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prise, Ia courage, in hope and in
charity"

~@9&4tN
J. n. NsAuGHT.
Caud1daie for Councilman IN the sec
ond ward. next app ared ard u q BRET
speech sQsceeCied IN set forth some
"a. - startling doctrine. he said.
Facts are facts, ard IL ia useless to
disguise shem. What elsy Is there on
the Pacific Cost In xhich AL business
does not have for iEs foan alton prossi-
tuition. liquor selling and gambling
These arr woven and inteYwovea With
every branch Of trade. Destroy them
and you destroy the whole. IL
elected, shall be friend of reform
AND shall ende4vor To Discharge nv du-
ties IN such manner rs 20 win the ap-
probation Of all law-levine citizens.r
DE- 7. 7. MINOR
DIR. T. r. Minor delivered the closing
address of the evening. 1t was entirely
statement of the claims of Mr. Lear,
and tribute TO that gentleman's uaGs-
tentatious charity and sterling worth.
he tod of how John Leary had tine
and again extended aid to struggling
enterprises and institstiens in our city !:
of how quietly and modeslly be had ex-
tended aid 10 the destitute aad with
As@AA1111 oAa ~otAa VI CLSCE EdESCl
the fallen of how, in instance after
instance which the speaker cited, John
Lsafy had by his aid In the time of
need raised many from the very depths
of infamy into which too many of be
so-called moral reformers saw them sink
without extending hand 70 their res
cue /; Of how John Leary had been the
best friend TO the elsy of Seattle, always
hopeful of her fuinre. always STRIVING
for her advantage, always Watching her
interests. The speaker then passion
ately dsmaudsd whether our people
would wait until their heroes were dead
before they extended to them tue homer
which is their dae. He closed BY say
ing - support John Leary for Mayor,
and | am proud to support such
man. CO slider 1t daIy to state
here tonight where | stand in this con
test, and | estesm it a pleasure to per-
form that duty: and while | acknowl
edge the right of each to act aud be-
heve as he thinks best, | hope and be-
lievs that majority of the citizens of
Seattle think with me and that on Mon
day next they will give voice to their
convictions by electing as their Mayor
John Leary, one of the bravest and
iruest of our city's sons"
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TIE M0ney 1Afket.

NEw YoRx. July l2.-Money very easy
at HtdI per cent. closed at /; prime
mercantile paper, 5a6; sterling ex-
change bills frm at 4.S31<; demand.
4s51<.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-13

NEw Yosx, July 12.-Governments
firm; railroad stocks strong. Texas Pa
cific rose 30 AZ, aud closed az ~.
Shares opened weak and lower on co.,
tinued talk of embarrassment in the
dry goods trade. Before Ii a. m. the
suspension of Halstead. Haines 4 Co.
WAS announced, and prices fell Of 11fd
Ia. After IL O. m. q steadier feeling
set in. and when the bank statement was
Published speculation became strong.
The statement shows gain of $755, 600
In reserve, which brings the Surplus mp
10 ~, s6l 500 above legal requirements,
the largest amount held by the banks
for yearA This encouraged and stimu-
lated buying for fionR accounts, and
prices rosa 5SG3A. Pacific Mail Leading
the upward movement with sales a.
high - ISL. The stock w&s bought on
the seGni-olEcial announcement of the
company's report that xlO0.D00 bad been
added 20 its Surplus afteT providing for
dividend OF l per cent and paying
$60.0 on account of the Panama loan.
The market continued strong until the
last boar, when rumors Of another fail
1re In the dry goods trade were cirou-
lated, which brought about q general
selling movement After tbs decline
there vas partial recovery. Compared
with last night majority OF the shares
ara 5<tai% lower. Others are LaL
higher, ana Michigan Central shows IN
advance Of . peF can't.
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10 Contractors and Builders,

