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CHAPTER w.

l5rIFG IrlC 1FCISOH alA d cCIIIGNS
had been absent six days upon the sea,
searching for the lost man and his son,
and the people of Redwood town began
tc wonder if they, too, had not gone
down 70 rise no more. But the two
men had taken water and provisions
with them, and many who knew Of
E,rics tender heart said it would be long
ere they returned could he bring no
tidings to the sorrowing woman and her
! children up there Oh the 1rowninEg
head. No storm had come; only Ii soft
and steady wind rolling the shining
swells forever outward. Day and night
it blew, and incoming schooners had to
make long tachs to right and Lett that
they might enter the little harbor,
Over the hut upon the cliff the hours
Of dread and sharp expectancy had
passed. and now the gloom that comes
OF settled certain death seemed creep
ING OH The mother, torn with grief
and apprehension through the first
days, could do nothing. She seemed to
live day and night there at the edge of
the precil3ice, with her hungry eyes
searching the wide, nocking reaches Of
the sea.
But now she began to work and wash
again, moving about much like one In a
saddening dream. Little Gale, though
her eyes would sometimes fill with
tears, played with Lannie and Gabe
under the trees, happily forgetful
of the dark shadow Of sorrow
that lay upon the place. But Carl
and Jimmy felt the cloud Of sad
ness about them, and much Of the
time were silent. The elder boy began
helping his mother as Paul had done,
and Jimmy kept the children from the
precipice and watched the azure circle
of the horizon for Eric's sail. It seemed
to the poor mother that the rescuers
would never return. and the hlig]lted
look grew in her face, and her eyes
looked sunI<en and anxious as she lifted
them hour by hour to the wide world OF
water.
Other mothers, touched by pity, came
to help the drunkards broken family,
bringing food and clothing, and as the
time passed the village babbled with
dark prophecies of shipwreck for
Eric, and conjecture as to the fatal
phases Of this strange race for life upon
the sea. The men at Eric's wharf
where he had been foreman Of the
lum5e leaders SO long looked many
times each day towards the west,
thinking of their absent leader, and
wives and mothers standing at the gates
Or in the doorways of the cottages upon
the heights about the bay thought
often Of the lonely family over on the
head, and turned their eyes earnestly
towards the far horizon line.
On the seventh day the wind shifted
and lulled. and just before sunset the
mother came YEARLY down the path
and stood looking out upon the shining
food. Her heart seemed numb with
longing. When would she wake from
this dreadful dream?
The children were playing down on
the sand below, and suddenly Carl gave
aahnnt of 10y: the mother looked un.
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eyes again across the waters. But
nothing was visible, and he sank down,
i'll with agony and exhaustion. TIE
sky seemed to turn round above him,
and the ocean seemed to shift from side
to side. He was pitiable picture as he
sat there, clutching the boat in his dizzi-
ness His hat was gone, one arm was
bare to the shoulder where his shirt had
been torn away in his struggle with his
father, his face was straaked with
blood and his hair hung about his throb-
hing temples in sweat dampcned
strands. His tongue was like dust in
his mouth, and his throat seemed parch-
ing. Obi for a. cup Of water from the
spring ON Beaver head! But what right
had he to ask for water? He, muir
derer, searching for Innocence! He
caught the oars and sent the little craft
desperately onward. Presently he stood
up and looked abroad again. Half the
sun was in the sea, and great road Of
gold ran from his boat into the very
heart of it. Suddenly. as he gazed, a
moving dot entered the golden way,
and began drifting into the sun. A
piercing cry of joy leaped from the boy s
lips. He seized the oars and the boat
flew onward. He was far to the south
of his father, and miles and miles Of
water lay between them: but that one
glimpse was more refreshing than days
of rest and beakers Of wine. Oh! il
God would but stay the sunset, would
but keep the day alive another hour!
But even while he prayed the light be-
gan to wane, shadows rose out Of the sea
and huddled together here and there,
the flny runners Of the night came
over the ocean from the east, the west
ward moving darkness rolled slowly
over him, and he was alone with the
stars upon the wide, mysterious main.
Cries of despair broke from his lips at
last, O. siclzening faintness fell upon
him, and his swollen hands dropped
limp from the oars, Heaven was
against him! He was murderer! a
murderer! alone with his heart upon 5iile
tarntlng, spectral deep.
Slowly, the night Wore on, every mo-
1nent a thorn pressed deep into his heart
by rernorse and fear. And what would
the gray dawn bring? Would it bring
his innocence back to him? Or only the
mornings fare upon the eu1pty, beau
teous waste? At last his head began to
fall from side to side; at times he seemed
pitching from the boat, and ere long the
stars looked down pitying7y into his
upturned face, AS, asleep il the stern,
with one swollen hand upon the helm
end the other trailing over the side OF
the boat, he went plunging onward! into
Ir2I-stery and gloom.
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MOVED DOWN BY THE GRIP.
A Total OF 2o6 Deaths from the 2pi-
demic in New York in IA Day.

