lads of butterflies and other insects which
have lately been noticed and reported from
Kansas, passed over Paducah tonight. At 10
O'Clock the first Of the swarm was noticed an
preaching directly from the West It was
seen that the insects were moving with some
thing approaching regularity, and in what
almost appeared to be regular formation. At
the head Of the column were millions of
lightning bugs, lighting the path of the great
insect army. Measuring worms dropped
while this part of the insect cloud was pass
Ing. showing that the winged hosts had placed
their engineer corps in front, with the freflies
who constituted the pioneer corps. Behind
the pioneers came great clouds of butterflies
which flew in what would be called in mill
taTy parIance a hollow square. On the inside
or this square were the small and weak in
sects, that the voracious birds of this section
would have Immediately devoured had they
not been SO well protected by the butterflies
For several hours the sky overhead was
black with the passing insects. In the rear
came another great cloud that while east Of
the city, swooped down and settled around
farmhouses, and included many small birds
that flew away with corn, clover blossoms
honey, and other food that butterflies and in
sects eat 1t was discovered that this last
division was probably the commissary depart
mont of the army. which looked after it's Sub
sistence. Many insects OF this vicinity Joined
the invading army and went away with them
Hundreds Of fine swarms of bees owned in
this county left in a body, carrying their
honey, or as much as they could take with
them. The passing of the insects was a great
sight, and will be long remembered by those
who witnessed It.
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and from private ownership the yacht
was transferred to the government.
The change of use from pleasure
yacht to an auxiliary gunboat neces-
STATED a number Of structural changes
in the vessel, converting passenger ac-
cOmmodation into crew space and put
ing in ma gaines. When the speed
trials came off the guarantee given by
the owners was more than realized as
the average for six hours over q course
in the Delaware river was sixteen
knots, with 600 indicated horse power.
The Sylph as originally laid out was
similar to the steam yacht Malay, de-
signed by Gardner & Cox, and also
built at Roach's yard this year for DR..
Charles G. Weld, of Boston, her dimen-
sions, machinery and equipment being
practically the same. When the eX-
aiming board reported favorably on
the boat she was plated and her deck
laid and machinery put in place To
suit the altered conditions instead of a
long central deck house, aus on the
Malay, forward house of mahogany
was provided to be used as a dining
saloon. This connects with the galley
below. The officers rooms forward were
taken out and thrown into the fore
castle to take care of the larger crew
required Below aft there are, as in the
Malay, four large state rooms, one OF
them the full width of the ship, all
finished in white and gold, a large
main saloon, and a double state room
at the extreme after end; also two bath
rooms with lavatories.
The Sylph is lighted throughout with
electricity and provided with all the
modern appliances suitable for a yacht
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eNultant Morgan to himself "old
Columbus amt In 1t with mel

eNultant Morgan to himself "old
Columbus amt in 1t with mel
When he reached Mud Springs late
in the afternoon. he was discreetiy 81
lent about his discovery In the cave.
He cached his saddle-bags a mile or
more back on the trail, and his prepa-
rations for an immediate and impressive
return to the Belshazzar camp were
undertaken at once. These consisted in
various purchases. From the proprie-
tor OF the Magnolia saloon he obtained
black mule. with q silver mounted
saddle and bride and a pair of deep
roWeled spurs, with little, jingling
chains. These had been left for sale
by some newcomer from Sonora with
bad luck and extravaganza tastes. He
also obtained at the same place dia-
mond Of large size, but Of doubtful
purity which he pinned in his blue
flannel shirt-front. He added to this q
guitar for Boly, secured at an exorbi-
tant price from an impecunious Mexi-
can, and, having bade his friends good
by, started on his triumphal homeward
march just as the full moon was rising
over the eastern ridges.
He reduced the four days time of his
outward trip to less than three on his
return, and an hour before sunset was
riding up the last heavy grade on the
trall into the Belshazzar camp. He
hardly expected to find Boly SO late
at the arastra; but still on the chance
ne gathered himself together for an
impressive entree. His new mule, laden
with the precious bags, trotted in ad-
vance. He followed with the guitar
swung by It's bright ribbon about his
neck and held in place before him, his
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-President
Mckinley is the first of American ex-
ecutives to follow the example Of the
rulers of Europe and boast an imperial
yacht. The Sylph, used as an auxiliary
cruiser during the war, is now, under
orders issued from the navy depart
ment, to be transformed into q
miniature pleasure palace for the con-
venience of the president, Brother Abb
ner and the friends Of the executive.
