The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 22, 1897, Image 6
I THE COUNT! RECORD
kiwgstree, s. c.
LOUIS J. BB1STOW, RdL & Prop'r.
DEATH ENDED THE MESSACE.
A Corporal Killed at Peekelcill (N. T?
Camp While Writing; a Lore Letter.'
For the first time ia the history of ths
Hew York Militia State Camp at Peekskil]
the flag is flying at half mast for the death
of a man in the camp. Corporal James J.
McDonnell of Company A, Twenty-second
Beglment. New York Citv, was killed by a
stroke of lightning, and this unprecedented
mark of mourning is in his honor. He was
sitting in the tent of the Y. H. C. A* which
faces the parade ground, shortly after i
? o'clook, p. m. There had been a slight
'Showera tew minutes before, the sky bad
eieared, and although there were clouds
about Dunderberg which indicated that
another shower might be expected, the sua
was then shining brightly over the encampment.
Corporal McDonnell was seated at a table
irtPAfia thftflrtDP of thfl
tent, writing a letter. Near hitn were about
' fifteen other men, some seated at the table
writing and others scattered about the forward
part of the tent. McDonnell was the
econd man from the right side of the tent.
The sides were up, and the nearest object
to him outside the tent was an apple tree
I about six feet from his chair.
As the sun broke fully over the encampi
meat and the last traces of the previous
shower disappeared, a loud clap of thunder
was heard. A tree about a hundred
i; yards from the tent was struck. The lightning
traveled toward the tent, striking
t'' three trees before it settled on the apple
tree near which Corporal McDonnell sat.
j . Then it tore up the few feet of ground between
the tree and the floor of the tent,
- struck a board In the floor, tearing and
* splintering It in a half dozen places as it {
traveled across the twenty feet of the tent's I
floor. There it struck a colored man seat- '
- ad in a chair with such force that he was
thrown several feet.
EE- ? Every man at the table felt the shook to
l/;. some extent, and it Is believed that CorK?
-v poral McDonnell was instantly killed. He
Wd was never conscious after the sound of the
' Ih^nder was heard. Even the men seated
farthest from the table felt stunned and
P*dased by the shock, and the first of these
to recover himself was Secretary Sheffield,
who is in charge of the Y. M. C. A. tent.
^ Be rushed out on to the parade ground
3pf. and called for help. Some boys playing
Ky tall an for the ambulance, and before it
arrived Several physicians were in :hetent.
. The men who had recovered began to work |
aver'their comrades, and by time the ambalance
arrived there were only two or
% >U woo sent to the hospital, although only
, 'hree needed the services of the hospital's
unbalance. All of the men were discharged
I Horn the hospital.
pV The dead man was engaged to be married
on Sunday next and he had just finished
> letter to his betrothed, who lives in New
V. ; fork, when the bolt struck him. He had
rignad his name, had added, "Yours till
loath," and was adding the words. "State
Ihmp." He had written the first word and
, * . ha Srst three letters of the second. It was
? rfter finishing the letter "m" that his pen
topped.
NEW YORK'S COLLECTOR,
lm>i B. BMwell, the New Appointee*
? .> Takes the Oath.
OeorfoB. Mdwell took the oath of office
s Collector of the Port of New York and
I'l" * OZOBOB B. BIDWXLL.
w ken vast to Washington to file a bond of
I"', we,ooo.
m COAL .TRUST WINS.
jfei" tiiMw OfcuBi Say* the Lexoir Lawa Are
PncaaaHtntlonal.
^ . Justice Aldw Cheater Tacated at Albany,
I. T., the order* granted by himself last
fune compelling the Presidents of the coalg.
tarrying roads to appear before a referee
tnd testifr as to an illegal combination to
* estrlct the production and in?rease the
trice of coal. Justice Chester decides that
verai pro visions of the Lexow anti-trust
aws are unconstitutionaL I
fjj?v He holds that the clause directing Judges
? ' if the Supreme Court to aid the Attorneyzeneral
in extracting testimory from witleans
to be used in prosecutlog the trusts
ixcoeds legislative authority in that it en?
: argestbe jurisdiction of the Judges and
mnfoundh two distinct departments of the
|' Jovernmant?the executive and judicial,
jp The promise of immunity to witnesses
?: * 'usttee Chester pronounces worthless in
n c ie onnr.lonfa
Iy Oliu UIWfl9??UllVU(U, <KJ IV
he elemental principal ot law that a witi
tees cannot be compelled to testify against
' ttmself.
An appeal will be taken at once by the
ittorney-Oeneral from the decision by the
ippellate Division of the Supreme Court.
PH1LADELPHIA_M!NT REPORT.
tomato Value of Last Year's Coinage
Was S50.000.000.
