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GIVEN DEATH PENALTY.
EUGENE FAULKNER CONVICTED OF
THE MURDER OF PATE Balm.
ticipation in the Same Crime
Were Given Life Terms.

Dallas, Texas February Golf the jury's
verdict is carried ont, Eugene Faulkner
will be the first white man to suffer death
OH the gnllows In Dallas county by legal
process, Faulkner was today convicted of
murder in the hrst degree and given the
death penalty as n punishment His crime
was participation In the burning to death
OF Constable Pate Balm. early In the morn
ing of December g. 1900.
-Four other men were implicated The
trials were begun on January u ana oc
cupied the exclusive attention of the Grim
inal district court for thirty days Two
OF the i've burners turned States evil
dencA They were VIII and Drew Pruitt
brothers. Two others, John Chapman and
w, NJ Renner, were given life sentences.
Chapman was Faulkner's business part
ner in running saloon In this city
II WAS shown during the trial that Chap
man long dislikcd Constable Balm, II was
proven on the trial that after Balm had
been set on tire and officers rushed into
the saloon to rescue him one Of them
called for water ~ throw on the burning
man. Faulkner cursed and advised them
ne be permitted to burn as he was no
good Before setting Balm on fire the
burners had poured tnrpentme aud gaso-
line ever his clothing, II was also proven
| that his drinks had hecn drugged TO aiake
him unconscious: that he had been robbed
| ~ his money and that new pair OF
SHOES were taken from his feet anu sold
! WV VIZ udt- ny HHulkiitf 10Y Sl,Ju only II
| few minutes before he was set on 6re.
| The ~orst Of the testimony was brought
| out on Fanlkners trial and that probably
| accounts for his being given severcr
sentence than his two convicted com
! panions.
! The feeling for the first few days after
! was SO Intense that Chapman and Faux
| ner were In danger of being lynched and
! sheriff johnson had to send them to Jail
at Fort Worth
The jury considered Faulkncr's caen only
two hours. He accepted tho verd< wit
| out. display of feeling, except that he
| looked SURPRISED and downcnst. Whc.
| placed In his cell he said to Deputy Sher
"a Seals; 1T looks as If the jury tried
| to pile n heavy load on to me-"
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CAUSE OF RESENTMENT.
The Demands Of Secretary Root Made
the Cubans Balk.
MAY REFUSE THE eoALING STATIONS
VIII Try to Harmonic Wants OF the
United States with What They
Can Coneede.

New York, February Goa dispatch to
the World from Havana says. The resent
ment of the Cuhans against American ~
tcrferencc with the formation Of gov
eminent has uiquestionahly been melted
BY the demands made by Secretary Root
The military governors newspaper organ
now admits that the constitutional conven
tion win probably refuse the concession OF
coaling stations anc viii also reject Amer
lean supervision of foreign affairs.
General Jose Aleman, an active con
sentative member of the convention. said'
ssrhe new fundamental law provides that
the president shall ratify treaties subject
to the approval OF the Cuban senate The
convention. therefore, can not exercise
rights delegated to the executive. Some
declaration regarding the future relations
of Cuba and the United Suites Is ncces
sury, but to grant America the right u
conduct our international relations means
the loss OF our sovereignty and the pos.
session of various Cuban ports by The
United States would be the limit Of SUI
cidul concessions.
I'VE shall try to harmonic the wants
OF The United States with what We can
Ccneeilp. - a.
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school in combination With another or as

school in combination with another or rs
a separate Institution.
They persist, however, In making tho
fight in the legislature, and / hereby de
liberately charge upon them that II is their
settled purpose TO kill the bill If they can
not secure the location of the school TINT
1t may contribute to their selfish designs
upon the bounty of the State. | deny that
I'm oppofod to the location of the girls
Industrial college al College Station or at
amy other place in Texas. | am perfectly
willing to let the board of regents decide
that question after the bill shall be passed.
What ! object to is the jeopardzing Of
the bill by injecting into 1t bitter sec
tionnl Sight ever the question of location.
have been charged with wanting 10 stock
up the board OF regents In the interest of
Greenville, | deny the charge. If Greea-
VILE really wants the school its people
have done practically nothing to manifest
the desire. and IL they should finally get Il
move on themselves to secure II 1t Is my
desire that my own town shall stand upon
the same footing as Amarillo. Jefferson,
Tehuncana and others which are contesting
or may contest for the prize.
shall rely upon the good sense and pa
triotlsm of the Twenty-seventh Legislature
to do right In the premises and to admin
lister n proper rehuke to the Bryan con
tingent for the best interests and welfare
of the Young womauhood of Texas are
making a fight which seriously threatens
V, w. Grubbs.
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PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
List of Army and Navy Officers Named
for Promotion.

