Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 18, 1897, Page 3

N ORTHWESI T NEWS PRISONER PREFERS DEATH. ‘Reeaptured Convict Levels a Re- volver at His Own Heart. Bismarck, N. D., Special.—Walter Good, the “trusty” convict who es- ecaped from the penitentiary on Mon- » day, has been captured. As his cap- tors surrounded him and he saw that all hope of escape was gone he placed the muzzle of a revolver at his breast -and fired, the bullet penetrating his lungs. He was captured by Wesley Baker, a member of the last legisla- ture, near Livona, Emmons county. He had deserted the horse which he had taken from the penitentiary and was making his way southward thro’ the timber. His Friends Responsible. Cavalier, N. D., Special—Dr. 'T. C, Nugent, for the last eight years a physician of this place, died suddenly. He has been at times past addicted to strong drink, but has lived a com- paratively sober life for the past three years, until on a recent call he came in contact with some old and con- vivial friends and the taste for liquor returned. Not being able to procure strong drink in his home town he bought extract of lemon at the stores, using this i substitute. While in a -drunken condition fromthe effects of this he died. More Time Granted. Fargo, N. D., Special—tIn the case of the injunction of _ the railroads against the state board of railroad commissioners for which a hearing was set for to-day to allow the board to file answer to the complaint, At- torney General Cowan appeared be- fore the court for the board and asked a further continuance for thirty days to prepare the answer. Judge Amidon granted the time. Keasting Released, Fargo, N. D., Special.—William asting, who was convicted of em- ling some money from Cass coun- released on suspended even months in the was from Granite sentence county jail He ifter Falls, Minn. New Lawyers in North Dakota. Fargo, N. D., Special—The supreme court is holding a special session here for the examination of candidates for admission to the bar. Seven were ad- mitted on motion and fourteen are be- ing examined Congregationalists Meet. Jahestown, N. D., Special.—The six- t th annual meeting of the Congre- gational sociation of North Dakota is in session in this city with an at- tendance from all parts of the state, Farge’s Development. Fargo, N. D., Special.—A. L. Scott, of St. Paul is here and has established a terminal car service association for Fargo. The Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Milwaukee roads are in- volved, It shows remarkable advance- ment in Fargo business to render such acticn necessary. Fireman Was Killed. Mayville, N. D., Special.—Owing to a misplaced switch at the junction, six miles north of Mayville, Fireman Clinton Sherman of Breckenridge is dead and Engineer Ed Truax is slight- ly bruised. Four cars and an engine were ditched. Above the Floods. rzo, N. D. Special.—The Northern fie road will build a new steel idge across the Red river at this point, and work will be begun at once, It will be four feet higher than the present bridge. WISCONSIN. OLD MAN AND LITTLE GIRL. Serious Charge Preferred Against Andrew Miller of Brule. West Superior, Wis., Special—Dep- uty sheriffs have arrived from the town of Brule, having in custody An- drew Miller, aged seventy-two years, husband of the postmistress of that place. Miiler is charged with raping seven-year-old Millie Sorenson a week ago. It is said that the arrival of of- ficers and the arrest of Miller prevent- ed violence being done the old man, as there is intense excitement at Brule over the affair. Sorenson, the girl's father, procured a gun witn the ex- intention of going after Miller. watch was kept all aan by the officers to prevent an up! . Miller claims innocence and says it ‘is black- mail. GRAIN TRAINS ARE STALLED. Eastern Minnesota Railroad Tempo- rarily Disabled Fire. West Superior, Wis., Special.—Thir- teen bents, equal to ten car lengths of bridge, on the Eastern Minnesota road twelve miles from here, were burned. ‘The fire was discovered by an extra freight, and forces were im- mediately sent from this city. Half the wooden structure was saved. ‘The fire caught from ashes dropped by an engine, and meanwhile all traffic is suspended. Long trains of wheat are stalled between Hinckley and the break and the passenger traffic is be- ing sent around on the St. Paul & Duluth tracks. Fatal Fire at iurley. Hurley, Wis., Special.—Fire de- stroyed the City hotel and the body of William Welsh, a residence of Gile, was found in one of the rooms a short time afterward by a fireman. The dead man had been drinking the day before and in that condition fell an ©: v m, The loss is about $1,500; no insurance. New Buz in the Cora. Madison, Wis., Special.