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CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1905. S1.50 Per Year* VOL. II. NO. 40. LUKE HAMMOND, THE MISER. By Prof. Win, Henry Reck, Covyrisfctu* by Bomi Bomii Son. (Att right* i ?wmi) , . CHAPTER XXVL J . _ Continued. ? "Harriet Foss hat ceased to exist." ktld Marks. i "Ah! good! Tour hand, John Marks!" exclaimed Hammond, wild with Joy. i John Marks extended his hand slow* ly, saying: j "You do not shrink from this hand?" ** Not a hair," said Hammond. "But When did she die?" I ''Harriet Foss ceased to exist at 12 o'clock this day," said Marks. "And ?ow I como for my reward." i "Yes? of course; you and Nancy Barker will settle thst little matter," ?aid Hammond. "But I want proof of tier death? I must know It" "What proof do you want?" "I must see the body. John Marks nothing less. You may he deceiving r me," said Hammond. i "Very well; you shall see the body bf Harriet Foss," said Marks. "But when?" "When I shall be convinced that my fcon exists." replied Marks. Hammond reflected. "I must leave that to Nancy Hcrker." said he, at length. "Nancy Is your son's mother, you know, and, of course, ?he can tell you more than I can. I know, however, that your son does live. iNancy showed me his likeness not long Bince? a splendid youth, too!" How he lied! "Then let me see Nancy Harker," ?aid liarks. "I must not be trifled with." "You shall see her. But you must not hope to see your son until you have showed me the body of Harriet Foss," said Hammond, firmly. ; "If Nancy Harker proves to me that tny son is living, then, Luke Hammond, you shall see the body of Harriet Foss tO-night," said Marks. ! "Enough," said Hammond, gleefully. Me summoned Nancy, and she soon ap peared. 1 "Mrs. Harker," said Hammond, "John Marks has bravo news for us. Harriet Foss is no more." 1 Nancy Harker turned deathly pale, and stared at Marks. i. "Is this true?" she asked. ' 4 true as fliat I am here," said ?Marks; "Harriet Foe3 has ceased to exist." )? Prove it, John Marks," cried Nancy. 1 * Ah, that is what he will not do until you, Nancy, shall have proved to him that he has a son," said Hammond, i "It was not in our agreement," said ?Nancy. "John Marks was not only to do the deed, but also to prove it before any steps should be token to put him in the possession of his son." ! "Stand on that, and I will prove nothing." said Marks. "I demand a private Interview with Nancy Harker." ? "You shall have it," said Nancy, after a pause. "I fear you, John Marks, and must take precautions that you at tempt no violence." I "Conduct him to the rear parlor," Bald Hammond. "It Is not far from here. I have no desire to hear what you say. You, Nancy, can sit near the .parlor bell cord, with your hand on It. You see the bell there Aboro my head, John Marks?" ' "Theso precautions are useless and needless." said Marks, with a scornful ?mile. "Take them if you wish, how ever. All I wish is a private interview with Nancy Ilarker." ! "Come, then," said she, revolving a plan to put him off. "This way." ? Nancy conducted him to a small par lor, and then sat down near the bell cord. j "Now what have you to say. JohD Marks?" said she. ! and I," replied Marks, "used to jspcalc a language your brother could 'never master. Do you speak it still?" I "You mean German?" said Nancy, jepeaking In that language. i "It Is well," said Marks, sitting down *0 as to face her. "I have something to |say, and you must not scream if you aro astonished." I "Something very interesting, no doubt," said Nancy. I "You shall Judge," continued Marks. ."First, I must tell you that Charles Hammond has not left New York." "Ah!" cried Nancy, growing white again. 1 "I waraed you not to ocream," said 'Marks. "And, secondly. 1 must tell you that Charles Hammond Is in my power." 1 Nancy Harker scarcely breathed and shrank from the Are of the eyes of John Mark. I "He is In my power." continued Marks, "and If you or yonr brother play me fal*e. or if you and he bavo tricked me, by my life, Charles Ham: mond dies. Now tell me? but first let me tell you a little more. ? "One month ago I saw Charles Ham mond for the first time. It was In Llv erpool I met him. I supposed him to be the son of an American gentleman named Luke Hammond, who had once befriended me In my distress. I made the acquaintance of Charles, and from that moment loved him? loved him I knew not why. I loved him so much that I would not ask him for money, but battened to America to see his Utber, tblnkJog that father to be my former friend. I was surprised to see my former brother-in-law. Roland Dunn, bearing the name of Luke Ham mond. Tonr brother-let ns call him Hammond? has told me that he once saw my son