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eV. t-Wjpi-ms &: UBLIG r 1 THE TODAY'S REPUBLIC i I-f Printed' In Six Parts. PART II. I J2 PAGES. I 5 T7aw. iSJavnv a r t Jrtrt t!rifn f f-. i VUi lb TW J WVfcHWMJf -MW-W---' Qah(rnn imi-1 IVI iv 94VS& Vmiiwmiii r-n.Tir.ii i 'i i "! - PRICE 'FIVE CENTS. ST. LOUIS, MO.. SUNDAY. MAY IS, 1902, NINETYFOUKTH YEAE. LOUIS xvlil K v M l 1 IRL'S SUCCESS AS AN ARIZONA RANCHER Miss Annette Taylor Took .Charge of Mortgaged Herd and Made It Pay. DRESSES IN MEN'S CLOTHES. Makes Display of Skill With Fire arms in Order to impress Cowboy's With Fact That She Is Boss. . t'n.11 vt jmjmbj. . ,tf "n jj jtgasaar I TO blow vour own horn is the fashion of this great America!! Modesty has long ago been assigned to i an ignominious tomb!! The public, however, will always find our advertisements to be an attempt to resurrect the latter!! A hard task for one lone individual!! . Prescott. Ariz.. May 17 Tt na the sea son's brandlrg on the ni Cajon stock range In Yavapai County, Arizona A blue-yed, falr-balred woman of about 21 jears, astride a thoroughbred horse, rode restlessly out hlde the corral watching all, occas'cnally glving orders to the men concerning their work and the management of the cows and talves yet to be branded The vovng woman was Miss Am.ette Tay lor, manager of one of the raot prosperous cattle range" In the Terrltorj She was made a steadily losing industry of five veais ago pay 10 and 12 per cent a v ear on the In vestment. If Miss Taylor's plans for this ear carry her cattle range will Ield some JS.0C0 net. This role of a young woman rancher Is the more uncommon because a little while go she Knew no more about corrals, cat tle, beef on foot, rodeos tnd vaqueros than iinj- Eastern school girl does who was kept buy In her school work and music and reading. The Tailors lived In Aurora, I'!. There was an Invalid son. two daughters and the parents IMwaid J Tailor, the father, was a grain dealer, and the family 1'ved a conventional, quirt life. In lfc93, when Mr. Taj lor became a con sumptive, he moved to Williams, Ariz . to live an outdoor life nmong tlio mountains. When he crew stronger in the Arizona camp, he looked abo'it for an investment und sent for his f.uuil. It came about that he bought a cattle ranch across the ban Francisco mountans and built a home there among a clump of trees. There was not a white man's domicile within six miles. I'rescott Kleven Miles Anny. Prc&cott. the nearest town, was eleven miles away To the north, east and west there was no human habitation for mnnv more miles. The investment was a failure. Ihe steer market was bad and grew worse, t'llcves end cowboys made inroads upon the Taj lor cm t tie !catlereu out over the range, una Indians now and then slaughtered and t'evoured tin sirek kine while they grazel In remote cnr.onn When Mr. Taylor died In February, lsar, he believed he was bank lupl lie hail rpent oine JI7.W). A raort Mtrfe of 515 u0 wuh on the herd and runire. I Annette Tjtylor had been her Invalid fa v ther'.s, helper 'n Ills last years She had iiddcn uver the range for hint, hud kept Vila accounts and had learned wlmost us Vucli about the cattle lndiihliy as he. At 1 S death rhe act liersclf tu conducting till) lanch I'iscauragfmcnts that would havo wimkeu most men c?mo to Annette Tai lor i'i Miccerslon. Those were the darkest pf nil days !n the famous hard rars emiing cattlemen In the Southwest. Many a pcrnun who had mode a fortune of J7I,- th JIOJ.WO in u few jcara of cattle mnililng, gave up the struggle, ilnanclalry lulntu. A drought cim uion the Arlrona attle range" in the inlil-t of their noes. ll.it the joung woman raucheiu stuck . 'lorgcdlv to lur-Tvoik, economized nt ev iy point, lilted at. few- vaqueros an pos-i-fble, all the time learning her business, eeeklng fresh erasing spts) and protect ing her rights. Thirty Hours In Ihe Saddle. Many a time she spent thirty hours at n stretch in the- raddle. TJmo and again slip had to exhibit her revolvers and make n show iu; of her expertneas In firearms to ImprcsM her determination upon outlaw ihatsclers upon tlio frontier. Sho studied the relative values of tho many straight mid cross breeds of Texas longhorns ) Ialns rhorthorns. Sunota reds und New Alexlco jitntes until stie became an author it)' on the mast maiketnble sort of steers nmuug Chicago and Kansas City beef buy ers, I She pored over big, bulky volumes of Seattle distempers and ellmsuts and learned ' tlielr muses and remedies, and thereby