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PUULISHKI) WEEKLY.
RED CLOUD.
NKURASKA
When the wlml propels a lint it la
chimed, but tho remarks of tlio innn
Who owiih tho lint nrn seldom chnste.
Tho wornout uniforms of tho Drltlsh
hrmy aro roIi! nt miction each your,
nnd bring bnck Into tho treasury near
ly $1G0,000.
The undertakers of Clnrlnnntl hnvo
formed a trust. Doubtless tho mem
bers will boycott all their ncqunlnt
onccs who peralHt In remaining nllvo.
Tho Moxlcnn census, recently com
pleted, shows n totnl population of 12,
491,573, over two-thirds of whom are
Illiterate, Ovor 80 per cent of the pop
ulation Is of mixed or Indian blood,
This yenr'fl wine yield In Franco Ih
expected to ho exceptlonnlly abundnnt,
Tho "Mqnlteiir Vlnlrolo" estimates tho
totnl output for Frnnro at KR.OOO.OOO
hectolitres, as compared with 48,000,
000 in 1899,
Having duly annexed the Trnnnvnnl,
Ocn. Roberts appeals to tho Hocrs to
stop fighting. As they are now, from
the British point of view, legally sub
Jecta of Queen Victoria, why not hnvo
tho Boers arrested?
Lord Rowton, who Is tho literary
executor of tho lato Enrl of HeaconB
fleld, has boon visiting tho queen, nnd
it Is rumored that she has directed him
to put off tho publication of Deacons
field's memoirs till after her death.
Recently a now fruit wa8 exhibited
to the fellows of tho Hoyal Horticul
tural society In London. Tho plant
bearing it Is n hybrid between tho
raspberry nnd common blnckberry.
The taste of tho fruit combines tho
flavor of the dewberry with that of tho
raspberry, and It comes Into perfection
as tho rnspberrles aro falling.
It Is said that gns for lighting pur
poses is obtained from tho leaves of
tho Australian gum treo and In Gcr
mnny, Itussln, Norwny nnd other
countries, gas mnde from wood has
been Introduced. Almost every treo
mny bo Bald In a way to produco gas,
for they all glvo off carbonic ncld gas
In greater or less quantities during tho
nlcht.
Work hnB been begun In Baltimore
on the silver service for Re.ir-Admlr.-il
Wlnflcld Scott Schley, to bo made from
tho silver coin captured on tho Span
ish cruiser Chrlstobal Colon. The
service will consist of eighteen dinner
plates, one gravy boat, one ladlo, four
vegctablo dishes, one gamo platter, ono
tlsh plattor, one entree platter and ono
soup tureen. Tho total weight of tho
ifUvr Is 2,000 ounces, nnd tho cost
when completed will bo between $7,000
and $9,000.
Tho "missing link" has again been
found, this tlmo in Java, whurn llr
' Tlllhnfn tina linnnrtliml nn.lnlti nl1
wu ... Mun, .HUM tui UWM 1UBIUI TU-
l( uiuiub oi sucn an interesting ennractor
that ProfcsBor Hneckel, tho celebrated
l flermnn hlnlnelnt hnn rintnrmlno.i tn
j go there hlmsolf and investigate. Dr.
. Dubois Is firmly of opinion that tbo
)t bones belong to a species lntermodlato
, between tho highest npe and prohls-
torlc man. His vlows havo been ro
,i celved with favor by many sclentltlo
I'A men, among them I'rofesaor Haeckol,
j vino nas nevor ceased to advocate tho
l lmDOrtailCO of mnklnp further ittravn.
ia :. . .. ..." .
tlona In tho district of Java where Dr.
ii DuboiB found tho remains.
J Tho crnzo for Kruger coins nnd
Btampa has been so pronounced that a
I complete set la not now to bo had in
; tho regular market. A ft.25 piece Is
I rated at $12.50, and what Is known as
an "extraordinary" crown at $50. This
is becauso in 1892 tho dlo makers gavo
5 tho bullock-wagon shafts, lnstoad of a
I ; puio (ui uiodi-iuuuiu.s ah coins I TO In
nau-sovoreigns downward were so
,-j, struck, and got Into circulation boforo
i ,iuu tnui nan uiHL-uvurcu. Any 0110 Ol
i 'V$3p colns fetches more than $5.
mere ib UKCiy, oy tno way, to bo a
slump In tho rating of Transvnal
postage stamps, for a Pretoria ofllclal
says that ho has overprinted stamps to
tbo value of $1,500,000.
