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XX.-NEW SERIES. - UNIt)N^rl^i!^lp!^P8t^^j1!BE^mER 6, 1889. NUMBER 49. ^
THER AND ROW.
OT HOWARD c. TBirp.
He walked acr -ai t ?e grassy lea.
Wild w|th a youth b h ub hopes and glee;
Tor bis young heart with Joys wr>S rtl?
O'er the o owns of life
That he sli uid win if Mine rnd henlth
Wo ild only loa i one-ba 1 their woalth.
lie wa-k d, a Hol er enuth serene.
Across the olover scouted green.
And thought of triumphs that would crown
His lire-work with a high renown.
Years pns<*el away. Oh, whero Is he
Who walk- d. a youth-knlght, o'er the lea,
And vowed that h > in timo should win
A crown free froui the innrk of sin?
Ob, Cod I ho now Ih lying there
bo cold and llfelers! bin's despair.
And awlul hatred struck htm down;
Ho did not win the pre ions crown ,
He hoped for; for the wine cup sbredh
Asieilod him with Its frightful death!
STILL.
11.now a maiden, and a fair one, too.
> on n iiwu hdqh sweet, l declare
There's a world of love 'n her bout so true,
Aod few are tbotu*i..<ns ?bo m* mora fair
'Jh4n HtrllAb,
well I
t weet faced little Htell with her auburn hair.
bho ha" all the grace of aGjrpey Queen,
Ai.d -bewitches men wl'.h her glance, I ?
elm el
There'" a lalry-llko charm In l.er mien.
That 'tis woll for us nit to hare a cars,
NVhcn I-toll?
Ah, well I .
UanccK to and (ro with her auburn hair.
Oh, beauteous with "Oft bluo eyes,
And mouth llko a building rose, I decl&rel
Your pr eeiicc to mo ia like paradise,
For 1 to fairly hem caught iu J.ove's snnro.
Ah. well!
Hwect Hteil!
My heart s cutaugled in your auburn hair.
TOM
nmn me.
BY "Til K MA-TOH.'1
CHAPTERL
LOHT IN A hTOKM
Near five o'clock in the afternoon of
August )1, lb'iB, a stage coach with a
full complement of both inside and
outside passengors was slowly proceeding
along the highway toward the
village of /.ylos worth, and within
three miles of it.
The day had been a most sultry and
" uncomfortable one. The horsos pauted
and labored heavily along. Kvcrvthing
in and nbout tbo conveyance tol l
of suiYcriug and discomfort; it had
been liou s sinco any of the vexed and
weariod passengers bad attempted anything
like conversation. The lost effort
ut social intercourse had been
made by a stout, stern-featured man of
middle age, whose iron-gray hair
Eiaicncci tue suit of mixed (Scotch
Soods that be wore. During all this
ay, as well as the day before, he had
manifested tie utmost impatience at
tho slowno. s of the vehicle, and his
bitter complaints and grumblings had
x made him disliked by bis- fellow-pasJ
sengers,
y "Don't la k to me of horse lesh, or
?t* tho heat of the day!" lie angrily said
to the driver. "I engaged my passage
by this route and paid for it, after examining
the company's printed schedule
of time. How has its engagement
been kopt, so far? We ere at this moment
nine hours behind the advertised
time. Tf lh:s rate of loss is to continue,
1 shall loae twonty-four hours
on my ionrnoy. and w>U be too late for
the business that brings me that way.
A large pecuniary loss will be the consoqnence.
Damn yon, s;r, if you don't
get thin old lumbering concern along
faster I'll sue the company for damages?I
will, sure as my name is Mason
Belmont!?and I don't care who knows
. it."
A few suoh outbursts as this made
every other passenger foel that the
man in gray was a coarse, seliish person,
whoso further acquaintance was
not desirable. But tbeso explosions
also served another purpose, which
afterward became a matter of importance.
They fully advertised the name
of tho grumbler.
The accident that now occurred came
witbont the slightest warning. Tho
fore axle patted in the middle, and tho
coach lurched forward. For a moment
4 l>AVO tvuo a oaana a! nATmi * ?* %-! ? ?
MV?V tf W W nvvuo VI CtUI Jg^Ill UHll e.\"
ci'temont. Tho horses plunged and
reared miully; tho driver jumped for
the leaders' heads, aud shouted to
soothe and steady tho four; the passengers
on tho outside were promiscuously
pitched into the road or forced
to jump; those on tho inside were
thrown intp a heap together. Women's
screams and exclamations from the
men were mingled. Tho man in gray
tugged at one of the doors, and, being
unable to move it, put his broad
shoulders to it, burst it open, and
jumped into the road. It was after.ward
remembered thkt ha cried out,
with an oath, that he had torn his
1 ^^M^Sker^uccoethid^ilF^ieting his
horses, und the outsider* hastened to
help the insiders from their uncomfortable
position. When all had reached
, the roadside, it was discov ered that no
one had sustained any serious injury.
There had boon a rudo shakinc-nn:
there were a fow bruises anil aomo torn
garments; but there was no need of
medical help, and a general sense of
thankfulness was expressed that it was
jfc&C no worse.
The driver examined the break.
jj "It'll take an hour or two to fix it,and
P"""' I'll have to go a quartor of a mile for
$ a blacksmith," tie said. "You folks
'11 havo to muke the best of it. Aylosr
worth's loss'n three miles off now, and
1, you that feol like it might walk in
'fore 1 < an bo ready. Wouldn't advise
you to, though; there's a storm coming
np. J'etter get the ladies into the
coach, some way, for shelter, till it's
over, and you gents o.in stav under tho
trees."
"Is there no house near?" was the
onx'ous inquiry.
"Mutter of half a milo.
Tho indications of a heavy rain were
now qnite evident to all, and the
drlvor's advice was taken.
Wo must make an exception.
The man in gray stood snlieniy aloof
from tho others after the accident.
mBBBn hearing the report of the driver. He
wsa too impatient to wait, and too
sulky to ia'orin the others of his intentions.
He sieutly withdrew, uaob
served by any one, in tho confusion
- Mini IIT ilil^railn* ???it atiuli, 1 .>(nM
Although about trn o'clock io the
afternoon, the heel ?eemed greater
than at any previous hoar of the day.
