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insanity. At last she confessed, apparently
with the greatest reluctance, that the young
MARQUIS de Valera, the only son OF the vic.
tim. had been the assassin AT the time OF
the murder, however, the MARQUIS was IN
prison, serving a sentence of three months
for accidentally stabbing one oil his trends
This fact would seem TO conclusively eStab-
lfsh an abb, had not several witnesses
sworn that they had met the young nobleman
walking in the streets OF Madrid ON the very
day Of his mothers terrible fate. :.
The declarations seemed to Indicate an
absolute connivance between the officers OF
Justice and the director Of the prison where
the Marquis was confined, and the Madrld-
enes became almost wild with excitement NJ
the sudden and dramatic turn of events. 1t
was well known in Madrid that mother and
son were on very bad terms, and that fire.
oupnt Quarrels had taken place between
them in regard to money matters. The
MARQUIS Lad often been heard to say that he
wished his mother might die so that he
might enter into possession OF her enormous
wealth.
The affair became so intricate that for
many months the tribunals were at their
wits end to discover definite clew to the
murderer. Finally Higinia sl3alaguer was
"mse EN- secret" as the French say, or was
placed in a cell where no one was permitted
10 visit her, and where even her guardians,
were forbidden to exchange single word
with her. This treatment elected the ac-
acknowledgement that she, with the assistance
of one Dolores Avila, woman OF bad re,
pute, had together arranged ard committed
the crime. Thereupon the Marquis de va
lera was liberated, and Dolores AVlla was
lodged in prison. Both were submitted to
a new trial. tue result being that Hlglnia
Balaguers was condemned to death by the
garrote, and Dolores Avila was, sentenced
10 seventeen years penal seryitude.
Both women, however. absolutely refused
10 0igplnep tho mOtIVn which nuu
them to commit SO horrible crime, cir
cumstance which led many people to believe
that the judges were misled. that Higlhlas
latest aYowals had been wrenched from her
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Advancement Of the Ne,o Crtdser's Three sereus.
the Mozambino-f with three screws,
and some very important results have been
obtained with these, especially with the
Trlp0li.
A number of experiments were made with
that cruiser, in which she was propelled first
with one screw, then with two and last with
three. Her speed at these trials was re-
spectively 14.55. 1888 and 1913 knots an
hour The horse power eXerted was re-
spectively 1890, 2076 and 3016.
These results are interesting, but the eX-
perimentS which the French Government
VIII soon make with new cruiser, the Du-
puy de LONE, a vessel of 6296 tons displace-
ment, fitted with three screws, will be much
more important. The French have already
experimental with steam launch called
the Carpe, but the results were not conclu-
Sive, owing to faulty construction.
In the new 7300-ton cruiser of the United
States, which is to have three screws, the
extra one is to be added not for the sake of
speed, but of economy aud endurance. The
cruiser is Intended not so much for naval
battles as for destroying the commerce Of
any country with which this nation may be
at war; and for this work she must be able
to steam great distances without recoaling.
The ordinary cruising speed of the vessel
will be about ten knots an hour, and one
screw-the middle one-can drive her along
at this rate with greater efficiency and econ
omy than twin screws could. The contract
speed of the cruiser is to be not less than
twenty-0ne knots an hour, and for this, of
course, all three screws will be used. If
the vessel had but two screws, and but one
of them were used in cruising slowly, it
would have a tendency to veer the vessel to
one side, and this would necessitate the con-
slant use of the rudder to make the course
straight.
In the new cruiser each of the three screws
viii be driven by an independent triple-ex-
pansioa engine. She will have coal sup
ply of 1000 tons, and on this, with only the
middle screw working, she is expected TO
steam for 109 days at the rate of ten knots
an hour, giving her total endurance Of
90 100 knots, or distance about equal to the
earth's circumference; all this without re-
coaling.
If the experiments which the French Gov
eminent is to make with the Dupuy de LONE
Shall prove entirely successful in demonstrate
ing that greater speed can be secured from
three screws than from two, it may be put
down for a certainty that it will not be long
before the ocean greyhOunds will be thus
equipped and that they will do some great
cord-breaking.
In the accompanying cut the positions of
the three screws are very clearly shown.
Just beyond the middle screw is the rudder,
and the dotted lines and the arc of circle
indicated represent the movement of the
rudder.- hiladelphia Record.
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about current events. 1t is not unusual to
see men engaged in embroidering clothing.
Strange as it may seem, the S0udan women
do not attempt work Of this kind, leaving it
entirely to the male sex.
A prominent feature of Soudanese life is
the horse. 1t is the pride of the owner, and
the animals appearance and trappngs are
given more attention than any other one
thing. Only stations are used for riding,
and they are vicious, as rule. They are
trained for quick charges and sudden stops.
1t is the ambition of every rider to make his
beast prance and plunge about, and to slim
make calculated to fret and worry the most
stupid brute The brides are rugged with
bits of bright brass, little bells, tassels and
small leather pendants of different colors,
with reins Of plated leather The saddles
are ponderOus but magnificent creations.
Colors of crimson, blue and gold are IRE
ferred, and velve,s. gold lace and fringes are
used almost without end. Before and be-
hind the rider are pommels foot high,
making it difficult for him to mount or dis
mount without help. The stirrups are in
keeping, polished brass work predomlnating.
LII their dress. the standing of the wearer
regulates the quantity and quality oil the
material. A nobleman's trousers are made
in the shape OF a sack twelve feet broad and
two feet deep. AT the lower corners are
holes to put the feet through. When put on,
the sack is drawn in to the waist at the top
with string, so that the legs are swathed in
the folds of the great bag that is commonly
covered with intricate patterns of embroid-
cry. Over the trousers is the gown; that Is
also gigantic sack, with slit for the head
and holes for the arms. The extra cloth is
drawn up in folds and hung from the
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IAN OLD WOMAN"
The Use of Those Words VIII Often Call

