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CHAPTER XIV.
AN uNwELcoME VISITOR.

IN UNIV EItOME NISITOK.
Nearly three years have passed, and
the time approaches for the fuliillment
of the compact entered into by the
Woman in Red and the Countess Do
natl. The Count Donati has long
since disappeared from Genoa. but
people said that Rudiga the Jewess
knew of his dark deeds and the lawless
life he led. But at the end of three
years Count Donati reappcared at
Genoa, no longer the ruined penni-
less noble, but possessed OF ample
means.
This part of our story opens upon
sunny scene. Genoa i'm summer is one
of the most charming cities in Italy;
and the villas Of the suburbs arc re-
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perhaps, as you have done in timo.
past, To what might be accessible -
The last hint was del verad bv tho
speaker with tn, coolest saaG f'ai'I
imaginable; and the intruder filed h
goblet once more, as the Count stared
al him in utter astOnishment.
Bernardo Donan, mean. said
the bold stranger, placing the go>e,
to Ms lips again, ''Nour yery good
health"
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A Maine farmer announces that a
vicious COW can be cured of Kicking
by catching her by the leg whenever
she begins 70 kick. An Illinois farmer
recently triee the temperament, and now
he says that he is willing to be blankety
blank blanked IL the Maine man will
ever get away alive if he catches him
west of the Indiana line. He looks as
il he had thrown himself into tho
breech of a bologna mill and gone
through the entire machine before 1t
could be stopped.
A young girl, being asked recently.
as she returned from the circulating
library with the latest novel, II she
had ever read Shakespeare. tossed her
pretty head and answered: "ShakS
pearep Of course l have. l read it
when II hrvs came out."
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tbs African explorer, was born near
Denbightin, Wales, in 1910, and at three
years of age was placed in the poor
house OF St. A'aph where he received
an education which enabled him to
teach in a school. Oct. ID he sailed
as cabin boy, in vessel
bound for New Orleans,
and was there adopted by merchant
named Stanley. whose name he took in
stead of his own of John Rowlands
After the death Of his patron he enlisted
in the Confederate service, but after
wards entered the Federal army. In
1867 he was sent as n correspondent of
the New York Herald to Abyssinia
and subsequently to Spain and other
countries His services as CORE
spondcnt were so excellent that
he was chosen by Mr.. Ben
nett to find Livingstone, and after
innumerable hardships accomplished
his purpose on the 2Sth of October 1871
His success caused him to be sent by
the "Herald" and ''London Telegraph"
ON mission of his own. He explored
Lakes Albert and Victoria
N'Yanza and traced the Congo
river from It's source to its mouth He
has written several works descriptive
e. his travels and c.pl Grafton Ills las
work, The Con 90 and its Free State
describe the resources and character
Of the natives of that + zion, and he
predicts that an enormous trade will
be developed
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freed by Pigs.
Household Words.

Household Words.
freed by pigs is not exactly the pos
ition in which we should expect TO find
Il colonial secretary-at least, not oft
en-. But when Mr. Fowler colonial
secretary of the Honduras, was re-
Gently exploring the interior of the col
ony, he was overtaken by a drove Of
peccaries, and had only time to take II
snapshot at the hrst of them, and
scramble up tree, dropping his rilo
in the performance, before the whole
pack were round his perch, gnashing
their teeth at him, granting and sharp
ening their tusks against the tree.
Now the peccary is not only ferocious,
but patient, and rather than let an OBJ
ject of its anger escape, will wait about
for days, so that the secretary had be-
fore him only two coursos-either to
remain where he was until he should
drop down among the swine from
sheer exhaustion and hunger, or elSe
10 commit suicide ut once by coming
down to be eaten there and then
While he was in this dilemma, how
ever. what should come along and
looking out for his supper too-but
iaguar. Never was beast of prey so
opportune, for the jaguar has partic-
ular fondness for wild pork. and the
pecca lies know it, for no sooner did
they SEE the great ruddy head thrust
out through the bushes. than they
bolted helter-skelter. forgetting, in
their anxiety 10 save their own bacon,
the meal they were themselves leaving
up the tree. The jaguar was of after
the swine with admirable prompitude,
and the secretary, finding the coast
clear, came down, rejecting, as he
walked towards the camp, upon the
admirable arrangements Of nature,
who, having made peecaries to eat
chief secretaries, provided also jaguars
o eat the DO ccaries.
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ALYNE PORTEOUA


