PHANTOM SHIP
-OR
The Flying Dutchman.
-BY CXPTAIN MARRYAT.
CHAPTER II. ( Continued. )
"You shall have your three guilders
and a half , and your vial to boot , Mr.
Foots , " replied he , as he rose from off
the bed.
"Yes , yes ; I know you mean to pay
N me if you can. But , look you , Myn
heer Philip , It may be some time- be
fore you sell the cottage. You may
not find a customer. Now , I never wish
to b * hard upon people who have no
money , and I'll tell you what I'll do.
There is something on your mother's
neck. It Is of no value none at all ,
but to a good Catholic. To help you
in your strait , I will take that thing ,
and then we shall be quits. You will
'have ' paid me , and there will be an
! end of it. "
j . Philip listened calmly ; he knew to
'
iw'sfat the little miser had referred
jthk elic on his mother's neck ; that
| very relic upon which his father swore
ithe fatal oath. He felt that millions
| of guilders would not have induced
( him to part with it.
. ' 'Leave the house , " answered he ,
abruptly. "Leave it immediately. Your
.money shall be paid. "
Now , Mynheer Poets , In the first place ,
knew that the setting of the relic ,
which was In a square frame of pure
gold , was worth much more than the
sum due to him ; he also knew that a
.large price had been paid for the relic
'itself , and as at that time such a relic
was considered very valuable , he had
no doubt but that it would again fetch
a. considerable sum. Tempted by the
sight of It when he entered the chamber -
ber of death , he had taken it from the
neck of the corpse , and it was then
actually concealed in his bosom ; so he
replied :
i "My offer is a good one , Mynheer
Philip , and y n had better take it Of
'what use is such trash ? "
j "I tell you no ! " cried Philip In a
'rage.
> "Well , then , you will let me have it
In .my possession till I am paid , Myn-
'heer ' Vanderdecken that Is but fair , I
must not lose my money. When you
Ibrlng me my three guilders and a half
land the vial I will return it to you. "
Philips indignation was now without
'bounds. ' He seized Mynheer Poets by
ithe collar and threw him out of the
'door. "Away , immediately , " cried he.
'
"or by "
i There was no occasion for Philip to
{ Ifinlsh the imprecation. The doctor
'had ' hastened away with such alarm
that he fell down half the steps of the
staircase and was limping away across
ithe bridge. He almost wished that the
relic had not been In his possession ;
but his sudden retreat had prevented
him , even if so inclined , from replacing
it on the corpse.
The result of this conversation nat
urally turned Philip's thoughts to the
relic , and he went , into his mother's
room to take possession of it. He
-opened the curtains the corse was laid
out he put forth his hand to untie the
"black ribbon. It was not there. "Gone ! "
exclaimed Philip. "They hardly would
have removed it never would It must
be that villain Poets wretch ! but I
will have it , even if he has swallowed
it , though I tear him limb from limb ! "
Philip darted down the stairs , rush
ed out of the house , cleared the moat
at one bound and , without coat or hat
flew away in the direction of the doc
tor's lonely residence. The neighbors
saw him as he passed them like the
wind ; they wondered' and they shook
their heads. Mynheer Poets was not
more than half way to his home , for
Tie had hurt his ankle. Apprehensive
of what might possibly take place ,
should his theft be discovered , he oc
casionally looked behind hlmj at
length , to his horror , he beheld Philip
Vanderdecken at a distance , bounding
on In pursuit of him. Frightened al
most out of his senses the wretched
pilferer hardly knew how to act ; to
stop and surrender up the stolen prop
erty was his first thought , but fear of
Vanderdecken's violence prevented
"him ; so he decided on taking to his
heels , thus hoping to gain his house
and barricade himself in , by which
means he would be in a condition to
keep possession of what he had stolen ,
or at least make some terms ere he
restored It.
Mynheer Poets had need to run fast ,
and so he did , his thin legs bearing
his shriveled form rapidly over the
ground ; but Philip , who , when he wit
nessed the doctor's attempt to escape ,
was fully convinced that he was the
culprit , redoubled his exertions and
rapidly came up with the chase. When
within a hundred yards of his own
door Mynheer Poets heard the bound
ing steps of Philip gain upon him , and
lie sprang and leaped in his agony.
