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I88UE3D TWIOE-A-WEEK---WBDNE8DAY AMID SATURDAY. l. s. oeist * sons, PnbUshers. ] % Jfaimtg Jfeursgager: <jjdr the promotion of the political, ?oeiat, 2fgricultut[at and dfommeiiciat Interests of the jSouth. {TER sIngle coApJEfivecents1NCE' VOLUME 43. ~ YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1897. NUMBER 71. MM BY WILLIAM ML Copyright, IS97, by the Wool fall Publishing C< nu PpOTUins IVSTtr.r.MENTS. Ol^uroao VC & UT wvw In order that new readersof The En*quiree may begin with the following installment of this story, and understand it just the same as though they had read it all from the beginning, we here give a synopsis of that portion Of it which has already been published: Chapter L?Vladimir Saradoff, a Russian being heir to the fortune of his nephew, Maurice Hammond, an American, in case of his nephew's death, conspires to have him seut to Russia in order to get him in his power. II.?Ham.mond and his friend Philip Banvers arrive at St. Petersburg, and Saradoff lays plans to have them arrested asconspiratorc against the government. Ill and IV.?Hammond at a review saves the life of Colonel Jaroslav. Proceeding to Moscow, they are arrested and sent to Siberia. On the way the boat on which thejr travel catches fire, and they, with two other convicts, escape in a skiff. V, Viand VII.? Hammond and Danvers pursue their wav with the two other prisoners, who attack an approaching wagon. Hammond and Dauvers defend an officer in the wagon. A troop of Cossacks appears and recaptures all the prisoners. The officer tells the Americaus that they will probably be * . shot, but in view of their services to him be will do all he can for them. VIII, IX and X.?They are sentenced to be shot. The sentence is commuted to imprison meat at Kara, Dut a rioi in woicn mey are involved results in their being put to work in the mines of Kara. XI, XII, XIII and XIV.?At the mines Captain Daroman attempts to kiss Lora Melikotf and Hammond knocks him down. Daroman orders him to be shot. Lora saves him and Daroman discovers that she is the daughtor of Colonel Melikotf. Lora furnishes Hammond with tools and a plan of escape. CHAPTER XV. AGAINST GREAT ODDS. It must be.remembered that some alterations had been recently made in the disposition of the prisoners. Phil and Platoff had been removed from the central apartment of the prison to a kamera, or separate cell, which tbev shared trith four other convicts, coarse, villainous looking fellows of a low and vicious grade. They were locked up securely in this cell every evening, and their supper-was served to them here on the sleeping platforms. It was a dreary, ill smelliDg apartment, with a decayed plank floor and one small window crusted -with dirt that opened on the prison courtyard. On this particular evening Maurice ate his supper in silence, replying only in monosyllables to the queries of Phil and Platoff concerning his strar.ge behavior that afternoon. The other inmates of the kamera hurried through their meuls and retired to their own comer of the platform. Maurice waited until the sound of heavy breathing assured him that they were asleep, and then, drawing the package from his bosom, he proceeded to open it before the astonished eyes of his two companions, briefly explaining as he did so how it came into his possession. The outer covering was quickly removed, and the dim light of the tallow candle burning at their side revealed a strong bladed knife, a flat steel wedge with a sharp edge, a small sealed bottle and a scrap of paper covered with close writing. This latter Plutoff seized and held close to the candle. As he read, his face flushed and his hands trembled with suppressed excitement. "Ah, this is iudeed fortunate!" he said, turning to Maurice. " Your bravery has obtained you a rich reward. She is truly a noble girl! .Now repeat carefully what she told you, in order that I may know how to form my plans." "And you really think escape will be possible?" asked Maurice eagerly, and in a whisper he related in detail all that hud passed, explaining the location of the cave and by what signs it could be discovered. Platoff listened intently, keeping meanwhile a watchful eye upon the sleeping convicts. "Did I not read Mclikoff's character rightly?" he said when Maurice ended. "And so lie proposes shooting you or sending you to Yakutsk. For my part I should prefer the shooting." "Whom io VnlrntRk?" urUpcI Maurice. "It is a proviucc 1,000 miles to tho north of Kara," replied Platoff grimly, "inhabited by a barbarous, half civilized race, who dress in skins and live six aud seven in one small lint. Tho exile who goes there is domiciled vith one of these families and suffers a fate worse than death. And yet," added Platoff, with bitter indignation, "I have known Russian women of refinement and education to suffer this most degrading of punishments. But keep up your courage, my boy. You shall not go to Yakutsk if I can prevent :t. I must say that circumstances are strongly in our favor. In fact, wo could hope for nothing better, for if once wo get away from this prison the cave