A Brave Coward
.
By Robert Louis Stevenson.
CHAPTER I.
I was a great solitary when I was
young. I made it my prldo to kP
aloof and suffice for my own entertain
ment , and I may say that I had
neither friends nor acqualntrjicoil until
I met that friend who became my
wife and the mother of my children.
"With one man only I was on private
terms. This was R. Northmour , EHQ. ,
of Garden Easter , In Scotland. We had
met at college , and though there v/as
not much liking between us nor oven
much Intlmnc'y , we were so much of a
humor that we could associate wltn
ease to both. Misanthropes wo believ
ed ourselves to be , but I have thought
alnce that we were only sulky fallows.
It was scarcely a companionship , tut
a co-exlatenco In uneociablllty. North-
tnour'H exceptional violence of temper
made it no easy affair for him to keep
the peace with any one but me ; and as
he respected my silent ways and let mo
come and go as I pleased , I could tolerate
erate his presence without concern. 1
think we called each other friends.
When Northmour took his degree ,
nnd I decided to leave the university
without one , he invited me oa a long
visit to Graden Easter , and it was thus
\ that I first became acquainted with
the scene of my adventures. The man
sion house of Graden stood In a bleak
stretch of country some three miles
from the shore of the German ocean.
It was as large as a barrack , and as It
had been built of a soft stone liable to
consume in the eager air of the seaside ,
I1--
' It was damp and draughty within and
\ half ruinous without. It was Impossi
ble for two men to ledge with comfort
in such a dwelling.
But there stood in the northern part
of the estate , in a wilderness of links
and blowing sandhills and between a
plantation and the sea , a small pavilion
or Belvedere of modern design , which
was exactly suited to our wants , and in
this hermitage , speaking little , reading
much , and rarely associating except at
meals , Northmour and I spent four
tempestuous winter months. I might
have stayed longer , but one March
night there sprang up between us a
dispute which rendered my departure
necessary. Ncrthraour spoke hotly , I
remember , and I suppose I must have
made some tart rejoinder.
He leaped from his chair and grap
pled me ; I had to fight , without exag
geration , for my life , and it was only
with a great effort that I mastered him ,
for he was near as strong in body as
myself and seemed filled with the devil.
The next morning we met on our usual
terms , but I judged it more delicate to
withdraw , nor did he attempt to dis
suade me.
It was nine years before I revisited
the neighborhood. I traveled at that
time with a tilt cart , a tent , and a
cooking stove , tramping all day beside
the wagon and at night , whenever it
was possible , gypsying in a cove of the
hills or by the side of a wood. I be
lieve I visited In this manner most of
the wild and desolate regions both in
England and Scotland , and as I had
neither friends nor relations I was
troubled with no correspondence , and
had nothing in the nature of headquar
ters , unless it was the office of my so
licitors , from whom I drew iny income
twice a year. It was a life in which I
delighted , and I fully thought to have
grown old upon the march and at last
died in a ditch.
It was my whole business to find desolate
elate corners where I could camp with
out the fear of interruption , and hence
being in another part of the same shire
I bethought me suddenly of the Pavil
ion on the Links. No thoroughfare
passed within three miles of it. The
nearest town , and that was but a fisher
village , was at a distance of six or
seven.
The pavilion stood on an even space ;
a little behind it , the wood began in a
hedge of elders huddled together by
the wind ; in front , a few tumbled
sand hills stood between It and the sea.
An outcropping of rock had formed a
bastion for the sand , so that there was
here a promontory in the coast line
between two shallow bays ; and just
beyond the tides , the rock again crop
ped out and formed an Islet of small
dimensions but strikingly designed.
The pavilion it had been built by
the last proprietor , Northrnour's uncle ,
a silly and prodigal virtuoso presented
little signs of age. It was two stories
in height , Italian in design , surround
ed by a patch of garden In which noth
ing had prospered but a few coarse
flowers , and locked , with its shuttered
windows , not like a house that had been
r
tenanted by man. Northmour was
plainly from home ; whether , as usual ,
sulking In the cabin of his yacht , erin
in one of his fitful and extravagant ap
pearances in the world of society , I had ,
of course , no means of guessing.
