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HOME ACA1NI. I
]>t you don't knuw whore I've bcoa?
I've been off down on a i'anr!
Look here, where I've burnt the skin 1
Mpre'n half way up niv arm! I
1 could had a teeny jn^ * * j
To bring home, but 111.1 said no,
It would pet too awful bin
When :t onct begun to grow. I
4 I
-Vn 1 saw em makin hay ,
With a cutter ten feet nide- '
When I wanted, all the day
I could sit on top an' ride: (
-An' onct, sir, the cutter >tk-!c
Cat a labbit rich!: in two? .
He went "squeal:, squeak!" like that,
quick? 1
An' ycu ought to seen him?wlicwl t
T- I
rarroers uavc no ^roc ry srorc.
uut tiiev get tueir eggs :n uiow*,
An' they don't milkmen, tor t
They squeeze miik -straight out ?oi' eowa! c
-An' my uncle?Uncle -led? .
Onct when I was standm' by
'"Open up your mouth!" he said?
but he squirted in my eye! I
1 went iound in overalls |
An' bad pie for breakfio'?geel
An' I ling the bell that oalU *
In for dinner an* tor tea. t
An' the hired girl, she ate ^
At the table 'long with us?
Country girls aren't ft'posed to .rait,
So ma didn't raise a iuis. <3
1
I washed near the back-stoop pump 0
In a basin with the rest.
An' nobody tried to jump c
On us?when we splashed or messed. t
JIa, she says that I'm a sight
'Cause 1 got so black?oh. dear, ,
I'm afraid I'll get all white
Tore I go again nest year. *
?Edwin L. Sabin. in Lippince-tfa. p
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I JOE i
HARPER'S j
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11 WIL-L J
.riOlC OE HARPER was aa old ^
V bachelor. He owned and ^
O T Q worked a little farm and
^ tJ kept house for himself, and Q
he had little desire for the ^
company of others. It was
said of him that he was never known ^
to laugh and anything in the way of a g]
joke, flung at him as he plodded his
way to town or back home again, was
utterly thrown away. Of course everybody
held him up to contempt or ridi- n
cule.
He had been living thus for ten years
when one day in a hollow tree on bis ^
own ffirm he found a great heap of
money. There was such weight that
he had to borrow a neighbor's horse
and wagon to convey it to the bank in y
me town, xie uiea xo Keep very secret gj
about it, but the matter became the 0,
gossip of the county. Neither .Toe nor
the banker could tell what the sum C(
was, but the people who took a look D
at the hollow tree estimated it at $30,- p
000. Those1 who didu't take a look u;
placed the figures at $75,000, and also 01
added a lot of Jewelry to the find. f(
It was passing strange what a C(
change took place in public opinion. m
The old bachelor had callers by the k,
score, and each caller warmly congrat- ti
ulated him. Instead of being guyed e,
by the passers-by as he worked in his
fields, men climbed the fences to shake a(
hand with him and invite him to make a]
investments. . k]
In the years past even the homeliest q,
old maids had declared that they would a,
drown themselves sooner than marry jj
such a "pose" of a man. Things were n(
different now. At least half a dozen
old maids and three or four widows a)
began sending in custard pies and f(
jellies and currant wine and giving rc
their opinion that Mr. Joseph Harper ^
would show off with the best of them m
if he only had a wife to give him hints,
and suggestions'. .Toe did not romp out
of his shell very far, but it was after- ai
ward remembered by a good many that
he had something like a twinkle in his 0|
eye as he shook hands with his numerous
well-wishers. gi
Unknown to anyone but his doctor,
Joseph Harper had a weak heart, and R<
one day he overtaxed hunself and died ft
at his own door. So far as was known y,
he had not spent a dollar of his find,
and as he had no relatives, there was
much curiosity as to whether he had
made a will or not. and -who would ri
come in for his money. A village law- a
yer soon gratified curiosity as to a will, y
One bad been made only six months be- ^
fore the old bachelor's death. More it
than that, it concerned a score of pco- P
pie, each one of whom was notified to tl
appear on the day of the funeral and o
hear the document read. o
The excitement was intense and more P
people turned out to pay a last tribute fi
of respect to Joseph Harper than had
ever followed another citizen of the li
county. While the house was crowded n
full after the burial, at least 200 people tl
who ceuld not get in stood about the si
yard to learn the contents of the will. I
The first person mentioned in'the docu- tl
mcnt was an old maid. Before the si
find of the treasure she had been in the 11
habit of mimicking the walk of the tl
old bachelor and had made a great hit a,
"Miss Lucy Arnold," read the docu- ri
ment, "is to walk twice across the h
floor and imitate my gait as closely as h
possible. She is then to be allowed to u
take a double handful of coins out of tl
the box as a token of my esteem." tl
It took Lucy five minutes to work up tl
her nerve for the performance, but d
bhf figured that a double handful of h
coins would bo at least $500, and she I
Went ahead. fi
The next legatee was William John- r
sod, a farmer's son, who was required
to laugh in a hearty manner for the
privilege of taking one handful of
coins. He had always been asking old
.Toe why he didn't laugh. It was a 1
pretty hard job for him to get up 0
a haw-haw on this occasion, but he ?
finally accomplished it and made a
mighty one-hauded grab.