Compared with the yachts placed at
the disposal of foreign rulers the Sylph
is a small affair." but she Is step in
the imperialistic direction. A new
yacht is under construction for Queen
Victoria, to be named the Albert and
Victoria, which is to have a displace-
ment of 1900 tons and a speed of twen-
ty knots per hour. The German en-
peror has the Hohenzollern, of 4,1S7
tons and twenty-five knots speed. Aus
tria has an imperial yacht of 1880 tons
and seventeen knots, and Hollands
ruler has the Walk, of 1920 tons and
1916 knots.
The Sylph has an extreme length of
1872 feet, an indicated horse power of
$50 and was designed by Gardner 81
Cox to make fourteen knots an hour.
This yacht was in an unfinished con
dition on the stocks at the time the
naval board on auxiliary vessels was
purchasing boats during the recent
war The board inspected the yacht
and decided to purchase her on condl-
ton that a speed of fifteen knots would
be guaranteed. This was agreed to by
the designers and builders, though she
was designed for fourteen knots only,
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of her type. Her coal capacity is fifty
tons. and while primarily built as a
cruiser her moderate draught would
enable her to enter almost any of our
ports. The fact that her deck house
is limited in size will not interfere with
the pleasure of those on board, her
large space of open deck making a
fine promenade.
The Sylph has magnificent lines and
is one of the prettiest vessels acquired
by the government during the war
The Sylph's assignment to replace
the dispatch boat Dolphin recalls to
the minds of naval officers the Roach
scandal, which followed the construc-
ton of the Dolphin, Atlanta, Chicago
and Boston. Following the construc-
ton of the four vessels named but two
other government ships were built by
the firm of John Roach. & Sons. and
these were the Bennington and Con-
cord, which were constructed under a
sub-contract. The Sy1ph makes the
seventh Roach vessel in the possession
of the government. The dispatch boat
Dolphin, replaced by the luxurious
yacht, will remain In active service as
a gunboat.
The Sylph Is now stationed at the
Washington navy yard for the use OF
the president and members of the ad-
ministration who may desire a trip on
the Potomac to Mount Vernon. the
home of George Washington and the
burial place of the remains of the
Father of His Country"
The cost of the Sylph on the stocks,
exclusive of changes to convert her
into a cruiser and TO change her back
into a yacht, was $4,000.
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before ever I'd come in here, landin'
arms for Bolivyun insurgents, and this
pardner, this ere triflin' Teller Meeks.
was in with me. We had fifteen thou
sand dollars profits between us, mostly
in big, yellow twenties; and he comes
up to my place here sayin' as he'd help
develop the claims back over the ridge
an which we had located together. We
was goin' to put that coin all into de-
velopin', but one mornin' 1 wakes up
to lind him clean gone, along with his
share Of the money and mine, too. I
tracked him out on to the desert down
Mud Springs way, and then lost his
trail altogether, and 1 never seen hide
nor hair Of him or heard where he went
to. Since then I've had to rustic for
Twin. Boly here, she helps out
herdin' few cows I've got on the
bunch-grass flats on t'other side the
ridge" Boly blushed, laughed and
cast down her eyes at this laudatory
and pointed personal reference
When his guests had remounted and
slowly climbed the trail again, Morgan
watched them till they were out of
sight, with an unaccountable mixed
feeling Of wild joy and deep depression
in his heart to which he had hitherto
been a stranger, and 1t was with an
impulse to sing, which ended with a
sigh, that he flicked up his mule and
recalled his attention to the require
ments of the arastra- During the next
few days the image Of Boly grew more
and more deeply impressed on his
hitherto unsusceptible heart This
state Of mind was progressive; and
when, on the third day after Boly's
visit, he had made a most satisfactory
test cleanup, it was In the best of
spirits that he determined to knock
off from work and return Bascom's
visit. On his way over the ridge he
diverged from his direct route to Bas-
CONS toward little fiat, where he
saw three or four COWS feeding and a
pony nearby, which, even at distance,
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pear. One saw red butterflies with
blue and white spots. One saw red
butterflies and white butterflies and
blue butterflies that flew in such a
manner that they made the American
flag three miles long and mile wide
This was seen by a young correspond
eEt, who, because he is young, did not
listen to the sound made by the beat
ing of the butterflies wings which the
indefatigable genius of the Pink Mink
Marsh says played the grand melody
Of The Star Spangled banner
Out in Kansas the butterflies might
have been enough to veil the MONDAY
sun, but by the time they reached In
diana they not only yelled the sun, hid
the moon, and put out the stars, but
they carried grasshOppers along with
them, because the erasshoppers wanted
TO le&Ye Kansas and did not possess the
power of flying as did the butterflies.
