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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-17
New York stock Market.

New York, Octber 1.-THE days stock
market reflected nothing but a contest
between professional operators and
those Of not very large calibre. There
were small buying orders al the open
ing for the London account. on rumors
Of a. reverse for the Beers at the hands
of the British in Natal, which seemed
to help prices to move upwards.
The bear campaign against Brooklyn
Rapid Transit was successfully prose-
cuted n the stock was at one time
forced 22c under last night. Metropol-
itan and Manhattan seemed to sympa-
thize, but their decline with
the final rally of 1850 in Brooklyn Rapid
Transit. Pullman has added 3 more
points to its price and Great Northern
preferred 3k. Gains were pretty gen.
orally wiped out after the publication
of the bank statement, but covering
by the bears brought some prices a
fraction above last night again.
The decrease of over 81, 000, 900 in the
cas reserves of the banks was a dis
appointment, as experts had figured on
an increase of about that much. Had
it not been for a larger loan contrac-
ton than had beer looked for. the sur
plus reserves would have been wiped
out. Extra disbursements by the gov
eminent during the week on account
of the deficit Of the postoffice depart
ment and on account of pensions had
offset the drain on account of revenue
payments, so that the banks have lost
nothing to the sub-treasury on routine
operations. This is not expected to
continue next week and not much con
fdence is felt that the government in
terest to be paid on Monday in antici-
patton of it's maturity will avail to off
set the drain into the Sub-treasury on
account of the surplus of event.
Neither is there any hope of duplicat-
ing his weeks receipts of gold, which
amounted to rather over SO, 900, 900 with
foreign gold, a small amount from Gu
ba and some from San Francisco. The
outlook is for further depletion of
bank cash and additional contraction
of loans.
The tendency of prices of bonds dur
ing the week has been uniformly down.
ward. Business has been fairly active
and we'll distributed. United States 2s
advanced Nc n the old As registered
kc. The 3s declined Kc in the bid
price. The total sales of stocks today
were 231, 600 shares.
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THE CANAL.
Discussed by the Southern Industrial
Convention.

Huntsville, Ala, October 13.-The
southern industrial convention, which
has been in session here four days, ad-
journed sine die this evening. Chair
man MacCorkle will select a place for
the next meeting to be held six months
hence.
The principal speaker of the day was
senator Morgan, of Alabama. The
senator reviewed his work on the Mica
ragua canal. He said that until re-
Gently congressman from Maine, Penn
%sylvania and Massachusetts had given
him more support than southern states
men. Recently the south had Under
gone a complete revolution on the mat
ter and all now favor it.
IF the work of the commission head
ed by Rear Admiral Walker, recently
appointed by congress, shall bear any
relation to the Importance of its duty
a year will 10 have passed before
work on the canal will be commenced
said Senator Morgan. He predicted
that the canal would be completed in
six years. The convention will memo
rialize all senators and congressman to
support Senator Morgan in his work.
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On the 10th Of December, 1897, Rev.
S. A. Donahoe, pastor NJ. E. Church.
a severe cold which was ATTENDED from
the beginning by violent coughing. He
says: after resorting to a number of
so-called Specifies usually kept in the
house, to no purpose. I purchased a
which acted like a charm. I most
cheerfully recommend it to the pub
lie" For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
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A HUNTING
j. H. Meadows, of Oxford, Kills Him.
self While Hunting.

Norfolk, Va, October 13.--Last night
while John H. Meadows, a prominent
tobacconist of Oxford, N. c., accom-
panied by Colonel l.. c. Edwards, was
returning from a hunting expedition
to the Burwell plantation, a few miles
from town, a distressing accident, in
which the former lost his life, occurred.
The hunters noticed a covey of par
tridges and Mr. Meadows, in leaving
the buggy, struck the hammer of his
u On the buggy step, d~ischarging the
load, which passed through his arm
and into his neck and brain, producing
instant death. The deceased was about
40 years old, a prominent Methodist,
very popular, and leaves a young wife.
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In their Attempt 40 Fob Bank In
Tennessee.

