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There is no lower that gives so
much pleasure, With as little work, as
the sweet pea, md If properly a
aged it can be gpwn until frcst comes.
My experience hid method of cultivat-
Ing his flower have proved satisfac-
tory. My swe pea bed last season
was on the norh side of a building,
fifteen feet long and three feet wide.
On II side waf the building, on the
other a wire netting four feet high.
Pulverize your soil until it is light and
mellow, and If t is not rich enough,
procure some LEAF mold from the wood
land and mix smoothly. Within the
space named pltnt two rows Of peas,
selecting mixed varieties. Dig a
trench four TO six inches deep and
plant the seed tie same as you would
garden peas. Tie reason for planting
so deeply is that the pea rootlet must
have a certain amount of moisture to
produce an abundance of flowers, and
If planted shalbw It cannot get the
necessary amount. | brush mine with
good twigS and limbs, and find that
their tendrils val reach out and cling
to limbs, but If led up with cords or
strings they cling to each other. Water
them daily, and always in the evening
after sunset, so that the water will
not evaporate 50 quickly. Give an
abundance of wster. Pluck all flow
ers daily. Do net alloa pods to form
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NUMBER 30.
EPISCOPAL MINISTER SHOT
Woman's Alleged Confession Causes
a Tragedy at Arlington, N. J..


Arlington, N. J.-Beside himself with
rage and thirsting for revenge for an
alleged assault upon his wife. Thomas
g.. Barker shot and seriously wound
ed Rev. John Keller on the streets of
Arlington. -Four shots We're fired In
all, and Mr.. Keller will be MANNED
perhaps blinded, for life. Barker gave
himself up, and afterward told the
story of the wrongs which frenzied
him.
Mr.. Keller is secretary of the Epis
copal Diocese, Of Newark, and a native
Philadelphian. Barker is a depart
mental chief connected with the Postal
Telegraph Gable Company, in New
York City, a well-to-do and highly re.
spected citizen of Arlington. Barker
and Keller are of the same age. thirty.
nine. Previous to the shooting they
were supposed to be the best of
friends.
Barker was a~rraigned in the Kearny
Town Hall. After Recorder Krebs
had read The charge to Barker. of at.
tempting to kill the Rev. Mr.. Keller.
the defendant. by advice of counsel.
waived examination. He was there.
upon committed without bail to await
the result of the minister's injuries.
The affront to his wife which caused
Barker to attempt the clergyman's
life occurred more than a year ago
Mrs. Barker has limited at 1t several
times to her husband, but never told
him the complete story until a few
days ago, when Barker accused her of
keeping a secret from him. During the
words which followed he learned all
the alleged details. He made no com
ments to his wife, but quietly loaded
his revolver and waited for the first
opportunity to kill Mr.. Keller.
Many stories are being circulated in
the town concerning the circumstances
that led to the shooting. One OF these
is to the effect that Mrs. Barker has
for some time been subject to halluci
nations, and thar her actions have
been so eccentric in public as to give
rise to the opinion that she is not in
her right mind. DR.. Il. G. Marks. Mrs
Barker's physician, in reply to a di,
rect question as to whether his pa
tient was subject to Authorizations,
said:
"She is perfectly sane, and has no
Authorizations whatever"
The friends of the Rev. Mr.. Keller
declare that the only motive for the
shooting was insane jealousy and that
Mr.. Keller is entirely innocent in the
affair. The members Of his congrega.
ton refuse to credit the charge alleged
to have been made by Mrs. Barker.
On the other hand. there are those
who believe that Barker was justified
in shooting the minister. Some of
these people-and among the number
were several women-shouted words
of comfort and approval to him while
he was leaving the jail for the court,
and made an effort to shake his hand.
Several Episcopal %clergvmen from
neighboring parishes called to express
their sympathy for Mr.. Keller and
their implicit confidence in his inno.
cence.
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DR.. Stephen Chandler Griggs, who
for thirty-tive years prior to his retire
ment practiced medicine in Brooklyn,
was burned to death in the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Charles NJ. Jen-
nings, in Nutley. The cause of death
was kept Il secret. the family saying
it was caused by paralysis. Later,
however, it was learned that DR..
Griggs, who was eighty-two years old,
had fallen from an invalid chair into a
CRATE fire, and when found his bath
robe was in flames and his head rested
on the embers. His hair and upper
portion of his body had been shocking
ly burned. and he died soon after. 1t
is believed the old man was stricken
with paralysis and fell over into ths
fire. DR.. Griggs was a native of Pom.
fret, Conn. and was graduated from
Brown University. He studied medi-
cine in the University of New York.
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The STEADY SUBSCRIBER.

