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The Bourbon news., 1899-11-17
CHAPTER VII.
RIDER GETS A SHOCK.

''And you expect me to believe all this
yarn?"
81 tell you it's all straight. There's
the letter. It's a chancet hat comes
only once in a lifetime. l give you the
chance because you have lent hand
while 1 was used up. 1t will make us
both rich men,"
With their foreheads nearly touch
ing, Obed Rider and a stranger were
conversing in low tones in the formers
tent. They were not handsome pair.
The Seaman'S weather-Stained, brutal
countenance was a fitting mate for its
companion, where the deep-set, color
less eyes, protruding cheek bones and
shapeless mouth, together with vul-
pine chin and fiendish eyebrows, de-
scending to the nose in sharp arches,
were natures warning to his fellows.
Obed Riders hurts had proved more
serious than he had at first imagined.
The broken ribs panied him whenever
he moved. and he was almost helpless.
This man, who was known as Hank
Bowers, was desperate character who
had lost his last ounce at the gaming
table. lie attached himself to the
mate with a view to robbing him at the
first opportunity, but the latter, find
ing him to be utterly unscrupulous,
had decided to enlist his services in
his own schemes.
On the very night Tom landed at
Dyea he was making the offer. He
first informed his new friend that his
name was Avery, then showed the let
ter from the old miners partner, also
the will drawn up on shipboard.
The other laughed insolently in his
face as he went on and sneered:
"Come off! Do yer take me for a
fool? If you was digging gold in 40
you was at it blasted young!"
Rider shrank before his look. and he
continues:
''See here, now. old man. Give us a
straight deal. Them papers amt none
of yourn. You've pinched EN- some
whar. OF course, that's your business,
an yer amt obliged ter split on yerself.
! amt a man ter stick at trifles. but
don't go in with yer blind. Now, in the
fust place, what's yer right name?"
Having obtained this information, he
continued:
'All right. Now, the next thing is,
how did yer git them papers,"
Rider dared not refuse to tell, but he
said, sullenly:
Il took them from a young fellow in
Frisco"
"Oh you did! Now we are coming
down to biz. He give 'em up fer the
askin' / dare say?"
NO" growled Rider. 81 knocked him
| over and took EN-"
Good! And did yer make clean job
| of it? Did yer kill him?'
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as Iuc ducuOT chain Went rItlH0X
through the hawse pipes the steamer
was surrounded by feet of rowboats
and Siwash canoes. trying to pick up
passengers. On the beach could be seen
the large scows used for unloading the
horses. and the passengers were eager
10 so ashore. This could not be done,
however. until the captain came back
with the customs officer
The beach at Skaguay is low. and
runs out several hundred yards before
dropping off into Geep water. ~ low
tide this is all bare, so steamers are
forced to lie outside and try to unload
at high tide.
Tom and Green were 10 continue four
miles further to Dyea. but as they
found it impossible to secure a scow to
tow their horses and outfit 10 that
port. they were forced to leave them
on the steamer until she finished her
trip after unloading the bulk Of her
freight at Skaguay.
When the customs officer had made
his visit the two friends went ashore in
a rOwboat and took their first glimpse
Of a typical mining town.
What scene it was! Crowds of men
rowing in boats to the beach, then
clambering out and carrying their
goods above the reach of the tide and
piling them in little heaps on the
ground. Horses tcthered singly and in
groups. Tents of every size and kind,
and men cooking over sheet iron stoves
set outside. Piles of goods were on
every hand, and men could be seen
loading horses and starting off toward
a sort of lane in the direction of small
grove of cottonwoods, beyond which
was the trail to the famous White pass.
Rough frame buildings were going
up on every hand as fast as man could
handle the material, all of which were
to be turned into stores when COM
pleted. Outfits bought and sold" was
a familiar sign, and the stars and
stripes floating over tent announced
the presence of a United States court
commissioner.
1t required two days to unload the
freight here, and then the Islander
~ Dg6dy WuGIG,
accident. Tom and his friends succeed
ed in landing their outfit and setting
up their tent.
When everything was done it was
dark, and to Toms delight the second
mate proved an excellent hand to cook.
They made hearty meal. lit their pipes
and then Tom said:
Tomorrow we must see if we can
find the man Avery's letter told about
the one who was coming here after
supplies this spring. 1t said he would
be here some time in April or May. To-
lay is the first of May. Then we must
inquire about Rider. We may find out
if he has been here and when he left.
You know we may be wrong about him,
after all. It's possible"
Il wish was as sure of being rich as
am that he is ahead of US somewhere, :"
was the sleepy rejoinder. as Green
knocked the ashes out of his pipe and
curled up in his blanket. mark my
words. you'll find I am right
Perhaps their sleep would not have
been so sound had they known that
Obed Rider was at that very moment
sitting in tent not more than 100 feet
away in earnest conversation with q
rough-looking miner.
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Objected to Noise.