Nearer and nearer still the step , until
at last he heard the very breathing of
his pursuer ; and Poets shrieked in his
fear , like the hare in the jaws of the
i greyhound. Philip was not a yard
from him ; his arm was outstretched ,
when the miscreant dropped down par
alyzed with terror ; and the impetus of
Vanderdecken was so great that he
passed over his body , tripped , and after
trying In vain to recover his equilib
rium , he fell and rolled over and over.
This saved the little doctor ; it was
like the double of a hare. In a second
lie was again on his legs , and before
Philip could rise and again exert his
speed , Poets had entered his door and
bolted It within. Philip was , however ,
determined to repossess the important
treasure ; and as he panted he cast his
k
r\
eyes around to see if any means offered
for his forcing his entrance Into the
house. But as the habitation of the
doctor was lonely , every precaution
had been taken by him to render it
secure against robbery ; the windows
below were well barricaded and se
cured , and those on the upper story
were too high for any one to obtain
admittance by them.
The door was strong , and not to be
forced by any means which presented
themselves to the eye of Vanderdeck
en. For a few minutes he paused to
consider , and as he reflected , so did his
anger cool down , and he decided that
it would be sufficient to recover his
relic without having recourse to vie
lence. So he called out , in a loud
voice :
"Mynhger Poets , I know that you can
hear me. Give me back what you have
taken , and I will do you no hurt ; but
if you will not , you must take the
consequence , for your life shall pay the
forfeit before I leave this spot. "
This speech was indeed very plainly
heard by Mynheer Poets ; but the little
miser had recovered from his fright ,
and thinking himself secure , could not
make up his mind to surrender the
relic without a struggle ; so the doctor
answered not , hoping that the patience
of Ph'llip would be exhausted , and that
by some arrangement , such as the sac
rifice of a few guilders , no small mat
ter to one so needy as Philip , hewould
be able to secure what he was satis
fied would sell at a high price.
Vanderdecken , finding that no an
swer was returned , indulged in strong
invective , and then decided upon meas
ures certainly in themselves by no
means undecided.
CHAPTER III.
There was part of a small stack of
dry fodder standing not far from the
house , and under the wall a pile of
wood for firing. With these Vander
decken resolved upon setting fire to
the house , and thus , if he did not gain
his relic , he would at least obtain
ample revenge. He brought several
armfuls of fodder and laid them at the
door of the house , and upon that he
piled the fagots and logs of wood until
the door was quite concealed by them.
He then procured a light from the
steel , flint and tinder which every
Dutchman carries in his pocket , and
very soon he fanned the pile Into a
flame. The smoke ascended in col
umns up to the rafters of the roof ,
while the fire raged below. The door
was Ignited , and was adding to the
fury of the flames , and Philip shouted
with joy at the success of his attempt.
"Now , miserable despoiler of the
dead now , wretched thief , now you
shall feel my vengeance , " cried Philip ,
with a loud voice. "If you remain
within , you perish in the flames ; If you
attempt to come out , you shall die by
my hands. Do you hear , Mynheer
Poets do you hear ? "
Hardly had Philip concluded this ad
dress , when the window of the upper
floor furthest from the burning door
was thrown open.
"Ay you come now to beg and to
entreat ; but , no no , " cried Philip
who stopped as he beheld at the win
dow what seemed to be an apparition ,
for instead of the wretched little miser
he beheld one of the loveliest forms
Nature ever deigned to mold an an
gelic creature of about sixteen or sev
enteen , who appeared calm and reso
lute in the midst of the danger by
which she was threatened. Her long ,
black hair was braided and twined
around her beautifully formed head ;
her eyes were large , intensely dark ,
yet soft ; her forehead high and white ,
her chin dimpled , her ruby lips arched
and delicately fine , her nose small and
straight. A lovelier face could not be
well imagined ; it reminded you of
what the best of painters have some
times , in their more fortunate mo
ments , succeeded in embodying , when
they would represent a beauteous
saint. And as the flames wreathed
and the smoke burst out in columns
and swept past the window , so might
she have reminded you in her calm
ness of demeanor of some martyr at
the "stake.
