Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 21 March 1899 — Page 2

Republican Progress.

M.OOMINOTON. IND

189a MARCH.

1899.

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CIRCLIM THE GLOBE

CONCISE HISTORY OF SEVEN

DAYS' DOINQS.

Intelligence by Electric Wire from Every tfaarter of the Civilised

World, Bsabraclac Foreign Affair and Home Happen lna-

SMOKKBSS POWDER FOR NAVY. Mew Product Heete the Teat of All Service Conditions. The Nary Department is rndy to take whaterer steps mar be necessary in oar rytna- oat the provisions of the naral bil' (or the purchase of smokeless powder (taring the corning year. It is not intended to antagonise the commercial interests in votved in this line of manufacture by throwing the whole burden of prodnction upon the Government plants. The Got eminent has a plant at Indian Head which, when completed, will turn ont s maximum amoont of about 3,000 pounds a Jay. But this will in no way compete with the private manufacturers. The nary now has a powder known to the profession aa pyrocellnlose, which is equal to, if not better than, the smokeless product

used oy foreign powers. The new now der, which has been tested by the navy ander service conditions, has been so nicely adjusted to their requirements that it

nas increased ineir emeieucy aa average f 500 second feet.

General Gomes Is Caleb

A Havana special telegram says: Gen. Gomez has decided to proceed with

toe puns agreed npon for dlstrt timing 9,000,000 to the Cuban troops, on disbanding, as though the military Assem

bly did not exist. Ha conferred with Governor Genera) Brooke regarding de

tails. Gen. Brooke asked Washington several days ago whether in case be dis

solved the Assembly, his action would be approved. The reply authorized him to

dissolve that May, if in nis -judgment

snob set is necessary. He hopes the Assembly will soon cease of its on accord to bold its sessions, but should Its sessions become disquieting to the public mind, he

will intervene. The United States military authorities publish the following statement: "We are officially authorized to say

that the President of the United Slates

will not recognize any obligation incurred by the Cuban Assembly.

Murdered in Cold Blood.

Palmetto (Ga.) special: Nine negroes were tbe victims of masked white caps

here Friday morning. Tbe negroes were charged with burning the town last Jan- - uary and were imprisoned under guard

in an out-house. A gang of 230 men overpowered the guard and the. negroes were shot down.Mx are dead aMt the

others will die. The negroes of tbe town threaten vengeance and the people are arming. Gov. Chandler promises to send troops immediately.

The trouble arose originally over tbe prohibition laws. The negroes carried whisky bottles and glasses and sold drinks. Many were arrested. They threatened to burn the town, and fires followed. The nine men arrested for arson, with the lynching, was the next

chapter. Old Hates; la Dead.

Benjamin P. Hutchison, "Old Hutch,"

a lorraer cmeaco eoaru ot rraae oper

ator and packer, died of heart failure at

Lakeslde sanitarium, Lake Geneva, Wis. He was 70 years old. Hutchinson was at the height of his fame in 1888, when he ran hisjeorner in September wheat. After that began his decline and the financial end came in 1891. Estimates of his wealth, when at his height, place tbe amount anywhere from $8,000,004 to $16,OOU,09U. Five Ken Killed. A shooting occurred at Hot Springs, Art., which resulted in tbe death of five men and the serious wounding of two oi hers, one of whom is not expected to live. The shooting was the result of feeling growing out of the mayoralty contest which was under way. There is ! ttle factional feeling outside of those .r.gaged in the shooting. Order was -illy restored and the city is quiet.. Mo lu .her trouble is anticipated.

Fria-ntfal Accident. Boshes Armstrong, a well-known sawmill man of Centerhnrg, Ohio, was "offbearing," when a piece ot the slab which he was holding was thrown by the saw with great force against bis head, striking Dim fairly above the eye. Tbe eyeball was forced out upon the ebeek and the stick penetrated the head to a considerable depth, rendering him unconscious, and causing the brain to ooze from tbe tkull. He cannot live.

Fonnd the Wife'. Banes. August Becker, the Chicago sausagemaker, who confessed to having killed hi wife mnti VwiilA.1 an. I knMul tu.. kiul.

...... wu UDI miji tP the. police officers to the spot in his

remains. Two baskets of bnrned bones were found and a portion was identified as. a human shoulder blade.

Sensational Drevfua Story. Tbe London Evening News publishes a sensational Dreyfus story. It declares that tbe former ltusslan Ambassador, Count Von Hohrenbeim, is the real culprit who sold both Kussian and French secrets to tbe German Government, adding that the Russian Government itself is convinced of his guilt and that it is ssily to avoid a publio scandal greater than the Dreyfus affair, that be Is an punished, further than tbe intimation that he n not to show bis face within the Czar's dominions. Gomez Bows to tbe Assembly. Gen. Maximo Gomez has accepted his dismissal by the assembly from the command of the Cuban army in a dignified open letter. The gray chief declares his intention of withdrawing from politics and retiring to his Dominican home.

Bttf Order for Locomotives. The French State railways, operated under the control of the French Government, have placed an order with the Bald twin locomotive works of Philadelphia for ten high-speed passenger locomotives, to be finished in a Tew months. Cuts Wire Into Bits. August A. Becker, the Chicago wife jnurderer, has made a second confession to the police. In n detailed statement he confessed that he killed his wife with a hatchet, boiled her remains in a kettle and buried the bones on the prairie.

Batter Wages to Be Paid. Tbe West Boylestnn Manufacturing Company of Worcester. Mass., will re(turn on April 3 to the scale of wages before the cut down of January, 1808. A boot 300 hands are affected. Filipinos Apply tbe Torch. Th Filipinos bnrned the town of Pasig. Tbe American soldiers vainly attempted so extinguish the flames, la a short time ,tbe entire city was in ashes.

INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE ACTIVITY. "rices Are Strong Except In Cases of Leading Cereals and Wool. Bradstreet's says: "Industrial and trade ictivity is still a pre-eminent feature of he general business situation. Price ttrcngth, too, is notable, especially in view if the midwinter rise of Februnry, except n the case of the leading cereals and wool, in manufacturing lines the situation is me of great activity. The Iron and steel .Tade is still excited by reports of feversh demand, inadequate supplies nnd fnr:hcr advanced quotations. An easier tenieney in wool is one ot the disappointing features of the week. Tbe demand for cotton goods is very active nnd uenrl. nil lasses are firmly held. Cotton remains

tteady. L:imber is active at most mar sets and prices are firm. Knw nnd re

ined sugar hare alike moved upward this

.veek. Wheat is weaker, notwithstnnd

ngcrop damage reports, and other cereals

ire in sympathy therewith. V heat int

ruding flour) shipments for the week ng rregate 4,30,821 bushels, against 5,815,-

585 bushels last week. Corn exports for

:he week aggregate 3,730.581! bushels.

gamst 5,75)4,863 bushels last week." MANY HUNGRY AT DAWSON.

Consul McCook Declares Ihs Mining

Town's People Are In Dire Need.

The United States consul at Dawson,

I. O. McCook, informs the Department

f State at Washington concerning the

ondition of the people there as tollows:

"The situation as to persons who will be

Jut ot food in a couple of months is be

ming very serious. Many hundreds will

oe so situated nnd will have to lie helped

sut when navigation opens. Many have

rone out over the ice mid are going ont

laity, while more are remaining in the nope that they will he able to strike sonic

pay claims they either own themselves or

are working on claims leased from others.

Applications are daily at this office for re

let. I know it is not customary for any nation to provide for destitute citizens out of their own country, stili I feel it is my duty to put this matter before you to take

whatever action yon may deem best."

SOLDIER KILLED BY A COMRADE.

fatal Stabbing Affray Between Two

privates Near St. Louis. The Twenty-third Kansas volnnteers

(colored), en route to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., from Santiago, passed through Kansas City the other day. When a short

distance nut from St. Louis a soldier named Williams, a private of Kansas City, was stabbed to death by a comrade named 'Geo. Rogers, also a private. Wiiliams, who was known as the "bully of the regiment," had stirred up considerable trouble, finally assaulting Rogers. Rogers drew a knife and struck Williams in the breast, killing him instantly. The body was taken to Fort Leavenworth. Rogers is under arrest. Private Bert Moore, of Kansas City, died on the train east of Jefferson City of fever contracted :n Cuba.

BRYAN SAYS HE IS NOT HOBSON. Desire of Texas Young Woman to Kiss Him Meets with Refusal. William J. Bryan evidently wants it understood that he disapproves of "Hobtonism." The distinguished Nebraskan passed through Brenham, Texas, recently an his way to Houston. At the station he was greeted by hundreds of citizens, nearly all of whom shook bands with him. A popular young woman of the city wanted :o change the method of saluting the silver champion. Edging up to him in a moment when she thought he might lie disposed to grant her request, she said: "Mr. Bryan, will you kiss me?" "Excuse me, my dear roung woman," he replied; "but I am not Hobson." New Rebellion Against Spain. Ad vices by the steamship Victoria from the Orient state that Spanish avarice and misrule have again stirred up a rebellion. The insurgent Moros of Palawan Island, one of the insurgent group north of Borneo, murdered the Spanish governor of Palawan, residing at Port Royalist, and killed his assistants. His head was severed from his body and carried back into the hills to incite a rebellion among the natives, who hod previously feared Spain's power. A church and other Spanish buildings were burned, after which the rebellious mob retreated to tbe bills of Palawan, carrying with them several dozen men.' women and children, all Spaniards, as prisoners. This news comes from Singapore, where it was cabled from Lnbuau, capital of British North Borneo. It was brought there by the British steamship Labuan, whose master, Capt. Pfort, learned that onerous taxes nnd other burdens imposed by the Spanish had caused the natives to strike a blow for freedom. Pfort brought away the governor's wife, several other women and children, n priest and twelve soldiers, who were landed at Sandakan.

Three Watchmen Tied Up. Eleven masked and armed men entered the power house of the Waverly. Savers & Athens Traction Company at Waverly, X. V , and ordering the three employes to hold up their hands bound them securely and placed them in an empty car, where the workmen were secured by ropes around their necks attached to the handlebar above them. Then, leaving one man to guard them, tbe robbers blew open tbe three safes in the office and secured $175 in cash. Ship with Dynamite on Fire. While crossing from Nanaimo to Vancouver with eleven tons of dynamite on board, flames broke out on the steamer Selkirk. This was the second fire on the Selkirk' within a week. The crew had a terrible fight, for Jhey were fearful that the fire would reach the dynamite. Every man, however, heroically stuek to his post, and the fire was eventually extinguished before it reached the explosives. Louis Roesel Hanged. Louis Roesel was executed by hanging in the Union County jail at Elizabeth, N. J., for the murder of James C. Pitta of 8ummit. Pitts was murdered at his home in Summit the night of Sept. 9. 1887. Roesel, who was only 22 years old, was said to have planned the murder and to have been the one to actually strike the fatal blow. The object was robbery. Kills a Smallpox Suspect. F. W. Reeder shot and killed "Buff" Shine at the Haigs mission, at Columbus, Ohio, where small-pox suspects have been detained. The men, the former of whom is clerk at the mission and the latter a suspect, got into an altercation, when Shine threatened Reeder, who pulled a gnu and shot Shine in the abdomen. Shine died almost immediately. Shaker Commits Suicide. Joseph A. Wilson, a young Shaker, committed suicide at Whitewater village community, near Cincinnati, by taking morphine. He was originally from .Taeksnn, Mich., where his parents still live. The suicide is supposed to hare been caused by insanity. Mortality Due to Late War. The following statement has been is sued, showing the total nnmlier nf deaths reported to the ndjntnnt general's office between May 1, 1808, and Feb. SH, ISilf): Killed in action, 32!; died of wounds, 125; died of disease, 5,277; total, 5,731. Ends Life with Revolver.

