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THE jsm BWffl; —cOH— The Strange Tragedy of the Grand Hotel, BY ARTHUR GRIFFITHS. CHAPTER 'lV.—Conitnued. Hasnip would not reply to my knock antil I gave him my name. At length he opened the door, saying: “I hardly expected to see you back here, Mr. Leslie. What have you done with your fiiend?” "I saw her to her room,” I replied, briefly and evasively. 1 did not like his tone or his manner. “Anvhow, she sha'n’t give us the Blip; I've seen to that,” said Hasnip, with a wink of self-satisfaction. “You won’t dare to have her arrested?” “Da e? Certainly; when the time comes. It will be enough just now to have her well watched. The chief will see to that. If we should find another imilar pin, or trace the ownership of this ” He produced that , picked up on the floor. "Give me that pin!” I said, rather fiercely. “I snail do nothing of the kind.” *1 found it. ” “Granted. But I represent the law for which you were acting, and I claim the pin. It is evidence, the strongest evidence in the case.” “If you look at it in that light”—what did it matter whether he kept the pin or * not? I had its fellow and I would take care that it did not pass into his hands—“l suppose I must yield.” “Os course. The law is the first consideration. But there”—he spoke more civilly, being evidently pleased at my submission—“you sha’n’t give it to me for nothing, we’ll make a fair exchange. While you were away I, too, found something.” I felt sick at heart. Had this imprudent girl still further compromised herself? “Here; in this room?” “Yes; under the bed. A ring.” “Gracious heavens! a lady’s ring!” But uo; I was suddenly reassured by the thought that if it were a lady’s ring and useful therefore to his line of investigation, he would not offer to make an exchange. “I cannot say exactly. It’s too small for even'a child’s finger. And it is only a common thing of brass.” He produced from his pocket a small C'rcle of brass, very thin, its exterior surface adorned with a conventional arabesque pattern. I took it, looked at it for some time, and shook my head. “What is it, do you think?” asked Hasnip, carelessly. I have not the least idea. Do you suppose it bears on the c se?” He shrugged his shoulders. “If it.does, I shall be much surprised. But you may make something out of it. You can have it if you like, i’ll keep the hair-pin. ” I did not think the exchange was a fair one, but I took the ring and the detective went on to say: “Well, we’ve about done here, I think. It is time to be going back to the chief.” “I have uo desire to stay here,” I said: “come along. By the way, there is nothing more to be' got out of this, I suppose?” and I kicked the portmanteau with my foot. It was a very ancient affair, foreign in make and look, of the kind seen so often on the Channel steamers in the hands of loreigners anxious to escape the expense and delays of registering baggage. “Was that really his name?” I said once more, as I stooped to examine the address label closely. I saw now that it was not very securely pasted down, and taking my penknife, I slipped the blade under a corner and presently lifted the whole label. “See here, Ilasnip! The man gave his name as Joseph Cooch in the hotel books. ” Hasnip started. “You’ll be able to teach me my work yet. He was here, then, under an assumed name?” The dark face of the corpse was mere than sunburned. “He was a sailor, or had been. A Spanish sailor. I.expect that would count for the initials.” “How would it account for the initials’?” Hasnip had no pretensions as a linguist. “X would stand for Xavier. Ido not 1 think that there is a Christian name beginning with X in any other Latin language except French, and he is hardly a Frenchman. Again, the Y used indiffer- j ently with the I, is peculiarly the charac- ] ter of Spanish.” । “I don’t quite understand.” “'This ‘de Y’ might be for ‘de I.’ For instance, Ysnaga for Isnaga, or Yglesias for Iglesias, and so on.” “Ah!” said Hasnip, indifferently. My philological deduction did not interest him. “Shall we be going, then—unless, of course, anyth ng else strikes you here?” “No, I think there is nothing else. Let 1 us go down.” I was really anxious for a few quiet moments to think ove-r the strange events * of the morning, to consider them carefully, one by one. to examine their bear- 1 ing on the several persons concerned. The inquest assembled at 2 o’clock. Its proceedings were of a formal nature 1 and elicited nothing more than wc already knew. The only witnesses added i little to our knowledge of the facts. The girl stuck to her story, and described ex- ’ actly how she came upon the body; and ] the doctor, after expatiating upon the na- i ture of the wound, was more than ever < precise as to the hour w hen death was in- : flicted. He fixed it beyond question at 1 between 11 and 12 o'clock at night. < The manager was then called in, and । questioned about the murdered man. 1 “His name, as entered in the hotel 1 books, was Joseph Cooch. He only arrived yesterday, and no one, except the j ©ffice clerk, had noticed him particu- i larly." , “He was quite a stranger, in fact?” i “The head-waiter, who is a great deal about, never saw him speak to any one. 1 He has questioned the other waiters, and i they say the same thing.” , “This is only hearsay evidence,” said ■ i the Coroner; "we must have the head- I waiter and some of the others.” They were called—half a dozen of ■ them, Germans mostly—Wilhelm, Fritz, j Gustaf, and so on. Among them was the mnn Cornelis, whom we had seen that morning in the bedroom attending on the manager, and who, when asked where he came from, described himself as a Fleming, a native of the northern province of Belgium. I examined this Cornelis closely as he gave his evidence, remembering the curious look on his face when this same question of the dead man’s acquaintances was discussed

