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1B^**3!<*0L0NEL MILLER called
?* Lieutenant Emerson to
j* Cj j| him and said:
"Lieutenant, those ApjfciQICICKjfcal
aches were the thieves
complained of by old Don Alvares,
whose hacienda lies down the Los
Mexos, among the spurs of the Sangre
de Cristi Mountains. The old gentleman
will sleep far easier if he knows
that we have driven the red devils
across the range. Will you ride over
with a word of our success to-morrow?
H? has a daughter whose beauty will
repay you for the forty-mile jaunt,
and the don will treat you like a
prince. I dare not leave camp myeelf,
and he would deem it an honor
If one of my officers brought him word
of the fight. You can have an escort
% " tf you wish. Will you go?"
"Nothing would give me more
v?". pleasure, colonel," replied the young
I man. "The young lady attracts me.
t But I need no escort; the trail is too
plain. I'll start to-morrow at daybreak."
"Thanks, my boy. Stay as you will
?a week if need be. You have earned
>a leave. But take care of yourself?
beart and all. The donna's eyes are
glorious, but her admirers are jealous."
Emerson laughed.
"I'll be careful sir. Good night!"
"Good night!"
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quarters, and the younger man to
dream of something brighter than Indian
watch-fires for the morrow.
The Seventeenth were old frontiersmen,
and Colonel Miller performed his
duty to the government faithfully.
Two days before, after a lively
brush, his troops had routed a large
body of Apaches, a score of miles
above camp, and driven them over the
range.
The Indians came from the southern
country, where they had been committing
many depredations, and it was
to one of the greatest sufferers at
their hands?old Don Alvares, a rich
Spaniard?that the colonel desired to
send the comforting message announc.
: ing this discomfiture.The
morning dawned clear and golden
?oneof New Mexico's best?and ere the
dew had faded from the cactus, or the
breath of the night wind left the mesgg
quite thickets, Lieutenant Emerson, in
|p: , fatigue uniform,1 armed with pistols
and sabre, was amount and miles upon
bis way along the winding trail toward
Hacienda Alvares
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$ ? nae, as the lonely traveler paused beneath
the shadow of a great rock to
Si; , rest his horse and smoke a cigarette,
but its backward-flung rays from the
Far West had grown weak and faint,
BpL;v and the dim shadow of on-coming
jk/V night fell athwart the narrow pathway,
ere the white wall of his des&
tination caught the eye of the young
|J. lieutenant.
p Riding slowly down the broad plateau
toward the hacienda, thoughts of rest
and supper in his mind, Emerson suddenly
started in his saddle, and, checking
his horse, his hand grasped his
sabre-hilt with a soldier's intuition.
I* Just before him, and a little to one
side of the path, standing apparently
helpless from either fatigue or fright,
^ iwas a half naked peon child?a duskyi;
faced girl?gazing fixedly upon a
eeiled snake that lay before her, its
glistening crest raised and swaying to
and fro, while its angry eyes burned
into those of the fascinated child.
An instant more and the venomous
reptile would have buried its fangs
in the trembling form before it, when,
flashing through the air like the wing
of the plunging hawk, the trooper's
Bt)hr? fell between tho oirl nnd the
snake, and the head of the moccasin
flew twenty feet away through the
slrThen
Emerson caught tiie girl to his
saddle-bow and rode forward.
For a moment she trembled, speechless,
as she lay within the strong
arms of the soldier; then, with a soft
y cry, she strove to escape. They were
bow close to the gate of the hacienda,
and even as the child was dropping
to the ground?for the lieutenant in,
. stantly released her?a young and
beautiful woman appeared and with a
glad cry the little peon sprang toward
her.
Emerson reined In his horse and
raised his cap.
"Pardon, mademoiselle, but the girl
.was in danger?a moccasin was "
, He was interrupted by tho beauty
herself, into whose ear the child had
poured her story.