Fred Lee, 38 years old, a hookkeeuer

who has been out of employment for some ! time, committed suicide at the Clcudnu Hotel in Chicago by shooting himself in ' the right temple. Fight with Police Ends Fatally. I At Elkton, Ky Pnte Jones was shot I and killed and Will Gray was wounded in a fight between Jones, his son, Charlie, and Will Gray, three countrymen, und the ' city police. i Governor Lifts Church Debt. I At the Methodist Church In Wichita, Kan., Gov. Stanley took charge of the finances and raised $1 ,000, whirh cleared up all debts. I Crazy Man Contemplates Murder. Henry Mutter, a German and a former United States soldier, has been arrested at Montre.-1 on a complaint sworn ou against him by United States Vice-Consul 1

Gorman, acting on instructions receive by Consul General Bittenger from Secretary of State Hay. Midler arrived there two weeks before and had been parading his grievances against tbe I'uited States Government. He called at the newspaper offices nnd entleiiror.il to obtain the in sertion of a two-column statement, the principal burden of which is a complaint that President MeKiiiley is an enemy of the German people. Muller was a private in one of the New York regiments during the civil war, and was wounded in the head, its n result of which he has periodical tits of mental aberration. In the present instance he hns got himself into trouble through a letter written to President Angell of the University of Michigan, in which he said lie was going to Washington, and if he could slay n one else he would kill President McKlnloy, as he was an enemy of the German element. Mr. Angell Bent the letter to Washington. MOLD RUINS BURIED TREASURE. Ohio Farmer's Grief Over His Loss is Ended ty Suicide. George Duty, n Lorain County, Ohio, farmer, committed suicide by hanging himself in a barn near his home, a few miles west of Kiyrin. Duty was 50 years of age and ipiite wealthr. He had always ta'en suspicious of banks and some time ago buried several thousand dollars in his cellar. A short time afterward when he went to get soipe of the money to use be found that it was nearly nil damaged by mold to snch nn extent thnt it was impossible to distinguish the value of the bills. PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED, Broken Rail Causes Serious Injury to Several B. & O. Employes, The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern St. Louis passenger was wrecked by a broken rail as it was passing the last piet of the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge at Cincinnati. The engine fell through the section foreman's shnnty mid against the bridge pier. Daniel Joyce, section foreman, who was in the shanty, was severely

hurt by fnlling timbers. Engineer Henry Muster was slightly hurl. No passengers were injured, aa the train was running slow. PRINCE GUSTAF IS ATTACKED. People or Chrlstianla Hiss and Hoot the Temporary Ruler. There was a popular demonstration at Christinnia. Norway, the other evening against Crown Prince Gustnf, Duke of Vermin nd, who was recently appointed regent on account of the illness of his father, King Oscar II. The prince was returning from the military club, when he met a crowd of people, who hooted him,

hissed him nnd pelted him with snowballs. The crowd was dispersed by the police, and several arrests were mode.

G. A. R. Men Will Meet April 12. W. C. Johnson, senior vice-commander in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has issued a call for tbe executive committee of the national board of administration of the Grand Army to meet in

the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, Wed

nesday, April 12. to secelt a commander in-chief to succeed tbe late Gen. James A. Sexton. Kills Hlmselr In Midocean. According to latest advices from the Orient Howie, the hero of the fruitless scheme to Mow up the Japanese fleet during the Oriental war in November. 1X04, has committed suicide. Howie was an American. He jumped overboard from a steamer in midocean and sank i mined i ately. Kentucky Distillers Rebel. Sixty Kentucky distilleries have broken

away from the whisky combine, and their

m imagers declare they will fight the trust

to the end. Having paid out $1,500,000, the trust finds itself still far from victory.

with some of the largest plants in the

State in the ranks of the insurgents.

Loses $3,000 Out or Pocket. Thomas Officer, of the banking firm of

Officer & Pusey, of Council Bluffs, lost a

roll of bills on tbe streets of Omaha. The roll contained $5,000. which he hnd iust

drawn from the First National Bank and placed in an overcoat pocket. The money

stipped through a bole in his pocket.

Census of Cuba to Be Taken. The administration has decided to take

a census of the island of Cuba as com

plete nnd careful ns that taken in the I'nited States, A census is found neces

sary to determine who are qualified voters liefore the election is held to establish a representative government.

Leaves Estate to His Sweetheart. J. W. Dillard and Miss Mary Muir or

Mexico, Mo., were to have been married

next month, but Dillard died after a short illness. His will has been filed. By the terms of the document Miss Muir comes into possession of the dead man's estate, valued at obout $75,000.

Wrangel Wou'd Be British. Tbe movement among Alnskan cities

looking to a transfer of part of the terri

tory now under United States jurisdiction to British control is by no means confined to Taiya. Latest advices from the north indicate that Wrangel also is anxious to pass under the British flag.

230 Lives Lost In a Hurricane. It is now known that 250 lives were lost in the recent hurricane that swept the northeast coast of Queensland. Australia. Only a few white people were among the victims. Terrific Whirlwind Works Damage. Eckley, a small mining village about ten miles northeast of Hazieton, Pa., was struck by a cyclone. Considerable damage was done, but no lives were lost. Man and Wlfo Asphyxiated. John Williams, aged -8 years, and bis wife, Margaret, aged 25. were asphyxiated by illuminating gas at their home in Philadelphia. Appointed Congressional Librarian. Herbert Putnam of Boston has been appointed congressional librarian by President McKinley. MARKET REPORTS. Chicago Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $8.00; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2 red, 00c to 71c; corn. No. 2, 35c to 36c; oats. No. 2, 2Bc to 27c; rye. No. 2, 53c to 55c; butter, choice creamery, 10c to 20c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, choice, 70c to 80c per bushel. Indianapolis- Cattle, shipping, $,'UI0 to $5.75; bogs, choice light, $2.73 to $4.25; sheep, common to choire, $2-50 to $4.25; wheat. No. 2 red, 70c to 72c; corn. No. 2 white, 34c to 8(lc; oats, No. 2 while, 31c to 32c. St. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $0.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2, 72c to 74c; corn. No. 2 yell w. 32c to 84c; oats. No. 2. 28c to 30c; rye No. 2, 58c to 50c. Cincinnati Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs. $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 72c to 74c; com, No. 2 mixed, 35c to 3((e; oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 32e; rye, No. 2, 50c to (!1. Detroit- Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 lo $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 72c to 73c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 35c lo 30c; ost. No. 2 white,' 32c to 34c; rye. Hie to li3c. Toledo Wheat, No. mixed, 71c to 73c; corn. No. 2 mixed. 34c to 3le: oats. No. 2 white, 27c to 2flc; rye, No. 2, 55c to 57c; clover seed, new, $3.70 to $3.75. Milwaukee -Wheat, No. 2 spring. U7e to i!c; corn. No. 8, 32c to 34c; oats. No. 2 white, 28c to 30c; rye. No. 1, 55c to 57c; barley. No. 2, 40c to 49c; p"rk, mess, $0.00 to $0.50. Buffalo -Cattle, good shipping steers, $3. Oft tn $5.75; lings, common to choice, $.'i.2.i to $4.25; sheep, fsir to choice wethers, $3.50 to $5.25; lambs, common to extra. $4.50 lo $5.75. New York Cattle. $3.25 to $5.75: bogs, $3.00 to $4.50: sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 81c lo R'i -I corn. No. 2, 42c to 44c; oats. No. 2 white, 35c to 80c; butter, creamery, 15c 1 4 21c; eggs, Western, 13c to 14c. i

