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Evening journal., 1898-02-17
NOTICES.
NOTICE
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF CHRIS
NJ A N IIIIAIIAIl In

TIANA HUNDRED.
The taxable residents of Christiana
hundred and all persons liable to pay
tax IN said hundred, are hereby notified
that the undersigned tax collector for
said hundred, will be at
Newport, February p and March Is.
Marshallton, February 23 and March
16.
.Centreville, February "a and March
II.
Court House, February 26 and March
81, from 10 a. m. to D. m. each day.
Extract from the Laws of Delaware,
governing the collection OF taxes of
New Castle county-Section SO, Of said
act:
Section 95. That on all taxes paid
before the first day OF August there
shall be an abatement of five per
centum; on all taxes paid before the
first day of December, there shall be an
abatement of three per centum; on all
taxes paid after the first day Of De-
cember five per centum thereof shah
be added thereto.
GEORGE M'INTYRE,
Collector of Taxes for Christlana hun
dred.
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FROM THE LAWS o.
nET AWARE

IIN IVlNVI TINVNI IIII INWo VT
DELAWARE.
Section 35. That on all taxes paid
before the first day OF August there
shall be an abatement of five per
centum; on all taxes paid before the
first day of December. there shall be an
abatement Of three per centum; on all
taxes paid after the first day of De-
cember, five per centum thereof shall
be added thereto. .. .,.
HARVEY r. BALDWIN.
Collector of Taxes for Mill Greek Hum
dred.
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NOTICE.
TO THE POLL TAXABLEs OF THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WILL
MINGTON HUNDRED.
The poll taxable residents OF the
Northern district Of Wilmington hum
dred are hereby notified that the un-
dersigned poll tax collector for the said
district of said hundred, viii be at the
Court House, Wilmington, daily, from
a. m. till p. m, until further notice,
for the collection of the poll taxes of
the Northern district
JOHN p. DONAHOB.
Collector of Poll Taxes for the Northern
District of Wilmington Hundred.
NOTICE.
TO THE POLL TAXABLES OF THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF Will
MINGTON HUNDRED.
The poll taxable residents of the
Southern district of Wilmington hun
dren are hereby notified that the un-
dersigned poll tax collector for the said
district Of said hundred, will be at the
Court House, Wilmington, daily, from
9 a. m. till p. m. until further notice
for the collection of the poll taxes o.
the Southern district
LEWIS DICKEY,
Collector of Poll Taxes for the Southern
District Of Wilmington Hundred.
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wanther PrnbnhiIities

Fair; continued low temperature and
northwesterly gales.
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NOTICE.
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF MILL

The taxable residents of Mill Greek
hundred and all persons liable to pay
tax in said hundred, are hereby notified
that the undersigned, tax collector for
said hundred, will sit at
Union, ]. r. Dempsey's store, Febru-
airy "a, from 10 a. m. to 8 D. m,
Stanton, post office. February
21. from 10 a. m. to D. m.
for the purpose Of receiving county and
poor taxes of Mill Creek hundred for
the year 1897.
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Court House, February 26 and March
81, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. each day.
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.


Quotations of hay, grain, feed, etc, fur
nished by Griggs Bros, commission mer-
The market opened lower Saturday, but
firmed up later. Track prices ranged some
what lower than On Friday. No l northern
95q96c; No. northern, S9@911ac.
2612c.
Rye-44646c.
Barley-25@30c.
90 oats-No. white, 2sA@2sAc; No. 3, 2214@
seed-Timothy, SOL 25; red clover, s.. 200
$50; fax, S1.24G1. 25
Floul-Patent, per Dbl, 81 zoos; straights
S43Oq4.5 so; bakers, $2.S094; rye flour, 81 so
@3.
o., Ground Feed and Millstuffs = No. 1 feed,
$11Qn. rs; coarse cornmeal, ST.. 5000. IS; bran,
bulk, $10q10.25 shorts, s1O@1O. 25.
;. Hay.Market dull and steady; choice quail
ity upland and timothy can be placed readily,
while all lower grades move slowly. Choice
to fancy upland, $4,000; good qualities, $4 80
@520; inferior qualities, 3.5O@4 Is; timothy,
good to choice, $6.75GD7 %. Straw steady; oats,
$S@3.75; rye, $780,. 25.
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WOULD LET CHANCE DECIDE.
Detroit Woman Offers to Flip
Penny to Settle Her Marital Lot.