—A bug, of variety unknown to the farmers is ra ing the corn in the towns in the southern part of this county. It cleans off both husks and kernels, leaving the ears looking as if hogs had been at them. One farmer had half an acre totally destroyed in this way in to days. The bug is about the size and somewhat of the appearance of a bumblebee. SOUTH DAKOTA. ANDERSON NOT ALARMED. He Says the Public Examiner Has Made a Mistoke. Pierre, S. D., Special—cC. P. Ander-' son, the clerk in charge of the books of the state insurance department, re- turned to the city this morning and makes a statement to the effect that all alleged shortages discovered in the matter of insurance fees, under both J. E. Hipple and H. E. Mayhem, are only questions of error somewhere on the part of the public examiner, and that it can easily be shown that every cent received from insurance com- panies, except that for examinations, has been turned over into the state treasury, and it is all accounted for in the books and records, He says the question of the insurance department management has now got to the point where charges must be proven and the department will come out all right. SHORTAGE ALLEGED. Rather Sensational Ontcome of a ‘South Dakota Investigation. Pierre, S. D., Special—Public Ex- aminer Taylor has filed the. report of his examination of the state auditor's ottic His examination covered the entire period of M Hipple’s incum- bency, and Auditor Mayhew’s to date. As a result of his investigation he makes some’ rather — sensational charges. He finds that ex-Auditor Hipple is short $2,500 in his accounts with the state and that Auditor May- hew is short $177. He goes very fully into the matter of examinations of ron-resident insurance companies by C. H. Anderson, who has charge of the insurance department of the auditor’s oflice.. He claims that Mr. Anderson, being an employe of the state, with a fixed compensation, was not justified either in law or moral, in withholding from the state the fees he collected for such examinations. As to the alleged shortage of Mr. Hipple, it is claimed by the state officials that it is a mere matter of bookkeeping, and that he will be able to demonstrate that he has turned oyer every dollar due from him to the state. The report concern- jog the insurance examinations is con- sidered more serious. FORTUNE IN POTATOES. One Farmer Expects His Crop Will Bring Nearly $50,000. Sioux Falls, 8S. D., Special—The ad- vance in the price of potatoes has not yet been recorded here, where the price is now only 25 cents per bushel. ‘rhe crop in this part of the state is a big one, and when the advance comes the benefit to the growers will be large. Prospectors here from. Me Lean county, Il., and Jackson county, Iowa, say the price there is from 75 cents to $1 a bushel, and at the pres- ent freight rates to Chicago the price lere ought to advance at least 30 cents per bushel. A farmer from Lincoln county says he has 444 acres of po- tatoes which he thinks will yield close to $0,000 bushels of tubers from which he will make a fortune. On shipments in car load lots from Sioux Falls to Chicago a protit of 40 cents a bushel net has been realized. Several local firms are buying all the potatoes they can get hold of at present prices, and will hold them for an advance. Prairie Fires Feared. Chamberlain, 8S. D., Special.—Hot dry winds have prevailed in this sec- tion almost steadily for the last week or ten days, and the ranges are rapid- ly changing their hues from a dark green to a yellowish brown. If the regular fall rains hold off for a short time longer the alkali grass will be thoroughly cured, and stockmen will be blessed with the finest kind of winter feed. An unusually large quan- tity of hay is being put up, and the excellent price that feeders are bring- ing is tempting eattlemen to sell down close, so there is but little danger of a repetition of the severe losses that oc- curred last winter in some parts of the country. The only danger to be ap- prehended now is from prairie fires, which would be almost impossible to control did any once gain headway in the rank vegetation that covers the cattle range west of the Missouri river. Terrible, if Trae. Chamberlain, S..D., Special.