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SWEPT BY FLOOD. Fully Three Thousand Persons, Most of Them Poor, DRIVEN FROM HOME. The Wltolc of North Texas Deluged Hy Ileuvy Hains.-Every Available Man ls Pressed Into Service by the Fori Worth Railroad-Trafile Par? alvzed-Police Fired Pistols to Warn ibo People. Throughout north Texas the heav iest rains in many yearn ?re reported, causing tremendous loss to farmers and stock growors flooding lowlands and rendering country roads impas sable, hundreds of bridges having been washed away. At Fort Worth tho Trinity river is reeeeding, but street car trafile be tween Fort Worth and North Fort Worth will not bo restored beforo to morrow. By employing every available man in the city and dispatching them in special trains to the sent of the trou ble, Fort Worth railroads Saturday actively began to repair tho $250,000 damage inflicted by Friday night's .storms. North Fort Worth ls Isolated and live hundred houses are submerged. Mineral City, near Weatherford, is under water, and Clobourne, soul h of here on the Santa Fe, is surrounded by the Joed. lOngtncer IXIUK and Fireman Allsop were found dead un der their engine. Their train left tho track in a washout a mile north of Clebourno. The flood sn ff (Mers have been pro vided with shelter. Crops over a large aren have been dost roved and tho lows will reach over half a million dollars. All night the police fired a continual volley of Fhots to warn resid? ats in the flood district That the storm waa the worst ex perienced iii north and wesPToxas in half a century Is indicate i by re ports. From CJraysen county on the eOfct to Potter county in the far north west and southwest to Tom Green county, about one-third of the entire area of the State, the country is lit erally covered with water, all modes r -1. j .,." n".w| kpM! .rh other hundreds ol yards so badly un dermined that rebuilding will he nec essary, If the weather sh mid (dear immediately railroad traine cannot be restored to normal conditions in less ti.an te*.* days. The flood rou-lied Fori Worth about noon Saturday. At that time city park and vicinity was inundated lo a depth ol about ten feet. The tracks of the street rad v ly company leading to Arlington Heights was washed away for a quarter of a mlle, and communication with that section of the city was out off. Fully three thousand persons, principally of the poorer classes, were driven from their homes, in the sub merged district. Many of these are being eared for by charitable organi zations nt the expense of the city. The reservoirs ami mains of the water works system woro overflowed with the muddy water of the river, and beforo thoy can be cleared it m feared considerable sickness may re sult. While an accurate estimate of tho monetary loss nt this ?imo is impos sible, it is believed tho loss will ex ceed a million dollar?. DON'T WANT TAFT. Negro Bishop Creates a Great Sensa tion in New York. Bishop Alexander Walters, head of tho African Methodist Kpiscopnl /don church hi Now York city, created something like a sensation among the colored worshipers of li iii denom ination Tuesday by delivering himself ol' a bitter attack on prod Ul ont Roose velt for the part he has played in tho Brownsville a. air. and declar ing that Taft was unlit to bo the ne gro's candidate for tho presidency be cause he was with Roosevelt. a party IO what thc bishop termed "a delib erate plot lo discredit the negro race for political purposes." That tho bishop's denunciation ot live president and Bocrolary Taft dill not. fall on ears altogether apprecia tive was evidenced before the last clause of his lotter had been read. Several Of those present allowed them md ves tho privilege of groans of dis approval, and at tho ?Mid Kev. l>r. Parks, chairman of Ihc meeting, call? 0(1 attention n? delicately as ho could lo tho fact that the meeting waa not to discuss polillos, bul to consider the education of the members <>t Ho* race. MiucH Besinne Wink. The Ross Kan Iron mlllOH In Kath County, Ky., owned by Alabama nnd Mississippi capitalists, have resumed work, after a shut-down during the financial stringency. This gives work to about two hundred men, many of whom had spent almost their laut dol lar for food BUCO the saapenaloa. * SHIPPERS TAKE NOTICE. Tho Southern Railway Hov? Adopted Now Shipping Rule*. As a moans of botter providing themselves with methods to trac,, lost f roi ?ht shipments, ns well