List of Army and Navy Officers Named
for Promotion.
washington, February 20.-The president
today sent these nominations to the senate:
Army of the United States.
To be major general Brgadier General
William X. Shafter, U. y, retired lniaJor
Cayairy-I.ientenan Colonel Edward NJ.
Hayes, Fourth. 10 De colonel; Marco
Charles l. Cooper, Fifth, to be lieutenant
Medical Department Assistant surgeons
with rank Of captain, 10 he surgeons WIN
the rank Of mai1-: Charles NJ. Candy ltf
fprson Il, Kecne Harry !, Raymond fran'
els ]. Ives, Edward Morris.
Artlllery-To be major Captain Elbridge
Hills
w Gatchell Oscar l. Stranh, Henry -.
Schumn, Alfred NJ, Hunter. John l.: Hay
den, Peyton .. Marche. Eugene II. Wilson.
Edmund II: Blnkc John 7. Martin. Wilma,t
T. Ellis, William l.. Kenly William g..
Ham. sydney s Jordan Walter A. Bethel,
Morris X Barrol, Dllmar Skerrett, Ed
ward r. McGasin. Jr., Archibald Campbell.
QunrtcTmasters-First leuteuAnts 10 be
auartcrmasters with rank of captains: 10.
sept L. Crahb, Eighth cavalry. and Louis
II. Lawton. Smith infantry.
Subsistence nepurtmt mt First Lieutenant
a. NJ. Edwards Ia be coinnissary with
rank Of captain.
Twelfth Infantry, TO be second lieutennut.
Volunteers Eleventh cavalry: First Lien
tenant {. II. Fr0wbridge ia be captain
and Second Lieutenant John Hoffman eo
be tirst lieutenant.
Acting assistant Surgeons. Us. A.. to h.
assistant surgeons of volunteers with rank
Of captain: James Edmondson. New York,
Joseph q ReifSnyder, PENNSYLVANIA; 10
seph j. Curry Massachusetts. james Is
Stockard, North Carolina, George r. Plum
sr, blorlda; William H. Nantulc, Kansas
John $. Fogg, Maine.
Navy.
Commander Robert NJ Berry 70 ho cnn
tain; Lieutenant Commander daniel n y
stuart to be commanders Lieutenant vii
liam i. Rush To be lieutenant commander
LIlentennnt Junior grader Wilfred V. NJ
fowelson to be lieutenant
Justice.
Marshall f. Woodwork OF California Z,
be attorney for the Northern district o.
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chusetts presented resolution TO the effect
that tho statement recently circulated Mt
lacking the board Of officers ~ the
Daughters Of the american Reynuiion. be-
ing untrue. libcilous and rejecting upon
the honor OF the organization. should re
ccivc the dlsapprovhl ~ tho society. Affer
some discussion the resolution was laid
upon the table.
Mrs Daniel Manning presented her report
as chairman OF the committee On CONT.
rental hall Tho report showed that from
February 10 100. to February 10. 1901,
there has been received toward the fund
SIO.1eO. Tho fund now amounts to So, S23
The president and Mrs. Mckinley ten
dered n receptlon this afternoon to the
sarietv sor the children az the Revolution
There we're about $50 children present and
many hundred delegates.
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Senator Teller today gave notice of nm
amendment he viii propose to the st. Lonis
exposition blu requiring the management
20 ., ciese the gates of the institution on
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REFUSE TO GIVE BOND.
Mrs. Nation and Her Two Companions
Remain in Jail.
JUDGE oyERRuLED MOTION TO oUASH
He Held that It Made No Difference
Whether Property Was Occupied
by Saloon or Bank.

Topeka, Kan February 20.-sifs. Carrie
Nation and her two companions, Mrs
Crist aud Miss Madeline Southland. are still
confined in the county jail. Mrs. Nation
stolldIy persists that she VIII not give a
$1,000 bond to keep the peace aud VIII re-
main In Jail. The other two women are
undecided. but 1t is thought they will Sc
cure bonds In day on so. The three wo
mon occupy the hospital ward at the jail
Comfortable beds have been provided and
there are two tables for writing. There
has been Il constant stream of visitors TIC
the cell and yesterday afternoon Mrs Ma,
ton sent down word that she was not TO
be disturbed.
Mrs. Nation receives large number OF
letters and kilograms daily.
Judge Hazen postponed the cases against
Mrs Nation and others for malicious de.
structlon OF property until next term, OF
court which will be some time In April.
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SHORT. NEWS STORIES.

