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TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
New Charge Against MOntana'S Al
legged EmbezzIer.

GREAT FALLS. Mont. Feb. 19.-H r.
Matteson. who. on January 3, confessed
20 embezzling So 600 from the First
National Bank while acting as cashier
IS now alleged 90 have taken Sis, 900. his
operations extending over three years.
Another complaint was sworn out
against him. and he was taken before a
commissioner.
The amount Of his bail was raised 20
$4,000. He could not furnish the new
bonds
The bank officers became convinced that
Matteson was preparing TO fee and that
was the principal reason for having him
arrested on a second charge ard havfur
the bail increased.
II now develops that the alleged en-
bezzlements began in December. 1898.
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TRANSPORT MEADE ARRIVES.
Private and Civilian Die Before
Reaching san Francisco.

Ne"chihE san Francisco.
The War Department is advised Of the
arrival Of the transport Meade at San
Francisco from the Philippines. with the
following passengers: Majors Porter. judge
advocate; Glennan. Robins. Hoyt; Cap
tains Curry and Mexamer. Lieutenants
Clark and Roberts. two contract surgeons
and i've female army nurses. Medical De-
partment; Chaplain PTioleau. Ninth CavaI-
~; Captains NarHey, pay department. and
Tupez, First Infantry; Lieutenants Evans
Koch. and Robinson. Artillery Corps.
Van Schaick. Holly. and Herman Fourth
Infantry ATrOWsmith TWengy-siNth
Enlisted men as follows. One hundred
and eight sick, Is insane. 3J3 short term
and $50 discharged.
There were two deaths during the vow
age Harvey W BrakeheId. private. com
pany ID. Twenty-drst Infantry. January
30, Of chronic dysentery; John Hackett
civilian. subsistence department. February
3. castro enteritis.
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TEXAN IN MEXICAN JAIL.
Railroad Commissnry Charged witt
shooting a Mexican.

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. ia despatch
from Eagle Pass says that George Har-
per. in charge Of a commissary at San
tiago. in northwestern Durango, on the
extension Of the Mexican International
Railroad. now under construction. is in
Jail there, charged with fatally shooting
a Mexican on Saturday last.
He was incomunicado for seventy-twO
hours. but is now allowed to see his law
yers.
The killing is understood 20 have been
justifable Harper Is a son OF the Rev
John T. Harper. a Methodist minister,
now living in San Antonio.
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THE SCHOOLS TO CELEBRATE.
Patriotic Exercises in Honor Of
WashInsgfOn'S birthday.

Under the auspices Of the Board Of
Trade. DR.. 4. ?. Pardon. chairman OF the
Committee on Public Schools, has made
the appointments Of presiding officers and
speakers for each OF the public schools
in the District on the occasion OF the
celebration OF WashingtOn-s Birthday.
Owing to the fact that February p falls
on Saturday. the exercises VIII be held in
the schools Friday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock They viii consist OF the opening
remarks OF the presiding officer and the
address by the speaker. Patriotic songs
will be SUN and essays and sketches Will
be read by the pupils
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Jenrie., rendition better.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-The condition OF
James J. JefIries, the pugilist who was
threatened with pneumonia. is improved
today. and he expects to be out in q few
days. Jenries Is at the H,tel MinOt
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OWED UNDER The ICE.
Unknown New Yorker Commits sui
eide ina North River.

NEW YORK, Feb I9.-As the ferryboat
Muscotnetcong was leaving its slip in Ho-
0oken about o'clock this morning. a man
climbed to the rail aft and Jumped into
the river
Ice surrounded the ferryboat- and the
man disappeared at once. His body was
recovered later.
The only thing in the mans poolsat thai
might throw light on his identity va a
pass admitting Mt.rael Callahan 10 the
Kings County Penitentiary.
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Boss 1900. nrother De-.

STAMFORD. Conn. Feb. Is.-wnliam
Tweed died suddenly here this morning.
He was brother Of Boss Tweed. Of New
York.
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Chicago Apartment House Burne

CHICAGO. Feb. I9.--A fire which burned
WITH such fierce bTillancy that it attract
ed attention throughout Hyde Park En-
glewoOd and all Of the southern suburbs,
destroyed the four story Tecumseh apart
ment building last night The blaze ia
thought 10 have started in the boiler
room.
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

''9I n - I''F=7 A79Utt
John Z. Teachum and Nina o. Full
wood.
James Robinson and Georgia Clascoe.
Dexter W. Temple and Aline Walker
both OF Montpelier. VI
William s. Adams and Laura w. Pfefrer.
Roland /. Edwards and Ella AIlsop.
Bonnie Douglas and Mabel Peal.
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DIED.