Sevieryille. Tenn, October 13.-Three
masked robbers entered the bank here
this morning and attempted TO rob the
vault, co-tai1 tag considerable money
President cAahon threw his loose
money into he safe and seized a gun
His first shot killed the leader OF the
robbers, Bear Thurmer. The assistant
cashier, John Marshall. rushed out of a
side door and shot two Of the robbers
horses Cal Derrick, one Of the rob-
bers, was arrested after being wounded.
Will Derrick. the third robber. got on
a horse and rod q mile. holly pursued
by a posse. On being surrounded by
Tire men he fed into a barn, where he
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head. The men are supposed TO
have come from Knoxville on an early
train.
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NAVAL STORES.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CLEARED YESTERDAY.
British steamship Beltor, Hasking,
Baltimore, Heide & Co.
Norwegian steamship Skuld, Olsen.
Client, Alex. Sprunt d Son.
Norwegian bark Argo, Arensen, Lon
don, Heide & Co.
American schooner Golden Ball Gibbs
PORTLAND, Me-, Geo. Harriss, Son q Co.
EXPORTS COASTWISE.
For Portland, Me-, per schooner
Golden Ball-234, 600 feet of lumber
q Co.
EXPORTS FOREIGN.
For Client, per steamship Skuld.
4'ol9 bales OF cotton, valued at $1S1, 500;
cargo and vessel by Alex. Sprunt e.
Son.
For London, per bark Argo, 6.052 bar
rels of rosin, valued at S6,S72. SIS; cargo
by 5. p. Shotter Company, vessel by
Heide & Co.
VESSELS IN PORT.
STEAMERS.
Wandby (Br.) 1850 tons, Pearson.
New York, Alex. Sprunt & Son.
Aeslaby, (Br.) 1,7s9 tons, Lewis. Bos-
ton. Alex. Sprunt & Son.
Cathorne (Br.) 1886 tons, williams
Genoa, Alex. Sprunt & Son.
OBJ 1904 tons, Morck, New
york, j. II. Sloan.
Marion (Br.) 1,21S tons, Martin. New
f0f6' Alex. Sprunt 81 Son.
BRIGs.
Caroline Gray CAm.) $50 tons, Meade
New York. Geo. Harriss, Sol & Co.
SCHOONERS.
William f. Green, (Am.) 2l7 TONS
Jonsen, New York, Geo. Harriss, Son
& Co.
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ANOTHER POsTPONEMENr r.
Dense Fog Again Prevents the Sailing
Ofthe Yachts.

New York, October 13.-There was no
race today for the Americas cup, the
international racing trophy. For the
third successive day set for a race be-
tween the Columbia and the Shamrock,
and following three contests from
which no race resulted, owing to the
failure of the yachts to sail the course
within the time limit. there was so
much fog and little wind that the COM
mittee declared the race off for the
day. The attempt TO race will be re-
newed stomorrow.
New York, October 1.-THE operator
at Sandy Hook at las o'clock this
morning reports no wind and a dense
fog. The prospect is for calm weather
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FREE BLOOD CURE
An Offer Proving Faith to Blood and
Skin Sufferers.

Bad Blood causes Blood and Skin Dis
eases, Eruptfons, Pimples, Scrofula,
Eating Sores, Ulcers, Cancer, Eczema,
Skin Scabs, Eruptions and Sores on
Children, rheumatism, Catarrh, Itch
ing Humors, Etc For these troubles a
positive specific cure is found in
B. B. B. botanic Blood Balm), the most
wonderful purifier Of the age. It has
been thoroughly tested for the past this
ty years and has always cured even the
most deep-seated, persistent cases, af-
ter doctors and patent medicines had all
failed. B. B. B. cures by driving cut
OF the blood the poisons and humors
which cause all these troubles, end q
cure is thus made that is permanent.
Contagiou1 Blood Poison, producing
Eruptions, Swollen Glands, Uceretsl
Throat and Mouth, Etc, cured by
b. B.. B., the only remedy that can ae-
tually cure this trouble At druggists.
81 per bottle: six large bottles (fuII
treatment )$5. 3. 3. 3. is an honest
remedy that makes real cures. To teat
B. B. 3. write for a Free Trial Bottle.
which will be sem prepaid Medical
advice Free. Address Blood Balm Co.
IS Mitchell street, Atlanta, Ga
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A Strike ofCOtton Mill Operatives in a
Georgia Town.

GAINESVILLE, Ca, October 13.-The OPP
eratives of the Oxford knitting mills,
one Of the largest manufactures Of
this city, entered into a strike Satur-
day morning last because of the placing
of a negro man at work among the
white employees. The negro man was
placed in the mill by w. M. Howard,
the manager.
For about eight months three other
negroes nav been working at the mill,
but in departments shut out from the
view of the white men and women.
The mill closed down until the trouble
is settled.
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Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures
painful, smarting, " feet and in
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out Of corns and bunions. It's
the greatest comfort discovery Of the
age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure
for sweating, callous and hot, Tired,
aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. By mail for
25c in stamps. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
N. Y.
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II wish to express my thanks to the
manufacturers Of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy, for hay
ing put on the market such a wonder
full medicine" says w. w. Massingill,
Of Beaumont, Texas. There are many
thousands of mothers who's children
have been saved from attacks of dys-
EMERY and cholera infantum who must
also feel thankful. It is for sale by
R. r. Bellamy.
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when You Ride Your WhC:i

Always shake into your shoes Aliens
a powder for the feet. 1t
keeps your feet cool, prevents sweating
feet, and makes your endurance ten
fold greater. Over a million wheel peo-
pie are using Aliens Foo Ease. They
all praise it. 1t gives rest and comfort
to smarting, hot, swollen, aching, feet
and is a certain cure for improving
NALL At all druggists and hoe stores,
Csc. Sample free by mail. Address, AL
len S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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IN PORT.
STEAMERS
The Chicago Markets.

