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ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1898. NO. 101.
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LOS? IA.
By ANNA KAT]
Copyright, 1897, by Anna K. Rob It's.
Synopsis of Previous Installments,
In order that new readers^f The En
quirkr may Degin wim me ionowmg installment
ot 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:
Amelia Butterworth, who has done
clever detective work, is called upon by
Mr. Gryce, a professional detective, to
take up an interesting case. He tells her
that in a certain village several persons
have suddenly disappeared. In this place
lives a family of the name of Knollys, the
children of a former friend of Miss
Butterworth. Mr. Gryce desires Miss
Butterworth to enter this family for detective
work. Miss Butterworth goes to
visit the Knollys' home, finding there
Misses Lucetta and Loreen Knollys and
their brother William. She din6s with
the family and is taken to her room. She
remains awake during the night, and,
hearing strange noises, goes into the hall
and calls Lucetta, who gives unsatisfactory
reasons for the disturbance. Mr.
Trohni, a neighbor visits the Knollys.
Lucetta is terrified at seeing him and
faints. Miss Butterworth receives a let*
- ' **- tallir??r lior fhnt. if shfl
ler iroin inr. ui.no
is in danger to blow upon a whistle he
sends her. An old crone called Mother
Jane appears. Miss Butterworth gives
her a quarter-, whereupon Mother Jane
repeats a curious combination of numbers.
Miss Butterworth leaves the house and
hears of a young girl formerly leaving
the Knollys house in a carriage and being
married before her mother could overtake
her. Since then a phantom carriage
is said to go through Lost Man's lane at
midnight, suggesting that the carriage
may carry away the persons mysteriously
disappearing. Mr. Trohm drives Miss
Butterworth in bis wagon. Returning to
the house she witnesses a parting between
Lucetta and a lover, whose request for an
answer to his suit Lucetta is eudeavoring
to put otf. He leaves without getting a
favorable reply. Miss Butterworth gets
from Loreen the key to a chamber which
she has heard is haunted. In visiting it
she finds her way into William's sanctum
and discovers that he is a vivisectionist.
Miss Butterworth passes an uncomfortable
night She is locked in her chamber
1 1 L"- ...Kiotlft U'hinh oho I'oonc fn
ana loses uei nuimc .. mvu .?,
call the police, but recovers it. Making
further explomtions, she finds two shutters
tied together with a knot of crape, indicating
a death in the house. Miss Butterworth
is impressed with the gentlemanlike
demeanor of Mr. Trohm and
goes with him to visit Mother Jane, who
repeats her combination of numbers. Miss
Butterworth sees on the wall shadows of
several persons carrying what appears to
be a corpse to its burial. She follows and
sees the bearers loweracotfin through a
hole in the floor. Miss Butterworth meets
Mr. Gryee at the hotel. He informs her
that he has a clew pointing to Mother
Jane as the culprit and he has examined
a string of vegetables in Mother Jane's
cabin, finding in one of them, corresponding
to a number repeated by the crone,
a valuable ring. He assisted at the burial
witnessed by Miss Butterworth and tells
her that the corpse was a favorite dog of
William Knollys. He had disguised himself
in Mother Jane's clothes, the others
supposing him to be mother Jane. Miss
Butterworth tells him of finding the knot
of crape and convinces him that what was
buried was human. Mr. GryceSearches
the Knollys house.
CHAPTER XXVH
AN INTRUSION.
I was so moved by this discovery that
I was not myself for-several instants.
The reading of these words over the
body which had been laid away under
the flower parlor was in keeping with
fba bnnfc nf nranp on the window shut
ter and argued sometbinejuore than remorse
ou the parr of some oue of tho
Knollys family. Who was this one, aud
why, with such feelings in the breast of
any of the three, had the deceit anc>.
crime to which I had been witness sue
ceeded to such a point as to demand the
attention of the police? An impossible
problem to which I dare seek no solu
tiou, even in the faces of these seeming
ly innocent girls.
