Assembling a Largo Porco of Filipinos in
Front of San Fernando.
PERSONAL COMMAND OF THE ARMY
American Soldier * Sloop on Their Arm"
TnuiHimrt Ituns AKroiinil anil
Amount of Cargo Thrown Oiorhouril
JJvlilimtljr Not Over Vol.
MANILA , Juno 24. Ag'ilnnldo docs
not seem to be satisfied with tha at
tempt of the Insurgents to retake San
Fernando and ho has taken command
of General Luna's army and has mas
sed the largest rebel foice yet mob
ilized , bringing 2,000 men from the
Antlpolo region. Ho Is exceedingly
troublesome. Last night : his men
wounded two members of the Seven
teenth regiment. General MacArthur's
men are constantly on the alert to re
pel any attacks by the rebels , sleep-
lug upon their arms. The general sin
cerely hopes that the Filipinos will
give him another chance for a battles ,
for the soldiers really enjoy an op
I portunity to fight them when they can
! do so without wading through swamps
t to reach them.
Railway trains between Manila and
San Fernando have been stopped Tor
several days , while permanent repairs
were being made to the bridges tut
along the route , but today tralllc WUB
resumed.
The transport Centennial , which has
arrived hero , had an exciting experi
ence while rounding Point Engnno , on
the northern coast of Luzon , on Its
way to this port. It struck a rock on
Wednesday and remained last for &ev-
cral hours , during whlcli time it was
surrounded by swarms of natives in
canoes , who became menacing. Cap
tain Eagle , who commanded the trans
port , was compelled to throw over
board 100 tons of supplies in order to
lighten the ship sufficiently to get it
afloat. Before this was effected the
Filipinos had towed the cases ashore
and were fighting over the spoils. The
cruiser Baltimore recently grounded
at the same point , but the natives
feared to approach It.
WASHINGTON , Juno 24. The war
department has received no official dis
patches relative to the grounding of
the transport Centennial on the north
end of Luzon and the loss of 100 tons
of supplies which were thrown over
board to lighten the ship. According
to the records hero the Centennial car
ried 1,800 tons of supplies , and it Is be
lieved they wore all the property of
the subsistence department. The com
missary officer at Manila has L < een
queried to know whether it Is desira
ble to immediately replace the supplies
which were lost. The Centennial was
a chartered ship and not one of the
regular government transport fleet.
Troops for Africa.
LONDON , June 21. The Shropshire
regiment has been ordered to hold it
self in readiness for Immediate em
barkation for Cape Town.
LONDON , June 24. A dispatch from
Capo Town to the Outlook says : The
tension is extreme. Business Is at a
standstill and the general feeling is
that England must promptly bring
matters to an issue. The league will
have no difficulty in preventing meetIngs -
Ings supporting Sir Alfred Milner'j at
titude , the desire being to refrain from
embarrassing the imperial authorities.
The Orange government is urging
the Transvaal to make further conces
sions. Many people consider that Sir
Alfred Mllner's franchise proposals
are useless without the granting of
twelve scats in the mining centers and
the right to speak English in the
Volksraad. Otherwise it will bo im
possible to select representative men.
Falling these concessions the Johan-
nesburgers say they prsfer a treaty
providing security and judicial and
educational reforms.
Vlotliiff Ajjalnst Cabinet ,
PARIS , Juno 21. The now cabinet
ministers took possesssion of their
offices today. The prefect of police ,
M. Blane , had a long interview with
the premier , M. Waldcck-Rosseau ,
during the day , and it is asserted ho
handed the latter his resignation. T\o
progressive republicans have held a
meeting under thft presidency of M.
Milne. Considerable diversity of
opinion was developed. One faction
deciiled to oppose the new cabinet ,
owing to the prrsnenco of M. Millerand
in the ministry. The socialist depu
ties are also at variance regarding the
entry of General de Gallifet into the
cabinet and a portion of that party
has decided to found a new group , to
be entitled "revolutionary socialists. "
Otlit Xceds CJood Stenographcrx.