lessened the death Ioes in her herd. Slio . found that a largo part of the wild land adjoining the Tailor range wan adapted for lHlsIng mules, and, by putting; nom J3.1W in icxas muies, s,ne lias niudo tnat a see utidary but profitable pert of her work, l-st summer she sold to the United States Government forty mules for JS,W, and sho will have mare for sale next season, MIsh Taylor turned her attention to tba worth of several varieties of forage rrassca of Arizona for beef-making, and lies planted vast acres of her rauga to a nw kind ot forage obtained from Aus tralia and specially adapted to regions of draughts and herd. Kx-aovernor Merrill of Flagstaff says there li no better In formed catllo rancheru in the Southwest than Annetto Taylor, She can talk an tho pedigrees of Texas and Wyoming steers by the hour. Pnmlllar AVltb. Price. She always knows the fluctuations In prices for beef on hoof In tho Eastern mar kets, and she 1 a veritable encyclopaedia of information concernrcg- the complexity of railroad transportation rates for cattle and sheep from the Southwest stations to Kansas City and Chicago. When Miss Taylor had learned the mar ket demands for good steers and when and how best to fatten them, she had virtually won her success. By the winter of 183S-S9 the mortgage on the ranch had nearly been paid and the herd had been Increased one-third. In two months Miss Taylor sold S14.00O worth of prime 4-year-old steers. The ranch home has since been enlarged, the range has been increased by some EGO acres, the herd is three times larger than ever and the Taylors have am ple capital for their operations. The son in the Taylor home Is a hope less Invalid and t" him the girl ranchero Is devoted, lie is an artist In olla. and every little while orders go to the cities for canvas; paints and studies for the in valid's pleasure. A young sister, Allre, ha been educated at a seminary in St. Louis during the last few yeara She re Yurned to the ranch last Jnne, and at once Iljhtenec miss Annette b laoors oy Decern ing; the ranch -bookkeeper, buyer and pay master, along with a lot of concomitant duties. Wears Hea'n Clothes. The two gt:U dress In men's clothes most of the time when out on the range. "We prefer that style of garb," said the elder, "because It Is so suitable to our oc cupation. I had several serious accidents with my skirts when riding over the range and through oanons, so that I threw 'con ventionality to the winds and dressed like a man; Then, too, a woman In trousers and blouse has much more authority over the class of rough, bluff men employed on a cattle range than a conventional woman has. Sometimes for weeks I do not see any one who doe not live on our range. So what do I care If my garb Is unusual? It is o comfortable and safe for riding In a' addle. As for side-saddles, they are unfit for anyone's use, and would kill the tough eat cowboy In a few months." The ranoh home Is evidence of the re lntment and ambitions of these girl man sera of a cattle ranch. The large living room walls are covered with etchings, water colors and engravings chosen with good taste. There are artistic easy chairs, mahogany tables, cabinets of porcelains, helves of books and Oriental tapestrlts. In the little room used as the ranch office there Is a steel stfe, a bis; desk, rows of drawers full of business Utters and statements. A sunny muslo room with a hardwood floor and stained glass windows Is one of the features of the bouse. The musical Instru ments comprise a piano, xlthsr, violin and cornet and visitors at the home tell of the Joys of evening In the music room, when Miss Annette h come In from her day's work with the hsrd and vaqueros. She plays ths plana, while her sister blows the cornet and the brother handle th violin. n Special Sale of Black Goods For This Week. 46-inch all wool Black Etaminc and Mohair Brilliantine were 59c 37i4c Sale price, Monday. 2 44-inch All-Wool Black Unfinished Worsted and Black All-Wool Whip cord were 65c 4t 8 C Sale Price Black and White Embroidered Swiss and Black Moussclincde Soie we re 39c OKp m ss r Sale Price. Housekeeping Linens. It isn't such hard work to make a success of a linen sale if you j have the proper goods. Ilere they are and the prices are to the liking of the Frugal Housewife. 