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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
BURN HIM AT THE STAKE.
A Negro Who Had Assaulted a White
Woman.

A Negro Who Had Assaulted a White
Woman.
Shreveport, La, June "A thousand
people gathered at Doyline, which is sit
uated about eighteen miles from here,
to witness the burning at the stake of
William Streat, a negro, who attempted
to assault and murder Mrs. Parish, on
the night of May 30. The people erected
a post near the railroad track near the
town, quietly laid the light wood and
kindling, saturated with coal oil, prepar-
atory to claiming Streat to the post.
Streat confessed the crime to colored
minister. but said negro minister named
John Rhodes was implicated. He was
tied to the stake and uttered no word
as the great cracking flames shot up in
succession above his head. -.,s
1t was sickening sight which lasted
ten minutes, when Streat was charred
mass. 2s ->.' =
Well-known lawyers made speeches,
warning the crowd of negroes that such
crimes as Streat had committed would
not be tolerated in a civilized community.
Il Texarkana. Ark, June 4.-Little Jessie
Scott, daughter Of J. v. Scott, was as
snulted by a negro named Bud Hayden
near Fairview. Today a. committee Of
seven took Hayden from jail to the young
girl, who identified him. He was then
hinge and shot to den h.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
PICTURE OF BLOCKADE.
Schley's Ships Sail Back and Forth
Before Rift In Noun
tain Side,

On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Wanda, off Santiago de Cuba,
with the American Fleet, June (via
Kingston, Jamaica. June 4).-Sixteen
warships of the United States and 1000
men are in the drifting here under the
shadow of Cuba's towering mountains.
In the mountain side is q small opening,
a rift that leads away. twisting and t, l.
ing. up to the city of Santiago fifteen
miles from the sea. In this narrow har-
nor stream lies the fleet of Admiral Ger
vera. AL day and all night the eyes of
the American sailors are fixed upon the
warships slowly drift up and down
pass it.
Perched high on one side of the en-
trance to the harhor is Moro castle,
which for two centuries has looked down
upon all vessels entering there. On the
opposite point small palms and tropical
sshrubbery grow rank and green, almost
at that point.
Sailing along the shore, four miles of,
one would scarcely distinguish Moro cas-
tie. 1t looks like a thousand other rocky
spurs that project from the mountain
sides all along the eastern shore Of the
island.
This is the picture of the Santiago
The landscape is one of great beauty
The mountain scenery is majestic. Great
peaks, green ROBBED. rise 5000 feet above
the sea- with sun-lit clouds obscuring them
and then drifting away from their yleam-
ing SUBMITS.
Down in the deep Swallowed blue at their
base are the warships, silent and grim,
drifting. waiting for the shout of battle.
At light the moonlight makes a beau
tiful picture of the mountains and sea-
Imagine the ocean washing from the hills
of the mountains, with tropical SKY
above all. and you have picture of Santi-
ago de Cuba and the American blockade
today.
No attempt is made by the fleet to 20 in
to the harbor. Mines are near the en-
frances and it would be suicidal for large
ships to attempt to enter. So there is
nothing to do but sail up and down past
the harhor mouth, hoping the Spanish
ships may again show themselves, or come
out for an open combat.
The Spaniards have plainly laid trap
for the American ships. Harbors are
mined, batteries have been planted all
along it on either side and the Spaniards
are we'll equipped with good guns and
snlokeless powder But the Americans
will not fall into the trap. One ship may
be sacrificed. but if it is blown M and
sunk it will block the harbor and prevent
the Spaniards from getting out.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
BRADLEY AND M'DILL.
Two Milwaukee Surgeons with the
Wisconsin Troops Are
Promoted.

