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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
Your unkissed sweetheart,
Gladys Harrison.
THE DREADED BACK DRAFT.
One of the Worst PsrIls That Confront
the FIre11en.

One of the Worst PsrIIs That Confront
the FIrenen.
Next to a dangerous cellar fire
nothing is more dreaded by the meE
than what is known in their own Ian
guage as the back draft" This is a
sudden veering of the flames, usually
caused by the burning away Of some
portion of the building that gives the
fire renewed draft and changes its
course completely. The f1remen arrive
and find the whole second or third
floor of building in flames. Axes in
hand, they smash open the doors, and
with the hose dash up the stairway.
This is all afire, and the flames are
rolling above like q red pail. With
the engine at work and good pressure
on the line, the battle between the two
elements-fire and water-begins.
Inch by inch the men fight their way
up the stairway, now to retreat as the
fire gains upon them, and now to ad-
vance as it rolls away for moment.
The encouraging words of the COM
handing officer are heard behind
them urging them on: Now. get in,
boys! That's it-get in-get in! Make
the next I'LL IL Up wy
and all the other words Of encourage
ment that he usually gives. They
finally reach the landing. They are
on the floor with the fire. It rolls
toward them, an impenetrable wall OF
fre-the deadly back draft! Their
| only chance of escape is to throw
themselves upon their faces, in hope
that it may roll over them, or to hurl
themselves down the stairs up which
they have so CALAMITY fought their
way Better broken leg or arm than
death by roasting, and the water OF
| fifty engines could never stay the pro-
/ gress of that awful wave of flame
Many brave fellow has lost his life
in this manner, and very often all the
| members of a company return with
| their eyebrows. hair and beard singet
off, bearing evidence that they have
been "ketched," as they express it, by
a less terrible form of this deadly
draft-St. Nicholas.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
WORK of a NIischtevous Bow.

Kansas City, Aug. :. Exposition
building, erected during the boom of
1887, at cost of over $500, 900, is de
stroyed by fire. A boy among the
crowd which had gathered to watch a
large circus that had pitched its tent
across the street set fire IN a spirit of
mischief to some loose rubbish lying on
the floor. In moment the flame leap
ed beyond the control of the youngster
and spread almost instantly through
out the whole building, which occupied
a half block square
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
sumner county Refundine.

Wellington, Ks, Aug. 1O.-The COM
missioners of Sumner county have just
closed a contract for the refunding of
$40, 600 Santa Fe railroad aid bonds,
issued in 1s79-sO and bearing 6 per cent
interest. The refunding bonds bear
~ per cent interest, but the county
pays $4,000 in premiums to effect the
deal. The old bonds were held at a
high premium by Eastern banks.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
A Slight Mistake.

BY WILLIAM M'LEOD RAINE.
copyright, 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Garrison examined the photograph
long and earnestly, as the ethics OF the
situation seemed to require.
They're as pretty as peaches. and
as like as two peas. I congratulate
you on your taste, old man."
I'm glad you like her looks. /
mean her sister for you"
Thanks, awfully. By the way,
which is the sister? To me they look
as much alike as the two Dromies.
Blake flushed. 1.-The ueuce of it is
that l don't know Gladys from Nell.
They're twins, you know. 1 met Gladys
one summer in the Adirondacks. That
was two years ago, and though we be-
came engaged 1 haven't seen her
since"
"And when did you see the other one
last? What's her name-Nell?'' asked
Garrison.
81 never have seen her. OF course,
I've heard great deal about her from
Gladys in her letters. In one way it
is just the same as knowing her.
ooh, yes-exactly. No difference at
ALL dSESGQ GdEI1SOu .lTOn1Cd14Js
must say l like your generosity, Jim.
It isn't every man would be SO free OF
his sisters-in-law as you are. You
| show the proper spirIC. Considering
the extent of your acquaintance with
her she probably wouldn't thank you
for disposing of her matrimonially,
though. Girls are a little odd that
| way. They like to meet the man they
are going to marry before their friends
arrange the details-at least, that has
been my experience with American
girls"
well, you may guy me all you
please, Bob, but III bet a hat you are
running after her before a week is up.
She'll lead you a merry chase, too, II
she is anything like her sister, re-
turned the other young man com
posedly.
| Robert Garrison examined the
photograph again, and when he hand
ed it back said dryly:
my friend, see your finish. When
those girls get of the train you won't
know one from the other. You'll gel
ratified and make a mistake sure as
shooting. Go slow, my son. 1t doesn't
do to be engaged to girl and not
recognize her when you see her.
don't know much about the sex, but
think know that much"
4. Blake scoffed. ooh, I'll know Gladys
when l see her. What do you tax
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
The Trade barometer.

