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War Among tho houston sports

HOUSTON, Feb. TO- lspeclal.l Two
leading gambling houses hore have had
fuss and their attaches are acting m
II serious collision was imminent.
Two of them had fight tonight and
got a pistol and was in pursuit OF his
fleeing enemy, when a police arrested
him. The criminal court Is convicting
the keepers of disorderly houses.
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Germany In tho south Pacific

LONDON, Feb. l0.-It is officially con
hrmed that tho Gormai squadron in the
south Pacific has hoisted the flag of
islands of New Britain, New Ireland
and New Guinea.
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Germany Apperea

BERLIN, Feb. l0.-Italy's movements
on the Red Sea literol have thoroughly
irritated Germany. In consequences of
ne new and unexpected movement by
tho Italian government there has beeY
a closer knitting OF the entente corjiale
between France and Germany.
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EgAl Louisia nn LOTTERY Luok.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. lO.-[Spocial. l.
The drawing in the Louisiana Lottery
to-day, as far as some of the principal
prizes are concerned, resulted e.s fol
lows: No. 2S,600, the capital prize, So,
4l4, the second; l,7S0, the third; 70,921
90S, 476, each drew $4,000.
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France Looking out For Numhor o,a

PARIS, Feb. D.-The government has
asked the chamber of deputies for cred
Its Of 10000 francs with which to orga-
MISE French settlement at Obkon
IadJurah Bay, on the west coast OF the
sun of Aden, and for the better estab-
lishment OF French proteotorate over
IaaJurah. The Tadjurah country lies
~ the mouth of the Red Sea, not far
rom the district recently taken posses.
ION OF by Italy in its occupation Of Be-
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France ana CbInn
NO MuT1NY.

W VI y IINls
PARIS, Feb. l0.-Tho govern nent dc.
MES chat there was any mutiny aboard
any OF the vessels in The French fleet at
Metson, ana that Admiral Courbet had
twelve mutinteers shot.
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Tho Snnkin Sitnntinn

SUAKlM, Feb. Tonight attacks on
British positions here have ceased since
Friday. Osmar Digna has recalled 500
rebels from Ayig to Tamai.
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Great ReioicIng Mt Cniro.

CAIRO, Feb. lO.-There is great reiolc-
ing at Cairo over the decision of the
English government to dispatch
troops. toSuakim. 1t Is believed the
.rlnes inclined to be friendly will forth.
Wiln loln the British, in which event
the opening of the Berber road viii he
rendered much easier. 1t is reported
that the Italians are about 10 set ont on
march to relieve Kassola and Senheil.
cooperating with the English To omen
the Suakim and Berher route.
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A HOUSTON INCIDENT.

HOUSTON INCIDENT
HousroN, Feb. lO.-lSpecial,l 1T was
rumored last night that $4,000 in money
was burned in the conilagration last
night that belonged to the old widow.
This was an eXapgeration, the amount
being 1900 All of il was found, 80 coo
IN bag between burned mattresses aud
500 in n cigar box among the burnt
ueprls' Ihe hremen found both
amounts.
FISH BROs. WAGON WORKS.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. l0.--A special to
tho Sentinel from Racine this even
ing says the large wagon
works of Fish Bros. & Co,
OF that place, arc in flames
and in consequence of the poor water
supply for the fire department, the en-
tire establishment, with contents, will
probably be consumed. But Il few DAYS
ago the property inventored at A5O,00O
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Natlve Troops From Indln.

BOMBAY, Feb. l0.-Threo regiments of
native infantry and one of cavalry will
shortly embark for Egypt.
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GREENvrLLR, Feb. lo.-lspecial.l hin
the district court to-day James Gates,
| for horse stealing from Sam LiSenfees Of
Commerce, was given seven years.
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Germnny,a Antarrann

BERLIN, Feb. l0.-Sweden has signed
the convention with the Information
African association. Denmark signs to-
morrow.
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BERTI, Feb. lO,--Gen. Earle's advance
ito Berber commenced yesterday.
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sensationnl Aflalr nj ritt.hnrr rs...