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CHAPTTIR VI (Continued.) All intense feeling of admiration for her sways Beaucleik. How new a thing to find a girl so hc.ititiful with so much intelligence! Sure); instinct is the great lever Hint moves humanity. Why has not this girl the thousands that render Miss Maliphant so very d?simhp? What a mistake on the part of Mother Nature! Alas! it would be too rorch to expect from that niggardly dame. K.'fliil.v. intelligence, wealth, nil rolled into one personality. Impossible! "You are can lid," says he. "You are (oo stern a judge: thnt is what one should alwiys be," says she, in turn. "How shall 1 convince you?" exclaims he, of what he eaves open. "If I were to swear -" "Do not," sars she, quickly. "Well. 1 woi't. But. Joyce!" He pauses purposely. It is the first lime he

has ever called her by her Christian name, and a little soft color springs into tbe girl's cheeks as she hears him. "You know," says he; "yon do know':" It is a question; but again, what? What does she know? He has accredited her with remarkable intelligence a moment ago, but the gill's knowledge of life is but a poor thing in comparison with that of the man of the world. She belies her intelligence on the spot. "Yes. I think I do," says she, shyly. In fact, she is Ion dug to believe, to know this thing, that to iter is so plain that she has omitted to notice that he has never put it into words. "You will trust in me?" says he. "Yes, I trust you." says she. simply. Her pretty gloved hand is lying on her lap. Raising i . he presses it passionately to his lips. Joyce, with n little nervous movement, wi bdraws it quickly. The color dies away even from her lips. Even at this moment does doubt hold her in thrall! j Her face is msrvelously bright and happy, however, as she rises precipitately teller feet, much to Beauclerk's relief. It has gone quite far enough, he tells himselffive minutes more and he would have fonnd himself in a rather embarrassing position. Really these pretty girls are very dangerous. "Come, we must go back to the ball room," says she, gayly. "We have been here an unconscionable time. I am afraid my partner for this dance has been looking for me, at d will scarcely forgive my treating him s- badly. If I had only told him 1 wouldn't dBnce with him he might have got another partner and enjoyed himself."

"Better to have loved and lost," quotes Beauclerk, in nis airiest manner. It is m airy that it sirikes Joyce unpleasantly.

Surely after all after She pulls her

self together angrily. Is she always ro

find fault with him? Must she have his nature altered to suit her?

CHAPTER VII. "Did you forget?" asks Dysart, looking at Joyce. "Forget?" "That the ltst dance was mine?" "Oh, was it? I'm so sorry. Yon must forgive me," with a feverish attempt at gayety. "I will try to make amends. You shall have tlrs one instead, no matter to whom it may lielong. Come. It is only just begun, I think." "Never mitid," says Dysart, ' gently. "We won't df nee this. I think. It is cool and quiet hero, and you are tired." "Oh, so tired," returns she with a little sodden pathetic cry, so impulsive, so inexpressible that it goes to his heart. "Joyce! What is it?" says he, quickly. "Here, come and sit down. No. I don't want an answer. It was an absurd ques. tion. You have overdone it a little, that is all." "Yes, thnt h all!" She sinks heavily into the seat he has pointed out to ber, and lets her head fall back against the cushions. "However, when you come to think of it. that means a great deal," says she, smiting languidly. "There, dor't talk," says he. "What Is the good of raving a friend if you can't be silent with him when it so pleases you. Tltnt," laughing, and arranging the cushions behind h-r head, "is one for you and two for myself. 1, too. pine for a moment when even the meager 'yes' and 'no' will not be requin-d of me." He presses the band resting on his arm very gently, mid then replaces it in her lap. To take advantage of any little kindness she may show him now, when it is plain that she is suffering from some mental excitement, grief, or anger, or both, would seem base to him. She hns evidently accepted his offer of silence, and lying back in her soft couch stares with unseeing eyes at the bank of flowers befoie her. The atmosphere is warm, drowi.y. a little melancholy. It seems to scire upon the two sitting within its seductive influence, and threaten to waft them from day dreams into dreams born of idle slumber. The rustle of a coming skirt, however, a low voice, a voice still lower whispering a reply, recalls them both to the tact that rest, complete and perfect, is impossible under tbe circumstances. A little opening among the tall evergreens upon their right shows them Ijord Baltimore. Lady Swansdown is with him. She is looking rathrr lovelier than usual, with that soft tinge of red upon her cheeks born of her last waits, and her lips parted in a happy t-niilo. The subdued lights of the many lamps falling on her satin gown rest there as if in love with its beauty. The radiant smile thnt illumines her beautiful fne as she glances np at Baltimore -who s betiding over her in more lover-like fashion than should be is still making all her face a lovely fire as she passes out r f sight down the steps that lead to the litrhted gardens the steps that Joyce but j ist now hnd ascended. The latter is still n little wrapped in wonder and admiration, and some other thought thnt is akin to trouble, when Dysart breaks in upon her fancies. "1 am sony about that," says he, bluntly, indicating with a nod of his bend the departing shadows of the two who have just passed out. There are no fancies about Dysart. Nothing vague.

