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SH PEOPL R VOL. 6.---NO- 5 PICKENS," S. C., ThURSDAY, i\NUARY 14, 1897. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. CHAPTER XIV. The Twelfth spent its Now Year's day hot on the Indian trail. Into the foothills it wound, tortuous and full of peril, for from every projecting point, frdin rook to rock and crest to crest, the warrior rear guard poured their firo on the advancing lino. Charges were fruit less. The nimblo ponies of the Indians bore their riders swiftly out of harm's way, and only among the charging force did casualties occur. Still, Fenton had hung like a bulldog to his task, hoping before nightfall to catch up with the main body and the movingvillage, then to hem it in. Numerically he was lit tle better off than the Indians, as 5o Indians can surround 500 troopers much more effectively than 500 troopers can surround 50 mounted warriors. Through Bat and others ho llad vainly striven to communicato with Big Road, to assure him no harm would be done; that all that was necessary was for him to re turn with his people under escort of the regiment to the reservation. Up to 4 p. n. not a shot had been fired by tho Twelfth, even in response to a some times gal Ii ng fusillado from the Indians. By that time several men had been un horsed and two or threo wounded, and the thing was getting exasperating; yet, was it worth keeping up, for Bat and other scouts declared the fleeing villago to be less than three miles ahead now, and, with that overliiuled, the warriors could be brought to bay well south of the moiuntains, and to ie accomplis ment of this, without sacrificing mei or horses to any great extent, Fenton was bending every energy whien overtaken by the first courier from Fravne. Wayne had marked the (ispatches in the order in which they shiould be read, but the only ones which much concern ed him now woro from (epartmleit headquarters. A new Jcing who know not Joseph, a new geiteral with whom Fenton had never chanced to serve, was there in command, and he, coming a comparative stranger to the community, knew little of the merits of the politi clans by whom lie was speedily besieged. They were present in force, armed with letters and dispatches by the score from' so called prominent citizens 'resident along the Platte, and Fenton was prac tically unrepresented. It was in no spir it of unkindness, but rather that Fen ton might havo opportunity to come thither and confront and confound, if he could, his accusers, that tho general had issued the first order, which was that Fenton should "immediately escort .X . BDv the uight of a lttile pocket lantern~ Penm ton 7/ad.. Big Road and his people back to the agency and then report to these head quarters for consultation." That dis patch, if delivered, would have ruined all the plans of the plainsmcn, and the wires wore clipped the moment warn ing came, and It never got beyond the old Bubstationl on the Laramie until af ter the repairs were made, but other dispatch es were )vircet from below the breaksc, alleging first that, so far from Fenton's doing as ordered, ho was apparently bent on driving Big Road's p~eopilo up the river or into the openi field, then that he had done so, and that the Ini dians were ihow raiding thli scattered ranches and driving the cattle into the foothills, while thle settlers were fleeing in terror. Fentoig's dispatches, wired before Biug Roah' escapade, hand, of course, been received, but his report of the situation was at utter variance with that from the agency and these from the Thorpe party. Gross mismanage mont and general incompetency were the principal allegations against F"enton, though the astute "'hustlers'' did iiot forgot to add drunkenness to the list ras one which the public would accept without questioni, lie being an army officer, and when the governor himself was induced to add his complaint to those of his enterprising people the general yielded. The dispatches sent by courier called for explanation of the charges made by the agent and civilians, intimiated doubt as to tihe wisdom of Fenton's course or the accuracy of his information and wound up with tihe significant clause, "D~o nothing to provokoe hostilities or arouse the fears of the Indians," and here lhe hiad be t n in hot pursuit of thm all the livolong (lay. Stung to the quick, Fenton neverthe 'less pressedl vigorously en. The result would justify him, and lbe could wait for his vindication until the campaign was over. The village at sundown could not be more thant three miles awaiy, said jgg aggpa, and the energy of Big Road's defensivo