WASHINGTON , June 24. There 1ms
been n call made by General Otis upon
the war department for four expert
Spanish court stenographers for serv
ice In the Philippine Islands. They
must bo familiar with the Spanish and
English languages , able to translate
from Spanish Into English and from
English Into Spanish and experts In
taking dictation In the Spanish lan
guage and transcribing same with
typewriters.
Exporting Golil.
NEW YORK. June 24. Heidlebach ,
Icklheimer & Co. will ship ? 1,000,000
In gold tomorrow. Kuhn , Loeb & Co.
will also ship 11,000,000 on tomorrow's
steamer. This makes the total for
Saturday so far announced $1,000,000.
Ireland on Amurh-anUm.
NEW YORK. June 21. A dispatch
to the Herald from Paris says : Mgr.
IrelanU , archbishop of St. Paul , has
made some- highly interesting state
ments on the subject of "Americanism"
to the editor of the New Era. Some
extracts from the Interview give a
clear idea of what "Americanism" re
ally is.
Mgr. Ireland says : "If by Amer
icanism wo nro to understand the theo
logical errors condemned in the pope's
letter there has been and Is no such
thing In America. "
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DREYFUS' COMING IS IN DOUBT.
.Military Olllrlat * Are Ignorant KcgardliiR
ArrlMil < if the Sfux.
BREST , France , Juno 24. The In
habitants of this port nrc absorbed hi
the pending arrival of Dreyfus. The
question on every one's lips It , "When
will ho arrive ? " but no one seems able
to reply. The town , however , seems
perfectly calm. Along the favorite
parade , the Conrs Dajot , on the clltl
overlooking the splendid harbor , In
which half a dozen picturesque old
three-deckers arc lying moored along
side modern cruisers , were a few
groups of sailors and marines gazing
seaward.
When questioned they admitted that
they were watching for the French
cruiser Sfnx , bound from French Gui
ana with the famous prisoner on board ,
but In the same breath expressed the
belief that It would not arrive in the
daytime. They think the warship will
bo kept outsldo the harbor until night
and that then Dreyfus will bo landed
Inside the arsenal. This Is the general
opinion of the townspeople , who are
eager to witness the landing.
The military and civil authorities
profess to know nothing about the
matter , not oven If the Sfax Is coming
to Brest.
A representative of the Associated
Press called at the maritime prefecture
this aftrnoon and had a conversation
with the port admiral , Barrera , who
was typical of French politeness , but
who displayed most praiseworthy Ig
norance. He said :
"Up to now I have received abso
lutely no Instructions. I nm awaiting
orders from the new minister of ma
rine. I cannot oven say Dreyfus will
bo landed here. In any ease , he can
not arrive yet , " and , taking a map ,
ho traced the course of the Sfax from
the Cape Verde Islands , which it left
Tuesday , adding :
"You see It cannot have passed the
Canary Islands before yesterday. It
will not arrive here at the earliest
until Sunday , or perhaps Monday. "
The perfect of police also told the
Associated Press representative that
ho had not received any instructions
regarding Dreyfus. The French Ilrst
class cruiser Tage , now lying In the
harbor , has been Instructed to put to
sea on Sunday evening , and It Is
thought It has been ordered to meet
the Sfax and have Dreyfus transferred
to It. But Admiral Barrera says the
Tage Is simply going to sea for the
purpose of experimenting with carrier
pigeons. No doubt a big crowd wl1
bo present to witness the landing of
Dreyfus if ho Is allowed to be seen ,
but no disorders are expected.
A detachment of secret police has
arrived hero from Paris and has been
distributed about the town.
OXNARD ANSWERS HAVEMEYER.
UcnlcH Miuiy of Ills Statements A
AVltli til in n F 1'olntK. .
