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Mr.. Daniel Allen has accepted posi-
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Pool
Mr.. ]. C. Caddell.s Jr., has been en-
gagged as the city editor of the Raleigh
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Mayor Powell had only one case on
ia Brodie, who was fined 1925 for disor-
derby conduct.
Messrs N. A. Sinclair, II. L. Cook and
r. II. Dye, of Fayetteville, are here ia
the Supreme Court to take part in the
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DIR. w. c. Tyree left yesterday for
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Mr.. Victor H. Boyden has gone to San
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Dr. Alfred II. Moment, of New York
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Mr.. Shaw, who has for many years been
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The Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Company
Yesterday had put in a new soda fountain.
1t is a beauty and its equipment and fix
lures are all of the twentieth Century"
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Mr.. Henry Blount, of Wilson, was in
the city Sunday at the Hotel Dorset.
He was on his way to Southern Pines.
where last night the guests at the "Piney
Woods Inn enjoyed his delightful lee
ture Beyond the Alps Lies Italy"
Major W. A. Guthrie, of Durham, was
in the city yesterday on business. On
this afternoon ne left for Wilmington and
Southport where he goes to look after
affairs connected with the Southport and
Wilmington Railroad, on which work IS
now going on.
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SMOKE la Josephine" and Young
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DIR. w. c. Tyree left yesterday fol
Buies Creek. where he goes to take part
in a protracted meeting which is going
on there this week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Mr.. Victor II. Boyden has gone to San
ford to hold hearing in the Sanfor
Furniture bankrupt case, which in
wolves nearly $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Messrs. N. A. Sinclair, II. L. Cook an
r. H. Dye, of Fayetteville, are here Il
the Supreme Court to take part in tn
Utley appeal case.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Mayor Powell had only one case OF
his docket yesterday. This was Henriet-
Ia Brodie, who was fined 1925 for disor-
derby conduct.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Dr. Alfred II. Moment, of New York
city, is preaching strong, original ser
mons at the Presbyterian church these
Sundays. They are well forth hearing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Mr.. Daniel Allen has accepted a posi-
tion with the shoe house of Mr.. ). I.
Pool.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

The Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Company
yesterday had put in new soda fountain.
1t is a beauty and its equipment and fix
lures are all of the Twentieth Century"
fashion
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Mr.. ]. C. Caddell.s Jr., has been en-
gagged as the city editor of the Raleigh
Times and began his work yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Mr. Shaw, who has for many years beer
the gate-keeper at the Union Depot, has
resigned and Mr.. w. B. Poe, who sue
ceeded him, has entered upon his duties
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-17

Mr. Henry Blount, of Wilson, was in
the city Sunday at the Hotel Dorset.
He was on his way to Southern Pines,
where last night the guests at the ''Piney
Woods Inn enjoyed his delightful lee
ture Beyond the Alps Lies Italy"
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SMOKE la Josephine" and "Youns
Fritz"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04

be here alone. Co" she commanded.
bring here here to me. Put her next to
the carriage. or perhaps she Will be safer
with you among the troopers"
Clay had recognized Hope before Madame
Alvarez had finished speaking. and dashed
off at a gallop. skirting the line of carriages.
Hope had stopped her horse beside a VIC
toria. and was talking to the native women
who occupied it. and who was scandalized
at her appearance in a public place with no
one but a groom to attend her.
why. It's the same thing as a polo
match" protested Hope. as Clay pulled up
angri,y beside the victoria. Il always ride
over to polo alone at Newport. at least with
James," she added. nodding her head toward
the servant.
The man approached Clay and touched his
hat apologetically. Miss Hope would come.
sir" he said. land l thought I'd better be
with her than to 20 Off and tell Mr.. Lang
ham. sir. I knew she wouldn't wait for
me"
~ asked you not to GOMEZ Clay said to
Hope, in a low voice.
Il wanted to know the worst at once"
she answered. Il was anxious about Ted
and you"
well. it can't be helped now" he said.
