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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-02-04
NEW NOTES-We have some

NEW NOTES-We have some
of the new notes in stock which
we sell at so cts per hundred, in
pads. They are printed on good
paper, and of desirable size.
The police jury meets Mon
day, and we presume that meeting
will be an important one, because
most of its time will be devoted to
the details of working our public
roads. We believe the parish
should be devided in two district,
and each district supplied with
mules, men and all the tools ne
cessary, and they should remain
on the roads all the time.
The new homestead law is not
at all popular with the poor fellow
who has to pay the cost of re-
nouncing to it. A stupid law this
is, it does not benefit the man of
means in the least, as he does not
need credit, and the poor man who
needs advances, is forced to re-
nounce to the homestead before he
gets any credit, of what use is that
law, can some of the delegates ex-
plain this?
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The Messenger Office is pre-

The Messenger Office is pre-
pared to do printing in all its
branches, wedo everything and any
thing in the printing department,
receipts, drafts, notes, checks, in
fact anything that can be done
with type and press. Our prices
are the lowest, and our work guar
anteed to please, we will submit
proof. We can supply you with
cheap as well as the best grades of
stationary.
Wednesday the train on the
branch road commenced to run
from Arnaudville to New Iberia.
The train leaves here at 1880
in the morning. This change will
be inconvinient for our people be-
cause it will force them to leave
earlier and be delayed at New
Iberia, and cause the correspon-
dence to be made earlier. This is
a move that was probably made in
the special interest of New Iberia,
as the Railroad company can have
no benefit in running its train
some sixteen miles more to reach
New Iberia when this train meets
all trains on the main line at Cade.
1t looks as if the change was made
to benefit New Iberia at the ex-
pense of st. Martinville.
With the continuous rains the
streets of the town are growing
worse, and some of the holes are
simply impossible. We believe
some bitches would be of some
benefit and some dry material ne
nessary to fill the holes, oyster
shells would be the proper mate
rial to make solid bed and make
the streets safe for all times to
come, and we believe, in the end
would prove the cheapest way of
repairing the bad sections. Some
thing has to be done, if allowed to
remain any longer in the present
conditions all avenues to the town
will he closed, and the business of
the town will suffer in conse.
quence.
Mrs. E. r. Knight and fami-
ly left for Houston, last Sunday,
to make that place their home.
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will give that heresy the coup de
grace next year. If anti-expan-
sion proves to be the Democratic
slogan their candidate will be
buried beneath an avalanche Of
ballets.
The tariff has practically ceased
to be a political issue. Since the
Inauguration of Mr.. Mckinley the
beneficial results of protection
have been definitely and clearly
established. From whence, then,
will be Democratic issue come?
If our foreign commences contin-
ues to expand; if manufactures
continue to grow; if industries
continue to thrive; if interstate
commerce continues to increase,
how can Mr.. Jones hope to carry
a majority of the States? Unless
there is a complete change of SEN
timent the Democratic party is
doomed to certain defeat next
year. Nothing will save it but
hard times, financial panic and
famine. And nothing is more un-
likely than these visitations.
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MR.. JONES HOPEFUL.
Daily Item.

