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will work up as far as Richmond. #
no news comes to-day, shall start off
myself tomorrow, and 60 for the men
rather than the boat. But surely,
surely, we shall hear something"
We did not, however. Not a word
came to US either from Virgins or
from the other agencies. There were
articles in most of the papers upon the
Norwood tragedy. They all appeared
to be rather hostile to,the unfortunate
Thaddeus Sholto. No fresh details
were to be found, however, IN any of
them, save that an inquest was held
upon the following day. l walked
over to Camberwell in the evening to
to report our i'll success to the ladies,
and on my return found Holmes de-
jected and somewhat morose. He
would hardly reply to my questions,
and busted himself all evening in an
abstruse chemical analysis which II
volved much heating Of retorts ar. t..is-
tilling OF vapors. ending at las n a
smell which fairly drove ME Cut CT he
apartment. Up to the small o..-s OF
the morning could hear the clicking
of his test-e2bes which told me that be
was still engaged il his malodorous ex.
pertinent.
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st breakfast time he looked worn
and haggavd. with little deck Of
feverish color upon either cheek.
You arc knocking yourself up. old
man" remarked. Il heard you march
ing about in the night
NO, could not Sleep he answered.
This internal problem is consuming
me. 1t is too much to BE baked by SO
petty an obstacle, when all else had
been overcome. know the men. the
launch, everything; and yet I can get
no news have set other agencies at
work. and used every means at my dis
posal. The whole river has been
searched OF either side, but there is no
news, nor has Mrs. Smith heard Of her
husband. I shall come to the conclu-
sion soon that they have scuttled the
craft But there are objections to that"
"Or that Mrs. Smith has put US on
wrong scent
''No. think that may be dismissed.
I had inquiries made, and there is
launch of that description.'
Gould it have gone up the river?,
81 bave considered that possibility
roo, and there is a search party who
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TO BE CONTINUED
WOMEN IN O.O GERMANY.

Their influence Manifested in the Destiny
of the 7:ation.
These German priestesses Influenced
not only their own countrymen, but
were a source Of superstitious dread 20
the Romans as well.
The power which German prophet
ess welded may be seen when in A. D.
SO, for one brief moment the Gauls
threw off the Roman yoke il an insur-
rection led by Civilis His associate
and counselor was Velleda. e wise
woman who dwelt in the depths Of the
Dructerian forest. She had been
chosen with C:vilis to decide al in
portant question Of state. She was
also umpire il civil disputes. In order
that greater reverence :nignt De felt
for her. messengers Were not allowed
to see ler face. bnt questions and an
swers were carrie: ;>r ore OF her reia
tives ye.leda had p:opaesied defeat
TO the Roman soldiers anJ, Civ;l;s find
ing his people anxious to ,hrovr Oft the
Roman yoke mite. the r.,:be> for oae-
tie Behind the liic o: 1;. Z: le he placed
his mother ant: sisters. :hc lives
and children o: ali lis soldiers =. It's.
advance 70 cattle the .vo..en ua;etj IN
the war songs Wit. tho men ;i:2.;i ll:'ged
.l,eln OF 70 brave deeds. Ii The. ...ae ot
battle .Craed against ;he ,:er:.la,:S.
the women often r.l..e,: them b.l- !.o,a-
ing up their children and entreae;ng
1ho5n not IN = How tnai,. wives and chil-
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like an oyster. If you listen to them
under protest, as it were you are very
likely to get what you want.
Our course now seems pretty clear, !"
said /.
''What would you DO, then?"
II would engage a launch and go
down the tract, Of the Aurora
'oIy dear fellow, it would be colos-
sal task. She may have touched at
any wharf on either side Of the stream
between here and Greenwich. Below
the bridge there is a perfect labyrinth
OF landing-places for miles. 1t would
take you days ard days to exhaust
them, if you set about It alone"
Employ the police, then
"No. shall probably call Athelney
Jones il at the last moment. He is
not bad fellow, and should not like
to 60 anything which would injure
him Professionally. But have fancy
for working 4 out .ayself, now thai we
have gone so fa-.
''Coald we advertise. then. asking
for Information rom whardHgcrs?'
Worse and worse. Our men would
know t,::cat the chase ."as hot at their
heels. and they voi.?l be Off out of the
coul:.r.y'. IS i is, they are likely
enough 70 leave. bat as long as they
think tacy are perfectly safe they Will
be in 40 hurry. Jones energy viii be
OF use to rs there, for his view Of the
case is sure to push itself into the daily
press, and the ruaaways VIII think
that everyone is off on the wrong
scent.
