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CM BIS IK SPAIN. The Disaster at Manila Causes an Outburst of Rage. GEN. WEYLER THE MOB'S IDOL. The Situation Critical atj'l the Monarchy is in Danger Tumult in ilie Cortes Carlist* ami Republicans Insult the f Ministers shako Their Fists ami Are Very Violent During Sagasta's Speech. Madeid. Spain (By Cable).- The reassembling of the Cortes was accompanied by scenes of excitement that have not been paralleled in many years. A great crowd assembled outside the Chamber of Deputies long before tho ITouse met and discussed, with various degree* of emotion, the disaster to the Spanish artns in tb? Philippines and the probable yate of the Ministry. TlJe authorities had taken every precaution^ to guard against nn outbreak, and 7 ^ ^ \GENERAL TAI.EEIAXO WEYLER. (The manor the hour in Spain. > there was a great display of police. In addition the troops were conllned to their barracks, in readiness to respond to any call that might be made for their services. The greatest interest was displayed in the interpellation of Professor Salmeron, the liepublicau leader, llis interpellation took the form of a somewhat passionate demand . that the Government explala the disaster at Manila. He asked how it was. after Parliament had voted immense sums for the purpose of colonial defence, all the valor of the navy had been wasted owing to tho absence or inadequacy of meaasthat ought to have been at the disposal of Admiral Montijo, tUo Spanish navai commauui-r ui Manila. Several times during the delivery of his speeeh Senor Salmerou was interrupted by cheers aDd counter-ebeers. When Prime Minister Sagasta rose to reply to the interpellation he met with a mixed reception. He deplored the disaster. but said he could not give the explanation de nanded by SeDor Salmeron because the interruption of communications with Manila had prevented the Government from receiving any further details than already made public. the Prime Minister's speech the Carlists were very violent, their fists at aud remarks to the Ministers. BWhiWffl^mffi^^^Kewed turbulence in the to defend the Ministry of aaHMn|^^^^^W5 attacks made upon in by was howled down by the raB^^^^^^^Fuabers. was increased by the rethat wJre bandied by the jHBMjfjB^^^^Ko called each other "Yankees" ion at Madrid and elsewhere in aSaffiQg^lH^P'?pidIv growing critical. Xhe MBCt>nt of Spain is appealing desgg Mo her kinsman. Emperor Franz ^Hffl^^^FAustria. but he is ccnstraired to Hffi|^^^Her tliat tliere is no possibility of intervention by the other powers H|w'ff^F:tin is prepared to treat on the basis Sffi^^^Klute abandonment of Cuba. HSpij^F C'ueen Recent is reported to have BBPig&^yanhed to the Pope that Spain will reHjH^Bothe bitter end. B^^Wwell informed statesman says: BpKt is the beginning of the "end of tho mm ^^^f*Queen Christina may meke a further ra^Hrort in behalf of her son, but her power so^Has erumblod to pieces, her principal sup ^ porters are wavering in their allegiance, ^V&nd the irresistible march of events is bringing rapidly nearer the resumption of |W Spain's government by her rightful W dynasty. W "Don Carlos will be found ready to as? cend the throne when the proper moment r arrives." A military dictatorship with General Weyler as Dictator is also suggested. General Weylcr said in an interviewthat he believed in making offensive war, that he thought a mad dash upon the United States was the proper thing to do. and that ho would be glad to return to Cuba and offer up his life for Spain. SPANISH FIRE RETURNED. The Wilmington Open* on Cavalry on the Cuban Shore. A regiment of cavalry which was patrol, ing the Cuban coast near Cojiaiar, fifteen miles west of Havana, attacked with their rifles the Ericsson and Wilmington, which were steaming along close in to the shore. The torpedo boat was within a mile of the shore when the cavalry, who had ridden down to the water's edge over the crest of a hill, began shooting. The bullets flew pretty wild, but as the Spaniards kept peppering away the Wilmington opened on them with her fourinch guns. From the gunboat two of the shots appeared to strike right in the regiment's midst. The men fled precipitately, leaving a number of dead and wounded behind them. Cubans Gain a New Foothold. Bayamo, an interior town of Santiago Province, has been abandoned by the Span ish General Tando and occupied by ihe Cuban General Garcia. Business goes on fis usual in the town, General Garcia having assured Spanish merchants and residents that they would not be molested. Japan's Forts Closed to Dewej-. The Japanese Minister at Washington, t Mr. Hoshi, was notified by the Foreign Office at Tokio that a decree of neutrality had Deen issued. He has so informed the State Department. The despatch does not give the terms of the decree. It serves to close Japanese ports to Dewey's fleet rather sooner than was expected. The bows of the North American Indians were usually made from a species of osage orange. I WHEAT AT S 1.50 A EUSHEL. -iviisal tonal lump in (lie Price For May Del i\ t ry. C:u, A..a (Special).?Joe Loiter swept everything lioforo him in the wheat pit her :iii<l made a Tortune in an hour. Noli..d\ know.