The btmosphere glowed like a furnace.
H ugo black olouda were rolling up toward
the zonitk; tliero was a low and
ominous rumbling. Through the thick
dust the persp'ring pedestrian toiled
on. A hand-snchel was h's only luggage,
which he now carriod undor his
arm. It had nevor once been out of
his possession since tho commencement
of his journey.
Ho met no porson; be passed but 0110
house, which was remote from the highway.
The storm suddenly burst forth. A
lurid glare of lightning shot from the
groat bank of clouds in the west; thero
was a terrific roll of thundor, and instantly
the air was dark with a deluge
of rain. The wind roao and howled
dismally, driving great sheets of falling
water before it.
Wet through, unable to see tho road
boforo him, torrified by the fury and
euddenness of the storm, Mason Belmont
struggled on. He was unused to
Bitch ndventuroa; what to most men
would have been moroly disagreeable,
was to him positively alarming.
The Btorm seemed to inoroase in ftirv.
Tho distressed wayfarer marked by tho
glaro of tho lightning a leafy oak somo
distanoo ahead. He pressed on toward
it for refuge, \vhen a stream of liro
smote llio trie, splintering its stotit
trunk, while a ball of fire danced along
tho ground. Tho wayfarer was rooted
to tho gound with terror. He tried to
to cry out; after repeated efforts ho
succeeded iu uttering a word.
"llilloa!"
"Ililloa yourself!"
To his surprise and delight, his crv
was immediately answered. The next
gleam of lightning showed a man standing
so near him that the fingers of his
outstretched arm would have touched
him.
< IIA in EJt It
A FR'KM) IN NFKI).
'I he dibtressod traveler felt to the
full in that moment the wonderful relief
that comes from tho fa t of companionship
iu serious trouble.
"ivor Clod's sake, sir," he cried, "help
mo in, somewhere, out of this horrible
storm! You're a stranger to me, but
if you'll got mo shelter right off I
won't mind giv'ngyou?giving you "
Tho offer came hard, even at such a
time of soro need, for the speakor
loved money better than anything in
the world; brtt with an effort ho said:
"1*11 givo j*ou tivo dollars."
Another Hash of lightning briefly
disclosed the men to each other. It
was a youth of about twenty who
shouted back against the roaring wind :
"AVhp aro you, and where aro you
bound?" * . *
The explanation was giveu in a few
words.
"Well," rejoined the youth, "you
can't got to the village in this
storm. I was on mv way over to Tom
Bryson's when it broke out. That's
the nearest house to us now and I
guess I'll tuko you there. Let me
*?arvtr VAnr oo/?1?a1 "
^ OHVUVJ| oil
Mr. ilelmont refused to let go of his
charge, but took the offered arm, and
the two slowly wended their way along
in the darkness and the storm, lu the
brief conversation that was | ossible,
the traveler learned that his companion
wai named Kdgar Van Wyck, and that
he was the only child of a widow living
a short distance away on a cross-road.
Presently tho two tjrncd from the
highway into a wide lane, and followed
it some distance. The lane led through
a thick patch of woods, which entirely
hid the house they were approaching
from tho road. As they clca ed this
wood, they found that tiio fury of the
Ltorm was over. The wind rapidly
went down, tho rain ceased, and almost
"as it had arisen the tempest wan stillod.
The guide at last panned beforo a
house. "This ii tho place," he said.
Tho light was ample, uow, to permit
an examination of tho exterior of tho
building. It was a two-story frame
honse of considerable size, standing
broadside to the lane, in past years
the lane had hoen a pleasant drive
tnrougli the wood. Occupied once by
some wealthy proprietor, tho house
had, through misfortune or other
change, been let for some years. Its
occupants had almost ruined it, and it
had been long siuce repairs were made.
There was no trace of paint outside,
many panes of glass were in ssing, and
at least one whole sash was broken in;
a chimney had fallen, leaving but a
few ragged bricks abo . e the roof, in
one end of which was a largo hole, it
was evidently the homo of po.-erty; it
did not strikingly indicate hospitality.
"This is theplace," Edgar Van Wyck
repeated.
" Welj, then.-"
1 Tile youth hesitated.
"What's tho matter?" Mr. Belmont
sharply naked. MI hope yon haven't
brought me here on a fool's errand."
"You can go in bore, sir, or 1*11 show
you the way to the village."
How far is it?"
"Something more than a milo."
I'm wet as a drowned rat, and all
tirod out, body and mind, with exposure.
If I don't get myself dried right
away, one of my rheumatic attacks wi 1
lay me up for a month amo..g you
boors about hore; then good-by to the
object of my journey. Why did you
undertake to get roo a skelter if you
did not mean to keep your word?"
"I have kept it. sir. You can go
riglit in hero. I'll come ovor in tne
morning in good season to show yoa
the way to the village, in time for tko
coach. The fact is, sir, Tom is peculiar;
some folks think his head isn't
right. He don't like the peoplo about
here any better than they I'ke him.
l'tn^ no favorite with him, though 1
come over sometimes. You'll ffot ? hotter
reception from him by going alone
than you would if I went in with yon."
Mr. Belmont was greatly dissatisfied
with this stale of affairs, and urged his
guide to remain.
"You must heln me to get in," he remonstrated.
"Wasn't you coming here
when you found me ? '
"My business will keep till morning,"
replied the youth, with a laugh. "I'm
as wet as you ore, and in no shape to
make calls. Good-by, till morning."
He was gone with the words. Grumbling
to himself, tho traveler went up
to the door?not the large door thai
woe midway of the front of the house,
lor all the window* about it were dark
'-mt
?but to a small door near the end. the
windows about which wore lighted,
lie gavo a loud knock.
CHAPTER 1IL ^
IN8IDC ^
A grufl voice answered: A
"Who's thero?" *
"A traveler in distress," was tho re- f?
ply. "Tho stago mot with an accident,
and I started to walk to the villago. m
The rain has wet me through. I am dfl
tired and hungry, and want to stay w
till morning." ni
"Ihis ain't a tavern," was the re- oo
joinder. bj
"But you suroly won't turn mo away 1 Y
It is far to tho viilage, and I must dry j.
myself and rest."
Mr. Bolmont heard a soft voice, de
which seemed to be pleading for his F|
admission, though he could not hear Jc
the words. A growl from tho surly .
voico cut it short. w.