What arc we TO do. thea?" asked,
as we landed near AIillbank peniten-
1iary.
Take this hanson. drive home,
have some breakfast. and get an hours
sleep. i is quite Oh the cards that we
may be afoot tonight again. Step at
the telegraph Office. c@bby. We Will
keep Toby, for he ;raE. be of use to US
yet"
We pulled u2 At the Great Peter
street post Office and Holmes dis
patched his wire. Whom DO you
think that IS 20? he aSket:. as we re-
sumed our journey.
Il am sure don't know
''You remember the Baker street di-
vision Of the detective police force
whom I employed in the Jefferson
Hope case?'
We'll" said l, laughing.
This is just the case where they
might be invaluable. If they fail, /
have other resources; but I shall try
them first. That wire was to my dirty
little lieutenant, Wiggins, and expect
that he and his gang will be with us
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like an oyster. If you listen to them
under protest, as it were you are very
likely to get what you want.
''Our course now seems pretty clear, !"
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and outlan0ish talk. What did he
want always knockin' about here for?"
ga wooden-legged man?" said
Holmes. with bland surprise.
Eyes, sir, brown. monkey-faced
chap that's called more'n once for my
old man 1t was him that reused him
up yesternight, and, what's more, my
man knew ne was comm, for he had
steam up in the launch. I tell you
straight. sir, I don't feel easy in my
mind about it. y
'But, my dear Mrs Smith," said
Holmes, struggling his shoulders,
''you are frightening yourself about
nothing. How could you possibly tell
that it was the wooden-legged man
who came in the night? 1don't quite
understand how you can be so sure
"His voice, sir. I knew his voice,
which is kind O thick and foggy. He
tapped at the winder-about three it
would be. Show leg, matey,' says
he: time to turn out guard Ny old
man woke up Jim-that's my eldest
and away they went, without so much
as a word to me. I could hear the
wooden leg clackin' on the stones-''
"And was this woodea-legged uan
aione?"
''Couldn'4. say, an SUE, sie. l didn't
hear no one else"
81 an sorry, Mrs. Smith. for / wanted
a steam launch, and heve heard good
reports Of the Let me see, what is
her name?-
The Aurora, sir"
"Ah. She's not that old green launch
with yellow line, very broad in the
beam?7
"No, indeed. She's as trim little
thing as any on the river. She's been
fresh painted, black with two red
streaks.
Thanks. I hope that you will hear
soon from Mr.. Smith. am going
down the river; and if I should see
anything of the Aurora shall let him
know that you are uneasy. A black
funnel, you say?"
''No, sir. Black with white band" !"
'sAh, of course. 1t was the sides
which were black. Good morning,
Mrs. Smith. There is a boatman here
with a wherry, Watson We shall take
it and cross the river"
''The main thing with people of that
Sort said Holmes, as we sat in the
sheets of the wherry, ''is never to let
them think that their information can
be of the slightest Importance to you.
If you do, they will instantly shut up
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sauoo 80 .,a a:c+or-o5 foo-,,-.c
w. 50 o,,.s h.oa,. ,ou.o,.o. o,.o',.,.
| Nv. s,sail - ;,,4-oot,1,la and
earaa or, 4ba,. +,,o+ ~ 49, go .s
the British officials have failed to win
tbe,n M avcr i, an,- 1ag~eo ,rl,,.1. have
al,ra,-s baan : ferrl,r - ss;,,.rec1<ed
cr,vs br,;r;na. the snrvirors wiz,
t1,a;, ..,,.-baadod .l,,,>s ~ cl,oa+;,,g
- ,..;.s +.a.r ,,o;.o,,o1 a,.rl,,.S
nlSls. IT, ,,,.e..ovas .~a ;,,..a,.;a,,l,. CON.
80 80. -, -, v;,..
- -'s:a,.,, ,,a,,,o Wa,.o.,. r4 his fellow
t,a1 ,eo,, -. 20 his own nnaided de-
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W Illc UOy " 41O uA1eIo VIZ NO|1' LII Z >
day in advance. Now off you go..:'
He handed them shilling eacli, and
away they buzzed down tho stairs. and
I saw them a moment Il: streaming
down the street.
IF the launch is above water they
will find her. said Holmes, as he rose
from the table ard lit his pipe. They
can go everywhere, see everything,
overhear everyone. l expect to hear
before evening that they have spotted
her. In the meanwhile, we can do
nothing but await results. We cannot
pick up the broken trail until we find
either the Aurora or Mr.. Mordecai
Smith.
ssToby could eat these scraps, dare
say. Are you going to bed, Holmes?"
s'No; am not tired. I have curl
Gus constitution. never remember
feeling tired by work. though idleness
exhausts me completely. l ain going
to smoke and to think over this queer
business to which my fair Client has
introduced us If ever man had an
easy task, this Of ours ought to be.
