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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-14
TIGHTS LOOKED ALIKE.

Miss Minnie stahl's Baby Blue
Pair Vainly Sought by Sleuths.
a young woman tripped into the Ten
der!on ftGrrSSe a shs
leaned over the rail and Whispered 3to33
Sergeant 81 ibles \ .%t JS5
s- I. 3. y you needn't be so bashful, said
the sergea nj you can shock any one llt
n, The young woman seemed relieved.
s'p'IYell,3 she said. I don't know, what
Il do 7 am an actress and d have some
lovely tights--white. blue, pink and all
sooiors I've landed d fine Job for the fall
and had the tights dyed.
This morning Igppt one 8pair--the be all
ste-full-est baby bli,a----on The back OF q
chair 4 & was warm and II opened the.
.door.s Then 1 felt sleepy and went 10 bed.
When woke up those tights We're gone
81 Sergeant Shibles looked sympa thetic and
said he'd try + he young woman said she
was N issl Minnie stahl. living at No. 4 So
West lllirty-sev enti, Street. and went elrta
Two sleuths vent Sss out. and they gath;
Sizes and colors. The..young woman was
sent for. but she, couldn'tapick out hers
New York Sum- II
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The Sickyat CreWe.
Special to The Tlmse- pispa tch. y H
continues III. {S "a = y
/. Mrs.; Clara Cello, wife Of Conductor Kello.
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ASSE'S',S';i|..N' {. | |
IS REDUCED / |; l U ). D
lBig Sum Cut OFF as Colrpro-
mise in Raleigh Yes
terday.
''1HE HIDING 5PLAC ICE Q r GERMS
The Ancient Carpet il the Hail
Of Representatives Is
Reno. led. IS
,neclal "a TIC 8rlmes.Dispatch.

$8 (speclal TO The Times Dispatch)
RALEIGef. N. c., July 13.-The Wake
County Commissioners to-day cut the tax
f ussessricnt on forty.four pieces OF real
estate In Raleigh on the complaint that
/ Tho tax asaessora last year ovcr-asscss.
cd them. The reduction amounts to s24,-
1905, and Is the result OF a compromise that
was made fori the withdrawal OF a silt
bringing IN question the legality OF tho
4 whole assessment. IS ss
Mr.. II. II. Brrlley, a Commissioners
/ charge OF the North Carolina exhibits Mt
tho ST Louis Exposition arrived to-day
Z tc spend several weeks. having gotten
the exhibits all perfect order. 1iessays
the Exposition Is proving a great sue.
scess. and that the North Carolina rep.
Presentation Is getting Its full share Of
tHttcntion. isf {g
TRIAL.
IS In Wake Superior Gou IT this morning
the trial OF 3 George IT, Huff. a white
man, for attempted criminal assault or
a Mrs Charles NJ Jones, wax begun and
will probably continue through to-mor-
Tow, Tie crime Is charged to have been
Committed at the honle%cf Jones, near
,1Tnquay Springs.
Ion. John Temple Graves, Of Atlanta,
# advocated Hoinan's suffrage last night
I'm an address before the Agricultural and
4 Mechanical Summer School. His subject
4 was THE Twentieth Century Woman"
N HIS npcara nee here was as ono OF about
forty prominent lecturers Of the country
who arc to address the summer school
during the month. 45 81 \
"a rev carpet is being put down In
the Representatives. hall of tho State
\ Capitol. his Is a welcome bit OF news
a to prospective rcpresen tatlr cs and LOBE
s$l,yists, the State over. as it has been
Il freely charged during the last three or
four sessions OF the Assembly that the
carpets were IA regular. ha rbor I, for dis
case germs. Several deaths have been
Inscribed TO this cause. Ff3t AZ All
sCTIEMIcALsSscOa COMPANY CHARTERED.
yss "a charter was Issued yesterday for the
B Robeson county. the capital stock being
4 900. An the .t,corporators, char lcs 8.
Il ]Jandois and G. Schrade OF 3ules, and r..
nc. Lawrence. OF Luinberton. 3Ss 5.4ss sss
Is Mr.. w :. b. Aycock, of Melroge. Fla
I, arrived this morning to visit llis brother,
Governor Charles B. Aycock. Both go
fftn a fcw days TO Fremont. to see their
i bro Their j.. W. 4Aycocli, who Is recovering
from a stroke OF pa ira ysis, g 3ss3 "a
4 s5 stTRYSALLEGEDS ASSAII1AST. I'll
Governor q ycock issued an order today
for a special term OF Granville county
Jesse Allen, tho negro youth ~ no 8 s,,as
committed to jail Ia OK ford r. esday for
criminal $assa ult on Jennie o. lslcy. nine
Eyear-old VIII tie. girl. he court is % con.
ing. The crime was commit ted Ma ~ 10th.
the girl having not reported IL sooner be-
cause OF threats mad against her by the
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GAVE FORMER SWEETHEART
"a SOUND sTHRASHINGI