LAWSON February T. 1902. ALLEN LAWS
aged dity--iy years. of pneumonia, al his resi-
deuce, 1895 Fifth Street northwest.
Funeral NO Third Church, Fifth and o Streets
wednesday. 10Th instant, at O'Clock Frieud-
are respectfully invited. Sermon By Rev. james
IA. Lee MI
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10 CURE GRIP IN TIvo DAYS.

laXatIre BTomo Quininc removes the cause Z
w. tnuN WIS signature on every box
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ON IT'S THIRD READING.

New York's Anti-Chinese-Laundry
Bill Is Advanced.
ALBANY. y. Y, Feb. 19.-The Assem-
bly, today advanced to a third reading As
semblyman Esan's bill which seeks to
drive the Chinese laundries out Of bust
ness. II provides that all receipts for
laundry packages shall be in English and
hereafter no more % the mo checkee. no
washee' affairs in the Chinese language
can be issued, II this bin shall become
L.
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EDUCATIONAL.
National University Law Department

SCHOOL OF FEDERAL ADMINISTR ALIVE LAW
(Spring term). Eugene Carusi. Ii. D.. Dean.
COURSE I-Covernment Contracts and Claims.
Prof. George A. King. Ii. Ri
COURSE H-Militlry Law and C0urts-martiaL
Prof. George b. Davis Judge Adv. Cent 5 A.
COURSE UI-Orgauization, Jurisdiction Of In
terror Department and General Land Office.
Prof. Frank j. Campbell asst. Secretary Dept.
INTERIOR. Asst Prof. samuel y. Proudht
First Asst. Attorney
COURSE IY-Orgauzati0u, Jurisdiction Practice.
L. $. Dept OF Treasury Prot Milton T.
Allies asst. Secretary Of Treasury.
OPENS MARCH IST 1909, COLLEGE BUILD
ING SIG 18TH ST. n. ".
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High Praise for the Army

The war in the Philippines has been
conducted by the American army with
scrupulous regard for the rules Of civil
lied warfare, with careful and genuine
consideration and with humanity, never
surpassed. il ever equaled, in any conflict,
worthy only Of praise and rejecting credit
upon the American people"
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,chOgI Of PIaGtlCs and SuRReT LaE sous

Cor supplement and reyiew)
OPENS JUNE q. 1909.
For catalogue, etc, apply TO
AS 9Th ST. nv. Washington D. c.
CHAS- 2. CARUSI
fclj-lSt General Secretary.
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05

