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The Diamond Drill.
M. II. MOICIAHTY, rublUhcr.
CKYSTAL FALLS. : MICHIGAN.
Tlie News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL.
rrocrrdlnsr of 1h Special Session.
There wai no seeslon of the senate on
tho 3d. ...In the house the only business
transacted vu the adoption of the ser.
ato resolution providing for chartering
a vessel to curry donations of food to the
famine sufferers of India. Incidentally.
.Mr. McMtllln (dem., Tenn.) sujrfrested an
amendment condemning Enfiland's nation
al policy. Mr. Corliss (Mich.) Introduced a
Joint resolution to revoke all the order
extending tho ari'licatlon of tho civil ser
vice Jaw which were made y I'resldent
Cleveland during his last administration.
JVdJourned to the 7th.
Tho senate on the 5th ty unanimous vote
adopted a resolution reciting the reports
that Gen. Itlvera, the Cuban commander,
is atout to be tried by drum-head court
martial and shot, and declaring that, If
these reports are true, tho rresldont of the
United States should protest to the Spanish
Government airalnst such a violation of the
rules of civilized warfure. Tho bank
ruptcy bill was further dlcisd. The
nomination of Alfred 10. Uuck, to be minis
ter to Japan, waa recvlved from the presi
dent The house was not In session.
Thesundryclvll and tho Indian appropria
tion bills were reported to the senate on tho
Cth and the nomination of Theodore Itoose
velt, of New Tork. to be assistant secretary
f tho navy, was received from the president.,-
The resolution of Senator Morgan
(Ala.) declaring that a state of war exists
In Cuba, and recognizing loth parties as
tulllgOrents, was discussed, and the bank
ruptcy bill was further considered. ...Tho
house was not In session.
f ' DOMESTIC.
The government reeeipts from cus
tom during March amounted to $22,
f23,856, npainst $13,314,215 for March,
, The receipts from Internal rev
enue 'increased alout $375,000 over
March of last year.
It Is announced that Associnte Justiea
Stephen J. Field, of the United States
supremo court, proposes to retire froan
the bench July 1.
' Francisco 11 on zela, Antonio (lonzclns
Raurlano Alarid and 1'atrfclo Vnlencin,
who murdered ex-Sheriff Frank Chavez
on May 20, 1892. were hanged together
on one scaffold at Santa Fe, N. M.
Christian Hehultz, n. lookleeiior for
tm Kuh, Nathan & Fi.sn.licr company
in Chicago, vas fusvaulted and robln-d
of $3,500 belonging1 to the conKrration
by Fdwwd Vilon, another employe of
the company, who made his escape.
The illanc brothers were executed at
Lafayette, La., for murdering Simon
Begnaud. a merchant at Scott, La.,
nltout a yenr ngo.
Lyman Cutting and wife, while driv
ing over a railroad crossing In Shirley,
Mass., were Instantly killed by a train.
The monthly statement Issued by the
treasury department gives the money
circulation jmt capita as $23.01. based on
an estimated population of 72.547.000.
MaJ. Gen. Thomas H. linger, com
manding the department of the east of
the United States army, with headquarters-
In New York, has leen retired,
and Is succeeded by Maj. (Jen. Wesley
Merritt.
The exchanges nt the loading clearing
bouses In tho United States during the
week ended on the 2d aggregated $905,
986,042, ngninst$SS7,300,9M the previous
week. The decrease compared with the
corresponding week of 190 was 5.2.
Seeretnry Sherman has protested
against the execution of den. Iluis Iti
nera, the Cubnn leader In IMnardel Ilio
who was recently captured hy the Span
ish forces.
Maj. Charles L. Dick, of Akron, O.,
iinit bet-n selected tin secret. uy of ili
national republican committer.
Five men near Indian Uny, Ark.,
were drowned while fleeing from the
rising waters in White river, and Ave
more persons lost their lives In the flood
near Madrid, Mo. In Greenville, Miss.,
the streets were navigable only by
boat, and plantations never before un
der water were submerged.