Of course educated deaf mutes get
to bo pretty handy with their pencils.
Thoy hnvo to write all their communi
cations to speaking people, nnd do so
very rapidly. Tho Rov. A. W. Mann
is a dent muto missionary nnd expert
penman. For twonty-flvo years ho has
xnado missionary trips to deaf muto
churches, not nlono In this country,
but In foreign lands. Mr. Mann writes
wrong aide up as well as tho other
way. Ho Is often Interviewed. The
method Is this: The reportor sits at
tho tablo opposite Mann. A pnd of
paper lies between them. Tho report
er writes a question, Mann reads It
upside down, and, without moving tho
paper, writeB the answer also upsldo
down.
It is Bnid to cost $57,000 a year to
maintain all of tho Moody educational
enterprises, over and above receipts
from hymn book royalties and tui
tions. Tho latter nro low oven bolow
cost, because Northfleld Is intended to
help those students who aro compelled
from financial considerations to help
themselves or go without an education.
Every year many sons and daughters
of well-to-do families aro denied ad
wlsslon. This year tho deficit haa
nearly all been made up nnd receipts
for the endowment fund aro coining
lowly but steadily.
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A Sacrifice
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CHA PTER V. (Continued.)
The sick man turned a startled look
on her.
"What do you mean, llttlo ono? Tell
me, Jasmine. Hnvo you any reason
for snyliig this?"
"None," bIio nnswered, gently patting
his thin hnnd, "but thnt kind of In
Btlnrt which you once said to me, dnd
dy, all women have. I don't llko him;
I mistrust him. Is it not strange?
Thoro aro somo people, now" sho
paused, and a lltlo soft color crept Into
her checks "that ono feels could help
one, would nevor betray ono, could
keep oiio's BocretB as they would their
own."
"Yea snld David Lloyd, "that Is so.
There Is thnt young lawyer, now
what Is his name? Enderby; I think
I could trust him. But you nro wrong
about Lyndon, Jasmlno; ho la my
friend. Now It Is tlmo for my medi
cine, Ib It not?"
Jasmlno went away for It, and after
giving it to him, sat down by tho fire.
Thero was a soft light in her eyes, a
kind of trcmulousnesH on her mouth,
ns she looked Into tho flickorlng flume.
Of what was she thinking? Who can
say? Tho thoughts of youth are long,
long thoughts.
But sho did not forget hor household
duties. She rnn away presently to get
tho early tea which hor father llkod
more than any other meal. Suddenly
she henrd a faint cry, and running to
her father's sldo sho found him lying
bnck In his chair, n ghaRtly color llko
thnt of death overspreading his face,
his eyes open, but fixed and glazed, his
lips apart, and a slight froth upon
them. His whole appearance wns a
terrible one; but Jasmlno had seen It
onco before tho night on which sho
hnd gone for Doctor Lyndon.
Sho looked for n basin of wnrm wa
ter, and put his stiff hands Into It, as
If with an Idea that that would do him
good. As sho did so a knock sounded
on the door. She flow to It, and open
ed It to sco Paul Kndcrby.
It was Sunday, tho day on which ho
had promised to como.
"Oh, Mr. Enderby," she exclaimed,
"father is terribly ill! Will you come
In?"
Ho followed her, nnd wns shocked
to seo tho terrlblo condition of her
fnthor. Jasmlno continued her opera
tions, loosened tho neckband of tho
dressing gown, and chafed his hands
with her own trembling ones.
"Shall wo lift him Into bed, and I
shall run for the doctor?" said Ender
by, in a whisper.
"No, no not Doctor Lyndon!" sho
exclaimed, with n sudden energy that
startled htm. "But, if you do not
mind helping me, wo could lift him
into bed."
Endorby, with great gentleness, did
so. Then ho stood aside, wondering,
us he hnd often dono beforo, why he
camo always to bo a holper of this
man nnd his daughter; it was while
Jasmlno hung ovor her father, doing
what she could for htm with Bitch wo
manly nnd almost motherly solicitude,
thnt Enderby saw In her now a wo
man, not a child.
Suddenly the dreadful look passed
from tho sick man's face, and ho bo
gun to talk In a strange, rambling,
Incoherent way.