I found a den , or small hollow , where
there was a spring of pure water , and
there , clearing away the brambles , I
pitched the tent and made a fire to cook
my supper. My horse I picketed farth
er in the wood where there was a patch
of sward. The banks of the den not
only concealed the light of my fire , but
sheltered me from the wind , which was
cold as well as high.
The life I was leading made me both
hardy and frugal. I never drank but
water , and rarely ate anything more
costly than oatmeal ; and I required so
little sleep that , although I rose with
the peep of day , I would often He awake
in the dark or starry watches of the
night Thus in Graden Sea Wood , al
though I fell thankfully asleep at 8 In
the evening , I was awake again before
II with a full possession of my facul
ties , and co sense of drowsiness or
fatigue.
I rose and sat by the fire , watching
the trees and clouds tumultuously tossIng -
Ing and fleeing overhead , and barken
ing to the wind and rollers along the
shore , till at length , growing weary of
inaction , I quitted the den , and strolled
toward the borders of the wood. A-
young moon , burled In mist , gave a
faint Illumination to my stepa , and the
light grew brighter as I walked forta
into the links. At the same moment ,
the wind , smelling salt of the open
ocean and carrying particles of sand ,
struck me with Its full force , so that
'I had to bow my head.
When I raised It again to look about
me , I was aware of a light in the pavi
lion. It was not stationary ; but passed
from one window to another , as though
some one were reviewing the different
apartments with a lamp or candle. I
watched it for some seconds In great
surprise. When I had arrived In the
afternoon the house had been plainly
deserted ; now It was as plainly occu
pied. It was my first idea that a gang
of thieves might have broken in and
be now ransacking Northmour's cup
boards , which were many and not ill
supplied. But what should bring thieves
to Graden Easter ?
And , again , all the shutters had been
thrown open , and It would have been
more in the character of such gentry to
close them. I dismissed the notion ,
and I fell back upon another. North
mour himself must have arrived , and
was now airing and inspecting the pa
vilion. In the morning I would pay
him a short visit.
But when the morning came 1
thought the situation so diverting that
I forgot my shyness. Northmour was
at my mercy ; I arranged a good prac
tical jest , though I knew well that my
neighbor was not the man to jest with
In security ; and , chuckling beforehand
over its success , took my place among
the elders at the edge of the wood ,
whence I could command the door of
the pavilion. The shutters were all
once more closed , which I remember
thinking odd ; and the house , with its
white walls and green Venetians , look
ed spruce and habitable in the mornlnrj
light. Hour after hour passed , and
still no sign of Northmour.
My mind at once reverted to the
original theory of thieves , and I blamed
myself sharply for my last night's in
action. I examined all the windows on
the lower story , but none of them had
been tampered with ; I tried the pad
locks , but they were both secure. It
thus became a problem , how the thieves
If thieves they were , had managed to
enter the house.
I followed what I supposed was their
example , and , getting on the roof , tried
the shutters of each room. Both were
secure ; but I was not to be beaten ; and ,
with a little force , one of them flew
open , grazing , as it did so , the back
of my hand. I remember I put the
wound to my mouth , and stood for per
haps half a minute licking it like a dog ,
and mechanically gazing behind me
over the waste links and the sea ; and ,
in that space cf time , my eye made note
of a large schooner yacht some miles
to the northeast. Then I drew up the
window and climbed in.
I went over the house , and nothing
can express my mystification. There
was no sign of disorder , but , on the
contrary , the rooms were unusually
clean and pleasant. I found fires laid
ready for lighting ; three bedrooms pre
pared with a luxury quite foreign to
Northmour's habits , and with water in
the ewers and the beds turned down ; a
table set for three In the dining room ;
and an ample supply of cold meats ,
game and veegtables on the pantry
shelves. There were guests expected ,
that was plain ; but why guests , when
Northmour hated society ?
And , above all , why was the house
thus stealthily prepared at dead of
night ? and why were the shutters clos
ed and the doors padlocked ?
I effaced all traces of my visit , and
came forth from the window feeling
sobered and concerned.
The schooner yacht was still in the
same place , and it flashed for a moment
through my mind that this might be
the Red Earl bringing the owner of the
pavilion and his guests. But the ves
sel's head was set the other way.
CHAPTER II.
