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FINANCE And TRADE
The business Situation Loss EncOur-
aging This Week.
EFrEors OF FREE SILVER TALK.

A Further Decline In the Price or
Cotton Blights Hopes ofReyivai IN
Southern Trade--A satisfactory
Money Market. However, Reported
III All sections.
MN YoRK. Feb. Or. q. Dun 81
CO. s weekly review Of trade says; The
business situation Is not quito 80 salts
factory or encouraging as it has been.
While the gradual increase In the dis
tribution Of many lines Of merchandise
continues, there Is shrinking demand
and more depression In iron, further
decline In cotton blights hopes Of re-
vival ifsouthern trade. and the specu-
lative mania, stimulated by cheap money
and by the great success Of the coal
speculation. now extends TO wheat and
threatens to restrict exports. Mean
while the talk Of free silver In congress
causes distrust in the future. although
the well informed know that any sefi-
GUS change ut this session Of congress IL
impossible. From all parts Of the
country the returns regarding the money
markets are satisfactory, indicating an
ample supply, and on the whole better
collections than are usually seen it this
season.
Notwithstanding the fact that exports
az wheat have been Diminishing while
western receipts continue large specula-
ton AZ Chicalro has lifted the price 8 IL
cents during the week, and sales here
have been b, GOO. 900 bushels. Corn has
declined IL cent. with large exports.
but very large receipts. Pork products,
oats and coffee are substantially I'M
changed. Cotton Il q shade lower, with
sales of 607, 900 bales mere, receipts being
"a per cent. greater for the week than
last year. but exports 50 per cent.
greater.
Thronehout III. Country.
a,.to,, traSa 4. ranortad satiafac-
&c., ~ palf;mcra fhe iny,her trade Il
,roys estive Tina ~, rsoce,nenf N drv
co,S. ~ ph;I.ael,,h;a s,rosnisre an active
sSnr min, 81 trnde inf in iinnor. fohacco.
cfs-,icsis s,ints and oiaas trede 4
or;et nnd Il, , e,ncer .s,- verv ami The
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monaghan Deserts WestgChester.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 90. "A tele-
gram was received here stating that r.
Jones Monaghan had arrived in San
Francisco from Sidney. Mr.. Monaghan
will not come back to West Chester,
but will locate ut Spokane, Wash, and
his family is now preparing to move out
there He says he left home because he
was half crazed by 0verwork and in
aomnia.
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Arrested on 4 Murder ChArce.

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 20. Frank Callen,
alias Patrick McDermott, railroad
brakeman residing in this city, was yes
terday arrested by detectives on the
charge Of having murdered Daniel
Daugherty in Edgarton, Ills. He re-
fuses to talk, but will be taken to the
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EoR SALE.

A new room dwelling, 2stables orchard. and
AZ acres of land situated 0ne-half mile from
Martinsburg. Prise only s., 500 easy terms. Or
$l100.
Farm of 30 acres, new story frame house.
stable and 1000 fruit trees. One mile from Mar
tinsburg, price $780,
Farm of 100 acres, brick house, bank barn
orchard &C., situated one end one-half miles
sassim 4 ~ q = See u. II. BRIsTOR
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Colonel simpson Arrested.

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 90. Colonel j. B.
Simpson. who so many people in Dallas
thought had fed the country, returned
from Hot Springs. and in an hour after
his arrival Sheriff Lewis arrested him
ON charge Of embezzling SOS. 900 from
q Scotch loan company, Of Edinburgh.
and was released on q, 900 bond.
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Dies MONIES, Ia, Feb. 20. Senator
Fam knocked down and severely
thrashed Doorkeeper H M. BelveI in
the Senate chamber Immediately after
adjournment. Belyel. in connection
with his duties at the capitol, is also
newspaper correspondent. and ia re-
tine and a blackguard. The affair grew
out::of story that Finn visited White
chapel dive recently.
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senator Quay Dangeronsly m.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 2O.--Sen-
ator Quay Is dangerously i'll az ST.
Lucie. Mrs. Quay has been summoned
to his bedside. Fort Peirce, the nearest
telegraph station Is closed, and par
ticulars cannot be obtained.
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THE DEACON MURDER
Further Details Of the Tragedy al
Cannes, France.
THE MURDERER IS AT LIBERTY,