Wooden-legged men are not so COM
mon, but the other man must, should
think, be absolutely unique"
"That other man again."
II have no wish to make mystery
of him-to you, anyway. But you
must have formed your own opinion
Now, do consider the data. Di1ninutive
footmarks, toes never fettered by
boots, naked feet, stone-headed wooden
mace, great agility, small poisoned
darts. What do you make Of all this?"
"a savage!' I exclaimed Perhaps
one Of those Indians who were the as
sociates of Jonathan Small"
Hardly that" said he. when first
saw signs Of strange weapons l was
inclined tc think so; but the remark
able character of the footmarks caused
me to reconsider my views. Some OF
the inhabitants Of the Indian peninsula
are small men, but none could have
left such marks as that. The Hindoo
proper has long and thin feet. The
sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the
great toe well separated from the
others, because the thong is commonly
passed between. These little darts,
too, could only be shot in one way.
They are from blowpipe. Now, then,
where are we to find our savage?"
'South American" hazarded.
BE stretched his hand up and took
down bulky volume from the shelf
This is the first volume of gazetteer
which is now being published. It may
be looked upon as the very latest
authority What have we here? An
daman islands, situated three hun
dred and forty miles to the north of
sumatra. in the bay Of Bengal. Hum!
hum. What's all this? Moist climate,
coral reefs. sharks, PorS Blair, convict
barracks, Rutland island, cottonwoods
-ah, here we are The aborigines
of the andalnan islands may perhaps
claim the distinction of being the
smallest race upon this earth, though
some antaropologists prefer the Bush
men Of Africa, the Digger Indians of
America and the Terra del Fuegians.
The average height is rather below
four feet, although many full-grown
adults may be found WHO are
very much smaller than this They are
a fierce, morose and intractable peo-
pie, though capable of forming most
devoted friendships when their conf
dence has once been gained Mark
that, Watson Now, then, listen to
this: They are naturally hideous,
having large, misshapen heads. small,
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New Series-VoI. XIV. No. 433.

sea Of sound. until found myself in
dreamland with the sweet face Of Mary
Morstan looking down upon me.
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cANADA's COMPETITION

With the UaltSd stRtss-EnoFmOua In.
crsRIs Of hOr ExpOrlb-IntpFsItinE Sta.
tlstlcL
WAsuISGrON, D. O., August 1.-THE
extent OF tho competition Of Canada
with the United States in foreign mar.
koIs iS pointed out in a bulletin to be
issued by tho secretary OF agriculture in
a iOw days The bulletin ia the fourth
OF the worlds market series in course OF
publication by the department, and
embodieS tho reports OF thirty oi our
ConSula In the Dominion. ItshoWa that
tho total exports OF Canada Increased
from $50, ,0OO, 900 In 1885 to SllS,OO0,0JO
IN 1894, or SS per cent; the imports from
Sll90O0,0O0 to Sl23, 100000, or l3 per
cent, and the total trade from Sl0S,.
100000 to $24l 100000, or 81 per cont,
during tho same period. The largest
proportial annual increase was in 1892,
when the value OF the total trade ex'
ceeded that tho preceding year about
II per cent, During the years 1855 and
1891, inclusive, the trade OF Canada with
tho United States exceeded that Of any
other country, but since lhAn the
United Kingdom oil Great Britain and
lrOlaud has taken frat rank, with tho
United States second,
An important fact is that large
share of tho agricultural products going
abroad from Canadian soaports are
cereals aud -four in transit from tbs
United States. Ol S2I0O00O0 OF such
products shipped last year S0,000,O00
was American merchandise,
OF late years increased attention has
boon paid by the government OF Canada
to dairy inIorsItS, encouraging tho dairy
associations throughout the country
and passing strict sanitary laws regu.
lating the manufacture Of cheese aud
butter. No authorizations eau be used,
and the importation, manufacture aud
sale OF oloomargarino and other Aimilar
substances arc prohibited.
Though tho quantity OF butter OK.
ported decreased from ten aud one.hali
million pounds in 1868 TO five and one.
half millions in 1894, nearly50 per cent,
the value declined from Sl,f00,000 TO
81, 100000, or only about 80 per cent.
