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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1905)
COpyRlQHT.lPO^&y W.R.HEAR>T. <tfERT &R|TfliN Rl^TJ RE}ERVED. "You won’t marry me, Ida?” "No, I think not. I’m quite sure not," •added Ida Morny, after a second or two x>f hesitation. Guy Hardwick looked ^ -earnestly at her. “But why not?” "I don’t love v returned the six (teen-year-old damsel with extreme frankness. "Ida. you are cruel.” “No, I am not. At least I don’t mean ■to be cruel. Oh, Guy, what made you fall in love with me? We were having such a nice time out there playing ■champion croquet games and going on picnics. And now it's all spoilt.” “Ida,” said Guy passionately, setting :his teeth together, "you are a mere •child. You haven’t an idea what love means—apart from chocolate creams and new ball dresses," he added bitter ly. "What made me fall in love with .you? Because I couldn't help it. And now you refuse to give me back so much as a heart throb in return.” “And I can't help that.” retorted Ida. naively. "Don’t look so cross, Guy. You frighten me.” "Because 1 am in .earnest. Ida. Try to think of this as a woman should. Try for once to put yourself out of the trivial world that surrounds you, and ■tell me from the very depths of your (heart if you do not think you can love <nie.” Little Ida Morny began to cry. “I don’t want to love you,” she sob tied. "I don't know why I should get married. I’m very happy as I am. Mamma says it is time enough for a girl to think of matrimony when she is twenty-five years old. And I am only ■sixteen.” "There,” interrupted Guy, bitterly, "that will do. I looked for an ocean ■of deep, solemn sweetness in your •heart. I find but a shallow pool, re flecting back the shadow of transient •events—and that is all, Good-by, Ida. Forget that I have made a fool of my self—if you can.” And he strode away, biting his lips. And tearing at his long, black mus tache. Ida looked after him with quivering ■dimples and tearful, velvet-blue eyes. "I don’t know what he means,” said this little, half-blossomed bud of womanhood to herself. "I am sorry I have offended him, but I couldn't help YJ' And she went back to the hotel for iter hour of guitar practicing, feeling It little bewildered and a little regret ting just as she did when her pet jreyhound ran away from her. Just at the entrance to the laurel walk—a wild sylvan spot that overlook 1'" " _ III' I . I ... here this season. I don’t quite like Hortensla, but she Is very handsome. They will make a splendid couple. Quick, Ida; they are waiting for you to play—it is your turn!" And Ida gave her ball a thump with the mallet, vitally damaging her part ner’s play, and not in the least knowing what she was about. She went home and looked into her mirror. "yes." she said to herself. "I thought so. I’m only a little. Insignificant crea ture with pale cheeks, senseless blue eyes and hair like Hax. Miss Hortensla Carey has eyes like black stars and the height of a queen. She’s worth lov ing—but I didn’t think Guy would have forgotten me so soon!" And then Ida began to cry, she didn’t quite know why. "I think I am tired of Shackleton-on Sea,” she said to herself. “I mean to write to Uncle Theodore to come and take me home. I suppose they'll be married at once, and Miss Carey won’t return to Wortham at all. I won't go to the wedding." Of course the contemplated nuptials of wealthy Mr. Hardwick and the beau ty of the season made plenty of gossip and considerable sensation. It found Its way into the newspapers no one knew how (except, perhaps. Miss Hor tensla herself). Reporters Jotted down the number of Miss Carey's dresses and jewels, the probable number of thou sands per annum which constituted the bridegroom’s income—and Hortensla's superb face actually appeared on the front page of the Illustrated papers of the day as the bride f the season. Guy was Indignant enough—but Hor tensia only laughed. "Never mind, dear Guy,” said she. "People will talk—and, after all, they don’t mean any harm.” But one beautiful summer morning Miss Carey’s seat at the breakfast table was vacant—and reareely had the fact been observed when someone cried out: “Why, General Vincent is gone, too!” Undeniably it was awkward for the bridegroom-elect. Still more so when a note, sent from the nearest postofflce, gave him to understand that the lovely Hortensla had given back her heart to the general, an ancient suitor of hers, who had recently fallen heir to a large fortune. /The note was prettily worded; it con tained sentimental regrets to Mr. Hard wick that the future they had contem plated so sanguinely could never be re alized and prayers for pardon in the name of love. Guy set his teeth together, but he pTEMA HAP HEW EVERY WORD 6f THE DECLARATION ■ / OF LOVE. -act the blue gleam of the sea—Hor tensia Carey met Mr. Hardwick. A tail, Juno-like