SSHe""""h Ahair NJ fittsburg, Texas.
PlrTsBURa, Feb. TO- [Special.l "A
difficulty occurred here this evening
between G. NJ. D. Smart and a stranger.
Smart was shot dead, and several shots
were fired at the stranger by friends OF
smart The man is now under arrest.
IL Is thought an effort will be made to
mob him tonight, but he il in safe
hands. 1t is said the difficulty occurred
on account of an effort of the stranger
TO persuade SmrVs wife to leave her
husband and 50 back to her father, he
having come here for that purpose, and
Claiming to be cousin Of Smarrs wife.
The stranger came here under the aa
sumed namo of Graham, and claims to
mold commission as second lieutenant
in the United States army.
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Regular postal service has been
formed between K0rii and Gubat.
the West Kent regiment started
ior Gupat today The storming of Ne
temneh by the British is expected.
Sir Charles Beresford and partv
were ten hours under fire he.
fore they were able to rescue Col.
wilson Tho enemy used rifles .lom
behind entertainments. The fire t5nt
the enemy's cannon was effective.
In addition to the hole made in the
boiler, a shell burst in the steamer. The
British fire was most effective, silencing
the rebels and forcing the men to seek
shnller.
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GRIEF FOR GORDON,

The. Daily News appears this
morning in mourning for Gen.
Gordon. It published the following
trom Gakdul: "Natives who escaped
from Khartoum say Gen. Gordon was
Killed while in the act of leaving his
house to rally his faithful troops. The
latter were
CUT DOWN To a MAN,
ana for hours the best part of
the town was scene Of merciless
slaughter, not even the women and
children being spared. All notables,
except the treacherous pashas and their
followers, were butcLered.
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fariong and Arnold Take Him into
Camp at Chatham.
He IS TRYING TO REMAIN THERE.
hx-Mayor Edison of New York In Jail-A
Church Robbed--A Drunken Faith
er's Deed Witnesa
Killed Mt Sweetwater.
TINE DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD.


ST. Louis, Feb. 1O.-Information has
been received bere that i. Baum, who
was connected with Lahnstein, Cam
mack and Easton in the big Texas cot
son sWlnule over a year ago, and who
country, was arrested last Saturday az
chatham, Canada, by Thomas Furlonr.
chlei OF tho secret service of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroad, and Chief of Po-
nee Arnold, of Dallas, Texas. He will
be brought back under extradition ma
pers, which are now being prepared.
SAM IN COURT AT CHATHAM.
- nOHATHAM, ONT, Feb. l0.--Fredoric
baum, wanted in Dallas, Texas, in con-
nection with extensive cotton frauds. ia
IN, Jail here. The case came up AZ fhe
police court to-day, but at the request
OF the prisoners counsel il was post
poned until Saturday.
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Sceptical Natives

KoRTi, Feb. lO.-The mudir of Don
COLA and the natives persist in discred-
lting the reported fall of Khartoun
The Hsddendowas have joined Osman
Digna who IL massing his forces at Tam
tlp ''''
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GrRAT FoRr1r1En.

GUBAT FORTIFIED.
Gubat Is strongly fortified to resis
| a possible siege. A fort ha,
Deen constructed, Triangular in shape
with. deep bitches in front, and brush
wood and wire-wOrk outside, to impedt
Inc enemy. A letter was recently sent
by. El Mahdi to the officers on Col
WILSON'S steamer, containing post
script saying it was El Mahdi's firstanC
last lettor TO the English, anc
unless they submitted, he would <iiI nj
like dogs. The bearer OF the letter WI,
a Dervish. He urged the Egyptiani
on the steamer TO join lei Mabdi,
army, saying God had sent Fl Maid
to convert the world aud El MahGi II
tended to march
STRAIGHT TO STEAMBOAT.
On the day after the steamer strand
cd, Sunday, III Mahdis pmu
landed ON the island and urged
the British TO surrender. On SUNDAY
evening Hamed Bey, two skin
pers and seventeen native,
deserted the steamer. The stegmel
Sophia, with Lord Charles Beresford ON
board, arrived at the island on Tuesday
During an engagement with tho ennmy
the Sophia's boiler Was sirUcl. by shell
and
A GREAT EXPLOSION OCCURRED,
followed by a rush and roar of steam
After temporary patch was
lNeu on the boiler the
Sophia passed the enemy works under
heavy fire, towing the Meg
gar containing Col. Wilson,
baggage, Tho Nieggar grounded GOC
yards below the fort. The night
was spent in trying TO noal
her. Perfect silence was mainiainec
ON board the steamer, which led the
Arabs TO believe she had been aban
doned, and they stopped firing
and commenced beating the drums
just before daybreak the enemy
saw sparks emerging from the
innnel OF the steamer and
they at once began getting in The
iiercest manner and opened
heaVy fire on tho vessel
The steamer replied effectively ant
soon passed out OF range. 1t IL estima
ted that the enemy numbered 1000
They had three Krups guns. Col
Wilson'S loss on the island was Q killed
aud 20 wounded. The Soudanost
all fought well until they
heard tho news of the fall oI
khartoum, when they became demor
allied. El Mahdi caused massaor,
OF all Gen. Gorden's men, togetheI
with their wives and childrn
Con. Gordon was killed on the mornlnl
of the 9th. The garisons at Gubat ar,
eXasperated over the news of the mas
sacre.
GEN. woLSELEY on THE MARCH.
Gen, Wolseley, with British
force, started from Korti OF
last evening to cross tn,
desert to Gubat. Only portions of two
regiments remain at Korti.
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Planetary Life.