Kansas City, Aug. 13.-Traveling
men are barometers of trade; when
they are thick in territory, it is a
sure sign that business is good.
Most of the men who 'smake7 this
part of the United States have taken to
the road again lately. This is sign
that conditions induced by the drouth,
which sent the travelling men home in
scores, are satisfactory once more. The
men are out again, and the hotel rooms
in demand are those set aside for sam
pies.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
Let Burned Child Die.

Hamilton, O., Aug. 13.-Sylvia and
Leota Bishop, the faith curists who
allowed their s-year-old daughter,
Esther, to die of gasoline burns with
out medical attention while they said
prayers over her, were arrested fo1
manslaughter on warrants signed by
Humane Officer c. J. Smith Mrs
Bishop was caught at Greenvil1e, Ohio,
where she took the child for burial
Both are in Jail pending a hearing
Coroner Sharkey holds them criminally
answerable for the child's death
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
AppraIsinE school Lands.

FL Reno, o. T., Aug THE school
lands appraising corps, under the direct
control of w. 7. Little, OF Perry, start
ed from here on their way to the new
country. There will be six camps of
appraisers with six men to the camp
making thirty-six men in all, to do
the work. The KiOwa country viii be
appraised first and it viii take thirty
days to do the work. James Houston,
school land commissioner, was here
from Guthrie to see that the appraisers
ed all right
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
Italy Has Worst Heat.

Rome, Aug. 13,-Nothing like the
heat wave which is scorching all Italy
has been known within the living mem
Ory- The thermometers registered As
Centigrade in the shade. The vine
yards in whole districts have been
shriveled up and ruined to the very
roots as though set on fire. The air in
the province OF Syracuse is barely
respirable and the sea water is so warm
that bathing has been abandoned The
people have been forced to sleep IN the
open air.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
To Banish Burrhers.

London, Aug. 12.-Lord Kitchener
hasissued proclamation of Punishment
It says:
''All commandments, field comets and
leaders of armed bands, being burghers
of the late republics and still engaged in
resisting his majesty's forces whether
in the Orange Colony, the Transuaal or
other portion of his majesty South At
rican dominions and all members of the
late governments of the two former re-
publics shall unless they surrender be-
fore September Is, be banished."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
status of Solo Slaves.

Washington, Aug. 12.-General Mac
Arthur-s includes General Kobbe's re-
port. He says: slavery, as the term
is usually understood, does not exist
among the Moros. and radical and COM
at this time be premature and kaeffec-
tive. The slaves and their masters be
long to the same race and live on equal
terms. 1t has been impossible to as
the number of slaves held anywhere =
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

me for? They are not so much alike
as all that, and there is always the
ring as last resort"
We'll, have known girls to wear
gloves, so you need not bank on the
ring. No. you're going to put your
foot in it. There's a very pretty di-
lemma in the situation. It would
never do not to show your joy at see
ing her. and it wouldn't do to mistake
the identity Of your lady. I only hope
you won't kiss the wrong one. Bet
Ter telegraph to Chicago and tell your
Miss Harrison TO wear a red ribbon
round her arm. Send It to the depot.
end : will catch her on the train"
With which advice Mr.. Bob CARR
son got up and danced 3 cheerful can
can on the hearth, after which he took
his departure. promising to join his
friend next day at the depot.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
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Unfortunately Blake was Of a nerv-
Gus disposition, and he began to con-
ceive the dreadful results of making
a mistake. He told himself the thing
was impossible, but it worried him
just the same. Two years are two
years, and in that time girl develops
into young woman. Certainly in the
photograph he could not make sure
which of the girls was Gladys. Some
times it seemed to him that the one on
the right was undoubtedly she, then
again he was just as sure that the
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
Santa Fe special for veterans.

