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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
EX.MAYOR'S SUICIDE.
The Body Ell Mr.. sturgis Jones, of Roanoke
Found in Ohio River.
Special Dispatch 70 The Times,

! Especial Dispatch 20 The Tlmcs1
HUNTINGTON. W. VA, Jan. 1o--Fhe
BODY of Mr.. Sturgis Jones, 1t prominent
lawyer and former Mayor OF Roanoke,
Va. was to-day found in the Ohio River
at this place. 4 small vial. which had
contained chIcroform. was found on tho
wharf Loaf from wrich JoEc; threw him
self into the river.
No reason is known for the suicide The
victims watch and purse were found on
his person.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Bad Spill in Bike Race.

3! 8tcoc.1ttl PtcSs.l
PHILADELPHIA PA. Jan. I5.-Tweiye
minutes before the finish OF the taird
days racing III The slx-days' bicycle con-
;est at the Second Regiment A17nory to-
night there Was a nasty spill. in which
fo7S riders were mixed 10. Hatfield had
his collar bone broken; Freeman badiy
sr1-a51od his right shoulder. and Fisher
and GoESoltz were considerably shaken
up. The spill was caused by Leander-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Troops Q. dared to Scene.
fBT Associated Press.l


FRANKFORT. KY, Jan Ex-Governor
Beckl1am to-day ordered the Frankfort
Military Company and a detail Of the
Lexington Battery to Flem.ngsburg to
protect the negro there against whom an
attempt al lynching was made early to-
day The battery will be equipped With
a gatling gun. The troops are III COM
1nand OF Assistant Adjutant-General
Haley.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
ri Il aond r s udirc agans vest.

Mr.. william c. smith. No 3I4 North
I1th Street, has recently made a ship
,nent Of the wagons of his manufacture
Z 10 81. Louis This speaks we'll Tor the
Richmond house. for this is sending
wagons to the very heart of the section
o. the country where wagons are manu-
5actufed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Lady faiats in Academy.

Mrs. David Hutzler became suddenly
i'll at The Academy last night and hadj TO
be taken home in a carriage Dr. cross
attended her and she soon rallied, and at
midnight was quite comfortable.
Mrs Hutzler lost a diamond ring anol
q brooch il the Academy, but both were
fo1IoT
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
INTERNATIONAL WEDDING.
;iss Clayton the vie OF Baron Meucheur
Bel ian Minister.
- A.snclnlcd I1rcss.l

MIsNICO CITY, Jan. 1.-THE marriage
OF Miss Charlotte CLAYTON. daughter OF
General Powell CLAYTON, United States
ambassador, to Baron Mencheur, Belgian
minister ut Washington. was SolemnZed
this morning in the private chapel OF
s)ucEcss of AIeir. The ceremony was pri-
,ate and quiet, owing TO the expressed
1-ishes OF both parties.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
HERO OF SANTIAGO.
Mississippi Legislators Eecide That Schley is
t1c hfSn
Az .Associated Prcss. !

JACKSON. anss.. Jan. l5,--Both houses
OF the Legislature today unanimously
adopted r resolution declaring Kear--Ad-
MIRA Schiey TO be the rightful hero OF
the battle OF Santiago and ''entitlet: TO
the unfailing gratitude of his country.
Tho resolution endorses the report of
Admiral Dewey il the Schley court Of
Enquiry and condemns the majority report
OF the other members constituting the
court
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Kentucky ia Line.
III Assnciatcd P-nss )

P4ADUCAH, Ky, Jan. 1.-THE local
Chapter of the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy to-day passed resolutions ratifying
the action of the Louisville Chapter and
calling on the Legislature to pass a bill
prohibiting the presentation of .Uncies
Toms Cabin in the state.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Rairhox Carries Marines.
snec;al pisnatch to The Times.l

NORFOLK. Vxs.. Jan. l5.-The water
distilling ship Rainbow left the maynard
!! to-day for Cayite. philippine Islands
where she will become stction ship. Tha
Rainbaw carries $40 sailors for the Euro
mean Squadron. besides ammunition ana
store for the feet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Enrlr forming Alarm.

