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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
OIL WELLS ON FIRE.
In the Beaumont Field All the Tanks on
the Keith Ward Tract Have
Been Burned.

Beaumont, Tex, Sept. 13.-The FIRE
in the oil fields is still raging. Hig-
gins 37,O00-barrel tank is burning;
Woods gusher is shooting a column
CT fame so feet high; gas escaping
from other wells is burning. The fire
has been confined to the Keith Ward
tract, on which all the tanks have
been burned. The damage thus far
is estimated to be 100000.
Careless work on the part of
white man caused the disaster. The
man, whose name has not been
learned, went into the settling tank
of the Keith Ward tract on Spindle
Top, with lighted lantern, and an
explosion followed. The man es-
capped with serious burns but a mo-
ment later the tank burst and the
blazing oil spread over the Keith
Ward tract, which comprises ten
acres. Derricks were ignited and
burned like finder.
The oil field is about four miles
southeast of Beaumont. It's area
does not exceed $50 acres and prac-
tically all of the wells are on what
are known as Spindle Top Heights
and Gladys City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
IT'S A PAPER BLOCKADE.
United States WIN Pay No Attention to
HaytPs Action In Closing Ports
Against Commerce.

Washington, Sept. denomination
has come to the state department
from Minister Powell that the Hay
ten government has declared
Gonaives and some of the other ports
which are in the hands of the RS.nin-
lists closed to commerce. The right
of a government to close or open
ports in normal conditions never has
been questioned. But as certain
South and Central American repub-
lies have showed q disposition to
close ports which they did not
actually control, the state depart
ment has adopted the policy of de-
Ginning to recognize such DEGREES,
which, after all, are nothing more
than paper blockades. Therefore
this last Haytien order will not be
allowed to interfere with commerce
with the ports named, unless the
Haytien government can, by a dis
play of naval forces, either drive of
the insurgents or maintain an actual
blockade
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
ROBBED THE ESTATE
Widow of Former President of Lou
isiana Lottery Indicted.
Mrs. NJ. A. DauphIn Accused of secreting
and Then Embedding S254,OOO in Cash
and Securities Left by Her
Late Husband.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE grand
jury has returned verdict against
Mrs. Rosa LaBranche Dauphin, widow
of Macmillan Dauphin, for many
years president of the Louisiana
state lottery. Dauphin died in 1891.
His estate was inventoried at $780,
600, his widow and a friend being
executors. There were other heirs,
including Dauphin's mother. The
estate was settled up, the heirs were
paid their share and the widow and
lega5ee came into possession of the
rest of the property. Eleven years
after the settlement among the eff
fects of Judge Porcha, who had been
Mrs. Dauphin's lawyer in the pro-
bate case, an old badly-worn paper
was found giving a list of a large
number of bonds which apparently
formed part of Dauphin's estate,
but which had not figured in the in
yentory.
Mrs. Dauphin was called on to ex-
plain. She failed to appear before
a Louisiana court but piece by piece
the trouble buried for IL years was
brought to light. Dauphin had kept
his money and securities in a box
in his room and was a much weather.
man than many supposed. From that
box his widow, it is charged, had stoI-
en- from the estate and secreted $214,-
900 in securities and $4,000 in cash.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
CRUSADE AGAINST JOINTS.
Indian Territory Judges and Jurors De-
terminsd to Check the Increasing
Sale of Liquor.

Vinita, 1. T., Sept. ia crusade has
been inaugurated by the grand juries
now in session throughout the In
dian territory against the jointists
and "boot-leggers'' engaged in the il
legal traffic of intoxicants. In no
section of the union are the prohi-
bition laws so stringent as they
are in the Indian territory and in no
section is so much crime directly
traceable to the traffic in intoxicants
The ,congested criminal dockets of
the federal courts in the territory
suggest large criminal element, yet
in their charges to the grand juries,
the judges in two of the largest
districts stated that so per cent. of
these crimes were caused directly
from the use of intoxicants. The
chances taken by the ''boot-1eggers"
from Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas,
from whom the principal supply is
received, suggests large profits.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Free Homes to Be the Issue.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. lift was prac-
tically agreed yesterday by the re-
publican leaders to make free homes
the issue in the three counties formed
recently from the Kiowa and CO.
manche reservations. Thirteen thou
sand claims would be affected by the
passing of a measure by congress
declaring free homes for the new
country. It is stated that Congress
man Dennis Flynn will introduce a
bill for this purpose at the coming
session of congress-.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Quick as Lightning.

