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she spoke like that to you" and she
kissed the little cold face, while her
tears-sO near the sUrface-raiued over
her own face and his. Il am tired, but
that Is no reason for my speaking &
Grossly TO you; and mother will mend
the st ocking before she goes to bed"
Arthur put his arms around her neck.
You'll have a happy Christmas he
said, lookiug up into her face with
beuming eyes; and her tears started
afresh as she looked at his hopeful face
and thought of the gloomy prospect
i wish 7 could make a FIRE and
warm You before you go to bed" she
said, rubbing his blue checks with her
cold fingers, ''and give you something
to eat"
- amt much hungry he answered,
with q brave smile
III 1 finish this coat in time I shall
get something to eat, and 1 will wake
you up and give you some" and kiss
ing him, she turned back TO her work
md began that weary stitch, stitch,
Arthur hung up his stocking, and
going back TO his mother pulled the
shawl away a little and kissed her on
the neck-a form of caress which did
not interfere with the ueedle-aud
with q bright face opened the bed
room door ar.d shut himself In How
cold it was! for the door had been shut
all day, that what heat there was
might be kept in the kitchen He
would like to have opened it, for a
raw of light from his mothers dim
lamp, but it would make her colder;
so he kicked off his shoes, not parting
with very much else, for il was toe
cold to undress, and jumped into bed
and in q few minutes was fast asleep,
dreaming, perhaps, OF Christmas feast
ings and Santa Claus
Arthur had not been dreaming long
when low knock startled Mrs. Hill
What could It mean? And she trem-
bled a little as sine walked to the door
and opened it
+ A kind-faced man with merry blue
eyes was standing there; he had very
fat pockets, and sled il one hand and
a parcel in the other; and Mrs Hiii
tFembied more than ever, but from
quite another emotion than fear
Mr.. Morris explained his errandi and
as he stepzt d into the room there was
a sound Of other footsteps in the little
entry, but he shut the door and un-
loaded his pockets and laid his parcels
down.
s,AIy- children sent these thjugs to
Arthur" lie said, laughing, as bags OF
candy, nuts and raisiua came ont in
company with 'juuPiug-jaclzs" and
picture books 81 hope Arthur Won't
be oiTerdeG,r az5 he drew "a little doll
from the depths OF one pocket.
s'NIy children are all girls, and the
youngest one looked 50 disappointed
when I suggested that = doll was moi
Just the thing 1lr a boy that con
cludsd % brtng It along"
Mrs. Iiu lsad hurdly spoken; hes
eyes se9aireI q greal deal cI sttentioaa
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and her lips had an oVermasterinE
tendency to tremblsi Mr. Morris, TO
relieve her, looked as little as possible
in her direction
Bot finally there was an end 90
apples and oranges. toys, strings Of
popcorn aud candy, and the rest of his
errand must be accomplished; so clear
ing his throat, and looking hard at the
ceiling, he said:
My wife thought the incest thing
for the mother would be a ton OF coal
and barrel Of -four"
Poor Mrs HIl-poOr Mr. 5Iorrisl for
It was almost as trying for one as the
other; he walked to the window and
examined the frost-worlS; it was so
thick and fine that he glanced at the
stove next, and then at the empty wood
box and scuttle. The table, with its
dim light, row Of spOOls and scissors,
with the unfinished coat in the chair,
told the story plainly
Mrs Hill looked up at last, and tried
to thank him; and Mr.. Msrris SAID how
hsppy they had all been in answering
Arthur's letter; and he looked so happy
as he said it, that no one could have
doubted him. Then he opened the
door and a man set a large basket in
sids and went away directly.
Il shall see You again, Mrs. Hill,
and L hope you and Arthur VIII both
have a very merry Christmas. Good
night" and hs lad gone before Mrs.
HilI could speak He went directly TO
a coal dealer aud ordered a bag Of coal
and a basket of wood sent at once, and
did not leave the place until he had
seen them on their way
Mrs. Hill was still sitting In the chair
where Mr. Morris had left her when
the heavy step of the men with the
coal and wood, and their loud knock at
the door, reused her from her reverie.
The first thing she did after they had
gone was to make a rOusiug Ere How
it cracllled and snapped! and she bent
over the stove and rubbed her stiff
fingers in the genial warmt til Then
she took Arthur's stocking, with the
yawuing toe, and quickly meuded the
big toe and put the toys in The candy
bags and strings OF popcorn she hung
around it, and piled the apples and
oranges in a plate on the shelf above,
and stood the shining new sled beneath,
[ with the skates, miLteus and wOOlen
/ scarf hanging over it.
What a fine show it madei and how
/ she lOnged to catch Arthur out of bed
/ to see it! but she wanted the room to
! get warmer first; and then there was
/ the basket to be unpacked.
/ She folded away the coat-not I'm
/ ished, but that did not matter now
and smiled Brightly as she picked up
her spOOls and scissors and thought OF
I the day OF rest before her.
| There was everything in that basket
at least so thought Mrs. Hill. Two
| pies a loaf OF cakei another Of bread;
/ little heart-shaped cakes, sugared in
| pink and white; plum pudding; but
J ter; taa; coffeei sugar: craaberriesi a
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eLITTERINo eoLD.

