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USELESS sTRArAGEM.
4 Smart Trick That Failed to wsrh
Upon Some Fearless stage
Robbefs.

yep, tn road agents used Z Be purity
reckless wen wuz drivip' stage way back
n tn 70's," remarked Tank Wilson, remi-
niscently, IAN all kinds of schemes was put
up { throw them off n the scent.
Time vas changed on all the stage
boxes were carried, but 'twan't NO use.
''Th' wust case of hoid-up l ever expert
snees wu1 durin' til smallpox scare. We
wu1 full Of passenger. inside an out, an
every one I them carried belt T gold dust.
We had heerd that new indevidooal had
taken to til road, an tharfore makes our
precautions.
'Of course, If six or seven men holds up
. stage il amt no use to fight, cause only
sae shows hisself an all th' rest ambushes
an gits th' drop on you. Then they eomes
forrard an takes your wealth.
$50 we gets up = scheme. We known
road agents is purity much askeered I
snallpox, so We takes along an ole tramp
wraps him up in bandages an hangs out
yaIler Gag from tn roof y the stage.
Jest as we wuz pullin' out T . canyon we
hears = familyar hail, an, of course, pulls
Wat. that yeller flag for. ask. a feller.
with his Winchester at his cheek, 4 powerful
big feller With q mask on.
Passengers got tn smallpox! an
swers, in . warnia' tone.
".Wal, all you passengers git out an hol
your hans up!' was the answer. Throw
down them mail bags, an that thers express
box!'
Them villins took ev'ry bit 4 dust that
WINS carried on the stage, an then thf head
villin thought . moment 10 hissclf, an then
pulls th' band'ges off'n tn tramp. Then he
grins. an says somcthin' { one 4 his pard-
ners, who pulls : small box out N bis pocket.
where they could shoot US down ef we
moved. an he dips his knife point in tn
box an then jabs it . half inch inter tn
tramp's arm. He does tn same t each an
ev'ry one T rs an' then seq:
:" Now, there's no danger, gen'l'men.
You're all vaccynated. As fer me an my
fren's, we amt askeered Z NO smallpox. Ef
we wuz Z remove these yere masks you
would see we 10 all pockmarked.' '"-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
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would fetch good price would they
not?" and he wnved his hand toward
the wide stretching forest.
"You mistake. n. d'Ayen. lam not
a timber merchant"
20! A good price," he went on, not
needing my reply. IN. lie Chevalier,
was going to say, will have them
down when am master here. They
obstruct the view
could have flung him from the ter
race. but held myself in and turned on
my heel.
"Adieu. chevalieri" he called out
after me. "and remember what have
said"
1 took no notice. The man was old
and his gibing tongue his only weapon.
! ran down the steps to where Jacques
was, ready for me with the horses.
Springing into the saddle. I put spurs
to the beast, and we dashed down the
avenue.
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the table finished. The foot was beat
ing up and down ~ II In unison with
the irnpatience Of madame's thoughts.
but could see nothing Of her face be-
yond its contour. She was, a. usual.
robed In black, wearing no jewels ex-
cept gold collar round her neck. For
q moment stood In silence looking at
her. nalf thinking that here WINS .
chance to speak out what was In my
heart, and then stilling the words by
tho thought Of how impossible II was
for poor man to WOO q rich woman.
As stood. hat In hand. madame sud-
denly turned with little start, and
hastily concealed something as she
caught sight Of me. went up At once.
and she rose to meet me.
.I have come to say farewell. MAJ
dame" and held out my hand.
$50 soon," she said, as she took II for
= moment, her eyes not meeting mine.
"YesrParis is far-and II will be we'll
for me to be there a. quickly N possi-
ble."
"Parisi You are surely not" and
she stopped.
"Why not, madame?"
70. I don't know" and hastily. zone
sometimes says things that don't exact
ly convey ones meaning. But can
imagine why you go to Paris-you are
tired of Bidache, and pine for the great
city"
"It 10 not thnt, but" and pointed to
the rolling woods md wide lands that
spread before us. ~ have no responsi-
bilities like these-and Auriac. which
stands by the sen, takes care of Itself
besides have my way to make rs yet. "
"You have friends?"
zone, at any rate, and that was re-
stored to me by you" and I glanced to
the hilt OF my sword.
She shook her head in depreciation.
every we'll, then. will not recall It to
you; but I can never forget-life !.
sweet of SAVIOR. and you gave II back to
me. We will meet again In Paris-till
then, good by"
AT the I,ouvref" As she glanced up
at me, trying to smile, I saw her eyes
were moist with tears, and then-but
the wide lands of Bidache wrre before
me. and held myself In somehow.
"Good-by."
-Good-by."
I turned and, without another look
passed out of the hall. As went dow n
the stairway saw on the terrace to my
right the figure of d'Ayen. He had
changed his costume to the slashed and
pufYed dress which earned for the gay
gentlemen Of Henry's court the nick
name "Bergarrets." from NJ. de Savoye's
caustic tongue, and his wizened face
stood out of his snowy ruff in all the
glow OF its fresh paint. With one foot
resting on the parapet, he was engaged
in throwing crumbs to the peacocks
that basked on the turf beneath him.
would have passed, but he called out:
'.M. le Chevalier-a word"
"A word only then. sir-I am IN
haste"
"a bad thing, haste" he said. staring
et me from head to foot. These wood,
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THEORIES ABoUTTHE "MAINE'
csDt. sisssee's Talk with the sDan-
ish Aaniral After the Terri
ble Bxpl0slon.