woman of thirty, with soft, swimming, oriental eyes and a face that was a dream of beauty In it self. Hortensla Carey had come to Shackie ton-on-Sea to get a rich husband. Hor tensia liked Mr. Hardwick and she ■didn't like "that insignificant little mite of an Ida Morny,” and Hortensia, snug ly shielded behind the trees a'nd pushes, had heard every word of the declaration of love and its refusal. “Strike while the Iron is hot!" said Hortensia to herself. "There's many a heart caught in the rebound, and why not Guy Hardwick’s?” | So she glided forward with upturned eyes shining softly beneath their long lashes. “Mr. Hardwick, you are sad! You look troubled!” she murmured sympa thetically. "Troubled!” he echoed, moodily. “There's not much in the world but trouble.” “And you say that!” cried Hortensla. “You! Now, 1 who am only a woman, might utter it with reason!” Guy looked into her Cleopatra-like face. Strange that he never before knew how beautiful it was. “Will you take my arm down this steep hill?" said he. "And tell me what you mean by those last words.” Hortensia knew how to avail herself ■of the golden tide of opportunity. Guy Hardwick was just in the mood when a man wants relief from himself. And the upshot of it was that he invited her to go out for a row after sunset. “Don't ask me if there is anyone else you prefer.” sighed Hortensia. "1 am accustomed to place myself in a sec ondary posiiton.” “There’s no one I should prefer to you," said Guy, slowly. “No one at least now.” * * * “Engaged,” cried Ida Morny, drop ping her croquet mallet. “Guy Hard wick engaged! I don't believe it!" “I saw the ring myself on Hortensia ■Carey's finger,” said Mrs. Openwell. She told me. She’s proud of it, and well 3he may be, Tor Mr. Hardwick la by all odds the finest young fellow made no comment. He took his fate as It was dealt out to him. Nay, perhaps, in his inrhost heart he felt some thrills of relief that he was forever separated from Hortensia Carey. For he had some time since made the discovery that he did not love her as a man should love the woman whom he means to marry. He sat thinking of these things his head resting on his hands, his eyes fix ed with Infinite mournfulness on the blue sea. "Oh, Guy! I'm so sorry! So sorry!” And Ida Moray burst out crying. "Sorry, Ida? Nay, keep you: kindly sympathy for those that need it more,” he answered, somewhat bitterly. "Am 1 not better off, by far, than If she had married me? She did not love me, you see. Nobody loves me.” "Guy, that is not true!” "It is pretty well proven." She came nearer to him, with burn ing cheeks and glittering eyes. "I love you, Guy." "Love, little one? Love? You do not know the meaning of the word.” She drew back, trembling and sob bing. "You give me my heart back then, Guy? You do not care for me?" she uttered. "Gods knows, darling, that you are the only person in the world for whom I really ever cared.” "Then won't you let me comfort you now? Won't you let me take her place?” And looking into Ida s eyes Guy read the truth. “When I wooed you before, darling, you said no,’" he whispered and his gaze grew more intense. "But I have grown into a woman since then, dearest." So they were married. And. I sup pose, I might add that they "lived hap py ever afterwards." For love is the key to all happiness—and love folded his silver wings above their nuptial altar. As for Hortensia; she was rich —and that was all she cared for. One Advantage. Washington Font: The beef trust has one advantage of the fight with the gov ernment. It makes the consumers bear the expense of the defense. i Mrs Pell’s Decoration Day By EMILY S. WINDSOR. I --- - ----‘--- - '' By the aid of the calendar hanging on her wall, Mrs. Pell found that there wero fourteen weeks before Decoration day. She was not an adept at mental arith metic, so that it was quite a lengthy and laborious piece of work lor her to calcu 1 late that if she saved 12 cents each of those fourteen weeks, she would have $1.68. She had just finished counting it up a second time in order to be sure that it was correct, when her neighbor, Mrs. Wilkes, from the next room below in the big tenement house, came in for their usual evening chat. She was a thin, ner vous looking little woman of middle age. Neither her faded grap hair nor her dress was tidy. She was a strong contrast to Mrs. Pell, who was always neat and clean; she was much older than Mrs. Wilkes, too Most of Mrs. Pell’s days were spent in office cleaning, while Mrs. Wilkes' time was well tilled with washing and ifon Ing. After thpy had exchanged their news of the day, Mrs. Pell said: ‘‘Would you think that a body could get a nice lot of flowers for one dollar and sixty-eight cents?” Sure and I'd think that a lot of money to be spetidin' In such a way,” answered Mrs. Wilkes, with a look of surprise on her weather-beaten face. “I’d