"Yes, yes, Lyndon Just bo, that's
what we must do. Keep It quiet, of
course. But ho what Is his name?
Sir John, Sir Matthew no, no I've
forgotten! he'll help me. Ho won't
see harm come to mo. And then there's
Jasmine, my llttlo ono. Oh, whntovor
happens she must bo enred for and
looked after, and sho must como to
mo. Seo here, this Is how we'll
we'll"
His voice trembled nway Incoherent
ly. Jnsmlno, her face very white, and
wide terror In her eyes, turnod to End
erby. Tho young man's heart ached
at tho agony In her appealing look.
"Has ho ever been llko this before?"
ho nskod In a low voice.
"Only once," Jasmlno whispered,
"and that was tho night I met you!
Oh. It is terrlblo!"
"What can wo do? You don't wish
for Lyndon. Shall I get another doc
tor?" Enderby asked.
"No; he would bo so put about over
It when ho became conscious." Sho
movod to tho foot of tho bed, for tho
Incoherent babblings were now lower,
and Enderby followed her. Suddenly
she looked up with terror In her face
"it Ib awful to think it." sho said
whispering and ho could sco her Una
twitching nervously "but I I am
afraid of Doctor Lyndon. I don't
trust him. Can It bo oh, I dare not
say It!"
Paul started vlolontly, nnd he felt
his own palo face. Could there be any
thing In tho vague suspicion and mis
trust of this man? He fejt ho must
know what Jasmine thought; so much
dopended upon it. Ho laid his hand on
her arm.
"Mlso Lloyd, will you trust mo suf
ficiently to toll mo what you mean?
You have some reason to dislike, to
distrust Doctor Lyndon? As I told
you, I know him a little. Perhaps
I might be able to help yon If I knew
what you fear."
Jasmine stole to her father's sl4.
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H. 3. WeUb
$4.ji.
Ho was nsleop. She enmo bnck to En
derby, and mndo a motion to him to
follow her to tho window.
"I know you will not betray ub,"
she said In a low voice. "Perhaps
you havo guessed my father has some
socrct weighing on his mind. I do
not know what It Is; ho has not told
mo. But I know this; my father la
a good man, and he has never done
anyone a wrong In his life. Doctor
Lyndon knows his secret; I can seo
that My father trusts him, and takes
everything tho doctor prescribes. Ho
hardly takes any food; that Is because
Doctor Lyndon says he must not cat
much, and thnt Is making him so
weak. And tho doctor gives him n
medlclno It Is mnrked 'Hypophos
phates' on the lnbol. He had taken a
doso of that tho last doso In the bot
tle. The last tlmo ho was 111 like this;
and that he had today Is the lost dose
In tho bottle. Is not that strange?"
It was starnge very. Enderby's
faco, grave and pale, was slightly
turned from Jasmlno; but she saw It,
and a sudden, overwhelming terror
moved over her. In her agitation she
seized his hand.
"You think It strange?" sho said.
"Oh, I must save him! I must save
him! Holp me, dear God holp me!"
Passlonato sobs broke her voice, and
she threw herself on her knees, cov
orlng her faco with hor hands. Ender
by looked down at her, strange emo
tions stirring hlrn.
Then ho bent down and ralBed her
up gently.
"Don't glvo way llko that, ray child!
Wo shall save him, no fear of that
I shall tell you what I will do. I havo
a friend, a doctor. You must persuado
your father to see him. As for tho
bottle, you must let mo havo It, and
wo shall soon know tho truth. And
In the menutlmo, bo bravo and strong,
and take cure of your father; and on
no account give him anything pro
scribed by Doctor Lyndon."
With a sudden impulse the girl
seized his hnnd again, and this tlmo
snatched It to hor lips.
"May God bless nnd reward you for
over and ever!" she murmured, brok
enly, Aud then, as If ashamed of her
self, turned away, while a warm blush
drowned the pallor of her face.
CHAPTER VI.
"Yes, there Is nothing elso for It
I must refuso Sir Honry's offor, and
Cecil will bo lost to mo forever," said
Enderby to himself, as he walked
away from Uurdon mansions.