CHICAGO, Feb. GA special to the Chroni-
Gle from Detroit, Mich, says Judge Donovan
today granted Lincoln e. Smith a divorce from
Catherine l. Conely Smith. The bill was
only fled on jan 8, and was carefully sup
pressed.
This is the termination Of romantic elope-
ment which occurred in 1S93,, when pretty
young Miss Conely. daughter of the we'll
known local artist, ran away to Windsor with
her lover who is a son of Seth Smith, Of
Baggs street, and was married by Canon
Hincks.
The husband testified that they did not live
together as and wife until October, 1894
and then for less than month. He took his
wife to his fathers home. There was no
quarrel, but one day she went away not
knowing whether she should ever return
When he asked her later whether she was
ever coming back to him she proposed to
flip a penny to decide the matter He did
not flip. He said his wife supported herself
by china painting and decorating In Detroit
Her parents are now living in New Balti-
more. She also offered to flip cent to see
whether the divorce should be fought, but
he declined.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

NEW YORK, Feb: 5.-Today's stock mar
ket was hfted to higher level by the con-
splcuous strength of comparatively few
stocks. 1t was noteworthy that the Wander
ollts, which gave the initial impetus to yes
terdays advance, showed the effects today OF
proht-taking, Lake Shore losing points and
gan Central, after bounding upward at the
opening, reacted over a point but closed
with substantial gain. The far-reachns
Importance of the merging of New York Cen
tral and Lake Shore and the prospects of ad-
dtttons to the plan continued to have mark
ed sentimental effect on the whole market
pend1tures for administration and OF stability
OF rates for traffic from consolidation are
canvassed with eager attention by dealers
In securities. Pennsylvania was conspicuous
~ affected and the long sustained advance
In the stock Of its subsidiary company
Pittsburg c., c., c. & st. L. is pointed to
as evidence of closer relations to come
burlington rose strongly on rumors of the
ripening of the refunding plan and a pend
ing increase in the dividend rate. General
a GsG5pG were k E. w. pfd and Lsck
Western preferred continued it's upward
movement There was reactionary tendency
stocks on realizing. The recent advance Is
accounted for by well-defned reports of
plan for exchanging the Susquehanna stocks
Tor an undetermined percentage of the Erie
stock
Great Northern preferred sold at a fur
Their decline Of 2 points and bid down
sun 1urther, the various reports OF plans
for increased capitalization and distribution
of the companies accommodating resources be-
ing so conflicting as to lead to the conviction
that no plan has yet been formed
Although business was on a large scale
and widely distributed, the fluctuations in
price were exceedingly narrow outside spe-
cial cases, the most important of which have
been indicated.
Total sales of stocks today were $50, 400
shares, including: Canadian Southern 3911
Burlington 1880; Erie pfd, $3.50; Manhattan,
Let Miph loan trial
10000; Reading pfd, 5.42O; N. Y. Central,
$780, Northern Pacific pfd S,63S; Northwest
ern, 825; st. Paul, 1920; Union Pacific,
64S0; Tobacco, 1880; General Electric 1652S;
Sugar, II, 955.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares fur
nished by c.. H. F. Smith & Co., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade
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screamed like a terror stricken woman
and, leaping high in the air and gnash-
Ing her teeth, began to decrease the
space between her and the daredevil
at the other end of the rope. Black
who was too far away to cooperate
with his eomrade at first, was now on
the field, and with lucky precision he
hurled second moose
Over the Animals Head.
Both wheeled their ponies, and the
trained animals made a leap in oppo-
site directions. The ropes were drawn
taut, and the big monster was choked
to the earth. as
While she was rolling on the grass