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HeseemedTatker frightened. His white face was paler than ever, and his manner was nervous and uneirsy. Still, he stuck-to his former-statement. So far as he knew, the dead man had had no dealings with any ofthe visitors in the hotel. I was not quite satisfied with his answer, straightforward as 'it seemed, nor with his way of giviug'it. I was resolved to question him further if I got a chance; if not, I would make one. The examination of the witnesses brought the inquiry to tvstandstill. “I fear we must now adjourn,” said the Coroner, gravely. “We have exhausted the inquiry as far asit goes, for the present. The investigation must now be continued by the police. It is in good hands,” and he bowed civilly to Mr. Smart. "Our chief ‘constable can be trusted, I think, to leave no stone unturned in his search for the miscreant Who has done this most atrocious deed. I must ask vou, gentlemen,”—this waste the jury—‘ to bo in readiness to assemble whenever further news is forthcoming.” Ou the rising of the inquest, Mr. Smart and Hasnjp went off together. I fancied the detective wished to drop me, and he seemed to have imparted his dislike, distrust, suspicions—whatever it might be—to his chief, for there was a want of cordiality in Mr. Smart’s “good-day,” as lie nodded and left the room. “They may be glad enough of my assistance yet,” I said to myself. “But whether or not, I shall do my best to protect that poor girl. I shall not tell them what I have discovered, whatever they may think of my reticence if it comes out by and by.” CHAPTER V. CORNELIS CONFESSES. The rest of that day I was watching for an opportunity of speaking privately to Cornelis. None offered till evening, when I saw the waiter cross the central hall of the hotel and make for the offices at .the back. I followed him along a passage leading to a two-storied detached building at the back of the hotel, which proved to bo the male servants' quarters. Cornelis went up-stairs, paused before a door, unlocked it with a key which he took from his pocket, and went in. His bed-room, no doubt. Without hesitation and without apology I went in, too, closing the door behind me. He looked nt me with open-mouthed astonishment, unable, as it seemed, to question my intrusion. “I must have a few words with you.” I began at once. "I want you to answer a few questions, and ba careful what you say. ” “Who are you? Whntdo you want here? This is my private room.” he stammered out, trembling with either indignation or fear. “You lied to-day.” I said sternly, making the st .foment at hazard, but with all the positiveness of settled conviction. “When? How? This is not fair. Go away. What do you mean?” “I mean that you di I not tell the inquest all you knew. You saw the poor man " “What poor man? You very strange gentleman, sir.” “Cooch—you know who I mean—the murdered man.” Cornelis shuddered at this reference to the crime. “You saw him, I say, speak to some one; something passed between him and one of the other vis tors? Is it not so? Come, tell me—at once.” Cornelis hung his head, still doggedly, obstinately silent. “Suppose I tell you—you promise not to bring me in, not to mention my name?” “I promise conditionally. If the police insist on knowing, or if the law requires it, I shall have to give up the source of my information.” He shook his head, apparently dissatisfied; “But I cannot waste time in treating with you. Tell me at once, or take the consequences. I will go straight to the manager. ” And I moved toward the door. “Wait, sir, wait. I did see the stranger talking fast, very fast’ quarreling, I think, with one of the gentlemen here.” “With whom? Where was it? Come, out with it at once!” “In the upper smoking-room. There was uo one else present. They not see me, either of them; they too angry, too excited. But I see both, him that was killed last night, and the other.” “Who was he? Quick!” “I not know his name for certain. He stay here for some time—fair gentleman with two eyes. ” “You fool, that’s nothing peculiar.” “Two different eyes; one blue, one brown.” "Captain Fawcett, a friend of Mr. and Mrs. Sarsfield?” "Yes,that’s him,” cried Cornelis, catching at the name eagerlv. “I remember him now. Fair gentleman. Speak sharp and short to we waiters. That him.” “And why did you not tell this to the Coroner to-day? It is most important information; you had no right to withhold it. ” “I afraid. The Captain very cross man. Don’t know what he do to me if I accuse him. ” “You would have accused him of nothing. Only he would have been obliged to say what he knew about the murdered man. ’ “I hope you not get me into trouble, sir. I very quiet man; try to do right. Don’t tell the manager, please, or this Captain; he is sure to be very cross with me. ” “I shall have to do what is right., my friend; the mattter cannot rest here.” And so saying I took my departure., leaving Hans very woe-begone and unhappy. The new facts thus wrung from the unwilling waiter naturally made a deep impression on me. They intensified my suspicions of Captain Fawcett, and, indeed, supplied very