like it to me more,” returned Mrs. Pell, “but not a cent more than 12 cents a week can 1 spare.” “I’m sure I'm not knowin’ what your talkin' about,” said Mrs. Wilkes, the sur prise in her face Increasing. ’Til be tollin’ you. It's for the graves on Decoration day. I’ve Just set my heart on coverin’ ’em with flowers this year. I’ve been wantin’ to do it every year, but somethin’ always happened to prevent. But this year, they’re goln’ to be there.” “Oh!” ejaculated Mrs. WUkes. “Yes,” went on Mrs. Pell, “I’m feelin’ sure there’ll be nothin’ to prevent this year. And it’s white roses 1 want. Teddy was crazy after ’em.” She rocked her chair, and hid her face in her blue gingham apron. Mrs. Wilkes could not enter very deep ly into her friend’s feelings. Shu had never had any children, and her husband had been lost at sea so many years before that he was now but a dim memory; be sides, he had never in life given her any reason to mourn his loss. But she kept respectfully silent until Mrs. Pell s burst of grief was over. Then she said: “White roses is nice. You ought to be gettln’ a lot for so much money.” Mrs. Pell shook her head. “I don’t know. Flowers is dear.” Mrs. Pell carefully put aside 12 cents each week from her meager earnings. Every time that she passed a florist s window on her way to work, she would stop and look at the flowers displayed, and try to decide which window contained the most beautiful white roses. “For I must get the finest to be bad,” she would think. The prospect or buying those nowers often formed the subject of her chats with Mrs. Wilkes. To the latter $1.68 seemed an enor mous sum to spend in any such a way. •’Be sure that you get the worth of your money,” she would say. •‘They’ve got to be fine ones,” Mrs. Pell would answer. Spring had been long in coming that year, and it was late in May before the garden roses began to show their colors. Mrs. Pell had few opportunities of seeing any of these, the tenement in which she lived being in a district where there was not enough earth room for a blade of grass to grow. Mrs. Pell, like many of her neighbors, had a few pots of geraniums on her window sills, but they were not luxuriant in growth. The air, close and sunless, was not conducive to floriculture. Mrs. Pell had once tried to raise a white rose, but it had died an early death. Then her walks to and from her work were not in the resident part of the city. But on Sundays, when she was not too tired, she went to church. Her way thither led past many beautiful gardens. One of them she particularly admired. It was a large, old-fashioned garden sur- | rounding a beautiful old house. There ■ were roses and roses. Roses climbing over trellises, and clambering about the broad veranda which ran along the side or the house. They were just such roses as had grown about the little country home to which she had gone as a bride, says the Chicago Advance. The sight of them took her back to the days when she had been so happy. Then had come the dark time when her husband had returned from the war with broken health. To mend their fortunes they had come to the city. But things had gotten worse. Her husband had soon died. She and Teddy had struggled alone. She had looked forward to the day when Teddy would be taking care of her, for he was a good boy. But he ha«.l been laid be side his father eight years ago. How he had loved those roses! He had often said that he would have a garden full of them when he was man. He would be a man now if he were living. The Sunday before Decoration Mrs. Pell went to church and returned by way of her favorite garden. She stopped to look at the white roses. There were such quan tities of them. The air was filled with their fragrance. How she wished that she could have enough of them to cover her graves! Somehow, they seemed sweeter than the flowers at the florists. The day before Decoration day came. Mrs. Pell had gone much sooner than us ual to her work, and by hurrying a great deal, had been able to return home at 4 instead of 6, her usual hour. It was her plan to put on her best clothes and then go to the flor*3t’s and select and order her flowers. She would call f^r them early the next morning, and take them to the cemetery. The day was to be a holiday. She had just unlocked her door, and entered her room, when Mrs. Wilkes came in. Her eyes were swollen from crying. •Sure, and what’s the matter?” cried Mrs. Pell. "It’s Sail. She's sick, and going’ to die. The woman that’s been takin’ care of her wrote to tell me. And she wants to gee me once more.” ‘‘Well, sure and you'll be agoln’,” said Mrs. Pell. Mrs. Wilkes burst into tears. “It's that I’m feelin’ so bad about. It costs $.1 to go, and me with nothin’ but $1.50 to my name. You see, 1 paid the rent two days ago. And not one of the neighbors with a cent to lend mo." ‘‘And it's too bad, it is,” ejaculated