There were 4,042 business failures In
the United States reported during the
jnst quarter, compared with 4,512 in the
llrst quarter of 1896. a falling off of
about 11 per cent. The total liabilities
amounted to $'.2,5 13,000, a falling off of
10 per cent, from the corresponding
total last year.
A cyclone passed over the southern
portion of Cleveland county. Ark., de
stroying 15 residences and wounding
ten persons. William Shirley was killed.
The steamer J. F. C. Griggs sank In
the Chattahoochee river near Columbia,
Ala., and five persons were lost.
The Maple I-eaf hotel was burned at
Richmond, Mo., and James Kernan and
Frank Anderson perished In the flames.
An ordinance prohibiting buildings
In St. Louis of greater altitude than
150 feet was passed by the city coun
cil. The petition of Joseph It. Dunlop,
publisher of the Chicago Dispatch, for
executive clemency has been denied by
the president. Dunlop Is under sentence
for sending obscene literature through
the malls.
At Jamestown. X. Y., Millard Spencer
fatally wounded his stepdaughter nnd
Miss Helen Van Syckle, of Union. Pa.,
who was visiting her, set fire to h!s
barn, burning 13 head of stock, and cut
hi throat.
At Norwalk. Wis.. William Westphal
fatally shot Mrs. Carrie Deltsch. wife of
William Deitsrh, nnd then shot him
self )end. 11 was Insane.
A sailing skiff eapnlzcd in the Niagara
river near Niagara Falls, N. Y.. nnd
Thomas Powd, nged 23, and l'dward
Howling, 39 years old. were drowned.
F.dward Graham nnd iVinirl Shirley,
miners, were caught by nn avalanche
near Taconn. Wash., nnd killed.
' Dr. J. IT. Walton, a well-known phy
sician of Dubuque, la., committed sui
cide In Lincoln park, Chicago, while
temporarily Insane.
The IMehnrdson building In Chnttn
rooga. Ten n., was destroyed by fire nnd
Loyd V. lng and S. M. I'atton perished In
the flames. The property losa Is $100,-000.
Gov. Soofleld, of Wisconsin, vetoed
the anti-trust bill on the grounds that
It was harsh and unreasonable,
A terrific windstorm struck the towns
of Knos, Hagaman, L'Idred and Colum
biana, in Illinois, wrecking many build
Ings.
Douglass Ileece after 33 hours of hyi
notie sleep in a coflin in Chilf.cothe, ).,
buried live feet below the sod, was resur
leeted and said he felt as well as ever.
Miss I'hocbe Couzlns has renounced
woman suffrage and repudiated its lead
ers. A fire in the George G.Otte company's
carpet store in Cincinnati destroyed the
entire stock, valued at $300,000.
Forest tires were doing immense dam
age in the l'oconoond IJlue Ilidge moun
tains in Pennsylvania.
A freight train went through a span
of a railway bridge at Wood's Hun, Pa.,
and Fireman William Ilaggerty was
killed Instantly and Fngiueer William
Graham was fatally injured.
The visib'o supply of groin in the
United Slates on the 5th was: Wheat,
38,012,000 bushels; corn, 25,318,000 Imsh
els; oats, 13.016,000 but h els; rye, 3,002,
0C0 bushels; barley, 2,812,000 bushels.
The Globe uavlngs bank In Chicago
clow-d Its doors with liabilities of $040,
C00 and ansrt& estimated at $050,000.
George Hackney, aged 71, and his
wife, aged 70, of Chicago, celebrated
their golden wedding in Topekn, Kan.,
by taking a spin on their bicycles.
Joseph Webb, John Murphy and John
Haningati were killed by gas in a brew
cry at Montreal.
The sweetheart of .7. A. Jenkins, a
young merchant ntSavunnah, Mo., died,
and soon after Jenkins shot himself
through the heart.
