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By Robert Louis Stevenson.
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 , we could see the
moonlight glitter In his eyes.
He 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 far
away as the borders of the wood. It
was the same voice that had already
shouted "Tradltorc ! " through the shut
ters of the dlhlng-room ; this time It
made a complete and clear statement.
Tf the traitor "Oddlestone" were given
up , all others should be spared ; if net ,
no one should escape to tell the tale.
"Well. Huddlestone , what do you say
to that ? " asked Northmour , turning to
the bed.
Up to that moment the hanker had
given no sign of life , and I , at least ,
bad supposed him to be still in a faint ;
but 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
1hcn 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 ,
\
and bade him begone where he had
come from.
Meantime the Italian put his flag of
truce in his pocket , and disappeared , at
a leisurely pace , among the sand-hills.
"They make honorable war , " said
Xorthmour. "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 are all doing post to
what we call eternity , and may as well
bp above-board while there's time. As
far as I'm concerned , if I could first
strangle Huddlestone 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 nulelv embraced and
repeatedly kissed the resisting girl.
Next moment I had pulled him a\\"iy
with fury , and flung him heavily
against the wall. He laughed loud
I ! * and long.
I turned from him with a feeling cf
contempt which I did not seek to dis
semble.
"As you please. " said lie. "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
ory , and leaped from the bed.
i asked him what was wrong.
"Fire ! " he cried. "They have set
the house on fire ! "
Northmour 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 Xorthmour
used to nurse his negatives.
"Hot work ! " said Northinour. "Let
us try in your old room. "
I 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 oil ,
foV , 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. Huddlestone 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 throw 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 Xorth
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
TO 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 ! "
As we went downstairs the heat was
excessive , and the roaring of the fire
filled our ears , and we 'had 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 be
protected. And in the meantime
stand behind me. I am the scapegoat ;
my gins 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 the
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. Huddiestone , lil ed for the mo
ment with a strength gi eater than liis
own , stitick Northmour and myself a
back-hander in the chest , and while we
were thus for the moment incapacitat
ed from action , lifting his arms above
his head like one about 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 enenres ; for
Northmour and I had time to recover ,
to seize Clara between us one by each
arm , and to rush forth to his assist
ance , ere anything further had taken
place. But scarce had we passed the
threshold when 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 fire. 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 ha e the greatest difficulty
to tell you what followed next after
this tragic circumstance. It is all to
: ne , as I look back upon it. mixed ,
strenuous and ineffectual , lilce the
struggles of a sleeper ii a nit it-
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 l.ave 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 definitely 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. He had al
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.
I caught him by the wrist.
"Northmour , " I remember saying ,
"you can kill me 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 ins feet
and ran toward 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
me 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 be.
I threw myself on my knees beside
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 know 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 ; dowu 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 cold
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 , " caid 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 lifeless ; 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 endearinginfiecticns ; 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 was by my
side with the water.
"I have brought it in my own , " said
he. "You do net grudge me the privi
lege ? "
"Xorthmour , " I was beginning to
Fay , 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' silence to 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 be , "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 cf about
1S5 Tean soldiers in the fort called the
Alamo at Bexar. There lie was surrounded -
rounded by a greatly superior force un't
der the Mexican dictator , Stinta Anna.
On the morning of tlie 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 was
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
a fierce thirst for vengeance. On April
19 , 383G , 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
was made en the army of Santa Anna
Houston addressed his soldiers in a
fervid speecii. closing with the words ,
"Remember the Alamo ! " These words
fell upon the cars of the Texans with
wonderful effect. Every soldier in the
little army at the same instant
repeated the words "the Alamo" until
they became a shriek for revenge that
struck terror to the souls cf the Mexi
cans. When the battle was over it was j
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 of 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 8
o'clock in the morning. I shall be there j
at that time. "
I
Commodore Tatnall's "Blood is thicki i
cr than water ! " won grateful recognition - I
tion in England in 1S59. Seeing the
British admiral. Sir James Hope , in a
tight place under the firs of Chinese
forts , Tatnall gallantly came to his res
cue. In so doing ho was guilty of a
breach of neutrality , but his answer ,
"Blood is thicker than water ! " had the |
effect of condoning his offense.
Tain of Three Cltlrs.
"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.
"Come , 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 i
bets I win. Ada I should think the i
losers would object. May Not at all 1
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
Be-Sent to Spain ,
THIS OF COURSEWAS
, , REFUSED
The Wording of Hio Artlclos of Capitu
lation Softciicd : n Much : Possible
Without Cltiiiiginj ; Mio Sense , to Satisfy
Spanish Honor Condition of Santiago.
WlIKEI.KlfS Hi.VDtJtAKTKHS. July 10.
