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' ISSUED SEMI-WEEKL,^^ ^ ?7 m. OEIST 4 SONS, Publisher..} % ^amilj jfrmspgtr: jfor the promotion of the glolititat, Social, gjrirultural, and Commercial Interests of the jjjtoglt. mtocenDtoANCEESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1901. NO. 95. ? ? i " i I __ __ THE COURIER BY JUXjE CHAPTER X. a day's march from KaJ I lyvan, several versts be| I yond the town of Dia cUinKs. stretcnes a wiue |EMfljEI plain, planted here and IvRCpHyl there with great trees, principally pines and cedars. TberestoodtheTartartents. There Feofar-Khan, the terrible emir of Bokhara. was encamped, and there on the following day, the 7th of August, were brought the prisoners taken at Kalyvan after the annihilation of the Russian force, which had vainly attempted to oppose the progress of the invaders. Of the 2,000 men who had engaged with the two columns of the enemy, the bases of which rested on Tomsk and Omsk, only a few hundred remained. Thus events were going badly, and the imperial government appeared to have lost its power beyoud the frontiers of the Ural, for a time at least, for the Russians could not fail eventually to defeat the savage hordes of the Invaders. But in the meantime the invasion had reached the center of Siberia, and It was spreading through the revolted country both to the eastern and the western provinces. If the troops of the Amur and the province of Takutsk did not arrive In time to occupy it, this capital of Asiatic Russia, being insufficiently garrisoned, would fall Into the hands of the Tartars. and before it could be retaken the grand duke, brother of the emperor, would be sacrificed to the vengeance of Ivan Ogareff. Feofar's camp presented a magnificent spectacle. Numberless tents of skin or silk glistened in tne rays ui the sun. The lofty plumes which surmounted their conical tops waved amid banners, flags and pennons of every color. The richest of these tents belonged to the Seldes and Kbodjas, who are the principal personages of the khanate. A special pavilion, ornamented with a horse's tail Issuing from a sheaf of red and white sticks artistically Interlaced. Indicated the high rank of these Tartar chiefs. Then In the distance rose several thousand of the Turcoman tents, which had been carried on the backs of camels. The camp contained at least a hun. dred _and flfty thousand soldiers, as many foot as horse soldiers, collected under the name of Alamanes. Among them and as the principal types of Turkestan would have been remarked the Tadjiks from their regular features, white skin, tall forms and black eyes and hair. They formed the bulk of the Tartar army, and of them the khanates of Khokband and Koundougb bad furnished a contingent nearly equal to that of Bokhara. With the Tadjiks were mingled specimens of different races who either reside in Turkestan or whose native countries border on It There were Usbecks, red bearded, small in stature, similar to those who bad pursued Michael. Here were Kirghls, with flat faces like the Kalmucks, dressed In coats of maiL Some carried the lance, bows and arrows of Asiatic manufacture, some the saber, a matchlock gun and a little short ban died ax, the wounds from wbicb invariably prove fatal. There were Mongol?, of middle height, with black hair plaited Into pigtails, which bung down their backs, round faces, swarthy complexions, lively deep set eyes, scanty beards, dressed in blue nankeen trimmed with black plush, Bword belts of leather with silver buckles, boots gayly braided and silk caps edged with fur and three ribbons fluttering behind. Brown skinned Afghans, too, might have been seen. Arabs, having the primitive type of the beautiful Semitic races, and Turcomans, with eyeB which looked as If they had lost the pupil?all enrolled under the emir's flag, the flag of incendiaries and devastators. When the prisoners were brought into the camp, the emir was in his tent He did not show himself. This was fortunate no doubt A sign, a word, from him might have been the signal for some bloody execufmn. But he intrenched himself in that isolation which constitutes In part the majesty of eastern kings. He who does not show himself is admired and, above all, feared. As to the prisoners, they were to be penned up in some inclosure where, ill treated, poorly fed and exposed to all the inclemencies of the weather, they would await Feofar's pleasure. The most docile and patient of them all was undoubtedly Michael Strogoff. He allowed himself to be led, for they were leading him where he wished to go and under conditions of safety which free be could not have found on tne road from Kalyvan to Tomsk. To aononn Knfnro pconhinnr tliQt tnn*n mnc VOVH|/V W4V?V 4 VUVUtU^ 4UUb tV I* U IT UU to risk again falling Into the hands of the scouts