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VOLUME XLDL MILWAUKEE, i ONE DASH-HORSES. By-STEPHEN CRANE. Authof of "The Black Etc. (COPyiHGHT, 1896, BY EACHELLEE, JQHNSOS i EACHEILES.) PART r. Richardson pulled up his horse and looked over the trail where the crimson, scrape'of his servant flamed dusk of the mesquite.

The bills in the w.est were carved into and were painted the most profound Above them, the was of that tone of green- like still, sun-shot people denounce in pictures. Jose was -muffled deep his blanket, ind his'great 'toppling sombrero was drawn low over his brow. He shadowed his master, ajong the dimming trail in the fashion of an assassin. A cold wind of the impending night swept over the wilderness of mesquite. "Man," said Richardson in lame Mexican, as the servant drew near, "I want -eat! I want sleep! Quickly! Understand?" "Si, senqr," said Jose, nodding.

He stretched one arm out of his blanket 23 and pointed a yellow finger into the gloom. "Over there, small village! Si, They rode forward again. Once the American's horse shied and breathed quiveringly at sonfething which he saw or imagined in the darkness, and the rider drew a steady, patient rein, and HE SHABOWED HIS MASTER THE 'DIMMISG IN THE FASH. ION OF AN ASSASSIN. leaned over to speak tenderly.as.

if hi wcre addressing a frightened woman. The sky'had faded to white over the mountains and the plain was a vast, pointless ocean of black. Suddenly some low houses appeared squatting amid the bushes. Tbe horsemen rpde into a 'hollow until the houses against the somber sundown sky end then a small hillock, causiiiL. these habitations to sink like boats in tin Bea of shadow.

A beam of red firelight fell acrosi the trail. Richardson sat- sleepily his horse while the Servant' quarrele- with mere voice in tli over the price of bed and boar'd he wrist, must have looked like. the of a corpse in the wan moonught, which gave everything a hue of the. grave. My friend, take my advice and never executed by a hangmari who doesn talk the English language.

It, or any-, hirig that resembles. it, is the most difficult of deaths. The tumultuous erno- Sof Richardson's terror slpw and careful process-of thought means of which he understood Mexican. Then he used his instinctive "comprehension of the first and universal' auguage, which is tone; Still-it isi dis- eartening not to be able to understand the detail of threats against the blood of yohr body. Suddenly, the clamor of voices ceased.

There was a silence of decision. The blanket flung aside, and the red light of a torch flared into the room. It was held high by a fat, round-faced Mexican, little snake-like mustache was as: black as liis eyes, arid -whose eyes were black, as jet. He was insane with the wild rage of a man whose liquor is dully bumms at his brain. Five or six of bis fellows crowded after Mm.

The guitar, which had been thrummed doggedly during the time of the high words, now suddenly stopped. They contemplated each other. Richardson sat very straight and still, his can was sliding-toward him in the darkness, and if the first tiling he knew of it would DC the deadly sting of- the knife. "Sssh." The whispered, Jose, He drew his revolver from under the blanr ket and held it on his leg. The blanket over- the door fascinated It was a vague and unmoving.

Through the. opening it shielded was to come, probably, menace, death. Sometimes he thought he saw it move. PART n. As grim white sheets, the.black and silver of coffins, all the panoply of death, affect of that which they hide, so this blanket, dangling before a hole in an adobe wall, was to Richardson a horrible emblem, and a horrible, thing in itself.

In his present mood Richardson could not have been brought touch it with his The celebrating Mexicans occasionally howled in song. The guitarist played with speed and enthusiasm. Richardson longed to run. But in this mystic and threatening doom, his terror convinced him that move on his part would be a signal for pounce of death. Jose, abjectly, occasionally mumbled- ponderous as'starS the minutes went.

Suddenly Richardson thrilled and started. His breath, for a moment, left him. In sleep his nerveless fingers had allowed his revolver to fall upon the hard floor." He grabbed it hastily and his glance swept apprehensively over the room. A chill blue light of dawn was in the place." Every outline was slewly growing; detail was following The dread not move. The riotous company 'had gone or become silent.

Richardson-felt in his blood the effect of this cold dawn. The-candof of breaking his nerve. He touched he said. His servant' et. Iric Mexicans in uie jifeiii.

a nn -Me the torch, their eyes blinking and The fat one posed in the mariner of a grandee. Presentiy his dropped to- his belt, and from his lips there spun an hideous which often foreshadows knife-blows, a word peculiarly of Mexico, where people have to dig deep to find insult -that has not lost its savor. The American did not move. He was staring at the fat Mexican with a strange fixedness of gaze, not fearful, not. dauntless, not anything that could be interpreted.

stared. The fat Mexican must -disconcerted, for.he;-continued,to pose as a grandee, with more and more sublimity, until it would have been easy for him to have fallen, over backward. His companions were swaying in a very drunken manner. They still blinked their little beady eyes at Richardson. Ah, well, sirs, here was mystery.

