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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-06


The details Of the march need not be mar
rated at length. Our journey lay over
SCARED and blighted ground aud across
sandy plains and in and out among circu-
lar sand hills--loose. impermanent heaps,
which the winds of the desert twist and
curve and fling about in their wanton,
lonely sport: desolate heaps that hide the
bones OF the perished traveller and are for
ever moving their formless lips with a
silent, stealthy motion to suck In and over
whelm the living No man knows the deep
treachery Of mother earth till he has wres-
tied with the noiseless forces of the desert.
The pace, however, was brisk, for man
and beast were fresh and eager. Indeed 1t
was perpetual surprise 90 me how the ami
mails made such progress over the elusive
path. The camels, swinging at "A steady
trot, had much the best of u, for when the
hard hoof Of the horse sinks and slips the
elastic spongy foot OF the camel spreads
like n web. and he passes as easily and safe
ly over drifting sands as n snowshoer over
smothering wreaths. IL was then 1 first
understood how truly the camel deserves
its title of the ship of the desert, for as
ships pass along their liquid way so the
camel treads his unstable course over the
sandy wastes. Yet the horses, too, had un-
common lightness and skill in making way
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(CHAPTER XvI-continued. J

The mtA wo., armed with variety of
queer and uucouth weapons--ancient
matchlocks, pistols, spears. swords, javelins
and daggcrs, which few and flashed pro-
miscuousiy as il company of bcdlamtes
bad somehow possessed themselves of half
dozen armories.
AS soon as we were seen approaching q
band Of horsemen dashed 20 meet us, whrl-
ing their swords in the air so furiously that
in spite Of Said Achmct's assurance that
the display was mere sport, had an un-
easy suspicion that they were bent on cut
ting us down by way Of preliminary prac-
tice. But just at the crucial moment when
their lances were within few feet OF us,
they wheeled with inconceivable quickness
aud dexterity and dashed back the way they
came. yelling sayaltly. Two or three times
thism0neuvor was repeated. each time with
n madder dHsh and quicker turning, then
drawing up suddenly they faced us, salut
ing with a rigid precision that was in strik
ing contrast 10 Tile wild movements they
had just go1e through.
They had scarcely turned 90 get back 20
their origirl positions when a great shout
went up,ant tuau ,.rlm, superb,y mount
ed on a gay CnLreyr, came cuyeting and
prancing ou the csplanudc with drawn
sword. His appearance was the signal for
another mad outbreak OF the entire body
Of troops horse and foot. Yelling and
fourishing aud throwing their weapons
they circled about him rather IS IL he were
a captive for whose blood they thirsted
than n commander whom they wished TO
honor. while he rode quietly through the
maze, sitting his high spirited horse like
one born 70 the mddle. by and by the
tumult died down. and Abou kuram, still
riding about, noticed said Achmct and my
self with two or three bounds OF his leap
ing steod be was beside us.
"llore thou art." he said, smiling down
upon me. 'St pleaseth Inc 20 see thee pune
tually. according 10 thy word. Hast said
farewell 60 the good Said Achmet, for the
time has come 20 mount and be OFF,"
Il avn ready, my lord" 1 answered.
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synopsis of Preceding Chnpters.

Andre. Kilgour is involved in a bitter feud
With his purse-proud cousin, Peter ClephRne.
Their fierce battles OF almost daily occurrence
re the talk OF the university at Edinburgh,
here they are students. To Andrews dis
nay. his father decides TO take him rom
.hool and put him at law in the office OF
homas Clcphane, the father Of Peter. The
ligOur estate, kilburpie, is hopele-sly in
bt and Andrew Is expected TO redeem tho
unty fortunes. CHA PTER III. On the way
pmo 10 explain matters, he encounters a
lcCttuep of the hog family and calls him by
proper name. llf.-The hog proves TO be
1omas Clephane, his uncle, and The law plan
quickly disposed Of. Opportu eva wealthy
'ighbor OF kilgour's, who Is an eX-official OF
Ola, suggests that country as a field Tor a
iung fortune seeker. IN-AndreW meets
-lr Thomas daughter, Isabel, and is charmed
~ sight. She adds her entreates 10 Sir
Thomas advice that Andrew 40 To India,
rhcn she learns that his principal business
for q time will be 70 search for her long lost
brother Donald V AT Bo nhay AID ew
makes frie ds among the British merchants
and is offered pleasure trip 60 Jedda on an
by wgicn,pout and deserted hy her crew
Andrew = lett helpl - in his berth from
FEVER. VII The weather clea 5. the
ship floats asdsor,. on ,ooe the broad broad. OCEAN
StlI, TX aud Kan Arab is encountered in a
rowhoat and taken aboard, lie proves med :
dlesolne companion, but teaches Andrew the
Arabic tong lie and also fencin {, XI and Xii
'rha arab IS joined by band OF his fellow
pirates. Andrew kills his betrayer. but the
dereliot Is Numbered ana Andrew taken off n
captive. XIII and XlV-The pirates blind
fold their victim and leave him on rocky
shore, whore he meets with Arab Samaris ms
who ICED him and rlothe him in the garb q.
their race. In the end, however, he is arrested
aud shut upRs a spy. XIV and XVI-After
being tried and condemned 10 death, the rul-
ing prince, ADou kura1, SIP res his life on con-
ditiol that he ride beside MIN into battle and
prove his vs,lor
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Continued Tomorrow }

