davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The midland journal., 1886-10-08

face to kiss it tenderly. I'VE are all
but human-Open to dire temptation;
and say that you are stainless because
you left your lover the moment that
you knew you were not his wife,"
You are generous, good, to say So
to think SOL" was the sorrowful whis-
pered answer. But-but nothing can
stamp out the miserable fact that, how
ever guiltlessly, was mistress-not
wife!''
What would Helen say to soften
such stern, grim truth-such bitter
anguish as this. Woman herself, she
felt that no power could heal the
woman's wounded honor; but gradually
her loving touch and whispered words
soothed the troubled spirit, and then,
oh, surely, surely it was the rich reward
to the woman of fashion and careless
pleasure to feel those arms cling about
her for herself that soft cheek laid
against hers, and hear the low, pleading
music in her ears.
Dear Helen, will you let me love
you ?-there is no sin in thatI'
Helen's answer was kiss, and then
she rose.
am coming, too, to the theatre to-
night to see your Beatrice-a party of
us. What sort of a man is your man.
ager?"
"A very kind man." answered the.
actress, warmly. "We all like him very
much. do, especially"
81 am so glad! And after your month
here where dO vou uo 9n
-" l do not know. 1 may not be with
him; 1 shall try to obtain London
engagement for the winter"
" If any possible help or interest Of
mine could get you that, Viola, you will
call upon me, won't you?" said Helen,
eagerly. You see, know nothing Of
the working of all these things, so can
not say. will do this or that; but T
want to do some good in my useless
pleasure-seeking llfep' ...-
You have done so then, to-day, dear
Helen. You have thrown the blessed
light of sympathy into two sorrowful
lives!"
"Two, Viola?"
She paused with her hands on the
rail, for they were at the gate now"
"Iwo,' the actress answered. "Nine
and Austin Ravenswood's!'
"Thank you, Viola!'
The heiress drove off, and, at the
turn of the road, looked back and kissed
her hand.
Still at the gate stood the actress. II
TO ~ CpNlINUED
The midland journal., 1886-10-08
CHAPTER VII.
WOMAN'S FRIENDSHIP.

The actress was interrupted in pri-
vate bedroom rehearsal of Beatrice by
knock at the door and the chamber.
maids voice.
"Please, Miss Valere, a lady wants to
see you."
"Who is it, Mary? I know no one
in Loden. 1t cannot be me-"
"Yes, it is, maam She's driven up
in Lady Mountfane's own park chaise.
and asked to see Miss VALERIE alone;
here's her card, maam."
"Miss Courtnavw Viola read in sur.
prise.
"Missis showed her into the private
parlor," added Mary.
And thither the young actress went.
She almost smil; = Us she remembered
the gossip thai ,gned to the lovely
heireSS suitor il .slstin Ravenswood.
She entered til Darlor, and for one
minute the heire md the actress were
face to face; anU if Helen had Won
dered at Viola'S exquisite beauty on the
stage, she fell in love with her at once
off it.
Helen spoke at once.
perhaps you know my name al
ready, Miss VALERIE, and saw me on
Saturday night in the box?"
l have your beautiful bouquet now,
Miss Courtnay," said the other, smiling.
"And the holder l shall always treas
ure as memory of that evening""
To her surprise, Helen eagerly took
both the little slender hands in her
own, saying, II saw you in the lane
Sunday night, and he told me all, that
might know you for what you are
Viola-a noble, grand-hearted woman.
true to your honor and hiS!'
"YOu-know-all?" ?" the actress al
most staggered; and yet you are
here!"
"Yes, because you are alone and suf-
fering, fighting against the harsh world
against temptation here because
Austin RavenswoOd loves you and you
love him; and want you to take my
sisterly friendship. and give me yours,
to feel and believe that come what may
in the future, Helen Courtnay will ever
stand by you-ay, if only for the sake
of the woman's name you have borne
so stainless"
The young actress hid her face on the
breast of Helen, who clasped her arms
about the slight form that shook with
the heavy sobs that seemed to pour out
the pent-up agony of years.
Let me go!-let me go!-your noble
kindness kills me! | am not stainless!
i am not worthy for you to touch!"
" Hush, Viola-hush, my poor child!
You were pure of guilt-sinless in in
tention."
g. was not! Heaven knows the strug-
gle it was to fly that night! l was so
young-I loved him so-hoped to the
asst almost that he would come home
earlier than he said, because my wild,
lty heart went out to meet the very
temptation it dreaded and half sought
by hesitating. If only he had come
if had dared to wait and see him once
more, l tell you could not have left
him; l should have given way, yielded
lived on with him!"
But you did not wait, dear; you had
strength to resist the tempting sin, and
fly from the guilt that beset you!" said
Helen. lifting the shrinking, beautiful
The midland journal., 1886-10-08
CHAPTER vi.
PAST YEARS.