and hii playing In child hood. As he told me of your having charge of the affair, I grew stronger In a suspicion I had already conceived." "A suspicion!" cried Nancy. "Yes. A suspicion that was born in a wish when 1 first saw Charles," said Marks. "When I saw him, and learned what a noble heart he had, I wished that God had given me such a son. Nancy Harker. Since I have met you and your brother, the wish grew Into a suspicion. The suspicion made me desire to see your face when you should see Charles after a separation of years. I feigned sleep and saw your agitation, and then, Nancy Har ker, the suspicion became a certainty In my mind." Nancy Harker was as pale end do > tlonless as if carved from white mar ble. "Now, Nancy Harker, Is Charles not my son 7" Nancy was not so strong and brave as she had been all her life, and re membering the dead body of her moth er la the room above, and weakened by the web of crime and danger in which she was entangled, she dared not He. "John Marks," said she. In a whisper, though speaking a tongue her brother could net have understood even if he had heard. "Charles is our son." John Marks heaved a deep sigh and 1 said: "You only assert what I believe. But now tell me, Nancy Harker, what you would have done had I not dis covered the secret of your life? As my son lives, does the son of this Luke Hammond, your brother, still live?" "Ho does. Bee his portrait," said Nancy, taldng the plcturo of the idiot from her bosom. John Marks gazed at the ugliness with surprise, and returning the pic ture, said: "I pity him. From my soul I pity him. Had you shown me such a son, Nancy Harker, and proved him mine, ( I would have gone mad on the spot, and torn you to pieces. We were man and wife once, let us be friends and allies again, for the sake of our son. Give me that picture again. 1 may have use for It." She gave It to him dreamily. She was thinking of the rage that would follow when Luke Hammond should learn this secret. At length she asked: "How did you prevent Charles Trom leaving New York?" "He was sitting in the car," said Marks, "and they were about to start, when I said to him, 'Wait for a few hours. You have time enough, and I do not think the woman you love has left New York.' He followed me at once. I had already gained his affec tion, and as he bad made me his con fidant, he was willing to trust me farther. We returned to the Metropol itan Hotel. I have told you enough, Nancy Harker. Now toll me what Is this you and Luke Hammond ore do ing? Or, rather, what do you expect to gain by it?" "A fortune for my son," said Nancy Harker; and this was the purpose to accomplish which she had aided in im prisoning Elgin and his daughter. "I was in England," she said, "when my brother wrote to me to come to America to aid him In this dangerous affair. I hoped Charles and Catharine Elgin would love each other when they met. But circumstances have pre vented their meeting, and that part of the plot lias fallen to the earth." "Forsako the whole." said John Marks. "Leave your brother to work out his own villainy.'* "But where is uy soj? Where Is Charles?" asked Nancy. "He is well," said Marlis, evasively. "But once again, will you abandon thta dangerous plan?" "If you will prove to mo that Harriet Foss Js no more, I will," ?ald Nanc.v. "If I show you the body this night, Nancy Harker, will you abandon your brother?" Nancy reflected. She resolved to lie. She would do anything to know that. Harriet Foss was dead, to be freed from that terrlblo warning from the grave. "I will," said she, aloud. But in her heart she said: "When I have seen the body of Harriet Foss, I will be avenged on you, John Marks, who have stolen my secret from me!" And John Marks said In his heart: "You lie, Nancy Harker! You would havo tricked me? you and your sly brother. You shall be tricked to-night, and then let the law catch you both, for all I cart!" Marks then snld aloud: "When you have seen the body of Hnr rlet Foss, you shall see Charles." "Ho be it," said Nancy. "And now, let not Lnke Hammond dream of this." "Not I," said Marks. They returned to tho library. Ham mond was writing. "Nancy Harker baa proved to me that in/ ?oo #xl?ts," Mid Marks, coldly. ? "Bight 1 am glad to (pmt It,". mM 'Hammond. "Nancy Is a great woman} 'and now * "I will show you th? body of Harriot Foaa to-night*" said Marks. "Yon will bring it beret" aald Ham* mond. -Yea. In a carriage." aald Marks, aa be lighted bis clgafc. ; 44 At what time?" "Between 10 and 12," said Marks. "Bight," aald Hammond; "and than you can witness a wedding." "A wedding!" said Marka. -"Yea; 1 am going to marry Catharine Blgln, and I need your preaence," aald Hammond. "You shall hare it" said