'Who is that man around the corner
who complains that the baby walked
him when it cried for a few minutes
last night?" asked the little.woman.
Don't you know?" her husband re-
sponded. He's been working in a
boiler factory for the last five years.
Washington Star.
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Stin More Marvellous.

'''It may seem incredible, but it's
true. Twenty years ago he was bur-
glar. Now he's preacher of the Cos
pei and auseful man.
1t does t seem incredible to me-
know NIT excellent preacher on the
West side 40 was once & ward politS-
cian."-ChiKSgo Tribune
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for soc worth of work. We are giving
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family paper of from 16 to 80 large pages,
GA to 1913 columns of Choice Good Stories,
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ALLOWANCE FOR COLLEGE.
Youth eA,600 . Year While
1t Harvard.

Considerable information in regard,
10 The amount Of monAy to be expended
by youth, 10 years old, who occupies
. good social position, and who u to
be educated At Hsrvard university, is
found in legal papers fled In ths su-
prsms court At New York city.
This information IL contained in the
report Of Edward q. Johnston, who was
rsosutly appointed referee by Justice
Bookstavsr for the purpose Of hearing
testimony and advising the supreme
court how puch money should be al
lowed to Richard Delafield Shipman,
1e years old, from his estate of $185, 900
while he IL being prepared for Har-
vard and while being educated there.
Young Shipman expects to enter Har-
ward next fall.
Referee Johnston reported 1t was his
opinion $4,5Oo year was none too
much for q boy of the property and So
cial position Of young Shdpman while at
Harvard.
Justice Gildersleeve has approved the
referees report and directed that Mr..
Shipman should expend $4,000 year
for the use of his son, whose full in
come is $4,000 year.
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GAS WELLS PLAYING OUT.
The Indiana Fields Are Steadily
and Seriously Waning In
Pressure.

The recent extreme cold weather of
the past week has suddenly aroused the
people of the gas belt to the stern fact
that the gas pressure is steadily wan
ing. The efforts to make an oil field out
of a gas district has had a distressing
effect on the supply, and the extension
of the oil fields is now proving detri-
ment to the field. Millions and millions
of cubic feet of gas have been wasted,
first by the fam beaux and since by the
oil operators.
Gas wells in Hartford City, Ind,
which a few years ago showed pres
sure Of $50 pounds have now dwindled
to 220 pounds. Waste from oil opera
tors alone was enormous, and it is as
tonishing that steps were not taken
long before to stop it. Oil and salt wa
ter are rapidly quenching the flow Of
gas. There is no doubt that $40, ,0O0, 600
worth of natural gas has been wasted
since it was first discovered in the state.
Residents of the gas belt for a number
of years refused to admit the supply
was failing, but they are now face to
face with the reality.
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POWER SUDDENLY CUT OFF.
Switch Device In Use In Chicago to
Prevent C1Ossinx Acci-
dents.

