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I HIGHLAND RECORDER vol. xxn. MONTEREY, HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA., JANUARY 5, 1900. NO. 2. CUAPTKK XXVI. te his resolution lo appear brave, guttered a terrible cry. lie' It's a lie! I know noth [t John Oakburn's murder!" he [answered calmly. low where you were every mo? llie night of the murder, and leaking, th ) detective suddenly i his pocket the coin-bag which Ind in the closet of Kredge's bu recognize this, Levi?" he [ding the bag up for Kredge's ?oner's knees shook, and there irful expression of terror on his |ee you do recognize this money ill I tell you where it came was in John Oakburn's little ife until the night before his Since Oakburn's murder I I coin-bag in your room. You denial is melees. The proof j el min g." leering devil!" cried Kredge. leaping up from the couch on >f which he had been seated. led that in the a^ony and mad le moment he irs! about to at ietective. did not recoil, but hi3 glitter y eyes met the prisoner's blaz and involuntarily Kredge sank 3d by the power of the detect here, Paxton," he said pres th a desperate effort at calm iTou have me in a tight place. t, but I didn't kill Oakburn, I lidn't; I'll take my oath I'm in ven on the gallows." detective's mind there returned ary of the conversation he had between Judith and the jani the former said she believed lothing to fear in consequence irn's murder, because he was teethe thought Judith was sin nnking thus, but the janitor's lall Paxton's clews seemed to the fellow's connection with tho folly for you to thus protest xenos. Your only hope is in a )ii," Paxton said, you, once and for all, I havo Oakburn's blood on my hands," ie janitor, again repeating bte it is useless to waste time with law must take its course. But, ay. Levi, where did you get the 'and dollars you thought of In n Newburgh real estate?" asked initor's jaw fell. He tried t' jt only an inarticulate soun<i 1 from his lips. He was mo ? stricken dumb, it seemed, by len revelation that the detective at he must have regarded as a secret, saw the impression he hal id he followed it up. ittle dream how well informed garding your private affairs, said. t know what you mean. I ant an. I never had any money,' :l Kredge, st last, all sbout that. But tell me, fe you done with Marum Oak w nothing about the girl. How here. Levi, your lies are wast m the man who attempted t<: Isrlcn Oakburn from Malvin':! Now. mark my words, you in eoundrel, if that io>r girl i:? n any way, I shall exact a fear ution." huddered, but he protested h:;l gnoranco regarding Marion',' OUtfl. could not prolong th:s inter Irther, and he believed he had impression on the mind of tin! yhich would result as he desired, elective counted upon Kredge'fl for his sister Judith, and inl? ier to. save him by the revela ch we know she had informed could make. Krrdg* found himself alone, xton's departure, he gave vent houghts in these words: udith fails me, it is either hang a long term of imprisonment. can eave myself from the gallows omes to that, I think, at the cost of fession which will surely condemn r years." at was the meaning of this; ld it bo that there was some secret iis dark mystery which no man sus? sed locked in thc heart of Levi dge? Flalf an hour later, as the guard pass his cell, Levi Kredge called to hire lough the grating of his cell door. "What's the row?" demanded the leon guard, rudely. "I want to send ? message to my sis rr. I'll pay you to deliver it," answer I the prisoner. - 'All right," said the guard. Just then voices, and the sound ol rersl persons" footsteps were heard, 1 Levi recognized the voice of Judith, lo was one of the party. [My sister isVoming. and po I will no1 |ible you to take a note," said Levi, the guard moved on muttering at I loss of a .fee. pdith had c<|me to visit her brother, a turnkey who was escorting the ly of visitors of which she was a |iber, admitted her to Levi's cell, and lei and sister were left alone. |h, my affectionate brother; you can friendly enough whon you are in |)!e, can't you. I knew you'd be Ired when you left Oakburn's last she said. Lhat do you mean? I have not call lOakburn's since I fled'" said Levi Lzcment/ .'Hiljn'ation ensued, and great was ?muith'3 wialli wlien slie understood how the detective had deceived her. "But to business!" cri d Levit inter? rupting her os she was heaping maledic? tions on Paxton's devoted head. "I am in deadly peril. I am accused of John Oakburn's murder, and the detective has a terrible array of circumstantial evidence to bring against me." "What is his evidence?" Kredge enumerated tho points Paxton had mentioned in support of his aeeusn tion with two exceptions. He omitted to mention the coin-bag which had been found in his apartment, and the ten thousand dollars. "1 am In mortal dread. This evidence will hang nie, I fear, unless you can save me. You said you could. You told me you could