"I'm undo* no obligations to ialk*lw I
every vagabond that comes along with dr
a mado-up story." d"1
"lint 1 ha o monov. I will pay you otl
well." " Tb
The lust words wero moro per- ya
suftsive. Ct
"J.et him in, Jes?, and we'll boo what ?i
ho loo!.s like." of
Tlio door was opened by a girl. . faj
The apartment and the two persons pr,
that wore thus introduced to Mr. Bel- ^
niont havo much to do with our narrn- .
tive. g
He saw a good-sized room, which, in Ic<
othor days, must havo been the choer ful
sitting room of somo family circle. j;
A broad fire-place was bordorcd by ? '
pictorial tiles, now cracked and dis- of<
placod. The rich papor on the walls
was patchod and spotted. T.he lloor ?
was uncarpotnd; throo plain chairs and 11c
a pine tablo, the latter now bearing the on
remains of a frugal supper, wero tlio be<
solo furniture. A good tiro blazed in an
tlio chimnny, and an armful of dry pa,
sticks and branches lay by it. A tallow
candlo was lighted on the table. Jn(
Tho girl who had admittod tlio guest
was not inoro 111 11 twenty years old. ^
llor face was young in fcaturo aud
outline, but thoro was a fixed ponsive- ?Vt
noss upon it that made it scorn older. ?r
Her eyes wero gray, luminous and ten- an'
dcr: her mouth was awaaI. in i?a linna I we
of Borrow, rosolutcly rcprosiod. Dark do
brawn hair ran and rippled in natural yei
curls over her shapely hcud; her brow, Yc
her cheek, her throat were as fair as th<
the pond lily. Hor dress was coar.se R0;
in material, and without ornament. pr
It was this beautiful presence that ^
moved usually ungracious Mason Bel- wj
mont to an expression of politeness. .
"I believe I should thank vou, miss, ?
for wishing me admitted, f heard you
speaking for me." ""
She smiled?she was not used to tai
smiles?and would have answered? Fh
when the surly voice interrupted her. un
"No use of hne spre.^hes here. The' S&
stranger ?ayo he'll pay, and the Lord wi
knows we need his money l>?d enough.
Let him eat what tlicro is left, and dry i,?
himself by tho tire, fie can ha e my
bed if ho'll pay for it. This is all ?|
business, stranger?no sentiment at nil (
in it. Fix the table over, Jess, while .
ho gets dry." vd
The girl turned silently to her task. 801
Mr. Belmcnt drow near the fire, but, eri
warned by tho coldness of his recep- c't
tion, he made nc further effort at con- Mi
versation. By the heat of the glowing he
fireplace he soon got himself thoroughly gr
dried, and gladly rospoudod to tho
summons to refresh himself at the g^
humble board. Tho victuals were poor gu
and Bcanty, but the guest managed to w
appease his hunger. .
A glance or two from Mr. Belmont
had satisfied him what manner of man 1
the other was, nnd while he stood by
tho flro and sat by the table he gavo tr<
unit iiv iiiviu ntiuuviuiii f*"
Not so with tho surly host. He hail J
also boon drying himself; his ragged
coat was thrown ovor a clmir, and Iiis w?
coarse shoes were before tho tire. His raj
shoulders were stooped, though he was cai
not au old man. Gray hair was scat- sio
tered thinly over his head; his fore- ?
head and cheeks were seamed with q,
wrinklos; his eyes wero woory and tj0
lusterless, save when anger kindled lhl
them; his thin lips wero morose and tb(
sour in expression. The hands that j
wore clasped about his kneos wero .
hard and horny from toil. Hardship, ?
sorrow, tho bitterness and the darkness
of lifo were plainly expressed by tho rai
whole picture. 8U'
He did not obtain a full view ef his P?
visitor's face until the lirolight shono
strong upon it as ho sat ut tho tablo. lnl
Then he gavo a sudden start. go
The surly look gavo placo to one of an
doubt; then of close inquiry; finally, va
as if satisfied, ho drew his oliair back by
into the shadows. Hail Mason Bel- a*
raont then seen that face, he would
havo beon startled by its forocity. Tho wa
dull eyes glowod liko forge-Urea fanned aol
by the bellows. *
The guest finished his moal; the
daughter busied herself a few moments
in clearing away tho dishes. Then she Bt*
went up to her father and timidly laid bl
her hand on his shoulder. wt
"Yon take my room, father," she otl
said. "I can make a k<nd of bod hero th
with some old wraps. You have worked be
hard all day, and got wet, and yon ?
must not lose your sleop." eo
A. littlo tenderness, the first that the cb
man had shown, appearo 1 in bis reply: M
"No, .less; yon go to bed, and I'll do of
the sitting up. I'm going to have my .
tormontor to-night?the devil of faces
and things long past. It'll make no
difference whether J havo a bed or not."
"Poor father!?how I wish " *r'
"O, go 'long with your foolishness! A>
Here it's half-past eight by the clock. 'ol
Go up to your luxurious room?the
only ono on tbe wbolo upper floor of *}
this old (len fit for n human being to of
sleep in. Dream, if yon can, that of
there's something in this wretched v<
world worth living for. I'll show the w
stranger where to sleep."
She lighted another candle, and nutting
an arm around his neok kissed his
chee\ H o neither noticed nor roaent- tk
ed the oaress. The door cloned behind dr
her; they heard the ricketr stairs croak CI
even under her light tread. ps
The two men were face to faco. ve
TO bS CONTINUED | CO
'Politkuesb," says a modern Yankee J"
Socrates, "is lawful tender all the *a
world over; it will win nine times oqt 811
of ten on mankind, and is a good risk ^
to take even upon the mule,"
' i&i. C&te Afe *
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theJ$Ws7
Four men were BOfppei at Newcastle,
-'I for Urotny. -Spjllt a doz?n minora .
si, auff xated by ataait* from a tire in the '
r&oonda mines at jputte, Montana.
