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le of some few atni'ndments at least. The Jones amendment was nprrfd to without division, tut on the next vote to change the duty from Lk) per cent, to a F; cc;ilc duty of 7 cents, the quorum again failed. A quorum was. vith difllculty, secured on til? amendment and It was defeated IS to 23. Th nest paragraph was alcoholic perfumery, including cologne water and other toilet water?, on wnieh the duty was placed at - ir pallon and 2i pr cent, ad valorem In the lloue till. The Jones amendment increased the ad valorem duty to w per cnt. Mr. Jones arose and withdrew the Increase, saying1 it wa3 unnect iry. Mr. Aid rich insisted It was, whereuion Mr. Jones declared that he would errant the ." jer cent, increase if the Iteimhlicana would agree to it without debate. Mr. AMrich was li?po?ed to accept thl3 proposition, but Mr. dandier fail he would decline to do so. Such action on the part of Mr. Jor.f he declared, was absolutely inx;l!cat!e. He presumed the Arkans.13 nitor had reasons for presenting hla amendment originally. To-day, he sudden!withdrew it and a moment later offered to Ktve it back to Itt Republicans as x bribe if thev would not debate it. He was oHj?ed t t'uch methods. Nevertheless, he offered no objection to taking a vote, and the per cent, was agreed to without division. , , Mr. Jones presented an entirely new amendment to the next paragraph., to change the duty on alumina in Its various chemical forms, from : Pr cent, ad valorem to a specific duty of four-tenths of a cent pr pound. Mr. Aldrieh moved an amendment to maKe it six-tenths. The quorum again failed on Mr. Aldrlch s motion, and Mr. Harris decided to make no further effort to secure one to-day, so, at S:L3 p. m.. upon his motion, the Senate adjourned. Cotton Schedule Defective. WASHINGTON. May 12. Since the publication of the compromise tariff amendments It has been found that the cotton schedule U not what It had been Intended it should be, and a complete revision of that schedule will be ma1e. Changes to the French system of classification, which was adopted, made comparison with the McKInley bill difficult, and as a consequence the new schedule is in many particulars higher than the old one was. It is intended that the compromise till shall make an average reduction of from 0 to 2Tj per cent, from the McKInley act rate? on cotton goods. DEMOCRATIC STUPIDITY, A Hit of Illanderlns That AVI 11 Damnee Host nod Grain IlnlnerH. Washington Special to Chicago Record. "It Would be difficult for the human mind to conceive of a more stupendous example f political and diplomatic stupidity," remarked Representative HItt, to-day, "than the imposition of a discriminating tax upon German beet sugar, which is included in the Senate compromise tariff bill. For twelve years the successive administrations tried to induce Germany to remove the pro-: filbition she had placed upon American pork. Mr. Plains finally succeeded In doing 0. He made a reciprocity treaty with Germany, under which she agreed to allow her subjects to buy and eat our pork and to admit our treadstuffs at greatly reduced rates of duty provided we would admit her , beet-root sugar under the reciprocity section of the McKInley law. This was considered a great diplomatic triumph, and vo3 the most important in the entire list of reciprocity arrangements. The largest and most profitable single market offered by the entire world was thus secured for the farm products of the United States, and a study of the commercial statistics 'will demonstrate its value. Now, by this bill, the reciprocity arrangement Is not only abrogated, but the Senate has added a special tax upon German sugar in addition to the duty which sugar from other countries must pay. An exception is made of Germany among all the sugar-growing nations of the earth. "This strikes Germany on her most sensitive spot. That government has been using extraordinary measures to encourage and stimulate the beet-sugar industry and introduce that product into the markets of foreign nations in competition with cane sugar. She has paid a heavy bounty for production and an additional bounty for export, and the Industry has therefore -rapidly become one of the most important and profitable of the German people. She 13. therefore, likely to adopt the most severe retaliatory measures in return for the action of the United States and exclude our lorktcnd. grain from her markets. We lifTow by experience what a blow this will Le to our farmers. "The situation is the more serious for the reason that the German government undertands perfectly well that her sugar is to be