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3 THE IOWA STATE KEniSTEK, TUESDAY, ISOVKMfiKIl 1U, EDITION- SAVINGS IX THE TOSTAL SERVICE THEIR VICTIMS NUMEROUS CHIEF JUSTICE MILLER DEAD illiihiTiiiS 215 and 217 Fourth Street. In vr So hoc V'tJtll UllllCrCb filM with graceful PALAIS an(i piants in hall in pavlor 5 brary In the research work he was doing he removed his family to Deu Moines about 1873 and resided hers until his death, excepting a yar or so spent on his farm in Story county. Judge Miller was affiliated with the Odd Fellows and the Masons. He was Initiated into the myster.es of Masonry In Iowa City Lodge, No. 4, September 5, 1862, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on September 9 of tJie same month.

He was exalted In Iowa City Royal Arch Chapter. No. 2. January 15, 1870, and was knighted on March. 4, 1870, in Palestine Cotumandery.

In the dath of Justice Miller Iowa loses a promimnt figure In her earlier history. The celebration of the state's semi-centennial last month brought home to many men, contemporaries Of Judge Miller, the faot that the foundation of the state has been "built an'd that the superstructure Is begun by hands wh'ch are younger but not more willing than the hands which laid the corner titone of our progress. As these men who were the pioneers pass from our view, it is blessed to know that they live in memories and are cherished in hearts which appreciate them and their work. 1 and in dining room, have taken the place of the exfien- sive conservatories. Their presence means health and happiness to the inmates and indicates culture and re- finement.

it Unlike conservatories, Jardinieres are not expen sive, and we will make them JAKLHINILKtb SALE this ii Do ou want a lardinirre Noted Iowa Jurist Passes Away at the Iowa Christian Sanitarium Yesterday Noon. His Death Was UiiPipectfd, Although lie Had Keen an Invalid from Paralysis for Years- Will a Chief Justice of the Hupreme, Court-Compiled the Code In Uag A rromlnenl tally Jowa Figure. Ex-Chief Justice William E. Miller died quite suddenly alt the Christian eanita-rium Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mr.

Miller had been 111 for a great many years, having suffered from a stroke of paralysis about 1887, and had been an Invalid during a large part of the time since that stroke. About six weeks ago he removed to the sanitarium to spend the winter. Yesterday be appeared to be no worse than ordinarily, but shortly after noon he suddenly began to sink, and very shortly expired. Only Ills wife was at bis side at the time. Mr.

Miller was for many years a prominent figure in Iowa affairs. He was a man of large mental attainments, and of indomitable energy and will power, which assisted him In accomplishing much that lias a parmanent Value, ar.d which Is left by him as a personal monument and as part of the history of this state. Mr. Miller leaves a large family, all of whose wmmhera have heen gnmmonpd to the cltv i( or $2 We have them in hi quantities, bit; values for little ty, money. We have made $1.50 JARDINIERES 75c We i' fj feel like celebrating by throwing profits to the winds for a ty.

ty few days. ty 1 PLRKINS BRINSMAID, 2I1. i ss ssasssami (a a a i a mmr mtW -sgF I II I -U-S vUi I. A and would have been at his side during er for signing notes for thousands of dollars, Abbott has disappeared. It Is claimed that merchants, manufacturers and farmers have lost 15IKI.O0O by the operations of th gang.

They are said to have been the promoters of two or three flctltlons companies, one called the Standard Coal and oil Company, and also of a banking concern which they used as a decoy. It Is said that the gang bought with notes and then sold for cash, sacrificing thi- material they had secur-d for anything they could get for It. A favorite scheme was to get possession of bicycles from manufacturers and Jobbers and then to raffle the wheels or sell them at a great sacrifice. AI.LEt, HI) ItoilUl.ltV IN CIIICAUO. A Jeweler In Masonic Temple Tells a Mceptlcnl Mory.

Chicago, Nov. 9. J. Herman, a Jeweler, whose place of business Is on the tenth floor of the Masonic Temple, told the police this afternoon that two men had entered his office, bound and sagged him and his cltrk, C. A.

McCurty, and then carried off diamond valued at Jl.OitO and about Jluo In currency. Herman's story la that the two men entered the place with drawn revolvers and whil? one kept him and McCurty covered with his wea-lons the other swept worth of diamonds from the safe, touk one other diamond from the show case and the money from the cash drawer. Th" two robbers then gagged Herman and McCurty with handkerchiefs, and bound them with cords. They then It ft the place after telling the men to keep quiet or they would be shot. Herman and his clerk, pounded on the floor with their feet and attracted the attention of W.

Best, In the oillce. Best came to Herman's door, but thinking from the noise that there was a fight in Herman's room he ran back for a revolver. When he returned he found both mn untied and walking around the room. Nobody saw the two robbers enter or leave the building, and Herman could not for a long time produce any cord with which he or his clerk hid been bound. Late In the day he brought a cord around to the police station and said It was the cord whl'-h had bound h'm.

There were other features about the story told by Herman, that make the police a little skeptical of a robbery having been committed, but they are working to catch the alleged thieves. A Mob Alter Murderers. Richmond, Nov. 9, Jesse Winner and Lon Lackey, charged with the murder of Mrs. Eva Winner and her two children, near here on the night of October 26, waived priiminary examination this afternoon and were bound over to wait the action of the grand Jury, which convenes In February.

