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ELOPED WITH THE WRONG GIRL.

A divorce suit has been filed at
Mount Olivet, Robertson county, KY,
that has caused considerable of SEN
sation. The plaintiff is Mrs. Edna
Woodward, aged IS, and the defend
ant is Thomas Woodward, aged %.
The statements set forth tell of a ro-
mantle marriage. The fair plaintiff
says that one night last June,
Thomas Woodward arranged to elope
with an elder sister of hers but as
the time drew near her sister,
Miss Emma Rankins, concluded that
she did not care to link her destiny
with the genial Thomas, and was on
the eve of backing out. Nothing was
more natural than that she should
con6de in her sister, and tell her all
about it. Upon hearing the story
Miss Edna, who had considerable ro-
nance in her nature, told her sister
that she would take her place and
marry young Woodward, saying that
she was the same size and looked a
great deal like. her, and in the night
Woodward would be easily fooled, as
he could not see very we'll anyway {:
At first the older sister objected, but
finally yielded, as she saw an easy way
out of the affair herself.
On arriving at Miss Rankins's house,
the younger Miss Rankins lost no time
in getting into the buggy, and in his
excitement and hurry to escape the
parental boot he noticed nothing wrong,
but proceeded to Carlisle, arriving
there before daylight. He soon had
the knot tied, and was on his way
home before he discovered his mistake.
He did not raise a racket when he
found his mistake, but had great faith
in the old proverb, "One Of the name
was as good as the same" He pro-
ceeded on his way home, saying no one
need know but that everything was
all right. So the couple installed
themselves at the home of the groom.
All went we'll for three or four weeks,
but Mrs. Woodward became dissatis-
fed and returned to her own home.
Both of the young people are of good
families, and are we'll known, and
Woodward says he will not in any
way interfere with the proceedings for
divorce.-Maysville (Ky.) Special.
66F Chino hoe only 1O0 nhysiciapS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-24
CHA PIER XXI

FROM THE DIARY OF DAwAK NARADA, BEN
ARES, INDIA.
The Americans are delightful peo
pie. | love them. They are bright and
clever-that is, they think they are,
which is the same thing. They are fond
of hoodw;nking other people. Therefore
it is pleasure to hoodwink them.
My husband Luchjid thought they
were too wise for us, but convinced
him they were not. Now he agrees with
me, for we were so successful
The father Of Luchjid was one Of the
most learned men in all India he de-
voted most Of his life to the study Of
alchemy and chemistry. His dream was
to learn how to make gold from the
baser elements He tried it for IL
years, but could not succeed Then he
gave his mental powers to the making
Of diamonds, one of the forms Of car
bon After FIVE years labor be succeed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-24
DRUGS BEHIND THE BAR.
Mixed With Other Stimulants and Served
to Customers Out of Sorts.