measures was redoublcd. In structions to do nothing to provoko hos tilities were dead lot ters, now that hos tilities had aotually been provoked-not by him or his people, but, between them, by Big Road and the cowboys. Thoro was only ono course for Fenton to tako, and that was to overhaul (he village and peaceably if he could, but forcibly if ho must, escort it back with in the reservation lines. Bat had rid den up just as the sun was disappear ig to aay that tho Indians seemed to be heading for a deep cloft in the foot hills through which tho buffalo in by gone (lays had mado thoir way. Now, if Fenton could only send Farwoll or Amory with half the squadron to gal lop in wido detour to the west, under cover of t he darkness and seizo t he bluffs overhanging the canyon, meantimo making every pretenso of kceping up the pursuitwith the remainder of his force, ho might trap the village whilo most of its defenders were still far away. Dark ness settled down over tho desolate win try lan(scapo, and thu two troops dis patched on this stirring and perilous mission were those of Farwoll and Mal coln Leale, thu latter led by its boy lieut enant, Will Farrar. Ono hour later, as tho advance was still groping along the trail and the weary troopers, alternately leading afoot and riding sleepily in narrow col unii, pushed steadily in their tracks, two horsomen on jaded mounts came spurring from the rear, and Wayno, with sorrowful face, handed his dis patches to the colonel. By the light of a little pockot lantern Fenton read, while in brooding silence a knot of haif a dozen officers gathered about them. The closing paragraph is all we need to quote: "You will therefore turn over the command to Major Wayne and re port in person at these headquarters without unnecessary delay. Acknowl edge receipt." At any other time the colonel might have been expected to swear vigorously, but the trouble in Wayno's face and the unspoken sym pathy and sorrow were too much for him. "All right, old boy," said he as he refolded the papers. "Pitch in now and fluish uip the business, with my blessing. Bat, " he continued, turning to the swarthy guide, "how fair is it over to the Allison ranch? I think I'll sleep there." And no further words were needed to tell the little group that their colonel had bCen removed from command just on the eve of consumina tion of his plans, and he was the only man of the lot who didn't leek as though all heart had been'takon out of him as the innmediato result.. "D-n that fellow Thorpe! It's his doing,'" swore the adjutant between his sot teeth. "He has never forgiven us for spoiling his schemo to clean out the whole band." "Don't wasto time swearing," said Fenton grimly. "I'll tako the job oil' your hands. They're heading for Elk Springs, Wayne, and I've sent Farwell with two troops around to the left to find their way to the bluffs and got there first. Everything depends on that.." But even Fenton hardly realized how very much depended. It was nowv about 7 o'clock, and ever since the early dawn the cavalry had beeni pressing steadily at the heels of the Indian rear guard, never firing, never responding to the challenge of shot or shout from the scampering warriers before them. Aga in and again had flat and his half breed cousin, La Bonto, striven to get Big Road to halt and parley ; but, tho1:h the signals were fully understanid, old Road was mad with the mingled rage of fight and whisky and believed him self the leader of ani outbreak thait should rival that of 1876 and place him, as a battle chief, head of an army of warriors that should overruu the north west. Anxious only to get the women and children safely in among the fast nesses of the hills, he contented himself therefore through the hi velong day with holding t ho troops at long arm's length, opening lively liro when they sought to push ahead. It was glorious fun for him and1 his. Well they knew that so far at least the soldiers were forbidden to at tack. With the comning of another day Big Road p)lanlned to have his village far in among thme clefts and1 canyons of the range, where a few resolute wvar riors could defendl the pa~ss against an advance, while ho and his braves, re enforced by cager recruits from the young men of other biandsH at the roscer vation, could fall upon the flanks and rear of Fenton's force and fritter it away, as lled Cloud had massacred Fot tornman's nien long years before at old 1fort Kearny. Everything depended on who should got there first, and, as the Sioux said of Custer's column the bloody day on the Little Hlorn, "thme soldiers were tired."' Exteniding southward