At the approach: of their menacing company, why did not this American cry out-and turn 'pale, or run, or-prny them mercy? The animal merely sat still, and stared, and. waited for them to begin. Well, evidently he was a bsliter; or perhaps lie was an idiot. Indeed. tbis was an em-, barrassing situation, for who was going forward to discover whether he was a great fighter or an idiot? To nerves were tingling and twitching like live wires and whose heart jolted inside this pause was and for these men who could so frighten him there began to swell in him a -hatred that iriade him long to of fighting all of them, a hatred that made capable-of fighting of them.

A 44-caliber revolver can make a hole large Richardson buckled on his spurs and strode up; Jose obediently lifted the two great Richardson held two bridles and on his left arm; in his right hand he held his revolver. They sneaked. toward the- The man who said that spurs jingled was insane. Spurs have a W'alking in wbuld. grow like weeds in the spring, and upon escape, they would ride forth dauntless warriors.

Sometimes he was sure he" saw them. Sometimes he was sure he heard -them. Continually looking backward over his shoulders, he studied: the- purple expanses where the nigjit was marching away. 'Jose rolled arid shuddered in his saddle, persistently disturbing stride of the black horse, fretting arid worrying him until-, the white: foazn flew," and the great shoulders shone like satin from the At last Richardson drew his horse carefully down to a.walk. Jose wished to rush insanely on, put the American' spoke to him sternly.

the two paced forward side by side, Richardson lit- tie horse thrust over liis soft nose and inquired into the black's condition. Riding with Jose was like riding with a corpse. His face resembled a cast in lead. he, swung "forward and almost pitched from his seat. Richardson was tob frightened himself to do anything but hate'this man for his fear: Finally, he issued a mandate which "nearly caused: Jose's eyes to of his head and fall to the ground like two silver coins.

"Ride behind: fifty paces. the servant. "Go," the American, -furiously. He glared at the other; arid laid his hand on his at' his master wildly. He made a piteous gesture.

Then slowly he fell watch- ing'the -bard, face of Tthe American for sign of mercy. Richardson had-resolved in his rage that at- any rate he 'was: going to use the eyes and ears of extreine ear to detect the approach of 'danger; and so he established his servant sort of an outpost. As they proceeded he was obliged to watch sharply to see that' the servant did'not slink forward him. 7 hen Jose made beseeching circles in the air with his arm he-replied by menacingly gripping his revolver. Jose had a revolver, too; it was very clear in his mind that the revolver 'was distinctly an American weapon; He had been educated in the Rio Grande country.

Richardson lost the trail once. He was recalled to it by the loud sobs of should suddenly mate up their minds to turn" around and go back, there would: be an effect somewhat like that now produced by the drunken horsemen. Richardson saw the rnrales swing- their carbines forward, and, pecnliar- minded person that he was, felt his heart leap into his throat at.the prospective volley. But the officer, rode forward alone. It appeared that the'man who owned the best horse in this astonished company was.

the fat'Mexican with the snaky moustache, arid, in consequence, this? gentleman was quite a distance" in. the van. He tried to pull ug, wheel his horse and scuttle back over the hills as some of coriipariioni had done, but officer called to him with a voice harsh with howled the oficer. "This senor is niy of my friends. Do yon: dare pursue him, -I i These lines represent terrible names, all different; used by the officer.

The fat Mexican simply groveled om. his horse's, neck. His face was green; it could be seen that he expected "death: The officer stormed with magnificent intensity; Finally he sprang from his saddle and, running to. the fat Mexican's side, yelled: and kicked the horse in the belly BADGEH BREVITIES. Wright, a pioneer of Belmont, died, aged 75 years.

Inglehart died at his hpme in Cambria of blood poisoning. residence of-Frank Constance, was destroyed by fire. a lyell-knowri resident of Marinette, passed away at the age of 50 years. Ida Ecke was wedded to Paul Bode at the home of her parents in Sheboygan. Brehrner died 'very suddenly at her- home in.

Cumberland, aged 40 years. Schnltz away at Falls, that place. i- 1C UlS Sift VUII1. bly Mexican yourself -p Theli 't last Jose came clatteringLfor- vasruely of a telegraphic lineman, nicri- Thp ardson was inexpressibly shocked when he came to walk. 'He sounded to hiui- self like a pair of cymbals.

