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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-04-21

with worry; his eyes were blood
shotten, and his mouth drawn
and his lips quivered.
Do you wish to help her?'
he said. DO you pity her? Are
you sure2'
i am sure; she is young and
motherless, i'll and suffering. l
will help her if can, Mr.. Sorr.'
" And you will not let them
worry her; you will not let them
make her cry and suffer any
more; promise me, Mrs. Decker,
promise me-?
81 was completely bewildered.
His vehement manner frightened
me, but | readily promised.
emo one could be unkind to
Annie l said, she is SO quiet
and gentle, so pretty and young.
"'A mere child said he, wip'
ing his brow; "a mere child, re-
member that, when they say hare
things of her.
emo one will ever say then
. |
to me, Mr.. Sorr,' | answered
and they never did, Corinth-
never"
I pictured my aunt's look al
she said it, and l could well un
derstand the impression mad
scandal-mongers by her stated.
presence.
"'And Annie came, auntie
| she came and you were kind t.
her?"
, To my surprise my aunt wa
sobbing, and l kissed her good
\ night and left the room.
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CHAPTER V.
A STRANGE BRIDEGROOM.

The next morning my aunt
made no allusion to the story of
the previous night, neither did
she return the package which
Jubilee had placed in my hands.
She seemed distracted, and l left
her to her own thoughts for
time while | attended to house
hold matters and finished my
belated letter. When evening
came we were again alone, and
as my aunt made no reference to
the story of Annie l ventured to
say:
"Auntie, dear, before you go to
sleep won't you tell me more of
the sweet girl you began to des-
.cribe? l could not close my
eyes for thinking of her last
night.
"Then l will go to bed Corinth,
and you may come to my room
as you did before; somehow it all
comes back to me when the fire.
light is dancing on the wall and
| the houae is still -
Poor auntie, she had wrestled
with age most valiantly, but her
enemy had overpowered her, and
the present was far less clearer
to her than the past; she had
lived in the past ever since the
packet was found. l prepared
her for bed, arranged her pillows
to her liking, again exercised my
patience concerning the gaslight
which must be raised and low
cred until she found it good in
her sight, and then | sank into
} a Sleepy Hollow chair, restlessly
eager to hear more of the fail
J young girl.
"Where did | leave off, Cor.
inth?'
"You were telling me of the
| old father, auntie, of his grief
and the promise you made to bt
: kind to Annie"
r ooh, yes, yes, child, was W
!, there helping him, wasn't L
, and the day was dark anC
gloomy, and | begged him t.
+; have fires made. and he did then
e himself, kneeling down on tn
hearth to blow the fame will
t his mouth. When the dishe
came l put them away in tn
great closet, and wondered if sh
|, would let them remain as
= placed them.
e "Will Annie and her husban,
e come soon?' l asked the mex
:. morning, when Mr., Sort bfough
I in some pillows and a large chat
cushion which had been hi
g wife's,
e "I will bring her tonight
a he said briefly
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CHAPTER ".
LITTLE ANNIE.