AN alarm Of fire Was turned in carly
sia morning from box No. ne, tltth ana
5..oad streets. An arc light a No. AZ
ms, BROAD was the cause. 1t had become
N manageable. No damage was done.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
HEADS SHOULD NEVER aCHts.

Never endure this trouble. Use n once
thc remedy that stopped it for Mrs. \.
A webster. of Winnie. Va She writes
..or. Kings New Life Pills wholly cured
me of sick headaches / had suffered from
for two years Cure Headache, Constl-
patton, Biiiousness. 25c. at Owens q
Minor ptag Company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
NEW CENTURY CoMFoI,T.

Millions are daily finding a world Of
comfort in Bucklen's Arnicu Salve. 1t
kills pain from Burns, Scalds. Cuts
Bruises; conquers Ulcers and Fever
Sores; cures Eruptions. Salt Rheum
Bolts and Felons; removes Corns and
Warts. Best File cure on earth. Only
csc. at Owens & Minor Drug COMPANY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Chose Officers.


Y :
MEMPHIS. TENN. Jan. 15,-Thc
southern Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
tiation tonight elected the following offi-
Gers: President. y. N. Mcleod. of st.
u,ouis; Vice. President George 5. Gardner,
of Laurel. Miss. Secretary. George F.
Smith. of st. Louis. Mo; Treasurer, A.
j. Nicmeyer. OF st Louis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
.iigginbotham Plausible.

(spccigl Dispatch TO The Times.)
ROANOKE, VA. Jan. 15.-All is quiet
IN Roanoke tonight and no trouble IS OK
pectetE. To-day was pay Gay in tho
shops and offices, but the streets are
deserted Tonight.
H;gginbotham still asserts his 1nEo-
.ce1ce and.not q few people who have talk
cd with him think he is the wrong man 2 =
fer all
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
MOB FAILED OF PURPOSE.
Intrepid Sheriff With Extra Deputies De
Tended Prisoner.
fBr Associated Press.)

NASHVILLE. KY, Jan ia mob q
acied the jail at F9emlngsouss near
,ere before daylight TO-DAY IN an en-.
seayor 10 secure Charles Iaskins Color
4d,. who is Charged With killing James
Ryan, the son of off1cer Ryan, OF REM
xsburg. last summer
An a5ditionai number OF deputies had.
boe,, sworn in and we're stationed about
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Mss Minston,s New Boo

The Grace Of orders is the title Of
DOW book hut recently completed by Miss
Nannie H. Winston. 1t is already recelV-
ncs very favorable notice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16

Continued From First Pase.o

by q. narrow majority, agreed to reopen
consideration OF that section or the re-
port on EDUCATION relating to appropr1a-
tons for institutions OF learning.
Application was made by representa-
tives of the University ioliege of Medi-
cine TO allow them to lie heard in re-
gard to the clause whereby the aPpro-
priation may be continued to the Medical
College OF Virginia. Chairman Mcllwaiue
has fixed Friday afternoon as the time
for ar~InrCut
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Will, BE NO DEBATE.
Tie Candidates. However, vii! Be at Windy
Points Blowout

tits possible that Mayor Taylor and
Captain Carlton MCCARTHY viii both meet
at the annual winter feast Of the Windy
Point Club at Corcoran Hall tonight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
lyanhoe / odge to Meet.

Ivanhoo Lodge Knights of PytEias, nisi
meet at Ice Camp Hall tonight ana
confer the second degree ON a well known
young. IaMlsr OF this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
The Committee Met.

The Receptions COMMITTEES to arrange
for the Grand Lodge OF Pythians met
last night, but did not COMPLETE It's mans
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Funeral Services.
ueorg B. Cornell.