Come. we must hurry. here Is our friend.
the enemy" He bowed to their acquain-
tances in the victoria and they trotted brisk
~ Off to the side of the Presidents car
ria.e, Just as a yell arose from the crowd
that made all the other shouts which had
preceded 1t sound like the cheers Of chill
dren at recess.
1T reminds me of a football MATCH"
whispered young Langham, excitedry,
when the teams run on the field. Look at
Alvarez and Rojas watching Mendoza.
Mendoza advanced at the front of his
three troops Of cavalry. looking neither to
the left nor right, and by no SIGN acknowl-
edging the fierce pproerious greeting Of the
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dents body guarl entered at the lower
gate. and the broken place in the ranks
showed that 1t was escorting the State
carriage. The troopers fell hack on two
sides. and the carriage, with the President
riding at it's head. passed on. and took up
a position in front of the other carriages.
and close to one of the sides of the hollow
square. At Stuart's orders Clay. MacWfl-
liams and Langham had pushed their
horses into the rear rank of cavalry, and
remained wedged between the troopers
within twenty feet of Where Nine. Alvarez
was sitting, She was very white, and the
powder on her face gave her an added and
unnatural palor. As the people cheered her
husband and herself she raised her head
slightly and seemed to be trying to catch
any sound of dissent in their greeting. or
some possible ufdercurrent of disfavor, but
the welcome appaired to be both genuine
and hearty, until n second shout. smothered
1t completely as the figure of old General
Rojas. the Vice President, and the most
dearly loved by the common people. came
through the gate at the head of his regi-
ment. There was such greeting for him
that the welcome to the President seemed
mean in comparison. and it was with an
embarrassment which both felt that the
two men drew near together, and each
leaned from his saddle to grasp the others
hand. Nine. Alvarez sank back rigidly on
her cushions. and her eyes flashed with
anticipation and eXcitement. She drew her
mantilla a little closer about her shout
ders. with a nervous shudder as though she
were cold. Suddenly the look of anxiety
In her eyes changed to one of annoyance,
and she beckoned Clay imperiously to the
side of the carriage.
LACK" she said. pointing across the
square. "If ] am not mistaken that is. Miss
Langham. Miss Hope. The one on the
black horse-it must be she, for none Of the
native ladies ride. It is not safe for her to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04
BY -.
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS

| effort. could lift and carry the larger coffin
shaped boxes. and Clay guessed that. grant
| Ing their contents to be rifles, there must be
a hundred pieces in each box, and that
there were a thousand rifles in all.
| They had moved half of the boxes to the
side of the track when the train of fiat cars
and the two engines came crawling and
twisting toward them. between the walls
Of the jungle. like a great serpent. with
no tight about 1t but the glow frum the hot
ashes as they fell between the rci,s
Thirty men. equally divided between Irish
and negroes. fell! of the fiat cars before the
wheels had ceased TO revolve. ami. without
a word of direction. began loading the heavy
boxes on the train and passing the kegs of
cartridges from hand to hand and shoulder
to shoulder. The sailors spread out up the
road that led to the Capital to give warning
in case the, enemy approached. but they
were recalled before they had reason to
give IN alarm. and In a half hour Burke's
.Ttire shipment OF arms was on the ore
ears. the men who were to have guarded
them were prisoners In the cab of the en-
CINE. and both trains We're rushing at full
speed toward the mines. On arriving there
kirkIand's train was switched to the siding
that led to the magazine in which was
stored the rackarock and dynamite used In
the blasting. BY midnight all of the boxes
were safely under lock in the zinc building
and the number OF the men who ALWAYS
guarded the pface IOr rear OF fire or acci-
dent was doubled. while a reserve. composed
of Kirkland's thirty picked men. were hid
den in the surrounding houses and engine
sheds.
Before Clay left he had one OF the boxes
broken open. and found that II held a .hun-
bred Mannlicher rifles.