Whatever the butterflies could do in
Cne place they could Guido in the next,
and by the time they reach Pennsyl-
Vania they will be milking the COWS
and carrying off small child: en- for ran
som They have steadily increased in
numbers. From a few paltry swarms
that merely covered a few farms they
row form q great moving mountain
that reaches half across a state.
Out in Kansas when they bumped
against a farmhouse they left MANY
dead, but from Indiana comes the
dread story that everything in their
path is carried away as though by a
cyclone. Farmer Thomas Greene, liv-
Ing eighteen miles from Huntington.
Ind, went out Thursday morning to
milk the COWS. He had with him his
two faXen-haired and romping children
Johnnie and Mabel, aged six and eight
While approaching three Jersey COWS
which he was about to milk the farmer
noticed the approach Of the butterflies
He wigWagged a signal Of distress to
friend and neighbOr a mile away who
was out of the path of the insects This
was the last seen Of Farmer Greene
also of Johnnie Greene and ditto of
daughter Mabel, aged eight. The great
cloud mass of butterflies had complete
~ eradicated Thomas and Johnnie and
Mabel and also the three Jersey cows
They were in all probability carried
away by the butterflies, but possibly
Will be dropped, after being carried
fifty miles, and be discovered walking
back home. Their destiny remains at
present in the hands of the CORE
spondent, who can be safely trusted to
return them to their happy homes to
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From the Chicago Tribune.
-Four days ago an innocent item came
from a small town in Western Kansas
saying that swarms OF butterflies were
noticed passing over the state to the
east. The next day the veracious chron-
icler of Newton, Kan, saw these same
butterflies. But by the time the insects
had reached Newton they had proba
bly, been joined by their sisters, their
cousins, and their aunts. as we'll as all
their poor relatives, as he reported
their number countless. From the next
town came the report that the flight of
the insects obscured the MONDAY sun
and made the daytime as midnight.
Fired by these recitals correspondents
who have not worked regularly since
firing their eyes out watching the an
tics Of the airship went out into their
back yards and waited for the flight of
the butterflies They were not disap-
pointed. At least they say they weren't,
which is much the same thing. The
publication of each story fired with
new zeal the man in the town where
the butterflies were next due to ap-
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the Western states. The butterflies came in
great clouds that seemed to be anywhere from
half mile to three miles long. The butter
hies were flying pretty low as they approach
by striking against farm houses and trees
They showed, plainly, however, that they
were from Western Kansas and not used to
the civilization Of the effete East by their
antics nearing Anderson. The first sight
OF trolley car caused the butterflies who
were leading the professions to shy and buck
IN terrific manner. The hordes behind, not
knowing what the trouble was, flew into the
leaders, and in the excitement tried to go
back. The first cloud of butterflies was in
awful confusion when the second cloud flew
into them, and the collision caused dead hut
terhies to fall for three hours They piled
up in a great heap twenty feet high and
houses.
1t seems that they were not dead. after all
as the night air revived them, and thew flew
away before morning, which is the reason
why many excellent people in this community
who insist the butterflies were not seen here
at all, are much mistaken. The butterflies
took a great interest in the tin factory at
TINS place and the other great industries here,
ana PLAINLY showed that they thought Ander-
son was the coming metropolis of the West
The noise Of their wings was like the roar
ing OF a great cataract, and many people
who thought cloudburst was coming hastily
devised RATS or attached themselves to timber
that would float easily. In few hours all
the great clouds of insects had passed on and
WINAMAC. Ind. Oct 4-MiIltons unon
millions Of myriads of beautiful tri-colored
butterflies. whose brilliant wings blending
together the golden crimson, silver green with
the red. white and blue, in their dazzIin ?
brightness. against the ethereal gray blue of
the sunit sky.
Day turned into night through their swarm
ing in the midair as they settled down into
the Pink Mink marshes, like golden crimson
diamond-pointed stars.