The railroad companies have assumed
the responsibility for the safety of life
and person on many of the surface
crossings, especially where trolley cars
cross their lines at grade. They utilize
simple system in the matter. II might
be called an interlocking system. A
watchman in a tower keeps lookout
for the coming and going Of trains on
the railroad lines, and the approach OF
the street cars. When he sees train
and street car approaching at the
same time he pulls u lever in his tower.
That act switches" section about two
feet long in one of the rails of the street
car line, and the current is shut off from
the trolley line. OF course. the car is
brought to a stop-suddenly sometimes,
with the result of shaking up passen-
gers. If ii he at night, of course, the
cars are darkened and passengers have
to sit out the wait with no light. But
the system. according TO railroad men,
of street and steam lines, is the safest
and surest yet devised for the preven-
ton of the grade crossing horror
which used to figure so frequently and
prominently in the newspapers.
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DEAD MAN WINS CYCLE RACE.
The Victor IN an Australian Contest
Goes Under the Tape
Corpse.

Australian advices by the steamship
Miowera tell of remarkable bicycle
race in Sydney, which was won by q
dead man.
It occurred at big electric light car
nival. In q one-mile race there was so
entries, some Of the fastest men in Aus
tralia taking part in it. While 10000
people watched this particular race,
which was for q magnificent cup, young
James somerville passed under the
tape a winner, though dead
At the start he quickly forged ahead,
closely followed by another crack rider
named Percy Cliff. They LETT 4s riders
away in the rear and shot around the
track almost wheel to wheel. When
within rs yards of the tape Somerville,
who still led by half wheel, was seen
to relax his hold on the handlebars.
His pedals whirled around, however,
and he pluckily held his position. Five
yards from the tape Cliff put on a tre-
mendous squirt and struck Somerville's
hind wheel, shooting the machine with
its then almost inanimate burden, like
. rocket under the tape.
The crowd yelled wildly, but silence
ensued when Somervillev after crossing
the tape, plunged head foremost from
the machine.
When picked up he was dead. Physi-
cdans who examined his body said he
must have had an attack of heart fail
ure on the last lap.
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THE PAY OF CUBAN SOLDIERS
o.ly Obstacle n sAs way IL sAs Compile
tlsa ef ths kslls-Ths Work Il
Being AAstsnsA

HAVANA. March ll.-The Only o.
stasls How In the wsy Of paying on the
Cuban troops 10 the complseion u the
role . worn whieh b beihk hastensd
by Inspector General Rolo6. He sAys
thae IN some cases the rosters ef the
commands must be crssted, - the old
rosters are either missingo or too defect-
i've 70 be useful He points out that
the insurgents often have NO paper,
pens or ink.
Gen. Gomez explains that 5000 com
nissioned and 10000 non-commissoined
officers are relatively large numbers in
an army Of 81, ooo privates, but that these
officers In many cAseS received their
appointments because the Cubans have
no other way <of recognising bravery
and stimulating enthusiasm. ut may
sssns, /" he ssys, "a ohsap ssrt Of pro-
motion, But IL meant q good deal TO
the Cubans."
Gen. Gomez continues to produce an
excellent impression upon the Amer
ican military authorities.
The stories printed here aud else
where to the effect that Gov. Gen.
Brooke intends to require the Cuban
military assembly to discontinue its
meetings are officially denied. An
other secret session, thought It is said
there was no quorum, was held Friday.
Friday morning the committee ap-
pointed Thursday by the assembly
called upon Gen. Gomez to ask An ex.
plsnation Of his conduct and q defini.
tion Of the understanding reached be.
tween him and Gen. Brooke, which the
committee declared had prevented q
successful issue Of the assembly's finan'
cial project. Gen. Gomez declined te
comply with the request.
Whether Gen. Brooke's message de
claring that the United States will
not recognize any financial obli
CATION entered into by any
persons claiming to represent
|. the people of Cuba, without the
presidents authorization was delivered
to the assembly has not yet developed
but it appears that members of the as
sembly fear that this message viii
be followed by others of Q NOR,
stringent nature. The session Satur
day will be public and the business
will be an explanation of what ha'
been done in secret session and . dis
cussion of the course of Gen. Gomez.
At O'Clock Friday afternoon tn
temperature was 70 degrees Fahren
heit
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HUGE REFRlGERATING PLANT
Chief Ouaftermaster Lee win Open Bids
March 80 for the Erection Of
One 1T Manila.

