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established 1855. " yorkville, s. c., "wednesday, jxj3ste 15, 1898. istumber 48.
THE WAR TAX BILL.
How America Will Have
to Pay the Fiddler.
POWDER BURNING VERY EXPENSIVE.
All K'nds of Luxuries Catoh It Heavy?
Almost Every Business or Profession
Comes In For a Direct or Indirect
Share of the Burden.
The following are the principal
provisions of the war tax bill as
agreed to by the conference committee
and which within the next
10 days will become law :
The tax on beer is increased from
$1 per barrel, the present rate, to $2
per barrel. But a rebate of 1-5 cents
is allowed for leakage, so that the increase
is really only 85 cents per
barrel.
The present tax of 6 cents a pound
on tobacco is doubled. The provision
taxing at the same rate the stock on
hand, for which the house stood out,
was compromised so that tobacco manufactured
and stamped subsequent to
April 15 shall pay a tax of 3 cents per
pound, with a proviso excepting the
stocks which do not exceed 1,000
pounds in the aggregate.
Cigars pay a fax of $3.60 per thousand,
an increase of 60 cents over
present rates, and cigarettes, $1.50, an
increase of 50 cents. Stocks on hand
in excess of 20,000, manufactured or
imported and stamped after April 15,
pay a tax of 30 cents per thousand on
cigars and 25 cents on cigarettes.
Smokiog tobacco may be put up in
one ounce packages and manufactured
tobacco in packages containing 1, 2, 3,
24, aud 3 1-3 ounces in lieu of 2, 3, and
4 ounces as at present.
nrVxK**/1anLt>c on/) monnAintnrprs
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pay yearly taxes of from $6 to $24
accordiag to the amounts of their
sales for the preceding year.
Beginning July 1, bankers pay a
special tax of $50 per year on a capital
of $25,000 or 4ess, and $2 for each
additional $1,000 of capital. Stock
brokers pay $5; pawnbrokers, $20;
commercial and ship brokers, $20;
custom house brokers, $10; theatres,
museums and concert halls in cities of
more than 25,000 population pay $100;
circus proprietors $100; bowling alleys
and billiard rooms, $5 for each alley
or table.
After July 1, Stamp Taxes?Bonds,
certificates of indebtedness and certificates
of stock, 5 cents on each $100
of original issue, and on sales, agreements
to sell, memoranda of sales or
deliveries or transfers or for memorandum
for future delivery, 2 cents for
each $100 face value; where the transfer
is by certificate the stamp is to be
placed on the transfer certificate. A
penalty of $500 to $1,000 fine and six
months' imprisonment is provided for
violations.
Transactions on board of trade, produce
and other exchanges, for present
or future delivery, on every $100 or
fractional part, 1 cent; bank checks,
o nnntc Killa nf PT(\hnnw domestic.
and domestic money orders, for each
?100 or fractional part, 2 cents; hills
of exchange, foreigu, for each ?100 or
fraction, 10 cents.
Bills of lading, express or freight, 1
cent. A provision makes but one bill
of lading necessary on bundles or packages
of newspapers when inclosed in
one general bundle at the time of shipment.
Failure to furnish a bill of lading,
duly stamped, subjects the railroad,
steamboat or express company
to a hue of ?50 for each offence.
Telepboue messages, 1 cent for those
for which a charge of 15 cents or more
is made.
Bonds of iudemnity, 50 cents.
Contracts for real estate, merchandise,
stocks, etc., 10 cents; deeds,
transfers of real estate, etc., for each
?100 in value, 50 ceuts.
Telegrams, 1 cent. The companies
incur a penalty of ?50 for failure to
affix a stamp on each telegraph message
transmitted, excepting only official
dispatches of telegraph or railroad
companies sent over their own wires,
and official busiuessof the government.
Life insurances policies, 8 cents for
?100 of insurance, to be paid at the
inception of the policy. Fraternal,
beneficiary, society, aud other co-operative
associations are exempted. Fire
and marine insurance, upon the
amount of premium charge, one-half
of 1 per ceut, on each dollar or fraction.
Co-operative aud mutual companies,
tire iusurance companies not
for profit, are exempted.
Lease for laud or tenement for one
year or less, 25 cents ; exceeding three
years, ?1.
Mortgage, exceeding ?1,000, 25
cents; exceeding ?1,500,25 cents for
each ?500.
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ITOXICS, IV UCU19, JIVWtl Ul UHVI ney,
25 cents; protest, 25 cents.
