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By Robert Louis Stevenson. i w
CHAPTER VIII. ( Continued. )
A voice was now heard hailing us
from the entrance. From the window
we could sec the figure of a man In the
moonlight : he stood motionless , his
face uplifted to ours , and a rag of some
thing white on his extended arm ; and
as we looked right down upon him ,
though he was a good many yards dis
tant on the links , wo could see the
moonlight glitter in his eyes.
Ho opened his lips again , and spoke
for some minutes on end , in a key so
loud that ho might have been heard In
every corner of the pavilion , and as fnr
away as the borders of the wood. It
was the same voice that had already
shouted "Tradltorc ! " through the shut
ters of the dining-room ; this time It
made a complete and clear statement.
Tf the traitor "Oddlestone" were given
up , all others should be spared ; if net ,
7io one should escape to tell the tale.
"Well. Huddlcstone. what do you say
lo that ? " asked Northmour , turning to
the bed.
Up to that moment the hanker had
given no sign of life , and I , at least ,
had supposed him to be still in .1 faint ;
hut he replied at once , and. In such
tones as I have never heard elsewhere ,
save from a delirious patient , adjured
and besought us not to desert him.
"Enough , " cried Northmour. and
then he threw open the window , leaned
out into the night , and in a tone of
exultation , and with a total forgetfulness -
ness of what was due to the presence
of a lady , poured out upon the ambas
sador a string of the most abominable
raillery , both in English and Italian ,
nnd hade him begone where he had
conic from.
Meantime the Italian put his flag of
B
truce in his pocket , and disappeared , at
a leisurely pace , among the sand-hills.
"They makp honorable war. " said
Northmour. "They are all gentlemen
nnd soldiers. For the credit of the
thing. I wish we rould change sides
you and I. Frank , and you too. Missy ,
my darling and leave that being on
the bed to some one else. Tut ! Don't
look shocked ! We arc all going post to
what we call eternity , nnd may as well
be above-board while there's time. As
far r.s I'm concerned , if I could first
strangle Huddlestono and then pet
Clara in my arms , I could die with
some pride and satisfaction. And as it
is. by God. I'll have a kiss ! "
Before I could do anything to in
terfere , he had rudelv embraced and
repeatedly kissed the resisting girl.
Next moment I had pulled him away
with fury , and flung him heavily
against the wall. He laughed loud
and long.
I turned from him with a feeling cf
contempt which I did not seek to dis
semble.
"As you please. " said he. "You've
been a prig In life ; a prig you'll die. "
And with that he sat down in a
chair , a rifle over his knee , and
amused himself with snapping the
lock.
lock.All
All this time our assailants might
have been entering the house , and we
been none the wiser ; we had in truth
almost forgotten the danger that so
imminently overhung our days. But
just then Mr. Iluddlestone uttered a
cry. and leaped from the bed.
'I asked him what was wrong.
"Fire ! " he cried. "They have set
the house on fire ! "
Nortbniour was on his feet in an in
stant , and he and I ran through the
door of communication with the study.
The room was illuminated by a red
and angry light. Almost at the mo
ment of our entrance a tower of flame
arose in front of the window , and , with
a tingling report , a pane fell inward on
the carpet. They had set fire to the
lean-to outhouse , where Northmour
used to nurse his negatives.
"Hot work ! " said Northmour. "Let
us try in your old room. "
We ran thither in a breath , threw
up the casement and looked forth.
Along the whole back wall of the pa
\ vilion piles of fuel had been arranged
and kindled , and it is probable they
had been drenched with mineral oi ! ,
for. in spite of the morning's rain ,
they all burned bravely. The fire had
taken a firm hold already on the out
house. There was not a human being
to be seen to right or left.
"Ah. well ! " said Northmour , "here's
the end , thank God. "
And we returned' to "My Uncle's
Room. " Mr. Huddlcstone was putting
on his boots , still violently trembling ,
but with an air of determination such
as I had not hitherto observed. Clara
stood close by him , with her cloak in
both hands ready to threw about her
shoulders , and a strange look in her
eyes , as if she were half hopeful , half
doubtful of her father.
"Well , boys and girls. " said North
mour , "how about a sally ? The oven
is heating , it is not good to stay here
and be baked , and , for my part , I want
10 come to my hands with them and
be done. "
"There is nothing else left , " I re
plied.