taxed, not for the benefit of the American people, for the benefit of the Sugar Trust. There has never been a petition or a memorial or a request of any kind from any source, public or private, for the imposition of this duty. It was proposed by the ag-nts of the Sugar Trust and accepted by th? Senators who prepared the compromise bill without a moment's consideration of Its significance and effect. It not only docs not bwiefit any one except the trust, but actually increases the cost of sugar to the people. If there was some demand on th? part of the farmers for this duty, as there' is from the planters of Louisiana for a' duty on raw sugar, Germany would have less reason to feel offended. But everybody in Germany, from the lOmperor down, knows that there is no excuse for this discrimination, and that it only benefits tne Sugar Trust. "Every farmer who owns a hog or raises a bushel of grain Is going to feel the effect cf this action, and will be compelled to contribute his share toward the profits of . the stockholders in 'the Sugar Trust. That stock has already advanced from 73 to 109 In the prospect of this legislation, and is likely to go higher when the bill Is passed; but I do not s-e how this will compensate the farmers of the United States for the l- of the German market for their provisions and brcadstuffs." housi: PiioCKcnixGS. Coxey 3Iovement Ili'olution Reported -Vnvnl Cutlet Appointments. WASHINGTON, May 12. Considerationof th nival appropriation till con-umed the time of the House aft:r th? dls.o al t: some routine mirnlrg business until adjournment. In ih? morning hour Mr. II. W. Cgdn, tb-cted to fill the vacancy In the Fourth Louisiana district, caused by the election of Mr. DlancharJ to the S.nat?, wai sworn Cox asked unanimous consent for the cons! kration of a Sena'e y int resrlulln providing for tie adjustment cf cmala c:a'ms .f the Unltcl StUes a?ainn th State of Tennessee and of counter claims of Ue State cf Tennessee against the United Stars. Otjectlon being mad the resolution went ov;r. Arn.n the bills and resolutions reported and appropriately referred was a resolution reported by Mr. McGann, chairman o! .the committee on labor, in lieu of one heretofore offered for the ar; o'.nt rent of a committee to inquire int the busings d1-l-res-leii: tr fclve employment to idle labor; to r-strict immigration, and for other rurpv s. it w.is puced on the calendar. Tae rvso.utl -ns provide for th nprointment cf u cinr.s l.mal cvnmi:tre of seven thre S;.aturs an I four menit?r cf the Iljuse. r b t 1 e the committe.'s duty to invet.ga;e and rp..rt to Congress uithln thirtv u.ivs the "Viiise of the -nlustral d p esoa re-7:r.s:Me for fo rmx'i di-t'iSJ throe gncu: th? country ar.d what legL-lition wit jr.djce and preserve Indufriil ard tua-rca. ccr. litions th.it will otrer speedy. porm.ir.cnt and lucrative cmovmnt to tie cu:z-as of tr. United Stttes." ( Vnslleratim l the nival approvri itlon bp. ws men re ;un;M ia coniir.lt te Cf th? whoe. A Img and inte resting diei:??bn w.u ;reciri 1 tr l,vr vftrrlr.e or r,n rmeul-re'it I V .dr. Midiox, providing that n rart or the mpruy at r reprinted f'r the r.aval acadmy should b- uel for the sup,-rt or educit -n of r.iv.il cadets who at the tlm? cf their nppjintment were not actual residents cf th cjn-Xfssional dtsttlct thv were an. po.nt .1 tr rt prisnt. Th d-bat d.velopel the fr.,- thi't thre were buwern tnirtv and forty eaiets who were appontel b tre fc. rt-a-y the Navy on th failure o mrdrs t f Congress to noml tatti racists, ar. 1 wh cre now reprsentin d.stiicts of v. h'ch tnev were not re3i.itnt. ihi a.i--;.t n of the amemmrt would cntI: t.'.- .i:scviargp of al! thn.-- cidts. Mr. Cumm!:;?.s introduc-d a nnbstitute r -2ul the Secretary cf th - Niy, in the M W IT !i CH Permanently CUARANTES GIVEN, is 4 ir. NO I TTIC. 7'0 i;iA5i IK.4WX. 5C0 Cared by ttlslIeUiodJ Ilxau luaiion frev. I Caii cr write f'r circular. ' db. j. l cosoa M. 1 - South IlHaoi stn.et. 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failure of a member of Ceng ers to nominate a cadet to fill the vatan y to appoint a calet who shall b3 a re:d::u cf the di -trlct from waich he is aip.ia'el. T'.e aloptlon of this gubstitute v.oud rot require the discharge cf te 11 ejil.y appoint:d cadet3, but would prrvent th r?p?tition of the practice. No act on was takei on the amendments for want of a lucrum. Two ether amendments were agr.el t, one appropriating Ji-'i.w for a tuj at Mare Islanl navy yard. California, cni thi Mhr aprropria'ing JJ.ISOJ'JO fcr tne co istruct on of a bulkhead at the naval asylum at iiadelphia. At the House adjourn. d. MRS. ItCTOX'S STOHV.