The annual report of Superintendent
I* Crete, of the Philadelphia Mint, shows the
tolnage in round numbers for the year of
<7,600,00* pieces, of the aggregate value of
MO,000,000. Of this *40.000.000 was in gold
BE * ileees, *6,500,000 in silver and the balance
p a nickels and cents. There were more lnUvidual
depositors at the mint during the
I rear than at any time since the California
old fever, when there was but one mint in
he United States.
The allowable losses attending the operitton
in the refining department for the
rear would be about ?87,(X)0. but th? actual
oss was only *10,000 on the gold. The alowable
loss on the silver would be *24.390.
>ut instead of a loss an apparent gain of
. 12388 was made. In the coiner's depart nent
the allowable loss and waste on the
rold would be *2190: the actual waste was
IP inly $119. Oa the silver the legal allowt
utoe would be $15,340, but the actual loss
fas $2019.
"Be your own Judge. Chumfey, but
can you show me one thing about Miss
Richly that makes her attractive?" j
"No. it's In the bank."?Detroit Free '
Pres. I
BIMISTOWATERS;
Two Reservoirs Near Fishkill, N. Y.,
Burst With Terrible Effect,
WAS A MINIATURE JOHNSTOWN.
The Mountain Dam* Gave Way and 12,000,000
Gallons of Water Descended
T*pon a Hamlet?House* Swept Away
and Smashed to Kindling WoodFatalities
Caused by the Torrent.
Mattzawax, N. Y. (Special).?Surcharged
by the recent heavy rains the twin Melzingah
reservoirs, situated in the first
range of the Fishkill Mountains, a mile
east of Fishkill, burst at 2 a. m. Wednesday.
The torrent swept through a narrow
ravine, following the course of
Melzingah Creek, and burst with all its
fury over a little settlement about Timony's
brick yards on the banks of the Hudson
River, about a mile away and
500 feet below the level of the
broken dams. ^Seven persons were
drowned. The road bed of the New York
V/CUiiai auu ni.usuu unci i?an*vu?j
the debris until the pressure of the water
became too great. Then 1700 feet of the
tracks were washed away, blockading
trains. The reservoirs belonged to the
Fishklll and Matteawan Water Company.
They were old-fashioned and apparently
carelessly built. The damage is estimated
at $ 100.000.
The dead are: Mrs. John Conroy, twentynine
years old, wife of the engineer of
Timonv's brickyard: body recovered.
Julia Conroy, five years old, daughter of
the engineer. John Conroy. eighteen
months old. son of the engineer. Philomena
De Lucca, six years old, daughter of
Lorenzo De Lucca," laborer in Timonv's
brickyard: body recovered. Mrs. Annie
Ferry, cook in " P. H. Murphy's boarding
house, thirty-ilve years old; body recovered.
Willie Ferr about ten years" old, son of
Mrs. Annie Ferry; body recovered. John
Zinka, laborer in the brickyard, married,
wife and one child: body recovered.
The disaster was almost a counterpart of
the Johnstown flood, though, happily, on a
much smaller scale. The dams that gave
way were at the head of a long, narrow,
rocky gorge. They were both built cheaply
and improperly. The upper dam gave wav
before a tremendous volume of water, which
even flooded the second dam and caused an
alarming rise of water in the village, which
stood at the foot of the valley.
As this receded the inhabitants were
thrown off their guard.and when the second
dam fell out and 12,000,000 gallons of water
came rushing down the defile many of them
were caught as they fled toward higher
ground.
The children who lost their lines were
irowned. The men and women who perished
were first stunned by the rocks and
timber borne along by the flood and swept
to death.
Just as the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
at Johnstown dammed up the flood and
added to the destruction, so did the high
embankment ot the Kew York Central Railroad
hold back the wall in the village,
where it swirled around, an angry, sullen
pool, until at one time it seemed lis though
the refugees who bad sought safety on the
high railroad siding in the nearby brickyard
would be drowned while they prayed
for help. Then the railroad embankment
gave way and the flood passed out into the
Hudson River, leaving two acres where the
houses had been a desolated space, covered
with wreckage that entombed seven
human beings.
60, too, does the disaster in its aftermath
resemble the Johnstown flood. There is
the same utter desolation of families that
have lost their loved ones and all their
worldly goods. There is the same public
resentment toward the water company that
Inflamed the public mind against the South
Pork Fishing and Gunning Club. The dam
;aused the loss of life, and the public nature
ally looks to the dam in trying to find some
anA Klamn
Bat the coincidence between the great
Johnstown disaster and this smalier one at
rtmony's does not end here. Figuring
In the calamity at Timony's were
John Conroy, the engineer of the
brickyard, and his family of a wife
and three children. Conroy was one
of the survivors at Johnstown. 80 was
his wife. She was rescued from the Johnstown
flood, while her relatives perished.
Then Conroy married her, and they moved
away from that place of horrid recoilec;ions.
