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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27

many other Alaskan tribes. They believe
an enemy can by means Of spells and
charms work out evils, shape destinies,
and finally destroy those they wish 10,
which belief is taught and encouraged by
the medicine men Of the tribe II any
one is sick he, upon Precipitation, at once
declares some person to be the cause,
and that person must either confess him
self witch and promise 90 cease work.
ing injury upon the patient or he is put
10 death The Indians are still in a state
Of utter barbarism and hold to the old
belief. IAN eye for an eye and tooth for
a tooth"
Upon the sister being charged with sor-
Gerry she was at once brought before her
brother and the Shaman. She wildly pro-
tested her innocence. and upon her adj
herring 20 IL She was bound and severely
beaten Several days passed, during
which she was given no food, and only
enough water to moisten her parched
lips Seeing her determined not TO ac-
knowledge herself a witch and response
bic for his Illness, Ahf Chat struggled
from the pile Of skins which had consti-
tuted his bed and plunged his knife into
the heart of his helpless victim.
The kakes know no fear. even of death.
Neither do they understand such feeling
as remorss. They have always remained
on their island unmOlested making their
own laws aad administering them accord
ing 10 their own ideas OF justice. II the
murderers now incarcerated in Sitka are
hanged. they freely say they will kill the
same number of white men before they
consider things even. That this last ad-
dition to the imprisoned Kake contingent
will stretch hemp there can be no doubt
providing he doesn't die by his own hand
I'm the mean time.
Despite all official denials. the practice
Of the medicine art prevails through
out all Alaska, and scores Of unfortunate
natives have, even in the short space OF
one year, suffered hideous deaths upon
the decree or the medicine man that they
had practised sorcery. With the force
at their disposal, the white authorities
cannot enforce the law as IL should be
TO teach the native population the lesson
they must some time learn. The hope
of the entire Territory Is now fastened
upon the establishment Of an American
army post I'm the far North. With sold
iers at hand, such murders as those 70
Ahf Chats account would be less FREE
quent.-San Francisco Examiner
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27
Ny Little Girl.
Ny little girl is nested
IArafhIr I.r I'm. hcI

My little girl is nested
Within her tiny bed.
With amber ringlets crested
Around her dainty head
She lies so calm and Silly.
She breathes so soft and low,
She calls 10 mind a lily
Half hidden in the snow.
weary little mortal
Has gone 10 sunderland;
The Pixies at the portal
Have caught her by the hand;
She dreams her broken dolly
VIII soon be mended there.
That looks so melancholy
Upon the rocking-chair.
| kiss your wayward tresses,
My drowsy little queen;
/ know you have caresses
From floating forms unseen;
o angels. let me keep her
To kiss away my cares,
This darling little sleeper
Who has my love and prayers.
Samuel Minturn Peck in the New Or
loans Tinles-DenOcrat
leans Times-Democrat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27
The Times for Young Couples.

From this time until January LIST. 1896,
a six-months' subscription 10 The Daily
1.lmes viii be given absolutely Tree or al
charges 20 every newly-married couple
i'm the State OF Virginia who VIII seha
promptly the announcement OF their wed
ding TO The Times. and request 'hat the
naner he sent them. In Richmond and
Manchester the paper will be delivered
by carriers. In all other places 1t Will
be sent by mail. postage paid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27

Dear lady. tapping at your door.
Some little verses stand
And beg on this suspicious day
To come and kiss your hand.
Their ryllablcs all counted right,
Their rhymes each In its place,
Like birthday children. al the door
They wait to see your face.
Rise lady. rise. and let them in,
Fresh from the fairy shore,
They bring you things you wish TO have,
Each In its pinafore.
For they have been in Wishing Land,
This morning In the dew,
And your dearest wishes bring
All granted-home to you.
What these may be they would not tell
And could not II they would.
They take the packets sealed TO you.
As trusty servants should.
Rut there was one that looked Ike love,
And one that smelt like health.
And one that had jingling sound
fancy might be wealth.
An. well. they are but wishes stiil.
Rut. dear lady, for you
Z know that all you wish Is kind
1 pray Il all come true.
The association OF the cottage life was
Charming TO Stevenson. but when inclined
- vvIte he wanted TO be alone. For his
Ntsrary temple he hired hut that had
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27
Bedford and The Mint Julep.

Secretary Herbert. like true Southern.
The greatest triumph OF the julep j
OF. 10 q fond admirsr Of the mint Julep.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27
STEVENSON IN HAWAII.
MEMORIES OF HIS SOJOURN AT
UfIhIhI.
Some of the Verses That He Wrote There
His Mouse-His Opinion of Mission
aries-Number Two's Last Poem.

