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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-16
CRAZEO BY DRINK.
An Intoxicated Man Attempts Murder in
Helena.

Helena.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Dec. 15.-That murder was
not committed in Helena tonight Is
miraculous. A drunken man with a
loaded pistol pul,eG the trigger three
times in the face of man against
whom he had a grievance without the
weapon going off. The fellow was over
powered and hurried TO the city jail
where the gave the name of Charles
Fisher. John MiliGh, one of the prJ-
prietors of the Combination saloon,
was the man Fisher tried to kill. 1t
appears that Fisher had borrowed a
dollar from Chris Kench Milich's part.
ner. This was during the afternoon.
Tonight Fisher returned to the saloon
and asked for more money. This was
refused. Then he said he had plenty
OF money and did not need any, at the
same thine exhibiting some coins.
Kenck took the money away from him,
remarlsing that he was not giving
money TO drunken men.
Fisher, upon being refused money.
left the place, went across the street
into a pawn shop and bought d pistol
for $1.50, asking for four cartridges.
Then he returned to the Combination,
and, drawing the pistol, showed it un-
der Milch's nose as the latter was en-
gagged in shaking down the stove.
"You will refuse me money, you, you
-" said Fisher, pulling the trigger.
Three times he snapped the weapon
without it's going off. bystander,
who yelled to him not to commit mur-
der. was rewarded by having the wea-
pom snapped in his face. Then the
would-be murderer was overpowered
and taken to the city Jail. Marshal
Becker tried the pistol afterward and
found that it worked all right. That
Milich was not killed is something re-
markable. Little is known of Fisher
1t is presumed that he was crazed by
drink.
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BULLER WAS TRAPPED.
England Is Face to Face with Most
Serious Crisis.

England 10 EdCo 10 race WlJn AOSt
Serious Crisis.
London Dec 1S4:3O a. m-The news
of General Buffers reverse was received
to-day are confined to perfunctory eX-
pressons of extreme regret and disap-
pointment and of tho necessity of caim-
ness and redoubled efforts to retrieve the
position. This latest outbreak is regard
ed as the most serious event IN Graat
Britain's military history since the In
dian mutiny. The Standard says:
General Buffers dispatch is deplora ole
reading. 1t is the now familiar story CT
concealed Beers and of British troops
marching UP blindly almost to the very
muzzles of the enemys rifles. 1t cannot
be doubted that the moral effect will be
to aggravate our difficulties over the
whole field of operations.
1.-THE country has discovered with an
noyance and surprise that subduing Boer
farmers is about the hardest work We
have entered upon since the Indian mu-
tiny. Their commandants have shown
themselves able to give our generals use
full but expensive lessons in modern tao
tics.''
The Times says:
"Since the day of the Indian mutiny
the nation has not been confronted with
SO painful and annoying a situation.
Plainly. General Buffers advance is para
lyzed for the moment as completely as
Lord Methuen's and General Gatacre's."
The depression over the defeat of Great
Britain's trusted and idolized commander
is all the greater, as during the last 4s
hours there have been reports of the relief
of Ladysmith. Yesterday the war office
allowed 1t to be understood that the posi-
ton of affairs in Natal was entirely sat
isfactory. The reaction is all the more
pronounced on this account. The gloomy
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-16
THREE MEN KILLED.
A Construction Train PiIod Up at Low
iStNn. idaho.

A Construction Train PiIod Up ut Lew-
iston, idaho.
Iewistown, Idaho, Dec. 15.--PNed up at
the bottom of Kendrick hill. on the
Northern Pacific branch, are two engines
and 70 cars loaded with steel In houses
near by are the dead bodies of Engineers
Arthur f. Balm and John A. Ogden, Fire
man Earl Bradshaw and Brakeman A.
Bulge, all of Spokane, and the fatally in
iured body of John Peterman. also of
Spokane.
The train was an extra with a load OF
steel for the Northern Pacific extension.
The rails were covered with ice and snow.
and in descending the long grade leading
into Kendrick the train got from the
control of the trainmen and dashed mad
ly down the steep grade about o'clock
this evening. A mile and a half east of
kendrick four cars were ditched and the
track torn up for quarter of Il mile.
When the rest of the flying train struck
the yards the engines and all the cars
were ditched and completely wrecked and
the track torn up fer 200 yards. Wreck
ing trains have been sent from Spokane
and Lewiston.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-16
Fire at the Pen.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15.-Fire at the
peniten tiary this afternoon consumed
the Manufacturers building and caused
loss to the building and contents
amounting to between $4,000 and $780,
000 The principal part of the loss falls
on the state, which owned the build
ing, and the machine shops. which
were together valued at $50,000 and
wara insured
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WITNESSES LIMITED.
The Senate Committee Is Preparing for
the Clark Case.