And both Clara and Mr. Huddle-
stone , though with a very different in
tonation , added. "Nothing ! "
I * " As we went downstairs the heat was
excessive , and the roaring of the fire
filled our cars , and we iiad scarce
reached the passage before the stairs'
window fell in , a branch of flame shot
brandishing through the aperture , and
the interior of the pavilion became lit
up with that dreadful and fluctuating
glare. At the same moment we heard
The fall of something heavy and in
elastic in the upper floor.
Northmour and I cocked our re
volvers. Mr. Huddlestone , who had
already refused a firearm , put us be
hind him with a manner of command.
"Let Clara opsn the door , " said he.
"So , If they fire a volley , she will bo
protected. And in the meantime
stand behind inc. I am the scapegoat ;
my sins have found me out. "
I heard him , as I stood breathless
by his shoulder , with my pistol ready ,
pattering off prayers in a tremulous ,
rapid whisper ; and I confess , horrid as
the thought may seem , I despised him
for thinking of supplications in a mo
ment so critical and thrilling. In ihs
meantime Clara , who was dead white
but still possessed of her faculties , had
displaced the barricade from the front
door. Another moment , and she had
pulled It open. Firelight and moon
light illuminated the links with con
fused and changeful luster , and far
away against the sky we could see a
long trail of glowing smoke.
Mr. Iluddicstone , Itued for the mo
ment with a strength gieater than Iris
own , stiuck Northmour and myself a
hack-hander in the chest , and whiic we
were thus for the moment incapacitat
ed from action , lifting his arms above
his head like one ahout to dive , he ran
straight forward out of the pavilion.
"Here am I ! " he cried "Huddle-
stone ! Kill me , and spare the others. "
His sudden appearance daunted , I
suppose , our hidden enemies ; for
Northmour and I had time to recover ,
to seize Clara between us one by each
arnii and to rush forth to his assist
ance , ere anything further had taken
place. But scarce had we passed the
threshold \vhen there came near a doz
en reports and flashes from every di
rection among the hollows of the links.
Mr. Huddlestone staggered , uttered a
weird and freezing cry , threw up his
arms over his head and fell backward
on the turf.
"Traditore ! Traditore ! " cried the
invisible avengers.
And just then a part of the roof of
the pavilion fell in , so rapid was the
progress of the lire. A loud , vague
and horrible noise accompanied the
collapse , and a vast volume of flame
went soaring up to heaven. Huddle-
stone , although God knows what were
his obsequies , had a fine pyre at the
moment of his death.
CHAPTER IX.
I should hay } the greatest difficulty
to lelJ you what followed next after
this tragic circumstance. It is all to
: ne , as I look back upon it. mixed ,
strenuous and ineffectual , like the
struggles of a sleeper in a nitit-
mare. Clara. I remember , uttered a
broken sigh and would have fallen for
ward to earth had not Northmour and
I supported her insensible body. I do
not think we were attacked ; I do not
remember even to have seen an assail
ant ; and I believe we deserted Mr.
Huddlestone without a glance. I only
remember running like a man in a
panic , now carrying Clara altogether
in my own arms , now sharing her
weight with Northmour , now scuffling
confusedly for the possession of that
dear burden.
Why we should liave made for my
camp in the Hemlock Den , or how \ve
reached it , are points lost forever to
my recollection. The first moment at
which I became aennitely sure , Clara
had been suffered to fall against the
outside of my little tent. Northmour
and I were tumbling together on the
ground , and he. with continued fe
rocity , was striking for my head with
the butt of his revolver. Ho had already -
ready twice wounded me on the scalp ,
and it is to the consequent loss of
Blood that I am tempted to attribute
the sudden clearness of my mind.
1 caught him by the wrist.
"Northmour , " I remember saying ,
"you can kill roe afterwards. Let us
first attend to Clara. "
He was at that moment uppermost.
Scarcely had the words passed my
lips , when he had leaped to tns feet
arid ran tovard the tent , and the next
moment he was straining Clara to his
heart and covering her unconscious
hands and face with his caresses.
"Shame ! " I cried. "Shame to you ,
Northmour ! "
And , giddy though I still was , I
struck him repeatedly upon the head
and shoulders.
He relinquished his grasp , and faced
uie in the broken moonlight.