70-inch wide Cream Table Dam ask, satin finish and good weight, the same damask other stores show you for 50c aOQ yard Our price, a. yd.. - 100 dozen All-Linen Bleached Napkins, 22 inches square, in floral designs, considered good value at $1.35 a dozen During this sale, a QQr dozen Fine Htick Towels, hemstitched, pure white with red border, size 20x38 inches, good value at 25c each During this -t 7q. sale, each - Special in Bed Spreads, White Crochet Spreads, Marseilles pat terns, hemmed and read for use, would be cheap at 85c each During this sale, SQ,v each 0t,lr LACE DEPARTMENT SPECIALS. At -d i- a ar' ch'cc ' 103 pieces AHJC very newest Laces, Serpen tine Bands, black, white anil butter colors; also Point de Paris I.aces and Insertions to match, and Mack silk Chantilly Laces, all go atlOc a i arJ; w orth from loc to 25c a 3-ard. 100 dozen 'Wash Vtils, both white and cream colors, lace edge, yard long; just the thiiiR for hat trimming; choice esM- ,, , of lot at .WOL' fitch. Wesss.HssasaBassaHakasssssssssssssajwsSkasksssSfkassssB in s m 1 i r bhm-' Carpet Rugs. If we do not have stock sizes to fit your rooms we can, on short notice, make up any size wanted. We carry all the best lines in Brus sels, Velvet, Axminstcr and Mo uuette Carpets at the STANDARD CRAWFORD PRICES. 7.5c a yardBrnsscls Carpet s, with borders lotnalch at " Crawford's lor Dxf 81.00a yard Velvet Carpets, with borders lo match; also hall and stair 7Qr designs at Crawford's for v 1.25 to $1,35 a yard best grade Axmiuster Carpets, all with Q Qf borders to match at Crawford's for JCJs SI. 35 a yard very best Five-Frame Body Brussels C-J -JQI Carp;ts-at Crawford's for l()1.1w2 iBBMBBBBSBSSaKSk -""'iasHo?fiiHv SILKS. Special Cuts on Spsclal Lots. 26-inch Printed Foulard-extra line quality soft finish all new de signswere 9Sc 50 c Sale Price, Monday Guaranteed Black Silk Taffeta were 75c Good Quality g)c Sale Price, Monday.... .. Black and Colored Silk Taffeta all shades were 50c fQc Sale Price, Monday --- These Silks are confined to.D. C. & Co. EMBROIDERY SPECIALS. 50 pirs Cambric Flouncing, actual width 12 inrhes; also, 6 to 10 in. Yok ing, regular value dbcayaril, "! " -0- r W vi choice at rard. SS5 beautiful imported Shirt 'Waist Pat terns, embroidered and Point Venice Lace, burned-out effects, regular value 3.60 to .5.00, choice of the &1 EasTa lotat kpAsOvJ Each. Not found elsewhere, 1ibx Go 3T Hf Housefurnishings. 65 Fancy Jardiniere Stools, 2Sf worth 50c Special OV 42 Fancy Bamboo Tables, well made, large size, worth 52.00- Q Qr Special JOC Canvas Trnnks, brass trimmed, fiber bound, heavy clamps, springlock, large sir:5.0.:. $4.98 $2.00 Clothes Wringers, rubber rolls Dinner Sets At Almost Half Price. $1.19 Carts. $1.00 Step Ladder, with bucket fiQ- rest.Gfeet LPV $1.25 Folding Curtain Stretcher, OQr reliable make OC7C 7Ec Galvanized Iron Tubs Go-Carts, fancy design, adjustable back and front, enameled gear, rubber tires, with parasol- (05 Q Special )pCJmrl? Go-Carts, fancy design, all the latest improvements, real Ul7 O Q value 10.00 Special ....Lp.aO 75c Folding Wasn Benthes., 50c Fancy Japanese Crumb Brush and Tray , Cc Table Glasses . 49c 39c 25c 2c Just received, five crates of Eng lish Porcelain Dinner Sets, (all we could get). These sets con tain 100 pieces and are hand somely decorated: they are the best bargains ever sold in Din ner Sets, and are worth $10.50 while they last $6.98 Dinner Sets inwhite china, 100 1 -pieces, new shapes worth $6.50 Special .. $3.98 Lace Curtains, Portieres and Bed Sets. SPECIAL CLEARING!! 75 Rope Portieres for full-size doors, used as samples, regular Yalue -J Q EL from $2.50 to $3 now..-1'- 150 Nottingham Lace Bed Sets, extra size, regular value flj-j 5 ft $2.25-now.. set, kP1,OU 250 pairs Nottingham and Scotch Lace Curtains, manufacturer's seconds, regular value $1.25 to $1.50 f C now pair, Japanese Porch Awnings, 4j! -J O 55 size 6x8 qJA.O Brass Extension Rods each, Cottage Rods, 4 feet, in oak, mahogany and white, were 15c now Three-Panel Screens, silkoline filling, were $1.00 now 34c 9c 69c White Goods. Heavy Welt Pique for Dress Skins, evcryvvhvri' 2Sc, at Crow- Qn ford's " .IS-inch Ilnrmali Cloth, In bine, pink, UUick and white, a new Mimmer fal)ric,,.'i0c quality, special pi ice; 40c Sheer- tJMiop Lawn, 40 inches wide, the '20e quality. Crawford's -g f fecythe cut price -LOC Solid color Lappet Swisses, in pastel shades, 15c, value, special -i A price AUt Domestics. Goods in this line have ad vanced, and are still marching upwards- We are able to keep at old nricesbccause we purchased a stock-months ago. Yard-.vvIde.IlIe.'U'heil Muslin, lu lengths from' 10 to 20 yauR soft finish me- V T ditiiii weight cloth others consider thrm cheap nt 7c a