Idui C. Herr, hanMn dealer, of Laueter,
Pa., ia financially?ml arrassed. Lla- ,
litica I10.0J0. llenry 8!au.;l t r, a farer,
n;ar Djver, Dol,,*jie noarly gored to
>ath by a oow. Robert Blaud, colored,
bo attempted a criminal asaault upon Ano
Gee, agedelzteen year*, in Prince George f,
unty, Va,,waa taken from jail and lynched 8J
r a mob.-?John jC? Raymond, of New i>
ork, was found miiMBH tK* IIi.?cr>- v
Courtof orson in eet|ftpt flee to the Adrian ?
stitute at lectin, for the purpose of 0
ank A. Aldricb, cojMB||jl of "bu- coing"' tl
ho K. Leuimon.a Fitftfrarg merchant out |(
y goods house In Phllnti ?iplit:* was badly
mngol by flr.\ Losses $03,00). Several ?
tier stores adjoining were damaged. a
le New steamship Oriziba, built at Punch's
rd, Chester, Pa., for the New York and ?
i'>a Mail Steamship Company, was launch- ?
in the preeeoce of a number of members u
Iho Pan-American Congress.??-Thernin- r;
11 iu Western Kir sis, being inadequate for "a
oper irrigation, Congresi will be asked to p
lis: in pioriding for means to obtain sup- a
r from the river rall.ys. James A. "
lith, Sr., prvsl lent of tho Smith & Sons a
? and Fuel Company, of St. Lcnis, bos dispeired,aitd
itTs believed that hehasprob- JJ
ly joined the Cana Man colon > with f tVJ.UOO js
other people's money, Nearly all of the p
deuce bos b.<en beard in tb? Crooio case, 'i
si
' M. Miller, a broom dealer, ot Terra cl
mte, InJ., has been swindled out of fl.COO "J
n deed to property, purporting to bavo
?n executed by John D. Chestnut, who is ^
imbecile, and-, new* Mucuttii eucu ft in
per.??The wages of puJdlers in the Iron '?
irks of the Schuylkill Valley have lieeu
irensed to $3 75 a ton. The large barn ci
Lovi Eokert, in Lancaster county. Pa., 61
* burned; loss {6,000. A storm *wcpt ^
?r Newberne, N. C., destroying 8. il. nl
fti 's pu'p factory, killing one employe, lo
d injuring eight others. Many houses
re unroofed, and trees and fences blown ei
wn. Pauline Cowitb egod eighteen
?rs was shot and fatally wounded In New hi
>rk by George Cbingo, an Italian, lecause J
> re'ased to marry him. Charles Mont- w
mery, a prominent hotel man in Ban n!
ancisco, hat been swindled out of $30,0*0
a young man whom he took in business J(
th him.? The late J. Warren Merrill,
Cambridge,'.Mass., has left handsome be- bI
ests to Baptist mi sions, and educational ^
dilutions.? Charles B. Wigton, s;cre- t(
y of the Glamorgan Iron Company of bi
iladelpbia, has bam arrested and placed "
der bail on a^^l^a-^forgery.?The i
indard Oil Company has subscribed 1100,- a;
?to tne World's Fair fund of New York. ?
?The governor general of Cuba di cl.itus ^
ving aided the Striking cigaruiakers of f<
>y West. A baud of thieves buve been o.
bbing 8 ores in Dela^uro towns. A ?
light conductor and a brakoman wascrush- t
by the cars near York, Pa. ?Fire did S'
ne damage on the tenth floor of the West11
Union's main building in New York v
y. Mrs. Nutban Strung, of Moiherville, tl
icb., while temporarily iusane, compelled ll
r daughter to swallow a dose of paris Q'
sen and then committed suicide. Frank
eter of Gloucester, Mass., attempted to
lit off au electric light wi.h a wet iron
fl and was instantly killed.??John It
illiams, aged tbirty-tbree years, died of j
drophobla at Marblehead, Mass The
>wrence Bank of Pittsburg, bas closed its
ore. In a light in a caboose on a freight I
&in, in Eist Ken topi y, J. ii. Gray, a car- li
nter was killed. * ? ' - I
By an explosion of natiir.il gas In the eel ^
of the house in Pittsburg, B irbara Knolle
is fatally InjureJ.??1'urlom snow storm d
{ins in Montana. Natural gas anl a t
reloss'y lighted match caused an ex'plc- 0
n in Washington, III., by which three men a
to badly burned. Thi Illinois State
ango has disco vera 1 a man with an invenn
that will bind grain with straw, and ti
us relieve farmers from the. extortions of tl
3 twine trust.?The recent mysterious ?
atb of A. C. Staley, a woolen manufacturer p
8 >uth Band, Ind., now appurs to have a
en a murder, as the, discovery has been *
ide that a package of morphine bad been t|
instituted for quinino by some unknown /
rson, and thelargedosjof the drug proved p
lal. A dor n lives were lost in ths sink* ?
5 of a steam tuj on Coos Bay, off tho Ore- c
:> c. s'.?Stephen L. PoltiK, secretary u
d treasurer of the Brooklyn Union B>eted
Railroad, was shot dead on the street fl
uauuio ouuraworai, syuu lg t.qow WDO a
slnrod be taai drilled and outraged her. P
?A two story dwelling ?t B.addook, Pa.,
is blown up by nataral gas, and two per- e
is fatally burned and six others injured- *
?The schooner Agnes Mannings from Bel- *j
nore, 'which was in collision with the
lamer Manhattan, put into Phila I Ip'iia,
dly damaged. , Fourteen porjons r-h"
ire on the cteamer too. a Ufi -raft, and the 1
bers were rescued. Investigations show
at 3,00> barrels of Atnirio in whiskey havo *
en smuggled into CiniJa the last year.
?The Florida Orange Grower' Union hat
nsolidated with the F.orid* Fruit Et- '
aoge, and the latter will handle the entire
leon'scrop, The Shir man Oil Company, ^
Lima, O., has aol I out to the Standir I
r #1,00,000. Joseph Smith, age.l thir y (
ars,of New York,murdered his two babies. '
?The detroit grand jury has ind ote I say
al alderroro oa bribery obirg*B>?-Thoe. /
Farren, a prominent politician of Nor- ?
Ik, Va.,Udea 1. Thcrj weretyH business ?
[lures in the United Striae an 1 3J r
rnuir.8f.-J.a> *.h"T<
*ork, bitf' bam appointed rooohar
the Norfolk doufctnrn Ratlroid.?Dr. f
in Hirnmnn, of Cbeiterit itd county, Va., r
?h killei by a railroa I tralh *k Omtralia. j
i.
