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REVOLUTION IN COLOMBIA.
WE'LL ORGANIZED, nut TROOPS
POORLY ARMED AND rouIrPED.
The Principal Engagement 30 Far
Has Been u Naval One, which
sesms to Have Deen = Daslesuue--
Revolt Combined to One Province.

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Hurt in Street Car Collision.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. IA Howard
street car collded with two loaded trucks
tonight and four passengers were seriously
injured. About twenty persons were In the
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CHICAGO, Dec. Mrs. Marion La
Touche was today bound over to the GRIM
inai court on two warrants charging her
with keeping a bucket shop at 1857 Dear
born street. All the witnesses in the case
were women.
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senator Martin to Succeed Himself.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec Tonight the
joint Democratic legislative caucus NOM
mated Thomas 8. Martin to succeed him
self as United States senator. The vote
stood: Martin. 1903: Gov. Tyler, 81.
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IK- Emmett bankrupt.

NEW york, Dec 7.--Joseph Is. Emmett
the actor, today flied petition In bank
ruptcy, with liabilities $4,000 ana no as
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Charged with Heavy Embe..Iement

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Dec. 7.--Willam
NJ Butts, until a month ago secretary of
Worden's Grocery Company was arrested
today, charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the company.
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steamer CoIIids. with Lightship.