J. II. Aldrich, for years cashier and
paymaster of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott A. Memphis railroad, was arrested
In Kansas City, Mo., and confessed that
he was short $27,000 in his accounts.
Capt. Kan P. Newell, for years the
head of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution,
has retired from the management of the
paper.
President McKlnley has received from
the governors of Louisiana, Arkansas
and Mississippi telegrams all emphasiz
ing the need of help in relieving the
flood sufferers.
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada for March shows a total of $10,
502,950, ogainst $14,839,000 in March,
1890.
Four weeks havo elapsed since the
terrible, railway wreck near Hay.elto-n,
Iud., In which five lives were lost, and
not one of the bodies has lcen recovered.
Secretary Gage has taken i teps for a
more vigorous enforcement of the im
migration laws against tho admission
into this country of alien women of Im
moral character.
In the United State and Canada
the Are losses for the first three months
of 1897 were $31,229,400, against $33,
009,700 during the same time In 1890.
James H. Hrewster it Co., manufac
turers of carriages in New York, as
signed with heavy liabilities.
Henry Struive and two sons were
drowned near Frankfort, S. I)., in a
flood. In North Dakota a rise in the
rivers near Fargo was doing immense
damage.
Advices from the flooded sections In
the south state that from Marion, Ark.,
north of Memphis, to Greenville, Miss.,
50 towns nnd villages are underwater,
and n territory extending from 100
miles north of Memphis to 200 miles
south, nnd five to forty miles wide, is
submerged and devastated by the flood,
and 50,000 persons are destitute.
The Florida legislature convened at
Tallahasseee.
It Is estimated that there; will Ik
1,000,000 visitors In New York city on
the 27th ln;t., when Gen. Grant's tomb
is dedicated.
Tho first government crop rejsirt of
theyear shows) that in inotof the states
too much rain hn hindered farm work
and the season U rejortcd late. The
outlook, however, is very encouraging.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
George Steck, the foundcrof the piano
house bearing his name, died at his
home in New York, aged 08 years.
President nnd Mrs. McKlnley ure to
summer at Lake Sunnpec, near New
port, N. 11., as the guests of Col. John
Hay.
In the Michigan stite election Charles
D. long (rep.) was reelected justice of
the supreme court nnd Charles D. Law
ton and William J. Cocker (reps.) were
elected regents of the university by
about 20,000 majority. In Detroit W.
C. Maybury (dem.) was elected mayor.
Mrs. Katherine Fay Kwing, founder
of the first children's home In America,
died In Marietta, ()., aged 77 years.
Samuel C. Griggs, one of Chicago's
pioneer publishers, died at the age of
75 years.
Gustav Tafel, the democratic candl-.
date, was elected mayor of Cincinnati
by a plurality of 7,320.
Carter H. Harrison (dem.) wns elect
ed mayor of Chicago by a plurality ap
proximating 75,000.
lleturns from the town elections In
Wisconsin Indicate democratic gains.
Judge Marshall (rep.) was elected with
out opposition to succeed himself ns
Justice of the supreme court for the full
term beginning Jnnunry 1, 1898.
The republicans of St. Iiuis elected
Henry Ziegnheim mayor by a majority
Of 211,000.
Tn the IJllnols tow nshlp elections the
republicans were generally successful.
The women of Kanaas were an Im
portant factor In the municipal elec
tion, nnd In four of the six first-class
cltlee of the state the republicans were
victorious.
Later returns from the Michigan elec
tion shows that Charles D. Long (rep.),
for Justice of the supreme court, will
liuve a plurality approximating 50,000.
FOREIGN.
Johannes Hrahms, the musical com
poser, died In Vienna. Austria, aged 04
jears.
It was said nt Constantinople tnat
a blockade of Greece by the warships
of the powers v-ould hasten a conflict
between the Turks nnd the Greeks on
tho frontier of Thessaly.
The fifty-fourth annual boat race be
tween crews representing the universi
ties of Oxford and Cambridge w as won
at Tutney by the Oxfords.