and clawing at the nooses another ex-
pert with the rope came up and caught
one of her hind feet. They could now
easily hold her at a safe distance from
each other, and after much excite
ment and many rather dangerous
StratagemS they succeeded in dragging
her to good camping place not fan
away. Since at that stage of her cap
tivity we could not move her to the
wagons we moved the wagons to her
and putting a stout chain around he1
neck we made her fast to a tree
Some of the hounds were still bayine
at the cave, and one of the boys and
the negro Jim went over there to cal
them off. An old dog ran into the der
and
Came Out Ye1p1ng
with young jaguar about the size OF
house cat hanging to his hide They
captured the cub, and then the negro
crawled into the den and brought out
another-a thing that would not have
done for a deed to Texas.
The cubs soon made friends with us
and were ready to eat from our hands
or crawl upon our knees in a few days
When the mother saw her children in
captivity she set up an awful roar, but
when they were put down by her side
she seemed to be very grateful, an6
soon afterward made a hearty mea
off large piece of venison that was
thrown to her. After a few days she
seemed to become perfectly reconcile6
to the new order of things, and Is now
on the lookout for something to eat
Negro Jim pats her on the back and
leads her about like lamb. The
hounds have made friends with her
and nothing pleases her better thar
for our bird dog to play with her. She
could easily throttle the largest bull or
the plains and toss a man about as G
cat does a mouse. We have named hel
Miss Vixen.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Flour-Rece,nts
1873 bblss; exports, 4,1s8 bbls quiet but
firmly held. Rye -four, dun. Buckwheat
flour, quiet. Buckwheat, firm. Cornmeal.
dull Rye, quiet Barley, strong. Barley
malt steady. Wheat-Receipts, 21,275 bu;
spot firm; No. 2. red s1.OSh; options 1sc net
h hig No 2; red, February, s1.O2A May.
none; exports, 10000 blu; spot market firm;
No; 2, $500 options 1sc net higher; May,
34@341sc; closed, 34hc. Oats-Receipts. 81, 400
blu; exports, 5000 blu; spot strong; No. q,
29Ac options &c net advance. May, 1910
29Ac; closed, 29kc.
TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, Feb. 5.-Wheat dull, unchanged; ;
No. 2 cash, 94Ac; May, Csc. Corn, dull,
steady; No. mixed, 29c Oats, dull, higher;
Nc. mixed, Csc. Rye, dull, steady; No q,
cash, 4s13c bid, Clover seed, dull, easy,
prime cash, 1910.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Feb; 6:-Closing wheat
steady, 7sQ5sd lower; March, Is sgd; May, rs
AID; July, is Id; September, 6s sgd Corn
steady, unchanged to IA higher; February,
IS sgd; March, IS 2asd; May, IS 1%d; July,
IS 1Kd.
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MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 5.-wheat ruled lower
this morning, and for while ruled weak
and inactive, tirmed up little about mid
session. and ruled fairly steady and strong
up to the close; The news of the day was not
receipts continue to be large, but elevator
companies insist THAT there is very little
wheat coming from the farmers hands, that
the wheat now coming in is what is usually
held over for shipment during the summer
months and that the premium for cash
wheat has been too tempting for them
May wheat opened at 92a4c, against 93c yes
terday, lost 1-16s, frmed up to 92A@927sc,
again sold at 92%c, frmed up to 93Ac, de
clined to 93c by III :9oss end finally closed at
24@927sc July wheat opened at 91Ac, be-
ing nc under yesterday gained &c, lost &c
filmed up to &c by 1870, and closed at 915s
@91%c.
The cash wheat marke. was rather heavy,
especially for anything under No. northern
No. l sold very WE'LL but there little
offered at that figure. At the close of the
market there still remained considerable
quantities of No. 3, rejected and no grade I'M
sold. Receipts here were 1886 cars, and Ship
ments % cars.
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MARKET SUMMARY.
FfNANc1AL