damaging evidence against him. Mrs. Sarsfield’s insinuation was now corroborated in the most convincing way. Here was the waiter j Cornelis who had overheard the interview, altercation, quarrel, between Captain Fawcett and the murdered m n. If Cornelis had only understood what had passed between them! In this heated conversation, overheard, but unhappily not understood, was doubtless the clew to the crime. On leaving Cornelis I went straight to the upper smoking-room, the scene of the altercation described by him. To my disgust I found I was not to have the room to myself; some one else was already there. But my annoyance gave place to surprise and satisfaction when I saw that the other occupant was Captain Fawcett himself. We had a nodding acquaintance, besides which there was a curious camaraderie that makes all smokers acquaintances, ready enough to talk together over the fragrant weed. “So you have found out this quiet and retired spot?” began Captain Fawcett. “Do you often come here?” “Not often; do you?” “Onlv when I want to get away from the crowd. I have not been here for a “Liar!” I thought to myself. “And

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• Cornelius naw you here yesterday with your victim.” “But the rest of the hotel has become unbearable -since that horrible affair. I was really glad to get away from every one. There is only one topic on their lips. ” “It 'is very natural, however," I said, “that th« murder should occupy every one j to-day. For myself I can think of nothing else ” “Oh! come, if you are going to talk "about it too, I shall take myself off. PorI haps down upon the beach I shall escape | from the inevitable subject. It begins to I weary me, I confess.” “Pray don’t let me drive yon away; we will talk of something else. I suppose, like most men of your cloth, Captain Fawcett, you have been a great traveler.” “1 have done my share. India, the West Indies, Canada, the Cape of Good 1 Hone.” “Have you ever been in the South of Europe, in Italy or Spain?” “Spain, yes; I was quartered at Gibraltar ten or twelve years ago.” “You can tell mo, perhaps, is not Xavier—Havier, I believe, is the right way to pronounce it—is it not a purely Spanish Christian name?” And ns I asked this in the most unconcerned way I fixed my eyes upon him keenly, to nolice whether the name made anv impression. i His eyes, this curious dissimilar pair | of eyes, met mine for a second or two . boldly, as one acknowledges and resents । a stranger’s stare. Then quite suddenly j he dropped them in confusion, I thought. “Havier is the r ght pronunci ition; the X is pronounced as a strong aspirate.” “And it is pure Spanish?’’ “So far as I know, yes.” “Are there any other Christian names in Spanish beginning with X?” “For the moment, 1 can recall none. But why do you ask all this?” “I am only taking advantage of your knowledge, which is not common, and is likely to be particularly in request just now.” “In what way, pray?” “ You may be called upon to give evidence as to the Christian name. Through it the police may yet su ceed in identifying the murdered man.” “I thought he was called Cooch.” “That is, and I think rightly, thought to have been only assumed. There is another name the police have unearthed'' “In what way?" “His portmanteau bears the initials they weie concealed under the address labels—the initials X. de Y. ” • “Pshaw! He may have bought, borrowed or stolen the portmanteau. Who j knows?” “Have you any idea what this is?” And I produced from mv waistcoat | pocket the little br ss ring which Hasnip had picked up in No. 99 and given me in i exchange for the hmr-i in. “That! Let me look nt it in my hand." The ring was transferred fiom mypnan to Ins. where it lay for a minute or two while lie examined it ■ uriou*lv. “No. it beats me. I have not the least idea what it is. Is there anv history attached to it? Who eave it to you? Where did you get it from?” Should I tell him? Why not? This ring, or whatever it was, had been picked up near the scene of the murder; but there was nothing to connect it with < aptuin Fawcett. Why should I conceal what I knew about the ring? “The ring is .of no intrinsic value, nor of any use, possible; but I, like you, am in the dark as to that. It is onlv interesting from the fact” I paused, slightly —"that it was picked up”—l again paused —“in the bedroom of the murdered man.” This shot told. His hand closed convulsively on the ring as though he would retain it. Vas it, then, a tangible piece of evidence, what the French call piece de conviction, a clew tending to incriminate the guilty person? “I must ask you to give me that bnck,” ' I said with some sternness. “I have told you where it was found, and it belongs of ' right to the officers of the law. Give it me, please.” “Oh, of course, directly!” But I gathered from his hesitating manner th it he would like to convey it away anywhere, for choice to the bottom of the sea. "I must have it at once,” I went on, growing more and more peremptory. "Don't be in such a hurry; I have not done looking at it.” “I don’t like this. Captain Fawcett; I must insist upon your surrendering it at once. ” “Come, come, sir, don’t talk to me in i that tone,” said Captain Fawcett, evidently nettled. "What’s all this about?” cried a new I voice. “High words? Don’t lose your I temper, Fawcett.” It was his friend, Mr. Sarsfield, who bad ; come into the smoking-room unobserved, . and overheard the last speech. “I appeal to yen,” said I, “a friend of ■ this gentleman. He