St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 34, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 March 1894 — Page 2

AT"WAR WITH HERSELF. The Story of a Woman's Atonement, by Charlotte M. Braeme. CHAPTER XLIV. Captain Flemyng hail very pretty rooms in Castle street, Weildon. He was not often hero, but he retained them for himself. He was very popular with his landlady —rather a severe maiden lady, who was accustomed to speak of him as “quite the gentleman. ” On this June morning, when so great a change wa s to take place in his c.rcumstances, ho had risen late. Miss (Danvers had sent twice to say that breakfast was ready, an 1 yet he did not appear. A third tmi tie little page knocked at his door —this time .the message was of a more startling description. i “A lady is waiting to see you, Capt. Flemyng, and she says her business is important.” I “A lady,” repeated Paul: “who can it bo?" I Ho never even dreamed of Loonie; his only impression was it might be some one soliciting charity—some one about a fancy fair, or a bazar, or something of that kind. How little he thought that waiting fcr him were the title “of Earl, and the inheritance of Crown Leighton! “A lady,” the little page had said; so Capt. Flemyng hurriedly completed his toilet and then went down to the draw i ng - ro *■' a large t -aveling-cloak. Tie bowed, inwardly wondering who she was and what she wanted. Thon ——the veiled figure came up to him and a faint voice murmured his name. He started back in surprise. h “Leonie!” he cried. “Great heavens! what has happened, what has brought you here?" He saw then that she held in her hands a paper packet. She placed it in his. “Take this, Paul,” sho said, simply; “it is yours. ” He took it, wonderingly, and then she threw back her veil and gave a great gasping sigh as of one who is relieved of a deally burden. He looked at the beautiful, colorless face, with its strange expression of jeice after a storm. ; “What dees it mean, Leonie?” he asked. “You astonish me —stay, you shall not speak one word until you have taken something. Ycu look so ill, my darling.” । Still holding the packet in his hand, never looking to see what it was, he led her to the little couch and made her sit down, and then he poured out a glass of wine. She would have refused it, but he told her he would not listen to her until she had drunk it. [ The generous wine brought back a tinge of color to the sweet face. It was all sweet now: that torrents of tears seemed to have wa-hed away the former pride, hardness, and coldness forever. He was struck by the softened beauty, and bent down to touch the white brow with his lips, but she shrank from him as she had never done before. “Do not do that, Paul, until you have heard what lam here to say. Look at what is written on the document I have given to you.” He looked and saw—- “ The last will and testament of Ulric, Earl of Charnleigh.” . “Leonie, ”he cried, “what does this mean?” But she had risen from the little couch and was kneeling at his feet. He cried out again when he saw that; he tried to raise her, but she bent her head in lowliest humility. • “Listen, Paul—listen to me. I am worthy^ only to kneel here, not to stand by your side, dear: for I have willfully robbed you,, knowing that all I had was yours. ” . “Robbed me!” he exclaimed. “What can you mean, Leonie?” “Read that will, and you will understand.” I He opened the document, and as he read a murmur of wonder that sounded almost like regret came from his lips. “Mine,” he said—“it is not possible! Mine, Leonie. and not yours!” “Yes; I have robbed you, Paul. I found this will long months ago, and hid it. I came down to Crown Leighton this morning purposely to destr jy it, never intending to give to you what is your own, but I c mid not do it: Heaven was merciful tome—l could not do it ” He seemed quite bewildered. “I do not understand, Leonie. What is it you say? Explain to me clearly—you have startled me.” Kneeling there, she told him the whole history of her sin—from the first moment when she found the will on the eventful night of the charades to this, when, humbled and repentant, she came to confess the truth to him. She did net spare herself; she told him how, one by one, she had discarded her own self-respect, her love, her honor, her hopes of Heaven. She did not spare herself: she did not hide from him one single incident of her wrongdoing. “It was a terrible temptation, PartG,” she said, “and I yielded to it. I have not (ne excuse to offer. I repent of my k. sin now, but that will mike it none the ^^ess heinous.” f ^Paul sat J'b —J—lMllllH'mly bereft * J n unable to speak, unable ^■■^JlWnnk clearly. dazed, Leonie,” he said, at last; f “I cannot understand your words oven yet. ” “I have robbed you,” she said—“l have deceived you in every way. I have kept this will back from you, try- । ing to compromise with m'y conscience, ' trying to make myself believe that if I married you it would bo the same—it j would not matter which had the inheritance, you or I.” He tried to speak, but she went on hurriedly—“l did not love you. Paul. I loved Bertram Gordon; and the greatest wrong I could have done would have been to marry you, for I love Bertram with all my heart's love.” “Was it only to bo Countess of Charnleigh that you promised to marry me?” he-'asked, sadly. “That was all. I love you just as ^though you were my elder brother. I have never had a lover's love for you, Paul; perhaps that was the worst part of my sin.” He let the will fall, and with a low Yioan buried his face in his hands, i be tried to draw them away. ' \‘ Do forgive, me, Paul —Paul, my ' wrest friend—Paul, my brother, do slon me! I am so sorry —so sorry uy sin!”