will afford us a secure hiding place until, as the girl says, the pursuit has spread far from here. Then for the valley c? the Amur and Vladivostok, and I for one shall never be retaken alive." A fearful expression that the boys had never seen there before appeared on Platoff's face. "But now," he continued moro calmly, "we must consider the most dangerous and important step. We are not yet out of the prison, aud whether we shall ever get out depends on our own coolness and daring. Without this pa ) SIBERIA. RRAY GRAYDON. per it would be hopeless, but heTe, you Bee, is a description of the prison, which makes our task much easier. "This is what the girl says: " 'The prison lies in a luige courtyard, iuclosed by a stockade cu three sides. This courtyard is broad and constantly guarded by armed soldiers, but the western end of the prison is built close to the stockade, and the narrow avenue betweeu is visited only at intervals by a single sentry. With the bottle of chloroform stupefy the inmates of your cell. With the tools loosen a board in the floor and crawl under the prison, which is built on piles. Gain the western end, scale the stockade and go straight to tbe Kara Tiver. Destroy this writing.' " "That last injunction is important," said Maurice "How shall we do it?" For answer Platoff placed the scrap of paper in his mouth, and after chewing it for a moment swallowed it with a slight grimace. "That disposes of that question," he said, "and now we must find a hiding place for our treasures." This was by no means.an easy mat' ter, but after much consideration tbe knife ami tne wedge were onven id'o the underside of the platform far back from the -edge, .and the bottle was placed in a crack in the wall and covered with a piece of dry plastering taken from another locality. -Just at this point the candle exhausted its last drop of tallow and went nut, and at the same time the tramp of the guard was heard in the corridor. "No more talking now," whispered Platoff, ' 'or we will be suspected. Tomorrow night we will make the attempt. Keep up your courage and spirits." Morning came, a cold, dreary day, with the snow still falling at intervals, and the convicts started as usual for the mines. The boys found it a difficult matter to conceal their feelings under the watchful eyes of the overseers, but they managed to pass through the ordeal remarkably well, and nothing occurred to arouse the suspicions of their companions or of the guards. They assumed a dull, listless expression at work and devoured their lunch with an apparent greed which they were far from feeling. As for Platoff, he kept purposely' away from them all day and joiued the other gang on the return march at night. The evening verification was another dreaded ordeal, but it passed without incident, and five minutes later Maurice and his six companions were eating eupper in their cell. The ohosen time was at hand. The dishes were taken away by one of the guards, and the door was bolted on the outside. Platoff waited until all were stretched on the platform, and then he blew ont the caudle, Jeaviug the room in apparent darkness. It was not entirely so, however, for a dim glare shone through the window from the fires in the courtyard, which the guards had built to warm themselves, and when their eyes became accustomed to it the boys conld see plainly every object in the room. They remained quietly on their backs until it became evident that their fellow prisoners were asleep. Platoff gave the signal for action by rising cautiously and moving on tiptoe to the end of the platform. Satisfied with the inspection, he came back and whispered to the boys, "Lie very still and don't make a sound." Then crossing the room, be took the bottle from its hiding place in the wall and approached the sleepiug.men. Maurice saw him tear a strip of cloth from his coat and apply it to the bottle two or three times, and immediately a peculiar odor was perceptible in the room. Platoff rapidly and cleverly applied the chloroform to three of the sleeping men and then turned to the fourth, a tall, repulsive ruffian of the name of Jocka, who was lyiug on his side with hi9 arms over his face. The saturated rag was within three inches of his nose, when he suddenly rose to an upright position, and, facing Platoff, said in a loud whisper: "bTot so fast, my friend! I thought something was up, and I have kept an eye on your movements. If you are going to leave, I intend to go with you. Oh, don't get angry! Yon can't help yourself, you see. Be reasonable or I shall call in the guard. How would yon like that?" The boys, trembling witli fear at this unexpected interruption, awaited Pla toff's answer. They wore little prepared for what followed. For aJarief moment Platoff faced the ruflian, who was smiling with the insolence of power, and then with a fierce leap he clutched him by the neck with one hand and with the other forced the wet rag against his nose. For a few seconds the fellow struggled furiously with arms and legs; then, suddenly relaxing in Playoff's grasp, he dropped limply on the platform just as Maurice and Phil hurried to tho spot to render assistance. "It's all right," said Platoff in a voice that showed how deeply ho was moved. "The scoundrel can't do us any harm now. It would have ruined our plans to have had to take him along. I hope the noise of the scuffle was not , heard in the corridor"? , "Listen! What's that?" ?