In this last flood Mrs. Conroy and
two of her children were drowned, and John
Sonroy's arm was broken.
There were two reservoirs in the mountain,
the lower one half a mile distant from
the other. The upper dam gave way, letting
the volume of water into the lower
reservoir. This also burst, and the water
rushed down through a ravine.
The flood was pent up in the narrow Conines
and gathered resistless force before it
lurled itself upon the plain below, carrying
leath and destruction in its path. What
louses there were in its path were picked
ip bodily from their foundations and either
lashed to pieces or whirled along in the
;orrents like chips on an angry sea.
It demolished the brick works utterly.
Sot a vestige of the extensive building was
left. It carried away a big bridge across
:he roadway and flung it in pieces into the
river. It tore away a hole in* the railroad I
;racks 100 yards wide. It hurled one of the I
workmen's big boarding houses bodily into
;he Hudson.
The people had been awakened by the
roar of the torrent rattling down the rarine,
and realizing intuitively what it
meant, rushed from their beds for safety.
There was no time to lose in dressing or
taring valuables, for the flood was coming
jrith more than a race horse's speed.
Some of them got to the higher ground in
?afety. Many did not. One family. Perry
>y name, In their wild flight left their baby
>ehind. Most of the killed were in the
workmen's boarding bouses.
The immediate cause of the disaster was
:he very heavy rainfall for the twentyfour
hours preceding the breaking of the
lams. The alleged weak condition of
;he dams has been publicly proclaimed
teveral times, but the officials of the
rater company that owned them declared
hat they were quite strong. Civil Engineer
fohn Robertson, (who lives near them and .
taw thftm while building, says they were
rery flimsy. What is left of them now
ooks pitiably weak. There will be an oficial
investigation.
Trying to Stop Emigration South.
The action of the Michigan Passenger
Railroad Association declining to give rates
:o the South to home seekers has caused
nuch complaint. Emigation seems to be
letting in that direction, and it is desirable
hat cheap transportation be secured.
Diplomatic Appointments.
The President sent the following nomina:ions
to the Senate: State: William L. Merry,
>f California, to be Minister to Nicaragua,
Josta Rica and Salvador. Horace N. Allen,
jf Ohio, to be Minister Resident and Consul3eneral
to Korea. Perry M. De Leon, of
Georgia, to be Consul-General at Guayaquil.
Ecuador. Granville Jaiqes, of New
tork, to be Consul-General at Preseot. Ouario.
Charles Deal, of New York, to be
Consul-General at St. John s, Quebec.
Artificial Ice i< Made in Alaska.
Artificial ice is made even in Juneau, t
Alaska, during the summer. ?
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NICHOLAS C. CREEDE A SUICIDE.
Colorado Mine Owner Kill* Himself With
Morphine. .1
News has been received of the snlcide of
Nicholas C. Creede, the famous Indian
icout and millionaire mine owner, from
vhom the town of Creede, Col., took its
lame. Creede. according to the report,
tilled himself with morphine at his home.
ii Los Angeles, Cal. The reason for the,
tot is said to be trouble with his wife.
They separated last winter without legal
process, Mrs. Creede accepting #20,000 and I
leaving her husband's home. She returned;
a few weeks ago, it is said, and insisted up-1
Dn a reconciliation. This is deolared to'
1?- ?an mnoh that he de
anyo nviucu v*w%*v ?
termined to commit suicide. He was found
dying by his servants in his garden, having
taken a large quantity of morphine.
Creede was born in Indiana in 1843, and(
was taken by his parents to Iowa when he
was a child. He went into the Government
service as an attache of the Quartermaster's
Department when he was twenty years old,;
and soon afterward became a Government
scout.
He was a daring scout and had many
stirring adventures in the Indian wars,
being promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant
in the retrnlar armv. He turned j
prospector wnen mere was no more lighting
to do anck worked for eight years in
the Black Hills hunting for gold before he
made a strike.
Then he found the Bonanza mine, which
yielded rich returns in a short time. It was
in silver, however, that Creede made his
fortune. While prospecting In Colorado
he struck the Holy Moses mine, which,
with other silver mines, rapidly made him
a many times a millionaire.
DIED ON A CLACIER.
Three Mall Carrier* Froxen to Death In j
Alaska.
A letter just received from Alaska brings
particulars of the death of three men,
Blackstone, Bettlcher and Mollique, who
were frozen to death while endeavoring to
carry mail from Sun Rise City across the
glacier to Prince William Sound. The letter
came from Charles Willoughby, ttho
found Blackstone dead on the beach, lying
in blankets and frozen to death. The unfortunate
fellow had eaten part of his faithful
dog before succumbing.
The bodies of Betticher and Mollique
were found some distance away on top of
the glacier where both had perished. It
has been demonstrated that horses cannot j
endure the rigors of the climate and a large ;
number of mules will be brought in next j
season for use in pack trains.