From the lanais Of Hawaii. tempting to
music from the sands of Waikiki, the
beach OF poetry, come new verses by the
master. poems of grace and compliment
TO those in whose lives he had deep inter
EST, not made 10 go abroad in BOOKS
hunting readers.
Next TO his Samoa Robert Louis Stew
enson lik ed Hawaii. 70 his native Scot
land he as tied by sentiment strong
enough to tug gently at his heart strings.
but not of force sufficient 10 draw him
thither from tropical lands TO rack his
feeble frame In its harassing climate.
During his first visit to the Hawaiian
Islands in 1889 Stevenson cruised on the
Yacht Casco. He hired a cottage on the
fairy beach at Waikiki, while the Casco
Lag In the harbOr. He met many people
of Hawaii and cared for few. lie had
no interest in the eyangelizing spirit. lie
liked best the primitive man of the is
lands. unbaptizcd and not bartering for
powder. The man, who IN the CeTen-
ncs. wrote thus TO the high entertain
ment of the angels. do we peit one an
other with evangclists. Ike schoolboys
pickering in the snow" was not driven
10 enthusiasm by the missionaries of the
South Seas or the effect of their work.
Stl he was gentle and hospitable, and
once every week he welcomed to his cot
tago all who chose to come. and from the
many ne picked a few friends. Among
these was Mrs. Caroline Bush. born IN
the islands. with trace of the island
nature warming her affections, ana her
son Henry Poor. IN whose arteries the
blood of the native. though but one part
IN eight, ran swiftly in love and sym
pathy for the decaying members OF ~
ancient race.
Mrs. Bush and Mr. Poor were much
with Stevenson and his party. They were
asked TO participate with him In the re-
cepiion on she yacht 10 David halakaua.
the last King of Hawaii. and TO take part
IN his simple musical pleasures. In photo
graphs taken by member OF the parry
their faces frequently appear.
Mrs. Bush had a birthday while Steven
son was al Waikiki. and in celebration of
the day Stevenson sent TO her these
verses:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22

The Gazette prints more gen.
erdi and state news than any
cheap morning newspaper issued
m any Western city not except
ing Chicago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22

THE WEEKS REVIEW.
Business in General is
Improving.
PROSPERITY RETURNING.
Summaries Are Given of the General
Commercial Conditions of the
Country.
PROSPERITY RETURNING.


NEW YORK, June II.
II. q. Dun a Co.'s weekly review OF trade.
From all Parts OF the United States the best
adyices ohtalnable tell OF rising tide OF
trade and indr y. The volume Of all bust
ness is by n h Nans equal 10 that OF 1899
as yet, thougi q some important branches
larger than In p 1r any other year. Two
innnenees q troh Y us power contriblte to
influences OF trem. power contribute to
the rise, encourage op news and conf
two years been depleb =. the utmost.
Excepting too heavy y In Texas, crop
reports this week hav,Ss IN highly en-
couraging. Future injury . cotton cannJt
be predicted but as yet mt .hlng indicates a
yield below 100000 bales which is not sup
posed 70 threaten famine II the commercial
ceeding $4,000 bales. full consumption
until September l. Receipts continue small
and consumption close to the maximum here
and abroad though the marketing OF British
goods is not entirely ENCOURAGING. Liberal
purchases OF all products by the South do
not indicate belief that any serious mis-
fortune impends.
Reports from srring wheat states and from
the Pacific ctast are not 50 cheering, al
though the loss Of winter wheat was large,
those whose estimates have been most ac-
eurate In recent years now vary In predicting
from 430. CO0,tt0 to 40. 900 900 bushels Atlantic
exports for three weeks. -four included Ms
wheat have only been 3,75s7ls bushels.
against 6.0o6,232 last year, Indicating no
urgent utlilhNu at current IIlttAs INtFN
has been fall OF price in wheat with heavier
sales than for three weeks past.
The rush for supplies In iron and steel
resembles bear panic in the stool market.
because prices are mounting everybody hur-
ries to buy. Dessemer iron has reached
s12.6i at PittsburF. the bar association has
advanced common to $50, the wire nail as
ISOLATION put thelr price to $3.50 per keg. the
steel rail makers have raised the price to
SEA, Eastern and Southern furnaces have
both raised prices alsin 90 cents por ton
structural beams are {1.35 and angles 81 %.
II is undenlablo that works In operation are
crowded with orders and others who haze
been idle for years are preparing to re-
sumo. At the same time the most potent
cause OF the upward start IN prices, the gem
eral belief that n combination Of coke pro-
dueers would raise the price TO $50 after
July /. is apparently removed by war among
the producers and a fall to Si.25 In contracts
for the last half OF 1896.
Failures for the week have been 22S In the
United States against 2li last year and 81
In Canada against 20 last year.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22

GOLD MEN TO MEET.
A State Committee Will
Convene.
A BUDGET FROM DALLAS.
Advocates of "Houes, Money" Arc
Gathering in Great Force
in the City.
A BUDGET FROM DALLAS.