THE ATTENTION OF CoNTRAC-
4 tors and builders is called to q supe-
rier quality OF foundation. sewer ara
building brick pronounced by good an
thority the best ever made on the Pacific
Coast samples or which can be seen Al
the office Of PICKERING s. Co. on
Washington street ieie i'm
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Was the last speaker on the lists, and
he kept tho vast multitude spcil-bound
t,ll midnight with one OF hts telling
speeches. In fsct II was 80 late before
Mr.. White concluded that 10 - impossi-
HE 10 give even a synopsis of his sledgs-
hammer speech. he denied that he had
ahussd the Business Men, as charged
in she Herald, and seat ON 20
tell what he had said. he had been
grossly misqueted by tue said paper. Hs
well as abused. am going ~ give my
authority for what | say" exclaimed
AR. White, and | am mot going 30
have INV dear sisters heart crushed ont
nv ahuse hesped apon me for tEyine 10
do what ! consider right ne then
paid a high tribute 10 the honor
and integrity Of his friend. mr..
Frederick Gssch, who had been
nominated by the Indrpendent
Club. but finally driven from the held
because he refused 70 pledge himself 10
support w. A. Jenniugs for City Treas
ura' "a man Who cannot take care OF his
oxu and his fathers money - not o.
Dersou 10 BE- trusted with the city fands. :
said Mr.. White. he paid Mr.. kinneAi
a handsome compliment ana read
from the records 20 show that before DC
received the nomination Tor Mayor. Mr.
Kinnear had paid i've thousand dsliAFs
grade taxes.
The Police Court came in for anoshes
ovcrhauliaa, after mich three cheers
were given for the ticket and The meet
ina adjourned.
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Heavy Assignment.

VIM. Halstead, VIM. NJ. Haiues, John
X. Myers and ]. Eiwood Bentley, COM
posing the firm of Falstead, Times d
Co, importers and jobbers of dry goods,
fled an assignment today for the benefit
of their creditors to Lewis May, with
preferred debts Of $4l7.O00. Among
the preferred creditors are the follow
ing: Estate Of John K Myers. $4,000;
Central National Bank, 10000; Ninth
National Bank, $4,000; First National
Bank of Toms River, N. j.. $4,000; H.
g. Bennett q Co.. SO. 900; Drrxel. Nor
gan 4 Co, $32, O0o; employees Of the
Arm. x7EI5
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" y. sext introduced. The Jutiee said;
y ]. Ieslov citizens, at the beginning
- campaign was in California.
y - hfst news got of what was going
y " - me announcement in the papers
as iuuAg Mems independent Club.
s.s. a.iy saw something about the
s1ssnsion IN the grove. remembered
srse 1 ssss beautiful poem commenc.
- me groves we're Gods frat tenn
- snu % felt that some good must
oat OF this grove convention.
lily aaity 4 saw the announcement of the
80 sAtion OF the Business Mems
ssss oat that smelt very strongly of
~ Finally the Organization Of
sass .oune Men's Political Club was an
uss s'esa. and among the sentiments ex.
- ~ mat organization there we're
ssfy good ones. Finally she
hs..sefs organized, and then the
s.sa1ofemen. The question al once
1aed itself, where am / 10 fallYs
a.. s.R over the objects OF the vari
49, kaaizations. | concluded 20 come
snas n. nave had considerable experi.
sith those who are fighting Won.
80 a'ne years while | was on the hencb.
Avs i ainR 10 uphold and enforce the
n T. - - 'nis same pack OF violators
asmr NJ NV barking 1T my heels and con.
@a sa me, and you can pat ID down
dsnesnaeFAi rule that the persons who
ia~ 49, courts Of justice are either
wa, ssksfs or woald be Law breakers,
proaes. - yen propose 20 dor Why, You
ieesss 70 see that the laws are en-.
Ihs. - ssere any treason ia that?
lst.lx oeen studying over the D spers
nssnss - 80 ! IND many OF the ssms
Club ~ tne list Of the Endep ndenl
sx...ssa We Business Mems Cicb. and
al. au further tina, every csndi
nlRaed .s 49, Business Mems ticket had
mspte 81. sss'f own published endorse
mn We exception Of my modest
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-13

ST. LOUIS. July 1.-The four cared
shell of the Modoc Rowing Club was
run down tonight while attempting to
cross the path of the ferry beat. Vim
cent Angelo, J. h. Rose and Harry Jas
per were drowned. The bodies have
been recovered.
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Bank Statement.