CHICAGO, Feb. 5-After a dull and unln-
teresting session, wheat closed To-Day aI &c
decline. Trading was almost entirely local;
and fluctuations were narrow. Corn closed
unchanged. Oats were strong, but advanced
only 1sc. Provisions reached new level or
prices, but reacted and closed unchanged to
a shade lower.
For a few minutes around the opening wheat
was inclined to sympathize with the action
of the Liverpool market That market, after
opening little higher. declined ana cos sec
80 to asd lower, in the face or Yesterday
Improvement here. On this the nrst safes
OF May were at slight decline. May opened
at 943sq95c,- against yesterdays closing price
of 95Ac. Northwest receipts continued heaVy:
Minneapolis and Duluth reported total OF
1857 cars against 800 last week, and 2I9 year
ago, Chicago receipts were 46 cars. o Inc
600 the week before. A rather bearish showing
Of the visible looked for Monday, and
New York reported moderate selling at the
opening for foreign account.
Notwithstanding all this, the market became
strong almost Immediately. Moderate Duy-
ing by local long interests principally, sup
plemented by little covering by St. Louis
of lines put out yesterday, covered the price
OF May steadily up to 951399o9sc. After
the advance prices eased off slowly to 95Ac
on realizing, but closing Paris cables caused
another brief period of strength, and a reac-
ton to 95as@9512c. During the last half hour
of the session prices gradually receded: May
finally dropped to csc. That price was bid at
the close.
The market for corn was firm, but dull.
May ranged from 29A @29ssc to 29@2sbc, and
closed unchanged at 291sc. Oats were again
quite active, and the market made new
high mark. The advance brought out liberal
realizing, and part of the advance was lost.
The market closing firm, May ranged from
241sc to 243s@2412c, and closed &c higher at
245sc.
Provisions were again quite active. Open
ing slightly easier the market quickly be-
came stronger, but heavy realizing at the
top caused reaction, the market closing
al he
pork closed unchanged at s1O.271a; May lard
212c lower at $4.921a, and May ribs 215c low
er at S.. 05@5. 0715.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat, 70
cars; corn, 61O cars; oats, $50 cars; hogs, 49,
COO head.
The leading features ranged as follows:
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lac leading features ranged as follows

