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more them from tho'r hiding place, he ' turned hi» face eastward. Do Watts still cherished tlic idea that I h.» could continue to intluenee John Sat-1 tertliwaite, and perhaps control to a large ! degree that gentleman’s actions; so. la- I boring under thia Impression, he sailed for i Eunqie. He nrrivisl at Chesden I Inti I several days in advance of llandford nnd Emily, who were followed u week inter by ; Max Brett uml his wife. John Sat erthwaite received his old c.m- | panion ami euntideutial agent witli every ' mark of kindness and regard, and even i requeeted De Watts to remain as his i guest ail through the holiday season, es- i peeially ns he had some important imsi-1 ness matter to consult him about. This 1 was just what De Watts was after, and I he gladly acquiesced in the old gentleman’s plans. Possibly he would not have been so eager in his acceptance of the squire's invitation had he known that Mr. Satterthwaite's only object in detaining him was to bring him face to face wit'll Max Brett. As a matter of fact, the old man had relented in his former hard | opinion of his nephew, and really began to . think that he had done the young man a grievous injustice. But of this he said never a word to De Watts, and did uot so much as hint that he expected Max to visit him. On the sis-oud day of his visit De Watts | was stricken down with sickness, sutti- [ ciently severe to confine him to his room. This aidis! the squire very much in his ! plans. The old man was highly delighted I when he received a telegram from Liverpool announcing the arrival of his daughter, Emily, and her husband. John Satterthwahe really liked Handford -a lik- I ing wliic.i was Imrn of a general regard ' and admiration for the mini h|mse]f. Ami : this respect for his son-in-law was no , whit lessened when, on their first evening | I together. Handford related to the squire. ' I as he had already related to Emily, the i stnmge story of Harry Spencer. John ; ' Satterthwaite was much shocked, and aij though he had from the very first con- , ceived an ardent dislike for Spencer, lie | was much affected by uli that Haudford I I told him. Many recent events, and perhaps rhe ' : genial atmosphere of Christmastide were : mellowing the squire's heart, so, when i Mux Breit and Annette arrived they met! | with such a cordial rc. eplioti as very much surprised them. Xo reference ivnatI ever was made to the past. Max and ilia : I uncle met as friends. It was a strange house party thnt was j I assembled under the old and historic roof | ■ of Chesden Hall, but as the days wore on I * it became a very happy party. Meanwhile Mr. Sattertliwaite never informed Max i that De Watts was at the Hall, and sick. ; The squire's plans were uot yet ripe. Mine host at the Anus awoke with a i , start. He rnlibed his eyes and looked | ■ about him rather sheepishly. What he I saw was a stranger, small and slim, with , I short hair and a stubby, fierce moustache. I "Another one of ’em!" said the landlord. I I under ills breath, meaning Americans in . general and American visitors to Ches- ■ den in particular. "How-de-do, sir? Sit down, now. and ! I warm yoursel’,” said the landlord aloud. The dap|HT visitor complied, aud proved ; ' that he was not as fierce as his moustache | would seem to betoken, by at ouee making ; I himself at home. “Any visitors up to Mr. Satterthwaite's?” ho asked in a casual way. “A 'out of ’em, sir." “Oh. a 'ost of ’em. Well, who are they —English big-wigs, or Yankee smallfry ?” "Can’t just tell you that, sir. Seen one or two of ’em before, but I think they all of ’em be from Auieriky.” "Don't know their names?" "Well, there's Mr. Handford, but I don't know no more of ’em.” "Oh, you don't eh? Well, give me some dinner, there’s a good fellow.” It was along towards 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Emily and Annette were in one of the parlors, talking as cheerily aud confidentially as though nothing had ever happened to blight their happiness. In the library the men were following their example, only that they supplemented their conversation with fumes pulled from fragrant Havanas. Upstairs, by a window, sat De Watts, who was now well aware that Max Brett was in the house, his uncle's guest. Xow, De Watts knew that be liad every opportunity to escape without being brought face to face with the one man who knew of the full extent of his