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The Chanute times., 1899-12-01
DIDN'T HIT BOB rooMBs.
How Big Georgia Politician on"'"
tlnciy Saved His Own Life.

How Big Georgia Politician un"i"
tincly saved Ills own Life.
Don Balm gave me new Toomps
story recently, says the Atlanta Con-
stitution. / call 1t new because 1t mas
never been printed One night, when
the legislature was in session, the ola
Markham house was crowded with
statesmen and loungers. Gen. Toombs
was there. Something had gone wrong
at the capitol and he was mad. AS
usual, he took no pains to conceal his
sentiments. When Balm entered the
hotel he found the general talking ex-
citedly with q crowd around MIN.
Toombs objected to something said or
done in the legislature and proceeded
to "cuss out" the whole body. The
eloquent talker was perfectly reckless.
He threw off brilliant epigrams, cpl
thets and outbursts of profanity until
he almost equaled volcano in the
force, fury and fire of his eruptions.
The loungers listened and laughed.
They enjoyed 1t tremendously and
looked at the politicians to see how
they stood it. Among these present
was a member from a middle Georgia
county. He was a giant in stature,
tall, broadshouldered and muscular.
He was not in a good humor and
Toombs irritated him. Finally he re-
sented the generals remarks. "I'll be
id If l stand your talk any longer"
he said. you are too personal, and IL
you repeat your statement I'll hit your
This interested the crowd The legis-
lator lowered over everybody, ready
to strike the general. Toombs, In his
fearless way, was about to say some
thing when eeveral of his friends gent
ly drew him into the elevator and took
him to his room. II was just about to
hit him." remarked the legislator. Just
then very small delicate-looking
man, with a pale face and mild blue
eyes, walked up to the big politician.
"Yes," said the little man, quietly, IL
saw that you were about to hit him.
That's why | came up" II don't un-
derstand," replied the other. Il got
close to you," continued the little man,
because was going to kill you If you
struck Gen. Toomhs. l am fixed for
it, and if you had touched him l would
have shot you through the heart!"
Saying this he tapped his hip pocket.
The tall legislator in some confusion
said something apologetic and explain
atory and remembered an engagement
elsewhere. "That little man." said
Balm in conclusion, "was Col. John S.
Hart, one of the bravest cavalry Off
GERS in the confederate service. He
was afraid of nothing, and he meant
Just what he said. He would have
killed that man if he had struck
Toombs."
The Chanute times., 1899-12-01
LIrTLEBAYARDsoFTHEsT STREET
Necessity Has Made Their Young Eyes
yerv Observant.

Necessity Has Made Their Young Eyes
Worry Observant
Between the woman whose business
takes her much around town and the
wideawake urchins belonging to the
newsboy and bootblack fraternity
there exist feelings of great cordiality,
says the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser. Necessity has made the
street boys eyes very observant and
somehow he always sees the way to
help any one out" declares one en-
thusiastic friend of the helpful gamin.
"The other day came downtown en-
numbered with dress-suit case in one
hand and an umbrella in the other.
was also carrying a parcel under my
arm. To my discomfort l felt the
package slipping forward to point
where it would soon fall. l had
notion to deposit the suit case on the
wet ground to free one hand when a
newsboy darted to my side and gave
just the little push needed to replace
the parcel under my arm. am sure"
triumphantly added the speaker, that
there are few men of my acquaintances
who would have seen my dilemma or
thought to relieve it." During the
strike few copies of the boycotted
papers were sold to those women who
are indebted to the newsboy for many
friendly offices, such as the restora-
tion of dropped packages, or, greatest
favor of all, that shrill whistle which
attracts the attention of the inatten-
tive gripman. One such, returning
from her vacation in a region where
New York papers were rare, eagerly
hailed newsboy with the question::
"Is the strike off? Did you get what
you wanted?" The small boy shook
his head. "Compr'mised," he said,
and then gloomily, "de leaders was
bought off,"
The Chanute times., 1899-12-01
MY MOST NOTABLE
THANKSGIVING
BY FRANK X. STOCKTON
4. n. y. " " ~ " ~ ~ " " .