"Sir, you need no pardon. I thank
you in the name of my father and his
most valued servant, Jacque Duinox,
for having saved the life of this girl.
May heaven bless you! But will you
not enter, sir? You seem weary, and
night is at hand."
And so, following the beautiful Guadalupe?for
it was sho?Lieutenant
Emerson entered, for the first time,
the Hacienda Alvares.
Five hours later, while the old don
and the young soldier sat over their
coffee and smoked, each telling to each
tales of the strange Southwest, a peon
entered. The master looked up, then
waved his hand encouragingly.
"This is the gentleman, Dumox, who
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saved the life of your daughter."
The man advanced. He was a genu
ine South American?a peon, a body- ]
servant of the old don?who had followed
his master north from Peru. 1
With a gesture of absolute homage, he 1
prostrated himself at the feet of the
trooper, and kissed the lieutenant's 1
sabre-tip.
"My life is yours, master, at all \
times and forever!" he whispered; then
he arose, and before Emerson could
speak he was gone.
"A splendid servant, lieutenant,"
said the don, as he refilled the cups;
"perfect, and a man worthy to be
your friend even. You have saved his
daughter, his all, and you can depend
upon him. He is your slave, for that
act, to the death!"
So began Emerson's acquaintance at
Hacienda Alvares; and as the morning (
came, bringing with it the pleasures
of a home where wealth and beauty *
reigned, long unenjoyed by this rugged
young soldier of the border, and dark- j
eyed Guadalupe put her hand in his *
to thank him for the news he brought, 1
and asked him to stay as a friend
where he came as a messenger, a (
thrill ran through his pulses, and he j
stayed?stayed until he felt that his '
colonel must be wondering, for his .
week was long gone; stayed until *
dusky-browed Juan d'lmray, cousin j
and suitor of his beautiful hostess,
frowned upon him; stayed until his
heart throbbed wildly and his ears
drank as divine music the rich voice
of the donna?until the girl's cheeks 1
glowed beneath his fervent glance, and
her bosom heaved when his hand
touched hers; stayed too long, and j
then rode away with a positive promise
to the urgent old don to return? 1
with a single glance from Guadalupe
that might mean words?with a scowl
and curse from Juan that betokened a *
hatred deep and fierce; and last of all,
with a single gesture of unspeakable
fealty from poor Dumox at the gate. ]
"Ah, lieutenant!" cried old Colonel {
Miller, as Emerson appeared before *
him on the morning following, "the J
donna was too many for you! But I
consent. Make the marriage soon, and (
bring the beauty to camp."
The young man colored.
'Tfni momofra ttHH hn xrffh .Trior* 1
d'Imray, colonel. Rumor says slie is j
affianced to him."
But the colonel shook his head.
" x>au:mat imp: nis uauus are wurae ^
than those of a Mexican. The donna
is a wise girl, as well as a beautiful !
one, and an American can win her,
especially when that American is a '
young and good-looking soldier. Lieu- j
tenant, if you want that girl, and I
believe you do, and don't go in and (
win her away from that Spaniard, I'll j
?I'll order you under arrest for. a
year!"
And, with an emphatic shake of the j
head, the brave old colonel turned i
away.
Emerson laughed long and hearty at j
his colonel as a "matchmaker!" but (
when it so happened, two weeks later, (
that the post-commandant found another
message for Hacienda Alvares, it }
also happened that the lieutenant was j
ready to carry it; and the bearer j
found a stronger attraction than be- ^
fore in the eyes of Donna Gaudalupe
?forgot the evil lurking in these of
Juan d'lmray, and remained three
days at the table of his friend, the old
don?three days of heaven to him, .
crowned at last, one glorious night, by .J
the sweet, sweet words which made .
the beauteous girl his forever. J
For his love overpowered him, and j
he confessed it?confessed it to know
that her heart was his, even as his
belonged to her, and had been from
the first. Together they strayed beneath
the arbors of the garden. The j
soldier's horse stood waiting at the 1
gate, the moon smiled down upon his
lonely northern way; but his arms en- .
circled the most perfect figure in New .