how dear to my heart is the steady sub
scriber,
Who pays in advance at the birth of each
year,
Who lays down his dollar and fifty cents
gladly,
And cast round the Office a halo of
cheer.
He never says, stop it, I cannot afford
it,"
Nor, "I'm getting more papers now
than l can read"
But always says, Send it, the family
likes it.
In fact, we all think it a real household
need"
How welcome he is when he steps in the
sanctum,
How he makes my heart throb, how he
makes my eyes dance!
[ outwardly thank him, I inwardly bless
him,
The steady subscriber who pays in ad-
vance,
Manson (Iowa) Democrat.
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Miles EADOF THE ARMY
Nominated by the President For
Lieutenant General.
THE CABINET VOTED THAT WAY

Question Was Submitted to Them For
Consideration - Young. Chaffee and
Macarthur to Be Major-Generals -
Leonard Wood to Be a B~rigadier in
the Regular Service-others Promoted
Washington, d. C.-The President
has sent to the Senate the nomination
of General Miles to be Lieutenant
General of the United States Army,
Accompanying the nomination of Gen
eral Miles are n large number of other
army appointments, the most impor-
tant of which is that of Major-Gen-
eral A. S. Chaffee, who is holding his
commission as a major-general of vol
unteers, to be a major-general in the
regular army.
General Macarthur, who in the reg
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In his report recently submitted the
Secretary Of Agriculture gives a few
substantial reasons why the farmers
of the State should feel thankful. The
wheat crop, he says, except in a lin
tied section, has been large, yielding
probably t~wenty-one or twenty-five
bushels per acre, the highest average
ever recorded. If the cereal crop
meets present expectations 1t will ex.
coed 100000 bushels, which, at cur.
rent prices, would fetch nearly S2,QOe,.
900 gross. During the three years
ending January l, 1900, there was an
increase of over S3,50o.000 in the
value of the States farm animals,
Horses have enhanced in value, not
withstanding the popularity of bicy'
cles and automobiles. About the only
disappointment was found in the har-
vest of hay and white potatoes. Crops
in general were excellent, and the out.
look is uncommonIy good.
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PlTH AND POINT.