A Total OF 2O6 Deaths from the 1pi-
demic in New York in II Day.
NEW York, April 9-The mortality for
the twenty-four hours ending at noon to day
shows an alarming increase over the previous
days record. and is the largest since the
grip epidemic Of 1889 and 1890 The total
number of deaths in the city during the past
twenty-four hours is 206, against 176 for the
preceding day, an increase of %.
OF these cases is were reported as being
caused by the grip in conjunction with
other diseases Yesterdays record showed
nineteen cases OF death where the contrib
uting cause was the grip. Benjamin Hor-
ton, wealthy retired dry goods merchant
OF Brooklyn. committed suicide by shoot
ing early this morning. He was 65 years
old, and had suffered from the grip for some
time past and was very i'll with 1t last
night
CUTS DOWN A PHYSICIAN.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Dr. Joshua Otis
Stanton, one of the best-known physicians
of this city, died suddenly this afternoon of
pneumonia. superinduced by the grip, after
a very brief illness, az So years.
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ARGENTINE FINANoEs.
The Refusal to Pay Depositors Said to
be Well Received.

The Refusal to Pay Depositors Said to
be Well Received.
BUENos AYREs, April "a decree issued
by the Argentine cabinet Tuesday suspend
ing until June next the payment Of deposits
in the national and provincial banks and
Offering depositors the option OF taking in
ternal bonds in exchange for their deposits
has met with a more favorable reception
than at first expected. The members OF the
stock exchange have expressed TO the min
lister of finance. Seuor Uriburi, in a collect
i've note their congratulations upon the issu-
ing Of the decree. In addition "A deputation
of about 800 merchants called yesterday
upon President Pelligrini, with the same
object in view. To the congratulations OF
these merchants the president replied that
they need not fear that the government will
resort TO forced currency issue or that
there would be any fresh loans. The Presi-
dent said that he had resolved to reform
the banks and TO improve the currency by
all the means in his power.
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RoCaEsTRR's OLOTaIEas.
The Central Labor Union Adopts
Resolutions.

me OenCrhl IaDOr Union AQOpt9
Resolutions.
NEW YORK, April "a mass meeting
called under the auspices of the Central
Labor Union, for the purpose of TAX
ing action on ths stand of the manu-
featuring clothiers of Rochester,
was held tonight III Cooper Union.
Among those on the platform were
James e. Wight and James Hughes, lead
ers of the Rochester strike, who are ar
rested and indicted for conspiracy, Joseph
Barondess of the cloakmakers union, Ed
ward j. Lee Of Albany and others. The
resolutions adopted say that
WHEREAS The combination of clothing man
ufacturers of Rochester, N. y, having locked
out their employees and refused them further
employment until they forswear ale lance to
organized labor associations and having at
tempted to deprive certain officers of National
Trade Assembly No. 23l, Knights of Labor. Of
their liberties in order that they might more
easily destroy the organization among their
employees;
r IUed, That we denouuce the system by
which tyrannical and malicious employers can
deprive workingmen of their liberties through
the aid of plant grand juries and IL g still more
plant judiciary; that we demand of the district
attorney of Monroe county the same
diligence in the prosecution of employ
ers for backlisting and onspiracy
as he has shown in the prosecution Of work. ng-
men; and OF the legislature of this state the
enactment OF such laws relative to the state
board of mediation and arbitration as will make
1t possible for honest men to accept position
on it. and that we pledge our support to
National Trades Assembly No 231 knights of
Labor, in this struggle against tyranny and
mOnOOOY
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A RAILROAD BoYCOTrED.
The Chicago and Alton Ruled Out for
Paying Commissions.