OH IO ex pedite the handling of freight, tho railroads traversing this section will, after June 1, refuse to accept height in less than carload lots, which is not plainly marked, showin ; tho con signee, destination, etc. Tho roads anticipate that this new rule will cause complaint from shippers ami therefore, they ure gving t;0 days no tice in order that they may become thoroughly acquainted with lt and pre pare themselves to conform to same. The following circular has been is sued by the Southern Railway and the rules set forth will bo ndopted by all the lines traversing tho Southeast ern States. "Each package, piece or bundle of less than carload freight must bo' plainly marked by bluish, stencil, pasted tag, showing the name of tho consingoo and the name of the sta tion, town or city and tho State in Whch destined. Past ed labels or securely fastened tags should be used only when the character of tho freight prevents marking by brush or sten eil. "The marks on packages, bundles or pieces musl be compared with the shipping order and bill of lading ami corrections, if necessary, made by the consignor or his representative before receipt ls signed; old marks must bo removed or effaced before the pack ages, bundles or pieces will be ac cepted for transportation. "Frolgll t consigned to a place of which there are two or more of the same name in the same State must have the name of the county marked I on each package, bundle or piece, ami also shown in the shipping receipt. "When freight is consigned to a place not located on the Une of u railroad each pac kage, bundle or piece must be marlo d with name of stations at which t,ho consignee will accept de livery or, il destined to a place reach ed by a water lim*, the name of the railroad station at which delivery is to be made to such water Une must be marked on each package, bundle, or piece. "Freight not marked in accordance with the foregoing rules will not. be accepted for transport?t ion. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION'. Towns Within n Radius of Eighteen Miles Damaged. lers, Ind. Tho shock of the explosion war. heard IS miles away. The wrecked plant employed from lt?O to 200 men in the day time. Lut lin; full force was not at work when the disaster occurred. The night shift had just completed its task when the death-dealing blast, startled tim town. Houses wet.? dis mantled and windows broken hun dreds of yards away from the seen?'. At Chesterton, Ind.. harbor. Gary .nd Dane Park, a dozen or more miles distant, citizens thought an earth quake was upon thom. Physicians and nurses were hur ried to the scene. A number of the injured were removed to the new hos pital at Gary on trains over the Lake Shore, and Baltimore and Ohio, and VVabnsh. MYSTERIOUS MUHDFR. A New York Woman Found Stabbed in Ile?' Bod. Mrs. Isaac Lieberman, described by ber neighbors as tho most beauti ful woman in the Bronx, was murder ed in bed at her home, No. 7 0(1 Court).null ?(venue, New York, Tues day. Her husband, who conducts a shitt waist store at No. 7.V.? Melrose avenue, a block away, ls under ai rest, on suplclon. Mrs. Lieberman was stabbed twice as she slept, with a long duggei 'Vp-pled by a powerful a rm. Oho of the wounds ls Hu ot,gb her throat. The othet ls through her breast, pen etrating both IllilgB. The knife was driven in from the left side of her body as sim lay on her right side In si umber. Lieberman and his Wife occupied a flat on tho second floor of un apart ment house at the Court landt avenu" address. They Were childless and kepi no servant. Acordlng to ot he tenants in the house they appeared itt be as happy as tho average tuan .'. >'. wife. INHALED POI SON O CS ItMliS Three employes ol Guano Company Dead ami l?oUI' III. Three colored employes of the Roy stor dunno Com puny' til Nlnooh, tin., came lo theil' death last wick from inhaling poisonous gases while at work in Ibo acid chamber of the co nv patty's factory lind four mote ate ill from the same cause, one probably fatally- Tho coroner empaneled a Jtiry and hold an inquest on ono of tho negrees for all of thc Victims. The verdict of tho jury is that John Cilmore came to his death while in the discharge ol' his duty in employ Of the Roystor Guano company, dm to the Incompotoncy of Superinton dent Stamps and Foreman Consul BOOZE WINS FIGHT. DISPF.NSAHY HAS CLOSE CALL IN AI KMX COUNTY. With Three Small Boxes Yet to be Heard From the Vote Stands 877 to