SAN FRANCISCO , June 24. Henry
T. Oxnard , president of the American
Beet Sugar Producers' association , has
prepared a reply to H. O. Havemeyer's
recent argument before the industrial
commission at Washington. . He flat
ly denies many of Mr. Havomoyer's
statements and accuses that gentleman
of seeking to destroy the American
beet sugar Industry In or.lor to foster
the refineries that handle foreign raw
material , besides attempting to divert
public attention from the Sugar trust
by attacking the tariff.
In conclusion Mr. Oxnard says : "I
will not dispute Mr. Havemeyor's
claim that 10 per cent Is puluclent pro
tection to the sugar refining interests
which he represents , but I do assert
that he cannot make tha American
people believe that the industries of
this country and business prospered
during the years we were struggling
under the Wilson law , when the average -
ago protection amounted to 40 per
cent nil valorem. If Mr. Havemeyer
had said t.hat keen and losing compe
tition In business led to the forma
tion of trusts he would boright , for
the tariff has nothing to do with the
formation of trusts. "
Solil > y a Dni'tor iif l.iuvs.
WASHINGTON , June 21. The hon
orary degree of LL. D. was today con
ferred by Georgetown university on
Read Admiral WinfleliJ Scott Scnley
and George W. . . .lelvllle , Major Gener
al Joseph Wheeler rlon. W. Bourke
Cockran of New York , Dr. Samuel Bu-
sey , District of Columbia ; Dr. Daniel
Brewer , Illinois , and Hon. Thomas
Herran , United States of Colombia ,
General Wheeler , Dr. Brewer and Hon.
Thomas Herran were unavoidably ab
sent
t at the I'ront.
WASHINGTON , June 24. General
Otis has cabled the war department
saying that he had selected Sergeant
Major Bell of the Twentieth Infantry
ns adjutant of the First volunteer reg
iment , to be organized in the Philip
pines. He asked authority for the ap
pointment , which has been granted.
The adjutant will have the rank of
captain. This is the first move In the
direction of organizing the skolton
regiments In the Philippines , so far a
the department Is Informed.
I'opulutlnn of Kaunas.
TOPEKA , Juno 21. Thus far the
state board of agriculture has received
assessors' returns from seventy-two
counties in Kansas , and it is Interest
ing to note that fifty-seven of these
report an Increase over 189S In popu
lation of 29,172 , while fifteen show a
decrease of 3,375 , leaving a net In
crease for the seventy-two counties of
25,797 , equal to nearly 2 per cent on
the state's entire population of on <
year before.
Slierp Shearing ConiinenoeH.
RAPID CITY. S. D. , Juno 21. The
sheep shearing season has commenced
in those parts of the Hills where sheep
raising Is carried on. It Is rather late ,
owing to the dlfllculty In getting
shearers as soon as they are needed.
The clip will bo unusually largo thin
year on account of the cold wlntor
The sheep ranges are in a fine condi
tion and largo numbers of sheep have
already been brought In this season
and have commenced to fatten. The
prospects are that this will bo the best
year for lambs that the Hills has scon
for sonic time.
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Fcaturo of ? ck Is the Better Showing of
pUrond Earnings.
THE TRADEBALANCES ARE GOOD
Iron AK"ln API-V " 10 A ' rl'lnK Inter-
o t , Factoring1" ! . " Umtlilo to Fill
Order * rnllMivl > OMt Ilulf of Yt > r
, \gu linlU' " l.tl' " " VJ" " l'a oriiblu
All Uound.
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NEW YORK , June . - -
Co.'s Weekly Review of'iul ° w111 Sll > '
today : s .
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The outgo of more gold this we'ek
$4,000,000 , so far reported , makes It
clear that Europe Is In need. Tlio
French ministerial crisis bus been
grave and prolonged , the collapse of
Gorman speculation In industrial stock
threatens some trouble , but perhaps
the South American uncertainty caus
es most disturbance. Whatever the
cause , Europe needs money and cun-
not claim Its own from the west this
year , but must borrow. Exchange and
trade balances show that this country
Is not called upon to pay , but the
money Is worth more to lenders
abroad than It Is hero. Homo finan
ces nro most sutlsfnctory. Revenue
fulls behind oxpendltutes for the fis
cal year less than $100,000.000 , and but
for $230,000,000 war expenses , the rev
enue exclusive of that from the war
taxes exceeds ordinary expenses.