It is absolutely impossible for us
to conceive of the rapidity and bril-
Iiancy of lightning. 1t has been es-
timated that a ash occupies less
than the one-millionth part of a sec
ond. One-tenth of a second is needed
for the full effect of any light upon
the eye, we get only a very faint idea
of the briI1iancy OF the flash. If a
flash were permanent it would be one
hundred thousand times more bril-
liant than the light we now exper-
ience-Frank Leslie's Monthly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
POISON KILLED SEVEN.
Indian Territory Cotton Pickers Inhaled
Dust from Paris Green That Was
Used to XIII Worms.

Paris, Tex, Sept. ia report has
been received here of a wholesale
poisoning which is said to have oc-
Cured in the Kiamihci valley, I. T.
A farmer recently applied paris green
to the cotton in his fields where the
worms were doing damage. There
had been but little rain since the paris
green was applied. Three or four
days ago seven cotton pickers, four
men and three women, went to work
in the patch where the poison had
been applied. Late in the evening
they became sick and during the
night all of them are reported to
have died. Their deaths was said
to have been caused by inhaling the
dust from the poison.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION
The Total Amount Outstanding at the
Present Time Exceeds That Of Any
Previous Period.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE total
national bank circulation outstand-
ing at the present time exceeds that
of any period in the history of the
national banking system. At the
close of business yesterday the cir
culatiOn outstanding, as shown by
the books of the comptroller of the
currency, was $685., 626, 206. Fhe high
est point reached at any previous
period was in October, 1882, when
the total circulation outstanding was
1862. $3.50. 1914
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Juptter,s Red Spot.

The planet Jupiter viii be one OF
the astronomical sights of this sum.
mer, and the enigmatical "red spot
will again be favorite object for anna.
teur astronomers to point out to their
friends who wish to see some OF the
things that telescopes reveal This
strange marking has now been con.
tinuousiy visible on Jupiter's south.
ern hemisphere for "a years, having
made its appearance quite suddenly in
1878. There is reason to think thai
it had been family visible nearly ten
years earlier. During the first two
or three years after its discovery ii
was at times very bright, almost fiery
red" in color. 1t has faded since, but
still shows a reddish tint. It's size has
changed very little in 20 years. 1t COY.
ers perhaps 2Oo,ooO,ooO square miles.
approximately equal to the entire sur
face of the earth. The spot shows q
gradual shortening of its rotation
period=Science.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
BIG COUNTRY ON FIRE.
Lumber Mills, Houses and Camps In wash
ington Licked Up by Fierce Blaze
That Is Raging.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 13.-The near
est disastrous fire is at Elma, 90
miles south of here, where six large
lumber mills and ten houses have
been burned. At nine o'clock yester-
day morning all wires to Gray's Har-
Dor country went down and no word
can be received from Elma or Aber-
deem.
At Centralia, Lewis county, dark
ness caused all business to stop yes
terday.
Reports from Shelton at noon
stated that nearly all of the mills
in Mason county were on fire. The
town of Mitlock, that county, was in
imminent danger of total destruc-
ton and over 500 acres of timber 100
feet high were burning.
Sixteen miles from Olympia the
Bordeaux camps in the Black Hill
district are in great danger. Forty
men on horseback have gone to res
cue women and children.
In Tacoma a heavy darkness set
tied down. Boats could not pass the
narrows on account of darkness. In
Olympia the electric plant shut down
and at noon it was as dark as the
blacklist night.
The lower sound country is COW
cred with dense mantle of fog and
smoke, coming from the many for
est fires prevailing along the straits.
At Twin, Clallam county, Thompson's
big logging camp was totally de-
stroyed by fire, which, for time,
threatened the lives of the men and
animals
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
DON'T RECOGNIZE REBELS.
Uncle Sam VIII Permit the Loading OF a
Colombian Government GunbOat
at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-The
steamer Jessie Benning, under char
ter to the Colombian government
as a gunboat, is to take on her ar
mament at this port and she will
sail south with large cargo of arms
and ammunition for the South Amer
lean republics use in fighting the
rebels. Collector Stratton says that
in the absence of any instructions
to the contrary from the officials at
Washington, the Jessie Benning will
be allowed to land and to take on the
munitions of war now lying at the
wharf. The Colombian insurgents
have not been recognized by this gov
eminent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
MRS. STEWART KILLED.
The Wife of the Senator from Nevada
Meets Her Death Through Her Auto
mobile Hitting Telegraph Pole.