The Chicago and Alton Ruled Out for
Paying Commissions.
New YoRK, April 9.-The Chicago and
Alton now stands alone, boycotted by the
various railroad associations for its deter
mination to pay commissions to agents and
ticket scalpers. On Wednesday next. un-
less the Chicago and Alton repents OF its
present stand, the threatened boycott will 90
into effect All Of its tickets will be taken
off sale by the sixty-one roads in the boycott
movement. Time tables ~ill be taken from
the cases and baggage will not be checked
through over the Alton to any points on
its line by other roads. "We could control
this ticket scalping evil" said Commits
sioner Farmer OF the board OF rulings to-
day, "were it confined to our own agents,
but it is the outsiders. these scalping brokers,
who cause the most trouble. / will say,
however, that New York was never SO free
of the scalping system as it is at present.
There are fewer commissions paid to-day
than there have been since the railroad busi-
less got to be business"
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TaACY's REFORM sCaEME.
Assistant Secretary Soley Preparing
Rules and Regulations.

WASHINGTON, April 9. - Secretary
Tracy's new plan for reform Of the public
service in the navy yards, as outlined in his
Boston speech. will probably be put into
effect soon. Assistant Secretary Soley is
now at work preparing set of rules and
regulations that will furnish the machinery
for the system, and these are expected to be
ready for PRONUNCIATION shortly. Mr..
Soley is well qualified for this work Of prep
aration, as by direction of the secretary he
recently visited Brooklyn, where be made
an exhaustive study of the system of EN-
ploylng labor on municipal work.
BoSToNS TRIUMPH.
He said this afternoon: 1.-The city of
Boston is the only one in the country that
has eliminated politics from the municipal
labor field, and the general ideas and
methods of this system are to be taken as
the foundation upon which Secretary Tracy
hopes to build his reform. 1t is hoped that
the Inauguration of the new system will at
once alter many existing conditions at the
naval establishments in the various parts OF
the country, but that the growth of the new
plan VIII be gradual, finally extending as
the registration lists grow to include every
man in the employ of the navy department
a laborer. The force of the navy yard is
largely shifting one, and it is not to be
expected that there will be any wholesale
discharges at present. 1t must be borne in
mind that the element of politics is to be ab-
solutely eliminated from the employment Of
labor. There will not be the least inquiry
into the political faith Of applicants"
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PROCTOh'S PLANS.
He VIII Not Resign Until He Is Ap-
pointed Senator.

He VIII Not Resign Until He Is Ap-
pointed Senator.
WASHINGTON, April 9-It is learned on
good authority that Secretary Proctor has
no intention Of resigning his Office i'm
mediatelY. His return from the west was
caused by personal reasons, in addition to
his desire TO see the President before the
latter starts on his western and southern
tour. He will resume the discharge Of
the duties Of his Office when he re-
turns to Washington, but il Gov. Page,
during the adjournment of the Vermont
legislature, which does not reassemble until
a year from next autumn, should conclude
to appoint Secretary Proctor to the United
States Senate to fill the vacancy to be caused
by Senator Edmunds' retirement, it is stated
by the same authority that the secretary
will accept the appointment This action is
not likely to be taken until next fall. In
the meantime Secretary Proctor will doubt
less continue to be member Of President
Harrison'S cabinet.
SECRETARY PRoCToR's SUCCESSOR.
Gossip about Secretary Proctors sue
cessor is plentiful. OF the men mentioned,
Gen. Alger would not take a cabinet place
under the man he hopes TO succeed, even if
President Harrison should offer it. Gen.
Garrison, ex-senator ingalls, and Repre-
sentative Greenhalge are, for different rea-
SONS, not likely to get it, aud it is hardly
probable that Gen. Lew Wallace. close as
he is to the President, could be appointed.
This leaves only Gen. Veazey of Vermont,
now a member of the Interstate commerce
commission and commander-in-chief of the
g. A. r. But Gen. Veazey is little likely
to give up 81, 800 year in place which is
congenial and may prove pc rmanent, for
fhn far and nf SaPrQtaYU PFnNtnrls farm
The President will not consider the matter
until he has t. do SO. Whom he does, he
will have difficulty in getting the right
nan
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AssAMs MASSACRE.
The Leader of the Manipurls Blames
the British