Camp Thomas. Chickamauga Park, Ca,
June 4.-[SpeciaI.l Mai H. E. Bradley
of Milwaukee, ranking physician and sur
geon, has been promoted by command OF
Maj.-Gen. Wilson to the position of brig.
ade-snrgeon of the Third brigade, First
division. First Army corps. The com,
mission, properly signed and sealed, was
delivered this afternoon. The honor is
especially significant, considering that
Maj. Bradley was the lowest ranking ma.
jor-surgeon of the whole army corps &C.
G9rding to the date o. his commission
He has served as regimental surgeon in
the Second regiment Of the Wisconsin Ma.
tional guard continuously for ten years
DR.. Moulding is next in rank in the See.
ond Wisconsin and will doubtless succeed
Maj. Bradley.
Washington, D. c., June 4.-[Special.
DIR. John II. McDiIl of Wisconsin was
today nominated to be brigade surgeon
with rank of major, on the recommends
ton of Senator Spooner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
CARDINAL VAUGHAN'S VIEW.
Ang1o-American Alliance Would Bene-
fit Christianitv

Ang1o-American Alliance Would Bene-
fit Christianity.
New York, June 3.-A dispatch to the
World from London says Cardinal
Vaughan, in letter to w. T. Stead on
Anglo-American relations rejoices at the
prospect of closer friendship of those
who are one with Engishmen in blood,
language and ideas. The letter closes:
Personally, I deplore the fact that the
United States has chosen war with a
weak power like Spain instead of arbitra-
tion, which was the alternative But I
would not allow such disapproval to stand
in the way of the great benefits that may
result from an entente cordial between.
England and America. u
IF the two peoples combine and en-
courage each other to make justice and
the moral law international and universal,
SO far as their influence shall extend
they will end by reinstating in the world
the standard which the de-Christianized
civilization of modern Europe has. laid
Inv - T. ,..L IS, 10.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
CAPT. MARTINS BIRTHDAY.
The Old Revenue Marine Officer Now
9S Years Old,

Detroit, Mich, June 4.-Capt. Francis
Martin, a retired revenu. marine officer,
celebrated his 98th birthday today. The
captain is unusually we'll preserved for
one nearly century old. He weighs al
most ITS pounds. He is still great
reader. The most marked indication of
his great age is slight deafness.
Mr. Martin has seen much of the
world, having been sailor on salt water
during his younger years. On May 5,
Bonaparte on St. Helena. He was at
that time second mate on sailing vessel
that put in at the island for water.
Capt. Martin was never sick until he
was II years old. Then he had an at-
tack of typhoid fever. Many years ago be
was commander of the Fessenden, and he
was captain of the Andy johnson at MIL
waukee for time, -5 ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
MARKETS BY TEfEGEAPH