EN-S
1t was Thanksgiving time, nearly
thirty years ago. To the ordinary IN
habitant of that portion of this coun-
try where l then dwelt the season was
very much like other seasons OF
autumnal fruition; there was nothing
in the earth, the skies, or the waters
that gave to this period any peculiar
ity which would distinguish it from
the similar period of any other year,
past or to come.
But there was something that made
this Thanksgiving season very pecu-
liar in my eyes. For some time the
whole world had seemed to me to be
permeated by the knowledge that
something was about to happen which
had never happened before, and which
could not, by any possibility, happen
again.
l had always loved the Thanksglv-
ing season. To be sure, much of the
brightness and color in which the land
scape reveled in October was lost,
but the rich browns of the oaks, the
heavy greens of the pines and the
cedars, lighted up here and there by
some late hanging sumac leaves or
reddening ivy, with hill and dale
gently softened by the mists of Indian
summer, made a picture in which l
delighted as much as l did in the
beauties of any other season.
But in this year the late autumn foil
nge was much finer than l had ever
known it before. Van Dyke never
dreamed of such browns as l now saw
and the curtains of distant mist seemed
ever about to rise upon visions OF
even greater beauty than those which
then entranced me.
had always liked the first keen
winds which had come to us as the
ayant couriers Of winter, making 1t
delightful to walk and be out of doors
and also agreeable and satisfactory tc
90 into the house. But this year there
was sparkling spice in the air which
It would have been impossible for
other people to understand, even ii
The Chanute times., 1899-12-01

reason that / generally forgot to go
out of doors on the regular star-fall-
ing nights, and, therefore, was natur-
ally anxious to make the best of what
was left of the shower.
This year the few stars that re-
warded my vigilance by falling in the
latter part of November were excep-
tionally fine meteors. They glistened
more brightly. they scintillated, they
moved slowly, as If they wanted to let
me know that they knew of something
as well as I did.
The birds of that autumn were OF
particularly bright plumage. | re-
member that they sang very well, and
although l am not positive that those
The Chanute times., 1899-12-01

they had perceived It, l knew 1t was
there. I understood its origin. and l
did not care a snap Of my fingers
whether or not anybody else know
anything about 1t.
In these days. after the regular
periods Of meteoric showers. there
used to be a good many falling stars
which appeared to be left over from
the grand display, and / had always
been accustomed to watch for these
with great deal OF interest Cor the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-22

DIRECTORY.
BERKELEY COUNTY

CikcuzT CoUnT Judge, Thirteensh
judicial Circuit, Il. Boyd Faulkner.
3lerk, Z. Dew. Gerhardt. Prosecutina
Attorney, VI. 8. q. Pltzer; Sheriff, j. ri.
smith Deputy Sheriffs, j. r. Catrow.
u. >. Tahler, w. III. Hollis, Il. III. HARDY
Oepaty Sheriff and Jailer.
Terms OF the Court commence on the
second Tuesday in January, April, and
september.
COUNTY CouRT. Precedent. G. p. RI
ler' commissioners. Joseph Fiscus
Ei Is. StuSkey CLERK. |. r. Bender.
Terms commence. first Monday In
dar0h, Jane. September and Basenibex.
commissioners Of Accounts. John r.
licking Adrian G. Nadenbsnsch. r.
Jews 6erhardt, Surveyor at Land, 4
W. Woods. Assessor. First District. q
Y. Aiceay Assessor. Second Dissrics,
s1 II. tulk. General Receiver.
tAsnry ], oelbert. Coroner. Vim. McKee,:
Sealer Of Weights and Measures, David
ritsnogie. Steward Of Almehouse Thos.
WoIfrrd
Local Board OF Health, E. L. Hoff~
man, John l.. Williamson Dir. =. ".
Myers. the President of County Court.
aud Prosecuting Attorney.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The Martinshurg Pubic Library 10
open every day Except sunday, axom
$50 y m. TO 1880. and from d. nj. 10
J, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days, also in the evening from 7.30 10 q,
The hours for The reading room ara
the same. The public are welcome,
subject to the rules. 20 use the reading
room and axis in the Library free Or
ohaige Rooms Southwest corner Pub
Tic Square
Miss HALLE LAMoN, Librarian.
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1t appears to me that the grace OF
God mends the head while 1t converts
the heart 1t brings the heart into
such holy. regular frame that we can
know nothing Of the good Of our own
existence till we exist In God.-R. Hill.
To make q man saint. II must In
deed be by grace. and whoever doubts
this does not know what = saint IL. or
q m1n.--pascal
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Ny strains are noted and
pure, make breeding and mat.
ing 4 speciality.
Eggs at the house So cents d
setting. Roxed and delivered
az the Express Office airs cents.
On Saturday of each week I
Will deliver at L. w. Robinson j
store IN Martinsburg, same as. al
home, 80 cents.
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TRAINS VIA ALTENwALD cUT-orF