rascality and guilt. And yet, by some strange perversity, the fellow felt impelled to meet Brett. It seemed to him as though he must fight for his life, for he was a stubborn fellow, and in his then state of mind preferred being cornered and beaten to slinking off unheard and unseen to remain unknown forever. Besides, and his , clover but rascally eye# brightened with a wild glow ns ho thought it, he might win! He felt almost sure that ho could still prejudice John Sattertliwaite against his nephew. Eor the moment De Watts ' believed the chances to be about evenly balanced, nnd if Brett should defeat him, he knew one way out of possible danger. He went to n dressing case and took n i revolver out of one of the drawers. He saw thnt it was fully loaded, slipped it Into his pocket and walked out iuto the broad and heavily carpeted corridor. "Every man has to meet death just , once,” said he to himself, “and, if my shoes begin to pinch, Messrs. Brett and De Wntts will reach that interesting • point this afternoon. Good afternoon, 1 gentlemen,” he said, very blandly, as he opened the door of the library. The three occupants of the room all ' arose to thinr feet, but uot one of them >

i xteaded n word of welcome to tbs new* comer. Th# silence *n» very awkward, nnd It was nut niucli improved when Du Watts, turning to Mux, said: ”1 would like a word or two with you, Brett." "All right," said Mux, with on eagerturns prompted by the pent-up anger and disgust of years. "All right, and 1 with you, Perhaps we might, right here, find It convenient to go over some old scores, eh?" De Watts had expected thia; nevertheless lie winced a little. "My dinr fellow," lie said, "yon do me a grave injustice, evidently. You ktmw that, when I left Rosedale, I—” "Y'ou rubbed mu of my inheritatiee and murdi-rcd your own wife— a woman too good for you. De Wntts. nnd wlio lived there, as Sarah Browne, for no other reason than to be beyond your reach,” "You He!" hissed De Wntts. John Sutterthwaite and Haudford were eager spectators, but the squire motioned llandford not io interfere just yet. "No," said Brett, "I do not lie. My word is better than yours, iinyliow—but I have the bonds which yon burled, and other diM’Uiiif’tits to prove you guilty of riubizzi’iuviit and forgery. As to tlio murder well, a long and strong chain of evidence will be on hand nt the proper time." “You are very free witli your accusations," cried De Wntts. now livid with rage; so much so thnt he forgot nil aleiut his pistol, mid clenched ills fists instead. “Where are your # inu nts'.'" "Never mind those documents!" said the stern, hard voice of a new arrival. "These will answer the purpose.” 'l’lie guest at the hotel, the little man with the stubby moustache, had arrived. Like a flash lie clapped the handcuffs, the same thnt had fitted Barney Hughes so well, upon De Watts’ wrists, nud then drew from his coat pockets two documents signed mill sealed. "This." said he. "is a warrant for the arrest of Charles De Watts on the charge of murder. It Is signed by the Governor of Colorado. Read it. gentlemen.” Ami ns he spoke Mr. Sharp handed the paper to the squire. "’This other document is from the State Department nt Washingington; it is a request on the English Government for the extradition of the same De Warts." Turn.ng to his prisoner. Detective Sharp added. "Mr. De Watts, ns ► Hui ns you are ready we will relieve Mr. Sutterthwaite and his guests of your ! presence." I’. B.—Unfortunately for criminals nnd | <>ld-timr romance. Providence and miracles seldom interfere in behalf of a prisoner when he is on <■ arrested by an ofliI i-erof the law in the United States. About eight months after the events recorded, the newspapers in Denver, I l.ciiiiville ami Pueblo —and even in Chi- | cago—sold a few extra editions. The sen- | Hition of the hour was the account of n I double hanging in Colorado, the vicituis of the rope being Charles De Watts and I Barney Hughes. There were two solid ’Millions of information, but the only item I which would have proven fresh news to ' the reader was the fact that De Watts’ i wife. Sarah Browne, was Joliu Satterthwaite's sister. Mr. and Mrs. llandford now divide their time ivich year between Cheeden i Hall mid Chicago, mid a little fellow. I whom they call Speneer, helps them to think often and kindly of one whose memory has a warm place in tioth their hearts. Max Brett and his wife are living in Clio ago. where the name of Brett is a j [lower in die oil market. Max and Annette are exceedingly fond of an old lady | who is a frequent visitor nt their home; but not more so than are two or three little toddlers w ho. as often as may lie. i undertake foraging expeditions for candy and small change into the cnpacions pock ’>ts of Aunty Dupont's dresses. (The end I Different Forms of Swords. Tue rapier was in general use on the I continent some years before it inatle its I iippe.’inini’e in England, where, it must j lie said, it was received with scorn | and ridicule, as being much too effem- ; inate a weapon for any self-respecting son of Mars to trill.