MILWAUKEE-Flour- Wheat
Steady and higher; No. ? spring, ON track.
Oats-Active; No white. on track. 2sAc;
No white, track, 2S11Sac- Barley
Quiet; No = on track, iSc; sample on track,
3Od4Sc. Rye-Active and CHER; No. ! on
lard. 5.97.
Flour is higher at 6.3o16 40 for patents:
bakers, 5.3o@5. 10, and 3.GoG3.75 for rye.
M:lstufs are weak and quoted at 11.25
for bran, 11.5O for standard middlings, and
l4.oOa1425 for white.
CHICAGO = Close - Wheat = June. 1:l2;
@7s&c; December. ne: Corn-June; s2c:
July, 3229essh1S2%4c: September S3tsa 3S9sc.
Oats-June, 25Hsc; July, 24lsc; September,
21asc. Pcrk-June. 1866; July. 1867; Sep
TENDER. 1887. Lard--June. sos: July, 6.U7;
SIS; September. So.
NEW IORK-Close --wheat-July. 1.o2l4;
September, Sc; December. soa.c. July corn.
37Ac Oats-SOc.
LIVERPooI-Close-w heat-steady. A@
2Ad higher; June nominal: July. 9s6d: Sep
tember, 7sl7sd; December, 6s9Ad Corn
Quiet: A@Nd lower: June nominal; July.
3s41hd; August nominal: September, 3s59sd.
ST. LOUIS-Close-Wh No.
red cash, elevator and track. 1.O1: June,
cember, 7eAc; No. > hard, 9sc: Corn
Lower; No. = cash and June. S114c; July.
No. 2 cash, 26lsc: track. &c; June, 26Ac;
White. sias2c: Kye-Dnll: as sellers.
Flaxseed.-.Nomina!; lis. Lead-Firm: 1855
Spelter-Firm; 4.55.
DCLTTH-Ciose - Wheat - Cash No.
hard, 1.31 bid; No l Northern. ISL bid: No.
2 Northern l22 bid: No. l hard to arrive,
81 bid; No. l Northern. to arrive. Isl bid;
July, 1872 bid: September. So3sc bid. Flax
MiSSEApoLIs 49, wheat-weak; June,
1873; July: 1.3; September, 1s%c; Deem
Der; 7ec; No. l hard l.s4A; No. Northern
SOJTH OMAHA--Cattle-.R Receipts, 1900;
4.OOM4SO; Westerns, SS5I4.50: Texas
steers, 350n4.30; cows and heifers, $500
44O; stockers and feeders. iOOao. 20; bulls,
stays, etc, 2.SGd1l. 90. Hogs-Receipts, 1900;
market 5M10c higher: heavy. 4ooGi.1o:
mixed, 4.oSm4.1o: light: l.o5a4 10; bulk Of
market steady; fair to choice natives. SS01
40; fair to choice Westerns, 3.7O0H. 40;
lambs. l.25Gl3G0.
ST. 1S-Catt!e-Receipts. SEQ. includ-
ing 200 Texans: steady for natives with
Texans firm: native shipping steers, 1850
SO: light and dressed beef and butcher
steers. 4.25dt4so: steckers and feeders, 3.6O@
4.55: cows and hc;fers. 2oOGi4.1a; Texas and
Indian steers. 30lM4.& cows and heifers.
to loo higher: Workers, 3, 75el4,oo; packers.
3.9xlilO: butchers. 4.1oMl2O. Sheep-Re-
cciptS. 200: market steady; native muttonS,
5. 35fIt 30: lambs. 4.!OliGO0.
KANSAS observation-disclosures, 500; I'M
changed. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market
steady to sc higher: fairy active; bulk Of
sales, 3.Son4.no: heavies, 3.9R1l415: packers.
3.:5; Workers. 3aona.95: pigs, S65alS 20
No sheen
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
king of Goeebic" Dead.

Menominee, Mich, June 4.-Word was
received here of the death at Spokane, Of
Capt. N. D. Moore, who was the man that
brought the Gogebic iron range into.
prominence. He was known as the king
Of Gogebic." He once refused an offer OF
81 0O0, 600 for his Gogebic interests. he
died wealthy. Capt. Moore was well
known here and throughout the entire up.
per peninsula Of Michigan s..
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MAYOR VAN WICK TO GO
viii be Removed Pending an In
vestigation Of Some Of His
Official Acts,

New York, June "a special to the
Van Wyck" will be removed pending an
Investigation into his action in removing
Police Commissioners Hamilton and Phil
lips. Senator Platt has urged the gov
ernor to take this step and he believes
that he will do it. Gov. Black will call
special session of the Legislature to
convene about June q.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
SIMPSONS REPORT.
Pays High Tribute to the Valor of
the Volunteers-Wants to
Exchange Prisoners.