—A das- tardly attempt was made to burn the dwelling of W. H. Gunsel, a settler on the reservation, with its occupants. The tract upon which Gunsel and his family lives is being contested. The other night a party compcsed of friends of the man who is seeking to secure the land, hauled a load of straw to the house, piled it around the building and set it on fire. The perpe- trators “of the outrage made no effort at concealment, but, on the contrary, attempted to prevent Guusel and his wife from leaving the buiiding. They only escaped with their lives by the merest chance, and lost ail their house- hold effects and $80 in paper money. In defauit of $1,000 tends Henry Puthoven, the leader, s been placed in jail until the next t an of court. Pay Stopr: Pierre, 8. D., Special.—aAt the close of a meeting of the covnty commis- vlonere here Auditor Wheelon sprung a surprise on the board by notifying them that their legal allowance for per diem of $125 per year had been either drawn in full or overdrawn, and that on the advice of the state's attorney he could not sign any further per diem warrants for. the members for this yea Incendiary Work. Tyndall, S. D.,. Special.--Conrad Eymer, an extensive farmer living near here, had four large stacks of wheat destroyed by fire., the work of an incendiary. Joe Hunkey has been arrested on suspicion. Believe Davidson Innocent. Sioux lalls, S. D., Special.—Wiiliam Davidson, who was convicted on July 22, 1895, of the murder of Orlando Giles, a wealthy cattleman living near Belle Fourche, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, has been taken from the penitentiary ane returned to the Black Hills, where he has secured a new trial. ‘he supreme court grant- ed a new trial ona showing of new er- idence. There are many ‘who believe Davidson innocent. MINNESOTA N EWS. MURDERED IN HIS SLEEP. Owatcnna, Minn., Exeited Over a Torrible Tragedy. Owatonna, Minn., Special.—This city is in a state of excitement over what seems the probable murder of Joe Clark. Clark has been traveling through the country with a covered wagon trading horses. Yesterday he came to the City hotel and put his team in the barn. He was accom- panied by Jud Morgan and Lee Hough, and after visiting his mother and getting supper at a restaurant he asked for a lantern and went to bed in bis wagon in the yard. While pass- ing the wagon this morning Landlord Ccoper saw blood dripping from the wagon and, throwing aside the cur- tains, found Clark gasping for breath and lying in a large pool of blood. He was at once attended by surgeons, who found his skull badly fractured back and over the left ear, the left ear be- ing slit badly. The brain was also ruptured and he will die. Clark had some trouble with Morgan yesterday, and as Morgan is not to be found some think he may know the cause of the murder. Clark was part- ly undressed and his money and fine watch are missing. Police officers are searching for Morgan, and until he is found probably nothing will be known of the matter. ST. PAUL WAS THERE. Minnesota State Fair Receives Crowds From the Capital City. St. Paul, Special—Yesterday was St. Pauks day at the fair and it was a reccrd-breaker in point of attendance. Treasurer Moffatt figures up the total attendance at considerably in excess of 30,000. This is several thousand better than the largest day of 1 year. The financial succes of the f: of 1897 is already assured, unless the two remaining days drop considerably below the most conservative estimate. A particularly attractive racing pro- gramme was one of the features of the day and some of the fastest trotting of the week was witnessed. Several special features added to the regular amusement programme, such as a log rolling contest, trick bicycle riding, ete., were thoroughly enjoyed by the vast crowd. The fireworks display in the city in the evening was the most elaborate exhibition of pyrotechnics ever wit- nessed in the Northwest. ECHO OF THE GREAT FIRE. One of the Hinckley Fire Cases Against a Railread Decided. Princeton, Minn., Spec! ial—The Sep- tember term of court is in session with Judge Baxter presiding. A verdict in one of the numerous fire cases which have been pending since the great Hinckley fire, was brought in against the Great Northern and Eastern Min- nesota for $564.16. There are twenty of these cases still remaining. Chas. Plummer, who is charged with high- way robbery, has been indicted, and from the testimony it is evident that a conviction will be secured. Escape From Jail. Long Prairie, Minn., Special.—Chas, Landou, the horse thief, again es- caped from Todd county jail after din- ner Saturday. Sheriff Maynard was attending the prisoners and left the cell unlocked, but bolted, for a few minutes, and Landou pushed the bolt and went out of the old hole in the wall where he and another prisoner escaped several weeks ago, and which had not yet been repaired. Not a Corpse. Springfield, Minn., Special.