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A SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION.
Lieutenant Seton Carr Discovers a Short
Route to Alaska.

Lieutenant Seton. Carr Discovers a Shorl
Route to Alnssa.
VICTORIA, B. c., July 4.-The expedi,
tion which Lieutenant Seton-Karr took
North with him to Chilcat in order to dis.
cover a pass across the mountain ranges in
Chilcat to the Alaska river. has returned to
the coast, having successfully carried out
its plans and with less delay and shorter
space of time than had been anticipated.
After an absence of little over two months,
Lieutenant Seton Karr is now in Vancouver,
having come down on the Queen oil
the Pacific from Sitka. He says
that the geographical results of the
journey exceeded his expectations. The
Chilcat Indians did not interfere with his
party, being assured that trade was not one
of the objects contemplated. From Klok-
wan, the last Indian camp thirty miles up
the Chilcat river, Lieutenant Seton-Karr
ascended, in the irsS instance on foot and
subsequently with canoes, as far as the
KIeheena or Wellesley river. Thence,
partly by canoe and partly with sledges, he
went as far as the national boundary, which
was marked approximately. The ascent
was continued to the marble glacier, where
the party was detained by weather.
Four miles beyond the new pass a creek
was found running into the Altzhek. The
latter is reported as large river running in
from the west from behind st. Elias, with
slow, deep current Another branch comes
in from the north. Below the forks is
canon, which canoes cannot pass, and below
the canon the river is excessively rapid. As
far as the mouth of the river at Dry Bay
bear, goats and grouse are numerous The
return trip was hazardous. A miner was
brought down with the expedition whose
two partners were eapsized in the rapids on
a raft, one being drowned. Much danger
was incurred in passing the rapids, but 1t
was effected without any mishaps.
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with the islanders All meat must be
brought from the mainland, and a week Of
stormy weather cuts off supplies and re-
duces the island to state of siege. All
supplies that are brought from the mainland
have to be carried up steep stairway from
the landing stage on mems shoulders. The
shops are neither numerous nor extensive,
and their chief object seems to be to derive
a small trade during the summer in such
fancy articles as are found in booths and
sldeshows of watering places, There used
to be great deal OF gambling here, and at
one time the island bade fair to rival HON.
burg and Monaco; but all that was stopped
some time ago, exactly why no one seems TO
understand. All the gambling was done
by visitors, the simple and honest
natives having no taste for that sort
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CHAPTER II.

The circus was crowded and the audience
was easily pleased and very enthusiastic;
the place resounded with the olapping of
hands. 1t was not very grand circus. the
velvet and gold and spangles had seen better
days, the clown was not so young as he had
been, but the good-natured world received
his time-honored jokes with applause. Elsie
Condor was always popular. She bounded
in with her little circus-rider curtsey, kiss
ing the tips of her fugers. One light spring
on to the saddle of old Sambo, the gray
horse, and away she went round the arena,
up, down, flying through the hoops, uttering
little shrill cries. all in exact time and with
great spirit. her great bush of golden hair
flying out all around her, no wonder that
when she stopped, slipped down off old
Sambo's back, and curtsied herself out, they
all applauded madly.
And now the clown began tumbIing about,
filling up the time joking endlessly-ths
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CHAPTER I.