She-"Don't let people know we are
on our honeymoon. dearest He
every well. You carry the portman.
teau.'-Tit-B Bits.
/ often wonder why it is,
But always find it 50,
That when | want to strike n match
The wind is sure to blow.
The Philistine
Every barber, it seems to me, talks
too mucn." "Oh, well, you couldn't
expect a barber to shave a man unless
he has a little chin."-Philadelphia
Press.
Might l inquire hose umbrella
that Is you are carry T. asked Mr.
Perrysville of Mr.. Westpark. you
might" "Then l won't.'-Pittsbur9
Chronicle Telegraph.
Time is a scandal monger;
Alas! we know it well,
Though we may guard our secrets,
Old Time will surely tell.
Fun.
'There goes a man with a very in
teresting history said tie clerk in tho
book store. You don't sayf' inquired
the customer. How do you know
81 just sold it to him.'-Philadelphia
Press.
Il have compelled my wife to cease
stunning on the piano." said Mr.
Goldsborough to Mr.. Bunting. How
did you manage it," Il insisted upon
singing every time she began to play
Judge.
Clara-"I wonder how little Matte
came to marry Fred So%merhy?" Ber
tha-"The most natural reason in the
world. Fred had an oyercoat that was
a perfect match for Mattie's new
gown."-Boston Transcript.
His Worship Ito prisoner who has
been up every month for years.
"Ebenezer Noakes, aren't you ASHAMED
TO be seen here so oftenf' BLESS yer
Worship, this place is respectable
ter some places where I'm SEEN
Tit-Bits.
IF we will all pull together. breth
rem said the pastor of a church
which was in financial distress, 1--WE
can do something" Thereupon tho
W~ealthiest Man in the congregation
hastily drew his leg in out Of the
aisle.-Detroit Free Press.
81 will la your life with sunshine,
said he. This while they sat under
the languorous lamps of the conserve.
tory. The woman shuddered-con'
cealedly, to be sure; for well she knew
what a fright her complexion was in
the garish light of noon,-Indianapo'
lis Press.
Yes" said the author. when | get
started writing a novel | do lose con
siderable sleep over It." 20! well" ex'
claimed the critic, who had a neat way
of Disgusting a bitter dose of sarcasm
under the s-ugar-coating of apparent
fattery. whats your loss is your read
ers' gain" Catholi" Standard and
Times.
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Charles Dickens had great difficult.
in choosing titles for his various pub
licatlons, says the Golden Penny Tn
following is a list of no fewer thai
fourteen suggestions given by the au
thor to his adviser. Forster. for the u
tie of one book, out of which nee'
hardly be added, number six wa
chosen:
/. According to Croker.
.. Prove 1t.
5. Stubborn Things.
4. Mr.. Grandgrlnd's Facts.
&. The Grindstone.
G. Hard Times.
Two and Two are -Four.
s. something Tangible.
Q. Our Haru-Headed Friend.
10. Rust and Dust.
II. Simple Arithmetic
~. A Matter of Calculation
10. A Mere Matter of Figures
IA. The Grandgrind Philosophy
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her raid and arrested the proprietor
of the Senate" Mrs. Nation wal
arrested, but promptly released.
There are reports of plots to inJurt
Mrs. Nation. 1t was said that several
saloon men have charged thick glass
bottles with tremendous pressure, sc
that an explosion will follow their be-
ing broken. She is notat nll disturbed
by these stories.
Mrs. Nation has dictated an appeal
ito the children of the high schools
of the United States in which she
urged children everywhere to smash
barroom windows with rocks.
When Mrs. Nation appeared in court
to answer the charges of disturbing
| the peace" and smashing a joint
| the first charge was dismissed, not
withstanding the crusader demanded
a trial, and hearing on the second
| charge was set for Thursday, the
| prisoner being released without bond,
Mrs. Carrie Nation is an excellent
type of a woman with a mission. She
is not only u reformer but a smasher,
| and she strikes first with her tongue,
| and follows 1t up with blows from hei
Ratchet. Her particularly strong point
is Joint or saloon, smashing. She
| says that her right hand is the hand
of the Lord and that she has beer
| advised of God to destroy the run
traffic in the United States.
Mrs. Nation was born in Kentucky
Her maiden name vas Moore. Her
mother died in an asylum for the in
sane, her hallucinatiOn being that she
was Queen Victoria, Mrs. Nations
home is now in Western Kansas. Hei
/ husband is a lawyer and she is q
physician. She is of medium height,
and her hair is becoming gray.
Mrs. Nation ~believes-and her hus
band so advises her-that the proper,
ty used in a 'to'nt' is used contrary
to law, and that TO destroy 1t is not
only right, hut lawful, and therefore
She proceeds to break 1t up. She has
a belief that only through her dealt
by violence at the hands of the liquoI
seller will the Nation he so aroused az
to put an end TO the traffic.
Mrs. Nation is a good platform
speaker. Il woman Of more than ord
mary ability. and has a fair education,
| coupled with the knowledge derived
| from extensive Bible reading. Hei
fame is extending beyond the borders
of Kansas, and gold badges and
hatchets are brought to her by every
train
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az once had 4 cat which always sat
III to the dinner liable with me, and
had his napkin around his neck, and
his plate and some fish. He used his
paw, Of course; but he was very par
ticular, and behaved with extraordin-
airy decorum. When he had finished
his fish | sometimes gave him a piece
of mine. One day he was not to be
found when the dinner bell rang, so
we began without him. Just as the
plates were being put around for the
entree, puss cam. rushing upstairs
and sprang into Ms chair, with two
mice in his mouth. Before he could
be- stopped he ,.ropped a mouse onto
his pwn plate and lhen n onto mine.
II, divided his dIaer with me as I
Mled mine viii him'--st James's
AX .N -
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She-"Don't let people know we are
on Jul honeymoon. dearest" He
Every well. You carry the portman.
teau.'-Tit-B Bits
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To be Lieutenant-G General OF me
Army, Major-G General Nelson A: Mics
To be major-generals, Brigaoler,
General Samuel B. NJ. Young, Coionel
Adna R. Chaffee, Eighth
Brigadier- General Arthur Macarthur.
To be brigadler-generals. Colonei
John C. Bates, Second Infantry; Colo
mel LLOYD Wheaton, Seventh Infantry;
Colonel George w. Davis, Twenty
third Infantry: Colonel Theodore
Schwan, Assistant djutant-General
Colonel Samuel S. Sumner, Sixth cav
airy; Captain Leonard Wood, assist
ant surgeon; Colonel Robert II. Han
Fourth Infantry; Colonel Robert L;
Hughes, Inspector General; Colonei
George NJ. Randall, Eighth lnfantry,'
Major William A. Kobbe. Third Artli-
lery; Brigadier General Frederick D.
Grant, U. S. v; Captain ]. Franklin
Bell. Seventh Cavalry.
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The tip-to-the-w waiter agitation will
not down in New York City. The lat.
est contribution to the discussion OF
the subject goes to show that a very
large number of the best customers of
the hotel restaurants have been drlv-
en- away from the hotels and into
clubs, and thousands more will go
soon unless the hotel and restaurant
managers shall make rules as to tips
similar to those which prevail in tho
clubs.
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ApA1n FoB SCANNING CUT GLOVER.