Abboti's East India Corn Paint removes quickly
an oorns bunions and warts without pain.
prominent railroad superintendent living In
Savannah, one suffering for. years from malaria
health BY the Of y. p. r., thinks that he will
live forever n he always get =. p. p. tPrickly
Ash. Poke Root and Potsssium.l The party's name
will be given on application
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visiting Cards s5c. per package.
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Washington, Nov. 12.-President and
Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by most
Of the members Of the cabinet and their
families, left Washington at S:15 this
morning on a special train over the
Pennsylvania road for Cramps ship
yard, Philadelphia, to witness the
launching Of the st. Louis, which Mrs.
Cleveland was to ciiri5ten.
Shortly after 2 O'Clock the magnificent
steamship was successfully launched.
The affair was Witnessed by fully So
90 people. Mrs. Cleveland, wife of the
president, broke the traditional bottle
OF champagne on the bow of the noble
ship as 1t glided down the ways, at the
same time uttering these words: 81
christen thee, St. Louis"
In this instance, and for the first
time since the ceremony was observed
at the ship yard, the champagne Was
of American make. All preparations
for the launch had been carefully
made, and although the ship Is 120 fest
longer than any that has ever been
launched, the difficult feat OF getting
the vessel from the ways into the water
was accomplished without a hitch.
After the launch, the invited guests
to the number Of 400, were entertained
at lunch in the office of the builders
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17
TRAINS COLLIDE.


Pittsburg. Pa, Nov. Train No
S, the Baltimore and Ohio limited.
coming west, ran into the first section
of No "a, fast cattle train, at Rosen-
steel siding two miles east of lockwood
at $40 this evening. Six men Were
killed in the collision and several 9th
ers badly hurt The following are the
names Of the killed:
Henry Bush, engineer of No. 5, 81
mon McCarty, fireman Of No. 5, Brown
Ing, engineer of No. Ga, Manning, fire.
man of No. 81, two unknown men.
either mail clerks o. express nesscn-
gers.
The list OF injured Is as follows:
Pierce. De Grange and Lippincot,
the latter a mail clerk
The railroad officials say no passen-
gers were hurt. The limited SHOULD
have arrived here at S:45 and left for
Chicago at Sa55. The cattle train car
ries cattle from Chicago to Baltimore
for shipment to Europe
Both trains Were going at the rate OF
forty miles an hour and came together
while rounding a curve. Neither crew
had time TO jump or sound warning.
The meeting place for the trains was
Pine Grove, four or five miles east O.
the place Of the collision, where the
passenger train should have taken the
siding for the freight For some rea-
son the passenger train passed the sid
Ing.
The mail car was reduced to kindlins
wood. Only the heavy vestibules Of the
passenger cars saved them from 4
similar fate. Fully a dozen cars were
piled up On the train, killing and MAIN
Ing many Of the dumb brutes.
De Grange, Pierce and Ippincotf
were damned between the cars and the
two unknown clerks were found dead
under the debris. Conductor Ward
was not hurt, as IVES at first relG ted.
Bush was the oldest engineer In the
employ Of the road. Relief trains were
sent At once to the scene.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

London. Nov. PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Shanghai says that
the Japanese captured Port Arthur
yesterday, after meeting with feeble
resistance on the part of the Chinese.
Port Arthur was bomba-ded prev
Lous To its surrender. The Chinese
laid down their arms and yielded
themselves as prisoners OF war. The
Chinese commanding officer abandon
ed Port Arthur during the night Of
Nov. 6.
II is reported that some of the rep
resencItives of foreign powers will
start for Picking Immediately.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17
THE WELLINGTON LYncHERs.
The Jury just secur.d Is Fixed to Acquit
Them.