DALLAS. June 81.
The honest money state executive com-
mittec appointed by George Clark and thirty
other gold standard men at Waco will meet
In this city tomorrow.
judge Rufus Hardy Of Navarro county.
the assistant guardian OF the honest money
Democrats OF Texas will prcslde. Judge
Hardy. attempted to break into congress from
this district last fall. but fell down before
the congressional convention. Hardy IN hon-
est llo IL for the gold standard and nd
voeatod = tho gold standard while Judge
Clark was pratlng about hi-motalllsm aud
hts friendship for silver. Hiardy's commit
tee Will issue an address calling on Texas
ard and give their moral and financial sup
port TO Cleveland and Carlisle. Perhaps a
state convention OF honest money men
viii be called to meet In the city OF Dali
las about tho time the Corbett- FltRslmmonn
prize light Is to take place. The boys viii
Kill two birds with one stone by thin ar
rangement. and also be given an oppnr-
unity OF betting their honest dollars on
the races.
THE advance guard OF the honest money
league OF Texas has not yet arrived. and
the attendance tomorrow promises TO ho
slim, Col. W. r.. Hughes, John W. Spring.
er, Judge George N. Aldredgc aud Judge A.
!. Watts. local honest money advocates, will
their resolutions for them. as usual. Col
Springer has a set OF ready made honest
money resolutions on hand that he bor-
rowed on a recent visit to Chicago. Ia a
pinch these resolutions will be sprung on
Hardy a. Co. and Will, no doubt. meet with
the unqualified appreciation OF the honest
money guardians.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22
scnAMnMLINo ron pLAcns.


Washington. juno Alt IL stated that
the aoadeune board at the naval academy
has made up It's assignments ~ tho grad.
uatca who have Just completed tho AiS Jears'
course and that tho naval department iB
,norey waiting 10 sec whether there may
be any caininltioa before this and the list
OF July before pronulgntng INC nAHlsh-
menls 10 the several eurpn Of the navy
Under n recent law tho surplus cadets on
the limo Of whom there are a number this
year may be assigned 20 tho engineer
corps. n vacancies exist there provided lhoy
show ftncsa for the position q assistant
engineer. II 10 happens that there are .
number Of vacancies IN the engineer corps
this year and there Is a scramble for thon
by those cadets who failed OF appointment
10 the line. Tho line Of tho division class
now numbers thlrty-f0ur md engineer di-
vision Ave. Thus far there are only twenty
vacancies In tho line and one IN tho ma
rlno corps. NO thore VIII ntlll remain thir-
teen cadets for whom there are no vacancies.
IL IN learned that OF these thirteen cadets
seven or eight were found deficient In on
Rlneenng In the examination jnAt holh AT
Annapolis and that the academic board Of
the naval academy has deridod that in as
much as the law HayB that those cadets
who were transferred TO the engineer corps
must be found proficient, the board can
NOT recommend them for tranhfer, because
they wero found deficient In the very studies
which Is the basis OF the engineering pro-
ieasion.
Secretary Herbert takes the same view Of
the fuAtl0ft 10 u ~ pIbpAulN mat ~ l'hAi
seven cadets ~ the lino division Will be
honorably discharged, IN accordance with
the law. The cadets Affected are, however.
trying hard 70 ret appointed 70 tho engineer
corps notwithstanding that they failed In
The very study that would have secured them
the appointment and have secured the ser
vices Of an attorney. MIR. Ernest Wilkinson,
an ex-nnyal Oiicer. 70 try 10 Induce tie
secretary Of the navy TO set aaldo the -Sie-
elsion Of the academic board.
Mr. wilkinson was at the department
yesterday In company with Representative
Meyer Of Louisiana and some Of the depart
menf ofncora In rotation 70 the mattcf, but
as the law puta the selection Of the cadets IN
the hands OF the academic board, Il Is
doubtful II tho deficient cadets viii aun-
coed.
There II, however. an opening for them
IN a kindred aeryiee. the revenue marine.
as Secretary Carlisle recently decided that
graduates Of the naval academy might be
appointed as third licuionantB In that ser
vice Without examination.
Another feature Of the case "a that the ca
diets who have Just completed The fanr
years course al tho academy feel them
selves interested. AZ they may fail 81 rp-
pointmont two years hence. should all tho
vacancies be filed this yfAr. and they are
getting their friends Interested In the mat
tar 70 500 they be not left out Of consldora-
lion when the anal assignment q this ycar's
class 70 made.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22
WAS INSTANTLY KmLrp.


