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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-30

NEW YORK. September 2g.-Ihe COM
r,orriel News Bureau Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company has sent out
the following explanation In connection
with the suspension of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange:
Regarding the special Liverpool nuctua-
tn, to-daV The movement should pro-
babIy have been made against the closing
nrices of Yesterday. each movement 10 De
made separately as they came and not
TO be added collectively
THE trouble is probably caused Dy mis-
Notwithstanding in the manner of using
lSi@ned6 GARDNER IRVING,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-30
0''' GARDNER IRVING.
MANY TRADES AT 71-2.

MANl INNTEo II = .,
MACON. GA, September 2s.LMacoh
ootten men were taken in by the falsi-
fcation of the Liverpool cotton quota
tions. and there was wild excitement Tor
awhile. A rush was made Tor the spot
cotton which was for sale ana many
transactions were reported az L. one
riarfer sold sixty bales, which he had
iust brought 10 town, at that figure, and
y number of other farmers are happT over
having received big prices for, their cotton.
These transactions will stand. the buyers
having concluded 10 stand BY their ttades'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-30

Gazette this afternoon says:
a speculative upward movement In raw
cotton I'm the United States and llVerpooi
H. i'm fuU swing The Lancashire SPIN
ners are standing aside and are allowing
the gamblers TO have full sway.
at is reported in Liverpool that well
known New York petroleum merchant Is
at the bottom Of the present boom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-30
AWAITING TIE WORD.

Meantime. the vessels 20 take part IN
He parade were massing over near the
-Ds Island shore, until that side Of the
e.iDof became a tangie Of stacks and
ts and framework as far as the eye
NC reach The grassy slopes Of Forts
worth and Hamilton. and the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-30

MELBOURNE. VICTORIA. September
a conference of the military com
nandants Of all the colonies. except New
Zcaland Is sitting here. TO discuss the
eoulpment and dispatch OF an Australian
force 10 South Africa. Volunteers are
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
Whipped by whitecaps.

A mob OF whitecaps near White Oak
church. near Owingsville, KY, the
other night took Willis Manley from
his home and gave him 100 lashes with
hickory switches. Manley had been
notified by the whitecaps to leave Bath
county and had failed to observe the
warning. The whitecaps also visited
the house OF Eliza. Wright. near by,
and RACED 1t to the ground. The charge
against Manley and the Wright woman
was for keeping disorderly houses. The
couple left the county at once.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
A Unique Violin.

A unique violin has been made by a
Missouri man. The back Is OF cherry
from a table more than a century old,
which formerly belonged to the How
ard-Payne College. In the center Of
the back are inserted twenty-one
pieces of WOOD from the Holy Land,
n being from a grapevine that grew
In the Garden OF Gethsemane. Around
the margin are set In a row small
pieces OF wood, diamond shaped, gath
cred from all over the civilized world.
In one end OF the back is inserted a
horseshoe made OF castor wood, and
in the other end is the image of a rab-
bit carved in cherry. There are In all
over one hundred and fifty pieces of
wood, and the only tools used In the
manufacture Of the instrument were a
pocket knife and a half-inch chisel.-
New York Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
one ridden by the sheriff OF Pima coun-