Especial Dispatch 10 The Timcs.)
GOOCELAH2D, VA, Jan. 13.-Alr. George
y. Cornell. who died at his home, ABOUT
a. milo north Of this place, Sunday morn
ing last. was buried in Grace Church Gem
ate,-. al this place. Monday afternoon
T1,a services were conducted by Rev.
Martin Johnson, the rector.
Mr.. Cornell came to this county about
twenty-five years ago from New York
state. and soon made friends with the
people with whom he became very pop
lliar ana was highly respected ana loved
sfor his high integrity and many good
qualities
He leaves 6 widow. one daughter, Mrs
I. j. Branch, OF Richmond Va. and two
sons. M. a. - Cornell. a popular opera
tor on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
and 9Ir. Y. X Cornell who resides with
his mother. Mr.. Cornell was in the seven
ty-eac1rd ,Cnr of his age.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
siatos Has landed.

Cssead paagIoossF 6al
COLON CO t{5MfflN - wa b3'-
weston. The steamer Libertador the YES
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
Mrs Csriwell Improved.

Mrs. W, D. Cardwell. Of Hanover. who
has been here for several days under
treatment of Q specialist, Is greatly 1ni-
proved
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
OBITUARY.
Nrs aura o bin Erander.

Ms anna CO bin Brander, we'll
l;f,.,wn ...v,v Iii ,iIs city us4d ycslel cay
morning at 4 O'clock, ut TIER Iesldtnce,
No JOG South Fourth Street she had
been sick but q. week, and i1ei U eA-
rccted death will ccmc as q shock to Ter
many friends.
Pl Tor to last week Mrs. Prander had
never been i'll in her life. she was taken
sick with pneumonia. and at the time OF
her death was suffering from a compli-
cation of diseases She was 81 years of
age. and leaves the following children:
Mrs. r. J. Meigs. of Baltimore; Mrs W.
Il. Pettway, of this city; Miss Mary Mills
Brander, and Mr. r. NJ Brander' OF
Washington. Two brothers, Messrs.
Nicholas and Charles Corbin, of Caro-
line county, and che sister. Mrs. c. r.
Walden. of Ashland, also survive.
The funeral will take place at $50
O'clock this afternoon from Grace
Epscopal Church The interment will
be made in Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
MIR. S'ater's Funeral.
The funeral Of ILr William T. Slater,
will take place from the residence, No.
Il North Laurel Street, his afternoon ut
. G clock The pall-bearers viii be as FOL
lows.
Brockenboroush, r. NJ Smith. Dan. Har-
WODd, IL. L. u. ny GlS, ILL., iiipii'S>' 80
dexter Frank Randall, Wilson Browne
Honorary-John G. Wade. Judge George
J., Christian. Captain Frank Chamberlain,
Luke Harvey, Colonel John W. Gordon,
Captain Charles Skinker, Colonel i. NJ. r..
Talcott, D. O. Davis, N r. Savage, Es-
bert G. Leigh, Jr.. II. Seldom TAYLOR, L.
W. Pemberton, Robert 5. Chamberlain,
William Mccarthy.
rr Blunf'S Funeral
The funeral OF Mr. Walter J. Blunt
will take place this aftern ION al $50
. clock from the Second i'rasbytcri&n
Church. The Rev. DR. Russell Cecil vii!
conduct the service. The cld.rs he
Church viii be- The honorary pall-hearers
and the deacons the active pali-bearc!.s
The request has been made that 10
bowers be sent.
Funeral Services.
The funeral Of Miss Louisa G. Jonas
took place Tuesday afternoon at .
o'clock from the residence Of her irother-
;n-law. ar. c. r. Loehr. Rev. Mr.. Good
win, pastor Of St. Marks Church. offtcI-
ating. The intermont was III Hollywood.
The nall-bearers were Nlessrs. Carl
Ruehrmund, Max Lindncr, NJ. Schaaf,
VIM H. Nelson, Charles Frommer and
N
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
To Select BADGE