Washington. D. c., June 4.-The
navy department. has posted the follow
ing Bulletin:
''The navy department at 3 O'Clock re-
ceived the following dispatch:
Mole, Hayti, June 4.-Succeeded in
sinking Merrimac in the channel of
Santiago at p. M, June 3. This was
carried out most CALAMITY under the
command of Naval Constructor Hobson
and seven men. By flag of truce from
the Spanisha admiral, Cervera, sent in
recognition of their bravery, am inform
slightly wounded Request authority to
approve exchange if possible between
these and the prisoners at Atlanta. Six
of the Spanish squadron in the harbor
of Santiago unable to avoid being cap
tured or destroyed" Sampson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
A Homestead Decision,

Lansing, Mich, June 4.-Judge Person
of the circuit court declares that a home.
stead cannot be claimed in an undivided
interest in tract exceeding 40 acres, and
orders, therefore, that the execution cred.
itors must first be paid out of the sur.
plus and the remainder, if any, will go
to the defendants according to their re.
spective interests. This is the decision
in the case of the Michigan State bank
and is important to. homesteaders.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10

Bass-"I spoke to a lady in the street,
thinking it was somebody I knew.
When / looked at her she gave me a
pleasant glance in return; seemed glad
to see me. you know"
Fogg-"Shou!d think that would have
prevented you from making the mistake
you did. You ought to have seen Mt once
she didn't know you."-Boston Trans
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10

We may be pardoned the perpetuation
of this: The acknowledgement at Havana
went into a Washington clothier's in
search of a coat for his port1y form
Having put on one, he expressed some
doubt as to the # "Nonsenss!, cried
the dealer. That fits sou, Lee, Philas
delphia North American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
MUST BE DISMANTLED.
If Spanish Torpedo Boat is to Remain
:r~

IL spanish lOrpedO-B Oat is to Remain
in Paraguay.
New York, June A dispatch from
Washington to the Herald says: The
Spanish torpedo gunvesscl, the Temerario.
is to be dismantled, her guns removed,
and she is to be put i'll as ineffective con.
diton as possible or else leave the waters
of Paraguay at once. This is the dictum
of the United States. and Paraguay is ex.
pccted to obey it to the letter. Instruc-
tons to this effect have been cabled tc
Minister William r. Finch, the repre-.
sentative of this government in Paraguay.
and he will lay it at once before the Para:
guayan government.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
SEVERE WINDSTORM.
Much Damage is Done to the City of
= Aberdeen, s. ID.

Aberdeen, 8. d.
Minneapolis, Mimi, June "a special
to the Journal from Aberdeen, S. D.,
says the most terrific windstorm in the
history of that place struck about l
o'clock this morning. Many windows
and minor buildings were wrecked and
the Wisconsin house was unroofed and
the North Western railroad coal sheds
totally demolished. Isreat damage was
done IN the surro unding country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10

The United States & Hayti Gable COM
pany and the Commercial Gable company
have not been notified of any interruption
cepting business this morning for Cuba.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
CORRESPONDING WITH SPAIN
F. M. Saro, Who Says He is a Cuban,
Gets Into Trouble.

Gets Into Trouble.
Peoria, ILL.,. June 3.-F. NJ. Saro was
lodged in the Peoria Jail today in default
of $1,000 bail. He is accused of using
mails to defraud Peorian named Aldo
e. Reynolds, of receiving letters in an as
sumed name and of corresponding with a
foreign government to hinder measures of
or three weeks ago, claiming to have been
wealthy Cuban planter and insurgent Of
fcer, and he delivered lectures Violently
denouncing Spain and telling highly-im-
probable stories. He has since been try
ing to collect money, among others, from
Reynolds, Ginning it was for Spain, and
he also asserted that he was in correspond
ence with the Spanish governments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
MILWAUKEE, LIVESTOCK NApKE.

HOGS Receipts. 2 cars: lower: pack
ers. 4.Ots1415; mixed, 4.1Ud4.2O: light, $50
@4.15; heavy. 4.20lIA %.
CATTLE-Market steady: receipts. none.
Butchers Steers, medium to good, HOO to
1850 TBS, 4.4Od4.GO; fair to medium, $50 to
3.25@4.25; cows. fair to good, 2.OOm3 Is:
cows, 2.OUa2.S5 bulls. common to good, 2 Is
@3.4O: feeders. 500 to $50 lbs. 9 7Jd375:
stockers. 500 to 700 lbs 3-jO64 20; yeals.
100000; mixers and springers, $500
@3S.0O
SHEEP - Receipts, none: market steady.
300M3. Is: lambs. steady. 4oUd4.I5: spring
lambs 5CtE0t 90
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
Spain's Power 800 Years Ago,

