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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-02

Apaches, and God knows what's hap
pened IL they've got away with Patsy.
Sure no was one Of the nerviest men in
tho whole troop, SIR"
Drummond listened, every nerve
a-tingle, even while with hurried hands
he cut open the shirt at the brawny
throat and felt for futtering heart beat
or faintest sign of life. Useless. The
shot hole under the left eye told
plainly that the leaden missile had
torn ITS way through the brain and
that death must have been instan-
taneous. The soldiers arms and ac-
couterments, the horses equipments,
were gone. The bodies lay unmuti-
lated. The story was plain. Separated
in some way from the detachment, DON
ovan and his companion had probably
sighted the signal blazing at the pass
and come riding hard TO reach the spot,
when the unseen foe crouching across
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-02
CHAPTER III.

Shortly after sunset on this same hot
evening the sergeant in charge of the
little signal party at the Picacho came
strolling forth from his tent putting at
battered brier root pipe. Southwark
and few hundred feet below his perch
the Yuma road came twisting through
the pass, and then disappeared in the
gathering darkness across the desert
plain that stretched between them and
the distant Santa Maria. Over to the
east the loftiest crags of the Christobal
were still family tinged by the last
touch Of departed day. Southwark
still, beyond the narrow and tortuous
pass, the range rose high and precipi-
tous, covered and fringed With black
masses Of cedar, stunted pine aud juni-
per.
North Of west, on the line of the now
invisible road and far out toward the
Gila, faint light was just twinkling.
There lay Ceralvo's, and nowhere
else, save where the embers of the cook
fire still glowed in deep crevice among
the rocks, was there light of any kind
to be seen. A lonely spot was this in
which to spend ones days, yet the sol
dier in charge seemed in no wise op-
pressed with sense of isolation. 1t
was his comrade, sitting moodily on a
convenient rock, elbows on knees and
chin deep buried in his brown and hairy
hands. who seemed brooding over the
desolation of his surroundings.
Watching him in silence nom ent,
quiet smile of amusement on his lips,
Sergeant Wing sauntered over and
placed a friendly hand on the broad
blue shoulder.
well, Pikey, are you wishing your
self back in 'Frisco?"
I'm wishing myself in Tophet, SER
geant; ii may be hotter, but it isn't as
lonely as this internal hole"
mo, it's populous enough probably"
was the response; 'and," added he,
with whimsical smile, mo doubt
you've lots of friends there, Pike.
Maybe have, and maybe haven't.
At all events, I've none here. Why in
thunder couldn't you let me look into
that business over at Ceralvo's instead
of Jackson? He gets everything worth
having. I'm shelved for his sake day
after day."
Couldn't send you, Pike, ON any
such quest as that. Those greasers have
sharp eyes, and one look at your face
would convince them that we'd lost
our grip or were in for a funeral.
Jackson, now, rides in as blithe as
May morning. May morning out of
Arizona, i mean. They never get the
best of him. The only trouble is he
stays too long; he ought TO be back here
now"
Humphl he'll be apt TO come back
In hurry with Pat Donovan and those
G troop fellows spending their money
like water at Ceralvo's."
"You still insist they're over there,
do you, PilSe1 think they're not. /
tagged old Foeny half an hour ago
that they hadn't come through here"
'"who was that fellow who rode back
here with the note2" asked Pike.
II don't know his name. 'Dutchy'
they call him in q troop. He's o..
his second enlistment"
"More fool hei The man who re-en-
lists in this territory must be either
drunk or Dutch" And Pike relapsed
into gloomy silence again. his syss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-02