He would have known of this if he had rpfleoted; but then he was escaping, not reflecting. He made a gesture of despair, and Iroin under the two saddles Jose tried to make one of hopeless horror. Richardson stopped, and with shaking fingers unfastene'd the spurs. Taking them in his left hand, he picked up his revolver and they slunk on toward the door. On the threshold, Richardson looked back.

In a corner, he: saw; him with large eyes the Indian man and woman who had been his hosts. Throughout the night they had made no sign, and'now they, neither spoke nor moved. Yet Richardson thought ne tected meek sa'tisfaction at his The street was, still and deserted. In the eastern sky there was a lemon-col- ored'patch; ''it'-'-' Jose had picketed the horses at tbe side of the house: As the two men came around the corner, Richardson's animal set up- a whinny of welcome. lit- gloom-over, the price of bed and Boa.ru "ph "for: little boys marbles The.

houses about him were for the throiigli, and there was a certain, fat -Mexican with a riiustache like a snake who' caine extremely near to have eaten his last tomale because he frightened a man too much. Jose had slept the first part of the ightVin bis fashion, his body hunched nto a heap, his legs crooked, his head olichiug his-knees. Shadows had' ob- most part like tombs in their whit and sjleuee, but there were scudding black figures that seemfed interested in arrival. Jose came at last to-the horses' heads, and "the American slid stiffly- fronj'hiK seat. He muttered a greeting, as his spurred feet lie clicked into the i ridobe confronted liim.

The brown stolid fare of a in the light of the lire. He seated self on the i earthen floor and blinked drowsily at the fire. He was aware the woman was clinking earthenware, and hieing here and everywhere in the maneuvers of the housewife. From a dark corner of the-room there came the souVid of two or three snores twining The w-oinan handed liiin a bowl of. tortillas.

She was a submissive creature, fiinid and She gazed at silver spurs, his large impressive r.evulver. "with the interest, and admiration of the highly privileged cat of the': adage. When he ate. she seemed transfixed-off there in the gloom, her white teeth sinning. Jose entered, staggering under two Mexican saddles, large enough for building decided to smoke a cigarette, inid then changed his It would bo'much-finer to go to sleep.

-His blanket hung over his left shoulder, furled into a long pipe of cloth, according to.a Mexican fashion. By doE- ing his Eombrei'b, unfastening his sjiurs and his revolver belt, he uiade himself ready, for the slow blissful twist into the blanket. Like a cautious man he lay close -to the wall, and all his prop' erty was very n.ear-his The mesquite brush burned long. Jose threw two gigantjc wings shadow as lie flapped bis blanket about across his chest under his and then around his neck and his chest time over his arms, with theeiid tossed on his right shoulder. A Mexican thus snugly enveloped can nevertheless' free his fighting arm in a beautifully brisk way.

merely shrugging his shoulder as he grabs for the weapon nt his licit. (They always wear their scrapes in this mariner.) The firelight smothered the rays which, streaming from a moon as large ns a drum-head, were struggling open door. Richardson hoard, from the main the fine, rhythmical trample of the hoofs of hurried horses. He went to sleep wondering who rode so fast arid BO late. And in the deep silence the pale ravs of the moon must have prevailed against the red spears of the fire until the room was slowly flooded to its with a rectangle of-silver light, Richardson was awakened by the 1 cpund of a guitar.

It was badly played this land of Mexico, from which the romance of the instrument ascends to ris like a perfume. The guitar was groaning and whining -like a badgered soul. A sound of scuffling feet accompanied the music. Sometime laughter arose, and often the voices of saying bitter things to-each but always -the guitar cried on, treble Kouudiug as if some-one were beating iron, and the bass humming like "Damn having a dance," muttered Richardson, -fretfully. He heard two men quarreling short, sharp' words, like pistol shots; they were filing -each other, worse, names than common people know in other countries.

wondered why the noise was so loud. Raising his head from his saddle pillow, he saw, with the help of the valiant moonbeams, a blanket hanging against the wall at the further end the- room. Being of the opinion that Jt concealed a door; and remembering that Mexican drink made men very he pulled revolver closer to jj pyepared or sudden disaster. was dreaming of his far I beloved north. wonld kill him, must not!" ill him! Listen! I will SHt: American beast for his beauti- ful pistol and spurs and money and if 'he will toot give --BCC? 1 'these are people.

