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Hit GILL ADMITS. IT His Official Statement Coil firming the S. A. L: Deal . A SYNDICATE IN IT. ItU Said that Mr. . Ryan is Working ', With Mr.1 Morgan, the Van- derbllta ' and' ExSecretsry - , v . . ; - - , Whitney. " ' ..The Atlanta Constitution ot yester day gives the following concerning , the Seaboard Air Line deal ; ' -. The purchase ot the Seaboard Ait .. Line' system by Messrs. Thomas I and Ryan was the sensation of the year in railway, circles ' yesterday, ; Nor was the iutorestconfinedto rail way men. -Shippers in all lines as .'- well as investors inauired eacrerlv for the latest news. No one In At lanta ' had any information beyond , that obtained from The Constitution. ' Indeed The Constitution was the 'only paper in the' south, if not the only one outsiae 01 ew ions, to ' "publish the fact of the sale. Cert ainly no paper anywhere in, this sec - tion gave even on intimation of the : irreateet railway move of the year in the South. . ' - - Tl. ! 4t,.,,.V k.r iliiuiA hoof in j formed that the Seaboard and the Central will be consolidated, but it is predicted, by .every one nearly . that the new Charleston and 'West' - em Carolina system; comprising the' old Fort Royal and Augusta and the old Port Royal and1 Western Carr Una; will be merged with the Sea- , board and the wboleoperated as one independent system in perfect har mony with Southern, the Central and the Atlaqtio Coastline, - Baclrof all these properties is a syndicate at r the v bead.of which Is Mr. Plerpont ' Morgan, the great financier of New York. Associated with- him in addition to Mr. Ryan . and General Thomas aretbe Vander .bilts.ex.Secretarv William E. Whlt- Vney, Senator Calvin Brice and oth-"era,-Mi. Ryan is an Alabamion by ativityT'lJSfccrar Iomaa-warf"Oft-" ginally from Virginia or Tennessee. Mr.'. Spencer -is a Georgian.. i Mrfc Morgan ' and Messrs . Thomas and Ryan were fighting ,Mr, Morgan only'afew years ago;- When Mes srs Thomas, Ryan, B rice mi their the old Richmond terminal system, . their plansltailed until "they turned the job over to Mr,, Morgan. Mr. . AJioow ana omers prepureu reurtfui. .. .. .-..i,:.. i. iv .11 ,,t Since that time theso powerful finan ' ciers have become closely associated and their business relations are very J " close and confidential." ' ; A' reorganization of the staff of the - Seaboard is expected, but it will "hardly extend beyond the heads of the different -departments 'as (the men had nothing to do with the policy whioh gave offense, to the '.('competing and neutral lines, Vice President; Everett St. Johri, - has a. contract with theTSeaboard for two or three years longer at a salary of 115,000 a year. One of hisfriends said yesterday that Mr. St. John would probably be .wflling'to take : ,' his salary in jnmp and resign. t . !.; Mr.,' John Winder, the : former general manager, and General Man- ager , Frye, of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road,, are both men tioned as possible figures in the fu ture of the Seaboard. v Mr. , Winder is a friend of Mr.- Gill's and assisted - him in securing control of the' ma jority of. the stock. Mr. Frye was formerly in Atlanta as division superiotent of the old East Tennes see. ':- . '. .' , A Baltimore special to the Atlanta Constitution says : -; The sale of a controlling interest in the common stock of the Seaboard and Roanoke, the parent company of the Seaboard Air-Line system,' is confirmed Dy ueneroi - jonn uiii, president of the Mercantile" Trust and Deposit company, who con ducted the negotiations iu"belfalfof a New Yorlr syndicate, hea"dcd by. Thomas F. - Ryan' and Georgo B, Harvey. General Gill secured op t-ions on 2,700 shares of stock at $10Q a share Several days ago, and" yes terday signed a contract to pur cliae the 4.00Q shares polled with JJoncura Robinson, Leigh R Watts and Lovis McLane agreeing to pay f 110 a share for this block. CeneralGill gave out the following statement this afternoon concerning the deal: -..- - ; . 'I lave nothing tosay in reference to Use nc r tiutions which took place at r ! ' ..outli, Va., . yesterday securing a majority of the1" Seaboard and Roanoke stock, except that we were successful in this regard. "I am, however, authorized to state that I am still asking for options on this stock at $100 per -share. This stock is purchased, subject to the verification "of the financial state ment and' present general physical condition of the property. These matters will ' be ascertained as speedily as possible, and I hope the transaction will be closed in a short time.''1 . . ' Further than this ho would not talk,; except to deny in positive terms that that the purchase was made in .; behalf of the Southern Railway company. A rumor is cur rent that the present' board ' will resign within thirty days, and that the new owners will Immediately assume control; President Hoffman, it is said, wiir.be succeeded by Mr. Ryan. Mr. Hoffman is in, Wil mington -today, attending . the an nual meeting pf the Georgia, Caro-' Una and Northern, and the report pf Eta contemplated retirement can not be confirmed. Louis' McLane, Mr., Hoffman's brother-in-law; and chairman of the finanoe committee of the Seaboard Air Line,' "declined to be interviewed. 