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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
DECISION FOR LIQUOR DEALERS
Those Outside Of Indian Territory
Eot l. able as ..Intradueers.n


Ardmore l. T., May 1e.-Judge Hosea
Townsend. United States judge for the
Southern district, has rendered a decis-
ion here which will have far-reaching re-
suits The case, which was 10 be a test
case, came uD before him on an agreed
statement Of facts. and involved the liza
bflity of liquor dealers living outside of
the territory, to criminal prosecution for
filing orders for liquor sent them by
residents OF the territory. The court
held that the transaction was executory
until the dealer had selected and set
apart the particular spiritu0us liquor
with which the order was TO be filed;
that the executory contract of sale was
not complete until such selection and seq
regaion of the particular brand and
quantity had been made, and that as this
occurred outside of the territory, where
such sales are legal, the transaction
must be held to have taken place outside
of the territory and the sale is therefore
legal and not in contravention of any
statute or law governing this country.
The court further held on the question of
Introduction that the SALE being COM
plete, legal transaction outside of the Ter
ritory, did not make the dealer liable on
he charge of introducing, as his contract
was complete when be delivered the
goods at the office of the common car
rier for transportation to the consignee.
and that the common carrier thereupon
became the agent Of the consignee for the
delivery of the goods and that the con-
signee alone was liable on a criminal
charge Of introducing whisky AS a re-
suit of this decision all cases pending in
the courts of this district against foreign
liquor dealers for introducing or selling
spirituous liquors will be dismissed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

Il had been a sufferer for many years
from nervousness with all its symptoms
and complications, writes Mrs. O. n.
Fisher, 1861 Lexington Ave, New York,
n. Y 81 was constantly going TO see a
physician or purchasing medicine. In
the spring of 1897 my husband induced
me to try DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. After taking one bottle and fol-
lowing your advice I was so encouraged
that took five more bottles, and then
stopped for several weeks as ! felt so
much better, but still / was not cohH-
pIetsly nvsI l commenced taking il
again and felt that I was improving
faster than at FIRST. / am not now cross
and irritable, and have good color IN
my face, have also gained about ten
pounds in weight ana oae ktoaSaHG
pounds Of comtof1. for am rev
woman once more and your advice and
your Favorite description is the cause
OF il, coupled with the Pleasant Pellets
which are rot 20 be dispensed with.
took eight bottles Of the Prescription
the las, time, making fourteen in all,
and vii not take any more unless You
50 advise, tor ! do not see as I need II. p
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
DEMOCRATS OF KAY COUNTY
Have a Neat Little Scrap Over Dele
gate TO kansas City.

Newkirk, 0. T., May 1.-THE Kay coun-
ty Democratic convention met at New
kirk Monday to EJECT delegates to El
Reno and to instruct for a candidate TO
Kansas City. Three candidates were in
the field for the instructions. S. b Coch-
ran Of Newkirk township, Attorney Cur
ley of Blackwell and J. L. Mccarthy OF
Ponca City. Mccarthy was brought into
the race only Monday morning, however,
by II. B. Owens and other east-side-of-
the-county politicians who opposed Coch-
ran on account of his youth. The fight
lined UP with Newkirk against Blackwell,
with Mccarthy holding the requisite
number OF votes to toss the nomination
either way. Through the efforts of H
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
TO FIX UP FOR COMPANY
Oklahoma City VIII Inaugurate a
Cleanup Crusade.

Oklahoma City, o. T., May 1e-Promin-
ent citizens are making a determined eff
fort to have the city put in good condi-
ton from sanitary point Of view be
fore the big reunion in July The SAM
tary force viii be increased, all streets
and alleys will be thoroughly cleaned and
efforts will be made to have the owners
Of residences improve and beautify their
PAGES. Mr.. a. H. CIassen has offered SO
cash prize for the best kept yard in tho
city ana s. for the second best, the decis-
ion to be made on June 25. The contest Is
open TO all boys under Is years Of age.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
ORGANIZATION AT NEWKlRK
That Town Didn't Make ANY Noise
Nor Nothing Over Free Homes.