Leave Hagerstown for Chambersburg aud
intermediate stations at d ~ a. m, and Il
pm, and leave Chamoersburg for Hagers.
town aud intermediate Stations at Is a. M
and 40 p. m.
.
Additional trains leave BALTIC. COR Union
Bridge and inter stations al 10 IL a. m,
and II p. m, aud leave Union Bridge
for Baltic at 05 a. m, and IL SO p. m. daily
except Sunday.
sundays only-Leave BALTIC. for onion
Bridge and way at 50 am, and 2 50 pm. and
leave Union Bridge AZ IS am, and 5Spm, for
BALTIC. and Intermediate Stations.
Trains for Frederick leave Bruceville al
q 3s, 9.S5 and fs.40 a. M, and 5.SS and 8.25 pm,
Trains for Littieston and Taneytown leav.
Bruoeville 9.47 a. M, aud 3.45 p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Immitsburg al S.z6
and l040 a. m. and 33l and $3.50 p. m. Leave
Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at no and Il. 90
a. m, and $50 and 4.5o p. m.
]. NJ. HOOD, Gen. Manager.
3. II. GRfSWOLD. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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CHARGES FOR MONEY -oRDERs,

Money-orders can be obtained, only at
designated Money-order Offices. Money
can be sent to any part of the country
with absolute safety, by obtaining d
money-order, for which the fees are: On
orders not over $3.50, DC; over $3.50, and
not over $5, &c; $5to $40, 10c; $40 to $40.
nc; $50 to $50, lac; $50 to $40, lie; $40
to $50, 20c; $50 to 500, zee; 500 to $75,
e7c; $75 to 800, SEC.
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RATES OF POSTAGE.

First Class Letters to any part OF
the United States, two cents per ounce.
or fraction thereof, prepaid.
Second CIass-Transien newspapers
and periodicals, one cent for each four
ounces, or fraction thereof.
Third Class Books, nnsealed circu-
lars, and all printed matter except news
papers, seeds. cuttings, roots, etc, one
cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
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WINCHESTER TO HARRISBURG.
rovurp.tSs nv Nor. pay Eve. Ngt.
D'yi Mail EXP. MAIL rxp'

4Daitv EXCEPT sunday. *Daily. Trains NO
. and III and : and 8 run daily between nag
sarstown au Harrisburg.
Train No will run as mixed tram MAT
stinsburg TO Winchester.
~ r. ROyD. S,,pt. w. A. GARD. Agent
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yITESTERN MARYLANDRA RAILROAD
w o
MAIN LINE.
In effect June %, 1899.

TRAINS WEST.
No. /. Fast mall daily leaves BALTIC 81
ara. arrives Hagerstown so.
No. IL. Leaves BALTIC. IL am, arrives Hag-
serstown II 10 pm. daily except Sunday.
No. %. Leaves BALTIC. OF pm. arrive Hag-
erstown 05 pm. Daily except Sunday.
TRAIN Asst.
Nos Leaves Hag S wn 02 am, arrives
BALTIC. 10 81. daily except Sunday.
No. Is. Mail, leaves Hagerstown 05 M
arrives BALTIC. 05. daily except Sunday,
No, %. Fast mail, leaves Hagersiown 10
pm, arrives BALTIC. 7 u.s. daily.
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DAITIMoRE OHIO RAILROAD TlMh
ID TABI,E-fn efeot May 18th, itss
Trains isave NJ. tinsb1rg'as follows:
WEST ROUND.
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From this date the cash price
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a year. This is not a reduction
Of the subscription price but a
discount for cash. Those who
do not pay in advance will be
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Q year
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WEST BOUND.
No. IL Daily at La am. for Cumberland
No ). Dtily at l24S p. m. for Pittsburs and
No IS Daily at 1875 pm for Cincinnati, Louis
vile and St. Louis. Connects for bsr Tx :,
spring and Romney except SUNDAY ana a.
Nor Daily at IL Is o N for wheeling. ooaum-
MOI I'll Daily At Sac m for Cincinnati, Louis
Nos Daily at 10 for Cincinnati, Louis
vile and st. Louis.
Mes Daily At 10 % p m for Pittsbarg aud
Noi7 Daily kept sunday at IL Is M ac-
0ommOdation. -
Cumberland and intermediate stations. Con-
meets for Berkeley Springs.
EAST BOUND
No 10 Daily at 426am ton and
Baltimore.
more. Philadelphia and New York. Connects
for Frederick except sunday; ~.
Nos Daily at 4s m for washington, BAIL
more, Philadelphia and New York. Connects
for Lexington and Hagersoown except sun
days. ana for Frederick Sundays only,
No2 Daily al 10 50 m for washington baitf
Mo- Daily at Q Al m for Washington, bait'-
more Philadelphia and New York.
No a Daily At 40 % Tor rasmussen wash BAIL
No IL Daily "Duauense Limited at ~ 20 q
for Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
No Is Daily except Sunday at II 80 = M for
Frederick, Baltimore aud intermediate sta-
lions VIA old line.
No ia Daily except Sunday at II NJ for
Washington and Baltimore and atlAintsrmedl,
ate stations. Connects for Haeerstown anu
Frederick.
No AK sundays only al IL D m for WASH :
ington, Baltimore ami intermediate stations.
Express trains all vestibued and illuminated
with Pintseh light -
f. ID. UNDERWOOD, Gen. Mgr, Baltimore, MO
d. B. MARTIN Mgr Pass. Traffic, Baltic, MO.
I'M. sCdRYVER, Gen. Pass. Agt., Baltimore, No
s4W.SANTMAN, Ticket Agt, Martinsburg. W. vs..
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BALTIMORE & CUMBERLAND, VAL
LEY BRANCH.