This Indicates Improvement in the
quality Of butter exported. The export
OF cheese has increased notably. While
in 1865 it was 6,l4l, 500 pounds, valued
at S62O,ji3, in 1891 il rose TO tho large
figure Of l5i,977,4SO pounds, valued at
Sl5.4SS, l9l. The statistics Of the fish.
ing industry aud fot sea products show
that tho value OF the former in 1884 was
over $50, 100000 and the latter over $780,
100000.
In wood pulp in 1894, the United
States aIono imported from the DOmin.
ion SS69,0l0
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M1NIsrpn rEl:ItnnWs ACTION

ia Making Prompt b+aSada ON THFLCy
Heartily Commended.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. August lL-In.
formation was received By Acting Sec.
rotary Adoo, OF tho state department, to.
day Allowing that tho Turkish govern.
monL had botoro tho United States act.
cd in tho matter. taken steps to inquire
into tho attack on St. PauIs Institute at
larsuI.
A cabogram received to-day from
Minister Terrell, Of Turkey, il to tho
effect that tho Turkish government
promised, on the 7th instant, to inyosli.
gate and report concerning tho Tnrsui
matter. Tho minister has supplement.
cd this stop Of tho government, Tor hc
says that no has directed Consul Gibson.
at Beirut, Syria, to mako a personal iu-
yesIigalion. liO answered, however,
that tho cholera quarantine would pre-
vent II.
This news of tho action OF tho minis.
tor, said an official Ul tho department
tonight, Is n'DeC1lly gratifying. "a II
ghowa that tho governments TDproBcn.
iativoa arc watchIul OF tho interests Of
their countrymon and do not require to
wait Tor Instructions to do whnt IL right
in tho promises Nothing Ia known
here by this official ol tho prevalence Of
cholera quarantine at Beirut
No word was received to-day bY Act
ing Secretary MCAdop, Of tho navy do.
partmont, from Admiral kirkland CON.
mandinr tho European station, to whom
message was nOnt last night instruct.
ING Tim To bc prepared to send vca'Gl
10 syrr to protect American intCrcNts
tUpFN
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FOR A SMALL SUM

lie Committed Forgery, But the Fear of
Detection Followed Him for Ten Years
MIDDLrrowS, n. Y, August H.
George Sanford Price, a well known OK.
temperance lecturer, who fled from
Goshen, near here, ton years ago to es.
cape arre,. for forgery, returned Friday
night and delivered himself to Constable
Lrrdyn. In 1856 Price forged a noto for
E2OO and one for 500. Price fed, uu in
dic,men, ioT forgery In the third degree
being found against him.
lie returned at midnight Friday and
although thero was no warrant against
him, agreed TO wait until tho district
attorney could bo seen. Ho broke down
completely and FemninCd in his room
N hotel at Goshen until the con-
stable returned with tho bench warrant,
aud removed him to prison. lilo has
secured Ox.CongreSslnan Bacon to de-
lend him.
During his absence, Prico says, TO
has been Ia constant fear Of arfess. Ho
wen, through Canada and tho w6Itcrn
'ta'og to Nuw Mexico. llO spent five
years on q ranch IN Nebraska, bu! iiOd
uue night on the arrival Of a stranger,
although hc was not followed.
lie says that lao iaS eluded detectives
a, oyery turn. His wife Is staying with
wealthy relatives herO and does not
know Of his return.
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pELIGnrEp OUTLAWS,

They Receive the News of tho Formation
of PrnvlionaI Government with Joy.
New YoRx, August 1l.-CubauS in
this city are delighted at the neRI that
a provisional government has been
formed in Cuba with representative
men as itu officials. Col. Lopez do Quer.
alta, a prominent Cuban patriot, said:
"Tho president elected, General Mas.
so, is a Cuban TO tho very core OF his
heart He is q native Of Manzsnillo. il
the owner Of vast property in Cuba and
is wealthy. General MaHSo is about
Aity.ave years old aud has a record as
valiant soldier. In the revolution Of
'GS to rs, he was commander OF an Inn
portant division aud distinguished him
self on the field OF battle.
Joaquin Castillo. who has been se-
lected as diplomatic agent to the United
States, is well known in New York aud
Is extremely popular. He was born in
Santiago do Caba and is about thirty
five years old. lie was educated at the
university Of Pennsylvania, studied
medicine and became surgeon IN the
United States navy. lie was surgeon
on the steamer Rogers, which went to
the rescue Of DeIong and his party,
the Arctic explorers.