"I had you under and let you go , "
said he ; "and now you strike me !
Coward ! "
"You are the coward , " I retorted.
"Did she wish your kisses while she
was still sensible of what she wanted ?
Not she ! And now she may be dying ;
and you waste this precious time , and
abuse her helplessness. Stand aside ,
and let me help her ? '
He confronted me for a moment ,
white and menacing ; then suddenly he
stepped aside.
"Help her , then , ' ' said he.
I threw myself on my knees besida
her and loosened , as well as I was
able , her dress and corset ; but while I
was thus engaged , a grasp descended
on my shoulder.
"Keep your hands off her , " said
Northmour. fiercely. "Do you think I
have no blood in my veins ? "
"Northmour , " I cried , "if you will
neither help her yourself nor let me dose
so , do you knew I shall have to kill
you ? "
"That is better ! " he cried. "Let
her die , also ; where's the harm ? Step
aside from that girl and stand up to
fight. "
"You will observe , " said I. half-ris
ing , "that I have not kissed her yet. "
"I dare you to ! " he cried.
I do not know what possessed me ; It
was one of the things I am most
ashamed of in my life , though as my
wife used to say , I knew that my kiss
es would be always welcome were she
dead or living ; down I fell again up
on my knees , parted the hair from her
forehead , and , with the dearest respect ,
laid my lips for a moment on that colii
brow.
"And now , " said I. "I am at your
service , Mr. Northmour. "
But I saw , to my surprise , that he
had turned his back upon me.
"Do you hear ? " I asked.
"Yes , " uald he , "I do. If you wish to
fight , I am ready. If not , go on and
save Clara. All is one to me. "
I did not wait to be twice bidden ;
but , stooping again over Clara , con
tinued my efforts to revive her. She
still lay white and lifelees ; I began to
fear that her sweet spirit had indeed
fled beyond recall , and horror and a
sense of utter desolation seized upon
my heart. I called her by name with
the most endearing Inflections ; I chafed
and beat her hands ; now I laid her
head low , now supported it against my
knee ; but all seemed to be in vain , and
the lids still lay heavy on her eyes.
"Northmour. " I said , "there is my
hat. For God's sake bring some water
from the spring. "
Almost in a moment he v/as by my
side with the water.
"I have brought it in my own , " said
ho. "You do not grudge me the privi
lege ? "
"Northmour , " I was beginning to
? ay , as I laved her head and breast , but
he interrupted me savagely.
"Oh. you hush up ! " he said. "The
best thing you can do is to say noth
ing. "
I had certainly no desire to talk , my
mind being swallowed up in concern
for my dear love and her condition ; so
I continued in silence lo do my best
toward her recovery , and when the
hat was empty , returned it to him with
one word "More. " He had , perhaps ,
gone several times upon this errand
when Clara opened her eyes.
"Now , " said he , "since she is better ,
you can spare me , can you not ? I wish
you a good-night , Mr. Cassilis. "
( To be continued. )
FAMOUS BATTLE CRIES.
A war cry that resembles "Remember
the Maine ! " was that which Gen. Sam
Houston gave to his troops at the battle
of San Jacinto. the fight which gave
freedom and independence to Texas.
Col. Travis was in command of about
18o Texan soldiers in the fort called the
Alamo at Bexar. There lie was surrounded -
rounded by a greatly superior force un-
der the Mexican dictator , Santa Anna.
On the morning of the Cth of March ,
1S3C. the little garrison of the Alamo
capitulated , on the pledge of the Mexican -
can general that their lives would be
spared. Notwithstanding this pledge
Col. Travis and his entire force were
massacred as soon as they had surren
dered. Their dead bodies were gath
ered together , a huge pile of wood v/as
heaped upon them , and they were
burned to ashes. This fearful act of
barbarity stirred the Texans to intense !
wrath and .implanted in their breasts j i
a fierce thirst for vengeance. On April
19 , 383C , Gen. Houston , with about 700
men. gave battle at San Jacinto to San
ta Anna , with nearly three times the
number of Mexicans , and. in spite of
the disparity of numbers , Houston's lit
tle force swept the Mexicans like chaff
before the wind. It was more a slaugh
ter than a battle.