Mrs. Pell, feelingly. “Yes, and there’s a train at seven,” said Mrs. W'ilkes, with fresh tears. “Unless—” she went on hesitatingly, ‘ you could lend me enough!” ‘‘It’s too bad. It is,” exclaimed Mrs. Pell. “Sure and 1 paid my rent last week, too.” She looked distressed. She was always anxious to help anyone in trouble. “I know—but—” Mrs. Wilkes hesitated more than before. “I—I—thought perhaps you’d let me have that money you saved for the flowers. Poor Saliie! I’d like to see her once more. She’s my own sister, sure.” i “Lend you that money! Oh! Mrs. Wilkes, I c'xn’t! I’ve had my heart set so long on coverin' the graves this Decoration day." *T thought likely you wouldn’t want to. Poor Sallie! And I’ll never see her again." Mrs. Wilkes turned away with a hopeless air, and went slowly back to her room. Mrs. Pell hastily prepared to go to the florist’s to select and order her flowers. She felt very sorry for Mrs. Wilkes, but of course she could not lend her that money. If she had saved It for any other purpose but ihat! She had tried for so many years to be able to cover those graves v.ltb roses, and now when she had the money—to give It all up. She hoped Mrs. Wilkes did not think her mean. She would have been glad to do anything else for her. And it was a pity that she could not see her sister before she died. She was the only relative she had. too. if it had only not been that money! And if It were not Decoration day! She w in ted *o put flowers on their graves at the time that other people were remembering their dead. Mrs. Poll’s steps became slower and slower and slower, and as she came In sight of the florist’s shop, she stood still, and remained In deep thought for some minutes. Then she turned suddenly and walked back to the tenement, and into Mrs. Wilkes’ room. She found the' latter sitting with her face in her hands and cry ing. Mrs. Pell put her precious $1.63 In her hand. “There,” she said, "just take it. Hurry and get ready, and I’ll go to the train with you. I do hope you’ll find Sallie alive." "Oh!" cried Mrs. Wilkes, "sure and I always knew you were a good woman. Poor Sallie! I’ll be seein’ her again." Mrs. Pell did not sleep well that night. It hurt her to think of those two graves being flowerless another Decoration day. They were In such a remote part of the cemetery that they never shared In the general decoration of graves. She decided that she would not go to the cemetery at all. She could not bear to think of seeing others carrying their flowers while her hands must be empty. But In the morning she changed her mind. It seemed unkin. to leave her graves unvisited. She would go la the aft ernoon when the services were over and the cemetery would be comparatively de serted. It was such a lovely day. The ride in the cars would do her good. Mr. Graham, his wife and Berta and Tom drove out to the cemetery, their car riage filled with baskets of roses. They had almost stripped the many' bushes in their garden. After their grandfathers and grand mother’s and Aunt Edith’s graves had been plied high with odorous blossoms there’was still a largo basketful of beau tiful white roses left. "Let us drive around and see If there are any graves without any flowers," said Berta. "Yes," said Mrs. Graham, "I like that thought.” But there did not seem to be any graves undecorated until they reached a more distant part of the cemetery. There two sunken graves, with weather-worn wood markers at the head, were flowerless. "How lonely they look! ’ said Tom. "Yes," said Mrs. Graham. "I think thav you must empty this basket on them." "Let Tom and me do it." said Berta. So she and her brother jumped oul of the carriage and went over to the two grave. There were enough roses to completely cover them both. "Now they don’t look su lonely," said Berta, with a backward glance, as she drove away. And so it was that when late In the aft ernoon Mrs. Pell came tc the lonely spot where lay her husband and son. she found the two mounds a mass of exquisite roses. And they looked like the roses she had had in her little country' home in those long past days—the white roses that Teddy had so loved. ELUSIVE GEORGIA PIG. A Disobedience of Orders Agains. “Humers” Ended Vlappily. “When Sherman's army left Raleigh on the march north to Richmond,” said a lank New Hampshire comrade dur ing a recent G. A. R. encampment, "we had very strict orders about forag ing. and to enforce tiiese orders General Sherman hud patrols out on both sides of his column to enforce obedience. This became very troublesome at times. I remember that on one occasion my self and ten others were detailed lor six days' duty along certain lines about four days' rations. Well, along toward the end we became very hun gry and starved out, and you can imagine my joy better than 1 can de scribe it when on the evening of the sixth day my messmate came