Side by side those two came back
through the wood and deepening gloam-
ing to the opening into the'green lane;
there both stopped, for across the bot
tom ran the high road, within stones
throw of where they were.
Then he took both her hands in his
own, and STOPPING, laid one grave, ten
der, last kiss on her lips, and turned
away. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
AN OLD SEA DOG.
A Man Who Lived Through the Creole
Massacre of BAL.

Capt. 2. C. Clifford, commander of the
steamer Ariel of the James River Line, died
suddenly in Richmond, Va, Friday morning.
He was rs years old, and had been seafar-
ing man for sixty years. He commanded the
w. Allison, the boat used for exchange OF
prisoners ON the James during the war; but
he was especially notable as having been
the sole survivor of what was known as the
Creole massacre in 1871, which came near
causing trouble between England and Amer
lea. The Creole was bound from Richmond
to New Orleans with 1856 negro slaves for the
New Orleans market. When the vessel got
out at sea the negroes mutinied, and the
next day Clifford. who was the only survivor
of the crew, found himself lying on the
quarter deck, slashed and shot and left Tor
dead. The mutineers at first decided to kill
him, but on consideration demanded that
he should pilot the ship to Abadco, where,
they said, they had been told by preacher
in Norfolk that they would get their free
dom. He fooled them by steering for
Nassau.
On reaching that place he reported to the
American consul The latter called on Ad-
nliral Cockburn of the British navy, and the
admiral, despite Gifford's protest, decided to
free the negroes, who, as soon as they
landed, claimed protection as British subjects
and were at once declared subjects of Great
Britain. Clifford was arrested and put under
$1,000 bonds and the penalty of twelve
months Imprisonment if he attempted to
take one of them from the island. He there
fore abandoned that idea, but protested
against such proceedings and sent the pro-
test to Washington. John Tyler was Presl-
dent of the United States then, and the case
was managed by President Tyler and Dam
iel Webster. They made demand upon the
British government to pay for the slaves,
and after fourteen years that government
did pay for them, principal and compound
interest.
Captain Gifford's son, who was an officer
in the Confederate army, was taken with
yellow fever at the Bahama Islands, and was
nursed by one OF the negroes who was with
the mutineers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
THE FISHERIES.
The Canadian Cunboat LansdoWne
Fails to Find What She Went After.
Good Grounds off Newfoundland
Opened by Treaty.

ST.. JOHN, N. B., March 29.-The steamer
Landsdowne, which went out the other
morning with great flourish of trumpets to
seek for American trespassers on Canadian
fishery grounds, returned to port this morn
ing after an unsuccessful trip.
She went down as far as Southwest Cove,
Grand Manan, without seeing so much as the
shadow of Yankee fisherman. She will
probably return to the pursuit in few days
MONTREAL, March 23.-The particulars of
the new Anglo French convention in refer
ence to the treaty rights of French fishermen
in Newfoundland have just been received,
and will probably prove satisfactory to the
colonistS. BY the new arrangement the
French withdraw their claim to an exclusive
right of fishing and recognize a concurrent
right of British fishermen to fish everywhere
along the whole coast and allow fixed settle
ments of every description on very extended
portions of the coast, with the exception of
establishments for fishing purposes. The eff
feet of this arrangement would be to throw
open nearly all the really good land on the
French shore for settlement, and to remove
all those vexatious restrictions on agricul-
ture, mining and numbering which have in
terfered with these industries.
The new treaty before coming into effect
will have to be adopted by the Newfound-
land Legislature.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
AMERICAN TRorTERs.
a Lot of Flyers Shipped to Austria.