Then the document mentioned Mrs. ]
Scott, wife of Peter Scott, who was in
c
ibo habit of puckering up her mouth
in a curious way and saying it was the
\vmy Joe did when he tried to whistle ^
"Auld Lang Syne." She was to stand
up and pucker her mouth for two minutes
by the clock and was then to be
rewarded with a pint basin full of c
coins. She bung off about it for r
awhile, but her husband braced her up, s
and she earned her coins and got her (3
mouth back to its usual shape again, v
Then came the turn of Miss Hattie i:
Davis, another old maid. The old t
bachelor was deaf in the left ear, and g
.be had a curious way of jerking up hi3 i
[ofi hand when spoken to. Mi3s Davis
<* 13 in the hubit of imitating this
movement. The will read that she
was N> stand up and then go through
he motion twenty times, and she was
to ho rewarded with all the coins she
ould grab with both hands. But for
lor mother being present to tell her (
hat ttfo big hnndfuls of money would j
li?ubt!ess bring a suitor for lier hand, j
Uiss Hattie might not have reefed un- j
lor the will.
A few months bof<?*o discovering the !
roasure Joseph Harpor had suffered j
or several weeks with rheumatism in j
he hip and had been compelled to drag
lis right log as lie walked. Young j
Varou Oreenwood, the smart Aleck of j
lie neighborhood, had givoti imitations :
>f the limp for the delectation of the
neighbors. The will read that he was
o limp ten rods and buck after "the
iarper style," and would then be alovved
to fill one trousers' pocket with
oins from the box. The young man
vent through the performance, but !
lone of the spectators was convulsed i
vith laughter.
There were twenty-two legatees unler
the will and twenty-one of them
md to go through performances in j
irder to inherit. In each and every i
ase the bachelor got even anil a little j
tiore. though lying in his grave.
The twenty-second and last person j
o be mentioned was the wife of a '
armor living five miles away. It ap- j
ieared that she had once called Joseph j
ti as he was plodding by in a storm '
nd had fed and warmed him. To her i
vas left all his real and personal prop* I
rty, amounting to a matter of ?G000. j
nd she was charged to congratulate i
.11 u iiit-ia uu wii-il iu^v uau aeived.
This charge was never fulfilled. She
lad not yet risen to carry it out when
he row began. Joseph Tlarpcr had j
ound a box of coins in a hollow tree, |
iut they were bogus quarters and J
alves and dollars and hidden away
y some gang of counterfeiters years
before. He had made use of the find
o square up old scores.
Of course the "legatees" were boiling
ver with indignation, and of course
lie "outsiders" were tickled to death
nd the row did not cease until
lie doors were unhinged, windows
mashed and fences leveled. There are
jme still living who speak of the dead
lan with a show of respect, but there
re others who never hear his name
lentioned without exclaiming:
"What Joe Harper! Why, he was |
ie meanest man who ever died in thii
'hole State!"?Florida Agriculturist.
That Old "Herald" Pre**room Story.
The Times had a version of it last j
unday?again. Rewards' might be i
L?Cii iui cut: ucai, sciuuu, ucoi, auu cu
3. presentations of it.
' Periodically James Gordon Benneti
>mes from Europe to inspect bis
ewspaper plant in detail, and careful
reparations in all departments usally
precede bis coming, but recently
ne unbappy printer scandalized bia
;llows by appearing in a semi-tipsy.
>udition on the momentous day. The
lan was^barely able to keep awake,
ut was still sufficiently alert to evade
le foreman until Mr. Bennett discov*ed
him in person. During an unuarded
moment the tipsy printer bad
?cidentally encountered an ink roller,
ad bis face was covered with a thick
lack smudge of ink. He did not move
uring inspection, but leaned sadly
gainst the wall and returned Mr.
ennett's gaze pathetically. Mr. Benstt
3aid nothing until the moment of
aving, and then called the foreman
fter him. The shop waited anxiously
)X the result. Presently the foreman
'turned furious. Shaking his fist in
le ink-smudged countenance of bis
sberdinate, he ejaculated:
" 'Say, you wash up an* go home.
?d come back to-morrow when you
re sober.'
" 'To get my wages?' stammered the
lender. 'Am I bounced?'
" 'Naw!' snorted the foreman in disgust.
'The boss saw all the ink
neared on you and called me out to
iv that you look likeNthe only man
i the shop that works, and be raised
our wages 55 a week, blast you" "
Why the L.eft Shoe Wears First.
