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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02

1 ling rapidity during the day. In glar-
ing headlines the local paper published
the details of the massacre at the Gap,
lauding the valor and devotion of the
soldiers, but heaping abuse upon the
commander of the post, who, with
other troops at his disposal, had looked
on and lifted no hand to aid them.
Later, of course, it was proved that the
veteran had foiled I'D Red Clouds vii
famous plan to lure the whole garrison
into the open country and there sur
round and slowly anr1ilate it, while
then. or at their leisb.e later, his
chosen ones should set fire % the I'M
protected stockade and bear off t1rDse
of the women or children whose years
did not commend them to the mercy
of the Ratchet. Soldiers and thinking
men soon saw the colonel was right
and that the only mistake he had mace
was in allowing any of the garrison to
90 forth at all. But this verdict was
not published, except long after as I'M
important news and in some obscure
corner. The Laramie column. so the
news ran, was Fastening down the
Powder river to strike Red Cloud. The
Indians would be severely punished.
etc, etc. But old FolsOm's face grew
whittier as he read that such orders had
been sent and that the general himself
was now at Laramie directing matters.
SIN Gods name" urged he. ''if you have
any influence with the general, tell him
not to send a foot column chasing
horsemen anywhere, and above all not
to follow down the Powder. Next
thing you know Red Cloud and all his
young men will have slipped around
their flank and come galloping back to
the Platte, leaving the old men and
women and wornout ponies to make
tracks for the heap walks to follow
And Stevens listened dumbly In
huence he had never had Folsom
might be right, but it was a matter
in which he was powerless. When a
depot quartermaster. said he, could
dictate the policy that should govern
the command of a colonel of the fight
ing force, there was no use in remon-
STRANGE. Noon came and no news
from the Cheyenne sheriff The COM
handing officer at Russell wired that
he, too, was stripped of his troops,
and had not even cavalry courier
to send after the general with the
startling news that Mai Burleigh
had vanished with large sums, it was
believed, in his possession. At one
o'clock came tidings of the fugitive.
He, together with two other men, had
spent the late hours of the night at
the lodgings of one of the party in
Cheyenne, and at dawn had driven
away in rig" hired at a local
stable, ostensibly to follow the gen
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02

eral to Laramie. They had kept the
road northwestward on leaving town
were seen passing along the prairie
beyond Fort Russell, but deputies
sworn in at once and sent in pur-
suit, came back to say the rig had
never gone as far as Lodge Pole. At
six p. m. came further tidings LieIt
Loring, engineer officer of the de-
partment, had reached Cheyenne and
was in consultation with the COM
handing officer at Russell. The rig
had been found at Sloan's ranch, far
up Crow creek, where the party had
taken horses and ridden westward
into the Black Hills. In anticipation
of big reward, the sheriff had dep
uties out in pursuit. From such in
formation as they could gather it was
learned that the name of one of the
parties gone with Burleigh was New
hall, who claimed to he a captain in
the army ''out there looking after in
yestments"-a captain who was too
busy, however, to go and see the few
fellows of his cloth at the new post
and who was not known to them by
sight at all. The engineer, Mr. Lor-
ing, was making minute inquiries
about this fellow, for the description
given him had excited not a little of
his interest.
And SO the sun of the second day
went down on Gate City and Emory,
and everybody knew Burleigh was
gone. The widest rumors were
ahoat, and while all Fort Emory was
in mourning over the tragedy at
Warrior Gap, everybody in town
seemed more wildly concerned in
Burleigh and the cause of his sud-
den fight. AS yet only certain army
officers and Mr.. Folsom knew of the
startling discovery at the stockade
that the package was bogus affair
throughout But all Gate City knew
Burleigh had drawn large sums from
the local bank, many citizens had
heard that John Folsom was several
thousand dollars the poorer for his
sudden going, and all interest was
eentered in the coming from Chicago
of an expert summoned by wire, to
open the huge office safe at the quar-
termaster's depot The keys had
gone with Burleigh. At the last
moment, after loading up with all
the cash his own private safe con-
tanned, for that was found open and
practically empty in it's corner Of
his sitting-room, and when he had
evidently gone to the Office to get the
funds there stored he was confound-
ed by the sight of the two employees
He could have ordered them to leave
and then helped himself. but con
science had made coward of him, even
more than nature. He saw accusers
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02
THE EVENING PRAYER.