H122. A dispatch from Aiken to Tho State says the election there Wednes day us to dispensary or prohibition resulted in a victory for the comity dspensury by ?1 very sinai] majority. With nil hut three small boxes heard from the dispensary has a I lead of 55, and il is probable t he other three boxes will run the ma jority up to 100 or more. Creat interest wan taken lu the election all over the county. Al though tim weather was threatening a large crowd was around the polls in Aiken all day, among whom wore many ladies. About the time the returns began to come in it began to rain bul notwithstanding (hts large crowds assembled around thc bulle tin boards anet wailed for the returns which came in rapidly. It was a close election. The following is tho total vote: For dispensary, 877; against dispensary, .8212 LOST BOTH LEOS. The Very Sad Cute ol' An Augusta Georgia, Hoy. The Augusta Herald says Tracy Owens, an I I year-old w hite hoy, was run ?ncr the ollie;- morning in the ipper Ilarrisouville yards of the Geor gia railroad, at the north end. Both legs were severed from his body. Ile was nt once carried to the city hos pital, where an operation was per formed, and he may recover although it is considered quite doubtful. The fieorgla railroad nfllcinls state that engine five was in the act. of taking the cab from the engine in order to leave it on a seperate track, when Owens, who is said to bang around the place often endeavored to swing aboard the cab. His footing slipped and legs were severed. The cab was at once connected up and t heboy sent to the hospital, lt is stated that young Owens had been reqquently warned to stay away from the place. ?-?T Ji.in T.IT,-\t?U<T.?i* When a mau after an active life linds himself without an opportunity to continue his activity and through reverse fortune is without means of livelihood to retain honor and pre vent himself from becoming a burden 011 bis fellowmen, it is desirable that he follow the proposition attributed to Osier. I. therefore, deem il ex pedient lo do so." The above abstract from a letter found on the body or Joseph Child. who committed suicide Tuesday al his boarding house in JI'Vth street, in Chicago., by inhaling illuminating gas explains his reason for his deed Sixty-live years rda without friends or relatives, out of employment nnd with no prospect of finding work and with his little savings rapidly dwindl ing away, Child chose to go to a sui cide's grave rather than become a burden on the community. YOUNO MAX DHOWNKD. Bold Upsets on racole! .Mill Pond N'enr Spa i la?burg. A dispatch from Spantanburg lo Tho News and Courier says while shooting didappers from a boat on the pond at Pocolot Mills Saturday after noon, 1*. Kirby, aged 18 years, was drowned. The body was recovered Saturday night and the Inquest held Sunday. The jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning. Kirby WltHum Kreinch and a young niau named Bryant gol in Die boat and stalled up the river on a fishing trip, Kh'b> carried a shot gun and commenced to shoot didappers. Bryant (00k tho gun to try his luck. Kit hy, tn (urning the boat, caused it to dip and the three men tumbled into the stioam. Kirby went down Immediately, bul Bryant and Kreuch reached shore. The waler waa drawn f 1 ?un the pond and Kirby's body was found in tho mud, ( OMMITTIU) St K I DM. Suitor hi .bilious Bago Kills Himself al Telephone. In a flt of jealous rage diwan! lt. Taylor, a bookkeeper, aged 2fi >vi:rs, committed suicide at Washington Sunday by shooting himself in Die temple :ii 101 11 Street, ile (md gone to Die tbl?pliOho and called up Miss "Reggie" Cargas, Ut 1,010 Penn sylvania avenue, only lo find that she had gone loi a walk With a rival suitor. To bis message Taylor ?tr prended In passionate language, aral a young man, who was al the girl's home, tried to pacify him but to plo purpose. Taylor hung up the' re ceiver, drew a pistol and shot /him self. It's a poor tool that can't fie Work ed koth waya. I ? A UTI FI CI AL HONKY. Inverted Sugar-Better Than S<fmo Kinds of Hees Honey. Prof. Hersiflold of Germ atty ro ceo ti y brought out some interesting points regarding the manufacture ef artificia boney In hit irene. lt ts im . '. ed jhnl - I . i- Url .;? i!'