After the men were returned to Jail an armd mob of five hundred men surrounded the Jail and demanded the prisoners. Sheriff IBkman deputixedl thirty-live men an! made an appeal to the infuriated mob to pperse. The crowd w.alfd until dark, when they dispersed, only to form again an hour later. Serious trouble Is expected, as an armed borly of horsemen, 2o0 strong. Is encamped Just north of the pity waiting for a signal to mak" an assault upon the Jail and lynch the prisoners.

Arrested After Many Years. San Antonio, Nov. 9 About ten years ago a young German, who gave his name as August Hermann, arrived In the town of Rock Springs and purchased a ranch of 2.MW acres near town. He claimed to be from New York. He possessed an abundance of money.

Kermann made f-w friends during his ten years' residence on the ranch. Y'sterday a German detective, claiming to represent the German govrrnment. arrest' K-rmann. The latter submitted quietly and said he would return to Germany ithout extradition papers. Kermann paid be was at one time In the postal service of the Gorman government and that an Irregu'arlty occurred in his department and he fled to this country in order to es -ape punishment.

The detective refused to make any statement of the case. Killed by a Folding Red. Chicago, Nov. 9 Warren R. Mason, president of the Chicago Acetylene Ga his last Illness had there been at any time reason for apprehension In reference to Ills condition.

Besides his bereaved wife, Mr. Miller leaves to mourn him eight eons and daughters, who are Mrs. W. R. Kerr, of Chicago; Mr.

J. W. Miller, of YVinter-et; Mrs. E. W.

Eldrldge, W. E. Miller, Mrs. C. C.

Fuller and Albert L. Miller, of Chicago; tDr. II. E. Miller, of Audubon; and Mrs.

H. R. Hlrschlrg, of Des Moines. The funeral will be held alt 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the First Methodist Church, the pastor of the North Te Moines Methodist Church conducting the services. Mr.

Ml.ler and his wife have been members of the Methodist ChJrch all their I. vs. Interment will be In beautiful Woodland cemetery. A prayer will ibe eaid at the s-antlarlum he-fore the funeral precession moves to the church, WVdntsday. at 1 o'clock.

The pall bearers will be probably selected from amorg the attorneys of the city on account of the long and distinguished position held by Mr. Miller the bar. not of a locality alone, but of the state, and on account i-f the fact that he was at one time at the head of the Supreme Court. Judir WlUam Edward Her was born rear Mt. Pleasant.

Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Ootob-r 18. He married Mis Mary Robinson, of Fiye't county. Pennsylvania. August 1.

1844, and two years ago last August, surrounded l.y their children, they celebrated their vlden wedding anniversary In this efty, entertaining their hundred of friends, who came from eveiy wart of the state to congratulate them. It su not until after he was married that Judge Miller begsn the study of the taw. In 19M he applied hlms-lf to the etudv durlnr his leisure time, supporting his family by working at the trade of moulder In his father's foundry. He continued his study of the tawand other sub-vts. for his mind was satisfied only with si, Investigation of every line of study, until In U'O he was elected a Justice of the peace by the younger element of i citv.

which arprec'ated his Industry rd shillty. Mr. Miller's popularly was evidently great, for all the honors of his village were thrust upon him. Even when elected Justice he succeeded a man who had held the place for half a century, and soon after the young lawyer was made captain of the historical Jackson Blues, Whose services In the null'floa'tlnn troubles of Couth Carolina are yet un-dimmed by time. In 1ST.2 the young man abandoned Pennsylvania ard came to Iowa.

He and h's family arrived at Iowa City on October Annual Report of the First Assistant Postmaster General, Frank 11. Jones. Makes Nuiiierons Sucirestiong for Improvement of the IServie.o A Saving the 1'ast Year. More Than 95,000,000 Cut from the Lipendlluies I ree Delivery Too Costly to to All Lntltled. THE PAST YEAIi'N POSTAL WORK.

Shows Improvements In tho various Departments. Washington. Nov. 8. The annual report of Frank H.

Jones, the first assistant postmaster general, gives a review of a largospart of the year postal business of the government, and makes numerous recommendations for the Improvement of the service. It shows that during the last three fiscal years the aggregate savings the divisions of sal-arita and allowances of postmasters were M5.MI4; in free delivery, and poutotflee supplies, LH8.540: total, For that period there was an aggregate reduction of 30,11:4 in the number of pieces of mall sent from postolllccS to the dead letter ollicc. The total number of presidential offices July'l last was of which 169 were first clu.hn, 710 stcond class and third class. The aggregate gross receipts at the first, second and third class office were $65,28,365 and the total salaries Since November lsW. there have been a.4.rjt positions In the postofllce added to the class ti'd service.

This leaves as, the only positions at first class post-offices that are now excepted from clv.l service examinations, assistant postmasters and principal cashiers: at second class ofllc' ass slant postmasters, under any legal designation. Attention is called to the fact that, notwithstanding the Increase in gross receipts, the numerical Increase in the force was Its than per cent of previous years. During the year twenty-nine stations and IL'O sub-stations were established, and one atntlon and seven sub-stations were discontinued, a net Increase of 141 station and sub-stations. Fifty-five postollices of the -cond. third and fourth classes were sonttnued during the year, and Ilfty-four stations and aub-ta-tlons were established to take their places.

Mr. Jones said the postoffice department should he at liberty to execute leases for istotflce premise for a period in exc sa of five years, wh-re. in the opinion of the department. It is necessary. Canceling machines are highly m-nend-ed, and there are 100 of one pattern and of another now In use under contract.