* bist what his profits were on tile ; OilO.hOO bush'-ls of cash wheat that he soM t" a French syndicate for immediate export, '"it they are estimated at from silOO.OliO to s-T.">0.0Tt. Tlio price of cash wheat made an advance of thirty cents in two days. In addition to this profit. Loiter is believed to have cleared from fifteen to twenty cents on every bushel lie sold, as he bought most of it at and around the dollar mark. Just one year ago T.eiter.forsook his real estate business to dabble in wheat speculation. since that time lie ha? controlled tlie market, and to-dav his hold is stronger and more certain than at nnv stage of the eatupaigu. out of iu.uiiu.uu;> mining M;iv wheat sol.] short in this market there i-. no wheat aetuallv available for delivery. The frautic demands from abroad and from hitherto unexpected sources have served to eorr.il all cash wheat for export and milling purposes. Loiter is generally credited with having bought the 10,000.000 bushels of short sales, and in his dual position as buyer of imaginary wheat supplies and holder of all available cash wheat he is simply absolute dietat ">r. Bread riots were predicted l>y Loiter early in the present season. War is only partly to blame for the situation in the wheat market. Italy's famine eannof be regardeu as due to the rupture with Spain, and yet in the streets of Rome people are said to be ervingfor bread. The same erv is echoed in France. That the latter country is very closely pressed is shown by its taking the lead in suspending me impuT umy, i.. Russia. the small stocks are engaging the attention of the Government. which is considering the advisability of restricting exports. The German Government is also considering the removal of the duty on strain. According to despatches the foo 1 situation 1 it Spain is fraught witli tlx' greatest peril to the present dynasty. THE WILMINGTON IN ACTION. Ammunition and Dynamite Landed ia Cuba l>y the Leyden. Key West, Fla. (Special). The first attempt to land ammunition for Cuban insurgents under the protection of a I'nited States vessel proved to ^>e extremely successful. At the same time it was devefoped tlint the Spanish Army is main rata tut; a strict and euersretic surveillance of the Cuban coast. * The United States tugboat Leyden. which is unarmed, had on board tier six Cubans who are in the confidence of the insurgent leaders, besides Captain J. H. Porst, of General Miles'e stalT. Lieutenant J. E. Caytaya represented the Cuban Junta on the expedition. The Leyden also carried crv AAA - 1- - ' .,em ommntiitinn ni.il ;>ii.vwi ruuuus ui ^uiuii-wui auiiuMu...</U two boxes of dynamite, which she was to place in the hand# of the insurgents. The tun anchored off a cove between Marie 1 and Havana, about seventeen u iles distant from the latter place. A small boat carrying, besides the crew, four of the Cubans went ashore, and the Cubans were successfully landed. lJv this time daylight was at hand, and the Leydeu stood off to sea. Later she met tbe'blocknding squadron. which was then near Matanzas. Toward evening the Leydeu returned toward Mariel. the United States gunboat Wilmington following her at some distance. Early next morning the Leydeu reached the place where the Cubans had disembarked, the idea being to pick them up and laud the ammunition. The small boat was again seut ashore, and the Cubans were taken aboard. Just as the boat was returning to the tug a squad of Spauish cavalry. which had evidently been reconnoitring. came racing down the beach. The Leydeu stood off again and signalled to the Wilmington, which had been destroying a Spanish blockhouse several miles furthei east, to come up. While the Cubans had been ashore they had concentrated a party of about fifty ol their compatriots, who were to receive the ammunition. This party remained in ambush wheg they saw the cavalry approach. Meanwhile the Wilmington was speeding to aid the Leyden and when the two vessels met they moved to the place where the Cubans were waiting for them. The force of Spauish cavalry by this time had been increased to nearly two hundred men. As they did not decamp when the Wilmington came up. several shots from the four-inoh guns on the ' nun) snnt nft(?r them. Without so much as wavering for a second, the detacliment galloped away. When the eavaiary was out of the way the I.eydeu's small boat, laden with ammunition and dynamite, was sent ashore, and the stores were turned over to the insurgents. The loss of life in the engagement, if any. was on the Spanish side. Thanks to poor marksmanship, not an American or Cuban