BOsA oN.-RSar Admiral w T, Sampson.
ecommGnding the Charestown navy yard, Is
III NJ his home ut the yard.
NEW YORK; u Mood, vice presi
dent and treasurer Of the Quilted States
Express company, IL dead OF pneumonia.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Pres dent X.
". Kent has called meeting OF thi
Southern Baseball league to be held at
Memphis, Friday, March /
MONTGOMERY, Ala Bessie and Alice
Wilkes aged IL aud 49, were creplated In
a nre which DESTROYED the home OF their
irother this morning az Prattvile
VIENNA. -Fheru was Il repetition of the
fuibulent scenes marking most OF the NJ
cent sittings OF the rclehsrath. which conl.
PEELED the president to close the session.
BoSToN.--G. 4. Perkins. president Of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail.
road. has resigned, and Vice President
George u. Harris has been chosen presi.
deut
MENA Ark. Peter Bergman, colored,
WAS iynched here by mob OF eight musked
men. Berryinan was arrested last night
for brutaily kicking lsssie Osborne, ages
II years, In the ahdomer. because she toll
him not to come In their yard after Mater
v q
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SUMMARY OF ToDAy's IMPORTANT NEWS.
STATE.

Eugene Faulkner was convicted OF
participation in the murder Of Pate
Bain at Dallas and given the death
penalty.
The Third court OF appeals has rem
dcisi a decision in the franchise tax
case.
The date Of the reunion of Texas
Confederate Veterans at Waco VIII
probably bc May $40.
The State senate of the Modern Or
der Of Praetorians is in session at
Marlin.
February % has been set apart as
Arhor Day by Governor saycrs.
Police officer Nelson was acquitted
In the Federal court at Galveston.
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of Mexia. j. b. Hanes of Kaufman, o. b.
Stein Of Seguln w. J. Paisley OF Kosse,
@. n. McGaffey of Luiing.
y. McGafrcy of Lullng. f. +. Short of
Weimar and O. b. Odds of Elgin.
Executive committee. h. Hanes OF
Kaufman, ]. |. Anderson of Denton and
G. NJ. Holt of Dallas.
Committee on credentials and mileage
A. V. Stein of Seguln, W. j, Paisley OF
Kosse and C. NJ. Holt of Dallns.
Committee on hnanee-W.. l., Adamson
OF Mexia II. r. Penck of Hampstead and
c. T. Cochran of Round Rock
The senate adjourned Mt p. M To
meet tomorrow.
The following supreme officers are II
attendance: THONGS D. Miller, supreme
president. Dallas; G. b. Gardner supreme
vice president. D1las; VIII g. Brown, SUI
prcme secretary. Dallas; Rev. w. NJ, An
dcrson, Dallas: J. NJ Brown. Dallas
The Modern Order of Praetorians was OF
g0nizcd in 1890 Mt Dallas There are now
lao councils in Texas.
Tomorrow's session will close the sen
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LOCAL.

A very small vote polled but prac-
tically all OF them were for John D.
Woolford, the only candidate fcr
mayor.
The regular weekly meeting Of the
Faith Home association.
Climatic conditions in Houston dur
ing the month of January.
Mcnnonites In South Texas have re-
covered from the effects of the Sep
TENDER storm.
Colonel o. T. Holt files application
for appointment MS administrator for
the W. NJ, Rice estate.
movement on foot to protect pral-
rie chickens.
The method prescribed for filling
vacancies on the aldermanlc board.
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Mrs. T. Pelton.

Mrs r Pclton, 562 st. Anthony avenue,
St Paul. Mimi, writes:
"Peruna has done wonders for me- It
has cured my headache and papltation OF
the heart; has built up my whole system
/ chcCrfully recommend Peruna to all sur
ferers afflicted with catarrh. NJ mother is
never without Pcruna When one Is tired
and generally out of sorts, if Perunn Is
taken it Immediately removes that tired
feeling
Poruna cures catarrh by removing the
cause. inilamcd mucous membranes.
DR. Hartman, the compoundcr OF Peruna,
once said, in lecture to women
"a great number of women consult me
every year. / often have occasion to say
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.