Jupiter and Saturn, which are much
larger than the earth, present all the
characteristic of planetary youth. They
are manifestly in the stage Of prepara-
ton. Mars, which is much less titan
the earth. presents the characteristics
of old age, while the moon, which Is
much less even than Mars appears to be,
to all intents and purposes q dead
world.
Yet, even IN thus rejecting many orbs
from the category life = supporting
worlds, we find our belief strengthened
that the great end of natures work.
ings, or rather chief recognizable end,
is the support of life. For Jupiter and
Saturn, like the sun, are the centres of
systems of worlds. Small though their
satellites may seem, even IN the power
full telescopes, they are really enormous
globes. The least OF the moons OF
Jupiter has a surface four times al
great as that Of the United States. Ii
the sun nourishes life on the earth and
Venus, Mars, and Mercury, why may
not the present work of Jupiter and
Saturn be to help In nourishing life on
the worlds which circle round themP
And even if the recognition of the
present un6tness of Jupiter and Saturn
to support life, and Of the TO- vest
death Of the moon, seem at first tG NAT
row our ideas Of life in other worlds, if
viii be found when rightly ua3GGt632
TO widen them. When all planets in
our own systems attend g ca other
suns were supposed to supporg life at
one and the same time, We could not
but recognize an infnity of -life-lessness
before life began on these worlds, an
ininity of death when lite should come
to an end on them. But now we find
all time as well as all space occupied by
life. Before the worlds now the abode
Of life were inhabited, millions of Orbs
existed, which now, like the moon, are
all dead, but were then during millions
of years crowded with living creatures,
and for |uncounted myriads of years II
the future, worlds which are as yet in
their fiery youth will become In their
turn the scenes Of busy life. END
a we see none to the universe of God;
so. also, we see no beginning"
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The banks of the Nubian Nile vary
with every mile, and beautiful are they
in diversity of color and combination,
though that beauty partakes of a ster-
ner quality than in the landscapes OF
Egypt. Nowhere a be seen the rich
fields which stretched on either shore 10
the feet of the Lybian Hills. They
have disappeared, and in their stead
rise from the waters depth tall cliffs in
broken preclpiee and crag, or the river,
owning freer bounds, flows majestlcally
on beneath rival streams or bordering
sands, that have the gOrges of the des
ert hills for channels and the wind for
current.
Poverty is written on the face Of this
sun scOrched country, and such few
strips Of fertile land as the Nile reaches
IN its food are titled with jealous care
by the scanty population which they
support. IL is curious TO note with
what religious are the villages and
temples have been placed upon the
shelving rock or desert sand, where
none but the lizards could begrudge
their presence. Every inch of land that
can be cultivated is c0axed to yield ITS
burden of beans or dOura, and OF spare
land whereon to place their villages,
good sooth, there is enough. Poor
though the Nubian is, his wants are
few, and his thrifty ways make poverty
a light burden TO him. Travel where
he will far hire or trade, he leaves his
heart in his wild home Of Nubla, and
returns hither when fortune allows.
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Five cents each morning. A mere
tribe. Twenty-Five cents a week. Not
much, yet it would buy coffee or sugar
Tor a whole family. Eighteen dollars
and twenty-five cents a year. And
this amount invested in a savings bank
at the end of each year, and the in
terest thereon at 6 per cent, compu-
ted annually, would in twelve years
amount to more than $3.50. Enough
to buy a good farm ia the West.
Five cents before breakfast, dinner
and supper; you'd hardly miss 1t, yet
tits fifteen cents a day; 81 .05 per wee
Enough to buy wife or daughter a dress
Flfty-four dollars and sixty cents "A
year. Enough to buy a small library
of books, Invest this as before, and
in twenty years you would have over
50, 900. Qnite enough to bay . rood
house and lot.
Ten cents each morning; hardly
worth a second thought; yet with 1t
you can buy q paper OF pins or "a