Marks; and conducted by Dadlel left the library. "And now to prepare for the wed ding," aaid Luke Hammond. "Com* Mrs. Nancy Harker, let's visit the bride." Hla hard, dry, cacLiing laugh echoed along the hall, as ne and his scarcely less evil sister left the. library. jfr CHAPTER XXVII. * A TRAP FOB LUU HAMMOND. Luke and Nancy soon reached the white and gold chamber, and Nancy unlocked the door and entered with* out ceremony. "Mr. Hammond wishes to see you,* said Nancy. "He is n villain wearing the name of an honest man. I have no desire to see him," was the spirited reply of Kate Elgin, who was pacing the floor, atlll firm and strong. The knowledge that her lover still lived and was escaping, as well as the food she had taken in her father's pri son, upheld her amid dangers. "Still untamed, my lady," said Ham mond, striding into the room and wearing his grim, exultant smile. "Nancy, what did I say when we start ed hither?" "You Raid, 'Come, let's go visit the bride," " said Nancy. "I am to be a bride," said Kate, "but not yours, sir. I may even become the bride of death, but never hope to call me wife." "No? You are confident," sneered Hammond. "But, fortunately for my happiness, Miss Elgin, you mistake. I Intend to marry you this coming night. Ah! you have slipped your handcuffs. But that Is no matter. Mrs. Harker, be so kind as to retire into the halt Your presence may embarrass my woo* ing." Kate grew very pale and her heart beat thick and fast, but she said noth ing as Nancy Harker went out. "Now, Catharine Elgin," said Ham mond, assuming a softer tone than she thought so bad a man could use, "let me tell you something you may not be* lieve, but I swear It is true." "Come not near me, wretch!" cried Kale, us he seemed about to step near* er. "Since I must hear what you have to say, speak! But swear to nothing, for I will believe nothing you can sny." "Catharine Elgin, my son, in falling In love with a woman before his return to New York has done me a service. I love you." I "Silence! base, villainous wretch!" cried poor Kate, growing alarmed u? Hammond's eyei seemed to blaze. "Yes, by my soul, Catharine Elgin, I adore you. I began this affair from love of gold. I was rapidly verging into hopeless bankruptcy, and to save myself from ruin and disgrace, I con ceived the plot to gain the fortune Henry Elgin intended for James Greene. Love of gold was then my only desire. But since I have known your character, and because roy son will not advance his suit for your h*nd I am no longer In love with gold. I am In love witn you!" "Oh, detestable villain I" said poor Kate. "So much do I love you," continued Hammond, "that were ten times your father's wealth now mine I would cast It awny to call you my wife. 1 love you, and am willing to set your father free, and to rink his anger, to dare the law, If you will consent to be my wife." "Never!" exclaimed Kate. "Consider your situation. Catharine Elgin. You are wholly, hopelessly In my power. Your father is more In my power than you are, for the world thinks he lies mouldering in his tomb in Greenwood. You have your choice. Conaent to be my wife, or see your father die before your eyes!" Ills calm ferocity of look, and his air of iron, unchangeable will, awed Kate more than his words. And Luke Hammond was lu earnest, lie was In fatuated with Kafe's great beauty aa much as lie loved her father's wealth. Kate remembered her father's cau tion? to gain time. "Will you give me one day more to reflect?" she asked. "One day more," repeated Hammond, looklug at her eager face with his kee?i, gray stare. "There Is something In youi face I do not like, Catharine Elgin, all lovely as It is. I see that you ask for time, hoping to be delivered. You need not hope. I told you yestcr day, I think, that tho days of miracles bad ceased. You are In my power, and yet I suspect a plot to escape. You have already slipped off your mana cles." "No; starvation bas reduced the slz^ of my hands," said Kate; "the hand cuffs fell off with their own weight. Grant me another day to consider." Hammond reflected for a long time, but as bo had told Nancy lie scented danger In the air. "No, I will not grant If," said lie, looking at his watch. "It Ih now 2 o'clock. You shall sec me at 11 to night. and remember that I shall come to make you my wife." "('an you find a man no villainous as to degrade his holy ofTlce by golnR through a ceremony at which 1 shall cry 'Nay!' even if my lam breath goc* with my denial?" inld Km*. To be contiiiuod. GREAT SPEECH By President Roosevelt to the Students at Tuskeegee GAVE MUCH GOOD ADVICE In Hia Address He Urges the Impor tance of Good Nefro Citizenship and Points Out Economic Oppor tunities in the Booth. I