is not behaving as j ho ought. I lent him something to look ■ at, and he will not restore it to me.” “I was on the point of restoring it to i him. It is a ridiculous thing to quarrel ! about. See, Sarsfield, ” and Captain Fawcett put the little ring into his friend’s ( hand. “It is a small thing, I will admit,” said I, angrily, “but it has an importance fur beyond its appearance, although neither of us know exactly what it is. Do yon?” Mr. Sarsfield stood silently examining it for so long that I was disappointed when he said at last: “I fear I cannot help you. Perhaps you will tell me why it is so valuable?" “Simply because it is one of the only clews that have yet turned up about the murder. ” “Can it be possible?” cried Mr. Sarsfield, as much moved as Captain Fawcett had been. “How is that?” “This trumpery bit of brass may yet lead to the detection of tt e murderer; it was picked up by the bedside of the corpse.” “Y'ou are right to say that it is of deep importance. There it is,” and he handed it to me; “but if I were you, sir, 1 should not allow it to pass out of your own possession. ” “You are quite right, sir. I shall not part with it again until I can surrender it to the police.” And as I spoke I darted a meaning look at Captain Fawcett. But he was bus ly engaged in refilling his pipe, and as I had no desire to get into a fresh dispute with him, I rose and left the room. (to be continued.] Carl Pretzel’s PJiLO'Ophy. Viren you braetice demplerenz plaindy goot you dond nefer hafe a rye faje on vour head. Dhere vas more echoes in dis vorld, as dhere vas voices. Vhen I see me a man wit a ret nose on his ^ce, I got me some mfiamation dat it vas Lesser dot man he go und hedge his bet. Vhen you valk der shdreet ofer dond been tempted by an Eve. Der tuyfel is der only fellow dot should hafe der monopoly of dot pishness. — Sunday National. •

LYNX, MASS.. IN RUINS. THE GREAT SHOE TOV.N DEVASTATED BY FLAMES. IFire in Her Factories Causes a Loss of *10,000,000 Three Hundred Buildings Destroyed Eight Thousand Operatives Thrown Out of Xi oik Scenes of Destruction. [Lynn (Maus.) tMe; ram.] By a conflagration on the afternoon of the 27th of November, millions of dollars’ worth of shoes and lumber went up in smohe from the business district of the biggest shoe town in the world, throwing out of work S.OOO operatives and rendering 1(11 families homeless. Eighty acres that were crowded with buildings a few hours ago are a mass of ruins. The scene of ruin and desolation is complete. Some idea of the devastation can be gained from the statement that 2! 6 buildings were completely wiped out of existence, many others being more or less damaged. Among the burned buildings were forty-two brick structures, 142 business houses built of wood and 112 dwelling houses. One church, the Eastern railroad station, four banks and four newspapers were among the public concerns burned out. The fire spread with such frightful rapidity that the department was helpless, and the flames leaped from street to street with little opposition in the shape of water. The heat was so intense that the men could not approach new enough to use their streams to advantaare, and. although, assistance was sent from Boston, Salem, Malden, Marblehead, Sangers, Everett and other places, the fire worked its way to the water front before it was subdued. The great bulk of the buildings were of wood, and in these the flames held high carnival. But even the brick blocks offered little resistance. They, too, were swept away like so much chaff in the whirlwind of tire. After the flames had gone beyond the control of the department a panic seemed to seize upon the firemen and citizens. The streets were filled with people shouting madly in their excitement. Operatives pokedjthelr heads out ot the windows to see what caused the disturbance and saw a wall of fire coming down the street. It was in many instances a race for life. The men poured out of the buildings in a 'iiiman stream, leaving everything behind. And they were none too soon, f< r in a twinkling great buildings were enwrapped - in flames and dissolved. It was a terri- | ble sight even for the experienced eves of I firemen. The railroad track was jumped by the fames with ease, and the same mad rush was continued. The two military 1 companies were ended out to clear the ; streets, when more effective work < ould be a< complished. Early in the afternoon outside assistance began to arriv^ but then there was a total of only fifteen engines, and the fire was jumping in all directions, uncheckel by the streams being thrown upon it. Chief Engineer Moody became prostrated during the height, of the conflagration, and Chief Webber of Boston took C' mmmid. He massed the engines < n Newhall street and stayed the progress of the tire toward wbat remained of the business district That alone saved Lynn from utter annihilation. After the business houses had been eaten up the tire let itself loose among the dwelling houses on Sagamore hill. Most of these were cheap structures, occupied by poor families. They burned like tinder, and the tiro cut a wide path to the water. The last big building to ego was the Central Congregational clSJrch. It was a brick structure and was one of the best in tiie city. It stood out from the rest of the buildings and afforded a magnificent spectacle to thousands of persons. The fire burned a long time before the windows were broken, the reflection from within being very picturesque. Then the flames burst simultaneously