He looked at her. “Leonie, I do not value Crown Leighton or the title that goes with it; but I do value you and your love above all earthly things. You have made me an earl, yet 1 am poorer than the poorest pauper. You are worth a thousand earldoms to me.” “I am a truer woman, dear, kneeling here ai d giving you up, than I should • be if I married you. I cannot marry you, Paul. Heaven helping mo, I will not speak falsely or act falsely again while I liva.” “You are a noble woman,” he repeated: “the world holds none nobler.” She smiled sally. “I am going now,” she said. “Let me be the first to call you Lord Charnleigh. Ah, you will forgive me, Paul, because I have suffered so much. You will forgive me before I gor” “My darling.” he said, with a deep sob, “Icmnot j art with you. I love you so dearly, Leonie. Do promise to be my wife - forget ali this, and renew your premise to bo my wife.” “I cannot,” she ret imed. “Please Heaven no other false words shall pass my lips to you while I live. I cannot marry you because I do not love you; and I do with all mv heart love some one else. Say you forgive me, Paul.” “I forgive you, Loonie," he said; and then before he could interfere to prevent it, she had quitted the room. CHAPTER XLV. When Leonie Rayner left Paul she gat o no thought as to whither she wai going. She never thought of Florette DvaitimtfiJrJmr at Crown Leighton; T ' groat sacrifice for which she had straTHed every nerve,' and the reaction was fast setting in. Sh.e told the c ?achman to drive her to the railway-station: sho hid some yagui idea of going to London and losing herself in the crowds of that vast city. One thing she know was impossib e, and that was for her to meet just at present those belonging to the old brilliant life now passing from her forever. She would go to London and find some employment there; but first she must have rest—i est. She said the word over and over again to herself; it was all sho could hope so A sweet peace seemed to float around her; she was aroused only when the carriage stopped at the station. Tho coachman came up to her, and touched his l.at. “Have I any message, my lady, to take back to Crown Leighton?” She started as tho familiar words fell on her i ar. “No, none. You gave me a titlothat does not belong to me, Simmon--. lam ! no longer 1 ady Charnleigh. The will has been found that makes Captain Flemyng Lord Charnleigh—the heir to Crown Leighton. He will bo your ma - ter now. ” Her voice was low and clear, every syl able distinct. The man looked a’t her in astonishment too great for words. “It is no secret,” sho continued. “You can tell all tho servants when you return. ” “I am very sorry, mv lady," and Leonie was touched at seeing tears in the i man's eyes. He did not leave her until I he had seen her comfortably placed in the London train. Then she was alone for the first time since she had trampled <>n her tempta- ; tion and put away her sin alone, with a strange feeling of weariness ami peace alono with strangely mingle! thought-. The brilliant life was over , firever. Iconic. Countess of Charnleigh, was dead—no such person existed. How would they speak of her in that w rid she had loved so well? They would say that it was a short, brilliant reign' and that she had been much admired: and they sty also that she died a queen. There* had been nothing paltry—nothing mean in her abdication, She had given up entirely — she had n it re-erved to herself jewels or purses of gold, as sonu women might have done. She was proud as on that June day when, amidst light and shade, the lawyer had announced to her the fable of her wealth. A strange weariness was creeping over her; she laid her head back and closed her eyes; she emoved the thick veil from her beautiful, e dories- face, that the air might refresh her. Strange fancio • crowding on her l mind strange fancies floated before her—then a calm, deep brooding da k- j ness fell, an I the tired senses seemed to sleep. Nature must have its reaction. After a great storm comes a calm. Such a calm came over Leonie Rayner as she closed her eyes—darkness and silence seemed to enfold her, and she knew no more. The strain upon her nerves had been terrible: furlong months past she had known n^peaee; night and day she had been at war with heiself. Now the war was over —the evil spirit vanquished— a d