I returned to the den to cook myself
a meal , of which I stood in great need ,
as well as to care for my horse , whom
I had somewhat neglected in the morn
ing. Prom time to time I went down
to the edge of the wood , but there was
no change in the pavilion , and not a
h'uman creature was seen all day upon
the links. The schooner in the offing
was the one touch of life within my
range of vision. She , apparently with
no set object , stood off and on or lay
to , hour after hour , but as the evening
deepened , she drew steadily nearer. I
became more convinced that she car
ried Northmour and his friends , and
that they would probably come ashore
after dark. '
The night set In pitch dark. The
wind came off the sea in. squalls , like
the firing of a battery of cannon ; now
and then there was a flaw of rain , and
the surf rolled heavier with the rising
tide. I was down at the observatory
among the elders , when a light was
run up to the masthead of the schooner ,
and showed she was closer in than
when I had last seen her by the dying
daylight I concluded that this must
be a signal to Northmour's associates
on shore ; and stepping forth into the
links , looked around me for something
In response.
A small footpath ran along the mar
gin of the wood , and formed the most
direct communication between the pa
vilion and the mansion house ; and , as
I cast my eyes to that side , I saw a
spark of light , not a quarter of a mile
away , and rapidly approaching. From
Its uneven course It appeared to be the
light of a lantern carried by a parson
who followed the windings of the path ,
and was often staggered and taken
aback by the more violent squalls. I
concealed myself once more among the
elders , and waited eagerly for the new
comer's advance. It proved to be a
woman , and , as she passed within a few
rods of my ambush , I was able to rec
ognize the features. The deaf and si
lent old rame , who had nursed North
mour In his childhood , was his asso
ciate in this underhand affair.
I followed her at a little distance ,
taking advantage of the innumerable
heights and hollows , concealed by the
darkness , and favored not only by the
nurse's deafness , but the uproar of the
wind and the surf. She entered the
pavilion , and , going at once to the up
per story , opened and set a light In one
of the windows that looked toward the
sea.
Immediately afterward the light at
the schooner's masthead was run down
and extinguished. Its purpose had been
attained , and those on board were sure
that they were expected. The old wom
an resumed her preparations. Although
the other shutters remained close , I
could see a glimmer going to and fro
about the house ; and a gush of sparks
from one chimney after another soon
told me that the fires were being kin
dled.
Some time before 11 , while the tide
was still dangerously low , a boat's lan
tern appeared close in shore ; and my
attention being thus awakened I could
perceive another still far to seaward
violently tossed and sometimes hidden
by the billows. The weather , which
WES getting dirtier , as the night went
on and the perilous situation of the
yacht on a lee shore , had probably
driven them to attempt a landing at
the earliest possible moment
A little afterward four yachtsmen
carrying a very heavy chest and guided
by a. fifth with a lantern passed close
In front of me as I lay and were admit
ted to the pavilion by the nurse. They
returned to the beach and passed me a
third time with another chest larger
but apparently not so heavy as the
first A third time they made the tran
sit ; and on this occasion one of the
yachtsmen carried a leather portman
teau and the others a lady's trunk and
carriage bag. My curiosity was sharp
ly excited.
While I was thus reflecting a second
lantern drew near me from the beach.
It was carried by a yachtsman whom I
had not yet seen and who was conduct
ing two other persons to the pavilion.
These two persons were unquestionably
the guests for whom the house was
made ready ; and , straining eye and
ear , I set myself to watch them as they
passed.
One was an unusually tall man , in a
traveling hat slouched over his eyes ,
and a highland cape closely buttoned
and turned up so as to conceal his face.
You could make out no more of him
than that he was , as I have said , unusu
ally tall , and walked feebly with a
heavy stoop. By his side , and either
clinging to him or giving him support
I could not make out which was a
young , tall and slender figure cf a
woman. She was extremely pale ; but
in the light of the lantern her face was
marred by strong and changing shadows
dews , that she might equally well have
been as ugly as sin or as beautiful as
I afterward found her to be.
One by one , or in groups , the seamen
returned to the beach. The wind
brought me the sound of a rough voice
crying , "Shove off ! " Then , after a
pause , another lantern drew near. It
was Northmour alone.
( To be continued. )
Old-Time Portraits.
