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The morning call., 1893-04-23

The fan of silk and sandalwoad
nat lay within her Shapely hand
Moved light as any cloud film could
That idly sails DER sea and land
And some faint breath from FOREIGN strand
Rose languorouS, as It curved aud swayed
spice scents OF burning Samarcand
Telling OF tropic Sud and shade.
The roses at her supp'e throat
Were opening 10 their coming close
WIKI those deep tingns thar denote
The coloring of that reddest rose.
The jacqueminot, while stu her fan,
That sub lie, sensuou' sandaiwood,
Had drugged me with its drowsy mood
Like p' ppy juice of 1utkestan.
Her lips, her eyes. her tawny haIr,
Her dress of wavering velvet sheen,
With Its pale tints OF olive green,
Grew on me like u vision fair.
And moved the fan as IL It seemed
TO lull me as l luning dreamed,
Nhlle all the air was heavy there
with rising fumes f OdOrous spice
Which locked my senses In Use.
The actor strutting on the stage
saw no more, the mimic play
had faded as mopnbeam may,
Writ on rivers liquid page.
saw the face of Helen, then
heard the voice OF Gree sweep
Across a ssill. enc hanted deep,
Enchanting there the hearts OF mer
who had II" more its charm withstood
Than the fragrant sandalwOod.
And ever as she moved her wrist
A censor scattering sandal balm.
saw far shores b. warm waves kissed
And scnlptured prohles OF the palm,
And In my heart forerodings came
A chill, a hope, DOUBT. a name-
While droopsd roses Towering hood
Under the pungent aandaiwOOd.
ERNEST MCGAFFEY
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china saucer Of exquisitely white California
honey and glass of Jersey milk, fairly
ioaming IN Its creamy richness. You pull off
your gloves, spread a snowy napkin In YOUR
zap ana proceed TO discuss the contents of
the tray, which your hostess has placed
upon little Japanese table, at your elbow
She seats herself upon the Yeranda, and as
You eat and chat, you take time 10 glance
aDout YOU There is hammock swung
across one end OF the yeranda, and living in
II, opened, face downward, is one of the
latest magazines. Through an open French
window you catch glimpse Of an easel, on
which half-fnished canvas rested be-
speaking the artists recent presence, and in
my hostess lap lay the book she had picked
up from the chair before she sat down.
ohe had been reading when you rode I'D
ana you noted, while waiting, that the book
was volume of Ibsen's dramas. Far and
near range the topics as you chat. You
spoke of Ibsen and his theories: of the
snowy blossoms in the acres of orchard sur
rounding the house, dainty promissory
notes, issued by the trees, to be redeemed
during harvest time in their own genuine
coin OF the realm; of riding astride for
women-your unknown hostess heartily ap-
proving the innovation, which she had not
seen before; of the possible annexation Of
Inc Hawaiian Islands, and of the Women's
Congress to be held in Chicago next month.
cannot get TO it," your entertainer
said, You know we farmers wives are too
pussy duingthe fruit season to leave home"
Ana then, In answer to your look of SURPRISE
she told You of days In the orchards packing
irult, and OF all the busy rush of the fruit
season IN California. IL seemed hard to
realize as she sal, in her pretty morning
dress, turning the leaves of her volume OF
losen, and talking inteligently on current
events. The casual observer seeing her
might well be pardoned Tor going away and
writing idyls about farm life in California.
AT last, your breakfast finished, you bio
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CHAPTER XXI. .
SHE DESCRIBES THE SEIZURE OF THE
SHIP BY THE CoNYICTs.