San Francisco, Sept. 13-Mrs. Will
liam NJ. Stewart, wife of the United
States senior senator from Nevada,
was killed yesterday at Alameda.
Cal. Mrs. Stewart was riding in an
automobile with Henry Foote and a
young man named Taylor. Through
an accident the machine ran into a
telegraph pole and Mrs. Stewart was
thrown against the pole with great
force. She was so seriously injured
that death soon followed. Her home
was at Washington.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Not the Vic of ssOhrIst.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Sen-
sational evidence was produced in
the suit for $1,000 damages brought
against DIR. Louis Zorn for the kill
ing of Albert Sechrist in this city
June %. The suit was brought by
woman who passed as SCIENTISTS
wife, but it develops that the woman
is really the wife of Gus Hertzler,
Chicago & Alton switchman. She has
lived here under three different as
sumed names
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
CLAIMED The REWARD.
Michigan Man Who Stole Fifty Thousand
Dollars Weary of Wandering Over
the Earth.

Muskegon, Mich, Sept. 13.-Luther
w. Shear. district agent of the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company, prominent churchman and
society leader, who disappeared on
June II, leaving behind him alleged
forgeries and debts to the extent of
$4,000, quietly walked into the pres
ence of Sheriff Payne at the county
Jail yesterday and gave himself up.
81 came by myself to save the $3.50
reward" he remarked. 81 am tired
of wandering about the land, fugi-
tive from JUSTICE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
BACK TO OYSTER BAY.
After Travelling 1896 Miles the President
Reached Washington, Where He Re-
NAMED Only an Hour.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Presiden4
Roosevelt arrived here at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday morning in his special
train over the Southern railroad and
left at seven o'clock via the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for New York. From
New York the Sylph conveyed the
president to Oyster Bay. No incident
of note marked the journey during
the night. The southern trip, which
virtually ended here, covered a dis
lance of 1,666 miles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
put L,vtpg Babies in a Stove.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE cremation
of living babies in her kitchen range
is a charge made by Charles Early
against Mrs. Paulina Taeschler, who
conducts private hospital on South
Main street. Mrs. Taeschler attrib-
utes the charges to motives of re-
venge, inspired by her refusal to al
low Early to visit woman patient in
her hospital.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Colorado Populists Nominate a Ticket.

Denver, Col, Sept. 1.-THE popu-
list party convention did nothing ex-
cept the adoption of a platform dur
ing the day, but at the evening ses-
sion when it became known that the
democratic convention had declared
against fusion the convention de-
cided to place a full ticket in the
field. The nominations were made
by reclamation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Praises the Confederacy.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 13.-Ad-
dressing a campfire of ex-confederate
veterans here, Senator Berry, of Ar
kansas, declared the confederate sol
der performed greater acts of valor
and heroism than any other in the
worlds history, and pronounced Lee
the greatest general who ever led
an army eff Jeff Davis is a traitor,
1 am a traitor, too," he said.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. ia frost all
over all Nebraska Thursday night,
heavy in places, nipped tender vege-
tation and did some damage to corn,
estimated at Is per cent, at points
in, north and western Nebraska. Ice
formed at Kearney and late garden
truck was killed. The temperature
was equally low last night.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
ATTACKED BY WILDCATS.
Farmer Near AnadarkO, Ok, Fought
FierceIy for Half Hour and Re-
ceived Painful Wounds.

