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NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Expended for ships, etc. SIT, ,T39, ,Ss4 2e
Ordnance, powder and shell. 1,9l2,o 20
Equipment of vessels, purchase
of coal, etc. ............... l,2JU, U,so3. Al
Establishment of coaiing sta
tions aud repairs at naval
stations .....+...-.......-. liu5S, 4SU.VO
Repairing and converting yes
sells into men-Of- war....... 2,230, $50 90
se;s .........,............... 43o,e13.5o
counts 17s.es4.I5
Bureau of navigation on 161,000O0
Marine corps ...... 06,529 GA
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office of Secretary of War. s225, 10000
Ordnance material, powder
and shell. .................. 9,OsI, ,494 SO
Repairs and extension Of forti-
fcations .................... 5,5s5, 10000
Clothing, transportation, ships,
etc. 1885. .280 50
Medical supplies, etc. 1,520, ,e0o. 90
Paymaster's Department.. 255.o0000
Chief signal officer. 23s. 10000
Lighthouse board. ....... 15.0o0 90
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

= = - - r. - - -
brought suit for
divorce, and Mr..
Dinmore is suing
half a dozen rela-
tions for 0,000
for damage to his
business, and wil!
ask for another
$50, 600 for his
wife's affections.
One sister-in law
paraictad in M al
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

DUCHESS D'Agcos nonnt hoco,,eo bo ,,os n
foreigner. She gave the Spaniard a vow
to marry no one else, refused Dewey, and
years afterward her father relented, when
the count was made duke and was made
minister to Mexico.
-
The Duke of Abruzzi has left Rome for
Norway en- route for the polar regions.
His royal highness took leave OF the king
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
CHICAGO MUST TAKE WATER
saws Prof. Gilbert-City Will Be In
the Lake in 1000 Years.

Chicago is threatened with humiliation
BY the waters of Lake Michigan, accord
ing to Prof. G. X. Gilbert. In an article
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

WARS END is FAR AWAY.

Brigadier General Hall Predicts Long
Conflict with the Natives.
"The end of the war is a long way oE,"
writes Brig. Gen. Hall now on dufy in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
klDNAPERS ARE ARRAlGNeD.
Suspects in the Marion Clark Case Be.
fore a Tu.fiCo

George Barrow, Addie Barrow and
Bella Anderson, alias Carrie Jones. wore
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
CYCLONE KILLS TWENTY.
rown of Herman, Neb., Laid in Rims
by Storm.

A tornado which struck the town of
Herman, Neb., Tuesday evening demol-
shed ~ 800 houses, killing at least TWEEN
ty persoAs and injuriag $50 more. In the
entire village only two buildings are left
standing, school house and ore small
residence The survivors are homeless
and much suffering among them is certain.
Residents of Herman had noticed the
two huge clouds gathering to the north,
but the storm did not seem to menace
their town until about 6 O'clock. At that
time the black monsters, which had seem
cd certain to pass several miles to north,
changed their course and headed directly
for the little city. In an instant pan c
reigned. Women, children and men Fl,
in terror through the streets, many seel
ing their cellars, while others rushed to
the open lands in the outskirts.
Hundreds failed to note the approach of
the tornado and were caught in their
homes, it being the usual hour for supper.
In an instant houses were lifted from their
foundations and carried high in the air,
being dropped fer away in unrecogniza-
bic masses of debris. Mangled bodies
strewed the streets and the cries from
scores of injured buried under heaps of
twisted and splintered timbers added to
the horror of the scene. The wrecked
town was visited by waterspout follow
ing Immediately the tornado, and many
are believed to have drowned in their
wrecked homes,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
MRS. DIxMoRE

ing her home with the Dinmores, enter.
tanned entirely too many yier:rs, and gave
too many pink teas. Then she devoured
sentimental novels, and persuaded her sis
ter that she was unhappy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
Scene an Appalling One.