Port Eads, February 2o.Arryed: Bergen.
screen tNor.) from Livingston via Belize;
George Dgmos, from Ceiha; Holstein
tGcr1. from Port limon. Sailed Brnttcn
lNurl. for Puerto COrtc2; El Sud tAm.l,
for New York; Cuban uBr), for Liverpool,
81 Michucls.-Arriycd Lennder lNdrJ,
from Galveston for Hamburg for coaD
Liverpool. Arrived: Hermes (BrJ, from
Galveston.
New York-Arrived: Nucces, from Gal
weston Alamo, from Galveston.
Iialnhurg. Arrived: Cumeriu (Br.). from
Galveston; North Sands tBr), from Calves
ton.
Lizard Passed, Westcrland, from New
York FOR Antwerp
Boulogne.--Arrivcd: Stateudam, from
New York for Rotterdam
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DR.. Carlos Martinez Silva, tho Colombian
minister of foreign affairs appeared at
the Gate department today Mt the I'm.
stance of Acting Secretary nm 10 nrrans,e
for the presentation of his credentials M
minister OF Colombia to MnShingfnn
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Business Houses at Thornton.

Thornton. Texas. February 2o.-This
morning at dawn n fire broke out in the
brick building occupied by Iolton n Son,
druggists; the new brick. just completed,
occupied by w. w. Sellers, groceries ant!
drugs. and the brick owned by Terry &
Son also caught and were destroyed. The
two first named houses We're owned by
Mrs. Thornton losses Mrs Thornt on,
Ahora $4,000. no insurance: Terry & Son,
$1,000 no Insurance; Sellers. tcStimated),
5000 Insurance 5000; Holton X Son, I'M
known, some Insurance.. .--sc firms burned
out suffer further loss ny reason of the
fact that they have no houses 10 move into
TO continue business.
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twenty Of the best of life have been
Diseases Of men and have been successful " nth
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LYNcHlNe NARROWLY AvERrEp.
Mob Searched the Topeka Jail for

Mob Searched the Topeka Jail for a
Negro.
Topeka. Kan, February 20-The vigInalce
OF officers was MI that saved 'Slick"
slater. the negro rapist, from lynehlng to.
night. He viii yet be lynched II he can
be found. Slater assaulted 17-year-od Lot
tie Gerbrick Monday evening, and was cap
turcu-by Topeka officers the next day In
car6ondale. twenty miles from here.
Enrlyfin the afternoon the sheriff In nm
ueipation Of trouble, ordered deputy to
get Slater out of town. The deputy drove
TO Hoyt with Slater ana entered a north
pound. Rock Island train with him
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w. O. INDICTED.
Seven True Bills Found Against Him by
Illinois Grand Jury.
Especial to The Post)
no ,,.. II

Especial to The Post)
Chicago, February 20.-C Carter II. IIarri-
con. mayor OF Chicago, told the grand
jury today how H. r. Allen, alias W. O.
Peery had used his name In securing MONEY
ON an alleged bogus check for 500 from
the Northaru Ilust Company. Mr.. Uurri-
con had made the acquaintance of Allen
when the latter accompanied Coy. Hosg
of Texas on visit TO Chicago and he gave
tue Young man a letter Of Introduction 10
the bank Complaints made Agninst the
Texan included the passing of fraudulent
checks on the following hotels, hanks ana
business men; fremont House, Auditorium
hotel, Saratoga hotel, Hotel Grace, Com
Inercial National bank Northern Trust
company and G. G. Day. The Jury voted
seven indictments against Allen.
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CHINA.

Germany and America are said to be
In accord touching the preservation of
each others interest in China.
A pckln dispatch says the Chinese
have agreed to all demands. with
minor reservation, and that complete
compliance is expected today; prepara-
tions for the Won Waldersee expedition
are still being made.
A Pekln dispatch to London paper
says the ENJOYS have agreed to com
promise in the cases of some of the
Chinese culprits.
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TusKgegE NEGRO CONFERENCE.
The Tenth Annual Meeting Is Now
BEING Held; the Resolutions,


Tuske~ce. Ala, February 2o.-The tenth
annual Tnskegee negro conference met IN
ruskcgee Institute chapel today
The conference adopted set Of resoln'
tons, In which it was stated as the opinion
OF the conference that during the ten years
since the conference was orgaulzed TINS
negro race has made substantial progress
1he resolution contained t~. foilowingi
I'VE would urge Our people not TO pc
come discouraged while the race Is passing
from what was largely a political basis %
mn economic one as foundation for citi
zenship -,
..sia;igties show that crime rs rule "a
not committed by those who have received
literary. moral and Industrial training.
Regardless of how others may act we
urge upou our race rigid observance OF
the law Of the land, aud that we bear In
mind that lawlessness bcgets crime.
'The rapid rise In the price Of land
throughout the South makes It doubly I'm
portant that we do not delay in buying
homes
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New comnress al Loekhart.