who were scouring the steppe. At the same time with Michael Strogoff and many other prisoners Harry Blount and Alcide Jolivet had also been taken to the Tartar camp. Their former traveling companion, captured like them at the telegraph office, knew that they were penned up with him in the inclosure, guarded by numerous sentinels, but he did not wish to accost them. It mattered little to him. at this time especially, what they might think of him since the affair at Ichlui. Besides, he desired to be alone, that he might act alone if necessary. He therefore held himself aloof from his former acquaintances. From the moment that Harry Blount bad fallen by his side Jolivet had nol ceased his attentions to him. During the journey from Kalyvan to the camp ?that Is to say, for several hours? Blount, by leaning on his companion's , 0f the czar, is VERNE. arm, "hail been enabled to follow the rest of the prisoners. He had tried tc make known that be was a British sub joct, but It had no effect on the bar barians, who only replied by prods with a lance or sword. The corresponded of The Dally Telegraph was therefore obliged to submit to the common lot resolving to protest later and to obtain satisfaction for such treatment Bu1 the journey was not the less disagreeable to him, for bis wound caused hln] much pain, and without Alclde Jolivet't assistance be might never have reached the camp. Jollvet. whose practical philosophy never abandoned him, had physically and morally strengthened his compan Ion by every means in his power. His first care when they found themselves definitely established in the inclosurc was to examine Blount's wound. Hav ing managed to draw off his coat, b( found that the shoulder had been only grazed by the shot. "This is nothing," he said; "a mere scratch. After two or three dressings you will be all to rights." "But these dressings?" asked Blount "I will make tbein for you myself." "Then you are something of a doc tor?" "All Frenchmen are something ol doctors." And on this affirmation Alcide, tear lng his handkerchief, made lint of om piece, bandages of the other, took some water from a well dug In the middle ol the Inclosure, bathed the wound, whlcl happily was not serious, and skillfull} placed the wet rag on Harry Blouht's shoulder. "I thank you, M. Jolivet^" said Hairy, stretching himself on a bed of drj leaves which bis companion had ar ranged for him In the shade of a bird tree. "Now let us talk of what we ought to do. I assure you I have no intention of remaining a prisoner to these Tar tars for an indefinite time." "Nor I either." "We will escape on the first oppor tunity?" "Yes, if there is no other way of regaining our liberty." "Do you know of any other?" asked Blount, looking at bis companion. "Certainly. We are not belligerents; we are neutral, and we will claim out freedom." "From that brute of a Feofar-Khan?" "No: he would not understand," answered Jolivet; "but from his lieutenant, Ivan Ogareff." "He is a villaiu." "No doubt, but the villain is a Russian. He knows that it does not do tc trifle with the rights of men, and be has no interest to retain us. On the contrary. But to ask a favor of that gentleman does not quite suit mj taste." "But that gentleman Is not In the camp, or at least I have not seen him here," observed Blount. "He will come. He will not fall to do that. He must Join the emir. Siberia Is cut In two now, and very certainly Feofar's army Is only waiting fot him to advance on Irkutsk." "And. once free, what shall we do?" "Once free, we will continue our campaign und follow the Tartars until the time comes when we can make our way into the Russian camp. We must not give up the game. No, Indeed; wc have only Just begun." The event so much wished for by Jolivet and Blount, so much dreaded bj Michael, occurred on the morning ol the 12tb of August. On that day the trumpets sounded, the drums beat, the cauuon roared. A huge cloud of dust swept along th? road from Kalyvan. Ivan Ogareff. followed by several thousand men, mods his entry Into the Tartar camp. At the first flourish of the trumpets several officers of high rank, followed by a brilliant escort of Usbeck horse men. moved to the front of the camp tt receive Ivan Ogareff. Arrived In his presence, they paid him the greatest respect and Invited hint to accompany them to Feofar Khan's tent. Imperturbable as usual, Ogareff re plied coldly to the deference paid t< him. He was plainly dressed, but fron a sort of Impudent bravado he stil wore the uniform of a Russian officer. As he was about to ride on to pass the enciente of the camp, Sangarre passing among the officers of the es cort. approached and remained motion less before him. "Nothing?" asked Ivan Ogareff. "Nothing." "Have patience." "Is the time approaching when yot will force the old woman