| "It must be the guard," whispered j Maurice. "We are lost!" ( "Yes, you are right,"said Platoff. | "The footsteps are coming this way. It , is too late for concealment. He will smell the chloroform. Get behind the ; door there, quick! Such a chance of , escape is worth great odds, and I'm going to take them." I W<? harl nn frimfl tn flnv more. As Maurice aud Phil darted to one side the door creaked and opened. A bar of light shone in from a lamp in the corridor and was followed by a sturdy Cossack, who entered in a stealthy manner. His suspicious were well founded, , as he must have realized a moment later, for Platoff's muscular arms fastened on bis throat, and he was pressed bodily to the floor, unable to utter a sound. ''The chloroform?quick!" whispered 1 Platoff. Maurice seized the rag from the ulatform and at bis bidding held it to the soldier's face. "There, that will do," said Platoff, and he laid bis burden quietly down. He turned to Maurice, his face white and ghastly in the lamplight. "If they discover ns now, we will be sSbot," he gasped. "Tear off your clothes, quick 1 Don't lose a second! There as but one chance left to ns. We must try it." "What do yon mean?" demanded .Maurice in bewilderment. "This," whispered Platoff, fiercely pointing to the unconscious soldier. "That man is about your size and weight. His uniform will fit you nicely. The captain of the guard will pass tbrongb yonder corridor in a few minutes. Yon must be there to receive him with this Cossack's uniform.and gun. Do you understand now?" TO BE CONTINUED. lUisccUancmts ^carting. AFTER THE ELECTION. What the Candidate* Say of lftdt Tue* <!*>"-? l^mdelide. Each of the late senatorial candidates has had something to say to the reporters about the result of last Tuesday's election. Mr. Irby was interviewed at his home in- Laurens on Wednesday, and expressed himself as ! follows: "I have tfotbing to say except that Tillman pretending to be haods off, 4 has sneakiogly come into theetateand knifed me to the fat. I made Tillman what he is today. I never asked his support; I did not expect it; I gave him credit for being truthful when he said he was hands off. When be attacked me in his interview I called him down by telegrams. In his answers he lied like a dog.; but I was estopped. I made this fight to protect the poor people of the state against the ravages of the north. I expected Tillman would help because the poor people in the state made us what we are. As to McLaurin, I have nothing to say. As to Tillman, I put him upon notice that when we meet he may expect trouble. All that I ask is that he give the rattlesnakes notice before he attacks. Further than this, I have nothing to say." Governor Evans was in Columbia on Wednesday. He told bis feelings.on 1 the subject this way : "I entered this race reluctantly after being assured by my friends throughout the state that my chances of winning were remote. But I decided, after hearing Mr. McLaurin's speech at Sumter and upon defiance of my enemies, to make the fight, not on any sectional or fuctioual line, hut on the Democratic platform, and to fight for the principles which have always been dear to every Soutli Carolinian and upon which rests all our future prosperity I have beeu gratified by the manner in which my speeches , have been received throughout the , state, and I have received commendation from even my bitterest political enemies. The great majority of South Carolinians believe today in the principles advocated by me and are ! opposed to the attitude of both Tillman aud McLaurin in the United J States senate. Under the lash of the j Conservative press their followers have voted without regard to principles be- j ing actuated more by the desire, as | they term it, to destroy factioualism . in our local politics. "An inspection of the vote shows that not 25 per cent, of the farmers of J the state have voted, and not one-half of the Democratic voters of the state. The cause of this was the disgust on the part part of the Reformers with the present state administration and its deals and dickerings with men who have always heen their enemies. Add- | ed to this was Senator Tillman's ad- . vocacy of McLaurin's tariff views aud ' his assertion that McLaurin was with him, and the defeat of one meant the repudiation of the other. Naturally our friends were at sea and they re- , mained at home, refusing to vote against their honest convictions; but at the same time fearing that an injury ^ might be done Senator Tillman who has posed as the Reform leader, but who has never led in a crisis. "I had expected an honorable, honest fight; but I regret to say that such was not the case. I)uriDg the last four days of the campaign slanderous 1 circulars were issued to poison the 1 minds of the people without giving us i a chance of reply. The sickness of