Next Assizes. When he VIII be
Tried FOR the Murder He Makes
No Charges Against His win.
CANNES, Feb. 20. Edward Parker
Deacon, the American banker, who shot
NJ. Emile Abeille at the Hotel splendide,
was subjected to long examination
yesterday.
His counsel is NJ. Mairet. He exhib-
tied composure when brought into the
room where lay the corpse of his victim
Soon after the murder the police au-
thorities Of Grasse, the town OF Cannes
being d part of that reimbursement,
were communicated with, and the judge
d'instruction and the procureur came
down in the afternoon and interrogated
Mr.. Deacon. He recounted all the de-
tails rs before related in the presence Of
DIR. De Valcourt, the American vice
consul at Cannes. He was asked whether
he intended to bring an action for adul-
terry against his wife, since he could do
30 according to French law
Mr.. Deacon inquired whether this
would necessitate Mrs Deacon being
taken into custody, and upon receiving
IspiE ~ the aIIir ilhtlso ~ saiu. ~ ~,
! snail NOT iay any complain. LOT Lne
sa ~, q my gniioren. NOT ul1 in.enu "
~, Ill a. Apeilie. ! only Mlsneu g marx
MN. nave mad ny suspicious W soLne
years ina. my Wiz w. m,sconuuctlnag
herself Win Apellie, put wnen csugnt
tnem dia nor desire 20 take nus me
ny wi,e mas Deen nvng most e4-
sEavaganliy TOT some time ana spendi,,
Mg iarge sums Ior 49,, gus I'LL s snaIl
not lake any cmlna pLo ~ g 1i
against her placed mygen IN the
hands Of the police and l think ought
" e set ~ nperty. ! give yon my
wore q mono. ~ present myselI Ior
eIiai Wnen ceiled UPON q 60 ~
Mr.. IDcacon &c Liberty.
Upon this assurance the iuRe din
struction decided 10 allow M. Deacon
70 pass the night with Or. Dc Valcourt.
who placed his house at the unfortuuate
mans disposal. Yesterday Mr.. Deacon
was taken by the chief commissnire to
the Hotel u Vile. at Grasse. where the
details or the Interrogation were for
mally reported to him. Then he was
set at liberty upon his own recognizance.
although The iIlQe Stipulated ~ should
reside IN Grasse until the ass;res.
He then proceeded Ia tia Grand hotel.
| the establishment which was the resi-
de1lce n the Oueen ~ Enrlns,d Inst
sDrinR. and hA will be indicted for the
murder Of M. AbeiIle and tried ~ fhe
next Nice assizes AT the end 81 March.
Mrs. Deacon q in 4 sfafe of great en-
element and distress and n nreDarinr.
with her step-mother. 70 leave Cannes
for Paris. It Is believed. although moth
ing is positively vet known. that her
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Fatat FaIl nom ! Train.

READING, Pa, Feb. 20. Walter David
son, of Philadelphia, fell from freight
train at Sinking Spring and sustained
injuries which win probably prove fatal.
One leg was crushed and the other was
also injured.
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& CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-Two
blOoded Clydesdale stations IN the
stable Of William Price ia some way 81
cured freedom from their stalls and be-
gan fighting. One of them kicked ana
bit his opponent to death and was hin-
self badly injured. The dead animal
was valued at 81 800.
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PARIS, Feb. 20. Senator Dautresme
is dead, aged IS. He was secretary
general Of the French exhibition IN
Moscow, served two terms III the as
sembly, and was afterWard made sem
ator. Later he became minister Of COM
merce, serving In that capacity In the
Rouvier and Tirard ministries.
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READING, Pa. Feb. 20. Cofrode 3
Savior have notified their employees Ct
the Reading rolling mill Of 10 per cent.
reduction IN wages. The order affects
nearly all departments. The hrm en-
ploys about $50 hands
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TEE woRLp.s Porn AT WORK.
Lines Appropriated to the street Rail-
way Company.

way Company.
In the Corporate limits Of our town,
Electric poles were placed around;
To allow the cars run brisk and gay,
And . little slow that they might pay.
The gripman stops to take ON man,
The conductor starts him on as fast as he can;
They can watch ever so well,
There's many nickel from them withheld
It would be to theirinterest to go a little slow.
And pick up the nickels along as they go,
y And not pass over the crossings in haste,
Rendering their services an unnecessary
waste.
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HANrED AT ONCE,

sums Of Si5oc; $4,000: 81. 800. and $s,000, Sar
periods of l, 2, 81, or 4 years; interest payahle
annually, and secured BY mortgage. Address
Co., care of WORLD Office
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TOR SALE.