from the windows and the belfry, and the steeple swayed and fell with a crash into the street. It was a total loss. It is impossible yet to give individual losses but the aggregate is, according to careful estimates, not much short of ^lO,t ud.OOO. Mayor Newhall in an interviewsaid: “Lynn has suffered the greatest calamity in its history. The business portion of the city is almost a wreck. Over 6,00 d persons are tin own o it of work and 200 families ar? homeless. The city of Lynn will be forced to issue an appeal for assistance. It it impossible to compute the loss, but it must reach somewhere in the vicinity of $10,000,000.” The Mayor makes a special appeal for clothing at once, ns many occupants of the tenements burned lost everything. His honor ..Us made a requisition on Gov. Ames for six companies of militia to do polite and guard duty. The shoe industry of the place is almost entirely wiped out. Out of 170 manufacturers, large and small, less than two dozen remain. Among the heavy losses are these: Mower Bros $ 93.010 Bennett &. Barnard 100.00) <D. Pecker & t.'<i.,shoe nianufact urers. 45.000 NX illiam Porter & Sons, shoes 10,000 A. T. Goodwin, in Porter's building.... 12.000 B. F. Spinney & Un I:JB,COJ Estate o? <' N. Stevens 20.000 A. Fuller and A. P. Tapley 22.000 Titus & Buekley 25.000 Consolidated Adjustable Shoe Co ... . 20.000 Samuel.). Hollis.-shoes :.... 22.000 J.S.. Bartlett & .Co., shoes 72,000 Lynn Itejn, newspaper, Horace N.. Ha s tings & Sons 50,000 D. c. aaul 4’l Uri k's E. BuiTuni, shoes 20.500 J. N. Smith, shot's 40,100 Joseph Davis Shoe Co. 5'1.000 Lut hcrS. Johnson' ’ 37.000 AniosF. Breed 22.000 Houghton A Godfrey 22.000 First National Bani< Building 24.590 F. E. ALlndt's building 22A00 Central Congressional Society 40.000 Frank XV. Breed 85,000 P. P. Tapley A Co., morocco manufacturers 52,540 Sawyer A Chase, carriage maiiufact urers 11.000 S. K. A A. IL Jones, shoes 57.000 S. N. Breed A Co., lumbei 138.000 Tl e losses are about half covered by insurance, and as the policies are widely distributed Ilio manufacturers think they will be able to recover the insurance money. The factories were running on full time and there was a big stock on hand waiting for the opening of the spring trade. Everything was lost. The poor people will suffer greatly unless some assistance comes from outside. The city began immediately to prepare temporary houses for those who hail not friendly shelter to go to, and the houses were quicidy filled. Thieves came in from Boston and elsewhere in large numbers and the amount of stealing was large. Both companies of the Massachusetts militia located in Lynn were called out and put on patrol duty. Several of the shoe manufacturers burned out have country factories and will transfer their business there for the present. The First Methodist and First Universalist churches have been thrown open to accommodate the 1 urned out families. A hopeful feeling prevails, and there is no question that the public-spirited citizens and shoe manufacturers will soon rally from the terrible catastrophe.

PENDLETON IS NO MOKE. OUR EX-MINISTER TO GERMANY EXPIRES AT BRUSSELS. ! He Had Been 111 for Some Timo, but His i Death nt This Timo Was Unexpected—i Brief Sketch of the Career of “ Gentleman George.” A London cable says: George H. Pendleton, ex-United States minister to Germany, has died at Brussels. He had been ill for some time, but his death was uotex--1 pected immediately. George Hunt Pendleton came of illusrtious sto k. His grandfather, Maj. Nathanel Pendleton, a lawyer, and Hamilton’s ' second in a famous duel with Aaron Burr, : died at Hyde Park in 1821. George H. Pendleton's father came to Ohio in I^lß, and Mas Cincinnati’s first city attorney. Ho served one term in Congress. George IL, tho son was born Cincinnati July 19. 1825. He was educated in the school] of Ufa GEORGE P. PENDLETON. O. M. Mitchell, the astronomer, who, as general in the army, made a famous record. Young Pendleton made a grand tour of Europe, traveling on foot through Germany, Italy, ana Gree e. He studied ।at Heidelberg and Faris. Returning home he studied law and became a partner of George E. I'ugli, afterward United States senator. Defeated for Congress in 1854, Pendleton was returned in Ik > >, and was elect 'd . for four successive terms. In the national Democratic convention of 18IH, atChicago when Gen. George B. McClellan was nomI inated for Presidency, Mr. Pendleton rei i eived the second place o : tho ticket. 80, , fore the national 1 emoerntio convention | of WC wlnch assembl 'd at New York, ho was n prominent candidate for the Pro i deucy, out after a protrude I ballot, the two thirds nslo prevailing, his name was withdrawn and that of Horatio Seymour substituted In 18119 Pendleton was the Democratie candidate for Governor ot Ohio, bit was defeated by Gen. R. P. . Hayes by about s,oo') majority. In ISIS | Mr. I'endleton was elected United Stile. | Senator to sue eed the Hon. Stanley ; Mathews. Upon the expiration of Ins j senatorial term of six years lie was at> - pointed in 1885 as minister to Perlin, which position he hd I until succeeded by W illiam VV. Phelps last spring. Perhai's Mr. Pendleton's greatest. । accomplishment as a statesman was the i prominent part he took in the advocacy of civil service reform. He was chairman of the Senate committee having the matter in hand. As such he introduced, in the year 1880, the bill that became law in 1"82. In person Mr. Pendleton was taller than the average man His figure