Trade balances. In spite ot exports
from New York , 19 per cent less than-
hist year's , and Imports 20 per cent
greater , still promise a lavgo excess of
exports for June. Nor Is there any
substance in the Idea that largo for
eign sales of securities are moving
gold. The best evidence attainable
shows that in January and February
about $8,250,000 worth of securities
came to this side , and since February ,
not more than $4,000,000 in excess of
shipments. In character , transactions
have been of the trading ami not of the
investment sort. StocKs bore hnvo
weakened , but almost excluslvey In
the Industrials , which lorclguers do
not tone , these declining $2.08 per
share on i\io \ average this week , while
railroad stocks have averaged a de
cline of only 29 cents per share. Earn
ings for the first half of June are bet
ter than for any previous month this
year , 10 per cent larger than last ycur ,
and 11.3 per cent larger than In 1892 ,
the granger roads gaining most large
ly over last year in spite of the re
duced movement of grain.
In the great staples , there Is a turn
for the bettor. Exports of wheat ,
flour Included , for the week , have boon
3,643,672 bushels , against 3,800,660 last
year , and In three weeks , 6,504,262 ,
against 11,005,798 last year.
Corn exports also continue large ,
2,627,866 bushels , against 2,574,723 last
year. A sharp fall in cotton also en
courages exports. These are facts
which preceded orders for gold exports
this week , and do not result from
them , but show the prospect of a
larger outgo of merchandise In com
ing monthfi. Wheat receipts at the
west , 15,600,688 bushels for the last
throe weeks , against 3,463,779 last year
and 4,540,519 bushels in the same week
In 1897 , show an extraordinary move
ment from the farms for the season ,
indicating no suspicion there of short
age. The fall of 2 cents In wheat and
In cotton from 6.31 to 6.12 cents , Indi
cates that speculation based on the
hope of short crop Is decreasing.
Textiles arc much behind in prices ,
though woolens are steadily rising and
are 6 per cent higher than at their
lowest in March. The goods are in
much stronger demand and wool has
advanced from 18.0L to 1S.7C cents for
domestic , taking the average of 100
quotations by Coute.s Bros. , though the
buying Is largely speculative. In cot
ton goods the advance has been small ,
and , though business Is excellent , the
demand fairly matches the supply.
The great gain in volume of busi
ness might seem of questionable safety ,
were It not greater in iron production ,
resulting from an actual nxcess of de
mand over supply and not from specu
lation. Burs are stronger by $1 ! per
ton at the east , though iron is $1 per
ton eaaicr at Plttsburg , but a dltfer-
enco ot ? 5 per ton .u favor of stool
makes the demand for Iron larger. It
Is interesting that a 10,000-ton order
for plates for two American liners , to
be built by the Cramps , bus gene to
Chicago , eastern works being too full.
Orders for finished products show no
decrease in quantity and for most
lines , ns for rails , are quite often re
fused , speedy deliveries being Impos
sible.
Failures for the week have been 178
In the United States , against 285 last
year , and eighteen In Cunuda , against
eleven last year.
Diikdtu Troop * are Trained.
WASHINGTON , Juno 2 . The re
port of Thomas II. Barry , adjutant
general of the department of the Pa
cific , to General Otis concerning the
operations of the brigade commanded
by General Ovenshlno on February 5 ,
consisting of the Fourteenth Infantry
and First North Dakota , was made
public today. These troops marched
through jungle and mud , and without
faltering , drove the enemy from strong
positions. Ho commends General
Ovenshlno and the men under him.
A report from Major Frank White ,
commnnding the First batalllon of the
North Dnkotu volunteers , was also
made public. Ho snys the men per
formed their dutlrs satisfactorily.
