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mu &$ lv v',Jf | TALES UF PLUCK I I AND ADVENTURE. | 4'ftuclit In HI* Own Rear Trap. "V" T'6T 1TL1 liis hair turned gray \ /\ j in mi evening from terror ^ and his nerves shattered so that he despairs of ever being; a well man a grain. Floyd J. Staitler. aged twenty-two, has come out of tin' wilds of Northern Minnesota after an experience thnt gave him all lie wanted of the woods and more, too. For several hours he was caught in a bear trap in Beltrami County ami surrounded by wolves tnat threatened his life. His gray hairs and shaken nerves are the result of that experience. He went into the woods with a party of lumbermen. One afternoon he went to visit a bear trap set some distance from camp, lie followed a route different from the usual one, and in consequence reached the trap before he was aware of It. In fact, the lirst notice he bad of it was a click and a snap, and then an excruciating pain in his leg us the trap's Jaws closed on Ids right leg just above the ankle. The teeth cut through the trousers, leggius and two pairs of socks, and bit into tlie tlesh. St u flier dropped ids gun, and Willi a ] cry of pain knelt down to try to pry j the jaws of the trap open. Then he re- j ineinbered that It had taken two men ! 10 set it, and that It was too strong for liiin. liis efforts to free himself laeer- | atcd his flesh. He thought of unfas- j lening the chain and dragging the trap | to camp, two miles distant, but when | He tried ho round that It was Impossible. Not only was the trap too heavy for hint, but at every step Its weipht brought the teeth deeper Into the flesh of his leg. Then he bethought himself of his 1 ritle, and fired several shots, hoping the sound would /each the eamp, inutile wind was blowing in the wrong direction, and ihc effort failed. He fouglit off a feeling of faintness that eume over hint, for he feared that if he fainted he would freeze to death. \ As dusk drew on he fired several more 14l shots, as the wind had died away and ? . he hail more hope that the sound would rcaeh on nip. Then he was eon } fronted by a new terror. He heard the pattering of feet iti the j woods, and the sound of n long. | mournful howl. Then eume answering j cries from other wolves, drawing near ( or in answer to the call of the first wolf. Soon the underbrush seemed alive with them, and he could see j their eyes shining. He struggled to a sitting positiou and tilled the chambers of bis ritle with cartridges. The wolves drew nearer. Suddenly about a dozen of them trotted forth from the woods, ' and he could see their dark forms scurrying about as they made a detour, drawing nearer as they ran. They seemed to ho planning; a final approach. Stalllcr llrcd. '1'hc wolves scattered, hut did not run away. They sat down on their haunches and watched him. Startler tired again and again, hut lie was nervous and frightened ami shot wildly. Kvery time he ceased the wolves began to draw in on him, and Startler believed that it was only a questloti of minutes before the wolves would be tearing bis body. lie was almost ready to turn the rifle on himself when lie heard a human voice near at hand, and lie sank back in n faint. As his friends from the camp came to his relief the wolves scattered, and several were killed. His companions made a stretcher and carried him back to camp, where I._ they dressed his wounds as best they ^?oti^d. "When they got into the light of the fire one of tliein started. "My (?od!" he exclaimed. "lie's gray-headed!" And lie was right. Startler's hair, black that day, bad turned almost white. His comrades explained that they ha?l heard his shots shortly after dark, and thought little of them at llrst. belleveing that he had either found a hear in the trap and was despatching It. or that he was shooting at other game. When the shots continued they became alarmed, and made their way to the spot as rapidly as possible. It is their belief that they arrived in the j nick of time. When Startler reached I>uluth on his jkm way homo ii?? was supported by a big SH woodsman, for ho was unable to walk H alone. Ills snow-white hair In conHfi trast to his evident youth attracted HE much attention, and so did his story. Hfi He Is now resting at home, and it will H he a long time before lie will seek the W woods again.?New York Sun. HE The Strsndlm; of Myrtlr rardy," H One of tiie most notable surfniou of i 9B * the Atlantic coast is Captain Albert 11. { H Myers, keeper of tiie life-saving sta Hj tlon at Quoddy