Iiook out, senpr." i twente voices took part in the discussion. They in qtiivering rfirlllneBS, as from men.badly drunk. Kichirdson fclt the ekin -draw tight aKinnd his month, and his knee-joints JL. etnn.lv dowly came a pocture, the motion of the room. him from the sight of the invad- I At this point he arose, and tregan I 0 prowl qtiakingly over torard Ricliard- ion.

as if be meant to hide -behind him. Of a sudden the fat Mexican gave a lowl of glee. Jose had come within the orch's circle of lights With roars of singular ferocity the whole group of Mexicans pounced on the American's serv- mt. Ue shrank shuddering away -from hem, beseeching every; device of vin-il and- gesture. They pushed him with their fists.

They stung him with heir As he groveled on his knees lie fat Mexican look him ty 'the throat ind said: am going to kill you!" nil continually they turned their eyes see if they were to" succeed in causing he initial demonstration by- the American. Richardson looked on impassively. Un- tler tin- blanket, however, his-fingers were clinched as. rigidly as iron upon the handle of his revolver. Here suddenly two brilliant dashing chords from the guitar were heard, and 1 woman's voice, full of laughter and cried from without: "Hello! Hello! Where are you?" The lurching company of Mexicans inr stantly paused and looked at the around.

One said, as he stood with his legs wide apart in order to balance himself: "It is the girls. rThey have come!" screamed in answer to the question of the woman: "Here!" And without waiting he started on a pilgririiage the blanket-covered door. One could now hear a "number of female voices jiggling and chattering. Two other Mexicans "Yes, it is the girls! Yes!" They -also quietly away. Even the fat Mexican's ferocity seemed to be affected.

He looked uncertainly at the sBll-immpva- JOSE'S JIQAN? TO A VNIVEKSIAL THEOLOGY. COURSE THE LIGHT OF A TORCH WAS FLARED INTO THE ROOM. grasped him: gaylj: here! He ble American. Two of his friends "Come, the girls are cast another slower at Richardson. "But he began.

Laughing, his comrades hustled him toward On-its threshold arid holding back the. tJanke.t with one be turned his yellow- face with" a last challenging shire toward' the American. Jose, Bewailing his state in little sobs of utter despair and woe, crept to Richard- eon and nnddled: sear his knee. Then the cries of the Mexicans meeting the girls were -heard, and guitar burst out in joyons humming. The clouded, and but a faint square of, light fell through tie open main deor of tbf house.

The coals of the' fire save for occasional Richardson did not change his nosltioB. He refltained staring at, Ae' blanket which hid the strategic door in, the far did. knee Jose was. arguing, 1ow, aigrieired with-ithe; the Mexicans tie horse had evidently them coming. He stood facing them, his ears cocked his eyes bright with welcome.

Richardson made frantic gesture, but the horse in his happiness at. the appearance of his friend whinnied with enthusiasm. The American felt at that he could have, strangled his well-beloved Upon the threshold of safety, he was being betrayed by horse, his friend. He same hate: for: the horse that he would have felt "for a dragon. And yet, as he glanced'wildly about him, see nothing stirring' in the street, nor at the doors of the tomb like houses.

Jose had his own saddle girth and both bridles buckled in a He curled the picket ropes with a few sweeps of his arm. The fingers of Richardson, however, were shaking, so that he could -hardly buckle the girth. hands Were in invisible mittens. He was wondering, calculating, hoping about his horse. He knew the little animal's willingness and courage under all circumstances up to this time, but it was different.

Who could tell if some wretched instance of equine perversity was riot about to develop. Maybe the- Jittle fellow would not feel like smoking over the plain at express speed this morning, arid so he would: rebel and kick and be wicked. Maybe he would-be without feeling, of-interest, and run listlessly. All men who have had to hurry in the saddle knows what it is to be on" a horse who does' riot understand 'the dramatic situation. Riding a lame-sheep to' it Richardson, fumbling furiously at the girth, thought of these things.

Presently he had it fastened. He swung into the-saddle, and as.he did so his horse Aa'de a mad jump forward. The spurs of Jose scratched and tore the flanks of his great black and side by side the two horses raced down the viilage. street. American heard his horse-breath a quivering sigh of excitement.

-Those four feet skimmed. They were as light as" fairy puff balls. The houses of the village glided past in a moment, arid the great, clear, silent plain ap. -peared -like a pale blue sea of mist and wet bushes. Above mountains the colors of the sunlight were like -the first tones, the chords of the mighty hymn of the The American looked down at his horse.