—Dan Birdsall, who, according to specials to several of the city dailies from New Ulm, was murdered by tramps while on a bicycle trip from Lake ‘ity to this place, is in town working at his trade, that of a carpenter, and was as much surprised as any one else upon reading the said specials. How the story got started is a mystery to him, as he did not even stop at New Uha on his return from Lake City. Ames Not Indicted. Duluth, Minn., Special—The grand jury has indicted John Promberger, who was accused of embezzling $4,700 from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western road, of which he is agent. No indictment was found against C. C. Ames, the Duluth grain dealer who was accused of converting a car of wheat owned by North Dakota farm- ers, despite the effort made by them to secure his indictment. Railway Exiension in the North, Graceland, Minn., Special.—Hagineer Smith, of the Brainerd & Northern, has started a crew to do the prelim- inary work for the extension of the road, and building will be commenced at once. The new extension will cross the Kabekona river about the bay and run direct to Graceland. There will be a large force of men employed. Examiners Begin Work, Thief River Falls, Minn., Special.— Maj. J. George Wright, of the interior department. and W. E. Seelye, chief of the new corps of Indian land ex- aminers, arrived here and proceeded on to Red Lake agency, leaving Clerk P. S. Ware here to arrange the oftice, which will serve as headquarters. The cozps consists of eighteen practical timber men, including the chief. Corn Safe in Redwood. Redwood Falls, Minn., Special— The exceedingly warn: weather of the past two weeks has rescued all corn growing in Redwood county from any danger by frost, and the erop will be one of the largest ever harvested in the history of the county, some fields going as high as $0 to 100 bushels per acre. All of the corn is of excellent quality. Killed by a Fence. Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, Special. —A little girl about two 's daughter of W. M. Catlins, waile play- ing near ” wire fence in some way got caught, and before aid could reach ; the child she was scicd to death. A Fatal Fight. Wood Lake, Minn., * apecial. —Chas, Sweitzer and Will Schlener, two threshermen, got into a fight here and the latter broke a fork handle over Sweitzer’s head, inflicting a possibly fatal. wound. ; MINNESOTA’S FAIR, Thirty-Eighth Annual Exhibit R Opened. St. Paul, Special—The Minnesota State fair was opened yesterday. It will take a wise prophet to set a limit to the increasing splendor of these an- nual exhibits. Ht was thought a year ago that a climax had been reached. But this year's fair completely shat- ters all previous records and marks the thirty-eighth annual exhibit as the most complete exposition of its kind ever achieved by any commonwealth, This is literally true and finds its ve1i- fication in the most casual examina- tion into the quantity and the quality of the display now spread out for the inspection of the people of the North- west. In number the exhibits far ex- ceed those of any previous Minnesota fair. In quality they are a revelation to the most patriotic and hopeful of the citizens of the state, and are worthy of the observation of the world. Yesterday was Labor day, the open- ing of the fair being coincident with the observance of this national holi- day. Goy. Clough and Ignatius Don- nelly both made. addresses and an elaborate programme of sports was carried ovt. From the standpoint of attendance it was a very successful opening day. The exhibits were almost all in place and the fair was in splen- did shape for its spectators. There were among them quite a number of the delegates to the recent Farmers’ congress, and without ex- ception they were pleased, and in many cases amazed at what they saw. Some of the testimony borne to the excellence of the dairy department ap- pears in another place, and it might have been duplicated in almost every other department. The fame of Min- nesota, and particularly of its fair, will be spread far and wide by these delegates who come frem all parts of the country, and such advertising can- not fail to result to the advantage of the state. St. Paul and Minneapolis were both in gala attire and special programmes had been arranged for the amusement ef the thousands of visitors MINNEAPOLIS DAY. The Minnesota Fair Turned Over to the Other Town. St. Paul, Special—yYesterday morn- ing found the fair in full swing. The exhibits in all departments were in place this year at an unusually early period in the life of the fair, and there was absolutely no feature lacking. The big explosion was in as complete form as it will be at any time during the week. The attendance reached a figure beyond the total for the same day last year, but at that time there were attractions in both cities that kept many people away, and it had been hoped by the management that this year the second day’s attendance figures for all previous fairs would be as far surpassed as this fair surpasses any of its predecessors. As a matter of fact there were between eight and ten thousand people on the grounds. It was Minneapolis day and an excel- lent programme was carried out for -the enjoyment of the hosts from the Flour City. BIG CROWDS ATTEND. Minvescta’s Great Fair Is plete Success. St. Paul, Special.