The trumpets peeled shrilly through the
streets Of Middleton; every soul rushed to
the window, every passer-bv stopped in
eager curiosity, little BOYS sprang up the
lamp posts, carts and vans cleared out of the
way. A magnificent procession-a circus,
whose renown had long precede its advent,
was in the act of arriving.
A golden car came first, very brilliant
drawn by pair of cream-cclered horses,
decked with scarlet trappings. On the
coachman's seat, which was transformed
into gorgeous throne, sat fairy.
On her throne, high above the vulgar
herd, she looked fair enough, so fair that
the little boys clapped their hands In
ecstatic admiration. She had small, pa
thetic face, with great big blue eyes, the
carefully darkened lines around them max
ing them shine She had huge mass of
golden fluffy hair, blowing back and round
her face in a cloudy bush. All her own.
Elsie Condor had such splendid hair that it
was the envy of all her companions.
The fairy, with star on her brow and
long floating silver-hecked robes, bent atfa
bly, from her throne, and with a little fanci-
lul salute of both hands flung perfumed pro-
grammes right and let as her triumphant
car slowly passed on its way.
All those who were lucky enough to see
one Of the programmes hardly glanced at
them before pressing to see what was to fol-
low. This was the exciting announcement:
''Signor Guglielmo Condovino, the famous
lion tanner. will perform tonight among six
savage lions"
A great barred cage on wheels was passing
now; a strange wild beast odor followed its
progress. On one side rolled and tumbfed a
clown. He was quoting nonsense, gro
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tesouely pretending terror at the contents o.
the huge cages, when low, sullen roar wat
heard and he counterfeited a swoon of fear
The crowd raised him up and he went of out
of their hands turning head over heels like
an india-rubber ball, followed by roars Of
laughter.
The excitement increased. A shout ran
down the street: "Here he is! The lion
tanner! Bravo! Fine fellow! HurrahP'
They cheered him Justify. He was fine
looking man, this Signor Guglielmo Condo
vino, alias Will Condor, the husband of
pretty Elsie, the flying fairy. Tall, power
iully made, with apparently magnificent
chest. In his close-itting velvet tunic he
appeared the perfection OF strength and SYM
metry. His features also were regular and
very handsome.
Two gentlemen stood together on the pave
ment. AT first slightly annoyed by the
crowd, they also became interested. One Of
them was a surgeon of great eminence, Sir
Maxwell Bede. He put his hand on his
friends arm and said: "What a powerful
manP'
eyes, it must be the lion tanner. A we'll
made fellow. have heard of his feats. II e
goes among the lions as If they we're so man y
dogs, and lies down among them"
"He may do that once too often"
The lion tanner, bowling his acknowledge
ments, had turned a little aside and was
coughing little incident, but Sir Maxwell
Bede was curiOusy quick of observation-he
saw it and very slightly shook his head
II should like to see the performance,
Brandreth.
Nothing so easy. There is a perform
ance tomorrow night at 8 L see," glancing
at the programme. "You won't expect me
to accompany you, 1 SUPPOSE"
"No, no; am no tyrant l won't stay
long. l only want to see the lions"
The procession moved on. The usual
thing-two meek, ill-tempered camels, pa
.tient, chaotic elephant, noisv, sarcastic
hyena, shrieking its hideOus, mocking laugh.
The two friends walked on.
Brandreth Court was but a mile from
Middleton, a charming house standing in
beautiful. carefully cultivated gardens
Colonel Brandreth's young wife was waiting
for them. She was pretty, spoiled beauty,
very winning, little tyrannical, but own
ing the kindest heart in the world. She
heard the story and was seized with long
ing to go and see the per ormance herself.
She made her husband send out to secure at
once the best places in the circus.
q The day came. According TO the place
held by the lion tanner in the programme he
would not be likely to appear before
O'Clock. They dawded over dinner, Lucy
Brandreth enveloped herself in soft iurs, the
snowy whiteness round her little throat
made her unusually pretty. She drank her
coffee standing by the fire until the moment
of their start.
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A TIGHT LITTLE ISLE.
Pictures Of the Rock That Figures in
European Affairs.
RELIG0LAND NOT A BUSY PLACE,
A Good Deal of Government There but the
officials Can Rest.
FINE SITE FOR ANOTHER MONTE CARLO

Heligoland, mere speck on the map Of
Europe. has of late assumed mammoth pro.
portions. Anything concerning the rock
ribbed little isle is interesting. A cor
respondent writes: 1t is a great thing to
awake in the morning and find oneself fam
Gus; great for an individual, and greater
still for an Insignificant little snip OF an
island. Yesterday this was as modest and
quiet and humble bit of land as the whole
earth's surface holds; with never thought
that it might perchance be target for dip
lomatic lightning. To-day it is just about
as pert and perky as can be, realizing that
the ewes of the world are upon it. And
noblv it rises to the height oI the occa-
sion. The world expects Heligoland to do its
duty. and Heligoland proposes not to be !ound
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FOUGHT HIS LAST BATTLE.
WILLIAM BRENNAN, THE LIGHTWEIGHT
PUoILIsT, RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES.
Quietus on the Manly Art for Some Time
-Garrnrd, Brennan's Opponent, Together
With the Seconds md Referee Placed
Hinder Arresr.