"Did you ever notice that people ar?
glit-footedV" asked the proprietor of
shoe store. "Watch my clerks, and
r>u will see that invariably customers
ill put out their right foot when goig
to be fitted. Now, watch that corulent
woman going to sit down over
jere." The woman with great weight
f body took a seat, lifted her curtain
f black veiling, and as the clerk aproached
her, she poked hor right foot
"orn beneath an expanse of skirt.
"It's always the case, and I don't beeve
I ever knew it to fail. The shoe
uinufacturers evidently are wise to ;
lis fact, as in the cartons the right j
tioe is always packed on top. Once
had a lot of shoes come to me with
ie left shoe on top, and it caused me
> much annoyance that I wrote to the
lanufacturer, calling uis attention to {
ie matter so that it wouldn't happen !
gain. The majority of people are
ight-handed. yet a left-handed person
as the right-foot habit. The right
and is larger fhan the left, as it is |
sed more, and consequently develops i
iie muscles to a greater extent. On I
[ie other hand, the left foot is larger |
tiati the right in most persons. The i
ifference is so slight that we seldom '
ave trouble in fitting shoes, however,
t is the left shoe that wears out bei>re
the right, and probably for this
eason."?Shoe Retailer.
Near Side anil Off Side.
When horses were first hitched to \
ehicles the driver never thought of i
iding himself, but walked by the side |
f the road as he hold the lines. So |
s to have his right hand always ready :
o walked on the left side, and conse-,
uentlv the liorse on tlie left side:
ante to be known as the "near" horse
nd the one on the right side was*
ailed the "off" horse. In that manner
he terms "near horse" and "off horse"?
lecame general and still pertain to
torses hitched as a team.
Tlmnktt N'anscn Correct.
The French savant, M. lienard, is
onviuced that Xausen took the only
oute by which the North Pole can posibly
be reached. He favors an expelition
with two ships connected by
vireless telegraphy. The time is estinated
at three years, and it is hoped
bat the Prince of Monaco, who is,
nreatly interested, wiR contribute the
lecessary $300,000.
JM5E SUSH 11
The Tsushima and Chitose Go
to Sakhalin and Attack Her.
AMERICA PRESERVES NEUTRALITY
United State* Destroyer Enters Shanghai
Harbor and Anchors Between Jap and
Ktiaaian Warships?Excitement in th?
City?In Naval Kngajemptit the Xovik
Was Sun Ashore.
Tokio, Japan. -After a severe engagement
with the protected cruisers
Chitose and Taushima, the greyhounds
of the Japanese Navy, the fleet Russian
cruiser Novik has been vanquished.
The Novik. in a sinking condition,
was run ashore in Korsakovsk
Harbor, Sakhalin.
It is evident that when the Chitose
and Tsushima caught up with the No
vik that a running fight ensued.
Captain Sukeichiro Takahashi. who
Is in command of the Chitose, reported
the engagement in a brief telegram
which reached the Navy Department
here iu the afternoon. The Novik
nearly sank, but she was beached at
Korsakovsk.
A shell from the Novik struck the
Tsushima in a bunker. Temporary repairs,
however, rendered the Japanese
cruiser seaworthy, and she continued
to fight. The Japanese suffered no
casualties.
Captain S'ento commanded the Tsushima.
No additional details of the engagement
have been received here. The
fate of the crew of the Novik is not
known, but it is thought they abandoned
their vessel and landed at Korsakovsk.
The news of the destruction of the
Novik has been received in a curious
manner by the Japanese public. From
a political point of view it is highly
satisfactory, for the Novik could have
been most dangerous as a commerce
destroyer, but considering the matter
from a sentimental standpoint, much
regret is expressed at her destruction.
The Novik has been splendidly handled
and bravely fought throughout the
war, and Japanese naval officers and
the public generally have frequently
expressed admiration for the cruiser,
her commander, and her crew.
Shanghai, China.?Shanghai was
thrown into .a fever of excitement by
the arrival of a Japanese torpedo-boat
destroyer, which was sighted coming
in from the south at 4.30 o'clock in the
afternoon. She passed Woo-Sung (at
the mouth of the river) at full speed,
and started up the river for Shanghai.
The United States torpedo-boat destroyer
Chauncey slipped her cable
and followed the Japanese destroyer.
The Japanese boat was cleared for
action. She anchored off the Cosmopolitan
Dock, where the Russian cruiser
Askold is undergoing repairs.
The Chauncey came to anchor prac
tically between the dock and the Japanese
destroyer.
The United State monitor Monadnoek
and two torpedo-boat destroyers
have been ordered to be ready to protect
the neutrality of Shanghai.
The Askold docked adjacent to the
warehouses here of the Standard Oil
Company, which are valued at over
$1,000,000. The Standard Oil Company
demanded protection for its property
from United States Consul General
Goodnow.