ready for battle with desperadoes."
''What did the sheriff do?" asked the
first deputy.
''He lined up to tree by the side
of the road and folded his feet as men
do when they go to bar. Out of his
pocket he took silver quarter and
pounded in hollow place in the tree.
Something came down and the silver
disappeared. There was more noise
and presently a suspicious clink of
glass. Then the thing raced down
again and the sheriff pulled out bot
tie.
''There was something mysterious
about that tree. In all my experience
1 had seen nothing like that and
knew something animate was in the
branches. But the sheriff went back
to his team and went off up the hill.
When we were well out of sight and
hearing the official pulled up by a
fence and we stole back on our toes
and sneaked across the field. Some
one approached the tree and went
through the same performance we
had, no word being spoken. Then
like Indians we crept up and saw a
dark object on the ground. 1t was
a man. Before he could get into the
tree the sheriff caught him by the foot.
l came up then and together we
pulled our captive down to earth and
put handouts on him. After that l
climbed into the tree and found a
whole case of beer in the branches
and dumb waiter that slipped up and
down in the hollow trunk. That was
all, except rope and a board for the
barkeep to sit on
''The man under the tree-how
about him?'
"Oh, he was not the one 1 was look
ing for, after all. By and. by we let
him go, for there was no evidence
against him. But it shows how they
do business in Kansas"
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clothes, and he was decidedly smart
in appearance. AS he meandered
along the edge of the grovel little
way apart from the crowd he espied
three little skunk Kittens regular
beauties" He thought they were
young Angoras, and he immediately
picked them up and started for home
The kittens were quiet for awhile,
but that was caused more by fright
than by natural instinct. AS he
struck into Morgan street smell
reached his nostrils that he recog-
nized but couldn't locate. 1t seemed
to be- in his neighborho all the
time, and before he got to Front
street the citizens and noncitizens of
that locality were scattering in diff
ferent directions, and all eyeing him
in open-mouthed astonishment.
When he got to his place of business
the proprietor took in the situation
at a glance, and plainly speaking,
''fired out" the young man and his
three skunk kittens, telling him what
he had rolled in his arms at the same
time. He dropped them outside the
store, and it was then he came to his
senses. The kittens were killed and
then the young man turned to his en-
ployer and pietously asked: What
will I do?" The reply was:
'Go bury Yourself"
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Lee. They discovered an unima gin
able number of reasons why he would
not do, all of which were commune
Gated to Margaret, only to be re-
ceived in the usual fashion The
more they argued the more the girl
decided that he would do.
Finally the family brought mat
ters to a crisis by locking Margaret
in her room.
Lee walked about the woods. for
some time without finding Margaret
before he learned that she was pris-
oner. He also learned that he was
the cause of it. Being young man
of decided convictions, upon which he
was accustomed to act promoptly, he
followed his usual custom in this
case, He went to the nearest town
auu secured minister.
Il want you to marry me-" he said
with pleasure" said the clergy
man, "but where is the bride?''
We'll have to get her. Can you
stand long drive?"
The minister said he could. Lee
got his rifle and they set out for the
Black home.
Lee and his clergyman walked up to
the door and knocked. The eldest
brother threw open the door, reveal
ing the whole family seated at the
table. Margaret had been allowed
out of the room to eat dinner, and she
had been sitting silently, refusing to
discuss her love affairs with her iail-
ers.
The three large brothers and the
father had threatened to thrash Lee
on sight9if he came near the house.
and when Margaret saw him appear
suddenly in the doorway she jumped
from her chair, expecting to see her
lover set upon by the fighting broth
ers and put in condition for the un-
dertaker.
Nothing, of that sort happened.
Lee was too quick for them. Before
one could move, he had his rife in
position where it could be used rap
idly and effectively.
81 secured license before spoke
to YOU" said Lee to the clergyman.
"Here it is. Now, Margaret, if you
are ready The witnesses will please
keep quieS and remain standing"
Margaret came out of the house
and stood before the minister, hand
in hand with Lee, who used his left
to keep the rifle pointed in the direc-
ton of the witnesses. n
When the family got back to the
house and the brothers looked at
each other, suggesting chase, the
eldest said:
whats the uge. ! guess he's the
right stuff"
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A MYSTERIOUS TREE.
Its Hollow Trunk Contained First
Class Dumb-Waiter.
And on Top Lived a Man Who Sold
Beer to Thirsty Travellers
What Peace officer Saw
in Kansas.

"When fellow is chased up tree
it's about the end, you think The
deputy sheriff, says the Chicago Daily
News, crossed his feet as he empha-
sized the ''you.'
Generally it's case for the cor
oner," remarked another deputy,
tossing the burned match toward
the steam heater.
Eyes, but this is not case of hang
ing. You remember when l went to
Kansas to catch a gang of train rob-
bers?''
"And never got man." sandwiched
in one of the hangers-on.
"That was the time found man
up tree. 1t was like this: got into
one of the eastern counties and made
my business known to the official
there. He thought and thought and
tipped back in his chair, and, the room
in the courthouse got blue with
smoke. Finally he said there was a
suspicious character in the woods
over toward another town, but that
the only time one could find him was
after dark.
''It was decided that we should
drive to the place in the evening. So
over the roads we went shortly after
dark. The moon was shining and the
flowers were blooming by the side of
the wire fences. People took me for
a drummer, and it puzzled them when
they saw me get into the buggy with
the sheriff But off we went. We
drove till we came to bit of woods
about creek-such as they have in
that country.
Here we are said the sheriff.
81 looked around for a house, but
could see none. No, sir; there wasn't t
building to the right nor the left,
The sheriff seemed to know the
ground, and hitched the horses in
perfect confidence. l was sure there
was a walk down the stream for us
and prepared for one of the things
the boys call hike ] put my re-
volver into my coat pocket and got
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05

