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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-02-21
CHAPTER III.
A VOLUNTARY PRISONER.

Darkness was well settled on the sea,
though there still hung a faint, hot glow
in the west when l mad finished my business
on the Sprite.
Barring the baleful eye of Scammell, there
had been nothing to mar the proceedings in
making a report in harmony with my story.
The Dragons silence and steady gaze were
a trihe disconcerting, and the knowledge of
the captured black (who had been conveyed
to the Sprite), coupled with the feeling that
Lounsbury might return to his senses and
spring a mine beneath me, served to keep
my nerves at tension which became we'll
nigh unbearable.
There had been a number in the elegant
cabin, but of them wot not, save that most
of them got hot with liquor. For sight of it
judgment crossed and his jollity increased
by constant recourse to the bottle.
And here let me say that, in my poor
opinion, both the length and cruelty of the
war were helped more than a little by this
never-ending taking aboard of Dutch cour-
age" Had it made men battle in proportion
to their boasting, 'twould have served some
proper end, but / never found that could
fight better with eyes and wits tangled with
liquor, and, in fact, though / preach not,
never touched it when in trouble save as on
this occasion-to keep up appearances.
And even on this occasion had still the
upper hand of what drank, and noticed
| that Scammen was nursing himself as well
but, aside from we two, twas noisy crowd
that tumbled to the deck to see me back to
the Phantom.
/ had made myself mighty popular during
my short stay aboard. A change of berths
had been offered me, but had small notion
L e ex II -
| cargo, though put it on the ground of for
| feiting prize money if / deserted her.
crew of five men were given me (which
would make small claim for salvage in IA
/ vor of the Sprite), and now, with the doc
| tor, who was to give hand to Lounsbury
stood by the side while laying a small
wager ON the race to New York.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The Georgia republican convention
indorsed II. Clay Evans for vice pres
ident.
Zero weather has stopped all min
ing operations in the Missouri-kan-
sas district.
\ dispatch from Pittsburg, Kan.
said cold weather had killed all fruit
in that section.
Theodore S. Case, eX-postmaster of
Kansas City, Mo-, and pioneer citi-
zen, died of paralysis.
The transport Sherman sailed from
San Francisco with 4,5OO tons of car
go and IT'S recruits for Manila.
Joplin. Mo-, is now lighted with
electricity furnished by the city's own
plant, just erected at a cost of $4,000.
An incendiary fire destroyed sew
eral large business houses and resi-
dences at Neelyville, Mo. Loss, $780,
900.
H. u. McDaniels, wealthy farmer
of Pana, ILL.,. burst a blood vessel dur
ing a violent coughing spell and died
instantly.
w. G. Carroll, a miner near Ouray,
Col, was carried over a precipice 600
feet high by snowslide and escaped
practically uninjured.
A Washington dispatch said the
president will probably select a demo-
crat from the Pacific coast to serve on
the Philippine commission.
William Trembly, a Twentieth Kan
sas hero who swan the Bag-bag river,
01 f<~r- ~ Of
sas City, Kan, by the republicans.
Negro soldiers from Fort Bliss
raided the police station in Ell Paso,
Tex, to release a comrade. One po-
liceman and one soldier were killed.
Postmaster Simmons, of Seward
| Neb., was found to be short $3.50
and when David Figard, one of the
bondsmen, was informed of it he
dropped dead.
Owing TO the structures of the Tex
as antitrust law on insurance COM
panies, it is reported that every fra
| ternal society in the state will with
draw March 1.
In the federal court at Topeka
Kan, Miss Susan Swartz sued Lewis
| White, a wealthy farmer of Concor-
| dia, for breach of promise, asking
| $4,000 damages.
At Concord, v. H., the Abbott
Downing company, makers OF
coaches. carriages and wagons, failed
for 100000. The assignee will con
/ tinue the business.
The w. C. T. U. society at Delaware
/ O.. has received a costly banner from
the national organization for having
the largest enrolment of any unior
in the United States.
According to news brought to Sar
Francisco by the Coptic, pirates art
causing much trouble in Chinese
waters. The government seems pow.
erless to stop their depredations.
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Mr.. CLARK ON THE STAND.
Montana Senator Defends Himself
Against the Charges of Bribery
in the Legislature.
ne AGREED TO PAY ALL EXPENSES.
The Campaign Cost Him $4,000, He
Says, But 1t Was All Spent LegitImateIy
and Used In a prudent" Way-AbsOlute
Denial OF All Statements Made by His
Accusers.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Clark himself took the witness stand
Saturday to defend himself before the
senate committee against the charges
