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DAILY-NORVHUHILGAZETTE
ii rrnrrrrrrrr SET 10
I _______
, John W. Mackay and 0. W. Bonynge
90‘ in Bloody Conflict.
l FOUGHT FAST AN D FURIOUS.
It “lets a. Very Spirited Fight \Vhile
i It Lasted, and Both \Vcrc
i Pretty Badly Used Up—The
Cause of It a. Mystery.
i ————
1 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Sit—Money clashed
. in the Nevada bank yesterday, and the af—
i fair is the talk of the-town. Millions came
I together in sanguinary conflict, and clerks
; had their first view of a private fr’ght since
i Jim Corbett left the institution.
i The combatants represented more money
1 than any two gentlemen who ever came
[together in rough and tumble. One of
E them was John 1V. Mackay, the bonanza
.’ king, and the other was C. IV. Bonynge,
formerly Mackay’s broker here, but who
, acquired wealth and set up an establish-
! merit in Paris. -
Bonyngc was closeted with . President
Hellman in the latter’s private office. Both
gentlemen were engrossed with business
' topics, the uppermost of which were Ne—
vada bank affairs and the new cable oppo-
, sition to the Bennett-Mackay line that
1 Bonyn go is supposed to be promoting.
i The knob Of the door was turned and
5 Mr. Mackay entered. Bonyiigc‘s back was
toward the entrance and he did not see the
new comer until the silver king had recog-
nized him. Mackay halted a moment and
partially drew back as his eyes fell on Hell-
man’s visitor.
It- was at this moment that Bonynge
commenced to turn round to view the in-
truder. His movement was not made soon
enough. Before it was completed Mackay
had sprung forward and Bonynge saw
stars almost as soon as he saw Mackay;
for the old Nevadan landed a. terrible right
! hunder, with clinched ~fist, on the left
check of the ex-broker. .
A Staggercr.
The blow was a staggerer, from its force
and from its coming so unexpectedly and
without a word of warning. Its effect in
this direction was double. Bonynge, being
in the act of facing about, was not very
well poised, and was knocked against the
wall and into a heap on the floor. Bonynge
: is a large, portly man, and notwithstand—
j ing evidences of. good living he was able
' to withstand the blow and get himself
ready to return it before Mackay could
reach him again.
This Mackay immediately attempted to
do. He followed up his advantage with a.
rush, and landed another stinging facer
, before Bonyngc could seize him. Finally
the ex-lJI‘Okel‘ got lllS grip on the lapel of
Mackay’s coat and tugged at it with such
‘ energy that Mackay came down on top of
him. Neither man wasted breath to any
extent in epithets, but each expended every
‘ ounce of energy at command in battering
tlT other.
i It was not a scientific set to. If it had
been the battle would probably have all
gone Mackay’s way, for he still preserves
3 much of the agility of his early days, when
he was able to whip half the miners over
, whom he acted as superintendent.
A \Vild Rally on the Floor.
111 the wild rally on the floor Bonynge’s
superior height, reach and bulk told in
his favor, and very nearly evened up the
telling count made by Mackay’s first two
right handers. It took him nearly a minute
to quit trying to defend himself and resort
to attack in kind, and during this time
Mackay showered blows on him whenever
Bonynge’s tight embrace allowed him the
use of his hands.
BOnynge’s first return was in the nature
of a butt with his head full into Mackay’s
face. The top of his cranium landed with
force enough to have stopped any man
whose blood was not up at fever heat, but
it only seemed to raise the ire of Mackay
still higher. and he continued to fight on,
even more desperately than before.
All over the private office the two mill-
ionaii-cs rolled in a most undignified man-
ner, paying not the slightest heed to ring
rules or to overturned chairs, ornaments,
desks or freely flowing ink bottles. Goug—
ing, biting, kicking, hairpulling, all went,
and if the fracas had continued many min-
utes longer serious, if not fatal, injuries
would undoubtedly have resulted.
Still Belligerent.
President Hellman was the only person
in the office during most of the melee, and
he was totally inadequate to the require—
ments of the position of referee, timekecper,
seconds and pcacemakcr, all at once. I-Iis
efforts were mainly directed to filling the
last named position, but his physique was
not sufficient to accomplish the task un-
aided. »
He grabbed each of the gentlemen in
turn and exerted all his strength to make
a separation, only succeeding, however, in
tea-ring off a coat tail or two and giving one
or the other of the combatants momentary
advantage. Bonynge lost his immaculate
necktie early in the fray, and Mr. Mackay’s
hat was badly wrecked beneath his antago-
nist’s crushing weight.