the Clark Case.
Washington, Dec. 15.-The senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections to-day
met for the purpose of preparing If found
practicable a programme for tho exami-
nation of witnesses In the Clark and Scott
cases. but adjourned without reaching a
definite conclusion, leaving the matter
again in the hands of Senators Chandler
and Pettus as a subcommittee. The
committee feel obliged to limit the num-
ber of witnesses in the Clark case as far
as possible because of the cost of bring
ing witnesses from Montana. The hear
ing upon the legal aspects of the Quay
case will take place tomorrow.
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IN THE SENATE.
No Business of Importance Was Trans
acted by the Chamber

Washington. Dec. 15.-To-day the
practical completion of the senate COM
mittees for the 56th congress was an
nounced officially by Senator Aldrich Of
Rhode Island. He presented to the SEN
ate an order fixing the committees and
it was adopted without dissent. A few
vacancies in the minority representa-
tions are yet to be filled. They will be
disposed of in q few days. No other
business of Importance was transacted
by the senate.
Soon after the senate convened To-
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Fighting Resumed.

London. Dec 15.--A special dispatch
from Modder river says the firing report
ed by the telegraph operator was the re-
sumption of fighting between Methuen's
forces and those of the Beers.
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Pursuing the Insurgents.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The war de-
partment to-day received a cable Civ
ing the latest developments in the sit
uation in the Philippines. The cabIe-
gram is as follows:
infantry. repe3s that on the 14th lad d
an engagement at the junction Of Ma
gat and Rio Grande river. Isabella.
province. enemy leaving four dead and.
five mortaly wounded. Our loss was
one drowned and four woun5e1 Saws
he is in need of clothing, Prs, ls
and money. Will reach TuEpal @a
gayan province, shortly. DolpIle mel
navy relieved him yesterdas u9r
hundred and seventy-five Spatts rls-
oners arrived this morning, 4tl, g.4-
them the sick at Figan. III .S-ri g
120. Young, a as.,...., -s"f
IuZon, renarts ga. ltT trGJs .-
pursuing the re ;a ~ the
who have 90 \ uau5car r.
their possessi O. l0trH @..
rough. Our fy. &hONs
perSiStently pJ@pl"". hEU*
Spanish now tH taD@& r" @
probably 1,0C5 mostly iu eutl
pect to effect heir rEle1sr .s
NegroS repo 8 sergeant lE0a
cavalry. 20 S1l-.EFa ana ~ "t
lice attacked fr t5gs-i.a 1-
this morning r' 0Ss ..' ...-. .=-rS' x
loss 2S killed ant, ,l,..44, .,~-,...Ea
"OTI3"
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Leaves for Home.

Lorenzo Marquee, Wednesday, Dec. 13.
Charles Macrum, late United States
consul at Pretoria, will leave for New
York Saturday, Dec. 1G. w. Stanley Hol-
lis, the United States consul here will as
sumo the duties of Mr.. Macrum's office
until the arrival of the latter's success
SOr,
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1t is not known whether the operator
refers to fighting of Monday or to re-
newed fighting on Tuesday.
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Smoking Jackets
NeckWear
Travelling Sets
Hosiery
LOunging Robes

We bought line this season of
the above from an importing house
and the same will not be shown by
any other concern in the city. The
assortment is very large and guam
tity limited to one article of a style,
thus insuring personal exclusive
ness. By making your selection
now, you not only have the full as
sortment to select from and the
same can be laid aside until want
ed. but we give you special time and
attention that possibly. later on
must be hurried. as is usually the
case preceding a Christmas rush,
and any article purchased from us
not proving entirely acceptable can
be exchanged or money refunded.
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Comprising a select assortment of
sensible wearing apparel for gen.
tlemen, such as
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
COL0RAD0'S GOVERNOR ANGRY.
His Demand For the Recall OF CoIo-
RADIO Troops Ignored.