Chicago, October 14.-SpeculaAion on
exchange today was so excessively
stagnant that the oldest trader recalled
not the equal. Prices dropped within
narrow limits throughout the session.
December wheat and corn closed yyith
a loss Of &c to nc and oats nc. pro
visions Were slow and closed a shade
lower all around.
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Weekly Bank statemen,

New York, October 1.-THE weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, Increased,
s5S4,l5o; loans, decreased, 1854. 500; spe-
cle, decreased. s1,914. 200; legal tenders,
ancreased' seso,s00; deposits, decreased,
s6,212,600; circulation, increased, $50. 200:
the banks now hold s1.I77 $50 in excess
Of the legal requirements.
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The Armistica Extended.

Caracas, Venezuela, October 49,
The armfstice between the government,
troops and the insurgents has been
extended until Saturday.
1t is asserted on reliable authority
that President Andrade Will meet the
insurgents commander, General Clip
riano Castro.
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Bank Robbed

st. Louis, October IA special from
Nevada, no., says burglars entered the
Farmers bank at Schell City. near
there, last night, blew open the safe
and secured $500 in cash, with which
they escaped. Previous to the bank
robbery the town Waterman was can
tured on the street by armed men and
bound and gagged. The robbers left
no clue.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady: winter patents s3so6s.1o:
straights sS.30GI3.40 40; clear S3.soG3.30;
spring specials s4-2o: patents sS4oG37o;
No. . yellow corr 32%c: No. . spring
wheat 7la7sc: No. 3 spring wheat 64GD
Tic: No. > red uGThc; No. : corn 32ts;
No. . oats csc: No. . white 25isc; Nc. ;
white 24& case; mess pork. per barrel.
ss.05GS.l0: lard. per 100 pounds, $3.50
5.37n: short ribs sides. doose). S4.S5T
$50: dry sailed shoulders, (boxed),
s6.00Ge.12Ls; short clear sides, tboxed),
s.. 50d5.e0. Whiskey $i.22.
New York. October l4.-FTour opened
quiet and ruled steady for medium and
better grades. and firmer for low
grades. Closed quiet but firm at nom
nally unchanged prices. Winter pat
ents $3.60Q3.S0.
wheat-Spot steady; No. . red 7sAc;.
options opened dull at unchanged
prices and worked within the excep-
tionally narrow range OF 3-i6c FOR the
entire session, with a rise OF that much
on a little foreign buying and a net adj
vance OF hGAd at Liverpool. Later
the market eased of under local selling
and closed dull. net unchanged prices;
May closed soc; December closed 1850.
Corn-Spot easy: No. ?, 4lLc; OPP
tons market opened dull anG unchang-
ed prices and ruled about steady on
small covering, partially advancing &c
but again easing or under local pres
sure and closed dull Mt unchanged
prices to sc decline; May closed 3Shc;
December closed sec.
Oats-Spot quiet; Nc. .. 29c: options
opened steady but quiet.
Eggs-Steady; state and P~ennsylva-
MIA 21hG22c; western ungraded at
mark 15G19c.
Petroleum-Firm; refined New York
1896; Philadelphia and Baltimore $3.50:
do in bulk 500.
Rice-Domestic fair to extra 42sM7A:
Japan 4%@5%c.
Cotton. Seed Oil-Steady to firm on
good demand from shorts at unchanged
prices; prime crude tanks 22M24c;
prime summer yellow 30G3lc; butter
grades nominal.
Coffee-Options opened steady with
prices unchanged to 5 points higher and
ruled generally firm throughout the
forenoon on covering and fresh buying,
founded on strong Brazilian cables.
large deliveries, healthy spot market
and predictions for smaller receipts.
Closed steady and unchanged to 8
points net higher. Sales 1900 bags. in
Guiding November $3.50; December
$4.75@4.s0; spot Rio quiet and steady;
mo. invoice SIC; No. z jobbing 6Ac;
mild steady; Cordova 6A @I14c.
Sugar-Raw steady but quiet; fair
refining 3 13-16c; centrifugal SO test 4
5-16c; molasses sugar 8 9-l6c: refined
puiet and steady; mould A, 5 7-I6c:
granulated 5 3-16c.
NAVAL STORES
New York, October 14.-Spirfts tur-
pentine steady at 521hM53c. Rosin
quiet and steady mould A, 8 7-l6c:
@1.25.
Charleston, October 14.-Spirits tur-
pentine market firm at ACE: sales none.
Rosin firm and unchanged; sales none.
savannah, Ga, October 14.-Spirits
turpentine firm at 50kc; receipts rs
casks; sales 432; exports 81. Rosin firm
and unchanged; receipts 3,174 barrels;
sales 927; exports S51.
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November go: December s-e4: january
s.ss: February T.o2: March s.eS; April
7.o7: May 10: June I'll; July and Au-
gust 7.12: September eS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. October 1.-THE leading fu-
lures ranged as follows:
Omen. High. Low Clos
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More yellow Fever at Jackson.