Daily Item.
Chairman Jones, of the Nation
al Campaign Committee of the De-
mocratic party, is an optimistic
individual. He declares that if
the Democrats elect a President in
1900 they will elect enough Sena-
tors to control the Upper House of
Congress. The "if'' in Mr.. Jones'
prediction is bigger than Vesu-
vius; bigger than whole chain OF
mountains. The most buoyant
Democratic optimism does not
contemplate the election of De-
mocratic president in 1900 unless
there is complete revolution in
public sentiment. The country
has prospered under the Republi-
can rule; in the past three years,
in fact, our business expansion has
been 30 vast that no period in our
past history begins to approach it.
When We add to this the state
ment that new markets in various
parts of the world have been
opened to American commerce by
the present administration and
that the immediate future is bril-
liant with promise to the indus
trial and commercial interests OF
this country, the hopelesshess Of
the Democratic cause may be east
ly judged. 1t is difficult at this
time to conjecture the character
of the campaign issue upon which
the Democrats will endeavor tt
ride to victory in 1900. If the
free-silver snake is not dead, a
supposed, but is merely hiberna
ting, the people of this countr!
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LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Homer Mouton, editor of
the Lafayette Gazette was in town
Monday.
Miss Enice Patout, of Patout-
vile is in town, visiting her Sis
ter. Mrs. o. j. Durand.
-French's New Sensation per-
formed to good audiences here Sa-
turday and Sunday last.
Mr.. r. J. Morrow of st. Charles
parish and Miss Felicie Becnel of
st. Martin parish were married
Tuesday morning at the brides
home.
The Rouss Racket store has
closed its doors, the goods packed
and moved to Abbeville, where
the same company has a large
store.
The District Court is in SEES
sion, criminal term, and the grand
jury is busy investigating the in
fractions of the law, committed
since their last sitting.
1t is said that some teachers
do not attend properly to small
children of their schools. We
think they should be particularly
attentive to younger children.
The entertainment of the Mar
ried Ladies euchre club. which
was to be at Mrs. J. c. Bienvenu,
Wednesday, had to be postponed
ON account of the serious illness
of her mother, Mrs. j. o. Bour-
dier, of Breaux Bridge.
TO MASKERS-those Of our
people who desire to secure ccs-
tunes for Mardi Gras, will do well
to call at X. Schwartz |or }. B.
Ferran at once, as they are about
getting some already ordered.
Give your order at once if you
want to be provided, for the time
ID limited.
The Warren band has been
given music on the stand on the
church green every day this week,
and tomorrow the Warren and
Greig's bands will both be out,
therefore, our people can expect
TO hear lots Of fine music.
We see from the papers that
New Iberia is soon to have a rice
mill; the capital, $4,000 is said to
have been subscribed. Industries
Of this kind is what keep a town
lively, as they draw money from
other towns at all season of the
year, and the large number of peo-
pie they employ keep business
lively all the year.
The police jury has been noti-
Fed by the Mayor Of Breaux
Bridge, that the bridge across the
Teche at that place was in very
bad condition. and liable to fall
down at any time. AS this bridge
is to be taken down soon, and re-
placed by an iron bridge, the po-
lice jury has concluded not to re-
pair this old wooden bridge, but
to use q ferry until the new bridge
is built.
We learn that there is a slow
move going on in the parish in
political circle, that was caused by
the appointment to be made, pos
sibly Monday, of one or two road
masters. The applicants are seek
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Jury LIST.

Advertise in the Messenger.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-02-04

List of Jurors drawn for the February
terms of Court.
For the Second week. beginning on
the 9Th of February 1899.
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lice jury has concluded not to re-
pair this old wooden bridge, but
to use q ferry until the new bridge
is built.
We learn that there is slow
move going on in the parish in
political circle, that was caused by
the appointment to be made, pos
sibly Monday, of one or two road
masters. The applicants are seek
ing the influence of the officers
who are trying to keep out of 1t
the best they can. 1t has never
theless caused some political talk,
and may put the ball arolling.
The rain situation is getting
to be such, that unless the plan
ters go to work at once and tho
roughly drain their land, they may
not be able to pillow and prepare
their field for the early planting
of their crops. The change in the
climate with abundant rains leaves
us under the impression that this
is beginning to be the natural con-
dition of the country. and the only
hope of the planter, particularly
in the black land regions, is IN
thorough drainage.
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ST. LOUIS, 6; PITTsBURG, {