Just before the assault of the Texans
Avas made on the army of Santa Anna
Houston addressed his soldiers in a
fervid speech , closing with the words ,
"Remember the Alamo ! " These words
fell upon the ears of the Texans with I
wonderful effect. Every soldier in the i
little army at the same instant
repeated the words "the Alamo" until
they became a shriek for revenge that
struck terror to the souls of the Mexi
cans. When the battle was over it was
found that only seventy Texans had
been killed , while G30 Mexicans were
left dead on the field.
"Remember the Alamo ! " was evi
dently a battle cry that not only nerved
the arms cf the avengers , but paralyzed
the resistance of the Mexicans.
The answer of Commodore Stockton
to the Mexican governor of California
when we took possession of that coun
try is worth recalling. "If you march
upon the town" ( Los Angeles ) , threat
ened the governor , "you will find it the
grave of your men. "
"Tell the governor , " said Stockton ,
"to have the bells ready to toll at S i
o'clock in the morning. I shall be there j !
at that tin- ? . "
i
Commodore Tatnall's "Blood is thicki i
cr than water ! " won grateful recogni
tion in England in 1S59. Seeing the
British admiral. Sir James Hope , in a
tight place under the fire of Chinese
forts , Tatnall gallantly canie to his res
cue. In so doing he wns guilty of a
breach of neutrality , but his answer ,
"Blood is thicker than water. " had the i
effect of condoning his offense.
Tale of Three Cities.
"I see , " said the ungrammatical Chicago
cage man , "that they are going to try i '
the experiment of mummifying Phila
delphia bodies. " "Before death ? " ask
ed the inane New Yorker. Indianapolis
Journal.
Fodder Land.
|
"Ccirie , my child , let us away to the
fodderland , " said the German cow to
her offspring as they made in the direc
tion of the waving field of corn. New
York Herald.
Diplomatic Usurer.
May I always collect double on the
bets I win. Ada I should think the
losers would object. May Not at all J
always bet kisses.
The gas meter's claim to the cham
pion liar's medal is disputed by the bi
cycle cyclometer.
Spaniards Insisted That Their Arms
BeSent to Spain ,
THIS , OFCOURSE.WAS REFUSED
Tlio Wording of the Artlclns of Capitu
lation Softened : i * Much < i * Possible
Without ChiiliR'UIf the SCIIMC , to Satisfy
Honor Condition of Santiago.
WlIKKI.KU'S ilK.VDijl'AKTKItH. .Illly 1(5. (
The preliminary basis for the capitu
' lation of the Spanish forces in East
ern , Cuba was agreed to and signed
under , u picturesque cieba tree , half
I way between the lines , shortly after
I midnight. , Our commissioners were in-
I vited lo enter the city by those repre
senting' General Toral , but the invita
tion was declined and the conference
was held under the spreading cieba.
just such a tree as that under which
, , Columbus assisted at the celebration of
i mass at the first landing of Cuba near
Havana.
At the very outset a hitch occurred
owing to a misunderstanding of what
. was said at the personal interview between -
{ | tween , General Shafter and General
.
j Toral at noon. At that time our in-
; i terprcter , , translating' the language of
General Toral , had given Generals
Shafter , Miles and Wheeler distinctly
to understand that Captain Blanco had
consented that the commissioners
should have plenary power to negoti
ate the terms of surrender , such terms
as they agreed upon to b- binding
upon both parties. Something1 was said
about a notification to the Madrid gov
ernment , but General Shafter insisted
that the capitulation had been actu
ally agreed to and that no further
consent of the Madrid government was
required.
While the Spaniards were haggling
over the capitulation , the commission
ers concluded the arrangements of the
terms covering the evacuation of the
' province cf Santiago. Though the un-
der.standing , was that no concessions
! were to be granted , with the excep
j tion of allowing the oflicers to retain
: their side arms , the Spanish commis
sioners disputed an-l raised many ob
j jections ; to the proposed arrangements.
, The Spanish ollieers wished to have
their m-jn march out of the trenches
; with their arms , which they also in
j sisted i weru to bu bocd up and shipped
back to Spain with the prisoners.
This , of course , was refused.
There was also much argument over
the details of the surrender.
The total number of Spanis'.i troops
involved in the surrender will , it is
said , run elose to 25,000 , of which
12.000 are behind the entrenchments
of Santiago. The rest of the Spanish
troops are stationed at Sagua de Tan-
amo , Guaiitanamo. Baraeou and other
seaports and fortified cities.