Topeka, Aug. 12.-The Santa Fe has
arranged TO run special train on Sep
TENDER from Dodge City, Kan, through
to Cleveland, O., to carry old soldiers
from Kansas to the thirty-6fth annual
G. A. 3. reunion which is to de held
there from September 0 to II. The train
will consist of chair cars, tourist sleep
ers and Pullmans, and viii pass through
Topeka at 4:4O Monday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 9. It leaves Dodge City at z
a. m, connecting with special or regu-
lar trains at connecting points.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
TO Get R,., ofCarn.

Wellington, Kans-. Aug. 1O--W. B.
Goad, superintendent Of the the county
poor farm and deputy fish warden. put
= force OF men at work seining Slate
creek OF carp and hickory shad. They
took a large number Of them out of the
creek. When the nets are taken from
tie water the carp and hickory shad
and other worthless fish are thrown
ont on the bank and the bass, channel
cats and crappie are thrown back into
tlas water. One four-pound bass vas
caught IN the first drag-out-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
GOLD BARS FOUND.
Thief Say. he did the job Alone-wm
Get Reward


San Francisco, Aug. 13.-The gold
bars amounting to $3.50. 600, stolen from
the strong room of the Selby smelling
works have been located and $50. goo
worth of it has been recovered, and the
balance viii be. The deep mud finally
put stop to operations and it was de-
cided to build Golfer room before try
ing to recover the rest of the treasure
The detectives worked on the subject,
Jack Winters with the result that he
confessed his crime and took the detee-
tives to the spot where he had hid the
gold. The spot chosen by hin. was a
poor one for the secretion of so much
treasure, it being at the end of a rail
road wharf but short distance from
the compaDy:s plant and but few feet
of water covered its hiding place. Win
tiers claims that he did the job all alone
He said he made fourteen trips from
the vault to the wharf.
Detective Gibson said that it was
promised Winters by President Ralston
of the SeIby Smelling works that he
should not only be unprosecuted but
should receive S25, 900.
Winters cannot be prosecuted" he
! said, for there is no evidence against
him. All that has been draws from
| him was secured by the detectives un-
| der promise that it would not be used
against him. Under such circumstances
| it would be extremely difficult to secure
| a conviction.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
Ice Trust In Court.

Topeka, Aug. 1O.-Judge Lindsay of
the police court fined w. L. Acl1ey,
manager of the Peoples Ice company
5000 for maintaining trust contrary
to the city ordinance. Mr.. Diclzey APP
pea1ed from the decision to the district
court. A great deal of feeling has been
aroused over the ice cumpany's action
in raising prices, and the trial was
largely attended.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
Many Disturbances.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 12.-Fred Lor-
enz, who has been conducting joint in
the old brewery at Eudora, and at
whose place manys disturbances have
recently occurred, was arrested and
plead guilty to selling liquor on two
counts and to maintaining a nuisance.
He was fined $500 and sentenced to 90
DAYS in iail
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
veterans Cam File For themselves.

FL Reno, Aug. Sin reply to numer
Gus inquiries by mail Governor Rich
ards is advising soldiers who registered
through agents and who will be en-
titled to locate lands, that the soldier
may revoke the authority given 20 the
agent to locate the claim and person
ally make his own filing by properly
identifying himself as the person for
whom registration was made.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
eoea c.a.s fer AnarchIsm.

London, Aug. 1O.-Describing the
disorders attending the Servian elee-
tons, a Vienna correspondent says
THE Seryian government used troops
and. gendarmes freely to intimidate the
electors OF the opposition. AtGradishte
the voters were driven in by gendarnes
with cattle whips and compelled to vote
for the government candidates. At
Saguibica voters were brought IN irons
TO the polls This intimidation caused
riots in various places and 200 persons
were injured.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
NomadIc New Yorker..

New-Y orkers move oftener than the
people of any other large city in the
world. The city directory shows that
on an average 65 per cent of the resi-
dents change their addresses in the
course Of q year. High rents and the
apartment system OF living are largely
responsible for the many changes, but
real estate agents hold the prevalent
system of permitting tenant 70 oe-
cupy a Fat or house rent free for =
few weeks or more, as an induSement
to move into It, to blame for the
nomadic tendencies OF a large proper
ton Of New-Yorkers- New York sun
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