NOt one WOfu more Woulu my /
aunt tell me then, and l returned
to my duties of supervising the
repairs while she took her nap.
Thatevening, when ! had made
her comfortable for the night,
and after many attempts, had
turned the gas in her room to the
height she desired, she, said in
her peremptory way:
"Sit down, Corinth; l cannot
get that child out of mind; l
have seen her face all day, and
unless you are heartless you will
want to read the story she has
written"
81 am anxious to read it," |
said, whenever you will permit.
You must hear what l have to
say first" said my aunt.
Now it so happened that a
partly-written letter lay upon
the desk in our little sitting-room
and / was anxious to send it over
the sea, but old children and
sick ones must be INDUCED, so l
sat down prepared to hear nu-
merous repetitions and some
items OF interest connected with
a woman / had never seen, but
was simply interested in for the
sake OF my sex.
"You see, Corinth, as / told
you, when Mr.. Sorr went away
that morning / was 80 surprised
that | could not move. Annie
Sorr as my tenant9 Why, the
little thing had passed my door
on her way to school for several
years, and only a few short weeks
since l had seen her pretty, dim
pied face as she tripped by with
her bag of books. She was shy
girl, and I used to pity her, shut
up in the great house alone with
a fiendish old aunt for a house
keeper, both brothers away at
school. / was sorely puzzled.
In few days the furniture came
and was carried up the back
staircase. No one came with it
but Mr.. Sorr. / wondered where
Annie could be and why she did
not come to arrange her girlish
belongings, and l wondered more
and more when thought of hei
aunt Nancy, who had been sc
harsh and strict with her all hel
young life. Mr.. Sorr seemed te
avoid meeting me alto
gether. He came once to my
door and asked me something
about the cook-stove and the bes
way to stand it. wentup Their
and found he was all alone. TIL
men had put down some carpet
the evening before, and the fur
niture was not arranged as
woman would like to have it.
ventured to say that the bureau
In the next room would look bet
ter if turned about, for prett
Annie could not see to dress he
hair there in the cross-lights
and he Immediately changed i
saying:
Thank you, do not know
] shall be glad to have you max
such changes as think best
"tAnnie's aunt might do
much better 1 saidi she is use
to her ways
" 'Oh, no, no. he answered
hurridly; Nancy is a good won
an, a very good woman, but 81
does not understand my lit
Annis, and the poor girl is il
!" Poor child said, l wish
could help her.
az shall never forget his lool
or his words, Corinth, never. I
Assmed like man half-eraz'
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one unknown to us all, who had
stolen her girlish love, and would
she be left alone as | had been?
That night, when the street
lamps were lighted and the out
side world was dark and dreary,
nv little tenant came. saw
her fail .er take her in his arms
from the low carriage at the door.
l heard him say, No, darling, l
will not let you fall as he passed
up the stairway with his burden,
and then the old woman who
followed them went in and closed
! the door. Soon after MIR. Sorr |
left, and l was sure that Annie
was sobbing, for my room was
near hers then, and the sobs
were not silenced until near
morning. Quite early, before
the nurse was fairly dressed
the old woman was nurse, Cor
,inth-l heard Mr.. Sorrs voice,
; and as he entered her rooms
: there was a low glad cry of Papa
dear papa and then all was
still again for a long time.
: presently Mr.. Sorr came
, down stairs and called for me.
He said simply: Annie would
like to see you
? II went up at once. She was
lying on the bed, looking more
beautiful than ever. Her face
) flushed as I entered, and she
: tried to cover her eyes with one
small hand as her father said:
"'Annie, my pet, this is Mrs,
Decker; she will be very kind to
you, and | expect you to be ex-
+ cellent friends
# II went to the bedside and
d bent over her, and such hungry,
h wistful, tired, agonized look l
). never saw before. 1t went to my
It heart at once, and | bent over
a and kissed her, not once, but
) several times.
v "'Dear child, l said, will in
q deed be kind to you, and you
d must ask me everything you
% choose. We will be good friends,
o little girl"
81 was surprised when she
% seized my hand and covered ii
If with kisses, while the tears ran
s. down her rosy cheeks. Sudden
" ly some new trouble Swallowed
st her face, for she looked anxiously
at her father, then at me, and at
b, last said in weak, girlish voice
M Papa, does she know-have you
IL told her?
e. emo darling; you, may dc
id that, but not now-some time
when you are better, You mus
ID be quiet now, dear
err "'But she would not love me
I'd she would say, as Aunt Nancy
er tells me people say; she would
I'd papa, and | could not bear it."
he Her cry became hysterical
I'd and l saw that the poor chile
vs. was in danger of brain fever,
~ sat down by her and stroked he
hit hair. Every few moments sh
w. would exclaim, you will hat
in me when you know; | am sur
to you will
ly "Daughter,' said Mr.. Sorl
'ir soothingly, little Annie, lister
to me; | brought you here be
,r- cause | know Mrs. Decker; sh
is true friend and her husbah,
he also; no one shall trouble you
EFF, no one abuse you
be "'Oh papa, Aunt Nancy sal
they
up "'There, there, my darling
1? forget all she said, she did nc
nd mean it, pet; Nancy is ster
to woman, but she has Away
em loved you.
he 81 was very glad that Mr.. Sol
TN had sent the nurse away for som
hes trifes, and / promised to sit wit
me Annie until her return. Sh
me was terribly nervous and entries
L ted her father not to leave he
and at his desire / remained a
no so. We sat in silence for SON
ext time, each thinking our own sa
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-04-21
By KATE TANNATT WOODS,

published by special permit OF the
author.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13

Casting the Electoral vote.