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; winter patents, $4.SGdl4.9 80; straghts,
patents, $4,000 so; straights, 81. 1904. 80;
bakers, $4,000. Wheat-No. spring, 91@
csc; No. spring, S4d93c; No red, Csc.
Corn-No. 2, 275sc; No yellow, 275sc. Oats
No. 2, 2414@242sc; No. white, f. o. b., 25A
@2612. Rye-No. 2. 471zc Barley-Sample,
T. o. b., 29@34c. Flax Seed-No. l, 81 .241a
Northwestern, S1.29. Timothy Seed-Prime,
81. 1902. S2h. Mess Pork-Per Dbl, $40. 20@10. %.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. $4.S5. Short Ribs-Sides
Qoose), $4.9005 .25. Shoulders-Dry sailed
(boxed), %G5c. Sides-Short clear (boxed),
S.. 25@5.S5. Whisky-Distillers finished goods,
per gallon. $1.1S1h. Sugars-Cut loaf $3.50
graduated, $5.39. Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbls;
wheat, 23, 600 bu; corn, 243,000 bu; oats, 49,
600 bu; rye, 5000 bu barley, $4,000 blu. Ship
ments-Flour. $1,000 bbs wheat 1900 blu;
corn, Ill 900 blu; oats, 114,O00 bu; barley, 1900
bu. On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm. Creameres, 13@19c;
diaries, nd17c. Eggs steady; fresh, 151Ac.
Cheese quiet, SQS1ac.
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LONDON MARKETS.
Money Market LOwer-American
Shares Firm and Higher.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-The money market has
dropped somewhat, and at present the pros
poets against a permanent hardening.
The stock exchange was generally firm.
Home securities were dull, but foreigners
were firm the Strengthening of the Paris
bourse, though South Americans receded.
Argentine provincial loans, however, were
bought freely at from to points higher
American railroads were active, and, after
fluctuations at the finish, showed generally
distinct advance. The increases include
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, which
rose points; N w. preferred 33s; Erie
frsts, 2s; l. & NJ, 2a; A. T. & S. F. ad-
lustment. 11R Erie mortgage, ~; Northern
Pacific pfd, IA.
Canadians were lower, owing to the large
bull account existing, and to rumors of rate
cutting by two companies The decrease in
Grand Trunk shares ranged from a to 2
points, and Canadian Pacific shares dropped
1as points.
South American railroads materially re-
coded, except Central Uruguay, which rose
points.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb 5.-The market was
very dull and firm. May opened 1sc off al
lilo and closed &c off, at 931Ac bid Cash
1900 bu to elevators Close: Wheat-No.
hard cash. SAC; May. 991zc; July, 93c; Sep
May 9S1Ac; July 92c; September, 761Ic; Nc.
2 northern, SSc;; No 3, SIC; TO arrive. No. ]
hard hard, 96Ac; No; | northern, 951@c Rye
&C a oatS-251agp24Ac. Barley-261@c. Flax
S1:2512; May, $1.29. Car p5cton-Wheat
81; corn, 80; oats, 2; rye, 4; fax, 2. Rs
ceipts-Wheat, 80, 1872 blu; corn, S,912; rye, q
49,, barley, 3,175; flax, 2,379. Shipments
Barley, 300 blu.
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but all the securities of this company show
unusual activity. The preferred stock of
der active buying, based on the generally
favorable prospects of the road and the ex
pectation that 1t will pay 6 per cnft-the
maximum dividend that can be paid upon
that issue of stock. Baltimore & Ohio has
shown decided revival Of activity and
marked rising tendency, due to an under
standing that certain bankers are examin-
ing the property with view to proposing
q plan of reorganization.
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TREASURY sTATEMENT
REAL EST4TE TRANSFERS.

1, Doyle and wife to William Egan. lot
10, block 21 Winslow's add q
Pauline Nininger to B. F. Krukamp, lot y
Zo' Walther & Schnittger's subd 6OO
W: A. Stevens and wife to Margaret A.
F. O.. Hammer and wife to William WV
RHeckeroth, lot s, block 3, Hazel PARK
=, Diy. g.. :. ...:............ $50
F. Culver to A. w. Henschel lot l6.
block 10. Summit Avenue add ~ =
Fredrika B. Clark and husband to
William H. Brimhall, lot 7, block 8,
Sylvan Park add -. ................ 1t
Total Is deeds).... ..................$21 6d
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GOOD DEMAND FOR PRINTS.
Orient the Principal Buyer in the
Manchester Market.

MANCHESTER, Feb. 6.-Last week showed
a fair average business, finishing if anything,
a little stronger. Cloth was fair, but lines
for India and China much more hin
dered by the producers refusing to sell beyond
April because they cannot sell longer ex-
change. The Japan demand was good, and
the minor markets did a fair miscellaneous
business, prices being steady and firm
throughout. Yarns are moving regularly in
bundles to China, Japan and the continent,
but the home demand is uneven, though
prices are well maintained.
The French sp.nners report quiet, steady,
moderate business. Germany says business
is distintly better than at the end of last
year. Prices are somewhat higher; the de-
mand and the engagements booked are very
liberal and prospects are good.
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LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCKYARDS.

UNION STOCKYARDS.
Receipts-500 hogs, 100 cattle, Is calves, 600
sheep.
Hogs-Steady and active. The few loads on
sale were soon disposed of at steady prices.
The demand was good and not enough hogs
to go around.
Representative Sales
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ChHkoot Pass

Tramway and railway is in operation from
Dyea to Lake Lindeman. Inquire at North
ern Pacific office. Send cents for last
edition of Klondike folder. Charles 8. Fee,
G. p. A.. st. Paul. MINI.
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Kiondike Third Edition.