Trains leaves Hagerstown FOR Chambers.
burg and intermediate points, rs am and
for Shlppensourg aud intermediate stations
at IL 10 q. M, and o. p. m.
Leave Wayne sboro for Chambersburg at
. 05 p. IN.
Leave Shippensburg for Hagerstown and
intermediate stations 90 a. M, 3 90 p m, and
leave Cnamoersburg for Hagerstown and In
termedlate stations at Is p. m.
Leave Chamhers6nrg for Waynesbo
25 p. m.
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Fourth Class-Merchandise types,
metals, ores, and minerals, and all malta
|ble matter not In any other olass, one
cent for each ounce or fraction thereof.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
TRANSVAAL TO FIGHT
REPLY TO BRITISH NOTE A VlR-
TUAL DECLARATION OF WAR.
British Demands, Including Claim OF SUI
zerainty, Repudiated-Ornnge Free
State sides with the Transvaal.

London, Sept, 19.-The reply of the
Transvaal to Mr. Chamberlain's latest
note practically repudiates suzerainty,
reverts to the seven years franchise,
and declines to give equality to the
Dutch and English languages in the
Volksraad. In short, it is politely
negative and defiant.
All dispatches from South Africa
talk of the imminence of hosilities
and the preparations for them. In
johannesburg it seems to be taken for
granted that the Orange Free State
has approved President Krueger's note
and promised active assistance in the
event of war.
An official telegram posted at Nolks-
rust says that the Transvaal. with the
assent of the Orange Free State, repu-
dates British suzerainty, and adheres
to the seven years franchise.
At Capetown it is rumored that Mr..
Hofmeyer, the Afrikanker leader, sent
communication to President Steyn
of the Orange Free State, entreating
him to do his utmost to preserve peace,
but that he received in answer the
words, TOO late."
All military men agree that it is out
of the question to begin hostile opera
tions before the middle of next month,
no rain having fallen and the veldt
being still bare.
The Morning Post says: "The Beers
mean to fight. That is the plain Eng
lish of it
The Standard says: The Transvaal
note is unsatisfactory and, indeed
dangerous composition. 1t would be
going too far to say that the last hope
of peace has vanished, or that diploma
cy has said its final word, but it is
idle to deny that the rulers of the
Transvaal have brought their country
very close to the brink of u disaster
which the British government has done
its best to avert F."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Michael Davitt on Maybrlok Case.

London, Sept. IT, Michael Davitt,
he Irish nationalist member OF parlia-
nent, declares in letter to the press
hat England cannot afford to indulge
n denunciations of the Dreyfus YER
dict lest it attract attention to the
Maybrick case. concluding
What have you to say about Florence
Maybrick? Your lord chief Justice is
said to believe her innocent So do
many eminent Englishmen and tens
of thousands of Americans. Why has
she not had second trial if innocent?
She has suffered ten times more than
Dreyfus could suffer. She is an Ameri-
can citizen, abandoned more or less by
the press and public opinion of her
country, which can repeat the London
phrased insults to France for the
alleged miscarriage of justice, but
which do not have a word of protest
or of reproaeh against England, which
refuses to listen to the petitions OF
America in regard to the unfortun a te
eountrywoman's gaolers"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Hawaiian Loses a Fortune.

San Francisco, Sept. 17.-B II. Ban
ming, Hawaiian capitalist who ar.
rived from Honolulu on the steamship
Australia, had among his effects a
valise containing between $40, 900 and
$50, 900 in bank notes, bonds and sugar
stock, together with a number of other
valuable documents A few hours after
his arrival he missed his valise Amin
vestigation disclosed that it was in all
probability sent back to Honolulu as
the baggage of another passenger. and
may be recovered
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Train Wreck Near Reno.