Holding Mull of Voliinteerx ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 21. The
postmaster genernl bus ordered that
mall matter addressed to members of
the following regiments bo withhold
at Sun Frnni isro , Indicating that they
nro all to be mustered out of the rer-
vice very soon : California heavy ur-
tillory , Utah artillery , Fh-ft California
infantry , First Colorado Infantry , First
Idaho Infantry , First Montana Infan
try , Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry ,
First Nebraska Infantry , First North
Dakota Infantry , Second Oregon Infan
try , Tenth Pennsylvania infantry ,
First South Dakota Infantry and the
First Wyoming infantry.
DICK RODINEY ; 3 5
5 or , The Adventures of
An Eton Boy. . . 3J
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i fct BY JA./V\E ORAINT. J
* We-frtt-tC.t-tC-C.ttC. . frfrft ftftaid
CHAPTER XXXIl.-Contlnued. )
I looked keenly and cautiously about
ino on every side , but saw only the
Blender and countless stems of the tall
bannnns , whoso broad leaves , as they
spread under or o\vr ch other , Inter
rupted the m.VH of U.e ami. ! . : i ' formed
'Sjhado .U U-Vi pU'iislug and gloomy.
No\\ . when a6on i ' . voross , what.
seemed a hole or hollow "ill 'tiitl-
gle , by stepping from the strong ten
dril of one creeper to another , a nuUrd
arm and great human hand eumo up
from amid the mass of loaves !
I was seized by the right foot , and
In an Instant found myself dragged
down through the foliage and Inter
twisted plants down down 1 know
not where ; and before 1 had time or
breath to cry or resist , 1 lay prostrate
on my back In a hole a lair under
the matted jungle with a man above
me , his knees planted on my breast ,
his strong hands upon my bare throat ,
and his fierce wild oycs glaring like
those of a hyena Into mine.
Then , how terrible were my emotions
on recognizing In the light that fell
through the mu&s of foliage above , as
through a vino-covered trellis now
overspread with hair , as beard and
whiskers were all matted Into a mass
the dark and ferocious face of An
tonio , whom I believed to bo drowned
and lying , at the bottom of the sea
Antonio o'l Cuban ! !
"Sllenzlo ! " said he , In a low voice ,
like the hiss of a serpent In my bar ;
but the Injunction was unnecessary ,
for BO completely was I taken by sur
prise so utterly at his mercy , and so
destitute alike of breath or weapon
that resistance was impossible.
Perceiving that 1 was almost Btran-
glod ho relaxed his fierce grasp a lit
tle , but still kept the sharply prick
ing point of his knife at my throat , '
as n hint to remain quiet.
It would bo impossible for mo to de
scribe the emotions of my soul dur
ing this time , which seemed an eter
nity to mo ! Utter fear was one , for I
thought the fellow had something su
pernatural something truly demon
about him ; that ho could neither bo
drowned nor destroyed ; and I lay still
in that dark hollow , panting In his
fierce clutch without a thought of re
sistance.
Now I heard my name shouted re
peatedly.
"Rodney Mr. Rodney Dick Rod
ney where are you ? "
It was Tom Lambnurno and others ,
my companions , who had now attained
the summit of the rock , and wore
scrambling over the jungle , and pushIng -
Ing between the stems of the bananas ,
searching for me , rather than for the
first object of such mystery.
My disappearance alarmed thorn.
"Can ho have gone adrift over the
bluff , " I heard Tom Lambourne say ,
"or Is ho only having a game with us
by hiding himself ? "
"Oh , yes ! that Is It , " replied Pro-
bar ) , the carpenter ; "ho can't have
gene aloft Into one of thcso hnnanas ,
for they are as clear of brunches as a
spare topmast ; so lot us sheer off to
the mate , and Mr. Rodney will soon
como down after us. "
"Well , my lads , there are neither
wild men nor wild beasts here , " said
Lambourne ! "so wo shall return back
to Master Hislop , who Is hanging In
the wind half-way down , and then bo
off to the hut. We've earned a stiff
glass of grog by this bout , anyhow. "
My emotloiih became almost suffocat
ing when I heard them turn away to
descend and rejoin ITInlop without me.