CHICAGO, March 11.-Chief Quarter
master Lee, Of the department Of the
lakes, win open bids March so for the
erection Of large refrigerating plant
and ice-making machine at Manila
und er the plans and specifications re-
Gently revised by experts. Proposals
for constructing the plant we're re-
ceived a month ago and forwarded to
the authorities at Washington, but
were rejected because the specifications
were not explicit in describing the
style of apparatus desired.
The revised plans call for a refriger-
ating plant with "a capacity for 1900
tons of beef, 400 tons of mutton, so
tons of butter, 50 tons of canned goods,
100 tons Of potatoes and 100 tons of
bacon.
The ice-making plant will be capable
of turning out 10 tons of ice daily. The
bidders will be expected to ship their
material to Manila to be put together.
The refrigeratinR house will be divided
into 10 rooms, separate rooms. being
provided for each class of provisions.
The estimated cost Of the plant is
$3.50, 900.
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COAL DUST BRICKS.
Millions Of Tons Of crimy Powder
to Be Utilized Is fsel
P-ooes. Dssc.vered Of saviss WKlt
Has HNkefto Bees PractAcaaSv
fflrSSSI AMY " nlSNe.ON1sfS
.FaNsry at Chicago.

Millions Of tons OF coal dust hitherto
deemed ktGe better shan waste tre 70
be reclaimed A. fuel through the me-
dium of new compound, which 10 soon
/ to be manufactured in great quantities
by concern recently incorporated 10
the Briquette Coal company. The
crumbling atoms of bitumen and an
thracite are to be packed together in
miniature bricks and shipped in large
quantities to all parts Of the country.
A factory plant has already been con-
structed at Morgan and Thirty-eighth
streets, Chicago, where the apparatus
will shortly be placed in working order.
Gardner Corning, Chicago man, 10
the inventor of the formula, which
promises to dispose of the great guam
titles of black crumbs distributed in
the swamps Of q dozen states by the
mine proprietors. who have feared that
the dust would choke up their shafts
unless more practical method of dis
| position were evolved. Mr.. Corning
will not divulge the constituent ele-
ments Of the composition, which he
says will assimilate with the coal dust.
He asserts that the use of pitch will
make the artificial cakes give out more
heat and be less productive of smoke
than the most valuable species of hard
coal.
1t is estimated that 10000 tons Of
| coal dust are distributed about tho
country by mine owners. The stuff,
which has been regarded as almost
| worthless, has been used for the bed
| ding of railroads and the reclaiming Of
submerged lands. In Duluth last year
10000 tons of coal dust was used in the
construction of the new docking sys-
tenn. AS soon as the Chicago manufac-
tory is in working order the concern
Mr.. Corning heads viii esta blish branch
works in different parts Of the country
convenient to the coal centers.
! According to the plans prepared by
the inventor the coal dust will pass
through several processes before it is
turned out in brick form. It is first
dumped into huge receptacle, where
II is carried to boiler heated almost
to the ignition temperature of the dust.
Then the stuff is mixed with the vari-
Gus ingredients which are to make IL
practical. Out Of this apparatus the
combined materials fall under q preDs,
which turns the stuff into bricks ready
for consumption. The apparatus for
producing the coal brick is entirely au-
tomato.
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WILL OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Public Purposes Is q Member Of
Chicago Board Of Trade.