The presidential electors of the several
states met at the state capitals Monday and
went through the formality of casting the
vote of the electoral college for the several
presidential candidates. The vote of four
states was divided, Michigan giving nine
votes to Harrison and five to Cleveland,
Ohio % for Harrison and one for Cleve-
land, California one for Harrison and eight
for Cleveland, and North Dakota giving
one vote each to Harrison, Cleveland and
Weaver. OF the total electoral vote Cleve-
land received PIT Harrison 145 and Weav-
er %.
The Vermont electors met at the secre-
tary of states office and cast the vote of
the state for Harrison and Reid. The
vote, as officially announced, stood: Re-
publican, 1892; Democratic, 1G.325; Pro-
hibition, 1924; Populist, A; Republican
majority, 90 1873; plurality, 2l,GG7. Fred
er:ck w. Baldwin was chosen the electoral
messenger to carry the vote to Washing
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
National Quarantine Law.

The United States Senate passed strin-
gent quarantine law, Tuesday, designed to
prevent the entrance of cholera into this
country. Any merchant ship, or any ves-
sci from any foreign port, may not enter
any United States port except in compli-
ance with its provisions, under penalty of
$50OO Any vessel clearing for this coun-
try from any foreign port must have clean
bill of health from United States consular
officers located there. The secretary of
the treasury is given discretionary power
to assume control of the quarantine at any
United States port where the state regula-
tions are deemed insufficient or defective.
The President may entirely suspend immi-
grafton for such length of time as he thinks
fit from any country from which infection
is threatened. One million dollars is ap-
propriated for the enforcement of the law.
The enforcement of its provisions will
greatly decrease the danger of cholera in
vasion next year, and it will probably pass
the House in substantially the same form
that 1t left the Senate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
MINOR NOTES.

Gov. Fuller has appointed p. II. Pax
man of Montgomery commissioner and
collector of taxes for Avery's gore, in
Franklin county; and c. NJ. Woodruff of
Brandon justice of the peace vice w. B.
Avery, resigned.
A Washington despatch to the New
York Recorder says that Senator Carlisle
of Kentucky will tender his resignation to
the governor of that state in February,
having agreed to enter Cleveland's cabinet
as secretary of the treasury.
A petition to Congress is being signed
by Farmers Alliance men, asking for an
appropriation of $21 $780, 900 for the con-
struction of a peoples railroad from the
Gulf of Mexico to the British possessions.
1t is claimed that the petition will receive
over a million signatures.
Gov. Russell has transmitted communi-
cation to the Massachusetts, senate from
Gov. Fuller in regard to the necessity of
boundary line monuments between the two
states, as the monument on the boundary
line in Vermont has been washed away by
IfeSnet, anu OIuef monuments neeu 10 DE
reset
A magnificent ice crop is being gathered
on the Hudson river. The ice Is pure
water ice, 10 inches thick, and $50 clear
that one can read newspaper through the
blocks" The indications are that the ice
crop this year will be the largest and finest
ever gathered on the river, and will reach
nearly 1000, 900 tons.
Dick Croker is the dictator, the autocra I
of Tammany Hall of New York, one OF
the most powerful political organizations
in the world. Edward Stokes is the back
er of scores of Croker's faithful followers,
and his hotel is headquarters of the Dem
ocratic party of the city, state and nation,
John j. Scannell is member of the board
of fire commissioners of New York, at a
salary of 5000, having received his ap
pOintment from Mayor Gilroy last week
These men are warm friends. They first
met 20 years ago in the city prison at New
York, where all were confined as murderers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
MInIsterIaI Crisis in France.

