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The Washington times., 1906-11-18

Under the shabby wooden awning
shat covers the sidewalk in front
OF the cl3 lighthouse thousands pass
daily and see iH this relic OF the days
when New York paid allegiance TO the
King of England and when ms WSl
wore knickerbocbers and three-coruered
hats. only disrenuta5Ie specimen ot
ID very old hoiIse. which for some reason
not inquired into has Withsto0d tle
march of progress. and Improvements.
But even iu The Wow OF the building
from across Nesey street there is moth
ing u suggest us curious history.
though iu itself il is "A queer enough OBJ
ject 10 arrest attention and a question
Looking down the considerable stretch
OF paved street 10 the present boundary
of the Hudson IL Is difficult 80 realize
that those waters once washed this
buildings lower walls. in the cellar Of
tae old lighthouse. which Is only four
feet deep. the foundation wall has fallen
away ir places and the beams are
sprung and displaced. II was i'm q niche
iu This cellar that the bones OF a v.s-
man. supposed 10 have been Anna f8--
dan. were found twenty-five wears a. go.
And This discovery lS regarded as clear
ing away the lass FvsIlgc OF the mystery
of thi~ beautiful girl s sdiSapDparar.a For
as shoe slop- ON the southeast corner
OF ITS roof there Is perChed great bia. .L
boot made OF wood duC bearing The iU-
scrIption Joseph F. Graham The
Largest Boot IN the World 1S2 Tradl-
ton says this boot was carried as "a
trophy IN the pageant which celebrated
The bringing OF the CroJ0n water 30
tAe city
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

The Master Mind, the Bogus Captain
them the location of his lodging. and
the sleuths set or I'm a motorcar 10
catch him before he departed The
house was a Laugestrasse. i'm the Bix-
dorf district. a suburb of the Prussian
capital.
Every entrance to the house. even
the adjoining roofs. was guarded 10y
police. while four detectives entered
the house and found the "dashius cap
tain" sitting at table eating his
breakfast
His wonderful nerve did not desert
him. As the detectives strode into the
room he glanced up. with a piece OF
sausage on the end of his fork. greeted
them with a pleasant Good morning,
gentlemen" and-swauowed the sau-
sage.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Finds No SerDant, Commits Suicide.

Tho woman who rat sa -maT an este
mate aIHa r.e salga of Dep life as to
rouuit suicide q fan DAYS ago be-
cause She could moe s.aurg a servant
rirl i- Pos uo means au isolated type.
one who pays amy attention at all 90
the reports OF tle cases oi -alf-Ifsfrue-
Uoa soon discovers rlat sale.I. fs like
Iy ta be attempted for -He most trivial
reasons. Some of the cases arc cash s.
ezpIaiaatle ou the theory of insanity.
Possibly aI instances should oa account
ed for lu that way. for 70 Ie hardly con-
eclEabIa that any one iu normal mental
condition would deliberate es5 Ule.
The little girl of twelve years who
was "tired of Ifre' illustrates tHe pecu-
ilarf-lrs of suicide It is hard ro inn
aeiuo wlat reason for sslf-destructiou
could have affected child of such age
An old Wan or woman. Worl ont by JEe
burden ot years. sick and helpless.
might MHuk it a kindness to relatives
and friends u put themselves out of
the way But the instance af the little
eigl Indicates that it ls impossible %
make rules for suicide. The most UNI
likely reasons are liable 20 appear for
seIf-desLrUctiuu.
Am article describing odd reasons for
suicide mentions a mau iu putt=siIIe.
Pa. who eut his tH-Hat because his
wife did not furnish him with onions
for dinner. a farmer iu Maine bought
new Harr#E aud UEeu -t did not
work To lIs Satisfaction Ia picked IL
up and ran % "a brook near hy. with
the weight upon Eis shoulders, il was
easy for him To drown when De Jump
od in. A pretty blonde iu ID Peuu~yl-
vauia town KILLED herself because her
sweetheart t5d not cam uu Ier at the
time appointed & los Angeles girl
shot herself because she gained ZOO
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