I saw and heard them pass and rc-
pasH over us , the creepers of the Jun
gle yielding their weight.
The leg and foot of one , named Hen
ry Warren , came down through the
green network of leaves and actually
touched mo ,
I drew a lone. Kasnlnir breath , and
the atrocious Cubano , believing I was
about to cry aloud , compressed my
throat so tightly with his muscular
hands , that a thousand lights seemed
to flash before my oycs , and I must
have become senseless for some , min
utes , as the next Incident that dwells
In my memory is seeing him sitting in
a crouching attitude , with his elbows
on his knees ; his black-bearded chin
resting In the hollow of bin right hand ,
and with his knife his murderous
Albaceto cuchillo clenched in his
white teeth , while ho surveyed mo
with a strange and sardonic stnllo In
his deeply-set black eyes , which glit
tered like those of a snake In the rays
of sunlight that struggled through the
woven roof of leaves about us.
I heard no more the voices of my
shipmates. They were gone , and I was
left alone and unarmed with this man
or devil us yet I knew not which ho
was ; but I know that if he had the will
ho had assuredly the power , to kill and
leave mo In his lair , or to cast mo , a
mangled heap , to the bottom of the
cliff whereupon ho lurked.
CHAITER XXXIII.
It might liavo bcon about the hour
of ton , and wo wore still loitering on
the moonlit beach , when the cry of "A
sail in sight ! " mndo every heart leap
wildly and with hope.
'Twas Tom Lambourno who spoke ,
but every eye caught the ship at once ,
and even those who had been do/.lng
on the warm sand or within the hut
were awuko and on the beach In a mo
ment , stretching their hands toward
her with joy and exultation , but the
aspect of the ship gradually changed
all this Into suspense and utter bewil
derment.
She was a lurpe , square-rigged ves
sel a ship running cloHO-hauled on
the port-tack ( to use u man-o'-wiir
phrase ) , and with nearly all her can
vas set.
Shoj " " -i " ' 'tour miles off the reef
„ > f' Mm tM\t in twin V . * _ * _ _ .
vuvs v/niitti vj f % ( 1111(1 wfm
bearing directly toward It. it * „ "
vns glimmered Ako snow In the moon
shine , and wo could see the rod lights
of her cabin windows flash at times
upon the sea astern , and the whiteness
of her long flush dock , as she careened
before the broozo.
Yet how was It , wo all asked , that
there was not a breath of wind with
us ?
"Perhaps she brings It with her , "
suggested Hlslop.
"And how It came to pass that she
appeared right In the oiling and out
side the buy all at once ? " asked Tom
Lumbourne.
"Sho must have rounded the high
bluff while wo were all palavering , "
said Probart.
Nothing more was said for a time ,
but whether H was the effect of Imag
ination or of an overstrained yoHlght
I know not , she seemed to molt as It
wore in the brightness of the moon
shine to become so Indistinct that wo
could see the line of the horizon
through her topsails ; and next It
seemed as If her hull , her spars and
rigging were edged with bright pris
matic hues.
It Is Impossible for mo to describe
the blank astonishment , or rather the
Intense consternation , of our men on
the disappearance of this vessel , which
was the object of so many hopes and
wishes.
Some time elapsed before the poor
fellows rallied sufficiently to speak on
the subject ; ami meanwhile , tlioro
flashed upon my memory some strange
and weird old Celtic tales , which a
Highland boy at Eton was wont to
tell us , of ships which in the days of
Osslan traversed the stoop hills and the
salt lochs of Morven with equal fa
cility.
"It Is a ship or rather the repre
sentation of a veritable ship which
cannot bo far off the Island , and Is
making for It at this moment , " said
IIlslop , emphatically.
"How far do you think ho Is , sir ? "
asked Hugh Shuto , mockingly.