LONDON. Dec THE British ship At
dencraig from San Francisco. July Il Tor
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TO the hospital.
"Aii I want" said he . moment later.
Els fair play and half . show. Let the
youngef generation Of buiiies try ma: I'll
meet EN- just a. ! have these two who
sneaked up behind q man and never give
him show for his Afe..'
Then young man ran in with the news
that his SON. d. r. Anthony, jr.. had met
Bond and avenged the assault on his aged
father. II was one Of the prOudest mo-
ments OF the old warriors life. He called
for pen and paper and transferred one Of
his finest farms to his boy.
Tho colonel was an aggressive news
paper editor In the days when It was
bleeding Kansas" and border rufian-
ism was rampant. He was not afraid
to preach emancipation for all men.
though he lived surrounded by ruffians
fighting the Union. not In honorable bat
tie. but by brutality to the helpless and
assassination by night.
This lighting editor became lieutenant
colonel Of the First Kansas cavalry. He
fought through the war and returned to
his Newspaper and politics. He cast the
Kansas vote for Grant In the Republican
conventions. He became rich Today he
II worth $4,000
In hts editorial columns he spared no
one. Then began his storm life. A Ken
lucky colonel Jennison by name shot
W. w. Embry. a rival editor, filled Col.
Anthony full of bullets In 1876. but could
not kill him He fired from . hiding place
when Col Anthony was leaving the thea
ter with his wife. A medical Journal OF
the day said: $50 far as We can learn.
there IL no parallel In the annals OF sur
gerry OF a man living after such wounds"
From time TO time his political oppon-
cnss tries. to have him barred from car
rying a pistol Once he was in the habit
OF carrying package in his hands which
looked "a II II might contain a pistol
He was arrested and 4 sensational trial
ensued. A number OF men swore that
he was carrying q pistol 20 shoot them.
Imagine their discontinue when the
package was unrcffed II contained q
piece Of lead pipe bent In the shape OF
revolver
Once Col. Anthony led a mob 10 rescue
slave. He was knitted. but lived He
was shot at a dozen times when mayor OF
r.eavsnworsh. but was never hit.
TIN going 10 die OF disease or old
age" Il his boast, and the respectable
people Of his town hope he viii, for he
has always been a butwark Of law and
order.
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Cel y. =. AnfAsny shsa, stabAea ana
1kiclksA Al1est - . Jelly.
rrERE n . man who bear3 . charmed
H existence.
Shot. shot q. knitted. beaten by
hluceeons. knocked down and kicked In
the head tn his face was . Jelly. Col. d.
r. Anthony. Kans4n. fighting editor and
Q Cnion ofl1cer in the late unpieasantness.
lives 10 laugh q hie enemies and to tell
how he woFsted thom. sometimes BY nerve.
e0metimes by VII. sometimes By remark.
able power Of regeneration. He has been
through enough TO KIN dozen men.
His last experience = the talk Of Kansas.
The colonel had Q little trouble with az
Sheriff W. II. Bond. Bond Get out 70 KIN
Col Anthony. Who doesn't know what
fear u. though be - - years Oh. Il was
not fair nght Bond took friend along
and sneaked up behind the old man. Thsy
sslsed his arms and panioned them He
gave . mighty shake. freed one arm ana
drew hfs revolver. Bond. who ID many
years younger and q giant. fell 70 hia
knees. but his friend knocked the revol-
yer up and saved the mans life
Then the two sailed In again and knocked
the veteran down. They jumped on him
and kicked him In the face.
But they couldn't Kill him He stYug-
gled TO his feet and once more drew h.s
revolver on his cowardly assaiianta. They
fied. ard he went back 20 his business.
though he had suffered injuries severe
enough 70 have sent many younger man
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bull and emptied his revolver into his
side. The bull faced him. Weston was
several miles from cap and 4 ad no moro
cartridges.
Determined not 20 be laughed at. no
dtsmounosd and drew his knife. He
walked to one side Of the bull and the
animal turned. He began to run. but
the bull kept his lowered head always
toward him. He kept stopping and turn
ing until the sweat poured from him. AZ
last he managed 70 get behind the bull
and with a leap landed upon IT, hack.
The buffalo. with . sport Of terror,
dashed forward In q mad. numbering gal
Iop. The soldier worked his way on
20 the bruts's shoulders. fastened hts
fingers In the name and began TO hack
away at the throat Of the terror-stricken
buffalo. It took time. but finally tho
knife went Through hair and hide.
The brute gave wheazinx, roaring
cough and fell forward. piunging It's nose
Into the carts throwing the rider fifteen
feet In front. Weston was bruised and
stunned. bat the brute was beyond do
Ing him any harm.
I'm his early youth Weston was for a
short time an iron moider in Louisville.
Ky. Recently he visited the city. His
fashionable friends wished TO make much
OF him. but their visitor slipped away
and for one day could not be found He
passed that day with an old Irishman.
a n,oider. now retired.
Times.
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MangleA Euotsons In . Caravansexal
~ the Tale - Rustun.
vAYHILE We ware drinking the steaning
w beverage re became aware Of
veice crying In the desert below.
That the naih OF the cAxAyanserai was
venting his spleen on his underisngs was
our farst 9ueau at the strident din. and
We stuck fast to the conjecture until the
names OF Zai. Rustum, 6ohrx1b and Ruksh
left room for no other thought than that
We were listening TO q recitation by some
wandering dervtsh story teller Of the tragic
fate Of Sohrab, whom his mighty father
Rustum slew In Ignorance. Now the re-
citer spoke in the voice Of the valiant son:
now he shunderei In the terrific tones OF
the terrible sire: but when he fell on
sudden to nsfghing In the likeness OF
Ruksh. the Immortal war horze Of the Per-
saan Hercules, there were two persons. but
only two, who burnt out hughtn8-my
friend and !.
Leaping 10 our feet. We bestrpde the
parapet of the root and watched what
proved to be q picturesque scene OF Per-
stan life and character. The coming OF
the dervish story teller TO AEha Bahia
had attracted 70 the carAvanserat every
soul in the neighborhood save only the
women folk The arched inches. crowded
with the elite, might be described AZ the
dress circle Of the rustic theater. There
sat. In the moss conspicuous niche OF all.
the courtiy figure OF the naib OF the cara
vansera4. In whose kolah Of black iambskin
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have animated their willingness TO grant
leases Of their fisheries IN order that the
associations might be assured OF the I'M
disturbed enjoyment Of the fruits Of their
improvements.
Nothing could be better for the opera
tons OF the Thames Salmon Association
The scheme OF this body Is to Introduce
during each year q number OF s-year-old
flsh into the Thames. They Will have
reached period OF growth when they
win have some chance Of surviving the
dangers OF the watery world, be II In river
or sea- and will be ready to leave the
former to spend season In the latter. In
order TO lessen the chances Of their falling
q prey 20 hungry pike In the more cir
cumscrihed fresh waters OF the Thames.
the young fish viii be turned into the
stream as near the tideway as possible.
IL after this has been going on for sew
eral years salmon are to be seen at Ted
d.ngton on their way up to the higher
reaches they would thrive In Il will show
that the tidal waters are now pure enough
to allow the king OF fresh water FISH TO
pass safely through them as the smeit has
done In considerable and increasing num-
bers since 1S9.
To produce the required salmon, hatch
cries will have 10 be established in the
Thames valley where salmon eggs will
be taken care OF. and the young fry reared.
Lord Boston. who h on the executive
committee. has placed his stews at Hedsor
at Its disposal. and other places on the
tributaries. equally suitable, VIII. Il II
hoped. be made available for the same
purpose
In connection with the proposal, a pub
lie meeting viii be held on Friday next In
the Egyptian hall Of the Mansion House,
when the lord mayor will take tho chair
At $50 p. m.--London Mall.
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HER SAD FATE.