A dispatch 6ays that the powers have
ordered the admirals of the Interna
tional fleet to begin a pacific blockade
of Athens..
Advices from Athens ray that In the
event of the power attempting to drive
Mm out of Crete, Col. Vdrsos will retire
to the mountains near Sphakia, where,
with the aid of the insurgents, ho will
resist to the last the attacks of the for
eign troops.
Twenty perrons were-kllled and many
others were injured by nn explosion in
a fireworks factory nt Lisbon, Portugal.
The sultan of Zanzibar has issued a
decree abolishing slavery.
Advices from Madrid say that the
Spanish government has ordered a vig
orous campaign to be pushed until the
rebellion is crushed in Cuba.
At the anniversary in Athens of tho
declaration of 1821 of the independence
of Greece from Turkish rule patriotic
speeches were made and warlike senti
ments were loudly applauded.
LATER.
The Arkansas legislature will con
vene in extra session on the 20th Inst.
llather than leave a home because of
poverty which had been theirs for over
17 years William H. Gage nnd his wife,
Marin, loth over 70 years old, commit
ted suicide in Chicago by taking poison.
The king of Siam left Hangkok on his
Udt to Fju rope and the United States.
At the state election in Ilhode Island
Elisha Dyer, of Providence, was elected
governor by the republicans by a plu
ral Hy of 14,000.
Secretary Sherman stated that he had
r.rsumnccs that (Jen. Ilivern, the CuUm
insurgent leader, would not be exe
cuted, but would be treated ns a pris
oner of war.
A dispatch from Mackinaw City, Mich.,
says the straits of Mackinaw are entire
ly free from ice.
Gen. Julio Sanguilly mid Col. Fran
cisea Lnehusa were arrested nt Jackson
ville, Fin., on a charge of aiding and
abetting a filibustering exiedition to
Cuba.
An uprising in the island of Porto
Kieo against the Spanish government is
announced.
The losses by the K. S. Dean com
pany's failure In New York will reach
$1,000,000, and they fall heaviest on diy
lalorers, farmers, teachers nnd women
in every class of life throughout the
country.
The state prohibition convention nt
Columbus, O., nominated J. C. Hollidny,
of Muskingum, for governor. The chief
feature of the platform Is the indorse
ment of woman suffrage.
Fred Isenhnrt, aged 87, a wealthy
farmer of Iloyalton township, and Miss
Katie KnufT, aged 17, were married In
Mies, Mich.
On her trial trip at Itoston the battle
nhip Iowa proved herself the fastest In
the navy, averaging 17 knots an hour,
and winning for her builders, Messrs.
William Cramp &. Son, of Philadelphia,
a premium of $200,000.
The rending of the president' mes
sage in the United States senate on the
7th urging congressional relief for the
devastated regions of the Mississippi
river was followed by the wis sage of a
joint revolution appropriating $200,000
to be Immediately available for the flood
sufferers. Senntor Morgan spoke fur
ther In support of the resolution declar
ing that a Mate, of war exists in Cuba,
nnd recognizing lx)th parties ns bel
ligerents. In the house a joint resolu
tion vns adopted appropriating $200,000
for the relief of the flood sufferers of the
Mississippi valley.
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
William Waldorf Astor owns 4,000
houses in New York city, and has an
income of more than $0,000,000 a year.
Mrs. Sarah J. Drown, who died in
Hloomsburg, Pa., recently, left all her
fortune of $00,000 to Methodist institu
tions. A trnin of American ears has been
put on the Southeastern railroad on
the line between London and Hastings,
En gland.
The White Star line steamer Civic
left Liverpool with 11,500 tons of mer
chandise, the largest cargo by 3,000 odd
tons that has ever been shipped from
the other side to New York.
Ilev. Mr. Hackus, of Worth county.
Mo., believes firmly that the earth Is
flat, and he challenges the scientists of
the world to prove him wrong.