fronm the pecaks of the Big Horn was a wild range of ir regular heights, covered in places with a thick growth of hardy younig spruce and cedars and( scrub oak, slashed anid severed here anmd there lby deep and1( tor tuouis canlynls with p)rooipitouis sid1es. Somewhere in among those hills was a big anmphuit heater knowvn as the Indian raco course, approachablle in winter at least only thr-ough the ciooked rift or pass knlown for s-hiort as Elk gulch. In just such another naf.,ral fastness and only a few miles away to the northeast had the Ohevonnea made their iamous ---- - c--11, ly, ims thoir weigit in ridin figltig enili d h, it t r wvinter of 1870, youni, a but t10 the cav:lry long had cause to boar renvimber, and w, with but a hand- with ful of troops as conapared with the force An led in by MiacKenzie, Wayne had right of t1] before hin a similar problem to tackle. extenl The only poinit; in his favor woro that conite Big Road's i)raves wero as few as his was own and that Fenton had already sent luan'i a forco to raco the Indians to their rof- cadet uge. tor, Ii At 8 o'clock the darkness was intense. fort s Thero was no moon to light their way, name and their only guido vas tho deep trail not o in tho snowy surfaco left by tho retreat- old tr iog lndians. Tho darkness was no deep- as thc or than the gloom in oveiy heart, for the v< Fenton was gone, a wronged and calum- flaw niated man, and they, his loyal soldiers, suball obedient to a higher duty still, were licute forced to push on and finish his work spoke without him. For an hour only at snail's som, paco had they followed the trail. Bat his pn and his associates had had many a nar- and i row escape. Lieutenant Martin, com- comm ianding the advance, had had his horse suball shot under him. Sergeant Roe had a years bullet through his coat. and Corporal his sp Werrick, riding eagerly in tho lead, got tho h< another through tho shoulder. Luckily the n: it was not very cold, but all the same that 1 most of the men wero becoming slug- to. A gish and sleepy, and that was just about much the timo Wayne might bo expeoted to throul wake up. And vake up ho did. left ni "I have had no orders on no account onwa to attack, " said lie, "and I haven't time Leavi: to read all the rot they'vo wired to Fen- comm ton. Watch for the next shots ahead had t there," he cried to the foremost troop- tracks ers, "and sock it to them!" one of Then it was beautiful to see how no ot even tho horses seemed to rouse from senses their stupor and apathby, and something in the almost like a cheer burst from the lips night. of tho younger men. Old hands took a "Si swig of water fron their canteens and Fonto a bito at tho coniforting plug. Out from you 1I the sockets camo the brown carbines, soon I and a fresh platoon was ordered up to hearii relieve the advanco, and Lieutenant couph Randolph took Martin's placeo at tho mioutl front. Every little while through the zhiere darkness ahead had come a flash and a few report from the invisible foe, and, as your these had been suffered unavenged, it keep I was soon observed that tho lurking Luc warriors grow bolder and fliat with . every shot tho distance seemed to do. wint crease. For half an hour past they had in all been conming in fron easy pistol range, high a and Randolph took the cue. Bidding Out his men ope:t out and ride several yards with apart, yet aligned as iuch as was pos- speed, sible, he ordered carbines dropped and the revolvers drawn and then, trot ting along with the rear of the dozen, gave his quick drifts caution to man after man. "Watch for them the flash and let drive at it. Even if wo to sW( don't hit, we'll keep tiem at a respectful yard distance, " lie said, and the words were Farw( hardly out of his inouth when at ruddy and light leaped over the snow, a shot went the 1( zipping past his head, and then, follow- not hI ed by a roar of approval from the main Terry boluinn, the revolvers of the advance ed to crackled and sputtered their answer. he cot Th olandscapo was lit up for an instant, The I dark forms veut pounding and scurry- fairlh Ing away from the front, and a moment ini later thero uproso a cheer over at the riddei right, and Randolph galloped to the 8t'01e spot. An Indian pony - lay kicking, coule( struggling, stiffening in the snow, shot sped, through the body, and the rider had had give 1 to run for it. the fl "That's right, Randolph," said the on thi major, spurring to his side. "Now, keep fron 'em off, but don't push too hard. Re- Th member, we've got to giv Faw ly towa timoi." l i "How far ahead is that contfounded presci canyoni, Bat?" asked the