Tired eyes are gently closing
AS the twilight drOppsth down,
Wrapping with the veil of slumbeF
F8ssi and valley dale and town;
Softly little ksnds are folded
AS the shadows closer creep
Sinless lips of childhood murmur
Now 1 lay me down to sleep"
Down life's pathway stretching onward
Lieth snares unseen, unknown.
Waiting for their coming footsteps
But the Father guards His own;
And. as stainless as in childhood,
He will guide by pitfalls deep,
If. as now, they plead: Il pray Thee
Pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep"
Now the tender mother, listening,
Feels her pulses thrill with fear,
As she fancies, in the shadow,
Death. the dark-robed, lurking near;
And with thrObbing heart she questions
How the sacrifice to make,
1t the low words, scarcely spoken:
should l die before ] wake"
Slumber now has almost won them,
Droops the lashes lower still,
While a sweet and holy presence
All the twilight seems to fill;
And the listening Saviour only,
AS the words their lips forsake,
Hears the last half-uttered whisper:
ray-Thee-Lord-my soul-to take"
Elite Gilbert Mcneil, in Rams Horn.
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02
Hidden Deep In the Desert Sand
They Are Extremely Hard
to Find.

Although the skin of an ostrich is
worth from $40 to $500 on the spot,
the hunter of the desert usually pre-
fers to search for the eggs when he
has discovered an ostrich in fight. An
English traveller in the Sahara, Mr.. H.
B. Tristram, describes this search, says
Youths Companion.
"Once. and once only, had the good
fortune to take an ostrich's nest, al
though fresh eggs were not infre-
quently brought in by the Arabs. We
observed with our telescopes two
birds standing for some time in the
same spot. and were induced to ride
toward them. They rapidly scudded
off. but on iDtersecting their track we
turned back and retraced it instead OF
continuing a vain pursuit.
"An ostrichs track is by no means
easy either to follow or to retrace,
for his stride measures, when he is at
full speed, from % to % feet; and the
oblong impression of two toes at SO
wide intervals affords no very evident
track to any eyes less expert than those
of a Bedouin huntsman.
"We retraced the impression to the
spot where we had seen the birds
standing together, and where the sand
was well trodden down. Two Arabs
at once dismounted and began to dig
with their hands, and presently they
brought up four fresh eggs from q
depth Of about foot under the warm
sand.
"Ostrich-egg omelet we always found
most welcome addition to our desert
bill of fare. and convenient and port.
able provision. for from the thickness
of the shell the eggs keep perfectly
sweet and fresh for fortnight or three
weeks"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02
Kew Light on History.

Nero. fiddle in hand, sat upon his
throne when a little band of captives
was led before him.
Now he roared, in royal tones,
''you have your choice between hear
ing me play a study in cadenzas with
the middle finger on the E string, or
being burned alive at the matinee at
the Coliseum"
Bring on your torches" shouted
the desperate captives.
Later on Nero fiddled, and burned
things. and conducted himself in an
outrageous manner.
4 hate to do this" he explained,
''but they depend on me for some
warm scenes in Quo Vadis. "-Balti-
more American.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02