It Is expected that the Investigations of over-time-canrier claims will be completed durlne the current fiscal year, and about ftmonoo mo-e will be necessary to pay all claims accrued. The experiment of free delivery In forty-five towns and villages cost the department fl.IM?. leaving an unexpended balance of Sl.7'1. Investigation showed that In a majority of the ot'lees the receipts had decreased since the establishment of the service, the department being compelled to send money to some nrT'ices for the pavment of the letter carriers' salaries. Congress did not appropriate for further permanent or experimental service, and the experiment was necessarily discontinued with th close the fls-sl year.

There are sixty-three n'eea which were entitled to the establishment of the free deileery service during the fiscal year end June 30 istfi, but the service could not be st more than nineteen without entailing a gneater exp-ne upon the limited appropriations for the current year than the maintenance of the established service would permit. The rural free delivery exnerlm-nt was In opTflt'on at points In thirty states by the first of this month, snd result of this test will be reviewed In a special report to congress In December. The aggregaite niimher of domestic and Interns tlrmal nieii'v orders Issued durlrg the ver was 54 H47.S49. amounting to and their payment" and repav-rrnt wa 24.140.S4S. amounting tn There waa an In-rea'e of over 9 per cent in the whole number of money orders lseu-d.

showing the (rrowth of the system, snd the total increase In revenue from both tihe domestic and international brwine-es was $74,147. The total amount of bills of exchange re-c-olt'ng from the exchange of International m-fiey orders sent to foreign countries during the year was $..591,799. and the balance received from abroad for the same purpose was $1101. S70. In the dead-letter office t.2"'3, piece of crciinsl mail matter were recevi, Ml 3, 60 being incased, and 87 per ynt of the money was reetarel.

Letters also came containing drafs. rh-rks, of the apparent value of 095, about 92 per cent of this being returned to the The report clones with a summary of the administration of Mr. Jov-s. showing the pruniing of exnens.s rislble, the Improvement of fac.I ties, and making numer is recommendations. The first aseestant ay: "The attenlion of congress ought to he called the private F-tter box abuse In large cl-tles.

It 1s tn some cases impossible to lo-ate persons engaged in conducing fraudulent and unlawful correspondence through the malls. Who, for a tn-paratlvely small sum, can rent a box in sa cigar or stationery store, through which ta receive letters addressed Ui them. "Severnl bills have neen introduce! within the last few- yef.rs designed to put an end to th" practice of boycotting postmasters at ffli-e of the fourth class, thereby depriving them of the compensation properly belonging them. This T4S I Wk 4 fjTn" Leather is advancing in price rapidly. It Is a que- tioo how long we can sell the quality and style at our popular price But for next week we dui ior next wees, -we -r have added tome new and pretty Shoe tor Men and omen at that figure.

Yoa Save 60c. Vhat more do you want? THE HUB. I 1 jsM--M-TTTTTi I i 12M Gigantic Operations of the Swln- liain stJ.sgt.g i U'tllj) Wlllli, viibui iiiwu a -a. New York. 1'gerl Foreffl Notes and Bank Paper to the Amount of Half a Million Dollars'.

Their Success Mado Them Reckless and 't heir Downfall Resulted Mauy Bu-dnras Firms f-uOcred. FRAUDS ON HEW YORK POLICE. Men Below the Average Intelligence l'nss ucerHHluI Lxamlitatlons. New York, Nov. 9.

Frauds in the ex amination of applicants for positions on the police force of this city are alleged to have been discovered, which may affect persons connected with the civil service branch of the government. For some months past It has been noted that men below the average intelligence have successfully pamd the examination, while others, the.r superiors In education, failed to obtain the required percentage In rating. The fact led to an investigation, which showed 'that many of those taking examinations were supplied before hand w.th a lltt of questions to be asked them. They are said to have paid each for the list. To what extent this ha been the case, at present Is a mafter of speculation, but tt Is believed that scores of new policemen have passed the examination after having purchased the list of questions to be asked.

It is relieved now the leak has been effectually fti.pped and that In the future no applicant will be able to pass an examination except on httt merits. The discovery of ihe corruption has caused radical charges to be made In relation to ahe preparation of the questions to be asked at the examinations. Detective who were put to work on the case discovered that applicants who had been coached for the examination by a young man formerly attached to ihe office of the examining board, showed marked superiority in intelligence over any others. Th young man was watched, and It was learned that he not only charged for his system of "coach. ng," but was guaranteeing men who dealt with h.m appolr.itnii-r.ts as policemen.

Men re found who admitted they had been "coached" by this young man ard had agreed to pay large sums on the day of their appointments. It is alto admitted by officials at police headquarters that they received information thac. large sums were paid this young man and that he had del.vered a copy of the list of questions to applicants on the i.lght before the examination. How the young man who did the "coadhing" secured a copy of the 11st of questions is not known, bur. i is thought he procured from an employe of the printing office where ithe list was put In type.

HTOLE HUNDUKI OF THOUSANDS. Further Operations of the Dnift swindling Oang. New York, Nov. 9 The attempted suicide of May Winlage, a miss of 17 years. In a furnished room In Brook.

yn, followed by the arrest of her lover, Edward Valentine, has brought to the l.R'ht the opera-lions of the shrewdest gang of swindler who ever worked in this city. The g.rl made an attempt upon her life after a warrant had ben issued charging her with having passed a worthless check upon a Brooklyn dry goods merchant. After she had part aliy recovered she told the authorities that the check had been given to her by Valentine. He was arretted and is now Ja.L Valentine. In the hope of saving himself, has made a conftaslon to D.

strict Attorney Bar.ke, In which he tells in detail the opeia'tions of the gang. The prominent member's were "B.g" Fd Bice, Charles Abbot. C. H. McLaughlin, H.