Newkirk, o. T, May 1.-THE people at
Newkirk Monday night celebrated the
passage of the free homes bin with great
enthusiasm and for hours the city rams
with the reports of guns and the booming
anvils. Mayor ]. G. Long took the
lead in the movement and was untirins in
his efforts TO make the ratification a
success. Mr. Long is a red-hot Flynn
man, and enc OF the most popular Re
puhlicans IN this part OF the county.
Marsh Lambert, c. \. OeFord and Coun-
ty Treasurer jim Clapp. all OF whom are
ardent Flynn admirers, Joined in making
il a red-hot celebration.
Kay county had an elegant rain last
night, which, together with the passing
of the Tree homes bill. fills the cup Of
joy of Kay county farmers TO overflow
ing Az immense wheat crop is now in
smeG by last nights rain
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
GLORY FOR BILLINGS, ALSO
Dwight Porter First In the Tennis
Tournament 1t Guthrie.

Billings. o. T. Nay is--T-hs Red Rock
News says: n the iEter-coilegtass era
t5rscal and athl@tic eoutest Oh GzthEfe
asst week Dwight Porter. Vns Is now a.
tending school AZ Kingasher college. won
first prize In The tennis tournament Tae
wtnns- e so1 % Mr. and Nrs. Z. a
Porter q this city. Tn.s Is the sscon1
year M Porter has held thls uessi
against IKE bAEf players = taa eoaeEes a.
Norman, saltwater ard Kirsf1sher. Whea
tbe champion cones hcz-e = spend fhe
vacation n = few Eeess she ele5 here
VII p-oszbiy be on the loekszt foE Dssr.;-
ers s. TIE z1E1e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
CITY BONDS FOR SEWERAGE
Proposition to be Submitted at Okla
hOma City

Oklahoma City. o. IT, May 1.-THE city
council has decided to submit the ques-
ton of bonding the city for sewerage, to
the vote of the people. ana the city at
torney was instructed to prepare an ord
estimated that the mains, exclusive of the
laterals, will cost s1s,50o and bonds to that
amount will be issued. The mains and
laterals will cover distance OF twenty
six miles and will extend TO Anthonq' 5
hospital the Adventists' sanitarium and
other suburban points.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
MulhalI lmnrorement Comnanr

Guthrie, O. L, May ia cherter has
been issued by the territorial secretary
to the Muihau Improvement company. OF
Muihau Logan county. Il organizes 70,
the Improvement and Plating OF town
sites. 1t has a capital stock Of $500
The following form the board OF direct
ors; William Rawlings, Arthur T Nc
Minnan and Cyrus /. Woiverton of Mu..
hall. and James W. Scott. Sr.. Of Shelby
Vile. III
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
Proposed Alliance with England.

If the United States and England
should form an alliance, the combined
strength would be so great that there
would be little chance FOR enemies to
overcome US. In a like manner, when
men and women keep up their bodily
strength with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, there is little change of attacks
from disease. The old time remedy en-
riches the blood, builds up the muscles,
steadies the nerves and increases the APP
petite. Try it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
Gibson's Threat OF staryat on.

Oklahoma City. @. T, MAY l6.-Gi6son's
latest bid for uotouety IS his avowed in
tention OF starving himself 10 death
Since sunday night he has refused % eat
or drink and declares tkat he VIII never
leave his cell alive. HIS trial has oeen
set Tor May L. and unless the Did man
can be persuaded TO eaange his mood he
VIII hardy &c 10 condition 20 stand trial
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
Oklahoma Aue ioneers to aneet.

Guthria, q T.. Nay ia cali has seen
issued sar d meeting u OAlaaersa aae.
tionesrs Al Perry on June J. The object
OF tae meeting IS 70 e1cct q permanent
association and 10 drEtt resolutions u
present Re She Legislature next winter for
a law compelling aHcuoneers 10 pass al,
examination before board % examiners
20 - appointed IS the association
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
ROLLS WILL CLOSE MAY !, 1901
This Date Agreed Upon for Choefaws
and Oh ckasaWs

Muskogee. L T.. May Is.-May l. 1901.
has been agreed upon by the Dawes CON-
mission and the commissioners for the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians as the
date for the closing Of the tribal rolls.
ANY Choctaw or Chickasaw born before
that date win be eligible 70 enrolment
and each enrolled person VIII be entitled
TO 800 acres OF land.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
ALVA'S SOLID PROSPERITY
is Getting Soldier and Solder as the
DAYS Pass.