"Perhaps twenty miles perhaps a
hundred It Is Impossible to say. "
So thoroughly wore our companions
scared by the recent spectral uppcur-
unec , which they connected In BOIIIO
way with the dreadful character of
Antonio el Cubano , that they at once
commenced with alacrity the prepara
tions for putting to sea.
It may bo that somewhat of the pro
fessional restlessness of sailors con
firmed their resolution.
They were already tired of their so
journ on the Island , and , Inspired by
the desire of reaching Tristan da Cun-
ha , which is Inhabited by about eighty
families of Portuguese , English and
mulattocs , among whom Hlslop as
sured them they might linger long
enough before they worn taken off by
a passing ship quite us long us If they
remained on the Isle of Alplionso and
where for subsistence they would bo
forced to work us duy laborers In the
savannas and on thg highways.
As for the Island of Diego Alvarez ,
our Scotch mate , who seemed to know
everything , assured them that It pro
duced only moss and BCU grass , and
that if cast tlioro they would dlo of
starvation. Moreover , without charter
or compass , how could they hope to
steer with certainty In any direction ?
They all might perish in detail by
the most dreadful deaths In their open
boat , gasping with unquenched thirst
under the bluzo of a tropical sun. Ho
mild much more ; but they would listen
to nothing save their own fours und
restless Impulses.
I , too , was weary of the Island ; and
though feeling all the despondency
that follows a severe disappointment
on the disappearance of the Illusory
ship , I In no way shared the wild and
ill-regulated wishes of the crow ,
though assured that I would bo com
pelled to follow their desperate for
tunes.
Hlslop and I still lingered ; so wo
wore told peremptorily that If wo did
not como on board at once they would
shove off without us. Thus compelled ,
wo stepped In most reluctantly and
seated ourselves In the stern , and ho
assumed the tiller. The oars were run
through the rowlocks , and Lambourno
was about to shove off , when Probart ,
who had the bow oar , suddenly re
membered that ho hud left his hutchot
near our wigwam , and asked mo to
got It.
I jumped ashore , and was proceed
ing along the beach for It , when sud
denly I was confronted by Antonio ,
who from a thicket hud bcon watchIng -
Ing our operations and dopnrturo.
His tnwnoy skin for Jio was naked
to the waist his ferocious aspect , his
head of matted hair , his colossal
strength ami atrocious character wore
not without a duo effect upon the
boat's crew at this crisis.
"Sliovo off shove off ! " I hoard sev
eral voices cry In the bout ; "hero
comes that dog of a Cubano. "
I struggled with Antonio ; but ho
laughed loudly , and drew his pistol
with the air of one who would enforce
obedience ; besides , his eyes , which
the tangled masses of his hair over-
" ? J7 < T
hung , were flashing with malignant'
flro , all the
as nluniborlng devil was
roused within him.
The whole crew saw this , and I per-
colvod that Marc Hlslop made an attempt - '
tempt to rise up and spring overboard
to my succor ; but as nil their hopes of
reaching Tristan da Cunha depended
entirely upon his skill and knowledge
of navigation , ho was seised by War *
ron , Chute and others , roughly thrust
down In the stern sheets and forcibly
held there.
I saw now that the fear and selfish-
IIOHH of the rest prevailed -over all that
Illfilop , Lnmboruno and Carlton could
urge ; for , nmld a storm of contending
tongues , 1 perceived Uio ours dipping
in the water again and again and
flushing like silver blndes In the moon
light ns they wore feathered ; and the
longboat , with all my companions , shot"
from the creek Into the bay and bore
uwny to sonwurd about two In
morning , leavlnu mo on the
o.no _ . * > " > * ' -'Twltli lit * fiendish
Cubano.
Hud not Antonio held mo fust and
mciiuced mo with his pistol I would1
huvo sprang Into the water , and , un
deterred by the sharks Unit wore for
ever gliding stealthily about the bay ,
would have swam nftcr the boat ; for ,
dosperuto though the fortune of these
who were there , I would rather have
shared It than live on the Island of
Alplionso with such a companion.