The force of the wind was such that
scarce one piece Of any of the many struc-
lures destroyed was left intact. The scene
in the streets was appalling. Wrecked
buildings and broken furniture, scarce rec
ognizable in its dilapidated condition, were
strewn all around, while dead Nodies lay
in many places, the corpses bad Y disig-
ured and some of them hardly re cogniza-
BILE.
The means of the injured mingled pitt
fully with the calls of the rescuers as they
pursued their humane task in the darkness
BY the fickering CLEANS of lanterns.
A relief train from Blair arrived about
an hour after the storm, and the work of
caring for the wounded was begun. Will
ing hands did what they could TO help the
injured and in the course of an hour the
train pulled out for Blair with ninety-fve
injured on board.
Herman is thirty-iye miles from 0ma-
ha. and is situated on the lowlands be-
tween the river and the bench or bluff
which defines the west bank of the Mis-.
souri, river for miles. The census gives
the town a population of 500, but it has
grown to nearly twice that number. There
we're no large structures in the village.
and not to exceed half the buildings were
of brick. The school house was frame
structure, as were the churches. Ii is in
the midst of rich farming country, and
there are several fine stock farms neaI by,
that of Nelson Morris being one of the
best appointed in the State. The town
was sustained by these industries and the
dairy interests, which shipped many gal
Ions of milk TO Omaha daily. Herman
was prosperous village.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

fourteen games this season he accepted
the twenty-four chances offered him. His
batting average is 2SS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

Lake City, Iowa, pee
She was adopted by
Prof. Olerieh when
she was a few weeks
old. Prof. Olerich
has long cherished
the theory that the
customary methods
of training children
are wrong, and he
has invented a sys-
TEN of blocks, pie
lures, etc, for home
use. Little Viola is
the first pupil Under
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

Instead OF being Duchess d'Arcos, the
wife of the Spanish minister might now be
Mrs. Admiral Dewey, which Americans
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

first friends the Unit
ed States had in the
Hawaiian Islands. In
fact, his friendship
for this country al
most cost him his
throne. King Kane
hameha V. died in
1872. leaving no di-
rect descendants. At
an election held on
New Years day,
1873, Prince William
G. Lunalillo was
elected king. Soon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21

the new system. VIOLA oLERICH.
Though but ? years and months old, she
reads, calculates hard problems and
knows 5000 nouns" She knows" the
names Of all the States and capitals and
''is versed in physiology, botany, astron-
omy aud other sciences"
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NIetiiayal Outbursts.

The energies which in our own
day find vent in half dozen forms
of athletic exercise had in the thir-
teenth century hardly more than the
single outletof fighting. Men talked
of war and sang of it, and the close
of the thirteenth century was pe-
riod when succession of fortunate
expeditions and a soldierly king had
turned mems thoughts more strong
ly than usual upon the popular topic.
The prevailing tone of society must
have acted upon the immature lads
at Oxford cooped up in the narrow
streets of a crowded city, without,
or practically without, books, much
as the cheap romances of our own
day are believed to affect the Office
boy.
There we're plenty of rogues in the
thirteenth century, of course, who
were able and willing to help the
militant student to add practice to
theory, and when we recolleot thas
there were no better police than half
q dozen Dogberries, that the city
was unlighted, and that even lads
went armed, one no longer has cause
to wonder at the insecurity of life in
Oxford 600 years ago.-Macmillan g
Magazine.
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Nano,,o, In tho Russian Campaign.

Around the campfires there was,
during the remaining months of
winter, passive endurance, min
gled with some nurmuring about
the horrors caused by ono mans am
bition. The emperor set his men an
example of accomplishing cheerful
ness. His health continued as exu
berant as it had been for the year
past, and his activity, though no
longer feverish, lost nothing of its
intensity. Savary thought he outdid
himself, accomplishing in one month
what elsewhere would have been,
even for him, tho work of three.
Mmc. do Rcmusat remembered to
have heard him say that he felt bet
ter during those months than ever
before or after This yigor of body,
combined with the same iron deter
mination as of old, did indeed work
miracles, and this in spite of the fact
that his indcfatigablo secretary,
Maret, was long at tho point OF
death.-''Lifo of Napoleon in Cea-
turY,
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Calling the Bull Moose.