st. Louis, Oct. 5.-The Pirates made
1t four straight to-day. The Perfectos
hammered Gray's shoots. and he was
taken out. Lever, who replaced him,
was invincible. Attendance, $500.
Score by innings: R.H.E
st. Louis :. 30 O 1 o O a 0 l. Is 4
Pittsburg !. "A o o o o Q 3x-91O o
Batterles-Sudhof and O'Connor;
Gray, I.eever, Bowerman and Schriver.
Umpire-McDonald. Time-2:O7.
BALTIMORE, 2; PHILADELPHIA, Q.
Baltimore, Oct. 5.-Both Nops and
Donahue were in fine condition to-day.
Though Nops was hit harder, not run
would have been scored by the visitors
had Smith not dropped u thrown ball,
allowing Lauder to cross the plate In
the fifth. The game resulted in tie,
being called at the end Of the ninth on
account of darkness.
Score by innings: RIFE.
Baltimore ;. 20 0 O 0 0 o 2 o o. 5 1
Philadelphia 20 0 o o 2 0 0 0 o. 1
Batteries-Nops and Smith; Donahue
and Mcfarland. Umpires-Manassau
and Snyder. Attendance, 1850.
CINCINNATI, o; LOUISVILLE. 4.
Cincinnati, Oct. 5.-Waddell had the
Reds at his mercy to-day and shut
them out with ease. Frlsk pitched
good ball in all but the third inning,
when the Colonies punched four hits.
Attendance, 200.
Score by innings: R.H.B.
Cincinnati :. % o 0 0 o o o 90 8
Batteries-Frisk and Cahoe; Waddell
and Lattimer. Umpire-O'Day. Time
-1:50.
WASHINGTON. 4; BROOKLYN. 1.
Washington. Oct. 5.-opportune hit
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THE MAZET COMMITTEE.
MORE CORRUPTION IN NEW
YORK EXPOSED.
tBy Telegraph TO vireinian-Puot.)

(3y Telegraph TO Vireinian-Ptlot)
New York. Oct. 5.-rhc Mazct Com
mittee resumed its sessions to-day.
Evidence was brought out concerning
the unlawful sale of liquor by tenants
OF buildings owned by the city In the
parks in the Borough of The Bronx.
Gussie Storm, a 1G-year-old girl, test1-
fled that she was drugged and assault
ed by Samuel Leiht. She was subse-
quently found in his apartments, and
both were arrested. She was taken to
the District Attorneys Office June 24th.
and was asked by Assistant District
Attorney Grady, a brother of Senator
Thomas Il. Grady, the Tammany ora
tor. not TO press the charge against
Leiht. Mr.. Grady promised, she claim
ed, thattif she would not press the
charge he would see that Leiht was
punished, and that she could so free
at once. Otherwise he asserted he
would make it bad foE her. A letter
pulporting to be from Her was sent to
the trial judge, stating that she herself
was not altogether faultless. The Wit
ness claimed that She had never writ-
ten such a letter. Leihts brotherin-
law, Joseph Lapldus. showed her a
similar letter and tried to get her to
sign it. When she refused he told her
tbsLl OluSiS NotiN lin Np' Hc iCb-
ter was sent and Lciht went free.
Grady is now dead.
George p. Hammond a subpoena
server, testified that the office of Mr..
Mess had been under continued espion-
age. Mr., Moss asserted that he had
asked for this information because he
believed that the case of Gussle Storm
was brought to trial because she had
complained to his office.
MORE JUDGES 10 COME.
The MaZet Committee Will hold a ses-
sion on Saturday. Justices VanBrunt,
Barrett Patterson. Ingraham. O'Brlen,
Rumsey and Mclaughlin constituting
the full bench of the Appellate division
Of the Supreme Court, first department,
have been invited to be present.
1; Ia understood that Mr.. Moss wish
es to examine them on the subject OF
the assessment OF judicial candidates.
Similar Invitations have been sent to
Justice Truax. of the Supreme Court,
and TO Recorder Goff. of the Court Of
General Sessions.
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HEAslATlc SQUADRON.
I'VE WARsHIPS WILL BE SENT
TO MANILA.
(By Telegraph to virglnian-Pllot.)

