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INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHAPTER XVIII.— (Continued.) "Mr. Aylmer Is here, my lord,” he ■aid. "Will your lordship see him.” "Certainly, of course," exclaimed his lordship. "Show him here at once." The man retired, and In a minute or two returned with Dick, v.bo said "Good-morning” to his uncle, with an air of cheerful civility. ? "H'gh," grunted the old lord, “morn ing. Well?" "Well, sir," said Dick, "I have thought the matter over, end although I have not, and never have bad, any wish to go to India, I have decided that it will he best for me to accept the appointment you were good enough to get for me." "Oh—er. I'm glad you've come to i your senses at last,” said the old lord, a shade more graciously. "Well, you had better go and see Barry Boynton about It—that will be the best. And then you'll have to get your affairs put In order, make your will, and all that" "I have made my will," said Dick, promptly, "although It’a true I hadn’t ▼ary much to make It for." "Ah! that's good—those things ought always to be done before they are wanted. By-the-bye, Dick, are you hard up, or anything of that kind? Do (A you want any money?” r "No, sir, thanks. I could do with a hundred or two, of course—who couldn’t? But I am not In debt, or anything of that sort." The old lord caressed his white mus tache and looked at his heir with a sort of comical wonder. "’Pon my soul,” he remarked, "I can't tell how you do It.” "Eh?" said Dick, not understanding, and, in fact, not Interested In his mine n iiiuugu i a. "Well, how you do It. Kxpenslve regiment—flat In Palace Mansions— Hlvlera, and all the rest" Dick shrugged his shoulders. "Well, l| sir, I don’t owe a penny In the world, I give you my word.” "Ah! Mrs. Harris must be a young lady cf very moderate desires,” said Ixird Aylmer, lighting another cigar ette. "Have one?” "No, thank you, sir,” returned Dick. "And what will become of Mrs. Har ris when you are gone to India, eh?” the old man asked, with a great air of Interest. “Well, sir,” said Dick, "I always make it a rule never to talk about my friends' private affairs, even when I happen to know them.” "You won’t tell me.” Lord Aylmer chuckled. ”Oh! very well, very well— never mind. I can take a hint as well as anybody." "When It suits your purpose.” Dick’s thoughts ran, as he watched the handsome, wicked old face. Then he got up from his chair. “If you don’t want me any longer, sir, I will go and pay my respects to my lady. By-the-bye, I hope you are less anxious about her than you were a short time ago.” Lord Aylmer jumped up in a fury and stamped his gouty foot hard upon the floor. "Damme," he cried, "that woman is like an India-rubber ball, and as hard as nails into the bargain." “Then she is better," said Dick, with an air of profound and anxious inter est. “Better! Damme,” the old savage cried, “she's outrageously well, sir. Damme, her healthiness Is positively aggressive.” “But that must be a great relief to your mind, sir,” said Dick, with per fect gravity. "Relief!" the other echoed, then seemed to recollect himself a little. "Ah! yes, yes, of course—to be sure. Well, go and see her. I dare say you will find her In the boudoir." iMt n im uiuiooit ...... — wave of the old lord's hand, and being never very anxious to remain In hla presence, ho betook himself away, and went to find her ladyship. Hut Lady Aylmer was not in the house—had. In fact, been gone out some time before he reached it; so Dick Jumped into a cab and went buck to Palace Mansions to Dorothy, who met him with a new Idea. • nick, darling.” she said. ”1 know that you are worrying about me, and what I shall do when you are gone, and I have thought of something ” “Yes. Have you thought that, after nil. It would be cafe for you to go right out and risk everything?" No, because you do not go till Rep ietnber, Slid by tb' ii I ibull have got very near to tbs tliue. No, it ts not that at alt; but you will bave leave until you sail, won't you?” Y«s” “Then might we not go to the *ei for a month? I atu pining for a breath of sea air. and it wilt he good h r you. tom" ' That t* easy enough Where shall we go * Tenby or would you rather be nvsrer to tlrav.tsigh*” “\V# could got go to say of the plaas* Hear tirgveietgh, IB* h I rhoii'd I* (seeling people there * “Ye*, but we aright go to Over*trand or Ctwuree, or go down to «*» «# th*» little, quiet pi* *» near Why. if you ltb« w* might even go to Raatagai* a* Margate Itself ” ”1 don t la the tsast sate wh.ye, Dorothy teytisd ’ Hut a bar I wani*»4 in sgy is thin 1*1 remember ai mwaln. Kaiher Brand?” | v* hssr t |ou rpsua of her * “Well, when you are gone would ycu let. me write to her and ask her to come and stay with me till I am ready to come after you? She is young and kind, and I am very fond of her, and altogether It would be very different for me than if I had nobody