Excitement over Reported Discoveries Of
New Gold Fields iu snutheFu Utah.
DUHANGo, Col, Dec. 2L-The city has
gone crazy over the reported discovery
of rich placer diggiugs located $50
miles from this point in southern Utah
where the san Juan river empties into
the Colorado The excitement is uu-
paraticled since the days of 40.
Along the line of the Atlantic & Pa
ci6c railway from Gallup to the
Needles, the towns are almost deserted
and ,OO0 men are already on the scene.
An organization called the Cable Min
ing Co., in which President Harrison is
a stoclzholder, mas stalred l4T claims.
The placers were discovered less than
year ago by Navajo trader named
Williams, who interested eastern cap
ital. and hydraulic machinery was
soon shipped to the placers on the pre-
tense that it was TO be used in develop
ing the coal fields
The shipping point was Winslow,
Ariz.s and sn old prospectur named
French noted the style OF the machiu-
cry, followed the outfit and came back
to WinsIow with his report, which was
in effect that sixty miles Of rich yellow
placer grounds Jay 24O miles to the north
of WiuslO1v, which run from a color TO
s5 pan
Since then every available means of
transportation has been headed for the
digriugs. The exodus from Durango
commenced yesterday Twenty pros
pectors We're Quilted and twice that
mum ber win leave to-day. A company
I has been formed to operate "a stage line
| between this point and the placers, the
distance from here being shorter than
from any other point The gold is des-
cribed as similar to that discovered in
| California gulch at the time of the first
D LeuUvlLle excitement
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THE TOLsERT &c.
rLs Survivors EuauEurztu a Reign or q
EoE On lIts sIs1IupL