What plan Mr. Gryce intended to
pursue I was of course in no position to
determine. I only knew what course I
meant to pursue myself, which was to
remain quiet and sustain the part I had
already played in this house as their
visitor and friend. It was therefore as
such both in heart and manner that I
hastened from my room late in the afternoon
to inquire the meaning of the
cry I had just heard issue from Lucetta's
lips. It had come from the front of
the house, and as I hastened thither I
met the two MissKnollys, looking more
openly anxious and distraught than at
any former time of anxiety and trouble.
As they looked up and saw my face
Loreeu paused and laid her hand on Lucetta's
arm. But Lucetta was not to be
restrained.
"He has dared," she cried, "dared to
enter our gates, bringing a police officer
with him. We know he is a police officer
because he was here once before, and
though he was kind enough then ho
canuot have come the second time, and
with this man, except to"?
Here the pressure of Loreen's hand
was so strong as to make the feeble Lucetta
quiver. She stopped, and Miss
Knollys took up her words:
"Except to make us talk on subjects
much better buried in oblivion. Miss
Butterworth. will you go down with
us? Your presence may act as a restraint
Mr. Trobm seems to have some
respect for you."
"Mr. Trohm?"
"Yes. It is his coming which has so
agitated Lucetta He and a man named
Gryee are just coming up the walk.
There goes tho knocker. Lucetta, you
must control yourself or leave me to
face these unwelcome visitors alone."
Lucetta. with a sudden, fierce effort,
subdued her trembling.
"If he must be met," said she, "my
anger and disdain may givo some weight
to your quiet acceptance of the family's
disgrace. I shall not accept his denunciations
quietly, Loreen. You must expect
1110 to show some of the feelings
Au ^ oil
IDUC I UUtli U<-H? vuvii. V? ?
years." And without waiting for reply,
without waiting even to seo what effect
these strange words had had upon rue,
LINE.
3ARINE GREEN.
I whom she must presume to have been
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ennreiy unprepared ror mem, me uaaucu
down the stairs and pulled open the
; front door.
We had followed rapidly, too rapidly
| for speech ourselves, and were therefore
in the ball when the door swung back,
* revealing the two persons I had been led
to expect. Mr. Trobm spoke first, evidently
in answer to the defiance to be
i seen in Lucctta's faca
1 "Miss Knollys, a thousand pardona
I know I am transgressing, but the occasion
warrants it, I assure you. I am
sure yon will acknowledge that when
you hear what my errand is."
"Your errand?what can it be," she
cried, "but to"?
Why did she pause? Mr. Gryce had
not looked at her. Yet that it was under
his influence she ceased to commit
herself I w as as certain as we can be of
anything in a world which is half deceit.
"T.pf: na hmp vnnr ftrrand." nut in
Loreen, with that gentle emphasis
which is no sign of weakness.
"I will let this gentleman say," returned
Mr. Trohm. "You have seen
him before?a New York detective of
whose business in this town you cannot
be ignorant."
"He professed," fell from Lucetta'B
lips in cold and distinct tones, "to have
visited this lane for the purpose of seeking
out a clew to the many disappearances
which have unfortunately taken
place within its precincts."
"Yes," Mr. Trohm's nod seemed to
say. But Lucetta was looking at the
detective.
"Is that your business?" she asked.
"Miss Knollys," be began ? how
quiet and fatherly his accents fell after
the alternate fire and icinesswith which
she herself had addressed his companion
and herself?"I hardly know how to
"DON'T GIVE HEii Tj
answer you witnout arousing your just
anger. If your brother is in"?
"My brother would face yen with less
patience than we. Talk to us, Mr.
Gryce, and not till we fail to answer
you or to satisfy all your demands call
in my brother, who will not answer
you and will not satisfy your demands."
"Very well." said be. "The quickest
explanation is the kindest in these cases.
I merely wish, as a police officer whose
business in this lane is to locate these
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disappearances and wno Deneves me
surest way to do this is to find out once
for all where they did not and could not
have taken place, to make an official
search of these premises as I already
have those of Mother Jane and of Deacon
Spear."
"And my errand here," said Mr.