except Barbara.” “My dearest, ycu shall do exactly as you think best about that," Dirk said, without hesitation. “It Is a good Idea, and If she h nice and won’t worry you about being married In this way-” "She won’t know, dear." Dorothy cried. “I shall show her my marriage lines, and say that you are gone and that I am I am going to Join you as eoon as I can," "She will be sure to ask my regi ment." "Not at all. Besides, you are going out to an appointment, are you not?" “Yea, true. Well, then, do as you think best about It,” he said. "Of course, I shall be a great deal easier In my mind, and then she will be able to see you ofT and all that. Oh! yes, It will be a very good thing In every way.” Dorothy clapped her hands together and laughed quite Joyously. "Oh! Dick dear,” she cried, "I'm so glad you don’t mind—I feel quite brave about being left now. I do wish, though, that you could see Esther. She Is so tall and strong, very handsome, smooth, dark hair and great dark eyes—quite a girl who ought to be called Esther or Olive. And then she has always been rich, and for five years she has been absolutely her own mis tress, and has traveled about every where. "Won’t she think It odd that you have never written to ter all this time?" "I don’t think so. Esther Is not a girl who thanks you for letters unless you have something special to say." Dick put his arm around his little wife's waist. "And you have some ■| in v kr u "DAMME!” HE CRIED, thing very, very special to tell her, haven't you?” he said tenderly, then cried with an uncontrollable buret of anguish, “Oh! my love, my love, you don't know—you will never know what It will cost me to go away and leave you just now, when you will want me most of all.” "Never mind, Dick,” she said brave ly, "1 am not afraid.” Looking at her, ho saw that she spoke the truth and only the truth— her eyes met his, clear and true, an l the smile which played about her sweet mouth was not marred by any expression of the agony which she had suffered during the few previous days. A week ago she had been more Dlck'3 sweetheart than bis wife; now she was not only his wife, but had also In her eyes the proud light of motherhood— •'Filled was her soul with love and the dawn of an opening heaven.” CHAPTER XIX. HERE Is no need for me to tell of the month wtr h I)lck and his passed together ; a secluded llttiv watering place on Norfolk coast, nor of the scramble which Dirk had at ••*- - . ‘h‘* 1»»‘ (■» K-t v/ reauy tor tne ap pointed day of sailing for the shining east. It Is enough to say that after an ngonsted parting he tore hluiself away, and IKirothy found herself left alone In the pretty flat, fare to fate with the sorest trial of her life. A week hefote she had written to her t'oiisln. Bather Hrand, hut she hud had no reply. That had not surprised her much, for Hither was a restless soul, never so happy as when moving about f: m plat, to place Apart from that, lean don ta scarcely the place to look 1 for rich and Idle people in tteplember, and Itorothy had addrvsmd her letier to her cousin's banker*, knowing that II would be the surest and probably the quo keel way of finding her. Hut when IM h was gone Ihrroshy began to get very amlous f »r • letter trwni Bather, to watch for (he pst. and to wonder impatiently whet Bather could p, *tlMy have d»ae with herself and Whether she had got her letter or not. Hut for several day* Iherw was still Vilen** and at 1**1. low whan I hum by a** beginning to despair. II came Hi r, is » in setter Mi*# U.r .thy ' I cried tUrhem, hurtying into the room j with H | ■ on Hartvam*" Dorothy triad, **• vitsdty In • moment aha had torn M open and was reading it aloud to Barbara. "Oh. It is from Russia. Fancy Miss Brand being in Russia, Barbara, and ■ho says: “ ‘My Very Dear Little Dorothy: So you are married! I can bnrdly be lieve It—Indeed, since having your let ter this mornlny ! haie been saying to myself over and over again, "Doro thy Strode is married—little Dorothy has got married," and still I do not in the least realize it. So you are very happy, of course, and you are going to have a baby—that Is almost an "of course" also. And your husband has got a good appointment in India which he does not dare refuse. That looks like bread-and-ehecse and kisses, my dear little cousin. However, not that money makes any real difference to one’s happiness, and so long as you love him and he loves you, nothing else matters, money least of all. But why, my dear, have you waited so long be fore you told me of your new tics? I have wondered so often where you were and what had become of you, and about four months ago I wrote to the old house and had your letters return ed by a horrid young man, David Stevenson, whom I disliked always be yond measure. He informed me that you had left Immediately after dear auntie’s death, and that be did not know your present address. I felt a little anxious about