The distinction of being the first
fourth-class postma.stcr npjointed by
this administration has fallen on John
P. Kelly, of White Cloud, Doniphan
county, Kan.
llailroad 'men In Chicago complain
that business was never ns dull as it
is at present, and they ascribe the lack
of trallie partly to the decision of the
supreme court against pools.
Maj. Charles II. Miller, who partici
pated in 03 battles in the war of the
relxdlion, died in Allegheny, Pa., from
injuries received by being knocked
down by a bicyclist a few days before.
The secretary of the bureau of labor
for Pennsylvania reports that more
than 100,000 persons arc now em
ployed In gainful nvocations In that
state in excess of those at work a year
ago.
A man found guilty of fishing In
Florida between sundown on Saturday
nnd sunrise on Monday Is now punished
by a fine not exceeding $200 nnd con
fiscation of all his fishing tackle and
iwats.
William Hloorn, under arrest In Cleve
land, ()., on the charge of arson, has
marte a sensntionnl confession to the
fire wardens. He declared with eon
sidernble pride that he had been set
ting fire to buildings In various cities
for five years.
The Cnrnegie Steel company In Pitts
burgh has captured the contract for
the first steel fireproof building to be
elected in the orient. Tnmasukl Zo
koknwa. a Japanese architect and en
gineer, prepared the plans for the build
ing, which is to be erected for Matsul fc
Co. in Tokio.
TO THE RESCUE.
CongToas Votoa Aid to tho Flood
Stricken Districts.
In Itepone to thm Spcslal Mesaair
of I'resllent McKlnley, tl Sam of
9200,000 la Promptly Appropri
ated hy Senate mn House.
Washington, April 8. fThe president
Wednesday sent the following message
to the senate nnd house of representa
tives: "Information which has recently come to
me from the governors of Arkansas, Mis
sissippi and Louisiana and from prominent
citizens of these states and Tennessee war
rants the conclusion that widespread dls
trers. involvlriK the destruction of a lare
amount of property and loss of human
life, has resulted from the floods which
have been tibmergtiiK that section of the
country. These are stated, on reliable
authority, to be the most destructive
floods that have ever devastated the Mis
sissippi valley, the water being much high
er than the hltchest stage It has reached
before. From Marlon. Ark., north of Mem
phis, to Greenville, Miss., a distance of
more than 2LH miles by river. It is reported
there are now at least W towns and vil
lages under water; and a territory ex
tending from 100 miles north of Memphis
to 200 miles south, and from 6 to 4(J miles
wide, Is submerged. Hundreds of thou
sands of acres of cultivated soil, with
growing crops, are Included In the sub
merged territory. In this section alone
there are from 60,000 to 80,000 peoplo whose
property has been destroyed and whoso
business has been suspended. Crowing
crops have been ruined, thousands of cat
tle have been drowned nnd the Inhabitants
of certain areas threatened with fftarva
lion. As a greut majority of the sufferers
are small farmers, they have thus been
left entirely destitute and will be unpre
pared for work even after the floods hae
subsided.
"The entire Mississippi valley In Arkan
sas Is flooded and communication with
many points cut off. In Mississippi a like
condition exists. The levees in Ixiulsluna,
with a single exception, have held; but the
water Is rising and the situation there li
reported as being extremely critical.
"Under such circumstances tho citizens
of these states look for the cooperation
and support of the national government In
relieving the pressing cases of destitution
for food, clothing nnd shelter which nre
beyond the reach of local efforts. The
authorities who have communicated with
the executive recognize that their first
and most energetic duty Is to provide as
far as possible the means nf caring for
their own citizens; but nearly all of thorn
agree in the opinion that after their re
sources have been exhausted a sum ag
gregating at least $150,000, and possibly
J.fO.iXK), will be required for Immediate use.
"1'recedents are not wanting that In such
emergencies as this congress has taken
prompt, generous and intelligent action,
involving the expenditure of considerable
sums of money, with satisfactory results.
In 1S74 J.VJ0.0OO was appropriated, and In
UK2 i&O.ooo was also appropriated for re
lief In the same direction, besides large
sums In other years.