Head, Maine. Myers , MS first Iteeaine famous when the schoon- i HB er Myrtle Turdy stranded near his sta- i HB *'on on January f>. is,sti. She was seen H drifting, helpless, in a violent snow WB storm, and after ordering out his erow. B -with their apparatus, Myers hurried EE down to the beach to locate her when Mr she should strike the sand, and so be able guide the crew who had H struggle along slowly with their gear B on aeeount of the snowdrifts and lee. H As it happened, the alongshore curB rein" carried the schooner ta little thing 1 B of ei&hty-flve roo>? further than antfl paled. and when she hnaily came to Hi the rocks the life-saving i-rew were out Mj of sight and hearing. The snow ohBjj sen red everything more than too yards away, in fact, hut Mvecs was direct op, usite the vessel when she stranded. SB l eering through the snow and spooum drift, Myers saw that the schooner's ' yawl was towing astern by a painter, though full of water, and that three men were vainly trying to lift It out of the breakers. A moment later one of the men slipped on the ice and pitched overboard, while the two remaining stood dazed 011 the deck. The peril of the man who had fallen over was deadly, because the cold was so intense that the water was covered with floating ice out to where the schooner lay, and the yawl was bobbing up and down, with the unfortunate man clinging to it, right in the outer edge of this lee. At sight of that Myers leaped to a roek at the edge of the surf and plunged in. lie sank to his neck at the tirst jump, hut he was able to strug glr through and reach the yawl. Into that ho clambered, and. grabbing the sailor, strove to haul him In also. But the sailor's log was caught in a rope under water, and it eould not bo freed. Mvors then bawled to the men 011 deck to cast off the painter, but they were too dazed or dumb to obey, and, perishing with cold. Myers was obliged to return ashore for help. As he .scrambled up tlie beach lie met two of his neighbors, but he was so covered over with lee tlint they did not recognize him until lie begged tlieir help, when they knew his voice. .Inst then the life-saving crew arrived, and at that Myers turned to the ice-covered waves once more, and with four of his men struggled out and got the sailor and the yawl ashore, and then saved the sailors on the schooner. According to the myths of the Eskimo Indians the spirits of the wicked a re doomed after death to struggle forever and ever in a hell of frozen surf like Hint through which Keeper Myers struggled to save the sailor of the schooner Myrtle Purdy. ? Collier's Weekly. Pnr*u?-?1 liy ? ttrignnil. When the grapes are ripening in Ihe Tyrol, men called sallncrs are stationed in the vineyards to guard the fruit. Eocal custom allows them to levy a toll upon the passer-by. who is then free to gather as many bunches as he will. Wonderful is the dress of the salt net*, his head crowned with fur and feathers, and ids broad chest ornamented by the tusks of wild boars. Ho onrrlos a spear, and behind linn runs a very sharp-looking dog. who "yaps" at the appnmoli of intruders. One day. writes a lady from Aleran. an Englishwoman invaded a vineyard liere, and began her slow, duck-like walk up the slope. Suddenly from i lie vines before her emerged the snltner, and began (irmly but quite re speetfully to explain I lial she must pay her "footing" before she could go on. Itui he was not allowed to proceed. The lady uttered three shrieks, in quick succession, threw something at him and tied. Down the steep and rugged footway she ran, while the tuan. amazed, doffed his plumes, passed his hand over his bewildered forehead and then stooped to pick up her missile. IN' examined it; lie roared after her to return, and then, as she paid no attention. he set forth in iiot pursuit. Easter and faster they tlew until, reaching the leading thoroughfare of Meran, the salt net* dropped into a walk, although still keeping the woman in sight. She reached the hotel, and more dead than alive, thing herself on the hull porter's shoulder, explaining In gasps that she had only gone out for a little walk, and had nut the most frightful brigand. "He chased me," she cried, "even though 1 had tlung him my purse at once! I never knew I could run so fast!" Meantime the honest saltncr appeared, to return tIn* mad lady's purse. He left It with the concierge, and then returned to his vines, n bewildered man. He could not grasp the concierge's explanation that It is feathers had frightened the lady; for were not those very feathers what his own people most admired? lie could only remember having many times heard that all the English are mad. Sli-Yonr-Old Hero. In the down-town Italian quarter, where every one is romantic, the ardent love of Ralph IVtrono. aged eight, for Louise Veloza, aged six, has been for some time a subject of remark. Ralph saved Louise's life, hut in doing so was run over, along with Ids sweetheart. Both lie in little beds at. the Pennsylvania Hospital, but the doctors say they will recover. Wlieu they do l.itte Italy will fete them. Kalph lives tit No. 7'JC> Pltzwater street. Louise at No. s:?