you, but eminent ly relieved to And that you were evi dently not going to marry that de testable young man, who is, I have no doubt, all that is good and estimable and affluent, hut whom, as I said, I have never liked. " ‘Well, my dear child, you must let me be godmother to the baby when It f __ _,1 .. money over Its corals and bells as I should have done over a wedding-gift to you. As for coming to you- my darling child, of course I shall come straight back, and help Barbara to make up to you for the temporary loss of your spouse. I gather from your letter that he is all that ie good and kind and brave, to say nothing of be ing handsome and loving and true— you lucky llttte girl! “ ‘Expect me when you see me, dear, which will be as soon as I esn pcsslbly get myself to London. If I were on the other side of the frontier I could pretty nearly fix both day and time. As It Is, I can only say that I will lose no time In being with you, and I will stick to you till 1 see you safe on board the P. and O. steamer. " ‘My love to Barbara—how she and I will >arn together over the old place and the old days!—and much love to you, dear little woman. “From your always affectionate “ ESTHER.’ ” This letter In Itself was enough tc put Dorothy Into the wildest and gay est of spirits, and Barbara was almost as much delighted; for, truth to tell, the old servant had looked forward with no little dismay to the prospect of supporting her loved young mistress through her hour of loneliness and trial, and was therefore greatly re lieved to find that the responsibilities of the situation would fall upon the strong and capable shoulders of Miss Esther Brand Instead of lying upon her own weaker ones. “It Is so good and sweet and dear of Esther,’’ Dorothy repeated, over and over again. "Just like her to throw everything else aside on the chance of being able to do a good turn to some one In need. Now I don’t feel half so nervous as I did.” “Nor I,” echoed Barbara, speaking out of her very heart; then she added with a significant smile, ‘‘M1b3 Esther never could abide David Stevenson— neither could I.” Dorothy could not help laughing. “Ah! I think you were all Just a little hard on David. I didn’t want to be Mrs. David, It Is true. But apart from that, I don't see that there was so much amiss with him.” (To be continued.) THE KLIPSPRINGER. Its Mountain Climbing la the Perfection of Wild Life. The kllpsprlnger. or kllpbok, as It Is often called by the colonists, seems, like the chamois of Europe, to be cre ated for no other purpose than to com plete and adorn a mountain landscape, says the Spectator. Although smaller than its distant cousin of the snotvy Alps, the kllpsprlnger yields neither to It nor to any other mountain dweller In the w"hl In the ease with which It can get about the most dlltlcult and dangerous ris ks and precipices. To watch a pair of these little antelopes bounding with the elasticity of a piece of India lubl er up and down tho preci pitous face of some yawning cliff or sheer mountain wall, or on to plunaeles and ledge* that might startle even a Itocky mountain g'Mit. displaying the while a coolness and lack of fear born of counties* generations of a climbing ancestry. Is to watch the very perfec tion of wild life upon the mountains. Certainly In ell Hcuth Africa there Is no more charming or wonderful sight than the 4ilp«pringer amid Its own wild mount all s. kloofs and krantae*. About two feet In height at the shoulder eometitriis a trifle more i he kllp sprtngcf la a sturdily built little buck. Tke ram earths skort, sharp. pou lard Ilk* horns about four inch** in length, the ewe Is horn Is**, tin* great peculiarity of tho kllpbok ties in its olive br«*n rust, which Is thick and very brittle to the touch Kmk kntr te hollow arid the whole cost l* singularly Ugh! and ein»th- Among Ike colonist# and *ep«n tall• tke Hosts tke kalr of tke ktipsprlagor h la couseqosu.;*, in great demand f**r stufflng umUPs Tke lag* are robust as they need to he, tke pas isrne singularly nil and rigid wkbe tke nay kef* are k>siloe, eoaiewkel i4*««d el tke <c!g<* end »»s. tl> adapted for ithuiniag 1-sSkotd on Ike most dim v*u tauuauia etdnn. Gates of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition Thrown Open. | GIVEN A GRAND SEND-OFF. I*r«ftl<lrnt MrKlnloy I'rtiira the Jlutton tliMt Sturt* the Machinery hihI Semi* Wont* of ('o»Krtfttii!»