Her Hufthnml Killed nntl Property Looted In IIojiilarnH. WASHINCTON, May 12. The United States minister at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Mr. Young, has been instructed by the Department of State to make' an investigation of the case of Mrs. Umma Iienton and to reiort the result tc the department. Mrs. Kenton, who has just arrived In New York from IJluefields, lived with her husband on a valuable plantation in Honduras. Adjoining property was owned by the rtrewers Lagoon Wood and Produce Company, the employes of which were Scotch, Canadians and French. The company, according to Mrs. Itenton's storyt which is corroborated by affidavits of United States Consular Agent Seal and others, trespassed upon her husband's property and finally killed her husband and Mr. Johnson, an American visitor. They looted the plantation, dragged Mrs. Itenton and her niece many miles through a foul swamp, threatened her with murder and drove her out of Honduras Into Nicaragua, She finally reached IJluefields and came to the United States. If the facts are as reported by Mrs. Itenton. the Honduras government will be requested to mete out prompt and adequate punishment to the persons guilty of the outrage. Cleveland Goe.i Fl.thlntc. WASHINGTON, May 12. President Cleveland left Washington , to-night, accompanied by Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle, for another of the fishing trip3 which are his. principal recreation. Private Secretary Thurber said, at a late hour tonight, that the President expected to be away from Washington ten or twelve days. The lighthouse tender Marr.ple was utilized for the trip. The voyage to Norfolk will be made in a leisurely manner, after which the further movements of the party will be determined upon. While not definitely settled, it Is believed the President and those accompanying him will a-ain visit the locality of the Dismal swam", where they will be free from ntruslon and annoyance from the public, mple fishing tackle and a supply of arms and ammunition were taken along for use by the party. Alliance Executive Committee. WASHINGTON, Miy 12. The executive committee of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, which has been In. session here several days, adjovrncd this afternoon to meet In Topeka, Kan., June 11. At the meeting to-day It was decided to establish permanent headquarters in thl3 city, and quarters have been engag. d. The committee decided to acquire an Interest in tha National View of this city, instead of establishing a national organ, as once decided upon. A committee of three was appointed to revise the secret work and the reports made by the local branches to the national order. The committee also decide 1 to amend the alliance citarter, givimr the committee more power in the establishment of insurance concerns in connection with the organization. I Proposed Issue of IIoiiiIm. WASHINGTON. May 12. Representative Pcitterson, of Tennessee, has Introduced In the House a bill providing, among other things, for the issue of short-term 3-per-cent. bonds, redeemable In coin, the proceeds to be used for maintaining a parity between gold and silver; for abolishing the tax on the circulating notes of State banks, making the tax on national bank notes one-fourth-of 1 per cent., allowing national ban!.3 to Issue circulation equal to the lur value of bonds deposited with the treasury, and to coin into standard dollars t'Z,loQ.'n out of the silver bullion now in the treasury purchased under the Sherman act. The coinage is to become a part of the general cash in the treasury. Money for Informers. WASHINGTON. May 12. In the case of. Harry A. 'Schmidt, of St. Louis, who, in isr, brought into tha United States twelve journeymen tailors, contrary to the alien contract laws, and who wa3 permitted to compromise the offense on the payment of J2.0W, th? Secretary of the Treasury to-day awarded Henry H. Wordes. who furnished the information which resulted in the prosecution of Schmidt, the sum. of -n. The rlien contract labor law authorizes . the Secretary to pay the informers any amount, of the money collected for their violations up to CO per cent. In this cas?. however, the Secretary is of the opinion that $500 is ample compensation. lice IVeecKKJiry for Fruit Trccn. WASHINGTON, May 12. The consul at Zurich has transmitted to the Department of State a r?port of certain experiments made in Switzerland to demonstrate that the bee has other uses than as a honey producer. To ascertain whether the bees injure fruit and vegetable llowers by extracting their honey the experimenters covered part of the branches of cherry and pear trees and fruit bushes with tine netting to exclude the bees. Nearly all the liowers dropped off the protected branches, and there was no fruit on them, v. hile the uncovered branches bore luxuriantly. The deduction is that the bees' visits are necessary to fertilize the blossoms by transferring pcHcn. CltnrKCM AcnlitHt nil 11xPo.m( matter. WASHINGTON, May 12. The May number of Good Government will contain an account of a case of political assessments In Ohio which the Civil-service Commission has just turned over to the Attorney-general for prosecution. The alleged Culprit Is ex-Postmaster Icks, of Newark, O., who Is accused by the clerks who served under him during the presidential campaign of l?'.v2 of docking tae'r salaries for contributions to the Republican campaign fund, silencing their reraonstrinces w.th the reminder that if they did not care u contribute, there were "plenty cf others on the outside" who would be glad to take their places. Cholera In Ilnwslu. WASHINGTON. May 12. Scrg?on Fairfax Irwin, of the Marine Hospital Service, has sent the following cablegram tD Surgeon General Wyman, dat?d Berlin, May 12: "Cholera in Kovno, Kurs!a; twenty-on? cases, tvelve deaths in the Hst two week?. Russian frontier dangerous. Within the Inst six we?ks upwards of eighty cups of cholera, and more than fifty deaths . have b?en reported to. the bureau from tho frontier of Kussia. a considerable r.vrrher for sj early in the season." The otlice ha 3 two surgeons in Europo closely watching the progress of th? disease. Co tell or Scnlrt Limited. WASHINGTON. May 12. Secretary Carlisle, in a communication to J. P. Crowley, special agent !n charge of the seal islands of Alaska, has limited the catch of seals during the present season by the North American Cemmercial Comnany to l.ytt; but if, m the judgment of Agent Crowley, the herd will warrant, th number may be increased to not exceed 20,000 seals in all. The price of fox skins is fixed at 13 each for the best and $1 for all others. As to the character of the skins the agent Is to be the sole judge. Seimtor "Wolcntt Snilw for Hurope. NEW YORK, May ll.