Medicinal proprietary articles and
perfumery, cosmetics and other smaller
articles, oue-eighth of 1 ceut for
each 5 cents in retail price. Articles
in the hands of dealers on July 1 may
be stamped when sold. Drawback is
allowed on articles exported. Proprietary
articles have the privilege of furnishing
their own designs for stamps.
Chewing gum, for each dollar or
fraction of retail value 4 cents.
Sparkling or other wines bottled for
sale, for each pint, 1 ceut ; more than
one pint, 2 cents.
An excise tax of one-quarter of one
per cent, is levied on the gross receipts
(where in excess of $250,000 per year)
of persons, firms or corporations refining
oil or sugar, or owning or controlling
an oil pipe line.
A stamp tax of 1 cent is levied on
each ticket for a seat in a palace ot
parlor car or berth in a sleeping cut
after July 1, the stamp to be affixed
and paid for by the company issuing
it.
Graded taxes are imposed on legacies
and distributive shares of personal
property.
The senate accepts the certificate ol
indebtedness and loan provisions ol
the house, with a reduction of the
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amount/ or uuuua auiuuiucu iu fiw^000,000.
The provision that no bonds
shall be issued until at least $50,000,000
of indebtedness certificates are outstanding
has been eliminated. The
sections now read :
"Sec. 32. That the secretary of the
treasury is authorized to borrow from
time to time, at a rate of interest uot
exceeding 3 per centum per annum,
such sum or sums as in his judgment
may be necessary to meet public expenditures,
and to issue therefor certificates
of indebtedness in such form
as he may prescribe, and in denominations
of $50 or some multiple of that
sum, and each certificate so issued shall
be payable, with the interest accrued
thereon, at such time, not exceeding
one year from the date of its issue, as
the secretary of the treasury may prescribe,
provided that the amount of
such certificates outstanding shall at
no time exceed $100,000,000.
"Sec. 33. That the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized to borrow,
on the credit of the United States,
from time to time, as the proceeds
may be required to defray expenditures
authorized on account of the
existing war (such proceeds wheu received
to be used only for the purpose
of meeting such war expenditures,)
the sum of $400,000,000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary, ana to
prepare and issue therefor coupon or
registered bonds of the United iStutes
in such form as he may prescribe, and
in denominations of $20 or some multiple
of that sum, redeemable in coiu
at the pleasure of the United States after
10 years from the date of their issue,
and payable 20 years from such date,
and bearing interest payable quarterly
in coin at the rate of 3 per centum
per annum, and the bouds herein authorized
shall be exempt from all taxes
or duties of the United States, as well
as from taxation in any form by or
under state, municipal or local authority
; provided that the bonds authorized
by this section shall be first
offered at par as a popular loan, under
such regulations, prescribed by the
secretary or the treasury, as will give
opportunity to the citizens of the
United States to participate in the subscriptions
to such a loan, and in allotting
said bonds the several subscriptions
of individuals shall be first accepted,
and the subscriptions for the
lowest amounts shall be first allotted,
provided, further, that any por'.iou oi
any issue of said bouds not subscribed
for as above provided may be disposed
of by the secretary of the treasury at
not less than par under such regulations
as he may prescribe, but no commissions
shall be allowed or paid
thereon, and a sum not exceeding onetenth
of 1 per centum of the amount
of the bouds and certificates herein
authorized is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated to pay theexpeuse
of preparing, advertising, and issuing
the same."
The senate recedes from its coinage
of the silver seigniorage amendment,
and a substitue is agreed to simply
authorizing and directing tne coinage
of not less than 1,500,000 silver dollars
per month from the silver bullion held
in the treasury ; such silver dollars to
be applied us provided by the act ol
July 14, 1890. The section now reads
as follows :
"Sec. 34. That the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and directed
to coin into standard silver
dollars, as rapidly as the public interests
may require, to an amount however,
of not less than SI,500,000 in
each month, all of the silver bullion
now iu the treasury purchased in accordance
with the provisions of the
act approved July 14, 1890, entitled
"An act directing the purchase of silver
bullion and the issue of treasury
notes thereon, and for other purposes,'
and said dollars, when so coined, shall
be used and applied in the same manner
and for the purpose named iu said
act."
A tax of four cents a barrel is levied
ou "mixed flour," and a tax of 812 a
year on manufacturers thereof. Packages
containing the article are to be
stamped. "Mixed Flour" in plain
black letters at least two inches in
length, together with the ingredients
and the name of the maker. This
section is modelled after the Oleo
margarine act.