in every face. and fed Burleigh had
lost his nerve.
Two days went by and excitement
was at its height. All manner of evil
report of Burleigh was now afloat.
The story CT the bogus package had
been noised abroad through later
messengers and dispatches from the
Gap. Lieut. Loring had come to Fort
Emory under the instructions of the
department commander, and what
those instructions were no man could
find out from the reticent young off
Ger. If ever a youth seemed capable
of hearing everything and telling
nothing it was this scientist of a dis
tinguished corps that frontiersmer
knew too liGtle of What puzzled Fol,
som and old Pecksniff was the per-
sistence with which he followed up
his Inquiries about Capt. Newhall He
even sought an interview with Pap
pOose and asked her to describe the
rakish traveller who had so unfayOr-
ably impressed her. She was looking
her loveliest that evening. Jessie was
come from Marshall-sad because of
the fate that had befallen his COM
panions, stern because of the evil
dence of the deep-laid plot that so
nearly made him victim, but mod
estly glad of the official commenda-
ton he had received, and rejoicing
over the surgeons promise that he
/. hO
march with command ordered back
to Frayne. Red Clouds people had
scattered far and wide. said he. "Gcd
grant they may not turn back to the
south" He was coming home. he
would soon be there. The papers had
told their readers this very morning
that the general had plainly said his
force was too small to risk further
assault upon the Sioux. Alarmed at
the result of it's policy, the bureau
had recommended immediate aban-
donment of Warrior Gap and the
withdrawal of the troops from the Big
Horn country. The war department,
therefore. had to hold it's hand. The
Indians had had by long, long
OQuS the DcSJ VI tic uSul, anu per
haps would be content to let well
enough alone All this had tended to
bring hope to the hearts of most of
the girls. and Loring's welcome was
the more cordial because of this and
because of his now known champion
ship of Marshalrs cause. From be-
ing a fellow under the ban of suspi
cion and the cloud of official censure,
Marshall Dean was blossoming out as
a hero It was late in the evening
when Folsom brought the young en-
gineer from the hotel and found
Elinor and Jessie in the MUSHROOM,
with Pecksniff's adjutant and Loomis
in devoted attendance. 1t was nearly
IL when the officers left-two re-
turning to the fort, Loring lingering
for word with Folsom at the gate.
The night was still and breathless.
The stars cleaned brilliantly aloft,
but the moon was young and had
early gone to bed A window in the
third story softly opened, as the two
men stopped for their brief confer
ence-the one so young-looking, stur-
dy and alert, despite the frost of so
many winters; the other so calm and
judicial, despite his youth
ITO Be Continued
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02

Says an old bachelor: Before TAX
ing the leap through the wedding ring
a man should be sure the net of connu-
bal bliss is properly stretched on the
other side. &C Chicago Daily News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02
KENTUCKY CENTRAL POINTS

My agency inSures against fire,
wind and stOrm-best old reliable
prompt paying cOmpanies-nOn-
union. w. o. HINTON, Agent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-02
HUNTING OSTRICH NESTS.

ITO Be Continued.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
DEMAND FOR AMERICAN COAL.
n T. the Opinion That Many OF the
Mines in FOREIGN Countries Have
become Exhausted.

Philadelphia, June 1O.-Cwipg 10
the great demand by foreign dealer
for American bituminous coal. Green
vile, Hudson county, y. j., may be
come the greatest coal shipping point
on the coast. +. j. Berwind, Of the
Berwind-White Coal Co. is quoted n
saying that he could ship 100000
tons OF bituminous coal immediately
to Europe II his company had the "a.
cilities for hauling such an immense
amount.
IL was at first believed here that
the British-Boer war was responsible
in a measure for the scarcity of sof'
coal in Europe. but il is the opinion
that many of the mines have become
exhausted.
American producers were compelled
to ignore innumerable requests from
foreign dealers for large shipment.
because the demand at home wa,
equal To the supply. Now IL is under
stood the European market is being
sought, as arrangements are under
way 10 supply both home and foreign
trade
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
PREPARING FOR WAR.
siR - Inevitable, says Prof.
n. Fujisawa.