one ridden by the sheriff OF Pima coun-
ty and escaped into Sonora, Mexico.
Three months passed and the .,ri-
zona people began to hope and then
to think that the Black Jake band had
decided to remain permanently In the
republic OF Mexico. Late one night, In
January. 1897. when the air was q lit
tie chilly in the semi-tropic regions.
FIVE men In masks walked In upon a
faro game at Deming. N. NJ. Wniis
four of the masked men covered the
eleven gamblers and kept their hanos
away above their heads, the tallest OF
the masked men gave his whole at
tention to the cashier OF the layout.
That official reached for his pistol, but
he was too slow. lie was shot In the
face and he dropped forward on the
green table. The robbers were gone In
a twinkiing,
Three murders were added In 1898 to
the catalogue Of crimes attributed to
the notorious band. One was the
shooting Of n passenger on the stage
from Tombstone to Grant Springs. in
Arizona. when that vehicle was held
up and the passengers piled their
watches, purses and other valuables In
n heap for the use of the bandits. An
other murder was that OF a switch
man for the Atlantic 4 Pacific Rail-
road Company at Navajo. because.
probably. he was suspected Of having
recognized the gang and OF having
plans for telling his suspicious to the
sheriff.
The Santa Fe west-bound overland
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Great Britain pays 800, 600, 900 n
ally to America and the English coll
onies for butter. The people who buy
high-price butter 1t sweet and
fresh. and this Is possible only when
the cows are eating spring grass. As
1t Is not always spring in England It
stands to reason that butter has to be
brought from those places where
spring is. First the Londoner gets his
butter from west England, Normandy
and Brittany. Then the butter of
northern Denmark follows and Austria
liam butter comes next-English winter
is Australian spring.
In a recent lecture by DR.. Charles b.
Dudley, chief chemist Of a certain rail-
road, 1t Is shown how the costs OF the
distinctively little things mount up in
the Offices of a large railway system.
For instance, he shows that 1t costs
the railroad each year about $1,000 for
pins, $4,000 for rubber bands, SIS, 900
for ink, $4,000 for lead pencils, etc. The
fact that 1t costs nearly as much for
stationery with which to carry on the
business as 1t does for iron, as DR.. Dud-
ley asserts, is indeed startling. Some
roads have realized the extent OF waste
in such directions and have, among
other measures, ordered that a large
part of the communications between
their various officials shall be written
on pads Of manila paper instead OF on
regular letter heads.
There is 10 one from John O'Broat's
to Lands End, England, who bestows
more OF his means to philanthropic
causes than Lord O%vertoun, to. whom
his father, James White. left a fortune,
closely approaching $40, 600, 900. Sew
enty-odd years ago the father OF Lord
Overtoun and his brother John took
possession OF an old soap and soda
works neer Rutherglen and converted
1t into a factory for the production of
bichloride OF potash. 1t Is related of
the founder of the business that he was
wont to stand inside the gate OF his
works at night and II he found any
particles OF chrome-a chemical for
which he received 20 cents a pound in
those days-adhering to boots or
clothes he would stop the man with
the remark: Hey. man! gang back
and daud your shin. Div We no see
ye're cairryin' ava siller when we cair-
ry crum on yer bitts?" John Camp
bell White. the present owner OF she
chemical works at Rutherglen. was
created first Baron Overtoun In 1888.
taking the title from his estate In
Dumbartonshire. He was born in
1s43 and was educated at Glasgow uni
versity. He Is certainly n of the
busiest men in the country, and besides
being a deputy lieutenant and convener
for Dumbartonshire. is president Of in
Vulnerable religious and philaIthropic
societies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04

