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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18

he had made a sale OF his ground. but
the records did not show any transfers.
He kept Harley Sheppard docile by
promising him $4,000. which he stated
he had received from the sale of n
mine. Ward now says that Lee Shep-
hard stole the $1,000 and ran away
with IL and that Instead OF being dead
he Is In hiding with Wards roll. The
records do not disclose any transfer
made by Ward In which 5000. or eve
81, was paid him for ground.
Writes n DOGGY Letter.
Just before Lce and Kirk Sheppard
disappeared, Harley. the third brother.
went TO Sheridan. Wyo.. to work.
While there he received q letter APP
parently written by his brother Lee.
which stated that Ward had given Lee
the $1,000 and that as soon as he. Har-
ley. could come home no could have II.
The letter was received Ave days after
II had been sent from Deadwood. Az
soon as Harley received It he started
for his home. When he arrived he
found that his W. brothers had been
gone several days and Ward had also
disappeared. Tho letter was not writ
ten by 1.ac at all. but by Ward. who
had Initiated Lees handwriting. IL II
now supposed that Ward intended to
get Harley back home and then Kill
him, too.
The house occupied by Ward Is q
robbers roost. Everything imaginable
Ia to be found there. There IN no proof
| that Ward was n thief. only that he
has accumulated boxes and barrels OF
things hat belonged IN somebody else.
There are q dozen trunks full OF -four.
sugar, dried meats. coffees aud NIL sorts
VI eatablcs. He had been taking sill
verware from restaurants al which he
had eaten for years past. A large box
was found filled with silver knives and
forks, butter dishes. sugar bowls and
everything that had n value In the sill
yer line. lie had enough miners toolp
stored away to run a large mine. Some
of them had private marks on. show
Ing that they belonged to miners In
that vicinity. In the loft OF his house
were found n number Of bridge tim
bcrs. which he had stolen from n rail
road near by. His louise contains %
s""" s'oeh vi scco"""" so""''
Other Crimes Alleged.
There are now q good many stories
atloat about former sudden disappear
ances. whore men and women sudden
ly dropped out OF sight. About u year
ago n man named George Rutters mr.
rived In Deadwood from the East for
the purpose OF making an investment.
1t IL now remembered that he met
Ward and that no was last seen with
him near his house. Rutgers had about
$500 In money ON his person. Three
months u FARMER iound v poay u"
u aecomposed CONDITION twei'e niles
Deiow Dcadwood. IN Whitewool creek
The arms n logs been cut on.
There waS no cue 10 THIS gnastiy nnd.
nut Ward now gets the credit Tor u.
VINO the man was mat was iound re-
mains u mpie mystery' ABOUT nine
months x an Kno man entcrcn
the mousse OF a miner named herdmah
IN iarden CITY mining camp nj mid
night, n Killed tho ~doienseiess wire
with an az. hcr mead was u open
Nobody was round VINO couid give any
ilght on the ahair. some people THINK
now that Ward did some OF HIS Cuta
-.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
Lack Of Food Mahss s.o,cs.

DR.. Felix L. Oswald. writing about
the scanty diet OF Italian peasants In
What to Eat. makes use Of the follow
Ing smile: What makes that dog OF
yours look 80 long legged and llght?"
inquired the visitor Of a Sicilian farm
er. "He hardly eats anything" How
do you account for that" I'VE don't
give him anything" What! Why
don't you, them" I'VE get nothing. .
That all-including reason fills Italy
with dletet!c stoics who can find solace
In the reflection that a good nap is
almost as good as a meal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18