New YORK, March 22.-For several years
past, agents for Herr Prince Smith OF Vien-
ma have purchased American trotters at pri-
vate sale, and shipped them abroad to be en-
tered in trotting matches in Austria. These
trotters have distanced all competitors, and
aroused great interest in trotting at the capt
tai of Austria. Rich purses have been of
fered, some as high as 10000 florins. Many
wealthy lovers of trotters in Austria have
become ambitious to win these purses, and
horsemen in this country are now purchas-
ing horses for them. A consignment oil five
were sent from this city in the Fulda on
Wednesday. They were bought at private
sale for about $25,000, of which $500 was
paid for Silver LEAF, mare, with record
of 223. Complete trotting outfits were
shipped with the horses, including sulkies,
light harnesses Single and double), blankets,
boots, whips, and everything required and
used in first-class trotting stables In this
country Mr.. Philip Hexamer of Hoboken,
to whose stable Silver Leaf was sent before
before being shipped, received a despatch a
few days ago from very wealthy baroness
in Vienna, inquiring what Maud S. could be
purchased for. Mr.. Bonner, on being asked
how much he would take for the peerless
mare, replied, 81 would not think of selling
Maud S. under any circumstances; nomoney
that any five horses ever brought would pur-
chase her"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
GENERAL NEWS.

In answer to telegram regarding the re-
ported surrender of Geronimo and his band,
Cen Crook has replied that there is not one
word of truth in the statement.
A street car, with the horse, driver and
passengers were precipitated over the bridge
which crosses the Lacrosse river at Lacrosse
Wis, Monday. They fell perpendicularly II
feet. The horse was killed, the car crushed
ana five passengers seriously injured.
Thomas Brown, deaf mute of Henniker,
n H., aged SO, died Monday night. He was
president of the Granite State Deaf Mute
Association
Cyrus w. Field of New York has just re-
eeived through the Japanese minister at
Washington, letter from the Emperor OF
ment fund, as a token of the high estima-
tion in which he holds the memory of the
dead hero.
VIM. c. Taber, of New Bedford, Mass, a
prominent Quaker, died yesterday morning,
aged 80. Until within a few years he was
and also served as president of the New
Bedford Institution for Savings.
The gland jury in the United States Dis
trict Court at Boston, reported yesterday be-
fore Judge Nelson an important list of in
dictments. Among them were those of VIM.
II. Mcneil, Everett NJ. Nelson and Charles
H. Veo for embezzlement from the LaDcas-
Wright, as Quartermaster of the Lynn
Grand Army Post, for sending circular re-
garding a lottery through the mails.
Schooner Lizzie B. Morse, ashore on Sow
and Pigs Reef, has II feet of water over her
main deck, and the wreckage is coming
ashore at Guilty Hunk.
The fast ocean service of the Cunard line
from Boston has been postponed, if not
abandoned, on account of the sinking of the
Oregon.
The fire at the Muraysville, Pa, gas well
was effectively eXtinguished Monday by
means OF an immense smoke stack which
was placed over the pipe and the flames
Smothered.
At meeting in New York Monday, the
leading manufacturers of dnit goods in the
United States decided to make an Immediate
advance in pIices of their goods.
Two churches were destroyed. many dwell
ings damaged and every barn overturned In
Williamsport, Ind. Monday in cyclone.
Gov. Stoneman of California. yesterday
appointed George Hurst United States Sena-
tor, vice John p. Miller, deceased.
The Iowa House yesterday passed bill TO
abolish the civil courts and to reorganlze the
judicial districts. 1t divides the State into
is judicial districts, with 43 district judges.
It is reported ON good authority that the
Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe railroad is to be
leased by the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe.
The Bank OF Cooperstown, OAK, suspend
ed Yesterday owing to the recent failure of
the Lenham Elevator Company. There were
no very heavy depositors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
WAY DOWN IN THE DEPTHS.
On the Decks of the Submerged
Steamship oregon.
What a Diver Saw in the Officers
Quarters and In the Staterooms.