i my chief opponent prevented me from ( attacking him while he lay in bed < writing manifestos and endorsing circulars containing personal attacks upon me. But more of this hereafter. I have no regrets to make for the campaign and no apologies to offer. I shall continue the fight along the same line and shall not sulk, but take my defeat philosophically as I have always done. I have an abiding faith in the belief that the people of the - " - it. ?a. ! Li-L 3tate win yet see me injustice wuivu has been done the Democratic party by endorsing a man who has repudiated the principles of the party platform." When asked what were nis future plans, Mr. Evans replied: "To saw wood and say nothing." The Bennettsville correspondent of The State interviewed Senator McLaurin as follows : Senator McLaurin was found at his home preparing to go to Mount Airy White Sulphur Springs. The senator was asked about his health, and replied that he was nearly well and was satisfied that a few weeks in the mountains would restore him to his accustomed health. "What about the election ?" "Well, it is not as large a vote as usual, but I attribute much of that to the supreme confidence of my friends that I was bound to win anyway. I am not surprised at tb=? result, for up to the time of my illness there was hardly an audience t hat we addressed where it was not clearly apparent that I had a majority. My election, so far as I am concerned, is the culmination of four years of work upon the lines of 'peace and unity.' Ever since I wrote the 'Appelt letter' and inaugurated what is know as the 'Forty movement,' I have been looked upon as peculiarly representative upon the Reform side, the same ideas and principles that Earle did upon the Conser: vative side. An attempt was made this year to draw factional lines, but it utterly failed. Reformers and Conservatives worked- side by side for my election, and today I stand as tbe rep " - ? _ I A iL _ resentative ot no iacuou; out me reunited white Democracy of South Carolina." "What have you to say about the campaign methods of your opponents?" "Well, I do not care, in the hour of triumph, while they are drinking the bitter dregs of defeat, to be so ungenerous as to refer to them in unkind terms. The people have turned their 'pictures to the wall,' and politicians of the Irby-Evans stripe are done in South Carolina, let us hope, forever. From henceforth it will take brains, character and attainments to win distinction in this state. No future campaign will ever be conducted upon a vulgar and low plane. I do not think that the tomato-fig syrup variety of statesmanship will long obtain, but men of more ability, more information and greater usefulness will be selected for public office and each 'tub will have to stand on its own bottom.' "There is one feature of this campaign that was peculiarly exasperating to me, to wit: the attacks which were made upon Gov. Ellerbe. I felt that he was made the victim merely because of his appointment of me. I defended him as best I could, and my opponents soon found that Ellerbe needed no defense. I never witnessed a handsomer thing than the rebuke given Colonel Irby at Walhalla for his attack upon Ellerbe. These attacks make my triumphant election a vindi cation ot -fciiieroe as mucn so as 01 me, and I rejoice in it, because I believe he has made a conscientious and true chief executive." "What about your tariff views?" "The election is a vindication of my course, and I want to say that there were several splendid editorials in The News and Courier on the tariff question, which I have no doubt contributed largely to my success. The News and Courier of last Monday was a fine campaign paper, and the editorial in The State running the Greenville News 'into a hole,' was the finest thing of the sort that I ever read. "I want to say this : That so far as my ambition is concerned, it is completely satisfied. My only desire now is to worthily wear the honors the people have heaped upon me. I am very proud of my vote in Charleston. I love the old city for its brave, generous people, its historical memories and the trials which she has borne so bravely. I want to see every discrimination against Charleston wiped out. She has put herself in touch with the progressive thought of the balance of the state and she ought to be 'fed out ;>f the same spoon' the balance are. "I wish to thank the people all over the state for their generous confidence, tnd say to each and every oue that no man shall ever blush because he ;ast his ballot for me. I have received hundreds of telegrams and letters, and ust as rapidly as I can I intend to jcknowledge personally the receipt )f each. "To Colonel Neal, Mr. Blease and it hers. who. when I was stricken at Sforkville, took charge of the fight and carried it on to victory, I am uuable .0 find language to express the pro'ound gratitude that I feel. They did heir work intelligently and effectively ?nd much of the credit is due to their superb management." BST The British authorities in India lave been obliged to discontinue the lounties on dead snakes because the latives went into the business of breedng the reptiles on a large scale in orler to secure the reward paid for their lead bodies. TILLMAN ON IRBY. Does Not Believe That He Was Cheated In. Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman came to Troy tonight, says a dispatch of August 29 to the New York Sun. Tomorrow afternoon, at the fair grounds, he will make a speech under the auspices of the Patrons of America and the Bimetallic League of Troy and Albany. When the South Carolinian walked into the Troy house he was a tired man ; but a flash of fire appeared in bis right eye when asked whether he had read The Sun's story about what ex-Senator Irby had said in a recent stump speech in Manning, S. C. In that speech Irby declared that Tillman bad been made governor bv a falsification of the preliminary vote. "Well," said the senator, as he dropped into the nearest seat, "so far as I know there was no cheating. The proceedings of the convention, as far as my knowledge goes, were entirely regular. Why, Ii;by and I have talked about the matter time and time again. The chairman of the convention was friendly to my interests. He influenced the change in votes on the second ballot which carried the nomination by one vote. If there was any fraud, I don't know anything about it. I was not there. I do not believe that I was 'cheated in.' Irby is a shap politician and likes to talk." "What do you think of the tactics being pursued by Irby ?" "Well, I suppose they are considered good politics. As I said before, Irby is a very shrewd man." "What show' does he stand of getting the senatorial indorsement?" was asked. "Oh, as for that," replied the senator dryly, "why, really, I don't care to express any opinion. Irby is sharp very sharp." "But do you think he will carry the primary next Tuesday?" The senator looked up at the big clock ticking away on the wall, hummed a bar or two of the "El Captain" march, and then said : "Ob, I don't know. Just watch the primary. The man who captures it will go to the United States senate. The legislature is bound to carry out mill /\T nnnnln fVlllQ DTnrABQpH " ILJO Will UI IUI/ |yvvpiv vuuw vwww<?. "What do you care to say about Irby's statement that be 'hatched you?'" "That's all talk," answered the senator, somewhat contemptuously. "Hatch me, indeed." "Irby says that he originated the March convention a year back to give you the nomination on a silver waiter." "So I see. Why, that March affair wasn't a convention ; it was merely a caucus of Democratic factions. At the time there was some doubt as to the wisdom of the nomination. In fact, there was considerable feeling on the matter. Now as to Irby's relation to me politically. Irby has always been a smart politician. I think I said that before. He proved an excellent lieutenaut to me. He takes a great deal upon himself when he says be made me," said the senator, with a merry laugh. THE ALASKA GOLD FIELDS. An Associated Press Correspondent Describes the Situation. H. N. Stanley, a correspondent who was sent to Alaska sometime ago by the Associated .Tress to investigate tne situation, returned on last Sunday to Seattle, Washington, and tells his story as follows: I have been for seven weeks at the mouth of the Yukon, at St. Michael's, where I saw all the miners coming out and interviewed them. As a result I feel it my duty to advise everybody to stay out until next spring. Wild,aud, in many cases exaggerated, reports have been circulated since the first discoveries were made. The strike, how-, ever, was and is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in the world's history. Probably $2,000,000 was cleaned up this spring, and next spring I look for from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000. The fields have hardly been opened up as yet"; but those going in now must bear in mind that everything in that region was staked out long before any reports reached the outer world, and later comers must prospect for themselves, buy claims from the present owners or work for the owners. No new strike had been reported up to the time of my leaving, and another may not be made for five years, although Alaska is an enormous country and will yet, I believe, produce more gold than we dreamed of. But it is also in many ways a bleak, barren, desolate country, a country incapable of supporting any great amount of animal life, and a country of such a rigorous climate, both winter and spring, that pone but the most hardv can nossiblv live in it. Even they must have an abundance of food and warm clothing. There is a popular impression that supples cau be bought in the vicinity of the mines. They may at present be purchased at six times the Seattle prices ; but they are taken at even those ligures faster than they cau be gotten, and before winter is half over, if the prese^i population remains, there will be actual starvation. The average man requires about one ton of carefully selected food and clothing for a year's supply. In the summer of 1896 about 3,500 tons of supplies went up the river, and the new population of i 1,500 to 2,000 suffered from want. Of this 3,500 tons, probably 1,500 tons were rum, tools, furniture