Ills fierce , mocking laugh grated
harshly In my ear , but I heeded him
not , and continued to gaze after the
boat and the lessening forms of these
who had abandoned me , not without n
fond and desperate hope that they
would return for me. Every moment I
expected to see her put about ; but no !
she heM steadily on till hull and sail
and crow were blomled Into one little
dark spot , which ore long could scarce
ly bo discerned on the moonlit mornIng -
Ing sea.
Her course WUH trimmed northeast ,
for where they supposed the Isle of
Trljjtun da Ciiuha lay. She had caught
a breeze and , before four o'clock In
the morning , the last vostlgo of her
had disappeared.
Still I did not entirely despair !
The Idea of swimming to ono of the
adjacent Isles occurred to mo ; but the
straits between wore full of foaming
breakers and sharks ; the rocks , more
over , wore Inaccessible , and wherever
I might go Antonio could easily follow.
The sun was now setting beyond the
sou , and the shadow of a great 'mciun- '
taln was falling eastward ever the In
land as wo began to descend from the
bluff where 1 had lingered so long by
one of the narrow and winding tracks
made through the gorge by the wild
goats.
As It was allko dangerous and un
comfortable to sloop under the dews
that descended after sunset , for two
nights after the departure of the boat
I was compelled to share the wigwam
with Antonio , but did so with dread
and loathing , and kept ns far away
from him ns possible.
His dreams , which were full of oaths ,
ejaculations and frequently crlos of
"El apurlclon ! El espoctro ! " cumo on
him as of old ; and as sleep to mo bo-
cumo iin Impossibility I resolved to
leuvo him to his own ddvlcos. Certain
ly the Island was largo enough for us
both.
Moreover ho had become so sparing
of his ton charges of powder that ho
would not fire n single shot at either
bird or goat or wild boar. I have since
bolloved that ho saved thorn with the
resolution of defending himself to the
lust , If Hlslop jvnr returned to nrreat
him ; and how , being lord and master
of the whole Island , and of mo , too ,
ho exhibited a new phuso of character.
Ho became too lazy to procure food ,
and forced mo to find It for him , un
der threats of shooting me. Thus for
two days nftor the departure of the
boat , being totally Incapable of catchIng -
Ing ono of the licet guuts alone , and
being in no way disposed to encounter
singly ono of the wild hours , I had to
climb the bteop rocks above the break *
ers and steal the sea birds' eggs.
( To bo continued. )
OLD YOUNG WOMEN.
Itoot of tiio Kill IH In I'lircntul Indul-
Ono of the saddest features of pres
ent-day life Is the condition of ennui
In whlcli oven the very young women
settle soon after their school days nro
finished , says the Philadelphia Times.
At 18 or 19 they have been everywhere ,
seen everything , possessed whatever
their desires have prompted , and Just
when llfo should be most filled with
beautiful promises they are hopelessly
stranded on the barren shores of Indif
ference. The root of this evil is to
be found In paternal Indulgence. The
Arnerican father and mother work
hard , saving all they can , denying
themselves luxuries and ofttlmcs neces
saries as well , that their daughter may
revel In that which they have never
taken the1 time or the means to enjoy.
From her earliest Infancy the girl finds
that her lightest wish Is to bo grati
fied If it is possible , regardless of the
fact that what she desires may not bo
becoming to her ago or to her condi
tion of llfo. That she wants it is all
that the parents consider , so that when
the time comes that such gratification
would have some significance she is
past enjoying It. She has nothing to
look forward to , she Is surfeited , and
should she marry , her husband will
find this ennui the greatest bar to their
domestic happiness. A llttlo more de
nial In early youth , plain food , plain
frocks , simple pleasures up to the time
of her debut , should bo the rule , when
the delight of now sensations will more
than componfcato for the doing without
that which bus marked her pathway up
to that time.
Korea Is Just about the size of the
Island of Great Britain , being COO miles
loug and from 120 to 200 miles wide.