K. Wh.te, Ixaao He der.he.m- Rolandile Smith. Walter B. e.ers, Wili.g Connors and William Thomas. The latter i locked up in this city, Conr.ors In Flint, ur.d Peters In Ch rago.

Thus far only one of schemes of the gir.s; has 'been made public, their forg.ng operations, by ahich they swindled small WeMcrn business men. But that was really only a Side Issue. They saw last summer that In cons quence of the tight money market forged papers could be easily fl oated, prov ded the names of those on the paper had a rating with t'he commercial At this stage of the proceedings Charles H. Abbott, who had operated with the gang in other fields, appeared with a bright Idea. He was the Junior member of the firm of John H.

Baker Company, forwarding agents. By some means the firm had S'curd a high rating. Upon the strength of this rating Al bott to work and made out the firm's notes for prob-sbly These nots wene given to the members of the gang with Instructions to negotiate them outside the city. At least of the notes were sold In Philadelphia. Other notes were sposed of In Chicago and other far away cities.

Valentine and McLauehl'n made so much money last summer that they leased cottag- a at Long Branch and lived like miilionaries. Thy drove fast horses, and Valentine even went to the extent of leasing a steam yacht. May Wingaie wan his companion. Kmbclden-d by their success, the gang became reckless. They to work to pass small forgH checks In this city and Brooklyn, and th's proved their downfall.

Abbott has ruined the firm of J. II. Baker sr Company. Mr. Baker Is a man well advanced In years.

He said to-day that he was He trust, Abbott entirely, supposing him to be an honest man, when he took him Into partnership, and nftc-r using the firm's nam as a cov- Vheti tWb China-rntn n.eet, their way of savin, "How do you do? is How ate jour bowels?" It amount to the 'kstne tliiiiR. If the bowels are in good condition the rest of the system is pretty sure to lie nil tiflltt. But when they are it has a half-pnralyiine effect on the ret of the body and the mind too. Ilenilachrs, dyspen- sia, luiiousncsH, 7" nervousness, poor ileep, wenliticss, heart palpitation nttd gloomy stents, all com; from constipation. And that isn't the worst of it: It lays your system open to all sort of serious and tVingerous illness.

It isn't sa to neglect constipation anil it isn't safe to use tiuttgrrrms wrenching carlhartics, to overcome it, either, They leave vou worse off than before, hnt ia needed is a mild natural laxative like Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellet. They act rarely but without any violence. They regulate and strengthen the intestines to do their own work. When Hie Pleasant Pellets" cure you, you are cured.

You don't become a slve to their use. Take care the druj-jtist doesn't give ynti something else he call "just as good," It inay be for him, but how about you You might learn thousand valuable lessons about preserving your health by reading nr. rierces v.omrnon Sense Medical Adviier. It is a grand book and the present edition is absolutely free to all who send al one-cent stumps to cover cost of mailing only. It contains 10118 pates and over yoo engravings.

cloth bound copies have been sold st 11.50 each. This free edition is la gtrong msnilla payer covers, otherwise tt Is )ut the same. Address World Dis. itiu-ry Medical Association, suiisie, N. Y.

Vlir-e ie a 'd cheaper than ever by a big week. nt 2Sc. SfV. 75c. SI rv Tzrls TzTm nail machines.

He alleges that the wira r.ail trust, by money and threats, caused! the Anderson company to violate the. contrart and prevented him from securing machines elsewhere, thus ruining his business. He alleges that or.e purpose ot the trust la to freeze out in thl way manufacturers who will not come into ths combine. The trust, he cla m. wa organised early In ISM, and asserta that Eince that time It has forced up the prlca of wire naila over 300 per cent above a fair selling profit, netting some $7,000,009 to the persons in the trust.

The defendants to-day admitted that the allegation of the bill are true, but asserted a lack of Jurisdiction on the part of the court, wh'ch the latter overruled. In an Informal opinion Judge Baker hit hard at th trust. He said: "The trust described la In an unlawful combination and conspiracy to raise the price of goods and to Interfere with the manirfioture of wira nail machinery, ar.d is In direct violation of an act of congress, of -good morals and of public weal." Th act spoken of waa the act of July 22, 1S9', reeuif ting interstate commerce. After icor.ng th trust! at lengUt, the count directed that temporary Injunction Ifsu until the case can bo tried on Ita merits. THE COMET SEASON.

About the Middle of November It Will He at Its Height. From Lonrlon ifnll. T5 are now nearlng the great meteorlo orbit, and very aoon there will appear In the heavens a vast number ct comet or shooting stars. Astronomer the world over are preparing to witness the display, which will he at its height about th middle of November. On ita present Journey the earth wilt only meet the advane guard of the-stream of meteors that In Its revolution about the sun pours Itself across the November action of our orbit, but a th stream of meteor is about eight years long that Is, eght years being required for the entire dream to pass g.ven point we shall mtef It acain in November 1S97, and the next November, and the next, when we are due -to pas through Ita most dense portion, wh'ch is about 100.000 miles In thickness.

Then for several years It numbers will grow less, until the last straggler has passed, when it will continue to sweep on Its eouorse and return to us again after a third of a century has) elapsrd. ifg far back as there re any record thl stream of meteors has regularly appeared every thirty-three and quarter ars, and each time has been visible from the earth eight Novembers running. Helen Ooutrar's ase Falls. Boston. Nov.