to speak?" "It is approaching, Sangarre." "When will the old woman speak?" "When we reach Tomsk." "And we shall be there"? "In three days." A strange gleam shot from Sangarre'i great black eyes, and she retired witl a calm step. Ogareff pressed his spun into his horse's flanks and, followed b: his staff of Tartar officers, rode towar< the emir's tent. Feofar-Khan was expecting his lieu tenant. The council, composed of th< bearer of the royal seal, the khodji and some high officers, had taken thel places in the tent. Ivan Ogareff dismounted, entered am stood before the emir. Feofar-Kahn was a man of forty tall, rather pale, of a fierce countc ; nance and eyes with an evil expres slon. A curly black beard flowed ove ! his chest. With his war costume, coa ? of mail of gold and silver, cross bel glistening with precious stones, seal i bard curved like a yataghan and se with sparkling gems, boots with golden spurs, belmet ornamented with an algret of brilliant diamonds, Feofar presented an aspect rather strange than Imposing for a Tartar Sardanapalus, an undisputed sovereign, who directs at bis pleasure the life and fortunes of his subjects, whose power is unlimited, and to whom at Bokhara by special privilege the title of emir Is given. When Ivan OgarefT appeared, the great dignitaries remained seated on i their gold embroidered cushions, but ? Feofar rose from a rich divan which occupied the back part of the tent, the - ground being hidden under the thick i velvet pile of a Bokbarlan carpet t The emir approached Ogareff and ' i gave him a kiss, the meaning of which j he could not mistake. This kiss made t the lieutenant chief of the council and I [ placed Dim temporarily uuuui uc i khodja. i Then Feofar addressed himself to < ; Ivan Ogareff. < I "I have no need to question you," said he. "Speak, Ivan. [You will find ] here ears very ready to listen to you." 1 ' "This is what I have to make known i to you," answered Ogareff. i Ivan Ogareff spoke In the Tartar lan- < i guage, giving to his phrases the em- < > pbatic turn which distinguishes the lan- ] . guage of the orientals. ? "This is not the time for unnecessary , r words. What I have done at the head i of your troops you know. The lines of j > the Ichim and the Irtish are now in < i our power, and the Turcoman horsemen can bathe their horses in the now ( . Tartar waters. The Kirghiz hordes 1 rose at the voice of Feofar-Khan, and < . the principal Siberian route from Ichim i to Tomsk belongs to you. Y<jp can ( j therefore push on your troops as well 1 toward the east, where the sun rises, as l . toward the west, where he sets." < . > "But the armies of the sultan of St. 1 , Petersburg?" said Feofar-Khan, deslg- .1 nating the emperor of Russia by this I , strange title. j "You have nothing to fear from them, j i either from the east or from the west," < replied Ivan Ogareff. "The Invasion j . has been sudden, and before the Rus- i sian army can succor them Irkutsk or < . Tobolsk will have fallen Into your pow- i i er. The czar's troops h^ve been overwhelmed at Ivalyvan. as they will be i I everywhere where yours meet them." , "Aud what advice does your devotion i to the Tartar cause suggest?" asked t the emir after a few moments' silence. "My advice." answered Ivan ugnren quickly, "is to march to meet the sun. It is to give the grass of the eastern steppes to the Turcoman horses to consume. It Is to take Irkutsk, the capital I of the eastern provinces, and with it a hostage the possession of whom is , worth a whole country. In the place of the czar-the grand duke, bis brother, must fall into your hands." i This was the great result aimed at by Ivan Ogareff. To listen to him one would have taken him for one of the cruel descendants of Stephen Razlne, the celebrated pirate who ravaged southern Russia in the eighteenth ceni tury. To seize the grand duke, murder , him pitilessly, would fully satisfy bis i hatred. Besides, with the capture of Irkutsk, all eastern Siberia would pass under the Tartar dominion. "It shall be thus. Ivan," replied Feoi "r "What are your orders?" "Today our headquarters shall be rei moved to Tomsk." OgarefT bowed, and. followed by the househ-begui. he retired to execute the emir's orders. As he was about to mount bis horse to return to the outposts a tumult broke out at some distance, in the part of the camp reserved for the prisoners. Shouts were heard and two or three shots fired. Perhaps it was an attempt at revolt or escape, which must be summarily suppressed. Ivan Ogareff and the housch-begul i walked forward a few steps, and al> most immediately two men, whom the soldiers bad not been able to keep back, appeared before them. The houscb-begui, without more in| formation, made a sign which was an fiooii, mid tho hpnfis nf the I two prisoners would have rolled on the