= &.
ror On 1lis slsslupL
MEHIDLA1J, Miss, Dec s1--A reign
OK terror exists in kemper county, and
every citizen with anything % do with
the hanging of old man Toibert and
bringing Thomas and Walter ToI bert
to justice is now in hourly dread of his
One week ago William Beclzhau.
known to have been prominent In the
wax on the Iolberts, was Ussassinated
while sitting by his own hreside. Beck
ham was expecting to be waylaid aud
had made his arrangements 70 leave
the country next day
Saturday evening last about suudovvn
as Col Adams. who was also identified
iu the 6ght against the Tolbarts, was
riding along "a dreary road near his
home, two white men, with their faces
blaclzeued, fired at him from am bush
but Adams horse seeing the men, shied
and saved the riders life. Adams re-
turned the fire with a shotgun, but
without effect
There is the greatest cousteruatiou
existing, and no one goes abroad with
out being heavily armed Dr. Stemmiss
who played a prominent part In the
tragedy, has been compelled through
fear of assassination TO neglect a, large
practice and secIude himself at home.
The disguised men are supposed to be
Ranss and Charlie Tolbert. who, driven
TO desperation by the hanging of their
father their brother John and the
shooting and capture of their brothers
Tom and Walter Tolbert, have deter
mined TO aveuge their cause,
A band of determined IEemper county
citizens came here yesterday morning
and armed themselves TO the teeth for
the purpose OF wipinE out the assassius
Rause Tolbert has been in Louisiana
for many years and is desperate char
acter, being connected with an organ
ized bind OF robbera and eutLhroats.
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no. Iudeed-Et Guthers st=eat From Evsrv
Fraud ITS Foes Commit
Not by any means 10 has come 20
stay. Until it's mission is done the
democratic bosses may snort but the
reform movement win PEancs right
along
Not o single daily newspaper was oar
friend Not one of thcm would even
give us the benefit Of O hearing.
All the machinery was against usf all
the power of -'Lhe inssH an the f1rce OF
old habit and old thought; all the uu-
seen but terrible cohorts OF Ignorance
aud prejudice aud sacriuuulisu-
All the money was against us7 an the
c1uccutra ted hatred OF capital special
privilege and class legislation
But against them all we made "a hEht
which compelled the udmirlLiOa OF the
world. We storEa5 the heights OF
monopoly, of unlawful gain, or ham
pered and iu=5leut plGtocragys with n
dash aud determination which has
stirred our enemies with the profound
est fears for the future
Lost the October election did ve2
So they say-uy some a. 600 majority.
Who believes itF Eot tle lGm0lrlric
bosses who stole the ballots Not the
managers who threw ont returns Eot
the newspapers who have TO cook
their news with such care Not even
Nobody believes it Least of all do
we OF the peoples party believe lL
I Therefore we did not die after the state
election. Democratic prophecies upon
that subject went 20 seed To the
amuzemeut of the ringsters, we decided
that III any party should die 10 should
I be that which committed frauds rather
than that which suffered by them We
decided that If we allowed the right 90
die as "a victim of tine wrong we would
be contemplate iu our own eyes and 10
the eyes of the world
So we marched right along TO the
November election We met the com
/ bined power of national, state ana city
democracy. They killed us uguin-su
they said But somehow or other the
democratic majority in the state had
dyviudIed down 60 some $4,000, What
went with the balance OF the sL00J.
Where is the democrat who does not
know that even the $4,000 majority is
purely hgtitiuus2 We knew lt then
and we know 10 now
So we decided again not to die. We
unanimously postponed the funeral We
certainly did aud the democrats now
realize IT, They begin TO grasp the
facts They are slowly and somewhat
painfully trying to chew the rock iu the
hay. The rock IS there, boys as sure
as you live.
No, indeed, 10 does not die To gathers
strength from every fraud its foes com
init The crimes of the democrats
prove the necessity for reform The
fears they have of MS and our future are
better proven by the lmpossi ulllty of
getting "a fair fight 0Ut of them than by
anything else
If we are SO weak. why not give us O
fair hght2 Why steal our votes and
T grH
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- oANADIAN sIDE.