"Yes; it is n pity." s;iy Joyce, hurriedly. "More than tltnt. I think." "Something ought to be done," nervously. "Yes." flushing hotly: "I know - I know what you mean" she had meant nothing "but it is o difficult lo know what to do, nnd- I am inly a cousin." "(Hi, I wssn't thinking of yon. I wasn't, really," says she, a good deal shocked. "As you any, why should you speak, when- - -" "There ii Beauclerk." says Dysart. quickly, ns if a little angry with some body, but certainly not with her. "How a n he stni'd by and see HV" "Perhaps he doesn't see it." ssiys she in n strange tone, her eyes on the marble flooring. "Perhnpi not," snys Dysnrl. dryly. In bis secret heart this defense of his rival is detestable ro her. Something if her whole manner wl en she came in from the garden had suggested to him the possibility that

he had at lust found him out. Dysart would have been puzzled to explain how Beauclerk was supposed to lie "found out" or for what, but that he was liable to discovery at any moment on some count or counts unknown, was one of bis Christian beliefs. "Perhaps not." snys be. "And yet I cannot help thinking that a matter so open lo all must be patent to him." "But," anxiously, "is it so open?" "I leave that to your own judgment," a little warmly. "Yon," with rather sharp question, "are a friend of Isabel's?" "Yes, yes," quickly. "You know that. But " "But?" sternly. "I like Lady Swansdown, too." says she. with some determination. "I find it bard to believe that she can can " "Be false to her friend," supplements he. "Have you yet to lenrn that friendship ends where love begins?" "You think " 'That she is in love with Baltimore." "And her "Oh!" contemptuously; "who shall gauge the depth of his heart?" What can he mean? he has risen nnd is now pacing angrily up and down the small space before ber. "He used to bp such a good fellow, and now Is he dead to all sense of honor, of honesty?" "He is a man," says Joyce, coldly. "No. I deny that. Not a true man, surely." "Is there n true man?" says she. "Is there any truth, any honesty to lie found in the whole wide world?" She too has risen now, and is standing with her large, dark eyes fixed almost de

fiantly on his. There is something so strange, so wild, so unlike her usual joyous, happy self in this outburst, in her whole attitude, that Dysart regards her with an astonishment that is largely tinctured with fear. "1 don't know what is in your mind," says he, calmly; "something out of the common has occurred to disturb you an much. I can guess, but," looking at her earnestly, "whatever it may be, I entreat yon to beat it under. Conquer it; do not lot it conquer you. There must be cil in the world, but never lose siRht of the good: that must lie there, just as surely. Truth, horor. honesty, are no fables; they are to be found everywhere. If not in this one, then in that. Do not lose faith in them." "You think me evidently in a bad way," says she, smiling faintly. She has recovered herself in part, but though she tries to turn his earnest words into a jest, one can see that she is perilously near to tears. "You mean that I am preaching to you," says he. smiling, too. "Well, so I am. What right has a girl like you to disbelieve in anything? Why," laughing, "it can't be so very long ago since you believed in fairies, in pixies, and tbe fierce dragons of our childhood." "You would have me believe in good only." says she. "Yon assure me very positively that all the best virtues are still riding to and fro, redeeming the world with lances couched and hearts on fire. But where to find them? In you?" It is a very gentle smile she gives him as she says this. "Yes; so far, at least, as you are concerned," says he, stoutly. "I shall be true and honest to you so long as my breath lives in my body. So much I can swear to." CHAPTER VIII. Night is waning. Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air. The wood doves coo, melancholy sweet the cheep-cheep ot the robin the hoarse cry of the sturdy crow. "A faint dawn breaks on yonder sedge, And broadens in that bed of weeds; A bright disk shows its radiant edge. All things bespeak the coming morn, Y'et still it lingers." As Lady Swansdown and Baltimore descend the stone steps that lend to the gardens beneath, only the swift rush of the tremulous breeze that stirs the branches betrays to them the fact that a new life Is at hand. "You are cold?" says Baltimore, noticing the quick shiver that runs through her. "No; not cold. It was mere nervousoess." "I shouldn't have thought you uervous." "Or fanciful?" adds she. "You judged me rigidly, and yet -coming all at once from the garish lights within into this cool, sweet darkness here, makes one feel in spite of one's pelf." "In spite! Would you never willingly

feel r

"Would you?" demands she, very slow

ly.

"Not willingly, I confess. But I have been made to feel, as you know. And

you?" "Would you have a woman confess?'

snys she, half playfully. "That is taking

i unfair advantage, is it not? See,

pointing to a seat, "what a charming resting place. I will make one confession to

yju. 1 am tired."

He paces to and fro before her in the

dying light of the moon. Lady Sivnns-

down leaning back gazes at him with eyes

too sad for tears eyes "wild with all regret." Oh! if they two might but have met earlier. If this man this one mau in all the world, had been given to her, as

ber allotment. "Beatrice!" says he, stopping short be fore her; "were you ever in love?"

There ib a dead silence. Lady Swans

down. sinking stilt deeper into the arm of

the chair, looks up nt i:m with strange.

curious eyes. What does be mean? To

her to put such a question to her of all women! Is he deaf, blind, mud or only

cruel ; A Rort of recklessness seizes upon her,

Well, if he doesu't know, be shall know,

though it be to the loss of her self-respect forever! "Never," says she, leaning a little for

ward until the moonbeams gleam upon her snowy neck atld arms. "Never nev

er -until The pause is premeditated. It is elo

qurnce itself! The light of heaven play

ing on her beautiful face betrays the pas

sion of it the rich pallor! One hand, rest

ing on tbe back of the seat, taps upon the iron work, the other is uow in Baltimore's possession.

"lipitil now?" suggests he. boldly. He

is loaning over her. She shakes her head. But ill this negative there is only affirmation. His hand tightens more closely upon hers. The long, slender fingers yield to his pressure--nay, morereturn it; they twine round his.