'The scoop is the talk of financial circles and the gen- eaal opinion is that, despite the de nials of General Gill, and his asso ciates', the Southern Rail way Com pany has a hand in the 'deal. The purchase of the controlling Interest in the common stock of the SeoboardJ and Reanoke, also carries with It control of the Baltimore Steam Pack et Company, which operates a fleet of steamers between Baltimore and Norfolk and Richmond..''. s. . ' It was stated' m local financial circles today "that .the 'new owners form a rating trust to continue 'In existence for five years, and that the shares will be pooled with thetruRi This is supposed to mean" that the trust xwill hold the stock until such time , as it sees fit to sell at its own terms. There probably never was a deal of similar importance conduct ed with greater Secrecy-than , the present one. It is safe to say that. Outside of the parties, immediately interested nobody knows exactly what . has.. ,becji done, aside from tn,e fact that the property ha.T changed ownership:' J It is understood -that iue usidftratiou for control of the Soabp&rd Ait. Line with its thou sand miles pt track , and the Balti more Steam Packet company, with its' fleet of five steamers will not ex ceed 1800,000. : ' ' : , There being some conflicting re ports in the newspapers as to the actual transaction which has taken place in connection with the Sea board Air Line, the Pekss-Visitob today called upon Col. 1 A. B.; An drews; First Vico-PreBident of the Southern, and asked for any infor mation he was willing to give. Col. Andrew's said that the Southern Railway had nothing to dp with, the" rumored purchase .of the Seaboard Air-Line. "He was then asked- if he oould tell who had purchased, ..the system and replied that he had learned from tn.o papers that Messrs. Thomas and Ryan of New York, nad purchased or . secured an. option upon the stock of the Seaboard and Roanoke, which is understood to be the parentroad of the Seaboaed Air Line. j, v - "' In, the morning papers Mr. Hoff man fs quoted as denying the re-. portea iransier ot m oeauouru Ar Line,' but it is "thoroughly under stood here that the System will pass under a new administration. The identity of that administration " will be developed in due time. There is scarcely any ground for the apprehensions on the part . of some people that the absorption of the Seaboard by the new manage ment will mean a raiseof rates. Rates fn the South, whether with or with out competition,' have ' not been so nich as they have been on the Eas tern railroads in proportion to the voHime of business and aggregate revenueofthelatter. There is no suffi cient reason to suppose that thoy. will be any higher now. , , ' ChamlMrs Smith in Washington, f. C Ed Chambers Smith, a member of the Democratic executive committee of North Carolina, and a prominent politician of that State, has been in Washington, say? the Star, on his way to his home from the St, Louis pi uu convention. To a Star, repor ter, who asked him about the situa tion in his State, Mr. Smith said; "I will be surprised if Mr, Bryan does not carry the State by 60,000. There is some kicking on the part of a few newspapers about the fusion be tween the Democrats and Populists, but it does not represent the senti meivt of the people. North Carolina is as sure for Iiryan as Pennsylva nia is for MoKinley." A" HANDSOME' EDITION. s - .. ,i. ..,... , - . Will Da The jllg-Falr". Inane of tho ' ra-V'iBltor. i The special Fair Edition of the Press-VisiTOtt . which will be issued on October 19th, the first day of the North Carolina State Fair, will, be a handsome illustrated newspaper, bright-with sparkling reading 'mat ter Jtota the , pons of some Of,1 our gifted , local writers."