The most experienced professional
callers differ widely in their efforts to
simulate the plaintive challenge of the
cow moose. The cali employed by some
Of the guides in Maine and New Rrune-
wick is a rasping roar. that on a wind
less, moonlit night fairly Skaters the
silence for miles around like wither.
ing storm Of grape Yet they declare
that this will bring the bull Some
affect a short, then a long. then two
more short calls. Others prefer single
long call The Montagnais Indans Of
Quebec .use a succession Of short calls
Many Of the Micmac and Milicete
guides. when at the height of the long
call. cut the note of abruptly with a
sort Of choking sob.
The low call or "coaxer" is tough
proposition for the amateur 1t is only
needed when the moose is very near
and. as he is then likely to be suspi-
cious, with all his senses on the alert.
the call must be given with the utmost
skill aud caution. A single false note
and be will steal away ON velvet foot
as silently as ghost.
Many old hunters claim that as soon
as the first answering grunt is heard
from the bull. away across the lake or
up the mountain side. the caller should
call no more They say that the moose,
though be may be miles away. locates
the sound exactly; that his answer in
dicates that he will surely come, and is
even then on the way.-Frank H. Ris-
teen in Outing
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Earning Mans Wages.

The fact that others shirk is poor
reason for neglect to earn .one's wages
The Young PEOPLES Weekly prints the
following anecdote about boy who was
an honest worker:
One day after severe storm large
number of men and boys were out ON
the roads of country town to shovel
out the drifts. Each workman was paid
25 cents an hour. and. as may be sup-
posed, there was no very strict watch
kept upon them, but one little fellow
seemed to be working with all his might.
and his comrades laughed at him.
"Why. Jim, are you after the job Of
highway surveyor, or do you expect to
get more than the rest of Us for putting
in so?''
'sLet's put him out. He isshortening
our job 'Twon last till night. at this
rate, :" laughed another
II am getting mans pay for the first
time in my life, and mean to earn it, =
said Jim II don't suppose the town
cares, uor that | shall get any more
money at night. but shall feel a big
sight better myself. "
you We begun right, Jim." said the
surveyor, who was not very strict in
behalf of the town perhaps. but had a
business of his own, where he appre-
ciated workmen with conscience.
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Think Over Your Plan.

The novelist can give the preacher
some good points and especially in the
matter Of the sermon PLAN After Zola
had collected some 100 pages of notes
and arranged them in order, he writes
about ''Lourdes: my book is finish
ed; have only to write it. - George
Eliot would make several drafts of her
plot before she wrote line Of Mrs.
Henry Wood her biographer says:
1.-The great amount of thought and de-
liberation bestowed upon her books was
always ut the commencement. She
would first compose her plot-a matter
of extreme care and dcibcration. where
nothing was passed over or hurried.
This would take her about three weeks
of very close application. and until the
whole was accomplished not one word
of the novel was written AS a rule,
the more time a preacher spends over
the plan of his sermon. the less I'll, le
will he need to spend on it's compost
tion.-Homiletic Review.
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An,mo,. and Poisonous Plan ts.