BRITISH FICHT IN CRETE.
Sixteen Men and a Number of Bashl
Bu^n Killed.
Official dtejwes have been received
announcing tnat a serious conflict has
taken place at Candia between a force of
British troops and a parti- of B&9hi Bazouk,
arising from the British intervening in a
skirmish between the Bashl Bazouks and
Christians. Sixteen of the British force
and a number of the Bashi Bazouks were
killed. The Admirals of the foreign fleets
have sent five warships to Candia to suppress:
any further Mohammedan movement.
On account of excesses by Bashl
Bazouks 300 British marines were landed
at Candia to replace the Italian garrison
stationed there.
FREED BY A WOMAN'S TONGUE.
i
Her Silence Kept an Innocent Man in 1
Prison Twelve Tears.
William W. Kennedy, oonvlcted of murdering
David Baker at John A. Logan's
meeting at Greensburg, Ind., in 18S4 and (
sentenced to life imprisonment, has been |
pardoned.
Mrs. Newton Campbell, of Indianapolis,
the only living witness of the shooting of
Baker, recently satisfied Governor Mount
of Kennedy's innocence. She had kept silent
to avoid publicity by advice of both
her first and present husband.
A REAL TRAGEDY ON THE STAGE.
An Amateur Actor Accidentally Shoot*
His Supposed Rival Dead.
In a play presented by colored amateur*
in Pittsburg, a suburb of Atlanta, Ga.i
John SiDgleton acted a part in which he
was supposed to be shot dead by his rival,
impersonated by Gary Brown. The ssene
was carried out faithfully and aroused loud
applause, which was turned into lamentation
when it was dlsooverod that Singleton
was really dead. The pistol Brown used,
which was supposod to be loaded with
blank cartridges, carried a real bullet.
Great Crops in the Far Southwest.
The rainfall in Western Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona this season i; greater than
ever known. There has been an abundanoe
of grass and water, and range cattle and
sheep are in fine condition. Lambs are be- 1
Ing shipped in train load lots of doubledeck
cars to the feeding grounds of Colorado
and Nebraska, to be sold In the Last- :
ern markets next year. The Irrigated
crops are good and the yield of peaches,
pears and grapes is larger than ever.
Women in Overalls, With No Skirts.
The Police Department of Kansas C'tyi
Kan., set women prisoners at breaking
stone, the same as the male prisoners._ The
Polloe Commissioners adopted tnis ruio on
the recommendation of Chief Queries, who
argued that women prisoners kept In Idleness
were not sufficiently punished. The
women wear coarse "overalls, and have no i
skirts to Impede their work. This Is the
flrst effort of the kind ever made In Kansas. |
Censure for Rhode*.
The British Parliamentary South African
Committee, which has been conducting an i
inquiry Into the Transvaal raid, has adopted
a report severely censuring Cecil Rhodes,
F. J. Newton, Colonial Secretary of Bechuanaland,
and 81r Graham John Bower, Imperial
Secretary to the British High "Com- 1
miss loner In South Africa, and exonerating
the Colonial Office.
I
Two Young Women Drowned.
A sailboat carrying five young persons i
was capsized in the middle of Eagle Lake, i
Indiana. Two of the occupants of the boat
were drowned. The others were rescued
after a severe struggle. The dead are
Georgia Coulter, daughter of Professor
Coulter, of the University of Chicago, and
Bertha Yarnell, daughter of Edward F. 1
Yarnell, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Small Bills In Demand.
The Treasury Departmental Washington
received a demand from St. Louis, 3Io., for
small notes of SI, S2 and S3, to move the 1
crops, the first demand made this season.
Turks Still Cruel.
A report has been received In Farls giving
details of the cruelties which are stllj
perpetrated, though clandestinely, by Turks
and Kurds upon the Christians in Armenia.
The Turks are said to boast of having
sworn to exterminate the Christians.
She?Do you think i would marry a
man who has no monev? Tie?\\ell,
I didn't know but you wanted to get
married. -Detroit Free l'rcss. I
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BROTHERS LOVED THE WIDOW. !
the Wedded One and the Other Killed
H w and Hlmaelf.
V.. .... .1,..^ tCllli.m Ttlo/.lr ho. hoo.
X KJk SUUiVJ litio ft lUiUUi Vltav a uuo wvvu
:he tenant of Mrs. Mary Wolf, a wealthy
widow living near Morrlstown.Tenn. Black
aad a wife and children, but paid attention
;o the widow. Two months ago Mrs. Wolf
married John Black, a younger brother of
William, and the latter threatened to kill
;he pair.
At last he entered his brother's house
while John was at the barn and asked Mrs,
Black: "Are you doing what you promised
me not to do?' Before she could answer
he shot her dead. He reloaded, went to the
jarn and sent a ball through his head.