SHE DESCRIBES THE SEIZURE OF THE
SHIP BY THE CoNVICTS.
NY head was full of Tom. Of that change
into terceness which l had noticed in his
whispers. and i dwelt upon his sad, wild
saying that did not know his heart, by
which he meant that his heart had been
transformed by the wrong that had been
done HIM and by his punishment and snf-
ferings. Never had ] felt madden than
when l thought OF MIN. | put my hands
together and prayed that if the convict,
rose they would successfully seize the shin
My blood was so hot. and the heat of the
atmosphere so great, that / could not rest: |
opened the portfolio and put my face in to il
for the GOODNESS OF the air, and for a long
while listened 10 the pleasant ripping
sounds OF the water gently broken, and TO
the gushing Of water from the decks and the
noise OF mems voices high aloft and sound
ing as though the tones came across the sea.
The moon was on the other side, but the
stars were again plentiful many meteors
sailed in delicate trails of light, aud the sea
line ran black against The sheet lightning
that played behind II; the dew-laden night
breath famed my face and cooled me, and
by this time, having thought myself into
some cOiBposuTe of mind, | laid my head
down and slept.
l was awakened by Frank: day had
broken. and on looking through the port
hole saw that 1t was a fine. clear morning,
and that the ocean trembled with tile brush
Ing of small wind. ] might be sure that
nothing bad as yet happened; but was so
agiiated, felt so cold and pale, that | ex-
pressly fingered hoping to rally. TIL sud-
denly heard the vulgar voice of Mr. Stiles
bawling my name, on which l went out
quickly.
Look here. young man." cried Mr.. Stiles,
''if you're a-going to skulk after this here
fashion | shall have to send We for
ward with a message to Mr.. Balls.
Dye think I'm a-going 10 do your
workY and for some time he con-
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In which n convict ship bore n part; the
vessel was the Earl Grey, with 2G4 prisoners
on board; the year was, / believe, 1912, and
the shin was bound, as the Chlde Harold
was, 10 Van Diemans Land. DR.. Brewing.
who was the surgeon superintendent, men,
lions the storm in his account of the voyage :;
but he saw nothing OF ii, owing to bis
suffering from an affection of the heart,
which obliged him to keep his cabin. This
l regret, as | should have been glad to know
how the prisoners under his charge behaved
on that occasion.
Ii was now about a quarter to Il; the
rain had ceased, but the decks were full of
water, which cascaded continuously into
the calm sea through the scupper-holes.
The captain ana mate kept the poop;
l heard the squeIch OF their tread as
they trampPd to aud fro in their sodden
boots. Suddenly an order was shouted,
and In few minutes two or three men
came aft, one of them holding a lantern.
They gathered about the pump and the sec
ond mate left the poop and joined them. l
could not see what they did, but after
short interval the second mate went on the
poop again and the men, one of them swing
ing the lantern. walked forward.
little clock hung under tie break of the
poop in the cuddy recess hard by the SOL
diers' arms; bullseye lamp east light
upon It's face. This lamp was used for
heaving the log, for writing up the log slate
and he like, and the clock for keeping the
ships bells. Ggure came off tie poop to
see the time. lie was draped in streaming
oilSkIns which flashed out to the lightning
but his face WAS so muffied by his SOU
wester that | looked two or three times
before | knew him TO be VIII. | was still
alone in the cuddy. Frank and the steward
were probably in the steerage. l took a
The morning call., 1893-04-23
A Photogranhic Wonder.


There has been some misconception as to
the working of the sO-calied electrical WON
der which is now drawing large crowds in
London. The invention would probably be-
more correctly described as Photographic
wonder, the electrical part of the arrange
ment consisting simply of the motor, which
gives the rapid motion 20 the series Of pie
lures, and an incandescent lamp IN the
interior of the machine. both of which are
operated by a coin falling in the slot.
The effects exhibited are truly wonderful.
Figures of men and animals seem instinct
with life, and their animated gestures are
absolutely true to nature. Notably an ele-
phant and a camel walk and run respect
lively across the field OF vision, and not only
Is tile characterize tic gait of each made man.
fest. but the action of the various muscles
of the body and limbs is distinctly seen.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
Progress in England.
New y ork sun.

Letter-boxes have been attached to the
streetcars in Huddersfeld, England, and
letters can be posted in these boxes as the
cars are traversing the suburbs, the boxes
being emptied by the pOstoffice employees
on the arrival of the car at or near the CEN
trail postoffice on each trip. Ii a person
stops tie ear especially for the purpose OF
mailing letter, penny is collected by the
conductor ana deposited in the farebox.
This doubles the cost Of sending the letter,
but the advantage Of an Immediate special
delivery is secured, and letters are greatly
expedited by the scheme. The scheme Isl
yet an experiment, but it is largely ap-
proved.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
A SANDALWOOD FAN.

copyright, 1898. by W. CLARK RUSSELL.
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BREvITIES.