spool of thread. Seventy cents per
week; 'twould buy several yards OF
muslin. Thirty-six dollars and fifty
cents in one year. Deposit this
amount as before, and you have $3.50
in twenty years; quite a snug little
fortune.
Ten cents before each breakfast,
dinner aud suPper-thirty cents a day,
1t would buy a book toI The children.
Two dollars and ten cents a week;
enough to pay for a years subscription
to good newspaper. One hundred and
nine dollars and twenty cents per year.
With it you could buy a good melodeon,
on which your wife or daughter could
produce sweet music to pleasantly
while the evening hours away.
And this amount invested as before,
in forty years, produces the desirable
amount of Sl2, 900.
Boys, learn a lesson. II you would
be a happy youth, lead a sober life, and
be a wealthy and influential man; in
stead of squandering your extra change,
invest in a library or savings bank.
II you would be a miserable youth,
lead q drunken life, abuse your ohild-
rem, grieve your wife, be a wretched
and despicsble being while you live,
and finally go down to a d~ishonored
grave, take your extra change aud ln-
vest in d drinking saloon.
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1t is common In abiding TO the armies
of the mahdi to speak o fthem as Arabs.
This is the custom not only in this
country, but even in England, whose
troops being on the ground, and whose
communication With the Soudon being
constant, should afford them accurate
knowledge of the country and its lnhab-
ltants. An Arab is an inhabitant OF
Arabia, and not a native of the SOudan
or any other foreign country. Nor
does the word Arab have any broad,
generic significance which, like the
word MOhammedan, will permit its ex-
tension to people Of various nativIties
and religions. There are probably many
Arabs in the army of the Mahdl. as
there are some in all parts of the world,
and more especially in many of the CT
ties of Africa lying on the Mediterran-
can sea. Throughout Egypt in its entire
ty, and including the SOudan, or Upper
Egypt, there are many Arabs who are
influential; but they do not constitute
the bulk Of the population, any more
than does the influx of TeutOns into the
United States eutitle the aggregate
people to be designed as Germans,
Ahmed himself, the mahdi, is a Nubian
by birth, and is a pure Ethiopian. as are
most of the inhabitants of that region.
DOngOla, the place of his birth, was ser
tied by some fugitive Mamelukes, who
escaped the scimeter of Mehemet Ali,
in 1911, but even if he came from this
class he would not be an Arab, as the
Mamelukes were originally Mong0ians,
CIrcasSians, or GeOrgians, and never
Arabs.
The great majority of the residents of
the Soudan are negroes and these com
pose the larger portion of the armies of
the Mahdl. kOrdofan has some Arabs
among its natives, but the principal
residents as to numbers are negroes;
Seminar, the province in which Khar-
toum is situated, has more Arabs IN it
than all the rest of the SOudan, but the
bulk of the population Is composed of
negroes. The Nubians were originally
pure Africans, but by admixture with
lighter races have become mulattoes.
In addition to these, there are many
wandering tribes in the desert that are
sometimes pure Africans, unmixed de-
scendants of Ham, and in other instan-
ces are a composite of all the various
peoples who have oyerrun what is nov
known as Upper Egypt, There Is only
unity on one point, and that is in reli-
gion. All are followers of Islam, and
all of them are fanatIcal to the very last
degree. 1t is from all these diversified
peoples, or tribes, that the mahdi Sc
cures his fighting material. There are
Arabs among them, as there were Ger
raap no and Trfgh in tho national fnTnas
during our war against the seeding
states; but in neither case has the for
eign element sufficient dimensions 10
give it supremacy in the charaeteriZa-
ton, or name. of the respective forces.
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that [ never spoke a word, and just as
certain is it that | was clasped by a pair
of strong arms and held tightly while
| was kissed and thanked until / was
breathiess.
You do not mind marrying a poor
man, Di dear ~ l vas asked, while the
blue eyes Iloved looked down into mine
with an expression of merriment and
fun.
Not a bit. [ said, smiling. 1.-THE