town OF DcadwOod and at Lead. and
the entire population turned out to
hunt for the man, who was suspected
OF committing the crime. Hundreds OF
people went over the little garden
patch with iron bars, thrusting them
down a foot OF more. In hopes Of strik-
Ing the soft burial place OF the second
brother, who WAS still missing. But
Ward had made good his escape. The
searching parties went through the old
mans house, peeked into every old
we'll and tunnel for a mile around the
place. plowed the potato garden and
tore up the rotting floor. They found
every day some clue. not only to tho
crime OF the murder OF Lee Sheppard.
whose body had been unearthed. but
to other murders that are believed to
have been committed by him.
All of the clothes worn by Lee Shep-
hard we're found In the house, except
ing a suit Of u~nderclOthes, which werc
on the dead body when found. In an
old barrel. wrapped in a dirty cloth.
was also discovered the suit Of clothes
last worn by Kirk Sheppard. the Sec
ond missing brother. But where the
body of Kirk had been laid by Ward
Is still n mystery. Bones were found q
few days ago In a natural cave near
the house, and q sack OF fish and bones
was dug up in the garden, but the
coroner has thus far been unable To
tell for a certainty whether they are
human or animal. Some Of the bones
| found In the ave looked like the arm
and leg bones of a man. The sack Of
flesh Is claimed by a brother of Ward
to have been buried where 1t was
found by a butcher from Deadwood.
Capture Of Ward.
Ward was captured neal the Devils
tower, 80 miles northwest OF Dead
wood. He had gone there to look after
q ranch. so he states. which he owned
In part with another mar He vas
found asleep In the bushes early In the
morning and was taken without any
resistance. He feigned surprise at be-
Ing taken into custody. He stated that
he had not read any of the newspapers
| containing reports of his disappearance
and that of the Sheppard brothers. and
he did not see why he should be taken
to jail.
Ward went tothe Black Hills about
IA years ago. He built a house at the
mouth of Little Strawberry gulch.
south OF Deadwood. and but little las
been known OF his daily life. He was
not friendly to visitors. who might
chance to call on him at his house.
but on the street or anywhere off from
his premises he was sociability itself.
He was a strong Odd Fellow, aud was
known as n friend to the sick brothers.
How he lived is a mystery. He never
worked for any one. but owned some
mining ground of his own. Frequently
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
DEADNOOD CRIMES.
SOUTH DAKOTA CITY STIRRED BY
RECENT EVENTS.

". ~. Ward. Now Under Arrest, Charged
with Many Murders Kirk and Lee
Sheppard, BROTHERS. Aged ~ aud 40,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18

Some men," said Uncle Eph'm, SIS
like fish. Dey don never come to de
top ontell dey die."-Chicago Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
TRAPPING A TIGER.
HOW A YANKEE WITH A YANKEE
IDEA SOLVED A PROBLEM
Aud Incidentally Earned ~ Purse of
$500 and n Name as - 'iero- How
tho Tiger Prepares for an Attack
Carried on the Trap.
Especial letter.

toPtNlaA IsVltti.
There are no inns along the high
ways OF india, as the average reader
has probably been told before, but tho
traveller seeking rest and refreshment
turns into n of the free bungalows
provided by the government. He
finds cooking utensils, dishes and q
bunk, and there is generally a native
caretaker. The rule OF the road Is
that nc traveller stops longer than over
night except In case OF sickness OIL ac-
cident. Few Of the bungalows have
doors or windows, and unless In the
are hung up at the openings.
1t was In a bungalow on the high
way between the tovps of Rampore
and Bagrah. in the province Of Bengal.
that Sir Edward Potter, IN English
tourist doing India. met "a tragic fate.
A party OF six had arrived at the bum
salow an hour before dark. When
supper had been prepared and eaten.
the gentlemen smoked and chatted
for "a couple of hours and then lay
down on the veranda to sleep-that is.
tivc Of them did. willis 81, Edward
had n bed made IN for him In the
large room. The ncarc {; jungle was
y mile away. and as the grounds had
been beaten ever for ~scrpents no n
felt any fears as he made ready for
sleep. IL vas a starlight night. With
everything quiet. and ali The party fell
into a sound sleep. They were awak-
encd at midnight or Il little later by a
shrek for help, and as they got to
their feet they behold an enormous
tiger trottiny off with Sir Edward in
his grip.
Tiger rreparss for Attack.
The tiger had stolen out OF the near
est cover and taken a thorough survey
Of the bungalow before SELLING the
victim. Any one OF the FIVE sleepers
offered him an easy victim, but he
passed them by. He made his way
between two Of them and entered the
room by a window and seized Sir Ed
ward by the shoulder. The shouts OF
The others did not rattle the beast In
ne least. With q twist OF his head he
i.gcw the man over or his back and
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Now York Grain and Produce.

New York. Oct. 2.-Flour-Dul and barrel,
steady; winter straghts at $3.25a:,. 40: Minnesota
patent. $.55.3s5. Wheat-Dull; No. l Northern
Duluth. 15hc. I. o. b. ahoat. Options opened
easy. They rallied on covering and in the after
noon ruled steady, closing steady at sc. loss
May closed 7Ia4c.; Oct. 72Ac.; December 74Fsc
Corn-Spot steady; No. >, 62Hc. elevator, 62A C.
t. o. b. ahoat Options opened steady. Later
they eascd off. but recovered, and closed firm at
asc. net advance May closed 62lac.; October
6lasc.; December, Gl3sc. Oats--Spot easier: No.
>, 2sAc.; No. 3, 3Sc.: No. white, 4lailhc.
No. do, 4O'ac. track mixed western. 3sa4Oc
track white, i0ai7c. Options quiet and barely
steady. Buttcr--Eascr; creamery, 15a22lac. fac.
tory fresh, l2laa141ac.; June creamery, 2Oa22c
imitation creamery, 1iiaalsc.; state dairy, liza
2lc. Checsc--Firm and quiet; fancy large col.
orcd. 99sc; fancy large white, 9laaO5sc fancy
small colorcd, lOAc. fancy small white, lOc
Eggs-stcady; state and Pennsylvania, 2la22c ;
western uncandled, l6l2alol2c.; western canded,
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pITTSTON.