adjutant at deejni the moment, muore "Not mocro than two nmiles now. I loomi hunted buffalo all over here when I was snow: a boy," wvas the anstver. "Big Road's Bear, peoplo0. all there by this time, I 'in andt' afraid."' India "Then you thtiic that they got there and ti first-that they've got thoe blufis?'' how I "' 'Fraid so. Big Road no fool. He And I wvouldn't let his village drive intto a to th gulch and not guard thle bluffs. If the F~arw captain got there first, they'd have til thi fountd it out b~y this timo anid signaled dismn for help. Trho reason I be]lievo they wo thinik they're aill safo is that so many towii Indlians hang aro'und us out here." '' And just thlen camne a grunit of disgust hard front La B~onte. The colonel at his side the C~ saidl "'I1-I1" and an excit able trooper and called out, ''Lock there,! WVhat's Ilta?'' antd for over at thle niort hwest, all onm a suid- or cc dent, a brilliant columitn of flame had lay b( burst through the blackntess of the night of gi andc sentt a broadl glare streaming over the t the snowv clad surface of the rolling the t prairie. hs ''They're on to us, by thle eternal" p' 1ush cried the aidjutanit, who loved thle Jack- coluni sonian forum of expulet ive. '"Listei,,wat Butt no001n0 list ened mocre than an inist ant. thn Even t hrough thli muliling coverlet of te sitow the ruimbllo aiid rush of a hn- revel dlredl pony hoofs, like low, (list ant thiun- and1( 1. dier, told of the iinstanit flight of' Bigtoh 110oad's braves inanswer to hesignal. tieli Wayne was ablaze ini a seconid,.hn "'Close upl oni Ite head of column,'' lage lieReut ed to (Ilie troop leaders. "'Contelo dI oin, no0w, mieni, for all you're worth. "no There isn't a s-eoitd to spare."' wa i And as thle amazed alnd wvear'ied o r horses gave answer to the pradse broko ino lutmibering gallop fari over atthi the west thle roeks began to rinig to tho ai, a craekle of imusketrmy. F"arwell anid thIotlov Sioux had clinched on thli hhiffsT to the nVoun south of thle sp~rinigs andi~ wero fighting faur in the dark for the right of way. tur I Ten miles away, at Al lison's ranch, n wvearied wvilth thle sleepless5 toil of 24 ai hours, too weary to be' kepit awake even sapdi by thte exasperating seniso of his wvronugs,an1 the colonel was just rolling inito his5 com blankets for a muchi nteeded rest bteforo nk botting forth with the rising sun on his ofnak homeward road. Fifty miles awvay over tii (ho whlito expanse of prairie, uder tihethn cold and glittering skies, Marjorie Far- ta rar sat by the bedside of her belovedpah daughtter, praying ceaselessly for the about safety of an equally beloved son now eage for tho first timo in his bravo Ca ; life to provo bis worthiness to t: the father's name i headlong fight cc a savago and skillful foe. D d if over a young fellow, -wearer n c o army blue, real*zed to tho full ag t tho hopes and faith and fondness fr red in him this ni;:ht of nights, it of Will Farrar. Barely arrived at pr i estate, not yet a year out of the in contce, with his mother, his sis- fiL is sweetheart, all thero at the old c long associated with his father's W , with that namo to maintain, and ily that, but with Malcolm Loale's Bt oop as one man looking up to him at 'ir leader, yet competent, dowrl to ny 'ry last man, to note the faintest should ho fail them, the junior go ern of tho Twelfth, the "plobe" ti, nant, as his eldcrs laughinigly br of him, found himself, as though st special providenco had sweptffrom ori tht every possib!o barrier to danger listinction, lifted suidnly to a if and that seldom falls to army re' erns today even within a doz n ha and bilddn here and now to win sq urs for the honor of the old troop, Hi( >nor of the Twelfth, tho honor of ano his father mado famous and th o must maintain or (lie in tryinig an It this, and God alone knows how moro besides, went iill n Ih his very soul as, on Farwdfls id iinut Cer silence, he roe sw iftI d at tho head of the column. ig to his own first licntllalit tih and of the grays, Captain Farwel II old him to follow closo in tii 't of Farrar's men and, with oni ' tho Indian company to aid an1l ) hier guido of any kind hut., his and tho stars, had placed himself Icad and pusheid forth into the ving well out to the west,'' were n's last orders. " deep dark, as :now how. Head for the hills as s you're suro you're far beyond g and try to strike those blutis a of miles at least back of the of the canyon. You ought to get shead of tho village. Halt it, with men down in tho gorge, but hold main body on the bluf's. We'll 3ig Road busy." k ily tho stars were brilliant in the L1 Y sky