"Good"' he said. ~ give n fbo,sand
dollars In gold If I could bring Mendoza
out here and show him his own men armed
with his own Mannlichers and DYING for .
shot at him. How old Burke will enjoy
this when he hears of it,"
The party from the Palms returned IN
the engine after many promises of reward
TO the men for their work Overtime, and
were soon flying back with their hearts
as light as the smoke above them.
Williams slackened speed ne thew
neared the fort and moved up cautious,, an
the scene of their recent victory. hut n
warning cry from Clay made him bring
his engine to a sharp stop. Many lights
were flashing over the ruins and they could
see in their reflection the figures of men
running over the same walls on which the
lizards had basked in undisfurbed peace for
years.
They look like a swarm of hornets after
some one has chucked a stone through
their nest" laughed MacWilliams. What
shall We do now? Go back, or wait here
or run the ~biockadey' +
'toh, ride them out" said Langham: 1.-THE
iamiiy,s anxious and I want to tell them
what's happened. Go ahead"
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I now Missouri, were Colonel Boone and his
| children.
There are a number of persons in st.
Charles County who trace their descent to
the crack shot of pioneer days.
| In the Darst Bottoms. near Defiance. is a
] family of Fulkersons, whose mother was a
Boone.
In the city of st. Charles lives o. T. Cot
tie. whose mother was a Galloway. daugh-
ter of Flanders Galloway. who was q SON.
in-iaw OF Daniel Boone.
At Femme Usage. five miles from Den.
ance. is an old house occupied by the family
of Henry S!efker. where Daniel Boone died
September %. $50. at the age of s6.
| The house is practically the same now as
at that early date.
In the rtar is what is left of a log cabin
!. built by Boone when he came to Missouri.
! During the last twenty years it has been
used rs a pig sty.
The Boone cabin. before It was RACED. was
often visited by the curious. and. as evil
| dtnced b. photographs of it, was a ro-
mantle place.
The following is a quaint account Of the
visit in 1906 of an old Blue Grass friend Of
Boone's 10 Femme Usage:
In the year of 1906 1 happened to be on
l ii NISll 10 81. LOuiS anu lltII tIeIt 1 fIldue
1t my duty to pay my respects to my old
! friend Daniel Boone. who had some time
! before left his farm in Kentucky and settled
| on the. banks of the Missouri, on the Femme
\ Usage Creek.
He built his cabin in a wilderness to
avoid the constant annoyance of his neigh
bors. who had focked into the country
around him at his old home.
NEAREST WHITE INHABITANT
! WAS AT II. CHARLES.
'The nearest white inhabitant was at the
village of St. Charles.
Here he was determined to spend the re-
mainder of his life.
II spent several weeks very pleasantly
with the old pioneer, who had Intentionally
built his cabin SO small that, with only one
room for himself and wife, even his best
friend should not break into the sacred
privacy Of his house at night.
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Soldiers of Fortune.

/ tell them to throw up their hands. It's toe
easy"
Clay jumped to his feet. "Come on" he
said.
Wait till I get my boots on first begged
MacWilliams. Il wouldn't &c over those
cinders again in my bare feet for all the
buried treasure in the Spanish Main. Yot,
can make all the noise you want; the
waves will drown It,"
With MacWilliams to show them the way,
the men scrambled up the outer wall of the
fort and crossed the moss-covered ramparts
beach. were three men sitting around q
driftwood fire that had sunk to a few hot
ashes. Clay nodded to MacWilliams. You
and Ted can have Them" he said. 60
with him. Langham-"
The sailors leveled their rifles at the
three lonely figures ON the beach as
tho two boys slipped down the wall
and fell on their hands and feet in
the sand below. and then crawled up
to within r few feet Of where the men
were sitting.
A civilians raised his revolver one Of
the three. who was cooking something over
the fire. raised his head and with a yell
of warning flung himself toward his rifle.
Up with your handsi' Williams
shouted in Spanish. and Langham. running
in. seized the nearest sentry by the neck
and showed his face down between his
Hi.ttS iEto the SdHU. -. E
There was a great rattle of falling stones
and of breaking vines as the sailors
tumbled down the side of the fort. and in
a half minutes time the three sentries were
looking with angry. frightened eyes at the
circle of armed men around them.