>'- it ' I?.' laver..ion ol re' ned sugar ia au il* niost complete manner and under well-detcrmlnd conditions, Hus smear solidi lyn in tho same way ns natural honey, aft? r standing tor a loa? time and it i an li" easily redissolved by healing il. Owing to Ute In creased reproduction of artificial honey, thc bee cultivators have been agitating I'M question HO as to pro tect themselves, and it ls proposed te secuta? legislation to this effect, one point being to oblige (he manufac ture rs t< add some kind ot' product, which win Indicate tho artificial prod uct. On the other hand, lt is found that the addition of Inverted sugar t na* ll ral honey tends to improve its quality, and especially to render lt more easily digested. Seeing that sugar ls about the only alimentary matter which 's produced hi an ango lutely pure Pinto, lt.? addition to honey CHI not be strictly considered as an adulteration. Mees often talo products I rom flowers which lui ve II bad taste: a?.I Hie chemist Kellei found thai boney coining from Itu chestnut tree sometimes has n dca greoabh davor. From wheal flowers wo rind ii honey which has a taste which re sembles bittei almonds, and honey from asparagus Howers is m.ist unpal at'.ihlo. Honey taken from the c.o?/.ti plant is ol an olly nature, and thal taken hom onions ha^ the ta te o' th-} latter. In such cases tho louie ls m ich I inproved bj Ibo addition bl Ihvorleil sugar, prof. Uersfeld give? a practical method of preparing t iii. fenn or sugar: We lake I kilogram i 2.2 pounds) of high i|iuilltj reline I sugar in a denn enainel-waro vessel, ami ad.i ;tO(i cubic centimetres' fifi fluid ounces i of w aler and 1.1 gramiles 117 grains) t a rlii rle acid This ls heated ri I II) deg. C. over un open fir?. stirring nil tho while, an.l ls kept ut tiiis heat until the [build takes on a (inc golden yellow color, such operation lasting for about three-quarters of un hour. Ry ibis very simple process wo can easily produce arlinda.' hone.vi Numerous extracts are now on ''ie market for giving Hie aroma of honey. How over, if we lake tin n ri Illida I product made us above and ?tdd to ii a nat ural honey having A strong aroma. Buch us thal, will 'li is produced from heath, wc cnn obtain na excellent semi-honey.- Sui? lilllie American. gan. In strengthening the walls of the old house workmen (lng lip lind a corner of the ell and came upo.i some old hand hewn oak planks. Proceeding with great caro thev found these to be the : liinhln what ap pea rod al Hrs) to be II III rg water tank or elstern. further 'li VeStlgatloll shoved thal they lia struck upon tho obi well. ll Wt 1 seen Huit th?* well HIM.-! have 'KI . lined with plank all the wa;- 'low lt is about four teet in diameter ai Ss .'uiuare. lt was tilled up long ag and the planking alone remain's. In connection willi the work in ether parts ol the building other 'li ierest lng linds have been mob Many ol tho articles bel III; tine?rthel will be place' in tho museum, whir lt is proposed lo establish In lip house. Tin le Hie two pleCRS Ol ob| Lowes toft ch.na, paris of a clip and sa'ieoi bottles ol' curious shape h a villi' niasj aboli half an Inch I hick bits ol chi na and earthenware In white and (olor?. In the cellar was found au old half dollar an.l an old ta ddene I ?.eui, hearing the dale of IS-H. Possibly the most Interesting n rt lelo found so far is the obi belt belong' int; lo a soldier's dies uniform. Il is white and is intact, save for tim loss Ol' the bimble. lt i nu! known whether Ibis belt is a uart ol ibo uni form worn by Paul Revere himself The belt was found hidden in tim wall of Hie house. 'I h. re ? as a l" r.-. e .Ile i ?oil ot m cc.mucous anieles found such bab bets, curious nails, ubi tonis, an.i bits ol Iron. Boston Po1 t. The Condor's Individuality. VY bad tlx* best chance ol st ud> lng the colors of the Condor Ina.' The bill was horn color and thc rel skin >l Hie head extended down. rm. erl Hg it about hall way. lin" legi were lan. but on each kine was i ju,tc1' of red. (m the breas.) of eui bird the skin Wttfi blood roil; I t'Otlld be seen occasional)*, when (b.i bro"', feathers were spread ami th i birds were preening. Roth lind lo b . color >d wing bars, and the primar! ; were well worn. The skip on |j . throat hung loose, am] ;!.... Inaudible fitted Close nndei- the lipper. The chin was orange red. and below this on the neck was a strip of gr, eil isa yellow, merging into the orange a.?out Hui sides and back of the neck The top and front ot the In ..! \ , l ed, but between I he eves was a iiinall patch of blink fen I hers, an 1 these extend' (1 down in front of the ey into the orange-red of the eic . Thc pindi Of Hi eye was black, bet the hh. was deep und red and con Bp Ice ons. The bald and wrinkle j pate, flabby Jowls, with tho cave I In expression of n tool bless old wain an thoso helped to mako ni? 