in and whispered to me that he had found a fat pig about half a mile oft' in the woods, proposing that we go and cap ture him. “So off we posted and soon arrived at a small garden surrounded l>.v u picket fence, in which Mr. Pig was roaming about quite at his own ease and lib erty. We climbed the fence and un dertook to run the pig down, but the trouble was that he ran about twice as fast as we did, and we soon gave up trying to capture hint by this means. ” 'I'll tel! you what we’ll do,' said my messmate. We will run him down by turns. You run him awhile, as I rest up, and when you get tired I'll try him for a fed- paces.' So we started in to run Mr. Porker down by turns. It was about my third turn at trying to cap ture the animal when, on nearing a fence corner, I happened to look up and saw. to my utter dismay, two com missioned officers leaning over the fence watching my movements. “ 'What ar' you doing over there?' one of them asked. "I saw that I was caught rej handed, so I replied, Oh. nothing: just trying to see how fast this pig can run.' “The officers laughed at this, and. doubtless realizing that we needed something to till our stomachs, turned and walked away, and the result was that we got our pig." WOMEN VOLUNTEERS. Net Allowed to Serve When Their Se. Was Discovered. Fired with a desire for martial glory. It happened occasionally that a woman could conceal her sex and be accepted by the mustering officers. Whenever discovered these female soldiers were discharged. Company D of the Forty-sixth Penn sylvania regiment had on its rolls one Charles D. Fuller, who was discovered to be a female and discharged. There was another more conspicuous instance of the same character in Company F of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania regiment. A woman whose real name proved 10 be Frances Day enlisted under the name of Frank Mayne and was pro moted to sergeant of her company. The terrors of war or fear of detection caused her to desert on August 84, 1863, but she was subsequently killed In battle in another regiment. A Miss Seelye, who served in Company F. Sec ond Michigan, under the name of Frank Thompson, deserted after she had fought well in several battles. This charge of desertion against her was removed in 1887 by congress because of her previous good record. CHICAGO IN THROES OF A RACE WAR Serious Trouble Likely to Grow Out of the Teamsters' Strike. PEELING IS VERY BITTER Following Murder of Eight-Ytnr-Old Boy by Negroes Residents Have Armed Thomselves and Hunt for the Strikebreakers. 9 Chicago, May 23.-—The strike of the teamsters, instead of being declared off, will be spread to greater propor tions. This was decided Saturday night by the members of the teamsters’ Joint council, which was la session un til midnight. The council met at 8 o'clock to hear the propositions that had been In progress with the employers through- ! out the day. They agreed to all the stipulations of the employers with the exception of that which declared that the drivers of the express companies should not be taken back. This was .he rock upon which the peace pro gram was wrecked, and after several hours of debate it was decided that the teamsters' union could not leave ihe express drivers to make a lone light, but must stand by them. It was de cided to call off all the negotiations and prepare for a further light. The sense of the meeting was ex pressed in the* following resolution, whfch was passed and given out as defining the position of the teamsters: "We believe that the railroad express companies are not Justified in their refusal to reinstate any of their former employes, and believe that Ihe best in terests of all would have been served had they agreed to Ihe same proposi tion or a somewhat similar one to that which the Employers' association sug gested. “Under these conditions it is Incum bent on ihe members of the teamsters' organization to continue the strike un til such time as Ihe express companies will agree to Ihe same conditions as those offered by the Employers' asso ciation." The methods of the unions will not differ from those which I hey have pur sued thus far in the strike. They will continue the boycott against the houses where (lie strikes have been held during the last month, and if any of their members are discharged for refusing to make deliveries nil of the drivers employed by the house will be called on strike at once. Chicago, May 2J.