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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-02
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.


THE PRoLOGUE: CHAPTERS /. and u.-In Mill
street, Whitechapel, disreputable locality, a
blind clergyman, the Rev. Francis belmont,
and a street wait Richard Eyre, are standing in
front of an empty house. Stephen Eyre. a
captain in the salvation army, has preceded
them the information that Jess, a former
lover of Stephens, had got her man back
again and She was with him at No. 90 Mill
street." The two had come in hot pursuit
fearing that Stephen, in his fury, would do the
man who had robbed him of his love some
grieYous injury. Helmont fears that an old
friend of his, George Eastwood, was the one
who had wronged Jessie Armstrong, and he and
the street arab are waiting for news of the
captain and Jessie. Presently fierce struggle
is heard overhead, and Jessie is seen fighting
and struggling with one or more men. Pres
emily as young Dick rushes into the house and
mounts the stairs, the body of Stephen is seen
hanging by his hands from the window sill.
Then some one is seen pushing the clinging
fingers from the sill, and Stephen Eyre falls a
dull heavy mass to the earth beneath. Poor
blind belmont feels over the body OF the dying
man. and recognizes with his fingers that of
Stephen Eyre. In the meantime the neighbor
hood has been reused, and a search inside the
house instituted The dead body Of Dick Eyre
is found in q quantity of debris, but no trace of
any one else is discovered Time passes on, and
Helmont receives a letter from George East
wood. who is in Sardinia, and it is apparent
that he has been away from England for some
time. Shortly afterward MIR. Helmont receives
a visit from a woman. She tells MN That her
name is Jess Armstrong, and she has come to
give herself up for the murder of Stephen Eyre.
THE SToRY.-CHAPrERs l. and 1.-THE Rev.
F belmont, the blind parson, is walking with
his friend, George Eastwood, in Rag Fair,
Whitechapel. Eastwood is an artist, and Is on
the lookout for models. He meets with Jess
Armstrong, whose brilliant hair captivates his
artistic eye. He makes arrangements for her
TO visit him in his studio, but excites the jeal-
ousy of Stephen Eyre, her lover
CHAPTERS III. and 1V.-Stephen Eyre, Jess
humble lover, is annoyed at the visit to the
studio, ana frankly tells her So something Ike
a quarrel ensuing. The reader is introduced in
chapter ". to the Eastwood family, George
Eastwood and Diana Helmont being engaged to
be married at the suggestion of old Col. East
wood, but neither is in love with the other, and
plan to evade the engagement.
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mo BE CONTINUED
pRupEN,s LITTLE MISTAKE.
The Only One on Record That the Elk
ecutive Clerk Ever Made.
Eroln the WinshindtOn PoRt.

ecutlV6 CLERK Ever Made.
From the Washington Post.
Executive Clerk Pruden, who has acted
as assistant to the private secretary of the
President for many years, Is a model of
discretion. He never made but one mis-
take, so far as the Post knows, and that one
so slight and so swiftly repaired as not to be
of account.
Mr. Pruden has, among other things, the
important duty of copying the Presidents
list of nominations and communicating the
same to the Senate The importunato
newspaper man is ever in pursuit of him,
but without avail, except upon the day OF
the mishap in question. Upon that day
Mir. Pruden was just entering the Senate
chamber with some important nominations
nominations IN fight of national scope.
At the Senate threshold he encountered
correspondent for an eastern evening paper
apparently frantic to get the news in time.
Mr.. Pruden, conscious that the next two
minutes would make the whole matter pub
lie property, told the names and offices to
the anxious correspondent. Upon that
instant the Senate adjourned from the day
Thursday, to Monday.
Here was q "keJtle OF fish, for Mr..
Pruden, to be sure. Government business
half transacted, advertised by him to the
country. He overlook the correspondent
and found what he had not observed before
that the representative Of the press was as
was the occasional practice of the profess
sion in that old time, indulging in drink
With the volubility of tipsy
man the lucky correspondent turned,
as soon as he was told the
nominations. from his thirst for news
TO his thirst for the bottle, and while scut-
ling along toward the telegraph Office had
been diverted into barroom.
Ar. Pruden's sharp and anxious cross
examination Of the correspondent satisfied
him that the happy fellow had entirely
forgotten the nominations, ard such proved
the act. So, while 1t is often the proud
privilege of the press to exploit its profess
sors for their numerous feats in enlighting
the world, here is one at least In which the
confession is forced, that the news was de-
layed by the weakness Of the Mercury.
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SHOWERS OF. COAL
Fall in Minister'S Home Near Hop
kinsville, KY.
From The NashuiHe American.