NOTED HORSE THIEF KILLED.
John Addison of Texas and Elsewhere
Shot by a Texas Sheriff.
John Addis jn, one of the most famous
horse thieves that have operated on the
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory
borders In recent years, was killed about
150 miles nort hwest of Dallas, Texas, by the
Sheriff of Willbarger County and posse.
Addison had in hLs possession when killed
live horses and two mules stolen in Northern
Texas and was hurrying toward Oklahoma.
When headed off bv the Sheriff s
posse he opened Are and put up a hard
tight, wounding one of his pursners. He
was shot three times and died before his
slayers conld get to him.
Lightning Kills Man and Wife.
E. J. Betts and his wife, who lived on a
farm five miles from Delhi, N. Y., were
killed by lightning. They had been at a
neighbor's house and were on their way
home, when a shower drove them to take
refuge under a tree. There they were killed
instantly. Betts was about rorty years oia.
Two children survive the couple.
Forty Person* Killed.
A terrible railway disaster occurred at
Gjentofte, Denmark. An accommodation
train was standing at* the station when a
fast express train dashed into it. Fort*
persons were killed and sixty injured,
more or less seriously.
American* Killed In Mexico.
Ihedead bodies of James Bedford and
R. S. Colfern, two American mining men,
have been found in the mountains east of
Catorce, Mexico. The men were on their
way to Matehuela, a mining camp, when
they were Art d upon from auibush.
Tramp Killed In a Wreck.
A meat train on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad ran into eight cars which
had left the track near Bcone, Iowa. Eight
tramps are supposed to have been killed.
Several trainmen were injured. The whole
train was wrecked.
Tnrkej Sends an Ultimatum.
Turkey has sent an ultimatum to Persia
demanding the withdrawal of her troops
from Turkish territory near Kerbela. Russia
is believed to be behind Persia, which
will disregard the ultimatum. ?
Big Strike in England.
A lock-out and strike affecting 103,000 engineers
begun in England, and the master
and men both refused all off err of arbitra- '
tion.
To Tax Chicago Bicycles.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, of Chicago,
decided to sign the new ordinance imposing
a tax of $1 on each of the 300,000 bicycles
in the Windy City.
Rioter Banished.
Joseph Chase, a colored man, one of the
leaders in the recent war at Key West. Fla.,
between the whites and blacks, was arraigned
in the Criminal Court on the charge
of rioting, The jury fonnd Chase guilty
and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
The whites now have the
upper hand in Key West for the first time
In twenty years. The colored people appear
to be cowed.
Brothers Killed by Lightning.
'?Thile on their way from church Samuel
and Osoar Mahanes, were struck by lightning
and instantly killed near Ivy Creek
Church, in Albemarle County, Virginia.
THE LABOR WORLD.
About 4,000,000 people in India are stm oa
re) lef works.
Women load and unload vessels in some
of the Japanese ports.
In the new gold region at Clondike,
Alaska, wages have reached as high as $15
a day.
The Cleveland (Ohio) rolling mill has
shut down, throwing 5000 men out of employment.
The wages of tin plate workers has been
advanced 8% per cent. This advance applies
to 20,00C hands.
About seventy-five per cent, of the coal
miners in the Pittsburg district joined the
strike for higher wages.
Pittsburg manufacturers have received
an order from Melbourne, Australia, for
$2 000,000 worth of steel pipe.
Senators in Washington say the increased
poul duty in the Tariff bill will not result
In higher wages for the miners.
The Grafton Quarry 'Company, of Alton,
[11., has reduced wages from 61.50 to $1.25
a day. The entire force went on strike.
In 1894 the sum of $1,500,000 was given
by 418 English unions to members sick and
disabled by accident. Superannuated members
received $700,000.
The First Begiment Band of Denver gave
* concert at Cripple Creek to empty seats.
Colorado warkingmen are boycotting
everything that sounds of militarism. The
musicians were all union men, at that
Owing to the protests of the Typographical
Union the last Kansas Legislature put a
E'mium on State printing for which no
otvpes wei-e used. Accordingly, all typesetting
in tho State printing office Ln now
done by hand.
French musicians are becoming alarmed
at the Increasing number of foreigners
(ehiefly Belgians and Italians) who find
places in the Parisian orchestras. A protective
society has been established to
ounteract this dreadful evil.
Italy now boasts of 1,800,000 cotton spindles,
the spinning mills are running night
and day, and exports both of yarn and
cloth are steadily increasing, the chief
markets beiog the Levant, Tunis, the Balkan
States and South America.
A strike has occurred in tho yacht-building
yards at Southampton, England, and a
majority of the workmen there are idle.
Ti e dispute upon which it is based original
?d with certain joinery work, and, if
prolonged, will seriously injure the industry,
as the builders have a number of important
orders, including Charles Day
Rose's large cutter and work for Lord DunWomen
are going ahead in France.