was stout, his head large, and his neck short. He was always well dress d an 1 was the pink O cortect deportment and gentle ranly courtesy. This always characterized him and won for him, twenty years ago, tho title, “Gentleman George.” In IB4G he married Miss Alice Key, of ■ Baltimore, whose father, Frances Scott ■ Key, was shot by Daniel E. Sickles for i alleged intimacy with the latter’s wife. Inheriting great wealth, Mr. Pendieton’s investments were profitable an I his luck commensurate. As an actor his style was polished ami elegant. It is said that lie never trusted himself to speak in public without the most careful preparation, extending even to practice before the glass. I He was celebrated as a good entertainer. SEVEN ITKSUXS BLKNEI), A Child Roasted t • Death in Its Mother's Arms Others XX ill Die. A dispatch from Medical Springs, Mo., ' says: Beven people were terribly ■ burned, one child fatally, in a most pe- : culiar accident last Sunday afternoon From one of the wells which have been bored near the spring for the purpose of reaching a better supply of water, there is a constant flow of natural gas. Tho proprietor has piped this gas and uses it for the purpose of making a display to attract attention to the spring. From the well proper there extends a vertical pipe and to this is connected a horizontal pipe for a distance of about twenty feet, where it is bent at right angles with the arm, extending about ten feet in tho air. From the e pipes a flame burns to the height of about ten feet. On Sunday afternoons the place is generally crowded with people, who come from the surrounding country to drink the water and have a merry-making. Sunday afternoon when : the crowd was largest, a party of roughs ' got. into a fight and during the melee, | the stand pipe was thrown down, i bringing the perpendicular portion down with a crash. The gaa flame I was thrown directly upon a party of । women and children, burning several of j them in a terrible manner. Mrs. Henry Willoughby was standing directly in front j of the jet with her year-old baby in her arms when the flame struck the child in the face, literally roasting it. Mrs. IVil- , loughby was also fearfully burned and is not expected to recover. The child died j almost instantly. Two other ladies and three children were burned about the face, but none of them fatally. Edison’s company is formed and plans completed for macing phonographs in the I various postoffices in Mexico, for the aci commodation of persons unable to write. Talking will be done in the phonograph । and the cylinder containing the mesago i will be forwarded by mail to the narty designed, who can receive it through a । phonograph or have it transcribed at his ; pleasure. Roswell P. Floxver will introduce a bill m the next Congress providing for the election by the people of postmasters, collectors of internal revenue, custom house and other federal offices, the President to retain the power of removal for cause. Judge Brewer, of the United States Circuit Court of Topeka, has been called upon to test the validity of the Kansas laws forbidding the sale within that State of imported meats ' A few years ago cheese went W’est; noxv 100,000.000 pounds a year move East from Chicago. A mitey change.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. ENTERTAINING DISSERTATION ON SERIOUS SUBJECTS. A Pleasant, Interesting, and ’nstructtve Lesson and XVliere It May Be Found—A Learned and Concise Review of the SamcTho lesson for Sunday, Dec. 1, may be found in 1 Kings, 8: 54-63. INTRODUCTORY. AVe have a glimpse of tho most magnificent structure ever reared on earth. At the destruction of the second temple, we are told, gold throughout the neighboring commercial world depreciated to a. large degree In value owing to the enormous quantities of the precious metal taken irom the, burned edifice. AX hat then must have been this elder temple, more splendid by far! About 500 tons of gold, says Sime, was used in its construct on. it being put on in beaten plates with ■ olden nails rather than iaid on in lea. For the construction ol this magnificent structure, xvho.se dimensions were 120x60 leet. 3,(j00 overseers. 30.t)JO Israelites, and 150,000 servants, or corn, mon labo e.s. were employed, the buildint) requiring seven and one-half years in its erection. God would have this typify foi us the beautiful and costly temple of the sanctified heart. As we stud y ot the construction and dedication of that great temple on Mount Moriah let us keep constantly in mind those temples of the Most High “not made with hands,” tho habitations of God’s Spirit. WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES. AH this prayer and supplication. There is a sense of completeness in the words Ho car-ied the prayer and supplication through till he had perfectly and lully made an end of his petition, it has been Che fashion of late, doubtless with abundant provocation, to cry out against loiq’ prayers. But now suppose we look at the other side of the question. Public prayeiS ought certainly to be within discreet and reasonable limits, but they should by all means be sufficiently extended to voice tho various crying wants of the congregation. Some one gifted in pulpit prayer was wont to say (it was John Peddie, of Philadelphia, himself a most sympathetic petitioner, who quoted it): "I lock out over my congregation as upon a company of needy souls and then I try to just take their wants all to God:" such, as nearly as we can recall, were the