and sup- i plies other than provisions. This sea- i son, allowing for the most favorable circumstances, not more than 4,200 tons of supplies can be carried up tife river, and fully one-half of this is rum and tools, as well as supplies other than food. There are more than three times as many people there than last winter. Figure it out for yourself. Grub was completely cleaned out this spring, and last winter there was such a scarcity that moose bams sold for $30 each, (lour $120 per hundred, bacon $1 per pound. What will happen this winter ? Why should not people starve to death this winter ? As to shelter, 90 per cent, of Dawson was living in tents in July, labor is scarce and bouses cannot be built. As to labor, it is true that last winter, the winter succeeding the great "strike " when men were scarce, wacres were $15 a day, but if no new strike is made, what is to keep wages up this winter? There are about 340 claims on Bonanza, Eldorado and Hunker creeks that will probably be worked this winter, an average of eight men to each, is I think, liberal. If but 2,700 men are employed and there are 5,000 or more seeking work, what must be the result? Wages must go down. I am told that much grub has gone over the divide, yet from what I know I would wager my last dollar that not to exceed 500 tons of supplies over and above what is already there, has been carried. I am also told that there is plenty at St. Michaels. So there may be; but after September 15 it might as well be in New York city, for to try to transport it by dog train or sled over 2,000 miles of ice or river, is absolutely impossible. There is not, nor will there ever be, a dog train that can take in enough to feed itself over 1,200 miles. Relief is, therefore, impossible. Over the divide in winter would be quite as difficult; to draw provisions for the trip from Dyea to Dawson anytime before the spring breaks up is impossible. Relief for those caught in the Klondike after winter sets in is equally impossible, so in the name of humanity I ask that a stop be put to this wholesale transportation qf people without supplies. Let no man be allowed to enter that region unless be carries with him enough food and clothing to last him a year. There are women and little children in there today who should be sent as far as St. Michaels before navigation closes. I hear much of the boats that are being built to go up the river; but aside from one steamer on August 11, no new boat can be added to the carrying craft this fall. The Klondike is a bad land of ice and snow as well as a land of gold. THE DUKE UP WELLINGTON AT HUME. In Dean Hole's "Memories" are related several anecdotes of the Duke of Wellington, the first of which shows that he bad the modesty common among great men, that is unconscious, of his own greatness. * He met a lady who was going up the steps to see the model of Waterloo, and remarked to her: "Ah, you're going to see Waterloo. It's very good?I was there, you know." A bishop was once preaching in the Chapel Royal of St. James, when he was much perplexed by the conduct of the verger, who at the close of the sermon opened the door of the pulpit and suddenly closed it with all bis * force, so that the noise rang through the building. "He informed me in a whisper," reports the bishop, "that his Grace the < Duke of Wellington was asleep and that, not liking to touch him, they adopted this method of rousing him from bis slumbers." This ingenious simulation of a bombardment never < failed to stir the old warrior. Wellington left behind him three memorable sentences. "Educatiou without. reliirion would surround us with clever devils." To a verger who pushed aside a poor man who was going up before him to the altar, with the words, "Make way for his Grace the Duke of Wellington," he said, "Not so; we are equal here." And when a young clergyman was speaking in disparagement of foreign missions, he rebuked him with : "Sir, you forget your marching orders, 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.' " ?Boston True Flag. Pretty Often Forgotten.?We are sorry to see that Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, who is speuking in the north, does not like the Chicago newspaper reporters. They must not have treated him right. Ordinarily he is exceedingly courteous to the newspaper men. It is recalled that when he got up to speak before a large crowd in Concord, our neighboring town, about two years ago, the first thing he did was to ask if proper provision had been make for the reporters. He had sense enough to know that the number of people whom he ivrvnlrt rp<w>h that dav tvit.h his voice was insiguificant compared with the number the reporters would reach the next day through their newspapers. It is a mark of the greatest men in public life, at Washington and elsewhere, that they are considerate of the reporters, and the fraternity ought always to remember with gratitude that President McKinley, on his recent tour of the south, when it was said that the reporters who were with him could not go upon the Vanderbilt property, replied that then he would not go, either.?Charlotte Observer.