From the NassUite american.
HoPIYsvILLE, KY, Jan. 22.-The people
Of this city and surrounding country art
alive with wonder and excitement over one
of the most remarkable events Of super
natural character that has ever transpired
in their midst, or perhaps in the state.
About two miles east of town, near tbs
| lunatic asylum, dwells Rev. Lee Quate, an
aged Cumberland Presbyterian minister,
with his wife and stepdaughter, Miss
Belle Hall Monday night their
neighbors were abruptly disturbed by
Mr. Ouate suddenly appearing among
them with a marvellous tale of coal being
showered down by some invisible agency
upon himself and family. Startled no lit
tie friends went home with him, when il
was found that coal was still being thrown
into the house, and stranger still, being
thrown out. Mrs. Quate, an aged invalid,
was struck where she lay in bed, receiving !
painful wound on the tomple A number
of ladies and gentlemen kept watch in the
house all night, when, wonderful to relate
the showers of coal continued TO fall al
intervals until right noon yesterday.
Soon after daylight, as the family sat at
breakfast, small humps of coal began to
drop upon the table. In the parlor, later
on, lump fell as it were from behind the
mirror, striking Miss Hail on the hip. The
wonderful phenomenon has been witnessed
by many credible persons, and leading
ministers and citizens of the town have
visited the house and declare Their
inability to solve the mystery.
What agency is it that throws thu
c9al2 And whence comes ita are questions
asked by all, but still unanswered. Your
reporter in person visited the scene, aud,
like all others, went away awed and pug,
lied, but satisfied as TO the truth Of this
weird story as told by the aged ministeg
and family. Never before were the people
OF this city so excited over anything that Il
was impossible to explain, and many pro-
pose watching the house by night In hope "a
ysaal~sx.xr = 4st,e 1fuaoworV
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THE GREAT Mill STREET MYSTERY.


"JAcoBs WIFE," "oYs yDEE
FALSE PRETENoEs,"
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trust her TO understand NOt Onco have
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mot even when the idol at her heart. her
mother. sank into eeernal rest after lev
more months OF suffering. How they
loved each other, thoee tWo! What peace
Il must have brought 10 that dying
voman's heart 10 know that, no matter
how heavy might b the burden she must
lay on these Young shoulder, there vas
strength 70 bear II
The shock did moi kill Mrs. Elliott; she
lived 70 hear the tramp 0f lest under her
window bearing away forever her eldest
boy. upon whose earthly form. still in
death. she might NOT look; she lived 70
know that her bonny Hal was hopeless
IDIOT. restored to perfect health Of body,
bat With mind forever : blank; she lived
10 80 her husband sink into : disappointed
drunkard, railing alike ct his cursed luck
and q her Who brought it I'll On him BY
the influence Of her Internal nervousness.
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Anacortes.

Acre tracts for sale on Fidalgo island
near Anacortes. suitable for plating ;
viii make eight lots to the acre
Buy acres and plat your own lots
We have in section "a, on Fidalgo
island, S acres At $r.3oo per acre.
Lots all round It selling for 5000 to
$500. In section as. J acres Il $500
per acre In section 81, 20 acres At
$15o per acre. In sec. 81, 80 acres
at $I75 per acre. In sec !, So acres
at &I7o per acre
Can make easy terms On neazly all Of
these tracts We also have business lots on
the best streets Of Anacortee at from &6a0
to ~ 900. Choice residence lots at 500 to
@600 just think OF IL AnacOrtes 10 only
three weeks old and has 50 frame buildings
finished and under construction Now Il
the tims 70 invsst before prices 81 too high
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an advisory trustee By The way, Alice.
did YOU ever meet himg"
NO. | don't think 50 I don't know.
though Wasn't he the man who came
down 20 New York TO sss you the time /
Vas I'll %
"Yes. you did see him then. didn't ron
What noble fellow he il aad how faithful
he has been 10 that giris'
Whoe To Ruth Is he Is love With her
and she can't break her promise, Oh, ism Z
that shAmey
'.yes. While Ruth WAS ~ school CAV
Johnson returned from hi. two years in
the London hospitals. and took a great
deal Of his fathers practice OF his should
ers, especially the nervous diseases: and
some al his new ideas easel the last suffer
ines OF Mrs. Elliott greatly. Throuxh ali
the days Of horror after the bovs we're
killed he was their stsuneh friend. White I
Vas ret far too young 10 Be of use. Ycu
80, there is sort Of tseof ksnshir hetween
them. Old nr. Johnson and Ruth's grand
father were second cousins. and he was ore
Of the trustees named in the first VII
so the son naturally fell into an unusass
SORT Of intimacy with Ruth. ~ be easne the
following day 70 see Mrs. Eilioss and Hal
IL Was nos Surprising that her sweet
womanitness - well - her beauty sooa
won his heart. for even though Rrsh's face
lost that sunniness which vas her chief
charm - chsid. and the wissfus, mourn
fal expression On IL rr~w constantly more
marked. she Was and - . beautiful woman.
Bgt thai abe shoula noS retnrn the dsvo-
sson OF our splenesa young doctor has hen
\ xxsts.r~f xsf rsxxxsn arA ~arsl~r~>~~s -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-22