of bribery made in connection with
his election as senator from Montana.
He said he entered the race for sena-
tor at the solicitation of friends and
agreed to pay all expenses if they
would do the organizing. He also
stated that democratic politics in the
state had been running wild for some
years. The democrats had been fus-
ing with populists and silver republic
ans and he was opposed to such a
course because it resulted in the NOM
ination of people who were not dem
ocrats. The object was to so organ
ize as to break down the lone man
power" in the state. After ascertain
ing these facts the senator said that
he had very reluctantly agreed to
the proposition of his friends and to
assist financially, furnishing such
funds as were absolutely necessary in
a prudent way to accomplish the OBJ
ject aimed at.
Senator Clark said he had at the
preliminary meeting with his friends
in Helena agreed to enter the cam
paign to N.rc: The power from DAILY
but not with the understanding that
he would be senatorial candidate.
That conclusion had come later. He
said that all told he had spent about
$115,OOO in the campaign. There
were four different contributions, a
preliminary or of S35,O00; then $780,
900, then $4,000 and then $4,000. He
denied explicitly all the statements
made by Whiteside, Mark Hewitt and
others connecting him with corrupt
methods in securing his election to
the senate, saying that so far as he
knew no money had been used cor.
ruptly in his behalf.
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TWO INSTANTLY KILLED.
Boiler of a Santa Fe Locomotive Exploded
In the Topeka Roundhouse with
Terrible Result.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 1S.-Two men
were instantly killed and three badly
injuIe ed by the explosion of a loco
motive boiler in the Santa Fe round
house yesterday afternoon. The dead
are: John Heustis, boilermaker, and
Nels Linden, fireman. The injured
are: j. l.. Beardsley, will probably
die; Arlie Saylor, bruised and badly
shaken up, and Bert Shields, face cut
and cne eye injured. The force of
the explosion blew the front end of
the boiler against the wall, tearing
away the window casing and wall,
making a hole IL feet wide and 90
feet high. The boiler was blown
from the track and fell 20 feet away.
The dead men were horribly mangled,
their heads being blown from their
bodies
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MACRUM IS IN BAD ODOR.
The State Department Utterly Dis.
credits Reports That the Ex-
Consul's Mail Was Censored.
UNCLE SAM WOULD HAVE PROTESTED.
Investigation Shows That the Ex-Consul
Never Once Hinted That the British
Officials Had Tempered with His Cor
respondeDce-He Was Appointed at the
Request of the Presidents Friends.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Ex-Consul
Macrum failed to make any complaint
to the state department that his mail
had been tampered with by the British
censor. Had the state department
known of any such action by a
British officer it would have protested
at once. Secretary Hay has had a
thorough examination made of all the
correspondence received from Ma
crum. The purpose was to discover
whether the consul had conveyed any
intimation that his official envelopes
from the department of state had
been tampered with. The examina-
ton was completed yesterday. 1t
failed to reveal anything which would
go to show that Mr.. Macrum had been
subjected to the indignity of which
he complained in his statement to the
public.
Additional search was made for
evidence that any of the mail from
Macrum to the department had been
subjected to censorship. The report
to the secretary is that nowhere in
the letters or dispatches from Macrum
is there any word which tended to
show foundation for his charges. And,
moreover, nothing could be found to
indicate that mail from Macrum to
this government had been opened. By
the department the most positive
disbelief in the statements of Macrunl
is expressed More than this, it is
| said that if Mr.. Macrum observed or
suspected that his official mail was
being opened, his duty as consul de-
manded that he should inform his
government Immediately. Not to
take such action is declared to be an
offense sufficient to warrant instant
| removal.
1t is inconceivable to the depart
ment that what Macrum alleges
could have gone on without some
word of information from him. Some
of his assertions and insinuations are
shown by the department records to
be false. Respecting the others, moth
| ing can be found of a confirmatory
character. With the investigation
ended, the Macrum incident is consid-
cred closed. Macrum was appointed
at the request of warm personal
friends of the president. Not one OF
these sponsors has come forward in
| defense of the young man.
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Copyright. 1897. by D. Appleton s Co. Ali
rights reserved
CHAPTER I.AoNr1NuED.
By cHAUNcY c.HoTcHKIss