New YORK, March 23.-A diver has sue
ceeded in examining the submerged steamer
Oregon. He walked the entire length Of the
vessel, and found that all the batches had
been forced off. AS far as could be seen the
after part of the vessel was uninjured, al
though the cabin doors and skylights had
been wrenched off and the water was wash
ing through into the saloon. On the upper
deck, near the officers apartments, are two
staterooms, one of which had been occupied
by Mrs f. d. Morgan. He found all the
furniture in it floating around at the ceiling.
He pulled out trunk, handbag and va
lise, and they foated up to the wrecking
steamer, and they were brought to New
York and restored to Mrs. Morgan. The
bag contained valuable diamonds. The
diver then went forward to the mainmast,
which had fallen, and found that the ship
was broken in two at that point. A passage
way was thus opened to the lower decks,
through which the most of the cargo has
been washed out. No attempt was made to
reach the hole in the ships side. In order to
examine it one diver will have to be lowered
over the side with a rope by another diver
standing on the deck The vessel is not be-
ing imbedded in the sand, as was feared.
She lies on an uneven bottom, and rocks to
and fro. Another visit to the wreck will be
made as soon as the weather permits of oper-
tions, for the recovery of some of the cargo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN. March 23.

WASHINGTON, March %.
The bill granting a pension OF $1,000
year to the widow of General Hancock, was
passed.
a resolution of enquiry offered yesterday
by Mr. Ingalls, was agreed to. He asks
whether the Postmaster General has Tecelv-
ed the Senate resolution calling for informa
ton as to the number of fourth class post
masters removed under the present admins
tration.
Mr. Beck called up a resolution offered by
him in December. 1885, relating to the pay
ment of custom dues in coin. 1t was refer
red to the finance committee.
The Chair laid before the Senate, Mr.. Lo-
gan's bill to promote the efficiency OF the
army. Mr.. MandersOn spoke of the section
increasing the force to 10000 enlisted men:
Mr.. Manderson did not agree with Mr.
Hale that at the stamp of the boot we could
raise large army. If at the outbreak Of
the rebellion, he said, we had had an army of
$4,000 men war might have been averted;
there was no wiser motto than In time OF
peace prepare for war.
Mr. Beck said the necessity for an in
creased army now was less than it ever has
been.
Mr.. Beck said our volunteer soldiers
would maintain their rights and the rights
of the people better than any mercenary
troops the world ever saw. He strongly pro-
tested against the proposed increase, and
saw no reason for an increase, in the mere
fact that it might meet the special wishes of
some people. There were many people in
this country who would like large standing
army. Capitalists were anxious to have it to
suit their purposes in their designs on the
people.
Mr.. Logan did not intend to have it thrown
in his face that there was any other Intention
in advocating this increase than to increase
the efficiency of the army. He had no rea-
son and no desire to have the army increased
except for the better welfare of the people.
There was no change of front with him.
He had for many years advocated this in
crease. He had always found in the Senate,
as elsewhere, that men who had done the
least in war were always most statesmanlike
In discussion of matters affecting the army.
and might have served their country but fail
ed to do 1t, became great leaders on army
questions in the hands of debate. The ques-
tion then went over.
The conference committee on the urgent
deficiency bill presented their report which
was adopted showing mutual concessions by
the House and Senate as to the differences
that had existed.
On motion of Mr.. Van Wyck the pending
order was laid aside and the bill to confirm
entries heretofore made upon public lands
was taken up, after being amended with
the declaration that the measure shall not
apply to scrip entries
Mr.. Logan introduced bill repeating the
provision Of the existing law which declares
that when a vacancy occurs in the office of
general or lieutenant general of the army,
such office shall cease. Referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs.
AT two o'clock the judiciary committee res
olutions were placed before the Senate and
Mr.. jackson resumed his speech in opposi-
tlon to the majority report.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
a Vigorous Denunciatior OF Cor
ruptionists,
Alderman Jaehne's Friends En-
deavoring to Secure Ball for Him.