Tuskeegee, Ala., Special ? President Rocsevelt visited tho Institute presid ed over by Booker T. Washington Io? cated here on Tuesday and reviewed the student body. He took great in terest in the work exhibited by the j school and also made an address to the students and faculty, and all thoso who had gathered to do him honor. lie lore beginning his speech the President said he had no idea that he would be so deeply impressed and so deeply pleased as he had been. "While I have always stood for this institu tion/' he continued, '<now that I have seen it and realize as I had never realized by the descriptions of it, all it means, I will stand for it more than ever. ' ' The President's Address. To the white population as well as to the black, it is of the utmost im portance that the negro be encour aged to make himself a citizen of the highest type of usefulness. It is to the interest of the white people that this policy he conscientiously pusued, and to the interest ot the colored peo ple that they clearly realize that they have opportunities for economic de veiopmen here in the South not now offered elsewhere. Within the last twenty years tho industrial operations of the Sruth have iiicrased so tre mendously that there is a scarcity of labor almost everywhere*, so that it is tho pnrt of wisdom for all who wish the prosperity of tho South to help the negro to become in the highest degree useful to himst-lt', and there fore to the community in which he lives. The South has always depend ed, mid now depends, chiefly upon her native population for her work. Therefore in view of" the scarcity not only of common labor, but of skiled Tal>or, it becomes douUty important to train every available man to be of the utmost use, by developing his intelli gence, his skill and liir capacity for conscientious effort. Hence the work of Tuskeegee Normal and Industrial Institute is a matter of the highest practical importance to both tho white and the black man, and well worth the support of both races alike in the South and in the North. Your fifteen hundred students are not only being educated in the head and heart, but also trained to industrial efficiency; for from the beginning Tuskeegee has placed especial emphasis upon the training of men and women in agriculture, mechanics and house hold duties. Training in theso threo fundamental directions does not em brace al that the negro or any other race needs, but it does cover in a very large degree the Held in which the negro can at present do most for him self and be most helpful to his wliito neighbors. Every black man who leaves this institute hotter able to do mechauical or industrial work, adds by so much to the wealth of the whole community and benefits all peo ple in tho community. The profes sional and mercantile avenues to sue S cess arc overcrowded, for the present tho best chance of success awaits the intdigent worker at some mechanical trade or on a farm; for this man will almost certainly achieve industrial in dependence. I am pleased, but not in tho least surprised to learn that many among the men and women trailed at Tuskeegee find immediate employment as leaders and workers amonc; their own people, and that their services are eagerly sought by white people Jor various kinds of indus'iial woik, ihe demand being much greater than the supply. Viewed fr;?m any angle, ig norance is the costliest crop that can be raised in any pnrt of this Union Every dollar put into the education of eitther white man or black man, in head, in hand and in tho heart, yields rich devidends to the entire commun ty. Merely from the economic stand point it is of the utmost consequence to all our citizens that ins' ituliois such as Tuskeegee should be a suc cess. But there are other and even higher reasons that entitle it to out support. In the interest of humanity, of justice, and of self- protect ion, ev ery white mm in America, no matter where he lives, should try to help the negro to holp himself. It is the in terest an for the protection of tin white man to see that the ncaro i> educated. It is not only the duty of' the white man, but it is to his in terest, to see that the negro is pro teet^d in property, in life, and in ali his legal rights. Every time law is broker, every individual in the com munity has the moral tone of bis lift lowered. Lawlessness in the l"ui!e< States is not confined 1o \ny section lynching is not confined to any sec tion ; and there is perhaps no body ol American citizens who have deserved so well of tho entire American people as the public men, the publicists, the clergymen, the count loss thousands ol hifth-minded pvivnto eiti?enf who hnvv done sueh heroic work in the South in arousing public