at a grocery sore for ten or fifteen
cents. Screw i picture knob to the
top and it is rAdy for business. Such
a tight woodeupall will hold the heat
all night, and the clover should be
well cooked ID the morning. When
using cut clovei be sure that the pieces
aro very short and hat the whole
mass is th~ororfhIy soft, else the clo-
yer may csust the hens to become
crop-bound.-Nty York Tribune.
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NEWS OF THE STATE


-Four young people who were skat,
Ing on Lily Lake. at Cape May, had
n narrow escape from drowning Q
few days ago. Miss Mamie Sayre,
n of a party of about twenty. strucb
a weak spot in the ice and dropped
through. Her companions immedi-
ntely went to her assistance. They
crowded around the opening, and theft
combined weight caused another
break. All got safely away except
William Hall, Claude Taggart and
Willis J. Banckort. These three young
men were on the edge trying to catch
hold of Miss Sayre. They went under
the Ice, but managed to reach the open
spot. They also held the young wom'
ans head above water. In the mean
time a couple of blankets and some
planks We're secured, and after much
difficulty all four were pulled out Of
the water. They were quickly taken
to a house near by, where they Sc
cured dry clothing. The men did not
suffer from their mishap. Miss Sayre
is suffering from the cold plunge, but
her condition is not serious.
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ular army is a lieutenant-colone in the
acknowledgements department, is made
a major-general of regulars.
General Fred Grant receives an ap-
pointment as brigadier general. and
so does Governor-G General Wood, whose
actual rank in the United States Army
at the present time is that of captain
and surgeon.
A striking promotion is that of J.
Franklin Bell, a first lieutenant of cav
airy, now serving under a volunteer
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If anybody wants to eat horsefiesh i,

If anybody wants to eat horsefesh in
preference 10 other kinds of meat there
is no constitutional provision to pre-,
vent him from so doing. Some people,
it is understood, do like it. Others
have found the woodchuck and the
muskrat savory, and there are those
who maintain the toothsomeness of
the skunk. But to palm off horsolesb
for beef or kittens for veal pie is an
abomination calling for prohibition un-
der the severe penalty of the law.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-02-08

Scientists have at last, as they be-
lieve, succeeded in actually measuring
the earth. They claim that its diam
eter, through the equator, is 1926
miles, and that its height, from pole 10
pole, is 1900 miles. This demon
strates the truth of the belief that has
long existed that the earth is iiattened
at the nOlps.
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1t is pointed out that the greatest
social change of the nineteenth cen
fury was the decay of the chaperoD."
An admirable result of the new order
OF things is the attendant strengthen
ing of feminine character. The girl
who is her own chaperon is slow to
invite criticism by transgressing So
cial laws.
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America Is becoming more and more
the object of the attention of the for,
eign visitor. Last year 10000 cabin
passengers in excess of the year be-
fore were landed in the Unite States,
In time Europe will begin to pay back
in this fashion a considerable part of
the American cash spent abroad.
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The cry is already heard from the
lips of prognosticators that the TWEEN
tieth century will bring no such won.
derful list OF poets. artists, philosoph-
ers. statesmen heroes, as those
who have made the Victorian age i'm.
mortal. Where" they ask, ARE the
coming Tennysons, Brownings, Dick
snses, Eliots, Ruskins, Macaulays, Car
iyles, who glorified the passing age?'
10 each age it's own. There is enough
OF splendid achievement in 1900 to
Jap oven and illuminate another ecu.
tury by the halo of memory.
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Mississippi has chosen the magnolia
as her State flower.
Porto Rico reports its largest crops
of sugar and tobacco,
Chicago has issued 800 licenses to
auto operators up to date.
The herring catch off Newfoundland
will be a total failure this season.
The troubles in the Far East are be.
heyeo 10 be causing the prevalent
slump In tine silver marke,,
The California Senate has asked
President Mckinley 20 remove Federal
Quarantine Officer j, J. Kinyaun from
the port Of San Francisco.
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Ira Pine, Il young married man, liy-
ing on the Clarence Coate farm, near
Lumberton, was standing beside his
team Of horses in Mt. Holly, when
they took fright at some children
coastlng on a sled. Pine jumped for
ward to seize the bride of one of the
horses, but missed it, and was
knocked down. The wheels of the
wagon passed W. his neck, causing
instant death.
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Berlin has 2360 medical men.
There is a famine in mourning goods
IN London.
The United States cutter Grant VIII
cruise along the British Columbian Pa
cifc coast to look for distressed yes.
sells.
Chicago has just adopted an ordin.
ance forbidding splitting upon side
walks. in public places, and in pubic
Conyeyances.
Iron lands showing more than 1000
900 tons of ore have been leased IL
Northern Minnesota by the American
Steel and Iron COMPANY.
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A correspondent of the Westminster
Gazette asserts that England Is I'M
l.ensely poorer in fora than the Uni
led States. According to his figures
the English fora comprises about LOO
species, excluding ferns, MOSES ana
grasses, while many Of our single
States can furnish as many or more
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nninr. of State Legislatures.