«Uoii—AddrMWM l»y tho Governor of Ncbrawka und Other UUtlngiiUlifd \i«ltor*. The fo-rnal opening of the Trans Mlsslsslppi and International Exposi tion occurred with such Imposing pomp and pageantry as befitted the completion of an enterprise In which the hopes and labor* of a mighty peo ple arc entwined. The opening exer cise* occupied nearly two hours and It was after is:so o'clock when Pres ident McKinley added his greeting. A pressure of his finger liberated tho electric spark that flashed across the continent and gave life and movement to the silent machinery. The b g shaft In the power house turned slowly In Its bearings, the dynamos humme. roftly, then sang shrilly as they f :lt the full forej of the mighty current, the band burst Into a swelling anthem nnd exhuberunt cheers from Innumer able throats welcomed the exposition into life. The multitude that witnessed the event poured Into the gates from I he early morning. The huge enclosure seemed silent and deserted after the busy activity of the previous days In which an army of workmen had la bored day and night to prepare the ex position for Its guests. Tho formal exercises took place at the eastern end of the main court. Ths speakeis occupied an elevated posltli n in the arch of the central pavilion of uic roni wivuauc, ucuin from the neats arranged for the au dience on the broad walkn surrounding the lagoon. A large stand for the chorus had 1 een erected Just In front of the place eelpcted for the speakers, the seats being arranged In banks. The chorus and the marine band occupied these seats. It was 11:45 when the line of parade reached the grounds and President Wattles led the long line of guests through the Auditorium gate an 1 to the central pavilion. When the time came to receive the message of President McKinley the long distance telephone line proved unequal to the emergency for some reason which no one seemed to un derstand and a hastily Improvised tel egraph line was run to the central pa vilion and Superintendent Pmsted at tached a box sounder to the wire. Seated in a chair wdth the sounder on another chair, Mr. Urns ted took the message of the president on his knee. In spite of the awkwardness of the situation the message was transcribed and handed to Governor Holcomb to read. It was as follows: The cordiality of the Invitation ex tended to me to he present at the open ing of your great exposition Is deeply appreciated and I more deeply regret that public duties prevent me from leaving the capital at this time. The events of the memorable half century which the Trans-Mlsatsslppl and International Exposition com memorates are Interwoven with the history of the whole nation, and are of surpassing Importance. The mighty west affords most striking evidences of the splendid achievements and pos sibilities of our people. It is a match less tribute to the energy and endur ance of the pioneer, while its vast ag ricultural development, its progress In manufactures, its advancement in the arts and sciences and in all depart ments of education and endeavor have been Inestimable contributions to the civilization and wealth of tne world. Nowhere have the unconquerable determination, self-reliant strength and sturdy manhood of our American citizenship been more forcibly Illus trated. In peace or war the men and women of the west have ever been In the vanguard. I congratulate the man agement upon the magnificent enter prise and assure all who participate In this undertaking of the deep inter est which the government has in Its success. WTI-UAM M K1NI.RY. After reading President McKinley’s message Governor Holcomb *poke on behalf of the state of Nebraska as fol lows: This occasion, the day and the hour, will ever remain memorable in the history of the trnns-mlssiaslppl coun try. It marks u most Interesting event In the history of this commonwealth and measures a step forward la the progress of our great republic. To the people of Nebraska the ceremonies at tending the opening of the Trans Mississippi snd International Imposi tion are freighted with special and personal Interests of the most Im pressive character. This day has been an\|. usiy await ed by every patrlotl clt'xsg of the slats. Ths Inception and ismurful itiauguratl. n of an enterp las, so grand In Its .trope and fraught, >> we believe It Is. with so mu h go«t| |» the present and future generation u gratifying alike to all An exposition donating ths ever advancing rlvlllxa thut of (he pie* ill age. and hr a peo ple Inhabiting over one half of ths area of the Polled tttatea and e tuprl* tug over one third rtf Its popu’atbm, held within ths bound*rte« of our great commonwealth la an kuoor an I a distinction gratifying to our state pride, and fot which all Nehrasvans are dul* appreciative hw lit o»xiti It will hs Ike great pleasure as w dl ss a high privilege for our peep's to extend with a eh .use hands and warm hearts a boaplta.de greeting to Iks people of all pull- U of uur common country, and to th< a* from other lands who may parti-ipate in «y visit this siagaig-ewt display We cordially la vita all ta viait us and tits the evi dences of the marvelous ynigreu made b| ths pet pie of ths great West la the material advancement in the Indus trie*. arts and sciences; o learn of the wonderful and inexhaustible resources of a country which in extent forms an empire, and whose unparalleled re sources when utilized can he made to bless and make happy millions of