Lee Bowden want loans See them
l. ". Entz loans money. Bailey block.
Tickets for the inaugural ball are for sale at
Stewart & Holmes drug store.
During the month of December 276 new suits
were filed in the superior court
There were issued by the county auditor dur.
Ing the month OF December l0I marriage Ii
censes.
1t is reported that James Halder, who was
shot in the wrist by Mrs. Annie Kohney in Jus
tice Won Tobel's court room some time ago, may
lose his arm from blood poisoning.
Chief of the Fire Department A. b. Hunt said
Association ball Friday night was a grand sue
cess, and that the visiting fremen from Seattle
were treated royalty.
The remains of John Murphy, the steamboat
waiter. whose body was found at Three Tree
point Thursday, were buried from Ronney Il
Stewards undertaking rooms in Duwamish
cemetery yesterday morning.
man named D. Lehey was thrown from a
runaway team on South Third street yesterday
morning, and sustained painful injuries to his
right shoulder He was taken to his room in
the Windsor hotel and cared for.
Coroner Horton yesterday received a dispatch
from Andrew J. Kickoff, OF Anacortes. iuo uir-
ing ii the body found at Three Tree point had
two upper from. teeth filed with gold. An an
swer giving definite information could not be
sent, owing to the fact that all OF the corpse's
front teeth were missing.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday BY the
county auditor for William J. Mead and Flora
+. Long, both of Seattle; R. w. Wood and Alice
Egan, both OF Seattle; Charles A. Goddard and
Nina c. Scott, both of Fremont: Harry z. Carl
ton and Katie L. Felitz, both of Seattle, aud
Robert SorensOn and Katrine Jensen, both of
Seattle.
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PERSONAL.

C. z. Bemis. OF Blaine, is stopping at the Ar
hngton.
D. H. Harrison. of Mount Vernon, 10 guest Of
the Diller.
George f. Gage, Of New whatcom, is q guest
OF the Grand.
c. II. Prescott, OF Port Angeles. IL . guest Of
the Occidental.
Clifford Davis. OF Hadlock, registered yester-
day at the Grand.
r. Marks. of Spokane. registered yesterday
at the Occidental.
W. Mcconnell, of Spokane. registered yester.
day at the Rainier.
J. 7. Roberts, of Spokane, registered at the
Arlington yesterday.
D. =. Jones came down from Fairhaven and is
registered at the Diller.
Mr.. aud Mrs. C. NJ. Maxwell, OF Portland, are
stopping at the Rainier.
c. 2. Devine left last night on business trip
to Boston and New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles W. Angel, OF Bonneville,
are stopping at the Diller.
John Halter and John Wallace, OF Chehalfs,
are stopping at the Occidental.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Pettibone, OF Fair
haven, are guests at the Arlington.
Fred K. Reed came over from Yakima yestsr.
day and is stopping at the Rainier.
W. H. Lowry came down from Anacortes yes
terday and is stopping at the Grand.
c. b. Bash came down from Port Townsend
yesterday aud registered at the Occidental.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Reece, accompanied by
Misses Lillian and Mary Durham, OF Portland.
are guests of the Rainier.
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TACOMA MILITIA NEWS.
Uniform Ball a success-New Squad t.
uriIl Seattle Experta.

TACOMA, Dec 3i-fSpeciaL Tho uniform ball
held by C company Wednesday evening was
decided success. some 100 couples being In at
tendance and sl25 was realized for the company
fund Lieut. Col Shank, Lieut. Col. Smell and
Lieut. Col. Claypool were on the reception COM
rnittee The conpany's quarters were very
tastefully decorated and the guests were shown
all courtesy by the members. The squad drill
given under the command OF First Sergt. Rice
was well received, and IL IL rumored that this
squad will take the place OF the G company
team in q competitive drill with + company,
Seattle.
Lieut. Jolly o. company, and Sergt. Bailey,
L. s A.. are in great demand as judges in COM
retitive drills, being thoroughly conversan:
with the tactics and impartial.
Capt Billings. Company q, had an examina.
ton for corporals Wednesday evening. PriTates
Collins. story. Day and Anderson were pu:
through the ordeal, but no orders have been
made as TO who passed.
Whist and Waiting take up the greater time
OF some o! the members. and a lively competi-
tion is kept up between the two companies.
Lieut. Col. W. :. Shank is working TO have q
post established at this point, and there ia every
prospect of his making success oiit
serg,. C. 3. Scally, Of Company 6, Is meeting
with deserved success il organizing his signal
corps, and has now some dozen members.
sergt O. +. spooner, Company G, las been re-
turned to the ranks
Friday evening was lively for Company G. A
business meeting and competitive drill between
the setgeants, corpofals and privates had an ex-
citing effect on the members.
Ex-Sergt. F. ". Jackson. Company q. was
married lately, and thus surprised q large num-
Der % his friends.
Troop are making rapid progress IN rs
drill under command OF Lieut.. Hayden. L. s. A.
The sergeants and corporals vii! have 20 rus
tie now and recruit Iheig sections snd squads If
they wish 10 make any sind OF showing.
An election Tor captain will take place in X
company, Vancouver, soon
Capt.. Howell has received bis last quarter
paw roll. and this viii make company square
with the state. Capt. Howell has been captain
eight months, aud company now has COM
pIets equipment, and 81 reports. pay rolls, etc,
are in and the company Is in prosperous con-
di.iou.
sergt. Knox. of c company, visited Olympia
with Capt Howell, and Will probably remain
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