Tbs wife q . pot. biasrapAiss show H. AAs Aspps
In rspsureu. rs.sl hs d<isns 70 disaevsi hsr sars
He cabs her 70 listen. With ssances that siistss, 70
oonxs II his sensitive soul.
eoos, vita her fsneses q penny Romance. 4
fading . hssren With x =. and dinn4 s
done 70 . eoali
Oh. there's nothing that's weary or hard
In the hfe Of the viss a bard:
The II s % .s ay ss.s e ' & n q .ss'
Her aasas. .hsaia king her . cherish bss digger
eiesr tarsss o Cse~a Taks:
For him Ia hoIdes q tsssis nurt snaidsr cigar
And Cor ito p.ynsnt fov food snd for raiment.
e. e e ss .s ss - ss, <. s ..; 8
wc4id vsshas 20 more fuf vs<ki
For = sinssr's . flower b The san.
Ard he shuts a. The SIGHT q dun:
The erciitor storms aad ths creditor suss-
Thsfes not any MONEY h sons At ths Aass.
A pe<s IA passion mast follow shs ssshisu b,
chaosins Scse for life.
eums BeAtrice. a. Putsssehisn LAun. Or sume-
hofy not bis vita
lss strictly a. rssis far Aa 10 iassas,s tie basd
Tia vie. Il n~ssssssd. mrss ue< b ds5@essd =
dssyly ssscssd, hss ~ 70 b hsppy q psose
that l. sersppg ssa fssaaensi, snsrss. 60
ieaFs 20 her beft<ss. she ~onts hsesttsE1.s
tn~ scnpsss and 5estsn whoss rap<sr2 and
rags The ssnssarenf 49, I'm RCD h ~
pages, ard vseSaAxiy vpadsr wkg Acxtfay's
hlunz3ef had tom kza asundsr sro1 ssmehedy
hsssd With hin 70 - United q No. hsd ~
n5sssd and 10 could kass Aiktsd and qnsx<ty
1nlssed TIA rnsnan hall .uitsa1 ana n1t - =
yasied Via fsssssed hss faar3 suhaamai
FIR the wife uko vau16 eheek o. eontsd
ezszh hessti5af pzinn Il scsi
Deserves 20 Be- sistrd u Ill he rsyfevs
Fer nAzaas n Y. g &c e =; 49,.
IL - - =
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E,uoLINo NIT CARSON.
4 Clever inaian oatwitsca the Great
NeQot.