she fell as a warrior might fall who had fought a hard battle and, wearied out, dropped by the wayside She remembered no more. The train was one not much used—there were ; few passengers; nor did it stop until Euston square had been reached. There a porter, opening the door, was startled to find a lady with a white, j beautiful face, lying like one dead. j He gave an alarm, and there was , a rush of people to the spot. It happened most providentially that in tho booking oilice. sending a messenger to ‘T’rbwn Leighton, was Ethel Dacre. There had been great alarm when Leonie’s sudden journey was discov- j ered. Lady Fanshawe was amazed, annoyed and disconcerted. “Such a thing to do in the very midst i of the season —to rush off to Crown Leighton in that eccentric fashion! What would the world say?” । But what the world was to say or I think mattered little now to Leonie i Rayner. Lady Fanshawe could not be j pacified until Ethel had promised to go heiself to Euston square and send a I messenger to Crown Leighton. “Send a letter to Lady Charnleigh | j begging her to let us know what she ' is doing and when she intends to leturn. ” So Miss Dacre, who b igan to have ■ some faint glimmer of tho truth, went ' at once and while she was engaged in ; dispatching a messenger-he heard the people saying that a lady had been found in a railway carriage either fainting or dying. A sudden conviction seized her that it was Leonie. She found her instinct . had not deceived her—Leonie, cold, silent and motionless, but with a look : of peace on her white face which Ethel had not seen for months, was lying in the ladies’ waiting room. She guessed at once what Leonie had done. “Sho has been to Paul Flemyng and I has told him all.” j Ethel knew that that calm, serene

expresslon’could come only that was at peace. Even whW" 8 y 1 stood at Loonie's side sho fori® • h 0 resolution; she decided that a • j should not bo carried to that iW* cent mansion -where she ha^T^ ni ' queen. Westfield, her father’s®, b X Q was but a few miles from Londa- *^ e ’ would take her thither. s “ e She dispatched a messenger tj T , Fanshawe, telling her what hila i . V pened and what she had done, aJq tn ordered a carriage and toakF’ .n home to Westfield. The doctu^ 00 ” 10 nouncod it to be a case of braip > P r °- from which there did not teU ever » chance for the patient's recovertr* an ^ **** * * * • • * It was a June day on which Rayner had turned from her sr eoni ® fled from further temptation—flj 1 , a . solving to be loyal and true for ’ re j of her li'e, come what might, 3 wheat was standing in huge L A ,le sheaves, and the fruit was h ripe on the trees, when theopet eyes to reason and light—such vV r reason, si ch dim light. At fill* 6 was conscious of no other sensat*,?, that of lying at rest, and then#\7. that became familiar to her, shaq, „ cn to understand that she was mor®, less and feeble than a child. SbL m to rai-e her hand, but could ra".. 7^7 tried to speak, but the trembla^ could form nowords; then shcSooked round, but the pla’e was all to her. Near the window she outline of a woman's figurqij raised one of her hands, and fißg to her that it must belong else, it was so white, so thin: soVJ And then, slowly, giaduaML once active brain began to work memory and reason, the pov jf thought, began to return t> her jßhe sighed deeply, anl tho figure MMho window hastily turned round. j “Ethel!” she whispered, faintly, g “My darling! Thank heaven, yovjaL^ you”self once more!" and the merit Ethel Dacre was kneeling byilkg bedside holding the frail, tremb4 a „ figure in her arms. \ ~ “Tell me where I am, Ethel,” said. i “You are in my home—Westfield, you have I een here ever since you taken ill.” | “How long is that?” asked the fatL voice. "More than six weeks, Loonie. Ba* you must not talk—you must rest.” "Rest!” The won! fell like a chifej of half-forg t .tten bells—like the faiK? sweet music of a dream. "Rest!" poor, half-dazed mind dwelt on t^ word—it op- ned the whole past to h^E “Dixrs every one know, Ethel?” s&i asked. 1 “Yes, my darling: everyone know|| and everyone say.