scheme. He promptly held them up.
Each man was thus busy holding some
person with his six-shooter. and there
was no one left to shovel the money
into the bag.
Realizing that something must be
done to change the combination, the
mar who had the irrigation owen
ton at bay promptly shut the door on
1t. The slamming OF the door at
tracted the attention OF the gentleman
at the teller's window. and he turned
to see what the trouble was. The in
slant the robber turned, the teller
made a jump for his window, under
meath which. on a shelf. reposed the
bank six-shooter. which he grabbed
and began shooting,
over one hundred shots were fired
inside Of three minutes. Every man
who could get a gun and a horse took
the trail. A skirmish ensued among
the rocks In the Los Animos canyon.
Black Jake lost his horse, but got the
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whilst l listened and ate as in q
dream.
1T has been a long day." Miss Elm
lie said. land there has been so much
to do. l made Mona keep her room un-
til dinner time, and then came
the shock of the rector's summons.
Dear. dear-to think that Mrs. Heath
cote should follow the lear Colonel
so soon!" She glanced at Mona, and
changed the subject. HAD you a
pleasant journey, Mr.. Fort?"
YES" I answered, rousing myself
with an effort, 1T was very pleasing up
to a certain point. Then a little ad-
venture befell me-" ! had my eyes
fixed upon Miss Branscombe as l spoke;
there was no change in her attitude, no
interest in her still, weary face.
"An ADVENTURE" exclaimed Miss
Elmslie. what was it,"
determined to make a bold stroke.
II lost my bag" I replied, watch
ing the m~otionless figure in the arm
chair.
Lost your bag!" echoed Miss Elms-
lie. Dear mel hope you found 1t
again"
mo. I have not found It up to this
time," I answered. II believe 1t was
exchanged by a fellow passenger
lady"-still no sign from Nona-"who
left her own in its place"
But the railway oficials-the--the
telegraph" said Miss Elmslie. who was
always confused and helpless in emer-
gencies-"they can get 1t back for you.
Have you made inquiries?"
Eyes" I answered. steadily. 81 have
made inquiries, and"-with emphasis
II think l have traced the lady"
Miss Branscombe lifted her hand at
this moment and leaned her cheek
upon it. shading her face from my
view. My shot had told at last.
you have traced herr" said Miss
Elmslie, "Ah. then 1t will be all right!'
Eyes. I hope it will be all right" l
echoed
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
CHAPTER vII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER VII.-(Continued.)
My hitherto matter-of-fact life had
suddenly received its baptism OF
mystery and romance; and with 1t an
other initiation-that supreme reveia-
ton which comes but once in a mans
life. and having come, leaves Its mark
upon 1t forever-the revelation OF
love.
Your message, sir" said h tele-
graph clerk at my elbow. l tore open
tho yellow envelope, and read
Motion Junction-No Gladstone
bag left here, or inquired for to-day"
Then Miss Branscombe had not dis
covered her mistake. Moreover, her
destination was some point beyond
Motion, or she would certainly have
had time to detect the change OF bag
gage.
sent a message to Miss Elmslie at
Forest Lea, announcing my return
that night and requesting that IL con-
venient a carriage might meet me at
the station, and then I prepared to
get through as best | might the hours
Of supense which lay before me.
My heart beat faster as the evening
express neared Motion Junction. / was
on the platform almost as soon as the
train stopped. The station was I'M
usually quiet, and the platform clear
from one end to the other; there was
no sign of the slight, graceful figure
for which / sought eagerly. / did not
give up hope until the last moment.
After a hurried inquiry at the cloak
room / fingered by the carriage door
until the train was absolutely in mo-
ton. and then resumed my seat with a
blank chill of disappointment. Miss
BraIscombe was evidently not return
ing to Forest Lea that night.
The loss OF the will-serious as such
a loss would be to me both personally
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES no place
in my mind as l travelled on toward
Forest Lea. l believe | had entirely
forgotten the lesser misfortune in what
seemed to me the greater-the disap.
pearance OF Miss Branscombe from hel
home. That she was the victim o.
some deeply laid plot on the part o.
her cousin l never doubted; the rec
tors precautions had been taken toe
late. Possibly had l spoken Of las
evenings discovery, Miss B~ranscombe'i
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04

1t is well known that many animals
appoint one or more Of their number to
act as sentinels to guard against sur
prise while the rest are asleep. or feed
ing, or at play. Among the animan-
using the word In Its widest sense
that are thus prudent may be named
the following: Wasps. ants. chamois
and other a%ntelopes. prairie-dogs. wild
horses, rocks, swans. Australian cock
atoos, zebras, quails. certain monkeys,
famingoes, New Zealand silver eyes,
shags and other birds. marmots, mouf-
Ion and other sheep, seals, African
wild cattle. huancoes. elephants, etc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04

guardians would have been on the
alert and this evenings escapade
would have been prevented. A girl,
inexperienced, innocent, confiding-
as, in spite Of all, l could swear Mona
was-might have been drawn into IN
stem. however extreme-even into q
hasty and secret m~arriage-by the fas-
cinating and clever spendthrift to
whom she had given her girlish anec-
ton, believing him to be un1ustiy
disinherited-in her W favor.
ONLY a few hours had elapsed since
her flight. however. Was 1t toe late
to save her? Hardly. There could be
no marriage before the morning, II so
/ would go at once to the rec
tor and give him the clue / held. 1t
was lust possible-a dozen things were
possible.
The cool night wind blowing upon
nv heated brow, as l sat once more
behind the splendid chestnut. seemed
to let light and air together in on the
subject and to lift me out OF the
trough into which l had sunk. Hope
came to my heart. l was impatient to
confer with the rector. No, It was
certainly not too late. l decided.
The rectory vas close to the gates
OF the Lea. I directed my Jehu to
stop there first.
1T have to see the rector" ex-
planned. "They have not gone to bed.
I see lights!'
"The rector, sir?' said the man,
pulling up, however. "Mr. Heathcote
went to Howmere just as I started to
fetch you. He was sent for, and he'll
not be back yet, even II he m to-
night. It's q good ten mile to How
mere"
"Sent for!"~-then II was all right. I
breathed a devout thanksgiving. Her
guardian had followed Nona-she was
safe.
The mans next words demolished
this hope.
tits bis mother. sir. From what I
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04