jard. but while threjt Inst we sell them at, a SJr jard 1 Viililfclii'il, Sheetlup 0-1 wide for 1I011 1)1? Wds. tho snttie you havtt been pay lngiino a yanl for, this . - Qi wrk, a. yard LmZK 300 dozen ready made Pillow Cases, slzo 42a:5, made of nlatetlal that cost to buy 10c a yard, whllo tins' - Q. lot lasts, each . ... '' y D- CRAWFORD & CO,, J J "Washington Avenue Sisth. Street. MYSTERIOUS ENEMIES FOLLOW THE MARQUIS OF CORDOVA. Nobleman's Thrilling Story of Adventure in Proving Title to Vast Spanish Estates For Two Years His Life Has Been One of Perpetual Terror He Is Now in New York City. FIRST ATTACKED WHILE HE WAS VISITING MONTE CARLO. ajKsTviSr sfSE ' yS!frf j5K9BKBKjk " J ? Tt ' tKKBfm & lsnUsSHsssSss9fi7? ot? (onnovA. XEvtnrLio steciai Jew York..lIay 17. In the adventure of Sir. Carlo Cattapanl, Marquis de Cirdova, now living in New York, there would ap-. joar to be arnpla material of adventure for a dozen novels. The Marquis belongs to one ottho oldest of the titled families of Italy. .Some two years acq he started to secure certain papers to be used" in substantiatins; his claims to a large Spanish estate. Since; then in every city he has visited his lire' has been one of perpetual terror. In a pro-( sale Harlem apartmsnt, as in' Italy, at' Monte Carlo or In London, his life appears to be- constantly- menaced. ,BT THE MARQUIS OF CAXIDOVA. My adventures. I fully realize, must ap pear almost Incredible to most people.. Dur ing; the lastj-ear I have been, unwillingly enough, tho hero, or perhaps I shoula say the victim, of many extraordinary adven tures. I have been merely attempting to rather some information in order to prove ray claim, or. rather that of my family, to t certain larg estates in Spain. My castles 4n Spain, I may mention Incidentally, are at present valued At about two and a halt million dolla-s. px eatherlnc of such data -sronld appear to be a vefy simple legal proceeding , such as Is carried on by thousand. Prcm the first, however, I hnve been followed relent lessly, my life has been repeatedly threat ened, and several defperate attempts have been made to do away with me. I have been followed half way nround the world through many cltle. My apartments here In New York appear to be ns closely vatcheJ ns they were when I was abroad. and my every movement Is followed. My body bears the scars of brutal arntilts from which I b.ircly escaped with my life. Meanwhile I havo employed defectives .ind. the Italian Consuls In several countries have carried on Investiirations, but without once discoverlnir any deflnite Information con- -cemlnc my enemies. Orifrln of the Valuable Clnttnn. Ths situation as regards the estate Is ex ' tremely simple. It may be stated very briefly. My family is half Spanish In its descent, and both branches have been ex tremely wealthy for centuries. Some years ago the head of 'our family, my grandfather, was Informed that certain properties In Spain were about to be j settled up to the value of two or three million dollars, and that his presence in Spain would be neces saiy. At the time my grandfather's health was poor. A trip to Spain was, besides, a serious undertaking, lie was possessed of large. es tates and be was discouraged from making tho trip. The settlement of the estate was consequently delajed. Some vears Inter mv famllv was suddenly bereft, by political complications, of prac tically all Its wealth. In its necessity the Spanish estate was recalled and plans were made to bring about a final settlement. To our confusion It was then found that sev eral papers necessary lo establish our claim were missing The papers had In them selves no Intrinsic value, and had been car ried off. I believe. In tba robbery of some valuables. The matter remained at a standstill for some time. Meanwhllo our estate, what re mained of It, dwindled. I became an artist and was reduced to working for my living. I make no apology for this. Though my family Is one of the oldest of the Italian nobility I am republican In my sjmpathles and am proud to work. It remained for me, it seemed, to seek for this mlsring evidence, and. If possible, to gain possession of the lost estate. My stake was a large one and well worth the effort. I employed French detectives, and after considerable investigation we obtained a clew. There were two papers wo especially sought, one being the charter originally granted by the King of Spain to my an cestors, which announced that the estate could never be transferred. The detectives believed