Memphis, Nov. 11.-There has been
gard to the efforts to fix" the jury In
the trial Of w. s. Richardson and II.
n. Smith, charged with the sextupIe
lynching near Millington, and to-mor-
row Prosecuting Attorney Patterson
VIII ask the court TO discharge the
eleven men that have been secured af-
ter weeks laborious examination Of
600 talesmcn. The attorney general
will present to the court an affidavit
that nearly all the COO persons sum
moned for jury duty have been select
ed from among the known friends Of
the accused, and one juryman, 1t was
believed, shown by affidavit. asserted
that he would not convict white man
for killing negro. The attorney gen
eral Will also move the court to re
lieve Sheriff NcCaTyer from duty dur
Ing the progress Of the case. This IL
because Of the manner In which the
sheriff had summoned the jurymen,
and In the manner In which he has
treated the prisoners. The attorney
has learned that since the incarcera-
ton, both Smith and Richardson have
been taken surreptltIously by the SHEER
if 10 the KerTyiile neighborhood on
more than one occasion. Butch Nc
Carver. son Of the sheriff, IL prosecut-
ing witness in the case, and has CON
stantly been In communication with
the accused, who, while In Jail, have
been allowed extraordinary liberties.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Anderson, Ind, Sov. 12.-SheriR
yandyke has been bothered for the
past month by five outlaws who are In
the jail awaiting penitentIary trials
They have been insulting him and his
family repeatedly In the grossest man,
ner. Last night their conduct passed
endurance, and, locking the office door,
he opened the cell gratings and invited
them out into the Office. They obeyed
him and made nurderous rush at
him. He met them single handed and
with bare fists. In less than n minute
they we're all laid out on the floor, I'M
conscious. He and bls little daughter
revived them, and they obeyed when
ise ordered them back into their cGfIs
Their injuries In come cases are scr
lous. vandyke Is a well-deyelopcd
man and afraid OF nothing.
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Trnna!s. in Arxentine.

BuenOs Ayrcs, Nov. 1.-THE political
crisis not only continues, but rs accen-
tuated. 1t Is unlikely that a cabinet
can be formed unless Senior Roca tacit-
Iy consents. The president hardly
knows what course to pursue, but q 30
luton Of the difficulty may be arrived
at to-day.
The attitude Of the navy and army
chiefs IA such as to cause a tide Of ap-
pTehension, and a state Of siege will be
declared with the consent Of congress
A lot Of politicians have been asked to
enter the cabinet, but have refused.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17
yAPANesE CAPTURE FOO CHOW
CAnp.Ign Under Way Against Moukher
and TEN Tsin.

and rIen-Tsin-
Washington, Nov Ga short cable
cram received by Secretary Gresham
to-day from United States Minister
DENLY at Peking chronicles another
important forward movement by the
Japanese. 1t reads as follows:
Japanese have taken Foo CHOW III
the Gulf Lfastuno, approaching Shang-
Kai-Kuan. Two campaigns against
Moukden and Tien Tsin- DENLY.
All of this means. according to the
Interpretation arrived at by the state
department officials that the japanese
have seized the important strategic
port of Kin Chow, near New Chang
and on the railroad leading in one III
rection towards Tien Tsin and in the
other toward the Manchurian capital.
Moukden. The latter is thus threat
eied from two sides as the japanese
forces, which have crossed the falu
river from Corea, are advancing rap
idly from the southeast upon this
doomed capital, and, according to
Minister Denby's cablegram, another
force Will start northward from Kin
Chow to Join them. The distance
from Kin Chow to Tien Tsin IS aboii
200 miles and the roads are the best In
China
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