SlVtlal 10 lnc scranton Tribune,
Pittston, Oct. 1.-The DarktOwn Hook
and Ladded company left this morning
via the Lehigh Valley railroad for
Philadelphia, where they will partici-
pate in the annual parade of the State
Firemen's association. The Darktowns
took with them their automobile fire
engine, a unique ladder truck, a team
of billy goats and a baby carriage, and
three donkeys. The company will with
out doubt make a big hit among the
Quakerites.
George steele, of Shamokin, for a
number of years superintendent of the
Nelson colliery of j, Langdon e. Co,
succeeds Richard Mainwaring, of West
Pittston. as superintendent of the
Temple Iron company's collieries in the
district,
Andrew Roscavitich. Polish la
borer in the Mt Lookout colliery at
Wyoming, fell down the shaft Monday
night and was instantly killed The
man was at work in the fourth vein
and went up to the elever-foot VEIN
After alighting from the carriage he
became bewildered and stepped into
the opening. falling distance of 100
feet
Joseph Joyce, OF upper PlttSton, for
the past seven years, assistant city en-
sineer here, rendered his resignation,
and Engineer I.angan has appointed
John Murphy, a brother of Select
Councilman Murphy, his successor.
G. w. Weaver of Wilkes Barre, and
Miss Elsie WescotT prominent mil
liner, of this city, were quietly married
last week.
Italian people have an cdd supersti-
tion that should person die from sur
location by black damp life can be re-
stored by burying the bodies quickly
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, Oct. 2.The market started out to.
| day with something OF an upward rsl, of prices.
There was quite an active demand for while for
United States Steel. which lifted the price 1A
over yesterday. Colorado Fuel and Tennessee
Coal showed some strength on the assumption
that the favorable conditions in the trade rc.
vealcd by the statement Of the steel corpora.
tion's earnings would benefit those companies
also. The railroad list was affected by de-
mand from thc shorts, but the force Of the dc.
mand spent itself carly and the market fell
into dullncss and hcayincss, punctuatcd by a
number of weak spots among the ind,strials. The
United States Steel securities fell back with
the rest OF tine market. Tho large profits report.
cd by the steel corporation had some reassuring
effect, nevertheless owing to the prosperous con-
ditions in the iron and steel industry The dis.
trust left by the Amagamatcd Copper episode
and the annual reports OF one o. wo industrial
corporations recently showing earnings in
sufficient to pay the current Of dividend
and a consequent cncroachment the surplus
for that purpose probably accoui d for the con.
tnucd weakness in that class Of securities. The
American Car stocks. the pressed steel car stocks
glucose and national salt were notably affected
losing from ols to points. National biscuit
rubber goods, international pump and intcrna.
tonal preferred fell from to IA. Brooklyn
Transit continued weak under pressure of liquid.
alton, which is attributed to a weak annual re-
port expected soon. The stock fell an extreme
a's below CO. the lowest price of the year. Man
haitian declined 2is, partly in sympathy. The
reduction in refined sugars explained the recent
decline in the Stock which steadied toward the
close of the day. ending will, a net gain. The
level of prices generally carried below last
nights, but net gains did not reach a point in
important railroad stocks. except for Missouri
Pacific. Covering Of shorts rallied the market
slightly, and it closed about steady. Total sales
today, 4S6, 100 shares.
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in fresh earth. The sYwisti.ior was
put into effect In the cose of Antonio
Perenchy and Antonio Green, two
Italian lads who were suffocated In
an old we'll at Yatesville sunday morn
Ing. When Undertaken Burns arrived
on the scene to prepare the bodies for
the funeral. he found that the bodies
had been stripped of all clothing and
buried beneath six inches of soil in
the back yard at the homes of the vic
tins. The parents and friends refused
to allow him to touch the remains until
this morning when they were dug up,
placed in caskets and buried In the
Market street cemetery here this after
noon, with one funeral.
Il. II. Brown, for a number of years
in charge of the Coxton yards of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad company, has
resigned. He retired from the employ
ment of the Valley last night
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton basket ball team reorganized for
the coming season.
Miss Jennie Proud. of South Main
street. was this evening rendered a
surprise party by a large company Of
young people.
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Little Jack Horner sat in corner,
Eating Christmas pie,
He put in his thumb, and he took out plum.
And said: what good boy am ~
Find his dog, goat and rabbit.

visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Sybil
Carey, at his place.
The Isl Stebbins" company will ap-
pear at Pitts opera house on Monday
evening, Oct. Z.
Martin Keifer and family, of Car
bondale, are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William e. Kiefer, at this
place.
Squire M. l.. Mcmillan of Nicholson,
the genial insurance man, was a caller
in town on Tuesday.
The Tunkhannock foot ball team will
play the Wyoming seminary team at
this place on Saturday.
Joseph Roberts, of Falls. was Wis
itor in town on Tuesday.
Tunkhannock is to have a new cor
net band. The members of Triton Hose
company have taken the matter up,
and the new organization will soon be-
gin praCticing.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Oct observation-disclosures, 23ONO in.
cluding 200 Texans, 5000 westerns; choice firm;
others 10 cents lower: good to prime steers
Sol5a6.s5; poor TO good, Sia6; stockers and
feeders, S2.25a4; cows Sl,a5a4 Is; hcifcrs, $aa5;
aanners, $l.e5a2.25; bulls. Sl.75ai.75; calves,
S"5Oa6.5O; Texas steers, S3at western steers,
S375af.5o. llogS-Reccipts today, $4,000 tomor-
row, 10000; left over 1000; slow and Is to ~
cents lower; mixed and butchers. $6.35a665; good
to choice heavy, s6.6Oa6.s7,a; rough heavy. SO %
a65o; light. SO ioa6.5j bulk of sales, &c. 4OaG co.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000; sheep steady; lambs,
slow to weaker good to choice wethers, 81. SOa
",7j; fair TO choice mixed, s}a3.SO; western
sheep, s2boa3.5o; native lambs, s2.5Oai.75; west.
ern lambs, So. iOa4. 60
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Modjeska and James,

From what has been heard of Wagenhals and
Kempers big production of ''Hcnry VIII" in
which Madame Modjcska and Louis James will
appear here on Friday evening, il should prove
one OF the most if not the most memorable Of.
ferinGs OF the season. With such artists as Ma
dame Modjesha and Louis James at the head Of
the cast, the acting performance must ncces.
sarily attract attention.
On the other hand the production itself in its
scenic effects and accessories and the attention
given to minute historic details it is said TO
rival the famous production OF "lIcnry VIII," in
which Henry Irving and Ellen Terry appeared On
their first visits to This country. The support
ing company numbers nifty people in all, end
two of the largest baggage cars are required to
transport the scenic effects alone. The advance
sale OF seats is now on.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Corrected by II. G. Dale. 81 Lackawanna Ave,
Beans-Per bushel, choice marrow, g. 6Oa2 s5
Buttcr-Frech creamery, 2la22c.; dairy, fresh
21c.
Cheese-Full cream, lOhal1c.
Eggs-Western fresh, l5laalG; nearby state
15laa17hc.
Medium Beans-Per bllshel, s.. So
Green Peas--Per bushel, Sl4Oal.45
Flour-Best patent, per barrel, $445.
Beans-Per bushel. choice marrow, $40
Potatoes--Per blshel--SlallO
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

>->~I~c>>~>> >I>~~>.>>~>~> ~>~>>>I>o>">o>>~n>o~o>>
SEALED PROPOSALS will he received by this
department until O'Clock y. m. Monday,
Oct. 7th, 1901. for coal delivered at the city
crematory for the ensuing year Bidders will
please bid separately on pea and buckwheat sizes.
All bids shall be filed with the city controller at
his office in the city hall not later than 10 o'clock
a. M, Monday, Oct. 7th, 1901. The city reserves
the right to reject any or all bids
+. L. WORMSER.
Director Department OF Public Safely.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 9th, 1901.
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TUNkHANNOCk.
al to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, Oct. Mrs. Augusta
Sickler is stopping at Lake Winola
this week with her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Houck.
Attorney Howard NJ. Streter, of
Scranton, was shaking hands with
friends in town on Monday.
Miss Jessie Ross, of Wilkes Barre, is
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"When We Were Twenty-one."