and10 tho constellat ionlr -out let their glory. Tho polo star glowed if Ift and he ld tltein to their courise. br( n the adivanuce, lashing his horse ga Indian whip to kcep him to his rodo Bravo Bear, a corporal (if sai 1galalla company, sido by side ba iergeant 3remmer. Vhenever the wcro deep in the ravines, one of at would halt and warn the column in rvo to the right or left. Only a Lh or two behind tho two officer,- th 4), grizzled and stout, Farrar, fair al iender-camo loping or trottog a I ading four, and, though it was ou is accustomed place, thero rodo go Rorko, where, as he had explain- gu the satisfaction of tho sergeant, sii 1L be close to "Masther Will. " an >rairie was broad and open and li lovol There was no need of dii. le; hing !ront. A platoon ciuld have s: i abreast and found no serious ob- wl , except the snowdrifts in the (leep tn 's. Two miles to the west. they roN moving cautiously at first so as to be o inkling of their intent, and, for th st time, almost doubling back up- siM ir tracks, so as to keep vell away to ho Indian rear guard. n0 n, in long curve, Farwell led them af: d tho low, rolling hills, now dint- sp ile against the firmamnont, and yc utly the ravines began to grow so but farther apart, the slopes fu abrupt, and the westward hills d closer in their path, and still the yc expanse showed untbroken, and br bending hew over his pony's neck fo atching for signs, declared that no ad s had crossed as yet into the hills or nmt the entrance to .Elk gulch was as tot more than a milo to the north. hc ice thp hills rolled higher, both se ir frotit and toward the wecst, hut th all rode on up a gradual ascent n- wi slope began to grow steep, then, tit unting, led the way afoot, the th colunn rolling out of saddle and qu g its horses in his track. fr( up) they cl imbed0( until, breathing sei tow, but pushting relentlessly ott, thi ptain reached the crest, Land faint bo linm in the starlight, dlottedl hero no i(rO withi littfle clumps of spruce hi: lar, the rolling, billowy surface wi fore him, shrouded in its umntlo' as steing sno0w. Leading on until in; hole conuniand had l inmo to reaCth caI p, ho miot ioned \Vill to halt, whuil Its ithI Bear anid Fergeat lHreem ; d a few yardls fart her on. The wa nt took a breathing spell and1bl :1. he Out to the eastwaird and1( holowv an ant occasional flash as of rifle or' ph 'er Sparkledl through the night, bce to faint report wvas piresenltly bo'rno sh( ir listening cars. Big Road was lie barring the way of the colunm bu aund t hamt mtean t that all thle vil1- ed vans ntot yet safely within thloegrim i of the canyon. Northlward the ye slopes rolled higher st ill, but it oirt hwest wardl, among the clumpijs ro ~s, that the leaders had gono. The ot from the hmorses' nostrils andi~ from ni heaving flanks rose on the keen di iid the blood raced and t ingledl in pe ins oif the men. Not a whisper of as taini breeze was astir. The ntight di s still as t he voiceless skies. Three, fa miuntes, with beating hearts, Itht tioe conuitand watched anid wauited be row loniger breathi, and~ theie ,: y caine joigginig back fromu thIe fron t, flc 'arwell 's Voice said, "'Mountt and br ,m camne 15 mtinutes' trot, wintdinmg w. like andi~ in long ext end~ed colunmn 51h 0s aimong the stunuted trees, andC ur Lvar well ordered " Wa~~lk;"' for more ar mce a (lark foirmu loomed up ini their m and B~remmiter wheeled his horse Bi andi~ rodo by thle captaiin's side, di ly explainuing in low tone. Will it the wordm; "Rightt ahead. vnn a it near rnom distinctly, sir,'' and for o life of him Will could not quito utrol the flutter of his heart. "Haiti isnount and wait horol" wore the xt orders, abmost whispored, and ain Farwoll pushed out into the mt, and again tho column swung out saddle, watched and waited, and esently the men began to stampabout tho snow and thrash their stiffening igers. "Are we oloso to 'em now, Masther ill?" asked old Terry, unrebukod. 