NEW YORK, March 2s.--0nce more the
taxpayer of New York city rejoices, for the
Cantor railway franchise bill has become a
law; the scheme of the cable company to
seize 70 miles of the city's streets has been
nipped in the bud, and New York Aldermen
have had the power taken from thelh to ever
again enact their infamous schemes in the
wholesale granting of railway franchises to
men of the Jake Sharp stripe. Gov. Hill
signed the bill at Albany Yesterday, but he
did not stop there. He sent special message
to both houses on the subject, couched in
strong, vigorous language. There is no mis-
taking Its meaning, and every one who heard
it read in both houses last night felt that it
was the death knell to the era of corruption
which has reigned so long in this metropolis.
Gov. Hill closes his message as followsl
"when an individual highwayman seizes his
neighbor by the throat and fobs him Of his life
and property the law compels not only restitution
of the property but axes the life as well of the
ebnF FSr n hhWaSymT ,d the same
this corrupt combination of bribers upon the
franchise which by colusion it has secured from
the city OF New York is such that only by the
death of the corporation itself can release be
obtained, Capital punishment is approved by
divine and human laws, and the time seems TO
have come when the like principle of retribution
must prevail and like Justice be meted out to
banded despoilers of the life. honor and property
VI Jul CONFERENCE.-The.
NEW YORK, March 23.-At the meeting of
the Board of Aldermen today the only va
cant seat was that of Aldermen Henry w.
Jaehne. The President gave notice that all
the railroad business which up to this time
remained incomplete was dead owing to the
passage of the Cantor bill. All franchise
before the board would have to be readyer-
tised and repetitioned for. This prevents
the passage of the Cable railroad franchise
over the Mayors veto.
NEW YORK, March 23-Alderman Jaehne
still languishes in his cell in the Tombs
prison, but his friends are making vigorous
efforts to secure bail for him. They are en-
deavoring to raise the amount by subscrip-
tion, which they will place in any reputable
householder's hands to induce him to go
bail. Jaehne spent quiet night in Jail. He
ate hearty breakfast this morning and in
dulged in CONSTITUTIONAL of 20 minutes
with the other prisoners. He has not yet
lost hope of eventually getting out on bail.
Judge Lawrence in the Supreme Court to-
day, on the application of John G. Gray,
granted a temporary Injunction restraining
the Broadway and Seventh Avenue railroad,
the Broadway Surface road and the Twenty
third Street Railway Company or any of its
officers or directors from disposing of the
stock in these roads save into the hands of
receiver named by the court The injunction
also forbids the leasing of any of these lines
tc any company or corporation in which
Peter A. B. Wdener, Wm r. Elkins or VIM.
III. Kemble are interested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
An Old Case settIed.

The case of Richard C. Greenleaf, Execu-
tor, VS.. City of Bangor and the Merchants
National Bank of Boston, alleged trustee
that has been pending for three years or
more. has been settled. The trustee has been
discharged with costs against the plaintiff,
and the case is at an end. The suit was
brought by the plaintiff to recover payment
from the city Of one Of the old unreturned
PenObscot and Kennebec railroad bonds for
$1,000 which had been missing for several
wears. The Maine Central Railroad had
agreed to hold the city harmless from all
losses arising from these obligations, and it
was found that they had paid the same bond
with interest to parties who claimed to have
lost it in the Augusta fire. They therefore
refused to pay the amount to the new claim
ant, saying that they were not equitably
bound to do so on account of his negligence.
The writ was never served upon the city,
and at the time of serving it upon the Mer-
chants National Bank the latter had no
funds belonging to Bangor in its possession.
For that reason no valid judgment could be
recovered
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24
a Great Strike Ended. !.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 23.-The great
strike of 1000 workmen at the National Tube
Works at McKeesport has ended satisfactor-
ilv IN thn efrilspre.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-24

FALL RIVER, Mass, March 23.-The
strike of weavers at the Barnaby gingham
mill ended to day. This morning, 12o looms
were running with Al hands, and this dis
couraged the strikers who at meeting this
morning. voted to return to work. Those of
the strikers whose places have been filled
will not be taken back until vacancies shall
occur iii places filled with knobsticks.