stumbling about the darkened house
in a futile search for bucket, he hit
upon another plan. He tiptoed to the
bathroom and turned the cells loose
in the bathtub.
As soon as the house was quiet the
younger of the two sisters, dressed
for her dreams, stole out of her room
with a heavy crash towel thrown
across her armIand proceeded to the
bathroom. The room was dark and
she could find no matches. Not car
ing to search for match, she decided
to battle in the dark, and accordingly
turned on the hot and cold water.
When the tub was we'll filled the
young woman stepped in. The hot
water had put life into the slippery
eels, and when the young woman got
both feet into the tub the creatures
slid about her ankles and across her
feet.
That was all she remembered. With
one hysterical scream she began
kicking furiously and crying for help.
Her elder sister, fearing she was be-
ing murdered, ran to the bathroom,
but found the door locked. After a
couple of moments had elapsed the
girl imprisoned in the bathroom fell
out of the tub and managed to unlock
the door, Not hearing the anxious
questions her frightened sister was
crying at her, she fairly flew down
the hallway, clad only in the dark
ness.
What in the world is the matter,
sister?" asked the elder one.
"Oh, horrors!" shuddered the hys-
terical girl, "the bathtub is full of
snakes!"
BY this time the head of the family,
clad I'm pajamas, was tottering up
and down the hallway choking in a
spasm of laughter. He stamped his
feet, hit his head against the wall, and
at last controlled himself sufficiently
to light the gas in the bathroom and
call his wife to take a look at the
room. The floor was flooded with
water, and two of the eels were wrig-
Cling upon the floor.
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the purchase of a fair charmer did not
insure the buyer partner for life,
Nathaniel Wilson purchased Miss
Kathryn Overmeyer and on Friday
they were wed.
Mr. Wilson is stranger in Indiana,
having only recently moved to Marion
city from Pittsburg. He is hand
some young man of 26 years, and, be-
ing a double-strength glassblower,
commands large salary. Several Of
his fellow employees. who were ac-
quainted with the young women of
Gas City and Jonesboro, were going
to attend the auction sale of young
ladies and asked Wilson to GO with
them.
When the sale opened large white
sheet was stretched across the end of
room and the girl to be sold was
placed so as that her shadow would
be revealed on the cloth. Not knowing
whom she was the young men would
bid for her for the evening.
Wilson took no part in this bidding
until four young women had been
sold, only one of whom brought over
one dollar.
When the fifth young woman was
placed on the stand the form of a
handsome girl was pictured on the
canvas. Wilson opened the bid with
so cents. A young man from Fair
mount recognized the form as that of
one for whom he had great admira-
tion, but with whom he was not ac-
quainted. He raised the bid to one
dollar. twenty-five cents at jump
her price rose until the Fairmount
man found that he had bid just as
much as he had cash in his pocket.
Wilson went him 25 cents better and
bought the young woman for $4.75.
An introduction followed immedia tely.
and, what started as only little fun
ended in the marriage of the young
couple in the Presbyterian church in
Jonesboro.
Now Wilson says he would NOS take
$1,000,0O0 for his bargain.
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05
CEMETERY FOR CATS.
Conn, Have Started n Unique
Burial Ground.

"Cat Dale Cemetery" is the name
three little children of Nelson place
have given a burying ground at Nor
wich, Conn.,, which they have started
for cats. 1t is not very populous just
yet, but the children are hunting the
neighborhood for the kind of cats
that need burying.
A "cat funeral as conducted by
these youngsters, is one of the most
imposing spectacles of the town. A
wooden box is carefully lined and pa
pered, the cat is placed in it and the
top is nailed on. After the grave is
filled in the children busy themselves
writing epitaphs. The epitaphs over
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05

agent, and it is operated SO that the
pillow falls at the desired time. An
ordinary alarm clock is placed in a
cigar box which fits it closely. 1t is
then nailed to the wall at the head
of the bed. A string connects the
clapper of the alarm clock with an
ordinary spring mouse trap fastened
to the top of the cigar box. By sys-
tenn of small pulleys and screw eyes
a pillow is fastened to the end of a
string and pulled TO the ceiling di-
rectly above the bed. An ingenious
arrangement connects the other end
of the string to the mouse trap. The
clock is set, and when the alarm goes
off the string attached to the bell
clapper springs the mouse trap and
releases the pillow, which drops on
the persons sleeping in the bed be-
meath. "When it does not hit me it
hits my wife," Mr.. Cretzer wrote on
a piece of paper, ''and so never miss
day any more"
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05
WAS QUITE PAINFUL.
Sad Climax of Sweet Love-Making
by Phonograph.
Experiment That Promised Pleasant
Possibilities Term ates in Dire
Disaster to It's Enterpris-
ing Promoter.