A match uds struck and burned brightly
In the black and brcathless night.
their path had suddenly fired the fatal
shots. Now, where was the paymas-
tor? Where the escort2 Where the
men who fed the signal fire--the fire
that long before midnight had died ut
terly away Whittier should the weary
detachment direct its march? Ceral-
vo's lay dozen miles off TO the north
west, Moreno's perhaps eight or nine
to the southest. Why had the escaped
trooper headed his fleeing steed in that
direction? Had there been pursuit9
Aye, 10 minutes search over the still
and desolate plain revealed the fact
that two horsemen lurking in a sand
pit or dry arroyo had pushed forth at
top speed and ridden away full tilt
across the desert straight as the crow
flies, toward Moreno's well. Even
while Drummond. holding brief consul
tation with his sergeant, was deliberat-
ing whether to turn thither or to push
for the signal peak and learn what he
could from the little squad of blue
jackets there on duty, the matter was
decided for him. Sudden and shrill
there came the cry from the outskirts
of the now dismounted troop clustered
about the body Of their comrade.
Another fire, lieutenant! Look!-
out here toward the Santa Maria"
The sergeant sprang to his feet
shouldering his burly way through |
excited throng. One moment more
his voice was heard in louder, fer
tones;
''No signal this time, sir. BY God,
they fired Moreno's ranchv'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-02

The taller hOrsemdn held out his hand,
achich Wing shook tcith cordial teTUor.
off detachment toward the Gila this
morning, ara sent one of my two men
back TO Ceralvo's TO inquire. You
must have met him."
"No, we made circuit---came by
tho old trail around the head of the
slough. We haven't passed anybody.
have we, TonyS" he asked of the 81
lent horseman by his side.
None, senior; but there were many
hoof trails leading TO Ceralvo's," was
the answer, in the Spanish tongue.
Then you'll need water here, Mr..
Harvey. It's a 40 mile pull across to
Moreno's, said Wing, as the four mule
team came laboring up to the spot and
willingly halted, the lantern at the for
ward axle slowly settling into inertia
from its pendulumlike swing.
where are we, Ned?" hailed a
blithe young voice. Sweet and silvery
&c sounded to the troopers unaccus-
toned ears. Surely not at Moreno's
vet2"
Continued Monday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-02

ApuI in need is fricdd indeed Then have
Ayers Pills ct hand
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
The German Election.

Germany has just passed through the
throes OF the most important election ever
held in the empire. SO far reaching may
prove the ultimate results IN their rela-
tons to the liberalization OF government
in the Fatherland that for the last few
weeks the contest has. IN large measure,
diverted public attention from tho
consideration of all other European
questions. Owing to the present incom-
pIetsness of the returns and the tact
that reballoting will be necessary IN many
districts, it Is impossible to predict with
any degree of certainty what will be the
fate of the initial issue in the struggle.
That issue was the army bill, and whether
or not the Emperor will be able to secure
It's passage by the incoming Reichstag
will depend upon his ability to combine
the minor groups IN that body, and the
outcome of the test elections.
But involved in the election are politl-
cal problems much more serious. vita,
and significant than are represented in the
army bill per Sc. By that measure it was
proposed to diminish the term of military
service. but increase gradually the numeri-
cal strength of the army TO about $50. 900
in excess of the French army aud to
within about 100000 of the strength
of the Russian force. After long
struggle in the Rechstag the minor
groups expressed willingness to
compromise by raising the annual
draft to 10000 men instead of $1,000. thus
reducing the expense that would be In
Cured under the bill s2,25O. 900 annually.
Although CAPsIvI is said to have been in
favor of this compromise WILLIAM peremp-
torily rejected it, and on the final vote the
government was defeated by q majority OF
As. The Reichstag was then dissolved and
an election ordered for the 10Th of this
month.
The action of the Emperor precipitatcd
Q conflict which it had long been recog-
nized would come sooner or later-a con-
hict between the supporters of popular
government and those of military rule
and quasi absolutism. The Social Demo-
Gratis, the only party in Germany of formi.
dsble proportions which. since the Cleri-
Gals became hopelessly divided. has main
tanned anything like unity, at once began
to organize . vigorous campaign. This
party may, in general terms. DO said to
champion universal suffrage. wider ex-
tension Of LEGAL sslf-government. election
of public officers by the people, to whom
such officials are to be held responsible;
the training of the people to arms. so IS to
form . national defence to take tho place
of the standing army. and numerous re-
forms in the matter Of finance. taxation,
40. It's leaders accepted what they pro-
nouncsd the chsllepgs Of tho Emperor
with avidity. and the boldness Of their
canvass hss been something unprece-
denied ia Germany.
Yer reasons similar 10 these which rem
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
Counteryallinq Duties.