-U.altel States Senator Wo'cott. of Colorado, sailed from New York for Curoo. lie Kes away on account of his health and will probably be absent for several months. General e. WASHINGTON, May 12. Applications have been received at the Controller's omce for the organization of the First National Rank, of Alexis. 111., and the First National Rank, of Ramcsvllie, Minn. The sold reserve In the treasury at tho close of businck 3 to-day was 22. and the cas!i balances n22.30G.CiH The ITresident has. signal the acts to regr.l '.. ihj salo of liquor in the District of Columbia; for th relief of George W. Burns, and the joint resolutions providingfor the return of the Has of the TwentyFceond Iowa Volunteer Irfmtry, and authorising the weirlrg th? distincilva badge of tho array and navy unin. Itei.resenrstiv Ikirt, of Ohio, baa Introd'JcM in the Houe a bill appropriating J J-'.WJ.to make -a survey o a r:ure fcr a f sni. canal to connect I-ake Rrie, near Cleveland, vita the Ohli river. eattor MeMUli'i to-day givr? notice of an amendment to the sundr.' c!vil appropriation bP.l. appropriating 5271.000 for a proposed bldp canal. 11. feet la depth and

; S feet wide, in shallows connecting the waters of the reat lakes between Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo. ' Dealers In oleomargarine are manifesting much interest in the amendment to the

oleomargarine law introduced by Senator Manderson a few. days, ago. They are especially pleased with the proposed amendment reducing the license for dealers from HSO to 12.40. SUICIDE AT WASHINGTON. B. IV . Worrell -Takes His Life on the Steps of the Treasury Building. WASHINGTON. May 12. Benjamin F. Worrell, formerly chief of division in the office of Register of the Treasury, committed suicide here to-night by shooting himself. The deed was committed on the west steps of the treasury building, in easy hearing of the White House. Mr. Worrell was appointed to tfie position lately held by him from New Jersey. Half an hour before the deed was committed he was it? ' company with friends apparently in good spirits, . The loss of his place during, the past winter is supposed to have preyed upon his mind and driven him to the deed. . Ho was about- fifty years of age. STOLE LASDIS'S TltAIN. ConeInled from First Pnee.) ber of church and so honestly did he live that the memory ot his misstep had almost faded from mind. He has since served on juries and held many positions of trust, in all of which he has displayed honesty and intelligence. Recently he was called to serve on the grand jury of his native county and had accepted the work. Numerous Indictments had been returned by that body and much business was still pending when some one recalled the fact that Tanner was an ex-convict, and that it Icckr. strange tc see a man who had been convicted of larceny, assisting to indict other men. An investigation followed and the work that the grand Jury has performed Is pronounced void, and Albert Tanner, his wife, children and aged parents are again humiliated and disgraced. . YAMvED Ol T Till: CROSSINGS. The It. H. , nnl AV. People Defending Their Mnnrle Belt. MUNCIE, Ind., May 12. Roadmaster Hoban, with a gang of men and a Lake Erie & Western switch engine, this afternoon used a heavy chain and pulled out the several crossings put in the L. E. & W. belt by the Muncie Belt Company for use by the Rig Four. Judge Koons had given the Muncie Belt Company privilege to put In seven crossings by first tendering the 1. E. &. W. $2,000 damages. The money was rejected by the Rake Erie company, and they simply said nothing, but yanked out the crossings to-day. The proceedings caused a bit of excitement, and is the beginning of another war. The Big Four one time refused to "build the belt road when it might have had all the belt business. The Lake Erie took the chances and will fight to have It exclusive. Republican Elect Their Men. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NORTH VERNON, Ind., May 12. The new Council met and organized last night. The Council standing a tie. 'W. S. Prather, the Republican Mayor, has the deciding vote until September, when F. W Verbarg, the Democratic Mayor-elect, takes his. seat. At the meeting last night F. E. Little and W. It. Prnther were appointed city attorney and civil engineer, respectively, for the term beginning Sept. 3, 1S91. .1. A. Davis was re-employed as lamplighter and Louie Haney reappointed night policeman. Another Gas Belt Itnllroml Scheme. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD, Ind., May 12. A company of gas-belt capitalists has been organized, with $1,000,(500 capital, for -the "purpose of constructing an electric railroad, connecting the cities of El wood, Alexandria, Anderson and Frankton. and affording a means of rapid transit. The right of way Is being secured, and the road will be built and equipped this summer. The road will be furnished power by three power . houses, one situated at each of the three cities of Elwood, Alexandria and Anderson. Eaton Commencement. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. " 'EATON, Ind., May .12. The graluat'ng class held its exercises in the E'm-strtet M. E. Church last nlgat unler the direction of Prof. Otis Edgerton. princ'pat fcr the last three years. The programme fo'lows: "Stay cm the Farm," Clayton MarsHeld: "The Builders," Clyde Mansield; "The Wheel of Time." Fannie Stover; "Tie March cf the Mind,", Pearl Andrews: "The Two RcadV Will Aspy: "A Me.Ify," Oni3 Foormm; valedictory, Merida S. Webr.e. Over 100,000 In Improvements. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON. Ind., May 11-This city is in the midst of an unusual growth, the following improvements being under the course of , construction: Water works plant, estimated cost, $50,000; Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, $20.0:J0; two business rooms on northwest corner of the square, $15.COj; artificial Ice plant, $20,000; twentyfive residences, some of which are to cost $5,C0O. There is not an ablebodled workman Idle in the city from necessity. Will FlKht Green Smith. Special to the IndianapoJis Journal. AUBURN, Ind., May 12. Six suits have been filed in the Curcuit Court here by as many, different trustees of this county to restrain the county treasurer and auditor from turning over to Attorney-general Green Smith about SC.000 of the school funds. The fee system has robbed DeKalb county for years until It now has a depleted treasury and nearly a $100,000 debt, but no one ever expected a State official to make a raid on the school fund. F"ire "Lon tit AVinehewter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINCHESTER, Ind.. May 12. A building and general store belonging to Rev. W. E. McCarty, and located at Carlos City, this county, was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. Insurance, $C0) on the bull 1lncr. in the Home, of New York, and $2,&i0 on the stock, divided as follows: $1,200 In the National, of Hartford; and $l.GO0 In the North British. Origin of fire unknown. nichmond'M Smnllpox Patient, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., . May 12. Troman Winkle, the smallpox patient, is now In the worst stagre of the disease, but the physician attending Is of the opinion that he will recover. It has been nine days since Winkle was taken with the disease, and the persons who were exposed will develop a case of smallpox to-morrow if they have it at all. Prominent Dentlwt Fatally Hurt. Special. to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD Ind., May 12. Dr. D. C. Harrold. a leading dentist of this city, who has for some time been In a critical condition, accidentally fell downa flight of stairs at his omce to-night, inflicting serious injuries, whfch It is feared may prove fatal. Ke Is president of the Eastern Indiana Dentaf Association, and sixty-nine yearsf old. One Way to Get Rich. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND. Ind.. May 12.-Warren Richards, of Van Wert, O., was bour.d over to the Circuit Court to-day on a bond of $1,C03 for obtaining mon?y under false pretenses. He came to Richmond yesterday, and, entering a grocery store where there was no clerk but a small boy, diminied money, which the frightened boy was forced to give him. Richards w:nt to jail. Tvrnn Dendly Chewing Gum. Special to the Indianapoli3 Journal. GOSHEN, Ind.. May 12. Katie Chamberlain, the fQur-year-old daughter of George Chamberlain, living near Bristol, died last night from the effects of poison contained In chewing gum. Death of nn A Red Woman. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON, Ind.. May 12. Mrs. Doxley Rlchey. who has lived In this vicinity for more than eighty years, died early this morning. A large family survive her. i r Muncie Woman Drop Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., May 12. Mrs. Eleanor Williams, aged seventy years, and for many '. years a resident vrest of this eity, dropped I ' dead last night. , ..- i r Sndl-r MnrllnopM Hunhand. NEW YORK. May 12 Sadie !.M irtinot, i the actress, in an interview to-nlglt ari- ; rnitted th she is the wife of Frederick Stino:i. She says, however, that she .exi pect3 to secure a divorce In June, and that j she will then marry Max Flgmon, theactor.

GUST. DAVIS'S STORY

QUEER. COrXTEllFEITIXO TALE OP T1IC MEXICAN" WAIl DAYS. He Had to Join the Gansr or Be Confined In a Dungeon and Lay There Until He Should Hot. Dr. Gardner, in Springfield (Mass.) RepuUHcan. Men of note often shed a little of their notoriety upon their place of birth, and It Is a human weakness . to feel pride that our associations are good, although it Is a matter over which we have no control. The hero of our stcry was born far up on the, mountains, near where Bryant made his habitation, and where the rocks and rills are clothed by him with beauty, unutterable in prose. v Gustavus Davis was the son of a poor farmer, and the youngest of five children. Like most of his mates, he was obliged to go out Into the world and seek his fortune. Whether he was sustained during the terrible scenes through which he passed by home culture or by the pride above referred to I do not determine, but he often exults more to his friends over his hairbreadth escapes from a taint on his honor than from dangers which no ordinary person would willingly experience. He enlisted in the United States 'Marine Corps, which at that time (1S47) was especially recruited for Mexican service. He served a. little time as hospital steward at the Brooklyn marine barracks, and was then sent to Fort Hamilton, and thence in a transport to Vera Cruz. During his voyage he accidentally slipped into the hold of the vessel, causing sufficient injury to demand his return to the States, lie arrived at Norfolk, Va., some time in the month of August, and was discharged from the corps, under a surgeon's certificate. 4 Destitute of money or friends, he contrived to get over the country to Philadelphia, where he succeeded in obtaining a situation as agent to procure subscriptions for a magazine. This led him into the middle and western counties cf the State, where there- were large primeval forests, of great breadth and extent, through which he was often obliged to travel. One afternoon he came to the outskirts of one of these uninhabited regions, and was informed that it was only ten miles across to the other side, a distance that seemed to him might easily be traveled over long before the sun would set. But as it was in this locality that the events of our story transpired, I will " repeat his language as I took it from his own Hps. He said: A FELLOW TRAVELER. "I had just entered the woods when, apparently by good fortune, a fellow-traveler joined me in my journey. He appeared to be one of the native farmers, and professed perfect familiarity with the road and the country round about. Quite cheerily we chatted together on our way until we arrived at a curve in the road that, my new friend said, ran around a swam, and that there was a short cut-off through the bushes.