Trohm, "is to make all easier by the
assurance that my house will be the
next which will undergo a complete investigation.
As all the houses in the
lano will be visited alike, none of us
need complain or feel our good name attacked.
"
This was certainly thoughtful, but
knowing what I did I could not expect
Loreen or Lucetta to show any great
sense either of his kindness or Mr.
Gryce's consideration. They were in no
position to have a search made of their
premises, and, serene as was Loreen's
nature and powerful as was Lucetta's
will, the apprehension under which
they labored was evident, though neither
attempted either subterfuge or evasion.
"If the police wish to search this
house, it is open to them," said Loreen.
"But not to Mr. Trohm," quoth Lucetta
quickly. "Our poverty should be
our protection from the curiosity of
neighbors."
"Mr. Trohm has no wish to intrude, "
said Mr. Ciryce, but Mr. Trohm said
nothing. Ho probably understood why
Lucetta wished to curtail his stay in
this house I etter than Mr. Gryco did.
i CHAPTER XXVIII.
IN TI1K CELLAR.
I had meijnwhilo'stood silent. There
i was no reason for mo to obtrude myself,
i and I was happy not to do so. This does
not mean, however, that my presence
i was not noticed. Mr. Trohm honored
am with more than ono glance during
these trying moments, in whose expres- :
sion 1 read the anxiety he felt lest my j
peace of mind should be too much dis- i
turbed, and when in response to the un
doubted dismissal he had received from i
Lucetta he prepared to take his leave it
was upon me he bestowed his final look i
and most deferential bow. It was a !
tribute to my position and character
which all seemed to feel, and I was not
at all surprised when Lucetta, after I
carefully watching his departure, turned J
to me with childlike impetuosity, say- i
ing: ]
"This must bo very unpleasant for i
you, Miss Butterwortb, yet must we
ask you to staud our friend. God knows
we need one."
"1 shall never forget I occupied that
position toward your mother," was my
straightforward reply, and I did not
forget it, not for a moment
"I shall begin with the cellar," said
Mr. Gryce.
Both girls quivered. Then Loreen lifted
licr proud head and said quietly:
"The whole house is at your disposal.
Only I pray you to be as expeditious
as possible. My sister is not well,
and the sooner onr humiliation is over
the better it will be for her."
And, indeed, Lucetta was in a state
that aroused even Mr. Gryce's anxiety.
Eut when she 6aw us all hovering over
her 6he roused herself with an extraordinary
effort, and, waving us all aside,
took the first steps herself in the direotion
of the kitchen, from which, as 1
gathered, the only direct access could be
had to the cellar. Mr. Gryce immediately
followed, and behind him came
Loreen and myself, both too much agitated
to speak.
At the flower parlor Mr. Gryce paused
as if he had forgotten something, but
Lucetta urged him feverishly on, and
before long we were all standing in the 8
kitchen. Here a surprise awaited us. 8
Two men were sitting there who appeared
to be strangers to Hannah at }
lease, ior me lowering iook sne cast
them as she pretended to be busy over ,
her stove was so out of keeping with
her usual good humor as to attract the ,
attention even of her young mistress.
"What is the matter, Hannah?" asked
Lucetta. "And who are t'jese men?"
"They are uiymen," said Mr. Gryce.
"The job I have undertaken cannot be
carried on alone."
The quick look the two sisters interchanged
did not escape me. or the.auiet
0
HE BIQQEST COIN." ji
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air of resignation which was settling t:
slowly over Loreen c
"Must they go into the cellar, too?" ti
she asked. i!
Mr. Gryce smiled his most fatherly h
smile. c
"My dear young ladies," said he, h
"these men are interested in but one c
thiug?they are searching for a clew to
the disappearances that have occurred p
in this lane. As they will not find this v
in your cellar nothing else that they t
may see there .will remain in their f
minds for a moment." t
Lucetta said no more. Even her in- v
domitable spirit was giving way before t
the inevitable discovery she saw before
them. r
"Do not let William know,"were j|
her low words as we passed by Hannah, v
but from the short glimpse I caught 0
through the open kitchen door of that ^
same William's burly figure standing, e
guarded by two other men, on the stable q
floor I felt that this injunction was quite
supirfiuoua William evidently did s
know. s
I was not going to descend the cellar c
stairs, but the girls made me. y
" We wish you," said Loreen, and in v
no ordinary tones, while Lucetta paused' j
and would not go on till I followed, y
This surprised me. I no longer seemed c
to have any clew to their motives, but |
I was glad to be one of the party.