Looking my treasures over
To-day, l CHANGED upon
A package Of party programmes,
Danced thro' a winter gone.
AS l read the long list over
That told of the midnight whirL
| wondered, IA little sadly,
II were the same glad girl.
Rcdowa, waltz and polka,
Jenkins and Jones and Brown
Something after that order
Dances and names are down
Over the names ponder
Full half can't recall;
Men who were bowed to-danced with
And forgotten after the ball.
But thro' the seasons programmes
The single letter q
Is written over and over
How much it means to me
Men and names are forgotten
Gay partners 10y the score
But the letter q and the writer
Are remembered foreyermore.
Meetings under the gas light,
A bow and passionate glance;
Smiles that are set To music,
A hand. clasp In the dance.
Nights that are full Of lory,
Whispered VOWS in the waltz;
Passion and pain aud parting
And there the measure halts.
All each life has its programme,
With its mystic letter q,
And 10 all its inner secrets
That letter is the key.
Titles and men are forgotten
The famous and the brave
But that one silent letter stands
Like a tombstone by a grave.
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THERE is a paper in Texas called the
Vanguard Its motto IS Radical in
Holiness" and its protested object is
the promotion of holiness. Speaking
OF minister who has said something il
does not like, and of a parer that con
tanned an article it does not approve of,
il calls them "rationalistic, holiness
hating, herosy-hunting prelates," their
words having 1.-The hiss of the serpent;"
charges one OF them with having "a
morbid and wolfish spirit" calls a
minister "a bra2en bigot," "Phari
see, " ''fourishing ignorance and con
ceit;' and says in one of the articles
that physicians are n 'mercenary class
of men, most of whom are blasphcmous
foes of Christ who will for pay prolong
the needless affections o. their fellow
men" and closes the article by profess
ing entire sanctiGcation.
THERE is n bee keeper in Michigan
who has rs keen notions of economy as
the man who tried to make his horse
believe shaving were grass hy forcing
him to wear green goggles but while
in the latter case the horse died the
Michigan man has demonstrated
the prscticability of his economical
scheme. Concluding that there was
too much risk and waste of time by
permitting his bees to Craze on clover
pastures, he bcthought him to feed
them glucose. BY gradually increasing
the amount of clear glucose fed TO
them each day. he finally reached the
point where they required noting else.
The product is sold as pure honey.
CAROLINE HEALY DALI, veteran
advocate Of woman's suffrage. declares
that she has seen for long time "that
the feeling of moro highly educated
people is less favorable to an extension
of suffrage than it was twenty years
ago" and that the contamination
which she desires and anticipates has
been set back at least another genera
ton by the indiscrctions and short
sightedness which have accompanied
this agitation" The obstacle to
woman's suffrage is not mans selfish
ness, she thinks, but woman'3 reluc-
tance.-
THERE has been another battle OF
brutes for bride This time it was on
Green Island, near Evansville, Ind
The participants battered each other
around twelve-foot ring until one of
them was knocked out" and lay in
sensible for half an hour. The victor
expects the vanquished to stand up as
best man" at the wedding, but IL the
young woman knows what is best for
her she will give both fighters the nit
ten and marry the doctor who went
along to patch up their wounds.
The times are indeed hard when
economy in the use of postage stamps
is universal enough to affect the
revenues of the post Office department
10 the extent of over 100000 in a
quarter Yet according to the report
of the department, for tho quarter end
ing last March. the large deficit is
mainly due TO economy and hard
times.
A NEW ORLEANS Negro minister sees
indications of decay and even dotago in
the white race. He warns the "youne
and vigorous" Negro race not to ANAL
gamate with the rapidly-degeneratine
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THE PARNELLITES.