Tudor Jenks contributes to the May
St Nicholas an article entitled "Three
Boys in Armor , " concerning three no
ted portraits by Velasquez and Van
Dyck. Mr. Jenks says : Until two
years after Queen Victoria was crown
ed there never had been a photograph
of the human face. In 1839 the first
such photograph was taken by Prof.
John W. Draper of New York city.
Before that date and until after 1750 ,
those who wished portraits must pay
an artist for a painting or drawing , and
only a few could afford such a luxury.
About 1759 silhouettes were in fashion ,
and some of you may not know that
these black profiles were named after
a French minister of finance. Be
cause he was said to be stingy , it was
considered a good Joke to speak of
cheap things as being a la Silhouette ;
and these black paper portraits being
cheap , they received the minister's
name. Since great artists charged
very high prices , only the great and
rich could be painted by the masters ;
and as their pictures were carefully
preserved , the fine portraits of oth r
days usually represent only the nobles
and the wealthy , such as klngs.queens ,
princes , generals , and great statesmen.
It is natural , then , that the children
whose faces have been made known
to us by the distinguished painters
should be little folks of high degree
or the sons and daughters of the ar
tists ; whose pictures were painted for
nothing. These old time boys and
girls are dressed in garments like
those their parents wore , for special
fashions for children's wear came at
a later time.
An author is guilty of contributory
negligence when he foils to inclose
stamps for the return of his contribu
'
tion.
Freen lectures are often worth less
than the cost cf admission.
Santiago and Guantanamo Said to
Have Been Taken ,
STARS AND STRIPES RAISED ,
Madrid Dispatch Says Sampson Recom
menced Bombarding Friday , but That
the X > andlng Party Was Repulsed by
Spanish Forces.
CAPE HAYTIEN ; June 13. There is
no direct news from Cuba this morn
ing , but the rumor is again current
that Santiago de Cuba has fallen.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , June 13. News
\vas received here to-day that a force
of American marines had landed on
the shores of Guanfcanamo bay and
that the Stars .and stripes are now
floating from a Spanish flagstaff.
LONDON , June 13. News comes from
Havana that the American fleet re
sumed the bombardment of the fortifi
cations of Santiago de Cuba yesterday.
The assault began at 8 o'clock in the
morning and continued until 11. The
reason for the renewed attack was the
fact that the Spaniards were attempt
ing to repair some of the batteries
which had not been entirely de
stroyed during the previous bombard
ments by the American squadron. The
Spaniards had so far repaired the bat
teries that they were able to now and
then send a shot a t the American ships
This is said to have finally become an
noying to Admiral Sampson , and he
decided to stop the desultory pepper
ing , lie , therefore , opened fire.
MADKID , June 13. An official dis
patch received here from Havana ,
dated yesterday , says : This morning
some of Admiral Sampson's ships re
commenced the bombardment of Santi
ago de Cuba. At the same time a num
ber of boats , towed by a steamer , approached
preached and attempted to make a
landing. The cannonade lasted three
hours.
The Spaniards , skillfully posted , re
pulsed the attempted landing , and the
Americans drew off. No damage was
caused by the shells from the ships ,
which kept distant , evidently afraid
to venture within range of the guns of
the forts.
GRANT LED THE MANEUVERS ,
Sham Battle at Chlckntnuigu to Illus
trate a New Battle Problem.
CIIICKAMAUGA , Tenn. , June 13. The
event of the day at Chickamaiiga was
the execution of General Fred Grant's
battle problem. In this problem were a
number of new and difficult maneuvers ,
and it was watched with great interest
by thousands of officers and men. The
maneuvers were all carried out accord
ing to General Grant's excellently con
ceived plan , and the fact was demon
strated t'- - * many of them would be
very useful in actual conflict. The
battle begun at 7 o'clock and was con
cluded b Jore noon.
There were two columns in the
formation. The first , consisting of
the First Vermont , Third Tennessee
and Eighth New York regiments , com
manded by Colonel Clark of Vermont ,
was formed along the Vineyard road.
The second column , consisting of the
Fourteenth New York , Second Nebras
ka and First Missouri , under command
of Colonel Charles J. IHlls of Nebraska ,
formed on the Thedford road. "When
the two columns met the struggle be
gan in earnest. When this was fin
ished , General Grant threw the two
columns together to ward off a sup
posed attack from some direction of
which he was supposed to have knowl
edge in advance.