One Person Killed and TWO Injured by a
Stroke Of Lightning.
Galveston, Tex, June 2t.--A vivid flash
OF lightning followed second later by a
loud clap OF thunder and the result was
one man Killed outright, another sesiouAy
Injured and a boy now lowering bttsrrn
life and death, Fred Scfert nni Fad
llnrtell were skaters employed az Misrudt
Bros, and were engaged In putting slate
roof on the new orphans home The light-
ming struck Seifcrt while at work. tearing
nearly every vcstlge OF clothing from his
body aud removing a shoe AID sock from
his foot. One OF the persons vino went to
his rescue In ntteinptius To remove lin
from tue roof caught hold Of his neck and
the flesh cane OF In shreds, Seifer,'s body
was conveyed to an undertaking ts,ahish-
inent.
Fred Hnrtell was stan Eng below when ne
was struck on the back 10y falling tim.
her. Both shoulder blades were broken
and his spine Injured.
A young boy named Mann was stand
Ing on a ladder when the lightning struck
the building, and he received a shock
which threw him from the Ladder TO the
ground and caused painful injuries lie
was unconscious when picked NJ aud rlay
die
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22

Professional Bears arc Handling the Market
with Gloves on.


with Gloves on.
New York, June 2l.-Bradstrects Financial
Review tomorrow will say:
Though speculation is lacking In breadth
and Is TO a large extent professional in
character, 1t continues to show decidedly
hulllsh tendencies the further advances re-
no less marked than the strong undertone
which It displays as a whole The principal
causes which support this tendency In the
face of public interest and London indlner-
enoe to stocks il the better crop prospects.
particularly In the corn growing states,
and the lnclplent boom in the iron and
steel industry.
that tho main bullish demonstrations Of the
week should have been In stocks directly
affected by these two circumstances, such
as those OF the Southwestern railroad and
Tennessee Coal. Limited as the market Is
in point Of participation. It, OF course, eN-
periencos frequent halts and spells OF dull
ness. Professional operators, however. show
and on the other hand, II Is apparent that
the bulls who have manipulated a number OF
stocks are backed by powerful influences.
The industrlas were somewhat neglected
and in some instances heavy, while the
strength OF the bond market was affected I'm
favorably by the apparently guarded inter-
view put forth by j. p. Morgan. who has
just returned from Europe. The state OF
the exchange market, the operations Of the
OF London toward American stocks are all
matters OF considerable interest Wall street
practically Ignores the fact that exchange
Is at gold shipping point. 1t relies with
confidence on the determination and ability
OF the syndicate TO prevent thom.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22
WANTED TO NE AoaEnAnLn.


. II '''h e''t 'ahAtits
Paris. Jslna 2il-The newnpapcra ecnef.
any regard Emperor Williams spec,h ut
Hamburg aH Inspired By u desire 10 bc
asrtcahle rather thnn expressive %. his
tcal sentiments. The rstcfcttc declares
mat " u ncccrsary for the realization
OF the NiHhea expressed by the Ef.iilci or
that trnnee aud Germany should be rrcon.
ciled, !, g, that tho question OF Alsace-
Lorraine he settled.
The Soliel rcmafka that In spIte Of tho
Pacific tune OF the empcfor's utteriuc,,a
most rcrAons rennfk that peaceful foatly.
ltles have some lines proceeded terrible
1he liappci. fcfcrrlne to the sam. cub.
jert, maya that Europe does not believe
that peace Ia the sole object OF the lnfilI.
ing OF The Hattie and North Sea canal
According 10 la taia. Emperor William
desires peace. hut ''the nrnnhllc nlonc
cannot glvu UNIVERSAL peace TO tho brother.
hood OF natousH
Tue Sletlc submits that the pcntcff
lnnguagc Of tho emperor N couslatrnt with
the dispatch NJ wreath tu l.oiinu IN
the aiitlNvrsary OF the battle ~ Mntori6a
According 10 the lladical. thu sinlp,St
method OF assuring peace IL FOR Germany
20 surrender what she uNvVs to war, npiinr-
ently rcietrlng TO Aisacc- Lorraine.
The fetit Repuhlluue Expresses tho cnln.
Ion that to credit the utiurnnrra OF I'm.
pefor Willlnm NJ Hamburg vpsaels OF com.
meree Should have been convolscd at klcl
pnd not whrshipa
Tho 0nnlois regrets that Grrinany docs
not admit even that there Il nn Alsdcr-
lorruinc question.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22