(5, five doors to the west. Tliey have been together always, ever since Ralph's sister, to whom he was devoted, died. Yesterday afternoon the two took a little walk in the direction of the river. An alley, near Third and Kitzwater streets, attracted them because there was a slide on it. Tired, after sliding awhile, they walked slowly up the alley. hand-in-hand. A wagon came along which they did not hear. The horse knocked Louise down, and in a second she lay directly in the track of for wheels. Ralph then became n hero, nis hand still clasping hers, ho pulled his hardest to :rei lior out of danger. Then ho took her hand in both of his. and dragged iter out of tlie way of sure death, hut not of injury. The wagon ran over both ehildron. The little hero lay beside his little friend, uneouselous in the narrow alley. His head had been badly out. The girl's injuries were less serious.? Philadelphia Record. f.orwjn tioliliori T?n|:tit to Sirtm. he German Army lias swimmingeltool for troops, where every one u .ist learn to swim. The best swim. u s are able to cross a stream of sev, :-i iiu:.di-ed yards width, even when eurr>u?g tlieir cloiblu*, ritle ami uuimunition ' S . ' . -. Vir ? I r-; v ?. THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE jTORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. I?n|inrflniiahli> ? Her ConTliii'iiie Argviment?Ou the Contrarj?Lliiiltulloiit? Couldn't Account For the Lack ? A tiood Suggestion?Writ I.arnr, Etc. He held her in his arms 'awhile She struggled to be free; At last he let her go and said: "I pray you pardon me." Ho had not kissed her. had not made Her struggle hard?she sighed! "Ah. no. I cannot pardon you." She bitterly reolied. Cnicago Times-Herald. Her Convincing Argument. He?"Oh! You can't believe half what you hoar." She?"But suppose some one else hears it, too?'*?Puek. On tlie Contrary. Forge?"Are you matrimotiially inclined?" Fen ton (who has just heen discarded)? "No; declined."?Philadelphia Itccord. I.imltat ion*. First Cavalier "The king can do no Wrong!" Second Cavalier ? "-tli. yes! And what a wearisome life a kind's must he. to -lie sure"'?Puek. Couldn't Account For I lie l.nck. Fditor "Your story lacks action." Author?"It ought not to; I thought. 11 out while I was walking the lloor with the twins when they were cutting their teeth."?Brooklyn Life. A CJood SucKi'Milon. "Can you let mo have that ten dollars you owe me?" said Thornton to Perkasie. Perkasie shook his head "But I really need the money." "I h? as 1 did borrow."?Puck. Writ I.urj-c. "I tell you there's something in it. That fortune teller looked at the palm of my hand and said I'd hud a laird life." "Creat Scot I. she could read that iu the callouses!"? Chicago Tribune. A Sudden TIiIiir. Strawhor ?"It's wonderful liow suddenly you can stop an automobile." Singerly?"Isn't it. 1 was twenty miles front home the other day ami mine stopped so suddenly I had to walk home."?Detroit Free Press. Its .Toys. "Why are each of you Unlies so desirous of becoming President of your debating flub?" "It saves time," answered Miss Cayenne. "When you are in the ehair, you are able to snub so many people at once."?Washington Star. I.cttliiK Vn? llowa. Roberts- "Have you heard anything about Thompson's affairs sinee the failure? Wbeu does he expect to resume?" l'eters?".lust as soon as the creditors become reconciled to the fact that they won't get a cent."?liar lent Life. l'artlnlly Correct I>lngnni<la. "1 don't like your heart action," the doctor said, applying the stethoscopo again. "You have had some trouble with angina pectoris!" "You're partly right, doctor," sheepishly answered the young man. "Only that ain't her name."?Chicago Tribune. Itulo of the Minority. "I?o you boli< ve minority rule can be successful?" "Of course. Kor example. If the father and mother like you and the girl doesn't, there you are; but if the girl likes you and the father and mother don't, there they are."