fspcciai to TheN Times pispatch., -
81 M ILFDRD p. UTAH duly 13.-l3ecause
they believed he had made remarks re-
sflcrting5 on their character, severa young
whipping AIonday8nig to j Ohm Nick ean..
agent for a n oil company. NJ 1Sean has
been prominent In ilford society. andgit
attentions TO ANEW sweetheart he made
sighting remarks about the old ones
s5ST The old sWcethearts held a meeting Sum
3sEquIpping themselves with IA hides, they
tlnarched to N house nv here Mexican was
&lnakinG a ca II. He was asked to step out
side butrefused The young Ell, then
ing him on / he porch they be gan to bea t
him with their whips. elSean end eav-I5
.s0red to get warrants for the arrest of the
svised him to- think 1t over and re fused
TO draw complaints. Mexican left Milford
early Monday morning ,s3s q 4agk sss
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matters ana from ship.builaAee. which has
been II, seseion hsfA for GHss1yAks, concluded
,its flsbors ana adjourned to-day.
WALKING TO THE FAIR.
Eighteen Years. Old Boy Arrives.
In philadelphia From Rounat,ia.

Eighteen Year-O Old Boy Arrives
in philadelphia From Rounat,ia.
with three months and eighteen days
Remaining In which 10 complete his jour
ney TO the St. Louis Exposition on foot.
Mauritits Hechter, an eighteen -year.old
native OF ROunlania; reached this city
late last night, fter having spent four
teen months and twelve days on tho
road. says the Philadelphia North Amer
lean. IS s. !.
Bucharest to make the Journey. a prize
Rot,manih. Touring Club. Of which Grown
Prince Ferdinand ID the head. With the
avery step OF Ssyo Journey had to be made
on foot, and the contestants were to sup.
port themselves on the way. Tho start
was fnado from Bucharest.
3 OF the five starters two received sir-I
juries by falling down mountain steep
and died. Another was compelled TO turn
back on account OF illness, and the fourth
+. Hecllter Is on his wa to win the wa ger
alone He has travelled through Roun1a-
MIA, SerVia. Montenegro, Austria. saxofy,
Bohemia Germany, Belgium Holland and
England. He ca rrieg with him cred entails
and a book signed by mayors, councillors
and editors in various cities.
n He reached New York on j uly3 9Th. AND
his book was signed by Mayor NicClel-
the RoumaIian. Aid Society.
Hechter has been earning his Lying on
tho way by selling post cards bearing
his photograph. While In this city natives
Of Roumania will arrange for dinner and
concert for his benefit.
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.SCHALAB HAS
REFUNDED MONEY.
Says obody Ever Lost a
Dollar Through
Him.
( ,l,] 70 The Tlimes.Dispatc i,.)I