9. In the United Ptstes C.rcuit Court of App al' to-day the famous lilvl suit, Helen M. Cougar vs. Kliji'h A. Morse, was for want of pr sedition.

In ohis erase, which b-gara more than four ag two verdicts have be render d. after protracted tr.als. At the last trial the nt ff accepted Judg rulings, tout failed to present h-T acceptance In the Appellate Court. The te-ult that the verdict below is eustained and Judgment In tha cas fellow four year more. HEALS RUNNING SORES CURE3 the SERPENTIS STING In all Hs slarje completely eiadicat- ulcers yield to its liralinp power.

It removes the poison and builds up i lie system VtluU'le mi the riiit an.l II, Nitllcd swu-r sriiLii-it. cuM Aitasu. o. LA. I Wr ira Fl.T'SCKKA BAI.M Is posHlveenre.

idioiIis itisqick.y'rii4. lirat'igKor '7 tl lUtOiUiltS, 64 Wuiea butw llorlr Ciyr DES MOINES SCALE MFG. CO. (S, E. lor.

W. ltd ami Grand A vs. FAII'I' I'A'l TFTtN. efl-1ig ind rsteilllinr, S-s reps-red en ehert n.vl -e we roeke ill kin.Kfremg W-lft inl T-iek ft of 2 ns CpiM- i.y Our 4, f. in.l '0 t-a t--k n.l On In Soa.eg havs no nuperlur.

Write fur circuign gnl pru-ea IT'S C-OSKG TO EL A COLD WINTER. Are you readv for It? you want a SARTT. We have them. Ftop In and leave your order or telephone and will erd a man to measure your window. IMn't put It off until cold weather I here hut attend to It st once.

West Side 'phone 6. East Side SI. And don't forget if you want any Lumber that I rlform Grades and Prompt Delivery Is our motto. EWING JEWETT Mntll and l.oruat. and ia.l beveuth a-it alnut St.

SHOOTING AFFRAY AT LARRABEE Harry Mewhirter, a PrugRlst, Was Probably fatally Wounded in a Quarrel. Rev. E. I Bcmlicit Did the Shooting After I.t'liifc" Twice Assaulted by the Drueirist. The Trouble Arose Over the Seizure of Liquors at tho Instance of the Allulster-'l'he Latter Ar-reated-Other -New.

A CTIEROKEE COUNTY TKAGEDY. Harry Mewhirter -seriously Shot by Itev. K. Benedict. Ijftrrabee, Nov.

9. Special: This little village was plunged Into a fever of excitement at 8 o'clock this evening, and one of her prominent citizens is lying at death's door with a bullet lodged in his person Just under the left nipple, and near the heart Harry Mewlthter, a druggist, is the wounded man and Rev. E. L. Benedict, fired the shot that will probably end the young man's earthly career.

One day last week Rev. Mr. Benedict got out a search warrant and had drug store iiearched for liquors. This enraged the druggist, and about 4 o'clock this afternoon he followed the minister Into the Larrabee Review office. The minister extended his hand to Mewhirter with peaceful Intent.

The enraged druggist at the same moment dealt Benedict a severe blow on the head with his list. The Review man Interfered and the men parted for the time being. As Benedict was passing the drug store on his way to the postofllce. about o'clock. Mewhirter and a fellow named Burke Jumped tipon him and a tussel followed.

The minister succeeded In freeing himself and drawing a revolver shot Mewhirter, who fell to the ground. He regained his feet, however, and walked to the doctors' office. The physician has but little hopes for his recovery. Phen.ff Wheeler was telegraphed at Cherokee and the minister was taken Into custody. The principals are both leading cltlsena of Cherokee county and the tragedy has created widespread sensation.

A WARRES CO I' STY IMBROGLIO. Murderous Attaea to a Ousrrel Which May Result Seriously. St. Charles. Nov.

9. Special: The neighborhood sotich of here a few miles Is becoming more and more Interested in a cutting affair that occurred Uiere a few evenlngj since. The princ.pals In the affray were Victor Banker, a young farmer, and 8. H. Durham and his son Page.

Durham lives on the farm of Banker's father, having vjily the house rented, but has been using the barn for his horses. Attach-d to this Is a or b. Into which ung Banker took a load of corn. Durham forbade him to put It Into the crib, and attacked with a pitchfork, which Banker tofik from Ihe old man. The lat ter then rdered his boy to attack Banker w.th a club.

He did so. knocking him down. The old man then Jumped on to him with a knife, inflicting ur severe wviunds In the side, hack and gro.n. Banker seized the old man's knife hand and prevented his further murderous work, the son having desisted. Banker's wife ran from home nearly a Quarter of a mile away, bait got the scene after her husband had overpowereq iiurnam ana was hold ng him.

She took him home and neighbors came ta his asshta.nce, preventing hie bleeding to death by prompt attention to the wounl In cne groin, un til a surgeon was summoned. Nothing was done In the case until thjs afternoon wnen t'he arreiu-o Lmrn.m. iuim. er condition ha become more sn.ou The onigin of the quarrel is hard to fix. It has been kept up all summer, an-1 several quarrels havetiken place between Banker and the Durtiam boys, tt seems to nive I srisen.

though, from a too familiar fr end i sh earlier, and too much acquaintance and talk about ea-n oniers private rnar-1 acters an I weaknes es. Durham has had othr debts and is considered quarrel some. Banker Is not a bad man appa rently, but is inclined to t-alk too nrich. The Dvrham hoys claim that he talked ah ut their rlster. a g.rl bf 15 or so, dis-parag nIy.