He felt in his heart the first thrill of confidence. little animal, unnrged and quite tranquil, moving his ears this way and that way with an air of interest in the scenery, was nevertheless bounding into the: eye, of the breaking day 'with the speed of a frightened Richardson, looking saw the long, fine reach fore-: limb as steady as steel machinery. As the ground reeled past, the long, dried grasses hissed, and cactus-plants were dull blurs. A wind hurled the horse's mane over his Jose's profile was lined against the pale skv. It was as thafof a man who swims alone in the ocean.

His eyes glinted like metal, fastened on some unknown point ahead of him, some of Occasionally his month puckered in'a tittle, unheard cry; and his fees, bended back, worked spasmodically as his sparred heels sliced the flanks his charger. Richardson consnlted the gloom in th.e. west for signs of a hard-riding, yelling, calvacade. He knew thai whereas friends the enemy had attacked him when he had sat still and with apparent calmness confronted them, they: wwwss 1 1 ward, gesticulating and wailing. The little horse sprang to -the shoulder of the black.

They were off. again looking backward, could see a slatttinjr flare of dust ori the whitening plain. He thought that he could detect small.moving figures in it. moans. and Cries amounted, to a university course- in theology.

They broke continually from his quivering lips. His spurs were as motors. They forced the black horse over the plain in great headlong leaps. But under Richardson there was a little insignificant rat-colored beast who was running apparently with al- iriost as much- effort- as it requires a statue to stand'Still. As a matterof truth, theground seeriicd something to be touched froui time to time with hoofs that were as light as blown leaves.

Occasionally Richardson lay back and pulled stoutly at his bridle to from abandoning his servant. Jose harried at his horse's month, flopped around in the saddle and made: his two heels beat like flails. The black ran like a horse in Crimson: scrapes in the distance resembled drops of blood on the great cloth of plain. Richardson began to dream of all possible chances. Although quite- a man.

he did not once think of his servant. Jose being a Mexican, it was natural that he should be killed in Mexico: brit for himself, a New Temeinbered'all the tales of such races for life, and he thought them badly written. The great hlack horse was growing The jabs of Jose's spurs no longer caused'him to bound forward in wild leaps of pain. Jose had at.last suc- ceeded in teaching him that spurring' was to be expected, speed or and. now he took the pain of it dully and stolidly, as an animal who finds that doing his best gains him no respite.

Jose was turned into a raving maniac. He "bellowed arid screamed, working his arms a ml his heels like one in a fit. He resembled a man on a sinking ship, who' to the ship. Richardson, too, cried uiailly to-the black-horse. The spirit of-the horse responded to these calls, and' quivering and breathing heavily he made a great effort, a sort of a final rush, riot for himself apparently, but because he understood that his life's sacrifice, perhaps, had been invoked by these two men who cried to him universal tonsue.

Richardson- had no sense' of this was too often now he remembers a certain black horse. From the rear could be heard a yelling, and once a shot was the air, evidently. Richardson moaned, as he looked bade. He kept on his revolver. tried to imagine the brief tumult of his capture--the flurry with all his mighf.

The aniriial gave a mighty, into- the air and the fat. Mexican, with one wretched glance. at the contemplative rUrales, aimed his steed for the top of the ridge. again gulped in expectation of -a volley, is is 'one of the favorite methods of the rurales for dis-f posing of objectionable The fat, green Mexican also evidently thought that he was to be.killed the run, from the miserable look he cast at the troops. Nevertheless, he was allowed to vanish in a cloud of yellow dust at the ridgertop.

Jose Was exultant, defiant; and, oh, bristling with courage. The black horse was drooping sadly, his: nose to the ground. 'Richardson's little With 1 his ears bent forward; was staring at the horses of the rurales as if in an intense Richardson longed for. speech, but. he could only bend- forward arid pat the silken The little horse turned his, head and looked back gravely.

D.H. PULCIFER DEAD. Shawauo, Wis.j Jan. Daniel H. Pulcifer, inspector, died very suddenly The cause of his was heart disease.

He was 63 years of age. Deceased was past grand Templar of Honor of this state. Saturday he assisted A. J. Smith iri a Juvenile temple with fifty-three charter members, here.

He was also a prominent and active Mason. Mr." Pulcifer Svas 'in-Vergcnnes, Addison November 10, Ioo4. -He received no education to amount tt anything: except what he received- in a printing ofiice which he entered at: the of 14 years. He came to AVisconsia in 1855 and located at. Oasis, Waushara county, and after several removals settled in Shawauo county in 186o, where he held numerous offices, including that of clerk of conrt, sheriff, deputy United States marshal and also mayor of oba- wano.