Hannah, under Loreen's orders, had g
furnished one of the men with a lighted
lantern, and upon our descent into the t
dark labyrinth below it became his duty
to lead the way, which he did with
due circunisnection. What all this
(
unuerground space into which we were
thus introduced uari ever been used tor
it would be difficult to tell. At present
it was mostly empty. After passing a
small collection of stores, a wine cellar,
the very door of which was unhinged
and lay across the collar bottom, we
struck into a hollow void, in which
there was nothing worth an instant's
investigation savo tho earth under our
feet.
This the two foremost detectives examined
very carefully, detaining us often
longer, I thought, than Mr. Uryco
desired or Lucctta had patience for. But
nothing was said in protest nor did the
older detective give an order or mani
feet any especiar interest in the investigation
till be saw the men in front stoop
and throw out of the way a coil of rope,
when he immediately hurried forward
and called upon the party to stop.
The girls, who were on either side of
me. crossed glances at this command,
ii 1 Lucetta, who had been totterforward
feebly for the last few
;:.iiiCtfs, fell upon her knees and hid
tier face in the hollow of her two hands.
Loreen came aroi&d and stood by her,
ind I do not know* which presented the
most striking picture of despair, the
shrinking figure of Lucetta or the
straight but quivering form of Loreen
lifted to meet the^shafts of fate without
a droop of he/eyelids or a murmur
from her lipa The light of the one lan
[era wmcn lntenuoiiaiiy or unintentionally
was concentrated on this pathetic
group made it stand out from the
midst of the surrounding darkness in a
ivay to draw the gaze of Mr. Gryce up3n
them. He looked, and his own brow
aecame overcast Evidently we were
lot far from the cause of their fears.
Ordering the candle lifted, he surveyed
the ceiling above, at which Loreen's
lips opened slightly in secret
Iread and amazement Then he comnanded
the men to move on slowly,
vhile he himself looked overhead rather
than underneath, which seemed to asonish
his associates, who evidently had
leard nothing of the hole which had
ieen cut in the floor of the flower parlor.
Suddenly 1 heard a slight gasp from
Lucetta, who had not moved forward
vith the rest of ua Then her rushing
igure flew by us and took up its stand
>y Mr. Gryce, who had himself paused
ind was pointing with his imperious
oreflnger to the ground under his feet.
"You will dig here." said he, not
leeding her, though 1 am sure he was
is well acquainted with her proximity
is we.
"Dig?" murmured Loreen in what
ve all saw was a final effort to stave off
lisgrace and misery.
"My duty demands it," said he.
'Some one else has been digging here
vithin a very few days, Miss Knollya
Chat is as evident as is the fact that a
:ommnnication has been made with this
jlace through an opening into the room
ibove. See!" And taking the lantern
rom the man at his side he held it np
oward the ceiling.
There was no hole there now, but the
ivideuces of there having been one, and
hat within a very short time, were apparent
to all. Loreen made no further
ittempt to stay him.
"The house is at your disposal," she
epeated, but I do not think she knew
vhat she said. The man with the bunlie
in his arms was already unrolling
t on the cellar bottom. A spade came
o light, together with some other tools,
jifting the spade, he thrust it smartly
uto the ground toward which Mr.
Jryce's inexorable finger still pointed,
it the sight and the sound it made a
hrill passed through Lucetta which
nade her another creature. Dashing forward,
she flung herself down upon the
pot with lifted head and outstretched
rms.
"Ltop your desecrating hand!" she
ricd. "This is a grave?the grave, sirs,
f our mother!"
TO BE CONTINUED.