NEW YoRK. July 12.-Loans decreased
e. 70l 600, specie increase. $7,76o. 900;
deposits, increase, IS, 248, 900; reserve,
increase, $7,b50.000. BANKS hold $23,-
S6l 900 in excess Of legal requirements.
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JUDGE BURKE

isbored faithfully. energetically, intel
lisently tor her interests. At a time
when Seattle, struggling village,
saemed utterly crushed bv the action Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, our set
tiers, TIE grand founders Of our pros
uerity, determined to shape their own
destiny and independent OF railroads
or rings, to attain the full glory which
nature had prepared for the shores OF
Seattls~hay. When our settlers united
A. one man, when they stood together
true a. steel and firm in their determine
ton. John Lsary was 10 them pillar OF
strenath. at once leader and com
rade In the strife. Bot where we're the
leaders Of the apple orchard crowd
They we're sneering at the efforts OF our
people and throwing cold water on their
hopes
From that time 10 this, John Leary
has fought mAnfully for our city, has
guarded her fame. has been jealous OF
her honor. Every struggling enter
urise has found in him friend when
friend Was needed. no has done %
much a. he 90 give employment 90 In
bor-to give f~od to the poor Time
and again mas he aided those finan.
cially distressed, and the number of
workinQmen in Seattle today who owe
their employment sitser dIrectly or IN
directly 10 him can be numbered by tue
hundreds. Many home has he made
briShf 40 with magic wand has DC
evoked spirits OF energy and thrift
whpre before were known only taleuess
and neglect where all Was silent be haa
caused 70 be heard the sound OF ths
wosknan's hammer and the whirf q
the swiftly revolving wheel. This u
John I.eary. This 10 the candidate fol
whom va nos ask your suspors lt 10
question Of candidates; there are ~
real issues. Fictitious issues have beer
presented. bat they are IN their nAtnrs
hctislous. ID il q question Of men, and
while. rs said. wish 10 detract IN ID
respecs from the character or qnalsfaca
tions Of other eentiensn. ! do hesisv'
that the citixsns Of Seattle viii homo
them selves, viii show their appFecla
tlon OF the past and their hope for III
future BY elecsina Jehn Ieary. amons
HsAstls'a sons the forsmoss In sntsf
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-13
Disastrous Fire.

BRADFORD, Pa. July ia most dis
astrous fire occurred at an early hour
this morning, by which six persons were
burned to death, four others badly in
jured. two believed to be fatally, and 10
buildings destroyed. The fire. originated
In the bakery of Mrs. Ohss. Ruby, and
spread SO rapidly tha, May and Lizzie
Ruby. aged two and six years. and a
Swedish servant girl we're suffocated
aud burned to crisp. Mrs. Ruby, in
her efforts to rsscue her babies, was ter
ribly burned, and died short time after
he ng taken from the burning building.
Lena Gerwitz and Mary Toupay were
asleep when the fire broke out, and
escaped by jumping from window.
Both are severely injured. and Miss
foapay, it ia Thoughts. will die. John
Holden and George Herwitz we're also
badly hurt. The latter is the father of
Mrs. Ruby. The buildings destroyed
were stores, aud mostly frame. The
loss is $1,000. Charles Rubley, the
husband and father of the victims. was
drowned two weeks ago, aud by the fire
the entire family ID swept from the
earth.
, 1884-08-23