that they had lo cated these papers, and I was summoned to London. Meanwhile news of the search had evidently reached those at present In pos session of the estate. I can only surmise that upon this the two starttd out in the same search or with the Intention ot dis suading me. Fired Upon nt 3Ionte Carlo. My first admonition of danger came quickly. I was staving at Monte Carlo when one night as I was walking alone near the Casino I was suddntly fired upon. Remember, I wns not at all suspicious at the time, and I attributed it to some at tempt at robherv. Shortly after this I went to London and while there my suspicions thDt I was being followed were quickly confirmed. I re ceived an anonvmous lettT In Spanish, which announced cilmly that I shouSd nev er be allowed to gain the estate and told me If I valued my life to Instantly desist from the enterprise and call oft my detec tives, evidently I was considered cancer ous. The warning only served to strengthen my determination. Realizing my danger. I nt once, went to the Italian Ambasncler. tbe IJaron de Ren zls. who took a great interest In my case. Sot the sllzhtet clew to mv enemies, how ever, was discovered. A fw dijs later mv art work carried me to Birmingham, and here awaited me a jet more serious adven ture. I was walking one night In a dark and dererttd street when I was suddenly set upon by two men and almost Instantly knocked senseless. I was afterwards found lying on the pave ment and carried to my friends. Had I needed any further evidence of the nature of my assailants, it wns certoinlv disclosed at this time. I carried considerable money with me and some Jewelry, including a giild watch, yet not a thing was taken. Instead, all the papers I had with me were stolen from my pockets. Luckily none were of any great value. The case puzzled the police and the news. papera wrote of it as a great mvstery. und there the matter dropped. I recovered from my wounds and returned to London. I have reason to know that my enemies followed me very closely. Shortly aftr reaching London I received the best of npws from America. My detect ive wrote me to come to New York at once, that mv presence was absolutely necessary, for he believed he had dflnitcly located the missing papem He had come into communi, cation with some man in Pueblo. Colo . I believe, who had the papfrs and was willing to give them up to the rightful owner for a consideration. I at once set about making ready for my Journey. Assaulted by Three Masked Men. And here another mystery developed. I appears my enemies knew my plans as well as I did myself. Just before ray departure I started out to call on some friends. On my return at n late hour I was assaulted In my own house by three masked men. They sprang at me from out of the dark before I could defend myself or give an alarm. I rav myself up for lost They quickly bound, gauged ana tied me -securely to my bed. Leaving me -In this position, they calmly, before ray eyes, ransacked my rooms for papers, taking every scrap they could lay their bands on. They then turned on tho gas jet full head, but not until they had carefully replenished the open fire. Thereupon they left me to my fate. Only a Spaniard could have Invented such tortures. I realized that the gas was becoming heavier and must ultimately reach the open flames of my grate. I should be suffocated by the gas. and In the explosion whlcn fol lowed every clew of tho murder would be destroyed. My situation was desperate, when, by the luckiest of accident, my Jani tor chanced to pass through the hall. He smelled the gas. traced It to my room and suved me. Mv friends were greatlv alarmed and j urged me to place the matter In the hands) j of th police. Nothing ever cams of the In- vestlgatlon. For greater safoty. and at tho urgent rollcltat'on of m friends. 1 spent my last davs In London at a flrend's house in Orosvenor Square. Day and night while 1 was there the place was watched. Th papers mentioned it as a "mysterious af fair." I sailed for America on the Majestic Tuesday. April 9. 