• with. The caI vuliers of France, Spain, ami Italy, , howevi’r, were adepts in the intricate science of swordplay, and used it | with a fatal subtlety. The cutlass, i which we read about in Captain Mar- ' ryntt's stirring tales, and in the thrilling stories of the exploits of pirates on the Spanish Main, was short, and father broad and flat in the blade, which had an exceedingly sharp double edge. The yataghan and simitar bear the evidence of their Oriental origin in their curved blades, and suggest the ancestry of the saber. The saber is the most important cutting implement of modern armies. It is distinguished from the sword proper by the singleedged blade, which attains its greatest thickness at the buck, and is grimly suggestive of the dire effects of a swinging cavalry charge. The schiavone a notn de sword of the Italian soldiery—carried a conspicuous guard, extending from the (pillions to the pommel, formed of a lattice-work of metal bauds that rvsembh <1 tl.e plaiting of osiers in a basket. This baskothilted sword, as it was called, was so closely allied to the claymore of the Scotch Highlanders that they have frequently been mistaken, one for the other. St. Nicholas. “Quoted. Cowper is comparatively little read; one may therefore be forgiven as regards quotations if the source of "Hand and glove" or "Her dear five hundred friends” has slipped our memories. The same may be said of Rogers’ "To know her was to love her,” Congreve’s "Marry in haste and repent at leisure." Farquhar’s "Over the hills and far away," and Southey’s "March of intellect.” Sir Philip Sidney, who was poet, philosopher, and, liest of all, hero, should share a better fate. How many can tell that it was he who first Said In English, “God helps those who help themselves." “Say. Jack Perkins has asked me to lend him $10.” "Well, do it As a personal favor to me let him have it.” “Personal favor to you?" "Yes. If you don't let him have it, he'll come to me for it.”—Harper’s Bazar. Christmas seems to be popular because everyone seems to think that maybe he will get more than he gives,

KILLED ON THE FAILM. A STARTLING RECORD OF TERRIBLE CASUALTIES. Dungera Altcndlnit Life on n Farm ttMm Greater than Those r>i»rri>!iiidIng Work on the Railroad or Io u I’uwdcr Die In the lluylleld. Fatalities. iiiislin|M nnd odd Incidents have ulwayn w,-,-tn<->l to attend unduly tlie gathering of tin- liay crop, snya a weniern New York curronpondent of the New York Suu, but they iiveiii to have been unusually uumeroiin In their occurrence this season. Following is the record of the hayfield In thin ren|H-ct for bill little more than u week in Cliautauqua and adjacent counties alone: Rurm’ll Waterhouse, ng,-I 77. a leading farmer of Arkwright, Chautauqua County, wiih helping his non Tbonrns in the huyfield. They were loading hay. The cider Wnternouse atoos on the top of the kind, dintrll,uling the hay an hia non pitched it up. A thunder ntorm was coining up, atm this wun the last load to be hnuli-d in. Suddenly n terrific clap of thunder broke eo sharp nnd near that it frightened the horses. They sprang forward, jerking the wagon so that i uriiier Waterhouse was thrown from the load to the ground, lie struck on his head. His neck wan broken and he died instantly. Enriiw-r Thoinna Reynolds needed help one day last week to gather n field of hay before it was damaged by a coining Storm, on his farm al Sullivan, Pa. Some men were engaged on another part of his farm in a job of sawing with a portable sawmill. He sent his son to requi-st the men to suspend their work nt the mill and hasten down to help with the hay. One of the operators at the mill, Fred Holcomb, ag,sl 21, in him hurry to respond to the call, stumbled and fell in front of

J I Wlr I w ’ DIGGING IN THE RUINS AT KAMAISIH.