The dock where the Askold lies is
owned by British interests. On one
side of this dock is Germau and Dutch
property, and on the other side American
property.
There are eight American, one German,
two British, and four French
warships here.
London, England.?It is believed at
the Japanese Legation here that if the
American commander intervened to
preserve Chinese neutrality the American
Government will take measures
to enforce it.
STORM DAMAGES CHICAGO.
Several Fires Started by LightningHouses
Flooded.
Chicago. Illinois.?A severe wind and
electrical storm- passed over the city,
doing much damage in the suburbs.
Several fires were started by the
lightning, and the downpour of rain
was so heavy that many basements
were flooded and much property damaged.
Northwesi; of the city hundreds of
acres of corn were beaten down by the
wind and rain, and much of it will
be lost.
Fighting in Paraguay.
Fighting was reported in Paraguay,
where the rebels dislodged a government
battery. The insurgents have
chosen Ferreira President, and are
seeking recognition as belligerents.
De Plehve's Assassin Dead.
It is : umored in St. Petersburg. Russia.
that the assassin of M. de Plehve,
the late Minister of the Interior, has
died. He was identified as the son of
M. Sasoneff. a merchant of Ufa.
Largest American Steamer.
The steamer Minnesota, of the Great
Northern Steamship Company, the
largest American built vessel, arrived
in New York City ou her way to the
Pacific.
Explorer's Remains Exhumed.
The remains of Pierre Parquette, a
noted explorer, were exhumed by
workmen at Portage, Wis.
Report From Stoessel.
A report of General Stoessel told of
repulses of the Japanese in an action
lasting two* days near Louisa Bay.
The Japanese losses, said the general,
were "very great;" the conduct of the
garrison was highly praised.
Passenger Train Ditched.
An express train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, running without passengers.
was ditched by a landslide
near Conewago, Pa., and four of her
crew were seriously injured.
The National Game.
All over the circuit the Boston American
team's siump has been the wonder
of the scribes and fans.
The Meriden (Conn.) club has released
Walter Hickey and Cy Parkers,
knd signed Intielder Hinton, of Baltimore.
Malay, the star centre fielder of the
A J. G. team of the New York League,
bas jumped the team for the second
time this year.
Harry MeCormick, of Pittsburg, does
not smoke, chew or drink, and keeps
himself in the best of condition the
entire year.
ST PAUL HIT BY TORNADO
Severe Wind Storm Creates Havoa
in Mississippi Valley.
A Score of Persons Killed and Over Three
Hnndred Injured ? Building* and
Commercial Interests Destroyed.
St. Paul, Minn ?A score of lives
were lost, about 300 persons wore injured
and property to the value of
? 1.000,000 was destroyed in tlie tornado
which hit this city and Minneapolis
! and traveled wiHi irresistible fury for
twenty-five miles in the Valley of the i
Mississippi. From all points in the I
wide area covered by the tornado re- |
ports of terrible experiences are being
made, and it is likely that fatalities
among the injured will in the next
few days enlarge the death list In
some of the villages struck by the
storm in full force a majority of the
I residents are disabled, and several I
I small communities are homeless.
The storm swept througu the country
at terrific speed, and carried with it
frame buildings, trees and immense
quantities of other wreckage. Wooden
fences were whipped out of fields in
sections hundreds of ynrds in length.
Barns filled with hay were lifted with
their contents, and the centre of the
storm cut lanes through woods, uprooting
or breaking every tree, from
one-quarter to a half-mile wide. Remarkable
incidents marked the path of
the tornado. In one farmhouse a
piano was turned upside down, and a
bed was carried out through the roof j
and dropped intact in a field 300 yards
distant. Another farmhouse was cut
squarely in two. one-half of the building
being smashed to pieces, and the
other being left standing with only
slight damage. A boy was carried
almost a mile at St. Loais Park. He
was carried off his feet when running
in terror toward his home, and was
borne across fields and fences about
fifteen feet from the ground. He landed
without injury, although his clothes ,
had been torn into shreds.
The damage to property was great I
in this city and countless windows
were smashed. The wind rushed with
tremendous force through the broken
windows into the buildings, and bursting
open doors, stocks of goods and
office furniture were hurled in all directions.
Reports agree that the tornado
formed at the confluence of the Mississippi
and Minnesota Rivers, near
I TWfcff Qr?o11inrr T?nr tovnrn 1 hnnra hp
fore an intense stillness had pervaded
this district, and the humidity was almost
unbearable. Clouds began to
lower shortly after nightfall, and about
9 o'clock the tornado, fully developed,
started toward St. Paul. It is believed
that the storm divided almost at?the
start, one part traveling in the direction
of Minneapolis and the other following
the valley toward St. Paul.
THREE BIG EAGLES KILL A COW.
Dog Escapes Same F.rte by Biting His
Assailants in the Legs.