It la Intimated that on the tr.al a good share of the neighborhood will be Involved. Ratification nl -lbley. Sibley, Nov. 9. Special: Sibley was alive with enthusiasm to-night.

Nearly 2,000 pe pie witne eed a splendid street parade and then Che crowd filled Music hall to hear a chorus of forty voices sing National airs and hear the speeches. Mr, Dnnlyp toaatmaster. The toasts and rt sp e.n.'s were follow: -Our vuaty Romey wmiams. nl- y. OI iver.

'How It Was Dune," Clark. 'It We Dt'ln'. Do 11." Caswell. "Tl Farmer In PH-lc," HaiaLng. lehtor Tass," leithrop.

"The Cr.me of '7J," Lo he. "The Press In Politics." Hague. "The Mrohant In Pol Cos," W. Wllberff. "The Barker In Polil.cs." Mopton, "The "On-Common SVhoola, Ridmond, "The R.

puhi can Party," Boors, T.von. "The Fsr Wvnm. "The Flag." PolRS-s and I rp rlty," Mfller. "The Result." I. Is er.

Five lunch was eerved and JIcKlnley accwrea amy elected. MvMIe xhrlners to Meet. MarshalVtom, Nov. A meeting of the MvsiiC S.lrlners of the state will lie Oie.l en Tuesday. Nov.

St. The Bhrlners II he In on both day and evening. F1 Kahlr of Ceils Raph's, which has a large mrmi ershp Maishal town, w'll exemplify work. lnvilntiong and the fill. p--3-gramme will he Issued in a few f'ays.

Between and 2tV nobles cx.peo.e-1 to be pnsi nl from all pads of the ate. A large class will Wfl'k the burning sands of the disert, but from present indli-a'lons will have to aie mrough fnws.ng snows a 'so re the Mecca Is ached. The vs'tors 1. he t-nlere! a nanquo' at 1 ne Trem int. This social wiure or lie game uir wnl foi h-w The evening work at the Oleon.

The Shclners are maie up of a substantial class of cit.rens. but they know how to have a sokI time and usually have It at these gatherings. Accident Near Centervllle. OenhervUle, Nov, 9. James McOrew.

about 19 years oM, met Ina'atrt death at a Ke.ik ik A Wretsra grading cross ng. twe miles eouthejasr of Onlterv'lle Bsturday afternoon The MiKine struck lust between the ho ses ard the wagon, and tlm-w Mwjrew. the wagm aw oo'n horses some nis'anee aneat end orr riie track. The horses wene slmot Inetsnf.v ld and the waron totar moltshed. Youns Mctrrew wj found lying on -the ground shout t-wenty feet from' fha cr.nemg, rtreatn ng ntg las', nu' not bn it cut or mangled, though one leg was k'ok-m.

Ijook to your Interest Tou can buv Sai-ratloa Oil, tbt paln-oure, for Kc, ri. swr--w matter should be called up ajid some action taken tiiat wauld result postmasters receiving, at least, the compcns.ii.on whioh properly belong to their respective ofti.ies." Other recommemdationa arc: Placing deaiera In obscene matter upon the fraud l.sti penalty or 'the unlawful use of the frank of a member of congress; authority for suspension u-f the postoflii-e emp.oyea; for eulwl.tuu with pay in the pla of regular clerks necsarily absent; leave, w.th full pay, to clerk" or carriers disabled while on duty; stibstitutr to assist regular carrier holiday and other emergences, and to require bonds covering gl geiKie or dishonesty of moneyr-der clerks. For the fiscal year ending June 30, lSfiS, the report asks appropriation! of for cnm'pensatlon of masters; $11,000,000 for cleik Siire allowances; to over rent, fuel and light at lirM, se-ond and third claps offices; fon miscellaneous and Items, Including furniture; $75,000 for canceling machines: $15,000 for advertl ing; for postoflioe supplies, and $13.3:6.500 for fne delivery, including salar.es of 12,950 tegular carriera HL'IIAL DLL1VKKY EX PEKIM ENT. A Mrheme to Give Dally Mall to. the ItaiK-hraen Loveland.

Denver, Nov. 8 To-morrow the experiment of free mall delivery In a rural district will begin in Colorado, a tract six mile suuare directly east of Loveland, In Larimer county, having been selected for that purpose. Inspector Frederick, who has that experiment In charge, predict In advance that It will be an undoubted lucres. At the last sees. on of congress an appropriation of $.19,000 was made for the purpose of making these testa In va-noua parts of the country, ar.d in all the Inspection divisions, excepting that of Helena.

and Sun Francisco. tests are to be made before the meeting of congress in December. The territory selected for this experiment Is thlckly.at tiled with thrifty ranchmen. The plan, as outlined in this Loveland expiriment, contemplates a daily mail to every family living within the district, and for this purpose two carriers have Iv-en appointed, one operating on either side of the Hig Thompson river. Upon the arrival of the Ka'tern and Colorado morning mail via Denver the carriers make up their packages and set out.

de. livering to every farm house along the route. At cross ror-da where time may be saved, boxes will be placed for the farmers ilvlng near by, and at other points mall for the tenants of a Urge farm will be dropped at a central point where each patron may call for his mall. In gathering the mall for forwarding, the same plan will be observed, the carrier collecting the mall at all central points as he drives along his route. In addition to his duties as a mall carrier the distributer will be prrmltted to do a general parcel expness and messenger business.