A bill to restore the death penalty
has been introduced in Maine.
A bill 10 abolish the death penalty
has been introduced in New Hanp
shire.
The Delaware Senate has passed a
bill abo,isAing the whipping post and
plilor!.
Tie Minnesota Legislature has voted
in favor OF the popular election of
omitted States senators.
The lower house of ~ Tennessee
Legislature has ad@p' a resolution
expressing sympathy b the Beers.
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According to a paper recently cem
muAicated to the Academic des Sci
ences, Paris. Nj. Phisalix has found
that some kinds of mushroom afford
a vaccine" against the venom OF
snakes. The juice of the mushro5m
renders a person Immune ag inst
ylpers for a month or two.
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commission as brigadier-general, who
is nominated for brigadier-general
General Bell will be the youngest Off
Ger in the list, and will be lieutenant
general commanding for many years
In the ordinary course of promotion,
cutting off General Wood from that
rank. He gained his promotion by
signal gallantry and ability displayed
in conducting the military expedition
to Northern Luzon.
An unusual course was pursued by
the President with respect to the nom
nation of General Miles to be lieu,
tenant-general. The question of max
ing the nomination was submitted to
the Cabinet, and a ballot was taken
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sofe for breakfast will soon be a TIA

Sole for breakfast will soon be a ira
dition in England. A wall over the
disappearance of f1atfish proceeds from
the London Daily Mail. The price Of
sole and plaice has doubled in five
years and the outlook is that 1t will
double again In another five. 1t is the
steam trawlers and the destruction of
young fish that are doing the mischief.
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MIC ou.Brjtisb Pacific telegraph ca

bic is 10 be completed from Vancouver,
in Canada, to Australia by the end of
1902, at a cost of $S,975,0O0. The ca
Bile is to extend from Vancouver by
way of flaming Island and Fiji Islands
to Queensland and New Zealand, a
branch line taking in the latter. 1t Is
a Joint enterprise, Canada, Australia
and Great Britain taking shares and
dividing the costs and profits.
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Sailing will reanimate the heart, ii
is said, after that organ has suspended
its functions. 1t was q similar pro-
cess that was formerly relied upon to
give new life to dead mining proper
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The decision Of the West Point
cadets to abolish hazing promises to
put a happy end to the scandal. The
evident truthfulness of the cadets on
the stand gives assurance that their
pledge, once made, will be kept.
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Small farmers in the vicinity OF
Bridgeton IRE engaging upon a large
scale In raising poultry. During the
past year many of them have been
using incubators with success. and
they say it pays better than raising
truck. Some of the small places have
become devoted entirely TO chicken
farms.
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The annual report of the State Geo
logist shows a falling off of thirty
pounds pressure in the Indiana natur.
al gas field IN the calendar year OF
1900, the greatest falling off in ont
year since gas was discovered in the
State. He says the supply will be
practically exhausted in four or five
Vears.
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There is no enemy of England too
bitter and no protesting CONTENDER OF
rowns and thrones too fanat'cal 10
admit the virtues and services to man
kind of Queer Victoria.
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Chitto Harjo, or Crazy Snake" the
leader of the warning Creek Indians
and seventeen of the minor leaders OF
that tribe have been landed in the
Federal Jail at Muskcgee, Ind, Ter.
where they will he held pending trial
for treason.
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President Mckinley has issued new
credentials to Mr.. Choate as Ambassa'
dor of the United States to Great Brl.
tain, accrediting him to King Edward
VII. instead of Queen Nictorln.