the saw. Before he could regain his feet or the bystanders could aid him he was cut to pieces by the saw, his head, an arm. nnd both legs being severed from his body. Two fatal accidents occurred on the Brush farm, near Darien Centre. John Schrader, tlie liired man. fell from a load of hay with his (litchfork in his hand, in s,,nie way he fell on the tines, which p.issoil entirely through his lasiy. He lived but a short time. Before the news of this casualty reached the owner of the farm he was mowing hay in his orchard with n mowing machine. His 12-year-ohl son was near by. Farmer Brush called to him to come nml hold up the low-hang-ing hough of a tree so lie could drive under it. The boy held it up. but stood so close that as tlie machine pass,si him the knives an that end of the cutter bar struck him, cutting off botli his feet at the ankle. He died three hours later. Ethel Rice, aged !>, was watching her brother. John, run n mowing machine in n field nenr tlie house. John stopped the horses where she stood, dismounted from the machine, and told Ethel to hand him the wrench, which lay near. The little girl got the wrench, ami stepped up near the machine, getting iH-tween tlie cutting forks, and handed it to her brother. As he was reaching for it tlie horses started. The quickly shifting knives caught tlie child aud cut off both her legs near the knees. At Bedford. Pa., on Thursday, Joseph Beil, aged 73, was at work in his hay field. Is-vi Shay was driving by and stopped to talk to Farmer Beil, who walked over to tile fence. "Might better let your hay rot down in the field." said Shay. "It won't bring $3 a ton the way this country is being run.” "Three dollars a ton!” exclaimed Farmer Bell, excitedly. “Why, that would drive us to tlie poorhoflse.” "Certainly it would, and it will." declared Shay. Farmer Bell stood with a disturb,’ I look on his face a moment, staggered forward und fell heavily to the ground. Shay, supposing Bell mid fainted from effects of the hint, junipe,l from his wagon to help him. but tlie farmer was dead. Awful Work of Yellow Jackets. George Ring, n 11 ire 1 in; tlie farm of William Smith, his father-in-law, I nenr Alton, w as riding n mowing imichiim | one day last week, when one of tlie horses stepped in n yellow jacket's nest. In- ’ stantly the Irritable occupants of the nest j Clinic out in a swnrm amid stung tlie horses, which, frenxied with the pain of the poisonous stingers, rnn nway. Ring was thrown from his sent on tlie mower, nnd although he fortunately fell out of the way of tlie knives, he struck a spot where a [Hitch of elder brush had liecn cut, nt the edge of the field, leaving stiff, sharp butts standing. When other nu n working in the field hurried to his aid they found him impaled on the stubbles, one having been forced through the fleshy part of bis left thigh nml one through his right shoulder. One ear was torn from his hend, his lower Jaw wns broken, nnd his body badly lacerated by the jugged eider stubble. The full extent of Ring's injuries wns nut known nor could lie lie extricated from Ills nwful situation for ten minutes after the arrival of tlie men. A horde of yellow jackets which followed him a* he was ttaewn from the machine, were stinging him fiercely on every bit of flesh exposed, nnd had to be fought awtiy and killed before the men could rescue the unfortunate Ring, who wns unconscious nnd uttering heart-rending cries of agony. His rescuers were torri-

hly stung by the yellow jackets before they could get Ring nivny. lie was car- • noi withstanding his frightful Injuries, he will recover. The frrnsled horaea. erased by the stinging of the yellow jsekew, dashed madly across the field nnd In among a group «f young chestnut trees, Thero the mowing machine was smashed to pieces. Along the edge of the field oppo site the one where Ring was thrown nnd ten fret tielow It runs Cutler creek. The horses, frovd from the iiiachlnr, ran straight for that aide of the field, and plunged down the steep bank Into the creek. The water la wide and deep at thnt spot, and, hnndl<-iip|H’d by their harness mid being bitched tog,’tiler, ls,ih horses wore drowned. It la probable thnt they would have had to he killed nt any rut’’, for they had been blinded by the stinging of the yellow jackets, and their tssliea were swollen to an Immense size by the poison. VICTIMS OF THE SEA. Thirty Thousand People Drowned hy the Tidal Wnvc in Jiipnii, Thirty thousand souls hurriisi to eter nlty; thirty thousand lives blotted out in five minutes: probably the same number of emaciated sufferers stalking hungry* eyed about tile rums of their former homes that, briefly, is the story of the great wave thnt swept up from the sen nnd engulfed the const of the Island of Y’ezo, Japan. Following is the seminary of the results of the disaster: 1 wate- 25,1 lit deaths, 1.214 wounded, s,<Kai honses swept away or destroyed. Miyagi 2.557 deaths, 5115 wounded, tixs houses swe|ft nway or destroyed. Aomori 34il deaths. 243 wounded, T'l houses swept away or destroyed. Totals 2\4lti deaths, I.IHt'J wounded. ti.2<>2 housi’s swept away or destroyed. Os various towns and villages thnt were visited by the calamity Kntnaishi nnd Taro suffered most. In the former 4,7<Ml out of <i.,V»7 people were drowned.