At the end of three minutes Hellnian’s
appeals for help brought in half a dozen
clerks, and by detailing three clerks to
each man the millionaires were finally
parted. Both were badly scratched, bloody
and bruised, and though breathless the
fight was not half taken out of them.
It required more exertion to restrain
Ma'ckay than it did Bonynge, and the
clerks had their hands full to prevent an—
other clash before two hacks could be sum-
moned.
The hacks were called because neither of
the combatants was fit to appear on the
street. They were driven into separate re-
tirement at once, and were utterly and ab-
solutely invisible to all callers. The cause
of it all is a. mystery, for it is well known
tli‘ll’ it is no business matter. The trouble
is undoubtedly a social one.
Von der Ahe Kicks.
ST. LOUIS, J an. 29.—Chris Von dcr Ahe
is very angry over the signing of Bier-boner
by the Pittsburg League club. He says he
does not believe any League club has a
right to sign players under reservation by
the Association. Bieijbauer was under res-
ervation by the Athletics, and the action 01
Pittsburg was clearly illegal. Von der
Ahc has filed a protest with President
Thurman, of the Association, and insists
that the deal will have to be ratified by the
Association before it will be legal.
Senator “'ashburn Censui'ed.
ST. PAUL, Jan. flit—At a meeting of the
Republican state central committee, sup-
plemented by prominent members of the
party all over the state, a resolution was
adopted ccnsuring Senator \Vashburn‘ofm
[his vote against the cloture rule.
ALBANY LEGISLATION.
Proceedings in the Senate and in the AI-
'sémbly.
ALBANY, J an. 29.-—In the senate: The
rapid transit bill was passed.
In the Assembly.
In the house: The judiciary committee
failed to report adversly on Mr. Saxton’s
ballet reform bill amendment extending
the time for operation of the law as to
town meetings until July 1,1801, which
was so voted upon at the meeting of the
committee yesterday. "
Mr. Packeroffered a resolution discharg'
in g the judiciary committee from further
consideration of the Saxton ballot law
amendment.
Mr. G. H. Bush moved to table the reso- ‘
lution and it was carried—yous, 66; nays,
.58; a strict party vote.
BECII’ROCITY THE ISSUE.
The Hitt Resolution as a, Club to Kill
l’rcinior Mucdonald.
CHICAGO, Jan. zit—A \Va-shington spe-
cial to The News says:
Representative Hitt, of Illinois, received
a telegram yesterday from Ottawa, Can-
ada, telling himthat Sir John Macdonald
was about to dissolve the Canadian parlia-
ment and go to the country in an election
on Feb. 28 next. The issue of the coming
campaign will be reciprocity, and the Lib
erals of the Dominion are particularly
anxious that Mr. Hitt should get through
his reciprocity resolution in time to let
it aid them in their contest. ' If they are
able to show the Canadian people that the
Hitt resolution for reciprocity has been
passed by one or both houses of congress,
and is in the nature of a tender of more
cordial relations with Canada. they ex-
pect to be able to carry the election and
displace Sir J 01111 Macdonald.
Mr. Hitt is not pushing the resolution
on the floor, as there is a disposition among
his Republican colleagues to call ‘it a free
trade move. But he is quietly seeing the
members, and he hopes to have sufficient
assurance to secure the passage of the res
olution during the latter days of the ses-
SIOIl.
Got 0ft" Easy.
PITTSFIELI), Mass, Jan. 29.—Frederick
A. Hale, of l-Iinsdale, who killed his brothei
Henry in a family quarrel May 4, 1890, was
arraigned for trial in the superior court
charged with manslaughter. He pleaded
guilty of assault and battery, and the plea
was accepted by the district attorney.
This is the l-linsdale fratricide case, in
which the killing was followed by the sui-
cide of the father of the boys. Sentence
was deferred.
Two Killed and Five Buried Alive.
KAXSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. BEL—By the cav-
ing in of the roof in a surface drift of a
coal mine at Amorct, Mo, two men were
crushed by falling timbers and instantly
killed. Five other men were buried alive,
and as they have not been rescued it is be-
lieved they are (lead.
The Independent Seated.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 29.——Yesterday the
house, by a vote of 58 to 54, declared Blake
(1nd.) entitled to the seat now occupied by
Fowler (Rep).