Lockhnrt, Texas, February 1a.The cot
ton compress company has purchased n
site for their new plant at point Just
north Of Mil creek, near the junction of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas 0nd the
Sun Antonio and Arkansas Pass railroads
This location Is about TOO yards from the
public square, aud IS II most eligible one
for the purpose, Work On the erection or
the necessary bindings VIII begin mme,
ditely
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Nation Methods in chicaao.

Chicago, February 20~-rhree saloons in.
this city tonight were damaged by al
mrers of the methods of Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton. The total damage suffered by the
proprietors win amoent TO several hun
dred dollars. The smashing was done In
each instance by Il different person, and
necessarily so RS the police adhered in
the smashers with great promptitude and
locked hem nm
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WASHINGTON.

The senate committee on military ar
fairs completed It's report on the army
bill; the addition Of the spooner amend
ment by the Subcommittee was in
dOrsed.
Buffalo bayou is quite certain to get
an appropriation OF SGQo,ooo, with pro
vision for a military rcsurvey, Instead
OF a resurvcy by civilians.
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CHANCES at Roaers.

Rogers. Texas, February 19.-W. A. Grad
dock sold his stock of dry goods to Messrs
Thomas & Gafford and his stock OF gro
ceries to +. G. Meahan.
Wilson & Ratlin sold their saloon bust
ness to Gregory & Durnal.
Il. NJ. McAroy sold his stock Of gro
ceries TO Guess & Son.
The o. X. livery stable also changed
hands, A. b. Alter being the purchaser.
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FIGHT COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
Jerome Jones OF Atlanta VIII Go to
Austin at Once.


Washington, February 2o.--Mrs. Janss
Tanscy and Albert Hibhard OF Massaehn.
sets, president and secretary respectively
of the National Federation OF Textile oper'
atives of America, today appeared before
the executive council OF the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor on behalf OF an appllea
tion for charter for that organization,
representing 1900 memhers. As tho IN
tiliated nv charter TO the American Fed,
Grafton OF Labor. u was decided that 20
charter should he granted now, but that a
conference be called OF representatives from
both textile organizations with a view OF
uniting.
President Gompers was instructed 10 d.
rect representative OF the American Fed
Grafton nf Labor 10 proceed 70 Austin
Texas to aid In the defeat OF the conpui
sorry arbitration bill pending In the Texas
legislature, and photographed to Jerome
Jones of Atlanta. Ga, to proceed to Aus
tin immediately.
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Death Penalty Assessnd

gustus, Andrew Davis. Richard Sanders,
William Hudson anil sam Baldwin, five of
the negroes who killed Fillmore Harrington
mud Milton Mears. two white men, In this
county last August were found guilty OF
murder last night aud sentenced to he
hanged March -.
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No settlement Reached.

Havana. February 2o.-rhe special com
nsttee appointed by the Cuban constitu-
tional convention to draw mp proposition
defining the future relations betweensAlhe
limited STATES and the Republic of Cuba,
continued In secret session with the other
melnbcrs Of the convention all day. No
settlement was reached.
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LEGISLATIVE.

Representative talbot says there is
small hope for libel law at this
snB!on.
The house adopted a resolution call
ing on congress to give liberal as
sistancc to the agricultural department.
Opponents of the Hogg amendments
have made net gain of four votes.
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RAILROAD.

Chairman Reagan of the railroad
commission charges that the Shaw
maximum rate bill is designed to de-
stroy the usefulness of the commission.
Southern Pacifc's syestbound passen-
ger business was very heavy
II is stated that the Sabine Pass and
Northwestern road win hc built.
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COMMERCIAL

Spot cotton closed 1-16 up at New
York and unchanged elsewhere.
Wheat closed " to "a, corn "A to ",
oats " and provisions ; to 12iA higher.
In the stock market the closing vas,
weak with many stocks at the lowest
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CONGRESS-.

The senate spent a day on tho post
office appropriation bill. making some
progress. but not completing IL.
The house passed the sundry civil mp
preparation bin and began consideration
Of the general deficiency bill; Lcntz Of
Ohio furnished sensation.
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Louisville. Ky February 70, Colonel
Samuel Smith Anderson. one of the most
valiant soldiers of the Mexican and civil
wars and n widely known citizen of Louis
o'clock at the Morton home Death was
due 70 general debility and the inhrmities
OF advanced years
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Refused to Remove Fixtures.

Winfield, Kan, February 2o.-At noon
today notice was given the saloonlsts to
remove their fixtures from the city They
refused to do so, The city marshal has
armed 100 deputies under Instructions to
preserve order and prevent destruction of
property at all hazards.