From repeated observations in my
own garden know that song thrushes
will eat ripe mezercon berries greedily.
In the winter of 1895 they cleard a
small bush containing perhaps 200 ber-
ries in the course of week or two, re-
turning at once when driven away and
becoming half atupsaed,, so that they
might apparently havo been caught with
the hand.
DR. Whitening states (~British
Plans, cd. 1872 that six berries Of
this shrub Daphne mezereum) will kill
q wolf
According to the samo authority. Ci.
cuta virosa is certain poison to COWS,
while goats devour it eagerly. and it is
not injurious to sheep and horses AS to
Atropa belladonna. a case which receiv-
ed much attention at the time nay be
found in the daily papers Of some 20
years ago. A family was poisoned by
eating rabbit pie, the symptoms being
those of atropine poisoning, and the in
uuiry which followed showed that rab-
bits do often eat deadly nightshade ber-
ries. Mature
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GONE valuab.- R,v-s F.r,ns .itua ted
- i" N"rt" Gs~"x ~ .'',.s: -
Farm N,.l tSi"K ",'..- = nth eat Of
Dalton, Ga. rs,a, u VIM ti-In aud Muir
ray Cnun. ia., c ',t.,n,"x 80 ares, moro
ar les-. We'll ii un-r-n, u imp rOvo&
and WA cred 100 a.r+s tin- river bot
TON land cl-a..n. n"n SO n,.'.'s Il" Mp land.
Al-., ii tl~he '''- farm :. tho
Com 9 +ukn River tmnn''g fhrnu Kh It
R0u.. d*eiiimx-, shed v;. tn ere Is
asO y tinr sh.'a' f"r u cr'".fy.
Faru. No. 2, Tying I M'I-- "s.t Of DID,
ton, t,e#'rxia, III Is r, n"d Withheld
Counties, cOm'Xinlnx 40O nrr-., moro or
ltss, one good d~.'i'ns, i,--iies four COM
a. d nfi.,ps. about rs az ST w bottom
cleared AMI IS x..s--- n upland in fne
state OF cu>t,v4t,"I.. the r-.nninder dn0
tim ht. I'D, tunne-nlixa hiver running
through the fsru. m'~,,. NV" daily I'd ails-
from lIaitn" u. Sprlix Pi go. .8ossaltty
healthy, within miles ui C"huttah Fort
M u. tam.
Farm M 3 eight III l-- East Of Dalton.
lyirg .n the "nii+.-a,Ix+ kiver, contain
ing l60 acre--l25 a..r-s IN gu ,ivati0n. l0e
acres tue hOttnmt the Remainder rolf nR,
with q comfortable dwelling, bATns, dc.,
attached.
Farm M. &, containing ZOO acres OF up
land, fair improvements. we'll watered
and fiue timber, so ar ts cleared, lyfng2
miles on.th at Spr,rg Place, Murray
County, G+.r.ia.
I have a'sn QUE 80 h"rs@ e ,gine and
B 'iler, c ht'n ti,t nm.i 'r-s~, tirist Mill,
PIauer aud March-r. witn AL the fixtures,
situated in the town at SpriDg Place,
MURRAY County, k,r Anl-.
Terms will h.. fIIA te tH v. ADDlV at
this office, "r write T..
J. w. l. .NGS TON,
A ri, Murra, county, Georgia.
Jan IL, 1892 %
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a BIRD SONG.

4 ripple Of rhythm tri1ling tune
Gadenced an caroled to colUrs Of June,
Shaded with vistas Of shadowy dreams,
Rhyming and timing to singing of streams
Sounding the tint and the CLINT of tho sky.
Echoing. echoing ecstasy
shining the sheen and the green of the sheaf.
Sparkling and darklins the diamond dewed
leaf.
Painting the grace and The face of the fower.
Kissing the lip and the9drip, OF the shower,
Stealing the breeze of the trees and the shades.
Drinking the dews of the dels and the glades-
whistling the wind voiced violin trill.
Trebling the thread of a slender thrill;
Twittering over the trembling strings
Subtlest. sweetest and :tenderest things
Pealing O passionate pecan Of love.
Lyrical, limpid, waited above
Bird halleluiahs. echoed afar,
Ghanted through natures portals ajar.
Running in rapture the scale Of song scope,
Wording and birding the rainbow of hope.
pulsing and throbhing and thrilling with June,
Fashioning, passioning all to his tune.
Praising in prisms Of cadencing light
Soaring and soaring to ecstasy g height;
Swelling his magical. music mad throat
Singing and winging his heavenward note!
--Marisa Daniel Mcconnell In Alkahest-
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Severe Rebuke.