~-Chicago is threat ened with a race war of serious propor tions. Embittered by the shooting of Enoch Carlson, an 8-elghl-year old hoy last week by two negroes, the residents In the vicinity of Twenty-ninth and Dearbon streets have armed themselves and clashes between white and black men have become so frequent since the Carlson murder that it has been found necessary to detail scores of policemen in the district to preserve peace. Even this precaution has been unsuccessful in keeping the opposing factions apart. In a riot which broke out In this dis trict between the whites and the blacks James Gray, colored, was killed, Harry Bernstein was mortally wounded, and a building in which Bernstein was be ing held captive, suffering from four bullet wounds, was stoned and par tially wrecked by a mob of 1,000 per sons. Trouble with Negroes. The trouble started when James K Gray accused Bernstein and a while companion of being troublemakers. Since the teamsters' strike Gray lias been employed by a coal company as a driver. The merits of the strike and the shooting of Young Carlson were up for discussion. Angry words soon led to blows, and in the light that followed Gray drew a knife and attacked both men. Bernstein, who is a bartender in the vicinity, drew a revolver and tired four shots. Two of the bullets took effect in Gray's body, and be fell unconscious to the sidewalk. He died while being removed to a hospital. As Bernstein and Ills companion were leaving the scene of the shooting two colored men who had been attracted by the noise seized the bartender and a scultle for possession of the revolver followed. While the struggle was In progress Special Policeman Tinsley, col ored, came running up. Seeing the col ored policeman approaching Bernstein swung the revolver toward lilm, and according to Tinsley, discharged the weapon twice. Tinsley drew bis own revolver and fired four shots, each of the bullets taking effect In Bernstein's body. Desperate Fight Ensued. As Bernstein fell unconscious a crowd which had been attracted by the first shots hurried to Tinsley and the wounded man. With the assistance of another negro Tinsley picked Bernstein up and ran Into a nearby saloon. Tins ley stood in the doorway of the saloon with drawn revolver, but the crowd, which was composed of negroes, was crying for vengeance for the killing of Gray, and Tinsley, seeing that he, un assisted, would not be able to keep them back, shut and barred the door. The crowd, which had now grown to a mob, rushed at the building and its entrances. Finding all the doors locked and being unsuccessful in their efforts to force them open, large stones and other missiles were thrown at the building and every window and fix ture in the place was shattered and de i molished. While tlie disturbance was going on three negroes, who had followed Tinsley into tlie saloon, dragged Bernstein Into the basement and with clubs In (heir hands stood ready to defend him. In the meantime the police at the j central station had been notified of j the trouble, and two patrol wagons and an ambulance filled with policemen | were hurried to the scene, but it was j only after a desperate fight in which i several of the rioters were badly bruised by the patrolmen's clubs that the mob was forced back from the su loon, shouting for Bernstein, the slay er of Gray. The police told them that Bernstein had been"’killed and to make good the remark the bartender, who was unconscious, was placed on a stretcher, a cover thrown over his face and brought to the door of the sa loon. This had a quieting effect on the crowd and they soon disappeared. After he had been revived in the hospital Bernstein declared that Gray had started the trouble and he had killed the negro in self defense. FINES PAID BY PARENTS. Four Are Punished for Permitting Children to Join in School Strike. Chicago, May 22. -The sympathy of four parents for the striking teamsters cost them $20 each in cold cash. Af ter friends and relatives had untied the. j strings of their pockotbooks and paid the f fines Imposed by Justice Hurley the four^ j parents each and severally resolved that! ! sympathy was an expensive luxury wheat I It entails tli • violation of the compulsory} education law. The parents were charged with keeping! their children home because “unfair" coal! had been delivered at the Harrison school,, Wentworth avenue and Twenty-thirdl j place. The parents pleaded guilty and' were given the extreme penalty provided j for violation of the compulsory education j law'. j Those fined were-: Amoda, Joseph. 267 Twenty-first street. [ Christian. Joseph. 1811) Clark street. Lacoca. Mrs. Camilla, 4:1 Twenty-ftrsv. place. Smith. Mrs. George. 35 Alexander street. “SURE TO F IL“ SAYS DEB3. Declares Teamsters Never Had Chanca to Win. Terre Haute, lnd., .May 22. —Kugeno( Debs, leadei of the A. Ft. l\ strike in 1894, said today: .he Chicago strike was sure to fail, as all strikes of any consequence In the laat two years failed, showing that the power of the capitalists Is organized and is used against the working class by defeating them and breaking up their trade unions, it proves that the old form of unionism is» Inadequate, wi.th the workers divided into many distinct unions. "Intelligent workers have decided to fol low the example set by capitalists and combine their forces into one great Indus-: trial union, so that all may at all times work together in harmony for the good of all. The old unions were organized to. promote harmony with the employer, that is to harmonize the interests of the em ployer and the employe. The new national organization which we are to bring into* existence in Chicago on June 27 will be based on an absolute antagonism of the two classes. It will recognize the clast* struggle and will use all Its power to over-( throw the capitalistic class and abolish' the wage system.