Mixed With Other Stimu1ants and Served
to Customers Out of Sorts.
Nowadays the bar in cities has be-
come, with regard to its stock, and the
character of its concoctions, almost as
complicated as a drug store. As a
matter of fact, most of the bars about
New York have, in way, gone into
the drug and prescription business.
Behind their mahogony counters and
lined up in front of the French plate
and ranged upon their shelves, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch, are to be seen
hundred different liquors and cor
dials and drugs. Jars and bottles of
bromides and bitters and powerful
drugs of various descriptions decorate
the sideboard. All of these enter into
the daily consumption of those who
more and more often seek the saloon
rather than the drug store for their
medicinal remedies. The prescription
business of the fashionable bar is a
very large and growing business.
Men with headaches, stomachaches,
colds, coughs, consumption, that tired
feeling, loss of appetite, lassitude, etc.,
rely upon the bartender, rather than
upon the doctor or drug clerk. This
implicit confidence is often amusing to
the bartender himself, as we'll as to
those who are drinking for the fun of
it. Anybody who has ever patronized
q bar for beverages must have seen
and heard the men who approach it
for their medicine.
II feel miserable right here, placing
his hand on his stomach perhaps.
"What ought Ito drink ?"
"Oh, I'll fix you up" says the bar
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he had made a mistake as to it's age. He
had given Mr. Brown a week in which
to sell it, but Luchj,..l feared it would
not live that long He sent me to call
on Mr.. Brown and learn the truth.
did so. When admired the jewel
and turned it over in my hand and
looked at the box, made the dreadful
discovery that within l2 hours the ruby
would pass out of existence. If payment
was not secured within that time or a
little more, all our calculations would
60 amiss.
Mr. Brown is very kind hearted
man | purchased small ruby of him
to keep in his good graces, but there
was no need of that, for he was so i'm
pressed with my appearance that he
acted very foolishly and showed that he
had fallen in love with me-
Note by Mr.. Brown. IA base libel.
There's not word of truth in what she
writes
When the morrow would arrive and
the gentleman who had purchased the
great ruby found that he had nothing Of
the kind in his possession, he would be
sure that he had been robbed Suspicion
would unjustly point to US, so my hus-
band and myself left New York that
night and staid in our country home.
That was sufficient to prove our inno-
cence if any one should be base enough
70 ,,,olya nhorna o1oipcf nc
| learned that the buyer was Mr..
Sandhusen, who, like myself, was stay
ing at the Windsor hotel Although we
had never spoken, knew he was very
wealthy, and therefore it would not
harm him to lose the sum he paid for
the ruby.
When this gentleman opened the box
in his desk the next morning, the gem
was gone. In his excitement he took no
note Of the little grains left behind, nor
did he notice the slight odor of the re.
leased gas, which should have attracted
his attention.
The smaller ruby which was sent to
Amsterdam crumbled and dissolved on
the way, but the jewellers who received
it were wise, because they were not
Americans. They noticed the odor. they
detected the tiny grains and suspected
the truth. They examined more closely,
and the ingenious scheme was compre-
hended They wrote to the jeweler in
Maiden lane who had forwarded it to
them, and then an investigation was
made, which caused everything to be-
come clear.
Before that was done, however, my
good husband and had left America
We had some dreadful experiences ere
we got away on the steamer Knowing
that nothing could be proved against US,
we were not afraid and would have re-
mained longer in America but for the
persecution Of those wicked brothers Of
Luchjid They followed us out to our
country home and hired man to halp
them. They got into quarrel, and one
of them was shot, though, sad to say.
not killed.
The man whom they paid forced his
way into our workshop but misfortune
came again, for the simple old woman
with whom we lived restored him to
life when had arranged everything so
as to punish him for helping to perse-
cute us
We are back in India at last in our
dear old home The only fear have is
Of Arnik and Parjee, who must still be
very angry, but I pray that they may
see the error of their ways and leave rs
alone. Bismallahl
TIE END
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aeti5ecllantuus 3mtlina.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE DROyER.