name the assassin. Will you do so? Will you save me, Judith?" in conclusion, Levi said, earnestly. "Yes; I mean to get you out of this difficulty." "I'll not forget you if you do." "The time has come when I must re? veal who the guilty one is," said Judith, They t-nntlnued to converse for some time, but when Judith finally left him Levi was more reassured and hopeful. "Judith really believes sBe know6 the assassin. She will save me. But she does not even suspect the truth," mut? tered Kredge, when he was alono. That very morning Paxton had caused the city to be flooded with notices offer? ing a reward for any information as to tho whereabouts of Marion Oakburn. W'hen Judith left Levi's cell and took her departure from the prison she saw and read with seeming interest one of Paxton's reword notices. Judith had resolved net to delay in making the revelation which she le lieved would result in exculpating her brother, and she proceeded directly to Paxton's office. At the detective's office Paxton him? self, Stanmore and Stuart Harland were in council when Judith Kredge appeared. At the eight of the janitor's sister Paxton anticipated the motive of her visit, and he felt an exultant thrill traverse his nerves. "I am Judith Kredge, as you doubtless know, and I have something important to tell about John Oakburn's murder," said the woman, abruptly. "Wc fchall be dal to receive any in? formation," replied Paxton, calmly. Stuart Harland was very muoh ex? cited, and Stanmore showed his emotion. "I have always been devoted to Marion Oakburn, and I have loved her and served her faithfully for many years. For her dear sake I would cheerfully make any personal sacrifice," began Judith. "You loved her so well you even con? sented to take care of all her money for her," Paxton commented, sneeringly. Judith looked frightened, for she had not suspected Paxton had the knowl? edge h's words implied. She did not resume her statement un? til Paxlon said: "If you know anything to help your brother's cause, or to explain the mur? der mystery, do net delay in making it known. I assure you Levi's neck is in danger." Then Judith continued: "Much as I love Marion, when it conies to choose between her and my own flesh and blood, nature rules. Had not Levi been wrongfully arrested, and did not circumstances unjustly awaken a suspicion against him, I would not now betray my dear Marion." "What do you mean, woman?" thun? dered Stanmore. "Patience! patience!" admonishe 1 Paxton. Judith Kredge did not heed Stanmore's excited words. She continued calmly: "To shield Marion Oakburn, I have kept a terrible se.-ret. To save my own brother I will confess it." She paused. and there was a moment of breathless silence. Stuart was on his feet, and he seemed to await the woman's next words with such anxiety as only one in his situation could feel. He thought her revelation might be his own vindication. "How shall I say it? I know who killed John Oakburn," Judith went on. "Who is the assassin? The name! the name!'' demanded Paxton, eagerly. "Marion Oakburn! She killed her own father," said the woman. Stanmore sprang to his feet, and scarcely knowing what he did in the ex? citement of the moment he seized Judith by the arm. as he hissed: "It's a lie! an infamous lie!" " You are a brave man to insult a wom? an," retorted Judith; Stanmore's face flushed, and realizing his conduct he re? leased her. (HAITKR XXVII. "Mr. Stanmore, you forget yourself," said Paxton, and then to Judith Kre ige: "Go on, give us the proof of this in? credible accusation of yours." "I will tell you all," replied the wom? an. "On the night of the murder I was ill, and I left my room at about 1 o'clock and went to Marion's room to procure some medicine. To my surprise Marion was not in her room. I heard a sound below, and looking over the rail at the head of the stairs I saw Marion come out of the o!Hce with a pistol in one hand and a sheet of paper covered with writing in thc other. I watched her and saw her steal up the stairs and enter her room where she concealed the pistol in the bottom of her trunk, and it is there now. "After that she came to my room, and with pretended anxiety about her father induced me to go down to the office, where we found the old man dead. Now you know why I think Marion Oakburn is guilty." Thus concluded Judith Kredge. "it is all a clever invention, no doubt, and if there i6 a pistol in Marion Oak? burn's trunk I suspect you put it there," faid Paxton. "This is no more than I might have anticipated," answered Judith, with an injured air. ?While she was making her revela? tion, Stuart Harland was intensely agi? tated. Thus far he had kept the 6ecret that he had seen Marion leave the office on the night of the murder.but now since the truth was revealed by the janitor's sLs-j ter ho felt that it was his duty to relate! what he knew. "One moment, Mr. Paxton, I believe you aro too hasty. I, too, hare con? cealed a