It was nearlng the hour for evening
service, and church bells were alrendy
ringing a clnngor of loud Invltntlona
over all the great city. Enderby was
n church-goer. Ho was not ono of the
class, so common among college-bred
and cultured young manhood, who
consider a religion a superstition, and
havo renounced tho belief that there
Is any God who ruleth tho earth; and
ho felt nt this moment, which seemed
llko a crisis In his life, a strange de
sire to be guided In his courao of con
duct by something higher than human
wisdom or counsol.
Ho wont Into Westminster Abboy,
nnd rcmnlned throughout the service.
Tho psalms seemed strangely appli
cable to his own use,
"Lord, who shall abide In Thy taber
nacle? or who shall rest upon Thy
holy hill?
"He that hnth used no deceit In hla
tonguo, nor dono evil to his neighbor,
nnd hnth not slandered his neigh
bor "
"Ho thnt Bwearoth unto his neigh
bor and dlsappolnteth him not, though
It, wore to his own hindrance,
"He that hath not taken reward
against tho Innocent"
Enderby bowed his knees humbly
with tho rest of the congregation, nnd
from his heart went up a truly earnest
prayer:
"Help mo. O God, to do tho thing
that Is right, even though it be to
my own hindrance! Guard me from
ovor seeking a brlbo against those
who may be nay, who I feel euro
are Innocent."
Ho wrote to Sir Henry Lennox that
night:
Donr Sir Henry: Will you nllow ma
to withdraw my acceptance of your
most kind nnd generous offer to tako
mo as your Junior In a certain cuso
thnt is pending? I find I ennnot con
scientiously tnko the enso In hand. I
enn only trust to your gonoroslty not
to ask my roasons, which are private
ones. Again thauklng you for your
kindness, yours vory sincerely,
PAUL ENDERBY.
Ho hnd promised not to disclose his
ncqunlntanre with tho man calling
himself David Lloyd, and ho meant
to keop that promlso until ho was
freed from It.
Endorby had gono straight from
Bunion mansion to his friend Doctor
Bunthorne, and asked him to call upon
David Lloyd, merely saying It waa a
case In which he was Interested,
though tho Lloyds wore little more
than chance acquaintances, and prom
ising to call In on the doctor and hear
his report. ,
On Monday ho mot 81r Henry at the
Law Courts. The great lawyer looked
pale and worn; Enderby had never
soon him look so olfl or so spent a
man.
"You do not look well, Sir Henry.
Why don't you tako a holiday?" ho
said. "If 1 wore your doctor I should
Inalst upon It Tho brain neods a rest
us well as tho body, and you glvo youra
absolutely none"
"I am all right," said Sir Henry, a
llttlo Impatiently for him; ho waB us
ually so patlont oven In dealing with
stupid witnesses or dogmatic 'learned
brothers,' that It was a common legend
among the barristers that the Queen's
Counsel had never been seen out of
temper.
"So you don't wish to mako a namo
for yourself In tho Browlow Pearl case,
Enderby? Havo you heard onythlng
about it from from any one?"
"Sir Henry. I am not at liberty to
reply to your queatlon," loplled the
young man, with tho slightest shado
of hesitation. "Mny I ask you again,
as I asked you In my letter, to gen
erously leave tho matter as It la? I
shall never, bcllovo mo, forgot your
kindness In ranking mo nn offer which,
If I could hnvo accepted It, would have
been so advantageous to myself."
Sir Henry turnod aside for a mo
ment; but when he looked around
again tho momentary expression of ir
ritation had pasEed from his face.
"For whatever reason you have rc
fusod, Enderby," he snid, "I am sure
It is ono that does honor to yourself.
The mnn who can refuse to take fort
une's tide at the flood, when ho knows
It will lead on to fortune, because
conscience forbids him to do bo, is a
man who, perhaps, may not succeed In
this world, but whoso failure, If ho
falls, Ib more glorious than the suc
cess of others."
"Thank you. Sir Henry," said En
derby, flushing a llttlo. The pralBe of
such a mnn as Sir Henry wan worth
something, for ho waa ono whom Paul
Enderby admired and revered with all
his heart.
How had he been deceived hv nph
a man as Dundas Lyndon? Enderby
asked himself the question again and
again. In his own mind he had ar
rived at what seemed a likely enough
solution or the mystery of David
Lloyd.
Dundas Lyndon waa In somo way
connected with tho crlmo with which
Lloyd hnd been accused, and wan
working upon tho gentle and unsuspi
cious naturo of the latter in order to
get an inconvenient and dangerous
witness out of the way.