much weight To suit her. a Feuusyl-
ytuia boy who was the only one Z
his sex iu the graduating class Of the
high school. loaded his pockets with
hat.rous and stones and drowned him
self. because he was too basHTul 10
speak with six girl members of his
class. A FittsburE wife swallowed
carboic acid because she feared her
husband was not suited with her poor
cooking
Another newspaper. reviewing nifty
cases of suicide during .he present year.
mentions as motives for seIf-destrurtl1a
approaching marriage or son. jtrinE
because Of "a luuchhae1. suspension from
school. fear of Trial for arson. dread OF
au operation for appendicitis, death ~
"a sister. loss OF property tn the san
Fr5Hciseo earthquake, suicide ~
daughter. loss of fortune and -fdieule.
tfmts uf companions. regret AZ having
married. Inability 20 Quit drinking fear
Hf .arIglele-. fear Of Aydroploa.a. loss
eH .t gambling, disrunteut because hair
was turning gray. Three cases were ak
planned because the victims were out
ar work. one because no work could
.e aataiuc5. and one because a bog 0f
fourteen was tired uI work
Sometimes il seems as ff there was
great earele--uess about human life in
America Thousands view tlc burning
of "a negro ar the stake with no COM
puHcucn Murdercrs fu thC 5aiIs lee
cause ot the lack of prosecution and
punishment. And tLgsa strange and fool
Ssh reasons for seIf-dezrrucrion only
emphasize the same thing Life is count
ei of sIsnt value by thousands of
people. Such a state OF auaIr= IS
not credltable 10 modern civilization
That the number OF suicides IS steadily
either.
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~ o thoroughly understand the
great KoepeIuck HoaN-to un-
Jerstaud how b. happened
how i- WAS possible-oua
would have 90 bc German
and have the German reIer-
encc FOR uniform. The German sen
uemau vino hagged a bursomaster
seized the civic chest of NorucHick
and made of with about $1,000 an u
the name of the Emperor and of Iav
and order. must havc hgou mighty
good actor. TIE fU-d tho stage Tor ID
week or so with credit and presumably
with profit. and eonvuIzed an audience
which Included all Germany and a
good part or Europe.
The whole world acclaimed ranare
Koopcufck-accIamo IL Instantly. and.
while the gentleman chiefly concerned
Is, perhaps. technically criminal. he
is. as A. a. p. says. everywhere hailed
as a hero. All me. love successful
hoax. and the success OF This German
adventure implied Foresight tactical
skill. infinite courage. and colossal
impudeuce. Moreover. he EoaNed not
only the unhappy burEomaster. whom
he captured I'm ,hg name of the Kaiser.
but me hoaNed number of soldiers.
and thus by means ot recognized au-
tl1rIty he pluudersd another author
Ity and escaped win the loot such "a
man ought to so far-a fact which he
appears 90 have recognized. Tor he
went off quickly as he could directly
he has annexed the cash box. He has
captured something more valuable
than cash-hc haa earned the undying
admiration Of mankind 10y performing
deed tnat would have been secuted
as ahsurdly impossible had it been re-
corded even ip the daring pages Of
Ier-a-
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The Treasurer Who Was Forced to Give
Up the Towr funds

Koepenlck, little municipality
which is emerging from the caterpillar
stage. bIt is scarcely yet To be diEni-
fed with the title of town. was Sc
Iected as the scene of the comic
drama. 1t lies In the Spree valley,
east OF Berlin about an hours ride by
suburban train from the capital The
bogus captain placed his soldiers on
the train and took them To Koepeuich.
Upon their arrival ia the town the
wuysbandit first visited the postonice,
where ne gave orders that all COM
mmicatious. Geographic or telephone.
with the town han were 10 be cut of
for two hours
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Before lie left tie town laI. tHe
captain" called sergeant of police
to him and ordered that he withdraw
his men In half an b1ur- Tie eooIly
took cot his watch ana repeated de-
iherateiy. yes say lH BALI aH hour-F
voigt left lhe train IN "a station near
Berlin. il a deserted waiting room
le removed hIs uniform. eft his sword
and soon was lost
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Confronted with His victims.

IF you have no objection, .ho then
added, Il should like TO finish my
breakfast before accommodating YOU.
The police Inspectors, who We're In "a
thoroughly good humor ewing TO yheir
valuable capture. readily complied.
Voict thereupon CALMLY finished his
sausagss, asked if it was a fine NOM
ing, permitted himself TO De hand
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PoIIee struggle Milh MIsler,.


For days re police struggled wit.
tie mystery They reviewed tHa car
GERS Or various habitlaI criminals
whose records they bad Finally taeg
decided that Voiet was probably le
man they wanted For some reason
not yet explained there was Ho photo
graph OF the man Iu tae Roeues. Gal
iery. Then they began to trace h.m
and his movements since h.s release
from JAIL They found "a maa srHo
had employed him and who bad
photograph made ouly last summer
The detective also amd h.s SISTER.
whose home thsy took possession OF.
bu5 failed 10 INA him There. Sine gave
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
De Did Not ID Inr Enongh.