Houses, one double andsone single, large iofs
well located, VIII be s0ldtogether or separate
w. Rents payiten per canf. on Investment. For
particulars see j. s, MATTHEW'S.
2-04w.
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VNTANTED.

A situation az Beokkeepsr or Salesman, ex-
perienced, rapid Penman, good Accountant.
References given, Address = care Of WoRID
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The Weather.

Cloudy weather and rain: probably
snow ii. mountain districts.
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TOR SALE.

An odeIi Type Writer, good rs new Cost SIS
Will be seld very cheap. Cali at The WoRDD
.office and examine sesame. 1-i0-tf.
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r OsT.
A Gold Bracelet tQinked. between the New
Opera House and the Court House. Finder
sliberal1 rewarded. Leave 1t this Office.
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NOR RENT

FoR RENT
A large house and good garden one mile from
town. Apply 10 q. w. VANMETRE.
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WANTED.

AMood woman to do cooking and general
.housework. Salary A. No. ], and family small.
Apply at this Office. 2-18tf.
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HOUND.

a good gum horse iaanket. Owner can have
same by paying costof this notice, etc Apply
s9t The WoRxD offic6
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HoR RENT.

For RENT
A nice. new and comfortaBle house on RALEIGH
Street. Apply at this Office. $50
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The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days num-
Der for the United States 251 and Tor
Canada A, a total OF 299, Us compared with
276 last week and $40 theweek previous ID
the last. For the corresponding week Of
last year the figures were 300.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

But my words words made no impress upon
his disordered mind. He was hopelessly in
sane. Hopelessly? And yet why? thought as
1 sat gazing upon the awful mental and physi-
cal wreck before me. II could but persuade
him, little as l believed it myself, that Aurore
still lived, that had seen her. touched her.
talked with her in the old chateau near Rouen,
possibly might be able to call his wandering
reason back again. My mind was made up az
once. As l contemplated remaining in that
region as long az the hunting season lasted
would send to Paris for the three packages and
deliver them to him. The sight of these letters,
the touch OF Aurore's beautiful hair, together
with the sound of my voice. might gradually
make Saint-Gery's reason whole again. Alas!
Man proposes, but God disposss. carried out
my program to the letter. 1 covertly laid tho
three packages on Saint-Gery's table one even
ing and then left him alone with those remind
ers of other days.
The next morning found the door locked.
We burst it open. There sat Saint-Gery at the
table with his head supported on one hand and
his eyes apparently riveted upon something
held in the other.
''Saint-Gery, old friend, how are you todayp'
called cheerily. as laid my hand on his Shout
der.
He was dead. He had died sitting there with
his eyes fixed upon the strand Of Aurores
hair.
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CHAPTER II.