?Chicago Record. Well-Merited. "1 understand Miss Ooode took piano lessons at the conservatory." "Oh, yes. She's got a gold medal." "Yes. 1 was navintr a visit at her house hist. night and she positively refused to play; said she had decided to give it up." "Yes. that's what, she trot the sold medal for. The neighbors gave it to her."?Philadelphia Press. Woman him! Woman. in a moment the injured girl opened | her eyes. "Where am 1?" she gasped. I was about to answer with the street and number, when my wife silenced me with a look. "Here!" whispered my wife, bend* ing over the couch. "But why am I here?" "Because!" A look of. sweet contentment eitme over the girl's face now, and pres -nt* ly she fell asleep.?Detroit Journal. Wtiv He C'tuicklrtl. "Come along, old fellow, 1 want you to come and celebrate the event by having dinner with me." "Why. what's happened?" "My rival is dead." "Rival? 1 thought you were n arried." .-n i iiiu, nui i vc nan n rival, nevertheless. He's ?r< though lied this meriting in ;ny wife's arms." "(Jreat Casenr! Arc you tin* kind of man to stand that." Welt, you surprise ute. Who was he V" "She loved nim before we were married. aui^ she brought biui to the house. He was a complete stranger to nie rben. arid we've never heon very good friends at any time. Rut he's g< ne, and I'm glad of it." "Well. well. If you are not the great st idiot what was his mm. ' "Fido." Au<l thoy weut oil together churl;ling.?Tit-Hits. ARP REVIEWS WAR. Death of "Tige" Anderson Causes a Backward Glance. TO BARTOW'S OLD BRIGALE Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky Troops Formed the Brigade Which Genera! Lee Had. General G. T. Anderson (old Tlge) nnd Colonel Tom Taylor have just passed over the river. They wero near the same age and were close together during the civil war. General Anderson was our brigade comm.ind?T and Colonel Taylor commanded one of his regiments, the First Kentucky. Since the war one of them was made chief of police of Atlanta and the other Louisville, Ky. Taylor was next to tho 6urv iving colonels of that brigade. It was General Bartow's old brigade, composed of the Seventh. Eighth, Nintii and Eleventh Georgia regiments and the First Kentucky and a Virginia battery. The regiments changed their colonels many times, and of the old Eighth only one (Colonel Towers.) who was its fifth colonel. now survives. None but the veterans know how numerous were these changes of commanding officers. The records show that hut one of the Georgia regiments that went into scrviee in 1 Si? 1 and 1SC.2 brought back the same colonel it took out. The officers of the companies were changed oftener than the colonels. Deaths resignations and promotions were ever going on. Captain Twigg's company of the First Georgia regulars had twelve different captains during the service. The personnel of the privates was also continually changing?"discharged" or K. I. B. (killed in battle) is appended to more names than half the first muster rolls, and recruiting was constantly going on to till \ip the files. But 1 was ruminating about old Tigo and Tom Taylor, for after General Bartow was killed 1 was trans ferred to General Anderson's staff and followed his fortunes for nearly two years in the Army of Northern Virginia. He was every inch a soldier. lie never questioned the wisdom of an order hut obeyed it * 'u o n*?i lu n-pi v ; Onis not to reason why: Ours hut to <U> and dio." was his motto. I do not believe ho ever experienced the emotion of fonr. We thought that sometimes he was too daring. I remember that on one morning during the battles on the Chlckahorr.iny lie wished to make a personal reconnaissance of the position of tiie enemy on its left (lank, and asked Major Aver and myself t ? ride with him. Tin re was a wide, open field between the armies, probably 1.000 acres, and our wing was entered by the forest of thick woods curving round the open speace in the form of a semi circle. Wo kept covered by these woods until we had got far around and were as near tlie federal batteries as we dared to go. The general said: "Well, there is no use going back the long way that we eame. T.ct us take the diameter of this circle and pave a mile or two." "They will see us and open fire." said 1. "I.et them shoot." said he, "they c an't hit us. We can outride their halls; come on; follow me." We did follow, but we didn't want to and there was no necessity for tak!i>g such peril. I will never forget that ride. The federal batteries opened fire quickly as