German ship Centa sailed from Port Blakeley
with a cargo OF lumber :or Cork.
ship Abner Coburn, Capt. George A. Nichols,
has been chartered by Bslfour, Guthrie & Co. 20
load cargo Of wheat at Tacoma for Liverpool.
She will be towed over to Tacoma tomorrow by
the tug Rainier.
Tug Violet which was lying on Stetson & Post
Mill Companys gridirou undergoing repairs.
fou!ed In some OF the timbers Friday night and
filed with water when the tide came III. shc
was no. damaged aside from getting everything
water-soaked
Steamer Fairhaven had 20 tons in and 10 ont
on La Conner route; Monticello. 10 in and Is out
on Port Angeles route: Multuomah. IL in and IL
out on the Olympia route; Mabel. y out On
snohomish route: City OF stanwood. 20 out on
Skagit river route.
The management Of the Merchants wharf has
been transferred to T. Z. Game & Co. The Mer.
chants Wharf and Dock Company refused 10
nav the rent demanded by Senator Squire, the
owner, for the wharf w. i. Newell, formerly
wharfnger on II. ". Baker & Co.'S wharf, Will
be wharanger on the Merchants wharf under
the nav management
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Notes for Guardsmen.

Col. Green has ordered another battalion
drill for Tuesday night. An officers meeting
will be held after the drill. Important business
will be considered.
Lieut. Charles Esplin, jr., adjutant, First
regiment. n. G. W.. returned yesterday from
Aberdeen and Olympia, where he had been on
regimental business
The committee on invitation mailed 45S invi-
tations to addresses received at last drill.
Names and addresses will be received by the
committee at box window on Thursday evening
from ell who have not received invitations.
There will be a competitive squad drill in
Company B next Tuesday. The first sqnad,
formerly commanded by Corp. ]. III. Brown, now
resigned, holds the championship at present.
by virtue OF having won it twice in succession.
An election of officers for Company X, First
Infantry, n. q. W., was held at Aberdeen on
Wednesday. First Lieut.. and Adjutant
Charles Esplin. ir., presided. J. q. Weatherwax
was elected captain in place OF A. Z. Morten, re-
signed, and Marc w. Sherwood second leu,en-
ant in place OF Charles L. DeLosh. The COM
pany Is in a very prosperous condition and with
the addition Of It's new officers should take q
high rank for efficiency in the regiment
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The Elevator Bow Remembered,

Frank Williams. the elevator boy in the Seat
tie National Bank building, was surprised yes
terday at being presented with New Years
giit OF handsome gold watch, given by tho
the occupants OF the building, and accom-
panied by en- appropriate address His fidelity,
respectful behavior and promptuess were par
ticularly dwelt upon, and never was gift moro
heartily deserved. Although he has been here
out two months he has become very popular.
Among the donors were: C. F. Drager. Els
worth q McGraw, Wiley. Scott & Bostwick, Gill
lam & Hill, j. R. Mcdonald, F. S. Whitelaw,
+. Ii. Van Brocklin, J. W. Moore, J. J. Early,
Seattle National Bank. William Bush, J. c.
smith. f. E. Ferguson, J. W. spriggs. Philpott
d Catell, Y. Hugo Smith. Seattle National Bank
building, Steele d Gephart, 7. II. Dining, +. A.
Allan
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SHIFTING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 3l.-lSpeciai. Arrived
--Br sh East Iowthian, from Antwerp for seat
tie. loaded with steel wire and general cargo.
schr Mary T. Russ. sixty-six days from San
Jose de Guatemala, for orders.
Sailed-Bk T. h. Ham, from Port Blakeley for
San Francisco.
Blk Oriental sails from Nanaimo tomorrow.
coal laden. for San Francisco
Br sh Middlesex goes TO Tacoma Monday.
schr Governor Ames will go 10 Port Blakeley
next week and will be- re-rigged into q four
masted barkeltinc.
schr r. J. Morse Is ashore near Argyle and IL
high and dry above high water.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3l.--Arrived-Str Oregon,
from Portland. Cleared-Str Costa Rica, for
Nanaimo; str Michigan. for Port Angeles. De-
psrted-Str Queen, for Astoria; Br sh County Of
Yarmouth, for Burrard's Inlet.
LIZARD, Dec. 3l.-America, New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Britannic, Liverpool.
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The Great Northern Buys Three-Ouar-
ters OF a Nile of Everett Water Front.