words. Why not always pray so in public? Not perfunctorily, but pertinently, personally. Glanee back at tho prayer of Solomon just uttered. He seems to reach out over the whole vast concourse and on into tho great future, an I lift tho mighty burdens all up toward God. or rather iay them all off upon him. “It any man trespass,” "when thy people be smitten." "when heaven is shut up," "if there be in the land famine.” “moreover concerning a stranger”—"hear thou in heaven and forgive." What a prayer that XV as! And ho stood and blessed. The man to speak blessing is the one who has received Id-ssing. When shall we learn this secret of efficient proclamation I To give, we must have; dynamic preaching is generous ana giitful preaching. Hands tali, hearts full—let tho preacher tuns stand like his gracious Master on tiie hunger-smitten hillside ami ho shall not want for ready, hearty hearing. Do you remember Peter and John at the gate Beautiful? “Such as 1 have.” was the' word. “Such us 1 have." and they pourei it all out right there, their whole spiritm store. There was great rejoicing at the gati ofthe temple. I’eniaps there would bemoi* souls go leaping and praising God from th< threshold of tho Lord's house, it we were the readier to make the fullness of our spir itunl possession the measure ot our communieation and blessing. O this miserable economizing of ene. gies. "To-morrow 1 shall interest my people with this. The other I shall save for the next occasion." XVhy not give it all, and go to God for more? 8o did the great gospel dispensers of all history. And so, as they stood, they blessed. Hath given rest unto his people. It was a significant word. kook back at Deut. 12.9 sq. "For ye have not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance.” AVhen they had attained unto th it then they were to rear ah< use for the Lord. They were a long time reaching it, but at last the terms are lulffiled. One feels a peculiar thrill in perusing the promise in Josh. 1:4. “From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down ot the sun, shall be your coast;" and then tuning to 2 Chron. !): 26 and reading, “And he reigned overall the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines ami to tho border ol Egypt." “At last,” we have set over against the latter verse. Nearly a half century making t .e land of promise the land of possession. How tar indeed, in this sense, are we from rest! Yea, how far is God from his rest, for truly it may be said that our rest is God's rest and it is a spirit fully consecrated that says, "Arise, O Lord, into thy rest, thou, and the ark of thy strength.” There has not failed us one word o^all his good promise. That was nearly twentynine hundred years ago. Let us say it again. Across the three millenniums oi time that stretch between us and Solomon, we make signal and, reckoning all that God has said in his XVo d and all that he has done and is still doing in this world, we can still say it with perfect confidence, “Ihere hath not failed one word of all his good promise.” Fallen is the word. No word oi his promise lias expired, become a dead letter. Every sentence is living and moving still. Some povt.ous have not yet come to their complete fuhillment. but events are marching right on to the final execution oi all God’s words of pledge and oromis ?. Yes we each can say wnat Solomon said. Foi each man's liie is a little worl I. a microcosm of the divine fulfillments. Tell us Moses, tell us David. Solomon. Ezra, Malachi, Paul tell us Justin Martyr. Luther, Judson: teL us, remotest soul of the ages yet to be— Hath God’s good word of promise failed? And the answer comes with a mighty volume, to drown tho petty cavilings of men: “Not one! not one!" At ail times, as the matter may require. Literally spoken, it is one of the terse apothegms of the word, the affair of a day in its d iy. AVe have seen it so used: “Devar—yom Beynio.” Properly understood, it is one of the upliiting reassurances of the Bible. It means God’s daily maintenance of our cause. Day by day, as little duties, bmdens, i rials, disappointments. rind at the same time small successes, little encouragements, intimations of Delp come and go. we are to understand them as the good hand of the Lord in our behalf. He is maintaining our cause—yea. it is Ills own blessed cause that is I eing established, for Ho has linked us with Himself, "graven” us on the palms of His hand. Just to think that these little every-day exI periences ot ours are a part of God’s gra- | clous plans for the world’s redemption! | The affair of a day in its day is linked I through the counsels of eternity with the I ultimate establishment of the kingdom. Take it so, tired worker, obscure toiler, sometimes worn and sorrowful: you are doing God’s work. Be of good c eer. Next Lesson: “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.” 1 Kings 10: 1-13. The nobler ft man truly is, Ihe stronger is his desire to live a yet richer and worthier life; the more valuable his work, the more earnestly does he long to improve upon it. “I hear your husband has been out shooting. Did he have any luck?” asked Mrs. Fitzroy of Mrs. Shiftless. “Oh, yes; he had luck, if you please to call it so. He saved two fingers of his right hand.” Mabel —Oh, dear, it’s so tiresome to have to wear clothes again. Mabel’s aunt (horrified)— Didn’t you wearclothes at the seashore ? “Oh, dear, no! We wore bathing dresses.” A avise cnief may give words, but he i k ceps his thoughts to himself. »

NUMBER 23.