was hurt, and the only battle scars are the buliet holes in the Leyden's smokestack. AID FOR COMMODORE DEWEY. Tl?e City of Pekin to Carry Supplies, Tools, and Repairers Immediately. Washington, D. C. (Special). The Secretary of the Navy ordered Naval Constructor William L. Capps, now at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, to proceed at the earliest moment on the steamer City of Pekin, just chartered by the Navy Department, to meet Commodore Dewey's squadron at Manila. Mr. Capps will select from the Mare Island force a number of the most experienced and intelligent workmen to go with him. lu addition, he will place on the Pekin a full supply of machine nlnt,? nnd nil of the materials that are likely to be needed 10 make temporary repairs to a ship in distress. The purpose of the department in making this order is to put Commodore Dewey's fleet into flrst-elass condition at the earliest possible moment, repairing all the damages sustained in the engagement, and, in addition to this, to raise and repair any of the Spanish ships either surrendered or sunk in the engagement that are capable of beiDg navigated again. SHOT TWO MEN AND HIMSELF. Fanner Schucker Attempts a Double Murder and Then Commits Suicide. Feter Schucker. a welJ-known farmer, aged fifty, shot and futally wounded George Henderson and Edward Skinner near Erie, Penn., and then committed suicide. Hcn 'orsnn was natlimaster and was in charge I* of a road scraper in front of Schucker's house. Kchueker warned him not to cut down a ditch, but it was thought necessary to do so. The work was going on when the infuriated man rushed into the barn and, securing a shotgun, opened fire on the men. The weapon was wrested from him and placed in the barn. PENNSYLVANIA'S GUARD. The Organizations to Remain as at Present Organized. IIakeisbcru, Penn. (Special).?General orders were issued from National Guard " 3 * dA^Un..tinr? tltrt formntinn neaaquanei-s of the lifteen regiments of the Pennsylvania division for muster in the United States service, as agreed upon in a conference in Washington between Adjutant-General Stewart and Secretary of War Alger. The organizations remain as they are now constituted, except the Sixth Itegi raent, which has been increased to twelve companies by the addition of the State Feneibles battalion. I ll IS! GO KK HOME I Large Portion of the Volunteers Being Rejected. FIVE COMPANIES' RECORD. A Fine Opportunity is Now Presented for Those Who Wish to Oo to the Front in the Knnks. The Register of the Ttb says it is not every man that can enter the army of Uncle Sara. Patriotism, willingness an even strong desire to serve the country are not the only requisites necessary to welcome a soldier. A sound mind in a sound body is a brief epitome of the qualifications required. And the way in which the medical board is turning down applicants fairly astonishes the natives of South Carolina. The boys thought that all they had to do was to come here and tell the folks that they wanted to tight, and sooner thau it takes to tell it, they would be hustled oil' to Cuba, there to slay Spaniards, seize treasures and gain fame. All these visions fade, however, when the recruits go before l)r? r.^wis Mnnd and I.awsnn. A candidate for martial honors is ushered into the examining room where he tiuds three able bodied, serious looking doctors iu their shirt sleeves and tue perspiration pouring from them. The embryo general hands his slip to the clerk. Dr. r.awsou catches him by the arm marches him to the scales ami ascertains his weight. If the beam balances at the correct figure, the applicant is then turned over to Dr. Lewis, who manages the eye test. The thoroughly embarrassed volunteer is then passed to Mr. Mood, who beats, taps on the bare skin of the unfortunate, punches him in different parts of r !*** Ka/1 \r nn/1 ilion irivno lnni o rocf The three doctors then put their heads together aud as a result of their cogitations the pathway to fame is eithbi- laid open or irrevocably closed to the ambitious disciple of Mars. The examination is no child's play, as will be shown by the fact that nearly thirty per cent, of the applicants are turned down, aud of .the five companies examined, not one has retained sufficient men to be mustered into service. In order to give some idea of the rigid manner in which the examinations are carried on, the results thus far are given: The Abbeville Volunteers arrived in camp with 98 men. The doctors accepted 72 and rejected 23. The Richland Volunteers presented 82 men for examination. Of this amount .32 were received aud 20 were rejected. The Leo County Rifles presented 89 meu. v/i mis numuer oo were accepieu and 36 rejected. The Catawba Rifles presented 9G men. Seventy-one were accepted and i55 were rejected. The Newberry Rifles presented 96 men. Of this number 53 were accepted and 43 rejected. The Butler Guards, of