During the brief administration of
President William Henry Harrison
who was familiarity known to the
Wings as the "Cincinnatus of the
West" and to the Democrats as "Gran-
ny Harrison"-a plainly dressed man,
looking like solid, honest farmer, ap-
peared one Saturday at the Horse
Market, in Washington, where drovers
were used to come in from the country
to sell their cattle. Here he purchased
a fine Durham from O Montgomery
county farmer.
"Where shall I drive ?" inquired
the drover.
"To the White House. I will show
you the way"
"Why, you don't mean to say,
friend, that you've bought this 'ere
beast for Granny Harrison ?" demand
ed the drover with dilated eyes.
"Yes, indeed 'have," replied the
other.
The drover left his cattle in the care
of his son and drove the Durham in
the direction indicated, beguiling the
tedium of the way with friendly chat.
II am Democrat myself" he volun-
teered, "and voted for Van, of course,
but the other day at the Inauguration
I'll be doggoned if I didn't throw up
my hat and hurrah for Granny Harri-
son with the rest"
"Thank you," said the other.
s'Oh, you are Whig: but I might
have known that, for of course you
have a situation in the White House."
"Yes."
"Wa-al, now, what be you? Gard
ner ?"
"No."
"Coachman or body servant ?"
"Neither. suppose may call my
self general servant"
"Oh, yes 1 know, run errands, wait
on the table and answer the door
knocks, eh ?"
"Something not very unlike that"
responded his interlocutor, with a
smile.
"Wa-al, now, do you see much of
Granny Harrison ?"
"Quite a good DEAL"
"How do you like the old fellow"
"That is hard to say; too well, most
likely"
By this time they had reached the
White House, and the purchaser open
ed the gate that leads to the stable.
Several men servants came forward,
touching their hats.
"Take care of this cow and attend
to her," said the purchaser, and then,
turning to the drover, he asked him to
come into the house and take some
break fast.
"Thank you, I don't care if do.
Say, could you get me a sight of old
Granny Harrison ?"
didn't you see him at the Inaugural
ton ?"
"Law, yes, but not nigh enough to
know what he looked like. I would
like to get another squint at him, any
way"
"Then come in friend" and the
stranger ushered him to the family
breakfast room, Where breakfast was
standing ready.
Here were more servants, who, with
deep bows, placed chairs at the table.
The drover began to be alarmed.
"Look a-here," he cried "ain't you
taking on great liberties ?" Granny
Harrison wouldn't like this ere, now,
would he ?"
"Oh, yes, he would"
But still the drover hesitated.
"Now just look a-here," he said,
"ain't you too fresh? Who be you,
anyhow"
"The people call me William Henry
Harrison and have made me president
of the United States," quietly replied
the other.
"Lord almighty! !" cried the drover,
and be bolted from the house and
never stopped until he was off the
grounds, where ne sat down on the
curbstone, and, as his wife afterwards
described it, cursed himself gray.-W.
S. Walsh in Lippincott's.
DRUGS BEHIND THE BAR.
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CHAPTER Xxx

CHAPTER Xxx.
Everything connected with Mana Sa.
hib's ruby was uncanny.
A full week passed before my mind
freed itself of the effect of that subtle,
noxious drug xhich came within hair
Of robbing me Of life. When became
mentally my own master, | attempted
to leave my bed and found l could not
stand. My lower limbs were paralyzed
/ wondered whether it was permanent.
Iwould have summoned my physi-
clan from New York but for the con-
yiction that he could give me no help.
The nature of the drug must be un-
known to any medical man in this coun-
try. Only the fabricator or discoverer
of the thing could neutralize its effects,
and whoever that man was he was not
in America unless it was Darius G.
Howard. So decided to wait
Meanwhile l received the best of
nursing. was visited continually by
the Bridges with whom I had engaged
quarters, sand she and her husband were
as anxious to help me along the road
of recovery as were the couple with
whom was forced to stay.
They procured such articles as ] need
ed and handled ME with the utmost
kindness and care. I had long been
forgiven for the little deception practio-
ed to obtain admission. to the upper
floor, for l convinced them that the
handsome man and beautiful woman
who took up their quarters with them
were evil persons who were engaged in
unlawful practices Indeed Mrs. Bridges
reproached herself for having given
them shelter so long without being
more particular in her inquiries.
At the end of three or four days a
most thrilling discovery came to me-
strength was returning to my frame.
In little while | would be fully NY
self again.
More than once was on the point of
sending word to my wife and bringing
her to my bedside, as she would have
hastened to come the moment she knew
of my extremity.
But wherefore? She could do no more
for me than was being done by my
faithful attendants. My wife has long
urged me to give up my perilous voca-
tion for some pursuit Of less danger. If
I should tell her all, as l would be
obliged to do, she would allow me no
rest until the change was made. / was
not ready to make it and doubt whether
it ever will be made.
IF the time should come when be-
lieved death impended, could sum-
mon her in few hours. would wait
until the necessity arose, which, thank
heaven, never came.
1t was a a source Of never ending an
uoyance to me that when on the verge
Of solving the mystery Of the great ruby
the door was closed in my face. Had
been able to master myself when totter-
ing across the floor until the window
was raised believe Mrs. Howard would
have impaired the momentous secret
But my collapse robbed me forever of
that chance.
My strength steadily increased until
the morning came, when / carefully rose
from the bed and found I could stand on
my feet and don my clothing. was
still weak, but was making good prog
ress.
Through the open door Of my room l
could see the one leading to that apart.
ment which had proved 80 we'll nigh IA
tai to me- The conviction had long been
with me that If I entered that once
more would find something to help
me in my cropping for light
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s@ China has only 100 physicians.
Population about OO,000,00O.
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"a, 1895.
The herald., 1895-10-19