Giving Their Attention Just Now to
organizing the Irish Vote In Eng.
land.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 1.-The Irish vote in the
next election will be like the same vote in the
city OF New York in the last presidential cleo
ton, an uncertain quantity. Last night had
q long talk With p. O'Connor, who has official
charge Of the whole Irish political organization
In England. He is superior to most of his party,
and has just declined an invitation to stand for
parliament by London radical division on the
ground that he can only stand as an Irish ma
tionaiist. He says the whole interest OF the
Irish party is limited now to organization in
England and Scotland. The equalization of the
English political parties is the crucial point OF
the whole struggle, SO that the Irish votes will
De able to turn many elections Conquest in
Ireland is certain. With regard to the tory.
farneliite alliance, he says 1t is q very hazard
Gus experiment on the part of Churchill, but
naturally thinks 1t certain that the latter's
policy will ultimately prevail, and that his de-
feat In any case will only last till after the gem
erai election. Mr.. . Connor says there will be
eighty,two !rishmen i'm the next parliament.
Parnell last night told me he reckoned on
eighty-fve.
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kilograms to The Star.
GENERAL GRANTS REMAINS
Success Of the EmbaIming Process
POLITICAL MIDDLE IN ENGLAND.
LONDON'S SCANDALS AGAIN,
THE IRISH FINANCIAL FURRY.
THE ENGLISH POLITICAL STU.
ALTON.

In Transition State with q Prohahal.
ity OF New Arrangement Of Parties.
Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR.
LONDON, August 1.-There is a distinct and
almost unprecedented upheaval in all parts OF
the political world here. The situation may be
almost described as volcanic. The open split
In the conservative ranks is due to a combine
ton against Lord Randolph Churchill. whose
speech against Earl Spencer and supporting
farnell gave great ofiense and caused alarm
throughout the country. learn Of the follow
ing occurrence In the house of commons when
churchill proposed his visit to Liverpool: He
met whitley, q member for Liverpool, i'm the
lobby, and said: "What train do we takee-
Whitley replied: IL am not going" "Why
not! Because I disapprove OF your Irish
policy" 81 don't care a rap what you think of
my policy" retorted Churchill "but am not
going to Liverpool unless you both support
me-" Tory opinion is divided. The younger
and more progressive members feel they can
accomplish nothing by the policy OF Churchilrs
opponents. The older and more cautious see
certain danger, and possibly the disruption of
the party, as result of Churchills reckless
ness The Standard received q hint from high
Quarters to attack Churchill. 1t prints this
has weathered similar attacks, but not SO strong
ana ana united , one as the present. believe the
speak at Liverpool later.
=. nave taken pains to learn from politicians
their diverse views Of the nature of the situa-
.lon, so tnat can state the following with some
confidence. The situation is tending toward
the evolution OF definite radical party. The
wings are thoroughly alarmed, both for their
Pr!ncipieS ana themselves, and combination
between them and tho respectable tories is
quite possible. This may be hastened by the
strong action the radicals will take everywhere
soon. The signs of this are the remarkable lib
eral tone OF the Standard lately, Hartington's
attack on the Parncllitcs, Chamberlains in
creaslng bOldness and the general uneasiness at
the prospect of the enormous Irish vote in the
next parliament
Inc liberals are calling for a platform from
their leaders and saying everywhere that the
cry OF the "Old man, old cause and the old UNI.
nrelia Is not good enough; that mere phrases
IKE dealing with the land laws are useless
and they must face the electors with definite
proposals. 1 have reason to know that Cham
oeILan, WIN MS usual sagacity, Is preparing to
and rise on this wave
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The Importance OF u Comma.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CLAIMED UNDER A
Law HASTILY PASSED BY CoNGRESS-TREAs-
UEY OFFICIALS DECIDE AGAINST THE CLAIMS.
Congress passed bill on the day before ad.
tournment last session, which, it Is claimed by
government officials, would bankrupt the gov
ernment, If executed according to the construc-
ton placed upon II by those most interested in
lis passage The bill provided for the allowance
OF the claims OF officers and soldiers for losses
OF personal property in the government SER
vice, except In time of war or hostilities with
Indians. The claimants through whose efforts
the bill was passed, hold that the terms "war"
and "hostilitieS" both refer to Indian service
(there being no comma between the words
"war' and "or') and tbat claims for losses
during the civil war must be allowed. This the
Treasury officials say would cost the govern
ment q sum more than could be estimated run
ping up to two OF three thousand million dol.
lars. A case involving claim for losses OF
personal property during the late war was sub
mitted TO Third Auditor John :. Williams who
gave decision disaiiowing the claim and hold
ing that the act does not authorize compensa.
ton Tor any losses sustained ia time of war;
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Donelson, where he proposed to move on the
Works OF his adversary; at Shiloh, where the
mower OF the southern army was suddenly
hurled upon him: at Vicksburg, where his bold
ness, patience and persistency was crowned by
success, and challenged the admiration Of the
mihtary world; at Lookout Mountain, where
MS soldiers fought above the clouds: anywhere
on the line from Cuipeper Court House to Apo
Johnston, In Texas; by the side of Robert &. Lee.
IN hollywood cemetery; here in the City OF
washington, where his legions prepared to lay
down their arms and return to the peaceful
pursuits Of hfe;--bury him anywhere on
Gods footstool, and the hearts of the people,
VINO love bravery, truth, integrity and loving
klndnesS, Will go to his grave and drop tear
OF sorrow and freshen It with flowers"
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A Protest TO the Pressdeut.