CHICAGO, March lin the will of
John Quincy Adams which was filed
for probate Friday. the sum of $3.50, 900
is bequeathed for public purposes. OF
this amount the American Sunday
School union gets 10000; Rockford
college, Rockford, ILL.,, $50, 600; Red Riv-
er Valley university, Wahpeton.
N. D., $4,000; Fargo college,
$4,000 and the Anne rican Bible society
$4,000. The remainder is divided
among local seminaries and societies.
Mr.. Adams was a prominent member
of the Chicago board of trade. He was
born in Massachusetts, in 1924.
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GOVERNMENTS HEALTH RESORT
The Hot Springs Of Arkansas

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HIS PAY IS CUT OFF.
Dewey Placed In Curious Position
BY an Oversight Of Congress.
AAva sHe the Hero OF Mantis 20 RiaN
0f AdmafAl, Hst fail 70 Make
Peovisioo for Mis-
SALARY.

Cdhgress has Nude an odd mistake
in providing for the pfonSotion Of
Dewey; IT, has made NO Arrangement %
10 his pay. In the joint resolution
which has passed the senate no mention
Is made of remuner grafton for the new
admiral. This has given rise TO good
deal Of cogitation at the navy depart
ment, and among the youngsters there
have been q few chuckles Of amuse-
inent. The navy has had no full ad-
miral since Porter. and his salary Of
$4,000, as we'll as the law creating it,
died with him. Obviously, the hero Of
Manila will vacate his present commits
sion when he accepts the new one; he
cannot hold two ranks at the same
time, and consequently he will lose the
pay to which he is entitled as rear ad-
nIiral.
The situation is thus a curious one,
but, OF course, congress will remedy It
by an amendment to the joint resolu-
tion. Doubtless salary Of @i3, Geo per
annum will be provided for Dewey, and
he will draw 1t for the rest Of his life.
The resolution authorizes the president
ito appoint. by selection and promo
tion. an admiral of the navy, who shall
not be placed upon the retired list ex.
cept upon his own application; and
whenever such Office shall be vacated
by death or otherwise the office shall
cease to exist"
This is the first occasion on which the
privilege of active service for life h as
been granted to a naval officer in this
country. Porter was thanked three
times by congress and this extended his
active term 30 years, the existing Law
giving ten years extra for each thanks
If he had lived to be more than cen.
tury old he would still have remained
on the active list. Dewey now receives
5000 year. sea pay; on shore duty he
would get only $4,5OO. As full admira
he will draw 81 ,OS3.3 a month under al
circumstances comfortable income
for q widower.
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OHIO HAPPENINGS.
succuMBED 10 THE DISEASE.
Wife Of MAI. Gen. ,. Warren keifer Dies Of
l'neunOnla Father and Son ON the
Way Home From Havana.

srBScFlELD. O., March ls.-Mra J.
W1rrcn Keller. wife Of Maj Gen
Kesfer, died at 8 O'Clock sunday morn.
Ing of pneumonia. She had been III
but a little ovef week and wAs not
considered dangerous until the lass
dsy. Maj. Irn. and son, Capt Keifer,
Of his stah, are on their way
home from Havana, having been
sent for. but will not arrive
here until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Mrs keifer was "a years of age, hsv.
ing been married to Gen. Keifer in
1890. During President Arthur's ad.
ministration, while Gen. Keifer wa
speaker Of the house. Mrs. Keifer wal
. prominent figure in Washington SO.
ciety.
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France has paid its last pension to
Napoleon is soldiers. In 1869 law
was passed granting $50 year to all
noncommissioned officers and priNatRs 5
who served ten years in the armies Of
the first republic or of the first empire
and had received wound. For the
first year the payments amounted to
5000, 900; last year the sum was $50 and
the last recipient is now dead at the age
of 1O5 years.
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WASHINGTON, March 11.-Rev. DR..
Byron Sunderland has been appointed
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church to succeed Rev. Or. T. Dewitt
Talmage. DIR. Sunderland already has
served the church 45 years and since
his resignation last June, when DR..
Talmage took charge, has been the
pastor emeritus.
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TIFFIN, O., March 13.-Postmaster
Briggs upon request of stamp collec-
tors, attempted to get from the post
Office department number of sets OF
periodical stamps, but the department
answered that they had already sup
piled Ohio with 5,O32 sets, the full
being made to get them from the Gin.
cinnati office.