Greenville, were being examined when the day's business ended. Twenty-live men had been presented and nine were rejected. The prevailing: cause is defective eyesight. A total of 459 meu have been j examined, aud of the number 301 have been accepted and 158 rejected. So much for aspiring genius. Chance for More Volunteers. Governor Ellerbe. who has been watching the work of examination very closely, makes tho announcement that anyone who desires to volunteer in the South Carolina rogiwent, thus making ) up the full quota for each company, would write him immediately, and he would arrange for their transportation to Columbia and for their return to their homes iu case of rejection. The United States government pays all the expenses of transportation in all such cases. This is the opportunity tbat many have been waiting for. It is not anticipated that there will be any trouble whatever in getting all the men necessary to fill up tne rauKa 01 tne several companies, which, as mustered in, lose their local names and become known as company "A," company "B," etc. The main camp is called Camp Ellerbe, in honor of Governor Ellerbe. The two hranch camps have not yet been named, and probably will not be given titles unless it is found that the tents cannot be gotten for some time. There is very little complaining and the men are taking everything as it comes in good humor. Some had to eat breakfast out of the basins in which they washed their faces, but they took it as a good joke, and said that later they might get no breakfast at all. Offer Their Services to Government, j l ive Clemson graduates 01 ttie electrical department have reported to Washington to secure positions as electricians on warships. President Hartzog has received advices from Washington stating that there are more vacancies. If any Clemson graduates of the electrical course desire positions they should go at once to Washington and call on Senator Tillman for further information. A graduate of the me chanical course at Clemson will find no trouble in passing the examination. . -? ? McDonald JAeutenant Colonel. Lieut. J. B. McDonald, recently in structor at tue noma varuuua .unitary Academy, lias been appointed Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment in Alabama, bis native State. Rejected Continue About One-Third. The first week of camp life for South Carolina troops ended with last Saturday. By afternoon every company of men that was needed from the State ihilitia and citizenship of the State had rejiorted on the grounds ready to jobey orders. The Palmetto Rifles, from Aiken filled the entire quota, so far as llit) UUUIUUI Ul laxuuilj UUUi^auico biq concerned. All of the 1G infantry companies are now here, and all who come will have to take places in some one of the companies already "on the hill." The proportion of rejected continue about one-third. No Effort is Being Spared to Make the IVIe-n . ? ? HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE. Tin- First Thing the Volunteers Had to Do \\ as to lie Vaccinated As It / Is an Army Regulation. There are now in camp at Columbia over l.spj volunteer soldier bo3*s, uu der the recent call of the President, and things are beginning to look dedecidedly like war. The first thing the volunteers had to do was to be vaccinated?it is an army regulation, and there is no dodging the "point." It has been intinated that vaccination will likely interfere with the drilliug and use of a gun. It is said that for a long time the men will be given marching movement and "setting up" exercises, and that their arms will be well by the time there is any occasion to use a gun. 'The mustering officer, Capt. Fuller, U. 8. A., gotliis medical board, consisting of Assistant Surgeon Lewis. U. S. A., aud Assistant Tlagimeutal Suri geons Lawsou aud Young, together, and started the work of examining the men in ranks on the otb, preparatory to mustering them into the U. S. service. This work, tukiug into consideration the recruiting that will be necessary, will more than likely consume about one week. ( apt. Fuller will probably be in Coluhibia for two weeks at least. He explained how the men will be mustered in. After all the meu in a company are ready, they will be called up in line. Then the mustering oflicer makes a general inspection. Thecompany then agrees upon its organization, selecting its oilicers. This done the oath is administerfd. each mau holding up his right hand. Then the men have to come in one by one and sign their names to the muster roll of the company. The roll will be quite an elaborate one. It is made in triplicate, one going to the captain, another to the War Departmpnt tinii thn thiril tr? tli? ndiiitnnt r>f ? ? ? J the regiment. Absolutely no ellbrt or expense is being spared in making the men comfortable and happy. A considerable number of volunteers are being turned down and rejected because of physical disabilities. This i3 the principal feature of the daily events at the camp now, and will continue to be until the work has been completed. Many of the enthusiastic young men expressed the deepest regret when they were informed by the authorities of their rejection. Stokes Shows Up a 1 togas Society. 