The preliminary basis for the capitu
lation of the Spanish forces in East
ern Cuba was agreed to and signed
under a picturesque eieba tree , half
way between the lines , shortly after
midnight. Our commissioners were in
vited to enter the eity 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
j' 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 -
j | tween General Shafter i\nd General
j Toral at noon. At that time our in-
; i terpretcr , translating the language of
j General Toral , had given Generals
Shafter , Miles and Wheeler distinctly
to understand that Captain ISlanco had
consented thafc the commissioners
should have plenary power to negoti
ate the terms of surrender , such terms
as they agreed upon to be binding
upon both parties. Something was said
about a notification to the Madrid gov
ernment , but General Shafter insisted
that the capitulation had been actually -
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 eoneltided the arrangements of the
terms covering the evacuation of the
' province cf Santiago. Though the un
derstanding was that nu concessions
' were to be granted , with the excep
't tion of allowing the officers to retain
: their side arms , the Spanish commis
sioners disputed an-1 raised many ob
jections to the proposed arrangements.
, The Spanish ollicers wished to have
j their men march out of the trenches
. with their arms , wliieh they also in
i sisted were to be boxed up and shipped
back to Spain witii the prisoners.
This , of course , was refused.
There was also mueh 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 2. > . < )00 ) , of which
{ i 12.000 are behind the entrenchments
j of Santiago. The rest of the Spanish
troops are stationed at Sagua de Tan-
amo , Guantanaino , Daraeoa and other
seaports and fortified eities.
The _ ' 5)00 ( ) Spanish troops include
about 20,000 regulars- and 5,000 volun
teers.
General Shafter suid this morning1 ,
referring to the situation : "The Span
iards claim that the surrender must
be confirmed by Madrid. I refuse to
! } consider anv such contention , for the
i surrender was complete and ordered
I by Governor General Ulanco and was
. made l > y General Toral. This morning
I General Linares sent me a letter beg
ging that the Spanish soldiers be per
mitted to take their side arms back to
Spain. He begged ne 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 iii 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 bo forthcoming.
General Toral , who was present , and
who , in faet , 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 unsatisfac-
tory to our commissioners , who clung
tenaciously to the understanding Gen-
era" ! Shafter had received earlier in the
dny.
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.
Capjtain Miley had drawn up thirteen i i
articles ot"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 allow to
march out , the officers 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
he expected our commissioners , as repi I i
resentativcs of .1 brave anil chivalrous
people , would not seek to humiliate
his army or make it appear that he
was vanquished. As brave men. his
soldiers desired to go home with
honor. They ha-1 simply yielded to
superior force , and they would prefer j
dying to going home without their
honor.
Our commissioners could not resist
this appeal , but they suid it lay be
yond the terms laid down by our gov
ernment and they could only recom
mend the matter to Washington.
1 At 4 o'clock General Toral returned
to the eity to consult with General
Linares.
General Toral and the Spanish com
missioners returned at (5:30 : o'clock ,
saying they desired 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
0:30 : 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 all of
them.
Shortly after midnight General
Wheeler suggested that the good faith
of the Spaniards be tested. All the
articles were reread ami each com
missioner in turn was asked if they
were satisfactory. When they replied
in the affirmative. General Wheeler
asked them to ailix their signatures.
This they appeared to be reluctant to
do. but the } ' could iot well refif-c.
When all had signed the commission
ers separated to meet again at ' . :30
o'clock this morning.
The present municipal authorities
arc to continue in control of the "ity
until the Spanish troops are.n -
barked. The Spanish troops from
other points are to be embarked at ; the
nearest ports.
Refugees are to return to tacir
homes , but not until the sanction of
Madrid is received. , i : d the sasno ap
plies to the removal of the obstructions
at the mouth of the harbor.
Pending- this , however , Miss Clara
IJarton and the lied Cross agents , with
supplies , are to -illowed to enter tha
eity over the Una ot" the Juragu : : . rail
road.
The water , vhich was cut. is to be
repaired to-dsiy. Xo Cubans arc to be
allowed to enter the -jit1. . All the ar
tillery and the batt.crtcs at the en
trance of the harbor ai o to be left in-
tnot , and we arc to obtain possession
of the gunboat in the harbor.
Pending the sanction of Madrid ,
everything is at n standstill , ami as a
result the troops on l.ut-i sides remain
in the trenches.
General Shuiter's headfjua ier are
to be moved , probably to-dny. to the
high ground north ot" 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 Rico.
The troops which were landed at
Siboney. but which \verj not brought
up. arc to be sent back on board t-3v-
transports immedii : tely.
Wliieh 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 saidto be dreadful , with lilth and
stench everywhere. There is mueh
sickness among the Spanish soldiers ,
due to bad and insufficient food , and
there are many yellow lever eases in
the hospitals.