opinion against law lessness in .ill itts forms, and especial ly against their example will count in the North as well as in the South, for there are just as great evils to be warred against in one region of our country as in another, though they are not in all places the same evils. And when any body of men in any com muuity stands bravely for what is right, those men not men-ly servo a useful purpose in doing the partic ulur task to which thov set themselves but give a lift ta the enuso of g*>od citizenship throughout the Union. I heartily appreciate what you hare done at Tuskeegee; und I am sure you will not grudge my suyiug that it could not possibly have been done save for the loyal support you have received from the white people round about ; for during the 25 years of ef fort to educate tho black man here in "the midst of a white community of in telligence and culture, there has never been an outbreak between the races or any difficulty of any kind. All honor is duo to tho white men of Alabama, to the white men of Tuskeegee for what they have done. And right here; let me say that if in any community a misunderstanding between the races arises, over any matter, infinitely the best way >ut is to have a prompt, frank and full conference and con sultation between /epresentatives of tho wise, decent, cool-headed men among the whites and the wise, decent, cool-headed colored men. Such a con ference will always tend to bring about a better understanding, and will be a great help all around. Hitherto I have spoken chiefly ot' rtie obligation existing on the part of the white man. Now let you remem ber on the other hand that no help can fiermnncntly avail you save as you yourselves develop capacity for self help. You young eoh'.red men and women educated at Tuskeegee must by precept and example lead your fel lows toward sober, industrious, law abiding lives. Von are in honor honiul to join hands in favor of law and order and to war against all crime, especially against all crime of men of your own race ; for the heaviest wrong done by j the criminal is the wrong to his own race. You must teach the people of I yor.r race that they mutt scrupulously observe any contract into which they in good faith enter, no matter wheth er it is hard to keep or not. If you save money, secure homes, become tax payers and lead clean decent modest lives, you will wi nthc respect of your neighbors of both races. J^ot each man strive to excel his fellows only by rendering substantial service to the community in which he lives. The col ored people have many difficulties to pass through, but these di'ficulties will be surmounted if only tijo policy ol reason and common sense is pursued. You have made real and grdat pro gress. According to the census the colored people of ihia country own and pay taxe? upon aomothing like three hundred million dollars worth of property, and have blotted out over fifty per cent of their illiteracy. When you have done in the past is an indica tion of what >ou will be able to do in the future under wise leadership Moral and industrial education is what is most needed, in order that this progress many continue. The race cannot expect to get everything at once, *lt must learn to wait and bide its time; to prove itself worthy by showing its possession of perse verance, of thrift, of self control. The destiny of the race is chiefly in its own hands, and must be worked out patiently and persistently along these lines. Remember also that the white man who can be of most use to the colored man is that colored man's neighbor. It is tho Southern people themselves who must and can solve the difficulties that exist in the South; of course what man in thy South lies in his steady hope of advancement for tho colored ooinmonsenso effort to improve his moral and material condition and to work in harmony with the white man in upbuilding the commonwealth. The future of the South now depends upon tho people of both races living up to the spirit and letter of the Jaws of their sev eral States and working out the des tinies of both races, not as races, but ns law abiding, American citizens Express Robtir Pleads Guilty. . Pittsburg, Special. ? Edward 0. Cunliffc, the Adams Express robber, went into court and pleaded guilty to two clinryes of larceny, represent ing a theft of $101,100. Sentence was suspended until Saturday fonliffe's action canned much surprise, a* nei ther the Adams Express Company or Pinkerton's detective agency were represented in the couit. He has no council and the beli;f is growing that CunlilJe is mentally unbalanced. Southern Pacific to Bridge the Arch afalayo. Houston, Tex . Special. ? Traffic Manager Thornwell May, of the At lantic <\*trm of the Southern I'aca fic Railroad, states that he has been finally determined to build a concrete end ?teel bridge across the Atcha falaya river at Morgan City, l.a., the structure to cost approximately $.">00, 00''. 