Enderby hardly knew how deeply ho
was Interested In the case until he dis
covered that he had almost forgotten
an engagoment he had in tho evening,
nt which he expected to meet Cecil
Lennox.
Sho wns there, surrounded by a bovy
of admirers, as Enderby approached,
and looked very lovely In her exqui
site Parisian confection of primrose
and pink.
Enderby's pulses beat quloker as she
turned her brilliant smile upon him.
Sho extended her hand, and in a few
minutes he nnd she were alone.
"So you are to be my father's Junior
In a great case that is coming on?"
she said, still smiling upon him. "I
am so glad! I congratulate you bo
forehand. It Is tho beginning of fame
for you, and you will go up the ladder
so qulokly onco you have started tb
ascent."
Enderby's face fell, and a shadow
camo upon his brow.
"Sir Henry told" you so much, Miss
Lennox? But did ho not tell you that
I had refused his generous offor?"
Cecil started.
"Refused! You can't be In earnest,
Mr. Enderby! Rotused such an offer!
Why. It will bo tho making of your
fortune! This ense Is a cclobrated ono,
my father says. What possible reason
can you hnve for refusing?"
(To be continued.)
Coquetry of Cuban Women.
There is an innate coquetry about
a Cuban woman that shows itself oven
in tho least prominent of bows she
tlos. Her clothing is always dainty,
and Is frequently adorned with the
needlework of her own fingers. Hor
gown may be nothing to look at twice,
but her linen is something exquisite,
nnd no othor people rival them In
cleanliness. In many ways the Cuban
woman of today promises much for
the future, but thoro are now strong
ly marked limitations, and this rip
haa revealed many of them to her.
For Instance, she never bofore thought
much nbout physical culture, and
those peoplo who nro blessed with
gray hair are strongly romlnded of
the American women of yore, with
whom It was the proper thing to
faints and a waist that measured over
eighteen inches was a source of con
tlnunl mortification. That is Just
about where these dwellers of the
tropics nro now in the scale of physi
cal perfection. Their muscles are
flabby, their chosts thin and the splen
did set-up of the American girl is nev
er seen. They do not stand straight.
It is not possible when they lace as
thoy do and wear such thin shoes. In
fact, they do not wear shoes as a rulo,
bufa sort of llttlo house slipper that
Is only intended for Turkish rug wear.
Wonders of the Telephone,
Sound does not travel along a tele
phono wlre;the Bound heard in the re
ceiver is produced through the agency
of electricity, tho velocity of which de
pends on tho source whonco It la gen
erated and the conductor along which
It travels, There la certainly a limit
to the distance to which telephone
messages may be sent, but every year
sees this limit increased. Maay long
distance lines art In uo, as, for In
stance, front New York to Chicago.
Lines are sometimes run under watsr;
there Is now, and has been for some
time, telephonic commBnlcatloo be
tween London and Paris,
(LOSE TO (OIK
ORD
GOOD NEWS FROM CHINA
REACHES WASHINGTON.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT FELT TO BE IN SIGHT
Victory In Diplomacy Tor I'nlttil Stilton
Jttmlii and Prune- In C'omplrto Ac
cord, nnd (Icriiuuiy In Not Fur
Ami) Other Noun.
A Washington, Oct. special hays:
Fnvorablc news has reached Washing
ton from the European chancellories,
Indicating that a complete agree
ment nH to China is within sight.
The agreement will be on the basis of
the proposition laid clown by the
United atutcMiinl the subsequent notes
treating of that subject. The accord
of Russia with the United States Is
more complete thun was anticipated
at first and the reports show that all
the European nations arc probably
placing themselves in position to take
auvantnge or the opening made by the
United .States and soon will be ready
to begin negotiations for a settlement
with the Chinese government.
The Russians already have given no
tice of such purpose, nnd while the
text of the French note on this .subject,
referred to in press dispatches, has not
renched the state department, the of
ficials arc satisfied that this is cor
rectly reported and that France, like
nussia, is ready to negotiate at once.
As for (iermany, either the proposi
tion of that government has been mis
understood, or it has sustained a
change of mind.
Possibly the former is the case, but,
however that may be, It Is quite cer
tain from the advices which have
reached Washington that the Herman
government, upon careful Inspection
of tho plans for a settlement projected
by the United States finds thenttn
nothing inconsistent with the German
aspirations. Therefore it may be ex
pected that Germany, too, will be pre-
parcii loon to join in this common
movement towards a settlement.