-, you are* the noblest woman in the world." Her fair r ame had been laved from all stain or reproach. She turned her face away, and fell into a sweet, di earn- I le-s sleep, every moment of which wag j full of healing to her. It was som * weeks longer before she was able to leave her room. Once or twice she thought to talk to Ethel about that terrible past, but Miss Dacre wvul 1 not hear a worth “When you are stronger, Leonie, you shall say what you like, but not now. Make haste and grow strong, l’apa wants to take us both to France. Would you like to visit Reims, whore your mother's family live? Wc wilt* go there and stay until you ar* Tillie well." ‘ I he idea of visiting Reims delighted her. and then, by degrees, as Leonio grew stronger, Ethel’ told her how Lady Fanshawe was still»t the London house, superintending affairs, and how Paul had taken p »ssessiou of his estates, and now was installed as Lord Charnleigh. “How is he, Ethel? Did you ever see him?" she asked, “Ye i 1 see him every day, I-eonie. He drives over to see how you are.” Then, noticing that the sue t face grew pale, she added. “You will not see him, Leonie. Dr. Markham has forbidden me to allow anyone to seo you until we return from France. Half fashionable 1. nd. n has sent to ask about you.” ‘The.i people do not Ek ■ mo less l>oeau e 1 am no longer a countess?" sho said. “1 think al sensible p .pie like you bett-r than ever," replied Ethel. “When you are stronger I will show you w hat all the pa; ers have sain about you—l have carefully preserved them —and then you will understand how you are appreciated.” Leonie did not grow strong a- soon as Miss Dacre had' hop d. When she was able to travel. Sir Hunt’ w took them both to Reims. The brave old general had grown very fond of the girl who had acted in what he called a truly brave and loyal fashion. Ho would have done anything for her. I eonie begged hard that she might see Lady Fanshawe before she went. lut ' Ethel was firm. “Lady Fanshawe was grieved very much about you.” she remarked; “ind ed, for a 1 ng time she persisted in saying that there must be a mistake about the will. If you were to see her it would only bring about a rush of painful memories. You must wait until ycu return. ” “Ethel." said Leoni -. “youevaded my question the other day. How is Paul.'” Miss Dacre's face flushed. “Lecn'e.” said she, “Paul loves you t o well to be happy: he would give back his earldom, dear, to win y< u.” But Leonie Rayner looked with frank, clear eyes into her friend's face. "I shaT never act falsely again, । Ethel, while I live; and I cannot mar. y Paul, because with all my heart I love Bertram Gordon.” ITO BE CONTINUED. | — i i- / , z A Stuttering Wit and a Chaplain. “In cur company during tho civil ; war,” said an old soldier the other day, ! “was a stuttering sergeant named Thomas and a chaplain named ( henautt, who was exceedingly vntidv in , personal appearance. The sergeant i was a wit and gave the chaplain no end j of trouble. One cold day the parson ; had preached for over an'hour, and at j the cl se of his discourse asked any < ne who felt serious to c me forward. The sergeant went at once. ‘Do you really feel serious?’ asked the chaplain, rather doubtful of his convert. ‘Se-se- , serious. I sh-sh-should ^ay I-I di-did. i Any m-man w-would feel s-se-serious I to s-s-sit on a c-ca-cake of ice t-t-two : houi s and h-he-hear y-you p-preach,’ | was the reply. On another occasion, । at mess, the sergeant began to eat I efore the chaplain had asked the accustomed blessing. Extending his hands over the table the chaplain said. ‘Pause, sergeant, pause.’ ‘Y-yes, I s-s-see 'em’ D-d-d-d-d—d dirty ones, too.’ ”

| STARVING IN TEXAS. ■ TALES OF HUNGER, DEATH, AND 1 DESOLATION. i A Once Prosperous Keg oi, on Which Nature Bestowed Her < hoiceet Girts, Now a Vast Desert, Strewn with the Bones of Cattle—Untold SutTerlnß. -e» A'ongr the Klo Grande. The Rio Granle Valley might bo likenel unto the valley of the shadow of death. Where a few years ago thousands of head of cattle, 1 orses, sheep and goats grazed on luxuriant and nutritious grasso s is now a floor of sand and alkali. Buzzards and wt Ives are all that is left in animal like, except a few de tituto and starving families. In tegetation nothing is rem except the great green cactu-, with its for. idding thorns, which secure it against an attack of even shiep and goat-. In Starr, Zapata and portions of Encinal, Hidalgo, Cam r >n, Dimmet, Maverick and Duval Counties in the extrema southwestern portion of the State the direst want prevails. In Starr County the