certain item of knowledge regarding this crime, because I did not wish to bring suspicion and disgrace upon one whom I believe to be innocent,. despite the evidence cf my own sight, from my knowledge of her character," sad Stuart Harland. "This is becoming interesting," said Paxton. "Do you confirm this woman's story?" demanded Stanmore. "listen, sir," answered Stuart, and thoa he went on to relate how on the night of tho murder, as he was leaving the house just after the crime must have been committed, he saw Marion step out ol the office with a pap r in one hand, and something from which the light glinted as though it might have been reflected from a polished metallic surface in the other. He alieo told how frightened Marion hoked, and how she had fled up the rear stairs. In conclusion he said: "After all, I have so much confidence in Marion, as I have said, that I be? lieve there is some explanation of her conduct yet to be made which will leave us all without doubt of her inno? cence." As Stanmore listened to Stuart Har? land's story he uttered a groan and buried his face in his hands. Both Stuart and Paxton regarded him wonderingly, and they asked them? selves: "Whit is Marion Oakburn to Mr. Stan? more?" As Stuart concluded, Stanmore arose and he looked as though the room was stifling him, as though he could not breathe, and he went out reeling like a drunken man. "Have I done right in telling all this?" asked Stuart of Paxton. "You have. Justice demands that all possible light should be cast upon this case," answered the detective. Judith Kredge seemed delighted at Stuart's unexpected confirmation of her statement. "Now you will believe me'" she cried. "Yes, we believe your statement that you saw Marion Oakburn as described, but wp do not yet admit her guilt as proven," answered Paxton. "If more evidence is wanted, it is fur? nished by her flight. She ran away be? cause she became alarmed and feared she would be arrested," continued Ju? dith. "And so you are guilty of compound? ing a felony. Miss Judith," said Paxton suddenly. "I?I don't comprehend." "I presume not. Let me refresh your memory. Marion Oakburn bribed you to keep it a secret that you saw her leave the office on the night of the mur? der." "No! No!' "I know it is true. You wrung the last dollar she possessed from that poor girl, and I also suspect you compelled her to give you her jewelry." "It is false." "We have a facnlty for making discov? eries. I know all about your bank ac? count, and I have seen Marion Oak? burn's locket which was pawned by you." "I deny it." "It will do you no good to deny what we can prove. It is a criminal offense to compound a felony, or in other words to conceal a crime. If you expect any mercy at my hands, truthfully answer my questions. Do you know where Levi was at the time of the murder?" "No, sir," answered Judith. "Do you know where Marion Oak? burn is?" "No." ' Paxton reflected for a moment in this wise: "Since she has a powerful motive in seeking to place the crime on some ono besides her brother, were it not that Stuart Harland has confirmed her story, I should not credit lt. And yet if Ma? rion Oakburn is innocent, why did she bribe Judith to keep her secret?" Presently he said to Judith: "We wili accompany you home. I want to see tho pistol you say is con? cealed in Marion Oakburn's trunk." Judith assented. As they were leaving the office, Stan? more re-entered, and being informed of their contemplated visit to Oakburn's apart mont, he accompanied them. Upon their arrival at the house, Judith Iel the way directly to Marion's room, and the others followed her. Entering Marion's apartment, Judith said, pointing to a trunk: "Search for yourselves:" The trunk was locked, but Paxton forced the lid, and in a moment he dis? covered a strange-looking pistol of large caliber at the bottom of the trunk. It was indeed the very weapon that Marion Oakburn concealed there on tho night of the murder. Eagerly Paxton examined it. "It is au a:r pistol," he said in a mo? ment. Then produ -mg the large peculiar shaped bullet which had caused John Oakburn's death he added: "Now for the supreme test. If this is the pistol from which the shot that killed Oakburn was di;:chcirg*ed, this bullet will fit it." Then lie trie 1 the bullet in the pistol. Then1 was no longer a doubt. ? The bullet fitted the pistol perfectly. "We have found the weapon with which Oakburn was killed," said Paxton, now fully convinced on this point. "I told you so," said Judith, triumph? antly. "This is all a conspiracy. If Marion Oakburn was guilty, common prudence would have told her not to leave the pistol behind when she left her home," said Stanmore. "Assuming that she was abducted, she had no opportunity to secure the pistol and take it with her," said Paxton. **?? The detective made a further search of the room. He hoped to make further discoveries. But his quest was not rewarded.