The Charlottesville Chronicle has the fol-
lowing reference to the DIsPArcH:
ave have noticed tho DIsPArcu cites the tariff
on tobacco as an Illustration OF q tax which
should be repealed under revenue tariG. The
tariff on tobacco is laid to compensate tobacco
growers and manufacturers for the i'm position Of
tho internal-rsvenue tag. No one would ever
have thought OF including tobacco In the tariff
but for that fact. First Of all, Democratic
tarin must be JUST aud equal Would IL eithsr
be just or equal TO repeal the tariG-taK while
retaining the internal-revsnus tar
ain constructing O revenue tariff We do no.
propose to rob any Of our people. Surely the
DISPATCH must bs joking"
The Chronicle strangely misapprehends
our articles on the subject of a tariff for
revenue only. We warned the so-called
free-traders that a tariff levied for revenue
purposes only would bankrupt Virginia,
seeing that under such tariff there could
be laid no countervailinR duties to PRO
tect" the tobacco interests of this State.
Plug tobacco, cigars, cheroots, and cigar
cites would all be left unprotected under
such tariff.
The Chronicle correctly states the object
of countervaiing duties. but does not
seem to recognize the fact that these du-
ties could not be levied in tariff for reve-
nue. only. 1t argues that 1t would be un-
Just to continue the internal taxes on to-
bacco, &C., and repeal the tariff which
prevents the tobacco interests from being
ruined by those taxes. Again and again
have we. solitary and alone. presented this
view Of the frse-trade question, and,
strange to say. at this late day the Cironi-
Gle is laboring under the impression that
tho DISPATCH favors the repeal of the tariff
on tobacco and other interests protected
by countervailing duties.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18

Race Preiudices and the Borden Trial.
Wherever there are any considerable
number of negroes and Caucasians living
in the same community race prejudices
show themselves. These prejudioes are
identically the same everywhere and mani
fest themselves under similar circum-
stances. The suit brought by q negro who.
In the LIZZIE BORDEN case was turned ont
Of the courthouse because he surrendered
his seat TO negro woman and was after
wards not permitted TO stand up implies
that white men were allowed to stand up
on that occasion.
Again: A bill mas been introduced into
the Massachusetts Legislature designed to
prevent any discrimination on the part of
BARRIERS against colored men. but the hotel
BARRIERS. and indeed all the negro BARRIERS.
say that it would be impossible TO enforce
such law. The utmost that the Legsla-
ture could do would be to pass the law
and thus cause every white man to be his
own barber. Massachusetts, Caucssians
are just like Virginia or Louisiana Cauca-
slams. They cannot TO save their lives
divest themselves of prejudices which be-
long to them as part of mankind.
A Cambridge BARRIERS refusal 10 shave o
negro because he was a negro was the
cause of the introduction into the Massa-
ohusetts Legislature of the bill mentioned
above.
MIR. INGALLS, has eloquently and truth
fully confessed that the white man cannot
be forced nor hattered into doing justice
to the negro. taking that phrase to mean
the placing of negroes in any Caucasian
community upon perfect equality with
the whites. Thus We are made and we
cannot be made over. The negro will be
compelled by the superior race to occupy
whatsoever position in the community the
latter shall choose to assign to him, 1t
Is not worth while for the ssachusetts
Legislature or the Legislature of any other
State to try to wash blsckamoor white.
Esop told us this long, long time ago.
The blackamoor cannot possibly be made
so white that the Caucasian will not SEQ
the negro in any disguise whstever that he
NAV assume.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18