fact is, [ have been 50 poor all my life,
that 1 should hardly know what to do
If I had wealth."
mistress of Seldene Park, for in.
stance, 2" he continued. "HOw would
you ike that, ID 2"
Not at all /" was the reply.
Poor Ross y he said. "Di, If ever
! felt sorry for any one / feel sorry for
myself now. The woman l love will
not love my home"
Eyes, she will" I said earnestly. Il
do not care how small it is it will hold
US both, will it not ?"
"Oh, yes !"
THAT reminds me 1 do not know
( where your home Is" 1 said.
Aud yet l found you coolly in pos
session the first time / saw you, darling, "
returned Mr. Ross, now laughing out
right.
Indeed l was not--I was in the
brook when you first saw me-" l said
Tin the brook belonging to Seldene
Park"
"In the brook belonging to me-" he
corrected. "You have done Ross Sell
H.. IT. 49, - .aal,Nyna, hfn,en1p
bis park, and all its belongings" | felt
thoroughly puzzled and looked so. LET
me explain - he added. Martyr al
ways calls me Ross and his wife 'Mr
Ross You took up the latter name
also when you knew me, and | begged
my friends the Martyrs not to to | you
| was Mr.. Seldene, because | have al
ways had the idea that l should like my
wife TO care for me for myself, apart
from any surroundings of wealth and
station. l have gained what | wanted,
and L am proud that the woman | love
has chosen me for myself. That Is all,
dear. You do not object to the arrange
ment, do you ?"
How could IP I vas very much sur
prised and astonished at first, / must
own ; but / have grown used now to
the idea that my Ross and Mr.. Seldene
of Seldene Park art n and the same.
No persuasion could change my de-
termination to complete my year at
Hatherleigh Rectory l had received
payment beforehand, and nothing the
Rector. his wife, or Ross could say
could move me,
The time is sweetened by the good
news of Bertie's improvement daily.
The last letter contained the happy in.
telligence that the German doctor has
promised to cure him by the spring.
Aud in the spring-the bright, beauti-
full, happy %spring-I have promised to
become Ross Schemes wife. Mean
while / am still an inmate of Hather-
leigh Reetory.
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The children of to-day do not know
half their happiness. Kind treatment
and gentle methods Of instruction are
So much a matter Of course. that the
DAYS when teachers were regarded rs
tyrants seem too remote to concern
them at all. Yet 1t is but III genera
ton since hundreds of unhappy scholars
were unable to separate the thought Of
sCllOolmaster from the twin idea of
hagellatIon.
The autobiography Of the late Or.
Marion Sims recalls those times with
angular viyidness. AS a little boy he
was cruelty bullied and abused by his
teachers and his parents befare him had
received the same sort of treatment.
He gives an amusing account Of an &C.
cident which led to the escape of his
mother, Mahala Mackey, from the
power of one such tyrant when she was
a little girl.
The school which she attended was
held in a log cabin, situated in the
midst of a large tract of the pine woods
of South Carolina 1t was built of IN
peeled logs, whose rough bark and
numerous crevlces afforded welcome
shelter to many insects and other small
creatures. One day, as little Mahala
was sitting with her back to the teacher,
D 0 the long bench of pine planks that
extended across the room,a green lizard
darted from the wall and ran close be-
side her. Too much startled to think
what size was doing, she seized the in
trudeT by the tipof its tail and flung it
over her shoulder with a shrek of ter
rOr. Then turning around to apologize
for the noise she had made, she was
overcome with dismay to see the teacher
dancing about the platform, shouting
with pain, and vainly attempting to
knock away the lizard from the end of
his nose, whence it dangled, with its
teeth locked firmly in his nostrill
She stayed TO see no more, but shot
out OF the door baTe-headed, and never
slackened her speed until safe within
the walls of her home. A wise precau-
ton, as 1t proved. The master was
never able to forgive her the undigni6ed
plight to which she had %innOcently
brought him; but as her father would
not send her back 10 be punished for an
accident, she was removed from school,
and her instructor was forced 10 let his
swollen o 60 unayenged.