situation is more dep' able and the ruin and desolation moro widespread than in the adjoining d countios, I ut in sections of each the and gruesome state of af/ti^M^J&anifest. Until four years ago ■B^rs'Ction «a; one apparently most favored by nature. Vegetation was rank ingrowth. The mild, salubrious climate lent a charm to life, and all was prosperity and happiness. Cattle and sheep thrived and fattened on the wild grasses, and with litt e effort in the way of cultivation the hus’ andman garnered enough to supply all needs. In the more favored localities, where springs were numerous, little village! had been established and a large population was contentedly living, denting its income from the* vast stock and sheep industries. All this has been transfo m-d. The scene shifted and I the white, bleaching bones of animals covering the ground f r miles and j miles is all the eye now meets. No .crop! have been iaised or harvested for four consecutive years. Even the springs have dried * up. The s ene presented is that of a va-t desert, with nothing t> relieve the monotony. A State pf Affairs. ' To increase the want and misery, hunger has attacked mankind as wed as the dumb animals, and manv have Mted praying for bread. For a time the i^or subsided on rcots ami prickly HFai-s, adding half putrid flesh -trip; e l ! ^Bom dead animals which the buzzards nskd not completely devoured The , rattle Mexican children are naked, and . |the older ones without clothes t > cover llheir b-dies. Taking Starr County a< (an example, fully per cent, of all 'live stock has perished. A year ago there were in that county horses, s^ooo cattle, 125.U0 > sheep, ami 25.M10 gwats. To-day there are n t all told in tM conntv m re than 10.0 head of i f<«r footel animals. Wealthy men are I Jwkrupt and absolutely starving.: JP^nt is true of Starr Count ! applies to I’o.'Tmmjs of other <• -u »tio+. The bitter । t'» «ome Idea of the distressing i of affair , acme of tho los-es bus- , laitwd by ranchmen are: I’. Garza last I August owned 2,5 »> sheop, HD ,-uul . and horse c: he has her os, io • Sheep and 1 cow left. E. Gonzales, i J.shesp; has 2 • left, all other st< ck dead, C. Gomez, C.'u * -be p. •«• cattle, 1»» horses; uo sheep est. cattle and horses all dead. < . and I'. ra- ch, 4.00) sheep: SCO lef . E. I', ranch. 1.5>0 sh< op: aU detd. I’eter-on Brothers, 2,Ww cattle and horses: aNnit l*>o left. This list m ght b i extended imb ilnite!v, but this will -utTce to show the condition o’ the country. So grave has tho situation l»eeom • that all hopes hav been abandoned. The gnawing pang- of hunger uro U«ing felt by all alive, and -core*a:e fallingUetims to starvatb m The dan Upon the m -re f rtmate has been -o st 'adv that they ran’.o- l<>ng<T help ‘ one another, m.d t ney ha.-" a :-'.i.< 4 to the charity of the world f >r eontributinns of money, c Hhing. < r pr >- visions of any kind. As far aa the live-stock industry is com erned. the ' agony is । ver. as the animals' bones n>w strew the once green pastures. It * l>e o es necos ary t > feed the living, i and remove them to other localit ywhere they can be.'in the battle of life an ‘W. Mas! meetings have l>een held at some of the near-by towns, and preparations are now going on to re!i ,'ve the ru erer-. SIOUX ARE IN THE SWIM. 11 ,<h with Money and Wear Fine » lothes, but still I. it Stewed Dog. The Indian composing th>> Sioux nation are ust now the happie-t and most contorted mortal- in the count -y. Tnis state 05 affair, is brought abeut br the ' di,tri iJUtiou among th.mi of tens of thz> >f doll- rs by the government, i Ix-ine .t payment ma Ie for ceding out a million acres of land to the gover iment a few years ago. As a i forth' r payment for the land the Sioux 1 will riccive during the next few months i large quantities of agricultural imple- ' ments, thousands of horses, cattle, : oxen, etc. The Indians who are entitled to their portion of th a money and < goods di tributed, says a ( ham- : berlain S. D.) dispatch, are those at Pine Ridge, Rosebud. Santee, ] I landreau. Lower Brule, Crow Creek. . Forest City. Standing Rock and Ronca j ' agencies. As a result of these cash . payments th ? towns nearest the agen- I , cies have been filled of late with In- | ’ dians of all ages, sexes anl rendition, who lost no time in exchanging their ; money for articles of