Mexico; his eyes gazed into hers, filled j
with love and longing even as were l
his own; his lips plucked from her
lips pisses more luscious and passion- ,
ate than ever before melted the heart ,
of man; and Guadalupe told him, by 1
word and eyes and heart, that she
loved him.
But at last midnight warned them,
and with one parting embrace, close
and long, the young man watched his (
darling slip from his hold and flee .
toward the now silent ranche, while ]
whispering her last words as benisons, !
the sweetest of confessions in the (
sweetest of tongues, "Yo te amo," he .
sought his saddle, and rode slowly
away into the gloaming.
His way. took him over the broad ,
plateau and down the narrow trail
toward Los Mexos, until, upon the
little bridge that crossed the wild
stream at a point known as "La
Gorge de Diable," he paused and dismounted
a moment to tighten a loosened
girth.
Then again he breathed the words :
of his love, "Yo te oiua!"
The girth was fastened and the
trooper's foot in tlie stirrnp, when,
rising from the dim obscurity behind
him, a dark figure whirled its arm
quickly in the air, something shot
silently toward the soldier, and an
instant later a lariat fell about his
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neck, half-strangling him. He was
suddenly jerked backward to the floor
>f the shaking bridge, and as his
frightened horse sped snorting up the
winding path, he heard at his ear the
low, fiendish laugh of his rival?Juan
i'lmray had caught him!
For a moment Emerson lay stunned
where he had fallen; then he sprang
to his feet, and his hands tore at the
tightening rope about bis neck; but
a second time the cord was pulled, and
again he fell.
Then, before he could rise, strong
arms bound him, and again the demonical
laugh rang in his ears.
"Ha, blue coat.' Americanos! Dog!
You would steal my bride! Did you
think a d'lmray would retire because
rou had entered the field? Fool! See, ,
[am going to drag you at my horse's
heels back to Hacienda Alvares, and
liing your carcass before the gate!
Donna Guadalupe will think the Inilians
have killed you. She will weep,
then marry me. Do you hoar?at my
horse's heels? How you will bound
along the way!"
A shrill laugh rang among the rag
ged rocks, as though the fiend himself
were present in the gorge that bore
his name.
Emerson's heart stood still. Death
was a soldier's fate?a noble death his
honor! But this?Heavens! it was too
horrible.
"Pray. Snake, dog, spawn ?pray,
while I mount!"
With a whistle, the Spaniard called
lis horse from the shadows behind
him and sprang to the saddle, one end
)f the lariat fast about the pommel.
The horse and the two men were together
now upon the narrow bridge,
which creaked beneath their united
weight, while the angry waters
foamed madly on a hundred feet beaeath
them.
The soldier's tongue clove to the roof
)f his mouth. He could not pray?
ind Guadalupe's kisses yet warm upon
lis lips.
"In thirty seconds we start!" hissed
fuan, drawing his lariat taut, and
gathering the reins in his nervous
lands. "Pray, poor fool, for in less
Lhan a moment you die!"
The lieutenant heard him not. Three
words only rang in his ears, "Yo te
imo!"
A cloud drifted across the face of
the moon; a shadow crept by the
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bridge, and paused close to -where
Emerson lay. The murderer turned
n his saddle.
"Come," he hissed, hoarsely, "we
nust go!" and he stuck spurs to his
lorse.
But even at that moment the moon
reappeared, a steely gleam flashed
icross the tightened lariat, it parted,
ind, rising from the shadow by the
rictim, stood Jacque Dumox, a long
jnife gleaming In his hand.
With a yell of rage, the maddened
Spaniard turned, and made as though
tie would have ridden both soldier and
peon down; but Dumox raised his weaion
and hurled it at the advancing
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The heavy steel hissed through the
light air, and buried itself to the hilt
n the brown flank the plunging
mimal. There came a single agonzed,
half-human scream, ringing with
i shudder through the silence about,
md then, rearing madly, with one
ilind spring, the horse and rider shot
downward into the black abyss beleath?downward
to headlong death
oelow?and Los Mexos roared on!