"What wouldst thou , violent young
man ? Why are the inmates of this
bouse to suffer death by your means ? "
For a few seconds Philip gazed , and
: ould make no reply ; then the thought
seized him that in his vengeance , he
svas about to sacrifice so much loveli
ness. He forgot everything but her
Janger , and seizing one of 'the large
aoles which he had brought to feed
; he flame , he threw off and scattered
n every direction the burning masses ,
intil nothing was left which could
lurt the building but the ignited door
tself ; and this , which as yet for it
vas of thick oak plank had not suf-
iered very material injury , he soon
educed , by beating it with clods of
jarth , to a smoking and harmless
state. During these active measures
m the part of Philip the young maiden
vatched him in silence.
"All is safe now , young lady , " said
Philip , "God forgive me that I should
lave risked a life so precious. I
bought but to wreak my vengeance
ipon Mynheer Poots. "
"And what cause can Mynheer Poets
lave give for such dreadful venge-
ince ? " replied the maiden , calmly.
"What cause , young lady ? He came
to my house despoiled the dead-
took from my mother's corpse a relic
beyond price. "
"Despoiled the dead he surely can
not you must wrong him , young sir. "
"No , no. It Is the fact , lady and
that relic forgive me but that relic
I must have. You know not what de
pends upon It. "
"Walt , young sir , " replied the maid
en. "I will soon return. "
Philip waited several minutes , lost
in thought and admiration ; so fair a
creature in the house ofMynheer
Poets ! Who could she be ? While
thus ruminating , he was accosted by
the silver voice of the object of his
reveries , who. leaning out of the win
dow , held In her hand the black ribbon
to which was attached the article so
dearly coveted.
"Here is you relic , sir , " said the
young female ; "I regret much that my
father should have done a deed which' '
well might justify ' your anger ; but
here it is , " continued she , dropping
it down on the ground by Philip ; "and
now you may depart. "
"Your father , maiden ! can he be
your father ? " said Philip , forgetting
to take up the relic which lay at his
feet.
feet.She
She would have retired from the
window without reply , but Philip
spoke again :
"Stop , lady , stop one moment , until
I beg your forgiveness for my wild ,
foolish act , I swear by this sacred
relic , " continued he , taking it from
the ground and raising it to his lips ,
"that had I known that any unoffend
ing person had been in this house I
would not have done the deed , and
much do I rejoice that no harm hath
happened. But there is still danger ,
lady ; the door must be unbarred , and
the jambs , which still are glowing , be
extinguished , or the house may yet be
burned. Fear not for your father ,
maiden ; for had he done me a thou
sand times more wrong , you will pro
tect each , hair upon his head. He
knows me well enough to know I keep
my word. Allow me to repair the in
jury I have occasioned , and then I will
depart. "
"No , no ; don't trust him , " said
Mynheer Poets from within the cham
ber.
"Yes , he may be trusted , " replied the
daughter ; "and his services are much
needed , for what could a poor , weak
girl like me , and still weaker father ,
do In this strait ? Open the door , and
let the house be made secure. " The
maiden then addressed Philip : "He
shall open the door , sir , and I will
thank you for your kind service. I
trust entirely to your promise. "
"I never yet was known to break
my word , maiden , " replied Philip ; "but
let him be quick , for the flames are
bursting out again. "
The door was opened by the tremb
ling hands of Mynheer Poets , who then
made a hasty retreat upstairs. The
truth of what Philip had said was then
apparent. Many were the buckets of
water which he was obliged to fetch
before the fire was quite subdued ; but'
during his exertion neither the daugh
ter nor the father made their appear
ance.
ance.When all was safe , Philip closed the
door , and again looked up at the win
dow. The fair girl made her appear
ance , and Philip , with a low obeisance ,
assured her that there was then no
danger.
"I thank you sir , " replied she "I
thank you much. Your conduct , al
though hasty at the first , has yet been
most considerate. "
"Assure your father , maiden , that all
animosity on my part hath ceased , and
that in a few days I will call and sat
isfy the demand he hath against me. "
The window closed , and Philip , more
excited , but with feelings altogether
different from those with which he had
set out , looked at it for a minute , and
then bent his steps to his own cot
tage.