1 LI UUOMC1 IU UUUIJ'UllUia 11 U LU U19 district of au alleged bogus organization which is practicing impositions upon the farmers Congressman Stokes has issued the following" stateme'ut, which ho asks be given publicity through the South Carolina press: "A few days ago I got information of an effort in my district to collect membership fees in an alleged farmers' secret organization company, with headquarters at Columbia, S. C. This company, it is alleged, was originated by the Cotton Convention, representing the entire cotton belt, in con-, sideraton of the fee, and the promise 011 the part of the farmer to cut dowu his cotton acreage, the company guarantees ten cents for cotton in 18U1) aud indemnity to the farmer. 1 have made an investigation, and want to say to the farmers that no such organization has beeu authorized by the Cotton Growers Convention. An}* claim of tbut sort is an imposition on the farmers, without tho possibility of | benefit. As similar efforts may be going on in other districts and States, i deem it my duty to oppose it through the public press. J. M. Stokes." Washington, ]). C., May 4, 1808. Henry Trcscott Dead. The Hon. Wm. Henry Trescott, for many years connected with the State Department iu Washington, and a leading American diplomatist, died at Pendleton, S. C., on the 4th. At the opening of the war he was acting Secretary of State of the United States, under President Buchanan. He resigned and came South during the war, but since the war charged with numerous important missions for the government, among them being that of plenipotentiary to China to revise treaties of 1880; special envoy to belligerents in Peru aud Ohiii, in 1881, and plenipotentiary with General Grant to Mexico, in Au ... V T T- j 1 P gust, lw.'. lie wrote a numoer 01 books on American foreign policy which are considered the standard. He was born in 1822. Farmers' Institutes to Be Held. Arrangements have been made to send out five parties of teachers from Clemsou College simultaneously to lielil farmers institutes durinc the sum ruer. A number of places are booked for meetings and if any community not already provided for wants a meeting President llartzog will be glad to bear from tbem. Cotton Mill Chartered. The Secretary of State has granted a ' charter to the Victoria 9otton mill of Rock Hill. The capital stock is $7.0, 000. The directors chosen are .Tno. R. London, W. L. Roddej*, H. T. Pewell, A. Freidheim, O. F. Ruff and A. E. Smith. Smallpox Situation Improved. The Columbia State says the smallpox situation in that city is considered to bo much improved; that vaccination continues, and that a number of patients have been discharged. Palmetto Leaves. Thos. E. Miller, president of the college at Orangeburg, says that he is willing to organize and lead a negro ??r?imonf liiiYiaplf lUplUiUUV UIUi0VI*i Over 200 of the Clemson College i young men desired to volunteer their services for war. but President Hartzog finds them ineligible. Mr. D. A. TompkinB, of Charlotte, N. C., has resigned as president of the Fairfield Cotton Mill, at WinuBboro. | Mr. T. W. Lauderdale succeeds Mr. Tompkins. FIELDS OF ADVENTCRI THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARIN DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA. IIow an Army Srgc.'Kii Won the I'nit: Statu Mfiial o! Donor l?y having; Mrntrnant From Apaches ? Sav< From Death l?y si Second's Spac There is, perhaps, no style of \va fare which puts men to a greater te: than skirmishes with the Indians, an many medals have been well won i this way. The American temperomei which enables a man to remain co; and deliberate in the face of the mo: appaling danger, says the New Yor World, is never called into play oftent than in this peculiar warfare. In th year 187-i Lieutenant King, of th Fifth Cavalry, was detailed to mat surveys of a military reservation i Arizona, when an uprising of th Apaches suddenly occurred. Th trouble was wholly unexpected, r was usu.tlly the caae in those day: The Apaches up to that time had still bornlv resisted every effort to civiliz them. During the winter months the accepted sullenly the beef and brea which the Government gave them, br when the spring came they were in th habit of painting their faces, discavi ing their tall hats and "store clothes and, armed with a good ride supplie by the Government, setting forth t slay. They were pursued by tb troops, but they were so familiar wit the mountains and so expert in thei own peculiar warfare that it was yer difficult to entrap them. Lieutenant King on hearing of th outbreak started at once