The > ,000 Spanish troops include
about 20,000 regulars and r ,000 volun
teers.
General Shafter said this morning ,
referring to the situation : "The Span
iards claim that the surrender must
be confirmed by Madrid. I refuse to
consider any such contention , for the
surrender s complete and ordered
by Governor General Blanco and was
made bj * General Toral. This morning
General Linares seat me a letter beg-
ging that the Spanish soldiers be per
mitted to take their side arms back to
Spain. He begged me to intercede
with the President , and , if possible , to
arrange for a , return of the arms to the
prisoners after they had surrendered
them. ' '
When the commissioners met , short
ly after . ' - ' o'clock in the afternoon ,
those in behalf of General Toral ( Gen
eral Escario , Lieutenant Colonel For-
tain and Robert Mason , the British vice
consul ) combatted at once the idea
that the capitulation had in fact actu
ally taken place. The consent of Mad
rid , they insisted , was still necessary ,
but at the same time they claimed
strongly that it would be forthcoming- .
General Toral , who was present , and
who , in fact , directed the negotiations
on his own behalf , said he had never
been overruled by the captain general.
Still , he added , until Madrid sanction
ed it Santiago had not capitulated.
All this was extremely un.atisfac -
tory to our commissioners , who clung
tenaciously to the understanding Gen-
era" ! Shafter had received earlier in the
day.
Finally , with the question of wheth
er the Spanish forces had actually sur
rendered still open , the commissioners
proceeded to the consideration of the
preliminaries.
Captain Mile } ' had drawn up thirteen
articles of a general nature , and these
were submitted to General Toral per
sonally. He made a strong appeal
that the word "capitulation" be used
instead of the harsher word "surren
der , " and that his army be allowed to
march out , the oflicers with their side
arms and the men with their small
arms. lie said the arms could
afterwards be sent to Spain ,
either upon the same ships with
the troops or on some other ships.
General Toral further remarked that I
i
he expected our commissioners , as representatives - j
resentatives of a brave and chivalrous 1 J j i
people , would not seek to humiliate j
his army or make it appear that he
was vanquished. As brave men. his
soldiers desired to go home with
honor. They had simply yielded to
superior force , and they would prefer
dying to going home without their
honor.
Our commissioners could not resist
this appeal , bat they said it lay be
yond the terms laid down by our gov
ernment and they could only recom
mend the matter to Washington.
At 4 o'clock General Toral returned
to the city to consult with General
Linares.
General Toral and the Spanish com
missioners returned at < i:30 : o'clock ,
saying1 they desire : ! a still further
change in the phraseology of the ar
ticles and suggested a postponement
of tha negotiations until morning.
This General Wheeler firmly declined.
Thereupon a recess was taken until
! l:30 o'clock. The commissioners re
turned at that hour and the articles
were again gone over in detail. Vari
ous changes of verbiage , which tended
only to soften the sound of the terms
without affecting the sense ; , were pro
posed by the Spaniards , and our com
missioners accepted practically at ! of
them.
Shortly after midnight General
Wheeler suggested that the good faith
of the Spaniards be tested. All the
articles were reread anl each com
missioner in turn was asked if they
were satisfactory. When they replied
in the affirmative. General Wheeler
asked them to alli.v their signatures.
This they appeared to be reluctant to
do. but they could r.rt well refti e.
When all had signed the commission
ers separated to meet again at ; i:30 :
o'clock this morning.
The present municipal authorities
are to continue in control of the vity
until the Spanish troops ar - em
barked. The Spanish troops from
other points are to be embarked at the
nearest ports.
Itefugees are to return to their
homes , but not until the sanction of
Madrid is received. .ud the sane ap
plies to the removal of the obstructions
at the mouth of the harbor.
Pending this , however , Miss Clara
IJarton and the Ked Cross agents , with
supplies , are to bo'illowcd to enter the
eity over the liny oi' tha Jira jui rail
road.
The water , which was cut , is to be
repaired to-day. Ao Cubans are to be
allowed to enter the -jit ; . Ail the ar
tillery and the Jiatt.'jries at the en
trance of the harbor rue to be left in-
tnrt. and we are to obtain possession
of the gunboat in the harbor.