The Use of Those Words Will Often Call
Up n Pleasant Picture.
IAN old woman" used to be term OF
contempt, and yet what pleasant picture
it may call up, writes correspondent to
the Inter Ocean of Chicago. There are
those who have been soured and hardened
by pain, disappointment and failure, yes,
and even by prosperity. They sheer and
taunt and complain, having exaggerated
every i'll, and passed over every good with
out cOmprehendng that it was good A
Grabbed old man, selfish, emblttered old
woman, what torment they are to them
selves, and what suffering they inflict upon
all with whom they come In contact.
But there are others, whose souls have
ripened and sweetened, even under the
chilling winds OF adversely. Those whom
they loyed have been taken from them !;
that which they most ardently desired has
been denied them. that which they would
not have chosen has been laid upon them,
and out of it all they have extracted sweet
ness, patience and strength. These quail
ties draw to them the weak and the sorrow
full. whom they send away with something
of that refreshment which the ailing must
have felt who followed Christ when he laid
his hand upon them.
Next to mother the sweetest word in the
English tongue is grandmother, and the
ing, spelling love has suffered an irrepara-
BILE loss. The name calls up the fragrance
OF sweet herbs and old-fashoned flowers,
those which she tended and loved to look
upon, walking up and down the garden
paths in the dusk of the summer evening
with white-headed grandchildren toddling
by her side. 1t is synonymous with de-
lightful stories and brings back recollec-
tions of the tenderest eyes that ever shone
through spectaces, the ample lap which
was an ever-present refuge in times Of
trouble. Grandmotherly intercession and
grandmotherly indulgence-they have their
place and part in all happy childhood. The
perfect old age is that which is not forbid
ding and censorious, and the most delight
full being in this world is the old woman
whose life has been full and rich and fruit
full. II is the summing up of springtime
OF blossom and LEAKAGE, Of summer ripening
and the autumn harvest. The soul has
gathered into its store-house the fruits Of
love and faith, courage and purity, and
fears nothing when the sky begins to lower
and the winter is at hand. 1t has beauty
and loneliness of its own. 1t is the con-
summation of living, the essence Of feeling,
the gold separated eternaly from the dross,
calm after tempest, and peace aud benedic-
ton after conflict
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Governor Csmpbeii's Wife.