The fellow was bound to be source of
anxiety to me as long as he had the power
to speak, but / could not well murder him
outright. Fortunately, his patois was we'll
nigh unintelligible to ears unframed to the
dialect of the southern negro, and, if my plan
worked, he would ere long meet his deserts
in one of the British prison hulks, the hor-
rible reputation of which was now wide
spread. 1 have small doubt that he thought
he was coming to his death when l ordered
him up, for, like the slave he had once been,
he cringed and writhed at my feet, begging
for his life in manner both disgusting and
pitiful. Yet, for all his gratitude at my
promise to spare him on condition of his ST.
lence, felt that, were it in his power, he
would have knitted me as stood. l had no
fear that he knew of my hidden gold, Louns-
bury having been far too shrewd to take for
partners men of the character of the crew
he probably having seduced them with
promises of some ready cash, backed with
visions of prize money and the high favor
of British officers. / had warrant for thus
believing, for my mate had suddenly lowered
his voice as he referred to the treasure be
low, in all likelihood for the purpose of con
cealing from the man at the wheel it's pres
ence on board the schooner.
To the fellow at my feet, whose name,
now mind me, was t'Stofe" probably cor
ruption of Christopher), made no prom
Use for the future, only saying would holt
my hand for the present, and then or
dered him to take in the jib and staysail
that the Phantom might lay in the wind ant
meet her fate as soon as possible.
Indeed, had expected ere this to hav
had a shot acorss my bows and another on
into me for not obeying the hint of the first
an action which had so far been impossible
fancied land afterward found l was right
they were nonplussed at the queer seaman
ship displayed by the drunken progress o
the Phantom. 1t had been thought, may
hap, that, as but two men showed on ou
deck, we had host below, and that, in tn
disguise of a simple trader, we were intend
ing to delude them and lay them aboar,
with little ceremony; or, failing in this, wer
adopting some uncouth mode of warfare OIL
the sea, as strange to them as is the Indial
land method to the European regular.
1t was with feeling akin to shame tha
when the forward halyards were let go ha,
the negro bend the Stars and Stripes to tn
ensign halyard, placing the flag union dow
and under the flaming bunting of the enc
my. These were hoisted to the mainpeak
and thus had set a sign of surrender befor
surrender was called for, but as a part of m
plan it became hard necessity.
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NOT GOOD WITNESSES.
An Illinois Judge Refuses to Hold Prisoners
on the Bare Evidence That Blood
hounds Had TraiIed Them.

Joliet. ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-The fact that a
pack of bloodhounds, after a long
chase, finally brought up before a
house wherein were four men of
bad reputation, was declared by a
Will county justice of the peace to be
no satisfactory proof that the men
were implicated in a burglary, al
though the dogs were given the trail
at the place where the burglary was
committed. Corroborative evidence
was wanting. and the justice declined
to hold the men on the simple evidence
of the dogs noses.
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A Valentine worth Having.

New York, Feb. 18Th. H. Vreeland,
president of the Metropolitan Street
railway, received 100000 valentine
in the shape of a check. The check
was given by wealthy men who prac-
tically control the Metropolitan street
railway. They drew on their indi-
vidual bank accounts for the purpose
of showing their appreciation of Mr..
Vreeland as president of the street
railway
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BUNGLED THE JOB.
Rope E-oFe When a South Carolina Mob
Swung Up Negro, But Second
Attempt Was Successful.