We have Just received the third edition of
our Klondike folder and map. les up-to.date,
ofaoe. Charles s. Fee. @. r. L.. 81. Paul.
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$50; Texas and Indian steers, $3.50. IS;
COWS and heifers, 81. 50GS 20. Hogs-Receipts,
zoo; market strong; light, So. 1903. 80; mixed,
-. 60Q3. 80; heavy, s3.85@3. 95. Sheep-Re-
ce1pts, eco; market steady, with no Texans;
native muttons, s4@4.60; lambs, s595.75. :,
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmermans report: Market
for the current week dull, prices low, with a
large stock of all classes of horses on hand.
The following representative sales are for
horses this day:
W.T. Price
One pair brown mares, and years. 900 $3.50
One pair brown horses, and years. $500 100
One pair bay horses, 6 and years. $500 14O
one pair bay mares, 8 and years. o. 400 80
One gray horse, years. ............. 500 rs
One gray horse, years. .............140 400 20
O One gray morse, years. ............. 300 Is
Ohe piack driver, years. 200 10
OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 5-Cattle-Receipts.
s0o; market steady; native beef steers, SO. so
g sta; western steers. s2.70g4.4O Texas
steers, $SQ3.75; cows and heifers $3Q3.90;
stockers and feeders $4,000 So Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500; market strong; bulk of sales,
~ UQS.75. Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market cas-
Ter; fair to choice natives $37OG4 60; fair
10 choice Westerns, $3.60G4.40; common and
stock sheep, $3q3.s0; lambs, $4.5OQ5.S0.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Feb. 5-Cattle-Receipts.
zoO; yesterday, POI; shipments, TOO; market
very dul1: good many unsold; cows, bulls and
mixed, IS: 65q3.7 70; stockers and feeders SO. 90
gao. calves and yearIings, So. SOFA 80; veals
S4Q6. Hogs-Receipts, LAS; shipments, 545 /;
market active, steady, selling at SO. 65G3. 80
bulk, $S.7Oq3.75.
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OATS SCORE A RECORD
HIGH MARK FOR THE SEASON
TOUCHED IN CHICAGO PIT

Wheat After a Dull and Uninterest-
ing session Closed at "A One
Eighth Deciine-1Corn Firm but
MISUNDERSTANDING Moved Up
Early, but Fell Back ON Realizing.
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HIS LIFE ON THE GAME
LOST, AND SENT A BULLET
THROUGH HIS BRAIN
From Texas-The Winner Fled
to Escape the Wrath of the
Friends of the Dead Mana
Pretty Girls Tears.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
One of the most remarkable games of
cards ever played in the world was wit
messed a few days since by dozen or
more cowboys in a cattle camp on the
banks Of the Rio Grande in Texas. Two
noted frontierSmen, Well-knoWn on both
sides of the great river from Browns
vile to Ell Paso, engaged in a game of
poker which lasted through a long
night. A jug Of Mexican mescale sat
near them, and it was noticed when the
two gamblers refused to come to break
fast that they had been drinking much
more than usual on such occasions.
Raymond and Freeman, better known
as "Old Kentuck," are the names of the
two men. They were both dead game
sports" in the language of the West,
and regarded by every one who knew
them as men of desperate courage.
They were playing rather recklessly
for pretty high stakes, and since the
cowboys knew that neither of them had
any spare affection to waste upon the
other they feared that the affair would
end, as it did, in a tragedy. They play
ed on until breakfast was over and the
horse wrangler had driven the saddle
ponies into camp, seemingly uncon-
scicus that the sun was creeping above
the tops of the eastern hills, and when
asked if they were going out after the
herd both answered simultaneously
that the game would not end until one
of them was dead busted"
1t Terminated Sooner
than either expected, and in a way
that startled the whole camp. Kentuck
had been winning for some time, and
as RaymOnd's pile of coin slowly de-
creased he became desperate, and ours
ed his luck as he had never done be-
fore. The cowboys had gathered around
the gamblers, some of them mounted