ACTION OF THE FEDERATION OF LABOR RE-
GARDING THE CONVICT LABOR CONTRACT
CASE
The Federation Of Labor unions has trans
mitted to the President q protest, adopted July
2Sth, against the action OF Secretary Manning
In relation to the award OF q contract for work
on the government building at Peoria, Illinois,
to q firm which employed convict labor
The protest embodies the correspondence be-
tween the representative Of the labor Unions
and Secretary Manning In regard TO the matter,
and declares that the latter's action seems &c
imply that "a small gain to the Treasury ought
to outweigh any consideration Of the wrong and
injustice OF subjecting honest and free labor 70
the competition OF convict hirelings." The pro
test points out that there is no law
compelling the award Of contracts to the lowest
bidder. and then goes on to recite the times In
parties have declared against bringing free
labor into competition with convict labor The
letters OF MT: Cleveland accepting the nomina-
ton for governor OF New York and for Presi-
dent Of the United States are quoted In favor OF
giving every protection and encouragement to
honest labor. The protest asks that "As a spe-
cifc and immediate measure OF assistance the
action of Secretary Manning I'm awarding a con-
labor %ay be- Tbpe Se 70 r
Their requested to issue general order TO the
effect First That 30 far as possible all public
cured without the Intervention OF contractors
and in strict accordance with the eight hour
law.
second. That, when contracts are necessary,
all advertisements for bids shall state that the
labor to be employed shall receive a full days
pay for eight hours work, according 20 the
rates prevailing in the locality where the labor
is employed, and that the contract shall SO
stipulate.
Third. That no convict labor shall be en-
ployed directly or indirectly, and contracts
shall so stipulate.
Fourth. That public officers who violate or
evade the terms of the order will be removed"
The protest says: "Your authority for this 40
ton will be the letter and spirit of the eight
hour and the anti-Chinese and imported labor
laws; In the platform OF the democratic party;
in your letter of acceptance, and in the wishes
Of organized labor throughout the country II
In the future other authority should be needed,
or any v1ndicatlon OF your course be called for,
we stand ready TO guarantee that approval and
support which your action will deserve and
command"
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The HydrophObfa Case.
SYMPTOMS EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE BITE or


Several days ago the eighteen-year-old son of
Mr.. Griffith, the engineer at the Wsr, State and
Navy department building, who resides ut 231
Virginia avenue southeast was taken with
symptoms OF hydrophobia, and DIR. A. p. Rog-
ers was called In and Is attending him. Dr.
rogers was disposed at first not TO regard the
case as one Of robes, being inclined TO the be-
lief that the nervousness OF the young man and
his Imagination had much to DO with his proc
tration but now there Is little doubt that IL fs
genuine case. Itappears that George was bitten
on the wrist some eight years ago by dog and
since then had at times been under the idea
tina: some time or other he would be attacked
by the dreaded disease. He was at first taken
with spasrns, in which he barked and whined
IKE dog, and be does SO yet, but not so ire
gently as he did, and IL Is believed that the
disease will yield 10 treatment Some of the
physicians scout the idea, II IL 10 true that ne
was bitten eight years ago, that IL is q genuine
case of hydrophobia. 1t is said that there is but
one well authenticated case OF hydrophobis
following bite after so long a time. They are
inclined to the belief that the case Is one Of
hysterfa. the result Of Imagination and fright
ana state that there are many such cases In the
books.
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A Co-operatixe Plumbing Shop.
HOW THE PLUMBERS STRIKE AT MILWAUKEE
WILL BE SETTLED.