HTaI. sherwood said to Have Evidence
Seriously ItEngCtiuE on the Americas
Conn missioner
OTTAWA, Ont, Dee. 2I.-ALaj Sher-
wood, commissioner of the Dominion
police, has returned from the Pacific
coast after an absence from Ottawa OF
about two months During that time
he has been collecting evidence con-
frInatory Of the position which Canada
has taken in the Behring sea cuutro-
versv. About three weeks ago the dis
patches announced that Maj, Sher-
wood had been among the Indians of
Queen Charlotte islands, from whom, it
is said, officers of the United States
navy had obtained evidence favorable
to the American case 10y the exercise
of unfair means of persuasion. Tt is
said that important evidence bearing
upon this disagreed BILE phase of the dit-
hculty has been obtained by the com
missioner. About month ago Sher-
wood left Victoria for san Francisco,
and there prosecuted his mission with
such secrecy that IL was not until the
day following his departure that any
iutimatiou OF his business was made
public. san Francisco is the headquar-
ters of the United States sealing feet
and in the furtherance OF his inquiries
within the precincts OF the Golden
Gate Mai. Sherwood obtained, it is said,
"a number of uhidavits from American
sealing captains corroborating Canada
contention
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SFHIS SGFIELp- ma Dec 2I--Ene
Illinois state board OF agriculture, re-
porting on the corn crop, says Owing
20 the uufavorable weather at planting
smallest reported 10 twenty-five year
being bus 5,lss, ,583 acres The average
yield was % bushels per acre The
total produ-ts 20 I8I. so. 600 bushels oI
3d. 600, COO bushels less than the crop OF
1891 Owing 70 the inferior quality OF
the grain tbut So per cent as compared
With en- avsragei, the ruling price uf 50
cents IS lower THAI Obtained Cor she
Lest two yeaEz Alueb Of de corn q lait
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What Co they want with met
And yor her little friendly note
Decla res-Lhrice unGorI'Eet-
! must got fail Wen, well Won'tl
she's always swectand kind
NOW, Iss me see had not thought
Upon my WARDROBE statci
must look up NY evening vest
BY Jeye it's rather La
To rumunage for a satin tie
And FISH out gloves t1 match
s9EcEt sCo4- H. boz ut tEa W4sA-
And this tae needs o 7-...
I'll thread q uaedle-If / can
q am the man who lrags
Of single bIEsseluesz' > and see
II cuq58 mend these rags
This threads too coarse; or else, perhaps
AIy needle is too slim
The light IS poor or IL may be
Ny sight IL getting dim
Why were mems fingers only made
To drag and Lnump and ierlis
I'In thinking how her lttfle hand
Would get around this work.
And how she'd smile uuC lite her thread,
And look so wise and calm,
AnG-thsre. I've stabbed my finger through
On what an ass ami
The clock ticks on. must make haste,
Since she desires-alas
For those lost opportunities
Our tEoughJlcss youth let pass!
But, as she's single stil, who knows,
Some joys we may retrieve
Perhaps shell mend up life for me
Before next Chris tmas eve
Madeline $. Bridges in Judge.
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''Weu, what is your grievaucs?" said
the warden OF the peuiteH tiary 20 the
mutinous convict who had been brought
before him
"I have been UnjustIy humiIiated,
sir" replied No. Cpl, his cheek flushing
uotly at the recollection ''Im doing
time for embezzjing a million dollars
and you've put me In the same cell with
"a cheap, low-dowu scrub that's here for
counterfsiting uiczels. s.'-Chicago Irib-
uue.
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WASHINGTON, Dec sl.-Tuformatior
was received at the treasury depart
meut TO the erect that the huaucil
furry in New York was practicall
over for the present and that ther
is no longer any prospect Co
a panic Money IS reported easy
and exchange has fallen below ths
shipping point so that the heavy ez
portat tious of gold are not likely 70 con
tiuue- Secretary Foster said yesterday
morning that IS, Oa0, 600 ia gold hal
been taken ont OF the treasury thi
week and that about 81, 500, 0G5 NOR.
would probably be lost before the Weel
e-as ended
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They WuI Come Together IE need IIo and
..alalH .ee slr' o. sSeoealary--I'uste This
GH IouF Hat
The two old parties viii pursue tEeis
own course and the Farmers Alliaucs
viii pursue its path until enough OF it's
members recover from their mid-slln-
mer madness when the organization
win crumblg Lo pieces ass the old oath
bound secret know nothing party did
II it should appear chat there was real
danger of the peoples party holding to-
-eLher long enough 10 do Ergut mis-
chief thc democrlts would yuile with
the republicans from whom they differ
chiefly ON the tariff and Offices and the
two would hgEt against "a common enc
my. When that Job was ended the two
parties would leparss te and resume taeir
dispute ON the tariff uz of u.a-LEicaso
Tribune lRepD-
TO this may be added this additional
testimony from the foremost republican
int the nation. EN-S1crctuEv ul State
james o.. Blaine, of Maine two months
before the recent election wrote in the
North American Review as tg ile alu-
ilariLy of the republican and dcwucratic
platforms
.-It is interesting and suggestive TO
look over tine platforms of the two par
ties and see how much they are lAHe.
In parallel columns they EaEas
THAT the republicans favor bimctli-
lism aud dollars of equal value
THAT the democrats favor nlmetll-
Iism and dollars of equal value
"Bnth are iu favor of q navy
Both are iu favor of building the
EiearH qua canal
..H8th are opposed 90 trusts and dee
. maud more rigid laws against chem
s'Both are in favor OF restricting -u-
migration.
t5ou-
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WASHINGTON, Dec, 2L-Air Blaine
has held for tvyenty-four hours the i'm
Provement which was previously noted
10 his condition Hs rested well during
the night, entered on the morning re-
freshed and consequently is better pre-
pared 10 q very slight degree to resist
the ravages OF the disease which has
brought him face 70 face with death.
To this extent there is encoura cement
for the family and hosts of friends OF
the statesman. The mnlady is organic.
however, and in the nature of thing
must grow worse with time
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st viii be readily admitted shat ESQ.,
600 a wear IS "a high reuuuerati1u t1r
the employment of the best and keen
est OF business talents a man earning
that amouut of money, living on tHe
interest only and spending not u reul
OF the principal acquired could 7arL1ln-
h. -r-e4- Il f5rtaus of ssg. 10000 81 no
could live long enough 10 would take
culv O. matter of sixteen hundred years
work 90 give 60 90 him- slV Gould. dye
ing at the age OF So, leIves "a fort1us
sstimated 10y conservative Elasslra 20
Be at least ESQ. 900 -0cI- lsu't there
something wrong with the conditions
that will permit LALzf The laes iE
W1Fth eonGldeFilE, -GEehanEe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27
LOCAL BREVITIBg.