while in the latter 2,(155 out of 3,747 were killed. It was shortly before X o'clock on the night of Monday, June 15, that dwellers near the coast heard a strange sound that came put from the sea, swelling on the calm evening air. The dreaded tsunami (sen wave) was not altogether new to some of those who were so soon to liecome its victims. But it is asserted that th.lieople were exceedingly slow to realize tin- immensity of the danger that threatened them. "Tsunami!" cried a terrorstricken fisherman, mid "Tsimam.!" [uissed the echoing wail swiftly from man to man until tlie silent fishing hamlets rang with tlie cry. Mad with terror that lent I to their flying feet, the dwellers forsook their frail, thatched ln;i-. mil rushed for the bluffs topping the sleeping villages. Some of the first to flee gained pl iees of safety, saw the phosphorescent waters clamor and teas timbers and human being* nlniost at their feet, and heard them sullenly retreat with their ghastly burden. < It hers <aiught by the sen and beaten most cruelly by tlie debris which it bore on its

l—S'l " -» ■ ■ | --4 I - =?■ J - SHIZUKAW AFTER THE WAVE PASSED OVER IT.

crest were yet left Ix’hiinl when it with drew. But by fajt the most were nw.illowe<| up find their jxior ImmLph are now only being thrown back on hind. 'l'he town of Knuuiisui. situated :i few miles from the iron mines of that name, wns almost wi|>ed out, only a few Imuses standing on high ground liehind thi* town Ixdng spared. In this town 4.700 |»ersona, i nit of a total population of lost | their lives; 500 were injured: out »f 1,213 houses were destroytsl. 'l'aro wis a village of population. Three hundnsl p(‘rsons (‘scaped from the catastrophe. At this point the wave appears to have been most destructive; some of the survivors declare it to have been eighty feet high, and the marks left on the rising grounds show it to h:ive been s 111 INH IN oPACItt. of Hiicli a height that it in a nuirvcl any human iH-ings survive. The loss of life would have lieon greater, lint for tlie fact that over a hundred of the Taro fislicrnien were nt sen nnd knew naught of tlie disaster till they returned. Owing to tlie destniction of the telegraph lines along the const it wns not till into next morning flint news of the catastrophe Is’gan to spread, mid for three dnys it wns nil but impossible to nffoixl official aid to the sur▼ivora.

Meanwhile the »< >’!ivr ha I gruwi warmer, l>ec<i|tlpo«;ti’ili of the IssHrt had net ill and It l„ guu to be ii dreudful ' ,'Xperivnce to rvtitiire n the vlelulty el those Spots where formerly there had ts-ell ■ human hnbilniioiis. But. worse thou ths nw fill scenes to w hi, h iai<’ could never Is* com,, neciiutoiii«**l. in i* nsing hear iln ruiiiwl bouse# was the qneiar!,’ of grouta <>f smullcii once bullion forms rocking U and fro ou the sea nlti'-’at w itliln roach o| : the allure, while ou the Is-.icli Itself othet I similar awful objects were rolls I ovet and over In rows by each siiei’eedilig waw ns it reaelH'l the slritnd. There enn Im no exaggeration of thin frightful calamity or of the uever-to ls’ forgotten aeetM tlint have follouisl and uro yet coming la its wake. Ii In,* Itoumi extremely diltleult to securr laborers to assist In Io eating, recovering nnd decently Interring the dead, and the gravest fears are enter tallied that disease will Io- bred by ths presence of so ninny decaying bislics. It would be idle to discuss the CSUMS of this extraordinary visitation. It mny have originated in sotiio tremendous volcattle outburst far away In the I'iieifit ocean, or It may have Is’eu caused by a dlsplacemeiit of ths* ocean tool on the hitb’ er edge of the Tuscarora Deep, which was discovered by Admiral Belknap In tin- T'.e-arorn, and atretehea a mighty abyss, five mid <>i ,■ third miles deep, off tile Japan coast. S> a waves have invaded Japan Is-fore, but never with such ,lisastrotis results. It Is