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CHAPTER XVI.
[Continued.]
so they drift upon other subjects,
of ohich there are plenty to discuss.
During the day Mynheer Joe has
met Molly's father and talked masters
over, so that he knows much of their
plans for the future, and can shape his
own accordingly.
It Is their last night in the grand
old city of Cairo. When darkness
again descends over Egypt they hope
to be on the crack vessel of the Pen
Insular and Oriental steam isaviganon
Company's fleet, heading for Port Said
and the Suez Canal.
Whether Joe is conscious of the
fact or not, Molly soon discovers that
her companion is the observed of all.
Women and men look at him secretly
or openly stare. The news of the duel
has permeated society in Cairo; it is
a secret no longer. Nearly every one
Is glad the affair turned out as It did,
for the baron had made few friends
in Egypt. Besides, it is human nature
to delight in seeing pride lowered;
and ever since the Russian came to
Cairo his reputation as a duellist has
been noised abroad. The man who
has downed him must naturally be a
hero, outside of the fact of his connection
with the fall of Khartoum.
Molly sees the admiring glances, and
she is proud of Joe; the very fact
that he seems unconscious of his exalted
position raises him still higher
In her estimation. As for that worthy,
he thinks of nothing beyond the fact
that he is in the company of the girl
he loves, that-her smiles raise him to
the seventh heaven of exaltation, and
that he would gladly DasK in tnem iorever.
It may be readily imagined that with
the evil genius locked up in his room,
groaning and cursing with the pain
of his wound inflicted by a rival, the
two young people pass a delightful
evening, which neither of them will be
liable to forget in time to come.
Mr. Grimes Is present and keeps a
watchful eye upon them, for he has
a grave suspicion that further mischief
will be hatched out by the Ingenious
mind of the baron and, under such circumstances,
it behooves him to be
constantly on guard in order to thwart
any diabolical plans.
At last the great caravansary becomes
quiet, and the square in front
loses its brilliant bustling appearance.
The bowls of stray curs alone break
the stillness of the night, as they gather
here and there to hunt in packs,
often rending each other.
Morning again!
T* Aayr n-Kon tho A1 hnm 1">M is
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flue at Alexandria, and the train leaves
Cairo for tne city at the mouth of the
Nile at eight. What is an early breakfast
for sojourners in Egypt Is dispatched,
and then the travelers are
taken to the train that is in waiting.
As yet they have seen nothing of
, the baron. Mynheer Joe wonders if
the Russian's absence is in any measure
due to the machinations of Sandy.
* He endteavors to read the face of the
little war correspondent, but it is do
go. The great Napoleon could not have
presented a more unruffled countenance.
Sandy looks as innocent as a
babe.
It lacks but five minutes to eight
when a carriage drives up. The baron
alights from it. All notice that his
right arm is in a sling, but his fac<?
has a smile upon it as he bows.
He does not go alone. Colonel Taylor
and the Hindoo servant are in his
'company, and look after the portmanteau
and various packages.
Mvnheer Joe realizes that Sandy hj-.s
not yet had a cliance, in all probability,
to put his little game into operation.
Perhaps he does not desire to
do so until the last hour. He wonders
what sort of a scheme it may be,
and how the little correspondent will
manage to manipulate the wires.
Then, as the baron and his companions
enter a compartment, Joe loses
them, and they drop from his mind
at the same time.
Our five friends occupy one carriage,
and have quite an enjoyable
time during the seven hours it takes
them to make the hundred and thirty
miles between Cairo and Alexandria.
Lunch has thoughtfully been provided,
and is enjoyed en route. Mynheer
Joe sees more to admire in Molly Tanner
with every hour of his acquaintance.
and if the thought had not come
to him before, he is now fully resolved
to win her for his wife.
Why not, when fate seems to have
made them for each other? He has
saved her life; they meet again in a
peculiar fashion and are mutually Attracted;
she is the one who would
benefit by his uncle's will in case he
never turns up?all these things can
mean but one result. S>ne must be
his.