Anadarko, Ok, Sept. 13.-Robert w.
Billingley and his 16-year old son
were attacked by three wildcats
while cutting corn in the bottom land
adjoining the timber eight miles east
of Anadarl1o. The boy fed, leaving
his father to battle with the ami
mails. After fight lasting nearly
an hour, Mr.. Billingly succeeded in
killing one and wounding another.
Mr.. Billingly's right hand is lacer-
ated. He also has scratches about
the head and shoulders.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
ROBBERS AT MIAMI, MO.
From the Post once $500 Was Taken
and Private Boxes in a Bank
Were Looted.

Miami, Mo, Sept. 11.-Burglars rob-
bed the post office here of $500 Tues
day night and also entered the Miami
savings bank and smashed the door
of the vault but were unable to open
the safe. All the private boxes in
the vault were robbed, however, but
the extent of the loss is not known.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Electrical delivery of Mall

Rome, Sept. IA commission has
been appointed to examine and re-
port on plan submitted by an en-
gineer named Piscicelli for the es-
Enlistment of system of electrical
delivery of the mails, by which let
tiers are to be transmitted in alumni
mum boxes along overhead wires at
the rate of 248 miles an hour
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
To Run rheaters with Churches.

London, Sept. 1.-THE unique
plan advanced by the vicar of Cor
lesion of running theaters in CON
junction with churches throughout
the villages of the United Kingdom
has received the support OF no less
an authority than Joseph Chamber
lain, the colonial secretary.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Prince Cupid to oppose wilcox.

Honolulu, Sept. (By MaiD The
territorial convention has
nominated Prince Jonah Kalauiaua-
ole, popularity known as Prince Cupid,
for delegate to congress. The dem
ocrats and the home rule party have
formed a fusion and will support r.
w. Wilcox, present delegate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Prison for a Missouri Postmaster.

Albany, Mo-, Sept. 11.-George w.
Shoemaker, eX-postmaster and q
prominent citizen was arraigned in
court here yesterday on eight sepa-
rate cases of forgery of the county
school funds and entered a plea of
guilty in case No. 1 and was SEN
fenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiarV
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
He IS COUNTED DEAD.
Capt Andrews, Who Started Across the At
iant1c in q 15-Foot Boat with His
Bride, Probably PerIshed.

Boston, Sept. 12.-Capt. w. An
drews, who twice crossed the At
lantic in a 15-foot cockleshell, has
been pronounced legally dead by the
Massachusetts courts. Capt. An
drews sailed October last, from At
lantic City, with his bride, to whom
he had been married in the pres
ence of 5000 people. The boat was
sighted only once, about week after
it sailed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Johnson's AMBITIONS Are Local.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 12.-Mayor
Johnson, replying to an inquiry from
Springfield newspaper asking if he
was candidate for governor and
for president, wrote as follows: 81
am not candidate for anything ex-
cept for mayor next spring. 1t is
my belief that my field of usefulness
lies very close to the city of Cleve-
land"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
This win Nate Trouble.

Pekin, Sept. 11.-Paul Lessar, Rus
sian minister here, has advised the
Russian commander in Manchuria
that the presence of foreigners in
Manchuria during the military occu-
patton is Objectionable and he is di-
rected to cxpel the British imperial
customs employees who may be sent
to Manchuria to resume charge of
the postal service.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Temple of Fraternity at St. Louis Fair.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE Associated
Fraternities of America adjourned
yesterday after electing officers. The
proposed Temple of Fraternity at
the St. Louis worlds fair was in
dorsed and the orders pledged $751;
600 for it's erection, which insures
the project.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
It's a StIIweII Line.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 13.-It develops
that the Kansas City, Orient & Gulf
is behind the new line recently char
tered under the name of the Guthrie,
Shawnee & Coalgate. Ex-Gov. Barnes
is president of the road. The Orient
needs this line to secure coal from
Indian territory.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Otoe Indian school Burned.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 13.-The gov
eminent school buildings, with the
exception of the superintendent
residence, have burned at the Otoe
Indian reservation, all being totally
destroyed, together with their con-
tents. One hundred Indian children
who live in the buildings during the
school escaped without injury.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Fifteenth Regiment Home.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The war de
partment is advised of the arrival of
the transport Meade at San Fran
cisco, from Manila, with the head
quarters band and staff and eompan-
les A, B, C, D, G, H, I, K, L and NJ, FIT
teenth infantry, with $40 enlisted men
and officers of that regiment.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
NEBRAsKAN SLEW THREE.
Awful Work OF GottIieb NieGenfind Near
Pierce, Neb.-Attempted Criminal AS
sault on His Dead WIfe's Sister.