we (lew along the plain. The six-pounders sent their halls over i's and behind us and before us and some of them hounded along the ground quite near us. but the general only waved his hat ami smiled. \\ e were all well-mounted and inado the trip safely. but I never made* another reconnaissance with him. One evening our brigade was at rest on the bank of the ltnppahannock We had made a l<>i'.g march and were awaiting. orders. The boys were sitting down or lying down upon the grass. The enemy were massed behind the mountain range thai skirted the opposite bank of the river. We could not see them but we knew that they were there for their batteries amused themselves by tiring over the mountains and dropping their shot and shell at random over us and be;, ond us. They exploded in the air and did but little harm. We were not alarmed and watched them as we would a pyrotechnic display. Oeneral Anderson was stretched at length upon the ground and we were not far away. His fine horse was cropping the grass and the general held him with a long rein that, was nttftrhed to the bridle. While we wore chatting quietly a shell exploded directly over us and a murderous fragment struck his horse on top ef the head and killed him instantly. Our nearness to the danger atoppe I all eonvers.ition. but the loss of his horsy aroused and excited old Tige beyond measure. looking at his ho: -o that was dying at his feet he used language according to his anger and indignation. His anathemas were featful. "We will pay them for liiat." he said. "1 would have given rnv right arm for that horse. But we will nnv them hack two for one. We have conip here to fight. and old Hob will give us a chance to pet even. Flast their infernal batteries! All they dare do is liide behind a mountain and shoot over it." We did pet even and old Tlpe was comforted; for in a few days the second battle of Mnnasses was fought and a great victory won. Forty-eight thousand troops under Lee utterlv routed and vanquised vn.oOO under Pope. I never think of General Tom Tavlor but what ! think of the great battle of Prainsvllle. In which he figured and a smile comes over my memorv. The fun of that battle lasted >ur boys a long time, and Major Aver at Rome is not dune laughing at it yet. Th#' valley of l>ralnsville was neutral ground and the harvest of hay was great. The two armies were in winter quarters und wanted it. Jeb Stuart assured General Johnston that if he would furnish the wagons and teams and a regiment of infantry he would go for the hay. He said that the owners were mostly southern men and wanted us to have it. Old Joe was suspicious, but consented. The federals were nearer to i' and had a large force of cavalry in their camp. Tom Taylor was sent along with his regiment and Major Aver put in charge of 400 wagons with four-horse teams to each. It was about fifteen miles to the valley over a pike road that was generali., wid? enough lor teams to pass each other, but was very narrow where cut through the hills. Many of these cuts, a hundred yards long, were not more than ten feet wide. The day and the scheme was kept profoundly secret. One morning about the break of day our boys were aroused by the unearthly rumbliug sound of 400 wagons rolling over the pike, but that MMiiMi was noming to me roaring in tlioso wagons on their return. The train of wagons was nealy four miles long and l?y the time the head of the column got fairly Into the valley and the major began bossing the loading of the foremost teams Tom Taylor with his men. wore resting In the suburbs and Jeb Stuart, with il.uoo cavalry, were parading on a hill overlooking the valley. Just then t?,000 federal cavalry came charging down from some hiding place behind tinwoods and for an hour or more Stuart and Taylor had their hands full. Tinfederals had an artillery company to help create a panic- and they were after tin- wagon train in desperate determination. In the confusion that followed the surprise Stuart ordered the wagons that, were loading hay to countermarch in double quick and they performed that maneuver with great alacrity until the head ?>f the procession reached the- pike an 1 could get no further, for the body and tail of the train blockaded tinhighway for two miles hack. Then came the great stampede. "Then rushed the steeds from battle driven.' All along the line the alarm was given. whips were popping. teamsters bawling. "Turn, men; turn and save your teams." exclaimed the major. "Tin- yankccs are coming." And tin y did turn, but to this day nobody knows bow. Some of the wagoners swore afterwards tliey tlew over and some crawled under and some turned n fou.