Degradation at I'rliK-e Tuiin.
The Chinese minister has delivered
to the state department ollielal con
firmation of the degradation of Prince
Twin and many other Chinese leaders.
The following ofllclal statement is
made as to Minister Wu's dispatch:
"A cablegram received from Director
General Sheng at Shanghai states that
by imperial edict, issued on Septem
ber W, Prince Chwang, Prince Ylli,
Secondary Princes Tsai Lien and Thai
Ylng aro deprived of all their respec
tive ranks and offices; that Prince
Tuan is deprived of the otllco and is
handed over to the imperial clan court,
which shall consult and decide upon a
severe penalty and his salary i.s to be
btopped; that Duke Tal Lan and the
president of the censorntc, Ying Nlcn,
nre handed over to the snld board who
shall consult and decide upon a severe
penalty, and that Kang Yi, assistant
grand secretary and president of the
civil board, and Chno Su Chio, presi
dent of tho board of punishment, are
handed over to tho board of censors,
who shall consult and decide upon a
pcunlty."
RECAPTURE A BATTERY GUN
KngllHh Soldiers Get It Hack From the
llocri.
Lord Roberts, in a London dispatch
it September 30, reports thnt Ku mile's
troops, in the Kethlehem district have
recaptured from the lloers a mountain
battery gun lost nt Nicholson's Nek,
nnd also 0.1,000 rounds of Martini
Henry ammunition.
Pretoria, Oct. 1. General linden
Powell has arrived here to take charge
of the police in the Transvaal and the
Orange Uivcr co'ony, where it Is in
tended to maintain a force of 12,000
men, nil under General Iladcn-Powell.
Lorenzo Mnrquez, Oct. 1. An ex
plosion occurred at Komatlpoort while
the ItrltUh were destroying the Uocr
ammunition, resulting in the death of
twenty of the Gordon Highlanders.
Lorenzo Marquez, Oct. il. Tho
Austrian steamer, Steria Lloyd, has
Bailed from here having on board 400
Transvnal refugees, part of them being
Irish-Americans.
A MURDEROUS INSANE MAN
nam Amuck at Albert I.ca, Hut Finally
Shot Down.
John Hare, a crazy man, rnn amuck
tt Albert Lea, Minn., Bhot Policeman
Oscar Subby, who attempted to arrest
him, and held a big crowd at bay. He
also shot William Junes in the abdo.
men, causing a serious wound. A
crowd followed nnro down the fatreet,
keeping up a perfect fusilade of shots.
A rlfio bullet through the brain finally
brought him down. He can live but a
few hours. Officer Knbby was shot
through tho left lung under tho heart,
but may pull through. Jones is in a
serious condition.
Coal Mine on Fire.
Tho Sunnysldo coal mine at Evans
llle, the largest mine in southern In
diana, is on tiro and a large forco.of
men is fighting the ilatncs. It is feared
the entire mine will be destroyed. It
Is valued at $200,ooo.
A negro hobo is under arrest at
Grand Island for shooting at the night
watchman of tho Union Pacific, Jucr
gen Klintworth. Klintworth had or
dered tho negro out of the yards and
had clubbed him. Later the negro
took a shot at the watchman. When
ariested tho fellow had reloaded his re
volver. The population of the city of Los
Angeles, Cal,, as announced officially
is as follows: 1000, 103,470; 1800, so,
303. These figures show for tho olty
as a whole au increase In population of
52,084, or 103.35 per cent from 1800
WOMAN TELLS OF THESIEGE
.lira. SI. H. Il'oodnnrd remind Up Willi
C'oiiKcr Tamil)-.
A Snn Francisco special says: "Mrs.
M. S. Woodward of Chicago, who, with
her daughter, lone. Inndetl todnv from
the steamer Coptic, told a new story of
the Pekin siege.
"There was continual fighting, day
and night," said Mrs. Woodward
"There were hundreds of maimed,
bleeding and burned native Christians
all about us, all of whom had barely
eicnped the wrath of the mob with
their lives. I saw little children, with
spear wounds all over their bodies,
and ninny others, old nnd young, men,
women and children, bleeding and
burned.