kss cxrsess's rife. which was carried b,
him for xssorc than farsy years ana which
never faiisd hisrA IL now precious rvlss
at Msscsxs az Santa -. 81 ~hlca sa was a
Hseuxacf
A. an indian fighter Carson was match.
lees. ard 10 one understood nat;er than &c
fhs ssaszts ssa she nature % ths xasage
lie tod nj. frTsan. az Kansas. that b,
wss deceived bat once hy indian tartte.
lIe sAia sAas he was hunting with six oth.
efs after Aa1ale In the summer os fssS.
that trey Rad neen sareeSsesi ara came
sato tsscsr Nstie ssavcssse ere nsgass very
TIRED. Intending ~ start fer the reassasvnes
~ sseas's fort che nsxs nsssrTasaw Taey
had narsser &c ssess among thea son.e
excellent snifsals Tysese t@rse. geei
deal ard esasnSt ressssSA and tie sssa
hears wolves.
IL saw" sasa xii two rig wnsyes
saeaksng sssens. eg.e NJ ,hsxs quite csasa
TO u<, tsc-tca. ere Of Bay mar. wanted 70
Fra hs rsse 81 n. sas tssa nsst let ssga.
fer fear he wsesla Alt y staS. admit
HAD a sort 81 sese<s that tessse wzsxes nzIsas
b. Insans. ssft vixen heard sssa eiasaaag
a. hts teeth a. he rsessest At one Of tie dogs
fes easy Their. and WAS certain that they
were woi~rs ear~ suesaxn. Bat tae ye3
devil fooled me aft~r all. sor he had two
dried oufyalo hence Ira bis Aans under ~.
wassskin. and be rsstled shen together rx-
cry time be turned 20 eaAke q dash a. tee
doxA weE. hy ard ev ~e al aose<. co.
an1 seNaA 1oa9 befcrs VA sasas.ensy
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FoR JULIA lGARLown.
Lawrence Irving IL writing . new
Play tor Her.


Play tor Her.
Lawrence Irving. son of 0lP Henry Irv~
Ing. h writing . play for ln4 Julia Mar
lowe, and should b Q success the act.
ress will employ Il - the medium Of =
London introduction next summer. Hine
Marlowe will have her hands full the COM
ing year. She In TO open Charles Eroh-
mans new Criterion theaAsr (the former
Lyric) In New York early In October, with
= new Fitch play. .'Bartnra Frettchie.s Of
which mention has been made prsviouasy
This heroine of the play will b the heru-
inc In name and deed Of Walters poem.
but It h understood that the old woman
OF history and verse has been discarded
for moro youthful and enchanting cree
ture. After the play has had q run Of
which tho reception viii decide the length.
Miss Nariowe viii produce IN adaptation
Of La Refine F.amettA." BY n. Catulle
Mendes. who will come to America 70
superintend the production unless IN the
meantime he should disagree with another
critic on the subject Of Hamiet's figure ~
something else a. apt 70 lead to the ~
bitrament OF the dueling field. Tbe drama
II Of the intense order, 20 'tis sd Miss
Mariowe's third essay viii b. the Irving
play. as yet unnamed. though Il 10 de-
scrfbed IN . tragic romance. Robert rAber
has no part in any OF the three plays.
Husband and wife are now on different
sides OF the Atlantic, and there IN every
indication that their estraneoment h per-
manenf. II II not known whether or not.
Mr.. Taher 10 20 return to Sir Henry Irv.
inxs company In the fall.
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GREAT WORKERS SLEEP LITTLE.
Some OF Them Have sabsisted with
n Mintmum Of Repose.