Nothing could be written In better
taste and temper than Capt. sig.bee's
Personal Narrative Of the Maine" The
captains personal relations with Gen.
B.anco and Admiral Manterola were, he
says, undisturbed by the explosion.
They remained cordial to the last"
Soon after the catastrophe the admiral
called upon Capt. Sigsbee and CONVEX
sation occurred which il tersely sum.
married. In these words:
The admiral assumed from the hrst
that the explosion was from the interior
Of the vessel. He asked II the dynamo
boilers had not exploded. ItoId him We
had NO dynamo boilers. He said that
the plans Of the vessel, as published,
slowed that the gun cotton storeroom.
or magazine, was forward near the zone
Of the explosion. He was informed that
those plans had been changed, and that
the gun cotton was slowed at. under
the captains ca abin, where the vessel was
virtually intact. He pointed out tba.
modern gunpowderp were som,times
very unstable. This was met bv the
remark that our powder was Of lie old
and stable brown prismatic kind and
that we had no fancy powder, He re-
fsrred TO the probable presence Of boil
efs, lighted, near the forward coal
bunkers. which were adjacent to the
magazines. This again was met With
the remark that for three month, no
boiler In the forward boiler eomuart-
ment had been lighted; that while in
port the two aftermost boilers in the
ship had been doing service. ."-Cen,uy.
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CHAPTER v.
A GOOD DEED CONES HOME 4
ROO6T,