Pending the sanction of Madrid ,
everything is at 't standst'l1. and : is a
result the troops 0:1 i.uUi sides , remain
in the trenches.
General Shai tor's headqna-ter are
to be moved , probably to-diy , to the
high ground north of the ' * ity. where
the whole of our army will be en
camped after , , Santiago is evacuated ,
pending the possibility of its embarka
tion for the island of Porto liicu.
The troops which were landed at ,
Siboney. but winch were not brought
up. are to be sent back on board the
transports immedii tuly.
Wliich American troops will remain
here as a garrison , or the number , has
not yet been decided on. There is some
talk of garrisoning Santiago with sev
eral regiments from the Southern
states which are understood to be at
sea at present.
The condition of the city of Santiago
is said to be dreadful , with filth and
bteneh everywhere. There is much
sickness among the Spanish soldiers ,
clue to bad and insufficient food , and
there are many yellow fever eases in
the hospitals.
HAWKINS ON THE OLIVETTE ,
Among the AVoandvil Are the. Major
( ie.ne.ral aii'l KdiviM Marshall.
XKW YORK. .luly J ? . Te : hospital
ship Olivette is expeeced to arrive i.i
New York to-day or to-moi ow. The
following- some 01" tiio bifk and
wounded on board :
Major .lames I Sell. First cavalry ;
Major Alex. ( ) . Krodie. Fir.sj , [ ; . S. V.
C. ; Second Lieutenant Horace II. Dev-
creanx , First 17. S. V. C' . : Lieutenant
W. M. Fiscus. Second infa-ury : Major
General II. S. IIa\vkii .s ; ' 'aptain Mor
ton J. Henry : C.pt ; > in L'homas T.
Knox. First cavalry ; Captain James If.
ilcClintock. First T. S. V. C. : First
Lieutenant Maury iMch'/ls , Seventh
infantry ; First Lieutenant John II.
Thoniau. jr. . First t' . S. V. C. ; Ke-
porter Edward Marshall.
WILL TREAT WITH CANADA ,
Anioiij the. Now Couiiiiis4iiinvr4 Are
Hiiijjlcy , Ka-isoa : in I Foster.
WASHING'ION' . .Inly IThe : Presi
dent has appointed the folii.nvinif com
missioners to meet Ji similar commis
sion on the part of Ure.it Jlritain and
Canada for th" purpose of adju > tiutr
the relations between 'he United
States and Canaca :
Senator Charles . Fairbanks of Ir-
diana. Senator George Gray of Dela
ware. Representative Xelson Dingley
of Maine , John A. ICasson of Iowa and
John W. Foster of the District , of
Columbia.
A FRAUD ON BEER DRINKERS ,
Indiana 3Ianufaeturer < Haie. Invented
an Optical Illusion Clus- ; .
AXDERSOX. Ind. . July I1 * . Glass
manufacturers who foresaw the effect
of the war tax on saloon business ,
turned tlieir attention to the manufac
ture of "optical illusion" beer glasse.- . .
The glass is made &o it is as thin a- >
the thinnest beer glass at the brim ,
but by the application of a mot de
ceptive art the glass is so arranged in
the bottom and farther down tin :
sides that it cuts oft about a fourth of
the capacity and at the same time
adds no perceptible weight.
_
TO TAKE THE CAROLINES ,
.Reported That the Monterey Jla * an In
cidental Duty to Perform.
SA.V FKACisco. July is. Advc s
from Honolulu say that when the mon
itor Monterey sailed from that port
the commander had orders to stop ; : t
the Caroline islands and take posses
sion of them in the name of the United
States. A detachment of marines will
be left in possession when the Monte
rey sails for Manila.
COLOMBIA MUST PAY ITALY.
The Cl.ilniVnn Awnrtled hjr President
Cleveland In I HI)7.
AV.\8iiix Tof , .July 15. The State de
partment has been notified that tint
Italian government has determined to
adopt force in securing the payment
by the republic of Colombia of the arbi
tration award made by President
Cleveland in favor of Krnesto Cerrnti ,
an Italian citizen , amounting to S'0 , -
OOli.