vari u; kinds. I ’ Although the government furni-he- > them with practically all the neces- | 1 saries of life, the red man can find t many ways of squandering his money. I Among the first places visited when j they are lo king for inve-tments are ■ clothing, bi ot and shoe and dry geo Is ! stores. They buy ginghams, calicoes of i 1 bright colors and flowered patterns, velvets, and occasionally silk for the squaws, and muslin, bright-colored : shawls, trunks, valises, hats, children's overshoe<, leads, etc. Millinery stores j । are also extensively patrinizel. It is I on\v a short time before dealers are : ‘ sold out of cigarettes, young Indians ' less than 10 years of age being as eager * to smoke them as their elders. "c » es of the Sioux are annually be- 1 coming more aristocratic, and in order to maintain the proper dignity, invest I their surplus wealth in buggies and c double-seated carriages, the harnes-es €

on th* horses being the best in th* marxot, and the Indians preferring those with brass trimmings. Now that 1 mo»t of the Sioux are content to reside in comfortable log or frame houses, 1 especially in the winter time, when th j airy tepee is hardly sufficient to pro tect th <m against the rigors of tie northern weather, they wish to make the interior of their dwelling as comfortable ami homelike as possible, and tor this reason they are, when flush, go d patrons of furniture stores. Here t hey pm chase cupboards, liedsteads, chaup, anl occasionally a ban,- carcf newly purchased ca ;; rla ? e3 P lo *ent an amusing sight . < pining fn m a store wh n o he and his wife have just pur hi el a' handsome < ne, the Sioux takes the I \ V ee the empty carriage, ; wh.le his wife, follows in the rear bringing on her b ick a larg ^i ZJ d 1 pap (he. The Government furnishes the Indi- ' ans with liberal supplies of meat of ' nearly all kinds, but, nevertheless ' they expend large sums so” this while ’ in the border town . During the pres- i ent pilgrimage one Indian visited a local meat market and purchased pork to the amount of 51.1,50. During these > visits of the Indians it is remarkable how many stray dogs disappear from the street . A visit to the lem; ora;y Indian village in tho outskirts of the town and an inspaction of the contents of tho large iron kettles steaming and boiling over the bright fires would solve the mystery. When tho Lot stray dog has disappeared into the iron kettles of tho Sioux, and subse .uently into the stomachs of the red man anil his friends, the Indians stroll through the residence portion of the town and watch for dogs that are large and fat. When such a cur is discovered the Indians aseertiin the owner, go to him ! or her and offer to buy the animal, i Dog soup is still a favorite dish with I the Sioux, and pnbibly will b? for many generation -to come. An Ind an will cut his hair, wear white man's clothes, adorn himself with a white shirt collar and necktie, cover his head with a s-t v ’pipe hat. shine his shoes occasionally, but he is n t yet prepared to relinquish his craving for dog soup. After several days of trading and ‘ sightseeing the Indians return quietly j to their reservations, empty in pocket, | but rich in this world's goods. Their । money is all gone, but they know tho ' Great Father will give them more in the future. PEACE IN HONDURAS. President Vasques Seeks an Asvlnm in Salvador. The prospect! of peace in Central America have not been so bright for nearly three years as they a o now. This is bee inse \ as jiie’, the President of Honduras, has sought safety in flight, and th.' lea ler of tho reKd-q Policarpo Bonilla, will soon b v elected in his stead. It is about three years since Bogran's term of office expired as President of Honduras. Not being eligible to re election, he mana,o I to secure the ele tion of Ponciana Leii rt. a sub--erv ent too’. The c ndi lat > of the ant -administration party wa; Ponil a. who claim d that I.eiva's election was unconstitutional and unfair, aid at one « lx gan to sow the seeds of revolution. Bogran died, but Leiva was inaugurated Gen. D unii gi \ a-quez liecame i i chief friend aid adviser and the head of c; bi net. Levi finally Ix came frightened at the prex portions th** insurrection had assumed, ami turned the Pre i lency over to Vasquez. Vas ptez was not popula”. but h 1 conducted a vigorous camps i/n agi i -i B»i ilia, so that the la't ?r was finally driven out of the count y into Nieai aqua. Peace follow.