He revels in the thought that the
worthy old pater may return to Ms Deloved
Chicago while the young people,
filled with the desire to see more of
the world, visit the strange places of
earth, to udd to the geographical
knowledge of humanity. With sucL
a companion, it will be happiness to
isolate oneself for months, if need be.
in the wilderness. He only longs for
the chance to try it.
Mynheer Joe is no fool, if he has
spent much of his later life away from
society. He docs not wish to be toe
abrupt. It is just ns well that, thej
get to know each other better before
he attempts to assume the position
of lover.
The journey becomes a trifle weari'
come with such slow time, and all art
really glad wtien Alexandria is
reached, about three in the afternoon
No steamer yet. She must be de
layed.
The tourists are taken to the Hotel
de 1' Europe, on the grand square. Ii
the steamer arrives, they will have tc
make a speedy transfer, as she 'will nol
remain more than an hour or so.
Sandy becomes all business.
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beet Bokkee's Sons.
11 lie asks none of them to Join in his
secrets, but disappears from view.
Perhaps he means to get the first information
concerning the coming of
the steamer and has his own way of
doing It.
At exactly five minutes to four he
makes his appearance at the hotel.
"Steamer Is In sig&t!" he says to
Mr. Grimes.
"How do you know, Sandy?" asked
that worthy.
"I had a good glass and the pasha's
palace afforded me a fine situation for
observation. She will be in at five
and leave at six. See that you are
ready."
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".look nere: now auuui max muo
engagement you made to keep?"
"Silence, my dear fellow! Say nothing,
but keep your eyes open." And
Sandy marches to find the others and
communicate his news.
Mr. Grimes looks after him and
smiles.
"I really suspect the sharp little fellow
has been up to something or other.
He has good friends here in Alexandria
among the officers, who would do
a good deal for him. I wonder what
his game is, and if he will succeed in
giving the baron his second knock-out.
Perhaps it will be my turn to have a
hand in the game after awhile."
Sandy cannot hope to keep the news
of the approaching steamer from all
others, nor does he desire to do so. All
that he wants is to get his friends in
readiness, so there may be no delay
nn thpfr nnrt.
He is off again as though very important
business demands his attention;
nor do the others see him until
it is time to leave.
Amid the bustle of departure from
the hotel Sandy again shows up and
secures his baggage. They are soon
landed at the quay. The steamer lies
some little distance out, and shows
signals that demand haste on the part
of those coming aboard.
Then begins a din that is only
equaled by the shouts of tha donkeydrivers
in the public square. The boatmen
of Alexandria can give even a
New York hackman points nbout bulldozing
a traveler into accepting their
peculiar craft. The clamor is intense,
and at times it actually looks as
though some of the rascals might lay
violent hands upon the travelers and
attempt to toss them into tl.eir boats?
a proceeding that would result disastrously
to the boatmen.
At length, however, they hire a couple
of boats to take themselves and
luggage out to the steamer; and when
this point has been actually settled,
the mob quiets down like a hive of
bees after an eruption or else seeks
fresh victims.
Mynheer Joe notices that another
party is embarking near by?the baron.
He has secured a boat, and, with his
two followers, headB for the steamer.
Then Sandy's plan has been a dead
failure! Mr. Grimes turn3 a look that
borders on the sarcastic upon the correspondent,
and Is immediately
knocked all in a heap by the twinkle
he sees in Sandy's eyes. It seems to
say to him: "Wait, and you may yet
see some fun, my fine fellow."
Surprised, Mr. Grimes notices that
Sandy keeps one eye turned in the direction
of the boat in which the baron
is seated, as though he finds deep interest
there. He, too, turns his eyes
in that direction.
At first he sees nothing out of the
way. The man rows along after the
indolent fashion of these lazy Alexandria
boatmen, paying no attention
to the signals from the steamer that
indicate a lack of time.