He served three terms as mayor. In 18(57. he was elected to the Assembly and was elected again in 1S79'. receiving a large majority over his opponent. The s'ame year he the blue book of the state and the folio wing" year he was elected- the sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly.

Mr. Pulcifer was postofiice inspector about sixteen years ago and he achieved great success in that work. Wherever the postoffioe department had a difficult case in the Northwest he was senti and many offenders against the postal laws were brought tdaccount by his work, while dishonest government employes had good cause -to. fear him. The little town of Pulcifer, in Oconto county, was named after him.

Ml. LOIJIS GETS IT. THE FAT MEXICAN FAIRLY GEOVr BLED ON HIS St. Lonis, Jan. meeting of the executive committee of the People's party national, committee was unexpectedly': called Saturday' night to -consider some new propositions presented oy the Business Men's.

league of St. Louis. After discussing them for some time the committee decided to hold the national convention in St. Louis on July 21. The national committee adjourned after referring the location of the convention to the-executive committee.

This was done as a result of Robert Schilling's active fight fbr Milwaukee. He made a most energetic efforti the Globe-Democrat saving that his speech "carried the committee by storm," Louis was determined to have the convention, and when this cityr after the adjonru-. nient of the committee- raised its bid to $20,000 he 'was compelled to give up the fight, as he did not think Milwaukee could cover that amount. The feeling of the committee was prac- -tically unanimous in favor of Milwaukee, all things being even, but the members desired to raise a campaign fund and the big bid practically compelled. them to accept its offer.

IT BELOMS TO US. He was an old resident of McComb of Wheaton, Chippewa county, was adjudged insane and sent 7 to the pshfcpsh asylum. case of-Lambert Nelson at Marinette has been-dropped. He was charged with at'Pembine. W.

B. Stoddard was severely burned at her hoirie in Janesville. Her clothing caught fire when she struck a parlor match. a former resident of Sheboygan, died in aged So years. The-remains were taken to Cas.

cade for interment. the 8-year-old son of Mrs. George Napp of Fennimore, had his arm in a gearing. Amputation will probably be necessary. -T-Mrs." Mary Denriijohn and Henry- Smith were married at Menasha, the Rev.

F. North of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating. the hypnotist who was" burned at New Hampton, was formerly a resident of Portage county; where his parents still, reside. Murray, a Salesville stock buyer, 45 years old, 'committed suicide Wankesha with a revolver. No motive for the suicide is known.

lamp'exploded in the home "of Dr. L. W. Sriiith at Marinette. Mrs.

Smith was quite badly burned about the bauds. The damage to the furniture was slight. Hawkins, aged lib' years, of Pres- eort. and Mrs. Minerva aged 54 years, of Reads Landing.

were married in Durand by the Rev. John A. Eakin. G. Luttmann, aged 59 years, died at Neenah of consumption, after a lingering illness.

He was for many years book-keeper the Patten Paper company. of the pioneer residents 'of Brandon, celebrated his ninetieth birthday by giving a dinner to a number of his. former neighbors at Reed's Corners. of the Peace Henry T. E.

Ber- endseu died at Green Bay. He was born in Holland in 1S50. At the age of 6 years his fanjily moved to Wisconsin and settled in Freedom. Clara wife of the cashier, of the First National bank of Shullsburg, died of pneumonia. She was' a daughter of the late John -K.

Williains, and leaves two children. Prestihe, a farmer of the town Of pleaded guilty to a charge of selling watered milk to a cheese factory arid was sentenced to five days' imprisonment in the county pail. Rendeli died of lung trouble; aged 34 years, at Racine. was a member of the Foresters! association, J. I.

Case T. M. Company Benevolent association and Racine County Caledonian h0 Clark Perry died at Beloit at the age of 81 years. was born in New York and located in Beloit forty-four years ago. He was always an "ardent Republican and voted for the two Harrisons.

He leaves six children. jaw has broken put in a herd of cattle owned by George L'e Fevre at Shiocton and four animals have the disease in its most pronounced form. The diseased cattle are isolated and all of the herd which have been exposed are quarantined. Bnrlingame, a member of the "college high school senior class at. Beloit, died Ashland.

N. where she had gone for her health. She contracted a cold while performing her duties as'usher at the graduation exercises of the class of '95 and consumption resulted. Mason died at his home in He was probably the oldest resident in Waukesha. county, being the New York, Jan.

Harrison last night and Mrs; Dimmick are married. The marriage place until after Lent. remain in town until The Gen. important statement to fl large crowd of politicians and. the corridors of the Fifth Avenue last night.