Making love by phonograph is the
latest fad.
No one believes that it will ever be
popular and the experience of we'll
known Philadelphian may put dam
per upon other swains ambitious to do
something unconventional in the win
ming of womanly hearts, as related by
the Philadelphia Press.
This is the well-known's experience:
went to see FRIEND" said he, land
he showed me something that made me
open my eyes. He has just patented
a new phonograph. 1t was the best
thing of the kind I've ever seen-or
heard. There is no irritating metallic
sound about its tones, and the rec
ords' are so made that the machine
will run for eight or ten minutes.
swell, I thought I'd borrow that
phonograph and pay visit to my
sweetheart.
st was not vest pocket affair,
however. The thing weighed 100
pounds or more, and for that reason
did not think of using it as watch
charm.
"But it played some music tunes,
and 1 wanted my girl to hear them, so
lugged the whole thing to her house.
1t was as heavy as lead, and l had a
hard trip of it. But at the girls house
it was great hit, and the result was
that for some months l lugged the
pet around to the homes of the best
girls of quite few of my friends.
"It was great-sort of love-making-
made-easy affair, you know, and a
winner every shot. We had more girls
than we knew what to do with.
'It was a strange looking con-
trivance, you understand, and in order
to reassure the girls it was necessary
for us to hold their hands whenever
the music box was doing the stunt.
swell, one night l put the arrange
ment on the stretcher and carried it
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05

the two cat graves in the cemetery
are as, follows:
tom Goodwin. Died Sth of Au--
gust, 1902. Tom died about the mid
die of the morning, August Sth. En-
lily Goodwin's cat. 1t was a good cat
in its life. 1t was treated good and
had good home and had plenty to-
eat. This. little girl felt very sorry
to have her little pet die. 1t was the
only one she had. But she was good
to every dumb creature. She took
care of it very WELL. Tom is dead now
and happy"
The children did not know So
much about the second cat.
"Died on August 6, 1902. Good and
noble IN. his, life. A stray cat Dide
on Whittaker's lorn ON august 6, 49,
and. two. Some naughty boys threw
it into barrel and threw. some sand
in its eyes. Suffered by some disease.
Fed it and it would not eat. We.
named it Freddie. But now it is dead.
Dide at $3.50 this afternoon. 1t is out
of its muserary. Poor little thing
it is dead now" So
The Ely miner., 1902-12-05

two miles through the snow to the
home of one of the girls.
''She was the best girl of one of the
most bashful fellows you ever saw.
He wanted to propose to her, but he
lacked the nerve, and so he had con-
cluded to let the phonograph speak his
little piece for him.
II left him alone with the whole
business-stretcher phonograph, rec
ord and girl-and agreed to call for
him in two hours. When Iwent back
the first thing / saw was the phono-
graph like a mess of hash in the gut
ter, and under nearby tree was the
bashful fellow lying at full length and
apparently dead on the stretcher. i
reused him and demanded an eXplana-
ton.
"'You gave me the wrong record,
he said, in a sobbing tone, and ]
couldn't stop the blankety- blank
thing. Her father and brothers are
giants!'
81 called for help and took him home
on the stretcher and then returned
for the phonograph. 1t was soon
patched up, and then put into it the
record that the bashful fellow had
sprung on his girl. Some one started
the machine and we heard:
"'Oh, fairest star, thou angel
bright, I'd like your ma to he out of
sight. Then with sigh in your one
good eye, I'd fondly gaze awhile, and
your false hair I'd madly tear unless
on me you'd smile.
'Chorus-Oh, there's only one
girl in the world for me; she has a
face like a yaller dog and voice like
a gale at sea. But she has money. you
can bet, and that coin will surely get,
when she becomes my own Birdie
"There were II other verses
along the same line, but l afterward
learned that at the thirteenth, verse
the giyl's screams brought in her
father and three brothers. They found
her beau working frantically to stop
the machine. They were tall. strong,
athletic men. 1t was very painful
''It appears that one of the fellows
composed the doggereland sang it int o
the phonograph so as to torment the
bashful chap at some time, and that
the record got mixedTquite by acci-
dent, of course-with the one on which
the poor chaps carefully prepared pro-
posal was recorded.
'Yes, he lost the girl"