Fanmers may employ him to make needed purchases at the store in Loveland, deliver order for fuel, call a doctor, or take a horse to the blacksmith to be shod. Occasional viItors to ome farmer may employ the carrier to convey them to their destination In the country, nd when the rnnchmen are using all the horse In a busy season the women may come to town with the mail carrier upon the payment of the proper fare. As soon as the Loveland experiment Is thoroughly tes-erl and put In working ord lnsp ctor Fr derlck will move sauih to Phoenix. where he will establish a similar service In the Rait River valley. Althorgh not under the order and control of the postofTle dcpartm-nt.

tlie plan of free delivery of mal'a In the mountains of Colorado has long been In force. This has been made necessary by r-ason of Hie dilllculty of access of many mining camps. The Inhabitant of remote districts, a hen they go to the nearest postoOioe, alwavs Inoulre for mall for all their neighbors. Th'ge are taken to the nearest point and left in bores at the foot of step trails, where the solitary prospectur later may find his mail, snd wh're he may-leave letters destined for rlrlliratl n. One may find these mail hoxes nailed to pine trees st all interee-tlon of trails in the mountains, with the ames of rill miners who mav thus rach-d.

Pv this voluntary system of general distribution of the mails a free delivery system has long been In force In Ihe mlolng regloiiB of this and other states. one of the most unique methods of transportation of malls may be seen at Telluride. In the heart of Ihe mountains of Colorado. Over 2.000 feet ahoy, the town. In a basin wh-re snows are perpetual, are several big which employ from SnO to I 010 men.

They live In pr-at boarding houses, wh'ch are simpfe-l with all articles of necessity before the deep snow falls, and there thev remain all working deep in tunnels and In drifts, From Marshall Disln s'veral great wire trams are in operation down to the ovn of Telluride and alorg these wlr cab'es great one buckets rnov. conveying thu ores down from the mlns to the railroad and th" reduction works. These tra-ri ane operated atitomaticsllv, the loaded buckets by their weight moving the wire tramwav end lifting the pnr.iv bucie-ts on the enl'ess chain. One cf the buci-ts In this sysfm of transoortnt'on Is pointed red snd Is marVe! "Fnl'ed Ftats Mall." The own-ns nf the tramway have a enntrs 't with the rovennment to transport tb ms'1 T-l'tirlde snl Maeshsll Pssln, and the service has be'n aatlsfactory. Torrens Law T'ncnnstltutlonnl.

Nov. 9 The T--r. ns law. the mal estate rrartliiar stitute, '--dead. The fv-rem Court of Illinois, slitting at Ottawa, has d-lmed It ttneonn'i-tut oral.

Its purr-as i mi'' land transfer easy bv suhsiltuting for ab-tra-t the certlfl-ate of title which eoul taken from fhe record of the registrar of titles in a few minutes. The law read-the county recorder the cf titles, snd, by this, made h'-m .1" 'ee of th-validity of "titles. After his d- slon had be-n re-o-ded on the bo- ks for Ave years w'thout protest. It was to a gnor-anty ef clear title. This vestlnr of Judi-'al power in county recorder Is Mi hit where the law and the con.uitution clashed.

A lllow at the Noll Trust. Indianapolis, Nov. 9. The case of Lewis C. Hrankatr p.

of Cinn'nnatU agilns: the American Wire Nail Company, the Indiana Wire Fence Company, and a dozen other Individuals and corporation! throughout the country, alleged to compose the wire trust, came up bef.iie United Statea Jude Paker in chambe a to-day. The plailntlff Is a manufacturer of wire nails, of Cincinnati, who sll gc that he entered Into a contract with an Anderson, firm for forty-two wk 10, is.i!. The first work he run In Iowa was In the newspaper flld. He reported the sesslors of the Fourth Oener.il Assembly for the Iowa Republican and the Iowa Capital Reporter. Iowa City was then Che seat of government.

In 11,14 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Jrhnson county, the only ore on th Republican ticket elected, a remarkable victory, and which also attested to the qu'ek I popu'art'ty to w-'o ch he attained. He served for two terms and then eng-e-d In the general practice of law. He wis romlnaied by the Republican party for the legislature In 1S'7. In the following; years he was elected Jitdre of th I'lcrth district, comprising Penton. Cedar.

Iowa, Johnson. Jones. Linn and Tama counties. More of the placet for hold ng court were Joined by railroads rxopt Iowa and Johnson counties. Holding court was not the sinecure then that it l.

row. In 112 Judge Miller retired from the h'nch and became rn'onel of the Twnty-eghth Iowa Infantry then organised at Camp Pope, near Iowa City. For two months he wns ngae-d In drilling the raw recruits but tn Novemher of that year marched nut of Iowa through Ms-sonrl snd enoamp-d at Helena, Ark The regiment whpn Into winter quarters which did not defer If from frequent expeditions. Tt was a from Colonel Miller's reeimnt and the Klev-enth Ohio, wh'ch cot tlie Keiss'ppl levee and allowed the waters to fill th Vs70o pass and It was th" Twentv-ele-hth Towa which th- expedition of cten. Oorman up the White rivr In January, lM.

Canfln Ptnnrt. In h's hook. h'ia stoken highly of the work done hv the glmTt. Tt was on sc-onnt of the se-v-re exped'tlons engaged In that Colonel Miller contracted dlre wh'ch meant dath In th-1 Pomh snd which forced him to res jrn and turn to h's home In March. It not until the next year that was ah'e to resume bu-'l-'css.