Reno, New, Sept. 17,-An extra train
made up at Wadsworth to run on No
rs time, and an eastbound engine were
wrecked quarter of mile east OF
Clark's station, near Reno, yesterday.
Engineer j. w. Wright and his fire.
man, Fred Mezger, of the westbound
train were slightly injured. Conduc.
tor IL. O. Steele of the same train was
badly hurt about the face and head
and Fireman George Williams of the
eastbound engine had four ribs, his
left arm and left thigh broken, Both
engines and passenger coach were
badly smashed
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Lives with His Neck Broken.

New York, Sept. 2o.-An extraordi-
nary surgical operation has been per-
formed on Walter Duryea, 30 wears
old, son of Edward Duryea, the mil
lionaire starch manufacturers On the
7th of August he dived into shallow
water and broke his neck. Since that
time he has lain in water mattress,
encased in plaster of Paris, part of his
body paralyzed. An NRay photograph
of the neck and spine revealed with
great distinctness the fractured part
of the back bone. 1t was decided to
lay bare the fractured fifth and sixth
vertebra, remove the splinters and
await results.
The operation was successfully per-
formed yesterday. Owing to the pa
TENTS weakness an anaesthetic could
not be administered, but cocaine dulled
the nerves of the back The injury to
the spinal cord as found to be even
worse than had been feared. The
physicians say young Duryea has fair
chance of recovering.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
ANTITRUST CONVENTION.
Bryan Declines to Speak from Same Plat
form With Bourke Cochran.

Chicago, Sept l6.-The exciting
Joint debate looked for between VIII
liam j. Bryan and w. Bourke Cochran
on trusts did not take place. Mr..
Bryan reached Central Music hall ear
ly in the evening. lie went direct to
room upstairs where he as greeted by
Chairman Franklin Heed Congressman
Gaines, kalph NJ. Easley, members of
the programme committee of the civic
conference on trusts. Mr.. Bryan sur
prised the committee by declining to
speak at the night session with w,
Bourke Cochran, in accordance with
the programme previously arranged.
Mr. Bryan explained that he did not
wish to let the impression go out that
he was TO enter into a debate with
Mr. Cochran For that reason, he
said, he would not speak with Mr..
Cockran at the same session.
Mr. Cochran wanted to talk at the
same session with the noted Nebras-
kan, and offered to Flip coin to deter
mine who should have the privilege of
delivering the closing address. Mr..
Bryan would not accept this PROPOSE
! ton
MIR. Cochran delivered the principal
address of the evening. Bryan speaks
tonight.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Theory About Gold at Cape Nome.

Seattle. Wash, Sept. III. F. Ward
ner, the well known mining man who
has just returned from Cape Nome
advances the novel theory that the gold
deposits extend miles out to sea. In
support of the theory he says that two
miners placed caisson 12O feet from
low tide. The dirt which was taken
out ran from Is to so cents per shovel
full Similar experiments we're tried at
further distance from the tide mark
with better results.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Transvaal situation Growing Worse.

Pretoria, Sept l6.-The discussion
Of the first draft of the reply to the
British note has ended. The reply
will be in terms strongly influenced by
the Orange Free State, and among
other features the maintenance of the
convention of 1884 will be strongly
asserted.
The situation is not considered so
favorable as formerly. The burghers of
the Orange Free State at a meeting
just held, passed "a resolution to stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Trans
vaal in case of hostilities.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Indians to Fight FlIipinos.

Washington, Sept 16.-Colonel James
H. Tillman of South Carolina, nephew
of Senator Tillman, visited the White
House and asked the president to auth
orize the organization of an independ-
ent company of Indian scouts for SER
vice in the Philippines. 1t is proposed
to make Mr.. Tillman, who was colonel
of the First South Carolina regiment
during the Spanish war, captain of the
company, and Joseph II. Woodbury.,
"Hole-in- the Day" the chief of the
Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, first
lieutenant. Many more than com
pany of Chippewas are ready to enlist
in case they are allowed to go to the
Philippines as an independent organi-
zation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
Plot ta Rob the short Line.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 19.-It is learned
that an attempt to rob No. of the
Short Line near Ontario, Ore, was ex-
pected Saturday night and the train
was heavily guarded. The train was
four hours late, and instead of passing
Ontario about midnight it must have
been daylight when that point was
reached. No attempt to board the
train was made, but the lateness of the
hour may have prevented it. Armed
men were secreted on the engine, in
the express and mail cars, and on the
superintendent car, which was at
tached to the train, and a lively fight
would have ensued if the attempt had
been made