--horse team in an eight-font cut. Cedonol Taylor ordeyrcil liis men '< guard the wagons but they couldn't keep up with them. Stuart's 111 u wore in a hand to hand fight with the enemies cavalry and slashed them with swords and shot them with small arms: hut tlifty were outnumbered and had to tight and fall hack at every charge. It was about the middle of the af tornoon when the roaring of the stampeding train reached our campground. "Id .Joe Johnston heard it for the sound thereof was like the sound of many waters. lie under stood it at once and ordered a whole brigade and battery to double quick tip the Drainsville pike. "I told Stuart," lie exelaitn* d. "that they would triek if he didn't look >ut Those rascals in that valley are nearly all union men and they got w?ud to the enemy. I'm afraid we have lost some of our wag. us, and It will he a hard joke en Stuart." Later on we p< rceived great clouds of dust gathering over the pike and the roar ing came louder end louder and nearer ami nearer, and by and by. with the aid of field glasses, we could sec Major Ayer rise over the top of a distant hill anl halt. He is ft lln< rider and was astride a fine horse whose name was Selim. lie saw the brigade coming to the rescue and slowed up the* long pro cession behind him. Man and beast we're dripping with streams of sweat that would have turned a saw mill. In the' grand niedee Colonel Tayloi got rut oft from his command for the i....... ?,. i-...... .... ?iw. wagons. Itiit they all ramo up in -ho course of time and received the plan dits of their comrades. Stuart worried the enemy so bad that they left the valley with nary wagon and Maj >r Aver left it with nary hay. Hut th \v gut it later, for old Joe got his back up and swore he would have it. Those 400 wagoners were for a long time the heroes of the camp fires, one of them, Jim Wilkerson our former marshal, lives here now and still declares that he turned his team in an eight-foot cut and passed two more In a ten-foot cut and had liked to have heat the whole train to camp. His driving was like the driving of the Jehu, for he drove furiously The hig battle of Drainsville never got into history, hut. it was camp talk at Centerville all that winter. During the revolution of 17T*? there was a great battle called the "battle of 'he kegs" that caused infinite merriment to the continental army and it was set to verse by a humorous poet, Francis liopkinson. hut this is known to Virginia veterans as the "battle of the wagons."?Hill Arp in Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Carnegie and the fcditor. Mr. Carnegie iu fond of telling how lie was once asked liy the editor of a popular magazine for an article on Organization in Business. "Well," said he, "I think I could write that article. But I'm afraid the price I'd have to ask you would be too hich." "Oh! no." said the delighted editor, with a vision of a magnificent "feature"' in an early number: "I'm sure we could arrange that satisfactorily. Name your own figure." "Well." roplied Mr. Carnegie. "I could hardly afford to do It. for less than five million dollars." fie smilei a little at sight of the editor's fare, and then went on : "No. I must withdraw that. What 1 should put into it has cost me much more than that, and o? course you would not. expect me to sell It to you at less than cost." As the diplomatist puts it. "The negotiations fell through." ? The World's Work. in isso. six weeTra ro California, tn I 10?0. fire days to California. * SUICIDE OF Iras President and Cashier, Fearing Arrest, Die Together. BOTH MADE A FULL CONFESSION ifail Wrerkmli) Hunk in VKnrimvi>r,W?i>h.. ^ ?n<1 j? I'nu.f nf Itrpoailora U'lt* SrarchInjj For Tltpm?Tlielr Hixlioa Found on tlio ItiimUlilc?I'm*)! the Satne HeroUtr ?.1 Sliortnue of SKl.OOO IMwovprril. Vancouver. Wasli. ? Charles Brown And K. I.. Canity, President and Cashier respectively of the First National i'.anlt of Vancouver, which was closed by the Controller of the Curreucy. eommitted suicide by shooting themselves with revolvers. Their bodies were round lying together in n small clump of hushes near the eity. Roth used tin> saint' weapon, anil Canity evidently tlietl lirsl, as tne revolver was found in Brown's hand. Kacli put the muzzle of the revolver in his mouth and blew the top of his head off'. The faet that Brown's ldeyele and CnitBy's umhrella were found a shi?rt dista.'ice out of town loil to the