Garden City, Kansas.?Made desperate
by hunger, three eagles attacked a
cow on the farm of Aaron Whitson, in
Finney County, plucked out its eyes,
and then with beak and talon so worried
the poor animal that she died. In
j the afternoon one of the big birds
picked up a dog weighing thirty-five
pounds and carried it across a field.
The eagles had been observed circling
over, a cow pasture, but there
was not the remotest idea that such an
unusual attack was imminent. The
largest of the three was high up in the j
heavens, above his fellows, and was |
seen to swoop down with wings half ;
closed and talons drawn up close to the
body. The others mounted high into
the sky until they wore almost lost
to view.
Then they dropped like a pair of
pluinets. The dog escaped by biting
the legs of his captor, and so causing
the sharp clawed talons to relax their
hold.
POSSES HUNT XEGRO.
On Trail of Murderer ? Precautions
Against Lynching.
Meggetto, S. C.?Allen Porter Heath- j
ington. son or m. .i. jrieainingion, was
shot nnd killed by a negro named
i ''Sam" Brown in the Toogoodoo neighborhood
of Colleton County.
| Bloodhounds were secured from
Charleston and sent on the trail. When
informed of the murder Governor Hey|
ward at once telegraphed to the Sheriff
of Colleton County, offering him troops
and anything he desired to prevent a
lynching.
RUSSIA IX NEED OF MONEY.
Loan Said to Have Been Refused Czar
by German Houses.
London. England.?Great interest .
was shown here in financial circles in
the prospect of the issue by the Russian
Government of another foreign
loan. A general belief prevailed that
Russia tried to negotiate such a loan
[ through German houses, but failed, because
these houses demanded too high
a rate of interest.
For Peace in South America.
The President of Salvador. Honduras
and Nicaragua signed an agree
LIlL'Ill IU lllillllLULU JJCilV-C 1U IUL' tcjiuulies
of Central America.
Cleveland. Lawyer Drowned.
Vernon R. Andrews, a lawyer of
Cleveland, Ohio, was drowned at East
Tawas, Mich., where he was spending
his vacation.
Answer to Maybrick Smit.
David W. Armstrong lias filed nn
answer in New York City to the suit
of Baroness von Iioque. mother of Mrs.
Maybrick, denying that lie secured
from her by fraud a large tract of !aad
in this country.
Miners to Co Higher Up.
The Western Federation of Miners
will seek Federal intervention in the
strike situation in Cripple Creek, Col.,
and will carry the closing of the union
store into the United States courts.
Labor World.
The Ontario (<jan.) government nas [
extended the Factories Act to fifty new >
industries, including printing offices I
and places where women are ein- !
ployed.
At Chicago, 111., Railway Express
Drivers' and Conductors' Union will
take decisive action regarding a new
wage scale. The union officials favor
arbitration.
St. Paul (Minn.) breweries have
signed a scale with the Beer Drivers'
Union and agree to employ none but
union drivers. The agreement became
operative Jul* 1.
MRS. MAYBRICK IS AT HOME
Arrives in New York City on the
Steamship Vaderland.
Apparently in Good ITenlth After Her
Fifteen. Year* of Knelinh Prison I/ite
?Her Statement to the I'rens. ,
New York City?Bravely facing the
thousands of curious eyes that stared
at her. Mrs. Florence Maybrick walked
smilingly up the gangplank from the
steamship Vaderland. maintaining her
composure until she stood upon the
pier, wheu she broke down and wept
hysterically.
These were the first tears she had
shed since leaving :Vjlesbury Prison,
wore than six moths ago. They were
\ict tears of grief, but of joy.
"I'm so glad to be home again!" she
repeated time after time to her escort,
S. V. Hayden, of Washington, oue of
h*r counsel.
It was a frail, slight woman that had
drawn together a crowd of a thousand
persons at the American Line pier.
Mrs. Maybrick is hardly five feet in
height has a mass of dark brown hair
without a single strand of gray, light
blue eyes that seem dazzled by the
brilliant sunshine, and a pallid complexion,
with just a faint touch of rosiuess
brought out by the ocean breezes.
She was accompanied by Samuel H.
Hayden, of Washington. D. C., and his.
wife, Mr. Hayden being of the law Arm
of Hayden & Yarrell. of Washington,
her attorneys. Mrs. Maybrick would
not see the reporters, but she wrote out
a statement which expressed her
thanks to Americans and newspapers
on this side for their efforts in her behalf
during her imprisonmeut. The
statement is as follows:
"Steamship Yaderland, Aug. 23, 1904.
"I regret that the state of my health,
as well as business reasons, prevent my
talking to the American press at this
lime as I should like to. To them and
my fellow American men and women I
am deeply indebted for their efforts in
my behalf, and taite tnis means or expressing
my everlasting gratitude as
well as words can, aud also to thank
them for their congratulations on my
release, which I regret I have not beeu
able personally to acknowledge.