- with which 'he 'was well acquainted, and had often been over. I entered the Jungle with him, very confidently, and on we went a long time, occasionally picking blackberries and talking until suddenly we discovered that we had lost our path, and either from fear, or because we were far from it, we could get no trace of It, We did not regard our case as desperate, although the sun was getting quite low in the west. We found many dlificulties, however, and made little progress during the next hour. At last' we saw a clearing ahead that led us to hope, and we were not long in reaching it. There we discovered an old hut. on the side hill, bearing' evklences of civilization. We were somewhat surprised upon reaching it to find it so stoutly built, quite evidently for purposes of protection: but noticing the door ajar, and hearing nothing, we entered and found ourselves In a large, almost empty room, with one entrance door, a window, nearly covered with bolts and bars, and a Lack . door that seemed to open directly Into a rock. There were a few old trunks and valises piled up promiscuously in a corner of the room, and yet It had the appearance of being uninhabited. While cogitating whether we had better unravel the mystery further or escape from a suspicious place vwhile we could, the door In the rock swung open, revealing a number of men. busy in 'Various ways. They were no less astonished than we were, but with more presence of mind they secured the outer door and made us prisoners. Then they inquired who we were, where we came from, what we wanted and how we came there. To all of these Inquiries we told our story of being lost and our desire to be directed to the town beyond. One of the men said he would speak to the owner of the place and soon let us know.. A COUNTERFEITERS' DEN; A gray-haired, villainous-looking man after a while came out and informed us that our wishes could not consistently be granted; that we had accidentally discovered the business place of the great American Counterfeiting Company-, which no one before, had ever visited except its members, and for the discovery of which immense rewards had, been offered, and also for the arrest of. Its Inmates. He offered to us the alternative .o, being confined In a dark dungeon for life. or joining the order. At first wa both demurred, but as no chance for escape seenued available I concluded to join them, with the mental reservation that I .would leave the place on the firjt opportunity, expose the whole .matter and break up the gang. What became of my fellow-traveler Is to this day uncertain. He refused to join the gang, and was Immediately bound and taken away from me. At one time I suspected him of duplicity, but I do not now, although it is iossible that he was a decoy. The old man then addressed me thus: "Young man, your choice has been a wise one. Before you Is wealth and prosperity, while your companion has chosen, the prison and an early death. No man ever leaves the dungeon after his entrance, and his bones are soon given to the beasts of the tield. But." said he, "young jaian. this 13 no boy's play no farce, on a small scale. Our association ramifies the old world and the new. During - twenty years we have grown and prospered, and defied the laws and its executors. Our plans are so perfectlv arranged and our company so thoroughly organized, including men of all professions and businesses, that we seldom are detected, and, If so, are socn released by our friends. The penalty of 'peaching' is death, and none have yet escaped who have ventured to do It. With a clear understanding of these 'facts, are you yet willing to join us and take the required oath?" I gave my assent. "It is well." said he; "you may now rest for the night, and in the morning you will be initiated into the mysteries of the order an ordeal sufficiently severe to test the pledges which will be required of you." He then pointed to a bench In the room, where there was a pile of blankets, and said that I could have tho night in which to digest the subject. Althougn weary and hungry, I passed the early part of the night without sleep, racking my brain v.-1th plans to escaie. The inner door was guarded by two stalwart men, who were wide awake to their duty, and the outer door and window were secure! with numerous bolts and bars, with an additional guard to watci them. At last weariness overcame me, an I I entered into dreamland. 4 THE INITIATION. It appeared to be early . morn when I awoke, yet everything before me Indicated a busy life. w Hundreds of men were passing to and from corridors in the wall that were not seen by me the night previous, and all seemed occupied with various duties. Suddenly they ceased to enter the room, and the old . man . of my previour evening's acquaintance came to me and significantly said he was to conduct me to whichever destiny I chose to follow. I assured Mm that I did not hesitate, and called lor two men. who took me Jn charge They tightly bound my arms, searched my pockets, but took nothing from me, ana thickly bandaged my c-yes; then they led me a long distance thzough the corridors, or underground passages through many doors that required considerable labor to unbolt and open, an? finally ushered me into a large room, and then removed the bandage from my eye. I was utterly astounded. at the extent of the room and the number of men at work, as I coald hardly believe so large a business was possible In that locality. All appeared to be printing bills with hand presses. They tola me It was wnere the counterfeit money was printed. Again they tllnd folded me. leading me to another room where paper was made, an so on to another where gold and silver were melted, and to one where th"? bills and. money were rejristered, and so from one room to- another through an Immense -business establishment far beyond my conception of possibilities. I was next taken to the dungeon, where those who "peached" were or had been confined, ' and who had diod and been buried ia the soil beneath. In one corner of this