To Repeal the Bennett Law.
MADISON, \Vis., Jan. 20—111 the assem-
bly the bill to repeal the Bennett law was
passed, only fourteen votes being cast
against it. ‘
Gladstone \Von’t Retire.
LONDON, Jan. 2i).——The report that Mr.
Gladstone intends to retire is declared by
the Press association to be unfounded.
Chief Justice Peters Tory Ill.
BANGOR, Mo, Jan. 29.—Chief Justice
Peters is very ill. His condition is regard-
ed as extremely serious.
Bradluugh's Condition Critical.
LOXDON, J an. Sit—Mr. Charles Brad-
laugh was unconscious all night, and his:
condition is critical.
FINANCIAL AND COMIllIERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock
Exchange.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Moncy loaned at 2@2%
per cent. throughout the morning. Exchange
quiet; posted rates, $1.&3}/§@l.88; actual rates,
351.81%(121465 for 60 days and S4.b‘_7’%@l.87% for
demand. Governments steady; currency, (is,
109 bid; ls, coupon, 1220 bid; 4.14s, do., 103 bid.
The stock market was even ‘morc active this
morning than during the same hours on yester-
day. The market opened strong and Mto $4
per cent. higher than last evening‘s final fig-
ures, while Reading was up 9’4 and Canada
Southern 1%; per cent. The activity, however,
was confined to a few leading stocks, viz., the
Villards, Union Pacific, Louisville and Nash-
ville, St. Paul and the Sugar trusts. During
the early dealings there was considerable fur-
ther advance. Sugar trust was especially bony-
ant, advancing from 81% to 81%, and the new
common stock rose from 66% to 70%. The sugar
receipts subsequently retired to 82%., and the
new stock to 60. The general list made frac-
tional gains over the opening figures, and at 11
o‘clock values were generally IA; to 2 per cent.
higher than they closed yesterday. The market
was strong and active during the hour to noon.
Lackawana, Chicago, Manhattan Elevated,
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg were the
features. There were further advances over
the 11 o’clock prices, and at noon the best figures
of the morning were current. At the close the
market showed some reaction.
Closing prices:
West. Union Tel.. 70 Del. & Hudson. .. .133};
Adams Express. . .140 Del; Lack. & \V. . .137
U. S. Express ..... 67 Denver ............ 18%
0., C. C. & I ....... 62% Erie ............... 19%
N. Y. Central ..... 10114 Lake Shore ........ 107% 5
Illinois Central... . 08 Northwest ......... 105%
Northern Pacific. 28% Do. pref ........... 130
Do. pref ........... 71% Pacific Mail ........ 31%
Central Pacific. .. — Reading ........... 31%
Union Pacific ..... 43%; St. Paul ...... . . . . . 52%
Missouri Pacific... 154% Wabash ............ 9%
Texas Pacific ...... 14% Bur. & Quincy. . .. 87%
Alton 8.7 T. H ..... 29%; Ore. R‘y 627 Nav. . . —
Canada Southern. 40%; Orc. & Trans... .. -—
Canada Pacific. . . . 73%; Rich. & Terminal. 17%
N. Y. &. N. E... . .' . 3754 Sugar Trust ....... 78%
General blurkets. _ '
NEW YORK, J an. 28,—FLOUR—Was fairly
active and stronger: city mill extras, SEQ-5.20
for West Indies: Minnesota extra, [email protected];
superfine, $3603.75; fine. $2613.35.
WHEAT—Opened weak .t 3.40. decline, but
after the first sales advanced agape-.2 receipts,
18,000 bushels: shipments, 16l,5l=') bushels; No. 2
red winter, $1.08}§, cash; do., February, $1.07;
do., May, 01.04%; do., June, 531.02%.
CORN—Was firm throughout the morning
and advanced X364 receipts, 22,750 bushels; ship-
ments, 4,618 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 630., cash; do.,
February, 61%c.; do., March, 59%c.
OATS—Dull; receipts, 32,000 bushels; ship-
ments, 1,697 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 52c., cash; do.,
May, 51%0.
PORK—Dull: mess, [email protected].
LARD—Quict; February, 556.06; May, $6.36.
MOLASSES—Stcady; New Orleans, 15@350.
FREIGHTS—Dull; grain to Glasgow, steam,
3d.
BUTTER—Quiet; Western creamery, fancy,
26%.?70.
CHEESE—Dull; western flat, 7%~@100.