A GOOD DEED CONES HOME TO
BOOST.
We dashed through the streets of BIZ
dache, arousing the village dogs. asleep
In the yellow sunlight, to q chorus Of
disapprobation. About dozen sought
TO revenge their disturbed slumbers,
and. following the horses, snapped
viciously at their heels; but we soon
distanced them. and. finging curse or
SO after us in dog Language. they gave
up the pursuit and returned to blink
AWAY the afternoon. 1t was my inten-
ton to keep to the right of Ivry. and,
after crossing the Eure, head straight
for Paris. which would enter either
by way Of Versailles or st. Germans, II
mattered little what road. and there
was plenty Of time to decide.
For a league or so we galloped along
the undulating ground which sloped to-
ward the ford near Ely; but as we be-
gan to approach the river. the country,
studded with apple orchards and trim
with hedgerows of holly and hawthorn,
broke into a wild and rugged moorland
intersected by ravines, whose depths
were concealed by tall underground
Of Christ's thorn and hornbeam. whilst
beyond this. In russet, in somber green's,
and grays that faded into absolute blue,
stretched the forests and woods Of Anet
and Croth-Sorel.
Az we slid. rather than rode, down
one Of these banks, my horss cast q
shoe, ard this put stop to any fur
ther hard riding. until The nishap could
b. repaired.
"There 10 . smith at Esy, monsieur. =
eaid Jacques, -where ws ean get what
We want done. and tg,ep push on to
Rouvrss, where there q rood accom-
mediation ct the Grand Cert"
n this manner ~ jogged alcng. max
Ing but slow progress, and The sun wss
setting when NJ cana into View of ne
wfllow-lne6 banls ~ ~ Hure and %.
tsssd ~ waInut GIovss - ~ outlytng
1assee = wAisp ~ ~. ~ - -
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pestirea to ne crest.

The shipping clerk kept his rubber stamps
in big, deep boz on shelf near him,
where they are handy" he said. But the
errand boy was looking for an opportunity
2 make 50 o.L az noq1 hs sraye
small nails into the partition in such man
ner that each rubber stamp could be hung
separately on two nails. An impression Of
the stamp was then made upon a small slip
Of paper, and this slip was pasted above each
stamp. The appreciation Of the shipping
clerk was shown when be said this arrange
meut saved him at least an hours work
every day. Some day that errand boy will
be the proprietor Of business 30 systemat.
iped that be will not grow prematurely old
with worry.-Furniture Journal.
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Opinions Of . Pessinist.

Polish may be laid upon wood to such
Z thickness a. to obliterate the grain. The
came thing may happen to q map.
People who honestly ten US Of our faults
may mean well, but they never run ahead
e their tickets, at the polls.
The man who prides himself upon his
good looks never acquires the students
stoop.
Hard, steady, determined hammering is
. good thing. but the greatest battles Of
life are won by strategy.
The .phlanthropist who gives TO the poor
only that he may lay up treasures for him
self in Heaven, will be surprised il he ever
gets there, to see how little credit he got
for IT, True charity is love for your fel-
low man.-Cleveland Leader.
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why He Lln.ea--'

A soldier boy of the Fightinr r,ir
tesnth on his return to Buffalo valLed
with an engaging limp. which excitd
the curiosity and sympathy Of sAs
patriotic women who surrounded -
at the railway station. .Was Il ~
by . dreadful Mauser bullet - ~
one. sWm you bs crippled fsr lIfs,'
querisd another. II am sur he -
shot while carrying = wounded -,
rads OF the Aeldi" eushed ! thil
The crippled veteran. = modest a i
was brave, was visibly enbarf1s,ed Z
these tributss, and - scs1 q 50 80
master his emotion he rsnlafheS ~
ssmpIys sAh. g'wani 'Tainx ~ m.
bat boil on ~ kAssi~ --Hs6sis =
pFeee. " II
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How,s Thisy

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Reward
BY Halls Catarrh Cure
Z. j. Cheney 4 Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for tho last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac
t;ons and financially able to carry out any
3Shgat!ons made by their firm.
West 4 Truax. Wholesale Druggists, To
Wsldins. Kinnan I Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
HALF. Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
ecting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75c per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
HaIrs Family Pills are the best.
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Ice. Itrelisves the condition that pro-
Ices % much discomfort and robs men.
Euation Of It, tsrrorh Hero u proof:
bnAs Nss. PixxnAx:-How can !
hsuh yoa snough tor what you hsvs
8oue ~ ~ When !wrets - you I
wa sn1Essing untold patn u tims o4
80 1Ipasacas wAs nervous, hsd head
80 "a ~ finls. - appetits. tha4 tirsd
4 ln9. and did not eass fne anything.
ii SS Z - ihrss bottles Of Lydia 3.
[rnf - N>gstabls CcnpounA, cns
f n1o11 PuJ16 tso boxes Of liver
pi1ls, "a tc1aS I - well rerson. /
vunIA Iiha ~ asp those who suffer
Sew tha4 1 - Of the many who
~ beea Gt1 o. female ccmplaints
vyuar wuadsxful medicine and aAviee.
Slrs Jnn11s 3. Mnxs, Leon. VIA
1fyou aro suAstire n this wny. wfite
lflD lll1ss did - Mn Finkham st
!. 11annL, ~ the advSes which she
s - = ehasOe = ~ wssnas Il
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0.ss e HIsas.su. o..ai.