mankind who may In this vast domain find innumerable opportunities for the j establishment of prosperous homes. Here, gathered by the energy, in | dustry and ingenuity of man, will be | found the products of land and sea, of farm and field, of factory ami mine, i all giving evidence of the wonderful richness of a country yet only par tially developed, and displaying the marvelous progress made by its cit izens in keeping step with the grand ' march of civilization throughout the | world. The spirit of progress and philanthropy in the upbuilding of an ■ industrial empire in our midst, dis payed upon every hand, must challenge the admiration nnd solicit unstinted praise from all who shall visit us and j behold what lias bpen accomplished by these people in scarce one-half cen tury of labor. These are the rvldences of the intelligent and well directed ef forts of a people who, with a courage that is undaunted ai.d a faith that Is undismayed, have wrested from 'na ture's primeval conditions this beauti ful land, and established a civilization j that will forever bless mankind, j This great exposition celebrates and i commemorates no Important epoch In the history of the country. It la an 1 epoch in itself. It has grown and as sumed shape and form as an expres sion of the desires of a people to cel ebrate the development of the re sources of a country, the result of their own struggles, labors and final triumphs. It Is grander and far more reaching In its scope than the celebra tion of some anniversary in our coun try's history. It emphasizes and makes comprehensive the accomplish ments of an Intelligent, progressive people toward a higher civilization. It Is a composite picture of the growth of a people made during the early years of settlement in a new and un tried country. It is befitting that as the nineteenth century is drawing to a ! WiH* UIV II V* LII* UlllllliUlU j blessings which have bepn showered | upon the people of the earth (luring Its ' reign, that we r.f the western and new j er half of the American republic should take an Inventory of the stock of great riches of which we are pos sessed In order that wp may thereby be the better enabled to assume the duties and responsibilities and to solve the problems of the advancement of the hiimsn race that come crowding upon us with the dawning of the twentieth century. With the force of a proverb It has been said of man "Know thyself;” and with greater emphasis may it be d» j dare 1, "Know thy country." Study its | structure a? formed by divine hands. I Know its livers and mountains, its j forests and prairies, its valleys and , plains, its climate and soil. Learn of : Its hidden treasures of gold and silver, of coal am] iron; its productive fields of grain and grasses, of vegetables and i fruits, its plains of rich grazing for | horses, rattle and sheep. Inform your ! self of the cities and towns, of tele graphs and telephones, of railways and steamboats, of the ever pulsing arteries of commerce, the facilities for exchange of the products of man’s in genuity and industry, and a faint <on ception will be gained of the present greatness and future possibilities of this magnificent truns-mlsslsslppl conntry. As this beautiful exposition city, with its thousands of exhibits, representing every branch of industry, pleasing to the eye and inspiring to the mind, has sprung into existence In so short n period as if by magic, so has the transmisslsslppl country developed in the last half century —Ith marvel [ oils rapidity. This lias been accom plished by the courage and untiring energy of those who have peopled its broad domains. The evidences here witnessed of the advancement of the people and the development of the country’s resources Inspire within us. a spirit of thankfulness that God has given us so goodly a land, to be made beautiful and to fructify for the en joyment and benefit of mankind. Though young In years we of the west ask no allowance on the score of age, but challenge investigation and comparison wun improvements mane by countries of maturer years, confl dent that no unfavorable Impression of us will result therefrom. In this hour of festivity and rejoicing we are not unmindful that It Is also a time of trial for the nation. I^jyal citizens from every section of the country ; have sprung to arms In defense of na ■ tlotial honor, in the nuse of human ity. Sectional lines have been oblit erated in the face of threatens 1 dan ger from forelg i foes. A reunite I peo ple are fighting side by side under the | Stars and Stripes, the banner of Ilber I ty and progress. Amidst these marvelous collections I of our triumphs In the peaceful pur -.1111* of life we hope it may agal t be i demon, trilled that "peace hath her vic tories no less renowned than war" and that our countrymen of the east may meet us here In this midway city of the continent, learn of our progress In the past, our aspirations