the British
SIsI.A, April "A letter received here
yesterday from the leader of the Manipuris,
who ordered the murder Of Chief Commits
sioner James w. Quinton and his colleagues
at Manipur, says: THE British attacked
the palace and murdered my soldiers, and
also killed women and children. In Addi-
tion they threw women aud children into
the burning houses and desecrated the tenn
Piles. Therefore we killed Chief Commits
sioner Quinton's party" The party re-
ferred to as killed by the Manipuris was
composed of Chief Commissioner Quin-
ton, Col. Skene, in command Of
the escort of Ghoorkas; Lieut.. Simpson. +.
st. Grimwood, the British political agent
at Manipur, aud Messrs. Cossinss sand Mel
vile, the three last named gentlemen being
civilians. Lieut.. Grant, who was in COM
mand Of a small British force which stormed
and captured Fort Thapat recently, and
Capt. Presgrave, who was in command OF a
detachment OF troops sent to reinforce Lieut..
Grant, Que Of whom. IL is feared, was tho
British officer reported to have been killed
during further distur Dances and fighting
near Manipur, are now both said to be
safe.
MAEIPuRIs DEFEATED.
Advices have been received here or an
other fight near Manipur. A heavy force
Of Manipuris attacked Lieut.. Grants COM
mand at Fort Thabat and were well whip
ped in the fight, which lasted three hours.
The usurping rahah and two Of his promi-
nent chiefs were among the killed. The
Manipuris' loss was very heavy.
Capt Presgrave has arrived at
Fort Thabat with much needed
reinforcements. This, combined with Lieut..
Grants victory. has so disheartened the
Manipuris that they now announce that they
are ready and willing to recognize the au-
thority of the British officials directly the
British troops re-enter Manipur. Addi-
tional British troops are on the way to
Mo auipur
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1 BIG RIOT AT A FIRE.
TURNING THE HOSE ON a MAN
STARTED TIE ROW.

friends of the Nan Wet Attack the
Firemen-Folice Rush to the Assist
ance of the Latter-Other Men Be-
come Involved-Two or Three May
Die.
WILKEsBARBE, Pa, April "A serious
riot occurred at Kingston, just across
the river from this city, this afternoon.
while the local fire brigade was
engaged in exUingulshing a fire. A
man named Mitchell Duffy, from
the adjoining village of Edwardsville,
forced his way inside the lines. Upon re-
fusing to get out the firemen turned the
hose on him. A number Of Edwardsvill Q
men who were watching the fire became
angry at this, and, jumping over the ropes,
attacked the firemen fercely.
a HAND-To-HAND BATTLE.
The latter stoutly defended themselves,
and in a short time no less than twenty-five
men were engaged in hand-to-hand en-
counters. Stones, clubs, wrenches and
everything that could be used as weapons
were welded. The firemen were
soon outnumbered and were on the
point of beating a retreat when
the police appeared and engaged
at once with the rioters. Meantime REIN
forcements arrived from Eiwardsville, and
the battle became general. Business men
along the main street, seeing the police
beaten back by the Edwardsville people,
TODD hand in the fray.
MANY BADLY HURT.
The fight was long and bloody, and when
at the end of an hour the Edwardsville
forces were put to flight there were no less
than twenty men badly injured on each
side. Broken heads, noses and limbs kept
the doctors Of both towns busy for hours.
and it is feared that two or three may die
from their injuries. Duffy was arrested
and is now in jail
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Oacsrs of the Hepsasophs.

BosToN, April THE supreme conclave
of Heptasophs in annual convention here
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Supreme archoD, Augustus
Bouldin of Baltimore; supreme chancellor,
Joshua C.. Simmons Of B5ston; supreme
provost, William Winthrop of Wilmington,
Del. secretary, George w. Wright Of Nor
folk, Va; treasurer, james NJ. Black Of
Norfolk. Va; prelate, R. g. Forman Of
New York; inspector general, J. 4.
Johnston of Baltimore; warden, Charles ID.
Burrage Of Gardner. Mass; sentinel, B, f.
Sullivan Of Wilmington. Del
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BOOKER IN A CELL.
The Crooked Insurance and Fiduciar
Agent Arraivned

The CrOOKed In5urance and FIduclary
Agent Arraigned.
RICHMOND, VA, April 9.-Lewis Booker,
the insurance and fiduciary agent, after
spending the night in the station house. ap-
peared before the police court this morning
to answer four charges of embezzlement of
bonds. stocks and money amounting to
S47.O 600 belonging to Edward Hanne winckle.
Through bis counsel, Judge II. H. Marshall,
he waived an examination aad was sent on
to the May term of the grand jury He
was then committed TO jail. dis counsel
will make an application for bail under a
writ of habeas corpus.
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JAMES LowNDFs MARRIED.