- Capt. "J. E. Pogue writes an interesting article about tobacco and its uses. Mr. E. B. Barbee will tell in a reliable. manner of the cotton business. Mr. E- Q. Harrell will discourse inter esting information about the schools and colleges of our pity., Jhese ar ticles will be-illustrated, aud there will also be pictures of prominent men of Raleigh on all paes of the edition. '5 . , ' . '" Mr, C. Beauregard Poland,', the hustling young Kentuckian will add many i interesting; features to this issue, including a write-up of the Chamber of Commerce, the Capital club and other choice reading mat ter. . , If you are in business and have not as yet secured space for adver tising in this issue, drop a postal card to Mr. Poland at the Park Hotel and be will take pleasure in calling on youandexplainingtheadvantages Of advertising in this big fair edi tion.' These are the institutions and business houses .who have -shown their appreciation of our efforts to please them.' Sherwood Iliggs & Co., dry goods,'" St. .Mary's School for Girls, W H A R S Tucker & Co., dry goods, The North Carolina Book company, The Raleigh Savings Bank, S D Walt, of tho Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company, E V Benton Restaurant, J R Johnston of the Sun Lifer Insurance company, , I B Kenney insurance, Geo N Wal ter's Fashionable Tailor, H Mahler's Son's Jewelers, J R.Ferrall & Co., Goceries, Cross & Linehan, clothing and gent's furnishings, J C Drewry Insurance, W E Jones,- dry goods, S C Pool, shoes, F B Ronalds, gro ceries, The Park Hotel. J no S Jones, groceries, Royall & Borden, the.biff furniture men,' W B Upchurch, gr'o ceries, J W Barber & Son, furniture and groceries, The Commercial and Farmers Bank, D T Johnson, gro ceries, Thomas afidCWpbellv fumUvl Atfre7C fl Anderson & Co., groceries, C W Young, grdceries, The Mills Manufaturing Co., Jesse G Ball, groceries, ST Smith Saloon, McOlure and Peterson Saloon,. The Caraleigh Phosphate and Ferterlhing Works, Wynne & Birdsong, druggists, J S Pescud druggist, J,E Pogue, tobac co manufacturer, W H Lyon's Racket Store, Wynne, Ellington & company, Insurance, Raleigh .Stationary -company, GE L3acb, broker, Un'on Central Life Insurance Co., L Hun ter State Agent, Flemlug, Lee and Blssett tobacco wasehouse. And we want you if you are an uptpdate business man... - . ' .1 ' BALTIMONE STIRRED. The Mofehanta There Coneerened About . the Seaboard Deal.' -The Baltimore News of yesterday afternoon says : ; ; ' , The sale of thecontrolling interest in the common Stock of the Seaboard and Roanoke . Railroad Company, which- is the parent corporation of the Seaboard Air Line system, in cluding the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, to a New York syndicate, headed , by Mr.- Thos. F. Ryan, has stirred up local shippers owing to a belief that the property has been purchased .'In the interest of the authevn EaTTway Company, j '.Itisdoiibtful.it the two systems could be consolidated, owing to the laws pon the subject in several of the States traversed -by them, . The Seaboard, however, could be operat ed independently - of the Southern system, as are the Central of Georgia and the Georgia Southern and Flori da, whose policies are shaped by the Southern. .The recent- rate war between the Southern Riitw'ay Com pany and the Seaboard AtrLino sys tem is a caso-ln pifuit, its 'showing what the'Southera could do wivh its competitor out , of the way. ' The former confined its reduced rates to points in competition with the Sea board,' while the 'latter made a gen. eraf reduction In its tariff, giving intermediate points tuesame benefits as the through points. - As far as known, the Southern Railway Com pany has- not attempted to divert tfafllo from this city, but this way have 'been; duo to the rivalry of its competitors. , .Everybody has nn epidemlo of colds and W. II. King & Co., have some good advice to give you on the subject today. Do not fail to read it. Members of Democrat ic Com- u : nittee "Mum." POWERS DELEGATED By the Ewputjve Committer Id tlte Con ' tral Committee to Aet on All Matters : , - . .'Central Committee Aleet ' iL -tng Today. The Democratic State Executive Committee "adjourned this morning at one o clock, after having held a five ' hour session . in.; the. Senate Chamber. . s V- , 1 t The meeting, was " well 'attended, most of those who were not present being represented by proxies. Be low is a list of the members present: .Messrs. C .Manly chairman, of Forsyth; J-W Thompson, secretary, Of "Wake; J H Pou, of Johnson; F M Simmons, of Craven; E J Hale, of Cumberland;. T J Jarvis, of Pitt; W G Lamb, of Martin; J W Grainger, of Lenoir; F D. Winston, of Bertie; J M Davis, -of Harnett; H L Cook, of Cumberland; W D Mciver, of Cra ven; F S Spruill, of Franklin ; A. E. Walters, of Rockingham; S M Gattis, of Orange; J D ;01enn, of Guilford; M H Pinnirf, of Davidson ; W H Neol, of Richmond; P B Means, of Cabar rus; W T Lee, of Haywood; S. Gal lert, of Rutherford; B S (raves, of Caswell, - ,-,. - - The resignation of Mr. G. Sam. Bradshaw was accepted and Mr. J. R. Young of Vance