1 he a- will be *i\ permanent spans and ?:;c dm v r.pan. the tota length of ?'"? '? rid're ??> t??? 1,700 feet Good for the Lungs, Rin^irp or reputing passage* from (fuo or pcefry with a full voice is one i the f.nejt vxmcUeo for the Iudk* Anrt chcut. * PRESIDENT IN AN ACCIDENT . Boat Thai Took President Root ?relt Froai New Orleans in Accident. U. 8. Flagship W?t Virginia, Via New Orleans, By Wireless Telegraph. ? At 11 o'clock Thursday night thro' oonfusion of signals, the fruit steamer Esparata, collided with the lighthouse tender Magnolia, which was convey ing President, Secretary Loeb and Dr. Rixey to the cruiser West Virginia. The rail and port bow of the Mag nolia were damaged and two or three holes made in the hull below the water line. No one was hurt. The Magnolia, immediately on be ing struck, was beached, her bow be ing high and dry. After a careful ex amination of the damage to the ves sel, it was evident that there was no danger and the President and his party went to bed. Major r'raighill, of the United States engineers, was aboard the Magnolia. 1 1 is ship, the Ivy, a sister ship of the Magnolia, had preceded the Magnolia and was some distance ahead. A hoat wus imme diately put off for the nearest tele phone. about a mile nnd a half away, and the order given to head the Ivy off at pilot station, mid have her re turn for the President and his party. The transfer was made at 3 o'clock Friday morning. The vessel got un der way immediately ami the West Virginia was boarded on schedule time. President at New Oilcans. New Orleans, Speeinl. ? At the end of nine strenuous hours of varied en tertainment in New Orleans, closing a pleasant trip through the South, Pres ident Roosevelt, at 0:30 o'clock Thursday night, bonrdcil the light house tender Magnolia and began his return journey to Washington. The reception in this city was the grandest of all. So dense was the crowd that Mr. Roosevelt was forced to stop trying to speak in fear (hat a panic might result. His remarks at the splendid banquet were received with great applause. It was a fitting climax to the royal welcome extended the nation's chief exceptive in all parts of the South. Civil War in Russia. St. Petersburg, Special. ? That the present situation cannot end without bloodshed, is the conviction prevailing in the higher government circles, . which from moment to moment nr& expecting a conflict between the troops and the revolutionists in St. Petersburg and news of trouble in the provinces, especially at Kharkoff, which has been declared in a state of war. The Governor of Kleff has been instructed to take all necessary meas ures to restore order, which the local government and the commander of the troops are unable to maintain. Confers Regarding Jamestown Exhib its. Washington, Speciol.- -Henry St. George Tucker, president t>r the Jamestown Exposition Company, was at the War Department and had a conference with Secretary Taft in reference to the War Department. He lia9 had similar conferences with oth er members of the cabinet. He is go ing to Kurope in the interest of the exposition and lias procured creden tials from the State Department. Forged Checks For $1,100. Norfolk, Special. ? J. (\ Cutchin, of Franklin, Ya.. was arrested there on the charge ?.f swindling merchants here to the extent of $1,100 by for ged checks on the bank in Franklin in the name of his uncle, ('. J. Cut chin. He bought jewelry and other articles, it is charged and sent them to a confederate there. The first checks he gave were paid because the bonk did not detect t lie supposed for gery. Cutchin has been a student in a business college here and is only 20 years old. Lawyer Patrick Must Die. Albany, N. V., Special. ? The coutf of Ap)>cals denied tlio motion for a re-argument of the appeal of Albert T. Patrick from conviction of in irder in the first degree qnd sentence of death for the killing in 1000 of W. M. Rice, an aged millionaire, of New York, The motion was made October 2 by former United States Senator David B. Hill. Attempted Suicide. Gaffriev, S. Special. ? Mr. P. B. Love, a resident of Cherokee county, attempted to commit suicide a few miles from the city early Saturday morning. Mr. Love was, until recent ly a resident of t his city but wr?s removed to the country about a month ago when he was striken with paraly?is. The attempt to take hi* life was made with an old knife that had been used in cutting tobacco. His throat was gashhed with the knife seven times