^ On the hearth, hoover, he noticed a heap of ashes, where it seemed a mass of letters had recently boen consumed. There was nothing further to be ac? complished in the apartment, it seemed, and so the detective and his companions withdrew. Before he left the house Paxton said to Judith: "Mark me, woman, you are at my mercy, and if you attempt to interfere with my effort to get at the truth of this murder mystery, you will be called to answer to the charge of compounding a felony. Who knows but you might be suspected of being Marion Oakburn's accomplice, if she is guilty?" On the street without the house the three men separated. Paxton continued on alone In the di? rection of his office. He chanoed to enter a little notion shop new Garrison'e office, whe.re a lit t?e near sighted old man and his wife jilone attended to the wants of their cus? tomers. Thc detective made tho small pur? chase which wa0he reason for his call, .?van din paymenflWor the same he was '-obliged to (oncer a twenty-dollar note. *? In change, besides fomo smaller ones, Tie received a ten-dollar greenback. ;y Paxton was folding the bank note to place it in his pbckcl-book, when ho rii:aic a di-? tvery that was a complete surprise. He saw the bill was marked precisely like the money which had dis? appeared from Garrison's office on tho night of the murder. Paxton concealed the excitement this discovery naturally occasioned him, and, by drat of skillful inquiries, he succeeded in eliciting the information that the marked bank note had been re? ceived from Marion Oakburn, who fre? quently made purchases at tho little shop. "How' is lt th?v >"ou are ab'e to sav Positively from whom you received this particular note?" asked the detective, when the little old shop-keeper had told him he had it from Marion. "Because when I received it I gave it to my wife, and this morning I bor? rowed it back from her.' She will tell you the same. Is lt not so, Sarah?" an? swered the little old man. Thus appealed to tho aged shopkeep? er's wife at once confirmed her husband. Paxton left the shop with his mind burdened with this new source of per? plexity. "The case grows stronger and stronger against Marion. When shall I get at the real truth of the affair?when shall I know who murdered the old cashier?" he said in monologue. Paxton was seated in his office that; same night when a messenger boy called and delivered a note, which the detect? ive hastily read and as he perused it he seemel to besomewdiat excited. "This matter must be looked to at once!" he exclaimed, and he hurriedly left the office. Paxton went directly to Judith Kredge, whom he found at the apartments lately tenanted by John Oakburn and his daughter. He had received a surprising com? munication from.the woman, but he sus? pected a plot, and he was on his guard. The detective was about to hear a disclosure which he most desired, and Judith Kredge had resolved upon a bold move. A crisis was impending. fTO KE COXTINCED I Athletic Maidens. A snow-shoo competition for ladies was lately held by the Christiania Snow-Shoe Club. The interesting event took place on a hill wdiieh not many years ago was considered a very difficult one fer men, but thc fair 6no\v-shoe runners did wonderfully irelli They not only compassed the descent without staves or poles hut even insisted upon a hop being added. The request was complied with, and they had not, as it turned out, over? valued their powers in this respect, the hop was cleared in the best style. Three prizes were awarded, and a dance brought the day to a close. lint.ian Restriction. In Russia a child 10 years of age cannot go away from home to school without a passport. Servants and peasants cannot go away from where they live without a passort. A gen? tleman residing at St. Petersburg ot Moscow cannot receive the visit of a friend who remains many hours with? out, notifying the police of his ar? rival, as the case may be. The por? ters of all houses arc compelled tc make returns of the arrival and de? parture of strangers. And for every one of the above pa-sports a charge is made of some kind. Tho Coming Fruit Country. Oregon fruit-growers say that Ore? gon is to be the greatest fruit-grow? ing State of the b'nion. One fruit expert says that italian prunes grown in the Willamette Valley are superior to those grown in Italy. The climate, he says, is like the great fruit region of Asia Minor. One grower has planted about 15,000 prune trees in 150 acres in the Willa? mette, and it is said that prunes and other fruits are being planted in thousands of other farms. That part of the State promises to be a vast fruit orchard in the near future. Improving Honey. Honey could be immensely im? proved by the planting of the flowers known to yield a fine flavored nectar. Everyone knows the difference in the quality of the comb contents in dif? ferent parts of the same country and in different regions. The Narbonne honey obtains its fine flavor by being harvested