The only trouble with this ecnIal bril-
gand VINO shook all Germany with
.lauehter-by ralding the Eoepenick
municipal treasury and arresung the
burgomaster while masqueradIng as a
captain of the First Guards Regiment,
was that he did not go far enough.
lie vas arrested "a fea days ago in
house In Lauge street. IN the eastern
quarter OF Berlin.
And this colossal joker turns out 20
se an ex-convict shoemaker named
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
4 Lie Long Thief.

t..arl'.- ta Ea.=ts .0a account of
himself this master joker is "a native
OF IaIs.r. ana nfty-s.v years of age.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Calls for Treasurer's Books.

Herr Won Wildberg was approached
by the bogus captain, who calmly seat
ed himself at a desk and called for
the Ireasurer's hooks. The brigand
intimated that some irregularity had
been detected, and that by the Kais-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-30
had CLOSE CALL.
Failure Of Little Girl to Identify All
That Saved Negro.

FsHure of LIMO SiTl 10 tocntiIy All
That Saved Negro.
Rogers. Tex, Oct. ga negro came
near being hanged by an Infatuated
crowd Of men Sunday afternoon about
two miles south OF here.
A negro entered the home OF J. p.
Smith. living about three miles south.
west OF here. early that morning be-
fore the family had arisen. He went
10 the room occupied by Mr.. Smiths
twelve-year.eld daughter and woke her
by catching hold OF her. She called
60 her father. whereupon the negro
made his escape.
A negro was soon arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff c. l.. Gibson OF Milan
county. who brought him into town,
and he and Wiley Fisher. another dep.
uty sheriff. left with him soon after
for Cameron TO place him In Jail The
news soon spread and a crowd was
formed. which went in pursuit, over.
taking the officers and taking charge
OF the negro. They were prevailed
upon TO send for the girl whose room
had been entered 10 ascertain II he
could be identified. This she could not
do positively. and the officers were al.
lowed TO proceed 10 Cameron.
The negro admitted having passed
the house. having come in on an early
train from Temple. but denies his
guilt.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-30
RAILS CHARGED.
Picks, shovels and Fists Also Figured
In Battle Of Railroaders.

TlcNb' onoNels ana rlsts Also rl9ufeu
In Battle Of Rallroaders.
Louisville. Oct PA pitched battle
In which electricity. picks, shovels and
fists were used as weapons. and in
which 400 men participated, was fought
by rival tracE.laying gangs OF the
Louisville and Nashville railroad and
the Louisville and Eastern Electric
railway Sunday. About two score Of
the combatants were badly shocked
or battered up, but none we're seriously
hurt. The fight took place Just east
OF Boards. a station twenty miles east
Of Louisville, where a gang OF 10
Louisville and Eastern men attempted
10 lay their track across the Louisville
and Nashville line. They had only
partially finished their work when 800
Louisville and Nashville men appeared
and started tearing the rails up. A
general battle followed Immediately,
during which the Louisville and East.
ern men resorted TO the novel expedi.
ent OF charging the rails they had
Just laid with electricity from a trolley
wire. When the Louisville and Nash.
vile men applied their crowbars 10
the charged rails a score OF them we're
knocked stiff. All. however, soon re-
covered
County officials Of Oldham county
put an end TO the fight. and arrested
two dozen OF the leaders on each side.
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sREvITIEs PUNCHED.