His Demand For the Recall OF CoIo~
RADIO Troops Ignored. "
Denver, May 8.-Governor Thomas
has announced that within a few days.
IL President Mckinley and the secre-
tary of war continue to ignore his
communications on the subject o.
bringing the Colorado regiment from
the Philippines, he will take some
steps with view to securing the inn
mediate recall Of the troops.
II cannot as yet say just what course
I shall follow" he said, but ! Will
exhaust every resource at my com
mand to bring those boys home. )
have tried quiet, peaceable means an0
have failed. Now l will be obliged to
resort to something more forcible, and
1t will be made public. OF course
do not desire to take any action that
will unjustly hamper the administSa~s
ton, for l am an American, but J
do not propose to sit idly by and $50
the volunteers from Colorado fghtinO
and dying in the Philippines In de-
Tense Of the policy which Is actuatine
those in charge of the movements OF
our armies abroad.
1.-THE volunteer troops are being de-
tanned illegally and in defiance of the
constitution. They enlisted for the
Spanish war. That war is over, and
still they are detained ip those isl-
ands. Under the constitution the
Colorado volunteers will be perfectly
justified in laying down their arms
where they are and returning to the
United States
1t is regarded as possible that in tho
event of the failure of any public
attempt" which may be made to bring
about the return of ~the troops, the
governor will resort to legal proceed
inKs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
Pennsylvania Railroad.

DCutuulb IN tuoUb MARCH A. loS6
Trains leave Wilmington as follows:
Sd - HsS sbS Us Sa ~ 1908 s la * il
tn Ill., i. s q s sas Id Id s sSs' p an ~
M; R4s, $50. 10. SIS. 7.ao. and o. ~ p. N.
R0r Ghe &C. 81 tsSD isss a57 It IT, 80
nj: 1S7, 400, ASS. co., S'b7 and a.0S p, in.
n AefSS"Sd sS sS Is rs ss ~ s1 le . !;
Tor New York Through express). LII,
.E's sD 4 Ca! 1;s7 tDlnIoy Carr, s.l..
Fhiladeiphia. La. $50. 49, $50. io.0s am. /:
g. 81 Bo, TO- vi wits s"a shsuRss ia
4h F.. y Nessa +; Center and lntermedla,.
'tss, .3o7. rs ana M w snS sss P a
~ ZIG. 81, ''s.ls. 100. Ess, sill b. M.
.n ssi III, s'Es aad .nt.rmeal.t. stations.
2s2. Ils. $50 .. M. 400 night.
5S;sys p p ~ PESaa Street 81 q
IT, e IL is III 5j, li 49, '5 5;s d 1 t. ~
n.lo, Ills 2, m, ana l29S d night. N %
m; l28 s.l6, 4O3 Ia 5.a6. G25' s.3s, 1903 and
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Eor Fhil a In tsxpress,. ~. a a.
Ses e. s a. IT, III 4, / nj; n '
Fl ehss;.s .sDsS:.ss; 1ss 3, - e., s% ::
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Baltimore and Intermediate statlnnA
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n. ;iaosi II, siS. i, Sos. 5SI Isl, s55,ilI
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1880 49, Fl FSh ~, 4As g" so 1SSi y m
to Eew oyyiesn, Memphs Ts ay
Orleans, Mem ohis, Nashville, via. Asheville
any bt Ian e' Goss, Line-1hH p M. eaily.
sleepers to Charleston. Jacksonville, Port Tam
pa and Macon; 1858 night, daily slecpers to
Richmond apd Js Ed ''N,n railway xu
m, daily. dining car. and sleepsrs to "in'
cinnati.
For New Castle. SIS. llo4 a. M; aa.
= To rn ae "a p III e. I. M; "a .. m. vesr
Dover Hs5 y + -. nd !, I PIe !
sq FS1 yWy0 las p and a. wa, ..,'on. as
m week days,
mg;; .I 5ST N Gsgs chhs' Ga T E.s
''H Hh: sfS Z e. fSqAR sEEHEr
'S sin m Louisvills and 81, Louis. ,Din.
~ Il: asy e. P''tisSSs s. CHI
asiJyj L'T TlIsa, d R,ssnHs
Loui's END s., hSn,: .n R'G Gisveiand
-, S. :" Va s.'I n rsJs ana Sd''itS Lcss
ss R5,ninta s S;r3 t,sturs and Chicago Toledo
MI iaef p M na' Saiy. pit.sours. Cincinnati and
4, q ,. JONI m. daily, Pittsburg and Chicago;
Cleveland, except SATURDAY.
Daily for Knoxville, Tenn via shenandoah
'e Is Congressional Limited EXPRESS Al
vesfibuie PSrior Cars and Dining pSai
No extra fare ether than the usual fui''
m:p E.g.e.. y.,ysS!:: sas sss
Dining Car. No extra fare;
The Wilmington Transfer Company
viii call for and check baggage from
hotels and residences.
For further information, passengers are
referred TO the ticket agent at the sta
FL HUTCHINSON. J,R. wooD:
Gen. MaISger. Gen. fass. Agen1
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08