eleeted in his place. i The proceedings of the meeting last night are -guarded with the strictest secrecy by chairman Manly and the other members of the com mittee. The, committeemen refuse point blank to answer any questions concerning the proceedings of the meeting. i;;, ' ' It is ascertained that there will not likely .be . another committee meeting, as power to act in all mat ters was delegated to the State cen tral committee, which is composed of chairman. Manly aniline other mem bers. At the meeting last evening a proposition for fusion with the Pop ulists, though different from the one anticipated, was placed before the committee and discussed at length without final action. The State Cen tral Committee went intoan executive session this morning and-did not adjourn until two o'clock. There is every reason to believe that the com mittee will make a proposition for fusion with the Populists on con gressmen from what can be learned. A leading Populist stated today that intimations had been received that the -committee had made a proposi tion to tho Populists. Chairman Manly declined to talk about fhe meeting of the Central Committee, further than that there had been a discussion of points in volved in the election law. - ' '. Rhea's Engagment. '-' " , The very, cordial reception accord ed Rhea on former appearances in this city augers well for the success of her ' engagement for one night at Metropoilitoa Opera House Monday night Oct. 12th, when she will pre sent for the first time in this city her characterization of that remark. able woman, known to history as "Mary Queen of Scotts." JRhea has long been recognized as ono of the most distinguished exponents of the legitimate drama on. the American stage, and her every appearance in this country has served to intensify he "popular appreciation- "of hef work. " Her lost engagement in this city, some four years ago," was marked by her magnificent work in her regal play "of "Josephene Em press of the French. " She ' is emi nently qualified for queenly roles, and her latest triumph has been the praise bestowed upon her fob her artistic and natural portrayal of that most difficult of , stage creations, Schiller's Mary Stuart. AH readers of history will agree that this wo man was ppsessed of most remarka ble characteristics and had perhaps more to contend with ; from the big' otryand tyranny ot her enemies and persecutors than any woman born to her high station in life, - , .' pied. ' V . The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Watts" died at- the residence of Mr. Whitelaw this morning between four and five o'clock; age ten months. .Notice of the. funeral will be an nounccd later.. - j iREGifEE TOMORROW. It is the .Third Saturday for HegiMtra tlon The Places Designated. ' ; Tomorrow will be the third Sat urday for registration and all who have not registered should not. let another Saturday pass without doing so. : There is only one other Satur day1- in which to register. Every Democrat in this city should have his name put on the books tomorrow. The Republican and Populist regis trars control the books and Demo crats should register early in -order that there may be no difficulty in doing so later on. The books will remain open from nine to four. The pluces of regis tration are given below: ; W . i First .Ward First division.', all north" of Jones' street and west of Halifax. Registration book at 3. D. Turner's store, corner Halifax and Johnson streets. First Ward Second division, all south of Jones street, west of Hali fax and Fayetteville streets and north of Hargett. Registration book at Kennett's store, corner Salisbury and Jones streets. Second Ward First division, all north of Jones and east of Halifax street. Registration book at store house, corner Polk and Elm streets. Second Ward Second division, all south of Jones street, north of Har gett and east of Halifax and Fay etteville streets. Rttgistratioh book at Haynes' shop, corner Blount and Fayetteville streets. Third Ward First division, all south of Hargett street, east of Fay etteville and north of Cabarrus street. Registration book at Beine's auction house, on Hargett street. Third Ward Second division, all south of Cabarrus and cast of Fay etteville street. Registration book at Royall Knight's hall, Cabarrus street. Fourth Ward First division, all south of Hargett, west of Fayette ville and North of Lenoir street. Registration book at city lot. " Fourth Word Second division, all south of Lenoir and west of Fay etteville street. Registration book at Pat Stewart's store, Fayetteville street. ' Outside East Registration book at Beine's old store, near Soldiers' Home. Outside West-Northern division, north