Looking beyond, Mr. Grimes pricks
up his ears, so to speak; for a glimmer
of the truth flashes into his brain when
he sees a boat propelled by a couple of
British soldiers and containing three
others, one of them an officer, following
the baron's craft and not far behind.
They come up rapidly.
The Russian turns in his seat in the
stern and takes one look at the other
boat, but does not seem to bother his
head over it a bit. In the course of
two minutes, the boat containing the
soldiers is alongside the other, and
the officer lays his hand on the gunwale.
"What does this mean?" demands
the baron, in a loud, offensive voice.
Our friends motion to the men to
stop rowing, so that they may hear
what passes near by.
"I beg your pardon, sir, but I am
looking for Baron Popoff," says the
officer.
"That is my name, sir," replies the
other.
He does not look alarmed, only anno^fed,
as though some impecunious
erpditor is about to make a descent
upon him at the last moment.
"I have just found you In time,
baron," with a signficant glance toward
the waiting steamei* from
, whose funnel the smoke pours?she
1 resembles some impatient animal eager
to start in the race.
I "Indeed, sir, what do you wish with
t me? I have not kept my light hidden
, u^der a bushel while in Alexandria,"
returnsthe Russian.
"Pardon me, baron, I know nothing
of the matter beyond the fact that I
; have instructions to bring you before
, the general."
, "What?" and with a weird Russian
curse bubbling from his lips, the baron
, springs to his feet.
, "My language was plain, baron. I
am sorry to break into any of your
. plans, but my orders allow no lati.
tude."
? "But, sir," thunders the baron, ex.
cited, "I am booked to leave on that
steamer!"
"I am sorry for that, baron."
I "You will not stop me now. What'
ever this may be, it could easily be
> explained, but if I return with you to
; the citadel I lose the steamer!"
The officer looks hJs regret, but he is
as firm as adamant.
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"I only know my orders, baron," ha
says.
"You iWlll not allow me to proceed,
en :
"I am im English officer; I have been
sent to find and convey you before the
general. There my duty ceases. Not
If there were a dozen steamers to sail
and a thousand barons to take passage
on them, would I fall to obey the orders
I have received."
The baron grinds his teeth In rage.
"What If I refuse to accompany
you?" he says, in a quiet tone that
contrasts strangely with his excited
manner.
"Much to my regret I shall be
obliged to use force," replies the officer.
"Suppose I ^iould resist?"
"I would take you, baron, if I had
to call upon yonder iron-clads for
help," pointing to the great British
war-vessels Vesuvius and Thunderer,
which lie about where the fleet opened
the awful bombardment on Alexandria
some half a dozen years before.
The baron seems to be weighing the
chances. He hates everything English,
and is peculiarly fitted for the
mission to India in the Interests of the
White Czar. It grates upon his nerves
to be thus ignominiously brought back
by a British officer and compelled to
give up his contemplated embarkation;
but he can see no other possible outlet
The gates seem closed around him.
He looks like a baffled tiger, with
its prey in full sight at the time the
trap closes. Even Molly sees his face,
and never forgets the look there is
stamped upon it. Men glare at a fellow-human
that way just before they
do murder.
"There is no way out of this mess,
then?"
"Only one?by accompanying me to
headquarters, where you may explain
matters and be back before the steamer
leaves," replies the Briton.
"You know that is a false hope, sir.
The Alhanibra will steam away in ten
minutes or so," replies the Russian,
savagely.
"Well, as a dernier ressort, try Suez."
"Eh.?"
"Take the railroad to Suez and there
await the cominsr of the steamer down
the canal."
"Confusion!" It is Sandy who mutters
this, as he smites his head with
his hand. "Great brain that of yours,
old fellow, never once to think of that.
Grimes, kick me, will you?"
"Wait. Danger of upsetting the boat,
and I reckon there are sharks here.
When we get on hoard the.* steamer,
I'll accommodate you with the greatest
pleasure in the world," returns the
practical Grimes.