"The citizens' relief committee of Mem
phis, which has taken prompt action, has
already cured for from 6,000 to 7,000 refu
gees from tho flooded districts, and they
are still arriving In that city In large num
bers dally. Supplies and provisions have
been sent to the various points In Arkan
sas nnd Mississippi by this committee, but
the moat that can be done by theso ef
forts U to partly relieve the most acute
cases of suffering. No action has yet been
taken for the great majority of he In
habitants living in the Interior whose con
dition has already been described.
"Under these conditions, and having ex
erted themselves to the fullest extent, tht
local authorities have reluctantly confessed
their Inability to further cope with this
distressing situation unaided by relief from
the government.
"It has therefore seemed to me that
the representatives of the people should
be promptly Informed of the nature and
extent of the suffering and needs of thete
stricken people and I have communicated
these facts In the hope and belief that the
legislative branch of the government will
promptly reenforce the work of the local
authorities in tho states named.
"WILLIAM M'KINLKY.
"Executive Mansion, April 7, 1M7."
Washington, April 8. Senator Jones,
of Arkansas, oilered a joint resolution
in the senate Wednesday appropriat
ing $150,000 for supplies to the Missis
sippi river sufferers, and it was passed
nt oiue.
hi the house Mr. Catchings, of Mis
slssippi, otfered a resolution appropri
ating $200,000 for the relief of the Mis
sissippi t'.ood sufferers. This was
proinptlj' passed.
This would have left an awkward sit
uation, but the senate yielded prece
dence to the house nnd recalled Its res
olution, nnd then promptly passed the
house resolution, which .was ot once
transmitted to the president.
Washington, April 8. The president
signed the resolution for the relief of
the flood sutTercrs nt 1:53 p. m. He au
thorized the secretary of the navy to
secure a ship for the transportation of
grain to the famine sufferers in India.
Soon afterward the presidential party
drove to the wharf nnd embnrked on
the Dolphin for n few days' outing.
The party comprised the president
and Mrs. McKlnley. Mrs. Saxton, Dr.
Hates, the naval surgeon, and Secretary
Porter and wife.
REPUBLICANS WIN.
Stnte Election In Itlioile lalnml tioea
Their Wny.
Providence, 11. I., Apt il 8. The state
election Wednesday was the dullest 011
record. The republicans were abso
lutely sure of a walk-over, and had
there been the usual response on the
part of the electors r.lihn Dyer's vote
i.ould havo been one of the largest ever
given a gubernatorial candidate. As It
was, he has tho largest proportionate
plurality ever received for a candidate
for governor in IMiode Island, estimated
at 14.000. The republicans have gener
ally elected their candidates to the as
sembly. The license vote In the state
was generally In favor of granting li
censes. In this city Col. It. II. Stod
dard, who headed the reform ticket,
wns elected by 1.000, while the major
ity of the republican candidates fo
the aembly were also elected.
Spain, according to the war office
statistics, had sent, up to the end of
lfcOG, 108,047 men and 40 generals to
Cuba. The deaths in the field and from
yellow fever ami other diseases were
four generals and 22.7.11 men and offi
cers. No account Is given of the men
Kent home invalided, but at least 22,000
have returned, many of whom have
since died.
Under forced dra tight the newHrltlsh
flrst-cla.s battle ship Jupiter made nn
average of 18.4 knots In her four-hour
trial, nearly a knot more than the con
traot speed.
TELLS OF HI3 CRIME.
Draper Confesses to the Slsirder ot
llaatluita at Jacksonville, III.
Jacksonville, 111.. April 8.At last the
mystery of the murder of Charles L.
Huntings has Wen cleared away. C. L.
Draper, in jail for the crime, has made
a confession, explaining every detail
of the affair. Draper's statement cre
ated the greatest excitement here,
where interest in the death of Hastings
has been Intense. Hastings was an ab
stract clerk in the office of Judge K. 1.