CARNEGIE REFUSED ,
Chlcagjo'8 Highlanders' Jleglmcnt Will
Have to Kquip Itself.
CHICAGO , June l . Andrew Carnegie
has sent the following communication
to the Scottish Highlanders in Illinois
in answer to their request , asking him
to equip a regiment of Highlanders for
service in the war with Spain , the reg
iment to be uniformed in Highland
fashion at the expense of Mr. Carnegie
and to bear his name :
"LASMIAM HOTE. . LONDON , May SO. I do
not believe that the war will last Ions , or ever
reach the d--nlty ! o * re-'l war. You will see
Spain go all topicres coon. much sooner than
you could gt-t tae hSicriral Highland garb pro
vided for the rr-jrmcnt , proposed. If thb coun
try v/ere fecr'ous'y threatened and needed stal
wart men who ceuM be trusted to carry any po
sition they wrre ordered upon , then I should
. onsitter tlu > matter. r.Icanvhile , 1 believe I am
honored with the suggestion that a body of my
countrymen from tLo center of triumphant de
mocracy should think of conncutinf : my name
with their regiment. AXDUEW CAHNEGIE. "
"EASY COME , EASY GO , "
J. D. Morrlsey , AVho Ufado Ills Money
Mining and Lost It RacingIs Dead.
LIADVILLE , Col. , June 13. John D.
Morrisey , the we'l ' known mining man ,
died suddenly j'esterday. He was about
.10 years of age. In the early ' 80s he
made about § 330,000 out of the Crown
Point mine , which he owned jointly
with Thomas and Joseph f'Diamond
Joe" ) Reynolds. Morrisey bought a
fine string of horses and became a well i
known figure on Eastern race tracks.
He lost his entire fortune and returned
to Leadville about a year ago.
They Expect American Ships to Come.
MADRID , June 13. A dispatch from
Teneriffe , Canary islands , announces
that an English vessel has arrived
there to take off English residents ,
who are leaving in fear of the arrival
of an American fleet.
Tennessceans on the "Way to Manila.
ST. Louis , Mo. , June 13. The first
regiment of Tennessee volunteers ,
1.200 strong , under the command of
Colonul William C. Smith , passed
through here to-day in four sections on
the way lo the Philippines.
COLLINS MAY CONFESS.
Said to KB Weakening In the Face of the
Startling Developments.
TOPEKA , Kan. , June 13. John Henry
Collins , who is now in jail for the' mur
der of J. S. Collins , his father , is said
to be weakening , and the officers think
that he shows an inclination to make
a confession. The remarkable coolness
which he has maintained since the
murder was committed is leaving1 him
as he learns the progress of the detect
ives in weaving a net of circumstantial
as well as positive evidence about him.
He started to talk two or three times
yesterday , but always ended with the
remark : "My attorney , Mr. Godard ,
told me to say nothing , and I will fol
io w his advice. "
The officers are said to have evidence
against him so startling that they will
not even hint at it. knowing that if the
public got hold of it it would be almost
impossible to protect the young man
from being lynched.
A VOTE ON HAWAII ,
Honso Agrees to Take It Xcxt YFodnes-
day on New-lands * .Resolution.
WASHINGTON , June 13. The feature
of yesterday's session of the House was
the securing of an agreement to con
sider and vote upon the Newlands resolution
elution to annex Hawaii. Beginning
to-day , the debate will proceed until 5
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon ,
when a vote will be taken. Eight
Democrats voted with the annexationists -
ists in the movement to force consid
eration of the resolutions , they being
Messrs. Berry of Kentucky , Devries of
California , Livingston of Georgia ,
Brucker of Michigan , Cummings , Sul-
zer and Vehslage of New York and
Cochran of Missouri. It is claimed
that at least twenty Democrats will
favor the passage of the resolutions.
The bill to enable volunteer soldiers to
vote at Congressional elections was
passed , and a number of minor meas
ures , chiefly of a private nature , were
considered.
RUSSIA MAY ACT ,
It Is Said She Is Likely to Attempt to
Mediate Austria "Won't Move First.
VIENNA , June 13. The government
has declined to initiate mediation be
tween the United States and Spain ,
as it wishes to avoid the appearance of
making intervention seein only a dy
nastic action in the interest of the
queen regent , which might give fatal
offense.