NICE POINT OP LAW.
hiHt a Citiien Be Qualified Before He Can
Sit on a Jury?
rews and Courier, Tuesday.
There came near being a serious arest
of progress in the court of com
ion pleas yesterday. Ever since the
ession began there have been rumors
f motions for new trials on the
round that certain jurors had served
/ho were not qualified in accordance
vith the constitutional requirement,
^he constitution of 1895 provides that
nly qualified electors shall serve as
urors. Qualified electors under the
onstitution are those who have regisration
certificates and poll tax reeipts.
The question has not been
eretofore raised in this court, though
t is understood that several new trials
iave been been granted in other ciruits
upon this ground. There has
ieen no utterance by the supreme
ourt on the direct question.
Mr. Huger Sinkler, of counsel for
laintiff in the case of Henry Baker
s. M. Hornik and S. Rittenberg, after
he jury for the trial of this case was
ormed, requested his honor to ascerain
from the members of the panel
whether they were all qualified elecors.
Mr. Mordecia, for the defendants,
oade the point that this was a question
nvolving the legality of the entire
renire, and, if insisted upon, the hooks
>f the county treasurer and the super'isor
of registration were the best
vidence as to the qualification or dis|ualification
of the jurors.
The matter raised quite a stir, and
everal members of the bar present
tated that they were interested in the
mart's decision, and would like to be
leard, having motions pending in
vhich the same question was raised.
* il ?:~1 3 4
nr. oinKier men wmueu iu wuuuiaw
lis motion ; but the court would not
ion8ent to proceed with the trial uness
the matter were settled, or the
rnrties in interests would sign an
igreement not to raise the question at
inv time hereafter. This was agreed
0 and the trial proceeded with.
Bees Outfly Pigeons.?Probably
ew people could say off-hand whether
>ees or pigeons fly the faster. Yet the
juestion has been experimentally deeded
in favor of the bee. A race for
1 wager took place at Hamme, in
iVestphalia. A dozen bees and as
nany pigeons were carried to the vilage
of Rhynhern, about a league disant,
and there liberated. The bees
,vere first rolled in flour in order to
rtoritifu tliom Asa a rocillt. t.hp first
v..v - 1 ?
)ee finished a quarter of a miuute in
kdvance of the first pigeon, and three
)thers arrived before the second pigjon.
The main body of both bees and
jigeons arrived together a few seconds
ater.
pisrcUanew Reading.
NEW COUNTY tiOVERNHBNt LAW.
Supervisor and Two Commissioners Appointed
by the Governor.
Orangeburg Times-Democrat.
Il may not be generally remembered
that the state will have practically a
new county government system next
year. The law providing for the change
of system is not in the statute books.
It will not be printed in the statutes
until the acts for next year are published.
This happened in this way :
The general assembly, at its last session,
passed the new county government
bill, and provided that it should
go into effect in several counties shortly
after its adoption. Representations
were made to Governor Ellerbe that it
would not be well for the new system
to go into effect during last spring and
last summer in the counties indicated,
because of certain work then in progress,
which might be jeopardized by a
change of officers. The act was "held
up," and it does not go into effect until
after the assembling of the general assembly.
It has neither been approved
nor disapproved by Governor Ellerbe;
but simply goes into effect by the
operations of the constitution, three
days after the session of the general
assembly begins. The a<-t will no
doubt go into effect on the 1st of February,
when the new commissioners
are to begin their term of office, under
the provisions of the bill. It may be
that the macbiuery can be started before
that time. The act provides:
Section 1 provides "That the office
of county supervisor, as now provided
by law, shall continue, and the successors
of the present supervisors shall
be elected by the people at the next
general election, with a term of office
for two years, and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified."
Section 2 provides "That the governor
shall, before the first day of February,
1899, by and with the advice
aud consent of the senate, and before
the first day of February of each succeeding
two years, appoint, upon the
recommendation of the members of
general assembly from the several
counties or a majority of them, two
persons from each county who shall
be kuown as the commissioners of the
county, aud who shall act with the
supervisor iu the governmental matters
of the county, the said supervisors and
commissioners together to constitute a
board to be known as 'the board of
county commissioners.' The supervisor
shall be chairman of the board of
county commissioners so to be constituted."