?1 ? t<
A OiiTi*B8K syndicate for intra-hi oing x'
e e'.cctrio light into tho f lowefV King t
nn him been forme 1 in KnbMrjtncuoo n t
liinntown, w th a capital of $f,000,OH), t
n t of wlroh i? furnished by white in storB.
Tne company expobte .t-i io
i\o nowa \ery ?o??n <>f important cm n
f-aiona granted by the Chiue*-; fMltettl* j,
Biit for putting eloc.iio nanU-in the ?
rgo oit en of China. MoaoWfti o a 1;
mil p out will bo pat up in Ctt^Mtown *
jiro .v tlie mcrile of llio eys'.Kfto the ?
~ TRADE'S INDICATOR.
Jn favorable Weather Causes
a Decreased Movement
"eara of n IHoiirtnry Ntrlngeiiry On.
in? to Humors KrKnrdinR the (iov>
eminent'* Nllvcr Policy?Effort
or tlie llrm linn Revolution.
Bpecial telegrams to Bnidstivel's report a
sir volume of trade. Except in holiday
pecialties. however, the movement, checked
y unfavorable weather and the latones?
f the g.'ason, has been smaller thin during
> tober, though still in excess of the tola)
no year ago.
The approach of the close of lake nnvlga*
ion has r.n influenco on rail rates. Decliuif
cattle receipts at the Wast n>?k? prico
toady, but large offerings of hogs deprcai
uotations. I'ork is steidy, and lard, on l>et?r
export reauest. is ud twelve noiuia. Tim
Western tobacco loaf crop is reported 15 tc
) per cent. lois than lass year, when it
mounted to 275,000 hogsheads.
Reportsfrom ninoty-iilmrnilroadsof gron
ml net earnings to Itm'IbtrccVs for 8 pimbor
show a go n 01 8.1 p-r cut. in gross
nd of 18 per coat, in not over September,
S88. From Junuary 1, to 8-ptvnib.r U'J, It 5
aiiroxds show gnius ot 0 0 per cent in'gro-s
nl i3.1 percent, in net over tbo nlno month,
ist year. Share specul itioi tends to imrove
oa the material condition of railroads
nd general business, but is unsettled by the
arrow financial situationundapprehons.ont
f an agitation in regard to tbo currcn *y
nd the fiscal policy of the Treasury.
Bonds are more active, higher rates for
loney causing increased sal>s of prime
onds. Mou'yat New York is easier, but
in a sensitive condition. Call loans 0 i7
?r cent. Foreign Exchnngo is steady to
rm on scarcity of lotuinercial bills. Bar
Iver is l.'^c. higher at 06, on rumored
a inges in tue silver policy of the Oovornlent.
Very nio lerato offerings of raw sugar an 1
io needs of refiners at Atlantic ports coninO
tO PSloitlish l? ?<' ">. u< ><v. MOIIigs
by l<.ist'rn refiner* are l>er cent,
ss for niuo months of this yeur than last,
bile do uestic stocks of raws are only 75
er cent, of those held a year ago. Tim in- '
cas"d demn d for refined ndvanced serai
grades 1 IG-^o.
The reports ot the revolution In Bra 7.1
sing quite pacific, coKm) prices were not
Tec leu as might bavo been expocteJ. The
iwercrop estimates, molerate primary mar- t
deliveries and increase I domstie deisnJ
qnickoued ?|>eculatio'i and strengthiok!
puc s nbout at */K cents por pound.
There bus been a tendency to weakness in
roodstulTs this week. Receipts of Spring
beat at ttie Northwest continue about os
suvy as heretofore. The export demand,
bicn increased noticeably within a f Delight,
ma ntains only fair proportions,
ricvs, however, remain hardly steady for
our, and lower for wheat, with cable
9Ulalld ligut.
lnlian corn is off <k,'ilc on fears of heavy
npuients from tbo Ulterior. Oats are u;i
i better export demand and firm holding,
xporisof wheat uud flour as wheal) from
O'.h eoastR this w. olt n i?roir?i? l s?u Ji: >
ushels, against 2,591,530 bushels laso weok,
lid 1,44ft 412 bu-heis in the like week Inst
ear. The to'al shipped sliroiil, from July
to date, amounts to 41.818,770 bushels,
gainst 45,013,000 bushels iu a like portion
f 18S8.
Cotton nn-4 woolen goods present a sharp '
ontrast us regards demand and pricas. The
jrmer are in liliernl request, and in the
ase of brown sheetings, drills and print
loths at udvancing pric s. Woolen men's
rear goods are moving slowly. Alanufacuiers
i florts to got higher pr.cea than last
luson looks dubious.
The jobbing trade as a whole is slow, the
xception being in holiday goods. itaw !
rool is iu slightly b -tier d maud, both at
lie seaboard and in the interior, ltiw eaten
is dull and featureless with a bearish
one, uue to issuance of huge crop estimates
u Liverpool.
POISON IN THE WELLS.
i Number of Wells Ncnr SC. I.on is
l'ouutl (o 4'oniniii Arsenic.
Tho people of Cheltenham, a suburb of St.
xmis, have been considerable alarmed of
ate by th> heavy dpath rate, caused evidenty
by some impurity in llie water supply,
hose attacked would have symptoms of
cute cholera morbus, and no less than six
eaths havo been recorded during the past
wo weeks. Chemical analysis of the water
i? one of the wells showed the presence of
rsenlc in startling quantities, and demostrated
that the so called cbo.eru morbus
ases were duo to arsenical poisoninrr.'
At out. two weeks ago Charles Kolil was
iken i 1. It was in the well of his premis-s
hat the pois >n was found, and a sensational
harge of well poisoning was preferred
gainst a neighbor with whom Kohl had had
rev.ous trouble. 1 he accused man sternly
sserted his inuocenca. A week later Kohl
ras again taken sick and died. The inquest
etermined the fact beyond contravention
hat Kohl's death bad teen caused by arsenic.
l general examination of all the wel.s in the I
lace showed that arsenic was present in ull
f them.