The French ministry rendered their res
ignation to President Carnot Tuesday, and
a new cabinet was formed with NJ. RibOt
at its head The crisis grew out of the in
tense public feeling attending the exposure
of the Panama canal frauds, and the trial
OF the accused persons. Great excitement
prevailed in Paris when It became known
that the ministerial crisis had come. The
garrison was placed under arms and the
police turned out in force and dispersed
the crowds. 1t was openly alleged that
President Carnot and NJ. Ribot were not in
earnest in the Panama prosecutions, and
that they had no intention of bringing the
bribetakers to trial, and that the prosecu-
tions begun were merely farce. When
the formation of the new cabinet was an
nounced the excitement died out, although
an uneasy feeling still pervaded all classes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
Death Of Gen. Butler.

One of the most original and picturesque
figures in the public life of the past 35
years was removed in the death of Gen.
Benjamin f. Butler, which took place
early Wednesday morning at his resid ence
I'm Washington, d. G. Gen. Buffers
death was very sudden and was caused by
heart disease, aggravated by an acute at
tack of pneumonia. Gen Butler was born
at Deerfield, N. H., in 1918. lie gradual
ed at Waterville college, Me-, studied law,
and began its practice at Lowell, Mass, in
lS4O, taking for the next 20 years a prom
inent part in politics on the Democ ratio
side. He was patriot, however, and
when the war broke out in April, 1861, the
regiment which he commanded was the
second to go to the front from Massachu-
setts. His career in the army was a
strange mixture of brilliant success and
conspicuous failure. 1t was he who, in
command at Fortress Monroe in 1862, made
the famous declaration that negroes were
"contraband of war;" and refused to sur
render those who came to his camp. His
most notable service was done when in
command at New Orleans in 1862. After
the war he went to Congress as Repub-
lican and served until 1873, when he Joined
the Democratic party. He achieved the
political ambition OF. his life when, in 1882,
after being defeated in three campaigns,
he was elected governor of Massachusetts,.
In the presidential campaign of 1884 he
was the candidate of the Greenback pa rty
and received 133, ,S25 votes. The last ears
of Gen. Buffers life have been devoted
strictly to the practice of law. He was a
man of great wealth, which was acquired
mainly in manufacturing at various places
He controlled the manufacture of bunting
in this country.
Whatever may be said of his faults, or
of his eccentricities of character, he vas
man of remarkable ability, of striking
originality of intense convictions, of fear
less speech, and the quick and aggressive
friend of the weak as against the multi
tude. In his personal relations he was
one of the most genial and delightful Of
friends
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
The Canal Fraud Trials,

The trial of Charles de Lesseps and
several other distinguished Frenchmen,
charged with completely in the Panama ca
nal frauds, began in Paris Tuesday. Ferd-
inand de Lesseps, father of Charles de
Lesseps, the protector of the great enter
prise, was included as one of the defend
ants, but was excused from attendance in
court on account of the state of his health
and his advanced years. When Charles
de Lesseps was called to the witness stand
he told, amid profound silence, the shame
full story of the gigantic fraud and cor
Tuption which had marked the operations
of the company. To one leading banker
er 100000 francs had been given and to
another several millions more, "because
the company could not afford not to have
the favor of such great bankers" An
other had been paid 600, 900 francs for the
same reason. Baron de Reinach was hand
ed several millions of francs, with permis-
sion to put as much as he chose into his
own pocket. M. Baihant demanded 900,
600 francs for his services in connection
with the passage of the lottery bill, and
was given 275,0O0. Another 275, 600 was
applied to the "secret service fund" and
100000 francs was given to Cornelius
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13

In spite of the wel-known and out-spok
en- opposition of Mr.. Cleveland, Edward
Murphy, jr., of Albany, was nominated
Tuesday night by the Democratic MEM
bers of the New York legislature to sue
ceed Mr. Hiscock in the United States SEN
ate. Mr.. Murphy received IS votes to on
ly five in opposition. The five, however
talked ont in meeting about Mr.. Murphy
in way that must have made his ears
burn. The placing of Mr.. Murphy in the
Senate is neither more nor less than re-
ward of a Tammany politician of the
most pronounced stripe, for services rem
dered. Murphy is the chairman of the
state committee, the boss of his home
county, and has probably done more than
any other man outside the New York city
Tammany bosses to keep New York in the
Democratic column. His business is that
of brewer, as was his fathers before him.
He is undoubtedly bright man, of aver
age ability, but it is his political machine
work which gives him his election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
CLUBBING RATES.