"You try it when there are others
around, and the worm will turn, sir,
turn and rend you; but I am in the
dumps. Think of the grand scheme
I've arranged to shake that fellow, and
never once thought of what that dandy
officer just now so coldly informed
him?that he could, even if delayed a
couple of days, take the train, run to
Cairo, and from there to Suez, waylaying
us there. Hang the luck. I see
I'll have to murder him in cold blood
yet."
That was a convincing argument,
and he gives in. See how sullenly
he resumes his seat and orders his I
boatmen to pull for the shore. There! !
He looks this way. I wonder if he
suspects. Keep a straight face, Sandy,
for heaven's "Sake. Mynheer Joe,
forward once more."
. The traveler gives a short, sharp
order in the Arabic tongue; oars again
fall into the wtaer, brawny arms exercise
their muscles, and the boats
shoot toward the steamer.
The last they see of the baron and
his followers, he is landing and moving
away with the officer, to whom he
talks with many a gesture, while
Colonel Taylor and the Hindoo watch
the luggage.
Our friends board the steamer. Some
little delay is brought about, during
which Sandy becomes nervous, walking
the deck with a quick stride,
watching the quay and pulling at his
diminutive mustache.
Then comes the whistles, they move
away, and Alexandria is left behind.
"Look!" says Sandy to Mr. Grimes,
nodding in their wake. "The baron
has returned?he is in his boat?the
men row madly, but no one on board
notices! Ta, ta, old fellow! Wait here
for the Malwa, or meet us at Suez.
Adieu! Adieu!"
The steamer increases her speed, and
the city of Alexandria is soon lost to
sight in the gathering dusk, although
her many lights remain in view for
some time. Gradually these fade away,
and night reigns over the great tea
whose Waves wash the shores of three
continents, and on bpard the Alhambra
all seems well.
[To be Continued.]
Dnke Rebuked His Aldermen.
The governments which make of
London several cities within a city
have been organized. The Duke of
Norfolk, as Mayor of Westminster,
presided over the city fathers who govern
that section of the metropolis. A
continuous raising and lowering of
hands is necessary in electing committees,
and some members flagged palpably.
"I wish," remarked the Ducal Mayor
Bteruiy, iuat sume ui juu ^cuurucu
wouldn't scratch your noses with the
same hands you hold up for me to
count."
Thereafter the city fathers went
through their manual exercises with
the smartness of'guards at drill.?London
Correspondence New York Sun.
Secret of Living Cheaply.
The secret of living on wind is not
to be obliged to do it. Edward Atkinson
can live in luxury on thirty-five
cents a day?because he is a millionaire.
Rath hup can fast forty days in
happiness?because be is rich and fat.
William A. Morse can live on $1 a
week?because he has money to burn.
But take away all that a man hath
and set him face to face with adver
sity; remove from his view all prospect
of employment; let starvation stare
him in the eye; cause him to feel the
unmanning insecurity of povertythen
see how quickly he will succumb.
To-day's doubts and to-morrow's debts
triumph over all philosophy. Atkinson's
philosophy is a good horse in the
stable.?New York Press.
When a young man proposes to a
deaf mute he naturally concludes that
silence gives consent.
THS E?I?T8
New York City.?Russian styles hav(
taken an accepted place and 4>ld fail
to continue their popularity for manj
months. The tasteful yet simple Maj
BUSSliN vYAibli
! Manton waist illustrated exemplifies
one of the best form9 and is in everj
way desirable. The model is a Beatrice
cloth, in a soft pastel shade of tan
with bands of white covered witi
rows of machine stitching, but th<
style is equally appropriate for Frencl
flannel, Henrietta, albatross and th(
like, and for taffeta and other waisi
silks, as well as for cotton, cheviot
Madras and linen; but when mad(
from washable materials should b<
unlined.