An analytical chemist then made the disovery
that tho Cheltenham Smelting Works
sed great quantities of arsouic in thesmelt!g
of gold and silver for cleansing ami railing
purposes, and that arsenous acid was
armed by the combination of the moisture
nd vapor of the air with arsenic fumes that
our out of the company's chimney iu a
finding cloud of smoke.
Another theory is tli it the arsenic is washd
from tho pricious motels by a flood of
rater. This ureter flows away into a huge
ink hole and creeps through the earth into
be wells for miles about.
INCHED BY A MASKED MOB.
i Virginia xfkrii WIia Assnnlteil a
White Wirl.
Robert Bland, who, last week, attempted
o commit a criminal r.ssiult on Miss Annie
lee, aged sixteen yours, daughter of Hon.
'.harles Oee, United States inspector of luni*
er In Sitka, Alaska, but whose family roside
> Prince Oeorge county, V.t.,n short dissnce
from DwpuUuUi? Stution, on the NorDlk
and W? stern Railroad, was token from
kj tail ,.r Pr>.?. I!...-.,.. I I ~ I 1
wv v? * mvv; \?gv? vvuiiij n ini Ij llvutUi
i mob, consisting ot loriy mounted mon,
rell masked, went to the r< sidence of Henry
[.tag, the negro j<ti er, an i demanded the
f)'? of theJaU. lie bionily re: used to surftfli
go to the jail and un>ck
tho door. V,,
The mob then burst open the doors of the
tier's hous>, and again demanded tho keys.
Kt refusing to give them un, they placed a
ope around his neck and dragg* d hliu to the
tit, several hundred yards Iroiu the house,
lespite his treatment, King still refused to
rll where tho keyatotne jail were. Just
efore tho jail was reached the keys were
eard tattling in King's pocket. Tue mob
ben took tho keys from thn nn 1 carried
>iin into the J ill and made tr.m lead tho way
u the cdl in which bland was con lined.
Bland b id nothing to say when the lynchrs
oaiue to his cell, hut ?in perf?Cvly quiet,
fe was tied hand and foot and osrried oft
bout seventy-five yards irom the jaii.where
is was swung up by a rojw to tlie orsuch of
> tree. He begged piteousiy for life, hut the
yDehors were deaf to h.s app?*r for m-rcy.
lie body was riddled Willi i.ullcs and loft
tangling from tho tree. bland was atiout
weniy-one years of age, and a worthies*
tatraoitr.
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
Bou Bailor has entered his 7dd year.
M. Do L?s*eps will be 84 years old on the
10.b of luis month.
John Tyndall, father of the famous scientist,
was a carpenter by trade.
The Khan of Khiva intends to make a tour
of Europe, beginning w.th Russia.
Anns Katberine (4ro>nV-. new novel was
| dashed off almost without stopping.
Ku;ono Field is collecting his po-ms into a
volume, to be published by himself.
Mrs. Bhawltog izie, wife of ih ?chief of the
Chippewa Indians, is over l')J years old.
King Luis of Portugal gave the copyrights
of his literary works to charitable institutions.
K lwin Arnold, author of "Light of Ad ?,"
never sat for his photograph until quito recently.
Mrs. Sarah Chaplin Rock wood, of Cortland,
has reaobod the remarkable age of 104
years,
Rose Mar i wick Thorp? wrote "Curfew
Must Not Ring To-Nignt" when she was
under 17. She is now 3J,
Luiiso Chindler Moulton was an on'y
child,and amused hers-If in makiugdipstoru-s
and telling them t? herself.
Miss Frances Willard wants to prohibit
smoking in postoIR ?es and other places c entrolled
by the government.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Harnett is s'owly
recovering from her recent ncci lent. She is
not yet allowed to sjo visitors.
Lieutenant-Colou 'l Basil Jackson, who dio 1
recently in Herefordshire, was one of the last
four survivors in England of the battle o?.
Waterloo, lie ha 1 reached tho ago of 01
yuur 8.
The King of Bavaria smokes lOOcignrettos
every day and Use fond of seeing hlar. n that
?aoh t'lite he lights a cigarette he sets o(T a
hox of matches just lor the fun of seeing
them burn.
'lhe oldest living Yalo nlumnui i? J. I).
\Vickham, 1). D., of Manchester, Vt. Mo
grudutteil in 1817, the sanu year that the
lion. George Bancroft, the o dest Harvard
alumnus, graduated.
Henry George is a thickset. bald-headciL
[Ioiv??d- - Mv.Mi'vrc t nimi 11 fVTtTI TuTX UPjlfil
a:i<l uii extensive, but peculiar knowledge of
the low as by xtntuto establisbe I. lie is a
(irst-rate orator of the open-air kiud.wiiii no
tulse mo les y, and kee|?s his right hand soc.ireiy
bultouod up iu the breast of his 1'riuce
Albert.
Baroness von Glumcr.who was in h?ryouth
Mnu Frances Bartlett, daughter of Unit.d
{States Naval Comtnanoer Bartlett, and married
a wealthy Cuban planter, w Ii idled years
ago, now lives with her second husband near
tho City of Mexico, and writes in one of tho
leading daily psp.-rs in the Mexican capital.
She iv the heroine of JC lmund C iS ted man's
poem of "The Diamond Wedding."
W. P. Edison, an e'der brother of the great
inveutor, lives a few miles from Port Huron,
Mich. He was born iu Milan, Ohio, liftyeiiht
years og i, and went to Port Huron in
1851. He was actively IdoutitieJ with the organ
xktion of the street railway system and
was superintendent of the road for inutiy
years. He lias also been interested in vessol
and steamboat properly there.
One of the three American sculptors who
received honorable memtion at the Paris Exposition
this year was Miss Tiieo Alice RjgSlos,
daughter of Mr. C. W. Ruggles, of
rockline, Mass. Miss Haggles is only |
. ighteen yeurs of age. Mile painted at ibe
age of eleven, bogan to take lessons in modeling
at the ago of lilteen, and was adinilto.l
to the Paris Salon of 1888 at tho ago of seventeen.
Joe Jefferson is a m?dium-s'z:d, slim-built
man with smiling blue eyes and the mui.
warming of m iuuers. His facj beams with
good nature, but does not betray the 0 years
belonging to It. He also lives in his work'
yet he believes in the virtues of net and
takes a two hours' nap every afternoon. He
rin only do one thing ut a time, but lie cun
do that thing better th in most men; und in
his leisure moments bo tritt a wiiu water
color painting and salmon fishing,
DEADLY NATURAL GAS.