All household refuse must be removed
as quickly as possible there must be
everywhere free and unchecked drain
age so that there may be no stagnant
waste water lying about.
Privi-s AMI closets ought to be daily
diSimftcted with chloride Of lime or
dry earth.
The pit ~ stem presents, in a santa
ry point Of view, great Inconvenience,
especially with regard to the bad smell
and the injecting Of wells and the
soil.
All existing privy pits in the towns
and in the neighbnurhOOl Of dwellings,
ought therefore to be cleaned out, dis
infected with chloride of lime, and
filed in.
They should be replaced by tight, in
t~ernalIy w%ell.tarrcd wooden receivers,
into which the daily excavations are
TO be thrown, covered with earth or
disinfected with chloride of lime and
frequently removed.
Special caution should he observed in
regard to the quail Y OF the drinking
water. Drinking water from cisterns
shout not he used withoul having
been first filtered o., preferably, boil
ell. Water from wells or springs
should not be us d without having
been previously boiled. Water from
bitches or CUTS should never be used
as drinking wafer.
Articles OF food which are in the least
degree spoiled ought not to be used,
neither unripe flui..
AS cleanliness by frequent washing
with clean water is necessary for every
person, there ought to be found every
whore arrangements for pr"cu, ing an
abundant supply of water. Cisterns
and wells ought to be put in order,
means of storing water 10 be secured
and the roofs to be provided with
spouts, where these are wanting.
Moreover all prrSOns should, Of course,
observe moderation i'll eating and
drinking, should avoid excrssts OF all
kinds. should not expose themselves
to taking cold, should wear light wool
len stuff next the skin, i'll short should
observe all reasonable precautions i'll
regard to health, and above all not III
dulgc any fear of the sickness.
Office of the Kings Physician fer st.
rOix. the 10Th -ugusc 1884.
KALMER.
, 1884-08-23
Publics ton.

%A URSUANT to Ordinance Of
Is 10Th August 1874 it is hereby
made known that | have received
announcement that Lawyer @. S.
WAS>ARD during his absence
from this Island from 18th inst.
has transferred the power of Attor-
ney given to him on the Gath Janu.
AIRY 1880 by the Board of Directors
Of the Joint Stock Company, 1t.
Croix Central Sugar Factory, as
Agent i'll st. Croix of the Company,
to cand polyt. W. MILLINGE.
ChristianStcds Police Office 18th August
1884.
II. HANSOHELL.
, 1884-08-23
ekjend*gjoxelse

ma 2det Medlem af Colonialraadet for
u C~hriStianstrds Jurisdictions Landdis.
tricts Valgkreds Hr. Planter F. Coulter
paa grund If Bortreise fl Den err ud.raadt
at Raadet, vii if1lge Gouvernementets
Ordre Valg af ct Medlem fnde Sted paa
Thinghuset i Christiansted MaudageD
den ls'e September d. A.
Valghandlingen begynder midday ri.
70 sl4t og vii, i Henhold ill Colonialiovens
5 30, blive sluttet XII. 3 slet.
ValgbeStylelsen for Ch,istiansteds Ju-
risdiclions anddistricts ValgkredS, st.
Croix, den lode August 1884.
III. HANSCHELL,
F0rnednd.
, 1884-08-23
TRANSLATION. .
Publication.

As 1t must be regarded as necessary that
~ precautionary measures should be taken
in time in order to prevent the Cholera now
existing in some European places from
gaining a foothold in the island, even in the
case Of the arrival of an infected vessel,
attention is called to the following:
l 1t is Of the utmost Importance that
cleanliness should be observed and
maintained bIth in public and private
places as we'll in the towns as in the
Country.
Therefore streets and yards must be
kept clean, frequently watered and
swept, the cutters and drains must be
thoroughly and frequently washed out.
Pig-sties and dung.heaps must be re-
moved from the neighbourhood Of
houses, and it must be particularly
looked to that no pig sly nor dung
heap is found in the immediate neigh
bourhood Of q well, nor is so situated
that the DRAWINGS from it may infect
wells or cisterns.
2 Dwelling honses must be kept clean
and airy. All wall.surfaces and the
inner walls of houses, which are adapt.
ed for whitewashing and require it,
should be whitew ashtd without delay.
, 1884-08-23
acknowledgements
- HENHOLD til Anordningen at

81 HENHOLD til Anordningen at
sSl9de August 1874 bekjendtgj6res
herved, at jeg har modtaget Anmel-
delse ON at Hr. O~verretssag fOrer
@. s. WASSARD under sin Frav@-
relse herfra Den fra lite ds. at
regno, liar overdraget den ham af
B~estyrelsen for Actieselskabet st.
CrOix F@l e3.Sukkerkogerier under
24de Januar 1880 meddelte Fuld.
magt som Selskabets Forretnings-
f0rcr paa st. Croix til Hr. cand
polyt. W. MILLINGE.
ChriStiansteds Politikammer, den 16d
August 1884. .
H. HANSCHELL.
, 1884-08-23
Publication.