with a part to run down the Indians. After sev eral days' hard riding and while th Lieutenant chanced to be some db tauce ahead of his command he sub denlv came unon a number of th enemy, who were waiting for him i ambush. Himself an experienced Ii: diau lighter, he instantly glided int the underbrush in an attempt to Han his position. A moment later an arroi whizzed by h?s head and buried itsel deep in a tree. Another arrow cut th muscles at the corner of his eye and moment later a ritie ball pierced hi arm. His only chance of escape wa in running back to his men, who wer hurrying to his relief. After a fe\ steps, however, weakened as he was he caught his foot in the root of a tre and fell heavily to the ground hal conscious. Kuowing well the fat awaitinc him if he fell into the hand of t'ae Indians, King drew his revolve and was ou the point of killing him self, when one of his men, Sergeau Taylor, suddenly dashed out of th woods and caught him up in his arms In spite of his burden he mauaged t get in advance of the Indians, stop j ping every few steps to tire a shot a them. King soon saw that Taylo could not carry him much further.and fearing that they would both be losl he told the Sergeant to leave him an save himself. Taylor refused to foi sake him and King urged aud implore his companion to save himself, an Anally ordered him to return alone t the troops. Both men knew that i the Indians once captured either o ihem they would be tortured to deatl by meaus as horrible as those of th Spanish Inquisition. But Taylor car ried his wounded officer for nearly hal a mile under fire over the rocks am ravines, aud only released him whe: he was safe within their own picke lines, it was ror tins act 01 uaring am devotion that Sergeant Bernard Taj lor was awarded the Medal of Honor Saved From Death by :? Second'* Space There died at Philadelphia, recently Charles B. Mason, a veteran scout o the Union Army, who dnriug the war had an experience of a close call b; death, unrivalled in fiction. On this especial occasion, becomin: detached from his comrades h wandered so ciose to the lines that h was taken prisoner. He was placet in the Confederate guard house fo the night, and the next morning wa taken out with a number of othe Union prisoners who had been cap tured and booked for a trip to Libb; t-? e 1 ! xnsoii. uuiuriuiiiiieijr lur 111111, uuw ever, as lie left the tent a Confederate spy who was in the crowd surveying the prisoners as they were placed ii the line recognized him as a spy, am lie was once more remanded to tin tent. That evening he went before i drnm-head court-martial. "To be shot at sunrise as a spy.' That was the brief finding and sen tence of the court martial. The spot chosen for the exeeutioi was in a pretty little ravine along i stream just outside the Confederal! camp, and to this place he was con ducted. A white bandage was placet over his eyes and he was made tc kneel upon a rude pine box which wa to be his coffin. The rifles were loaded the firing sqnatl took its position an< with the admonition, "Take carcfn aim, boys,".the sergeant in chargi moved away to the rear. "Ready," he commanded and th hammers of the. rifles rose with i sharp click; "Aim," but before h could have the final command theri swept over and above Mason a shee of flame and a storm of lead and tlr sergeant with more than one-half o his men fell dead or mortally wounded The remainder of the party fled with out firing a shot as a line of bluecoat charged over the bank. In a momeu Mason was in the arms of friends, bu he fainted from joy. He had beer rescued by a squardron of the Thir tecuth New York Cavalry, which wa: out on a scouting expedition, and his position had been discovered by on< of the members of that command, wh< summoned the others in time to sav< liis life. Heroic Life Saver*. Tii ilia qon'oo nf "HurnflS nf Reftfft' there is an article in the Century or "Heroes cf th*? Life Saving Service,' by Gu3tav Kobbe. Mr. Kobbe says District Superintendent Jerome G, ; . [r ; He was found by two men, standv j ing, with one hand on the root of a " | fallen tree, steadying himself with a e : lath in the other, and swaying as if v j walking, but not stirring liis feet a I dazed, tottering wreck of his former e i self, murmuring in an incoherent way: I "Poor boys! Poor boys! They are l_ all gone all gone!" Temporarily j shattered in mind and body, he was jj : obliged to resign from the service. He L. was long in recovering, but finally, ii 0 was possible practically to reward his * j. bravery with the appointment to his present position. ^ A Woman's Thrilling Kscapo Jfrom iieatTu A few evenings ago, while Mrs. Willitim Vnnnnr o!