Pierce, Neb., Sept. 13.-Gottieb Me
genfind shot and killed his former
wife, Mrs. Anna Peters, shot six
times at Albert Breyer, her father,
who died, and shot the wife of
Breyer in the shoulder, seriously and
perhaps fatally wounding her. After
the shooting Niegenfind left the
house and meeting Mrs. Peters sis
ter, Lena Breyer, attempted a Grim
lnaI assault.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
worEmen Ara Not Paid.

Santiago, Cuba, Sept. 13.-The san
itary employees have struck work, the
streets are not swept and no rubbish
has been moved for two days. The
city is in a filthy condition. The
cause of the strike is that the men
have not been paid for two months.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
They would License Drinkers.

New York, Sept. 1.-The prohi-
bition party of Cortland county de-
mands that every man who drinks
Intoxicating liquors shall take out q
license costing not less than SIS a
year. Every six months the names
of license holders are to be published
in the official newspapers of the
county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Island sInks Suddenly.

London, Sept. ia dispatch from
Parfs says the admiral commanding
the French naval division in the At
Iantic has sent word of the sudden
disappearance of the island Of Beza
uleia, 10 the gull of Mexico
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Don't Want Girl Babies.

ST. Petersburg, Sept. 13.-The COM
mander of the Cossacll station at
Wertschink, anxious that his district
should show a preponderance of
males, has ordered that the father of
every girl baby born in the district
shall receive so strokes with the
knOut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
He Constructed the Merrlmae.

Newport News, Va, Sept. 12.-Wil-
son Huy, who supervised the con-
struction of the confederate ram
Merrimac, is dead at his home in
Hampton, aged "A. During the war
he was stationed at the Portsmouth
navy yard until Norfolk was evacua-
ted, when he was transferred to
Richmond. Afterward he was APP
pointed paymaster in the confederate
army.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Alleging Hardship, They Deserted.

San Francisco, Sept. 11.-AlIeging
hardship, the sailors of the British
ship, County of Marlborough, which
is in quarantine here, have deserted.
In thus deserving the ship they
voluntarily re1inquished all claim to
nine months wages.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
want # made a Forest Reservation.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE interior
department has received petition
from large number of people in
Fremont county, Wyo., asking that
about $4,000 acres of land lying on
the continental divide southwest of
Lander be made a forest reservation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
a Praaoher saventY-seven Years.

Sedaia, Mo-, Sept. 1s.-Rev. A. F.
Scruggs, pioneer clergyman, is
dead at his home in Lamonte, aged 90
years. Mr.. Scruggs entered the
Methodist Episcopal ministry at the
age of % years, becoming mission
ary among the Indians,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Haytien Rebel General Executed.

Port-auA Prince, Sept. 13.-Gen.
Chicoye, of the Firminist forces, who
was defeated at Petit Goave August
s and set fire to that town before
evacuating it, and who was subse-
quently arrested, was executed at
Jacmel after having been tried by
military tribunal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Post Omce sac BLOWN Open.

Arcadia, Neb-, Sept. 11-Burglars
blew open the post Office safe here
and secured $500 and made their es-
cape. Two sheriffs posses are in pur-
suit and the men are thought to be
surrounded in thicket near the
town
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
nenlInad with rhanhss

New Orleans, Sept. 12.-The con-
federate veterans of New Orleans
have refused the proffered aid of
Gen. Torrance, commander of the
G. A. R. They decline with thanks
the money to build a home for in
digent confederate soldiers in Ala
bama.