If some sound had not como from the anna
rition, if that terrible silence had not been
broken by some earthly manifestation, by a
smile, by a word, or even by a natural look, 1
think should have died then and there; but
she spoke, she spoke IN tones SO intensely sad
and sweet that the words sent a thrill through
every nerve IN my body. 1t would be dissimu-
Iation ior me to say that now succeeded in
collecting my thoughts, in reassuming nv
powers OF reason. No, / stood there be-
wiidered, not knowing which way to turn;
nevertheless. that secret pride in my own per-
sonality. that natural conceit enabled me with
great effort to restrain myself from any pitia-
bic exhibition. Bat 1t was pose, however; it
was not honest. / knew It. and she too Who
ever she was. woman or phantom, was doubt
less conscious OF it. All this came to me later
for my word fo- it, while the apparition faced
me. had thoughts for nothing. Fear had
complete possession of me.
The apparition spoke. ''Oh, sir, you can do
me great service"
tried TO reply, but my tongue, nv lips re-
FUSED to do their WORK. A low breathing sound
alone came from my parched and aching throat
Again the lips of the apparition moved.
''Will you? You have the power to save me. to
cure me; ! am suffering frightfully, oh, SO
As she uttered these words in a tone to-
weird and instrumental to be human she let
herself drop gently and slowly into . sitting
position Oh the sofa
Will you: again came from those pale, thin,
blue lips.
tried to say YES" but nothing save . low
Kissing sound escaped me. Twas all was
capable OF, aud SO l bowed my head in sign of
acquiescence.
With this she drew out from under the folds
OF her white gown a large-toothed tortoise
shell comb, and, holding it out to me- whis-
pered: Comb my hair, oh. comb my hair! II
VIII cure NE, 1t will stop this pain. it's the only
way. Look at my head. See how am suffer-
ing. II will drag me down to death"
As she sat there her wonderful head of hair
fell around her like an enveloping cloud. it,
edges resting upon the floor WHY did 1 at
| tempt TO obeyf Why did reach out tremu-
lous hand for that comb and WHY did take
hold of those thick strands Of hair. the touch
of which sent shivers OF intense coldness
| through my hands and arms as il were towing
with strings of serpents? / cannot tell YOU.
my friends, but believe me when say that
that sensation Of cold is here yet, and tina.
| can feel 1t now. horrible fascination came
upon me as set to work. Cold and heat by
turns struck me deep In the very vitals. I was
csressing the dead, toying with hair cold and
| dank from the tomb. Oh, il was dreadful. and
yet IL heavenly.
Gradually my strength came to me, / vas
an adept In the use Of comb, for almost daily
L was won't to comb and braid nv horse
name. Icouidn see whether an expression Of
comfort had stolen over tina: white face, but
could hear that low breathing, that sofssned
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From the Chicago Daily News.
Skating on ice In midsummer is q luxury
promised for Chicago skaters. A company u
being organized by Norman Totten, . real ss-
tate dealer in the Chicago Opera House block,
to build . rink similar to the AlhambrA in
Paris 1t lie TO be circular affair. something
like the big panorama buildings on Wabash
avenue. The capital stock OF the company will
be sl50, 900. and the site will probably be near
jackson Park. The skating surface b made BY
building q cement basin about two feet In
depth. Across this on the bottom are LAID .
number Of pipes one-half an inch apart Water
is then turned in, and by patented process ID
frozen by means Of some substance passing
through the network Of pipes- The tempers-
ture Of the room will be kept ct shout ~ d.
Rress winter and summer.
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you must long since have supposed me dead.
AGieu, A brothers fondest wishes salute
you and ere long may he clasp in his arms his
long-lost sister. Ten thousand blessings attend
you. Your afiectionate brother,
III. AsHNEAD."
Many q time have I wondered what became
OF the writer of that letter. 1 read IL first
when a little boy and il aroused my sympath v
and curiosity. When the dusty roads Of
hie' seem weary picture to myself the sun
baked streets, the giistening white walls and
the cruelty clear blue sky where long ago the
poor unknown. for his cherished object, as we
DO IN our own ways for ours, paced the streets
OF Morocco loaded with irons" and buckle to
my task again. Thinking Of his courage and
fortitude, l would like to know what became Of
NM CECIL CLAY.
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From the Boston Saturday Evening 0axstta
The members Of . certain congregation are
still laughing over an episode Of last Sunday.
Their young ministers engagement to certain
pretty girl named Grace in the parish had Just
been announced after long time, in which
every other pretty girl had thought that possibly
she stood chance Of being the favored one,
for the young divine was. without meaning il
perhaps, q bit Of 6irt He's little absent
minded. too. and when tho time came to give
out the hymn he announced placidly: Hymn
~. oh, happy day, that fixed my choice = I"
A smile dawned on the faces Of the young and
giddy, which gradually spread until Il even
reached the deacons ~ he read:
Hers rest, my Oft divided heart. 800
happy bond that seals my VOW
To oracs which merits al my Lowell
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War.