"Wo were visiting Mr. Conger, and
when found that wo were hopelessly
penned up in Pelt In, threatened, with
annilatlon, or a worse fate, we decided
to be brave and make the most of our
situation. We started to leave Pelt In
on Juneri, but were one day too late.
Train communications with" the outside
world hnd been cut off tho day before.
So we all went back to tho legation
and prepared for the worst.
"The very next day the missionaries
from the burned Catholic cathedral at
Nan Tung came to the legation fo.
protection, and we had our hands full
looking after their wants. After wo
all took refuge In the Ilritlsh legation,
elaborate plans for our defense were
undertaken.
"The boxers were not wnnting in
diligence, and one night captured tho
wall held by our forces. It vnn tlm
wall of Pekln that separated us from
the native city. Wo regnincd It, how
ever, through the heroism of Captain
Jack Meyers of the Oregon nnd twenty
of the Newark's men. With his little
score of brave men he made a dash for
the wall and captured it without n
scratch. Shortly after that Captain
Meyers received a spear wound aud
upon top of thnt he was taken with
typhoid fever that threatened his life.
"The siege developed many heroes.
Our men made their own ammunition
when they ran short. John Mitchell,
a gunner of the Newark, captured an
old Kugllsh gun that was made bnck In
1800, and Hied It day and night
throughout the siege. He went
through the trying ordeal without a
scratch to the very day the relief forces
arrived, when he was shot in the
arm."
NEED DENTIST TO IDENTIFY
Human Head M)xtury l'uzzlliif- Chicago
I'nllcf.
A Chicago, October 1 dispatch says:
A silver tooth plate, to which two false
incisors of the upper jaw were wired,
ib the only clue to the Identy of the
severed human head that was found
tied in a grain sack in Cedar lake, just
across the Indiana state line.
Identification of the victim of tho
supposed murder by means of the head
Is absolutely Impossible so far as rec
ogni.lng the features aro concerned,
because the head was packed in quick
lime before being thrown Into the lake
and tho features were destroyed by tho
action of the chemical. Theonly hope
of getting n clue to tho mvstc-y is that
the dentistry work may bo recognized
by some dentist.
The head bids fair to furnish a mur
der mystery as famous as the Gulden -suppe
case of New York.
GIVES PROOF OF GOODWILL
I'ope Satlilled With American Attitude
Tovturd C'hnrch.
A London, Oct. 1, dispatch says:
Archbishop Ireland, who li: arrived
bore from Rome, on his way to tins
United States, In an interview is
quoted as saying:
"In ono of the audiences which ho
granted mo the pope said: 'We aro
pleased with the relations of the Amer
ican government to tho church in Cuba
and the Philippines. The American
government gives proof of good will
and exhibits a spirit of justice and re
spect for tho liberties nnd rights of the
church.' "
Nelirimkn Man's Luck.
Dnniel G. Wing, former special bank
examiner, has been elected vice presi
dent of the Massachusetts bank. Mr.
Wing went to Hoston two years ago,
and discovered the crookedness in tho
Globe bank, and by his efforts pre
vented a threatened panic. He was
appointed receiver of tho bnnk,
and while It was not thought that tho
depositors would get 10 per cent he
has nlrendy paid them 40 per cent nnd
expects in time to pay 100 per cent.
He will continuo as receiver. Mr.
Wing is thirty-two years old and for
eight years was assistant cashier and
cashier of tho American Exchange
bank of Lincoln, Nob.
A 38,000 I.nwsult.
Samuel I). Mercer and Hzzie C. Mer
cer of Oranha have brought suit against
John P. Finley of that olty for 833,000.
Tho plaintiffs allege that they sold
Fjnley a piece of rcnl estate which was
encumbered to tho extent of 510,000,
which Finley agreed to assume. It Is
said he has paid but C.1,000 of this
amount and the plaintiffs therefore
ask judgment for the balance of the
mortgage. ,
Insure Against War.
Articles havo been filed at Lansing,
Mich., by Homer L. ltoyle of Grand
Kaplds for the Incorporation of a com
pany to insure nations against war.
Among the officers and indorsers aro
Mayor Perry of Grand Kaplds, Con
gressman Hamilton and W. A. Smith,
United States Scuator C. 8. Hazcllne,
ex-consul to Milan and Judge A. Morse,
ex-consul to Glasgow.
Every one should live Just far enongM
way from his old home to enjoy tu
privilege of boasting about it.
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