Section 3 provides "That on the first
day of February, A. D. 1899, the office
of county commissioners and township
commissioners, as now provided to be
appointed by the governor, shall be
abolished, and the jurisdiction, duties
and powers now devolved by law upon
(be appoiutive boards of county and
township commissioners, are hereby
devolved upon the board of county
commissioners herein provided for, to
consist of a county supervisor and two
commissioners."
Section 4. "The board of county
commissioners and township commissioners
now appointed by the governor
after the appointment and qualification
of the commissioners provided
for in this act, shall contiuue in office
as county boards of equalization and
township boards of assessors until their
successors shall be appointed, and the
governor of this state is hereby authorized
and empowered, on the recommendation
of a majority of the members
of the general assembly of the
respective counties, every two years, to
appoint such county boards of equalization
and township boards of asses
sors as are now provided by law for
the appointment of county commissioners
and township commissioners."
Section 5. "That sections 1 and 2
of an act approved March 9, 1896, entitled
'An act to amend sectious 2,375,
2,376 and 2,402, revised statutes of
1892 be,.aud the same are hereby, repealed."
Section 6. "The county boards of
commissioners shall have the same
right and duties with reference to the
preparation of jury lists as are now
devolved by law upon the present,
eouuty board of commissioners."
Section 7. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed."
Section 8. "The provisions of this
act shall not apply to Bamberg, Barnwell,
Chester, Fairfield, Hampton,
Spartanburg, Kershaw, Charleston and
Cherokee counties."
AGAINST IMPERIALISM.
Colonel W. J. Bryan Tells Where He
Stands.
Colonel VVm. J. Bryan, on leaving
his command, the Third Nebraska,
gave out the following interview, says
a Savannah, Ga., dispatch of Tuesday :
"My reason for leaving the army
was set forth iu my letter to the adjutant
general tendering my resignation.
Now that the treaty of peace has been
concluded, I believe that I can be
more useful to mv country as a civilian
tban a soldier."
Colonel Bryan theu proceeded to the
discussion of public questions, saying :
"The people of the United States,
having rescued Cuba from foreigu con-|
trol, may uow resume the discussion
of the domestic problems which confront
this nation and turn to the consideration
of the new questions arising
out of the war.
"I may be in error ; but in my judgment,
our nation is in greater danger
just uow than Cuba. Our people defended
Cuba against foreign arms;
now they must defend themselves and
their country against a foreign idea?
the colonial idea of European nations.
Heretofore greed has perverted the
government and used its instrumentalities
for private gain, but now the very
foundation principles of our government
are assaulted.
"The imperialistic idea is directly]
antagonistic to the idea and ideals
which have been cherished by the
American people since the signing of
the Declaration of Independence. Our
nation must give up any intention of
entering upon a colonial policy (such
as is now pursued by European countries),
or it must abandon the doctrine
that governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the govlerned.
"We may believe that governments
come up from toe people, or we may
believe that governments come down
to the people from those who possess
the heaviest cannons and the largest
ships; but we cannot advocate both
doctrines.
"To borrow a Bible quotation, 'A
house divided against itself cannot
stand paraphrasing Lincoln's declaration,
I may add that this nation
cannot endure half Republic and half
colony, half free and half vassal. Our
form of government, our traditions,
our present interests and our future
welfare all forbid our entering upon a
career of conquest.
"Jefferson has been quoted in support
of imperialism ; but our opponents
must distinguish between imperialism
and expansion ; they must also distinguish
between expansion that iuvolves
us in the quarrels of Europe and the
Orient. They must still further distinguish
between expansion which secures
contiguous territory for future
settlement and expansion which secures
us alien races for future subjugation.
"Jefferson favored the annexation of
necessary contiguous territory on the
North American continent; but be was
opposed to wars of conquest, and expressly
condemned the acquiring of
remote territory."