The special clubbing rates of The Phoenix for
1893 will be the
Boston Weekly journal,
New York Weekly Tribune,
Manchester Mirror and Farmer,
90 cents each,
this being the price made 10 us for the coming
year by the publishers of these papers.
The clubbing rate with the New York Daily
Press at only $3.50, and with the Boston
naily Journal at $3.50 will be continued.
The rate with the Household is 20 cents.
The lowest club rates with the leading maya
zines and other periodicals will be furnished 10
subscribers who wish TO take advantage Of them.
Address; THE PHOENIX,
Brattleboro, W
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13

The great Reading coal combine has
been broken by the withdrawal of two of
the companies which were partners to it..
The first intimation of the breakup came
with the announcement that the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre coal company would with
draw and market its coal on its own ac-
count. This was followed by the with
drawal of the New Jersey Central railroad
company, which was an important factor
in the combination. This action was un-
doubtedly due to the fear that the Now
Jersey legislature might repeal the charter
of the company, its lease to the combine
being undoubtedly in defiance of the laws
of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
The Nicaragua Canal.

The great enterprise is being conducted
under an exclusive concession granted to
number of American citizens by the Mic
araguan government in 1887, and since as
sented to by Costa Rica. The basis of this
concession is treaty between the United
States and Nicaragua negotiated shortly
after the Rebellion, and the concession it.
self conveys the privilege of excavating
and operating maritime canal across Mic
argua for a term of 80 years, with the
right to renew it for 90 years more. The
concession is held by the Maritime Canal
company of Nicaragua, organized under
charter from Congress in 1889, and the
actual execution of the work on the canal
has been in the hands of the Nicaragua
Canal Construction company, of which ex-
Senator Warner Miller of New York is
president Mr.. Miller is practically the
executive head of the whole enterprise,
and he has labored most untiriDgly and eff
fectively to promote its fortunes. Thus
far 10 miles of the route has been cleared,
90 miles of telegraph and telephone and
six miles of railway constructed, store
houses, machine shops, barracks, etc.,
built, and GreytOwn harbor (the Atlantic
termlnus) so deepened that ocean steamers
of considerable size can enter. The mon
ey has been prudently expended. A good
beginning has been made, and the con-
struction company is in a position to push
the canal to completion as soon as the
funds are provided. Both the great polit-
cal parties of this country have strongly
endorsed the enterprise and decisive action
by Congress at this session in support of
the enterprise would meet with almost
universal approval.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
Gold In z Desert.

There are no signs of any abatement in
the gold fever which recently broke out in
southern Utah. The craze rather grows in
intensity and is spreading in all directions.
The centre of the gold fields is along the
banks of the San Juan river just above its
confluence with the Colorado. 1t is in
perhaps the widest and least explored Sec
tion of the whole country, in the very heart
of an extensive desert. For hundreds of
miles on every side of the mining settle-
ments along the banks of the San Juan,
no sign of vegetation meets the eye except
the sage brush and cactus. The San Juan,
like the Colorado, has sunk into the earth
owing to the dryness of the soil and flows
along the bottom of deep, narrow canyon
with almost perpendicular sides. 1t Is
along the edges of this canyon that the
gold seekers are encamped to the number
of many thousands, most of them without
shelter of any kind. Fortunately for them
the climate is both dry and warm. Aside
from the new comers, there is almost no
population. Although the gold is found in
placers and is obtained by the simple and
inexpensive process of washing, the diff
Guilty of reaching the rivers edge from the
top of the canyon is a serious hindrance to
the gold-seekers. Added to this are the
scarcity and great cost of supplies and the
danger and difficulty of reaching and leav-
ing the gold fields. But these obstacles
count for little with the victims of the
fever and thousands are tiocking to the
banks of the San Juan from the mining
districts of Colorado, Nevada, Arizona,
New Mexico, Montana and Idaho. Other
thousands are leaving their flOcks and
ranches and joining the throng of adVentu-
ers in the desert