'Right ahlead, they say, corporal. LU this, romiloinber, is only tho women d children, with a fow of the old "Ah, it's yut~r fathor's son yo are, :r-God rest his soull If it was day no, yo could ahnost seo fron hero the 3aks of the Mini Pusa, where wo uck theso Indians threo ycars ago this i1l winter. " "I know,"' said Will briefly, "and -if it comes to fighting here, Rorke, nember father's last order. It may be rder than ever to tell buck from law in so dim a light, but I want the 'n to hood it." "They will,'sorr, as they would if Scaptain hiniself was at their head. d, Masther Will, for tho lovo of hiv wherever yo havo to go this night I , g revolI r. 0 mio be want of thimi that go wvid yo Y yo only tako wan, " and there was at 9 ,ak in the old follow's Voice ais he bc0-C "R"ush, Rork. We'll soo to that," - I d F arra r. "Ilero comes the captain -1k. " And Farwell camc wvith speed, fq "MNr. Farrar," Iho said, an umnistak lo tremor inl his tone, "thloro'si not ait ytent t o ilost. They aro passing rough the canyon now. Wo can hear nm plainly, but they havo flankers out t mig the bluff. Tlo bcks rodo by ot noment ago, and Btar says the wholo tit is pushing for the race track. I've ' Sto heAnd them ofi farther up the loh. Bear Pays we can got down in i iglm o leby nt old game trail there, Al I wish you to dismiount right hero, 8 o this slopo with your non, end at t ist a dozen down into th ravine nt nd oT Big Road and his fllows tilt w corral that whole village and brt it for h)o . They can't toll heow v you arc in nu ober, and genton will o close at their heels. Be t an you r )y ought to bo forced to rith nort h o while I'm driving the village out t the south. You understand, do you I t? It's a fight in the dark, and they're 'aid of it, anyhow. You've got a endid troop, lad, and1( they won't fail u. Don't be ashamed to ask your old *geants for advice. You understand 11y?"' "1 do, '" Faid Will stoutly, though his ung heart was hanmnering in his east. "'We'll do our best, sir. Foin ars, sergeant, and link-lively, '' he ded, then grasped the captain's hand o inistant before the latter turnedi ray. Silently, quickly the men linked rses, and, leaving No. 4 of each in saddle, camoerunning up to a front, unlsliniging carbinies oni the my. ]"arwell and his fellows wen t trot ig off among the clumip of pino as last man fell in on the left. Thenci, ickly dividing off a d1oz/en troopers in that flank, Will placed thle first 'geanit ini charge and1( bade him finid way dowin tho steep incline to the I ~tom of t ho gorge, which t hero was b more tihan 250 feet below, giving C a instruct ions to be ready to sweep it, th t heir fire when t he warriors caine.,4 comc t hey 14p)eily must. Next, fue i (cas\ward, ho deploi~yed hiis men, ising themt to stand~ or kneel in the I hler of lie little trees, but to keepi tilanit lookout. Another littile squadI s strung Out down thio face of thle iff to keep connection with the mcii ceniniig to the depths of the (ennyon, d these preparations were barely com- . ~ted1 when, ridiing at rapid gait, two irseimein( tileo dasiing up the east wardi po. 'Thte panmt ing of the ponies coul 1( hear d bef ore aniyt hing could be seeon, s t the inmtii, t ho vague shapes aippear two suddfeni shots raing out on thle Etht, and1( thlen a dlozenC-a& sputtering Ilhey-flashied' front th li ine. Downu weut 'ie pony, struggliing and Ilig ini the Finow. Away sped~ the icr black inito thle blackness of the ghit. Then a dark object seeimed to tongago Mself ftrim the striiggliing niy, and( go etuching aiid limping ay Tfwo or 'tbree excitedl young sol nrs banged their carinmes without the intest irt. iTheni it seemied as though a hillsides woke to ai wild revel of ttle, for, behtire them, far up theocan ni, there rose a wvail of terror from the (ing squiaws anid shounts of tho fcw old uives left to guiard1 them, resounding rwhoops of younger Indians some irc, ainywhere, everywhere, down the >pes to the cast. Then a bright eel in of flame shot high in air over long the rocks to theonorth of the gate, (d afar ouit over the castward prairie g Road tand his braves camn (lashing, ivmng, thundielring to the rescue. ''They'll n ot try the gulch, sorr,"' outed Rorko in hris cMr, "Only a few But we f'ailed to elect W i heref'ore tailed to get Free k niterest to get the "filthy lucr( Ire in position to aid you in 'ou inoney and money say low if you want to save mOnt -hildren happy visit the NEI W YORK RI We are m I Iiii daily receaI ivin from our N d we derv clliietitiioni espeCtIial' in1 our Dr hell lI r-walr, ant in lact alli'ost oiiur entire rice. 'ix and treeze yoir eyes liere : 21 yards 4-4 ' hectfing $1; 2 !0 yards 4-4 Sea Island, $1; 2 110 "; '20 yards best prints $ vorth .10. All of our piece, vay. NotioNs!I Gilt-edge Note P'aper, -Iv. iuire. ix Envel '001s aid I.egal Cp P'aper It e. qtuire. l'enri pool cut ton 21.. e. lerrick's best six cord 1.. en"ciIs 25 1 o r ie. L(ead pellils at 5 atld S (S. 'ime ami space fails Is tell you all we W alit it ok of iirchandise of l r. A. (s. \ yatl, aind 0 atre g Aing to run111 oilf It and below'enst. ('o wanl what we Say. Yours for busin NEW YORK RA Easley, 8. 