Klrby. On the morning of April 1 his
body was found In the office, terribly
mutilated and bearing many ghastly
wounds, evidently Inflicted with a
pockctknlfe. Draper, who, It wa
claimed, w as an enemy of Hastings, waa
arrested on suspicion. Hlood was found
on his clothing, and, although he stout
ly maintained his innocence, circum
stances seemed to Implicate him In the
affair. It was known that Drajierand
Hastings were not on friendly terms,
and it was also known that Hastings
suspected Draper of entering Kirby'a
office at night and mutilating tlie ab
stract books, and it wns believed that
Hastings' frequent visits to the office
out of working hours w as to detect the
offender.
The whole mystery was solved
Wednesday afternoon, however. While
the coroner's jury was having another
session Kev. A. H. Morey entered the
room with a written confession from
Draper. This confession stated that on
the night of the murder Draperentered
Kirby'a office, opened the vault, being
in possession of the combination, and
took out a book. Hearing n noise he ex
tinguished his light, and undertook to
escape. He fore he could do so, Hast
ings entered, struck a match nnd dis
covering him rushed upon and seized
him, calling htm by nnme. Draper con
tinues his storj' ns follows:
"I had on my overcoat at the time he
seized hold of me. In the struggle I was
throwndownwithhlmuponme. Whllel was
In this position, I took the knife (which Is
now In the possession of the coroner) and
began to use It as best I could to free my
self from him. The struggle was alto
gether In the dark, and I could not tell
where or how the knife took effect. To the
best of my knowledge tho struggle lasted
IS or 20 mlnutea. After the struggle I re
placed the book In the vault, locked It, and
left the room by the front door with my
overcoat still on. After reaching the street
I Immediately started out to my own olHce,
and entered the some, and while washing
my face, Alfred Morrison came to the door
and said he had seen blood on my face, and
wanted to know If he could do anything
for me: I am not able now to recall my ex
act answer. I remained In my olllce for
some time how long I cannot state. While
there I discovered some blood on my over
coat. When I left the olllce I started for
my home, across the street, taking a round
about way."
Draper then details the circumstance!
of his entering his home quietly, with
out disturbing the sleeping members of
his family. After trying to sleep all
night he arose at S:.'10 a. m., put on
fresh clothing and burned that which
he had worn the night before, and upon
which he found blood stains. He ad
mits he had no right in Kirby'a office,
and says that but for his knowledge of
his wrongful intentions in doing o,
he would have told the truth of tho
murder nt once.
After leaving Judge Kirby'a employ
and beginning business for himself, it
was necessary in order to be able to
projerly prepare abstracts that lie
should have access to Kirby'a books.
He had kept a kej to the door when he
left, and in an evil hour decided to see
if the combination on the vault door
had been changed nnd found it had nob.
The combination wns ns it was left and
he went there night after night to take
ofT the abstracts of titles he was called
on to prepare.
WAGES OF SIN.
.Meted Out to 11 Yotmtr t'hlckcn Thief
In t levolninl.
Cleveland, O., April 8. C. C. Morgan
heard the burglar u hi rut attached to his
henhouse ring late Tuesday night and
getting his revolver, investigated. In
the henhouse he found the thief, who
knocked him down nnd began kicking
him. Morgan fire I four bullets at hi
antagonist, who therciion broke away
ami disappeared In the darkness. At
daylight t lie thief's body was found in
a ravine near by with three bullet holes
in it. It was Identified as that of
Charles Nelson, a young carpenter liv
ing on Hroadway.
Ohio I'rolilltlllonlata.
Columbus, ()., April 8. The chief fea
ture of the platform adopted by the
state prohibition convention was the
Indorsement of woman sulTrage. This
is in the nature of an olive branch to
the nationals nnd is a slight departure
from thi Pittsburgh platform of kmt
year, in which prohibition was made
the single issue and the split occurred,
resulting in placing of two presidential
tickets in the field. The nationals have
claimed that they left more on account
of the defeat of woman sufi'rage than
the silver Issue, and the action of the
state convention U therefore in the line
of reconciliation.