Special to The Times Dispatch)
NEW YORK, July 1S.--''No man can
say ilo ever lost q dollar through me-
either in the Bethlehem Steel after.
4 or any other said Charles M schwnb,i
former 4 president Of the United States
Steel Corporation. on tho eve OF his de-
5parture for Europe yesterday. eS
Mr.. Schwab sailed on the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm II. III,
a. His statements referred to a story that
he had paid $3.50, 900 TO personal friends
who had participated with him in the;
purchase OF the Bethlehem Steel prop
ierty. These friends, like Mr.. schWab
when the Bethlehem property was
taken over by the United States
Eshib- building Company, received for the
Bethlehem stock shipbuilding securities tiles
and Bethlehem bonds, hen the Shl p-a
building Company collapsed, a heavy loss
Estar red them In the face.
Sf3...Y es, I did turn over to my friends, as
tho story says Is u .s10, 900 In cash said
/ Mr.. schwab. ss
XXI He declined to 60 into details regard
ing the matter .t He did, however clear
up some other reports which have been;
lately published regarding his operations
s%.'It is true, 8. said Mr.. Schwab that
have sold all my stock In the American
Steel FoundrleS Company to Charles Mil
Ilcr, presid dent Of that company, and M \
George Leigh ton, its $yice-p resid ent .'''F|
n This statement Of Mr.. schwab confirms;
the ann ouncement made at franklin
Pas by Mr.. Miller that a deal OF this.
sort had gone throu gh.2 .S2, b.
5g..Whilc in Europe / will look. into pro-
.cesses used there for the ma nufacture
/ OF armor plate, said q Mr. Schwab.
EXPECT to drop I'M upon the Frupps. '''s}3s@
En- It I Is thought In Wall Street 81 hat Il
Mr. schwab decides that the new armor
plate process, now being used by the
$Krupps, is better than anyt hing now in
use here. he will try to secure he ex :-.
elusive II ght IS for the process I'M this
scouDtry so that It may be used in the,
bethlehem Steel Works, which Is the,
backbone OF the reorganized United
States Ship building Company. Mr..
5Schwab is very heavily interested in he
reorganization.
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ASCENDING PARALYSIS.
Two Students Afflicted With
Strange and Deadly Disease.

as Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
SYRACUSE, M y, July lathe med
ical fraternity is more puzzled tina n ever
over the cases OF two students OF syra-
gcuse University. WHO became afflicted
OF Charles S. Sleeth Is grad Nallys grow
ing worse, ana It Is only q 4 ma tier Of. q
short timekwhen he must uccun1b to the
strange disease. Since II, Lee! Smith died
Monday the physicians have been trying
to persuade the family to lot them hold an
Sit Is generally believed by the fmed lcal
Fraternity that the dlseasaiis caused by
a germ the same as consumption. It is
not contagious. .bu Z 10 consld Tered. to pc
orsoia ~ oyeTwork TRe Strange part
of ills that the two students became af-i
,fllcted al about The same time,
The para lysls . on the, body OF young
gSleeth ia grad ually5 creeping up toWa I'd the
head. i Il has now rea he'd the respiratory
organs and the medull la, which " the high
est point OF tho splnal column. Breathing
As becoming harder and harder, { and the
physician, Or. Cha rles j.. Wiley,
fsaid this afternoon that IT Is simply a
question of a he = strengt Til OF .the younG
mans vitality, Sleeth was taken to the
Hospital OF the Good Shepherd one week
agosyesterdayS He does not suffer al, VI
pain that can he not ICED, but simply waits
for tho time when the paralysis reaches
his brain and he WI II cease 10 breath
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-14
BUSY NEAR BLUEFIELD.
Much Railroad Building Being
Done-NeW Car Line.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch)
BLuDFIELD, w. s. July y ls.-C onsid-
cradle development Is reported from Rich
lands. on the Glinch AZ Na ley division The
Richards up Big Creek. flve miles, to
III The Goodloe Coal am Coke Company
are putting IN: FIVE, miles from Rich.
lands, what will be the largest operation.
shipping coal by August 18TH.
The Tri-state Mining and Nanufactur-5
Ing Company are shipping daily many
The rf Summit city Coal Company, Of
New York city. expect to make some large
additions to their land holdings near
Richlands. ss gssS5 S'R B ii IA
a sire ct car between this city and Graz
ham. The run was mad Without incident:
who were given o. free ride, and was q
complete success, iNsomuc as ait demon
to '1 aeeomnodats any amount q pas sen.
ger traffic. - z 4. sSs 4
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. s AUTO
10 BURNING. R BARN.
Then William Is, Got Got Down Dow
and Helped the Fire