When asked how the colonial policy
could be prevented, Colonel Bryan
said :
"Some think that the fight should
be made agaiDSt the ratification of the
treaty, but I would prefer another
plan. If the treaty is rejected negotiations
must be renewed, and instead of
settling the question according to our
own ideas we must settle it by diplomacy,
with the possibility of international
complications. It will be easier,
I think, to end the war at once by
ratifying the treaty and then deal with
the subject in our own way. The issue
can be presented directly by a resolution
of congress declaring the policy of
the nation upon this subject. The
president says in his message that our
only purpose in taking possession of
Cuba is to establish a stable govern|
ment and then turn that government
lover to the people of Cuba. Congress
could reaffim this purpose in regard to
| the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico.
[Such a resolution would make a clearcut
issue between the doctrine of selfgovernment
aud the doctrine of imperialism.
We should reserve a harbor
and a coaling station in Porto Rico
and the Philippines in return for services
reudered, and I think we would
be justified in asking the same concession
from Cuba. i
"In the case of Porto Rico, where i
the people have as yet expressed no
desire for an iudependent government,
we might with propriety declare our
willingness to annex the island if the
citizens desire annexation; but the
Philippine Islands are too far away
and their people too different from
ours to be annexed to the United
States, even if they desired it."
Pnlnnel Rrvan leaves Savannah to
night for Washington, D. C., and will
arrive there Wednesday afternoon.
He intends to enter actively into the
fight against the colonial policy. In
fact it is evident that this was the
main cause that led to bis resignation.
TEXT OF*THE TREATY.
Here Is a Pretty Full and Satisfactory
Synopsis of It.
The Paris correspondent of The
Times gives the following as the text
of the Hispano-American treaty, omitting
diplomatic circumlocutions:
"Spain relinquishes all claims of
sovereignty over and title to Cuba,
and, as the island is, upon its evacuation
by Spain, to be occupied by the
United States, the latter will, so long
as such occupation shall last, assume
aud discharge the obligations in respecting
protection of life and property
which may, under internal law, result
from its occupation.
"Spain cedes to the United States
the island of Puerto Rico and the
islands now under Spanish sovereignty
in the West Indies, with Guam, in the
Mariano, or Ladrone islands. Spaiu
cedes to the United States the archipelago
known as the Philippine islauds.
"The United Slates will, for a term
of 10 years from the date aud exchange
of ratifications of the present treaty,
admit Spuuish ships aud merchandise
to the ports of the Philippine islands
ou the same terms as the ships aud
merchandise of the United States.
TT..;tu*l Stotoc will niton thf?
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signature of the present treaty, send
back to Spain, at its own cost, the
Spanish soldiers taken as prisoners ol
war on the capture of Manila by the
American forces. The arms of the
soldiers in question shall be restored
to them. Spain will, upon the signature
of the present treaty, release all
prisoners of war and all persous detained
or imprisoned for political offences
in connection with the insurrection
in Cuba and the Philippines and
the war with the United States.
On their part, the United States will
release all persous made prisouers ol
war by the Araericau force, and will
undertake to obtain the release of all
Spanish prisoners in the bauds of the
insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines.
"The United States will, at their own
cost, return to Spain aud the govern
ment of Spain will, at its owu cost,
return to the United States, Cuba,
Puerto Rico or the Philippines, according
to situation of their respective
homes, the prisoners released or caused
to be released by them respectively
under this provision.
"The United States and Spain mutu
ally relinquish all claims for indemnity,
national and individual, of every
kind, of either government, or of its
citizens or subjects, against the other
government that may have arisen since
the beginning of the late insurrection
in Cuba and prior to the exchange of
ratifications of the present treaty, including
all claims for indemnity for
the coat of the war. The United
States will adjudicate and settle the
claims of its citizens against Spain, relinquished
under this stipulation.