Ava, Q. T.. May 16-This section has
been blessed with two days rain, which
makes 1t bad getting around, the mud
being deep and no prospect of clear
weather. The wheat crop, with another
rain in ten or fifteen days, will be the
largest ever harvested in Woods county.
Oats and corn are making a splendid
growth. but many fields of corn are
about choking with weeds.
Mr.. W. NJ. Young, a capitalist Of Iowa.
left here yesterday after investing large
ly in vacant business and dwelling prop
erty. He is a man of large experience
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
VIOLENT DEATH AT BILLINGS
Charles Cheney Thrown from a
WAGON. Sustaining Fatal Lniur es. :

Billings. T. o., May 16.--Charles Chem
ey, a prosperous farmer who lived eleven
miles northwest of this place, was
thrown from a wagon and fatally injur-
ed in a runaway here. Mr.. Cheney in
falling struck head first and when ex-
anined was found to be completely par
alyzed from his neck downward. He died
in a few hours. The remains were taken
to Drury. Kan, for interment MIR
Cheney was aged % years and was IN
married
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

discussed and much abused play of
..Sappho'' was given here Tuesday night
in the Brooks theatre by the Walter O.
Lindsay company The spiral staircase
scene, which occasioned so much criti-
cism in eastern cities. was emitted from
last nights production. to the evident
chagrip of many.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
FEARING SUNDAY THEATRE
Guthrie Ministers Union Turns Upon
This { dYerSarY

Guthrie, O. T.. May 1s.-Having fright
ened the saloon keepers into closing en-
Sunday. driven gambling under cover ana
locked up the bawdy houses Of Guthrie
the Ministers union. signing for NOR
worlds TO conquer. has turned It's at
tention 10 the Sunday theatre question
The occasion for this agitation was n
spiritualistic seance given at Brook :
theater last Sunday night. to which an
admission fee was charged, and the min.
listers fear that unless a protest is FLED
the Sunday theatre viii become an estao-
lished feature.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
F0URTH-CLASS POSTMASTERS
Meeting Called OF Those or Logan
County is a Failure

Guthrie. o. T., May 16.-The proposed
meeting of the fourth-class postmaster of
Logan county, for which call was pub
lished recently, failed to materiaIize. /,
was the announced purpose of the pro.
posed meeting to form an organization t.
promote the interests of postmasters
Only one fourth-class postmaster ap
peared in answer to the call Probably
the fact that a department rule prohibits
postrnasters from forming class organi-
cation accounts for the lack Of interest
manifested.
Vigor and vitality are given TO the
whole system by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
spring Schedule "a the NIekIe Plate
Road. Effective Hay q. 1900.

Fort Wayne Findlay. Fos,oris. Belle
vue. Lorain. Cleveland. gainesville. Ash
ta5ula. Conneaut Glrard Esie Chautsu-
Qua Lake. Dunkisk. Buffalo. as well ss
New York Boston and 81 intermediate
points IN New England. New YORK state
and the anthracite coal REGIONS are
reached on fast time and 80 lowest ratas
Of fare BY trains - the Nickel
Plate road. Leave Chicago io.55 A m.
500 D m. 1913 2 IA. with up-to-dsta
drawing room siseDing ears UneXcelief
dining cars on through Boston and Sew
York train az 1913 q m and Nsv YORK
city fast express train. leaving Chlca.a
az $50 n. All trains run daily Train
leaving Chicago al go p m. has osssrsa-
ton car east Of Buffalo over the jzca.
awanns y3ad arriving in New York CITY
rs o n every day IN the year, n goes
shape for evening entertainments secsre
Sleeping car space "a advance. Write. wiFs
o. 'ph3Ie 267 Central 70 = Y Caizh@n.
General Agent Chicago. III
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

Tizsta. 7 T ss4y Nv = Ls@sroush.
TAXED States supervisor = ~ census. 10
5aY app1la:e1 As spse4ss agents = tes
Jra8tsa States csnsgs sa- ms Is11Aa EerTl-
ssry waze $. Startled * Vista, - ~
N1rshara a4rsrses. F'zz-k Smith x SUI,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
FOR R0BBING A GULF TRAIN
Three Hen On Trial in Federal Court
AT AnuIh AfcAIeSter

South McAlester, l. T.. May 16.-R. l.
Tate. John Burns and John Peterson were
placed on trial in the United States court
here today. charged with robbing the
United States mail and express on the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway,
near Shady Point. !. T., last June. The
crime was one OF the most daring ever
committed in the Indian Territory. Post
office Inspector Houck has worked faith
fully on the case
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
rntnl KnInnr AZ nrsnrtswn.