The foundation is a fitted lining thai
closes at the centre front, and upor
+ha nrfiJot nrnnpr is arranged
The back of the waist is plain across
j the shoulders, and has the fulnes!
drawn down at the waist line. Th(
fronts show no fulness at the uppei
portion, but are arranged in gather*
ROUND YOKE
at the waist line and blouse sligbtlj
at the centre. The right side laps
well over the left and is held in place
by invisible fastenings of small hookf
and loops. The sleeves are in bishoi
style, finished at the wrists by straighi
cuffs, the pointed ends of which lai
over the straight At the neck is s
deep standing collar, that is pointec
at one end to match the cuffs, anc
closes slightly to the left of the cen
tre.
To cut this waist for a woman ol
medium size four yards of materia!
twenty-one inches wide, three and a
half yards twenty-seven inches wide
two and a half yards thirty-two inches
wide, or two and one-eight yards for
ty-four inches wide, will be required.
Woman's Bound Yoke "Wrapper.
No woman likes to be without a sim
pie, tasteful morning gown that cat
be slipped on with ease. The excel
lent May Manton model given amplj
fills the need and is essentially comfortable
at the same time that it presents
a dainty and attractive appearance.
The material from which the
original is made is white lawn witli
figures of old blue, and the trimming
stitched bands of plain blue on white;
but the entire range of washable cotton
materials, as well as simple light tfAirtUf
wn/klo OI?A onrvi-Aririo+o
HCl^JLlt ?T VU1P, U1 c IMW
The back is graceful and shapely
and includes becoming fulness below
the deep round yoke. The fronts arc
simply gathered and arranged ovei'
the lining, or seamed to the yoke when
this last is omitted. The sleeves are
in bishop style and comfortable as
well as fashionable.
To cut this wrapper for a woman of
medium size, ten and a half yaris
of material thirty-two inches wide, or
six and a half yards forty-four inches
wide, will be required.
Marcelline Glace.
A serious rivai to silken gauze, Liberty
silk and chiffou, sheer tissues in
great favor, is the new silken fabricoffered
for use as empieceineuts, yokes
and chemisettes. It is almost as tender
and soft as mull, but has a lustrous
sheen, with glistening surface.
This proves immensely becoming to
tiie majority of women. It smartens
up a toilet which would otherwise be
a dull black. The new silk is used as
a chemisette, and also for undersleeves
when such are worn Slender young
girls waaj folded belts of the same
; J glistening material. It is as cool as
r sea foam in appearance.
r Zlg-Zag Fastening,
Tr- .ee some smart-looking bodices
whj j are cut like coats?that is, with
the jacket back with or without postillions,
the plain coat sleeve with ample
gathers on top and zig-zag fastenings
in front. The bodice has been cut in
front, slightly double breasted, and
both sides have been slit in tabs, with
squared ends. The tabs then are fastened,
one over and one under, so that
they come alternately uppermost. If
the edges are braided with mobair or
military braid, or piped with silk or
satin the zig-zag fastening is rendered
more complete.
A Little Gold Thread.
In spite of the decided reaction from
the wave of tinsel which swept across
the face of last winter's fashions, a little
gold or silver thread has crept into
the summer toilet. The sunshade owns
its sway. It outlines the prominent
figures in the design of lace insertions
which trim a smart parasol. A lovely
sea-green sunshade shows insertion
bands of creamy Brabant lace. The
outlines of the pattern are followed
with a slender line of silvery thread.
This enhances the beauty of the lace
empiecements and also the parasol.
A Stunning; Dust Cloak.
5 Batiste seems an odd material for a
r dust cloak, but it is correct for a wrap
in warm weather and on smart occa
sions. Each of these delicate garments
1 has a collar of colored silk or prune
- satin. Pomegranate pink, turquoise
1 blue, orange, copper red are some of
i the tints chosen. Wbie silk mohair is
t the material of a smart dust cloak in<
tended to be worn on a coaching expe1
dition. It has a Smart collar of mossy5
green silk, with a very heavy rib, and
has turned-up cuffs of the same.
t
1 Tho Battlements of a Bolero.
A modish bolero is extended downi
ward in front in "battlement" tabs. It
i can then be cut up sharply under the
; arms, for the long front aspect is ser
cured. The battlement tabs are now
j preferred to a rounded or ovoid finish.