Miss Dora Booth. who has been engaged to sp.
pear in when We Were Twenty One" is a
southern girl of great beauty and talent. Her
first appearance on the stage was in 'On and
0h.' under Charles Frohman's management bur
that astute discovcrcr OF ability soon advanced
the young actress to Miss Julia Marlowe's com
Pany, which she left to join n. c., Goodwin
where she became the undc'sudy for Miss Max.
inc Elliott in the part Of Phyllis in "When We
Were 'rwenty.Onc."
When the company appears in the play at the
lNccum tonight Miss Booth will be seen as
Phyllis, the heroine, in what was considered in
New York last year Tho greatest play OF the
age. Seats are now on sale.
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"Reaping the Wind"

strong fvc-act drama, "Rcaping the Whrl-
wind" was presented at the Academy of Music
last night by the Bon Ton Stock company before
a well pleased audience.
This afternoon "a Black Flag will he the at.
traction, and tonight, "An American llcress"
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SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow cough to run until it gets beyond tho
reach Of medicine They often say, 'oR, h will
wear away" but in most cases il viii wear
them away. Could they be induced 10 trv tIe
successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which
is sold on positive guarantee TO cure, thev
would Immediately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price 25c. and SOC 'rriai
size free. AT all druggists $500
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Stolen.

STOLEN-Bav mare about years old, about lj1a
hands high, very good looking in appearance,
long, slender tail, medium flesh, black points,
long small feet. shod with side quarter shoes,
weight inside shoes packed with tar and open
packing size marked inside; can trot in three
minutes, very fast walker, OF nervous disposition.
tendency to quarter crack in one front foot, think
it is the left one or both shoulders show collar
marks. There also stolen one set of heavy
express harness, brass mounted, been in about
one year. II found, notify W. i. Marvel, Penn
avenue and Spruce street
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Theatrical NEWS.
TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS,

LYCEuM-"Whcn We We're Twcnty.one"
Night
ACADEMY.-Bon Ton Stock company. After
noon and night.
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Total amount in general fund ..,.S7. .SJs 256 %
State of Pennsylvania, City OF Harrisburg. IS
Personally appeared before me. T.. n. Harden.
hcrgh, auditor general, James l.. Barnett state
treasurer, who being duly sworn according To
law, saith that the foregoing statement is tine
and correct to the best knowledge ard belief
,Signed) JAMES r.. BARNETT
State Treasurer
Sworn and subscribed before me this thirtich
day oil September, 1901
T.. B. HARDENBERGH
Aaditor General,
Published in pursuance OF the provisions OF
Section S. Act Of May o. 1874, entitled "An act
supplementary to the several acts relating 10 the
state treasurer and the commissioners of the
sinking fund J.. b. iitRDENBERGH
Auditor General.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct !, 1901.
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"HappY Hooligan."

Tile attraction at the Lyceurn Saturday after.
noon and night will be the new up date farce,
Happy iIooligan," taken from the comic sheet
OF various papers The comedy situation are
from the pen of Frank Dumont, who has written
many successful comedies, The management
has spared no expense in equipping this comedy
Among thosn engaged are Ross Snow the well
known comedian, who will assume the title ,oc
Willie GerdeS, Whaen and 0rto, Halliday and
Quinn, Maggie Weston, Carrie Ezer, Adelaide
Marsden aud others. Seats are now ON sale
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Business Opportunity.

STOCK AND WHEAT TRADERS without delay.
Write for our special market letter. Free on
application. $. NJ. lIibbard & Co., members n.
Y. Consolidated and Stock Exchange, ~ and i6
Broadway, New York. Established 1864 Long
Distance Phone 23SS Broad
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BASE BALL
National League.

At Cincnnati-frst game II, HE
Cincinnati ...........O 00l0O00-2 A /
Philadelphia ....,...,l 0O00oi-3 o
batteries-Na'h and Bergeni Donohue and Nc.
Farland. Umpres-Nash and Brown.
Second game RUE
Philadelphia ........,o o 0o0sl1.-5 .
Cincinnati ........,.,2 00l 0OOO0-i d A
Batteries-orth Jacklitz and Douglass Phillips
and Hurley. umpires-Nash and Brown.
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BAD DAY FOR
DALLAS FAIR
RAIN 1NTERFERED WITH THE
PROGRAMME.

Also Kept the Attendance Down to
Very Meager Figures-Because of
the Rain and Unfavorable Condi-
tion Of the Track the Racing
Events Were Postponed Until l
O'clock Today--Entry Lise of Ex-
hibits Closed at Noon Yesterday.
Fair May Continue Saturday.