chiefly from labiate plants, such as rosemary, etc., and though it appears that the Maltese honey does not, as is often stated, owe its tine aroma to orange blossoms, the latter undeniably perfumes Greek honey. Must He a Sprinter. In Singapore the bridegroom must secure his bride in a race, and this custom of brirlerchasing is quite com? mon throughout southern and east? ern Asia. In Singapore a circular course is marked out, half of which is traversed hy the maiden?incum bered only with a waistband?ere the word is given for the would-be pos? sessor to go in pursuit, in the hope of overtaking her before she has thrice compassed the circle; that achieved, she has- no choice but to take tho victor for her lord. Glass I? Ancient. Dr. Schliemann found bits of glass in his excavations at Mycena?. though Homer does not mention it as a sub? stance known in his time. The most eminent Egyptologists place the date of the first use of glass at a period too remote to be given in years. An Old Woman. Letitia Cox, who died at flybrook, Jamaica, in 1838, claimed and brought evidence to prove that 6he was 160 years old at the time of her ! death. _ Patents. Three-quarters of the entire manu? facturing capital of the Doited States, or M,000.000,OOO, is directly or indirectly based upon patents. i WITH NAVAL HONORS the maim; maktyks ki -:intekki:d vt aki.ingtdn. IMPOSING CEREMONIES. Presldenfl McKinley, with Members of His <'.-lilllie!; Major General Miles, Ail mliul Heney ami Oilier Notable* In Attendance Salute Fired :m<l Taps Sou niled. WssUngton, (8r?H?l.)?The rsmslsa ol the one hundred find fifty victims of the Maine disaster brought from Bsrsaa by the battleship Texas were buried with full mili? tary honors upon a kuoii in arlington Ceme? tery. Tho exercises wore exceedingly sim? ple. They were in charge of Captain Sigs hee. now of the Texas, who was captain ol tho Maine on that fatal night when his ship was blown up lo Havana harbor two yean ago. They were attended by President Mc? Kinley and the members ol his cabiuet. Ad? miral Dewey. Major General Miles and his staff, and many other "fleers of the army and navy stationed in Washington. Among them were Lieutenant ('ommssder Wsln wright and Lieutenant F. C. H wers. both of whom were on the Maine wuen tho explo? sion occurred. All the army ai.d navy offi? cers were in full uniform. Several troops of cavalry from P it Myer, alnttalionof marines from tlc i.avy yard and | detachment of sailors from the Texas were drawn up about the flag.draped cas? kets, which were raided row on row along the brow nf tho hill, each bearing a beautiful wreath of galax leaves. Despite tho snow and nipping cold over a thousand spectators pressed against the roped-lined enclosure to witness the ceremonies. The Marine Band p'syed a dirge, ",Snfe in tho Arms of Jesus," and then simple Protestant and Homau ("ath? one funeral services were conducted by Chaplain Clark, of the Naval Academy, and Father Chid wick, tile chaplain of thc Maine, under a canvas-canopied shelter in the open space facing the square in which tho coffins lay beside their open graves. After the re? ligious sen ices a detachment of marin's in their spiked helmets fired a salute of three blank volleys for the dead and a bugler sounded "taps.'' The ceremonies lasted barely twenty minutes. Among the sailors of the Texas present was Jeremiah Shea, who had a miraculous escape on tho night ot the explosion, being blown out of the stoke hole. Ile was introduced to the President by Captain Sigsbee. When asked for an explanation of the mystery of his escape by the President. Shea respcnded. as he did to a similar inquiry from Father Chidwiek at the time of the dis as e." "I don't know how I gol through. 1 was blown out. I guess I must have been au armor-piercing projectile." After the ceremonies thu collins were low? ered into their graves and the work of inter? ring them bogan. DELAGOA BAY. Denial of Reports About the Partition ol Portuguese Territory. London, (By Cable.)? lu the absence of SOtnal war news, the sensational newspapers of London, Paris and Berlin are publishing all sorts of wdld rumors and stories, sug? gesting foreign complications and treaties between Germany. Portugal and Great Britain concerning Delagoa Bay. and pro? viding for the partition of tho Portuguese colonies. These stories are also being cabled to the United States in extenso. So many alleged disclosures of secret Dela? goa Bay agreements have recently been sub? mitted io the British Foreign Office that the officials have made it a rule neither to deny nor affirm them, ami when questioned re? garding the statements of the Lokal An zeiger, of Berlin, about a reported treaty the officials adhered to this rule. But a representative of the Press gathered that the alleged disclosures were quite inaccurate. A despatch to the Times from Berlin com? ments on the Lokal Anzeiger treaty state? ments as follows: "When it is remembered