Nevertheless , a decided opinion is
held that the time for intervention is
very nearly at hand , although a hesi
tation to take the first step is evident
everywhere. The probability is that
Russia , will undertake the initiative
within one or two days.
ANOTHER TOWN REDUCED ,
American Warships ISombard and De
stroy lialqulri.
HAVANA , June 13. Several Ameri
can warships yesterday bombarded
Liiiquiri , some distance east of Agua-
dores , and near the railway line to
Santiago de Cuba.
Official advices from Santiago say
that the bombardment "caused no
damage. "
Baiquiri is in a mining locality , and
some of the mines are under American
control.
CROWN CAN'T EXPEL THEM ,
Only Act of Parliament Can Oust Du-
Uosc and Currunza From Canada.
OTTAWA , Ont. , June 13. Statements
sent out from Ottawa that the gov
ernment has decided to deport Senor
DuEoso and Lieutenant Carranza , the
alleged Spanish spies , lack foundation.
It is conceded now in official circles ,
after a careful examination of the law ,
that the crown has not the power to
expel them from the country. The
power is reserved to parliament , which
brings it into play by a special act.
PEACE TALKED BY DIPLOMATS ,
No Effort , However , Is Made to Reach
State Department.
WASHINGTON , June 13. Reports from
Madrid that Spain , through , the min
ister of foreign affairs , Count Almodo-
var del Rio , had taken formal
steps toward securing peace have
not been made apparent by any
action in Washington up to this time.
There has been no proposition for
peace or for armistice , ncr has there
even been an entering wedge of in
quiry as to how such a proposition
would be accepted.
Miss Long a Nurse.
WASHINGTON , June 13. A very sub
stantial evidence of self-sacrifice for
the sake of their country is afforded by
the taking up of a military nurse's
duties by the daughter of Secretary
Long , Miss Margaret Long , with some
of her chums at the Johns Hopkins
medical school of Baltimore. The
young ladies who go with Miss Long "
are Dorothy Reid , Mabel Austin ,
daughter of ex-Governor Austin of
Minnesota , and Mabel Simis. They
have already reported to the naval
hospital at Brooklyn to nurse wounded
and sick 'sailors who were sent up from
Sampson's fleet on th& Solace.
Uproar In Japanese Diet.
YOKOHAMA , June 13. The imperial
diet was reopened yesterday , After a
stormy discussion the government pro >
posals for land taxation were rejected
amid great uproar. The diet will prob
ably be dissolved.
Kansas Brink Quits.
TOPEKA , Kan. , June 13. The Blue
Rapids City bank to-day served notice
on the bank commissioner that it had
paid off all its depositors and quit bus
iness.
DRIVEN FROM THEIR FORTS ,
Sampson's Ships Bombard Another Span
ish Fortification.
CAPE HAYTIEN , Hayti , Juno 10. It
is reported here that a great battle ha9
taken place at Caimuncra , in the bay ;
of Guantanamo. At half past 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning five ships of the
American squadron opened a , heavy
bombardment of the fortifications of
the town. There was a perfect hail of
bombs in the bay , striking and demol
ishing many houses beyond the forti
fications.
On the Spanish side the artillery re
plied vigorously , maintaining for some
time a stout resistance. The fire from
the warships , however , never slack
ened for an instant. It was regular
and carefully directed , and a great ma
jority of the shots proved effective.
The Spaniards were forced to abandon
their position on the shore and retreat
to the town of Catmanera proper. It
is supposed that later they fled from
this position also , with the inhabi
tants.
Information has reached here that
the Spanish at Santiago and Caimanera
are preparing for a final desperate
struggle , and are determined to resist
the assaults of the Americans to the
last extremity.
The commander of the district issued
an order to burn Caimanera before
yielding it into the hands of the Amer
icans. The latter forced the entrance
to the bay of Guantanamo and , accord
ing to the latest advices from Caiman-
era , it was feared that the Americans
would make an effort to land forces
there Wednesday afternoon. Measures
to prevent this , if possible , have been
taken by the Spaniards. The Amer
ican fleet was still maintaining its po
sition.
MADRID HEARS FROM MANILA ,
Situation Very Grave for Spanish , "Who
Entertain Fear of Annihilation.