( To be continued. )
1C
THE CLIENT OBEYED ORDERS.
Clemenceuu Promised to Use His Influ
ence and Did So.
M. Georges Clemenceau , who has
been so prominently before the pub
lic In the Dreyfus affair as editor of
the Aurore , told us a good story In the
chamber of deputies the other day ,
says To-Day. Years ago , when he was
the mayor of Martre and at the same
time a deputy , he opened a dispensary
in the quarter , where advice was given
free , for Clemenceau is a specialist in
skin diseases. One day he noticed that
he had just one hour in which to get
his luncheon and go down to the
chamber , where he had to interpellate
the government. He called his assist
ant and said : "How many more pa
tients are there waiting ? " "Six , " re
plied the man. One after the other
had his case diagnosed , and Clemen
ceau , after another glance at his
watch , said : "Tell the other two to
undress at once , as I have only two I
more minutes to wait. " One entered I
'
and Clemenceau wrote out a prescription -
tion in the twinkling of an eye. The
last man came in as naked as the day
when he was born. Clemenceau eyed
him for a minute and then said : "You
ire suffering from no skin disease.
What have you come here to worry
me for ? " The man looked at him
ighast for a minute and replied :
'Skin disease ? I never said I had a
skin disease. Your man came and told
ne to undress , monsieur le depute , and
[ did so. All I wanted to ask you was
: o use your influence to get my sister
i place in the postoffice in Algeria. "
31ei5aceau smiled , took his name and
lid use his Influence.
It should be the duty and privilege
) f all Christian people to help their
'ellowmen. Rev. R. S. Dawson , Pres-
) yterian , Brooklyn , N. Y. I
Americans Dislodge Rebels
with Heavy Loss.
Or INSURGENTS INEFFECTIVE
Big Gun * of aionailnock I'lay Prominent
I'art in the Engagement Shell En
trenchments with KiTect Kunsus and
Third Artillery Make Gal Inn t Charge
Across the Open Filipinos .Retire
Fighting Stubbornly.
MANILA , Feb. 11. The American
forces made a combined attack on Ca-
loocan anc reduced it in short ordei.
At a sicnal from the tower of ihe
De Lome church , the United States
double-turreted monitor Monadn'ock ,
opened fire from the bay , with the big
juns of Its forwaid turret on the earth
works with great effect. Soon after
ward the Utah battery bombarded the
place from the land side.
The rebels reserved their fire until
the bombardment ceased , when they
fired volleys of musketry as the Mon
tana regiment advanced on the jungle.
The Kansas regiment on the ex
treme left , with the Third artillery
deploying to the right , charged across
the open cheering , and carried thb
earthworks under a heavy fire. Sup
ported by the artillery at the church ,
the troops further advanced , driving
the enemy , fighting every foot , right
into the town line , penetrated to the
presidencia , and lowered the Filipino
&HK at 5:30 p. m.
The enemy's sharpshooters in the
jungle on the right , fired at long range
on the Pennsylvania regiment , but the
rebels were soon silenced by shrapnel
shells and the Pennsylvanians remain
ed in the trenches. As the Americans
advanced they burned the native huts.
The rebels were mowed down like
grass , but the American loss was light.
MANILA , Feb. 11. The rebels have
apparently selected Malabon as their
base of operations in their next encounter -
counter with the Americans , as they
are concentrating in considerable force
there and at Caloocan. Many small
bodies of scattered troops are strag
gling in from the right , and others are
undoubtedly arriving from the north
interior provinces. Aguinaldo is re
ported to have established headquar
ters at Malabon for the purpose of ral
lying his forces for a decisive blow. In
order to cover their movements the
rebels again opened fire on the Kansas
outposts last night from the jungle.
The firing was continued for twenty
minutes without effect. The Ameri
cans reserved fire until a detachment
of the enemy emerged from the bam
boos , when a well directed volley made
the rebels scuttle back to their coyer
like rabbits. Beyond this everything
is quiet.
The Fourteenth infantry has un
earthed several tons of Spanish shells
which had evidently been stolen from
the Cavite arsenal and cached by ihe
rebels in the vicinity of Paranaaue.