An important duty at 10 cents pei
pound is imposed on tea, to take eilect
at once.
86?" One of the ways in which Spain
lias been looting the Philippines has
been by levying a poll tax even on
women at a maximum sometimes as
high as $25. Imagine every woman
in the United States required to pay
$25 a year, and if unable to pay it
perhaps sold into what was virtually
slavery, and you have a striking illustration
of the condition of the natives
of the Philippines.
86?" Hereafter the lofty buildings oi
Chicago will be limited to nine stories,
and not more than 130 feet in height.
SAMPSON'S STORY.
Admiral Makes an Official Report of the
I Merrhnac Affair.
The navy department, on last SaturI
day, gave out Rear Admiral Sampson's
official report of the Merrimac affair.
' The report is in the shape of letter to
. Secretary Long and is as follows :
! United States Flagship New York,
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on Santiago, juue o, iouo.?xrciujit
f me to call your special attention to
f Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson.
s As stated in a special telegram, before
coming here, I decided to make the
i harbor entrance secure against the
possibility of egress by Spanish ships
by obstructing the narrow part of the
i eutrance by sinking a collier at the
point. Upou calliug upon Mr. Hobson
! for his professional opinion as to a
sure method of sinking the ship he
, manifested the most lively interest in
the problem. After several days' con
OLD GLOR'V
siderntion he presented a solution
which he considered would insure the
immediate sinking of the ship when
she reached the desired point in the
channel. This plan we prepared for |
execution when we reached Santiago, i
The plan contemplated a crew of only i
seven men and Mr. Hobson, who beg* i
ged that it might be entrusted to him.
The anchor chains were arranged on <
deck for both the anchors, forward aud
aft, the plan including the anchoring
of the ship almost automatically.
As soon as I reached Santiago and I 1
had the collier to work upon, the details
were completed and diligently
prosecuted, hoping to complete them
! in one day, as the moon and tide served
best the first night after our arrivul. <
Notwithstanding every effort the hour
of 4 o'clock in the morning arrived
and the preparation was scarcely com- '
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, the final preparations I was forced to 1
relinquish the plan for that morning,
as dawn was breaking. Mr. Hobson
r begged to try it at all hazards.
This uioruing proved more propi- i
tious as a prompt start could be made.
Nothing could have been more gallanlly
executed. We waited impatiently
after the liring by the Spaniards
had ceased. When ihey did not
reappear from the harbor at (3 o'clock i
I feared that they had all perished. A
steam launch which had been sent in
charge of Naval Cadet Powell to rescue
the men appeared at this time,
coiuiug out under a persisteut fire of i
the batteries, but brought none of the !
crew. A careful inspection of the har- i
bor from this ship showed "that the <
vessel Merrimac hud been sunk in the ]
channel. i
This afternoon the chief of staff of i
Admiral Cervera came out under a
flag of truce with a letter from the 1
admiral extolling the bravery of the <
crew in an unusual manner. I
I cannot myself too earnestly ex- i
press my appreciation of the conduct i
of Mr. Hobson and his gallant crew, i
I venture to say that a more brave '
and daring thing has not been done
since Cushing blew up the Albemarle. I
Referring to the inspiring letter i
which you addressed to the olficers at I
the beginuing of the war, I am sure i
yon will offer a suitable professional i
reward to Mr. Hobson and his com- i
panions. I
i I must add that Commander J. M.
? Miller relinquished his command at
i the very greatest reluctauce, believing <
he should retain his command under
all circumstances. He was, however, <
finally convinced that the attempt of i
- another person to carry out the multi- |
tude of details which had been iu pre- i
paration by Mr. Hobson might endan- '
> ger its proper execution. I, therefore, i
took the liberty to relieve him for this ;
reason ouly. There were hundreds of <
F volunteers who were anxious to par- \
, ticipate ; there were 150 from the Iowa, j
nearly as many from this ship and <
large numbers from all the other ships,
officers and men alike.
(Signed) W. T. Sampson.
The inspiring letter referred to wa?
written some weeks ago, but was not
made public until last Saturday, except
to the officers and men in the
navy. It reads as follows :
"Each man engaged in the work of
the inshore squadron should have in
him the stuff out of which to make a
possible Cushing; and if the man wins,
the recognition given him shall be as
great as that given to Cushing, so far
as the department can bring this
about.