i grouud had not Ogareff uttered a few , words which arrested the sword al- i I ready raised. The Russian had perceived that these i i prisoners were strangers, and he or- < dered them to be brought up to him. I They were Ilarry Blount and Alcide i I Jolivet. ( On OgarofTs arrival in the camp they had demanded to be conducted to his i . presence. The soldiers had refused. In < i consequence, a struggle, an attempt at i Sight, shots tired which happily missed 1 I the two correspondents, but their exe- < cution would not have been long dei layed If it had not been for the intert vention of the emir's lieutenant The latter observed the prisoners for . some moments, they being absolutely , unknown to him. They had been pres- ( ent at the Bcene in the posthouse at Iclilm In which Michael Strogoflf had been struck by Ogareff. but the brutal j traveler paid no attention to the persons then collected In the common ' room. Blount and Jolivet on the contrary, recognized him at once, and the latter ' said In a low voice: "Hello! It seems that Colonel Ogareff and the rude perj sonage of Icbim are one!" i Then he added in bis companion's 1 3 ear: F "Explain our affair, Blount You will ' 1 do me a service. This Russian colonel In the midst of a Tartar camp disgusts mc, and although, thanks to blm, my a head Is still on my shoulders, my eyes ] would exhibit my feelings were I to r attempt to look him in the face." So saying, Alcide Jolivet assumed a 3 look of complete and haughty indifference. Whether or not Ivan Ogareff percelv' ed that the prisoner's attitude was ln> suiting toward him, he did not let It t appear. I "Who are you, gentlemen?" he asked t In Russian In a cold tone, but free from > its rudeness. I "Two correspondents of English and French newspapers," replied Blount laconically. "You have doubtless papers which will establish your Identity?" "Here are letters which accredit us in Russia from the English and French chancellor's office." Ivan Ogareff took the letters which Blount held ont to him and read them attentively. Then said he: < "You ask the authorization to follow our military operations in Siberia?" < "We ask to be free; that is all," aa- 1 wered the English correspondent dry- < ly. i "Yon are so, gentlemen," answered Dgareff, "and I shall be curious to read pour articles In The Daily Telegraph." 1 "Sir," replied Harry Blount, with the ] most Imperturbable coolness, "it Is slxjence a number. Including postage." 1 And thereupon Blount returned to his jompanion, who appeared to approve 1 :ompletely of his replies. 1 Ivan Ogareff. without frowning, 1 mounted his horse and. going to the 1 KooH nf hlo pReort. soon disannearcd in * i cloud of dust. "Well, M. Jolivet, what do you think >f Colonel Ivan Ogareff. general In iblef of the Tartar troops?" asked Blount "I think, my dear friend," replied llclde, smiling, "that the housch-bogul nade a very graceful gesture when he jave the order for our heads to be cut )ff." Whatever was the motive which led 3gareflf to act thus in regard to the i two correspondents, they were free and i :ould rove at their pleasure over the , scene of war. Their Intention was not , to leave It. The sort of antipathy ] which formerly they had entertained , for each other had given place to n sin- | :ere friendship. Circumstances having ] Drought them together, they no longer , thought of separating. The petty ques- , tions of rivalry were forever extln- , juished. Harry Blount could never ^ forget what be owed bis companion. , who, on the other hand, never tried to remind him of it. This friendship, too. issisted the reporting operations and was thus to the advantage of their readers. "And now," asked Blount, "what 3hall we do with our liberty?" "Take advantage of It, of course," ' replied Alcide, "and go quietly to Tomsk 1 to see what Is going on there." J "Until the time?very near, I hope? ' when we may rejoin some Russian reg- ! Iment." ' "As you say, my dear Blount, It won't 1 Jo to Tartarlze ourselves too much. i The best side Is that of the most civl- > llzed army, and It Is evident that the i people of centra] Asia will have every- ' thing to lose and absolutely nothing to i pain from this invasion, while tbe Rus- < dans will sooti" repulse them. It is j only a matter of time." 1 The arrival of Ivan Ogareff, which i tiad given Jolivet and Blount their lib- ] orty, was to Michael Strogoff, on the , contrary, a serious danger. Should j chance bring the czar's courier into , OgarefTa presence the latter could not , Call to recognize In him tbe traveler , whom he had so brutally treated at the , Ichlm posthouse, and, although Mi- , chael bad not replied to tbe Insult as ( tie would have done under any other , circumstances, attention would be , irawn to him, and at once the accom- J pllshment of his plans would be renJered more difficult. This was the unpleasant side of the ' business. A favorable result of his 1 irrlval, however, was the order which 1 was given to raise the camp that very lay and remove the headquarters to 1 Tomsk. 