that two of Portu? gal's Asiatic positions. Goa ami Dnmao, form enclaves of the province of Bombay, thc statements of the Lokal Anzeiger border on the fantastic." The St. James Gazette, In au editorial 00 the reported treaty, says it is "a mere patch? work of previous reports, some [partly true and some entirely fa'se." The probable truth is that, as previously reported, tho Portuguese possessions in Africa, north and south of the Zambesi, will ultimately be leased to Great Britain and Germany, respectively. "It is satisfactory," says the Times editor? ially, "to learn that the Washington govern? ment is acting with regard to the american cargoes seized in Delagoa Bay as we should havw wished aud expected. It is a matter of course that we shall make full reparation. if reparation is proved to be due. Ia the meantime, it may bo noted, as the Americans themseves admit, that the facts are in con? siderable doubt, and that some of them seem to be rather compromising to the v ssels seized. There will be time enough to talk of the law and the policy of the step when the facts have been authoritatively ascer? tained." ENGJ.AND TD SI K LOK I'LA! K. The Sort of an Agreement President Kru? ger Would be Willing t<> Wake. London, iBy Cable.) A despatch from Vinstou Churchill says that from conversa? tions with members of the Transvaal execu? tive at Pretoria he learned that the Boers began tho war with trepidation, but that President Kruger is now confident Great B'kain will soon sue for peace. In the highest Transvaal circles, Mr. Churchill asserts, there is serious talk of a compromise, by which Great Britain would cede the territory now occupied by tr? annies of the two republics, pay an indem? nity of X20.030.C00 (?100,000,090) and ack? nowledge the complete independence ol tin Transvaal. Moonshiner Captured. Scranton, Pa., (Special.| Frank Malley, the alleged moonshiner whose still was un? earthed in Pike county last week, was etj - turcd at Browntown, Luzerue county, niel iodged in the Lnekawana Jail to await trial in Philadelphia. liloody Civil War. Victoria, ll. C., ("Special.V-News has been received by the steamer Aorangi of a bloody civil war that has been raging among tuc natives of Kirwani, .New Guinea. lu the fighting the hend chief was defeated, and ll villages in all were destroyed, with heavy slaughter. Hallway for Yukon District Pt. Paul, Minn., (Special.-The Dominion Government apparently contemplates build big a railway from Great Slavo Lake to Ches? terfield Inlet and through the Yukon dislrut. A survey party is now beinj-JHted out and one of the members is nowKlhis city I FOUGHT ON MOUNTAINS. Americans Attack a Strong loree of OTU* plnee?IainrgentS Were Driven Out of San Mateo. Manila, (By Cable.)?Colonel Loekett, with a force of 2,500, including artillery, attacked a strong foreo of insurgents entrenched in the mountains near Montalban, about five miles northeast of San Mateo. The euemy were completely routed, the Americans pur? suing them through tho hills, amid which they lied in every direction. Four Americans were wouuded. The Fili? pino loss was large, resulting from a'heavy infantry and artillery fire for three hour? into the trenches. It is supposed that tho insurgents were those who were driven out of San Mateo on the day General Lawton was killed. They num ered probably a thousand. A dozen lines of insurgent trenches cov? ered the steep trail through the hills, and likewise the valley below, along which the Americans passed. Tho main attacking party consisted of the Forty-sixth Volunteer In? fantry, a troop of cavalry and artillery. Col? onel Loekett commanding in person. The rest of the command operated from remote points in an endeavor to carry out Colonel Loekett's plan of throwing his lines around the enemy, and thus cutting off retreat. The nature of the mountainous country made it impracticable to execute this movement suc? cessfully. After the insurgents began to run there was a vain attempt to use artillery. It now nppears that one American was killed in the attack upon the Subig garrison by General Santa Ana. KENTUCKY AFFAIRS MIXED IP. Doubt as to Mho the Election Commis? sioners Arc. Frankfort, Ky.. (Special.)?Governor Tay? lor appointed W. H. Mackoy (antl-Goebel Democrat i and A. M. J. Cochran ( Republi? can) state election commissioners. The Republican minor slate officials-elect, whose contests will come before the board, have not decided exactly what eourso they will j ursue, but as Clerk Shaekelford will swear in the Democratic commissioners appointed by Commissioner Poyntz, it is probable Tay? lor's appointees will institute mandamus proceedings to get possession of the offices. Democratic leaders do not believe the courts will hold Taylor's appointments good, but they do not disguise the fact thnt they re? gret the complications growing out of the resignations of former Commissioners Pryor and Ellis. A few scattering members of the legisla? ture began arriving, aud it is anticipated that, owing to the unusual interest growing -iut of the contests for governor and lieuten? ant governor, nearly all will bo hero early. Friends of ex-Flection Commissioner Kills ure, with his authority. dis"ouragiuga move? ment among some of the antl-Goebel Demo? crats to give him a boom for senator. Eilis ls unqualifiedly for Blackburn. VICTORIA ISSUES A WARNING. Subjects Must Not Assist thc Boers -Work of thc Koer Sharpshooters. London, (By Cable.)