1901. At last. I thought, I was on the rlsht track, and. certainly, at this distance from Spain I was safe. I soon discovered my mistake. Shortly aftr my arrival I received a letter at my ad dress, in One Hundred and Twentv-fourth street, written in Spanish, requesting me to meet ltw author nt South ferry. New York, and bring my papers with me. The letter went on to state that if mv claims were substantiated 1 cocld come into possession of the long-sought-for papers then anl there. I was over'ojed at th-new. Mv' troubles. I thought, were at last at an end. Never theless, 1 took the precaution to place my papers in afe deposit vault downtown and to go without them. Lured Into a Ciirrlnge. I was to meet my men at 10 o'clock on a Monday morning. I was on hand promptly. As I came down from the' elevated stairway 1 not'eo 1 a cloned carriage a four wnee'.er drawn ud by the sidewalk in South street, a short distance from the corner. I ap proached It. and two men. evidently forelpn 'is. came up to me and called me by name. They asked mp to step Into the carriage nn.l i tilth (ham tn an nlTtfn n f.A-A ,.,, t ... ev .... ...v... ... .... v. .....- n ,.c T , affairs could be arranged. I did so. and noticed at the time that the driver was nn 111 favored fellow and an lj.1liFhm.an. Trom Ihe Instant I entered the carriage my mind Is a blank. I was struck over the head at Ieat. I still carry a scar. From my symptoms afterward ..I fancy I was al'o treated to a SpanUh narcotic. Awoke In a Shabby Room. This was on a Monday, and I did not re gain consciousness until the following Fri day. I awoke to rind mv-lf sufferint great ly in a small, shabby apartment. evldntlv FOtnc rough hut. I lay for some time, half dazed, trvlng to coIlct mvself. I was ly ing on a rough bed. Mv attention was final ly attracted bv the sound of volets In an ndjolnlng room. At first I could not dis tinguish what they ald. but later they became more animated and rosre to a higher pitch. Finally I distinctly heard one 3ay: "No. no: if It 13 to be murder. I will have nothing to do with It." I had heard enough and rose as bet I might from mv bed. Moving directly about I found som" small sticks, which I inrerted under the door bv way of wedges. I reasoned that If they tried to open the door as I was breaking out this would at least gain some time for me. Going to the window and looking out I found that it was a dark night and that tho sihanty stood alone In a very Isolated position. I did not wait to Investigate, but burst open tho window, and. leaping out, ran for my life. I was weak from hunger, and sev eral times stumbled and fell, but soon put a good distance between me and the house. I remember crossing some trolley tracks, many open fields, and finally came out upon what I afterward discovered to be Prospect Park. Brooklyn. I leave the reader to draw his own conclu sions. I found mvself without a cent, and was obliged to wa'k from there to mv home. In li'th street- My friends, meanwhilewere greatly alarmed about me. My secretary went to the Harlem Police- Station and later to police headquarters. The services of the Italian Consul in New York were asked. ritipa then T have reneatedlv traveled mrer I the ground between Coney Island and Pros pect JfarK wnere me irai must siana, Dut l have failed to recognize it. A few weeks ago I Inserted an advertise ment In a Sunday paper asking for Informa tion concerning the cottage between Coney Island and Prospect Park, and pffcrinc a reward for the Information. I received but a single reply.whlch came promptly enough. It was a postal card with a red cross) marked upon it, and nothing-more. A few dajs ago I again advertised, this time of fering a reward of J1.CC0. I am still await ing a reply. Meanwhile I have moved. In order to put my enemies off the track, yet I have reasons to believe that my move ments are perfectly familiar to the agents of those. In possession of my Spanish estate. MASTODON SKELETON FOUND. Indiana Workingmen Discover It in n Ditch. REPUniJC SPECIAL. Stimmitvllle. Ind.. May 17. Workmen dig ging a ditch on the farm of William Coch- rap'just west of town,.have. .unearthed tho bones of a mastodon. Several of the teeth weigh, five pounds each- The skeleton is almost perfect, but th? bones are greatly scattered. Andrew Kllsnorth. the man whose sjsadc brought the fossil remains to light, 'bay taken possession of them. Kurtnue-Tpller I'rosrcnted. 'RHPtTIlLlC .SPECIAL. Shnmokhr, Pa., May ,17. Charged with practicing fortune-telling. Madame Carrie DeCozfn,' has been placed under ball for court. One of her prosecutors Is a man residing In 'Hickory Ridge. He said she visited his residence and, told Jilm thaf for J1D she would cause his1 wife,-who Is In Europe, to appear svddenly before him. The infor mstton staggered him so badly that he sought the aid of the police to'preVent such a disaster POSTAL'S NEW Sf. &OU1S MANAGER. .. s -. 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