The expected meeting fthe Worlds
Fair commission of Arkansas has been
called for Saturday, September 6, at 10
a. m, in Hot Springs. for the purpose
Of selecting bage for the state to be
woln at the exposition Fifteen de-
signs have been submitted by as many
artists, and to the winner Will be civ
en- a gold medal. The commission is
depending much on the sale of the
buttons for the fund with which to
buttons for theArkansas exhibit Thirty
thousand will be made in the first lot.
These VII be dispatched to the various
t>,,,---. a.,iliary boards, who will place
- on sale
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
DENIES SHORTAGE.
Eiks' Grand Treasurer Says His Ac-
counts are Correct

Buffalo ~ Y, August 29.-Edward
S. Orris grand treasurer of the grand
lodge oi Elks. was asked about the
report from Salt Lake that he was
short in his accounts $1,000 There
is no truth in it. he said Il think
that rumor was started by my oppo
nents when I was rupnning for office in
Salt Lake a short while ago. The
moneys of the order are intact"
A telegram was received here from
Judge Jerome B. Fisher of jamestown,
past grand exalted ruler, saying that
Orris' accounts were correct, and that
the story of q shortage was a canard.
MI Orris and Judge Fisher are cor
roborated by Grand Exalted Ruler
G.. P. Cronk. of Omaha
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
DROWNED |AARkANSAS
Is the Fate of Granr County
Boy Who Ran Away
From iiOm-.
SMALL BOY NAMED GILL AND
TWO COMPANIONS RAN
AWAY
Went In Bathing in the Arkansas
Near Redfeld and Gill Lost
His Life.
BODY NOT YET RECOVERED

Advices from Redfield received this
morning ytEe Graphic tell of
drowning which occurred Thursday
in the Arkansas river near Red Bluff
near Redfeld. A small boy of the
name Of Gill was drowned while in
bathing with two companions named
Tabor and Smith. and one of the other
boys narrowly escaped watery grave
The three boys who live about twelve
miles from Redfield, in Grant county,
ran away from their homes Thursday
and went to the Arkansas river, where
they went in swimming. The Gill boy
got into waters into which he could
not swim and was drowned.
The other boys made desperate eff
fort to save the life of their compan-
ion but failed. and were almost drown
ed themselves. Tabor and Smith then
became overcome with fear and pick
ing up the clothes Of the drowned
boy started for home without telling
any one Of the affair On the road
home they met Tabor's father, who
was In serch Of them. to whom they
communicated the news of the drown
irg.
Numerous citizens from the vicinity
of the drowned boys home passed
a., II e
to the river to try to recover the body.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
WANT IS TEN THOUSAND
Of the Iron Mountain Good
Dollars for Alleged
Damages.
JOE DAVIS SAYS HE WAS TAKEN
PAST HIS GETTING OFF
PLACE.
And Then Thrown Off by the Tram
men While the Train Was Going
at Full Speed.
OF COMPLAINT

Joe Davis Thursday instituted suit
in the Jefferson Circuit Court against
the st. Louis. Iron Mountain and
Southern railway for damages in the
sum of $4,000. and for costs expended
in bringing the suit
The complainant alleges that on
August %, 1902. he boarded an Iron
Mountain train. with Kearney as his
destination and paid the conductor SO
cents, the amount of the fare to that
point.
He states that as he was unused to
travelling he told the conductor that
he would have to tell him when Kear-
ney was reached, but instead of doing
this the conductor allowed him to go
by Kearney without calling that sta
ton; that when Kearney was passed
the conductor told him that he had
passed kearney: that he ought to
have gotten off and now would have
to get off
The plaintiff says he protested and
demanded that he be carried back
to kearney. This the defendant s
agents refused to do, and catching him
by the arm violently threw him from
the train while it was running at full
speed, and that as a result he received
serious injuries about the head and
other parts Of the body, rendering him
fined to his bed, where he now is and
at great expense to him.
The premises considered he, through
his attorneys. Harris & Nixon, asks
for judgment against the company in
the sum of $4,000 for costs and other
relief.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
PENSIONS ALLOWED
TO Ex-coNFEDERATE SOLDIERS
OF ARKANSAS.
Pro Rata Is 48 Cents-List Of Pension
ers for jefferson County and
Amounts Allowed.