Washington, d. c., Oct. 5.-The Navy
Department was busily engaged to-day
in arranging to reinforce the fleet in
the philippines. as suggested yesterday
by Admiral Dewey in the course of his
conference with the President. In
going ever the field of available ships
1t was found this morning that the plan
conceived last evening of sending the
Marietta and the Machias with the
Brooklyn would have to be so modified
as to drop the two gunboats.
In addition to the Brooklyn the fol-
lowing ships will be added to Watson's
fleet: Nashville. New Orleans, Ban
croft and Badger.
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S IDEA.
1t was Admiral Dewey's idea that
vessels of q larger type than were first
thought OF should be sent to Manila.
He pointed out that the smaller class of
Eunboats. would be exposed to a good
deal OF unnecessary danger il they were
sent out. To carry out the plans of
cutting the insurgents off from their
supplies, these vessels must be scatter
ed around among the islands, often
without consolts. and thus exposed to
sudden attack. The larger vessels VIII
selves in such cases. but may serve
as parent ships from which may be
operated n number of the small
launches that have been doing such
BOOu SGTVlCc.
COMPLETION OF PROGRAM.
By noon the Department had COM
pleted its program and was in position
to send sailing orders to the ships
chosen to go to Manila. The New Or
leans was autographed to proceed at
once to the New York navy yard to
have some changes made in the galley
apparatus. This change can be made
In six days, when the ship will start on
her voyage. The Brooklyn will be
turned back from Hampton Roads as
soon as she comes within signalling
distance and sent to New York, whence
she sailed this morning before the De-
partmenH could reach her with orders.
She will be readyrto SAIL by the end of
next wee6. "a cablegram was sent to
the Nashville at San Domingo to pro-
coed at once to Mani)a\via Suez and
she is expected to get @ff within "a
hours. Orders were also telegraphed to
the Badger at Mare Island to proceed
to the Philippines as} soon rs possible.
No orders have as ket} been sent to
the Bancroft at Boston.
A SUGGESTION.
IT was suggested ut the Navy De-
partment that three of the four vessels
now under orders for Manila will pass
through the Suez canal so they will be
| available 10 divert to South Africa
should matters there take shape requir-
| ing the presence OF IL United States
naval force.
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SUNDAY WORK.
A BIG FIGHT INAUGURATED IN
ATLANTA
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pnot.)

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 5.-Dr A. III. Hold
erby, pastor Of the Mooro Memorial
Church and Chairman of the Special
Committee of the Evangelical Mem
bers Association recently appointed to
take in hand the matter Of Sabbath des-
ecration announced to-day that the
committee would go before the Fulton
county grand jury on the nineteenth
day of this month and ask that every
man in this county who is violating the
State Sabbath law be Indicted.
This means n fight on the Sunday
sales in Atlanta of tobacco, cigars, ci-
garettes. soda water and other articles
of merchandise, as well as the running
of railroad trains on the Sabbath.
DR.. Holderby said:
Under our present city laws tobac-
co and other luxuries can be purchased
on Sundays. but clothes for the freez-
ing citizens and nil comforts of life are
denied Sunday sales.'
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A nlornnon conference.
fBy Telegraph to vlrglnlan-pIlot,

fBy TeIegraph to Vlrginian-PIlot)
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 5.--A special to
the Constitution from Raleigh, N. c.,
says:
The Mormon Presiding Elder Swan.
son. who has charge of that church'e
affairs in North Carolina, left here to-
day for Goldsboro, which is headuuar,
ters. Swanson says the Opera House
there will be rented, and the Mormon
Conference held In it, Elder Rich, OF
Chattanooga, presiding. swanson says
regarding Roberts, the Utah Congress-
man.. that the Mormons don't care
whether he Is seated or not, as his OPP
moment Is also n Mormon.
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Ten Thousand DoI,nr Race.
(By Telegraph to Yirginian- pilot.)