MAttDIIAlb ITALIA
was held up by the gang west OF Gal
lup in June, '9S. The express messenger
vas shot, the safe was dynamited, and
q sack Of gold and currency was Sc
cured. Sheriff Lawrence and twenty
carefully picked men chased the gang
for two weeks. Heavy rains fell, and
not the faintest clue remained for
trailing the outlaws across hundreds OF
miles of %sunbaked soil In an uninhab-
tied region. The general merchandise
store OF the Phelps Mining Company.
at Hueneme, In Yavapai county, A. T.,
was robbed one day last November.
while two employees there were at din
ner, and the two other nm In the
store were bound and gagged, but only
a few dollars were had.
This gang is well acquainted with q
large section Of the country, and
there are few men that will openly
and single-handed do anything against
them. In a posse 1t Is different. A
number OF the men are their friends
and help them with food. horses and
Wv hha'ioh' cthVl u llNlhB Ou GA
posed ranches. where the robbers can
come in. II they are revengeful, and
kill the man who has helped an officer,
or they can kill stock and run Off
horses. The gang is often seen by
cowboys and men living on ranches.
and to them the robbers have told their
versions OF their experiences.
The last congress %overhauled the
law regarding the emoluments OF
United States marshals, and now IL a
marshal sends out a man to make an
arrest. and the deputy does not get the
man he goes after. the government will
not pay him anything. Under the pro-
visions OF this law 1t was impossible
for United States Marshal Hall to get
men to take the trail. Even a dep
uty marshal wants to know that he
will be paid for his time from when
he starts on a trail until he is killed.
He objects more to working for moth.
ing than he does to getting killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04

How very awkward" said Miss
Elmslfc, "tor the lady as well as for
you. Dear me, Mr.. Fort. | hope you
will soon get back your W property.
Can we send to the station In the
morning? Or is there now anything you
want for tonight. Austin can attend to
IL IL you will ask him" .
Thank you" | replied, "thc bag ton
tanied nothing but papers"
"Papers!" exclaimed Miss Elmslie,
Then you must be very anxious. Mr..
Fort. DO let us senior had you roS
better go yourself?"
Thank YOU" | responded; 4 have
no doubt I shall recover everything
in the morning"
"How cool you are!" said Miss Elms-
lie. II should be In a fever"
81 think | will go to bed now" said
| Miss Branscombc, rising languidly
from her chair.
IL will come up stairs with you,'
said Miss Elmslie. starting up and tax
ing Nona's arm in her own. II shall
, not say goodnight, Mr.. Fort; you have
not finished your supper. Please don't
hurry am coming back"
Miss Branscombe bowed and held
out a limp, nerveiess hand as l opened
the door for her exit. She shivered Just
a little, TOO, and drew her shawl more
closely about her, but there was mel
Their guilt nor confusion-only weari-
ness and sorrow-in the eyes which
met mine for al Instant. Then the
two ladies crossed the hall and mount
ed the wide shallow stairs.
Miss Elmslie came down presently.
Poor child she said, "she Is abso-
lutely worn out! She has cried the
whole day. | hope she will sleep now
that is the best r~estorer. She has had
no sleep yet"
My first glance on gaining my bed
room was toward the Gladstone bat
which stood beside my portmanteau
Mona had probably taken the opportu
nifty of making the exchange quletl,
in my absence-she had shown her
self q person of resources, and l ha
little doubt that this would be he
line of action. 1t would involve n,
explanation of awkwardness. lifte'
the bag almost with a smile-the ad
venture interested me. There at tn
bottom was still the half-effaced labe
-"Iiotel -gia, Venezia." Miss Brans
combc then had in ONE way failed 4
be equal to the occasion; possibly sh
had been, as Miss Elmslie expressed II
too WORKOUT" to attempt the transfe
that night.
I opened my portmanteau, and ther
amongst my W possessions lay tn
large light gray dust cloak and tn
yellow paper-covered volume left be
hind by my travelling companion; Their
were the penciled words, mon
Branscombe"-tangible evidence tha
the days adventure had been no Il
fusion or case of mistaken identity, a
| was half tempted at times to believe
/ fell asleep, after much troubled toss
ing, and dreamt of Mona Branscomb,
at the Colonel's funeral, wrapped 1
her gray dust cloak. and carrying |
her hand my Gladstone bag, wit
"Venezia" in large letters on 1t.
(To be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
A CoatIx BIcxcIe.