President Roosevelt was forty-sishs
years old Saturday.
I'd Thompson. a negro barber, fell
dead at Tyler. Tex.
Twenty marriage licenses were f.
sued Saturday at Dallas.
A Mexican at San Marcos, Tex, had
foot cut off by train.
W. A. Ward. a prominent stockman.
10 dead ut Amarillo, Tex.
Calvert. Tex. State bank. capital
stock $4,000. has been organized.
A Mormon church has been estab.
lished at GREGG, Okla. near Lawton.
Pay OF a large number OF Santa Fe
railway telegraphers has been raised.
Robert NJ. Snyder. a millionaire. was
killed ut Kansas City by an automo'
bile.
While at Dallas Sheriff Roper OF
Limestone county was relieved OF his
grip.
Jack Cross, a stockman OF Coryell
county. was asphyxiated whilo at
Houston.
The little child OF Enos Lyon OF near
Clarksviile. Tex. fell in fire and was
badly burned.
Alabama negroes VIII organize law
and order league TO suppress crimes OF
their own race.
At San Antonio Henry Vaughn was
convicted OF wife murder and given
the death penalty.
In the football game az Nashville
between Vanderbilt and University Of
Texas the former won-45 to 0.
A Mexican International engine blew
up near FL Paso, Tex. Engineer was
killed and fireman critically hurt
Elder Granville Jones. the well
known Texas clergyman. has resigned
from the Christian church ministry.
A wagon containing James Kirby
and another man was struck by a
train at wetumka. !. T. Both men
wer killed.
Supports OF large wagon bridge over
the Washita river near Pauls Valles,
I. T.. were set on fire. They burned
and the bridge fell.
Mammoth plant OF New York steam
Heating company was destroyed by
fire. II was six stories high, and oc.
oupied nearly square.
Mrs. Celia Nail. a resident Of Fan
min county. Texas. since is43. died al
Mineral Wells. Her eight children are
Rading citizens OF the state.
@. A. Mangold. a leading Dallas bus
mess man. was held up as he was
entering his yard by two negroes. He
resisted. and was fired at. but not
hit.
Galveston. Harrisburg and San An.
tonic railway has been given until Dec.
10 10 operate double daily train service
each way between San Antonio and FL
Paso.
Harry Evans OF the Foxy Grand.
pa" company will engage in religious
work with Evangelist Walton. He is
a splendid singer. His mother Undue
ed him to change his career.
N. A. (Gus) Shaw sold 100 bales
Of long staple cotton, raised on his
plantation. fourteen miles from Tex.
arkana, for 16 1.2 cents per pound.
j d. Anderson sold out at 16 cents
Der pound.
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make public statement Of their re.
ceipts and expenditures during the
campaign. The text OF the letter is as
follows:
There was manifest at the last SEES
sion Of congress prevailing opinion
upon both sides Of the house. as well
as on both sides OF the senate cham
Der. in favor of the passage OF the pub.
licity in regard to the campaign funds,
although the proposed publicity bill did
not reach final action. Believing that
you approve such a law. the executive
committee OF the National Publicity
Law organization. which includes in its
membership governors, president az all
our great universities. representatives
OF organized labor and members OF the
Republican and Democratic parties,
has authorized me 20 address you. and
suggest that a reasonable date after
the pending congressional election you
make public the receipts and e1pendk
lures Of your committee.
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SUGGESTION AccEprEn

prssIdsns Of esvthsrn Railway 10 cDN
fer With MschlnIsts-
Knoxville. Oct. 2s.-In response 10
the selegrapAic tender Of It's good Of
Secs In the hope Of bringing about .
settlement Of the strike In local shops
Of the Southern railway the Board Of
Trade received the following telegram
from II. b. Spencer. general manager
Of the Southern railway: Your tele-
gram received. The company and its
oficers appreciate fully the interest
Of Knoxville In the machinists' strike.
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and we. are DESTROYS OF settling Il
promptly and equitably. II has been
agreed at the suggestion OF Hon. Seth
Eow. chairman Of the National Civic
Federation. that our president will
meet the president OF the machinists'
association and local committees Of
the machinists early this week In an
effort 10 mako such adjustments"
The local shops are still idle with
the exception Of n few men.
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sELMoNT's REouGsy.

Wishes Committees 10 state RseeIpss
and Expenditures.
Washington. Oct. 2s.-Perry Bel
mont Of New York. executive chairman
OF the publicity bill committee. has
mailed to James 8. Sherman and James
0risss. chairmen respectively Of the
Republican and Democratic congres.
sionai committees. a letter suggesting
that within q reasonable time after
the coming election two committees
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IN Receivers Hands.

Memphis. Oct Pa special TO the
CommercialAppeal from Indlanola
Miss. says: The Merchants and Plant.
ers' bank Of Indianola was placed In
the hands Of a receiver on the applica-
ton OF Memphis and New Orleans
banking institutions. who present
claims aggregating $4,000. Marvin
Brown OF this place has been named as
receiver
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-30
GARDEN TO cHAIRMEN.
Urges Them to Endesvor to Have All
Democrats az Polls.

Dallas. Oct 2s.-In a letter address.
ed TO the chairmen OF the county Dem.
ocratic committees Chairman Garden Of
the state Democratic executive com
mittee urges that meetings be held in
every voting precinct next Saturday
and Saturday night TO be addressed
by speakers. and every effort made TO
have all Democrats vote election day.
This, he says. will lend aid and
strength 20 the public servants OF the
people In the execution OF their pub
Nc duties and their compliance with
Democratic demands. All Democrats
IRE urged to assist in having a full
vote polled.
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Ends AZ Laredo.

City OF Mexico. Oct. 29.-In an or.
binary sized ten-horse power Cadillac
car DR.. J. c. Love left this city with
the intention of making a trip TO the
United States border. DIR. Love was
accompanied by two friends. The par.
~ will 20 by the way OF Toluca, and
end the trip at Laredo, Tex.
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE.
About Seven Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Are the Figures.