1'. ill push in'hero. Most of 'em will om his Nwiy aniid got alrouni us to our ight. " dit Openti t, ment Puslh ont.southward hero its fast ls vou can!" sliuted Wil ), ki is ho ra liouidling through t bie now I ii vard th1e right (if his inivisible lin. ti 'Wateh for then! They' c me with rusli wheii hey como 11; it Il I o And Rorkhe, wihoso bisiiies it was to r 'emainl w\.ith his "comlradecs inl hatt] le" v'here first; hewas posted, liar th le brow f tho (c)ep, went running iL'ter his oung commander ais hiard ats ho could I o, wit In 11o 11an to stop himi. In tio exciteliint and dlarkness, in lbo thrill of th1 lim1omenit, some1( of the ien seemed disposed to huddlo toget her ather than to increaso their intervals lit, )r plainly now could ho hieardI a dull i1 ilnder of hoofs--tho roar of t he com- 1 ag storm. Then, too, shadowy spectors t f horsemen could b0 dimly seen dart- ti ug into part ial vicw and out againi, liko a ho flash that; greeled them. But far up 1ho gorge, bhi hand Farrar's line, tiho ound o' hat I Iv grew leurcer and louder. L'hwn, down from the de pths f the can 'onl, thero com o Suddell ci(hullnor of shot nd cheer anld challeigo aid yells of ago and letianice, anud th14n all ila ii uddena out from lilols the st unted rees, with panting, s4truggling, bounad. Lit ng ponjis, with lashing, bending, yell- Il ng braves, thero burst upon tlim Iho C ain body of tho Indians, thre sCore varriors alt least, and despite the ring f shots on and through iad over theiy uslied tle slim ald extended skirim ish Vi inc, and Will Farrar, springing froi w he shelter of a littlo cedar, was struck of ull in the breast by a niuscular slioul- 1I icr and knocked backward into the1 nlow. lIe struggled to his feet, gr.pin.g W or his revolver, just in limo to mlect, the ~ lash of half a dlozeni racing braves, all" r~eling liko fainds. Somecthling crashed upon his skull anld struck ai liilin 81 ;parks or stars, and eycrything whirletd e. mt of sight and1( sound( and se'nst as5 thle is roung officer went down, faco foremaost, (I into the drifts. V '[ Ti IC Ci ON''1 Ni U1i N XICN w~~ IC-I. w CRiI~hii IN THEI. ST1ATE. vi Stons-- l)Isieensny VIoI~ltin aLld I tris-Conicealed Wenyont~i Lawi a ar I lead Lttee3. i T1he A tttorney General In hIs ann uual epotrt, iinakes a mlost Interesti ng state- I 1ent1 1as ti (rime0 in the Stato with 12mI2prions for' previou2s years.c A mon~ig tho interesting facts gath- ) redt, are thiat tihe greateir numbeor of ii nal Caises are' thiose for assault o nd batttery', wvhilIe violat~Ions of the t IsJptnusary law aret. a (close secondl. In lie Iirist (class 1 here worO t (31 0ase andti ii Lie (second11 527. It is further s hownt ni the rtpolrt t hat the law agaInst car- d 3 ing (oncehdT wepon i J(21Is praicticli~Ly dea~d lette1r. Only one cas1e was re- L ol 11'd duiri ng th le year and the g ramd co Liry Lihrew that out. o Judilge3 'Townsend., whoI got up thisLi 13ature i-of thIie reporti, iiiakes the follow it'n t 83( ma fronii' rpoirts (If the variious alicitors: (0 i'Il Lim te ge*neral conso1 )lidtedi state lentIs it iltlbe seen t hat :1, 0(2 tcrim1 i al (casesW~ wer disposed (If Iin thle StateC) uril'ng the olast fou11rteeni m~onlthe cov-c redh by this repor~lt. O )f thiis ii nmber 1 hero were0 1,175 convict ions, 4t8:t ac- t u ittals andl 1,:ll iiohllprosaqiu Is and nto h; Ills. Iliesides thes~e (cases d ispIosed (If n the Court of General Ssions prnob- t ,bly huiinidretds of mi itdemean3llors ha 2ve (0en tried by the InlagIstrates In the. Il ferent counties1113, lit acou~int of wvhich32 caches10 thiIs oflice, for the reason that uch31 cases3 are niot requliiredI to bie re-a It fuirthe-r appeai':rs fr'om3 the consol I lated st ate ments antd former relports (of (1llettiors to thiIs tdlic that the follow- n1 ng niumhior (of criminal eases have been li hposedt (If from 1887 U)) to andi inl3ud1-c ng i8 ti, to wit : 1.7:18 cases in 188?: !,l19 case (15 In 188': 2,09:1 eases In 1889 - !,0I0ti cases In 1M90 without the number r< n the fifth circuit; 2,Il8 cases In 181 ; Im l,(i70 causes in 1892 wvithout the numbor 1.1 n tile Lthirtd, ifthi antd sIxth circuIts - h 3,00 cses inT 1891 without the number o1 n the tir id (3lciit ;2 :150 eases in 189)5 wi ind :8,002 (2ases in I 1811. DurIng the ix last decatdo there scems to h ave beenl a h remarkable uniformity in the number g 01 lian Jennings Bryan and ilver. So now it is to our " in some other way. We .his matter. We..will save ed is money made. And -y and make your wife and CKET STORE ew York Ilouse new supplies of goods Goods and Notions I'epartments and line. We give you below some gems in 7 yards 3-4 Shirting $1; 4) yards good 4-4 Bleach 1; a good Plaid for 7 ets. (oods to go in the same Notions!! 