The Minister of Fine Arts has submitted
to the Chamber of Deputies a proposal
to admit women on terms of
equality w!*h men to the Beaux Arts,
as they are already admitted to the
Sorbonne nnC to the law and medical
schools.
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THE QUIET HOUBS.
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PRECNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE j
WORLD'S CREATEST AUTHORS. :
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'Ifhe Reassurance? Believe and Be Saved? (
"The School of God"?"It la I; Be >*ot .
Afraid"?Chrlat Ma it Make You-It la |
Folly to Brood?Oar Greater Work. I
Because the bitter winds are out,
And the mellow days of autumn gone?
Because the storm-fiends run and shout
And scrawl ted fingers on the dawn,
Should wo lost hope, and weeping say,
"Our joy is hid 'neath the drift on the
lawn ;
And love was buried yesterday,
And the tender merey of God withdrawn?"
I Nay, nay. for the very winds that blow
Heavy with death will come attain
With April music, and none will know
That life held ever a tear or a pain.
J The lilac that sways so naked today,
With twistless arms to the sunless sky.
Will see the spring coming the same old way,
And shake out her green leaves merrily."
So heart, my heart, though today be drear,
And joy be burdened with doubt awhile.
Know that Qod holds you a smile and a tear.
And tomorrow, perchance, you will see
him and smile.
?Theodobe Roberts.
Believe and Be Saved.
"Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou sbalt be saved,'' is the only, and it Is a
sufficient answer to every anxious sinner
seeking refuge from the storm. You must
seek for comfort in Christ, or you will seek
in vain. But apply to Him. and you cannot
fail. Say as Peter did when he began to
sink, "Save, Lord, or I perish." and He will
put forth his hand at once. It is already
held out to you. Lay hold of it by LJth.and
salvation " is yours. "Behold the
Lamb . of ficd," which taketh away
! the sin of the world. Look unto me,
and be ye saved." You are invited to re- J
gard Him not as the Creator, but the Sa- j
viour. not as the Judge, but the Advocate:)
net as the Ruler, but the Mediator. When I
conscience accuses, near Him say, "It is I;
1 who have fully atoned for thy sins; I who
have blotted them all out by my blood."
When the thought of God alarms, listen to Hii
Toice, "It is I; I who have made peace by the
blood of the cross; I, by whom the just God
becomes the justified of the ungodly."
when the panful conviction of shortcomings.
after all our striving, overwhelms,
again He says. "It Is I; I whose white robe
will cover all thy iiithy rags, I. from whose
perfect obedience, and not from thy own
unworthiness thou art to look for acceptance
with God." When a sense of weakness and
inability to cope with the many difficulties
and dangers which surround us, depresses
the mind, again His voice is heard. "It is I;
I who have engaged to perform things for
thee; I who will never leave thee nor forsake
thee." N
"The School of God."
In these days of hurry and bustle wo find
ourselves face to face with a terrible danger:
and it is this?no time to be alone with
God. The world, in these last davs, is running
fast: we live in what is called "the age
of progress." and "you know we must keep
pace with the'times." Bo the world says.
But this spirit of the world has not confined
itself t<> the world. It is. alas! to be
found among the saints of God. And
what is the result? The result is?no time
to be alone with God, and this is immediately
followed by no inclination to be
alone with God This "desert life," as
some may call it. is of an importance that
cannot be overvalued. Let us turn to the
pages or uoa s cook, ud kuiuiug ?u?
precious pages we fled that the men of
God?God's might? men?w?re tljose
wno had been in "the school of God." as
it has well been called; and His school was
simply this?"In the desert alone with
Himself." It was there they got their
teaching. Far removed frcm the din and
bustle of the haunts of men?distant alike
from human eye and ear?there they met
alone with God ; there they were eo.uipped
for the battle. And when the time came
that they stood forth in public service for
God, their faces were not ashamed?nay,
they had faces as lions : they were bold and
fearless, yea, and victorious for God ; for
the battle had been won already in the
desert alone with Him.?London Christian.
"It Is I; Be Xot Afraid."
Is it stormy weather with thee ? Do cares,
disappointments, beivavements. as a heavy
cloud, deluge tbee with sorrow? Do spiritual
troubles assail thee as a hurricane and
drive hither and thither thy harassed soul ?
Do the winds and the waves beat upon
I thy frail bark, so that it seems about to
sink? "O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest
and not comforted," listen to the voice of
Jesus,who comes to thee in the storm walking
upon the water, and says. "It is I; be
not afraid." The design of religion is tc
make us of good cheer. This world is indeed
a vale of tears, but the Man of sorrows
has visited it. that we may rejoice. We are
surrounded by causes of alarm, but the
gospel bids us fearnot. And that which alone
cau enable us to be of good cheer amid sorrows
and of good courage amid perils, is
the presence of our God and Saviour. To
believe in Him as always near, always kind,
always mighty to save,"is the true and sole
antidote to fear and grief. It is only in proportion
as we recognize His voice as that of a
friend, saying. "It is I," that we can comply
with His exhortation, "Be of good cheer; be
not afraid."