Aiken. S. c.. Feb. 1S.-Will Burts,
negro, was lynched near Basket Mills,
eight miles north of Aiken, by a mob
tempted to assault Mrs. c. l.. Weeks,
a painters wife. He escaped and a
posse captured him last night. When
Burts was strung up, the rope broke.
The rope was tied and Burts again
swung up, the crowd emptying their
guns into his body. A reward of 500
was paid to the man who captured
him
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rheatrical Circu,t Formed.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-At a
meeting here Saturday a theatrical
circuit was formed, to include To-
peka, Atchison, Leavenworth, Law
renee, Fort Scott, Parsons, Emporia
and Pittsburg, Kan, and Chillicothe,
Springfield, Carthage, ST. Joseph, Mo-
berly, Clinton, Macon, Sedalia, Tren-
ton, Joplin and Mexico, Mo. The plan
is to organize stock companies, which
will give on the circuit outside this
city the same plays presented by the
Woodward Stock company here.
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In my turn at questioning found that the
enemy was the Sprite, an American capture,
refitted and renamed, one of the last of
Howe's fleet as Bloomsbury had surmised),
bearing two passengers beside her usual COM
plement of men, and bound for New York
to meet General Clinton, then on his over
land trip from Philadelphia to that city.
Now we had been sitting below for upward
of an hour, drinking my rum and making
game of the rebels on land and sea (though
once, when l spoke of John Paul Jones,
saw was on dangerous ground, and Delayed
my tongue, cursing the liquor for having
loosed it,, when the companion way was
darkened by a marine, who, jerking a sa-
lutte, said, with a scarcely controlled grin:
1--WE have another prisoner, sir"
"Another!" exclaimed the lieutenant,
starting up and giving me a stern look.
whats the meaning of this, Lounsbury?
Are you dealing fairly?"
I was as surprised as he, and bad no an
swer to make, but before my confusion be-
came manifest the marine again spoke.
:" 'Tis the dead man come to life, sir. We
were flushing him an the deck, an twas the
water as fetched him, sir"
"Glad 1 am tbs no worse" said the officer
with laugh. 81 feared 1 smelled trick.
You American-born are the devil and all at
playing deep games, and, faith! for second
thought you might have cozened me. Let
us to the deck"
had sudden reason to turn my curse from
the liquor, for had it not been in me doubt
not would have fallen backward Like a
drowning man, l had visions passing through
my mind with rapidity that makes descrip-
ton impossible. My very strength gave out
for the moment, but there was enough left
TO get me to my feet and follow the others
| to the deck.
I have faced death since, and well-nigh
| shaken hands with it, but never did the
| the words of the marine; and 'twould take
more than money to make me go through
| q like thirty seconds, or the time it took me
| to get from the cabin.
Lounsbury had been moved, and lay or
| his back on the deck with his head resting
on the edge of the helm grating. He wa.
| soaking from the sousing that had brought
him to life, but l sent up mental thanks
| giving on the discovery that it had not alst
| brought him to reason. The sole sign of vi
tality lay in the fact that he breathed. Their,
was a hoarse and hollow tone at each heav,
cf his broad chest, which | knew to be du,
TO his broken head; and though felt him t.
be deadly enemy and charnel house 70
morals there was pity in it to see the alb
lect helplessness of the once powerful figur
as it sprawled on the hot, white plank:ng.
Scammell stopped for the mans pulse
peering closely into his face the while, an
then for a moment the whole load of anxiet
came back on me as he Strengthened up an
said:
'1 have seen this fellow before, though
fail to place him as Thorndyke. He look
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How She Used Chewing Gum.

There is one young woman in New
York who says that chewing gum is al
most necessary part of young wom-
ans dressing table. DO you know"
she says. ''the other day / lost big
rhinestone out of one of my best hat
pins. l found the stone, but didn't
know what to do, for / wear the pin all
the time. and ] was going to use it just
then. If you only stop TO think a
minute there is nothing you can't do. 1
happened to think of chewing gum. l
bought a piece. chewed it little until
il was soft. put in the vacant place in
my pin, like cement. and it has hard
ened there, and don't believe it will
ever come out again"
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HIS HEAD NOT TURNED.
Rev. Charles q. Browning, of New Cam
brIa, Mo Modest with S2,OOO,OOO For
tune Received from "a Relative.

Macon, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-Rev. Charles
o. Browning, of New Cambria, is said
to have fallen heir to $2,OOO,OOO and
to have received a large portion of his
money. Many of his townspeople
doubted it, and Mr.. Browning didn't
enlighten them. But he bought sew
eral hundred acres of coal land worth
$10O an acre, ordered $1,000 worth of
improved machinery, and a large force
of men are digging shafts to develop
it. He still regularly fills his preach
ing appointments at Lingo and Buck
lin. His money came TO him through
Jacob Ball, formerly wealthy ship
owner of Philadelphia.
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A LOVERS SONG.
ius and far away.