The state Confederate pension board
has completed it's work and the dis
tribution of the funo to the pensioners
of the state will begin soon. The to.
tai amount allowed by the state board
for the entire state is $323.S20, and the
amount available for the payment of
these pensions will be a little more
than S156 .554.S5, there being some
small funds to add to these figures
This will make the pro rata to the pen
sioners about 40 cents on the dollar
The 500 pensioner will receive $40.
the $50 persioner will receive S2450,
and so on The tax this year was
three-fourths of a mill The board
turned down very few applicants. upon
the theory that the county boards
which first passed upon them were
in a better position to determine the
merits of the applicants.
The following are the pensioners
for Jefferson county and the amounts
allowed to each:
Lucilla Boyt $50; J. T. Coca s1o0:
John F. Eaton, 800; D. Toby. s25;
John H Garnett. SIS: J. NJ Gnmlus,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
THREE NEW CARS
FOR THE STREET RAILWAY ARE
COMPLETED
One Received and Two Others in
Tcansit-AIi Are of Latest
Types.

One of the three immense double
trucked vestibuleed street cars ordered
some months ago by the Citizens Light
and Transit company, arrived last
night over the Iron Mountain road and
was unloaded this afternoon and TAX
en- to the power house. The car is
new specimen of the modern street
car type and will be splendid acquis
iton to the equipment of the street car
company.
The number Of the car is 23, and the
the other two, Nos 21 and22, were
from st Louis today The cars
are those ordered several months ago
for delivery in June. 1t was announc-
ed last month that the order for them
had been countermanded. and it was
subsequently announced that the direc-
tors had bought three others
1t appears that the countermanding
order was only given to hurry UP the
car manufacturers, and that the cars
now here ard on the road are the ones
originally ordered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
THREE-LEGGED CALF
TO BE EXHIBITED ON LABOR
DAY.
Freak Of Nature Secured in Lonoke
County BY MIR. Mickey
Holland.

Mr.. Mickey Holland, proprietor the
celebrated uninterrupted opera house.
joint proprietor of the "Brookhill"
saloon, owner Of the remains of a
gigantic alligator. captured in the
wilds OF Jefferson county, erstwhile
exponent of an aerial opera house.
and believer and doer of things
strange and strenuous, will, in a few
days, spring another novelty on his
many friends and the public. This
time it is a three legged calf i'm
ported from it's native heath in Lo-
noke county. 1t has arrived here and
will be kept from the gaze of the
public until Labor Day. when the
freak of nature will be exhibited at
Jones park
A Graphic reporter is among the
limited number who have seen the
freak; It is very ordinary looking
specimen of the bovine of the mascu-
line gender except for its strange de-
formity of having only three legs, one
of the front legs being the missing
member. Where the missing leg
should be protrudes a stub, bearing
only the slightest resemblance to
leg.
Mr. Holland claims that it is the only
genuine living specimen of the three
legged genus taurus extant The
calf is secreted and cannot be seen
by the public until Labor Day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
Transfer. of Stock.

Forty shares of stock in the Cotton
Belt Savings and Trust company, con-
trolled by 7. H. Osborne have been
transferred to DR.. A. w. Troupe. The
transfer was made August IS. but has
just been recorded
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
A Pretty Banner.

Mr.. Ralph Robinson, the undertak-
er and decorator, has presented the
Trades and Labor Council with a ban
ner which will be conspicuous in the
abor day parade. The banner is of
very pretty design and is one of the
prettiest ever seen here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29

Mr. Wiley Thornton. of Kingsland,
is the guest Of his daughter, Mrs w.
II. Slaughter. Mr.. Thornton is en-
route home from Little Rock. where he
he been under the treatment of
physician.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
Bought by Alexander Bros.

The first two bales of Jefferson coun-
ty cotton received here were purchas-
ed by Alexander Bros. who deal very
largely in the staple. 1t was the first
delivery by wagon, and the Alexander
the two bales the grade being a good
middling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.