The sstimates - 70 tie eest a esasexuseine
the Eicarsgua Canal vas1 from gu, ,o0o ~
to $50. .000, 200. How di6erent are the ~
mates Of the people q to the value Of Hostat-
ter's Stomach Bitters for stomach. liver,
blood and kidney. diseasee. II i agreed
ywhere that this remedy b unsurpaesed
nervousness and sleeplessness. Il Z such an
agreeable medicine 70 take. Il tastss good
- well - does good.
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onisn seed ess ana % . u.

0nsen SeeA ~ and % ID.
Catalogue tells how "a. grow l2l3 bus. per
acre q easily a. 100 bushels. Largest grow
err of Earliest Vegetables and Farm Seeds
Earliest vegetables always pay. Salxer'a
Coaes Berry l5c per ID. Potatoes q 20 Bbl.
Cut this ont and send with llc for great
CAtalogas and 10 packages Of vegetable and
flower seed novelties to JOHN A. GAI1ZER
SEED COMPANY, LA CROSSE, WIS. fx.l
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The most successful dentist only lives
from hand to mouth.-Chicage Daily News.
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Truly Greet,

r. there csysaias sander than . nan
YEA"
We'll. what Il itr"
why. man that doesn't ask you 70
trust him."-Oetrcit Free prees. =
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Half the men who attempt to tell you q
funny story forget it.-Atchison Globe.
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PERIODS OF PAIN.

Nenstrustion, the balance wheel OF
woman's life, ia also tho baue Of exist
snce to many because it means time Of
great suffering.
While NO woman is entirely free from
periodical pain, 1t does not seem to have
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sons soIaoe.

To the victors belong the spoils, aAd 10
the vanquished the privilege Of induleing
in sarcastic criticism.-Puck.
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Ts Cure . Cold In Ore Day
Take Laxative Bromo Qninine Tablets. All
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Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar re,
ievcs whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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A man 10 mad when he oversleeps and
mad when an alarm clock wakes him up on
time.-Atchison Globe.
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I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure
for Consumption.--Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 2l5
". 22d St., New York, Oct %, 1894.
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The bad language Of the eyes is the same
H. world over.-Town Topics.
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Don't you think she fully appreciates
her husband? "Oh, no: she loves him toe
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Ys. O.. aee Ail,..e Te,t- ~. rnKR.

Write 10 dov 10 AIlen q Olmstsd. Il Rov.
n. r., for . FREE sample OF Aliens Foot
Esse, spowder 70 shaks into your Shoes II
cures chilblsins, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. II makes New or tight shoes
easy An instant cure for Corns and Bun
Ions. AlldrugHists and shoe stores sell It Csc.
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Il care not" said the capitalist, "wh,
makes the laws Of the country, so long a.
l can help form the ts"-Life.
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The impression made by beauty II NOR,
than skin deep.-Chicaso Daily News.
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WsII RssejvvS.