der Il uncertain what will be tho Empe-
ror's support In the new Reichstag IL can
not bs clearly foreseen just now what VIII
be the exact strength of the Social Demo-
Gratis in the body or what will be their in
fluence in shaping immediate legislation.
On ono point, however. there appears no
doubt. An analysis OF the popular vote
will show that they have made steady
gains Of adherents. "a has been
the case in every election since
1884. Another fact pregnant with signih-
canoe is that their gains have been largely
from the ranks OF the ultra or snti-govern-
ment radicals, thus paving the way Tor tho
extinction OF a faction whose existence
has been decided barrier to tho spread
of the spirit of genuine democracy among
other political groups.
II will. therefore, be apparent that even
though the army bill be adopted. tho
Fstherland has made another long stride
in the direction of true parliamentary
In such IN expression OF the
popular will as ia embodied in the vote
behind the Social Democrats, and con-
siderng the multifarious questions winch
split up the other political parties IN the
empire, there would seem to be un-
doubted evidence that tho triumph
OF O broad. conservative liberalism and the
advent of pure constitutional govern
ment are fast approaching for Germany.
WILLIAM may ignore the warning TINS
time, and if his pet scheme IS defeated
carry out his threat to dissolve the Reich
stag again, but if the present contest
proves anything it is that it 10 only
question of time when hs must learn the
lesson so tsrsely phrased by MErrERsIcH
that you may doaaything with bayonets
except sit upon them. And when the les
son shall have been learned both the
HoHEyzoLLERS dynasty and the bond OF
German unity will be strengthened.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
The Health OF Cities.

This is year when nearly every city IN
this country is giving especial attention TO
sanitation. Never before has the subject
received so much consideration. Never
before were there so many men qualified
by special training to give wise counsel
on tho subject.
II is therefore quite certain that il
cholera reaches our shores this summer it
will be skilfully fought from the start and
will not make the inroads upon us which
il made when IN by-gone years 1t suddenly
bounced upon us.
Most cities are acting upon the sound
maxim that On ounce of prevention ~
worth O pound of cure. Richmond, for
instance, would better spend 100000 in
measures of prscaution than take the risk
Of having one single case of cholera here.
This, we believe. is the feeling in tho City
Council. and our Board Of Health will not
DO stinted; Il has only TO unfold its plans.
and show their reasonableness, to get the
appropriations it needs.
We reioice at the organization of the
State Board otiitealrh, and trust that with
tho aid of the Chamber of Commerce OF
this city it will soon be on working
basis. 1t will be able to bring about Co
operation between the health boards Of
Virginia cities, and. what is not less lmpor-
tant, will extend its protecting arms over
country districts which are now altogether
without organizations to fight epidemics.
THIS is the year for the Inauguration of
great reforms for the protection OF public
health. This year Richmond should find
out how it is that she appears 10 disadvan-
tage in the national mortality tables.
For more than two years we have been
placed in rank which greatly discredits
us as healthy city, and we have been
slow to attempt TO vindicate ourselves.
1t is time now for US 10 act decisivelv.
Not another day should DO lost. If the
national authorities wrong us we should
convince them of that fact. If, on the
other hand, they are right we should find
out the causes Of the excessive death-rate
here.
Happily for the community the Chamber
Of Commerce is taking much interest IN
this subject. aDd has been invited by the
City Council to give its views to the Coun-
OILS committee and the Board OF Health.
The propriety Of securing the services
of two competent hygienists to come here
and give US the benefit of their advice has
been more than once advanced, and We
doubt not that it will be urged by inAuen-
tial gentlemen. If such hygienists are EN-
ployed we should be able to place in
their hands upon their arrival here all the
statistics they will need TO guide them in
making up their judgment, so that they
may proceed upon evidence, not theories
merely.
Our present purpose is simply to urge
the Chamber, the Council. and tho COM
munlty not to consent to postpone this
matter any longer. Let US end it this year,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18

1t was not the papers which the DISPATCH
names that have sought TO convince tho people
that tariff reform Is question OF leading i'm
portance. The people dominated the Chicago
convention. Taey made the Chicago platform
tariR-rsform chart, aud In the memorable can
vass which succeeded they made Its doctrines
triumphant at the polls. While 1t Is true that
the DISPATCH new says "No,' the people then
said "Yss," and they mean yes to-day.-CAar-
ionssuiiLs Jsgeyseniaa.
The people said % Yes" but not to what
the WATrEKsos platform says on the
power OF Congress over the tariff ques-
ton. They said YES" to Mr.. CLKyH-
LANDS letter of acceptance. IN which he
denied that the Democratic party was for
free trade, and ridieulsd impossible free
trade" and made free trade nothing but .
spsctre--a ghcst-of q dead doctrine.
Over and over again have we said that Mr..
CLEVELAND was bigger" than the plat
form. and would have been elected upon
the protection platform reported 10 the
Chicago Convention by the Committee On
the Platform. !.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
Danger of a Water Famine.