1 This was tbe accomplishment of Ml- ' chael's most fervent desire. His inten- 1 tlon, as has been said, was to reach 1 Tomsk concealed among the other pris- < oners?that is to say, without any risk ' of falling into tbe hands of the scouts ' who swarmed about the approaches to 1 this important town. However, In con- < sequence of the arrival of Ivan Ogareff i and in the fear of being recognized by t him, he questioned whether it would i not be better to give up his first plan i and attempt to escape during the jour- i ney. 1 Michael would no doubt have kept to | the latter plan bad be not learned that . Feofar-Kban and Ivan Ogareff bad already set out for the town at tbe bead Df some thousands of horsemen. "I will wait, then," said be to himself; "at least unless some exceptional opportunity for escape occurs. Tbe adverse chances are numerous on this side of Tomsk, while beyond the favorable increase, since I shall in a few hours have passed the most advanced Tartar posts to the east. Still three days of patience, and may God aid me." TO BE CONTINUED. A Care For Pneumonia. Take six to ten onions, according to size, and chop fine, put in a large spider aver a hot fire; then add about the same quantity of rye meal and vinegar enough to make a thick paste. In the meanwhile stir thoroughly, letting It 3immer five or ten minutes. Then put In a cotton bag large enough to cover the lungs and apply to the chest is hot as the patient can bear. When this gets cool apply another, and thus continue by reheating the poultices, and in a few hours the patient will be [>ut of danger. This simple remedy has < never failed in this too often fatal mal- 1 ady. Usually three or four applica- i tions will be sufficient, but continue al- i ways until perspiration starts freely from the chest. This simple remedy, ] says the New England Grocer, was i formulated many years ago by one of 1 the best physicians New England has i ever known, who has never lost a pa- j tient by that disease, and won his own renown by saving persons by simple | remedies after the best medical talent < had pronounced their cases hopeless. Personally, we know of three persons who were saved by this remedy last 1 winter in Boston, after their physicians 1 had given them up to die; and if a rec- ] ord was made of all similar cases dur- , ing the last six years, it would fill a good sized volume.?The World's Progress. 1 piscctlanwus Reading. t! ABDUCTION OF MISS STONE. 0 William E. Cnrtls Tells an Interest- it ins Story of the AfT/'.-r. e William E. Curtis, the well-known f< correspondent of the Chicago Record- p( Herald, writing from Sofia under date if October 28th, furnishes his paper t] with a complete and highly interesting ^ account of the abduction of Miss Stone, a the American missionary, by Bulgarian brigands. He also tells of her great w popularity in Bulgaria and the great t] anxiety that is felt there for her safety. His letter, which is published in h ruesday's Record-Herald, is, in part, t( is follows: "Miss Stone Is well-known In Sofia, j md In fact throughout all the Balkan ^ provinces. She has been engaged In d missionary work In this region ever j since the Independence of Bulgaria was jstabllshed at the close of the Turko- j Russian war. Her headquarters have been at Salonlca, a Turkish port on c< :he Mediterranean, which was foriherly known as Thessalonlca. St. Paul addressed his Epistle to the Thessaljnlans to Its Inhabitants, and the city ,s otherwise Identified with Important s) ivents In the history of Christianity. Rev. John H. House, of Painesville, . b D., whose influence and usefulness extend beyond the borders of Bulgaria, where he was a pioneer in missionary ^ work, has charge of the headquarters it Salonlca, and Miss Stone has been w issociated with him for many years. Her especial duties have been to superrise the educational work, and it has f been her habit to travel on horseback throughout the country, opening n ichools, establishing native teachers n md looking after their work. In this way she has acquired a wide acqualn- h tance and is universally respected and b beloved, not only by the Protestant ^ converts, but by all classes. It is af- A fecting to witness the demonstrations >f sympathy and anxiety in her behalf by the people of Sofia. n When she was captured by the brig- b inds, on the 2d of September, Miss g] Stone was on her way from the little town of Bansko in Bulgaria to DIum- 0, inia, Turkey, and had crossed the bor- o; Jer. She was accompanied by Rev. n Stefano Tsilka, pastor of the Protes- Q, tant church at