Fifteen cart loads of it have been
brought into the city , as has also been
a modern naval gun and a part of its
mount. There is no doubt that the gun
was stolen by the insurgents or re
moved from one of the sunken shipn.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. The fol
lowing dispatch from General Otis was
received tonight :
"MANILA , Feb. 10. Adjutant Gen
eral : Insurgents collected considera
ble force between Manila and Caloo
can , where Aguinaldo is reported to
be , and threatened an attack and upris
ing in the city. Swung left of Me
Arthur's division , which is north of
Pasig river , into Caloocan , driving the
ene.my easily. Our left is now at Cal
oocan. Our loss slight , that of insurg
ents considerable. Particulars in
morning. Attack preceded by one-
half hour's firing from two of Admiral
Dewey's vessels.
"OTIS. "
Scouting parties of the Dakota regi
ment yesterday surprised some Filip
ino scouts at the bridge across the Par-
anaque river. The enemy retired hur
riedly swimming the stream to reach
the main body of the rebels , en
trenched opposite troop K of the
fourth cavalry. A few rebels have
concentrated at Paranaque. . While
they are entrenched they are fully ex
posed from the water front.
General King's headquarters are
now at the village of Pasig , which sur
rendered yesterday without opposition.
Many of the rebels are coming in , hop
ing to be allowed to enter Manila , but
they have been refused the necessary
permission and are now afraid to re
turn to the enemy's ranks. The Cali
fornia regiment , whose members are in
excellent spirits , is now occupying the
villages of Pasig , Malate and Santa
Ana.
Cabinet Opens a Can of Ucef.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 11 In the
sabinet meeting the president read a
brief extract from the report of the
svar investigating commission and the
matter was discussed informally. Dur
ing the conversation a can of roast
beef , which had been taken from the
commission stores , was brought in and
apened. The members present exam
ined it as well as could be done with
tha means at hand and all deslarpd
that so far as they could determine it
was in perfect condition , wholesome
ind sweet.
News From the Klondike.
DAWSON CITY , Jan. 18. ( Via Se-
ittle , Wash. , Feb. 11. ) There is little
lews from the Klondike claims as yet
; his year. Stampedes to new districts
ire of frequent occurrence , but no im-
lortant discoveries are reported. Fath-
jr Judge , who founded St. Mary's hos
pital here , is dead of pneumonia.
Tom McFathrick an old man , was
'ound frozen in his cabin.December 22.
Word comes from Circle City of the
shooting of Joe Moranzie and the rob-
jery of a saloon by two masked men.
VIoranzie may die.
To Prosecute Admiral Ccrvera.
MADRID , Feb. 11. The supreme
military court , which has had under .
: onsideration the loss of the Spanish
squadron at Santiago , Cuba , on July
5 last , has decided to prosecute in con
nection with the disaster Admiral
Severa and Commandant Emilio Diaz
ile Moreu , former captain of the de
stroyed cruiser Christobal Colon.
IN THE SENATE.
Nebraska Senator Urges that Principle *
of Declaration of Independence he
Made Universal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Mr. Platt
of New York presented the credentials
of Senator-elect Depew.
A bill amending an act to provide
for the reimbursement of governors of
states and territories for expenses in
curred by them in raising and equip
ping the volunteers army in the war
with Spain was reported by Mr. War
ren of Wyoming from the committee
on mililary affairs. The bill went over
to be printed.
Mr. Allen offered a joint resolution
providing for the submission of the
legislatures of an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people. The resolution
was laid on the table. Mr. Allen also
offered a resolution declaring that the
senate reaffirm the doctrines and prin
ciples of the Declaration of Indepen
dence. The resolution further declares
that these principles are to be adhered
to not only in the United States , but
are to be deemed universal , and are to
apply to all who have a distinct so
ciety and territory of their own. Mr.
Allen asked for immediate considera
tion of the resolution , but Mr. Chand
ler objected , and it went over.