dreary room I noticed a fanciful pile" of bones that some poor fellow had gathered from his food and the graves about him and had placed In this grotesque arrangement. Every thing was explained to me as we went along; and now, said the old man, your most trying ordeal will come. You will please repeat aftr me the following oath: - "I, Gustavus Davles. do solemnly swear, by all that Is In heaven or earth, to abide by, and be obedient to. all the rules, regulations and ' laws of the Great American Counterfeiting Company; that I will obey all orders of my superiors, even to the taking of life, if bo ordered to do; that I will never reveal the secrets of the company, nor the names of any t)f its members, nor anything relating to Its interests: and that I will arrest, or cause to be arrested, any person who within my knowledge should attempt so to do. And for security for the performance of this oath I pledge my property, my honor and my life." THE . DISENCHANTMENT. "NovV.; said my guide, "you are a member of our organization the most extensive of any upon earth. Persons from every country, race1 and people are. included In Its ranks. All classes, rich and poor, lettered and unlettered, are with us. .We will now give you your first lesson. We have with us a prisoner, a man who was caught in an attempt to reveal our place of business, and who has been condemned to die. You are to. be hU executioner; but in "consideration of your youth and inexperience we propose to keep the bandage over your eyes, lest j'ou fall from tenderness, rather than a want of faith with us." A large sword was then ' placed in my hands, and I- was led still further through a narrow passage into the bowels of the earth. I well remember the chilliness of the air, and the sensation of cold from contact with the stones and pebbles on my route. - It was not long ere I caught the sound of a human voice, but it appeared mufilea and I was told by the guide that it -was from the prisoner, who was gagged" and bound. I assure you my thoughts were extremely active could nothing be done to avoid this terrible deed? I well remember thinking that the man must surely die, and that if I failed to obey the order to kill him my own life would also be forfeited, and in deciding to obey I determined to save the victim all the suffering that I could. Almost wild with these connecting emotions, I raised my ponderous sword, and with all my strength brought its -keen edge down upon his neck. My terrible task was done. Nearly fainting, I felt the warm blood stream into my face, tasted the salt current of his life, heard his last earthly scream, and awoke to consciousness and peace. The sun was shining brightly through the window of my bedroom into my face my little two-year-old boy stood astride my neck, filling my open moutb with some salted water which I had got the night before to kill the sting of mosquito bites, while my wife was screaming in my ear, "Husband! husband! rake up. I never knew you to have the nightmare so terribly before." Public Opinion uml the House . of Lords. Sir Charles Dilke in North American Review. . As regards the House of Lords, opinion has ripened very much of lats. A quarter of a century ago I made at Birmingham Town Hall, witn Mr. Chamberlain In the . chair, a speech In which I suggested the possibility that a peer might stand for the House of Commons, and so break down the House of Lords, by Betting a fashion which would be followed and would deprive It of the services of those able men who constitute Its strength. The eldest sons of two Tory peers, and the eldest son of a great Liberal Unionist peer, who is also the son-in-law of Lord Salisbury, have in the present session introduced bills for removing the disabilities of peers and allowing them to be elected -to the Housa of Commons, such as will have my hearty support. It is understood that some of the Tory peers tld.-st sons in the House of Commons have decided that when In the course of nature they are to r- "called up" they will refuse to go, and will Insist on fighting for the privilege of remaining In the Commons. At the time when I made the speech to which I Just alluded. I thought, and I thought till recently, that many of us among the extreme Radicals who prefer the present weak House of Lords to any new "Second Chamber" would have to spend our lives in fighting the Liberal party, resisting "abolition of the hereditary principle" or "reform of the House of Lords' All Idea of "mending" of the House of Lords has died 'out suddenly in the last few months, and the whole Liberal party is now in favor of one of ta'O plans either "ending" the House of Lords, or else very sharply limiting its veto.

I Ten Per Cent. Are "Well Fixed.' Washington Special. The malarial swamp hole of a camp In South Washington, filled with worn-out, sick and disgusted men, does not by any means show every variety of Coxeyism as imported into the District of Columbia. Senator Palmer, of Illinois, was visited yesterday by a man whom he 'had formerly known in the West. The visitor was rather spruce-looking, wore a fresh suit of clothes and respectable linen. The Senator inquired as they shook hands: "When did you come to Washington?" "I came along with Coxey," was the response. The Senator stared in surprise. "What are you doing with all those good clothes?" he exclaimed. "I supposed you Coxeyltes were tattered and forlorn." "I bought these as soon as I struck Washington. I didn't want to call on my friends in my old things." "But you can't buy clothes without money," persisted the Senator. "Oh, I have money enotugh; just took advantage of the army to make the trip and have some fun." "Are there any more in the army like you, merel' out for a lark?" 