(Signed) "John Long, Secretary."
Hobson has won, and if he escapes
from his present thraldom the navy
department will redeem its promise.
A consultation of the records of the
navy department shows that the recognition
accorded Cushing was his
advancement one full grade; that is
from the rank of lieutenant, which he
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held when he took his little boat up to
the Albemarle, to the runk of lieutenant
commander. In addition he
was given a vote of thanks by congress.
If Hobson is awarded in the
same measure be will, if kept in his
corps, be raised to the rank of lieuten- j
ant- commander at least, and made a
full constructor instead of the assistant
constructor which he now is.
AGUINALDOS STORMY CAREER.
Sketcli of the Native Dictator of the Philippines.
From the St. Louis Democrat.
Paucho Aguinaldo, the native dictator
of the Philippines, is a very picturesque
personage. He is the son of a
prominent native chief. Anxious that ,
bis boy should be educated, this chief
confided the lad to the Spanish priests, j
who thought that Aguinaldo's influence,
when he grew up, would help to (
maintain Spanish authority among the
Mulav Douulation. The father is rich,
for a native, and Pancho Aguinaldo,
after being taught iu the local schools,
was sent to Madrid to study theology ,
und qualify for priesthood. After a
year or two of study the young man
boldly declared he would not be a
priest, but a soldier. 80 he was drafted
into one of the native regiments, ,
in which a few of the subalterns are ,
Manila men, but all the captains aud
field officers are Spaniards.
Nearly two years ago Aguiualdo and
a compatriot named Alexaudro, also a ;
Lieuteuaut of native troops, organized
a revolt iu the native corps. Aguiual- j
do's regiment one morning, while on ,
parade, shot all its Spanish officers, j
except a few lieutenants, and took to
the savannas?great trackless prairies,
swampy, with occasional high bits of
laud called "mattes." Here Aguinaldo
made his headquarters. At one <
time he must have had 4,000 or 5,000
men under arms of some sort hidden |
111 these fastnesses, raiding the rich ,
settlements whenever they felt like it. j
The political governor general of the
Philippines, Senor Don Basilio Augustin
y Davila, governor general, offer- ,
ed a reward of 20,000 pesetas for the <
bead of Aguinaldo. Within a week he <
received a note from the insurgent ,
chief saying, "I need the sum you
offer very much, and will deliver the
head myself." ]
Ten days later the southeast typhoon |
was raging. The hurricane?for it was
one?was tearing things to bits,^nd it |
was raining as it can rain only in the <
Orient, a sheet of black water flooding ,
the earth. The two sentries at the (
governor general's gate made the us- j
ual reverent sign as a priest passed in,
who asked if his excellency was within
and unengaged. They answered 1
yes to both questions. Don Basilio <
Jid not turn his head as some one en- i
tered. It was his secretary, he sup- l
posed, come to help prepare an elo- t
quent statement upon the condition of i
the colonies. It was not the secretary,
but a priest, who said, "Peace be with
you, my son."
The cleric locked the door, and,
dropping his cloak, said :
"Do you know me?"
Don Basilio did know him. It
was Aguinaldo, also a 20-inch bolo, a
native knife, sharp as a razor, carried
by every Malay in time of stress.
They can lop off an arm with one
blow, as though it was a carrot.
"I have brought the bead of Aguinaldo,"
the chief said, touching the edge
of his jewel-hilted bolo to ascertain its
condition, "and I claim the reward!
Hasten, else I shall have to expedite
the matter myself."
Don B^silio was trapped. He had
to open his desk and take out the sum
in Spanish gold. Aguinaldo punctiliously
wrote a receipt, coolly counted
the money and walked backward toward
the door. He suddenly opened
it and dashed out, just ahead of a
pistol bullet that cut his locks off the
temples. Captain General Polavieja
offered him aud Alexandro a free pardon
and ?200,000 each to quit the colouy.
They accepted it and got the
money, only to learn that they were
both to be assassinated the next night
at a festa. The two men who had undertaken
the job were found dead,
stabbed to the heart, in their own beds.
On the kriss handle was a bit of paper
with a line saying "Beware of the
Malay's vengeance."
Polavieja resigned and returned to
Spain, being succeeded by General Augusti,
formerly captain general of Barcelona.
Aguinaldo is about 38 years
old. He and his comrade, Alexandro,
hold the future of the Philippines almost
in their hands.
TIT FOR TAT.
A onlnnldn Throntpna tllft SnAtllflll Governor
of the Philippines.