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Lieutenant Emerson and his beau- j
tiful bride moved to California, and
the old don lived with them. His
NTew Mexico hacienda was sold, and
the servants were discharged, except
:>ne old man and his daughter, who are
still attached to the person of Alvares.
But the story of that terrible night
upon the bridge in La Gorge de Diable
is known only to two. The third and
principal actor therein has never since
been seen. Los Mexos never gives up
its dead!?Saturday Night.
Collie Ontwlt* Terrier Foe,
A collie, owned by Professor W. F.
Durand, of Cornell University, slew
bis enemy, a bull terrier belonging to
Dr. Luzerne Colville, a leading local
physician, in a manner worthy of a
ieen-minded human murderer.
The dogs were amoug the most valuable
in the city, both being canine
aristocrats with long pedigrees. For
rears they had been foes, fighting
fiercely whenever they met Usually
the collie was defeated.
To-day, as was his habit, the terrier
was racing with a street car about
Ithaca's noted "loop" when, at the
bridge over Fall Creek Gorge, he came
upon his foe. In an instant they were
fighting desperately, while several university
professors hurried from a distance
to part them. But relief came
too late.
Being on the point of defeat, the
collie broke away and ran to the edge
:>f the gorge, at that point. 100 feet
deep. No one dared to approach the
dangerous point. The terrier, however,
followed, whereupon the collie circled
about him and then with a sudden
rush pushed his antagonist over the
edge, where he was dashed to death on
the rocks below.
With one downward glance the collie
trotted proudly away, head and tail
aloft.
Dr. Colville had the dog's body rescued
and buried.?New York Times.
Liberia's Vegetables.
The most common vegetables of Liberia
are the sweet potato, cassada.
yam and tanla. The cassada is a
root varying in size from six to
eighteen inches in length and from
three to eight inches in circumference.
When it is cooked it tastes very much
like a fresh chestnut. This root is the
vegetable most extensively cultivated
by the natives and forms, with the
rice, their chief diet. The feeula of the
cassada is made into tapioca.
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To Develop Clay Beds.
The Pope Clay Product Co. has
been formed \o develop kaolin clay
beds near Aiken. Its capitalization is
5700,000. The cc.porators are Messrs.
John C. Mosser and John M. Murphy,
both of Harrisburg, Pa.
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Big Lumber Company Chartered.
The secretary of state recently
granted a charter to the Border State
Lumber Company, of Greenville, with
a capital of $20,000. The incorporators
are R. E. Johnston and W. J.
Kramer, of Greenville; H. T. Kramer,
of Williamsport, Pa., and W. W. Moon,
of Jamestown, N. Y.
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Voodoo Doctor Now Wanted.
At Conway W. H. Meison, Jr., a
young white man, was arrested,
charged with being an accessory to |
the poisoning of Sam White, an engineer
on the steamer Ruth. White's
wife is also under arrest and in jail.
An autopsy was held upon the body
of White and the contents of his stomach
were sent to Clemson college for
analysis. A warrant is also out for a
voodoo doctor said to have furnished
Via. 1-A Wolenn
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Asks Governor's Protection.
A few days ago Governor Heyward
received a rather peculiar request
from a mail in Aiken, calling himself ,
Pope H. Havird. The man stated in
a telegram that his life had been
threatened unless he left the county,
and owing to his business he could
not go. GDvernor Heyward at once
wired the sheriff of Saluda instructing
him to protect the man and investigate
the case.
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Irate Mather Stops prize Fignt.