ChrUt Mast Make Ton.
If you are to be anything in the world.
Christ must make you*. You can succeed
only by His permission and help. Have you
let Him into your life to work and to build
up and to transform;' You are neighborly
with Him; but that will not do. He must be
allowed to become something more than
your neighbor. He must be admitted
into your heart. He mnst be
allowed to abide at the very focus
of your being and in the very springs of
Jour life. Mere neighborliness would never
ave made Paul or John. It took personal,
enthusiastic faith and love and surrender to
make them. That you may reach the goal ol
life, that you may realize your best possible
self, that you may be what Christ can make
you, I call upon you to make an absolute
surrender of your soul and body and spirit
to Christ. Open your whole life to His incoming.?David
Gregg, D. D? in "Our Best
Moods."
Folly to Brood.
When tronble comes it is folly to sit down
~ * 1 1 '* v" rrnjHtvr im
ana urooa aver >u sif.m.uu ..
f>roved in that way. Great emergencies eali
or great strength of spirit and for great
activity. The harder the pressure, the
more is the reason why you should play
the man. If you once give up, and waste in
idle repining the energy that ought to he
spent in courageous eft. rt. then you might
as well die. Your ea.-e. let it !* as ullticult
as it mav, is no worse thun that of thousands
of others who have, nevertheless,kept
a stout heart and won the day. God is simply
putting you to the test in order to determine
the quality of your manhood. He
has no evil designs against vou. All that
He sends or suffers to come will turn out
for your good if you only accept it in the
right spirit. ?Nashville Christian Advocate.
God 9ows June fields with clover, and the
world
Broadcast with common kindnesses.
With plain, good souls that cheerfully fulfill
Their homely duties in the common field
Of daily life, ambitious of no more
Than to supply the needs of friends or kin..
Yet serve God's higher will to human hearts.
?Samuel Longfellow.
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Vuhin|ton Items.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
agreed to report the Hawaiian annexation
treaty.
Secretary Sherman accused Lord Sails- ll
bury of bad faith In the Bering Sea matter. |M|
The Poetofflce Department hereafter will : ja
select and appoint the first set of letter ..
carriera, without the advice of the post- *5
masters, at offices which free delivery may
be established. 4
President XeKinley revoked the order ot * .
President Cleveland, dated February 6, 'y i
1897, reducing the number of pension
agencies from eighteen to nine.
The Foreign Relations Committee oflSe ejffl
Senate has reported a resolution empower- . ys
ingthe President to take such measures as
in his judgment may be necessary to secure .1
the release from Spain of the schooner
Competitor and three members of her crewPresident
McKinley made a large number
of nominations, including those of Robert
A. Sharkey to be Naval Officer and ThomM
Fitchie to be Commissioner of Immigration J
at the port of New York.
The Controller of the Currency has reoelved
a telegram announcing the failure smfi
of the Nebraska National Bank, of York,
Neb. The bank's capital was (50,900* and t
ttccoruinf? iu lbs kmi reins* * it y,
ual deposits of $37,000, and owed $13,000 ^ vffi
borrowed money.
Senate and House Tariff bill conferreec
got in a deadlock over the sugar schedule, US?
with no agreement in sight, and no proe- ^
pect of an early adjournment of Congress
The official bond of George R. BIdwell as
Collector of Customs at the Port of New
York has been approved.
The Senate passed the Deficiency Ajh
propriation bill after adopting amendments
reducing the price to be paid for
armor plate for the three battleships now 1
uncompleted to $300 per ton and directing - jsjfl
the Secretary of the Navy to receive ?_['i
propositions for the establishment of a
Government factory.
President McKlnley decided not to grant
the Senate's request for the correspon- u
dence between the United States and J
Great Britain relative to seals in Bering
The warship Bennington is to be sent to
replace the Marion at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Secretary Long selected Fort Lafayette, m
New York Harbor, as a naval magazine.
President McKinley and other high offlcials
attended the funeral of Isham G. Harris
In the Senate Chamber.
Domestic,
miooao or thk lkaous clubs.
Hnbs. Won. T/???. _yt.|_Cluh*. Woe. ct. J
Boston....46 19 .708|Brookivn.3i w> .wo
Oincinnati43 20 .683 Pittsburg.30 35 .452
Baltimore.42 21 .667'Chieago.. 29 39 . 426
New York38 25 .603Louisvtlle26 38 .406 M
Cleveland 36 30 .545 iTshlng'n25 39 .891 - Philadel..33
37 .471 St Loois.13 53 .197
At a sham battle of the Governor's Guard
at Pollen Park, Raleigh, N. C.,1 George N.Bunks,
a member of the Guard who was 9B
taking part In the battle, wad shot and, 'Ifl
killed almost Instantly. The bullet struck .dFj
him almost in the middle of the forehead
and ranged downward and lodged in the f
brain. It cannot be ascertained who is responsible.