Tread softly; bow the head
In reverent silence bow!
No passing bell doth toll;
Yet an immortal soul
Is passing noH.
Stranger, however great,
With lowly reverence bowl
There's one in that poor shed
One by that paltry bed
Greater than thou
Beneath that beggar's roof,
Lo! Death doth keep his state!
Enter! No crowds attend
Enteri No guards defend
This palace gate.
That pavement, damp and cold,
No smiling courtiers tread;
One silent woman stands,
Lifting with meager hands
A dying head
No mingling voices sound
An infant wall alone;
A sob suppressed-again
That short deep gasp-and then
The parting groan.
Oh! change-oh! wondrous change!
Burst are thy prison bars!
This moment there, so low,
So agonized-and now
Beyond the stars.
Oh! change-stupendous changes.
There lies the soulless clod!
The sun eternal breaks;
The new immortal wakes
Wakes with his God.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17
nIodined Female Suffrage.

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 13.-Woman
suffrage got into the new constitution
of Alabama in modified form. Here
after no city can issue any bonds unless
after submitting the question to voters.
Amid great enthusiasm an amendment
was adopted allowing women who pay
taxes on $500 worth of real estate to
vote at all bond elections.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
SOUTHERN.

John Cline and Clayton Rogers wer,
arrested at Wheeling. w. Va. on III.
charge of having murdered May Yost. q
11-year-old girl.
\ trolley car of the Memphis, Tenn
Street Railway Company ran off Il bridge
over Bayou Gayoso and five persons were
injured more. or less seriously.
At Marlin. Texas. Porter Sawyer. aged
IL. shot and killed his father and WAS
overcome by heat and died while trying
10 escape. The boy became angry ut his
father for whipping a horse and. slipping
up behind him, killed him with rifle.
Ellis Glenn. through her attorneys. has
filed declaration in the United States
Court at Parkersbnrg. W. Va. in a suit
against William Richardson for S.O. 900
damages. This proceeding is a sequel TO
the recent sensational trial-of Ellis Glenn
for forgery.
DIR. Mat Yerger, a physician of North
Louisiana. was killed in Tallulah. La.
by William Il. Spann, agent of the Mem
phs and Vicksburg packet Delta. Yer
ger had married Spann's mother seven
or eight years ago. but the couple had
separated, and Yerser attributed the
separation to Spann.
At Taylorsvillc, Ky. Sy Lewis. n young
negro. was sold by Auctioneer Crab to
the highest bidder from the court house
steps. Lewis was sent into servitude for
a period of nine months upon being con
yicted of vagrancy. He was finally
knocked down to Arch Hays, young
farmer near town. at 50
Dan Harmon, an old Irishman at
Louisville, Ky, lost both legs from sleep
ing in chair. He slept always with his
feet crossed up tailor fashion under and
his head resting on 4 table. The imped-
ed circulation produced by his constrain-
ed sleeping position caused sangrene. DIR.
Meyer amputated both legs.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
FOREIGN,

The peasants at Nadas. in South Hun
gary. revolted against the form of serf-
dom which still survives in certain parts
of Hungary. Troops fired on the rebels.
killing eight of them.
Miguel Maiavar. who has been recos-
niZed as the successor of Aguinaldo by
the Filipino junta at Hongkong. has is
sued a proclamation giving assurances to
the natives of the continuation of an ac-
tive campaign and expressing hope for
its successful issue.
The military government of Manila has
ceased and municipal affairs have been
taken over by three commissioners, SIM
liar to the government in the District of
Columbia. The President is Filipino.
Col. Herrera: the others are McsSrs
Baldwin and Tu,herly.
Two hundred Mahsuds attacked mi
litia post at Kashmirkar. India, killed 4
sentry and surprised the garrison. which
sought refuge in the barracks. The Nah
suds decamped with the rifles. ammuni-
tion. uniforms and kits Of the garrison
without losing man.
II. NJ. s. Viper. the torpedo boat de-
stroyer which broke all records and was
the fastest ship afioat, was totally wreck
ed on the rocks off Alderney Island in
the English Channel during the mimic
battle Of the British feet engaged in the
maneuvers. The entire crew was res
cued and taken to st. Anne's.
When King Edward had the crown
jewels taken from the tower OF London
recently he got an expert TO examine
them and found, it is said, that some of
the largest stones were paste. This seems
10 confirm the old story that when King
George ". was hard up he. often used
to take jewels from the regalia and sell
them to tide him over
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