"If 1 thought -" begins be in a low. stammering tone he mores nearer lo her. nearer still. Does she move townrd him? There is a second's hesitation on his part, and then, bis lips meet hers! It is but a momentary touch, a thing of an instant, but it includes u whole world of meniiiiiK. Lady Swaiisdowu bus spnini; to her feet, mid is looking at biui with eves that seem to burn through the mystic darkness. She is trembling in every limb. Her nostrils arc diluted. Her haughty mouth is quivering, and there are there hoH.-st, r.nl tears in thofie inockiui; eyes? ii'tltiniore, too, hns risen. His fine is very while, very lull of contrition. That lo- regrets his action toward Iter is uniiiis In l,u Wc. Imt thai tljere is a deeper coulrilion behind a sense of self loathing not to lie appeased hotruys itself in the utiguish of his eyes. She had accused him of falsity, most falsely up to this, but now - now'. His uiiud has watidered away.

There is something so wild in his expression that Mdy Swansdown loses sight of hcrsplf in the contemplation of it. "What is it, Baltimore?" asks she, in a low, frightened tone. It rouses him. "I have offended you beyond pardon," begins he, but mor? like one seeking for words to say than one nrraid of using them. "I have unitered you " "Do not mistake me," interrupts she, quickly, almost fiercely. "I am not nugry, I feel no anger nothing hut that 1 am a Iraitor." "And what am i f" "Work out your own condemnation for yourself." says she, still with that feverish self-disdain upon her. "Don't nsk me to help you. She was my friend, whatever she is now. She tnistd me. !c)ievcd in nie. And after nil - And you." turn lug passionately, "you are doubly a traitor, you are her hushnnd." "In name!" doggedly. He has quite recovered himself now. Whatever torture his secret soul may impress upon him in the future, no one but he shall know. "It doesn't matter. You belong to her, nnd she lo you." "Pray don't leave on Lady Baltimore's account," says he, slowly; "she would he the last to care about this. I am nothing to her." "is your wish father lo that thought?" regnrding him keenly. "No. 1 assure you. The failing i mention is plain to nil the world, I should have thought." "It is not plain to me," still watching him. "Then learn it," snys he. "If ever she loved me, which I now disbelieve, "it vns in a past that now is irretrievably dead. I suppose I wearied her -I confess" with a meager smile "I once loved her with all my soul, and heart, nnd strength or else she is incapable of knowing an honest affection." "That is not true," says Lndy Swansdown, some generous impulse forcing the words unwillingly through her white lips. "She can love! you must see t lint for yourself. The child is proof of it." (To be continued.! DON'T TINKER THE CLOCK.

If You Do Yon Will Probably Huin the Timepiece. "Watch repairers have u horror of touching a clock that hns been tiufceretl by amateurs." explained u wittch repairer, "mid they would rather get out of such n Job if thoy "tut dn so. for tlm loss of one of the smallest parts menus considerable work lo reproduce It, and much more work limn the general customer expects or wants to pay for. They try to get out of such it job when they can, for lu nine cases out of ten the result is not entirely satisfactory. People who have a good clock, unless they know something nboiit the way clocks are ninde. nnd how they should be taken apart, will do the wise thing to let It alone when it Rots out of order. Kxiieriuii'tttiiiK with it often menus the rain of the clock. , "It Is absolutely dangerous to try to unwind a mainspring, as men have discovered for themselves, unless the proper tools are at hand. Now, a clock repairer has a contrivance known us a spring controller, which grasps the spring and holds it, while iieing taken out or put Into the clock, so that there is no danger. Tho spring for an eightday clock Is often two yards long, nnd when suddenly let free It flies out with nearly the force of a charge of shot from a gun. "Some time ago n friend of mine thought hi' wmild tinker his clock. He did tinker It. nnd in taking out the mainspring it got away from him. In its flight it took off a $5 lamp from a parlor table and crushed In the glass of a $20 mantel mirror, besides doing other damage. The $4 clock cost him in damage exactly $25, besides cutting his hand seriously." Chicago Chronicle. The Host on Ilnllilog. 1 franklv confess to a weakness for

this dog. even though 1m cannot lay

cl'itlni to undent lineage. I Ills trnm Onring. Blending, as he docs, the dogged dotoriiiliiiitloil of the bulldog

with the Intelligence and activity of the terrier, he Is lively companion, and nulto capable of wndng that his rig-lits

are not meddled with. He will tight

like a small fiend if molested, nut, as a rule, the ttfher dog has to begin hostilities imloxl, I have yet to see ft S"'! Boston that Is vicious under proper treatment. He is gentle with tliowo lie knows. Intensely loyal to his master, of

n merry disisisitloii. and so tough and

wiry tbnt no game or romps is too rough for hlni. He readily learns to IMTform amusing tricks, and he is a stout nnd fearless swimmer. Like the best of tho true tenders, he is fond of a Itout with :t cat. wiiter-rtlt. mid Hie

like, being ready to tackle anything up

to the size ot a c.X'li. By tills 1 do not menu to imply that ho is always looking for trouble, for that would be a

calumny. If anything Is to be tackled. ! Is the Itoy for the job. if lie lie fold to go in: otherwise he is a good-no, tured. self -possessed sort of chap and easily enough controlled, unless he has hoeti spoiled by low human associates. The Boston terrier is a new breed, which takes its 11:11110 from tho city of which Ncw-KiislMiidcfs arc so proud. It originated In a cross between the bulldog ami the white Knglish terrier, '.Hid oilsrlnnlly was known as the short -bead bull-tot'rior." "round-lurid.'' "screw-tuil terrier," etc. A DcllboratP Opinion. Chief Justice Wuitc, who delighted to tell legal stories, says the Chicago Tlmcs-Hernld, once told this story alHiut Kvarts and Conkllug: Hoscoe 'onklitig en mo iuto Mr. Evnrts' office one day when ho was n young lawyer. In quite a nervous statu. "You seem to be very much excited, Mr. Conkling,'-' said Mr. Kvarts. as Hoscoe walked up aud down the room. "Yes, I'm provoked 1 am provoked," said Mr. Conkling. "I never bad a client dissatisfies about my fee before." "Well, what's the matter?" asked Mr. Kvarts. "Why, I defended millions for arson, you know. He was convicted, but I did hard work for htm. I took him to the Superior Court and he v;ts convict -ed, then on to the Supremo Court, nnd the Supreme Court confirmed the judgment nnd gnvc him ten years in the penitentiary. I chili-god him Hired thousand dollars, and now Cihhons Is grumbling iibmn It- says it is too much. Now, Mr. Kvarts, I ask you, if 1 really charged too milch?" "Well," said Mr. E-:i;-ts, very (Miberately, "of course you did a good dinl ot work, mid three, tlioiisiiiul dollars la not a very big fee, but to he frank with you. Mr. Conkling, my deliberate opinion Is thai - lie iiiiglu hawbeen convicted for loss money."