Will Milan and James Hoy were to
meet in a prize fight for a purse of
$500 at Glendale park at Spartanbu-g,
and a big croi*d was on band to witness
the go, but Milan's mother swore
out warrants against the outfit and
Sheriff White was on hand to prosecute
if a fight took place. Milan's
mother took him home and a disappointed
crowd returned to town. Milan
is an ex-sailor and Hoy enjoys
some reputation in the fistic art. Both
had been In training for the match.
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Big Blaze at Chester.
Fire was discovered In the Bewley
Hardware Co.'s store, in Chester, Saturday
night at about 11 o'clock, and
in a snort time the whole building
was in flames. A. W. Kluttz's New
York Racket store, in the same
block,- caught in a short time afterwards,
and the entire building was a
complete less.
By heroic fighting the fire department
had the fire under control in
about two nours after the first alarm.
Bewley Hardware Co.'s !*ss fs estimated
at $25,000 ; insured for $21,500.
A. W. Kluttz's stock valued at $23,000;
insured for about two-thirds of
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its vaiue.
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Major Assaulted by Cadets.
The trouble at Clemson college, a
few days ago, was brought abottt, It is
new said, by Major of Cadets Hamlin
administering a reprimand to one of
the cadets for being late i at revielle
one morning. The major and the cadet
became involved in words and
finally in a fight. The cadet being a
small boy, other caaets went to his
oj.7 qo a result ?Via mainr was
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pretty badly punished before the contest
ended. He had to retire from his
duties because of his injuries, and he
was compelled to keep to his room
for two weeks. He appealed to the
faculty arid the matter was then taken
up with the faculty on one side and
the students on the other. It looked
at on etiroe as if it would De attended
by serious results, but matters have
been amicably adjusted.
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Charge of Cruelty to Convicts.
The investigation of the charge of
"punitive measures of an excessive
nature," being practiced by the chamgang
officials of Newberry county, was
begun a few days ago by Fred H.
Dominick, Esq., who was appointed
referee by Judge D. A. Townsend at
th? February' term of the general ses*
sions court This order by the presiding
judge was the result of a recommendaTion
in the presentment of
the grand jury at that term of the
court.
Some startling facts concerning alleged
cruelty were revealed by the investigation.
Only three witnesses
were subpoenaed by Referee Dominick,
but others interested were given
the privilege of testifying. Practically
all the witnesses agreed on one thing,
to-Wit: that the convicts were whipped
by the guards.
One witness testified that he witnessed
the whipping of a convict. In
this case, the man was held across a
log and punishment which he characterized
as "unmerciful" administered
by fellow-convicts by order of the
court in charge.
Four men were used to administer
the punishment. Tho instrument used
was a heavy leather strap about 11-2
inches wide. Other testimony of a
like character was taken. The investigation
then adjourned to be taken
up later, at which time additional evidence
will be submitted.
The officials of the chaingang were
represented by J. B. Hunter, Esq. The
report of the invesugaOon will be li
made by Referee L>ominick at the |
April term of the court of general
sessions.
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Bound Over for Arson.
At Greenwood a preliminary hearing
was had before Magistrate Austin, of
the case against J. N. Schench, a
prominent farmer of Edgefield, and 11
his son-in-law, Marion Burnett, formerly
of Greenwood, but now living at
Saluda, charged with having burned Bthe
residence owned by MYS. M. E.
Addy, which was being usea as a
graded school building. This structure
was mysteriously burned downed
last November.
The first witness examined was E.
Waidrnn who testified that several st
days ago, while repairing a fence at cj
the site of the house he found a bun- ^
die hid in the honeysuckles which e(
covered the fence. Unwrapping it he
found two pint bottles of kerosene, p(
four cotton rcTls in which powder had
been sprinkled and also a letter. This ir
letter bore the postmark of Saluda,
and also the receipt stamp of the
Edgefield postoffice and was addressed r*
to J. N. Schenck, requesting him ro w
come up and burn the Addy house. *
The signature, the prosecution claims,
is that of "Marion S. Burnett," wnile p
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the defense has already served notice
that the signature is "Marron S. Bur- 1
nett" and therefore not even a good
forgery. *
After hearing other wlisnesscs
Judge Austin bound the defendants
over to the approaching term of court ^
in the sum of $1,000 each .