It I vera Fn I II nv.
St. Paul, Minn., April 8. The Missis
sippi has been falling slowly and reg
isters 17.G feet. It is estimated that
the total hws of log from breaking
bourns will foot tip $200,000. At South
St. Paul owners of Inrnts have estab
lished ferry lines. The distilling com
pany has built a large tlutlwvat and Is
floating whisky ncrosa to fill orders.
Sioux City, In., April 8. The Missouri
river is falling. Hundreds of acres have
gone into the current, several valuable
orchards have been destroyed and build
ings are being moved bntk to save them.
.May Wheat llropa.
New York, April 8. There waa a big
smash In wheat prices Wednesday. The
Maj' option suffered chiefly, as the long
interest in thnt month had swelled to
large projsirtions through months of
necumulat ion. Prom Tuesday night's
close prices dropped n cents. May, at
the lowest point, touching 71 cents,
which is the record since last Septem
ber. trnlta Free of lee.
Milwaukee, April 8. A dispatch from
Mack'naw City says the straits of Mack
inaw nre open. The weather Is worm
and the straits entirely free of ice.
WHIR OF THE WHEEL.
A novelty in cyclometers la made tol
b set into the fork crown, where the
mileage may Us easily read from th
saddle.
A writer In Hearings says that th
reason a pneumatic tire la faster than,
the old solid rubber tire is because ot
iU ability to absorb an obstruction In
stead of rising over it.
Not a single bicycle, even the very
cheapest, is now made without ball
bearings. Of course, the number 0$
balls, their temper and quality may dif
fer, but the lnlla nre there, all the same.
Some of the pnjeni are endeavoring
to give an impression that the monster
bicycle to be exhibited at the Paris ex- .
position in 1900, could be ridden if the
power could bo applied. That is non
sense; it is only for show, and nothing
more.
As ahowing how curious human na
ture is, the bicycle U an illustration.
Dealers in $100 w heels will sell 1890 pat
tern for $C0 to $75, and can find very
few buyers. A few months ago buyer
would snap at a $100 wheel for $75, but
now they will not take it, although, in
every respect. It is as good now as then.
THAT ST I. KM DID COFFEE.
Mr. Goodman, Williams County, 111.,
writes us: "From one package Salzer'a
German Coffee Herry I grew 300 pound
of better coffee than I can buy In store
at 30 cents a pound."
A package of this nnd big seed cata
logue is sent you by the John A. Salzer
Reed Co., La Crosse., Wis., upon receipt
of 15 cents stamps and this notice, r
Not a Well Day
Did Sho Soo For Months-Can Now
Sloop Woll, Eat Woll, and Palna
Havo Disappeared.
. " For several months my health had
been failing, and I did not have a well
day In this time. I had severo painv
in my back, my limbs ached and 1 was
restless at night. I suffered with loss
of appetite and severe nervous head
aches. A friend advised mo to try
Ilood's Sarsaparilla, After taking this
medicine for a whilo I found I was
gaining in health rapidly. I now havo
a good appetite, can sleep well, and tho
pains with which I suffered have al
most entirely disappeared. I am gain
ing in flesh. I am still taking Hood's
Sarsaparilla and I recommend it wher
ever I go." Miss Sa,rau Smith, 811
North Park Street, Chilllcothe, Ohio. '
Hood's S
Is the nest-in t set ths One True Wood rurlfler.
Ail druggists. II, six for& Get'only Hood's.
Hnd'c Oil le set hsrmonlously wtta
UOOU S I Ills Hood's fciarssparllla.
opened lba& (
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The popping of a
cork from a bottle of
Hires is a signal of
rood health and plea
sure. A sound the
old folks like to hear
the children can't
resist it.
Rootbeer
Is composed of ths
very Ingredients ths
ytlin reoulres. Aiding
the dlROitlou, sooth Ins
til norvea, purifying
the blood. A tern per
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