'2 ^WRAPPER.
r Boys' Shirt Waigt.
5 The 6troDgly-made, well-fitted shirt
? wnict that can be relied upon to with
? stand the typical boy's wear is a gar>
ment that is always in demand. The
t advantage of home-making, is to be
> found in the opportunity to select tne
i best material and to secure a perfect
I fit. The May Manton model illusl
trated can be relied upon to be correct
in every detail, and to give certain
satisfaction. As shown it is of percale,
white with strips of blue, but
1 the same material in different colors
i and in figures, as well as stripes, is
, correct, and both Madras and cheviot
i are also fashionable materials, while
outing and Scotch flannels are much
. liked for morning wear.
The fronts of the waist are laid in
straight tucks at each side of the centre
box pleats, and the back is laid in
three straight box pleats, so insuring
1 simple and perfect laundering. The
sleeves are in regulation shirt style,
? :*V. ci-lflF Aiiffo nf tho lfltfRt deprppd
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width. The ncck is finished with a
band to which the turn-over collar is
attached by studs or buttons and but;
tonholes. The shoulder seams are cov|
ered and stayed with appliqued bands
; mitched on each edge, and stitched on
' at the waist is a belt, to which buttons
are sewn to support the trousers.
To cut this shirt waist for a boy of
BOrs' SHIRT WAIST.
eight years of age three yards of material
twenty-seven inches wide, or
two and a half yards thirty-two inches
wide, will he reauired.
AMERICAN HOLD ON LONDON I
Society, Business and Field of Sports
Successfully Invaded.
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS SCARCF
\
Onr Success Becoming: Somewhat Monotonous
to the Englishmen, But Their
Hospitality 1* Genuine ? Americans
With Well-Filled Purses Have Saved
Season For the West End Tradesmen.
London.?The summer Amer.canization
of London this year is intensified
beyond anything ever before known
in the British metropolis. It is monopolizing
society, business, the turf
and other sports, and even the hotels,
places of amusement and the streets.
It is small blame to the average Englishman
If he confesses that American
successes are becoming monotonous
and American ideas surfeit the appetite.
Americans have never received such
genuine, unrestricted hospitality in
Jtingiana as toe great army or invaders
is now experiencing. This is more
marked because although the great
social functions among the English
themselves are omitted this year on
account of the court mourning, the season,
so-far as outward appearances
go, is as brilliant as ever. London is
even more crowded than usual. Two
or three great new hotels have recently
been completed, but all of them, as
wfcll as the old ones, have turned away
scores dally all the week, and it has
simply been impossible to secure firstclass
accommodations in London without
engaging tnem in advance. Many
Americans who have landed at Liverpool
and Southampton have been put
to great inconvenience on this account.
In ordinary summers it has sufficed
to telegraph to London on landing for
these accommodations, but many of
those who arrived recently found
themselves compelled to drive with
their baggage to hotel after hotel, finally
contenting themselves with a cot
in a bathroom or a ued in a lodging
house.
The shopkeepers of the West End
are. of course, delichted. Their fears
of a bad season have already been
dissipated by the arrival of the army
of Americans with money in their
purses, xhere is also more private entertaining
than ever before. It has
been physically impossible for the representatives
of the New York Chamber
of Commerce to accept a tithe of the
private hospitality urged upon them.
Many others who are here in a private
capacity have also been overwhelmed
with invitations.
One could almost wish that the general
rivalries in which the two countries
have been engaged were less onesided
in results than they have recently
been. It would contribute vastly
to the gayety of nations and mutual
good will, for instance, if Sir Thomas
Lipton's challenger, which has had so
much bad luck, might at last lift the
America's Cup. As it is, the British
public is absolutely hopeless on this
point, with the result that it does not
take the slightest interest in the coming
race.