D LexingtonS Ky. Oct. 1.-THE $4,000
Pennsylvania to-day. which attracted
the attentions OF honemcn all over the
continent, and In which 1t seemed Il d
moral certainty that Peter the Great
could not be beaten, was one OF the
greatest surprises. ever witnessed In
Kentucky. After terrible battle, in
which fortune was In Peters favor up
TO the third heat, which he lost by a
break within $50 yards OF the wire, Lord
Vincent won the great stake by sheer
pluck B Best time. 2:QS II, M So NJ
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SOLDIERS TO FARM.
SAID TO HAVE SO OR
DERED.
.fBy Telegraph e virglI,lan-pIlot.)

by Telegraph &c firglnlan-Pllot.}
Manila, Oct. 6.--11:3O p. m.-Aguinal-
S5do, according to n report brought to
q Manila to-day by Dominican frlar
from the north. has Issued orders to the
hlipino soldiers in the Northern pro-
FNlnces to return to their towns and To
resume farming.
This story lacks confirmation, but
+ The rumor may be In accordance with
4 Aguinaldos policy of keeping the coun-
try as productive as possible by using
y his men In alternate shifts on the farms
& on under arms.
..Dagupan,, San Fernando and Delici-
Is nlct, which are under the guns of the
q United states warships. are supposed
Z to be evacuated
A HOPE BxPE&ssiED.
Z It is alleged that thu evacuation or
be orderly In case of ne arrival of the
4 troops and expressesfhe [hope that the
Il Americans Will prot/ktMe towns
THE oRINI hXhSfyHT1oN
The expedition s1htt9She Grin, r,yor
i: under command of Captala Cornwel1 r.
n recover. the sunlsen gunbtot Urdaneta
returned to Cavlte yesterday with thn
hui Of the boat, after bdmborflinc
s. Oran1 and landing Il force. NJ
Captain Cornwel brought Sne pris.
U oner. - %
Lieutenant Franklin, of the army,
& gunboat Laguna de Bay, guided the
texp petition. There We're no casualties.
On Monday morning the expedition
$aentered the river and anchored above
ROrani, near the Urdaneta, the fnhabi-
sftants OF the town simultaneously eyoc-
suating it, carrying their BELONGINGS
with them. - s'
The gunboats bombarded Orani tbo
4 beaches and the surrounding co,,ntrv
stfor. half an hour, receiving n Nauser
aYolley In reply. "''"'e
3,hy The Urdaneta was towed off tho ha,
Y about 10 O'clock that evening. tho On.
3 err ertations Of the Americans being I'M
molested -
SLIGHT RESISTANCE. {
The following morning the bomba n1l
Il 1nent was renewed to cover n landine
6ors one hundred and eighty blue-iackets
gand marines about half a mile ahn,io
the town. ~ !, - ! wy y
s5gon entering GRANT the .ss,trerico MS ex
9neirtenced -Trf;tfc IRE from tJhe
I'm = 49,! es. They found thestgwn
! + il d9hifed. and that the shells had ig-
sgeIed o few liuts. .ss n
s.. s FAILURE OF PLOT,
Tn Il Arehb lshop OF s Manila nPtifled
ii q cnerals Otis that there Was O. nlot on
1, foot to- burn the res q enees sof sthf Gov
n err,or-G ensral and Il the Archb jsilap to-
G gether tn seYeral IS yernnleRss Dhild-
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ON the Tnrr,