Miss, October Bone new
case OF yellow fever is reported by the
state board Of health this morning.
suspicious cases are under obser-
vation. The continuous warm weather
Is somewhat unfavorable for stamping
out the fever.
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Markets By TELEGRAPH
FINANCIAL

New York, October 1EMoney on call
easy at 3. per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 5R@6 per cent. Sterling eX-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.S6s@4.S6& for de-
mand and at $4.S2%@4.S2h for sixty
days; posted rates S4.S3k@4.S7h; COM
mercial bills SASH; silver certificates
5SA@59c; bar silver 5Skc; Mexican dol
lars 47c; state bonds inactive; railroad
bonds irregular; Government bonds
firmer.
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FIRST BLOOD FOR BOERS
THEY CAPTURE AN ARM0RED TRAIN
CONVEYING TWO GUNS.
RUMORS OF AN ENGAGEMENT.

With General Whites Accommodating
Communicating Attacked Beers
RepuIsed Seyera Times An Amerf
can m-Treated by Free state Beers.
Kruger's Appeal to All
to Join His Cause.-The Mines TO De
Cared For Gold Confiscat9d.
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NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpentine firm; machine
barrels 1hc; country barrels soc.
Rosin firm at csc and sl.0o.
Tar steady at $3.50.
soft s2.S0.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine soc and 29hc; rosin s1.oo
and s1.o5: tar si.10; crude turpentine
s1.15 and $40.
Receipts today-99 casks spirits tur-
pentine. 2S4 barrels rosin, 1S9 barrels
tar. So barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-1Si
casks spirits t~urpentine, 37S barrels
rosin. 243 barrels tar, 4 barrels crude
t~urpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina si.o5 to $50
Virginia s. 10 75c.
Rice-Nothing doing.
Corn-52 TO SIC.
Corn meal-9c.
low peas-65c to zoe.
Ns-.h Carolina Bacon-Hams, &C %
1oc: shoulders &c to 7hc; sides Sc TO
sac.
Chickens-~3cw: spring 10c to lsc.
hens. &c to 30 ROSTERS, 15c to zoe,
Eggs Firm at Is to Ice.
Shingles-Per 1.oc' sve inch, hearts
and sap s1.5eCs.-n, inch. s2.50G
50. So.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping... s9.00q10.0o
Mill, 1880 SIS
Mill, 6.500 700
Common Mill 5000 600
Inferior to ordinary....... $500 500
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COTTON.

Liverpool, October IA, 1 p. m-Cotton:
spot moderate demand, prices I-32d
higher; American middling fair 4 l3-
sd; good rniddling 3kd: middling 3 %
sd; low middling 3 23-32d; good ordi-
nary 3 11-32d: ordinary 3 11-32d. The
sales of the day were 5000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included $500 American: re-
ceipts 400 bales, all American Fu-
lures opened steady and closed firm al
the advance
American middling low Id @
clause: October 3 55-64d. value. Oc+n-
Der and November 3 54-64d. sellers. No
vember and December 3 53-e4d. sellers.
december and January 8 52-e4d. sellers.
January and February 3 5I-e4G2 59-e1Jr
buyers; February and Mach 8 51-s4Gs
oz,o4d, puyes; March and April 3 52-s4d
sellers; April n May 3 52-64d. BUYERS:
May and June 3 52-64G3 53-e4d, buyers:
u n n July Se52-64G3 53-s4d, buyers:
July ana 3 5S-64d, sellers; Au.
gust and September 3 52-64d- sellers
NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, October or,a.
middling 7Ac; gross receipts log haIes
sales III; stock 1888 bales.
Iotal n Consolidated net recaint,
9Ias oz,oo4 bales; Exports to Great
britain I2,561; TO France 7122. IN 49,
continent 27,356; stock 774.7ss
iolal since September 1st-Net re-
GeIpes l,Sl5,536 bales; exports to Grea-
brIlaln S5s. 20; to France lis. s02: to IN.
continent 343, ago
vance; middling uplands ne. n;Sa,sn.
gulf nc; sales 2I2 bales
Futures closed steady: Octohar 9 40
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Wilmington, ~. c., October IL.
Receipts OF cotton today-l.S5s bales.
Receipts same day last year-,3o1
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-Si.sS0
bales.
Receipts to same date las year
94.114 bales.
The quotations posted at : O'Clock
today at the exchange:
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Doctors always prescribe
the PUREsT DRUGS. You al
ways get the PUREsT Drugs
when we fill your prescrip-
'tions.
CHAPPLE Drug CO.