CHICAGO, July 4.-William Brennan,
the Lightweight pugilist, who was injured in
a sparring match last night with Frank
Garrsrd, died at 4 o'clock this morning.
Brennan first sprsng into pugilistic fame a
year ago. His first ring fight, however, was
with Tommy White, a couple of months
ago, and he bested White in 76-round
fight He was about q years old.
1t was just 9 o'clock last night when Bren-
nan and Garrard jumped through the ropes
into the ring. That there was blood be-
tween the fighters was made apparent bv the
way they glared at each other when they
shook hands. Ever since Brennan halt
killed Tommy White on the beach in In
diana about a month ago words of an un-
between Garrsrd, who was Whites friend,
and Brennan's hackers. Before they
went into the ring last night both
INDUCED in sanguinary threats that
were pleasing rather than otherwise to
the crowd that had assembled to see the
fight When time was called for the first
round, the two men sprang at each other.
Their hands few out like battering rams.
Brennan in his anxiety to land a shot that
would settle the fight lost his balance and
went down on his back. He got up in an
instant, however, and forced the fighting in
a way that kept Garrard galloping all over
the stage. All during this round he
seemed to have his antagonist at his mercy.
and there was scarcely one among the big
crowd of spectators but thought that in the
next round be would be able to kock out
Garrard, who was already dazed and unable
to defend himself from the ferocious rusbes
of his young opponent.
When the round was ended, however. it
was noticed that Brennan was not in good
condition, and his seconds began dosing him
with whisky. Garrard in his corner seemed
almost done for and exhibited but little in
terest in the whispered counseIs of his sec
onds.
Brennan opened the second round with a
singing right hancer on Garrard's face but
that was the last blow Of auy force he de-
livered. Garrard went at him with both
hands and in less than minute had him
whipped to a standstill. Brennan gamely
resisted the efforts to knock him out. but he
WAS unable to escape the terrific shots that
were aimed at his face every time
he got within reaching distance. The
remaining rounds were but q repetition
of the second-Garrard had everything his
own way, but could not get in the final
blow. At last, in the fifth roud. Bremen.
to save himself, threw his arms around Gar.
rard's waist he fell backward, and Gar
rard went down on top of his opponent
landing on his breast with all his weight
Brennan's head lit the floor with fearful
force. When picked up he was limp and
lifeless. He had suffered conclusion of the
brain.
Garrard was arrested at once, and early
this morning Freddy" Gallagher, of Cleye-
land, who was referee, and the seconds we're
also placed in custody.
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THE LION. tanner.
A STORY OF THE CIRCUS---BY LADY MARGARET MA
JENDIE, AUTHOR OF ION THE SCENT" ETC.

moment had arrived for the event of the
night.
In the state box, radiant in her pearls
and snowy furs, Lucy Brandeth sat- the
bright flush OF mingled excitement and fear
on her cheek. Sir Maxwell Bede, with his
thin hatchet face and curious keen eyes,
was stroking his chin thOughtfully and
waiting for the great interest of the whole
performance.
Did he fancy there was some unwonted
delay, that the clowns Jokes were becoming
exhausted? At all events, the peoples feet
were beginning to stamp impatiently on the
floor, and the clown pretended that the lion
was coming and got up a semblance of ter
ror which made them all laugh. There was
a tent at the back of the circus in which the
riders dressed, and here, dressed in his close
fitting tunic and spangles, the lion tanner
sat. He was cOughing-a low cough which
seemed to rack him through and through.
He laid his hand on his chest, he drew deep
breaths, the pain of which brought thick
beads of perspiration on his brow; one nerve
less hand rested on his Biie's shoulder.
Elsie knelt beside him in the sawdust, her
golden hair pushed back, her arms twined
round him her great blue eyes looking at
him, full OF the yearning anxiety of her
passionate love. Tenderly she smoothed
back the thick hair, damp and glued to-
gether, from his brow.
"My darling, my darling, can you do itf
Oh, heaven! must it go on like this?''
wait" he said, wait, nv breath ID
coming back"
1t was coming back, the paroIysm of
coughing was over. 81 am better" b. said.
He leaned his head back against one OF the
tent supports, his breathing became easier,
his eyes were closed, he had look OF great
exhaustion.
Elsie rose to her feet and brought him a
small flask containing brandy, and he swal-
lowed it with difficulty.
Outside rose up a roar Of impatience, a
storm of kissing and rattling on the ground.
81 must 60" he said, rising to his feet.
She threw her arms round him, she clung
to him lovingly.
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JUSTICE OUT OF A JOB.