neer, and George Webb. trainman. were
killed and a fireman was severely in
jured.
Emery W. Riggiu. son of L. B. Rig
gin. eX-Spe;iker of the House of Repre-
sentatives of Delaware. was fatally burn
ed is Il tire that destroyed Riggin \ Sons
carriage factory at Laurel, Del.
During the temporary absence from
home of their parents. the children of Ill.
T. Hanly of Tuckerton. y. j.. secured Il
revolver, and Ethel. aged 9. shot and kill
ed her brother Elmer. aged ) years.
William +. Coston. the manufactures
of the Coston marine night signals. was
seriously injured in an explosion which
occurred at his works or Staten Island.
One building was destroyed. The money
loss was small
Explosion wrecked a block of buildings
on Locust street. Philadelphia. causing
death of from twelve to twenty persons,
injury of fifty more and panic among
residents Of the neighborhood for several
blocks around scene OF disaster.
Leonard G.. Settings jewelry store at
Allentown. Pa. was robbed of between
$1,000 and $1,000 Two young men who
are missing are suspected Of having COM
mitted the robbery. One of them was an
apprentice in the store and carried a key
TO the door and the combination of the
safe.
Louis Helpern, "A young man who
about three months ago tried TO jump
from the Brooklyn bridge. committed sui
eide by swallowing carbolic acid and then
throwing himself from the fourth story
of New York tenement house Young
Helpern left note saying that lie was
tired of life
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
SHELTER Is PLUNDERED.
Fold Thieves Rob VauIt of Gold Bricks
Worth $3.50. OOO


The Selby Smelling works Mt Vallejo
Cal, were robbed during recent night
of gold bricks admitted by one of the Off
cials to te worth $2SO.OOO. Other esti.
mates place the loss as high as $3.50. 600
The robbers conducted their operation.
with skill, but in their haste to get away
left two big gold bricks on the shore OF
the bay. Ike robbers had evidently beer
working on the case for two or three
months. They had dug tunnel from
outside the house, first digging shat.
about three feet deep. Then they tun
neled in under the vault and, striking up
ward. bored a hole in the strong room
toor- Part of the holes mad been borec
two months ago, it is thought, and the
last one was bored on the night of the
robbery. Through that hole they toos
the gold bricks and carried them to s
bank near the tunnel, east of th;. works
where they We're evidently placed in 8
boat.
The gold in the bricks is worth S2O.6(
an ounce. The two which the robbers lef!
behind are worth about $4,000. In at!
dition to this there was stolen from tn,
bullion vault crude gold in all shapes.
and sizes and some of it in bars of DIFF
ferent lengths. The thieves got all tn,
bullion in the vault. leaving behind onl.
the two bricks which they dropped o.,
the shore in their haste. Only one day.
accumulation of refined gold was kept nj
the works.
The Selby Smelling and Lead Company
is the largest concern of its kind on tn.
Pacific coast. Ores are sent from nj
over the western country to be smelterec
and refined and the gold is then turned
over to the mint. A steamer makes spe
cial trips between the smelter and Sat
Francisco. carrying the ores one way ani
taking back the refined gold.
Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa County
and his deputies and Chief of Police San
ford Of Vallejo, as we'll as the police o;
San Francisco and all the bay cities, art
at work on the case. but there is NO
the slightest clew to the robbers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

pier she lowered so high that her lowest
open deck was above the level of the pier
roof and no cOmpanionway could reach
II. This difficulty was overcome by open
ing the bulkhead doors of the middle
deck. At Liverpool the passengers had
boarded her by temporary stairway
from the roof of the landing stage.
Though she brought over only 345 cab
in passengers and 26S steerage passen-
gers. the Celtic has accommodations for
1859 passengers. $50 first class. 40 see
ond. and the balance third, and, in addi-
ton. crew of $50. in all. 3,19i human
beings Still further idea of her size can
be gained from her cargo capacity. The
displacement at load draught is 3S.2.O
tons, her gross tonnage :.0,904 tons. and
she can carry over $4,000 tons of actual
cargo She is 200 feet long and 10 feet
wide, and has nine decks, known as the
lower orlop, orlop. lower. middle. upper.
bridge. upper bridge, lpat. and sun decks.
This giantess of the seas is a twin-screw
ship built with every appliance for safety
that human ingenuity has been able TO
lpviSp