It was In I'M thRt Mr VH'r bc-rran his 1 work as a writer of law ho irs. He soon completed "A Tr-atlse on TMosdlng and 1'raetlee In Action and Pnee- rrocped-lrss at aw and Faulty In the Court of lows Under the Pevl-'on of isto." TV soon passed through two ed'tlong. In 1SS0 he made a revision of the Iowa code an-n dated from the decision of the Supreme Court, a revision of which he ma'le In IS" wh'ch hn be-n s'n-e that tlrfr the nnthor tv co on 1 wlh Merit n' Inter wonk. Tn IS" e. Milhr prenarej work on of Hirhwavs.

Rridires, Ftc." snd In 1(, wonk on be "Praetlee In the P-oMfo r-o -r' In lti In connec on with Ft-M nrenared a woik on "Fed. re, I Prsetl-e." At the time of h's d'ftth snd for years prior thereto Jntlre Mlllrr enr-fro- upon a legal wonk which It Is very lively will given to the world In Its Ic-omnleted fo'm. Tt lindotihtf ly In latlon tn h's written works that will I've e-n-c ally hononed ass hl'torlesl f-iire In Tows, In 1t" wns called to the Vnch Ptreln. hrcomlnc a of the Fhth Tl'strlet Ci-cnlt Court. In TSCS he wn spnolrfd to vacancy on Mie Ru-l-eme bench, and the year was nominated lay the 'Renubl'can convention a-d elected to ri! the place made vacant by Judge lion's retirement.

He hecame chiff Justice snd discharged the duties of that office until the expiration of his term, In 1K71 he became conneoted with the law department of th State TInlveraity with Judge WrVht and rerralned with 1t until June, In the meantime for the convenience of the use of the slate li and Carbide Company, died to-day from a strange accident w-hlch befell him lat evening. Mr. Mason sro-e to ascertain the time, and on getting hack Into the large folding bed. Jarred it so that the top fell over on him. Mr.

Mason's feet reached the floor and he was sitting tn an upright position when the bed fell, catching him In its grasp. Relat ves aroused by his cries ran to his assistance, but only temporary relief could be given, as his backbone had been broken In the vice-like grip of the heavy bfd. Mrs. Mason wns lying In the bed when the accide-t occurred, but cs-aped uninjured. Mr.

Mason lived until 9 o'clock this morning, suffering untold palrK f-lx Se.mien Browned. Mus-kegon, Nov. 9 The three-masted schooner Waukesha, Captain Duncan Corbett, with salt from Ludir.g-ton for South Chicago, foundered off th.s port last night, taking six men to a watery grave with her. Frank the ecle survivor, was taken off a raft of the wreckage shortly after day! ght. Delach asserts that Captain Corhr-tt was responsible for the loss of the vssel ar.d the death of the five men of hen crew.

says that Capt. Corbett was Insane with drlrk, and rot only refused to take proper steps to save the vessel, but also prevented the crew from taking measures to save themselves. Arrested for Kllberzlement. Chicago, Nov. 9.

Edwin T. Bennett, formerly editor of the Bay City. Tribune, was arrested tn tf's city to-day on a charge of fmh rxltii'-nt. The warrant for the arn st was sworn out by hn F. Eddy, and Viward F.

rnrr'ngton. both stockholders In the paper. The warrant says $:. tMifl wns taken, but the total amount, It Is claimed, will amount to Benn' tt was arrested as landed from a vessel on which he had taken passage from Bay City. 'I exas Injured.

New ork. Nov. 9. The United States battleship Texas, while lying at dock in the Brooklyn ravy yard this morning, hnd a thlrteen-lnch hole stove In her side, caused by ithe breaking n' her cocic, ardal-enow les on the boitom of the -ck with an engine mm full of water. Th wrecking company was notified of the accident and has sent wrecking tugs to the ravy yard to raise the sunken battleship.

Arrested for Fmberrlement. Boston, Nov. 9. A. Z.

Mason, president of the defunct Globe Investment Company, has been arrested on the charge of the embezzlement of Treasurer 3. I. Moore is already serving a three-years' entence on similar charge. WW Vlrtglnla Fire, W. Nov.

This town was nearly destroyed by fire last night. stores and houses were burned. The total loss Is JjW.niOj Mrs. Castle to He Released. London.

Nov. 9 Mrs. Walfr M. Castle, of San Francisco, will be released from Wormwood rtcrubbs prison to-morrow. It will be remcrt'liered that she was sentenced on Friday to three months for shoplifting, but that gtrong evidence was advanced to show that her reason Is Impaired.

It is bej eved that Mrs. Oa tie has become violent In the prison hospital, and that as there Is no further doubt of her Insanity, the home secretary has decided her. 1indon, Nov. 10 Dr. A.

Conan Doyle writes to the Times this morning Imploring that paper' powerful Intercession In behalf of Mrs. Walter M. rustle. "If there Is any doirht of moral responsible ty," writes Mr. Doyle, "the fcenellt of the dunht should centslnly lie given to one whose sex and prsitlon as vis Itor among us should give her a double claim to our consideration.

It Is to the consulting room nd not to the ce.ll that she should be sent." Tom Cooper Wins IOO, Memphis. Nov. 9 Tn a match race for Hon' 'h- Coliseum 'rack to-n giv Tim Cooper o' T-oI't. beat Jay Ilivon, of Fliso-hoth, The Te was at one mile, Indoors, and Cooper won In 2:1 3-5. To Be Healthy and xtrong L't "Oarland" 8 tors nd Range.

OASTOniA. fit Ml-llsl It list ltrr stfutut II OABTOniA, OAI1TORIA, Tin nalll ll wry Hpuut rf "'a 4 eeyM-ty. C-V-.