WHEREAS the End member of the
w Colonial Council for the Country Dis.
trlct of the Jurisdiction of Christiansted,
Mr.. F. Coulter, having left the Island, has
vacat' d his seat, an election of a member
will, according to order from the Govern
ment. take place ut the Court House in
Christiansted ON Monday the LIST Septem.
bei next.
The polling will at 70 o'clock
noon and, in conformity with s 80 of the
Colonial Law, close at 8 o'clock p m.
The Elective Board for the Country
District of the Jurisdiction of Christian.
sted, st. Croix, the 10Th August 1884.
II. HANSCHELL,
Ck4ivxsew.
, 1884-08-23

~ ET bekjendtgjoress herved, at
80 Udkast til Repartitionen i;
afgangne WILLIAM MOORE, ogts
efterlevende Enke Eliza Whitley
Moore's Fallitbo vii bIive fremiagtf
i en- Session SOM afholdes FREDA-
GEN den Ste September f0fstkom-
mende Kl. l slet Eftermiddag, hvor.
efter BOet fOrventes sluttet.
Frederiksteis Skifteret, st. Croix, den
14de August 1854.
N. B. NYssUM,g
est.
, 1884-08-23
acknowledgements

ma Diet ansees som rigtigt tide at tage
u FOrholdsregler for at forebygge, at den
enkelte af EurOpas Havne herskende
Cholera skulde kunne yinde F0df&s' paa
st. Croix, selv ON ct cholerasmittet SFib
IkuIde komme Ill Den, san henledes her.
red Opm@rksomheden paa F%0lgende:
/ bet er af den allie, st6rste Betydning at
ofentlig og privat Renligled iagttages
OF %op,etholdes saavel i Byerne SOM
paa Landet.
Derfor skulle Gader og Gaarde
holdcs rene, jsevnlig vandes Og fejes,
Rendestene og Kloaker skulle hyppigt
udskylles. Svinestier OK M0ddingcr
skulle flernes fra Husenes Nerhed,
serlig nlaa Diet paaSers, at ingen
Svinesti eller M6dding fndes umid.
delbar N@:lled af Bromide eller or
saaledes beliggende, at Afl0bet deIfra
kan infcpre Br6nde eller Cisterne.
Q Bpboelseshuse Dor holdes rene og
luftige. ALE Murfader og V%gge i
Husene, som egle sig til at Invites,
og som tr@nge dertil, Dor hvidtes uden
Uphold.
3 Alt Affald fra Husholdning skal hur'
tigst muligt bortskafes, der bOr over
alt v@re frit uhindlet Af0b, saa at
stillestaaende Affaldsvand like fore.
kommer.
1 Priveter og Latriner Dor daglig des-
infceres med KlorkaIk eller tor Jord.
Grusbrsystemet frembyder i Nanit@r
Hpnsernde store Ulemper, navnlig
med Hensyn til Hide Lugt og Inicer-
ing at Bro Idp og Jordbund.
ALE existerende ~Latringruber j
Byerne eller Narheden at BebOplses.
leiligheder Dor dertor udrenes og
dpsinfceres med Klorkalk, SAINT
tilkastes.
De Dor erstattes af tatte, indven-
digit vel tiRrede T~r&beholderp, hvOri de
daglige Udt0mmelser fyldeS og d%kkes
med JoId eller desinfceleS med KlOr-
kalk, SAINT hyppigt f%jernes.
8 Med Drikkevandets BeSkaffenhcd
Dor serIig Forsigtighed Iagttages,
Drikkevand fra Cisternrr Dor like
nydes uden f0rst at vsre f~il'reret eller
helst kogt. Wand fra Br0nde Cg
Kilde nor like drikkes udrn f0rSt
at ware kogt.
Wand fra Gr0fter eller Gutter Dor
aldrig anvendes som DrikkevAnd.
6 Levnetsmidler, som mindste Made
ere fordBrvede, Dor like nydes.
UmOden Frugt llgeSaa HIT.
2 Da Renlighed we'd Anvendelse af
hyppig Vadsk med rent Wand er nod
vendig for ALE og Enhvtr, Dor der
overall trRffes Foranstaltning til at
skate rigelig Vandforraad.
Cisterner OF BROMIDE Dor s9tteS |
Orden Og VandbehOldrre tiiveiebringes
Og Tagene forSynes med Render, hvor
diSse mangle.
8 For6vrigt Dor man naturligviis irgt-
tage Maadchold i Spise og Drikke,
undgaae Excesser af enhver Art, like
uds@lte sig for FOrkj6lelSer, bare lette
uldne Stoffer nermest Legemet, kort
sagt iagttage ~almindelige fnrnuflige
hygieiniske HenSyn og flemfor Alt
like nare nOsen Frygt for sygdom-
men.
Landphysicatet for st. Croix, den lode
1884.
KALMER.
, 1884-08-23
MOI ICE.