and, although some of :he cuts narrowly escaped the juglar vein, it was not cut* Republicans For Jerome. New York, Special. ? ' The executive committee decided at a special meet ing Friday afternoon to call a county convention to name a enndildfitc for district attorney to replace Charles A. Flammer. who resigned bis candidacy The cominiMee al?o decided to advise that William Trover* Jerome he named as tho candidate, reversing itt action of a f<*w weeks ago, POOR RUSSIA Suffering Now From Terrible Internal Affairs REVOLUTION IN PROGRESS Cur Cowers in His Palaco and Doss Nothing to Meet the Storm, His Weakness Communicating Itself to the Whole Government, While the Revolutionists Are Dominat ing the Situation More and More. St. Petersburg, By fable. ? Wliilo the ?luy passed quietly, without blood shed in the Russian capital, and while the city is outwardly calm, the development* all indicate that a crisis is imminent, although the streets are tilled with troops, and rem to rem cuts are now put tint; in from Finland, the government seems utterly |H>werless to cojr." with the situation and many calm observers seen- serioub'v to be lieve that the present regime is totter in*; to its Call Differences have developed be tween Count Witte and (Jen. Trepoff, ami while the precious moments pass the Emperor, surrounded by the im pel ial family, remains shut up at Peterhoff, seemingly still l-esj'ating as to what course to pursue . (3 rave doubt's are expressed as to whether even the imperial e.uards can now be relied upon Discontent is rife. Early Sunday morning the Fourteenth :vid Eighteenth Equip page of sailors of the guard, who have been shut up like prisoners in bar racks, on I lie Mofcka Canal, demolish ed the windows and furniture ami in the afternoon a detachment consisting of four olllcers of the guard went to the lawyer's assembly, and told the banisters that many olliecis and a large part of the t roups were disgust ed with the government , and ready to cnli t in the movement for freedom. They asked for aid towards effecting organization and said they had dis cussed among themselves the ques tions of re-dirning, but decided to show that people in uniform could help to achieve liberties. Even the Cossack patrol'?, in keeping idlers moving in the j.treet-*, seemed careful not to use their whips, and tsimply drove the crowds along before their advancing horses. A meeting of Ihe numeipaL council was held Sunday ev< ning it which the strikers' com mi I tee appeared. In an impassioned speech the leader of tho deputation presented the follow ing demands of the workmen and affiliated organizations: Firet, A constitution and politico* liberty. Second, That tho city furnish food to the workmen. Third, That the city refuso further supplies to the troops and the police, fourth, Thnt the troops ho moved from the water works or othorwist* the strikers would cut the water sup ply Fifth, Tho immunity of the deputa tion from arrest. The council granted the last de mand and promised to reply <o tho other demands. The council sent re quests to both Cieneral Trepoff and Minister of the Interior Houligin not to arrest members of the deputation but t he police nevertheless took then into custody. Upon urgent represen tations, General Trepoft an hour later released them. Roll and Panell Factory. High Point, Special. ? Another new factory has been launched here to manufacture roll and panel work and is promoted by Messrs. J. P. and D. K. Hay worth. Work on the building will begin at once. Statue of Von Moltke Unveiled. I Merlin, By Cable.-? A statute of Field Marshal Von Moltke the gift of the army to the Herman people was unveiled here, the one hundred an<l fifth anniversary of his birth, in the presence of Kui|?eror William, tl.tj imeprial family, all the great perse i nijfs of state, and many thousands of people. Wilmington Man Dies in New York. Wilmington, Special. ? The remains of the late George "W. Doyle, former ly a citizen here, arrived Sunday ni^'.it from New York, where ho died Wed nesday as the result of an accident abord a ship. The funeral was con ducted at 0:30 o'clock Sunday from Saint James' Episcopal chuicli an<i the remains will be laid to rest in the family lot in Oakdale cemetery. .Mr. Movie was lorntciiv a valued member of the Wilmington Eight In fantry. Grant Family Gathering, Windsor, Conn., Special. ?? Tho Grant Family Association, composed of the descendants of Matthew Or, ml, held a reunion in the family home stead here Saturday. Of Matthew grant's descendants is is estimated that there are mov? than ^,000. (Jen eral lllysscs S. Grant, nr.l the Jlu.n? lingtons, Phelps, ? Jokes, Eojran, Goodrich and Palmar families are i[? the lift of dciofndnntf.