"Spanish subjects, natives of the
peninsular, residing in the territory
over which Spain by the present treaty
relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty,
may remain in such territory, or may
remove therefrom, retaining in either
event all their rights of property, including
the right to sell or dispose of
such property or its proceeds, and they
st^ill also have the right to carry oa
their industry, commerce and profession,
being subject in respect thereof
to such laws as are applicable to other
foreigners. Iu the event of their remaining
in the territory, they may preserve
their allegiance to the crown of
Spain by making before a court of
record witbiu a year from the date of
exchange of ratifications of the treaty,
a declaration of their decision to preserve
such allegiance, in default of
which declaration they shall be held
to have renounced it and to have
adopted the nationality of the territory
in which they may reside.
"The civil rights and political status
of the native inhabitants of the territory
hereby ceded to the United States
shall be determined by congress. The
inhabitants of the territory over which
Spain relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty
shall be secured in the free exercise
of their religion.
"Spauiards residing in the territories
over which Spain by this treaty relinquishes
her sovereignty, shall be subject
in matters civil as well as criminal,
to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
country in which they reside, pursuant
to the ordinary laws governing the
same and shall have the right to appear
before such court and to pursue the
same course as citizens of the country
to which the courts belong.
"The right of property secured by
copyrights and patents acquired by the
Spaniards in the island of Cuba and in
Puerto Rico and the Philippines and
the other ceded territories at the time
of the treaty, shall continue and be ,
respected. Spanish scientific, literary
and arlistic works, not subversive of
public order in the territories in question,
shall continue to be admitted free
of duty into such territories for a period
of 10 years, to be reckoned from the
date of the exchange of the ratifications
of the treaty.
"Spain shall have the right to establish
consular offices in the ports and
other places of the territories sovereignty
over which has been either relinquished
or ceded by the present
treaty. The government of each
country will, for a term of 10 years
from the exchange of ratification, accord
to the merchant vessels of the
other country the same treatment in
respect of all port charges, including
light dues and tonnage duties, as it accords
to, its own merchant vessels not
engaged in coastwise trade. This
provision may at any time be determined
on six months' notice given by
either government to the other.
"It is understood that any obligation
assumed in this treaty by the United
States with respect to Cuba is limited
to the time of the occupation by the
United States of tbat island ; but tbe
United States government will, upon
tbe termination of such occupation,
advise any government established in
the island to assume the same obligations."
THE STAMP UN CHECKS.
The Nuisance of the Ace, and the Law
Yields Little Revenue at That.
Richmond Dispatch.
Judge Harry White, of Indiana, a
well-known man in his state, is outspoken
in his opinion concerning tbat
provision of the recent revenue law
which requires a stamp on checks, and
he unhesitatingly expressed the belief
that it is an embargo upon business,
to say nothing of being a nuisance. He
says tbat tbe sense of congress, so far
as he has learned, is tbat tbe present
revenue laws should be modified as the
necessity for them cease, and to his
mind, tbe check stamp is the first feature
of the legislation which should
be eliminated.
The judge states that the stamp-tax
has been claimed by some as the rich
mau'stax, but he thinks differently.
With the present system of banking,
checks have become practically a circulating
medium, and they are
given for convenience, in many small
transactions. In fact, bis investigations
have proved tbat about 60 per
ceut. of the checks received during a
day in the average bank are for sums
of less thau $100. Moreover, the tax
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IS not au important one, so iar as tuo
reveuues of the country are concerned,
and it is said that it only yields from
$2,000,000 to $3,000,000. His investigations
show bim that over 96 per
cent, of the business of the country
is done by checks.
That the check stamp is a nuisauce
no one can deny. Aside from the
expense it eutails upon large mercantile
establishments, it often delays
business at the bauks. During the
last hours of the daily routine at these
institutions there is invariably a rush,
and always, also, some individual who
bas forgotten to stamp his check, and
who causes delay in his efforts to pro
cure one. Women generally ignore
the law entirely, and rather than haggle
over picayunes the merchants with
whom they deal supply the defects.
And moreover, the stamps are not
easily procured the very time they
are most needed is the time when they
are hardest to get, Small merchants
liviug in isolated sections of the state
or couutry are put to much inconvenience
by the law, and would gladly*
see its repeal.