Macaulay drew this picture Of the pow
er OF Spain 800 years ago, that it is in
teresting to recall at just this juncturr:
The empire Of Philip II. was undoubtedly
one of the most powerful and splendid
that ever existed in the world. Ii is 30
eXaggcratlOn to say that during several
years his power over Europe was greater
than even that Of Napoleon. In America
his dominions extended On both sides of
the equator into the temperate zone
There is reason to believe that his annual
revenue amounted in the season of his
greatest power to sum ten times as large
as that which England yielded to Eliza
beth. He had a standing army of 80
600 troops, when England had not sin
gle battalion in constant pay He held
what no other prince in modern times
has held, the dominion both of the land
and sea. During the greater part of his
reign he was supreme On both clements
His soldiers marched up to the capital Of
France; his ships menaced the shores of
England. Spain had what Napoleon de-
sired in vain-ships, colonts and com
merce. She long monopolized the trade
of America and Of the Indian ocean All
the gold Of the West and all th.. spices
Of the East were received and distributed
by her. Even after the defeat of tn ar
mazda English statesmen continued 10 look
With great dread on the MARTINI" bower
Of Philip. Whoever wishes t,
be well acquainted with the morbid anato-
my Of governments: whoever wishes to
know how great states may he made fee
bic and wr tchs d. should study thu his
tory of SDain.-Springfed ReDub!i.an
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee. June 4. 1893.
TER AND CHEESE MARKETS

M1LWAUKEE-Eg ys-Steady. Sc; In
small way. 9Rc: duck eggs, 10u15c per doz.
BUTTER - Weak: fancy creamery per
70. l6c; fair to choice. 13lgn141zc; best
dairy selections, 13@14 lines, fair to choice,
do, d1@1211c; roll, 9@1oc; packing stock, do.
9@10c: grease, 4@Gc
CHEESE-Ful cream fats. per 10, new
&c; fancy October 9h401Oc; Young
Americas. 91Hc; brick, new, SC; limbur,
ger. new. 10c; Swiss. 15c; block Swiss,
l3c; imported Swiss. &c; Sapsago, zoe;
farmers 1U11O1hc
O-Butter-Firm; creamerics, 10
gl5Ec; diaries, 11@13c. Eggs-Steady;
fresh, 91hc
NEW YORK-Butter-R S023 pkgs:
hrm Western creamery. 13kta1Gc; Eisins,
l6c; factory, 101.m12c. EggS-Rereipts. S7S9
PEGS; firm; Western. 1034M11c; Southern,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
NOT NEEDED NOW.
There will be No Investigation Of
the Maine Disaster by the
Senate Committee.

Washington, d. c., June 4.--Senator
Chandler from the committee on naval af-
fairs today made report to the Senate
on the resolution passed on February 2l
last, directing an investigation into the de-
struction of the battleship Maine. The
committee say that in view of the careful
inquiry by the naval court and that which
was later made by the Senate committee
on foreign relations they deem an investi-
CATION by the naval committee unneces-
sary and have therefore made none.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

GO-Hogs-Receipts, $4,000: left
over 1000: market active. 5MIlOc higher;
light, 3.s5n4 %: mixed. 4o5ed 4;552La: heavy,
4.OJ0l4. 81 -, rough, 4.NEn4.1U. Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 800; steady and unchanged
CHICAGO-Sheep-Ke 700: steady;
natives 3.0p04.65 Westerns, 4.1Ua4.6O;
lambs, 4.25@6.25.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET

Steady: receipts. % cars: Northwestern
Rose, 56d60c Kings. 5oN51c: Peerless, 559
Coo: Hebrons. 56dG0c; Burbanks. 6Od63c:
mixed white, 5Ht,55c; mixed red, 50I56r;
poor to ordinary mixed, 4O@I5c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10
OF Interest TO Farmers and Poultry
RaiSers.