"As my mother was unable to accompany
me, I came over under tbe protection
of Mr. Hayden. of Ilayden & Yarrell,
of Washington, D. C., my attorneys,
and his wife. I am assured by
my English physicians and by Dr. Wiltner,
of Washington, who prescribed
for me during the voyage, that quiet
and mental rest will in time restore
my health. It was on the advice of
my counsel and physicians that I traveled
incognito. I can not express the
feelings of deep joy and thankfulness
with which I return to my native land.
A.t the earliest opportunity I shall visit
my birthplace, Mobile, Ala., and also
Virginia, my home during my early
married life. I believe, as I always
have, that God, in His time, will right
the great wroug which I have suffered.
For any further information
:oncerDiug my plans I refer you to Mr. j
Hayden. I remain, very sincerely,
"Florence Elizabeth Maybrick."
Her attorney. Mr. Hayden, speaking
in behalf of Mrs. Maybrick, characterized
as entirely without foundation the
:eport that the British Government had
been tricked into releasing Mrs. Maybrifck
by the false plea that her property
interests in America were endangered
by her contiuued imprisonmeut.
SCHOONER BURNED AT SEA..
Crew Picked Up by Passing Vessel aud
uarrieu. iu orunswiuu.
Brunswick, Ga.?Captain C. M. McKeen,
his two sons, and the crew of
3ix of the schooner Auele Thackara
arrived in this port on the schooner
J. B. Jordan, from New York City to
Brunswick.
The Thackara. which was bnuud to
Savannah from New York City, was
burned at sea. The crew escaped in
the yawl and were picked up Ave hours
later by the Jordau.
GENERAL WOOD AFTER MOROS.
Organizes Special Force to Subdue
Datto Ali's Men.
Manila. F. I.?The rebellious Moros
under Datto Ali have adopted guerilla
tactics, and General Wood is retaliating
by taking special measures against
them. He is organizing four lighting
companies of troops, each 100
strong, which will operate independently
of the regular forces.
The operations wi.l not bo stopped
until the rebels have been overawed.
SUBMARINE ELUDES SQUADRON.
The Shark Technically Sinks tlio Mir*
neapolis in Narragansett Bay.
Newport. R. I.?There was a sliniu
battle attack in Narragansett Bay between
the ships of the North Atlantic
training squadron and the submarine
torpedo boat Shark, in which the latter
succeeded in reaching the flagship Minneapolis
without being detected. Had
it been actual warfare the big vessel
would have been sunk.
FASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED.
Rock Island Wreck in Missouri Causes
Many Casualties.
Trenton, Mo.?The westbound passenger
train on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad, due to reach
Kansas City from Chicago at 8.15, was
derailed near I'rincei on, twenty-four
miles north of here, injuring fortyfive
persons.
Czar Makes Manifesto.
A manifesto of the Russian Emperor
granted many measures of relief to the
people of Finland, and accorded amnesty
for all political offenses except
those* in which murder has been committed.
A Large Wardrobe.
More than 000 articles of clothing of
the Marquis of Anglesey, says a special
cable dispatch, of the most luxurious
sort, were .sold at the auction in Loudon,
Eng., 011 the peer's estate.
Groat tftoruis in Italy.
Twelve persons wertN killed by stofius
in Italy, and great damage has boeu
done in the southern part of the coun*
try.
England's French Ambassador.
King Edward has approved th? appointment
of .Sir Francis Leveson Bt;r*
tie to succeed Sir Edmund J. Monsou
as Ambassador to France.
Race Horses Attached.
John A. Drake's race horses were
Attached at Saratoga, N'. Y., tor a
butcher's bill.
CZARHTCH IS BAPTIZED
Splondid Ceremony in the Chapsl
of Peterhof Palace.
CZAR'S FAVORS TO HIS PEOPLE
Fnture Emperor of All the Rusnins is
Chrifltenert Amid Much Pomp and Cer#riiony
While Cannon Vooin fhe News
to ihe Outer World?Description of
the Ceremonies.
3t. Petersburg, Russia.?A wave of
rejoicing and festivity swept over Russia
with the rising of the sun on the
christening day of the heir to the
throne, culminating when the Te
Deiim, softly chanted in the beautiful
little chapel of Peterhof Palace, an
nouncea tnat tne ceremony was accomplished,
and the news was heralded to
the world without by the crash of
cannons and the chiming of innumerable
church bells, echoing l'rom the
Baltic to the Biack Sea and from the
frontiers of Poland to the confines of
the Furthest East.
While some of the festivities usual
on such occasions, for instance, the
state banquet, were omitted on account
of the grave struggle in which the
country is engaged, nothing was discernabie
at Peterhof to put the slightest
damper on the christening day.