Runge. Tex. June 2l.--The tremendous
rains which fell over this entire section yes
terdhy and last night have flooded every
thing All the creeks being so swollen as TO
practically stop travel. No passenger trains
have been able to reach this place today
owing to the washout Of tho Escondio bridge
west Of here and the Smith Creek bridge cast
Of us. The west bound train is expected
here some time before midnight and viii
transfer at the Escondio and return to
Houston. Tho San Antonio river has a big
rise and Is stlll going up. The Oklahoma
settlement, seven miles south OF here is
said TO be most effected.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22

proaeh OF midsummer with the accompany
Ing stock taking in some lines. In addition
to this perhaps the only other thing not
pointing to Improvement is tho reaction OF
priee1 OF cotton. coal. wheat, -four. corn,
oats, pork and lard frtm previous relatively
high levels. In almost an other directions
reports on the business situation and out
look are exceptionally favorable.
The mere active Pacific coast cities are
almost alone In presenting distinct features
Of trade each week. San Francisco reports
that hot winds have admittedly Affected tho
California wheat crop which now will moi
likely exceed 33,0c0.Ooo bushels. Fall trade
prospects at Portland, Oregon, are bright.
Tacoma announces exports Of -four. cotton
and machinery TO the orient and llmher to
South Africa, while Seattle has sent a large
quantity Of silver to Mediterranean ports.
There have been no special changes In tho
condition Of general trade at Wlatern and
Northwestern cities, but the volume OF bust
ness and general feeling at Milwaukee and
Duluth indicates improvement.
In tho Southern states business continues
at about midsummer proportions with linz
pr voment in dry goods and groceries al
CHAT mega and Atlanta. a better feeling
In trade circles at Birmingham and only a
modsraio expansion OF business at Calves
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-22
WILL HELP TIM REBELS.
Secretary OF State olney's Demand
VIII Cripple Spain.

Philadelphia. June n THE news that
Secretary Olney has instruf ted tho
American minister ut Madrid to notify
the Spanish government that the money
due on the Mora claim would have to
be promptly paid over has caused tho
profoundcst qualification 10 the cubau
colony In this city. ono OF tho leaders
said today: e
I'VE accepted the order OF the state
department that no overt act against
Spain must be committed by Americans
or others upon American soil very conn.,
placentiy. us We have always endsav-
orcd 10 80 conduct ourselves as to dis
arm complaint on that score. II has
been our cnre 10 avoid nntanrlinG tho
United states the home OF our a3op-
tion, with Spain, and the fact that we
known by the fact that with an the
wntchfulness Of her agents. IN this
country there have been so few COM
plants with any substantial basis
made against us In this particular. ana
Secretary Olney'a demand that Spain
shall pay over the million and 4 half
that Spain cannot construe into IN act
that is done 10 favor us. though II N
most timely In our interest"
How do your people expect to profit
BY the order?" was asked. III Z
"Bccauao," was the reply. Spain n
every dollar she 10 forced to take or
withhold from the suppression Of tho
fight In Cuba would directly help Us In
any case. but there IN Ground Tor tho
belief that Spain Will play her dilntory
game again, and In that Gaze ,tha gov
crnrncnl will feize Havana. IA she
would be justified IN doing. ana hold
II until abe pays herself the anosn{
due. II that Gomez 70 pass, md 1t "a
certainly within the bounds OF nroba-
hility, the moral effect OF the act In
Cuba VIII be .auch that Spain cannot
ever again resume control Of tho
island. " ~ #. It1
'.rho revolution has been from the
start winning one for us. You ID
not get half the truth here. I,Ven 40
apparently we'll settled thing cs tho
death Of Jose Marti. our pccgidenf. ~
not nj all an absolute truth on the
contrary, unless some private ndvic>,e
We have are altogether misiendlrf.
MART IL alive and well and ID on his
way 20 this country. In fact. many Of
the heat-inforfnod leaders here Will le
deeply disappointed n jose Narti dozen
not In person addres1 his fcllow-cour-
trymen In this vicinity IN the course OF
the next week or ten days" . i.
III q. || r.