Herman H. Levy and David Uhren, two
Broadway merchants, New York City, were .
arrested on a charge of arson.
Stephen Pastime, of New York City, was vsi
killed by lightning in Jersey City, N. J.
In the convention of the National League
of Republican Clubs in Detroit, Colonel
Leonard J. Crawford, of Kentucky, was
elected President. Omaha will be the next place
of meeting. ^ 4
Edward 8. Fowler, as referee in the suit '"J3 '
of the City of Brooklyn against John Y. >2
McKane, finds that McKaue received and -1
failed to account for more than 8400,000 of .";
the money of the town of Gravesend.
While drilling for oil at Whitesville, N. 'AflB
Y., a 250-barrel well was struck at a depth
of 350 feet. The tools were blown from the
well. The oil is pronouneeu to De sevemj- . , jijjj
five per cent. pure. The new well Is situ-; V
ated near the tracks of the New York and
Pennsylvania Railroad.
T In New England States tha storm destroyed
much property, delayed railroad *fi
traffic, wrecked a fleet of yachts, and re- m|
salted in the deaths of five persons at va- ' '! ^
rious points.
Ogden Goelet, the New York millionaire,
is reported to have said that he woald
rather see his daughter in her grave than
wedded to theDake of Manchester.
The failure of Decker, Howell ft Co., the
well-known brokers, was announced on il
the Stock Exchange, New York City. The
firm held the respect and confidence of the
"Street," but was known to be in straits
for some time. The su.-pension was tha- W
second the house has made, and it will - aflh
probably not resume business.
John B. HeLxell, the cashier of the South J8
Bethlehem (Penn.) National Bank, who on.
May 25 absconded, taking with him $10,000
in cash, was arrested in Hot Springs, Ark. H
E. P. Wilbur resigned the Presidency of * vJB
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and' ' 1
Alfred Walter was elected his successor.Two
other directors were also elected by
the J. Pierpont Morgan interests.
The National Convention'of the Republl- ujl
can League was opened successfully in Detroit,
Mich.
Public school teachers specially employed . 9
by the New York Association for Improving 1 ja
the Condition of the Poor opened ten of tha H
city's grammar schools for poor children, ?
and the attendance was large?175,000.
Miss Pauline F.iehter, a woman of con-.*j^^^H
6iderable ability as a linguist and teacher,
committed suicide in Central Park, New <-J
York City.
Governor Black dismissed the charges 4 /afi
against Foliec Commissioner Parker, of *
New York City, and revoked Mayor Strong's .,43
action in removing him from office.
TI-? <>nrpted AnnaDOlis. Md.. i.;J|
by a small majority, electing Mayor, Coun- {TC3I
cillor and four out" of si* Aldermen. The . .
city gave McKinley over two hundred ma- ' 3
jority last fall.
The Christian Endeavor Convention*
which closed at San Francisco, Cal., was }--iSM
declared on all hands a complete success.
Liabilities of the Worcester' Mass.) Cycle
Manufacturing Company foot up 9699,000, ? J
with nominal assets of 8305,000. Frank'
Sullivan Smith was appointed receiver for
the property of the Arm.
John Haley, a railway employe, watt
shot and killed at Youngstown, Ohio, in a" jjfijj
passenger train just starting for Cleveland,'
A stranger entered the coach at the rear ',i|
door, shot Haley in the back and then
leaped from the train. Haley, who lived at 4'
Niles, leaves a family. The police have no- -c
clew to the murderer or the motive
Mwi Ann Behan, of Providence, B. L,
and her daughter Annie, were adjudged
insane. Since a recent visit to Europe, la
which they spent 840,000 trying to get into ?
high life, the delusion has become fixed in
their minds that they are members of the J
English nobility.
George Tan Ness Lothrop, formerly United
States Minister to Russia, died inDe-,
troit, Mich.
William H. Gates shot and killed his wife
at Rochester, N. Y., because she had refused
to live with him. The murderer waa
arrested.
Mrs. Arthur B. Payne, of Brookllne,: *J.
Mass.. died in the dentist's chair of Dr. F. ;
I H. Hemenway. in the Hotel Pelham, Boa- u
ton. The Medical Examiner exonerated! '
the dentist, saying that Mrs. Payne should. -,-u
have told him she had heart disease. v
Six masked men killed 150 head of sheep
, with ritte shots on the ranch of Mrs. Kate . f
Welch, near Canyon City, Oregon. The
residents of the place threaten vengeance.,' ''
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