A Home llion u ni.l n Mtlillbpr ol
I'rraiui injured.
A two-story brick dwelling o:i Iiobii s >n
street, Braddock, Pa., wis blown t> pi.-ces
by au explcs'o.i of natural gin. Two por8
ins were fatally burned, and six others sori
ously injured. Tlie accident was causal by
a leak iu the main. Cliar'ts Hou eholder, an
employe of tlie gas coin piny, w.,s s?nt to repair
tlie trouble. H jdescended into the base- j
uient and alinoit imin.diately there was a !
terribla explos.on.
_At tho tiin > there were in the house 1* t -r
Kelsti, his wife and six chil iren, besides j
Hous bolder. Tuo inundations unheaved
and the sales and front of the bulling entirely
calla|>sed. Mr>. Kolsh, who was sick,
was throwu into tho street ami fatally injured.
Her threo days old babe was not hurt,
rious.holder was frightfully burned from
ms nead to his feet, and will die. FVtor K"lsh j
aud live children, ranging in age from threo I
to oleven years, were thrown into the street
or buried in the debris. Ad were seriously
injured, but will recover.
Burned by Natural (l i*.
Washington, 1i.i.?An explosion occur
ted in a budding over fch p-ospicti ig shait
lor natural gas in this pine . Gas tun been
flowing very freely for wee lis. The buildings
| were tilled with people, when sonu one
| thoughtlessly lighted u in itch, aud a terrific
exphs on followed. Two pro pectors, who-e
names are unknown, and llenry Den liart, the
K v, Air. Smith and J. II. Snyder, of this
p ace, were frightfully burned. It is believed
that several deaths will ens u*.
DEMOLISHED BY THE WIND.
i
A factory Blown l?own and .Many Employe!*
Injured.
A fearful storm struck Nowherne, N. C.,
coming from the southwest. The plate and
pulp factory of 8. H. Gray, in which th-re
were sixty hands, was leveled to the grtund.
One employe was instantly killed, another
mortally wounded and eight others injured.
The factory was valued at f0.),000. Tho
damage to the house and stock is estimated
at a.UOO; to machinery, not yet known, 'i he
wind blew a perfect hurricane, unroofing
houses, blowing down chimneys, trees and
fences. The damage to tho town, while not
definitely known, is very considerable.
MARKETS.
B A t ,T imork? Flour? Ci ty M i 1 Is. e x tra, * 4. .V)
n$4.65. Wheat?Bouthern Kults,
Corn?Southern White, 42a!3 eta, Yellow
42a42c%. Oats?Southern and Pennsylvania
35e?9}{cta: Hve?Maryland & Pennsylvania
52o53cta; Hay?Maryland and Pennsylvania
13 5!)a|13 00;Straw-Whont,7.5Ja$8.50;Butter,
Kastern Creamery, 19a25o.. near-by receipts
UalScta; Cheese- Eastern Fancy Cream, IIV
all^ cte.,?Western, 10al0?? cts; Eggs?38
36; Tobacco Leaf?Inferior, la*2.00, Good
Common, 3 00a 44 00, Middling, $ Oh 7.00 Good
to fine rod,8a49; Fancy, 10a$13.
Nkw York?Flour?Southern Common to
fair extra,$3.50o$3.35: Wheat-Nol White 84
a84% ;Rye?State.M^oMJU ;Corn?Southern
YeUow, 42a42}^. Oats- White,State37>ia38j^'
cts.; Butter-State. 19a24 eta : Cheese-State,
8WalO% Cta ; Eggs? 24a24 > ,' eta
Thil.adki.phia ? Flour ? Pennsylvania
fancy, 4.25a4.75: Wheat?Pennsylvania and
8outnern Red, tJO^ahO^; Rye-Pennsylvania
55a56cte: Corn?Southern Yellow,4 l%*42cta
Oats?23U'a29 cta ; Butter?State, lwa.5 cta;
Cheese?N. Y. Factory, 9?9U' cts. Eggs?
State, 2la22 cta
CATTIjE
B/ i.TIMOR*?Beef, 4 12a4 25; Sheep?$3 00
a5 00. Hogs??4 2V?4 30.
fhk\v York?Beef?#5 00a7 00;Sbeep-f3 50
a5 50; Hogs?*3.90n4 25,
East Liberty?Beef?13 90a4 00; Sheeii?
$4 b0a5 00; Hog*?|* 00a415.
#
'i
i cisel TJ6 OCEW
The Steamer Manhattan Sinks .
in Ten Minutes. {
lor Collision Will* (lie Ills Srhoonrri
Agnes Mnnnlnx. Irom lliltlntorcI'onrtorn
Mi n Adrllt on is I. icIlHlt
Thrrc liivr.o l.onl.
The Old Dominion Line steamer Manhat?
tan, Cnpt. Jenny, woe run into at (ire o'clock
the other morning off Ken wick's Island light,
Maryland coast, by the four imstxl schooner
Agnes Mnnulng. The schooner proo* -del to
I'biladolphia with o::o man misdng, supposed
to have been drowned. Tho ManU :tlan soon
began to sott!o, and sank within ton minutes
after she was struck. Only one t>oat, No. 3
could bo lowered. The Captain and fourteen
< 4 mnnngot to sots III^IP lives by
getting into the boat. The Manhattan's topmasts
wore above wator.
Quartermaster Olson was t .ken from one
ol the masts, and near him was the lifeless
body of Engineer lln>den. The.<iuartermastor
made almost superhuman eilorts to savo
tho engineer. II- pissed hint a bow.ine, telling
htm to put it under his arms, but llaydeu
did uot h ive strength. Tho bowlino was
made fast to tho engiueei's wrist, but Olson
could not rniso him abovs tho water, and ho
drowned, tho body being taken in boat No. 3.
The rest of tho crew, eleven in number,
at.d three passengers, two black and ono
wnite, gotonthelife-raft, and when the boat
parted company, all seemed safe for a tiuto
nt least. Alter ueing in tho boat three hours,
they sighted tho schooner Vau Natde aui
King, of New 11 ivcu,
Tuo fourteen survivors ar.d tho romains oC
the engine r were taken. Tito revenue cutter
Dexter, in passing out, responded to the
signal of the schooner nut lauded tho survivors.