UNCLE SAJI’S FIGHTERS. DIGEST OF SECRETARY PROCTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Ihe Head ol the XVar Department Gives Details Relating to Hi s Branch of the Government—!• i gureK lroln tho p os(o m ce Department. [ AVashlngton telegram.] Secretary of M ar Proctor has prepared bis annual report on the workings in his department. It is as follows; Salarlesand conHngentexpenscs.S 1.933.015 15 Military establishments 24.314.697 33 Public works, including river mid harbor improvements... . 13481 835 0) Mlseellmieous objects g’suIATI 25 Total $46,654.121 74 1 he appropriations for the current fiscal year ending June 30, IfiOO, are as follows: .'a Im les mid contingent expenses.^ 1.953.689 0 ) Militnry establishment, Support of the army mid military m ail-, em.v ' 24.352.22 ) 46. Public works, imdudin" river and harbor improvements 3,563.624 00 Miscellaneous objects 4.119,76.5 72' ' r "tal $33,989.29 ) IS The estimates of the department for th® next fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1891, are as follows: Salaries and contingent, expenses $ 2,013.653 Off Mllitaiy establishments 25.4ti3.14S 86 Public- works. 11,193,134 74 Miscellaneous objects 5.551,04:) 3.5 Total H 4,157.973 U'i Tl. Secretary recommends the reorganizaiion of the artillery branca of tho army and the addition of two regiments, one or both of which might ba of colored men. The infantry and cavalry arms of the service have each two regiments of negro troops, of whom he says that their record for good service is excellent. They ire neat, orderly and obedient, are seldom brought before courts-martial and rarely desert. The secretary reccommends that the limit of the retired list be increased to 450 from 400, the present figure Secretary proctor says that the public impression that desertion is on the increase is erroneous. Tiie total of desertions for the fis•al year 1889 was 29.3 of the enlistments and 1 l.ii of the total strength of the army. The causes assigned include restlessness under the restraints of discipline, disappointment at the details of the service-, and of its laeK of inducements, dissipation and in some cases ill-treatment. Investigation does not disclose that ill-treatment prevails to any appreciable extent. » The employment of enlisted men in ordinary labor undoubtedly creates dis ontent. The pith of the whole question is to make the service worth seeking, and then enough good men will seek it and be glad to stay in it. It is a fact that the soldiers in the colored regiments rarely desert, whereas the percentage of desertion in therest of tho army is so large. Their previous condition in civil life largely explains it. To tho colored man the service offers a career; to the white man too often only a refuge There is but little incentive for young and intelligent men to make a profession of soldiering. The hope to achieve a commission is but slight, but even then they receive less compensation than the private soldier who is placed upon extra duty. Tho distance between the highest gradeof non-commissioned officer and the commissioned officer is far too great in my judgment. To a considerable extent, however, the ren edy lies with congress, The value of the National guard to the country is fully recognized by the secietary. To enhance its efficiency and promote the interest of the young men of the ■ country in it, he recommends that memI bers of it, upon passing some proper sys-t-m of examination, be made eligible to commissions in tho regular army as second lieutenants. The exposed condition or our seacoast is next dwelt upon and the necessity of defensive work urged. The principal commercial ports should be at once placed in a position to resist attack, and the work continued until every vulnerable point on our coast was adequatelyguarded. Once built the cost of their maintenance would be light. There arenow on hand 2,<’00 muzzle-loading guns available for their armament, and defensive worn begun in July, 1890, could be equipped the following year with with 8inch breech-loading guns. The secretary recommends revision ot the articles of war in regard to military punishment, which at present are illdefined. Neither is it certain, and there is. nothing to prevent the heaviest punishment for the most trivial offense, and viee versa. Mr. Clarkson, in his- annual report, shows the number of postoffices established during the year ending June 30, 1880, to le 2,770, a decrease over the previous year of 1,090. The number of postoffices discontinued was 1,147, a decrease of 498. The whole number of postoffices in the country is 58,999, an increase of 1,623. The total number of postmasters appointed during the year was' 20,030. The total number ol’ free delivery offices is 401, an increase of 43. The total number of letter-carriers is 8,257, an increase of 1,9 - He recommends the extension of the free-delivery service to ah places having a population of 5,000, and where the postoffice has an annual gross revenue of SB,OOO. The appropriation for the service for ti e present fiscal year is $8,000,000. Tho estimate for the next fiscal year, commencing July 1, 1890, is $9,0 >9.485. The aggregate estimate for the compensation of postmasters, clerks in postoffices, rent, light, fuel, miscellaneous and incidental items ior^ the Presidential and second class offices is $?2,967,500, an increase of $1,23 i,420 as compared with the previous year. Second Assistant Postmaster General AVhitfield in his annual report says that the annual rate of expenditures for star route services on June 30, 1889, was $5 228 387. The number of routes is 15’077,’ anil the aggregate length of the routes is 2!3, Wl.Bl miles. The appropriation for the last fiscal year was s>,40'1,090, and the sum expended $5,177,195 43 leaving an unexpended balance of B’°” so l 57 ° The appropriation for the current fiscal year is ? 5 050 000 -rd estimated expenditures ^,902,216, Jeavmg estimate:) deficits of -H> s’- H® recommends the appointment of a commission to recommend to Congress necessary star route legislation, and also recommends that provision be made for the families of postal clerks killed while on duty in the shape of a civil pension list. Reuben N Gardner stabbed and killed Lafayette Fronts at West Milligrove near Fostoria. Ohio, in a quarrel. Gardner s speedy removal to the county jail at Bowline Green. Ohio, stopped talk of lynching. Near Logansport, Ind., AN illiam Morris, aged 18, was shot in the woods He was walking with compaiiio ns when a strange man arose from a log, shot Morris m the center of the forehead, and' then ran off. A little Burlington girl defines a rooster as “a hen that doesn’t lay eggs.”