a false alarm of IRE last night brought
ont the fire department
Bon.6'es will probably burn tc.nigLt
Look out for ash-boxer, 81.
Mrs. BENZ. Jacobs, Who had been OK.
treme'y Ill at the residence Of Mr.. J. B
q mmerman, died this evening"
The steam launoh Thomas" belonging
to Messrs. Dean, Beach and Moore, was sold
yesterday to Washington parties for $500
The COUPONS due May on the general
mortgage per cent. bonds of the Virginia
Midlend Railway and on sll other bonds oil
the Richmond and Dapvllle system will be
paid at the Fourth National Bank In New
York.
Nora Bates, With several aliases, the col.
cred girl who Was arrested here on Monday
for robbing numerous Washington families
while 10 their employ, yesterday pleaded
guilty of all The charges against her and vas
sent to jail In Washington.
Attention ls called to the card OF Messrs
Phil Ups. Oole & Reid, artistic photogrs,
pliers, In another column. These gentle.
men have opened handsome parlors over
Mr.. B. W. Freuoh's bookstore on King
street and sre doing beautiful work. They
make a speciality OF crayons and lfe.Bizs
Photographic.
Mr.. B. F. Kn,x to-day soldl for Messrs. Mush'
bach aud Brent, commissioners, the lot on che
esst sids of Fayette street beweon Cameron snd
King to Mr.. ]. A. Marshall for 1866
Early morning servicsa will be held at St. Ma.
rvs Church durirg the month Of Msy FOR the
children Of that church.
A nlarrisge liosnse was issued in Washington
yes erdaY to Heztkiah Reid and Ida Fairfax Of
Prince William county
Tho ferry steamsr City of Washington was
launched from the way at the ship yard to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT. NJ ]. q
W. Newly, who was QUE oftbe pripoilal en-.
gi1eers on the construction of the R;anoke
and Southern railroad, has been eppointed
assistant to City Engineer Duolap, ard will
have charge Of the sewer construction
Msjor Newly Ia on engineer OF nnquest.on
ed ability, ard will do good work for tae
city. Els work on the Roanoke and South.
EN- hs7 bsen very generally commended
Roanoke Times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

rested yesterday near Washington, on a charge of
assault with intent to kill, the offense having
been committed near Culpeper, some two years
sgo. He was taken to Culpeper. Fields shot
and wounded white man named VIM Cor.
don in difficulty over wild turkey, which both
men claimed to have shot,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

PoLICB RKpoRT.-Last night was clear
and cool with one prisoner and ore locg-
or at the station house.
The following case was disposed OF at
the Mayors Office this morning:
young man for fast driving In tho street
lest night, was aned So.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. April 27.-1he stock market was
weak at the opening this morning and there was
some show af activity. First phi es were in FL
most all cases slightly lower than those Of last
evening At IL o'clock the market vas fairly
active and weak at the lowest prices reached.
BALTIMORE. April 27.-virgjnia cnnsols As
asked; do 1O.40s, "a bid do 3s, 1892.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

REPUBLICAN MEETINGS The republi.
cans of this oity held ward meetings last
night to elect delegates to the city oonven-
tioD, which met to-day to elect delegates to
the Roanoke convention. 40 open hth;
wae made against the present leaders Cf the
party and the Office. holders In this city,
which fight wss successful 10 the FIRST aud
the Fourth wards. bat the Second and Third
wards were carried by the leaders, which
gave them msjority Of two delegates to the
convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

NJ. P. Vincent, W. Maksly, L Charley end
]. T. Sweeney.
o, these Measrs. 2. G. Brent In the Eli. &,
G. A. Mushbach and g. L Monroe in the
Thru, aud N. P. Vincent and L G. Barley
Rsra NOT on the Bill ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

LIoUOR LICENSES Board OF Excise
Commissioners have approved the eppioa.
lions for liquor licsnses Of Mary Arlington
and ]. &. O,illy.
An application for liquor license from
Ps:er Hsll at the corner Of Pat lex and
G ,ean s.reets was refused By the Corpora
tion Court to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27

,s,ular meeting Of ths City Council
hed leet night, but the business trans
VI" Wa vsas Of no special importance and
hU I,oiIei but little interest. The session was