'he cor dor lndvlduaMty. -Coulurjr. < KI SH I ;i> TO 1HOATH. Mr. Murray Heaton Sustained Injur ies From Which Death Occurred. Mr. Murray Heaton, aged lil years, who was employed ns brako rntiu on extra freight Ko. L'04O, which runs between Branchville and Colum bia, was accidentally knocked off tho side of a hex car upon which he was climbing hy thc stand pipe, at division switch, just below the passenger de pot at Branchville .Monday morning. Several of the wheoiH of the freight ears passed over the I i m hs of Air. Heaton before the freight could ho signalled to stop, and Mr. Heaton was horribly mangled, tin; right arm and right leg hoing so badly crushed that amputation was necessary, hie loft leg was also broken and various other bruises were inlllcted on his body. Mr. Heaton waa given all medical attention that could he given to any one. Tho freight traill that ran over Mr. Heaton was in charge of Con ductor Pnssullalguo and Engineer William Howey. Just one year ago Monday I0n:;i neer Howey was pulling the throttle of the engine that pulled the freight that ran over (he body of Mr. .1. I.. Hoover, who died soon after. Mr. Heaton was a son of Mr. John C. Heaton, car inspector for the Soul horn railway at Branchville. Mr. Heaton died at Iii o'clock on the operating (aide. MOIIi: IIOIHKS FOUND. Death List of Chelsea Fire Now Num ber Thirteen. Two more hod lea were found In the innis of the Chelsea fire of last Sunday, making the tola! number re covered ll. and the known victims Ul, which includes two who died in hospitals. Thc hod les lound were both males. The inst found was recovered nt 29 Marlboro street, where search was made through Ino efforts of a sister of a man who lived at that number and who has been missing. The body was identified by means of a watch and teeth as thal of Harry Lewis, aged t :! years, employed as a mes sen KCr in Dosi on. The second body recovered was lound al Poplar street and was that] ol a male adult. The list of missing persons is still large and lt ls feared many of them perished. ** DA i ?I.NC; HANK ItOBBBHY. 'is,,, M.?n liock Officers in Vault and ol anoui .>..,o'?v i>.< <.?>., ,... hired Ibo hank and forced Cashier C. C. Walterhouse and "Del" lOasley, business numugcr, to go Into the vault. The bandits locked thom in. securing all currency In sight and escaped across the line Into Okla homa. Four posses are in pursuit and ii is believed that Hie robbers will be cap? med. The robbery ls one ol i he most darin;; ever executed in ihis part of the stale. The rob bers were both Well dressed, one be in;; well known around town. S H VF. H F BATTIJF Dei ween t lie I'lench Troops and thc Hcihcrs. \ French column on Talz.v/a Hill, Algeria, which commands the plain of Tam lei. was fiercely af taiked Fri day !>y ;i number of Berbers Although Ibo surprised French ton e fought desperately and not only beal off the adversaries but pursued (hem for n distance ot six miles, this French victory w;is costly. Twenty eight men, including an i nicer, were killed and one hundred men, Includ ing ten ofllcers, were wounded. The losses were greatest In ?he foreign legion, The Horhor losses were ni nc ti heavier, no less than I 2fi dead bodies being found hy French troops, UKI,!) IT HY TWO MFA. Voi l beru I'aclllc l i ver P.o.oded and Passengers Hobbed. A dispatch from Minneapolis says (ho west hound Pacific ira in Thurs day night was held up by two men just outside the city limits and $-ii and (WO waldies were taken from passengers The men who hoarded the traill here entered one of tho sleepers, find at tho point of (he pis tol commanded Ihe passengers to hold up their hands One of the robbers stood guard while his companion searched his victims. When the train slowed down at Noithtown .1 unction the men made their es cape. * Screen the House. There is onl> one mei hod of pre venting the Hies entering the house and thal lH lo have ;ill ihe doors and windows securely screened. The Hoard ol Health urges that every res iden! In the eily, if il is possible, shall secure these screens and use Diem. A wre screen 16 mesh to tho Inch is more satisfactory than one M mesh lo the inch as mosquitoes can gel through the latter and while the house is heine, screened if is just as weil to be protected against tho mosquitoes ot the same time. Worry for worry's ??