Monastir, and his wife, n Katrlna Tsilka; Mr. Dimitriff, her n Tather; four theological students from j, the missionary school at Zamakoff, t] ind three young Bulgarian women, a, tvho had been educated at the same b school and were on their way to take r( iharge of schools in Macedonia belong- t) Ing to the missions of the American d board, where Miss Stone intended to p locate them permanently. The other t( members of the party were two Bui- jr ?arlans, sent from Bansko to look af- p ter the animals and act as guides. One p sr two of the men were armed; but w tvhen they were stopped by the brig- t] inds they saw that they were out- a numbered and that it would be folly C( to make use of them. The recollec- b tion of different members of the party 0 farles as to the number of brigands. a Some think there were only eight or b ten; others insist that there were as 0( many as 20. All agree that they were b iressed in Turkish uniforms and wore jf the red fez, which is the distinguishing f( badge of a Moslem. sj Miss Stone's party was in a narrow gpass, riding single file, when overtaken jr md commanded in Turkish to halt. It w was near nightfall. As soon as a con- n zenient place was reached the briginds instructed the party to go into :amp and repeatedly assured them that they need fear no harm. No threats of T i-iolence were made and no Insults offered, as Is customary when Turks en:ourter Christians. No Christian woman can expect to escape insult and H -* *?*??? *M ? * ? *<**? ? ti seldom injury n one uiecio a. luinun ? soldier In Macedonia; but Miss Stone, a being an American of strong charac- ic ter and past middle age, has usually A been treated with respect. If her cap- s< tors had been Turks the proceedings p ivould have been entirely different h 'rom what actually occurred, and the si three young women teachers, especial- w ly, would have had an entirely differ- T ;nt experience. This circumstance is v the strongest kind of evidence that the b brigands were Bulgarians. ti After a consultation Mr. Tsilka, Mr. a Dimitroff and the two drivers made a tl :areful examination of the country Q around them; but could find no trace n af the women or the brigands except h their trail, which led over the moun- h tains back toward Bulgaria. The en- si tire day was spent in the search. The lj busband and the father of Mrs. Tsilka, tt almost overcome with grief and con- F 3ternation, pursued their fruitless Q search through the next night, and as h there were no further signs of the brig- f< inds they decided to return to Bans- g ko and give an alarm. Messengers were sent to notify the missionary col- ic any at Samakoff, but, strange to say. ft the news of Miss Stone's capture pre- oi :eded them and was whispered about ai the streets by VacllofT and other Mace- 01 Ionian revolutionists, who appeared to ir know all about it. They also predict- b 3d the amount of ransom that would Q be demanded before anything had been a beard from the brigands. In fact, 01 there has been but one demand, which T was contained in a letter written by t? Miss Stone in the Bulgarian language t? to the treasurer of the local missionary a board, and was evidently dictated by d< 3ome person of intelligence. The lan- g ?uage and the forms of expression used b were very unlike the literary style of a the captive. There was no doubt, how- f( sver, of the penmanship. tl That letter was thrown into the win- n dow of the house of Missionary Has- T kell at Samakoflf during the night, and t< his daughter identified Vaciloff in the rr moonlight while trying to open the window. a local newspaper friendly ir to the Macedonian cause published the p uportant part of the contents of the itter before they were made known by he missionary, including the amount f ransom demanded. This and other circumstances make ; very clear that Vaciloff intended or xpected to be the medium of negotlaion for Miss Stone's release, and his lilure is undoubtedly due to his arjst, which frightened him and comelled him to deny all knowledge of le affair. The missionaries and the rnited States consul general were not llowed to question him or communiate with him while he was in jail. He 'as released by the order of the aulorities at Sofia upon the pretext that o evidence had been offered against mi, aiiuuugu iiu uuc uau uccn ) present evidence. The only inference to be drawn from lis unusual procedure is that the offlials and the managers of the Maceonian revolutionary committee real:ed the complications that might enje with the United States, the damage leir cause would suffer before the rorld and the odium they would be smpelled to endure if Vaclloff's plans ere carried out. It has been absolutely impossible for le missionaries to obtain information sncerning Miss Stone from any source ince her letter was received