A house bill to establish a national
military party to commemorate the
campaign , siege and defense of Vicksburg -
burg was called up by Mr. Money of
Mississippi and passed. The bill ap
propriates ? 65,000 for the purposes
stated.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas presented a
resolution calling upon the secretary
of the navy for a concise statement of
the expense of the personnel of the
navy under the proposed personnel
bill , the amount of expense of the 22-
500 sailors and the exnense of the
marine corps under the proposed ar
rangements. The resolution was pass
ed.
ed.Mr.
Mr. McEnery of Louisiana asked that
unanimous consent be given for a
vote to be taken on his resolution de
claring this country's policy in the
Philippines next Monday immediately
after the disposition of morning busi
ness. Mr. Mallory of Florida objected.
The senate agreed to the request of
the house for a conference on the In
dian appropriation bill and Senators
Allison , Perkins and Cockrell were
named as the conferees.
Consideration of the legislative , ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was then resumed. Mr. Foraker of
fered an amendment increasing the ex
pense of the office of sub-treasurer in
Cincinnati by $1,470 per annum by the
addition of a stenographer and some
other expenses.
Mr. Allen , in making sone inquiry
about the amendment , si d : "Of
course if there are any Rood lhir.es
going around I a n pei'factly Trilling
that the Ohio mn should nave them. "
"I am much obliged to the sena-
ator , " replied Mr. Foraker.
Mr. Cockrell of Missouri , in antagon
izing the amendment , remarked : "Ohio
should be satisfied with the distin
guished honor it has had , with numer
ous appointments it has received in
the public service , from measures UD
to the highest office in the gift of the
people. "
"That argument , " suggested Mr. For
aker , "does not apply to this senator
from Ohio. "
"Then. " replied Mr. Cockrell , "the
ather senator has more patronage than
aught to belong to any one senator. "
After some further debate the pro
posed increase was reduced to $720 for
i stenographer. At 1:45 the bill was
! aid aside for the day.
The message from the president rec-
ammendine : a Pacific cable was read
ind referred to the committee on ap
propriations.
The following bills were passed : Au
thorizing the Dakota Southern Rail
way company to construct a bridge
icross the Missouri river at Yankton ,
3. D. , and for the relief of the Fourth
Arkansas mounted infantry.
Brilliant "Work hy Otis' Brigade.
LOS ANGELES , Feb. 11. A special
ablp ° : rr..m to the Times from Manila
; ays Brigadier General H. G. Otis
lolds the extreme left of the American
ine from the bay near Caloocan. The
egiments on the line in support are :
Phe Twentieth Kansas , Colonel Funs-
on , eleven companies ; First Montana ,
Colonel Kessler , nine comnanies ;
rhird artillery , Mapor Kobbe , four
mtteries , and the Tenth Pennsylva-
lia , Colonel Hawkins , four companies ,
rwo companies of the Tenth Penn-
ylvania are behind the walls of the
> e Loma church yard. Across the ra-
ine from the Montana regiment is
Japtain Jensen's company , holding the
lone fort supporting Grant's battery
f four Utah guns , a fifth gun to the
eft on the railroad supporting the
vansas troops.
To reach is present position the bri-
rade has advanced four times since
iaturday in a series of brilliant com-
iats on different parts of the line of
ction , especially so on the 5th , Gth
nd 7th. The last advance was the
lost sanguinary , the American loss
leins : one killed and six wounded ,
, -hile the Filipinos suffered a loss or
orty-four killed and were utterly
outed. The brigade has lost to date
ix killed and fifty-five wounded. The
Mlipinos lost 130. All the dead were
uried. Several bayonet charges were
lade on the 7th during the advance of
he right and center. The taking of
he Chinese cemetery on the 5th by the
lontana and Pennsylvania regiments
ras a superb piece of work. A bril-
iantly executed advance up the slope
a the open made a battle picture that
rould delight a veteran.
Spain "Will Keep the Carolines.
MADRID. Feb. 11. The Spanish
overnmpnt has decided not to sell
iie Caroline islands.
Signal Corps Jlen
WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. Owing to
tie pressing need for additional sis
al corps men in the Philippines and
ic difficulty of getting reinforcements
aere from the United States it has
een decided by the war department to
trengthen a corps now in the islands
y the addition of one company of six-
T men recruited from the volunteers
i the forces now stationed there. Th-e
ampany will be recruited from the
cst men obtainable in the service and
{ fleered by the best non-commission-
tl officers that the company com-
landers are willing to spare.