OOli.In
In view of the serious possibilities
involved in the ease the United States
government has sought to avert an im
mediate crisis. On the request of the
Colombian authorities that the good
olliees of the United States be exer
cised word was sent to our charge
d'affaires at Rome to make inquiry
into the statu-s of the case. Thcro
appears to be no disposition on the
part of our government to interfere in
such steps as Italy may take for the
execution of the award , as we are pre
cluded from contesting an award made
by this government. At the same time
it is hoped that Italy may be disposed
to grant sufficient time to the South
American republic to permit her to
pay tlie.award without suffering the
indignity of a sei/.un : of her chief com
mercial port.
As Italy's purpose is confined to the
collection of the award , and has no
territorial purposes in view , it is said
that the Monroe doctrine has no appli
cation to the case , but that it is gov
erned by the rules which apply to the
British sei/.ure of Corinto , when the
British squadron occupied the custom
house uiitil a cl'um of S7. ,00 ; ) was set
tled.
WOUNDED AT FORf MONROE.
I'eople Cheered for thn Soldiers Wln >
Wore Currlod Ashore on I.lttcr.H.
NnwrouT NI\VH. Va. , July 15. Two
hundred wounded privates and twenty
wounded officers arrived here from
Shafter's army last night on the trans
port City of Washington. Most of the
men belonged to the Seventy-first New
York , though some of them are Hough
liiders. while a few are from the Ninth
Massachusetts and Thirty-third ami
Thirty-fourth Michigan regiments.
Some of the scenes aroused the wild
est enthusiasm. When a trooper , a
negro , who had received nine Mauser
bullets in his body was brought ashore
on a stretcher , borne by four white
men. the ramparts of Fort Monroe re
sounded with eheer.s. Those soldiers
who were seriously wounded were
taken to the post hospital , where they
were cared for. and the others were
placed in hospital tents.
About fifty men who were wounded
in the hands and arms were permitted
to go to tlieir homes , and they left on
steamers bound tor Washington and
I'altimore. There were no deaths on
the transports on the way north , but
a negro soldier who had been wounded
five times died in the hospital last
night.
FATAL FIRE AT RACINE , VVIS.
Three Men J'nriiod to Death , Several
Mfoslng ; . and u Score Injured.
JlACiNE , Wis. . .Inly 1.1. Fire late
yesterday afternoon completely de
stroyed the large three story structure
of the Kaeine Malleable and Wrought
Iron company , resulting in a pecuniary
loss of S10D.OW ) . Three persons are
known to have been killed and a score
or more seriously injured. The dead ,
so far as known , are John Keefe. Gu- .
Knofski and an unidentified man. sup
posed to be Adelbert llollistcr. Eight
others are
Tarrcel ami ! eathureil.
NIWTO.Kan. . . July ! . " . Frank Mil
ler an organ salesman at Halstead.
was whipped , tarred and feathered by
a mob at that plaei' lute last night.
Several days ago he attempted to as
sault the 4-ye.-r-oM daughter of Dr. J.
F. Hert/.Ier , his next door neighbor.
I' " ! ileiit Andrews 1.4 C'unori.
CHOA < ; O. July l.V Dr. E. iienjamin
Andrews , president of Hrown xiniver-
sity. was last night elected superinten
dent of. Chicago schools by the board
of education.
She The fact that I arn a widow
doesn't make any difference , does it ?
He Yes. I wouldn't marry you if
your husband was living.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE
Omaha , UIilcaR" and New Vork Market
Oilotution : > .
OMAHA.
ISutter Creansery separator. . a It
Hiitier-Cliol. laiu-y country 10 a U
KssKi- Fresh , per do/ a 'J
prinzC'hii-kens- pound 1- a 1. ;
l.enioiis-I'er ho\ * " > 0 a GOO
OraiiKi-s - for l o\ - ' ° a " 7.1
lionet- Choice , p-r pound It a 1. }
UnionsI'er imsliel. 7. _ > a t >
a 1 30
Potatoes -Per I > ! ishel. new C5 a 7. >
Hayl'j > taid per ton IM
SOfTII O.M VHA STOCK MAKKET.
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Cows a 4 in
Heifers u 4 0 < >
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SlicepM'lttons 4 00 a 4 . " < >
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CHICAGO.
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I'at t le i'riini ? feeding i-ntt Ii- . . 4 : : ) a 4 .T.
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KA.V5A5 CITY.
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ShL'ep tojkera and feeders. . . : ; : a : $ 70