ottiassr-How did old lfsaybl..,;,
take 4 last night when yon isld ~
yen wisAsd . marry Ne eldsst 6susS
Hsnriquss-I rather ines1,. I,
wisAee that ! waa i lIorinsr, h
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Most people who go off on trip, talk
abont i too much when they return.-Atchi
son Globe.
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Freeze and fret! Whye 81. Jacobs Oil
esres Neuralgia. Soothes II down.
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Ted ysa 20. In one night cured. 81. ia
eobs Oh masters Lumbaso.
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Law.akes. II cured my aches. st. Jacobs
Oil makes NO mistakes.
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He struck il. 81. Jacobs Oil struck his
Rheumatism. It was stricken out.
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Love is business Of the idle, but the
idleness Of the busy.-N. Y. Weekly.
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In the morning well. St. Jacobs Oil cur,
soreness and stiffness.
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Bee there. A bad sprain cured; and st.
Jacobs Oil cured it.
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Cheapness ef sugap.
Sugar is % cheap now that il pays the
grocsrs 70 take the sand out Of it.-Boston
Transcript.
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Wit is folly when in the keeping Of 4 fool
Chicago Daily News.
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USSa A@
ture's plan !
that women
otherwise
healthy
should suffer
70 severely.
Lydia B. Pinl
kham's vege-
}fablo Com {
| pound II T.
| the most Z
| Ehorou1h IL.
| male reguls-
| tor known +
anS2sea1na|s
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6YNOPsra

Chapter I-D'Auriac, commanding out
eost where scene 10 laid tells the story
Ds 0omeron has been appointed By Gen.
| oe hone to examine into q charHe made
against him. Nicholas. asergeant. brings
| IN two prisoners, q man and q woman, who
are from the kings camp at L. Fere.
lD'Aurtac, ,angered by Insulting manner Of de
Gomerou toward the woman. strikes him.
duel follows. and during the commotiou
the prisoners escape. De Rome happens on
the dtsorderly scene, and d'Auriac. upon
giving his parole not to attempt escape,
hears this remarkable sentence: '-To-mor-
row....you must die on the neld. Win or
lose. II catch you At the close Of the day,
! will hang you ~ high As Haman."
Chap<er N-D'Auriac next morning takes
his place a. usual on d Rone's stan. In
the course Of his ride over the field he saves
the life OF Nicholas. the sergeant. who. .
victim OF De 0omeron's malice. Is found in
imminent danger OF almost instant death.
Chapter III-After the BATTLE In which
King Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces.
dAuriac. lying severely wounded. sees
under cover OF the night among the dead
and wounded. They ind . golden collar
on de Leyva's corpse. and Babette stabs
MauEinot ther partner) to gain possession
OF the prise. After this hideous scene
Henry with retinue. among whom II the
fair prisoner who had escaped from the
hand Of dc Gomeron. rides over the neld.
Chapter Iv-D'Auriac In tho hospital of
6te. Genevieve discovers hia unknown
friend Is the heiress OF Bidache. She Wis
its him daily, and when he Is well enough
10 taken to her Normandy chateau where
he arrives shortly before noon.
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olence had shown began TO apol-
o9ize, whilst she stood before mo
rubbing her elbow. and her face
flushed and red. Tho room was
bare and drear beyond description.
There were couple Of rough tables. a
chair or SO. an iron pot simmering over
a fire ofgreen wood, whose pungcnt odor
filed the chamber. In corner man
lay apparently asleep. q tattered cloak
drawn over his features, 80 Is to entire
ly conceal them. felt in moment
that this was the stranger who had fed
on our approach and that he was play
ing fox. Guessing there was more be-
hind this than appeared. but not show
ing my suspicious in the least. ad-
dressed the girl,
II am truly sorry and hope you arc
not hurt: had known u was you J.
should have been gcntler. I have but
come to ask II can get some wine for
ourselves and food for the horses"
at IL nothing. she stannesed. II am
not hurt. There Il but q little soup
here. and for the horaes-ths grass that
grows outside."
ssThers II some wine there at any
rate and rested my eye on horn
cup. down whose side red drop was
trickiing. and then let II fallon the still
figure In the corner Of The room.
"Thers h no ftar.~ continued. .you
will b paid. do not look 'like gsu-
tlemsp 81 the road. trust
She shssnk hack At my words, and 4
appeared % II . hand naose1 suddeniy
under the cloak of the nasn. who lay
fsigning sleep n ~ ruoA, ard the
qpSsk naoysment wAs q = ~ had
elulebe1 ~ IAN ~ daGSss
~ - 6u1z1U1DJ
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STATES HIS CASE.
Mr.. Abernethy Explains Transac-
tfon In Which He Figured.