''There, sir" said prominent public man
in conversation with representative of the
Detroit Free Press, recently, ''is wonder
full woman" and lie was speaking of the wife
of Governor Campbell of Ohio" more
wonderful than has ever yet been born Of
nOvelists' pen. To Mrs. Campbell is due
very large part of the credit which the
d democracy gained by carrying Ohio in tho
last election. She is born wire-puller, and
when she takes hold Of thing it goes-'and
there's an end ont She is born Schemer.
and had she been man believe she would
have been second Napoleon Bonaparte.
Even as schoolgirl thesetraits of her char
acter were always uppermost. She cares
nothing whatever for the pursuits and
amusementS common to her sex. During
the campaign which ended in her husbands
election size pulled all the wires. Governor
Campbell coming to her for instruction aud
advice like the veriest schoulboy. The Sc
quel was proud testimonial to her superior
generalship."
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The Marchioness Valera, widow of one of
the wealthiest landowners in Cuba,w be-
loved and respected by every person who
knew her, and the tragic circumstances of
her death created deep and lasting sensa-
satiQn throughout Spain. AT the time of the
crime the old lady lived in magnificent
mansion on the Gale del FuencarraL Her
servants slept at the top of the house, with
the exception Of her maid, who occupied
small room adjoining that Of her mistress.
On the night OF July !, 1888, the people
living in the vicinity of the Valera palace
were alarmed by fearful shreks proceeding
from Nine. de Velera's bedroom. The
concierge of the palace, accompanied by
several other persons, ran upstairs and en-
deayOred to enter the private apartments,
but their knocking was Intellectual. Within
all was still, but sickening Odor of burn
>ff-7 sss flesh c ,sed the concierge to send for
the policeA When they arrived the door was
forced open, ana upon penetrating into the
Marchioness' bedroom the officers recoiled
horrOr-Stricken.
She lay stretched across the bed. her face
and breast a mass of gaping wounds, while
the murderer had saturated the lower limbs
with petroleum, as If for the purpose of de-
str0ying all evidence that crime had been
committed. Only the part of the body thus
saturated was consumed the immediate re-
Spouse to the lady's cries having probably
disconnected the fendsh murderer.
Strangely enough, TOUDSIy uIu HOT appear u
be the motive for the act, rs the jewels of
the MarchionesS were lying untouched on
the toilet table.
The maid was discovered apparently in
dead faint en- the floor of the adjoining room,
q fierce little bnll-terrier which had been a
great pet of Nine. de Valera, crouching be-
side the PROSTATE servant, evidently under
the influence OF a powerful narcotic. When
she was restored TO consciousness, the maid,
Higinia Balaguer, became so confused and
contradictory in her answers to the magls-
trate, who had at once been called, that she
was Immediately placed under arrest. From
that moment she was source Of continual
irritation and worry to the Justice, so be-
wiIdering in their contradictions were her
accounts Of the manner in which the crime
had been committed.
Upon the strength of her many selections
of people as being the murderers OF her mis-
tress twenty arrests were made, but after
having been submitted to the most rigid eX-
animation a release of every person arrested
On Higiuias declaration had TO be made for
3ck Of any proof connecting them with the
Smurder Sometimes the girl would aver
that she herself had killed her mistress.
then size would insist that it was the deed CT
a.''Yile-looking dark man." who had fright
ened her (Higinia) into a state bordering on
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shoulders. The face, when going away
from the house, is covered partially with n
white or blue cloth known as the ''litham."
This prevents the dust, always blowing in
clouds, from entering the nose and mouth.
On the head is worn voluminous tur-
ban. White is the popular color for
dress, with blue for a change. Clean
illness is a characteristic. Yards are
kept swept, cooking utensils and dishes
carefully washed, and soap and water
freely and often used in tho ablutiOn of the
body and clothing. Unlike most Moham-
medan tribes the Soudanese are thrifty and
industrious, with no heavy tasks laid on
the women. Numbers of the men are skill
full workers in brass, and urns finished with
beautiful Moorish designs are plenty. The
other principal forms of work in this metal
are trays and bowls. These are all ham,
mered out of brass rods.
Among the women can be seen all varieties
of face and figure from the cOpDer-cOlOred
Flllani, with slender, 1.-THE figure, we'll
shaped face AMI positively beautiful eyes,
to the shapeless form, black skin, ugly
face and muddy eyes of the lowest negro
type. They are all dressed alike, with lower
turkedi or cloth round the waist, hanging to
the ankles, second sheet wound round the
body under the armpits, and a third worn
in the varied modes of shawl on the head
and shoulders. The hair is gathered into a
solid ridge of grease and hair, which extends
from the brow to the nape OF the neck,
something after the manner OF the crest of a
helmet. From each temple hangs kind OF
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-21
IN SOUDAN,
CENTRAL AFRICA.
Where the Purely African Races
Are Seen at Their Best.
Life in Wurnu-How European Visitors Are
Horsss-Soap and Water Freely Used.

GAN that part of Central Africa known as
the Soudan the purely African races are
AZ seen to best advantage. What may well
be called the heart of Africa can be found
1900 miles south of the Mediterranean, and
from 200 to 1900 west from the Atlantic. To
the immediate north of this section are the
wild lands of Asben merging into the sands
of the Sahara; at the west is the mighty
Niger and the unprecedented country be-
yond; to the south is dangerous spread
familiar only to the savages who roam
through the pestiferous forests, while at the
east are far-reaching wildernesses. 1t is not
an inviting surrounding for town, but in
the center is fertile spot inhabited by
several thousand people. 1t is known as
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Wurnu, and is the residence of Umru,
King of the Mussulmans of the Soudan.
The place is protected by n massive wall of
fore the western wal-that is the most open
to attack from any enemy-is deep ditch.
The strength of the Soudan's martial forces
is in the cavalry, and at all the towns the
principal defense is laid out to prevent
surprise by horSemen.
The gatewavs to the towns are conspicuous
by the forts which guard them, as well as by
the sight of people passing in and out One
of these, the Kofa-n- Rima, from which
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PAGES 13 to 16.

adventures who make their living marry
ing them. They are handsome, indolent
spendthrifts, and the ladies fall in love with
them. A Mexican woman's beauty fades
early, and when wealthy heirass marries
don't know why. When she dies her hus-
band invariably marries another wealthy
girl. l call to mind one man in the City of
Mexico who married three heiresses in
quick succession. He became one of the
what q spendthrift he was! Once lie visited
the United States and at every city he
stopped, instead of writing home, he would
telegraph long messages. Hundreds of
words. At one place his telegraph bill was
$780, This is but sample Of his extrava-
gance. He would lose fortunes at the
gambling table. He was finally killed in
quarrel.
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THREE SCREWS.
How the Speed of Steamers Can
Be Increased.