-1 for a tim \ although B< nilla was quietly musing his wrath and preparing for future operations. < inspirators against Vasquez were executed every new and th m by order of t io Pre ident ami an out break was al-ni-st constantly exp-ct'd. In tho nwantim * Ronil a was c illeeting . t er exiles mid biding his time for the inm- on of Honduras. Vas u •/. prot -ted t<> the Niearaquan Government azainst its ha boring of such an expodition. The controversy end. d lira ly in v. ar. I^st December the N’eiraqaans together witn a number of Honduran malcintents, under tho leadership of Bonilla, invaded Honduras. Vasquez resi-ied a- well a- he was able, but was finally leaned up with the remnant of his forces in the ca lital. The city was besieged, until Tegucigalpa was surrendered to the rebel. It was predicted that \ asqU' Z would beshot. Itappears, however, that he has sought an asylum in Salva lor. President Ezeta of that country will rec >gnize Bor.ilia as the ruler of Honduras, an l at the elections som to follow Bonill i will midoubtedly be eh'sen President, and will grant amne-ty to all who participated in the conflict. In the long -i -ge th ■ allied armies lost only two genera's, seven colonels and 2< o privates. When peace is firmly established the Ni ur agami a-my with its leader, Gen. ( rtez, wil return to their own country. Vasquez was at La L’nion when last heazd from, bat will } robab.j be taken int _> the interior for g. eater safety. Telegraphic Clicks. The diplomatic and consular service of the United States coA the country ',OO ) a year. Nine hundred persons have been converted as the res dt of a Methodist revival at Danville, HI. Records of 6-year-old and aged horses sh iw twenty-one won 261 races and earned $209,108 in 18:P. Ir is announced that Gorman and fellow-objectors to the tariff bill have secured what they wanted. Business by the full bench of the Supreme Court will b ? delayed a month by Justice Jackson's absence. W. Steinitz and Emanuel lacker have signed to play a chess watch for the championship of the world. James Montgomery Bailey, famous as the Danbury News man, died at his Connecticut home of pneumonia. Rabbi Browne refuses to be dismissed by Emanuel c >ngregatii>n, Chicago, and the c urts may be resorted to. Oakwcods MethodM Church. Chicago, celebrated its silver anniversary. Bishop Fowler, of Minneapolis, took 1 arc. “Farmer” Hatch says tho objections that were urged aqain-t his anti- , option bil last year have been removed. Special Agent McCarty is at ; West Superior, Wis., after Chinese ; opium smugglers. An organized gang exists there. ।

LONG FIGHT IS ENDED BLAND'S BILL FINALLY GETS THROUGH THE HOUSE. Filibusters Make Their Last Stand, but the Deadlock Is Broken and the Silver Seigniorage Coinage Bill as Amended Is Passed 107 to 130. The Mhsonrlan Victorious. The long struggle in the House over the Bland bill for the coinage of the I ‘^ffiiiorage anl the silver bull- । ion in the treasury w; s ended Thursi bay by the passaere of the bill by s | vote of 16, t) 130, a majority in favoi ■of the bill of 37. The special order to j bring the hill to a vote was adopted by a bare quorum imme liately after the j House convened. This broke the oppo- ■ sition of the filibusters and they were ■ powerless to do anything further to I place an obstacle in the way of the । bill. All the amendments offered to j the measure by its opponents were de- , seated, the one which polled the most । votes being Mr. Outhwaits’3 amendment to strike out the second section. I The following is the vote in detail on ! the final passage of the bill, the Democrats b.ing in roman, the RepublL cans in italics and populists in SMALL caps: YEAS. Abbott, Enloe. Morgan, Aitken. Epes, Moses. Alderson, Fithian, Murra’j, Alexander, Form in, Neill. Arnold, Funston, Newlands, I Bailey. Fyan. Paschal, i Baker tKan.) Geary, Patterson, | Bankhead, Goodnight, Paynter, I Bell (Colo.) Gorman, Pearson. Bell (Texas), Grady. Pence, Berry. Gresham, Pendleton (Tei Black (Ga), Hall (Mo.), Pendleton Black dll.), Hammond, (W. Va.), Bland. Hare. Pickier, Buatner. Hartman, Post, Boen, Hatch, Price, Botrers CA), Heard, Reilly, Branch, Henderson(N.C) Richards (Ohio) B’k’ridire (krk.).Hepburn, Richardson