Many of the politician) pected that Gen. Harrison would declaration as to his candidacy dent and were disMpopinted whenu heard that the general talkedldt'gjati monial affairs instead of the appointed time, Mr, general's private secretary, lowing statement in his room, received the menibers of the press: Vj "Gen. Harrison authorizesi-''tBfe nonncemerit that he and engaged to be married, and thatr marriage will not take place When the secretary finished- the announcement, he refnsejiS tff anything further, other dent Harrison would probably: Indianapolis on Monday, tet Washington in time to argue the of dust from-the hoofs of horses pulled suddenly to their haunches, the shrill, biting curses of the men, the ring shots, his own last contortion. He wondered, too, if he could not somehow manage to pelt fat Mexican, just to cure his abominable egotism. It was Jose, the terror-stricken, at last discovered Suddenly he a of delight and astonished his horse into a new, burst of speed; They were on a little ridge at the time, and the American at the top of it saw his servant gallop down the 'slope, and the so to speak, of a small column of horsemen in gray arid silver clothes.

In the dim light of the early morning thev were as vague as but" Richardson knew at once for'a detachment of rurales, that crack cavr airy corps of the Mexican army which polices the plains so zealously, being of themselves the law and the arm a fierce and swift-moving body" that knows little of prevention but much of vengeance. They drew up suddenly, and the rows of gieat silver-trimmed sombreros bobbed In surprise. -Richardson Jose throw himself from- his horse and begin to jabber at the leader-of the. party. When he arrived he found that' his servant had air ready outlined the entire situation, and was then engaged in describing him, Richardson; as an American senor of vast wealth, who! was the friend of almost every governmental potentate within 200 miles.

This seemed to pro-, fonfcdly impress the officer. He- bowed gravely Richardson: and smiled significantly at bis men, who nndhing their carbines. Tie pttle ridge, hid the pursuers from the-rapid of horses' be-hearar they called to each other. 't last they swept brow £ftf Washington, D. Jan.

rich gold discoveries of Forty Mile creek in Alaska belongs tp the United States and not Great Britain. The 141st meridian of longitude has been accurately determined by an employe of the British government and properly marked at certain-places. Duffield, the the coast survey, says it "shows that but sixteen miles of the creet as the bird flies arid but twenty-three- miles as the: water flows; is in British territory, and that in this portion no gold has beeri discovered. All the 1 portion iof the creek and that in which gold has been discovered is in Alaska and belongs therefore to the United States. A bUThas been introduced in Congress, providing for the appointment of commissioners to the- boundary, but it ias faeen acted Accra, Gold Coast Colony, British West: Africa, Jan.

Ashantee war is ended. Sir Francis-Scott, in command of the British eijjeditionary force, has occupied Coomasgie, the capital, without King Preni- peh accepts alLthe British demands. Prince Henry of Battenburg and half of the white" troops have returned to the. coast for There is general rejoicing among the natives at the bloodless British victory and the prospect of a return of trade and prosperity. DEAD.

Palmj New York, Bi Chan-; dler, an early'resident of. Chicago -ai e- Chica and go one of the former owners of the Times, of his son-, in-law, Cot CBiarfes S. Diehl, inif nearly 98 years of-age. He was the father of seven sons and four' in 1892 sat for a photograph representing five generations of his descendants. Mulberger, one of the oldest and best-kiiown residents of n- tertown, died: after a protracted illness of the stomach.

He was born in'Germany in 1824 to. this country' about 1845, engaging in the practice of the law and the insurance and real estate business there. He was one of practitioners 'of that vicinity, and during residence there of the" late Chief Justice Ortori of the Wisconsin Supreme court Mr. Mulberger was a partner of Killman was given a. surprise at Sturgeon Bay when' John Pawlik, "who was wanted on a charge of having killed Henry Rahdke.

walked into that official's ofiice and gave himself He had just returned from Bohetnia whither he had gone immediately after the deed was committed. Hev.has since traveled all over Europe, finally deciding to return here and stand trial. -crime for which he was wanted was committed in Brnssels in: September, 1894, when he brained Rahdke with: a club. He claims the deed was done in self-defense, but feared a trial at the time, not being familiar with the laws of the country. He will be tried at the spring session of the circuit court.

two miles southeast of Hazel Green, known as county, there resides an old lady who is not widely known but who has seen what but few mortals in this world at present have ever witnessed. On the 3rd day of next March, Mrs. Christina Kaiser be 107' years old, having been bbrri in Gondrdn, France, March 3, 1789. This interesting old lady has a daughter, Mrs. Miller, who is 68 years of age and a grandmother.