—The only element lacking to make the fair a suecess from the moment its gates first swurg open was an attendance proportionate to the magnificent display for instruc- tion and entertainment: provided by the managers with the co-operation of the exhibitors. Yesterday the number of visitors began to approximate the merits of the exposition, and the best part of it was that every one went away happy. The state fair managers have done their part well. The at- tendance of yesterday, as estimated by Treasurer Moffat from receipts that had come to hand at the time of clos- ing the gates last evening was upward of 15,000. The corresponding day of last year produced a paid admission of about 13,000. Yesterday was set aside for the old settlers, and the special programme arranged in their honor was carried out in excellent shape. A magnificent display of fireworks was the feature of the entertainment furnished by the city. Killed by Cars. Clinton, Minn., Special—aAs Station Agent Spratt was scing to the depot he discovered a man lying across the track. His head was crushed and his right leg mashed. Coroner Colsta de- cided that an inquest was not neces- sary. as it was plainly evident that the man had endeavored to steal a ride on the souti-bound passenger and fallen under the train. The dead man was Timothy O’Donnell, and his fath- er, Jobn O'Donnell, lives in St, Paul. Boiler Kills One. Breckenridge, Minn., Special.—A threshing engine near Kent blew out both ends of the boiler, the front being thrown over the separator without in- juring a person. The engineer and fireman were thrown quite a distance by the rear plate, and the latter was so badly scalded that he cannot live. a Comes. Addition to a Hospital. New Ulm, Minn., Special—The new addition to St. Alexander's hospital in this city will be formally dedicated on the 22d inst. Physicians from all parts of Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities will be present, and in ad- dition to the dedicatory services a banquet and smoke social will be ar- ranged for their entertainment. Held Without Bail. Redwood Falls, Minn, Special.— Gustav Metag, who is alleged to have shot fatally Fred Kuehn at Mors Aug. 29, had his preliminary e: tion and was held without bail to the grand jury. Found Straw Would Burn. Albert Lea. Minn While Rasmussen Bros. the farm of N. the caught fire from the machine at the gr raised on about forty was burned, while the ma considerably « sheriff seriously, Alfred Ellison while ser z ! tachment on the latter on his farm, four miles north of town. SS ee ee en 'Y MUST STARVE. Is | Returning Miners From Klondike Sound a Warninz Note. Seattie, Wash., Sept. 11.--The steam- ship Cleveland, eleven days from St. Michael's, arrived in the straits and was boarded by representatives of the Associated Press who were in waiting on the tug Sea Lion. She brings six- ty-five passengers and about $400,000 m gold dust. Thirty-eight of the pas- sengers are from the gold fields and twenty-seven are carpenters returning from St. Michaels. The story of' the fabulous wealth of the Klondike, Bo- nanza, Eldorado and other mines trib- atary to the Yukon is reiterated by the returning miners, but the warning which has already been given to stay away from the gold fields this winter is emphasized by every one on board. They say that hundreds of people must go hungry this winter, and that many will certainly starve to death, as the food supply in the country is far below that which will be required to naw alive those already in Dawson ity. CAUGHT A MURDERER, The Participants in a Hobo Killing at Redfield All Caught. Jamestown, N D Sept. 11—The police have arrested two men wanted im wenteld, S. D., for murder there on Aug. 25. That day a party of six ho- boes got into a drunken fight, several shots were fired and one man was killed. The body was hidden in an old threshing engine boiler and stopped with hay. Through a hole in the bottom of the boiler the head of the murdered man pretruded and caused the discovery of the murder. Two of the men were arrested in Ab- erdeen. Betrayed by His Brother. Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 11.—Will- iam Stevenson, a prominent citizen of Winona, Minn., arrived here in search of his wife and his brother. He had his brother, James Stevenson, arrested on the charge alienating the affec- tions of the wife of the former and taking her away. At the hearing the prisoner told where the woman was and she was brought into court. ‘The meeting with her husband was very affectionate and she said she would return and live with him again, though she liked his brother better. The prisoner was held for trial in the district court. Sad, but Frequent. Winona, Minn., Sept. 11. — On‘ the Sherman farm, near Whiteman, last evening, Miss Annie Sherman, who kept house for her brother there, and was a daughter of Anto: Sherman of Rollingstone, had been cut riding. On returning, she was taking her broth- ex’s gun from the wagen, and, pulling it muzzle-end toward her, the trigger caught, discharging the load full in hear breast, killing her instantly. Broke Telephone Wires. Lisbon, N. D., Sept. 11.—A threshing engine, traveling ‘between Enderlin and here the other day, passed under the telephone wires, breaking them and cuiting off all communication be- tween the two places for the time be- ing. Dr. Bradley of Forman, who owns the line, has decided to remove all private wires in Sheldon and sub- stitute the long-distance central, Moore, a Murderer, Caught. i Rapid City, S. D., Sept. 11.—Sheritrs Plunket and Ingersoll captured Moore, the negro murderer of Englewood at Brennan, a small town seven miles south of this city. The man talks freely of his crime and says he wants to go back and meet his judgment. He thinks hanging is noi too good for him. He has been taken to Dead- wood. A Theater Boyeatied. Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 11. — The Grand opera house has been boycotted by the Alliance of Stage employes. ‘The local organization claims Manager Beall will not employ union labor, Manager Beall says he is willing to employ union help, but discharged the old force for incompetercy and drunk- enness. He will fight the boycott. Stills Near Ashland. Ashland, Wis., Sept. 11. — For the first time in fourteen years govern- ment ofticers have discovered an il- licit whisky distillery in the Western Wisconsin district. “Internal revenue officers raided the house of John Wal- er.czik and found a.complete outfit for distilling. The traflic has been going on for years. Raijironds Cautioned. St. Paul, Sept. 11—Gen. C. C. An- drews, chiet fire warden of Minnesota, has sent out to railrvuad companies a notice urging them to take extra pre- cautions this fall to prevent the start- ing of forest fires. He calls attention to the fact that last fall there were seventeen fires cansed by engines. New Berk at Le Sueur. Le Sueur, Minn., Sept. 11. — M. B. end W. A. Patten opened a banking house here to-day under the name of the Farmers and Merchants’ bank, and will do a general banking busi- ness. They have been identified with the business interests of Le Sueur for nearly forty. omy Bayfield’s Hatchery Crcned. Bayfield, Wis., Sept. 11. — The new state fish hatchery has been opened, Goy. Scofiel€@ and a number of nota- bles from abroad were present. An elaborate breakfast was served at the hatchery. This institution will be one of the most important of its class on the lakes, Porent Goes to Law. Hawarden, Iowa, Sept. i1.—Mr. Le- land, the druggist has caused the ar- rest of Miss Curtis, the teacher of the fifth grade. fer whipping his bey. The city is much excited over it, and pub- lic opinion seems to be with the lady. Bridge Gave Awny Stillwater, Miun., Sept. 11.—AN traf- fie between this city and Wisconsin is obstructed, 2 span of the pontoon bridge having given way. Twenty cattle belonging to Isaac Staples were on the bridge at the time, but gll were rescued. Wind and Hail. Stanley, Wis., Sept, 11.—Tbis section was visited by a wind and hail storm. } Crops were injured, and the Luiidings of the Northwestern Lumber compaby _ Were badly dz- soa. 3 Scrofula Cured “When three months old my boy was troubled with scrofula. There were sore places on his hands and body as large asa man’s hand, and sometimes the blood wouldrun. We began giving him Hood’s Sarsaparilla and it soon took effect. When he had taken three bottles he was cured.’”” W. H. Garner, West Earl, Pennsylvania. Hood's ‘sa parilla Is the Best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Pills cure Sick Headache. 