Chicago, June 12.-"It is the gen
eral belief in japan that there will be
war between that country and Rus
sia," said DR.. II. Fujisawa, a profess
sor in the Imperial university of To-
ho. japan. who passed through Chi
cago On the way 10 the Paris expo
sition. DR.. Fujisawa continued.
while there seems 10 be little
doubt that the differences between
Russia and Japan must ultimately be
settled by war. il is impossible 10 pre-
diet when that war may begin. Rus
STA has pursued a course which can
be construed only as an intended pro-
vocation TO war. OF course, the ut
most secrecy prevails in official ia
pan as 10 the plans Of the govern
ment, and, officially. there is nothing
to indicate that war is expected.
work on the Japanese navy is be-
ing pushed as rapidly as possible. Ii
is given out that the completed navy
will be no larger than will be neces-
sary for nation which is growing
as is Japan To protect her commerce
and maintain her dignity among the
powers. The suddenness and rapid
~ with which the work was begun
and is being pushed, however. indi-
cate that other, and almost imme-
date use will be found for it. In
the East Russia is thought 10 be re-
sponsible for the Boxers troubles,
either directly or indirectly"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Arrangements All Complete for the
National Catherine at PhiIa-
deIphia Next Week.

Philadelphia. June 1.-THE repub.
lican convention city of 1900 has ev-
erything in readiness, practically, for
the quadrennial gathering of the re
publicans of the United States ten
days in advance of the date fixed for
the opening session. On SATURDAY,.
Sunday and Monday, June 1G. IL and
as. reception committees will be at
all the railroad stations and ferries 10
welcome the visiting clubmen. On
Monday night there win be "A mon
ster torchl ght parade in whicl. 25.OOO
men are expected 70 march. ENcur-
sions have been arranged for every
day TO points OK interest mp and down
the Delaware river and TO historical
places i'm ana around the city.
The nights will be given up TO ban.
quets, smokers, concerts and other
forms of entertainment. On TUESDAY.
June 10, in the evening, there win be
monster mass meeting in the AcOd-
envy OF Music. The best orators
among the leaders in the party will
be the speakers. Prominent senators
will be rendered complimentary din.
ners. The most brilliant affair of thai
kind will probably be the dinner 20
Chairman Hanna on Saturday night.
June i6.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
COLLISION OF TROLLEY CARS.
Four Person killed aud About
Twenty-Five Injured. Three
Fatally. az Providence. n. 4.

Providence, n. l., June lily o
collision which occurred IN Warss -
on the suburban line OF the Union
Railroad Co.. Sunday noon, two csrs
striking end on. four persons were
killed and about % injured. Of whom
three are probably fatally burt.
The dead are Arthur Lecomb Geo.
w Baker a. months old, Lewis G..
Sanborn and Ed ID. II. burroughs lmo-
torman).
The injured are; Lieut. Gov. o. D.
Kimball. Providence; c. J. Kingsley
and Mrs. Kingsley. Pawticket; VIM.
Malliet. II. 4. Palmer. 5. Z Bragg H.
T. Palmer. Mary Tourtilbt, VIM. J.
Bogerdy, Owen J. Hurley. lrs. Boyer
dy and son, ID. b. Allcock, Eco. Baker,
Mrs. Baker, Florence Baker, Thomas
Jackson, Mrs. jackson. y. ). Fleming,
Mrs. Fleming and two chillren, J. +.
Brown. Henry Hanlon. car motorman,
and Claude L. Harris, conductor, all
OF Providence.
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FIFTY-SlYTH CONGRESS.


Washington, June S. Senate--Most
OF the day was given To conference re-
ports and odds and endf of business,
preparatory To final adjournment. \
night session was held which lasted
until $3.50 In the morning. Confer
cnce rcportr we've acted upon and a
number Of private bills were passed.
All the presidential nominations were
confirmed except that of ". ID. by
mum as general appraiser NJ the port
of New York aud VIM. Haywood 10
be collector Of customs for the dis
trict OF Hawaii.
Housc--1he entire time of the
house was taken uI, in conference re-
ports on the unpasscd appropriation
bills and private measures \ night
session was held which lasted until
2;f0 in the morning.
Washington. June c. Scnnte-lna-
bility 90 reach an agreement upon
the naval appropriation bill forced
The senate 20 abandon the adoption
Of the house resolution for final all
iournmcnt. The armor plate ques-
ton was the one which caused the de-
lay. The senate viii remain Ia ses-
sion until settlement h finally
reached.
iousc-The entire session was
taken up in an endcayor TO reach a
settlement ON the armor plate clause
Ia the naval appropriation bill. \
new adjournment resolution viii now
have To be adopted.
Washington. june Senate--No
business WIS transacted. the sessions
simply waiting for the confrrccs 90
raanrf IN fHss uaKnf nuurpurtHf ION
b.ll. The concluding hours were pure
Is a social session. The customary
resolution Of thanks TO Chairman
Frye was passed to which Mr. Frye
responded la a brief and graceful
speech.
llouse-Aftcr long and stormy
debate the senate amendment 60 the
naval appropriation bin was agreed
TO and the bill PASSED. The bill was
az once signed, and both the senate
aud house ad iourncd sine die.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
TOO LITTLE DEBATE.
Senator Green's Opinion of the serv~
fees Held In an Episcopal
church.