Mr.. l.. b. Abernethy, watchman at the
railway crossing corner of 9Th street and
pennsylvania avenue, whose connection
with the arrest OF truant soldier and his
subsequent application for the reward GUS
tomary in such cases have been referred
to In The Star. regards the decision of the
authorities respecting the status OF watch
men In his class as somewhat unjust They
are obliged 10 display a policeman's badge
and wear the regulation uniform, when SO
far as their duties are concerned under the
decision referred to. they need only wear
linen duster or ulster overcoat and carry
red rag attached to a stick
1T is made to appear that / have done
some great wrong while doing my duty.
L see II, said Mr.. Abernethy. please let
me state some facts. i was appointed with
nineteen others last July, and was stationed
here the 10th of August following. Soon
atter that / noticed a hobo-looking citizen
hanging about He claimed to be lust back
from Cuba, and called himself Murphy.
stating he was a rough rider. He haunted
my corner continually for some months,
ana would ask for money from nearly every
one. One night l saw him shake hands
with some one who appeared to be an old
friend of his. When opportunity presented
L asked this friend who Murphy was and
was told he was not Murphy, but a fake
and deserter. My informer was a sergeant
brought a corporal from his battery who
remembered Murphy as Kraft p Swain
OF the 9TH Maryland Volunteer Regiment,
who was in the hospital at Fortress Mon
roe, va. Swain had deserted some five
months before. l then called one of the
regular metropolitan policemen and ex-
plained the circumstances to him. He sent
Murphy TO the station. Judge Scott after
ward gave Murphy fifteen days as a vag
In order TO hold him until we could find
his command.
The evening after he was released 1
received letter from Col Lane, COM
manding his regiment, directing me 10 turn
Murphy over TO the nearest military post.
which did, with Col Lanes letter He
there confessed his guilt, and was sent
back to his command for punishment II
did wrong In this | was not aware of it /
was told by many that / was entitled to
the reward, and, as Major Sylvester and
captain Austin were SICK 1 asked InsDec-
tor Pearson IL there was any harm in nv
receiving the reward. He told me there
was not, but to have it first turned over
10 the superintendent. These are the facts"
Evening star., 1899-02-09

$SS52.13.
Evening star., 1899-02-09
ASK FOR INJUNCTION,
Action by Norton & Co. Again
Sheriff Coal CamnanH

Action by Norton & Co. Against
Sheriff Coal Company.
Charles d. Norton & Co., who recently
filed petition asking that the George r.
Sheriff Coal Company be declared a bank
rupt, today had the petition dismissed 1t
was alleged in the petition that the proper
ty of the coal company had been fraudu-
lently conveyed to defeat it's creditors In
the proceedings Attorney w H. Sholes rep
resented the Sheriff company, Attorney
Clarence A. Brandenburg appearing for the
Petitioner.
Norton & Co. today. however, flied a bill
In equity against the Sheriff company to
secure an injunction and to have a receiyar
appointed. In the bill it is explained that
the complainants, being unable to secure
the cooperation of two other creditors.
We're compelled to dismiss their petition
Norton & Co. in the equity proceedings al
lege substantially what was set forth in the
bankruptcy action. in effect that the de-
PENDANT company recently made an assign
ment; that the complainants are entitled
to have the Sheriff company enjoined from
collecting Its accounts; that a receiver
should be appointed to take charge of the
accounts, to collect the same and apply the
proceeds. to the satisfaction of the debt of
Norton & Co. .F
Justice Cox, in Equity Court No 1. sign
ed a temporary restraining order, return
able the 18th instant