Nov gag Them said Clay. Does any,
body here know how to gag a man?" he
asked. Il don't
Better make him tell what he knows
first suggested Langham.
But the Spaniards were too terrified at
failed to do. to further commit themselves.
Tie US and gag u.s. one of them begged.
Let them find lis so. 1t is the kindest
thing YOU can do for u.s."
Thank you, SIR said Clay. THAT is
what l wanted to know. They are coming
tonight. then. We must hurry
The three sentries were bound and hidden
at the base of the wall. with a sailor to
watch them. He was a young man with a
nigh sense of the Importance OF his duties,
and he eniivened the prisoners by poking
them In the ribs whenever they moved.
Clay deemed 1t impossible to signal Kirk
land. as they had arranged to do, as they
could not know now how near those who
We're coming for the arms might be: So
MacWifliams was sent back for his en-
cine. and a few minutes later they heard
it rumble heavily past the fort on :ts way
to bring w Kirkland and the fat ears.
Clay explored the lower chambers Of the
fort end found the boxes as MacWilliams
had described them. Ten men, with some
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people. Close behind him came his chosen
band of cowboys and ruffans. They were
the best equipped and least disciplined SOL
diers In the army, and were, to the great
relief OF the people. seldom seen in the city.
but were kept moving in the mountain
passes and along the coast line. on the
lookout for smuggiers with whom they were
on the most friendly TERMS. They weYe;a
picturesque body OF blackguards. in their
high-topped boots and silver-tipped sombre-
ros and heavy, gaudy saddles, but the shout
that had gone up ut their advance was
due as much to the fear they inspired as
to any great love for them or their chief.
Now all the chessmen are on the board
and the game can begin.'' said Clay. Its
like the scene in the play, where each man
has his sword at another mans throat and
no one dares make the first move.'' He
smiled as he noted, with the eye of one
who had seen continental troops In action,
the shutting steps and slovenly carriage
of the half-grown soldiers that followed
Mendoza's cavalry at a quick step. StuaFt's
picked men. over whom he had spent many
hot and weary hours. looked like a troop OF
Life -Guardsmen In comparison. Clay Noted
their superiority. but he also saw that in
numbers they were most woeful;y at a dis
advantage. seS
1t was a brilliant scene for so modest a
capital. The sun flashed on the trappisgs
of the soldiers, on the lacquer and polished
metal work OF the carriages. and the
Partisan gowns of their occupants and The
nuttering Tags and banners iillej the air
with color and movement. while back of
all. framing the parade ground with a
band OF black. was the. restless n )b OF peo-
pie. appiaudinR the ev0lufions, and cheering
Rojas. moved by an excitement that was
In disturbing contrast to the easy good
nature Of their usual manner "a
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
OF all TIE stories told about Daniel Boone
the stra nsest is tina, he at one time swore
allegiance to snain.
Tb;s roll. bas MN. crsdepca IN G, Charles
County Missouri whore ba lived shortly
after the rim. tbis act is s,i1 IN hove been
,.rfo,,,aa
Few os tho c;t,zens If the o,,v NJ st,
CHARLES ey.r beard i,
pu, in the oa5ca of 1,,se Tbsodora
pr,ero or that CITY :. . COUNTY, ,,I,s n,,h-
,ishoa IL TO- :, u,h;ch r,a+tion l.. n,.da ~,
W. auaosa r,o4 Tho, he rsno,,r.od o,,o,;-
.pca Ia tho I-r;ted States and became a
s,bisc, Of snaip
Tho u,b,,e trouble accord;r, IA tb;s atlas
or;n;,otod !, p,or.,s ;n.hi,;tr 70 taan ,,,d
:, his noss.ssio, an account Of dafec,iye
t;.,o.
7, octo,or ,-o- ta ,,s, ~, .~,,ra
,ract in ,his ,naprar md =, is said wa.