Astonishment overcome the marshlanders
They predicted Judgment day had come But
terflies from the snow-bound Alaskan
mountains. millions from the emerald green
island. All nationalities Of the European hem
isphere were represented CALIFORNIA; wine
bred fiicked with prohibition butterflies from
the state of Maine
The North and South American continents
had millions to fill out the quota They select
ed the Pink Mink marshlands as their final
resting place and formed an allegorical repre-
sentation of the American flag Butterflies
resting midst the green foliage of the trees
with a futtering movement of their wings
brought forth the melodious strains OF Home
Sweet Home and "Star Spangled Banner -
! They have no respect for personal rights bat
enter the homes of rich and poor alike in
vadfng every nook and corner.
A brilliant idea originated with the marsh
landers wives; they are using these tri-
colored butterflies for wall paper.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-16
MAJ. TUCKER DENIES.
He Says the Landlord at Atlanta
Did Not Strike Him.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 15.-MaJ
William F. Tucker, paymaster, who hal
been stationed at headquarters of the
department Of the Gulf, has been trans
ferred to Chicago. Maj. Tucker Is the
son-in-law Of Mrs. John A Logan. and
is in Washington on his way to Chi
cagO.
There has been some comment in
army circles about Maj. fuckers not
resenting an insult to him at Atlanta.
He had a controversy with a landlord
at Atlanta, and 1t was reported that
the landlord struck him without his
resenting it. Maj. Tucker told the sec
rotary Of war today that the man did
not strike him, and that the alterca-
ton was in a cafe where ladies were
present, and he did not consider 1t the
part Of a gentleman or an officer to en-
gage in a quarrel in the presence of la
dies. He is perfectly satisfied with his
transfer to Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-16
Big GAIN In CASH
FAVORABLE CONDITION OF THE
NEW YORK BANKING
HOUSES
DEMAND FOR MONEY FlRMER
Unexpected Increase in Loans Causes
Some Surprise-PrObabIe Refec-
tom of Accumulated Foreign
Credits-Hard to Predict as to
Future Gold Imports - Position
of International Exchanges.
international Exchanges.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The Financier
says: Owing to the heavy increase Of
$16,S37, 400 in the business of New York
clearing house banks for the week end
ing Oct. 10, reserve requirements rose
$4,O0O,000 and over. The gain Of S., 900,
600 in cash due to receipts of specie
more than counterbalanced the extra
requirement on reserve account, SO
that, in the face of an expansion of
$40, 023, 300 in loans, the surplus cash
in banks increased nearly $1,000, 900.
This, it is needless to say, is a very
favorable showing, and as usual can
be traced to the operations Of a few
banks, one institution having made
few new loans and gained accordingly
in deposits. But aside from this there
seems to have been a general demand
for accommodation that passed the to-
tails of large number Of institutions.
The banks report a firmer demand for
money from the INTERIOR and their
shipments last week aggregated, per-
haps, $2000,0 900. On the other hand, the
treasury disbursements and receipts Of
gold from abroad resulted in a gain in
cash about as reported in the state
ment. The increase in loans, as re-
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CORRESPONDENTS RISE TO I'm EMERGENCY
News Telegram About the Butterfly Plague All the Talented
o Work, With Wonderful Results.

the extent of column and a half.
regular space rates.
These kilograms tell the story of the
flight of the butterflies. They are ar
ranged IN chronological order and tell
the terrible excitement and damage
that even the pretty little butterflies
may do when they get together. They
also show the dreadful effect of Sug
gestion as an incentive to crime.
PHILLIPSBURG, Kan, Oct. 6.-Great
swarms of butterflies have been passing over
this place today. AS soon as one swan has
passed another appears. They are as thick
as can be. and seem to include other small
winged insects OF various kinds. They are
flying East.
NEWTON, Kan. Oct. Yesterday evening
shutdown there began to arrive in this
city clouds of insects, mainly butterflies,
which seemed to drop from the sky. There
was stiff breeze blowing from the north
west and 1t swept the countless winged
creatures with 1t, they seeming to be unable
to control their movements to any great
extent. The insects were flying low, and
clouds of them would pass overhead every
few minutes, the flight lasting In ali about
q half hour. The butterflies were extremely
large ones, Of a red hue, with large white
and yellow spots on their wings.
Besides the butterflies there were large