There will be Democratic rally al the courthouse Pine Bluff
will be the of the Jefferson
will speaking by Hons w Soels E. j. H K.
Caldwell
expected o.. rally
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29

lands. The river route affords an
easy rail route. The riyereis reached
about twenty-five miles south of Pine
Bluff, and follows due southern line
to a junction with the Red river and
thence south to the Mississippi river
ard New Orleans. The latter part of
this plan will take several years to
develop. It is in a sense theoretical
with the official mentioned above. The
line south TO Pine Bluff. though, seems
to have all the earmarks Of becoming
reality The Frisco has no line in
that direction. and will penetrate
valuable section by building there.
A few weeks ago it WAS not thought
the Frisco had any intention of making
any move toward Chicago The ac
quisition of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois road, with the later develop
ment that Newman Erb is representing
the Frisco in st. Louis, Memphis and
Southeastern road have put railroad
men to guessing as to what the Frisco
really intends doing The announce
ment that the system proposes to en-
ter New Orleans would not be taken
much as surprise now were it Of
ficially made.
The Pine Bluff and Western is
local road, owned by the Sawyer &
Austin Lumber company. Mr. J. H.
Mcmillan, general manager Of the
company and of the Pine Bluff an
Western, is out of the city and could
not be interviewed as to the state
ments printed in the Memphis paper,
but Mr.. Radford. superintendent of
the Pine Bluff and Western, says that
the story is pipe dream in so far as
it relates to his road. There may be
nothing real in the story, but the peo.
pie Of Pine Bluff hope it is true, and
the Frisco would prove one of the
most valuable railroad acquisitions
Pine Bluff could secure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29

Sunday evening at o'clock the
young peoples societies of the various
churches will meet at the Christian
church where they will have an inter
esting and enthusiast meeting some
thing like the following program:
Song.
Invocation.
Sorg
Scripture lesson. leader.
Prayer.
Male quartet.
Topic-"Communion and Transfer
nation. discussion by all who care to
take part.
A short talk, Herbert Jennings.
A short talk Miss Olive Mathews.
Solo, Mrs. May Day.
Short address, Miss Pearl Monk.
Short address,, Walton Seymore.
Song.
"The Guest Chamber" Secretary J.
F. George.
Male quartet.
S'Problems. Present" Rev. Frank
Thompson.
Song.
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Mizpah
Attend and encourage the young
people. A cordial welcome is extend
ed to ALL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29

So; G. FoN Lee. 800: G. \. Rahiuosn
S1oo; NJ f. Stuldord $50; Victoria
Stevens. S5p; Harriet Waddel so:
Martha Wood so; JOS NJ. White $50
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-29
SPECIAL SERVICES
OF YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES
SUNDAY

Wi Occur at Christian Church at 8
p. m.-Program to Be Rem
dered.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1902-12-10
MAN CHASED By WILDCATS.
PennsylUanIA Farmers Life IL Saved
by the Prompt Action OF His
brave Dog.

Charles Mason, a farmer living near
Confluence, Pa, had a narrow escape
last week from being killed by Wild
cats. These animals have always been
found in the mountain woods in that
region, but for a great number of
years they have not been 80 numerous
as they are this fall.
Mason went, early in the evening, TO
the house of a friend about three
miles from his home, and returned
through the woods late at night. For
tunately for him, he was accompanied
by his dog.
band of wildcats followed him
and threatened several times to spring
upon him. Whenever one of the ami
mails rushed toward Mason, the dog
bravely made at it. The cats were
afraid of the dog, but they became so
numerous and bold that Mason only
saved himself by taking refuge at a
mountain dwelling half way home,
and there passed the night. He be-
lieves that at least dozen of the Wild
cats were after him.
The cats are so plentiful that they
have driven squirrels and other game
from the woods. A party of hunters
is being formed to go into the noun
tains and spend a couple of days in
search of the animals.