The Superintendent of the City Water
Works assures the public that unless
prompt steps are taken to remedy it Rioh-
mond is liable to suffer from o water fs-
mine during this summer.
The trouble is that our people are in
dulging in an unparalleled waste Of water.
1t takes ls8 gallons Of water per capita
per day to supply the wants and wastes Of
this community. All efforts to stop this
prodigal waste have been truitlsss. 1t IL Q
bad habit that our people have gotten
into. and from which they cannot be easily
broken.
Two alternatives present themselves in
our extremity. One is to spend &asl, 900
on water works improvements Tbs other
il to require oil water-consumers to put
N water-metsrs and pay for tho water
they use ct % much money per thousand
gsAona
wecsn take our choice. but one or the
other thing must be demo ct once II We
wish 10 escape . watsr famiss. vhish, in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
Crisp and the New York Times


The New York Times cannot possibly
Justify the attack which it has made upon
Speaker CRISP because he respectfully de-
clined 10 answer series of intsrrogato-
RES which that paper had put to him. II
he was under obligation to reply to the
Tines'S interrogatories, he might have Il
similar obligation laid upon HIM by
thousand newspapers. Besides. the Times
no doubt demanded or requested a mere
yes" or no" Such an explanation of
the reasons which each of several hundred
congressman might like to be allowed to
give for casting his vote as he will cast it,
would take up all the columns of the
Tins for several days. And surely if
Speaker CRIsr was laid under obligations
10 answer that papers queries the Times
laid itself under obligations to give every
congressman's reasons to the public.
We must express our regret at seeing so
clean and good a paper as tho Times en-
gagged in the work of doing gross injustice
to Speaker CBisr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
"ImDossible Free Trade"

The Democratic National Convention Of
last year made the declaration that Con-
gress had no power under the Constitution
10 levy customs-dutIes for any other pur-
pose than to raise revenue. The Re
publicans Immediately opened ere upon
this declaration and charged the Demo
Gratis with being free-traders bent upon up
roofing and destroying American indus
tries. Several months after the Chicago
convention had made that utterance Mr..
CLEVELAND penned his letter accepting the
nomination for President of the United
States. In that letter were the following
paragraphs:
Though VIC oppose the theory that tariff
laws may be passed having for their object the
granting OF discriminating and unfair govern
mental aid TO private ventures We wage no ex.
terminating war against any American inte-
reefs. We believe a readiustment can be ac-
compll.hed in accordance with the principles we
profess without disaster or demolition. We be-
Iieve thst the advantages Of freer raw material
should be accorded to our manufacturers, end
We contemplate fair and careful distribution
OF necessary tariff burdens rather than the pre-
cipita,ion OF free trade.
sentaton of our motives and purposes insu-
gated by a seldshness which seeks to hold in un-
relenting grasp its unfair advantage under the
present tariff laws. We will rely upon the In
telligencs OF our fellow-countrymen TO reject tho
charge that party comprising a majority Of
our people Is planning ths destruction or injury
of American interests. and we know they can't
be frightened by the spectre OF impossible free
trade.'
The President scouts the charge that he
favors 1.-The precipitation of free trade"
He has no sympathy with free-tradsrs.
On the contrary he brands their talk as
the mere spectre of impossible free
trade the ghost Of free trade. And as
the ghost does not appear until after the
ghosts bodily tenement is vacated, so
1.-THE spectre Of impossible free trade" did
not make Its appearance until after free
trade itself was dead. We should like to
hear o sermon on the above text from the
Charleston Ne,cs and Courier. the Louis
vile Co,ricl-J0urndl, the Atlanta ConS'it,t-
lion, and number of our Virginia Demo-
cratic exchanges. Impossible free trade"
Who can be frightened by such a spec
tre"? Do not Mr.. CLEvELAND's words
read as if they had been penned after
number of the papers in the Democratic
party had Joined with the Republicans in
charging that he was believer in the doc
trine that Congress has no constitutional
power to levy taxes for any other purpose
than to raise revenue?