belief that tlie.Y had taken their lives. A searching party started out, and after several hours* search the bodies were found. Following the arrival of District-Attorney Wilson U. <Iay a warrant was issued by Judge Miller, of the Superior Court, charging Brown and Canby with thf einbczzjenient of $10,0b0 of tne funds of the bank on January 18. l'.lbl. The eoinplaint contains charges of embezzlement and misapplication of the funds of the bank, falsifying tho books of the bank, and issuiug false reports of the bank's condition to Mie Contrcdler of the Currency. Brown and Catiby, when eonfro*i?ted by Maxwell with false entries in flic books, made a full confess ion. Canlf> remarking: "Well, you have caught tne' this time. Maxwell: that is a false entry." Then, picking up a pistol front' tee ooutiicr. lie remarked as lie held the muzzle toward his head. "This is the only way I see out of the difficulty." Maxwell remonstrated with him against his apparent suicidal intent, waen Canby lowered the weapon a nil 1 i the room by the rear door. In answer to an inquiry from Maxwell if lie was implicated in the criminal entry. Brown replied: "Yes, I am equally guilty." Beside Brown's body there was found a package containing .$25 and a note saying that the money belonged to his daughter. 1'pon Canity's body tlie following brief note was found: "My Dear Wife: I feel that what I am about to do is for the best. For give mo ii you can. ami iry to live lau our dour childrcu. Clod bless you all. (lood bye. Net!." Iirown, who was fifty-four years of aire, bad lived in Vancouver since 1SCC. Canby was fifty-two years of age, and was well connected.. A brother committed subdue by jumping <?#T the wharf at Vancouver several years ago. It is known that the bank lias loaned a large sum of money on insufficient security. According to the report to toe Controller of the Currency, there is a shortage of J?Kl.(iOo in the banks accounts, and it is understood that a considerable portion of this amount was loaned to Brown and Canby on their personal botes. About a year ago the bank reduced its capital stock from SIOO.OOP to SolMHlO. At that time about half of the so-called find assets were "charged off." and have been carried as an asset since that time. According to the last statement, issued in hebruary, the bank had deposits amounting to about S-IUI.OOO, District-Attorney Clay stated that there is evidence that the criminal acts of the two officials cover a period f of several years, and only by n tlior- i nugli investigation of the books ran i the full extent be known. M Washington, I>. C.?The Controller of the Currency announced that the First National Bank of Vancouver. Wash., closed its door by his order. / This action was taken on the reconimendation of .1. \V. Maxwell, National llank lOxaininer, who reports that upon a recent examination of the hank he discovered a shorlage of about examiner Maxwell lias been placed in charge as temporary receiver. The Vancouver Bank bad a capital of nr.n.OOO and deposits of ."S'J.'SO.fiTff. Its surplus and undivided profits amounted to ENTIRE TOWN IS COOD. Owing to tlio (irntt Ili-vlval tn Hiawatha Han., Criminal Courts Arc lillr. Topeka, Kan.?The .fudge ?>f the District Court, when he visited Hiawatha, the county seat of Brown County. found no criminal cases on the docket. Heretofore front twenty to forty of these cases were tried at every term. In January a great religious revival was held at Hiawatha and GOO tiersons were converted. Since that time no dunces have been held, two shows have been frozen out and the Police Judge lias only had three trials in as many months. Hiawatha is a town of MiOO people. There is not a place-in the town where liquors are kept for sale. riporti During March. Foreign trade is of good volume, hut exports of the principal commodities during March increased very slightly over those for the corresponding period last year, as gains in bread stuffs, provisions and mineral oils were offset by smaller exports and lower prices of cotton. Mm. RailclllTr, of Denver. Acquitted. Mrs. .?. A. Hadcllffe. of Denver. Col., who was arrested on the charge of voting illegally at the city election. April was exonerated. Justice llyncs. after hearing all the evidence in The ease, dismissed the complaint. MmiiIIit Fraud* Cx?cK*rnte><l. The War Department, at Washington. has uiadc public a dispatch from M-.ijor-Hencral MucArtbur, saying that the press reports of the commi9?anr> frauds at ).,a;iia have been grossly exaggerated. _ & JMLaA M J,'