** Tenth Strike Victim Dies. Chicago. May 23.—Policeman Patrick., R. Blackwell died today, making the tenth death ascribed to the teamsters’ strike. Blackwell was Injured while guarding express wagons. BEWILDER RUSSIANS. Big Engagement la Imminent, but the Jap Plana Ara Kept in the Dark. Gunshu Puss, May 23.—A general en-. gagement Is Imminent. Oyama Is de ploying heavy forces against Line viteh's left and Is contracting his troops along the center, but his base is opposite the Russian right. It is not yet clear which wing is making a dem onstration and which will deliver the main blow. It is evident from Ltne vltch’s preparations that he entends to accept a decisive buttle. St. Petersburg. May 20.—The war of fice confirms the report from Gunshu puss that Oyama is on the eve of tak ing a general offensive. No doubt is entertained here that Linevltch will ac cept battle In Ills present positions. The naval staff believes Oyama's advance was precipitated by doubt regarding , the issue of liie coining naval battle between Roles! vensky and Togo. With an unbeaten army In front of him, Oyama's position might be critical if his communications with Japan were Interrupted even temporarily. RUSSIA ENTERS PROTEST. Report Japanese Intend to Remow Emperor of Korea. fit. Petersburg. May 23.—The Rus sian charge d'affaires at Pekin has in formed the Chinese government that according to reports the Japanese in tend removing the emperor of Korea to Japan. In contravention of the treaty of Shimonoseki, guaranteeing the inde pendence of Korea. The Russian gov ernment has protested against such ac tion to all the powers. Washington. May 20.—'“The treaty of Shimonoseki, which brought to a close the Japanese-C'hlnese war, guar anteed the independence of Korea. Japan will not violate the terms of that treaty. Statements that the Japanese government i ontemplates removing the emperor of Korea to Japan in contra vention of that treaty are Incorrect and are circulated with a mischievous pur pose in view.” This was the comment on the St. Petersburg dispatch that Japan in tended to remove the Korean em-, peror to Japan, made by Minister Takahira of Japan tonight. As be tween the governments of Japan and China It is realized that so long as interests of the United States are not. menaced there is no ground for this government to interfere in. this con nection, except, perhaps, to exert its good Inlluences for the continuation' of friendly relations between them. Some Sharp Skirmishing. Toklo, May 23.—It was announce*, this evening from headquarters that the Japanese armies In the field and three Russian columns had mixed forces and advanced southward May li, to the vicinity of the railroad. The' Japanese engaged them and drove the Russians northward. Simultaneously Si.000 Russian cavalry attack the Japanese field hospital at Kangpin. on the right bank of the Liao river. The Japanese artillery and in-' fantry dispersed them, attacking the cavalrymen end Inflicting heavy loss' upon them. French Regard Neutrality. Saigon, May 23.—Admiral de Jor. quires, the French naval commander, sailed from here today on the Cruiser. Gulchen. The destination is not an j nounced. but it is understood that lie1 is going to make another inspection of I the coast to see if French neutrality j is being infringed. Supplies for Rojestvensky. Hong Kong, May 23.—According to information received here today 150 deeply laden Junks, presumably loaded with provisions for the Russian fleet, have left the vicinity of Cape St. John,_ and probabily are seeking to effect a' junction with Rojest vensky's fleet. He Talked Too Much. St. Petersburg. May 23.—It is no*, understood that Captain Clado, who was Rojest vensky 's chief tactician and who testified before the North sea com mission at Paris, has been dismissed from the navy by imperial order for repeated and persistent disobedience of an order to refrain from publication of. his views on naval reform. —♦—* To Limit Legislative Power* St. Petersburg, May 22.—The Bou ligan rescript commission has prac tically completed Us labors and the Associated Press is in position to an nounce it will recommend establish ment of a representative assembly l with limited legislative powers. The project will go to the council of em plre for Anal action.