sNcHoMisH, Dec. Si.-tSpec'al. THE sale at
public auction OF school section Is, 20. 5, took
place in front OF the county courthouse at T.
m. today. The section contained in all 20 10
acres, less six acres held for the Great Northern
rlght-oi-way. large and excited crowd gath
cred at the courthouse soon after dinner in
Guiding eager spectators and Others, who
seemed determined on buying the land at any
price The auctioneer' cry first sounded at the
hour above named, and from that moment the
land went like hot cakes. Following were tho
purchasers, including the amount of land
bought and the price paid: James J. Hill. 2l3
acres extending along the river water front.
making moro than three-q uarters Of a mile OF
Everett water 'front.' for tho Great Northern rail-
way, at an average price of $500 per acre; Ever
EFT Land Company, twenty -hve acres on the
peninsular side of Everett. opposite the Hill
tract, at $40 per acre: J. NJ Davis &c % acres, at
s6s per acre; Wyatt J. Rucker, a7.15 acres, at
SIS per acre. +. A. strong, - % acres, at Sis per
acre II. Smiths 10 acres, Mt $50 per acre. Among
those present from Everett were: Henry Hew-
ftt jr., c. ID. Brown and w. J. Rucker. The
sala will swell tho county school fund
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MONTE CRISTO ROAD.
Manager Finney Says 1t Will Be
Finished in Early Summer.
JIM HILL BUYS EVERETT LAND.
Clipper Competi ton Reduces Rates Dss
Tho Lumber Rate Question.

F. y. FinneT, of Milwaukee, general manager
OF the Everett Is Monte CEisto railroad, arrived
IN the city yesterday on special car OF the
wisconsin Central road. accompanied By his
son, John c. Finney, J. NJ W. Pratt counsel Of
tho Wisconsin Trust Company, OF Milwaukee,
and Capt. j. W. Sandersou Of San Francisco In
en- interview with PoSr-lSTELLIGENcEI re-
porter he said
81 have come out to look sftor some business
matters connected with the Everett Land Com
pany, and TO see how the road is getting along.
We have only got track laid 10 the lower end OF
the canyon on the stillaguamtsh river. but VS.
expect to get it finished by May or June There
is no need to raise the grade, rs II is far above
high water, but we are cribbing some weak
places where the road is exposed to the water.
IL the recent aood the cribbing stood while the
rip-rsp was washed away"
Mr.. Finney and his party leave this morning
for Everett
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Railroad and Corporation Notes.

The Seattle & Northern railroad ia about to
build a neat new depot ut Lyman.
J. IL Ashton, attorney for the Northern Pacific
road at Tacoms, was In the city yesterday.
John II. Mitchell, OF ST. Paul, counsel for the
Northern Pacific road, arrived in town last
night
l. D. Bruins, secretary OF the Grant Street
Electric Railway Company, returned last night
No.
The annual meeting OF stockholders in the
King County Investment. Company was held on
Friday and the following officers were elected:
President, Stewart +. Smith. vice president. X.
C, Washburn; secretary, John a. Whslley; treas
urer G. H. Hebron
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THE WEsTPORr LINE.
Its Projectors Want a $4,000 Subsidy
to Build q Motor Road.

TACOMA, Dec. 3l---ISpcoial. l-E. +. Barr, who.
with Z. Me,zler and :. b. FEEDER. incorporated
the Ocosta, Westport, North Cove s. Toxic Point
Railway & Motor Company. with capital stock
fixed at ST. 100000. returned today from Westport,
where he has made proposition TO build a rail-
road from Ocosta to Westport in consideration
OF n 900 subsidy.
This subsidy, Mr.. Baird seems confident. will
be raised in land contributed at present market
prices. the road is to be built across the tide
flats from Ocosta two miles to Westport 1t is to
be steam motor line. with authority 10 use
electricity as IA motive power later on. The
Northern Pacific, which Is, IL is said. compelled
to make Oscota its Gray's harbor terminus for
two years, not. il II desired, extend TO West
port for the present.
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A Surprise for Superintendent Griffith

The conductors and motormen on the Con-
solidated electric railways gave their superin-
tendent, L. J. Griffith, pleasant surprise last
evening. They were assembled in their room
In the squre-Latimer block, when one of them
called Mr. Griffith in, and before he knew what
was on the carpe. j. III. Chatfee was his feet
making speech. lie told Mr.. Griffith in what
high regard he was held by the motormen ami
conductors, how he had won the friendship of
all OF them during his connection with the road,
and ended by presenting him, on their behalf.
with a handsome gold chain and watch charm
token of their esteem, and by wishing him
happy new year. Mr.. Griffith was so enbsr-
rassed that he could DO no more than admire the
gilt and thank tho giycrs.