His Wife the Daughter Of Millionaire
of Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-James Lowndes,
formerly of South Carolina, but for years
lawyer here, and a great society man, was
tonight married te Miss Tuckerman, the
daughter of Lncius Tuckerman, one of the
millionaires who have come here in recent
years The bride is not young girl, but
she has 81, 900, ,000in her own right. Until the
marriage year ago of Miss lilly Freling-
huysen Mr.. Lowndes was her devoted
admirer and had been for years. The we'd
ding tonight was>very quiet. on account of
recent bereavements in the family of the
bride
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MANY BApLY HURT.
STOCK YARDS ON FIRE.
Ciucinnatrs Union Yards the Scene of
the Blaze.

Cincinnati's Union Yards the Scene of
the Blaze.
CINCINNATI, o., April 10, 1 A. M.-The
Union stock yards is on fire. The fire
started in the hayBarns and spread rapidly
to the grain sheds and cattle pens. The
fremen are trying to conflne the fire within
its present limits. The loss already has
been about $4,000. 1t is partially insured.
TEN ACRES OF FLAMES.
CINCINNATI, April 10, l A. M.-The whole
ten acres of the stock yards, old and new,
north of the Stock Yards hotel is burning,
and cannot be saved. The fire has not,
however. made great headway outside of
the stock pens Two large pork houses, re-
spectively belonging to Charles Davis
& Co. and Ryan Bros, both with consider
able stock stored and the Stock Yards hotel
are III great danger. Official information
places the loss at $3.50 900. but the amount
Of the insurance is unknown. At the pres
ent writing it is still blazing.
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ChICAGo,s Gas TAusT.

The Stockholders Vote TO Surrender
the Charter.
CHICAGO, April 9.-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the Chicago Gas Company
the gas trust held here to-day it was de-
clded to surrender its charter and ask the
Fidelity Trust Company of Philadelphia,
which holds the securities of the various
companies in trust, to issue its certificates
~ the present stockholders of the gas trust,
winch should entitle each stockholder to his
Qro rata of the stocks of the several gas COM
panles in the trust subject to the pledge to
tSklre the bonds. This action was taken in
Wet7 Of the recent decision Of the supreme
court, to the effect that the trust had no
right to hold securities of other companies.
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ITALY's MALAvITA SOCIETY.
Informers Tell of Terrible System OF
Hxtortion.

ROME. April 9.--In the trial of the mem-
bers Of the Malavita Seciety at Bari to-day.
the informers testified that members of the
society were forced to provide money,
food and clothing Tor the chief
and were even compelled to give
up their own bedding. Refractory
members were thrashed by comrades chosen
by ballot. Altogether a terrible system Of
extortion and intimidation was revealed.
The calling of each fresh inform
er's name was received with DEATH
like silence, but during the examine
ton the prisoners hurled such
epithets as "assassln," "liar" and "rascaln
at the informers, who protested with equal
vigor. Notice was given to-day that medi-
cal men will speak on the mental condition
of the informers. The excitement in the
town ID becoming intense TIE streets to-
day were thronged with people eager to see
the prisoners, who were conducted by an
armed escort to and from the court.
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wHoLES SALE REMOVALS.
The Doorkeeper of the House Paying a
Political Debt.

WASHINGTON, April 9. - Doorkeeper
Adams of the House of Representatives has
160 employees under him. Like himself,
they all expected to hold over until next
December, having done the heavy work of
the year. but Doorkeeper Adams, who is a
Marylander, and under the control Of
Representative McComas, is dismissing the
men who have borne the burden and heat
of the day and appointing Marylanders in
their place, who will do no work and draw
all the pay between now and
December. Doorkeeper Adams has writ
ten foolish letters to the dismissed men,
stating that he has no fault to find with
them, but that he dismisses them to make
place for friends of the man who elected
him doorkeeper Representative Cogs-
well of Massachusetts,, one OF whose con-
stituents, Hinton of Marblehead, was dis
missed to-day by Doorkeeper Adams, pro-
poses to ask for an investigation of Mr..
Adams by the next House.