The newest wrinkle in ship-bulding is
shown in the accompanying cut, which
represents the three screws with which
the new 7300-ton cruiser recently or
dered by Congress will be fitted. This
will be the first vessel on which the
experiment of three screws is to be
made in this country. and the results will be
watched with much interest by all persons in
terested in naval matters. The usual timidity
of the Navy Department about trials of new
inventions has been overcome in the present
instance by the reports which have come
from Europe of the success of the triple
screw vessels which have been built there.
The Italian Government has three torpedo
cruisers-the Tripoli, the Montebello and
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1t is considered disgrace for Mexican
lady to earn her own living. The men do
the cooking and male servants do the house.
work. If young lady should learn stenog-
raphy and type-writing, or should try in
any manner to earn her own living, she
would be ostracised from society. says the
Kansas City Times. There are many heir
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walls Of red clay and fiat roofs, with pipes
to run the rain off. An occasional building
will have painted roof, and in place of the
customary square doorway will have An en-
trance shaped like horseshoe. During
the morning and late tn the afternoon, when
the people get out to transact their bust
ness. they sit in picturesque groups in the
the merits Of various articles aud gOssiping
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STORY OF A
GREAT CRIME.
The Wealthy and Respected Mar
chiOness Valera of Spain
Avenged.
HORRORS OF THE GARROTE.
a Mysterious and Awful Murder.
The Work of a Servant-The
Guilty Woman, and Her Terrible
Death in the Public Square of
Madrid-A Fate That Is Even
Worse Than Eiectrocution.
HORRORS OF THE GARRoTE.

81 TIUCH has been written about
M 81: 8: i: s.: !: e: !:
Il \]Grom letter written by a
special correspondent of the New York
World from Madrid: Higinia Balaguer,
the Spanish muTderess, was garroted here
few days ago, and nothing so ter
rible or revolving in the nature of
criminals execution has for many years
taken place in Europe. The circumstances
attending the expiatiOn Of her crime were of
particularly grueSome nature. From the
day of her sentence to the day fixed by law
to be her last, she was subjected to an in
credible amount of the most eXtravagant
adulation, and was the cause of much i'm
FASHIONED controversy among the public
this servant-girl who brutally killed her
mistress in the early part of July, 1888.
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then be escorted to quarters especially pre-
pared, with food and drink in plenty. The
Sultan is hospitality itself, and the ceremony
gone through is but an expression Of his
good will.
Wurnu has no streets in the real meaning
of the word, the whole inclOsure within the
walls being divided into courts instead, the
huts and houses being in these. Winding
the courts, and these are often blocked by
piles of refuse. Most of the houses have
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pany Of fierce Bedouin horsemen. who win
gallOp about with snrill cries and brandish-
ing of weapons as though about to annihilate
the stranger. But this is only a demonstra-
ton of friendship and should cause no ap..
prehenson. Then will come band of
musicians, playing tom-tom and huge trum-
pets several feet long, followed by a
mounted nobleman bearing an official wei
come from the Sultan. The visitor will
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-21

At one time General Custer tanned tiny
field mouse, and kept it in large empty ink
stand on his desk. 1t grew very fond of
him, and ran over his head aud shoulders
and even through his hair
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starts the road to kano, commercial center
of these regions. appears protected by
massive, square-built and fiat rooted tower,
with door formed of thick, roughly cut
planks, and covered with iron plates. A
leafy, wide-spreading sycamore on the out
side forms lounging ground for the oilers
of the town.
There is but little doing at Wurnu in the
middle of the day, as it is then so hot that
but few venture from the shade of their
houses. European visitors are few, but
when they do call they will be met by COM
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Fewer people have essayed to ascend
The ayaricious guides are disconsolate.
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ouently to be seen with hands clasped be-
hind the head or hanging down their backs.
Their ornaments usually include string OF
agate beads made in the country.-St. Louis
Globe DamOcrat.
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stiff love-lock. The ankles are adorned with
enormously heavy anklets of solid brass, the
bar being little short of an inch and a half
in thickness, the ends ornamented with
neatly made polygonal beads. Nothing
better finished could be turned out of an
European workshop. Round the waist are
placed several more brass bracelets, not so
expansivey made, but collectively so heavy
that to ease their arms the wearers are fire.
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