"All tho men selected for tho new
government are capable and brilliant,
aud tue Cubaus Of this city regard their
election rs significant OF glorious
epoch in the history Of our island"
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WHAT JAPAN GAINS
Ia Commercial wai as RsSuit Of the
War with China,

Ia u Commercial waf a. RsSuit Of the
War with China,
WAsuISdroS, DC, August 1l.--Word
reaches the Japanese legation that the
new Japanese minister at Pekin has be-
gun the negotiation OF a treaty Of com.
mercs and navigation with China, and
that everything is moving smoothly
without the difficulties that have been
Contemp plated. This nav treaty follows
tho treaty OF peace madO at Shimon.
oseki, which briefly rscitod that when
tue peace was fully restored new COM
mercial treaty would bo formed. It iI
an important document, as 1t gives in
detail tho terms on which China Is to
be opened to commerce, whereas tho
peace treaty recited only the general
fact
The negotiations have proceeded far
enough to show that Japan will have
the favored nation clause as to conf
mercs. This will be the irIt time China
has granted this clause TO Japan. 1t
assures to Japan the lowest rate oi duty
on articles sent 10 China that tho latter
country cxacls from any other country,
Japan ia thus placed on equal terms,
for tho frat time, with Great Britain,
tho United States and other great
powers.
Another feature OF tho new treaty is
the establishment OF Japanese consular
courts in China for the trial Of Japanese,
This Is to insure the Japanese against
the crude Judicial syste@ and harsh
punishments Of China, and 10 similar
to the consular courts that other lead.
ing nations maintain in China.
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HAvASA, August II. = Early this
morning immense crowds began to In
wade the Parque de Ia IudiS to be pres.
ent at the review Of the 1900 HAyanG
volunteers which were going into the
field. The city was gayly decorated,
and thousands Of iadica were on the
streets and in the balconies overlooking
tho route Of parade,
At o o'clock Captain General Martin
en- CAmpos arrived at the park, accom-.
panied by bis s!af. This is the frat ap-
pearanco in public OF Captain General
Csmpos since the battle OF PorAlejo, on
July lS. in which General santociIdes
was killed. Marshal CampoI iS an one
my OF personal demonstrations. Never
thetess he was received by all the colo.
noIs and officers OF the volunteers,
while fifteen bands played grand
march. The police were not able 10 re-
strain the crowds from rushing out
through the barriers to greet General
CampoB, cheering Spain and shouting
acclamations for the copqueror OF Pera-
lejo. The enthusiasm was indescriba-
Bile, and General Csmpos was never re-
csivad with q more kindly demonStrS-
lion by the people.
After no had reviewed the volunteers,
General CamPos, with great emotion,
delivered n patriotic speech. He said
that the volunteers were going to pro-
tect the plantations aud property which
we're threatened with burning by mob
whose only motto is destruction, when
they ought to be, as native Cubaus, the
frat to protect this property, The vol
untesrI left Immediately by express
train for Yillar.
Lieutenant Colonel Roudon, with 800
troops aud artillery, left BAyamo to pro-
tect a convoy. which was transported
by tho River Uaute.
In Ell Judio, near Corallto, he sur
priSed the insurgents with a discharge
Of riffs shots BY tho vanguard and with
I've shots from the artillery. The in.
surgents lost ton killed and twenty-Six
wounded Ond werO dispersed to the
mountains.
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MAJOR RAMSAY INJURED,
Thr0wu from Hts Horse Ht Park orsSarT,
Camp Mao Corkls BrSnku This MoFulng,

Thr0wu from Hts Horse nt Park orsbarg.
Camp Mao Corkls IIrSnkH This Morning,
spseial DI0aieh 10 tk IH'eligsaetr
PARKrRsBURd, W. Va, August H.
Major Bob Ramlay, Of Clurksburg, was
thrown from his horse last night aud
had his left log broken in two places
below the knee aud ankle. The accI.
dent happened at the corner Of Market
and Seventh streets. Major Ramsay, in
company with Surgeon Baguley, OF the
First regiment, was on hIT way to the
Burt reception. They were riding fast
up street and a. tho cOruerabovs named
RamSay'a horse slipped and fell, with
tho bad result given above, Ae was
carried into the Thompson homo near
by, where he will remain until able to
be taken home. His father, DR.. Ram.
say, arrived this morning, having been
summoned by telegraph.
The last dress parade Of the troops
occurred this evening. II was witness
ed by the governor,
When "old Tom" thupdsys forth at
8 a. IN. In the morning Camp Mac.
Corkle will bs thing OF tho past Both
regiments leave on specials about ga,
IN, The First goes out over the Il. & o.,
and the Second south over tho o, Il. T.
[For Camp MacCorklo news SEQ sixth pSgs.l