The Plankinton Packing Co. of Mil
wankee are now killing and shining
large quantities Of dressed poultry daily.
On May 18th, the above named COMPANY
established and started the handling and
killing of live poultry for shipD,r"t to
Eastern markets, dressed. A similar in
dustry has never before been carried on
in Milwaukee. and it is Of great impor-
lance to the farmers and raiscrs Of pou!-
try in this section Of the country, gen
orally, as it provides an extensive
market. which has not before existed.
Since establishing this department the
Plankinton Packing Co. has found it
necessary to get the bulk of their sup
plies in this line from our Western
states, such as Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska. 1t will be to the interest of the
farmers OF this section to pay more at
tention to the raising Of poultry, knowing
that it can always be marketed, and at
liberal prices. Plymouth Rocks are pre-
ferred for dressing.
The scarcity Of marketable live poul-
try, III territory adjacent to Milwaukee,
seems TO arise from the fact that this
city has, in the past, been more of a
local market than anything else but,
with the big outlet opened up by the
above company, and the fact that they
are in position to handle all classes Of
poultry, should be an inducement for
farmers and poultry raiscrs to 20 ex-
tenslycly into poultry-rcarng The
Plankinton people make prompt returns
for all poultry consigned them. and the
only expense to the shipper is the cost
If ca rrinra
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-10

The Yale, which arrived at Newpor,
News yesterday, is to receive a more
powerful battery THIN she started with
probably 3 and Gi-inch GINS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers Reported by George
Merrill, Abstracter.
7 + Elliott to S H Gibbs nj Sci 24-l2-
5, $50.
J W Gillett to J T Smith 81 mel and
nj sci S2-l2-3, $1,000.
\ W Wellington to N Hathaway I int
in Its IA l6 Cedar st A 4 l. add,
$4,000.
Woodbine Town Co to j I Price 1t 8
blk 20 Woodbine, $25.
j l. Kruger to c 4 Brown Its s 10 IL
N I'd st I h Nc add $500.
Geo NJ Noble to + J Dallas land in 3
1871 and Its in Abilene, $50,
Same to V Crosby nj nwl 2-l6-l,
$50.
N A Nillson to Jas, Mccain 1t 9 IL
blk II Herington, 1915.
A c Perkins to same, 1t 5 blk 8 Her.
ington, $3.50.
d Matteson to Bayland Its As AZ n 9Th
SITS & A add, $455.
H P Morley to NJ Donnelly 81 swi TO-
1862, $500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15
sWINDLE THE FARMERS.
Lightning Rod Peddlers Reaping a
Harvest

OSBORNE, Dec. l2.-Samuel Gil
breath, one of the county's prosper
GUS farmers, relates how two smooth
lightning rod agents worked" him a
few days ago Swindler No. | called
on Mr.. G. and offered to rod his house
for $3.50, and proceeded to draw up a
contract to that effect as Mr.. G. sup.
posed, and after carefully examining
it he signed the contract. The fol-
lowing day swindler No. 2 arrived to
put up the rods and stated that the
till would amount to $50. The con-
tract he held stated that each ball and
point should be charged for at the
rate Of 75 cents per foot, the catch
that Mr.. Gilbreath had overlooked
when he signed the contract. Mr..
Gilbreath informed Mr.. Swindler that
he would not abide by the terms OF
the contract which had been secured
under false statements and misrepre-
Swindler No. 2 pleaded
innocent Of any intention to defraud
Mr.. Gilbreath and finally agreed to
the job for $40, which Mr..
&. agreed to rather than test the mat
ter in court.
John Mischler, a prominent Kill
Greek farmer, was caught by the same
gang of swindlers, and rather than
let them rob him in so outrageous
manner has refused to settle accord
ing to the terms OF the fraudulent
contract.