5pes, i nd 6 in., 1 packiges for 2 cents. I and ink tablets 1, :, 4 and 5c. A good lint'. tizen. lattes 2, 3, -4, 5 oind 7t-. 8late l'ozen. A good Tolilet. Hoap l it le. i cake. sli here. We have bo)ugit the entire in buyuing it we go, a lot of stock that, nie and see us and be convinced that, we CKET STORE, CLYlDl & NOLLY, Proprietors. Ccriinial cases disposed of each year the State, which indicates that there is been no iarked increase in crime Iring tlis period. The cr'imc of assault with intent to H ad111 gg'a vatted assault and bat 13y t4et 11s to httv been predominant, ere being 67-4 cttes, about 20 per nt. of adl the criminal cuses disposed in i he State. There wits only one caso tl-h kindred crimie of carrying con iled weapons In the Stato, and this , igllo'o d by the grand jury, which ows llitt. this law is not enforced. The next, most, important crime seems have b een violailons of the dispen ry 1iw, there being 627 ca'es. The init' of hurgilary foots upl) 278 cases, Id lareeny 1113ists. Homicide cases ive al-o ocen larger, the number dis )t-d of biing.207 eases. The percent. convictions ill cises idisposed of dur g the last fourteen nionths is about I; no ills and diseontinutances about pei' cent. The per ce nt.. of convictions ho) icI6 cases Is 25 ; in burglary )out 5) ; in larceny 5)Q; in assault and Ltit(ry 317 ; and in dispensary cases ,out 25. Of the convictions for the last four jmonths there were fivo sentences dvath and11 tweity-ni no to the peni nliailry for life ; M1I to terms in tihe nitentlary and 4447 to jail and chain ngs. By. way of comparison, it Is found it inl 1891, 2,303 cases wer e disposed in the State. Of theso 8:15 were dis nt.1nued and no hills, there were 982 niviet ions and -186t acquittals. In 1895 37 'ases were disposed of. Of these , ciss were no bills and discontin nees, and ii 897 cases there were con tAt.ions antIld ill 301) c('ss aequittals. It i thuls he seeln that the proportion conv ictlions has been maintained and (re has beenl Someu incletase. ''onlthe (onsolidated statements It ill be seen halit ing the last four' nI InlOnt hs5 thlere was thbe very largo iunher 1,31 no1 bills and discontinu ics in the cr'imil nl~ Icass iln the State, hih wel'as about 40I peor cenlt. .'h is ciculd he remeid ie'd ini some1 way a<~ the 14(1en4e usclessly en tiled on the courtts veriy lar'go. Somiethi ing should bo 1m1 in, thet waiy of legislt ion to proe lit this evil. It, appe~ars fur'therz that dluring the ri'od clovered( by this report there r'e 207 homicido cases in the state, these, inI 52 cases there were con etions, In 110 a(cuittals and In 45 no 1Is and discontinuances. In 1889 ere were ill eases of homicide die sed of in theoState, In2?ceases there weo convict ions, in (i5 acquittals and 8 mistrialas and 11 discontinuances d no bills. The p)or cent. of convic mns waLs 24. In 1895 there were 205 homicldoecases sposcd of. In 26 eases there were no lIs and discontinuances, in 66 oases nvictlons and 113 acquittals. The r' cent. of convictions was :32. Bly compaing 18906 with these years will be seen that there is no Increase the cases of homicIdo or decr'ease in a numb Uer of convictions. During the last fourteen months iro were only 14I eases of rape dis sed of in the courts, Of this number 13ret wer'e 5 convIctions and 3 acqluit s and (I no bills. Trher'e has been a inmendable decrease in the number cases of burglar'y and larceny during a last ten years. There were 41 sesof highway robbery, 30Oof forgery, of perjury and 30 of obtaining goods der' false pretenses, which shows a nsiderable increase in these crimes. I t will be observed that, in the consoi ctod statement it does not appear' at In the fourth circuit any person nvicted was sentecnced to jail. I pro me all those convicted were son riced to the chain gangs, the solicitor as not included in his report such aitenccs. I'romi in formatI~iion reccei ved from all oI circuits the law authorizing judges sentence to th9 county chain gang ,a hren producfvo of great good in ter'ring from the coin mission of crimo d in improving the public highways. During the last fouiteen months cr'o were 18 criminal cases bt'ought to e Supreme Court by appeals. Of phis mbter nine were allirmed, in six cases w trials wore granted- an~d :three sos have not yet been heard, -One of the most abominable dIvorce cords is that of a lthode-island:M an who has married for the1sixteh me, although live of her so-called' uisbands ar'e not only living, but four' them were ushers at her alleged edding. Strango to say, she will bn arried in a church and a cler'gyman as been found to perpetrate the d sa usting farce.