MADISID , Juno 10. The following
communication from Captain General
Augusti , dated at Manila , June 3 , has
been published :
"The situation is very grave. Agni-
naldo has succeeded in stirring up the
country and the telegraph lines and
.railways arc being cut. I am without
communication with the provinces.
The province of Cavite has completely
rebelled , and the towns and villages
are occupied by numerous bands. A
Spanish column defends the Zapote
line to prevent the enemy from invad
ing the province of Manila , but the foe
has entered through Bulacan , Lagina
and Moron , so thut Mania ! will thus be
attacked by land and sea.
"I am striving to raise the courage
of the inhabitants and will exhaust
every means of resistance , but I dis
trust the natives and the volunteers
because there have already been many
desertions. IJaccoor and Imus have
already been seized by the enemy.
' The insurrection has reached great
proportions , and if I canuot count
upon the support of the country , the
forces at my disposal will not suffice to
hold the ground against the enemies. "
It is reported that the Spaniards at
Manila have already been compelled to
take refuge in the fortified part of the
town.
PORTO RICO MAY REVOLT ,
Inhabitants Likely to Follow Cubans' Ex
ample and Kcnounco Spain.
NEW YORK , June 10. Lieutenant
Henry Whitney , Fourth United
States artillery , who has twice
penetrated into the very heart
of Spanish territory , once in Cuba
and lastly in Porto Rico , arrived here
to-day on the British steamer Adran-
rosc from Porto Rico. Through him
the war department will soon be in
possession of important and accurate
information concerning the military
strength and defenses of the island.
He found 5,000 volunteer troops and
4,500 regulars in and about Ponce. The
soldiers were sickly , however , and dis
contented for lack of pay.
Food he found to be scarce , and that
fact combined with the American sen
timent pervading the towns , inclined
him to the belief that if the United
States troops did not invest the island
within a month the inhabitants would
turn upon the Spaniards and drive
them out.
About the best way to gat even with
a man is to pay him what you owe
him. Chicaco News.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUC E
Omaha , Chicago and New York Market
Quotations.
OMAHA.
Kutter Creamery separator. . . 14 a 13
Butter Choice fancy country11 a 15
EeRs Fresh , per doz 8 a 9
Sprins Chickens Per pound It5 a IS
Lemons-Per bov 350 a . " > 00
Oranges Per box 2 75 a 3 00
Honey Choice , per pound 11 a 12
Onions Per bushel 75 a ' j
Keans HnndpicUeu navy 1 C5 : il 30
Potatoes Per bushel 75 a 'O
Hay Upland per ton C 50 a7 00
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET.
Hops Choice ll ht 3 60 a 3 S5
Hogs Heavy weights. 3 75 a 3 $5
Beef steers 340 a 4 75
Hulls 325 a 5 00
Stazs 350 a 4 CO
Calve- 5.0 H 7 00
\\estern feeders 3 00 a 4 r 5
Covrs 350 a 4 15
Heifers 3 f > > a 4 .TO
Stoexer- and feeders. 3 75 a 4 50
Sheep \Ve > tern lambs 4 50 art :
ceeep Native mixed 3 20 u4 35
CHICAGO.
Wheat No. 2 spring 1 00 a 103
Corn Per bushel 31 a 31K
Oats Per bushel 27 ft 27"- ,
Harlcv No. 2 35 a 4
Rye No. 2 45 a 4(54 (
Timothy seed , per bu - < > a 2 M )
Pork Per < -wt 10 40 a 10 70
Lunl IVr 100 pounds 5 < a 5 90
Cattle Prime feeding cattle. . . 4 75 a 520
Cattle Native beef steers 4 CO a 3 25
Hoes Ml.\ed 450 a 4 75
neep t lipped Lamb * t "W a 5 GO
Shcei > WooJed Lambs 3 70 aH 00
SEW YORK MARKET.
Wheat No. 2. red winter 100 a 1 ( G
Corn -No. 2 3rt a
Oats No. 2 27 a 275
Pork POO a 9 75
Lura 3 CO a 3 25
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat No. 2 spring 1 00 a 1 05
Corn No. 2 2) a CO
Oats No. 2 < 2S a 29
Hogs Mixed f 4 00 a 3 05
Sheep Muttons 4 23 a 4 75
Cattle Stockers and feeders. . . 4 10 a 4 34