THE yearly examinations in the country
schools will this year be held as fol-
lows:
At La Princesse School, Tuesday the Goth
August.
d" Peters Rest " Thursday the 28th
August.
" Friedensftld Tuesday the End
September.
" Diamond +" Thursday the 4th
September.
i" Two Williams 4" Tuesday the 9th
September.
" East Hill Thursday the 18th
September.
AL the examinations will begin at 8
o'clock a. m.
The parents and guardians of the chill
dren are invited to attend.
The School Board, , ~hristiansted, the 18th
August 1884.
q r
, 1884-08-23

Translation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22

Pearsons, Chas. e. Putney, Patrick Pender,
Philias Pelit, Arthur II. Roberts, Miles
Smith, f. j. Smith, VIM. Walker, II. Elmer
Wheeler, Albert Woodward (2). Parties
applying for any of the above must say
advertised and give the date.
GEORGE W. WING, Postmaster.
ABOUT eight o'clock Sunday evening the
sky became brilliant with frequent flashes of
lightning. The stars were shining brightly
at the time, there was not a cloud in the
sky, and the thermometer was almost down
to the freezing point. The illumination
continued for over an hour when thunder
storm burst upon the village. 1t lasted but
a short time, however, and Monday morning
there was heavy frost. At noon Monday
the thermometer registered nearly eighty
dpprpps
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22

THE senior class of the Vermont Univer-
sity will take its annual geologizing trip this
week, accompanied by Professor Perkins
They will probably go to New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22

COMPARE the dose and quantity of Hoods
Sarsaparilla and you have conclusive proof
ofits superior strength and cheapness. Tryit.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-04-23

into the Turkish service. He
was soon promoted to be
General of Division. During
the retreat of Suleiman Pasha
and his army from the Schipka
Pass in the Balkans, the force
under Baker Pasha saved
Suleiman's main body from
being annihilated or compelled
to surrender. In fact, Bakers
able dispositions and de-
termined front at a period of
extreme danger kept the
whole Russian army at bay,
until Suleiman managed to
reach a position of security.
Valentine Baker thus saved
the Turkish empire from a
terrible military disaster.
For this the Sultan further
promoted him, and after the
war entrusted him with entire
organisation and command of
the gendarmerie and police
of the Ottoman empire.
After the battle of Tel-el-
Kebir and the dispersion of
the Egyptian forces by
Wolseley, the Khedive offered
Baker the chief command of
the reorganised Egyptian
army. The offerwas accepted,
and Baker arrived in Egypt
and assumed command. He
was deprived of this important
post on the demand of the
present Government, and
relegated to that of Chief of
the Gendarmerie of Egypt.
The entire destruction of
Hicks Pasha and his little
army caused Baker to be once
more called upon to assist the
Government Of Egypt at a
crisis. With his whole energies
devoted to the work, he en-
deavoured to form a force
which could reach and relieve
the beleaguered garrison of
Sinkat, nobly left by the
British Government to be cut
to pieces in the endeavour to
escape! The logic of events
has proved how inadequate
were the means placed at
Bakers disposal for so dam
gerous a task. He escaped
capture by the enemy, and
probably an ignominious
death, by cutting his way
through a body of Arab spear
men who had got between
himself and the square which
his cowardly troops would
not form. His life has been
so farspared, and in any future
operations for the regenera-
ton of Egypt, Valentine Baker
must play a prominent part.