Anderson to Atlanta
A"special from Gainesville, Ga.t says: *
A company of Ohio capitalists who
are interested in a number of southern
electric railway lines are at present
having a line surveyed from Anderson,
S C., to Atlanta, Ga. Civil engineers ^
are at work ^etween Anderson and ^
the Georgia boundary and a corps of
surveyors are expected ?t Commerce
or Winder this week.
I The proposed line will run via Hart- ?
surveyors are expected at Commerce
' Winder and Loganville.
An enthusiastic meeting was held ^
at the last named place looking to se!
curing the road, and the citizens of
i Commerce and Winder are talking i-p
the projected line. .
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To Choose Craft's Successor.
A Columbia dispatch says: Under
the law Governor Heyward must issue
a writ of election ordering one to be jj
held in the Second district of this
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state for the people to chose a succes- ^
sor to the late Hon. George W. Croft.
Of course no action has been taken ?
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yet by the governor, but as several t
names have been mentioned in connection
with the vacancy mention of ^
these would not be out of order.
Among these are L. J. Williams, of
Longmires, late chairman of the dispensary
board;* M. B. Sweeney, former ^
governor; H. H. Crum, former state
liquor commissioner; W. J. Talbert, ^
who represeiited the district in con- ^
gress for years; D. S. Henderson, for
ffnm A ilren S. G.
mer siait: scuawi nvm ? ^
Mayfield, former state senator from ^
Bamberg and Robert Alarich, state
senator from Barnwell.
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MORMONS SWAYED BY CHURCH, c
Must be Chosen Apostle Before Secur- j ?
\ ing Senatorial Toga.
That Reed Smoct could not have j <;
been elected to the United States sen- *
ate without having first been chosen c
as an apostle cf the Mormon church (
and that after he was so chosen he i
could not have been defeated, was as- j c
serted by Judge Ogden Hiles, assist- j t
ant United States attorney from 1886 } c
to 1390 and later a judge of the dis- j I
trict court of Utah, who was a witness j ^
Saturday in the Smoot case. c
He claimed to have procured more
indictments and conducted more
prosecutions against the Mormons on
charges of polygamous cohabitation |
than any other official wno has served
in Utah: He told an interesting story
of the prosecutions and said the first ?
cessation in the flagrant practice of 1
polygamous cohabitation came after ; ]
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the passage 01 me ^umuaua-mtnvi t
act making adultery a crime and pre- 1
scribing heavy penalties for viola- ! ^
tions. Up to that time the people ! <
went to jail or paid fines, declaring
it preferable to obey the laws of God
rather than the laws of man. The
heavy fines for subsequent prosecu- ,
tions for adultry, he said, brought a
change of view. Many of those "prosecuted
were poor and unable to pay the j
fines and then they accepted the offer
of the courts to waive punishment if
promise was given not to continue
to violate the laws. ^
An Interesting feature of Judge ^
Hiies'testimony was a declaration that ^
former United States Senator KTtv- ^
lins was still a Mormon, even though j
he stoo.d against the church on the i
matter of political interference. Attor- j
ney Van Cott took the Witness to task
; for .the statement and the "colloquy enlivened
the close of the day's hearing.
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FISH BLOCK RIVER.
Saw and Grist Mills Forced to Shut !
Down by Deluge of Carp. j (
A dispatch from Grana Rapids. j
Mich., says: Immense quantities of | j
carp have literally filled the river at I \
Hustingford, causing the saw mills and ! (
grist mills to shut down for several j
, days, the fish getting into the water !
wheels and choking them up. '
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VRANGLE RENEWED
louse Members Continue
Tirade Against Bristow.
WESTIGATION IS BALKED
y Strict Party Vote Republicans Turn
Down Proposition Calling for *
More Light on Postal
Scandal.