First Officer Joseph I*. N, Davis, in an 'nvorviow
said: "Wo left Now York with,
thirty live persons on loard, inc. .tiding two
steerage passengers, whose names uto un- ?
huridreiftons of I reiglit, and.
,. j , ^ ?V ...jn-u f-uu.1 K??>
timo lunt *0 wit<* oir Kctiwick Island sb al
light, mar tho Delaware c.po*, by four
o'clock next luoruin^* At tout liour tho
weather being cool, but clear as u boll, tho
lookout sighted a s tiling vess l's lights deml
ahead. We kept on our c ;urs?, nieuiiu; 8.
W. J4S., and rapid.y cinie up lo tlio v<ts'I,
wli cu proved lo bo a fuui -innste 1 coal-laden
schooner, sitting low in th> water. l'his^was
What did US the fatal damage, the tclio^ner
being so low that she punched n hole In tlio
steamer below tho water line. 8h ? w b stoering
N. E. by N.. nndskiinniirgnlong the sea.
Second Officer Alt. Nelson was on dock, but
paid very little attention lo the stranger,
aithougu she was very near, feeling con 11dent
wo would pass her. lo make sure, lie
ordered the st-amer pass to starboard, and
tho holm was put down, when the schoouer
did tho same, Both vessels swung together,
and before headway cou d be lessened or tuo
wheel throw n over, wo came together with a
crash so heavily that the steamer's progress
was stopped. At iirst we thought we hud
etc aped injury, while tho crash of the
schooner headway made us foariul that she
was going down. C.plain Januoy snouted
to her crew to come aboard, but they said
they wero all right, and when tho vees.'U -?
Kwunj apart she continued ou tier way.
I' A lew moments later, Engineer Hoyden,
who was investigating, discovered a large
I bole in tlio ateaiiie-i's port cow, below tne
j water line, and gave the alarm that the ship *
' woull not iloat bat a few moments inpio
i C aptain Jainn y urderidull hand to theJ^nats^PPMB
j There was no time to got unythvtf^, either
1 clo.hes or provisions. Wo whofwere saved
| jumped into a ( oat, while a tlotfon or more
j got ou tho lite ral 1, except 1 ; myself, Quartermaster
Fie.l. O..-011, Engineer flaydeu and
two seaui-u, wlio Ioj:; to the rigging. The
rviuaiuder took to tlio other boats. Fifteen
minutes alter tho collision the steuniei'araii
was under water. Tho ship's hoat then approached,
ami we were ad taken, ono at a
time, off tho mast, except Engineer Hay..eu,
who was so exhaust* it mat, while attempt*
ing to puss a lite-liuo under 111s arms, he fell
' imo tho sea and was drowned before be
could be bnuled uloud. lie was the lust to
l.-uvo the 8.earner, only tbe tops of whose
masts remain above the water. All the
others, 1 hop -, will u innately bo rescued,
althtuth when wcgot clear of the wreck tuo
raft could not be seen. The night was still
dark, however. At sunrise, alter being half
frcz u, we wero picked up by Captain Curtis,
of New Haven, b uud tor Frovideuce.
All of us lose all our clothes and considerable
money. The schooner committed tbe
fatal error when she swerved from her original
course, when it was our duty lo get out
of tho way.
'ihe purser and other Manhattan survivors
who wire 011 1 ho life raft were picked up by
l?e s-cuooner uunneii i?. i utile, captain Ives,
bound from Baltimore to ITov.donee, it. 1.
SHOT HIS TWO BABES.
A ft'.ittior l>clibt'rulc)y Miirtlrrs
1.title Children.
Two babjs were shot by tholr father,
Joseph Smith, at U'il Eist Ninth street, New
York. Elizabeth, aged two years, is dead,
; with a bullet i 1 her stomach, and eleven
months' old Mary is at the hospital, with a
bullet in ber breast. Tho fathor, who is
! t hirty years of oge, was arrested,
i Smith is a letter-carrier. He and his wife
bad frt <]Uont qmrrels, and she left him about
a week ago, inking tho chillron with hor.
Two days afterwards she returned while her'
j husbani was nt work and took awuy all tho
furniture aad hor husband's clothing. Smith
s.ud nothing ahouthis wife's absence, and sbo
was supposed to bo stopping with rel itires.
He returne 1 to the rooms w.tb his two
children, and leaving thorn in tho care of a
| neighbor for an hour, rcturnoJ, and took
! them to his room. Shortly aft r this, pistol
shots were heard in the room. The father
was found sitting in a chair, holding tho
j youngest child on his knee, And with a re]
vol ver iu ono hand. Tho eldest girl was seated
I in a high chair dead,with the biood dripping
j from a wound in her abdomen. Thebiby
I was shot through tho breast and cannot live.
I A police otllcor was summoned, and Smith
was arrested. He made no resist inco and
surrendered bis revolver. I'. is supposed tlie.t
poverty and the desertion of bis wife led to
the acu
WHO IS KING IN SAMOA?
[MiiUiifii hikI Jlnllctoa Klccteil King
.. .. H t ?UI..U- ?..<! **l ?r
% ((? ? >A > w ?VO ?CI Bit.
Notwithstanding tho provisional election
held at Apia, S.imoa, by the natives live a
month, which resulted iu the choice oC
Mataafa as King and Malleov as Vice-King, A
the followers of Tamosese hist week elects! |
Malietoa as King and Tatnasese as Vice- "
KingAll
foreign residents of Apia are anxious
to have the question as to who shall be ruler
of Samoa settled by the three nations repre- i
sen ted in the recent Berlin conference. The
election of Mataafa last month was a merer 7
temporary arrangement, and the native*
look to the three powers to settle the diffl- ,
culty for them. J
There has been no trouble among the n?- 'Jm
lives recently1, and reports s>nt out from
here a month ago saying there was flghtinxJ^^H
ou the island were not oorrcot.
"Lyman doesn't seem to be
ing with tho Itloicer of lute."
ni8 mentation has fallen off since ho
joined the church."
It is a curious fact in the run of thing*
that it is castor to be thoroughly orthodox
than to be thoroughly good. t