Constable the famous painter, onco
gave a remarkable instance nf the sweet
ness Of his temper which scarcely any
thing could ruffle. The story is told by
Julian Charles Young whose uncle had
witnessed its incident
Ho called On Constable one day and
was received by him in his front room.
After half an hours chat the artist pro-
posed to repair to the back room to show
him large picture on which he was
engaged.
On walking mp to his easel ho found
that one of his little boys, in his alb
sence, had dashed the handle Of the
hearth broom through the canvas and
made so large rent in it as to render
it's restoration impossible. He called the
child up to him and asked him gently if
he had done it. When the boy admitted
his act, Constable took him on his knee
and rebuked him in these unmeasured
terms:
"Oh, my dear petit See what we
have done! Dear dear! What shall we
do to mend it? can't think-can you?'
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Feeding n son C.ns.rictor by Hand.

Feeding n Bon Gems ,rictOr by Hand.
England has remarkable snake
charmer i'll DR.. Arthur Stradling, whose
blood is poison proof and who permits
the snakes to bite him at will. He has
visited every snake country on the
globe. He had two ribs broken while
manipulating West African pythoness
l6 feet long. This is the manner in
which he feeds his boa constructors, de-
scribed by himself:
With shirt sleeves rolled up and
stockinged feet grasp the creature just
behind the head and separate its jaws
by gelnle pressure with silver spatula.
It's more knack than force. for all
snakes are exceedingly sensitive about
the mouth. A light tap on the muzzle
will turn the fiercest of them.
'Then the assistant (his little eon)
pops the lump Of meat. dead rat, bird
or whatever the morsel may be, right in
among the quivering triple rows Of
long, curved teeth-positively quiver-
ing and walking with the agitation
of anger on tho mobile jaws-and /
push it down to the stomach, first with
ruler and then by squeezing upon it
with my hands from the outside, q me-
ohanical suasion which requires to be
maintained for some little time in order
to insure that the item Of aliment shall
remain in statu quo.
In the interval the youngeter is not
idle, and finds plenty Of occupation in
shifting the reptilo' coils and disengag-
ing various parts of me from too close
embrace. And SO we fill the beast up un-
til he can hold no more"
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Assessment Notice.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ANDERSON, s. G..

YT1HIS OFrIrE WILL BE OPEN To
K CEIVE RE URNS IF Pr r.
oUNAL PRnPE ,TY Tor taxation for
h. next h...al y-ar from the first day nt
January. 1899 To the Goth OF February
following, 'uclusiNe.
All tran ters OF REAL ESTATE made
since last vear's asse>snent must be
carefully noted IN the r-turrI-the pum
b-r ut acres bought or sold aud from
whom acquired or to whom sold.
Under the new rsse~sing la~s the
township p a~sess"rs are required 10 make
Tax Returns tor all th'sr that tail 10
make their own returns within the time
prescribed by law, aud hencs the Difficult.
ty oi deliuquents escaping the penalty OF
the la..
Elk CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
POLL TAX. a | other males between,
the ax-s % 81 And 60 years, EXCEPT
HO f NC PABLE OF EARN NG
A SUPPORT From BEING MAIN ED
OR FnUM ANY OTHER CAUSE, shall
to deemed xnDle pulls.
For the convenIence of taxpayers we
will alsO have deputies to take returns al
the following tunes aud places:
Holland, Tuesday, January 10.
nj. fattsvill-, Wednesday, January IL.
Iva, Thursday, January II.
wos-ley, Friday, January Is.
Bsvlis McConnells, Saturday, Janu-
AIRY II.
STA r, Monday, January Is.
snrevi.l., rue-.say. .ianuarv IL.
C'inkscales' Mill, Wednesday, Janu-
ary Is
u,ton, Thursday, January l9.
B,-hnp'- Branch, FRIDAY, January 90
Five Forks, Thursday, January 10
Amt,Yn, Momday. Ianuar, q
Wlar,'s store NJ 'nday, Jannsry 2S.
Cedar Wreath, Tuesday, Ja"uary "a.
'g,ngton's 5 ore. Wednesday, Jann-
ar, %
Euu,lity, Thursday, January 2G.
rt,n,l J..n, Frihav, January q.
Towpvil Friday, January u.
Tuxal",. Saturday. January 2S.
t,.,r-a Pam. N nday and Tuesday,
j 'nnAry 30and 81.
Baton. We nesday and Thursday.
Fen uAry And 2.
p,-hno,t t Friday and Saturday. Feb
ru r, ~ q 4.
Pelz,r, Monday, Tuesday and Wednea-
ds,. reh,n.r, s. I aud S.
W,ll,-m-tnn. Thursday and. Friday.
February 9 and 10.
q. N. C. BOLEMAN.
Dec. II. 1898. Auditor A. &
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WOMEN WHO easclNAre WOMEN.
Tragic Results That Have Followed III
Some Modern Instances.