\'?nl cnvnntv tvo.1 * returning to her home at High Bridge, ^ X. J., she lost her way in the darkness, and fell down the slope to the month of a mine shaft, a distaneo of about thirty feet, j. The ground around the deserted mine has been giving away for years, until now the mouth is a huge crater of about fifty feet in diameter, sloping to a shaft opening about thirty below, with the mouth extending near the road. Mrs. Young lost her way in the darkness and stepped into the slope, and was precipitated to the bottom, where*she was caught by some brushes * that had been thrown into it. She landed immediately over the shaft .{9 I I proper, w^iich is about ninety feet and partly filled with water. The? fears < (j' she had of the brush giving way and < precipitating her into the deep mine, where escape would be impossible, and the mental agony she endured until assistance came, can only be imagined. | 1 To move meant death beyond a doubt, j j. so she Remained iu that position for ^ more than an hour, during which V time she braved the situation and repeatedly called for help, j. Residents in that vicinity heard her I cries for help, but owing to her position could uot locate her. After soma " time Robert Nagle aud James Mead j happened by. The woman's cries for assistance attracted their attention. ! They succeeded m rescuing her from ' her perilous position after great diffi . culty. ? Cool Under an Kncmy'd Fire. * A very young olficer, who had gone '? almost straight from school to the ^ army and thence to India, was leading his company through a rocky , % pass, on returning from a scouting e expedition. They were beset by the ? enemy, wno iired at them from behind the rocks, and the men were 1 growing very unsteady. Those in the s rear began to be impatient, and r shouted to the men in front, "Hurry up!* What are yon waiting for there?" y The young officer answered quite coolly: "Hoiif on a minute! I'm lighting my pipe!" ' And he struck a match and lit it, 1 There was a roar of laughter, and a soldier called out, "Well, since you're 2 so pressin', I think I'll have a pip* x myself." Aud he, too, struck a match , and began" to smoke. This bit of fnn steadied the men, and they came through in good order. ?Rudyard Kipling, in Westminster Gazette. 3 ; ?i 1 Pitcher* in Plant*. ' Professor S. H. Vines gives a usefat J resume of the present state of oar knowledge of the structure and fune) tion of pitchers in plants. In the 3 great majority of cases these struc' tares are traps for insects;, while cth- /. > ers have apparently no such function. Among insect traps, the greater uumL> ber appear to be incapable of digesting the insects which they capture, I absorbing only the products of deII composition caused by micro-organ?e isms; these therefore are not correctly e termed carnivorous plants. The 1 pitcher of the various species of Ne^ peuthes, and possibly also that of | Cephalotus undoubtedly secretes a j digestive enzyme. When pitchers are ' i not insect traps, thev have some funcS I f.i b.1. 1_ i lion in coiiuecwou wuu tue wuppiy 01 * water to the plant J either relieving it * of an excess of water which it may 1 have absorbed, or storing it up for future use. s A Massive Fossil Tree. J English antiquarians are protesting 5 indignantly over the proposal to i blow up with dynamite the magnificent fossil bog oak, recently discovered at Southport while excavating for ' sewers. It is a massive fossil tree i with two great branches, weighs forty ' tons, contains material enough to fnr: nisli a large public bnilding, and is , estimated to be 15,000 years old. ? : Kiah, with headquarters at Sand '* ' ! Beach, Michigan, is one of the heroe* ^ ; of the Life Saving Service. He hold* C ,he gold medal, the highest award the United Slates Government c.iy bestow for heroism in saving iife. His name is associated with what was both one of the most daring attempts at re3cne ?<; and <?:ie of the greatest tragedies of * the m-vice a tragedy which wiped out a.i entire crew with the exception S( ' of tliis sole survivor. ,1 Mr. Kiah was at the time keeper of ,, the Point aux Barques Life Saving it Station 011 Lake Huron. .'A vessel ' ,j | struck too far out to be reached with , the shot and lino TIip oeril of at ,jc i tempting a rescue with the surf boat ;r was only too apparent; but Keeper ie Kiah mustered his men, antl made the ie launch. For a while their strength e : and skill enabled them to surmount or . u push through the .tumultuous seas; ie but, once iu the open lake beyond the ie shoals, where the storm was free to IS riot at will, the real danger began. It " , was a test beyond human powers. The j' keeper remembers that twice the boat >e capsized and was righted. After that ,v he has a vague recollection of the boat *d capsizing and righting herself s ?eral ,t ; times, and of the crew clinging to it ie until, one by one, the snrfmeu, per]. ishing of cold, let go their hold, and vanished beneath the waves. He has l(| a dim remembrance of the boat, with a himself clinging to it, grating overthe [(, i shoal, and then being flung up on i I ?lt nvo