EGGS—Quiet; state, fresh, :26@26}§c.; west-
ern, fresh, :25;4@25}éc.
SUGAR—Refined, steady; cut loaf and
crushed, til/go; granulated, (ii/go; mold A,
63-16c.
" TALLOW——Dull; prime city, 4-350.
COFFEE—Spot lots closed steady; fair Bio
l cargoes, 1934c.
SWE-ETHEAlfi'. ' ‘
My sweetheart is the daintiest thing alive.
So fair is she it makes me half afraid
Lost, all unwitting, some harsh touch of mine
May mar her fragile form—my Winsome maid.
I live in fear lost some rude, wand‘rlng wind
Her floating ringlets may too roughly part:
I tremble lest the sun too warmly kiss
The cheek of her, my dove, my dearest heart.
Within her eyw there dwells a mystery,
A depth unfathomed as I gaze and gaze,
That drawcth forth my very soul from me,
Leaving the lost in wondering amaze.
I marvel much from what still, secret source
Those fountains feed, that look so darkly deep
Yet limpid as a mountain stream at dawn,
Where unborn thunders lie and lightnings sleep.
At touch of her soft hand my heart leaps forth
As it would burst its narrow prison bars.
I did not dream such wealth of tenderness
Could dwell in hearts this side the twinkling
stars. .
For my sweetheart is now; my love is new-
This love of all my life the dearest part.
Scarce has she tried to fashion words, but she
Learned first to say. “I’m mammals own sweet
heart."
0 winds, blow softly that you chill her hold
0 sunbeams. touch with care that perfect face! .
0 flowers and birds, come hither, one and all,
If you would learn some new. more Witching
grace!
Ah, can you wonder that I live in fear
Lest, seeing her, the envious heavens part
And take her in her loveliness from me,
My rarest, fairest blossom, sweet my heart?
-Ha.rriet F. Garvin in Housekeepers‘ Weekly.
A QUARTER PAST SIX.
"No, I can’t get to sleep with one in the
room. And yet a clock once saved my life
~after it had come near making me lose
it.”
As he spoke, Lieut. Ilalford lifted a
dainty little timepiece from its position in
the center of the mantel, and carried it off
to the closet, where he deposited it on one
of the shelves.
“Nonsense, Frank!” rejoined his room
fellow for the night, an old time school-
matc, Grant Young. “You’re the last man
I would ever accuse of being firSsy.”
“Not having heard my clock story, you
are, of course, ignorant of the fact that I
was once tried for murder."
“See here, Frank, don’t trifle with a. fel-
lovv’s nerves on a night like thls.”
Then, seeing that his friend’s face was
deeply serious. Young added. “Go on,
Frank."
“It was shortly before I joined the army,
and when l was out in Arizona prospect-
ing with a party from Denver. \Ve had
struck a, good thing near the little town
with the most inappropriate name ofBlne-
bell. It was a newly settled place, and set-
tled with some pretty poor material, too.
A vein of silver had been struck in the hill
close by, and the town sprang up like a
sky rocket, You needn’t knit your brows,
Grant, and try to recall the place; the vein
proved a very short one, and Bluebell’s
soaring soon came down like a stick, and
now I doubt if there are a dozen families
left there
“At the time of which I speak, however,
Bluebell was a city of considerable preten-
sions—for its kind, It boasted a, hotel
with two rooms, a shaving saloon with a
regular barber’s chair. and a small tailor-
ing establishment, as the sign had it,
which we fellows of the Baby Mine found
a great improvement- on amateur dams
and button fastenings
“This tailor shop was kept by a. German,
named Bilsing, one of the most re )ulsive
looking men I have ever seen. {e was
short, almost a dwarf in size, with fingers
like talons and a nose that was almost a
perfect beak. He was surly and disagree-
able, but being a. good workman, and hav-
ing a monopoly of the trade, he did a thriv-
ing business. But he was avaricious to a
degree, and resorted to all sorts of devices
to extort pay that was not due him.
“One afternoon I had gone to his place
to have a rent in my coat lining sewed up.
While he was at work on it, not wishing
to be detained in the shop longer than 1
could help, I asked him how much it would
be, and on his answering 25 cents took a
quarter from my pocket and laid it on the
table in front of him. \Vhen the job was
iinisbed I put on my coat and was about to
hurry off when Bilsiug called after me:
‘Say, you go off mitout leaving me some-
dings. It cost dwenty-five cent.’