A Washington special says: By *
;rict party vote, after a day full of exting
debate, the republicans of the
ause of representatives Friday defeati
the democratic proposition for a
mgressional investigation into the
astoffice department.
The resolutions calling for such aa
ivestigation were ruled out by Sp?3akr
Cannon, and the appeal from the
iling was tabled by the republican
majority, by a strict party vote. Subjquently
the house adopted the reso- \
ition of Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts,
roviding for the creation of a special
ammittee to investigate the charges
gainst members contained in the Bris>w
report, but this does not open the
ray to a complete Investigation intd
le rottenness of the postoffice departs
lent. :V
The wrath which swept over the
ouse of representatives Wednesday as
ae result of the report involving ceriin
members of congress, and which
ras temporarily stemmed by adjoprnient
Thursday on account of the ,
eath of Representative Croft, broke ^
ut afresh at Friday's session.
Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts, preented
a minority report when Mr.
lay, of Virginia, promptly objected to
:s consideration.
The speaker, in ruling on the point,
aid the Hay resolution was a matter
f highest privilege, and he recognized
Ir. Overstreet, of Indiana, who deired
unanimous'consent for an order
iving the members ten days' leave to
xtend their remarks.
Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, enterjd-r^y
n emphatic "No." - >
Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, enterained
the view that every member
ad the right to speak indefinitely as
, matter of privilege.
Mr. Overstreet then submitted two
iropositions, first that the discussion
ie extended until Monday at 4 o'clock,
,nd, second, ufiuT 4 o'clock Saturday,
o both of which Mr. Hay objected. He
hen renewed his motion for leave to
irint, which brought Mr. Williams to k.
lis feet with the declaration that
whatever is said on this subject should
ie 6aid in the open house, and he t
herefore objected. He was greeted
rith applause.
Mr. Cowherd, of Missouri, was recignized
and defended the action of
he committee representing the report. 4
Phere was no occasion, he said, to reer
the matter to the committee to
ee whether the charges against memiers
had been made. The report of
xeneral Bristow had gone out with the t
ipproval of the president.
"I say now," he declared, "that
Seavers has usually complied with revests
of members of congress, re-'
jardless of the merits of the case, the *
mswer is that the charg^ is trrfe."
"If members had made unusual re[uests
upon the department,' he said,
'the propriety of their conduct was a
[uestion between themselves ^nd their
:onstituents. It is not a violation of
aw," he insisted, with emphasis. "The
:ommittee could not undertake to edit
he department's report nor could they
liscriminate between the cases cited,
f they had done so the committee *
vould have been lashed from the floor
>f the house."
BAPTIZED IN HIS COFFIN.
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Before Execution Murderer Goes
Through Unique Ceremonial. *
A dispatch from Richmond, Va.,
lays: John Clements, colored, ,was
langed at King William court house
Friday for murder. He was baptized
)y immersion in the box in which his
)ody was afterwards used as a coffin
md which was shipped to a medical
lollege in Richmond.
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MORO STRONGHOLD TAKEN.
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food's Forces in Pnilippines Attacked
by Strong party of Rebels.
The following cablegram from Major
General Wade, dated ftaiula, 4
March 13, was received in Washington
Monday: ' ;
"Major General Leonard Wood reports
an attack on a reconnoitering
'orce east of Cottabato by a strong '*
party of Moros, made hostile by the
passage of the anti-slavery law. The "
VIoros' position was shelled and the /
Moros flanked and the outworks ta>?
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wu.
QUIET AT SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
Presence of Many Military Companies
Checks Riotous Proceedings.
The race disturbances which terrorized
Springfield, Ohio, for three
lays, as the result of the murder of +
Patrolman Collis and the subsequent
lynching of the negro Dixon, who shot
Collis ,are held well in check by the
eighteen companies of State militia, *
and the authorities are of the opinion
that no moYe troops will be needed to
control the situation. <
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