DR. W. H! DALY A SUICIDE.
His Report Started the Celebrated "Embalmed
Beer* Investigation.
Pittsburg, Penn.?Major W. H. Daly,
a surgeon on the staff of LieutenantGeneral
Miles in Porto Rico, and who
gained national prominence in the
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k? MllUiOU IT Ul IUIUUqU ux iue U A t|;vi i
which started the "embalmed beef
inauirv. committed suicide at his home
by shootine himself In the right temple.
Melancholia, dntinsr from the report
of the Court of Inquiry into the
"embalmed beef" charges, and the
death of his wife, are supposed to have
caused the deed.
He was fifty-nine years old, and
one of the best known physicians in
America. Hp was a close friend of
Lieutenant-General Miles, and was
assigned to duty on the .'ieneral's staff
'n Tampa. y
Washington, D. C.?Surgeon Daly
was a Deputy to Assistant SurgernGeneral
Charles R. Greenleaf on the
staff of the Commanding General during
the Spanish-American war. It was
through Dr. Daly's allegations that
the beef furnished the Army had been
tampered with and preserved by
means of acids detrimental to the
VioolfVi t\f tho cnlrliorc flint nn AvmT*
Board conducted the celebrated beef
inquiry during the Spanish war.
SHOT BY HIS SWEETHEART.
School Superintendent of Fairhaven, Ohio,
Killed at Target Practice.
Fairhaven, Ohio. ? Curtis Roberts,
Superintendent of Schools of Fairhaven,
was accidentally killed while at
target practice. With his sweetheart,
Mary Alferton, and several other
young persons, Roberts went into the
woods to practice with a revolver.
Miss Alferton fired the first shot, and
the ball, striking the side of a stump,
bounded off and struck Roberts in the
side, inflicting a wound from which
he died in a few hours.
Slain in Fight With Filipinoi.
In a battle with the insurgents at
Lipa, Province of Batangas, P. I.,
Lieutenant Anton Springer, of the
Twenty-first Infantry, was-killed, and
Captain William H. Wilhelm, of the
same regiment; Lieutenant Fitzhugh
Lee, Jr., and Lieutenant Charles R.
Ramsay and five eniisted men were
wounded.
Few Kecess Appointment*.
It was stated at the White House,
in Washington, that President MeKinley
will make as few recess ap
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Plentilul Kaln? In feoutli Knasiu.
Plentiful rains have fallen in bouth
Kussia, and a 6piendid harvest is assured.
Asphalt Bed Found in Texan.
A bed of genuine asphalt ha* been
found near 'a. exarkana, l'exas.
Labor World.
Store clerks in the Philippines get
twenty cents a day.
In Chicago the metal polishers have
established a co-operative shop.
The Boston brewers have granted
their coope:' the eight-hour day.
The Steel Trust has voluntarily
raised the wages of 2UUU of its Ohio
twirlrnien.
Trolley employes at Dayton, Ohio,
have struck to force recognition of
their union.
There are now fifty-eight factories,
with ioO.OOO horse-power, in the
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GROWTH OF THE CITIES'
Statistics in a Bulletin Issued by
the Census Office.
Forty-MTen Per Cent, of Population ia lni
Incorporated Place* at Against Forty-one
Per Cent, in 1890.
Washington, D. C. ? The Census
Office has Issued a bulletin giving the;
population of incorporated places in'
the country. The bulletin shows that!
there are 10,602 such places, as com-,
pared with 7578 In 1890.
The bulletin shows thirty-eight
cities containing more than lOC.OOO
people each. Of the large cities in
1900, three, New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia, contain upward of a million
Inhabitants, the same as'in 1890,
while for cities having between 500,000
and 1,000,000 inhabitants those in
1900 number three, as against only,
one In 1890.