(Special to The Times ispatch y
IIIlMPSTEAD,ssN NJ II ] uly 13--SVil lia am
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Monday night joined
$tha mem lers OF the news IIydA$P Fire
Department and for a. time turned vol l-
8untcer$ fireman, anti In he fort to save
a blazing barn worked side by side WI n
his employees, who nre members Of the
local department.. S,S 3
NIr " a,Ierbilt was sitting on the Ver-ss
{randa Of 9sliis@ country seat a Is Dec dale
Lake Success, tching the cleo trfea DIS
play, when suddenly a bolt OF 8lig thing
was seen to strike "a barn som I q Stance
ava y. The barn was tina tot & BENJAMIN
5P.SHegemar.g at new Hyde Park.
So Quickly ordering his Saut onlobile e, MI II
Vanderbilt placed several L patent fire 8ex-9
51inguishers in 1t. They had been used
earlier in the eyensn 10 con g. sn1a u
fire on the Vanderbilt estate, and proved
iof great aid to Mr. Fleg eman When N ~
Vanderbilt ached new II I'd 9 Park, a Ter
q record trip from Lake Success, some
five miles away. with no sheriffs to- stop
him. IS n; Ssfs4 81
While the patent extinguishers were be-
inc used by the fireman & M Wander
lit assisted { the bucket and hook and 4
ladder companies, which saved q several
adjoining buildings. . The: loss was bout
5000. :sy III i8}2 s5'.
The fire could he seen for mi les a roand.g
MANY other prominent residents o Grea Il
Neck also turned volunteer firemen. The
= al ter suppl y was ken from a rye els
tern, and during the xciten,ent Il one Of
the firemenE fell into the Well and wa 81
with difficulty saved by a. summer resi-
dent of Great N COX. q ss3 e III is
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THE FAVoRlTE9 ROUTE no ATLAN,1
TIC cITYl84cAREs MAY,
f. NIAGARA FALLS,
and all Eastern and Northern resorts
and commercial centers lis Via tho popu-
lar York River Tine. Low rnte cxcur-
sion tickets now on sale, leaving Rici,.t
mond daily except Sundays, 4:2o II, M.
southern RAJ way, Fourt eentbE Street sta
ton. For reseryatl lions, tickets, etc, ap-
bly, to ticket and passenger officcs, $40
irnd go East Main Street 81 phones No..
40 or 455,
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Taken Back for Trial

I8 Governor Montague yesterday granted a rem
dltloni Warrant on n tsrequisition from the
Governor of & Pennsylyan for Levi Furman
and Nick Garter. each with many aliases,
and whb are wanted In Lancaster county
Pa, for murder, with Intent to rob. The
These men are thought to have been tha
saccomplices Of the two men ii Identified in
Norfolk vest rday as wanted TOR. he murder.
of al aged ttoI,keeper at u 4anca ster
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8HARASSED BY THREATS.

EIARASSEU5 BY 5FI5FiKEH -
Baltimore Man Driven From.
! Home Twice by Secret Enemies,
"a snecial to The Times -Dispatch,)
BALTIMORE JnlS ] For four years
enemies have followed the family Of VIII
Ham Harmon and have driven him from,
his home twice. Il
Last Sunday night, Harmon and the
,neighbors declare, his home was the tar-- RI
get for a shower Of brick and stones
that SMASHED many windows and terri
fled his family EARLY Monday morning
Harmon. coming home late from " his.
work, found fastened by q knife in his
door a paper on which was 3scraw lied ;Sss
look out for robbers this night. The
e. n ~.
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The police here. have communicated
with the police o (; Canada, where 1Iar-j
mon formerly lived. IA nd 4 hey corrohorates
his statement that these secret enemies
drove him from zone twice in that;
country. HI w ig Il .i3s # Il
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01