Rev. and Mrs., LINES Of Basin. Wyo, F..
are spending a few days In tho city,
They resided IN RillinRs last winter
and spring, but Rev, Zines having
been stationed permanently At Basin,
they have taken up their residence
there,
/, d. Q'Donnell returned ypsterday
morning from q trip to western Mon.
tAna, where no attended to matters per.
tanning to tho state board Of horticulture
Of which he Ia president, and the M.
tional irrigation congress being chair.
man Of the executive hoard,
Misses MeElsoy aud Frier of Pike
county, Mo-, have been IN the city sew.
er0l days Waiting their eousins, MI.
and Mrs, A. j. wilkinson, They have
been making q tour Of the west and are
now on their way home for which place
they will leave III a few days,
9. @. Aoyt and Jas, MeNeely, two
OF the commissioners who were lnstru-
mental Ia making the treaty with the
Grow Indiana, were visitors In the city
yesterday from Grow Agency. The
gentlemen expect to leave loon for the
northern part Of Montana to assist In
making q treaty with tho Flathead In.
aiNNs,
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A HUGH ATTENDANCE
prOMlsed tOr the Meeting vt the iW iga'
tt0n Congress,

w=uuzHERzwmu
pr0Ml.ed fOr the Meeting vt the iW iga-
tton Congress-.
Hon. I. D. O'Donnell of Billings,
chairman of the executive committee Of
the national Irrigation congress, Ia In
Missoula, says tho Miasoula correspond
enoe ID the Anaconda Stadard, In confer.
eneo with the officers Of tile local com
mittee In regard 10 the meeting Of the
congress which takes place here next
month.
Mr. O'Donnell says that from what
oorrespondenee he has had, and that ID
much, the attendance at the congress-
meeting this year will DO large,
1.-THE representatives Of the federal
departments alona," said Mr., O'Don.
nell tonight, twill make q fine show.
Ing, not only In numbers, but la the
timber Of the men that will DO sent,
We will have at Missoula many lead.
Ing Irrigation experts Of the world, and
addresses and papers that will DO daliv.
cred at the Missoula meeting will be
the richest contribution to irrigation
literature that ever has been made. !
look for the best meeting that the con.
gsess has ever had, California IL alive
TO the Importance OF tho matters that
the congress will deal with, aud Wash.
ington will send a large delegation,
The other western states and many Of
tho central states will be we'll repre-.
s0NtaA M we'll"
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swift current overturned tho wagon,
and the horses got mixed M with the
doubletrees aud were swept down
stream and drowned.
- BezemAn AvAnt Courier. Edward
Mills, eldest son Of Presiding Elder
Mills, being out Oh his vacation. visit.
Ell friends and a%equaintanees III Boxe.
man this week, and preached IN tho
M. Il. church Sunday evening last TO
II large congregation, Young Mills has
been pursuing his theological studies
IN al eastern institution OF learning
during the pust two years and bids fur
10 becoming ~ eloquent and useful
minister Of the gospel. His effort Sun.
dry was highly appreciated By tho au.
dience. a
-Temporurily at least matters III ron.
nection with the Glendive cattle steal.
ing case have come to a staMdstill. Sam
Eakess, n Of the principals, 10 rospoA.
sible for the abrupt Interruption Of thu
course Of justice, He was arrested
Monday and deposited u cash bond Of
$1,000 for bis appearance at tho pre-.
liminnry hearing, which was act Tor
last Wednesday. Some time
during Tuesday night he arrived ut the
conclusion that II would be the part Of
wisdom to make himself M scarce ~
possible and acting Oh this belief put
distance between himself aud those who
were rendy to prosecute him. At last
accounts his whereabouts was shrouded
IN dark aud impenetrable mystery,