Another. daughter, Mrs. Pope, is 74 years old and there a son, Frank; deceased, who if living would be 82 years of age. came to this country forty-eight years ago and although so extremenly old-is-still enjoy- uig. good health and likes to sit out of doors on all pleasant days.

Mrs. Kaiser "has beheld what few living persons have eicitirie-times of Napoteon and the French She was. then old enough to take an active interest public matters and remember many of- the incidents of that stirring: time. She is no doubt the oldest woman to be in Wisconsin at tune, has been received at Ashland "that a number of Ashland men were among the: 200 arrest with Dr. Jameson at Pretoria, South Africa, for the raid in the Transvaal district.

-Early last spring William Knight, captain at mine, and Richard. A. Parker, mining engineer from Marqnette, left for Johannesburg. They have written to friends several times, telling of the wonderful: gold discoveries; but have mentioned that the Sonth African republic was a farce, as no one except the Boers have any rights or privileges. Although the English, and Ameniean residents largely ontnuihbered the others, they to: submit aU their property-interests without a or representation of any -kind in 'goTernmental bodies, so that the "repuplie'! wasfmore arbifiry'-tiiaii- the The'writers the 'African craze- as there are hundreds of men there, out oi work; and that the general development the continent is going to be slow ane ford lawsuit.

Mrs. Mary Lord daughter of RusSell was general superintendent" and engineer of the Delaware Hiii Canal company. He had -a John, who forty-five years ago was a prominent, citizen of Honesdalej John Lord had married a Miss: Her sister was the wife of Scott, a Presbyterian preacher, lived in Indianapolis, Dr. had. two bright, handsome Carrie and The former 1 in the "40s was being wooed by-3 Lawyer Benjamin Harrison, that time the two Scott girls ct Honesdale to visit their aunt, Mrs; Joi Lord.

While they were here young 1 visited Honesdale and pressed for the elder Miss Scott's hand fervor that their engagement i here. He afterwards sell F. Lord was. a widower sons the handsome-Wei girls were visiting at his brof" n-as riiore than double the ag Scott. He met her and.

fell i her. Their wedding w.a'a:a"-'_. still memorable in sylyania. But the match was ed. The lives of both were made ui py by it.

Three children them, Walter Scott, MaryT and Mrs. Lord, at about the close of the left her husband, taking.i daughters; and returned to her home in Indianapolis. The tweutyTfive years ago. Mrs. Lord's daughters grew: to ing young womanhood in the.

West, about fifteen years ago came wif mother to Honesdale: to mer with friends. Chief among these the Dimmick family. mick, a son of the family, married He lived but three left his widow a large "foWnnet: Dimmick passed the ler widowhood in retirement mother at Indianapolis, when; tiori of her uncle to the- jrought the family Mrs. DimmickV presence W-i ton added much to the. charm- cial life of the last was extremely popular esteemed than Mrs.

Harnsonv jraciousness arid sweetness 1 of, won the friendship of all who. 5 Mrs. Harrison died through the long.and tedious- devoted husband was greatly i his patient vigils at her Dimmick. TO BE HELD AT Washington, D. nine, ballots brought Chicago tion.

The location at, tinct victory for the sound money men. figBit" long and stubborn one. with only ft. votes at ballot being: Chicago, St. New York, 1-1 Cincinnati, It an nour's balloting Chicago- worse off.

Then came a hour and a half, and the baDn gan again with Chicago still at torn of the list. It was well nnd however, that the strength Of fights would g6 ultimately to v. The silver men early ia declared themselves for St Eouis, this paved the way for sound moner meo? to go to Chicago when it New York and Cincinnau cwiu cure the prize. It was clearlifai: of the South, the Far West against the North and When Chicago began to crawl nj ly but surely it was known thatjl suit would be in her favor, but New York and Cincinnati letting go, and this made the anxious ones for the Chicagpi.i in their headquarters, committee room. Men like Senator man and Chairman Harntjr location was decided: upon, geography but other story.

The last ballot stc eago, 26; St. Louis, 24; New York. 0. The victory of Chicago pronounced than that of onr; for then her only. Was while St.

Louis and Cincinnati ate fight The Chicago cqm only a few Votes to depend? the start and trnsted received from the New York could not hare the-x it should go to Chicago. BISHOP WILLLIMS Grand standing committee of Several confirmations, qnestion. Then -the i- elect G. Mott Wi taken under rreport and Marqnette of.