A Hong KoDg special of June 11, to
the New York Journal, said that the
great final battle between the insurgent
and Spanish forces at Manila was
to be fought on that day.
It is about four days sail from Manila
to Hong Kong, and if the statement
is corect, definite advices are
only about due.
The insurgent junta at Hong Kong
is reported to be much distressed
at the statements published in the
United States to the effect that their
forces are ruthlessly killing women
and children as well as male combatants.
These reports are as unjust as
they are untrue.
A proclamation arranged between
Aguinaldo and Consul General Wildman,
and subsequently given the force
of law, the act bearing date of May
24, i9 claimed to have rigid enforcement.
This proclamation declares that
the lives of all non-combatants, even
Spaniards, will be respected, and that
any man in the insurgent forces disobeying
this direction shall be pun-*
ished by death.
The only threats made by the insurgents
is against the Spauish combatants.
It declares that unless the gov
ernor withdraws the order putting a
price on the head of Aguinaldo, the
insurgents will give no quarter to the
soldiers of Spain.
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Material Decrease In tlie Acreage Planted,
Conditions, Etc.
The final reports of the agricultural
department on cotton planting, issued
on the 10th instant, make the area
planted 22,460,334 acres, against 24,091,394
acres last year, a reduction of
1,631,060 acres, or 6.8 per cent. The
decrease in the different states as compared
with last year is as follows :
Virginia, 6 per cent.; North Carolina,
7; South Carolina, 8 ; Georgia, 6;
Florida, 11 ; Alabamu, 4; Mississippi,
4; Louisiana, 7 ; Texas, 8 ; 'Arkansas,
7 ; Tennessee, 10; Missouri, 18; Oklahoma,
2; Indian Territory, 12.
The average condition on June 1
was S9, compared with S3.5 at the
corresponding date last year, and with
i?u average general condition of the
last ten years of S7.1.
The condition by states is as follows:
North Carolina, S6; South Carolina,
85 ; Georgia, 89 ; Florida, 76 , Alabama,
89; Mississippi, 91 ; Louisiana,
89 ; Texas, 89 ; Arkansas, 96 ; Tennessee,
90; Missouri, 96; Oklahoma,
S2 ; Indian Territory, 80.
The condition in Texas, Georgia,
Mississippi and Tennessee is three
points above the ten year average; in
Arkansas, 6 points ; in North Carolina,
2 points, and in Louisiana, 1 point.
In Alabama the average is exactly
the same as the average for the past
ten years, and in South Caroliua there
is a decline of 1 point as compared,
with that for the ten years period.
There is no state from which the
usual complaints of hail, insects, poor
stands, etc., have not been received.
Fhe general condition is highly favorlbie.
Hoarhound Candy.?In one and a
half pints of water boil two ounces of
i,he dried hoarhound ior lian an nour.
Then strain and add three pounds of
wown sugar, and boil until it is sufficiently
hard. Grease some tins lightly
ind pour in the candy ; when slightly
cool mark in squares or sticks with a
cnife.
#aT A tombstone artist in Wheeling,
W. Va., put up a monument in a cemetery
there, and made a repeated denands
for payment for the work. At
ast, thoroughly disgusted, he cut
ihese words on the monument: "This
lin't paid for."
McftUARY AT YOKAHOMA.
HERE IS A LETTER FROM THE YOUNG
ARKANSAW GLOBE TROTTER.
STILL HAS SIX MONTHS TO FINISH.
Wrote from Cuba bat Letter Was Evidently
Lost?Got a Licking on the "Indrani"?
Finally Got Next to the Sailors and They
Made Him Up n Purse.
In The Enquirer of the 28th of
May was a letter from Mr. M. S.
Glenn, of Mountain Grove, Mo., relative
to the whereabouts of Mr. T. Allen
McQuary, the young man who
passed through this county in December
on his way around the world. It
was explained that an account of the
failure of The Enquirer to receive
a letter irom young mccjuary as per
his promise, inquiry was made of his
friend, Mr. Glenn, and Mr. Glenn's reply
was published in lieu of the letter
that was expected from McQuary.
Now it develops that young McQuary
is entitled to all the confidence
that has been placed in him. Last
Monday brought The Enquirer a
letter from him that was posted at
Yokoboma, Japan, May 20, and reposted
at San Francisco, June 7. The
stamp is Japanese. On it are some
characters in Japanese which, so far
as The Enquirer is concerned, are
untranslatable; but in plain English, at
the top, are the words "Japanese Empire,"
and at the bottom "ten sen."