JUSTICE OUT OF JOB.
Lieutenant Pooh-Bah often finds time hang
heavy on his hands. About once in three
months there is a petty civil suit to be tried
That is all. A few years ago, TOR the only
time in half century, there was a criminal
case A man was arrested for stealing a
dozen pewter spoons. This event created
tremendous excitement and was talked OF
for years. The criminal was convicted
and was sentenced to imprisonment
at hard labor in prison dress. for,
1 think, two weeks. The dress
consisted of fine new suit of clothes, much
better than he had ever worn in his life.
They had to be procured from the tailor's
specially for him, by the way, since there
never before had been need of such thing.
The labor ceSssted of shoveling sand at the
pier for eight hours day. As for the i'm
prisonment, it meant that the convict had
to sleep everv night in the guest chamber of
the Governors house. There was no other
lookup. And he took his meals at the
table d'hote of the very inn from which he
had stolen the spoons.
Indeed, they are particularly easy-going
and simple-hesrted set, these Heligolanders.
Perhaps they are bit stolid. But they are
quiet and inoffensive. They drink deeply,
but never get drunk. Contagious and in
fictitious diseases, idiocy and lunacy are alb
solutely unknown. They are freshly-com-
plexioned, healthy-looking, of good size
and development. Longevity is the rule.
Eighty and 80 are the years at which most
deaths occur. The women are not beauti-
full, according to English ideas of beauty.
They are too-well, substantial. But they
are admirable housekeepers, and as wives
and mothers their character is without re-
proach. In few places in the world, sup
bose, are there more intermarriages, genera
ton after generation, than here. Every
body on the island is related pretty closely
to everybody else. Yet no evil results.
either mental or physical, seem to follow.
COSMOPOLITAN IN EVERYTHING.
German, of course, is practically the uni
yersal language; favored with strong turn
of dialect. The streets of the village have
English names, but those names are never
spoken, save by visitors. No language but
German is taught at the school. Yet there
seems to be no great desire to belong to Ger
many. Whenever in past years some excur-
sion party from Hamburg has brought out
here budding statesman in spectacies, vino
has tried to rouse public sentiment in favor
OF restoring the island to Germany, his
efforts have been greeted with most
discouraging indifference. And even
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ready to learn in the way he gathered thu
conglomeration up and put it upon its feet
where, despite the rush OF blood to the heat
which the fall caused, tear or two In th'
pretty pink frock and big solled patcn,
was quite fetching apparition.
Look out there, Miss, said someone wht
was probably out OF dangers way himself
but before the poor little miss had time u
look out, or up, or down, her feet were agair
taken from under by big, burly man, wht
had attempted the same incline that sht
had, and suffering the same defeat, in hi
rapid descent threw sticks and girls alike II
one side.
A REAL AMUSING PLACE.
1t was such an amusing place, that steeI
hill was, and considerably more difficult o.
ascent for the young ladies who had escorts
than it was for those who had none. Some
way it required so much assisting where
there was a sturdy companion, and it took
such long time to reach the summit. with
so many "oh's" and "ah's" But a grour
of young ladies or misses without the gay
gallants, with few exceptions, trod the cliffs
and rocks as easily as an eagle would scale
the heights.
Once on the height one conld take theil
choice OF the refreshments served at the
various stands or in imagination enjoy the
old-fashioned Fourth OF July dinner, as de,
scribed by Mrs. NJ. Grove, who enjoyed
them some years ago up at Sugar Flat
Those dinners consisted of potatoes, turnips
beets and cabbage, cooked IN a big kettle
with pork and served in tin plates, with
steaming hot coffee boiled in companion
kettle. After the dinner dancing in an inn
promptu hall to the strains of one violin,
and the calling of the figures by one OF the
number, made the afternoon merry one,
while preceding the dinner the Declaration
of Independence was always read by men,
Der of the party, and three cheers and
tiger ALWAYS given for the brave men who
formulated the paper and fought for it. The
feast that Mrs. Grove described afterward
developed into the more aristocratic barbe-
cue that has now become the exclusive politi-
cal feast.
AS YOUNG AS EVER.
A beaming countenance, framed with
long, white hair, and crowned with a big
traw hat, proved to be that of Mr.. John A:
Grove, who said he had been a resident of
"he'd he blamed if he didn't feel
as young as he ever did," especially
when be heard the band play such lively
music. He said he was awful glad to have
an old-fashioned celebration again; that the
sight of so many pretty girls, in such smart
frocks, was good or sore eyes. He also said
he wanted to shake Mayor Gourley's hand;
that he and his boys helped to make him
Msyor, and he wanted to meet him. He
thought if it didn't rain he would
join in some of the foot races. and show
the young fellows thing or two,
but at tnat assertion Mrs. Grove put her
foot down, as it were, on ''such foolishness," I"
and said, "Now, pa, don't make goose Of
yourself, but come and let's have our din
ner. This baskets getting awfully heavy
the basket
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KILLED HIMSELF