Tragic Results That Have Followed In
Some Modern Instances.
Cases of the unnatural influence
which women have exercised over
women arc not uncommon. The NO.
noted instance of that kind was ir
the case Of Miss Alice Mitchell of
Memphis. Miss Mitchell's father was
merchant of wealth and sho lived
in great refinement in the fashion
able part of the city. She was fre-
quently visited by Miss Freda Ward
of Gold Dust, Ark, and the pair
seemed to be inseparable One day
in January, 1892. however. Miss
Mitchell was driving through the
streets with a friend when she met
Miss Ward. She jumped from the
carriage suddenly and without o
word cut Miss Wards throat. The
poor girl fell to the sidewalk and died
while being taken to a hospital.
No one could understand the mo-
tive for the deed. Miss Mitchell told
various stories, one of which was
that she ! :lled Miss Ward because
she had circulated scandals about
her. Finally she made n statement
which she adhered to, in which she
said:
II killed Freda because / loved
her and she refused to marry me. l
asked her to marry me three times,
and at last she consented. We were
going to marry here and 20 to st.
Louis. When Freda promised to
marry me, I was so happy. sent
her an engagement ring and she
wore it for time, but when It was
returned to me was miserable. I
could not bear to be separated from
her, 80 resolved to kill her. Iwould
rather she were dead than away
from me-"
Miss Mitchell was tried for mur-
der in July, 1892, and on being ad-
judged insane was sent to an asylum.
A peculiar case lay in the infatu-
alton which Miss Margaret Messmoro
of Los Angeles had for Miss Grace
Miltimore Of Savannah. Both girls
came of good families and were ex-
ceedingly pretty. In 1893 they room
ed together in Chicago, where they
were studying music. The parents
became alarmed at the friendship
which existed between them, and
Miss Miltimore was induced to return
home. She left her trunk containing
many valuable articles with her
friend, who refused to give it up.
"Grace is my husband" said Miss
Messmore, why should l give her
things to her family?" Miss Mess
moro was finally taken back to Los
Angeles almost by force. Mrs. Alma
Erbardt's love for Mrs. Charlotte
Goehling of Newark caused her to
be sent to IN insane asylum in JAN
uary, 1894. At the trial Mrs. Goeh-
ling produced letter from Mrs. Err
hardt. which contained a distinct
proposal of marriage. Another letter
urged her TO kill her two children.
Mrs. Eugenia Van Cott. daughter Of
o prominent minister of Smithville,
N. Y, was arrested in September,
1898, for enticing Mrs. Alice Tauris
away from her husband The case
never came to trial.-New York
Herald.