“ ‘I paid you once,’ I retorted.
" 'No, you did not,’ heinsisted, and then,
rather than have a fuss with the man, I
paid him over again, and took occasion at
the same time to tell him plainly that I
knew he was cheating me.
“Jack Darling and Nate Gray, two min-
ers from Bluebell, happened in while Bil-
sing and I were in the thick of it, for the
impudent fellow answered back, and I con-
sidered myself lucky to get out of the place
without having to resort to my muscles to
defend myself. As I walked back to our
claim I vowed never to go to the shop again;
you can imagine, then, how annoyed I was
when I discovered that I had lost a locket
from my watch chain.
“It contained a picture of my mother
which I prized most highly. I had noticed
that the ring by which it was attached to
my chain was wearing perilously thin, and
had determined to file it through, take the
locket off, and put it away safely till I had
an opportunity of having it fastened on by
a jeweler. . But I had delayed to do this,
and now the thing was gone.
“Could I have lost .it at Bilsing’s shop?
I asked myself. I remembered that I had
, been leaning against the work table, the
' edge of which would come just about
where the locket had been. I resolved to
return at once and make a. search, deeply
as I disliked the idea. of interviewing the
man again.
“1 turned and retraced my steps, walk-
ing slowly, with my eyes on the ground.
But I saw no sign of my locket on the way.
Just before I reached Bilsing’s place I
looked at my watch to see how much time
I had before supper, and saw that it was
twenty minutes t0‘6. _ '
“The irascible German was seated cross
legged on his table, busily at work, when
l entered.
"‘ ‘Vell, vat you vant now?’ he grunted
out when he saw me.
“ '1 think I dropped a. locket on the floor
here,’ I answered, and began to search
among the litter under the table. ‘You
didn‘t see it, did you?’ I added, when a.
three rninutes’ hunt proved barren of re-
sults. ,
“ ‘Yur dink I steal him, eh?’ he snarled,
dropping his work and beginning to glare
. at me
“ ‘No; I didn’t say sol’ I returned. I
might have added that I thought so, but
he scarcely gave me any time to do any
thinking, for all at once he burst out with
a torrent of brutal invective.
“l-Ie sprang down from the table, and I
thought he was going to strike me.
’ squared off and made ready todefend my-
self, and in that instant the door opened
' and a man entered the shop: Hawaii-quits
a young fellow and had a. pairiofttrousers
over his arm, which he flung down omthe
counter, raging something in German,.and.
then got out as quickly as possible. Bil—
sing’s attention was momentarily diverted
from me by this episode, and I seized‘irtho
opportunity to take myself 011, satisfied
that I could get nothing out of the mau‘in
his present mood. 9;
“ ‘Perhaps I did not lose the locket there,
after all,’ I reflected, and spent twice the
usual amount of time it took me to reach
our camp by making a thorough inspection
of the path. But 1 did not find the locket.
I said nothing to the fellows abOut my
afternoon’s experience, but quietly made
up my mind to make another visit to the
tailoring establishment later on in the hope
that Imight find its owner in a. more rea-
sonable frame of mind.
“The next morning we had heard that
Bilsing was dead, and before noon I was
arrested on the charge of murdering him.
He had been found in a. heap on the floor
of his shop by John Draper, who had stop-
ped in to order a pair of trousers made at
twenty minutes past 6. He had a. bruise on
the side of his head, and my locket was
found on the floor by his side.
“An investigation was made by a. com-
mittee of citizens—there was no law to
speak of in Bluebell. Darling and Gray
were very reluctantly obligai, to testify
that they had seen me quarreling with the
German that very afternoon, and,.to crown
all, they had unearthed'that fellow who had
rushed in with a. pair of trousers to be re-
paired, who turned out to be one Herman
Olgreich, and who swore that he had seen
me standing up before Bilsing in a. threat-
ening attitude at a. quarter past 6.
“ ‘But I had left the shop a good-half
hour before that,’ I insisted, when I heard
this. ‘I remember that fellow coming in,
and I am sure that it couldn’t have been
more than ten minutes to 6 at the very
latest.’