After Firing Three shots at His Wife In a
Quarrel Over Their Child.
NEW YORK, July 4.-This morning, dur
ing quarrel between John Lutz and his
wife Mary at their residence, No. % Clin-
ton street, about their eight-months' old
child, Lutz shot his wife three times in the
left side and once in the left elbow, inf1ict-
ing serious if not fatal injuries.
Then the infuriated man shot himself
twice near the heart and died almost in
stantly. Lutz was Hungarian.
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A LABEL COMBINATION.
The -Four Chief Firms In the Business Will
Work Together.

Ine u our OnieI III INC DusInesb WIN
Work Together.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
NEW YORK, July 4.-The four largest
concerns in the country engaged in the
manufacture of labels have made combi-
nation which is to lead to a consolidation of
their business interests. The label
makers do business of 100000 a
year, and three-quarters of it is in the
hands of these four corporations, the Russell
& Morgan Printing Company and tie
Frey Printing Company, of Cincinnati;
the Samuel Cramp Label Company, of New
York, and the Hinds-Ketcham Company, of
Brooklyn.
For the present the four concerns will con-
tinue to do business in their individual
capacities, but within five or six months it
Is expected that they will be consolidated in
one great corporation.
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THE CUSHING A SUCCESS.
The United States Torpedo Boat Proves to
be n Speedy One.

NEW YORK. July 4.-The torpedo boat
Gushing got into port yesterday from Port
Washington and laid up at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard. Her executive officer, Mr..
Dougherty, says that she is not only tre-
mendous success as q speeder but also as a
coal economizer. She used only four tons
of coal on the 400 miles run from Washing
ton, and under an average pressure OF 30
pounds of steam made 12H knots an hour
Every pound of coal that went into her iur-
naces was weighed. The capacity of her
bunkers is 40 tons, and this means that she
can make a voyage of about 1000 miles
without getting a new supply.
She encountered nasty southeasterly
sea on her voyage here, and some of her
fremen got pretty seasick. She made a
mile in one minute and 81 seconds in the
placid water OF the Potomac, near Mt. Yer
non, under pressure of $50 pounds. The
Cushing will take in stores, get lew more
men at the navy yard and will then go on
to Newport.
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OPERA HOUSE BURNED,

Salt Lakes Lending Place of Amusement
Consumed by the Flames.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, July 4.-Fire caught
in the flies of the Grand Opera House at 10
o'clock last night, and the building was en-
tirely consumed. At IL o'clock thousands of
people thronged the streets, and all the
available men were trying to save adjoining
property. Evans eunshop took fire, and
Walker Bros. mammoth drygoods house
was in great danger. The fire was confined
to the Opera House, and the loss is $50, 900.
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THE D0MINION's TRIBUTE.

Big Money Payable by Cannd ndians to London
Money Lenders.
OTTAWA, ONT, July 4.-The Dominion
began new fiscal year Tuesday, and the
event was celebrated by the payment of
81, 10000 in subsidies to the provinces in
est on Dominion securities held in England.
The annual tribute payable by the people of
the Dominion to the London money lenders
is calculated at s25, 900, OOO or considerably
more than half the revenue.
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EARLY CLosING-Commencing July l,
and during the summer months, our store
will close at P. NJ; Saturdays, P. NJ.
TTsSu HUGUS & HACKE.
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ALL-wooL French serges, 46 in. wide, re-
duced from 81 to 75e I'D. Good assort-
ment OF colors. HUGUs & HACKE.
TTSSu
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jobs to be done outside OF those Offices, he
does them. 1t should be added that the
total land and sea forces of the colony con-
sist of five coast guard men. There are
some howItzers on sand hill somewhere,
which form the armament of the island.