WYOMING is hungering and thirst
ing after statehood. Governor War
rem in bis message to the territorial
legislature last week set before that
body the claims of the territory.
Making no statement concerning pop
ulation, he declared that she had q
sufficient number of people to enttle
her to admission, more wealth than
some others had when received as
states and that her finances were in
healthy condition. Her bonded
ind, btedness is S320,O0O; cash in
treasury SITS, 900; due $4,000; assessed
valuation on a 80 per cent standard
S3l 500, 900, or nearly 100000, 900 of
actual value. Aggregate debt of COUP
les, towns and school districts $S7O,-
600, with s., 00O, 900 OF property. There
are 1,0000O cattle on her ranges.
The irrigated area is larger than all
Italy and her coal and other min
eral wealth will be the source of great
riches when developed. Making
states in the northwest is the order
and Wyoming will probably be taken
III out of the cold
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1890.

THE democratic south is growing to
a more reasonable unders tan ding of
the race question and imagines that
the change is in the sen timent of the
north. 1t matters very little to what
the change is attributed so long as it
really grows. The south has never
understood the attitude of the repub-
ican party on the negro question. 1t
has persistently and extensively in
sisted that the republicans demanded
social equality for the darker race,
when all that the party ever has asked
has been such political privilege and
industrial opportunity as is guaran-
teed to the colored man under
the constitution which made him a
citizen. Equality at the ballot box
and equality in the courts is the
only equality ever asked tor him,
and less than this it is beneath the
justice Of republican form of govern
ment to grant. The political equalI-
ty has not yet come to the southern
republican of any color, when the
white voter secures it, it will not be
long before its advan tages are ex-
tended to his colored fellow rerubli.
can. That there are exceptions to
this truth, as tor instance in western
and south western Texas, does not
invalidate the general accuracy OF
the statement.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-22

TIE app ointment Of Mayor Harlow
as st. Louis postmaster, has left no
aching void to fill. The three con-
gressmen who could not agree to drop
any of their favorltes while the nomi-
nations were pending, have since call
ed on the president in body and as
sured him of the entire satisfaction
which Mayor Harlow's appointment
will give st. Louis.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-22

THE road question is coming to the
front in every state, from New York
to the Rockies. The time is not dis
tant when the legislatures of the sew
eral several states can no longer svade
the issue, or ignore the general de-
mand for decent highways. The Gal
weston News speaking for Texas says:
"Few men object to being taxed for
public schools, for the building OF
courthouses and jails and for such 9TH
or purposes as to them seem necessary
and why, then, should anybody OBJ
ject to a tax for improving and keep
ing in repair the public highways
which are SO necessary to every body?"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-22
San Antonio and AranSas
Pass Ry.
General Freight Office,

Srn Antoni0, Teas, Dee. p, 1889.
After January lat, 1890, the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass railway will
be in a position to offer to shippers of
live Stock from AN Antonio aud 9TH
or points on its line, superior advan-
tages.
Under a recent arrangement, the
premium heretofore charged for use
Of Stable or Palace cars will be waved
on shipments via West Point and NJ,
K. and T. railway, or via Giddings
and II. and T. G. railway. The San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway
may therefore ask for fair share of
this traffic.
For information as to rates, time
and equipment, apply to
n. NICHOLSON.
Commercial Agt.. Kampmann Bldg.
B. F. YOAKUM,
L. J. Polk, G. F.A. Gen Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-22

EX-POsTMAsTER DICKERsON, lately
interviewed at Detroit with reference
to the pending bankrupt bills before
congress, does not consider any If
them as exactly meeting the require
ments of the country. House bill
1918 he considers the best, being
largely patterned after the insolvency
act of Massachusetts, but that he
thinks is too cum bersome, and has
overmuch machinery, a. was the case
with the old bankrupt law. The
things to be aimed at in framing the
bill, Mr.. Dickerson says, are:
|. To relieve present Debtors. Of
which there are large number, from
existing Indebtedness.
2. To enable the honest insOlvent
debtor with live assets to compromise
with his creditors without being sub
jected to what may be called the
black mailing of a small minority.
2. To punish commercial fraud and
to set aside fraudulent transfers OF
property and fraudulent preferences
All proceedings should be made tc
conform to chancery procedure, and
thus the cumbersome and expensive.
irritating and prolonged methods
built up by aud under the act of 1861
would be entirely void"
1t is not at all improbable that the
financial brains in congress will lie
able to solve the difficulty and give
the country practicable and equit
able law There are lawyers enough
in congress from Texas alone tc
evolve dozen bankrupt bills from
the depths of their profundjty, but
the simplicity at which Dirkersou
aims is not wnat lawyers desire.