'About 16 per cent, of them, I guess, are well enough fixed." "What do you think of Coxey, anyway?" "I think he Is honest enough, but he Is an egotist of the worst kind." Practical Philanthropy. Nathan Strauss, in North American Review. , So far as I can judge from my own observation, the people who are most earnestly bent on. doing good to their fellow-men are those who like to do It most unobtrusively, and who are most anxious to have the help come in a way which neither degrades nor offends the receiver. And here I must make bold to challenge some of the methods of our organized charities. It has not appeared to me that they are careful enougn to employ only such people as have a genuine human sympathy with the objects of their bounty. There is no charity so fine, and there is none so prevalent, as that of the poor to those who are poorer. There are no almoners less likely to make mistakes than these who have known,how hard It is to confess want, and have it grudgingly or superciliously relieved. It has always seemed to me that the true rule of conduct in dealing with those of our fellowbeings who need help is to put ourselves In their place. Let the man who wants to do good ask himself how he would like to be treated if he were the man whom he is trying to help. It is. an old and familiar rule, but It seems as difficult to live up to as wher it wa3 first recognized as the foundation of all well-doing and the keystone of the whole fabric of morality. Peculiar Surgical Operation. Washington .Post. ' Mr. Mortimer Levering, of Lafayette, Ind., has been at the Shorcham for several days. In a group yesterday the talk turned to surgical operations. Mr. Levering told of an operation performed . by a noted Indiana surgeon. Dr. George F. Beasley. "It was the case of a, man named Jesse Sims, of Delphi, Ind.," said Mr. Levering. "Sims had a severe attack of pleurisy about a year ago, from which he could not entirely recover. A Delphi doctor had made an opening in front of his chest for the discharge of the pus that .was continually forming, but thi3 afforded only temporary relief. There was a wasting away of the lung, creating a vacuum. Dr. Beasley examined tlm patient and deckled that an operation was necessary that would permit the chest to contract, and thu3 close the vacuum caused by the wasting of the lung. Accordingly, he removed about two inches from each of four ril-s, which was enough for the purpose. The patient stood the operation splendidly, and indications are that he will . permanently recover. If he does he . will Tiave a flat or greatly contracted chest., but that', is better than death, which would surely have overtaken him before - long In the condition he was in." ' . , . . - " The Stepmother. New Ycrk Ledger. ' M. M.- K. writes for advice on a wry sencus matter.. She suj-s phe was married eight "or-ten years ago tc a widower with grown-up children. Two children have been born to her.- and sb,e has lived In her husband's holise with his children ever since her marriage. There Is but little harmony In the family, scenes of dispute, wrangling and abuse being frequent. The older children defy her nuthority and use insulting and profane language In addressing her. She asks if .this i right, ani if she has no rights and no authority in the house, llcr husband does not reprove the children tor their rudeness to her; indred. is not much better himself. There Is a Hood home and plenty of means, but no peace or comfort. Answer: There are few more thankless tasks than that of stepmother, espvcntliy if the husband Is thoughtless and Indifferent. In this. case he seems to very much mow than that. No man who Is worthy of

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BEH-HUR, CENTRAL AND CRESCENT H. T. HEARSEY & CO. Apents WantcnL tho name will allow hia wife to be insulted and abused, even by his own children. As the wife and the feminine head of the family she has . rights that all decent people-are bound to respect. If you have been so unfortunate as to marry a man who has not sufficient manliness to f maintain the proper discipline in his fam ily, you will probably have to put up witn the situation. Stepfathers or mothers have a clearly-defined status, and are entitled to the common courtesies of life at least. an1, things being- equal, to the utmost consideration. Your children have eu'Jl rights with the others, and this should not be questioned. It is a shame and a dl?KTace for people to wranple, and dispute and try to - crowd each other out of the proper place in life. Try In every way to avoid quarrels. Xo good ever comes of them. At the same time msist that you receive the respect due to your position In the family. . Mourning Convent Itmnlltiea. Kate Field's Paper. Of late years the rigors of perfunctory mourning have been greatly modified. I do not mean that the dead are less sincerely mourned, but that bereaved families are beginning to decide for themselves what their conduct shall be, instead, of Implicitly obeving cast-iron conventions. There is very little heard nowadays of how-long-people should stay away from the theater after the death of a relative, or at exactly what period it Is again proper to dine .with "a few friends." Even a widow need no longer count the threads of white in her collar and handkerchief in mortal terror lest there should b one too many. On the whole the tendency Is a sensible one which, in the nature of thing?, can hardly go too far. People suffering from real bereavement are not likely to be guilty of undue levity, while no sort of hypocrisy is more hideous than an affectation of sorrow. These reflections are suggested by an amusing story I heard the other -day, apropos of a Washington woman who dared to da as she pleased about goingout socn after the death of a member of the family. She wa assisting at a reception, and was espied from afar by an out-and-out conservative, who doubted the evidence of her eyes. "Is that 'Mrs. -A ?' she asked in a shod-d tone of a friend at her elbow. -Certainly that i3 Mrs. A replied the other. "But didn't Mr. B ," naming a near connection of the A 's, "die last week?" persisted the first speaker."Oh, yes." answertd her friend; "but that makes no difference now." Only the corpse stays home In these days." Hard Tlmen. Kansas City Journal. Chicago ."walking delegates" will hereafter rile bicycles. Another sign of hard times. Ordinarily "walking delegates" ride in carriages. Supreme Court Machinery Slow. The clerk of liartholomev county says he has not yet received the Supreme Court's opinion directing that a new trial be given Cvrus Hrown, who was convicted cf mrder In the nrst degree and sentenced to be .hanged about 'this timer Hrown cannot have his trial until the opinion arrives, am unless it gets there very suon the case will not be called until next September. One cf the Jurors- In the nrst trial went on a drunk, and the Supreme Court upset the verdict and ordered ,p. new trial on that very reasonable ground. It SarelV WIII Do you good. It cured thousands. The Martinsville watr, bottled right at the spring. Metzser & Co., solo agents. Telephone 407.

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