*. S*?MH ?? ht the wcrktag ?otu ef ma?y ?.. BUSH WAR WAGED. TREACHERY AND CUNNING U6BD ON ROTH SIDES. It IN Itopoi ted Thal Sixty White? and . .Indians Have Been Killed in Hie Rloodly Warfare, A report that about 00 white? and Indianfl have boen kilted in Nicara gua in bloody busn warfare waged by Mosquito Indians was brought to New Orleans by NV. H. Coffiua? of Bloomington, III., who was a pa? songer on the steamer Dictator from ('(Mitral American Ports. The death Hst of whites numbers about 20. The lighting started over a month ago ou the Caribbean coast, whore : tho Indians live. Late in February -* about 100 Indians attcked Prin/.upol ca nor, a small town. They hld be hind bushes, trees and other shelter, pouring into the village a Ore which killed two men. A long hard fight resulted, soldiers and citizens volunteers finally driv ing tho assailants hack, about a doz en of the Indians being killed or mortally wounded. The other In dians fled but many of thom wore captured and after being soYoroly beaten with raw hides, chains were placed about their logs and they were imprisoned in an improvised stockade. Another engagement took place at Capo Graces, near tho border of Nicaragua and .spanish Honduras. Mere the casuallhs among the troops were five, but the Mosquitos woro no more successful than before and fled in retreats to the mountain. Since then, Mr. Coffman said, many troops have been sent into the Mos quito district and several skirmishes have occurred. lt is reported that treachery and cunning have been us ed on both sides. Whereover a parly of white men get a chanco they gen erally kill the Indians without mercy, and the Indians have slain Koverol solders whom they caught lu the forests. * BELIEVES BRYAN IS THE MAN. Capt. Thrower of Chcrntv is Wearing a Campaign Button. Tho State says Capt. W. T. Throw er of Cheraw, a prominent lumber manufacturer of the .-?,,. -??-.. ..i-re. ".as hi CbhitUb.'p. Weil .?.? uithbi and, oiv.pre.ssed him ?el ! . ... . pi usaient. "Not only will South Carolin? give Bryan her solid support, but many Republicans of tho North i?.nl MUM will rally to the support of the Dcm- ? ocratlc standard bearer. I Just learn ed tho other day of a prominent Washington man who had declared his intention to support Bryan this year, not withstanding the face that, he has voted the Republican national ticket all his life. Roosevelt ls too spasmodic and the American people do not want another Administration such as his present one. Bryau ts hones'!, he ls big enough to occupy the position of chief executive of tho United states, and even Republicana regard him highly for his intedrity and this year thousands will vote for him who have Heretofore voted the Republican ticket.'' Capt. Thrower believes that. South Carolina should send a delegation to Denver instructed for Bryan, because he firmly believes that Bryan is the choice of the overwhelming majority of the Democrats of the State. MISTAKEN FOR BURGLARS. Owners ol Ohio Grocery Store Kided by Patrolmen. At Columbus, Ohio. John and Wm. I) Frank, sons of M. O. Frank, groc er, were shot and instantly killed on Sunday by City Patrolmen Heinze and Casey. Shortly before the shoot ing burglars were discovered by neighbors in flank's grocery, 1,221 Parsons avenue. The owner of tho store and the police were Inform".! about the same time of tho burglary. The two young men and another brother. Albert Frank and William Yoerger, hastily aimed thomsolvee and ran to the grocery. Patrolmen Heinze and Ca soy wen- watching In tho shadow ot the building when the four voling men arrived, and each party mistook the other for tho bur glars. According to Yoerger W. D. Frank Hied a rille four times at l'air.? mar Heinze, who drew a revolver and fatally wounded thc young man. Pa (rolnian Casey ordered tho other Duce young men to throw tip their hands, and they did BO, the surviv ors say. Patrolman Casey declares, however, that John Frank did not throw up his hands but aimed a re volver al tho patrolman. Casey ihcn shot John Frank. . Lynched hy Negroes. At Fort Worth, Texas, Jasper Douglas, a negro was charged in a warrant sworn to Saturday with hav ing criminally assaulted his step sister, a girl of 12 years. Sunday morning his body was found hanging to tho limb of a treo near that place. A good clunie muk? a stout, heart and a atrong am.