and high situs, cur hope-t for tho future and the ' integrity of our purpovo and deter mination to contrlbtt'fl to a letter civ ilisation In developing this great coun try aud to attain th« high destiny de signed for us by the Maker of the 1 nt Verse, Chancellor Mad-ean of the I'alvar stly of Nebraska responded to the am threat, "The KUptsliion as an IMu i Stef." lie said the subject was SO , vast that be could touch upon only a I few salient points |f« tr iced tha growth of espostttoae from the aacleat market pie s up to the m >dera fair, which has grown tala a cwdlevtloat of educating Influences He referred tv the ignomac* which prevail* m other Mwtkia* of this country a* well aa la other t .unifies regarding the grant wsat. Us rwaonr-eu and products nad •aid thU es pewit but wool.I prove an educator to rwaioas this !«n *ran* w The chaui* |b>» prvdt- (eel that the at pswtttoa would prove a m*aM of fvte mg all Intervals la this art Ira seettoa a f'ceioa tut of aay three parties hut of all parttua la the great cause of pioe per tty A Rush of Regulars and Volunteers for the Florida Camp, GENERAL MILES ON HAND. The Host of the Volunteer Troop* Are Rent to the Probable Point of Delmrka* tlon Wlille Solti h r* Embark on Tran* * • Tampa Fla., June 4.—Thousands of volunteer troops, recently ordered to Tampa from Chickamauga arrived hero during tho day. The First Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana, Third Pennsylvania and First Illinois havo been sent out to Port Tampa and were unloaded in tho fields and along the beach opposite the artillery camp. The First District of Columbia, Fifth Maryland and Sixty-ninth New York arc now on their way and will bo here before night. These regiments are tho pick of the volunteer troops, are well drilled and equipped nnd are apparently in splendid condition. Ma jor General Miles and General Shafter had a conference to-day, lasting for several hours. Mouu.k, Ala., June 4.—In the camp of the regulars to-day the great bustle of moving is apparent. The transfer of tents and equipments lias been in progress for two days and nights. The Second cavalry broke camp at 3 o'clock, one squadron shipping upon the transport Matteawan and the other two squadrons on the Stillwater and the Morgan. These vessels sail as soon as loaded. They are under sealed orders, but it is supposed they will go to Tampa. Washnotoit, June 3.—Information has reached the war department that two companies of the engineer battal ion from VVUlcts Point, N. Y., which have been at Tampa, have left that place for Key West. SCHLEY’S OFFICIAL REPORT. Attacked Santiago Defennea to Develop the Enemy's Position. WASnraOTOif, Jnne 4.—The Navy de partment has received an official report from Commodore Schley regarding his recent attack of the forts at the en trance of Santiago harbor. It was read at to-day's cabinet meeting and received with satisfaction. Commodore Schley says that his at tack was made for the purpose of de veloping the enemy's position, to locate batteries, etc. In that respect it was, he says, entirely successful, and he ac complished what lie set out to do. None of liis vessels was touched by the enemy's volleys and there were no casualties or mishaps on his vessels. He says, in addition, that he has no reasonable doubt that Ccrvera's fleet is inside the harbor of Santiago. RUN ON SPAIN’S BANKGOESON. Speculators Are Playing on the Ignor ance of the People. Nsw Yoiik, June 4,—A dispatch to the New York Herald from Madrid says: Very curious are the phases of the rush for silver in exchange for bank notes, in which it appears the speculators are playing on the intense ignorance of the people in financial af fairs. Lust night the trains brought in large quantities of silver, one lot weighing 750 kilos. This was osten tatiously paraded through the streets to show the people that plenty of sil ver is existing. Notwithstanding this, the run con tinues at the Hank of Spain, and is met by ample supplies of white metal. pLEA TO INSURGENTS. The Autonomist Leader In Havana De* elves Cuba Is Not Ripe for Freedom. Madrid, June 4.—A dispatch re ceived here from Havana, says that in the Chamber of Representatives there Benor Oiberja, the Auton omist leader, presen ted a motion urging tho government of Cuba to re quest the insurgents of that island to accept autonomy on tho ground that the insurgents themselves “must bo aware that the country was not yet ripe for independence.” The president of the ehamber, the Havana dispatch adds, declared in u patriotic speech that the government would en tertain such a motion. TO BAR THE DISPATCH BOATS. Jamaica » car* ( urrvttaailrnti Carry Mas H(M lor tho tiuveraiuvat. Kino* not, Jamaica, June 4.—The government here ia much exercised uver the report that proas dispatch >' boat* touching at various ports on the island are carrying not only press me. 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