K'.lilroiKla Vended in Ifra.il, The facilities for Inland transportation ate so limited in Hr:i?::l that tho Inhabitants ! the pons Hud it cheaper

to import (.'lain from North America

Ibnn from their own farms. An luiei'cs: ing test bus Just been made by 11 I'l'.lli'li willlKlll. Willi H view l- testing tln sustaining powers of chocol.ile she lived upon iimi alone for sixty days mid lost but llfloeti pounds In th Interval. Don't Imagine a doctor believes life

isu't worth living.

PASSING OF THE POPS

DAYS OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY ARE NUMBERED.

The Return of Prosperity Spiked Kvery Prediction of the Calamlty-itrs-The Pnrty'a Leaders Are Deserting. When tbe Fifty-fifth Congress adjourned 011 Saturday, says the Sioux City .lniii'iinl, five Populist Scn'ttora and twenty-one Populist Kciresentatlvcs twenty-six in nil parked their grips and went hom;1. Wln-n the new Congress gets rendy for business only four Populist Senators and seven Populist Representatives cloven In all will comb out tbelr whiskers nnd start for Washington. This means that the representation nf the People's party In bundling the affairs of the nation bus dropped off morn than 00 per cent, in the chimsc from one (5ougross to another, rather a discouraging view from even a Populist Rtnndpolnt. From nny other point of view it means the passing of the Pojw. The People's party Is going the way of nil Hit minor political organizations that anvo sprung up from time to time, without filling nny long-felt want. It presented Its claims to public support. Tim Populist theories found favor In some localities. The party grew on tho strength of radically presented theories nnd promises. It crept Into the Legislatures and Stabs offices ns well aa into the bulla of Congress. Wherever it went Itit representatives did nothing lint talk and theorize. In the spots where the new party was ablo to control legislation nothing substantial was achieved. In time the plating rublx-d off many of their theories that Roemcd alluring nt first glance. Men who wore out of work or lu debt wore inclined to grasp nt any theory backed by promises. The same men, with work and out of debt, lost Interest In those theories. The return of prosperity has deprived the People's party of the main prop, Its platform of protest. The farmer who Is marketing his crops at good prices or the laborer who Is working every day for good wages finds that he hns lost Interest In the Initiative and referendum as sure cures for every 111. fien. Wcnver received more than a million votes on the Populist ticket in 1S02. in 1S!S the fusion nrrangemeut makes it difficult to estimate whether or not this showing was bettered. T6m Watson, the middle of the road Vice Presidential candidate, scraped up only about a quarter of a million votes. It is probable, however, if the lines were clearly defined in that campaign, that the People's party would have Increased Its 1802 record. The Democrats suggested the fusion plan under the Impression that the Populists would cut a most important figure In the counting up. The results were sufficient to disprove the correctness of this assumption. It is probable, however, that tbe Populistic tide was at Its flood in 1800. Since thnt time the ebb hns been rapid and steady. The civil war over the Sewall-Wntson candidacy helped to disorganize the party. The overwnelmlng repudiation of the silver Issue discouraged many of the party lenders. The return of prosperity spiked every prediction of tire party orators. In Iowa fusion robbed the Populist party of its name ou the ballot. With Its Individuality swallowed np by the larger organization, its currency ideas no longer welcome. Its representation in legislative matters cut-in two. Its fantastic theories far awry from common sense politics, its leaders deserting, wrangling among themselves or searching desperately for new Issues, the days of the People's party are numbered. The passing of the Pops Is rapidly lielng accomplished. The Fouth Need the Tariff. Restrictive legislation and constitutional limitations have practically eliminated the race problem In several of the Southern States, and with the troublesome (in est ion out of the way, some interesting political developments may be looked for from that region beyond the Mason nnd Dixon line in the next campnign. The South needs the tariff

for tbe development of its resources

and industries. It needs the tariff for

the protection of Its lumber, sugar, tobacco, cotton and minerals nnd for the

encouragement of the manufactures that are springing tip in every direction. The only hope the South has for

protection Is from the Reptlbllenn party, and with the rnce problem out of the way It will be the most natural

thing in the world for the South to

droii into line for the party nnd policy

that will do it the most good. The Spanish war has done much to remove the old bitterness and nnlmnsitics. aud when another election comes, unless all signs fail, tbe campaign in the South will be conducted on lines of patriotism nnd business. Grand Rapids (Mich.)

Herald.

Their Preference.

If It has to choose between a free

silver Democrat and a high-tariff Re

publican, the Courier-Journal will vote

for the Democrat. Louisville CourierJournal. This, from an earnest enemy of de

preciated dollars, shows what may be

expected in 1000 when anti-Bryan Democrats are called npon to make a choice between unsound money and sound economics. If protection wins tiext year it will win on Its own merits, ami on Its strength with the Intelligent voting masses. It may expect no help from free-traders who would rather see silver and nomocracy In the saddle than see protection and sound money continue to travel In double harness for another term of four years.

Who Con Sav? If we had been ns content to allow foreigners to furnish us with our manufactures ns we have been eonteut to permit them to furnish us with ships with which to do our foreign carrying. Is It not n foregone conclusion that we should have been far Is-liliid our present manufacturing and Industrial development? Who can then aay to what extent the lack of our own ships with which lo do our own carrying lias held back our greater national development? -Schenectady IS. Y.I Union.