Dallas. Oct 29-During the fifteen
days Of the twenty.first annual enter.
tainment OF the State Fair OF Texas
the management estimates that 75O.-
600 was the total attendance. II was
the most successful financial season in
the history OF the enterprise The
lowest attendance was the first Sun
day, 5000. which was a rainy day. The
highest 100000. was the second Sun
DAY.
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In Memory Of Mrs. Davis.

Shreveport. Oct, 29.-Imperssive ser.
vices in honor OF Mrs. jefferson Davis
were held at 81. Marks Episcopal
church Sunday. members OF the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy and
United Confederate Veterans attend.
Ing.
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Numerous Counterfeit Dollars.

Laredo. oct 29.-It Is estimated that
over 1000 600 counterfeits OF the new
Mexican dollars are now In circulation
in that country. The fact that the
common people are not familiar with
the new coins facilitates the work OF
counterieitlng.
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| WANT 70 SELL YOUR LAND

If you have land for sale
call at my Office and list il
with me. 1t will then be
sold. | have customers for
several tracts of from 100 to
200 acres, and | make a
speciality of selling larg e
tracts. Charges are reason
able. | have the customers
and You Lave the land and
by seeing me- it will be to
10th our interests.
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pes Moines. Ia. Oct. &C. q. Mes
swoIs. Of the interstate commerce
csmmission. directly charged that the
Drain Dealers association formed o
sool 10 control business in Iowa and
ksycotted him when he refused 10 Join.
re u secretary Of the Cooperative
hrmsrs' association
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-Four Indictments.

Scranton. Miss. Oct. 29.-Indict.
ments were found by the grand jury
against o. Randall president OF the
Scranton State bank; II. s. Rourke
cashier. and J. w. Stewart and Ed
mond Mitchell. directors All were
placed under s2s GOO
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SIX HUNDRED ARRIVE.
Some Of Them Have as Much as One
Thousand Dollars.

Galveston. Oct. 29.-Slx hundred i'm.
migrants arrived on the North German
Lloyd steamer Koeln from Bremen.
They left for interior points. Many OF
them had from 500 10 $1,000.
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Is Pnlnq Up.

Austin. Oct 27-The state perma-
ient school fund Is again piling up at
a rapid rate and Il will not be long
lntil Il Is again near the million-dol
ar mark.
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Ardmore. Oct. 29.-Joe Kiss. a well
known German citizen, was shot
through a hip and badly wounded. The
motive for the crime Is not known.
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Suicides In CATHEDRAL.

Kansas City. Oct 2s.-Miss Msttis
Brown suicidsd In . pew Of the Ro-
man Catholic Cathedral Sunday. She
took carbolic acid.
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STRIKE SETTLED.
Clerks Get More Pay and aemuners.
ton For Overtime.

New Orleans. Oct. 27.-The 100
striking Texas and Pacific railroad
clerks, who went out Wednesday.
agreed 10 return 10 work.
The clerks were granted from 2 10
per cent increase in wages, holidays.
pay for overtime, recognition o. their
brotherhood and seniority Of promo
lion.
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Bun Down BY Automobile.

Oklahoma City. Oct go. W. Hud.
son was run down by an automobile
and received serious injuries. He for
merly resided at Paris. Tex.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-30

Shreveport Oct. 29.-Delegates "a
the American Sunday School Union oc'
cupied pulpits Sunday.
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adv Murdered

Bronson, Fla. Oct. 29.-Mrs. Holder
was murdered near here. No particu-
lars.
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CRAP GAME TRAGEDY.

Negro Shoots Officer 70 Death and
Mortally Wounds Another.
Ripley. Tenn. Oct. 2s.-Four on
GERS raided a crap game near Hollis
Point. when they entered tho build.
ing a negro named George Bates drew
a revolver. He shot and killed officer
Saseley and probably fatally wounded
oficer Powers. The negro was cap
tured.
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IN POLITICS.
Snake indians Have Organized a Re
publican Club.

Muskogee. Oct. 29.-Sam Richards
a Creek Indian. says the Snake In.
dians. led by Crazy Snake. have organ.
lied al Eufaula a Republican club OF
l25 members.
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GLEASON DROPS DEAD.
Formerly Commander Of Georgia De
partment OF the Grand Army.

Pa'NUoHt " VIC SFanu army
Savannah. Oct. 29.-Thomas r. Glea.
son. former commander OF the Georgia
department Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, dropped dead at his home
Monday. He was on the stan OF sew.
eral commanders in chief OF the OF.
ganization. He was n native OF Al
bany, N. Y.