HAWKINS ON THE OLIVETTE ,
Among the "Woundedre the major
( enural and Kdu-fd .M.irsliall.
X-\v YORK , July . ! ; > The hospital
ship Olivette is ex pej'ced to arrive i.i
New York to-day or to-nuuiow. The
following- same 01 the sir ! : anil
wounded on board :
Major .lames Kell. First cavalry ;
Major Alex. O. Krodie. Fir- 1 , IT. S. V.
C. ; Second Lieutenant Horace II. Dcv-
ereaux. First U. S. V. C. : Lieutenant
\V. M. Fiscus. Second infantry : Major
General II. S. Hawkins , ' ' .iptain Mor
ton. .f. Henry : Cv.pt ; > in L'homas T.
Knox. First ! avili\/ : Captain .lames II.
McCli iitock. First t * . : ? . V. C. : First
Lieutenant Maury Nichols , Seventh
infantrv ; First Licutc'iant John it.
Thomas , jr. . Fir.sL I" . S. V. C. ; Re
porter Kdward Martial ! .
WILL TREAT WITH CANADA ,
tin ! Ne\v Commissioners Are
oy. Kassoit and 1'osler.
\ VAHI.NC.IONJuly lc.The i 'resi
dent has appointed the following com
missioners to meet a , similar commis
sion on the prl ot Ure.it Britain and
Canada for the purpose of adjusting
the relations between 5 he United
States and Canaea :
Senator Ch.rrles . Fairbanks of Ir-
diana. Senator George Gray of Dela
ware. Representative Xelson Din ; ley
of Maine , John A. Kasson of Iowa and
John \V. Foster of the District of
Columbia.
A FRAUD ON BEER DRINKERS ,
Indiana Manufacturer Ia\c Indented
nit Optical Illusion Class.
AXDERSOX. Ind. . July I" * . ( Mass
manufacturers who foresaw the elVevt
of the war tax on saloon business ,
turned their attention to the mamifac-
ture of "optical illusion" beer glasses.
The glass is made f-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 the
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 H.is an In
cidental Only to IVrform.
S.\.V rr.AXClSCo. July IS. Advlc'-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 naineuf the t'nited
States. A detachment of marines will
be left in possession when the Monte
rey sails for Manila.
COLOMBIA MUST PAY ITALY ,
The CI.ilinVa Awarded by President
Cleveland In 1H1 > 7.
\V.vsii IXOTOX , .Inly ! . " > . The State de
partment has been notified that lh
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-- (
uoc .
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
oilices of the United States be exer
cised word was sent to our charge
d'affaires at Home to make inquiry
into the statuof the ease. There
appears 1 < > 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 areprc-
ejudcd from contesting an award made
by this government. At the same time
it is hoped that Italy may be disposed
to grant sutlicicnt time to the South
American republic to permit her to
pay the.award without suffering the ;
indignity of a sei/.ure 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
ISritish seizure of Corinto , when the
British squadron occupied the custom
house until a claim of S7. > ,00 ! ) was set
tled.
WOUNDED AT FORT MONROE.
People Cheered for the Soldier * Who
AVe.ro Curried Ashore on I.Uteri.
NKWI-OUT Ni\vs. Va. , .Inly 15. Ttvo
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-iirst New
York , though some of them are Hough
Riders , while a few are from theXinth
Massachusetts and Thirty-third anrl
Thirty-fourth Michigan regiments.
Some of the scenes around the wil I-
cst. 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 oheer.i. 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 their homes , and they left on
steamers bound lor Washington and
Baltimore. 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 , V/IS.
Three 3Ien Ilurnud to Death. Several
Missing , and a Score Injured.
RACINE , Wis. . July ! . " > . Fire late
yesterday afternoon completely de
stroyed the large three story structure
of the Racine Malleable and Wrought
Iron company , resulting in a pecuniary
loss of SlOO.OOd. Three persons are
known to have been killed and a scon *
or more seriously injured. The dea-l.
so far as known , are .John Krefe. Gu- .
Knofski and an unidentified man. sup
posed to be Adelliert llollister. Eight
others are missing.
Turrcil and : eathered.
XIIWTOX. Kan. . .Inly 1. . . Frank Mil
ler an organ salesman at Halstead.
was whipped , tarred and feathered by
a mob at that place late last night.
Several days ago he attempted to as
sault -i-year-od ! daughter of Dr. J.
F. Hertzlcr. his next door neighbor.
J'r " Ideiit Androtv * I * t'lio cn. *
CinrA o.July l.V Dr. K. Henjainin
Andrews , president of I5ro\vn univer
sity , was last night elected superinten
dent ot Chicago schools by the board
01 education.
gjje The fact that I ar.i a widow
doesn't make any difference , does if
He YPS. I wouldn't marry you if
your husband \vas living.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE
Omaha. Chicago and New York Market
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