Proper tlpnlntloH. The bounty bill should not extend over a longer period than five years from the date of registration, and, as 11 safeguard. It should be stipulated

that as soon ns 11 trust or it combination of the shipping Interests shall lv effected, the individuals or corporations Joining shall be Immediately deprived of the benefit of the bounty. Detroit (Mich.) Tribune. l.Ht, t-trayed or Stolen. By the way! Has anybody Inrely found Tariff for Revenue Only. Tho animal has been lost and a rcisounhlo reward wilt be paid for his return to the otllee-bf the Catsklll Recorder. It is sttpiioscil In- was chased out by Antl-

Exp uti, ami Is nf rti kl to return. I Cut: S. ;,);iall. ' 0

fleo. royd Whenton.

tJen. I.oyd Whenton, who commanded tin American troops in the taking cf Pnsig mid in the engagements preceding the capture of thnt Philippine city, was .111 officer in the regular army when aipointed to bis present position at the ou.breuk of the Spnuish war. He has a splendid record as a soldier. Born in Michigan sixty-one years ago, he entered the army as n volunteer in ISfil. He lv gnn his military career 11s a sergeant, in which capacity ho served four mouths and was discharged. He re-entered the volunteer forces ns n lieutenant in July, 1861, and was mustered out as a colonel in 18H. In the same year he was appointed a ca;tain in the regular army. Sen. Wheatcn was given the brevet rank of major, tJ. S. A., for gallant and meritorious services in the siege of Vieksbnrg. and brevet lieutenant colonel for brilliant service in the attack on Fort Rlakeley, Ala. He fought in numerous battles, and with credit in all. Before entering the service be wan a civil engineer, and with the learning he needed for the prnctice of that profession was perfectly qualified for the army. ASSESSED BYDAWES.

One Hundred Per Cent, on National Bank of Illinois Shares. As a finale to the greatest bank failure in the history of the Cnltefl States, Comptroller Dawes hns levied an assessment of 100 per cent on the stock of the defuict National Bank of Illinois of Chieaco, which was capitalized at $1,000,000. Receiver McNulta has also been directed to make n further investigation ot the affairs of the bank with a view of commencing an action for damages against the directors and ofllcers of the bank, which was wrecked by their bad management. The Comptroller said thnt he had foreseen for some time the necessity of taia assessment, and thnt while he regretved that it would fall heavily upon a gn-at number of innocent shareholders, he bad no choice in the course which by law he is compelled to take. Mr. Dawes lerlined to make public the names of the shareholders who by this order will be required to pay into the hank a sum eqial to the original value of the stock. Comptroller Dnwes estimates the deficiency in the assets nt $1.20,000. and the assessment on the stock, if fully paid, will bring in $1,000,000. On account of the present financial condition of some of the stockholders, however, it is said that 35 per cent of the assessment cannot be collected, so that it will not net more than $050,000. CAN RETaTn VOLUNTEERS.

Men Knllated May He Kept Titl Pence Ta Proclaimed. According to the latest official interpretation of the new army law all volunteer! now in the service enlisted under the law of April last may be retained in the service until peace with Spaiu is Ml uiawy proclaimed, whether or not the 35,000 additional volnnteers authorixed by the new

law are enlisted. One effect of this de

cision will lie tn permit the retention in the service until the ratifications of the treaty of ponce are exchnmred of 411 volunteer staff officers now in the service in addition to those who may be commissioned under the law of March 2. Secretary Alger has also been advised that in addition to the 35,000 new volunteers which the new law authorizes he may retain in the service for six months after peace is formally declared nil the volunteers now in Manila who are willing to re-enlist for that period. The authorities are disposed to take advantage cf everything which will tend to rob 1 he net of its serious evils.

DIVINES IN A RAGE. Methodist Minister, of New York Elect 11 Preabxterlan. As a result of several interlopers attending the regvlar weekly meeting ol the Methodist Episcopal ministers in New York Monday, there was a lively and unexpected scene. The leathering was supposed to lie secret, but the presene-of several strangers was detected, and a menu them was a Presbyterian opponent of Rev. Stephen P. Cudman. Rev. !r. T. L. Poulson presided. He explained that the meeting was a private one and several left the rooni. One o the members cried : "There is another who ought to leave." "Point him out." "He is Rev. Mr. Ga lawny, pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church In Paterson. In his pulpit yesterday he attacked Brother Cadman's address lie fore his association," shouted another member. Mr. Callaway rose to his feet and started to speak, but he was not allowed to talk. The members would not listen, ant! Dr. Callaway eft the room amid a storm of hisses. wheaTTnTamers- hands.

The Unsold Cereal Amount to 193,000,000 Buahels. The Department of Agriculture Friday issued the following crop report: The consolidated returns of the various crop-reporttng Hgenctes of the llepsrtmeat . of Agriculture show the amount f wheat remaining In farmers' tinmls on March 1 to have heen the equivalent of 211 M prt cent, of 'last year's crop, or shout 198,000,000 bushels. The corn iu farmers' hands, as estimated, sggrcBntcs fwn.aoO.onn bushels, or 41.0 per cent, of last year's crop, nipiliist 782.800,000 bushels, or 41.1 per cent, on hand on March 1, lSOa ami l,l4.000.onn liushel. or M per cent, ou March 1. ISO". The proportion of the total crop shipped out of the country where grown U estimated at 20.8 per cent., or about 3fHl.fWO.000 bushels Of eats there are reported to be sbont 2S.noo,(1on luisii'ts, or 38.7 per cent., still In farmers' bonds, ns compared with 272.000,000 bushels, or 3S.I) per cent., on March 1, 1807. BIG SHIP IS WRECKEO. The Casttlton Meet with Dlaaater lm ing h Koie. The new and palatini passimger and freight steamship Cast Mian of the Allan line, lxnind from Portland, Me., for Liverpool, lies on (itimiet Rock ledge, a dangerous point on the const thirteen miles from Yarmouth, V S.. n few miles from where the Moravia of the same line was lost some years iiito. The Cnstilisn struck early Sunday morning durum a dense fug. Tugs were ill once dispatched to her assistance wher the report of the wreck was telephoned fr in Tnsket Wed're, and they returned, bringing the pnsseiigers. PANIC IN A THEATER.

Women mid t hlldreti Are Crashed to cath In France. A frightful panic mvurrcd in the Uymnnxe Theater at Lieiro. France, the other night ilurinu a performance of tho emotional drama, "Ln Toseu." A woman becnti'C hysti'i-icill a. id cried "tire." A rush for the doois followed, and in the jnin on the I nlcony stairways many persons were forced over the railings and seriously liur: in the fall. Severn! women

and children were crushed to death, alarm was baseless.

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