of Hillsboro road. Registra tion book at Turner's store, Oberlin. Outside West Southern division, south of Hillsboro road. Registra tion book at Re vis' store, Hillsboro road. H0LTON GETS AN ORDER From Judge Montgomery Citing berno- aratiojtegtstrars to Appear Here. Justice Walter A. Montgomery, of the Supreme court, yesterday af ternoon granted sn application to Mr. A. E, Holton, chairman of the Republican State Executive commit tee, through Mr. John W. Graham attorney, the following order: "It is therefore ordered that E. E. Reed and E. O. Curtis, regis trars at fifth ward precinct in Win ston, appear before me at chambers in Raleigh on Tuesday, October 13, 1896, at 10 o'clock a. m., and show cause why they should not register the persons applying to them for registration and refrain from any unnecessary oonsumpticn of time or delay in the registration of voters and perform their duties as defined in this order and contemplated in said act, and in tho discharge of their duties as registrars allow all persons. who are residents of said fifth ward precinct of Winston and duly qualified voters therein to have their names put on the registration; book of said precinct. , ' Justice Montgomery, in his order, which is lengthy, defines the duty of a registrar to be to swear an elector, ask his name, age and residence and record his answer. Hq says the registrar has no right to undertake to pass upon the qualification of electors that the day for challeng ing is October 24th, and that Octo ber 31st ta trial day. He finds as a fact that Reid and. Curtis were either ignorant of their duties or were in a combination to prevent registration, " : Col. Tnrk Found Them Comfortable. The Greensboro . Record has the following to say of the new, trucks:. "They , have some "non-loafer's .trucks', at the Southern, so-called because they are made of sheet iron, the sharp edges turned up, so that they are very uncomfortable to sit on, but the other night General Pas senger Agent Turk occupied one for sometime, i He said he found his seat very comfortable . because he had a "cushion." SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. The State's Educational Institutions I'rged to be Represented at the Fairs. -. The educational department of the State Fair which has placed under the direction of Dr. Charles D. Mc iver and Logan D, Howell, is anx ious for all the educational institu tions in the State to have exhibits and has sent out the following cir cular, signed by Mr, Hoell: "Dear Sir: The North Carolina State Fair will be held at Raleigh, October 19-24. Good space, well located, has been set apart for the educational exhibit. We want this exhibit to be as full and instructive as possible . We want it to give the crowd of visitors that will attend the fair an idea of the best that is being done in the schools , and col leges of North Carolina. "You are earnestly invited to sjud something to represent your institu tion. Specimens of work of students in any or all departments, pictures of the buildings, exteriors, or inter iors, grounds, students, printed course of study, or any information of interest Our object is to adver tise education. "A number of schools have prom ised to send exhibits. They will be well arranged and the whole educa tional exhibit will be made attrac tive in appearance. You may come and superintend yourself the putting up of your exhibit, or if sent to ine I will attend to it. Direct the ex hibit to 'Educational Department, State Fair, care of L. D. Howell, Ra leigh, N. C,' and notify me by mail. The railaoads will charge for haul ing only one way. Exhibits will be returned free. 'I shall be glad to correspond further with you if any additional information is desired." TODAY'S MABKETS. itton Advanced 16 to 18 Points In New York Today. Niw York, Oct. 9. Cotton quotations furnished by G. E. Leach, Broker, 311 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. C. By Private Wire. MONTHS. Ot"ESf- HIGH- LOW- CLOS ING. EST. EST. ma 7 82 7 90 7 78 7 88- 7 87 7 95 7 84 7 90- 7 89 7 99 7 80 7 95- 169 '7 63' Yiii' 7 58-" 7 60 7 66 7 50 7 64- 7 73 7 81 7 63 7 78- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept'mb r, October, wovemb'r, December, New York futures opened 2 to 3 points advance over yesterday's close, became week and declined rapidly 8 to 10 points. A recovery followed and an advance of 16 to 18 points was recorded, the market closiug steady at about the highest prices of the day. New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: Misspuri Pacific 19 Union Pacific 6 Rook Island 591 St. Paul 684 General Electric 25i Tennessee Coal and Iron 201 'Manhattan 91 American Tobacco 67 1 Burlington and Quincy 68i Western Union 811 Louisville and Nashville 42 United States Leather Southern Railroad Southern Preferred 23 Chicago Gas 591 Sugar 105 Reading Des. and C t. Food Atchison. D. L. A W Jersey Central Erie Silver Liverpool Cotton Market. October 4.17. October-November 4.13. November-December 4.11. December-January . , .' 