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"rhe sl.npIs Llfs,,

There is l'renchmau now Ni;i.
ting This country who has g.yyu
lae world II little buuk wuieh
ought 10, aud undoubtedly wa.
htt it to "a hrgher plane OF broth,
erhood, His name Is Chus Wng.
upr. and his hook Is The Simplp
Life Ia tue hook he discusses
the mad scramble after pleasure
and happiness, through artificial
means, such as wealth, position,
and honor, when, us he beautiful.
~ points out, happiness comes
from withiu.
Atur reading the book President
RooseYelt wrote the author: ~
em preaching your book TO my
oounirymen,' In Introducing Mr..
Nuguer to Woshing,onuudienc
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

"b'Wius is the ouIy geauiup witch
i''Ari Save writes j l. TUCK =, of uru.
u', Am. 81 have u,sd j; in n.y family
'or Pies, cuts aud aorus f.r years and
'"o rerammrud ID 70 be- the. hist Sal,c
20" lhe mnrEer. Every family should
k'ep IT. as IL is an ihraIuab,a household
remedy ard should always ho kept GA
'aod ior 'mmedisle use" Sold by j X
cchouler.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

No Pin is as aslira,nnt AMI positive us
be"nrs Little Eariy Riscr- DeWi,t,
Litile Eiriy RIscrs ae 80 mild aud
elective that cAiidrno, delicate lad,rs
e"n weak rro le enjoy tnoir cloans,ug
e.'"c;, while s,r2og poorlo say they arc
tif Lest i.yor pills sold. Sud hy j *
ocAu9.,r.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01
Head About To Burst From
Sicv@rI IsiI.ou. AtrnsEs.

II bad severe bilious attack and
ie!t lkemy head WAS about 10 Yurss
wuen / got hold Of freo sample OF
CnamberIains Stomach anu Liyu Tablets
/ took "A uoso Of them after supper and
the next day felt ike new mau ana
have been feeling happy ever s.ucr,
says NrJ w smith ofJuHif, rsxps For
9liousness stomach troubles .aud con.
tpA ION these Tablets have no equal.
Pucc 2jc. For salo 10y NcUO Bros.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

The great Worlds Fair came t.
a close yesterday. 1t was "a greut
undertaking aud a great success.
The peope of the world wal,
X low more about Missouri aud we
q re say have a higher opinion Of
her because Of the mir.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

Thirtoon death5 and Dos injured
is the football record for this soa.
ron Football like many other
things, come high, but the people
must have them.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

The Golden City Free Press is
inclined to scold Republicans rur
,lecaing Joseph w Folk. Why
brother, they arc to be cougruu
lated, not ceusured.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01
RHSroR or sr. LOUIS.
sNssi,'Durui,au,, Ontario, teStlfic,s
To J'iiC Good OIu!itiss OF
GhuGrbGrIui1s Cough
fxGp1Atiy

AsHnyEyHAM, Ont, April Is. 1868. /
thius 1t d, suuy right that / Should tell
ynu what % wonderful o.rerl caambcr
,>ius cough Remedy has 1c,il,,I.
The day before Elstrr Was 80 distressed
w,.a % cold und cough that, / did no,
,hiuE 20 bee able 20 ;ahr any duties The
ueNt day, as my voice wac almost cAokcJ
uy ,As cough, The same day received
an order from yuu for bottle oftour
cough Remedy. lat once procured d
seruIae uor.ir, and took about 3 doses OF
the mruiciue To my ,grpat relief the
cog2h and cold had completely di..
appeared nd ] was able 10 prraca ti,er
tlmns ou Easter Day. l know that tai,
rapit nnd til 'ctive cure WAS due o. your
cough Hnmcdy. ImaEo this tyajimouUa
"t1JJ, solicitation, bciag thankful TO
haze found -uch Guascut remedy.
Respectfully yours.
L a LANGyELpr, N. a.
Rector Of ST Lukc's Church.
10 cpumurrIrin M"ulcjne CO. This
remedy IL tor sale by Webb Bros.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

They won't last long-those
potatoes at 65c- See Skaggs
and Baker.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01
Notice

All parties indebted 20 mo are rclues
trd 70 SETTLE snua with james Tbon,op
as soon as rossibio. l. C.DALLAs.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01
he Jasper News
LNSl% MONROE.
Isditor.