“But even as I spoke I remembered with
a. shudder that I would find it difficult to
prove my assertion, for on account of my
search by the way for the locket I had
taken, as I have said, twice the usual
length of time to get back to our camp, so
that the testimony of my matm there as to
the time of my arrival would avail me
nothing. Jack Dingman, my chum, did
all that mortal man could do, and the rest
of the fellows in our claim scoured Blue
bell in search of witnesses who might'be
able to prove that I was not in Bilsing’s
shop at a quarter past 6. But it was no
use. The only thing gained by it was the
discovery of a. trampish sort of fellow who
said he had stepped in at the tailor’s estab-
lishment about 6 o’clock to get a light for
his pipe, and found Bilsing alone, and ap-
parently all right.
“ ‘Now, if you could only prove that that
Olgreich fellow is wrong, and that you are
right about the time of your being with
Bilsing, we could get you clear in a. jiffy,’
Jack assured me.
“But that was the worst of it. I couldn’t
prove it, and of course, under the circum-
stances, Olgreich’s word would be believed
before mine. The case against me looked
blacker and blacker. Money was found to
be missing from Bilsing’s place, and so to
the mind of nearly all in town it was evi-
dent that I had choked the German to
death in an ungovernable fit of passion,
and disdained to flee after the deed had
been committed, trusting to my good name
to save me from even the suspicion of be-
ing implicated in the affair. The finding
of my locket among the shreds of cloth on
the floor had betrayed me.
“There was no jail in the place, of course,
so I was detained in a well guarded room
at the hotel. My friends were allowed to
come in and see me at intervals, but, as
you can imagine, these interviews were
anything but cheerful ones. At last the
day of the so called formal trial came, and
all my worst fears were realized as the
case progressed. All the little flaws I had
picked in the array of evidence against me,
and charged the boys to bring up when
the time came, were ‘snowed under’ by the
preponderating evidence on the other side.
Suddenly Jack Dingman sprang to his
feet, and I imagined he had thought of a
new line of evidence. But he said nothing;
only hurried out of the room, carrying my
last shred of hope with him.
“ ‘He can’t bear to stay and hear me con»
victed,’ I told myself.
“But I was wrong. In five minutes Jack
was back again, out of breath, but with a
look in his eyes that set my heart to throb-
bing quickly.
“ ‘Will you please call Herman Olgreich
back to the witness stand?’ be said to the
man who was acting the part of judge.
“Amid a good deal of wonderment about
What might be coming, Jack turned to the
German youth and asked:
“ ‘How did you know that it was quarter
past 6 when you saw the prisoner in Bil-
sing’s shop? You have no watch, I believe.’
“ I looked at the clock,’ was the reply.
“ ‘What is Jack driving at?’ I asked my-
self. ‘Surely this has all been gone over
before.’
“ ‘\Vhere were you standing when you
looked at the clock?’ went on Dingnian.
“ ‘In the doorway. It was just as 1 was
going in,’ replied Olgreich.
“Jack brought his hands together with
u. smack. ‘That settles it, I guess,’ be ex-
claimed. ‘But ‘there is just one more
question I should like to ask, How could
you tell the time if you got no farther
than the doorway, because the clock at
Bilsing’s is over it?’
“ ‘Why. sure enough,’ answered the un-
suspecting witness promptly. ‘There is :1.
looking glass behind Bilsing's table, and 1
saw the clock reflected therc.’
“ ‘Which turned the hands round and
made it seem to you quarter past 6, when
it was really quarter before 61’ and Jack
rushed toward me with hand outstretched.
“It was as if a. bombshell had been burst
in that improvised court room. There was
a complete revulsion of public sentiment
in my favor, and it scarcely needed the
testimony of the trampish individual who
wanted a light for his pipe to clear me.
“Suspicion now being turned back upon
itself, so to speak, a doctor was procured,
and an autopsy held on the dead man,
which established the fact that he had
died of an apoplectic stroke.
“And now do you wonder, Grant, that I
am a little sensitive to the ticking of a
clock, even though, as I said, one did save
mv life?” ,
“It wasn’t the clock, Frank, but the
mirror, which did that,” and Young shiv—
ered slightly as he sat up on the lounge
and looked at his watch, to find that it was
just midnight—Vignettes, Real and Ideal.
Frontier Cooking.
“What shall we eat, and what shall we
drink and wherewithal shall we be
cldthed?” are pretty important questions,
especially to army ofl‘icers’ Wives upon the
frontier. Mrs. Custer says that it was “a
charming sight” when the men returned
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door, and her frugal eye took in the game
at once. She used to say: “For mas‘sy’s
sake, Miss Libbie, ain’t I glad that the gin-
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since I came to live with you that I ’spects
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