From every angle and corner of the
palace flags waved. The historic Wall
Fountains, stretching in magnificent
vista below the palace terrace, broke
into snowy foam and rainbow spray in
the clear sunlight. The soldiers of the
Guards, brilliant in the imperial uniforms,
moved in a continual- swirl of
color around the doorways of the palace.
Over perfect roads, beneath stately
overhanging trees, the procession
moved through the royal park, a beautifully*
composed, slowly changing picture,
perfect to its smallest detail. It
txrao haiflori hr of th<> Tmnp
rial Household, his uniform a blaze of
gold and decorations. He was surrounded
by a retinue of officials only a
little less brilHant.
The centre of interest, of course, was
the golden state carriage, drawn by
ejglit milk-white horses, with^ outriders
and walking grooms, in which sat the
Princess Galatzin, Mistress of the Empress'
Household, with the imperial
heir.
The procession passed through the
palace to the church. The royal salons
were filled with a most brilliant
assemblage. The Emperor, his face
wreathed in smiles and with the Dowager
Empress on his arm, led the procession,
followed by the other members
of the imperial family, the baby bringing
up the rear.
Inside tbe chapel were assembled M.
Pobiedouostzeff, Procurator-General of
the Holy Synod, and the members of
the Holy Synod, the Diplomatic Corps,
aud imperial guests from every court
in Europe.
The christening party gathered at
the jewel-incrusted font. The bnby
was carried by Princess Galatzin. and
the cushions on which the,child was
borne was supported by General
Reiehter and Prince Doigorouki, Aides
de Camp to the Emperor. The sponsors
represented an Emperor and an
Empress, two Kings, one Princess and
four Grand Duchesses. ?
Tin* Czar issued a lengthy manifesto
on Hie occasion of the christening of?
the heir to the throne. "It is introduced
by the following message to the
oeonle:
"By the will of God. we. the Czar
and Autocrat of all the Russias, Czar
ot' Poland, Grand Duke of Finland,
etc., announce to our faithful subjects
that on this, the day of the christening
of otic son and heir, the Grand Duke
Alexis Nlcholaevitch. following the
promptings of our heart, we turn to
our great family of the empire, and
with the deepest and most heartfelt
pleasure, even amid these times of national
struggle and difficulty, bestow
upou them some gifts of our royal favor
for their greater enjoyments in
their daily lives."
lite various benefits bestowed on
many classes are then enumerated at
length.' ,
An Important Conference.
Important results are expected from
the interchange of views between the
Czar and the bearers of letters from
King Edward and the Emperor William
at the baptism of the Czarevitch.
Paymaster Held Ui?.
Dana White, paymaster of the
O'Routfce Engineering and Construction
Company, wa's held up by six
highwaymen on a lonely New Jersey
road and robbed of $3112.
Girl Confesses to Murder.
Sadie -Messier, fifteen years old. confessed
that she fired the .shot which
killed Pasquale Aquino on East Fourteenth
street. New York City. She said
the shooting was accidental.
To Stop Meat Strike.
lu accordance with a resolution <?f
the Chicago (III.) City Council, Major
Harrison has appointed a committee
of eleven Alderuien to try to end the
meat strike.
Robbed on Train.
Miss Mamie Hurley, of Scranton. I'a.,
was robbed on a Ninth avenue "L"
train in New York City of a suit case
containing jewels and money to th?
value of $700.
Mrs. Harry Wi:?g Drowned.
The ferryboat Hush O'Brien ran
down and sank the naphtha launch
Catherine nenr the East Bus ton (Mass.)
slip and Mrs. Ella Wins, aged twentyeight.
of New York City, one of the
occupants of the smaller craft, was
drowned.
Sheep Slaughtered by Gang.
A baud of masked men slaughtered
more than 1000 thoroughbred sheep !m.iopging
to Morrow ?Jc Keeuan at Little
Summit prairie, Oregou.
Promineii People.
King Alfonso of Spain is the Icit of
tlti? royal riders ot Kuropo.
The ''Bolis" of Japan. Fielil Marshal
Yauiagata. is sixty-seven years of age.
Heavy M. Stanley left a fortune of
nearly $730,000, made from I lie sale of
his books.
Theodore Moeilor. the famous Prussian
statesman, is expected to visit this
country.
It was one ot the maxims of the late
George Frederick Watts that the ethical
value and influence of pictures is
greater tliaa that cf sermons and lectures.
SUBMARINE BOAT IN PERIL
Fight For Life in the Forpoise 120
Feet Under the Sea.
After Seine Submerged She Failed to
Kii*c, Although Tank* Were Emptied
?Courage of Officers and Men.
Newport. R. r.~A .-tor? of a battle
for life 120 feet umler the sea .in the
submarine boat Porpoise reached Newport
from the torpedo station. Lieutenant
Nelson. United States Navy,
and a crew of eight men had the thrilling
experience.
The Porpoise wivit out for drill aud
general manoeuvres in the afternoon,
and when she reac hed che scene of the
tests she was submerged for a trip
twenty feet below the surface.