War.
The day was lost and we were sent
In haste to guard the baggage train,
And all the night, through gloom and rain,
Across u land Of ruin went.
But hating once. and only then
We turned aside to let the corp0
OF ambulance pass before,
That hauled o thousand wounded men.
And leaning, drowsy and oppressed,
Upon my gun, wondered where
The c0mradc was / helped to bear
Slow rcarward, wounded in the breast
When 10! heard q fainting cry,
AS wheels drew near and stopped ABIDE:
1.-The man in here with me has died:
Oh, lift him out, or shall die."
"All right" the one-armed driver said:
The horse can hardly pull the load
We leave them all along the road;
1t does no good to haul the dead"
And so we turned by lantern light,
And laid him In gloom Of pines,
When came an order down the line1.
"Push on, and halt no more tonight"
y. p. IRvIN1
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Written for The Evening Star,
MAKING

" MAhNd L Y =
tracts from the old let
tiers, scraps Of which I
put before your readers
recently, I have passed
by the purely political
matters touched npon.
as we'll as the interna-
tionaI difficulties and
affairs like Burr's con-
spiracy-all we're spread
upon the pages of his
tory-and have picked
out such bits of Incl
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CHAPTER /.

L WAS NEAR MID
night. There had been
a whist party a. the fine
old residence of the
Marquis de la Tour
Samuel, four tables,
but all save two of the
guests had taken their
leave Of their aged host.
These were an army
officer and a civil serv-
ice man. both intimate
friends, and the mar
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THE GHOST OF CHATEAU
SAlNT-GERY;
WRITTEN FOR TIE EVENING STAR BY
GUY DE MAUPAUssANT.
Or,
CAN BRAVE MAN BE AFRAID?

INorE-The hrs, two chapters Of this story are the
last WORK done by GUY De Maupa~sant before MS in
generation in IN insane asylum. wsfe he il hope
less maniac The thirl chapter i from Leon tavart
who wrote IL out from his knowless of what MauTas
SAINT intended that the conclusion Of the tale should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

DANDRUFF Ia due to an enfeebled state Of the
skin. Halls Hair Remover quickens the nutrftiye
functions Of the skin, healing and preventing the
formation of dandrufi.
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in OLD WASHINGTON.
What the National Capital Was Like
Years Ago.
A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL

Legislating Under D!mculties-In the Old
House of Representatives-At the Mercy of
the Wind and Rain-An Interesting Letter
by an Unknown writer-Notes of the Times,
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came near Sierra Leone, European settle
ment. in continual danger from negroes, beasts
and serpents, where We were taken by q band
OF negroes and carried into the interior of the
country, from whence two of US escaped, after
year and half OF slavery (the other two died
before), to Sierra Leone, from whence got a
passage to Bencoolen in a British Indiaman.
She was wrecked close by the port got to
Bencoolen, there embarked for Calcutta in
Dutch ship and was again wrecked.
Was a week at sea in the long boat nearly starved
to death. At length, by a complicated journey
by land and water, arrived at Calcutta, grew
in favor of q merchant there for whom went
supercargo to different ports in the Indian
seas. BY SO doing got rich, returned to Cal
cutta, bought . Danish ship, called her the
Eliza, had insurance made in London and
sailed on trading voyage, destined home in
the end. The voyage was nearly finished in
the Mediterranean, opposite the coast OF Bar
barry, pirate boards us, carried us into by
port, plundered the ship of everything, made
slaves Of the whole crew and asked me sS,0 900
for my ransom. As could not pay it was
handed about as before related
BY BRITISH AID.
"At length, through the medium Of the Brit
ish consul, 60. clear; got on board Of Brit
ish man-of-war, whose crew, being dissatisfied
and wanting their arrears of wages, mutinied,
but through the persuasion OF their officers re-
| turned to their duty. At the time was on
pected fully to have died, but it pleased
| Providence to restore me. On the ar
rival Of the vessel at Tranquebar she
was declared to be in q state Of mutiny
and q baby-faced midshipmau, whom
| by some means had affronted, said I was one
Of the ringleaders. I was consequently ar.
rested, put in prison and loaded with irons,
and had not Lavater interested himself for me
BY speaking to Capt Hardy Of the Bellerophon
| man-of-~Ar, who knew me in better DAYS and
| who instantly released me and put the mid
shipman in my place, might have laid there
| till this time.
| From Tranquebsr have got to this place
when shall get home God only knows
II have been thus particular for fear that vor
might not haye received any Of my ietters, bu
four Of which think must have resehed ven =