The costliest bicycle In the world
has just been finished at a gun factory
In Vienna. II will cost 500 900 gulden.
which is g little more than $27. 500. The
owner Is ID rich South African diamond
king and mine owner. who will present
the machine to his wife on her next
birthday. The frame alone cost 1900
gulden, and at the last Vienna exposi-
ton It was admired by thousands. The
South African millionaire was so
struck with the exquisite beauty OF the
wheel that he bought II and hal 1t In.
laid with precious stones and diamonds
on every possible part.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
@l6Iz6,ah1hsS][zANA
sWINa2SMxyGyu pz1s

can hear. she's dying. She was a
very old lady, and she's been bad this
six months Of more. She was took
worse tonight
I groaneG inwardly. Then the rec
tors help was lost at this critical juno
ture. 1t was a fatality; / must tell
my story to Miss Elmslie. and that
without a moments loss Of time. From
her / might gain the information nee
essary to put me on the track of the
misguided girl.
Miss Elmslie met me at the door OF
the little morning room devoted to her
use and Miss Branscombe's; there was
no sign of agitation or anxiety In her
manner--nothing but cordiality and
satisfaction at my appearance.
so good OF you, Mr.. Fort, to come
back so soon!" she exclaimed. And
how tired you must be after your two
Journeys! l am glad you were able to
return to us at once. We need your
help more than ever, for we have had
another shock tonight. The poor dear
rector has been called away to- fear
his mothers death bed. All, the
world Is full OF sorrowful things! But
come in, Mr.. Fort"-as | stood rooted
to the threshold. Come in to the
fire. What-what is the matter?'
What, indeed? No wonder that
stared with dropped jaw and wonder
stricken eyes, for in an arm chair b,
the fire. which the chilly evening rem
dered comfortable, l beheld Non;
nrapsppmbp
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
CHAPTER VIII.

Yes, It was Mona Branscombe In the
flesh, and not a spirit, as in my first
utter bewilderment l had half mag
ined. She was wrapped in a light
fieecy shawl; her face was pale as
death, and her whole attitude full OF
~listless WEAKNESS. She looked like
m who had wept until she could weep
no more, and had given up the strug-
gle with grief out of sheer exhaustion.
l fancicd that a faint wave Of color
stole over the pale cheeks as she held
out her hand to me. but she did not
speak, and sank back again amongst
her cushions.
Miss Elmslie pressed food and drink
upon me with kindly hospitality, ant
talked in her purling CHEEKY way
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
Enough.

She-"fou should read this article
about the passing of the horse. tia
really pathetic"
He-"Don's want to read 1t. l know
the whole t'alng, pathos and all. l en-
tered my trotter for the matinee races
and every other horse on the track
5assed him. '--Detroit Free Press. .
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-04
Cause OF II.

Margery-They say he married that
rich old maid out OF pique. Lille
Yes; he was piqued ct his uncle for
negiecting him In his will
The evening times., 1899-03-15
RocKEFELLER's SUIT HUNG UP.
Mount Pleasant Tax Case May he
Decided Neat Summer.

New York, March 1.-THE injunction OBJ
tanned few weeks ago by John D. and
William Rockefeller Of the town of Mount
Pleasant. against the board of supervisors
of the county, the board OF town officers
of that town, and others having claims
against The town for various services in
connection with the tax litigation, came up
before Supreme Court Justice Hirschberg
in White Plains yesterday.
There are nineteen bills interested in
this action, involving between 81 900 and
$4,000. One Of the principal bills is that of
Frank Y. Millard for services as counsel to
the assessors in this litigation during 1896
and 1897. There was no objection to the
amount, but the RockefeIlers claim that
the assessors had no authority without a
resolution by the town board to employ
a lawyer, and that the plaintiffs. as tax
payers, could not be made to help pay the
expense of the defendants in their suits.
A large mass of documents was presented
10 the court, and the case was adjourned 10
the last day of March. The judge said he
would probably give a decision some time
next summer.
1t Is a peculiar contingency that the
supervisor of the town is sought to be en-
Joined from levying these amounts in this
years tax levy, but he had already done
so, and the money will be collected long
before decision is reached in this case.
He is not to pay these claims. however
until the decision is reached and announc-
ed bY the Judge