The crew closed the valves to let sufficient
water into th? trimming tanks,
but for some reason the boat kept on'
sinking until she had reached'a depth
or izv reet ana lay on tne ootrom.
The work of blowing out the. tanks
to raise her was begun, and although
the tanks were emptied the boat failed
to rise. Other exhaust valves were
opened, but the heavy pressure of
water burst them and the situation became
critical. Th*re was also a leak
at the torpedo tube forward about
the bilges of the boat. and for half an
hour the men worked the hand pumps.
Their determined efforts and steady
nerves under the trying and dangerous
conditions finally told, and after a
while the Porpoi-s : began to rise and
was soon afloat.
Naval officers decline to discuss the
incident, saying that it was a trivial
matter and all in tb" line of a drill.'
It is stated here, howeyer, that ft
was only through the nerve,of Lieutenant
Nelson and hi* men that they and
the boat were saved.
* PANIC IN ASUNCION.
Foreigners Leaving Paraguay?Belief
That Government Must Yield.
Buenos Ayres.?Panic reigns in Asuncion,
the capital of Paraguay. For-,
eigners in all parts of the country are
leaving, under the protection of the
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JL' iJJ IL/ ill A L lv- >v
Preparations for hostilities and negotiatioas
looking to the settlement of
the questions at issue between the
revolutioaists and The Government are
proceeding simultaneously.
The belief is growing that the Gov- .
ernment must yield.
The rumors that a land engagement
has been fought between the revolutionists
and Government troops, resulting
in the defeat of the latter and th?
capture of 400 men, as announced in
these dispatches, have not yet /beei>
confirmed. * .
DIAZ'S NEPHEW KILLED. y
Stabbed in El Paso?His Assailant
Caughr in Mexico.
Galveston, Texas. ? Petra Diaz, a
nephew of President Diaz of Mexico^
was fatally stabbed near El Paso and
died. His assailant. Pedro Rodriquez,
fled to the Mexican side of the river,
but two EI Paso police and a Juarez ,
officer captured him three miles south
of the border after a hot chase. He
is being held for ^xtradlfion.
lOOO-POUND SHARK CAUGHT.
Monmouth Beach Fisherman Make an
Unlooked For Haul.
Monmouth Beach. X. J.?A man-eating
shark weighing about 1000 pounds
was caujjht here. The monster got
entangled iu Lock wood & Co.'s net and ,
before it was killed completely wrecked
the pound.
The shark put <:p a fight, but was
finally conquered and brought ashore.
THE SEVASTOPOL HITS A MINE.
Russian Battlesuip Damaged in attempt
to Get Out of Port Arthur.
Tokio. Japan.?Admiral Kataoka reports
that as th? Russian battleship
Sevastopol was emerging from Port
Arthur she struck a injae, after which
she was seen to list to starboard.
She was towed back into the harbor.
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Live Poultry.
Fowls were in better supply in the
New York City and Philadelphia markets,
and. while there was a fair demand,
it was difficult to exceed the
inside price except for comparatively
small lots of choice stock. Chickens
were in ample supply and rather quiet,
the outside rate Deiiier obtained only
in exceptional cases for very choice
stock. Ducks were in moderate supply
and demand at former rates.
Waiter is Heir to S20O.OOO.
Gustav Einleicher, a waiter, at Atlantic
City, N. J., has been advised by
a lawyer in Germany to sail for that
country, as a fortune of $200,000
awaits him there.
Irish reader Here.
.Tames E. Redmond, leader of the
Irish Parliamentary party, arrived in
New York City to attend the Irish
League convention .
Arresting JIany Russians.
Th^ German frontier police are arresting
many Russians attempting to
leave their country to avoid military
service.
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Cardinal Sr.tolli Home.
Cardinal Satolli arrived at Rome. He
expressed himself as greatly pleased
with his visit to the United States.
American Fruit For Australia.
California fruit is heing successfully
skipped to Australia in cold storage.
The season there is late winter and
demand is good. Hie shipments consist
of miscellaneous fruit, mostly
peaches, plums and pears.
Eleven Hurt in Wreck.
The crowded St. T.nuis and San Francisco
passenger train hound for St.
Louis collided with a westbound freight
train near Sarc-oxie, Mo. Eleven persons
were injured.
From the Scat of War.
Togo lost sixty-four kiile;'. and 113 I
wounded in nguriuij me nm .-mum. ?
fleet. |
An enormous body of troops was re- H
ported at Mukden, reineiiforcements
having poured in rapidly. Eg
It was reported from St. Petersburg I
that the bulk of General Kuropatkiu's H
army had been withdrawn i.ori.h of H
Liao-l'aug. fl
Kussian and Japanese accounts of n
the seizure of the destroyer at Chefoo BB
asree that the Russian crew tried to I
throw tin? Japanese overboard. 29