New York, Oct. 5.-Results at Morris
Park:
Flrst-Eclipse course: Bell of Mem
phis, Z to !, won; Firearm, to 10 and
/ to 8, second; Toluca, to 1, third
Time-1:10lh.
Seconds furlongs: Belle OF Licking
ton, 4 to 1, Won; Lady Uncas, 80 to
and 10 to 1, second; Iroquoise Belle.
to /, third. Time-57 3-5.
Third-Thc Belle Meade, furlongs:
Rafraello IL to 5, won; Mcleod of Dare
to and to 2. second; Lady Lind
sey, Is to /, third. Time: 26A.
Fourth-The Bronx High Weight
Handicap. 6 furlongs: Warning. to 2
won; Muskadine. 15 to 1 and to 1
second; Richard j., II to o, third. Time
-1:13M.
Fifth-one mile: Herbert, 10 to /
won; NIodrine, 8 to z and to 10, Sec
-ond; CarentHs5 to third Time
1884.
sixth-Mile and a sixteenth: Oliver
Nice, 8 to 1, won; Dan Rice, z to Q and
Z to s, second; Our Nellie. 4 to l, third
Tlme-l:4Ga4.
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That ever graced anyonebe he as luxurious as prince
does not supass Top Notch Clothing at from 81 70
so Anything you expect from the tailor in the matter Of
TIT ana style, lind it here. ready TO put on--no
guessing 'howitwll look on you when finished" san
Should differ the fraction of an inch in fit when
tried on we'll do the ao rdoes-atert till if SETS DOWN Tn
and fits to your satisfaction. Suits and TOP Coats
ireproac1abIe in style and fit and from Sis
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EHETEI ATTEST TEIEGRAPH NEWS, CONTINUED i
lngs, and banks, but the plot failed to
materiallze posslbly because Of a dis

fair at Paranaque last night seem to
have been much eXaggerated. The
facts are that small band Of in
surgents. following the bay road, pour,
ed a Yolley into the village, and later
another Into Las Plnos, with the result
that twoSor three houses were burned.
The cracking of the bamboo caused 1t
to be telegraphed to Manila that there
had ibeen&much shooting.
The United States transport Warren
from SAN Francisco, with 1000 recruits,
has arrived. .5
The U. s. gunboas Wheeling. from
Vancouver March Sd, via Honolulu,
While passing St. Vincent. in Northern
Ln .nn shot down Filipino flag.
The Filiplnos fired q volley at the
Wheelings men, who were sleeping on
deck, and the Wheeling bombarded the
settlement. - A.l y 5 .l.-
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THE WO
OF ]: SPOR':
sTANpIlNlG Or {. CLUBS s,
: BOSTON, o.; NEW YORK. 3.

Boston, Oct. 6.-Boston made It five
straights to-day. Seymour was very
wild, giving seven bases on balls and
hitting a man. The sharp work OF the
Boston infield was a feature. Attend
nnce, 575.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Boston -. ...1 2s040 o2x-9 Oil ]
New York ). 20 o o o 3 o 0;00 -3 9 !
Batteries-Meel1in and Sullivan; Sey-
mour and Warner. Umplres-Swart-
wood and Hunt. Time-1:53.
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Aftcr Adm,rnI Dewey.
Teiegra ph to VIrginian-Pllot

Atlanta. Ga, Oct 5.-A committee
from the Chamber of Commerce, THE
Business Mems League and the City
Council left here tonight for Washing
ton to invite Admiral Dewey to visit
Atlanta. IL the Admiral accepts the In
;yitationa the date OF hls.5vislt will be
saft to his choice. 49, 4
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AZ n
Il WWsUW nd ymxtmes .iS2 'ooi
Evening journal., 1899-11-22
INSTANTLY KILLED

WALTER w. REED ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT HIMSBLF NEAR TOWN
SEND.
The body of Walter w. Reed who
was instantly killed near Townsend
yesterday while cunning, by the unex-
pected explosion of his fowling-piece,
was brought to this city last night.
Mr.. Reed was a barber at No. 221
King street, and left Wilmington last
Saturday night in company with
Leighton Pyle, who is employed at the
drug store OF w. c. Taylor. No. 302
King street, for few days cunning at
his father-in-law's place, near Town
send.
While hunting rabbits yesterday
morning the trigger of Reeds gun be
came caught as he was about TO climl
barbed wire fence, and the weapor
exploded, the load taking effect in hii
brain, and causing instant death.
DR.. Ferguson, OF Blackbird. was sum
moned, and the body of Reed was re.
moved to the home of his father-in-
law
The deceased was 23 years Of age and
leaves a wife and one child