Senator Benton, Of Missouri, one Of the
most conspicuous figures OF the century m
either house of congress, had formidable
antagonist IN senator james stephen Green.
Congressman HIT, according 10 the chicago
Chronicle, relates tins anccdote OF the TWO
gladator,.
senator Green was not only man OF
splendid genius, but Of charming manner.
he boarded al the National. hotel. where be
was popular with men and women. The
latter found out that thc senator was not
much Of a ohurchguer and insisted that he
should mend his ways iu that regard One
sunday he was late for dinner. The women
asked him why
~ have been attending divine worship,
rcplied the senator. gr1yely
- TO what church did you go, seuatorf
asked a woman.
- don't know. answered the couruy
Missourian 4 walked up the avenue turned
az Fourth street and entered chnsh on
the loithand side THIS was an Episcopal
church.
"'llow did you like the services! asked
another woman.
lit appeared 90 me- answered the ser'
ator. that there was too muvh reading pi tho
Journal and too httlc debate
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TWO NEGROES LYNcHED.
Probably One of Them Was Inno-
cent. and Possibly Both Were
Not Guilty of the Crime.

Biloxi. Miss, June 1.-Two Negro
men were lynched, possibly for one
mans crime, early Sunday morning
at Mississippi City, and il is not ao-
solutely certain that either victim d
mob laR was guilty. Henry Askcw
and Ed Russ, held as suspects. were
taken out and strung M TO a tree n
a thicket just behind the railroad sa-
ton.
On June Christine Winterstein. a
i3-year-old schoolgirl, was Outraged
and murdered about two miles from
Biloxi while on her way home frun
school exercises. Askew and Rus.
both of whom had been in the vicinity
OF the place where the outrage was
committed that day, were charged
with the crime.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15

Denver, Col. June iO.-The prohi-
bition state convention, in session
here, nominated full state ticket,
headed by J. X. Wiley for governor.
The platform holds the president o.
the United States responsible for the
disgrace brought upon this country
by the establishment OF drunkeres
in the Philippine islands and Porto
Rico and Cuba. National Chairman
Oliver w. Stewart. in an address 10
the convention, argued that the part,
should work for prohibition alone and
not dissipate it's energies in seeking
many reforms.
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AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
., Was the Mother aud Net the DauEh.
tee Who Accepted hts Com
pliments.

SAY said the man with a worried look,
do Jon remember giving enc e loi ol al
wee 90 how to conduct ms own love Affairs
about two months ago
Eyes" replied the man with The Wee *
pression. relates the baltimore American,
rTaid me u ! wanted Go WIN fhr fu 1
should n,alc love 90 her moihery
"Ih- hun"
"Ssid 81 ! could get the old lady on my
side an 1 had 90 DO was 20 toddle around
with a ring and saY When o. lht sirI.
The wise man nodded
''Sad inr me to compliment tbe mother
on her youthful appearance eoniinrfa me
worried man. aud give her Iolli about
how sld ! nas that the youne iaties ui the
present were not 90 bc compared Win
those ol The plsif
"Yes Sc You wen the SRI. ! suppotcf'
"Nes. / d.d-uot. The o|d lady hls sued
her husband Tor divorce and me Tor breach
Of PROMISE