4.10. January-February 4.09. February-March 4.11. ; The Chicago Board cf Trade had no session, today being a holiday in that city.' ? Mr. Creelmaa Goes to Rlohmond. Mr.- James Creelman, the special correspondent of the New York World, who has been in the city for several days, left today, for Rich mond, Va. Mr. Creelmaa express ed himself as being' very jauch pleased with Raleigh. .', The well known correspondent has a very high' admiration for Mr. Bryan, but he thinks McKinley will be elected. - Mr. - Creelman stated today that he thought the. Cuban trouble would receive the attention of. Congress as aoon as It convened 0. Minor Matters ' Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Ponrrl of the News Plotured on Pa ' per Points and People Pertinently i , Picked and Pithily Put la Print. Hon. Hi Kl Gudger speaks here Monday night. ; We learn that the report that Ad-. julant Otbo Wilson was In Vance county this week is erroneous. Mr. J. W. Bailey, a former citi zen of Raleigh is erecting a very handsome residence at Louisburg. See the attractive new announce ment of the S. C. Pool shoe house, to day. They always have the latest up-to date attractions in their line. - California salmon all the way from the Pacific coast were objects of in terest todav at Messrs. J. R. Fer rall & Co. 's popular grocery estab lishment. The salmon were shipped from Oregon being packed in ice. since the time they were caught. Mr. J.W. Bailey, editor of the Biblical Recorder and Rev. B . W. ! Spillman have returned from Frank" lin county, where they attended a Baptist association at which 1,000 people were present. Rev. J. D. Hufham, who recently moved from Shelby, having accepted a call from the Baptist church at Henderson, addressed the association. Mr. I. Rosenthal has this season an elegant line of millinery, includ ing all the novelties, especially in pattern hats, alsochildrens capsand and Tammoshantas. In dry goods the prices can not be excelled as the. expenses are very low. One of the, most artistio milliners to be had is. with Mr, Rosenthal this season. A pound of French candy is given to, every purchaser of one dollar's,, worth. Mr. S. M. Holtouv of Durham,, ha been making Republican speeches, in this county. We have not heard him, but the character of his work' is shown by an Incident that trans pired the other day. He met an old colored man, Sam Watkins, coming' to town, and asked him if he had ' registered. The old man -told him he had not. Then Holton told him to do so at the first opportunity and vote straight, for if the Democrats carried the election the negroes would go back into slavery. Reids- ville Review. THREE LITTLE PIGS. Caused Farmer Thompson's Mules to run Away and Injure Iiim. The squealing of three small pigs caused farmer Thompson to sustain numerous bruisies and much pain, to loose several feet of epidermis, three pigs, a wagon- load of pro visions, and a night of sleep not to speak of his religion. The trouble all happened on Peace street late yesterday afternoon as farmer Thompson and farmer Snipes were driving a pair of shy young mules. Farmer Thompson dropped his whip and as his companion jumped from the wagon to secure the lost property three small pigs that were connncd in a box began a regular pig cackle. At the sound of the sudden and unfamiliar squeal the mules threw back their ears and made a quick plunge forward . The throughly frightened animals were unmanageable and they carried farmer Thompson, au unwilling prisoner with them. They ran against trees and posts and it was not long before they had thrown Mr. Thompson from the wagon. In reaching the Ground farmer Thomp son became tangled in the reins and he was dragged for a block at a fast pace, beforebeuntangled himself. . : nut me uiuiua uiu uuk ui. iuvy kept on going until they reached Oberlin, where some one stopped then. , .. ". ' - - ' The owner was badly hurt. His head, right arm, side and leg were badly skinned and bruised. . Mr. Snipes brought him to the eity and his bruisesand wounds weredressed. This morning farmer Thompson nA nnita a f.aolr aTiAOil fit Kim ITIa mules were gone; so was his pigs and many other articles, tn dump ing the box containing the pigs to' the ground, the former ' brot e to pieces and the pigs strayed away. But by a diligen search both pigs, and mules' ued. 0
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