?The British authori? ties, thoroughly alarmed over the disaffec? tion of the farmers In Cape Colony, and the assistance being given the Boers by oth?-r British subjects, are adopting various meas? ures to cheek it. Proclamations and orders issued by British military commanders hav? ing had no effect, the Privy Council held a meeting at Windsor Castle, at which Queen Victoria proclaimed a warning to all British subjects not to assist the inhabitants of the Transvaal or Orange Free State, or sell or transport merchandise thereto, under pen? alty of the law. The Queen's proclamation will undoubted? ly prove as futile as the declarations of the British commanders. Tho colonists, who are helping tho Boers, will continue to do so surreptitiously, if not openly. It will be utterly impossible for tho British to patrol the whole of Cape Colony to prevent the peo? ple aiding tho Boer fighters, with whom lucy are in sympathy. STATUE l'OR LAWTON. Twcniy-flvc Thousand Dollar* to bc Raised in Indiana. Indianapolis. Ind., (Special.)--A joint committee of tho Commercial Club and the Board of Trade met to organize for raising a fund of |S5,030 or more to erect a statue of Goners! Lawton here. It was resolved that an Indians Lawton monument commission be orjrnitised, of whi'di the Governor should lui s- -ffloio tho provident, which should c.nsi.-t ol tho mem? bers of the joint ccmmi'.ti 6 end tbs chair men of county Lawton monument commit? tees, and whose purposo should be,ibo erec? tion at tho capital of n monument tn memory of General Lawton. STREET DUEL IN ALABAMA. Je<.?e Marden Kills nu lucie. Wounds An? other, uiiil ls I/imstir Killed. Huntsville, Ala., (Special.)?In a street duel al Deposit two men were Killed atula t lird probably fatally wouuded. James Hardens throat was cut from ear to ear by his nephew, Jesso Harden. The former I? dead. John C. Harden, a brother of the dead man, was seriously cut by Jesse Harden, and as the.Jlght was drawing tor. eIo.:0 Mac Russel discharged a load of buck? shot Into tho abdomen of Jesso Harden, causing death instantly. All the parties are vveli known and prominent in polities. The cause Of the fight is not known. TOBACCO LANDS IN FLORIDA. Thc Dukes, of North Carolina, Ruy Large Tracts. Leesburg, Fla., (Special.)?Ninety-four thousand acres of land have been recently purchased in Lake county, this state, by tin.' Dukes, the tobacco men, of North Carolina. Tho expoct to cut oft' aud utilize the timber, plant tho land in tobacco, and eventually run a railroad across the country to conned with the Florida East Coast Railway. Family Tragedy in Springfield. Springfield. 0., (Special.) Frank ?. Coe shot and killed his wife, then shot himself. They were found sldo by side, Mrs. Coe dead, but Coe still living. Ho was taken to the hospital.. Coe is an employe of tho Otilo Southern Railway. Jealousy is thought te be tho cause of the tragedy. Killed in a Poker Boona. Clinton. III., (Special.;- At Weldon, ten miles southeast of here. Harry Summer-. tr., a carpenter, and "Doc"' Marcum, a farm hand, quarrelled in n poker room, when .Marcum shot and killed Summers. rou vim by tho Bonners. New York, (Special.)?A contract was signed transferring all copyrights, title and subscription list of Demorest's Magazine tc Robert Bonner's Sons. Demorest's Maga? zine will be discontinued, and the fashion aud pattern departments, haif-mluute talks aid world's progess will be continued io tho ledger Monthly. . . . I No. 083. Mane in 54. 48, 42, 36 inch widths. 12.25 buys this Urass-triramed White F.nameled Bedstead. In efock in ill widths; length. 75 iuches. It has one inch pillars, two-inch brass vases and caps. This bod retails at from 5 to 6 dollars Buy of the maker and save tho mid? dleman's larRo profits. Our Cata'ogues are mailed for the asking. Complete lines of Furniture, Carpets. Draperies, Crockery, Pictures, Mirrors, Stoves, Hefriiircratorii, Baby Carriages, Lamps. Bedding. ?*tc,, nre contMiiiea iii ifieso hooks. Our Lithographed Carpet Cata logueshowiny all goods In hand-paint* d colors isalso free; if Carpet Samples aro wanted mail us 8c. in stamt s. Drop a postal at once to tho ihoney-savcro and reiiieinher that w <? p n y freight thia mnnlh on purchase* Of Carpets, Lace Curtains. I'or tiers and Rugs amounting to $9.00 and over. Julius Hines 6 Son ?ALTINORi;, MD. Please mention this Faper. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. A great rock on which stood a monastery and a hotel at Amalfi, Italy, dropped into the sea, carrying sith it another hotel and several villas. Four vessels were also de? stroyed. The loss of life is heavy. Toe opponent! of the government in the French Chamber of Deputies made an attack upon its policy In the conspiracy trial. Hugh LttpttS Qrogvenor, Duke Of West? minster, and reputed to have been the rich? est mau in the world, is deed. Forty acbool children were drowned bythe Ice on the river i.ys. at Prelloghom, Belgians, giving w;iy. The Imperial and Prussian ministers are replying through the newspapers lo th* at? tacks made upon them. There sill be a sharp il^ht iii th< Prussian Diet against Prince Hohenlohe, thc chancellor, whom the Conservative* are determined lo oust. ri;e arrival ol the German warship Nias at Port-au-Prince has caused alarm amosg the Haytisns. The Guatemalan revolution bi reported to have been suppress* d. Jean Lamoureaux. a famous musical con doctor, died in Paris. Li Hung (hang was appointed acting viceroy ol Canton, China. Derouleda was sentenced to two years in prison for libelling-senators composing High Court of JnsjUee. In a speech at aberdeen, Mr. Brice bitterly attacked Mr. Chamberlain and di Boonetd his methods. The steamer Cameo picked up the crew ol the Italian bark Leuueein, which hmLfound? ered. _ Prince Arenberg was court-martialed foi killing a native in German Southwest Africa. Mahmoud Pasha, the Sultan's fugitive SOn* in-law, reached Marseilles. Germany has determined to secure a num? ber of coaling stations for her navy in the far Fast, the Antilles and Sooth America. Tho Osman Bag was hoisted over Hie court-house at Apia, Samoa. At Trinity College, in Dublin, the degree of doctor of laws was conferred on Joseph Chamberlain. The students made a dense** | trallon, but were worsted by the police. The Sultan's son-in-law fled fr<>m Gos* stantinople with his wife's jewel* and all the money he could collect. China has declared her purpose to light rather than grant France's demand foi terri? tory. President Castro's troops ousted General Hernandez' party from Maracaibo. Vene? zuela. OT>CR MORE ROBIES I Ol M>. PH noss Says Naked UgfctS Mere I scil in RrasaoU Mine. Brownsville, Ta.. (Special.V-Four more bodies have been recovered from the Bias* nell mines, near ibis place, increasing to Hi the number of persons known to have I.a killed in Saturday's disaster. The bodies have not been identified. The mine Officials admit that two <>r more bodies are still in the mine, but representa? tives Of the Slavonic Society have mad'' a house-to-house canvass and report that eight Ol their number alone are in the wreck, and how many others they db not know. That naked lights aud unlocked safety lamps were used in the mine was officially confirmed by Pic Boss Thomas Jones, who made a statement to that efleet Mr. Jones was asked if it was true that on last Tuesday morning he issued a general order that the miners could dispense with safety lamps. Some of the families of the dead miners are in suffering condition, and provisions aro being sent out by the Brownsville merchants, as well as from L'niontown. The fact that last Saturday was pay dav at tho mine and that there were BO empty wagons to load accounts for many not going: into me mine that morning. Had the acci? dent occurred any other day there would have been more than KM) men in the mine, and the result would have bees even more appalling than it is. Some of the bodies were removed to their homes and buried. Little Albert llesse, who died after being rescued, lived only a few steps from the shaft. He went to the window Saturday morning and looked out, ssytng to his father: ??papa. I guess there i- no use ,,f ,?.. going to work this morning, a- then- is no loadiug." The rather said Albert had better go aud help him feed the mules. They both Started out together and never returned. Tiie excitement caused by the terrible ac? cident has driven all thought of the holiday festivities from the homes .,f all WD0 uv? jn the neighborhood, even those who nave no Tri.-nds killed. The search for the bodies still goes en. Defaulting Cushier Arrested, Des Moines. Ia.. (Special. )?-State Auditor Merriam received telegraphic advices that Jeremiah Kendrick, defaulting cashier of thu Citizens' state Bank, had been captured In the East. Kendrick disappeared tbng months ag). ?14.000 short in bia cash, and his capture is through efforts of the <; uaranly Surety Company of New York. Mr. Merriam is not informed where the capture was ma lc. Kendrick will bo brought to iowa fo : trial. A BUM iii Canton. Ohio. Canton. Ohio, i Special, i-Fire started i. an electric heater in one of th.- Canton-UfU tUlon ears after all the ears had been mn int..-, tho barn. Servi-e Oft OstttOtt Streets is on half time on the main lines, ami all otbei Hues ure abandoned. The interurban ter viv* Will bs maintained. The lesa i-> tfid - 000. covered by iueurnnce.