New York, Nov. 10.-The World this
morning says:
Gossip is revived concerning the re-
ported engagement Of Odette Tyler,
the actress, to Howard Gould It will
be remembered that the engagement
was declared off some months ago,
owing, 1t was said, to Miss TyIer's re-
senting the objection On the part of
young Gould's family. Now the rumor
Is afioat that the engagement was new
CT really broken and that the actress,
and the millionaire are bctrothed as
firmly as they ever were.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Cincinnati, Nov. lin the circuit
court Of appeals Of the Sixth circuit
to-day, p. 81. Arthur, grand chief en-
gineer Of the Brotherhood Of Engin-
GERS, voluntarily dismissed his appeal
from the injunction issued against
him by Judge Taft on the prayer Of
the Toledo, Ann Arbor e. North Michi-
gan Railroad company to compel him
To rescind his orders to members Of
the Brotherhood In the employ Of the
companies operating connecting lines
to refuse To haul cars for the Toledo,
Ann Arbor & North Michigan Rail
Rad company, and restraining him
from issuing any other order OF the
same kind to enforce the boycott. This
ends the Toledo & Ann Arbor boycott
litigation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

TEE rumors that the Vanderbilt
family differences have been quietly
settied" are a sufficient Indication that
q quiet settlement also eztends to
madau,e's bills, The dismissal Of all
CAUSES Of wac will be sad blow to
the scandal loving public which has
expected much from this eruption In
high society. The chances are, how
ever, that the public will not have
long to wait, and that the trouble,
really based on irreconciIable differ
ences, will break out in more yiruIcnt
form.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

for the white metal. and shipments
from the West are on liberal scale.
London spectators have been piling
up silver for some time, and the new
Chinese loan will enable them to dispose
of part OF it The demand for assay
bars 10 light. and manufacturers are
disposed to hold on for lower prices
The movement during the week has
been to a lower level, bars in London
showing a decline of 1-sd, and here
decline of u for commercial and Z
for assay. Mexican dollars have ruled
firn and are u higher.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Ir is easy to tell whether a water.
melon ia thoroughly ripe or not by
drawing the thumb nail shghtly over
the melon, 80 az 10 scrape the thin,
green skin. II the edge OF the scar
Is ragged and the rind under the scar
smooth. with a CLASSY appearance, the
melon Is ripe: but ii the edges Of the
scar are smootu and the esin does moi
come clean Of, the melon ia not sufi-
GENTLY advanced. IT ia said that a
little practice on two melons, one rips
and the other unripe, viii soon famu
iarize one with the knowledY
required.
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PORT ARTHUR TAKEN.
The Chinese Admit Their Inability to Ee-
siss japan.

The Chinese Admit Their Inability to Ee-
siss japan.
London. Nov. 10.-The Japanese arc
reported to have taken Port Arthur.
The Chinese telegraph line from Port
Arthur to Tien Tsin via King Chow has
been cut by order of the japanese COM
mander. The British steamship Gaelic,
from San Francisco for Yokohama and
Hong Kong. which was seized by the
Japanese authorities on the ground
that she was carrying contraband OF
war, has been searched at NagaskL
Washington Nov 1O.-Eyents OF the
last few days. in which officials and
diplomats Of Washington have partici-
pated, lead them TO believe that peace
between China and Japan Will be con-
Guided at an early day.
China has al last reluctantly but very
fully admitted that she has -ound her
self wholly unprepared for war. Japan
on the other hand Srnliingly accepts
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF her progress
and awaits a detailed proposition as to
how much China will concede as a
basis OF pence IL remains TO be seen
whether Japan will demand TOO much
or China will yield too little. but the
inclination OF both powers is 50 strong
ly towards getting together that it is
believed that peace will be effected on
the basis Of Corea's Independence and
a cash indemnify for Japa as war ex
penditures.
If, however, Japan urges her de-
mands to the extent OF a cession Of e
part OF China's territory, the present
prospect IS that China will not humble
her pride to this extent, but will con-
tinue to prosecute the war as best she
can, relying on the bitter winter now at
hand to give her a temporary respite
and defense
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

London, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Daily News from Constantinople says
1900 Armenians, including women and
children, are reported 70 have been
nassacred in the Sassoun region, near
Moosh, Turkish Armenia, during a re
cent attack by Kurds twenty-five VII
lagos were destroyed. The Turkish Of
hciais declare the report Is untrue and
that 1t grew out Of the suppression Of
small rising In the region In question
The British Ambassador is making In,
guiries into the matter
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17
SENATOR cAMeRoN.s POSITION
Says He Won't Go Into = New Silver
Party.