On either side is the word "post."
From the text of the letter, it appears
that young McQuary wrote from Cuba.
Why, of course, is not known ; but
this letter was never received. It
seems, however, that Mr. McQuary
has been haviug a rough time of it;
but it is best to let him tell the story
himself. Here is the letter :
Yokahoma, Japan, May 19,1898.
Editor of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Well here I am ! Just arrived in Yokoboma
yesterday, after a water voyage of
over 16,000 miles on board the English
steamer "Indrani," under Captain Trot
ter, of London.
Since my letter to you from Cuba, I
have undergone many hardships and.
difficulties. After arriving in Pensacola,
Fla., off the S. S. Orange Blossom, I beard
of the "Indrani" coming to Mobile for
cotton for Japan. I at once made for her,
arriving at Mobile two days before she
dropped anchor.
Many visitors went aboard to see her,
she being the largest steamer that had
ever been in that port.
Well, I began operations at once, visited
the agents, captain and mates; but
they being English, entertained a deep
hatred towards Americans in general ana
refused me everyway I approached them.
I then made all inquiries as to other vessels
going to Japan, but could find none,
so I made up my mind to ride this ship
or be found trying. So I visited her after
night and got among the sailors and firemen,
who offered to lend me a helping
hand.
Consequently my baggage was smuggled
aboard and arrangements made for
me to meet them in New Orleans, where
she was to get the remainder of her
cargo. I was again two days ahead of the
ship, and in time to enjoy "Mardi Gras"
carnival. Having written you from Cuba,
I would not write from New Orleans,
for fear people would get the idea that I
had not left the states; but intended to
write from Gibraltar, Spain, Port Said,
Egypt, etc.
On Saturday night, Marcli 5th, 1898, I
met two of the sailors at an appoiuted
place and accompanied them along the
"key," up the gangway, passed the guard
and into the forecastle, where a small
hatch, or trap-door, was opened to let me
down into the forepeak as a "stowaway."
Imagine iny.feelings sitting among coilsof
rope, blocks and tackles, paint and oil
cans, with only 10 cents of American
money and an English shilling in my
pocket, and thoroughly conscious of receiving
some kind of punishment when I
should come on deck. I was the only
American aboard the ship except the
inessroom boy who signed .on at Philadelphia.
However, among those rough and hardy
sailors I had one friend?a Holland chap
?who stayed with me through thick and
thin. At mealtimes he would divide his
"wack" with me. Sunday morning we
steamed down the river, but did not go
out till Monday, having to wait till high
tide to get over a sand bar. Tuesday
morning came at last. One of the sailors
went aft to the cabin and reported a
"stowaway." I sat on a sea chest waiting
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the ship, the sea being rough. Soon the
sailor returned with an order for me to
go before the captain. I arose and staggered
along the deck, not yet having my
sea legs on, and the minute my eyes inet
the captain's I knew the "devil was to
pay."
I was seized from behind by the mates
and bound. As soon as I was secure, the
captain came forward and gave me a terrible
lashing with a cat-o-nine-tails, the
marks of which I wore for two or three
weeks.
I no doubt would have been thrown in
jail at Gibraltar had not the captain's wife
come aboard and interceded in my behalf.
Little by little they gave me lighter
work and allowed me more liberties.
The chief engineer seemed to take a liking
for me, and I was allowed to take my
meals in the messroom.
When we arrived at .Gibraltar, I had
only money enough to post a letter home
and one to the "Arkansaw Girl." At
Port Said, Egypt, I traded an old shirt to
an Arab for two 5-cent stamps, and was
again able to write. This is why I have
not written to you or any of my friends
heretofore.
While taking coal at Lobuan, Borneo,
the postmaster gave me $2, and the sailors
made me tip $15 more when I left the
ship. So I am now able to let you know
I am still on earth, and by God's continuous
favor, will come in on time?having
yet six months from today.
I am now writing in the American Mission,
where everything is homelike and
comfortable. Japan is full of queer little
people. I rode over the city this
morning in a "Rick-shaw," a little carriage
pulled by a Japanese. They are
the cleanliest people I ever saw and full
of hospitality. Quite a number of English
and Americans are here, but unsociable.
With kind regards to you, The Enquirer
force, and all readers of your
paper, I will close till I reach 'Frisco, or
some American port. Respectfully,
T. Allen McQuary.