and aciloff arrested, although there have een frequent rumors concerning her lovements and those of Mrs. Tsilka, rlginating among circles known to be iendly to the bandits. The presence of a military force 'hich was sent to the neighborhood stensibly to capture the brigands and ;scue Miss Stone has also aided to deiat that purpose, because it has preented people who might have furIshed valuable information from commnlcating with the missionaries or tnding them any aid. Every man who as shown signs of knowledge has een arrested, Imprisoned for a few ays and then released without any pportunity having been offered to the -lends of Miss Stone to communicate 'ith him. These proceedings have terjrized the neighborhood and have alked every effort made by the misonaries to approach Miss Stone. Another reason for their inability to pen communication is their refusal to (Ter money as ransoms or for inforlation. The inhabitants of that part f the country are very poor, they are aturally avaricious and some of them light have been persuaded by the idiclous use of money to defy the aulorities and furnish information and Bsistance. The missionaries, however, ave been exceedingly scrupulous in ^fusing to appeal to meroenary moves. From the beginning they have eclared that no ransom would be aid and all offers both to them and i Consul General Dickinson, involv1 g payments of money, have been romptly rejected. The wisdom of this olicy is seriously questioned by those 'ho know the Bulgarian character and le customs of the country. Natives nd foreigners in the neighboring ountry are in the habit of paying lackmall and ransom. Custom has vercome their scruples on this point nd in several of the Turkish provinces rlgandage is regarded as a legitimate ccupation. It is, of course, lmpoeslle to say what might have happened the customs of the country had been )llowed in this respect; but the mlsonaries have taken the same high round as the merchants of New York i 1775, when they declared that they ould pay "millions for defense; but ot one cent for tribute." A FILIPINO HUMORIST. rlckn Played by Qnlntnn Salaa on American Officer*. Quintan Salas, the Filipino leader in olio, who recently surrendered, seems ) be a humorist as well as a fighter nd has played many tricks on Amer:an officers, says the Chicago News, t one time when Captain C. M. Ray:>r, a volunteer officer, was ordered to ursue Salas in the Dumangas region e ran across a native who offered his jrvices as a guide. Captain Raysor as quick to avail himself of the offer, he guide seemed to know the country ery well and showed the captain more ypaths, lines, short cuts and hard ails than he possibly could have found lone. Up and down the bad lands iey hiked after that will-o'-the-wisp, uintan Salas. Toward the last of the larch the guide told the captain that e would do a little scouting around imself and see if he could locate any Igns of Salas or his men. He evidentr found something, for he did not reirn. While in Uoilo recently Captain laysor was introduced to Colonel uintan Salas and could hardly believe is eyes as he recognized standing be U I mmmt 4U Vl I C3 aPQtwhilO JI B mill nun cuoj' giavi;, HID didit. ..... uide of the swamps. Captain Raysor Is not the first Ameran officer that Quintan Salas has had jn with. He dropped into Pototan ne hazy evening disguised as a padre nd made a pretty fair collection of Litstanding accounts. The commandlg officer was apprised of his visit; ut when a search was instituted uintan had just gone up the road nother officer, a Lieutenant Conger, nee ran across an insurgent hospital, he place was in charge of a very cour;ous medical officer, who greeted Lieuinant Conger quite cordially. He had red cross on his arm. Not to be outone in the amenities, Lieutenant Coner extended all the privileges granted y the Geneva convention and rode way. After he reached his bivouac )r the night the lieutenant learned lat the medical officer he had met was one other than Colonel Quintan Salas. he red cross had been assumed af;r the Americans came in sight, and lost of the wounded and sick were faked'' also, for a visit to the place nmediately afterward found it comletely deserted. THE "DEUL.AKAT1UN" 19 NU UUHIi. The Text and the Signatures to the Original Copy Have Faded Away. The original copy of the Declaration of. Independence is no more. The stirring text and the signatures of the members of the Continental congress have faded away. This precious document is preserved in a cabinet in the State Department Library, but it is now practically nothing more than a large sheet of parchment. Part of the words, "Declaration of Independence," which were written In large letters with many ornamental flourishes, are decipherable; but not a signature is visible to the naked eye. One hardly