SosTa cf the greatest workers OF cur day
have done with much iess than eight hours
% sleep, Or. James I4egge. professor OF
Chinese In the University ct Oxford. who
has recently died at the ago OF s.. was.
IL Is said. In the hafit Of rising a. 8 r.
&c. and allowing himself only eve hours
OF sleep. Brunei the famous engineer. for
considerable part Of his tie worked
nearly twenty hoars day. Sir George A.
Eflsost. af,erwars Isosd Heathneid who
was IN command Throughout the great siege
of Gibraltar. which tastes. four years. never
during all that time ssepf mere than four
hours cut Of tha swenty-four. He lived
70 the age OF 81 As / get old" said
Humboldt. q! want more sIeer-fsur hours
~ least. When I wss young TWO hours az
sleep were quite enough for me- On Prof
Max Muller limiting thai he found this
har. saying Humboldt saiE. ~ss ss quite
n mistake. though n In very widely spread.
tsst NE want seven or eight hours IF sleep.
When I was your sxe simply lay down
en the sofa turned eowa my lamp ard
after twe soars. siesp WAS ~ fresh as
ever" lie lived 20 BE a. These examples
arc. - Use the ccasecra.e3 phrase % the
aaSscgrspnsrs. more Ter admiration than
Ter imitation. bat they serve IN show THAI
longevity and small allowance ce saeer
are res IN all cases tncomratsbie. -Brstish
MsS3scsi Journal
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GIVES STATE A PLACE.
National University VIII Includs m
Illinois Building.

III George O. Ferguson, OF WASHINGTON,
ia successful In his mission to Chicago
that city will be represented among the
buildings OF the proposed national uni
yerstty by handsome white marble
structure. designed TO be the home Of
the college of languages. and. In addi-
ton. Illinois will contribute $50. odo 20 the
endowment. As the building ts designed
TO cost SO co. the contribution asked OF
Illinois Is $ssa.no.
Mr.. Ferguson has been selected by the
promoters of the new university to raise
Illinois contribution. and arrived Ia Chi
caxo Friday night, stopping at the Audi
ter!um Annex. His headquarters are in
the office OF Henry Ives Cobb. who Il the
architect for the university. Mr.. Fergu-
son IL a native OF Illinois, but for the last
ten years he has been engaged ia the
banking and brokerage business In WASH
ington. He says that he Is confident IIii-
nois will contribute her allotted share
to the funds necessary for the great pro-
5ect- He will stay here until he succeeds
in getting the subscriptions His plan
for obtaining Chicagos subscriptions IL
TO induce ten men to contribute ~ 90
each Ten marble pillars will he placed
In the fiiinois building. and one will be
allotted 20 each donor on which 20 have
Inscribed a testimonial 20 himself or to
any member OF his family whom he may
choose 70 honor.
Twenty-Five buildings are planned for
the university. and Illinois is only one Of
several states which are expected 20 erect
buildings. but the plans for the TiIinsis
buildings are the hsDd~oresf. and It's po-
sstion ca the campus will be the most
favorable and conspicuous site. The
enfldsng which Pennsylvania II asked 90
erect win cost tsS on while that asked of
ohio Is designed 80 easy only tssS. an
Illinois has already shown great Ia
teress in the project. IS .ne original sug-
gession for such an institution came from
Jahr A. IsoEan. and among Its trustees
are ~. II. HsRinbosham- Arthur Dixon.
Gustavus r. Swift and Joseph r. Hobba.
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TOOK LONG oDDs N ssTrrHa.

several wa9ess Laid In Ung1ana
That Displayed FAITH In Laak.
- UTE an asscuuding numbee Of ANIMAL
occurrences are made the ssao4ect oe
- wsgering. Years ago. before the
vasas1es a. the weather had brought the
four seasons into dtscredtt. wagering thai
snow would b found on The ground -
Christmas morning Vas very popular.
Even now. when the weather behavea with
q sublime indifference to the time At year.
waxsrs are still made - to In raining
forty days u s. Swithin's b vet.
One enthusiastic supporter OF this hoaxy
legend q few year1 s!nce wagsrec al ~
possessed On one wet anniversary that
there would be rain every day during the
prescribed period. II did ran twenty-five
days. but the twenty-third ruined HIN.
A well-known bookmaker who lays HIM
self out for what he calls fancy WAGER
ing has stated that the amount Of monsy
which was wagersd on the late Wlliian
f. Gladstone reaching the age OF - Wa
simply enormous. He also says that. be-
inx believer In the unexpected happentng
In politics. he accepted 1T the time Of the
home rule split in the Liberal party three