Party.
Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Cam
eron denies that fsa ture OF a Denver
story which states that he has CORE
sponded with the projectors of the new
silver party" about to be launched
and is In hearty sympathy with the
movement.
II have had no such correspondence
rs to silver party, or anything In
that line" said he Like Mr.. Hill,
who says 7 am Democrat / can say
am Republican, although l am
Republican who believes thoroughly
in silver
General Warner. president OF the
Bfmetailic league, is expected here
next week with Some Information on
the Western movement for a silver
party.
Gordon Clark, acting secretary of
the league, says that the statement
from Denver Is probably correct A
meeting will be held at an early day,
MIR. CLARK says, but the time and place
have not yet been determined AS to
the details Of the movement, Mr.. Clark
Is not Informed. He says however,
that silver party will undoubtedly
be formed by the force Of circum-
stances Thus far the Populists have
given greatest encouragement TO silver
and Notwithstanding recent reports to
the contrary, Mr., CLARK says the Popu-
lists are stronger than ever as factor
to assist silver. Their total vote reach
ed 100000 and they will hold the bal
ance Of power in the Senate after
March 4 next A balance Of power In
the Senate means balance of power
In Congress and in all national legis-
lation.
Senator Stewart of Nevada said: II
have no information regarding the
movement and of course had no CORE
spondence on the subject. ! have no
doubt however, that there will be
conference Of the leading men from all
sections who are opposed to the gold
policy Of the Republican party and
Cleveland Democracy, and that they
will act together, but the nucleus of
any movement must be those two mil
lion votes cast Inst Tuesday against
the twin gold parties"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

IT seems lunatic faulty for postof-
fee employees to tampsr with letters
for ninety-nine times in a hundred
they will be caught, and the punish
uent Is heavy. The postal employees.
az rule. are faithful, honest and
hard working men II ia not strange
that black sheep shall appear among
them once in q while. In proportion
to their number and their great oppor-
tunities there IL a high standard Of
morality among them.
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srzAgrsG of the late DR.. Holnes.

SPEAEIsG Of the late Dr. Holmes,
the London Lancet, which IL perhaps
the leading organ Of the medical pro
fs.sion, says tho union Of medicine
and letters Is rare. And yet some OF
the leading noycllsts OF to-day have
studied medicine, and OF former gen
GRAFTON there we're Smollett. Thomas
Browne. Keats and Goldsmith. It may
Dc doubted II any other profession can
boast Of a brighter GALAXY of men who
have won fame by their pens.
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Fire on Cotton ships.

Savannah, Ga, Nov.6.-The eighth
fire among the cotton ships broke out
at 2 o'clock ON the steamship White
field, but the flames were quickly sub
dued. Nearly all the tugs and lightefy
On the river were kept busy during the
night EVERYTHING Is quiet today. The
men on all the ships on which fires
occurred were arrested to-day and held
without bond awaiting Investigation.
Ten out Of thirteen ships now loading
have been On fire.
Investigation shows traces OF phos-
phorous everywhere On the burned
ships.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Hyannis, Neb.. Nov. 7.-Burlington
passenger train No. Al, WIS held up
about one mile east Of hear at 3 O'Clock
this morning by two men, who beoard-
ed the train at Whitman, covered the
engineer with WIhcheSters, and told
him TO stop the train when ordered
When the train was stopped the men
got off and ran, taking nothing with
them. 1t Ia supposed the bandits Lost
their nerve at the last minute
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Panama, Nov. 6.--Nicaragua Is oD
tanning In France new artillery and q
great quantity Of ammunition Hon.
duras proposes Central American
exposition In Tegucigalpa In 1895
American capitalists Will establish a
bank in Pureto Cartez. c. account
Of her Central American interests Eng.
land Is pressing Mexico for an imme
date settlement for the Belize boun.
dairy dispute.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. 7-JIm
French and three other members Of
the Cook gang, crimlnaily assanIb4i
three girls in the suburbs Of Oclaesli
]. r., last night. After committing
the fendish crimes the bandits mount.
ed their horses and rode of. A posi-
Of citizens was at once orgapizcd and
started IN pursuit Of Tie bandits. bni
az far az heard from they failed te
capture them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17

Princeton. ". j.. nov. 6. Iss Presl
dent James McCosh of Princeton mi
ycrsity IL critically VI ~ Iii. rnildenc
Oh Prospect Avenue. Be Iias l,sq,tl H..
coming more and more rceb;e ail IL,
fall and the weakpesa rosll,aBi f;4ji,
old age has beenEhrrcos.d by asIgt
cold. which Threatened paagig..n,s
DR. WyckoH and us,iD.d 5ufs.. III.
In constant ATTENDANCE.