well within the memory of til’ -’ I • • I tlw harlair of Shlmodn was visited by ihres huge waves, which destroyed many Ilves mid much shipping, leaving the Russian frigate Diana a total wreck. Moreover, in IKK!, a small wav,- wh eh fortunately wrought little destruction, was ex|H’rietieed in parts of the very regions that have now l«vn devastated. The Enqs-ror mid Empress promptly gave 14.1551 yen, to Is- devoted to the re lief of tlie sufferers, mid foreigners and Japanese are snliseriliiiig to funds startisl for n similar purpose. FULL BINS FOR FARMERS. Country’s Corn Crop Promisco t» Equal that of Last Year. Information regarding the growing corn crop has las-ii received nt the De* mirttnent of Agriculture in Washington. There is every indication now that the crop of the country will equal the enornn,us crop of hist year, wliieh was 2.151.L'm.iasi Imshels. Thnt was the largest crop the I nit, J States has produc’ d for many years. The crop of Is’.H bud only l<een I.2l2.'ssi.issi bushels, ami it was but a trifle more in IK»3 and IKK!. In IS'.il it reached beyond 2,<am,iMM),(aib bushels. The extent of the corn erop of the United States this year is alsoit acres less than it was last year. Then it was S2.<HSU«MI neres. hi IS!M it was only 7<i.iH»UHSi, The average acreage in the principal corn S at ’- is nqiorted as follows for the two years: Istst. l-'.rt. Ohio .. list t'H Mt’l’tgau 1<»1 UH Indiana t 0.3 nd Illinois Utt lufi lowa l'"» Mis, url :r> t"7 Kiincis 1".'« 117 X, l.raska I"'-' I'ff T. xas S 3 112 I , ini, '.•! 107 Kentucky '.<7 l'<2 Th" official meth .■! of the Government for ■ inuniinic.it,ll4 tlie state of growing crops to tile puldie is to take a basis of I<ai as a reasonable standard of excelAverages in exis-ss are exceptionally good, and average, inflow I<*l l>ecome em ’u'l-a -he lower they gas With this explanation the statement, of the otlieiiils of the A4 i.-ultnr.'l Ikpartii'ent !><■’ ome plain t , those outride the Boar,! of Trade. Ths reisirts received justify the following estimates of th,- av- < r:i4e <’<>ti li:i„n of th" i rop in tlie leading corn States, which .’ire given alongside the averages for July, 1.5’.»5: istak Ohl-s I'H I'l Michigan 1'« t'l I ofli.’na HI IIHn-I US «3 lowa I'» t® Kentucky U7 IH Ml’sHniir! S 1 D® Kan-Uis /:: \ .W ...I'l2 I'M N. l raskii >"3 '■« -r,.x UB n.'t Its Tennessee 00 *H

— - . _ ———— . ’ ! L I’or tbc entire country the present av erage is 92.4, against 99.3 in duly, 1595. The condition of the entire* crop <»f win ter wheat throughout the I nited State, i is 75d». agiinst ti," S in July, |S‘.IS. dis- . tributed as follows: ‘ 185 Ml. 1805. i | New York 70 78 1 l*onnHylv:ihia .... 70 1 Kentucky <»4 B.Y tolili) 5o (M) ' I .Ml’’l:lgaii ,3 U 9 I tiidlanii 1,,! 32 , Illinois ... "’ll .*>o ' Missouri 75 08 Kansas 75 12 ‘ 1 ,'ullfornla !’"• s 2 ■■ l Iregull . I's ’ Ufl ■ Washington too U 3 Tlie re|>orts receive I by tlie department | in a general way on all crops are encouraging. This ought to I.* a prosperoux year for farmers in most sections of the country, i.nl' -s some great calamity befalls tiie harvest. G<’in'rally [nor condition of fruit throughout tlie country is announced in the agricultural report. Apples declined in condition from 71 to I 1,4.1, during .lune. The [s’lieli crop promises to be of medium projHirtions. During the past month a fall of 12.9 points has taken place, leaving the general average now 51. x. .Mrs. Ixmlxe Foltz, wife of Richard D. Foltz, eonimittisl suicide at Newcastle, I’m. by taking laudanum. Mr. Foltz then made a desperate .attempt to kill himself, but was prevented. Mrs. Foltz was a sister of James J. Davidson, Republican candidate for Congress. Her brother iniirriisl n daughter of Senator Quay. A rumor is current in railroad circles thnt Collis I’. Huntington and the Southern I’neitie [icople have a hand in tlie new government of the Oregon Railway nnd Navigation Company.