GKNKKAL NEU'tJ NOTES.
The Chinese loan of 2,200,000 has
been applied for five times over at Lon
don.
don.The
The plan for electric equipment of
the Manhattan elevated , Now York ,
has been approved by the directors.
Andrew Carnegie has offered At
lanta , Ga. , $100,000 for a public library
building if the city will buy a site and
devote § 5,000 per year to keeping up
the library.
Charles Roberts , a farmer near Cof-
feyville , Kas. , placed dynamite in a
stove to thaw it. Roberts , his wife ,
child and a negro are dead. Two oth
ers injured.
Anthony J. Antclo , of Philadelphia ,
has sued the Farmers' Loan and Trust
company at New York for an account
ing on unpaid bonds and coupons of
the Oregon Pacific railway company ,
amounting to $4,000.
Ed Greer. a negro ex-convict just
released from the Alabama peniten
tiary for criminal assault , is now be
ing hunted in the woods near Dade-
ville , Ala. , for another assault upon
a young negro.woman.
The negroes , whose importation
from Alabama causeM the uattle at
Virden , HI. , a few months ago , in
which several miners were killed , are
freezing and starving in a graders'
camp on the Mobile & Ohio railroad
near Cahokia.
The kris. the native name for the
knife which is the sole armament or
many of Aguinaldo's warriors , is a
weapon nearly two feet long , with a
sharp curved blade , which widens to-
vara the middle. A single blow gen
erally kills the victim.
The Madrid Imparclai says "the at
tack on Manila was the judgment of '
God upon the Americans , who , after 4
despoiling Spain , are beginning to feel
the consequences. If only the Spanish
prisoners had been released we should
regard the affair with complete Indif
ference. "
In his address to the Brown alumini
at their dinner in Boston , Professor
Benjamin F. Clark opposed the pro
ject advocated in some quarters of cut
ting down the college course from four
to three years and expressed the con
viction that snort cuts to college and
through college turn out shortccut
men.
Inquiry abut the senate regarding
the McEnery resolution developes the
fact that any resolution is not likely to
pass just now , though there may be
EO objection later. It is understood
the administration believes it would
be inexpedient to tfass resolutions
wtile the strained relations exist be
tween the United States and the in
surgents at Manila.
.Che Yanktown , Norfolk & South
western railroad was sold at Pierce ,
Neb. on order of the United States dis
trict court by Master in Chancery
Dundy to W. W. Graham of Norwalk.
0. Mr. Graham had the contract for
and nearly completed the building of
bridges on this line , and the suit in
which this sale occurred was for the
purpose of enforcing his lien.
General Gregerlo del Pilar. who
commands the Fillipinos about Manila ,
is a young man , though not as youns
as his portrait makes him appear. He
was AKUinaldo's adjutant when the
Fillipino rebel leader appointed him
to command around Manila. The only
known biography of Pilar is by Major
Bell , of General Merritt's staff , and
reads. "General Pilar. a vicious , un
educated ignoramus and highway rob
ber. "
The London Daily Telegraph , com
menting on the fighting at Manila ,
says : "It is quite clear that the Amer
icans have given the Filipino rebeta . .
very sound thrashing at a compara
tively small cost to themselves. They
have , for the time being , at all events ,
placed Manila in safety until the rein
forcements now en route reach Gen
eral Otis. Although the majority of
t e American soldiers at Manila were
volunteers , they appear to have fought
with as much discipline and gallantry
as their regular comrades could have
exhibited. "
Word has been received at San Fran
cisco from Washington that the United
States transports Grant , Sherman ,
Sheridan and the hospital ship Relict ,
have been transferred to- that depart
ment and will be used to carry sol
diers and supplies to the pr > ssot 'ons
of the United States lying in the Pacific
ocean. These vessels , with the Ari
zona and Scandia. will comprise the
American transporting fleet. The first
four named vessels went to the Phil-
lipines from New York by way of the
Suez canal. The other transport will
'ic prepared tn carry a supply of cloth
ing to the soldiers and sailors now in
the Phillipines , including 10.000
blankets.
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