Schedule In effect Novomber n ,sa
,Aii, trains Illuminated with r Inc
-; IMPRESS trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON DEY.
AAM EM Eok AKXE Me IsTATiSN. EoS
A :sss. esi IFS sa y. H. .s +; ssps.yiI
Pp s9iIpsab ssTs '}u ~, .nSa >; IN. ="
l msn s aSe, :sp ~ 'sgs; al Rai:
ii hs5 ssaa n.y. &c., U.s. 81! i q, pa!
80 c Z y Z Il week days. ~ NY. IN
"a "a ssS .1ls;N, Mos a. m; LOO. .2al. so.
::S, az, w. Il =: lis a. n m ~! saassas ssS
M; .isis Is. I >. NJ s ssed Ss'; "a, 20
CAPE MAY. week days, 'Los en-: an
p B a fi3n5fys' X AN Il M WASHINGTON
:MSs. Ss. H. ~ ~ 81 nS 'ali + rs,
H H. sstsss', no. II; .sD s 20 ssS S d:l III
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4 ss s Iii A. Week p a s;.'' 4,. ~ "a,
r. r. sane41:', III, IA. 'iS 81 ~: ="
'lZool Su4 .fbI, f.N, 'H.ll !. m.
.PITT1RUkG. week days. sSA .. E,3
$50 (all Pullman CARD, s9.ll p. nj, aWii.
days. 'sN q, M: $40 {aE Pullman cafsl.
SSHHffSS$$S;99. a. ss', s, IN
DIANAPOLIS,. 'S,N a M. daily.
CINCINNATI AND sr. LOUfS, 1884 q
ToLEDo AND pETR0T .Sii o. m.
daily to Toledo and daily except SUNDAY
q si Rs'fsH ACCOMMODATION, ~e.s
days. 52s ., m. 30, 81. io.bs .. m. sun.
df HysN IL q Fl; a. A1caeJMRocpArro~
we,.k days. 72s. 1000 a. m: s0l AT y. n.
LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION
nALTIMoRD. week days. as a M:
+ TANDENBERa. week days, as. ~
.. M; 2.55. $40 p. m. Sundays. SIS .. m;
~ IE q Il; PHILADELPHIA Fon VIII
go. sio.as. iiso an; !1s.2o. 'lS7. aSo. .sI,
G Ii, g 60, .7.eO. $3.50 10. 10, sJi55 p. N. sun.
days, 's,a5. 800, 900, i1.so a. m; el2Ne
CAS- CAS- Is sso aS H. is S p 'a, M Pu''"""
Deiunarvia Telephone. No. 1893.
Rates to Western points lower than vie
any other line. -
Gen. Manager. Man. % Ass. Trafitu.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
Andrew Carnegie's Retirement.

Birmingham, Ala, May S.-With ref
erence to the retirement of Andrew
Carnegie from the iron and steel world,
E. l.. Bridges, treasurer of the Bir-
mingham Rolling MI. Nil company, said:
Mr.. Garnegie's retirement means
big loss to the iron and steel world,
for he has been one of the most potent
factors. His career has furnished
wonderful example of the possibilities
which American life holds out, and his
benevolence has shown that he has
used his wealth rishtfullv."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08

Do right this year; buy your home a
Ludwig Plano. Nothing better. Store 5l5
Shipley street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08

instructions were that should anything
happsn during either Of thes5 voyages
Nj. Mannington' indicating his COM
panion by a GESTURE" shoald At once
seek you out and make you acquainted
with as little delay as possible with his
last wishes with regard to the property
be had to leave"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08

Pekin, May S.-The French minister.
M. Tichon, has demanded mining con-
cesslon to the value of 100000 taels
in the province Of Sze-Chuan, one Of
the largest In China and traversed by
the Yang-tse-Kiang, as indemnity for
the recent Imprisonment of French
missionary. The demand is considered
exorbitant. The Chinese say that
the existing conditions 8. rebellion are
not due to any lack of energy on the
part of the government, which has
frequently consulted the French min
lister regarding the best means Of OBJ
tanning the freedom Of the priest in
question.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08