MILWAUKEE, August 1.-Patrick Coyle pres
ident of the National Association OF Journey.
men Plumbers, who has been I'm this city during
the last week I'm the interest OF the striking
lourneymen plumbers, will return to New York
to-day. 1t is understood that arrangements
have been nearly completed for opening ex-
tenstve plumbing and gas fitting establishments
in Milwaukee, to be operated In conjunction
with the four cooperative plumbing shops al
ready established by the strikers. A number of
local capitalists have interested themselves I'm
the new enterprise. which is further backed by
$4,000 appropriated for that purpose from the
treasury of the National Association of Journey
men Plumbers. President Coyle is TO return 10
Milwaukee and assume the management OF the
business for q time at least
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Gossip from London.

Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 1.-ProE Bryce has been en-.
gagged long time on q book dealing with the
workings of American political institutions
which will soon appear.
Sandhorst, the head Of the Birmingham eau
GUS the liberal organization Of England, and
Chamberlain's friend and right-hand man. who
Is respected and esteemed by every liberal and
feared by the tories, looks forward to q visit TO
America in the spring.
The commons will probably rise next Satur-
day.
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The ,xp.,c. Mu.t Go Rack

In the supreme court rendered a decision I'm the
case Of the gypsies who were brought here on "a
steamer Of the Bordeaux line, by which they
will be compelled 10 return TO France. The
emigration commissioners refused 10 allow the
gypsies to land, contending that they were
likely to become n charge on the community.
The steamship authorities offered TO give q
bond that the gypsies would not become a bur
den, but the emigration commissioners refused
TO accept IL. Counsel for the steamship COM
pany got out a writ OF habeas corpus on behalf
of the gypsies and this morning Judge CSilen
dismissed the writ
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ssssonAAAS sVaA W. Suc 1nOttCSG S1Uys
TALK WITH SIGNAL SERVICE OFFICIAL.
"What are the weather indications to-day?''
asked STAR reporter at the signal Office to-
day.
at looks very much as II the temperature
will remain about stationary" was the reply.
1T was only two degrees hotter this morning
than 1t was yesterday morning. Out west the
people some relief from the oppressive heat"
"What has the month of July shown from q
WEE her point Of view?' asked the reporter.
months record, ''the average temperature has
been above normal in southern New England,
ne middle o Atlantic states, over Lake Erie the
souri, valleys and Arkansas. The greatest ex-
fssA ass been r. l|saos and Missouri, Iowa,
has been from three to four degrees above nor
NAL on the northern Pacific coast and about
one degree in California. Elsewhere nearly
stationary except In South Carolina and On the
degrees below normal. The mean temperatures
for the month at the following stations have
been; Washington, IS; Boston, II; New York,
"a; Phiiaasslphia II? Baisimore SO; Lynch
beaSei, %; and Santa fe, s IS. Tnls re- re-
ture for the month for Washington
has been surpassed by Baltimore, Louisville,
Me- Little Rock, Galveston. San Antonio
not achieved the distinction of having the
day we had during the month the Thermometer
registered 80. Augusta went ahead OF that q
day or two ago when the record was lOl,
and Yankton. Keokuk and Pittsburg
Lynchburg was 81; B5slon, 81, Little Rock, IS;
New York, SO; Cincinnati, 93; st. Louis, 81,
Philadelphia, 81, and New Orleans, 81. Al
though Washington is recorded as one Of the
hottest cities it can safely be said that the sem
sibie temperature was not SO high as in some
Other cities where the thermometer did not
register SO high. This was greatly owing to the
drought in Virginia, which was SO great that
the atmosphere in this vicinity was very dry.
Neither were the effects Of the extreme heat
nearly SO apparent nor SO disastrous as in other
cities where the temperature was lower with
moist con ditiOnS."
THE storms occurred in the first third of the
month, when they were frequent and pursued
abnormal paths and were confined TO the north
ern boundaries of the country. There was q
notable absence OF cool waves during the
month. The occurrences of cool weather came
from local storm developments with accOmpa-
nying local rains. The month was character
lied in the eastern part Of the country by
eleven successive not days, and the central
valleys followed its example during the last
ten days.