Issued every Thuraiay arddryotad tu
the i1te.csts of Tie iirorr oi lusIrr uud
Ficility. One lolitil4 -Ihe .gcat,st
good to the groatrst number"
Entorcl ut tho lustonice at Jrerrr.
No, % S'cuut: cIas8 matter Srptlu,I
u, 1898.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1904-12-01

70 cpumurrrin Medicine CO. This
r"m,dy Ii Tor sale by Webb Bros.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-04-09

The voyage OF the argonauts, the date
Of which is uncertain, was professedly
q rush for gold. to be collected in fieeces
placed In the torrents flowing down
the TANKS Of Mount Caucasus. But
older much wal the westward move
ment, which Chaldean records of $500
b. G. chronicle. to the gold bearing land
Of Meiukkha. afterward known as Mi
dian.
Later on. but still at a very early
period. there was a rush from Egypt
to n spot inland from the present Sua-
kin. Long afterward this "a describ-
ed by DIodorus Siculus. who left a
map. still extant. showing the wells
provided for the gold seekers between
the Red sea and the mines.
About 1000 b. &. there seems TO have
been another rush Of miners in search
of gold into South Africa. Its num-
bcrs can only be guessed at from the
extensive remains that still exist. hut
IL has been calculated that at least
$350.OOO.O00 was secured by these ear
iy adventures.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-04-09

We were heading or the Indians as
they raided the Kansas frontier when
we found Wigwag concealed in the
willows along the banks OF a creek. He
was a boy of twelve. and his father.
mother md two sisters had been mns-
sacfcd. He was handed oyer to n team
stcr and taken to Camp Supply. and
but for the excitement of campaigning
lie would have been sent off somewhere
,oon. As 1t was. he hung about with
lie tcauisters for several weeks. no one
swing him any particular attention.
and then II sutler took him on. Wig
wag was not enthusiastic over horses.
guns or uniforms: but. queerly enough.
he took to the signal corps. From the
first moment be saw the men talking
with each other through the medium
Of the signal fiag his admiration was
excited. and he began to pick up the
system. He got little cement
from any one. as all had enough to zee
TO, but fhe lad had a head for the
work. and he picked II up until within
four or five mouths his flags could
talk us well as any.
Spring cnme. and we set Off 600
strong 10 give the Indians n rub. No
one was greatly surprised after we had
left the forty miles behind us TO find
Wigwag on hand. He had Jumped
the sutler. lifted" a mule and followed
after. aud there was no sending him
back. There wasn't n private soldier
or tcnmSte . Who wouldn't have shared
ratlons with him. and such officers as
knew OF his presence wlnked ut the
breach OF orders and said nothing. The
boy had made signal fiags for himself
and had them with him. but they were
looked upon rs %playthings by most Of
the troopers.
We swept across the valleys Of the
Big Fork and the Big Salt. scattering
the hostiles whenever they made u
stand. and ut length crossed the Cana
dim river and forced the red men back
on the Wichita mountains. down on the
Indian Territory line. We had them on
the run and meant to keep them going.
lust nj SHUTDOWN one evening as we
were almost under the shadow OF the
mountains Wigwag was cut off and
captured. His mule had gone lame ahc
was tagging behind. An effort was
made to rescue him. but his captors
got away with their prisoner. and
many a heart sorrowed that night over
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the boys fate. Our long and fierce
pursuit had maddened the Indians, and
they would certainly put their prison
ers to the torture.
In fanking the mountains the red
skins must fall back through Trapper's
pass In the foothills. We knew 1t to be
a bushlIke gorge. and ut the south end
II debouched upon the plains. We made
camp within half a mile of the en-
trance Of the pass, and every trooper
knew that we had driven mt least
1900 warriors AHEAD Of us. Would
they continue their flight or wait for
us on the plains beyond and have II
out? The general idea was that the
morrow would witness a big fight. and
daylight had scarcely dawned after q
night without alarm when our camp
was astir. But for the Indians being
too cute we should certainly have fall
en- into the trap they had set for US.