Prisoners Escape Through Chimney.
Toledo, May 8-William Miller,
George Jones. William White, Thomas
Burns and Fred Williams, in Jail for
postoffice robberies at Leipsic and
North Fairfield, o., escaped yesterday
by climbing through the chimney Of
the jail. Miller unlocked the cells
with piece of wire and climbed up
the chimney, putting down a rope
made Of sheets, by which the rest Of
the prisoners got out. They dropped
to the roof Of the jail and then to the
ground
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
T, M. Wier, Fifth and King Streets,

is the place. The best SHREDDED cocoanut two
pounds for G5 cents; this cocoanut don't get
strong or rancid, you can have it in the house
all the time. Cracker meal, cents one pound
won get strong and you can keep 1t rs long as
you want to, Meadow peas, 10 cents can, these
are the worry incest peas you ever ate, small
swert and tender, just as nice as fresh peas.
Fancy California peaches, II cents u pound,
these are very nice bright large halves. Fancy
California pears, 10 cents; three pounds for
BIC these are very bright large halves aud
make fine sauce. Condensed milk in cent
cans; this is new way to put this up. the can
is about halt the size Of the regular cans. the
milk is good and Games in handy when You
don't vans to opfn n large can. Brooches mon,
key sang soap, 5rrnt, bar; LIQUID rennet, 70
for them at 7, NJ. WEIR, Fifth and King
streets. mibt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
Sleeping Car Names.

1.-THE builders Of sleeping cars, says the
Providence Journal, ''are running short
of names, and there Is a demand for new
systems Of nomenclature Mere number
ing would be too prosaic for imaginative
travellers. Talker Of the Day suggests that
The titles Of works of fiction might be used
Tor this purpose and that the experiment
would demonstrate the comparative sopo-
rifle power Of our novelists. It Is an ex-
,'ellent idea, and We should like to see 1t
sried. We have notion that the sleeping
car The Christian would soon become
savorite, with The Sorrows Of Satan a
GOOD second"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
r. Terrible Accident to cycl,sr.

Terrible Accident to CycIfst.
New York, May 8.-While crowds OF
bicycle riders were returning from
Coney Island last evening about dusk
an unknown boy about IS years old
received q bad tumble from his wheel
and sustained such frightful injuries
that he cannot live. Tie young man,
in order to avoid an accident with
rider approaching from the opposite
direction. swerved Of the track. His
wheel struck the gutter and threw him
over the handle bars of the wheel and
under the front Of rapidly moving
trolley car. He was frightfully in
jured, q portion of his head being torn
off.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-26
WILD WEST SHOW.
An Immense Crowd Enjoyed the
Niuht Performance.

One of the largest crowds ever at
tendant upon show in Akron was
present at Buffalo Bills Wild West
and Congress of Roungh Riders
Tuesday night. 1t is estimated that
at least 1900 people were seated in
the auditorium.
Perhaps the most prominent fea-
lures of the show were the. scenes
showing the bivouac of the Trough
Riders on the night before the charge
on San Juan hill and the charge it
self. These scenes We're full of real
ism and elected universal admira-
tion and applause.
The horseback review of nations
was superb in every respect. Annie
Oakley and Jonnie Baker did some
fine shooting, exhibiting great skill
in workmanship.
In fact, every feature of the big
show was all that could be desired,
and in it's many and varied features
there were no fakes; it was the real
thing from first to last.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-26

holding his peace or being read out
of the Republican party.
He refused to do either and the war
of determination is on.
Now Park" writes Aaron Teeple,
for the time the authorized spokes-
man for the ring" will you or any
of your friends tell the public of
single act in all of your service of
thirty years or more in office, that is
at present worth repeating?'
What shall be said of this rings
notorious lack of principle, its dis
honesty of purpose and its ingrati-
tude for life's service to both peo-
pie and party when it permits such
brutal statement as Teeple's to go
unchallenged, and actually gives it
the force and color of authority?.
AS nearly as the DEMOCRAT can
figure it out the Third ward states
man is very much up against it. For
him, the light of day has gone out
and his political future is hedged
about with high stone walls and dark
clouds.
And still the wonder grows: What
is Alexander going to do about it,"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-26
THE SACRIFICE OF ALEXANDER.

One year ago the Republican con-
vention of Summit county adopted a
resolution demanding the reduction
of the eXorbitant fees and salaries of
county officers.
Senator Alexander made the mis-
take of taking that platform serious
ly, so when he was elected to the
Senate he did all he could, in con-
junction with Representative Rus
sell and Kempel, to get salary re-
duction bill passed.
But the agents of the courthouse
ring''-as Senator Alexander calls it
were on hand with money and in
fiuence to defeat the bill, and they
succeeded.
Then they organized to prevent
Senator Alexander from returning to
the General Assembly, either as
Lieutenant Governor or Senator.
and in this they succeeded also.
After the members of the court
house ring' had done these things to
Alexander, and he demuFred, they
offered him the forlorn alternative of