discernible stroke of John Hancock's pen is all that remains of his bold and vigorous autograph, which he purposely made large, so as to show the British government that he had no fear of being known. The Declaration is preserved in a narrow drawer, glass covered, which slides in a steel safe with heavy dou Die aoors, luciieu uy a. luuiuiiiui.iuu. After its removal to the State Department from Independence Hall In Philadelphia, where the Continental congress held its session on July 4, 1776, the Declaration was placed in a glass case and exposed to the view of visitors. Owing to the strong light to which it was subjected it began to fade, and it was then removed to the drawer in which it is now preserved. This was several years ago. The fading continued, however, until now the noted document is nothing more, apparently, than a mere blank sheet of paper. Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration, with insertions in the handwriting of Franklin and John Adams, is still exposed to public view in the same case where the formal document was formerly on exhibition. Strangely enough, the ink on this draft has not faded. The writing is still as clear as it was 125 years ago, when Jefferson,, and other members of the Drafting committee wrote the words that bade defiance to the British crown. The original of the constitution of the United States is preserved in the same case with the Declaration. It was written on four large sheets of parchment, each kept in a separate glass-covered drawer. The ink shows no sign of fading. The signatures of George Washington and the other members of the constitutional convention are as clear as if they had been just written. KING EDWARD'S TITLE. What and How He Styles Himself as KIbr and Emperor. The new title assumed by King Edward was announced as follows In the London Gazette, of November 6: By the KING. . A PROCLAMATION. EDWARD R. I. Whereas, an Act was passed In the last session of Parliament, entitled "An Act to enable His Most Gracious Majesty to make an Addition to the Royal Style and Titles In recogitlon of His Majesty's Dominions beyond the Seas," which Act enacts that It shall be unlawful for Us, with a view to such recognition as aforesaid of Our Royal Proclamation under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, Issued within six months after the passing of the said act, to make such addition to the Style and Titles, at present appertaining to the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom and Its Dependencies as to Us may seem fit; and whereas, Our present Style and Titles are, in the Latin tongue, "Edwardus VII, Dei Gratia Brltanniarrlum Rex, Fidie Defensor, Indiae Imperator," and In the English tongue "Edward VII, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India." We have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council,, to appoint and declare, and We do hereby, by and with the said advice, appoint and declare that henceforth, so far as conveniently may be, on all occasions and in all instruments wherein flnr Stvle and Titles are used, the fol lowing addition shall be made to the Style and Titles at present appertaining to the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom and its Dependencies; that is to say, in the Latin tongue, after the word "Britanniarium," these words, "et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica," and in the English tongue after the words "of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland," these words, "and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas." Given at our Court of St. James, this fourth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and one, in the first year of Our Reign. GOD Save the KING. Making Both Edges Cut.?A very wrinkled Italian jerked a monkey from his hind legs from the sidewalk to the top of his hand organ with a scowl. "Coma backa," he called. The monkey rapidly removed and replaced a jaunty cap with a feather there and blinked his beady eyes with rapidity. "Twenty centa to see tha monka clima de tree," said the Italian to the assembled children. "Clima way high." Straightway the little ones began to gather In the money from parents and companion. Finally the sum was turned over to the wandering organist. "Jacka getta de tree, vit!" He pointed to a tall limb and shook the cord. Jacka obeyed, scrambling up the tree trunk with meekness and dispatch. The Italian counted the coins he had received and dropped them into his pocket. "Jacka the monka great animal; he educate." He ground a discordant lay, whole passages of which were either flat or missing. The children were watching the monkey when the Italian again addressed them. He pointed an unclean finger up at the animal and said: "Ten centa to see monka come down." He didn't get it.?Albany Journal.