25¢, “CRAPS.” Geme Was Introduced in New Or- leans Society 100 Years Ago. Savannah (Ga.) News: Tf there is one game to which the Savannah negro is devoted above all others it is craps. City or country, it is ali alike. On Sunday the country negroes gather in little groups in the shade of trees, out of sight of the “big house,” and play all day long, or until the wages which they re- ceived on Saturday night are gone. In the cities they gather on the wharves, in the corners of wa-ehouses, or any favorable spot out of sight of the ‘‘cop,” and play for any amount they may pos- sess, from coppecs to dollars. The Savannah bootblacks and news- boys, like those of any other city, gamble awey their earnings, and many a game is carried on in the lanes, the players often becoming so interested that they lose all thought of the policeman until that worthy appears in their midst and nabs a couple of the players. White boys play the game, too, but negroes of all sizes and ages “shoot” craps.. There is only one other game ~vhich equals craps in fastiaation for them, and that is pol- icy, and, as policy is more liable to be interfered with by the police, craps has all the advantage. Theve are faszinations about the game peculiarly African. It is not without its intricacies; the ordinary “come seven, come eleven,” plan of the game is simple enough, but there is a crowd around the piaycrs, and there may be a half dozen interested in the game and a dozen side bets. How they manage to keep the run of the game is a mystery to the ordinary observer, but they do ro with unerring accuracy. Fights over -rap games are rare. The expressions common to the game are amusing. “New dress for de baby,” exclaims one. “See my zal Sunday night,” exclaims another. “De little number two," says one as the unlucky number shows up. “I eight you,”’ says another, meaning that he bets that num- ber will not turn up before the “lucky. seven.”” And so it goes. The city council of New Orleans has just passed a law making the game of craps illegal. It does not matter Wh: » is is played, whether in the streets, in the club or at home, craps is specially singled out as the most depraved of gam- bling games, not to be tolerated any- where. The game, according to a writer in Harper's, is of New Orleans origin, and over one huadred years old.. Bernard de Marigny, who entertained Louis Phil- lipe when he cane ‘o Louisana, and who stood seventy years ago at the head of the creole colony of the state as its most wealthy and prominent citizen—he was entitled to call himself marquis in Fran» 28 —was the inventor, or father, of “craps,” and brought it in high favor as the fash- ionable gambling of the day. When ae laid off his plantation, just below the then city of New Orleans—it is now the Third district, but was then the Faubourg Marigny —and -livided it up into lots, he nanged one of the principal streets nd ex lained that he did so had ‘ost *he money he xe- ceived from the lots on that street in this favorite same of his. street until a ‘ew years 1g0, when a pro- test was raised against such a disrep- utablg name f for a very quiet and respect- able St@et, especially given to churches. After Bernird Marigny’s death craps as a gambling game tescended in the social seale, and -vas finally raonopolized main- ly Ly negroes and street gamins. To Cure Coustipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25e IC. C. C. fall to cure, druggisis refund money. Facetiously Intended. “One of Mack’s bridal presents was a ese n mower, and it made him furi- ous.” “F asia pleased.” you see he married a gras? widow.”—Puck. He ought to have been Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ts taken internally. Price, 75c. Two Hats and a Cap. “Georgie, have you seen papa’s straw hat?” “Yes; mamma wored it away on her wheel.” “And where’s papa’s cap?” “Aunt Nellie wored it to the tennis match.” “And papa’s plug hat?’ “Sister wored it a horseback ridin’.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. An Eloquent Comment. “I would have you know, fellow,” said Charlie Van Beet, “that I come down from the real Knickerbocker stocl “It’s a terrible come-down,” said the wan.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Profitable. Visitor (in the penitentiary)—I sup- pose the profits from making counter- feit money were quite large? Convict—Well, yes, it was a lucre- ative business while it lasted—Judge. Willing to Please. “This is too much!” he exclaimed, when his wife appeared in her new bathing suit for his inspection. “Do you think so?” she asked. “Well, I'll take off six inches more of the skirt.”—Chicago Post Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair, Goid Medal, dic ng Fair. pRlcey ‘BAKING A Pare Grape Cream of Tartar It remuinéd Crapx ee ae ee