Br’k’ridge i.Ky},Hermann, (Mich.), ' Bretz, Holman, Richardson I Brookshire Hooker Miss.), (Tenn.), Broderick, Hudson P.itchie, Brown, Hunter. Robbins. ■ Bryan. Hutcheson, Russell (Ga.), i Bunn, Jones, Sayers, I Bynum, Kim. Settle, । Cabaniss, Ktlizore, Shell. Camanettl, Kribbs, Sibley. Cannon Cat), Kyle. Simpson, Caruth, Lacey, Sucdgrass, Catchings, Lan- 1 . Springer, Clark (Mo.), Latimer. Stallings. Clarke (Ala.), Layton. Stockdale, Cobb i Ala.), Letter, Stone iKy.), Cockrell, Lisle. Strait. Coffeen, Livingston, Swanson, Conn, Lucas, Street, Cooper (Fla.), Maidox. Talbert iS. C.), Cooper Ind.). Maguire, Tate, Cooper (Texas), Mallory, Taylor (Ind.), Cox. Marsh. Terry. Crawford. Marshall. Tucker, Culberson. Martin (Ind.), Turner (Ga.), t'nrtis Kan.), Met leary\ MinntTurner (Va.), Davey. McCreary (Ky.).Turpin, Davis, McCulloch. Tyler, De Armond, McDannold, Weadock, Denson, McDearmon, Wheeler (Ala.), Dinsmore, McGann. White, Dockery. McKeighan. Whiting. Donovan, McMillin. Williams (TH.), Jtoolitt'e, McNagy, Williams (Mias) Dnrl orow, Mcßae. B ilson (Wash.), Edmands. Meridith, Wise, Ellis (Ky.i, Money. Woodward—lß7. Flits (Oregon'. Montgomery, Nays. A-’ams (Ky.), Gardner, Page, .IMrieA, Gear, Payne. ApsGy, Geissenhainer, Perkir^, ^ll -■bwti, Gillet (X. V.), PMTtfag /hiL-0.-A'. Goldzler, Pigott, Baker N. H.), Griffin, (Juigg, Barnes, Grout, Pandall, a’Jf: Beltzhoover, Haines, Beubttm. B ; air. Harmer, IMnnson Boutelle, Harter, Byan, Brickner, Haugen, Schermerhorn, Brosius. Bayes. S^-ranton, Burrcrs, H mer. Sham. Cadmus. }lrn<lerson‘k\\A Sherman, tahhrell. Hitt. Sickles. Campbell. Hooker iN. Y.) Somers, i : Ill.), Hr, k s \W\, Sperry, ( an-ey. Hopkms (Pa.), Stephenson, < irk, ring. Ibihck, Stevens, Clancy. HuS. Stone, t’.W. < obb Mo.) Johnson (Ind ), Stone. IK .4. Coggtrell, Johnson iS.D.i,Storer, Compton, Johnson (Ohio .Strauss, Coombs. Joy. Strong, fonpm Wis), Kiefer Talbot Md.), Cornish. Lapham, Tamney. f'ousins. Lockwood, Tracey, Covert. Loud. Vyde^raff. Cummings. Louden stager, 1 anVoorhislO} Curtis iS. Y.) Lynch, \\ adsworth, IfaLzel, Magner, H'a/feer, Jhnels, Mahon, Wanger, Defo est. Me Ale r, Warner, Jdi gley, McCall. Waugh, l>o ’n-er, McEttrick, Wells, Braye-' McKaig. H>rer. Dunphy, Mnklejohn, Wheeler (Hl.), Erdman, Mercer, H'G»on 'OJ, Everett, Meyer, Woomer. Fielder, Mutchler, Wright iMass.), FGteher. O-Keill. " -U Funk, Outhwaite, The bill as j a—ed was in the nature of a >ub-tituto for the original text of the measure. Tiie changes do not affect the mat n-ial features of the bill, which provide for the coinage of the silver Seigniorage in th? Treasury, the issue of silver certificates therein if need b?. in the discrete n of the Secretary of tho Treasury, in advance of the coinage, and thereafter the coinage of the remainder of the bullion as fast as practicable, and tho issue of silver certificates th reon to take the place of tho Treasury notes i-.-u d unde? the Sherman act. which are to be retired and canceled as rapidly as the coinasre takes place. The changes made in the substitut - simply make specific the fact that the seigniorage is to be coined, and that this bill sha 1 not affect the redemption of tho treasury notes under existing law. An analysis of the vote by which the bill passed shows that 141 Democrats. 19 Republicans, and 7 Populists total 1671 voted for it, and ‘0 Republicans and 50 Democrats (total 130 j voted against it. Personal Paragraphs. The official announcement is made of the I etrothal of Princess Josephine of Flanders to Prince Charles of Hohenzollern. The late W. B. F. Fort, of Wayne County, North Carolina, was born and reared on property granted to hig ancestors by George II I. The Czar of Russia recently said that his highest ambition in this life was to treat his subjects that history would speak of him as the Peasant Monarch. The Duke of Cambridge is the only member of British royalty who does not nay postage on his letters: his position as Commander-in-chief of the army exempts him. Jessie Talmage Smith, Dr. Talmage's eldest daughter, is noted among her a 'quaintances for her outspoken opinions. She is without hobbles and is fond of home duties. Though the King of Siam has a palaeo which he can submerge in the sea at will he prefers to enjoy an internal bath of intoxicating beverages. He is slowly drinking himself into his grave.