South MeAlester, ] T.. May le7-A tele-
phone message just received from Briar-
town states that Jeff And rson killed
Henry Latham az that place With a knife
last night. Latham was burieduudsr the
auspices OF the Odd Fellows lodge to-
day
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
PAY FOR IT WHEN CURED

After cured you pay and then the price will be only
half what asked for the Od BELTS which have 6seng and
burning the backs of their for thirty Ny Belt
three times strong other belt sOd and the ony that does
blister the flesh Write today for 8opgs book with information
Address
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
Fremont Cook adjadgea Ins ne

Guthrie. 0. T.. May l6-Fremont u.
Cook ofthis city. vas adjudged TO De OF
unsoun1 mind BY the insanity board OF
Logan county and was taken 70 the Nor
man sanitarium FOR treatment. Cooks
alteration IS said to be the result OF
pIolongef spec.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

Ylnite. ! 7, Nay ls--Tae Nowata
Democratic sab has sndorsel Preston :
Davis Of this city fos Geles a5e-a,- arg
1rcn the Indian Territory AZ she Daalo-
cratic national convention ~ Ka-.sa
city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
DR.. McLaughlin's Offer to Weak Men

My Electric positive for weak gives the vital
fling power electricity direct parts developing the FULL
vigor manhood effects of youthful
forever every every Who not the
be- it, and to tell surprising effects
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
JUST ABOUT
A STANDOFF
CONTINUED from FIRST Pageo

"anti-bozs" element supporting Blue ami
the friends OF Cyrus Leland lining up FOR
Temporary Chairman Porter. HoH 49,.
after protracted wraagle. the majority re-
rnrt was withdrawn, and Bloc was select
ed by reclamation. Thus the only war
cloud Of the day passed over. and the con-
ventlon proceeded 10 the end in lar
mony.
The contest Tor coDgcessnnan-at-ia large
ended in an easy victory for Charles =.
Scott, the ballot standing: Scott. 60;
Blaine, 90.
The convention adjourned sins die al
O'Clock this evening.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
and his faith in the future Of Alva and
Woods county unboUnded.

and his faith in the future OF Ava ana
Woods county unbounded.
New residences are going uQ in every
direction and tenant houses. are rented
months in advance. w w. Snyder, the
dry goods and grocery man, is putting up
fine two-story brick alongside his dry
goods store, 24x100 feet. The Exchange
bank is in new quarters at the northwest
corner Of the square. This building is 24x
100, two stories high, the upper used for
Masonic hail and Offices. The banking
room proper is the finest finished and
decorated room in Oklahoma and would be
a credit to any city of 10000 inhabitants.
This bank has an ample capital, and the
officers are among the leading citizens Of
Alva, with progressive views and faith
in the future of Alva which cannot be
shaken.
An up-to-date hotel of some fifty rooms
is only a matter of a few months off,
as the parties who contemplate erecting
it have ample means. Waterworks con
struction is getting along slowly, caused
by the long continued high water in Salt
Fork, which il must cross, the spscifica-
tons calling for the pipe to be laid three
feet beneath the bed of the river
With free homes, and an immense crop,
Woods county people will begin to live
and enjoy life. It has been a struggle
with many for years. and without free
homes many people must have given up
their farms or mortgage to pay out
The Sheldon edition of the Topeka
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17
Che gaaiera naiIu gaaIe. Thursday gorino ag II

oscar A Wells OF Ardnore. for the
Southern district
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

". 2. Lemon, one % Billings rustfing
stockmen. accompanied couple q cars
Of hogs TO Wichita this week
Judge Taylor. VINO manage toWnsite
affairs 50 vel the first hse months q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

paris sfsv is--f,stiiiag - Assstsrdsss
s. ma sa1nx pars "a - intsrnatioss.
-heas t3sfasmesr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-17

The Sheldon edition of the Topeka
Capital was a success for one week, but
E. F. Andrews Of Newton. Kans.. says,
'Beggs Blood Purifier has been a stand
ard spring medicine in his family for
twenty years. Permanently cures al
skin and blood disorders. J. P. Allen,
Dockum & Higginson, Geo. Van Werden
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-27