Over the hills and far away,
Where the sun sinks at close of day,
There's where my thoughts are flying;
AS gaze. seem to see face,
And my heart pursues my thoughts apace,
While the sunset glow is dying.
Over the hills and far away
I will journey myself some day
/ will match the birds in flying;
I will find my sweetheart true to me.
And glad. ah glad, will our greeting be,
With a gladness that knows no dying.
Elizabeth Harman. in Overland Monthly
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Not Elected.

During the hearing of case in court
the other day, funny answer by the
prisoner convulsed the court in laugh
ter. t.Silence in the court!" thundered
the magistrate. SThe next person who
laughs will be instantly ejectedl" At
this the prisoner burst out laughing.
''Stop that foolish noisel" said the mag
istrate. "Well, 1 do call that hard =
said the prisoner. You said you would
eject the next person who laughed, and
/ am only waiting to see you carry out
your promise. Golden Days.
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Owned 1000 Acres of Land.

Abilene, Kan. Feb. 1s.-John Tay-
lor, a stockman and farmer worth
$500,O00. died at his farm IL miles
southeast of here. He made his for
tune in trading in Ohio and Kansas
farm lands and the handling of cattle.
Mr.. Taylor came from Ohio 20 years
ago and with his two sons owned
nearly 1000 acres of the best lands in
the county
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The "Ozark Mountain Route"

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-The Missouri
Kansas mining district is to have an
other railroad. 1t will be the Kansas
City, Joplin & Little Rock railway and
it is to be known as the Ozark
mountain route" The line is to ex-
tend from Scammon, Kan, via Gale
ma to Joplin and east through Duen-
veg, Sarcoxie and Stotts City to Au-
rora, the present terminus.
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would Not believe whali4n,

Louisville. KY. Feb. 1S.-The grand
fury refused to indict State Senator
$. B. Harrell on John II. Whallen's
charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses. This prosecution followed
Senator Harrell's statement before
the democratic caucus that Whallen
had attempted to bribe him to keep
away from the caucus and had paid
him $4,000 for this purpose.
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Clothing and Books Lost.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-The
residence of Prof. A. j. Brandon, pres
ident of Brandon's training school at
War Trace, Tenn, burned to the
ground last night. In the house were
about 200 young ladies and men, but
all escaped Their clothing and books
were lost
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Cabans in Havana Are Suspicious.

Havana. Feb. 1S.-Gov. Gen. Woods
has been increased by his
recent trip through all the provinces.
The Cubans of Santiago are confident
the United States will soon insure in
dependence to tho island, but the Gu
bans in Havana feel considerable sus-
picion concerning the motives and i'm
tentions of the United States.
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TO GET "REVENGE."
Because Her Husband Was Drunk n st.
Louis Woman Chose a Torturous
Method End Her Life.

st. Louis. Feb. lS.-Mrs. Julia Cam
mer, wife of foundry workman and
mother of five children. poured oil
over her clothing and deliberately set
fire to herself in the presence of a
drunker husband. and will probably
die of i.er injuries. She took this
method in order to he revenged on her
husband, whose drinking she objected
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Penitentiary wardens Alarmed.

Washington, Feb. 1S-Wardens of
penitentiaries in various parts of the
country are gathering at Washington.
Their purpose is to oppose the bill
now before congress to require a
brand ''penitentiary made" upon all
goods manufactured by convict labor.
AS one of the wardens put it, 1.-The
passage of the bill will cause every
penitentiary in the country to shut
down >,
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The Irish Protested.

London, Feb. 1S.-The house of
commons just before midnight passed
the supplementary army estimates,
which carry e1s,oOo,oOO, by vote of
213 to 81. The vote was carried under
the closure and amid violent protests
from the Irish benches against its APP
Dlicafion
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Josiah Quincy Married in London.

London. Feb. 1s.-Josiah Quincy,
former mayor of Boston. and Mrs.
Tyler, were married here in st.
Georges church. Joseph II. Choate.
the United States ambassador, and all
the members of the embassy were
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To F1,end Joplln,s limits.

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-The Joplin
city council decided to extend the
city limits to take in Blendville.
suburb adjoining Joplin, and lands
on the southeast. The population of
the annexed territory is 1000 or 5000.