There are no cities in 1900 containing
between 400,000 and 500,000 Inhabitants,
but at the census of 1890
there were three cities of this class.
On the other hand, there are five
cities in 1900 with a population of between
300,000 and 400,000, but in 1890
there were no cities coming between
these limits of population.
Of the total number of places In the
list, almost one-half, or 4318, contain:
fewer than 500 people, while there
are 2501 places of between 500 and
1000.
Of the States Illinois leads with 930
incorporated towns, and Pennsylvania
comes next with 833. New York has
438 such places. There are no Incorporated
municipalities in Alaska.
The Incorporated places contain in
the aggregate 35,849,516 inhabitants,
as compared with a total of 26,079,828
persons living in Incorporated piaces
in 1890.
The combined populations in the incorporated
towns and cities constitute
forty-seven per cent of the population
of the entire country, as against <
forty-one per cent, in the towns in
1890. In the State of New York,
which takes the lead in this respect,
seventy-seven per cent, of the people
live in the cities and towns, as against
Rivhr-nlnp npr rent. In lfiflO.
In six other States, namely, Massachusetts,
Illinois. Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,
Colorado and Connecticut,
more than two-thirds of the people
live in the Incorporated places. Mississippi
has the smallest percentage of
Its people living In the towns, this
percentage being fifteen.
MRS. BOTHA IN EUROPE. /
Her Preaence In London Kerlvea Ramon
of Peace in So&th Africa.
London.?Mrs. Louis Botha, "wife of
the Eoer Commandant-General,' arrived
at Southampton on boprd the
British steamer Dunvegan Castle from,
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JOB, LOUIS BOTHA.
(She is in Europe, It Is said, Intrusted with
an Important mission.)
South Africa. She absolutely refused to
be interviewed. Mrs. Botha is said to be
Intrnstprt with fln irrmnrtnnt- mission.
According to reliable reports she "will
confer with Mr. Kruger In the Interest
of peace In South Africa. Her
presence In London has revived rumors
of the early termination of the
war.
OUR NAVY TO PLAY AT WAR.
UoTementi Never Before Attempted Are
Included In the Programme.
Washington, D. C.?Plans have been
completed by the Navy Department
for the most extended series of fleet
manoeuvres by the North Atlantic
.squadron during the summer ever attempted
by the navy.
Two important features never before
attempted will be undertaken, the
establishment of an outlying base of
supplies, and the first trials with
mines being included in the programme.
Nantucket or Martha's
Vineyard will be selected for the scene
of operations. Near one of these the
entire squadron will undertake to simulate
the work that might be required
in time of war when operating away
from a base of supplies or in water? controlled
by the enemy.
Against American Locomotive*.
Officers of the Midland Railway, in
England, which has been using forty
American locomotives, admit that our
engines are good, but say tliey cost
more to operate than the British.
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Gunboat Sails For Venezuela.
The United States gunboat Mayflower
has sailed for Venezuela to look
after American interests. J
Girl Kill* Her SUter-ln-Lair. - M
While sitting on a chair, with her ^
baby on her lap, Mrs. Mary Lynch, at
New burg. W. Va., was shot and killed
by her sister-in-law, aged fifteen years.
The girl was cleaning out a bureau
drawer, when she picked up a revolver.
Thinking it was not loaded she
pointed it at Mrs. Lynch, saying:
"How easily I could shoot you.".
Giant Nuffjcet of the Klondike.
A giant nugget worth$264 was found
in the recent wash-up on American
Hill. Klondike.
The Sporting World.
Saxon, the favorite, won the French
Derby.
Athletes of the larger colleges have
already begun to train for the football
season. \
Captain S. S. Brown, of Pittsburg,
Penm, has just paid $10,300 for a j
yearling colt. I
The Boston yacht Independence has m
had a trial spin and. her performance
was satisfactory.
Kenneth A. Skinner has made an
automobile record from Boston to New
York City of eighteen and one-half
hours.