IN the shops of the Southox
railway. at Ogden, Utah th@ra paclic
stalled last week, a thirtvSsiv was in
l,', !. Diesel motor, by mea morse =.
which 1t is expected to s,,nnl' eans Of
for a machine shop through ths power
crude California petroleum - ae use Of
OF this type of motor in tho = w slle use
novel, much interest is being We west is
the trial, for the oil fields Of cs,;,a Cate os
provide much reason for desiring ma "a
success. The Diesel motor is essas s i.s
iy gasoline engine, adantaa e -
crude petroleum or other oils AUS use
1t operates on the four-stroke o. 1 n...
cycle. but differs from other ,r.o os'o
combustion motors in compressna ~
fun charge of air TO a point above !,
igniting point Of the fuel. then in,aa.
ing this fuel for certain period ~.
this red-hot air, where it burns ri. .V
limits of pressure and Temperature ~
der perfect control. There are No ~
plosions but steady combustion AZ !.
predetermined much lower temperatu,a
and without essential increase in nrAs.
sure, the combustion line being nrac.
tically an isothermal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-27
! =. :. 80. . fellow Of genuine kindli-

for he was fellow OF genuine kindil-
ness and a high sense OF personal Dig
nifty incensed by drink, and his ad-
vances had been cruelty and publicly
required. As he drove, therefore, ne
counted his wrongs, and thirsted LOT
sympathy and drink. Now, 1t CHANGED
he had a friend, publican, in Queens
ferry street, from whom, in view OF the
sacredness of the occasion, he thought
he might extract dram. Queensferry
street lies something off the direct road
to Murrayfield. But then there is the
billy cross-road that passes by the val
ley of the Leith and the Dean Gene
terry: and Queensferry street Is on the
way to that. What was to hinder the
cabman, since his horse was dumb,
from choosing the cross-road, and cali
ing on his friend in passing? So, 1t
was decided and the charioteen, al
ready somewhat Modified, turned aside
his horse to the right
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-27
A Sherlock of Row Mon

A rag-man WHO was gathering IN
worn out clothing in the country. pur.
chased pair of discarded trousers a.
a farmhouse, and remarked to the man
of the house, as he paid for the stufr ha
had bought:
IT see that you are about to lose
your land on a mortgage"
Guess you are right" said the dis
couraged-looking farmer; "but viii Won
tell me how the Sam Hill you found
that out?"
Easy enough" said the cheerful rag.
man, as he settled back in the seat Of
his peddling wagon. ST notice that
these old pants are completely played
out, so far as the part of EN- you sit
down on is concerned, but they show
mighty little wear anywhere else."--
Buffalo News.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-27

Aug. 6, 1899.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM IL am fail
ing very fast, - since January have
lost thirty-five or forty pounds. l
have yellow, muddy complexion,
feel tired, and have bearing down
pains. Menses have not appeared for
three months; sometimes / am trou-
bled with white discharge, and also
have kidney and bladder trouble.
have been this way for long time,
and feel so miserable 1 thought I
would write to you, and see if you
could do me any good. MISS EDNA
FREDERICK, Troy, Ohio.
Sept. 10, 1890.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I have
used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound according to directions,
and can say have not felt so well
for years as 1 do at present. Before
taking your medicine a more miser-
able person you never saw. / could
not eat or sleep, and did not care to
talk with any one. did not enjoy
life at all. Now, I feel so well / cam
not be grateful enough for what You
have done for me. You are surely a
woman's friend. Thanking you a
thousand times, remain,
Ever yours
Miss EDNA FREDERICK,
Troy, Ohio.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:--I have
taken Eve bottles of Lydia f. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound and cannot
praise it enough. l had headaches,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-27
UNHONoRED AND UNsuNG.
Man Who Captured Santa Ana Still
Living I'm the Town of San Saba.

Living I'm the Town of San Saba.
There is still living in the town OF
San Saba, Texas, an old man, unhon-
ored and unsung, who at the age Of
sixteen, captured, with the assistance
of two comrades. the Mexican general.
Santa Ana, and so largely assisted in
gaining the independence of Texas. :
In 1919 Sion r. Bostwick was born in
Alabama. A few years later his pa
rents moved to Texas, taking the FAM
lily with them. Young Sion grew up on
the Texas frontier and became an ex-
pert horseman and rifle shot. When
in 1885. the Texans reyolted against the
tyranny of the Mexican dictator. Santa
Ana, young Bostwick became mem
Der of one of the companies of Texas
Rangers, and saw hard fighting. The
next year after the fall of the Alamo,
he took the field again. and 1t was on
this expedition. while serving as a
mounted scout, that he, with two other
soldiers, had The good fortune to cap
ture the Mexican general, who was ar
rayed at the time in the uniform OF a
private soldier. Their prisoner was
taken before Gen. Sam Houston. who
spared his life, and persuaded him, a
few weeks later to sign treaty of
peace, in which the independence of
Texas was conceded.
At the age of eighty-one Mr.. Bost-
wick is still strong and in robust
health. although the first fifty years of
his life were largely spent In fighting
either Mexicans or Indians.-Exchange