also a paper currency, which, from its
convenience of handling or transfer, must
be the medium of exchanges in the great
body OF business of life.
h AZ am one of those who believe a
United States note issued directly by the
government, is convertible on demand
in to gold coin, or government bond
eqquaI in value to gold, is the best cur
rency we can adopt; that it is to be the
currency of the future not only IN the
United States, but in Great Britain as
we'll, and that such a currency might
properly continue to he legal tender ex-
cept when coin is specifically stipulated
for
Another extract from the utterances of
the author. defines in word his posi-
ton on tae silver question. After relat
ing his axioms of sound finance, he con.
oludes:
$50 that for all practical purposes we
may regard gold as the only true stand
ard, the true money of the world. by
which tho valus of all property. of all
productions, of all credits and of every
medium of exchange, and especially of
all paper money, is tested"
Rich in ripe Conclusions. full of inter-
est as personal narrative, instructive as
a political record and complete as
financial history of the country, the
work adds to the books of American his
tory one of interest and value to students
of politics and finance.
The herald., 1895-10-19

kill all the officers, beginning with Nor.
ris Fitzgerald. the second mate, who was
not popular. tdGTne other officers were to
follow him to Davy Jones' locker by the
same route.
The night of January 49, 1893, was
selected for the disposal of the officers.
The starboard watch, which was Fitz-
gerald's, stood from to II that night.
The watch was otherwise made of st.
Clair, Hansen and Sparf. There were
others in the conspiracy, but the case
against them was less strong than against
the three named and they were used as
witnesses by the government.
The murder of Fitzgerald was accom-
plished according to programme. 1t was
a black night and there was very heavy
wind. Fitzgerald was attacked before
midnight. He was inveigled by ST. Clair
to the after part of the vessel and there
he was set upon by three of the assassns.
One welded bludgson and another
a ha.chet. Those who were still awake
on the vessel at that hour and one of
them was the wife of the captain-heard
a shrek. The shrek followed a blow
struck Fitzgerald with Ratchet, and it
was the last sound he uttered. A few
moments later his corpse was thrown
over the side. Then the murderers took
broom and tried to wash the telltale
blood stains from the deck. but they re-
manned, and also on the Ratchet with
which the midnight deed was done. A
San Francisco chemist found the stains
of the second mate blood on it months
afterwafd.
At midnight on the night of the muir
der, when the port watch went on deck,
the second mate was not to be found.
Some of the sailors who had been ON
watch said they had last seen him climb.
ing into the rigging. The blood stains
on the deck were soon discovered, the
murderer was soon suspected, and the re-
| tai, an hnlo ,nT
them selves. The obstacles thus offered
to the contamination of the plot intimi-
dated the mutineers and they submitted
to arrest. Three were selected as ring
leaders and brought to this city in irons.
st. Clair was tried as the leader and
actual murderer of Fitzgerald. and Sparf
and Hansen, the other iingieaders, were
Jointly tried. Convictions were secured
in both cases.
An appeal to the United States supreme
court resulted in the verdict as to st.
| Clair being sustained. In the case of
the trial courts power in determining the
facts in the case, and the lower court was
reversed as to Sparf and affirmed as re-
CARDS Hansen.
Sparf secured a new trial and was the
first of the accused men to take the
stand. He admitted the conspiracy and
the murder, but said he had been intimi-
dated into assisting the others in killing
Fitzgerald. He failed to show why he
had not given information of the IN urder
to the captain when there was no longer
any danger from his fellow conspirators,
but the jury acquitted him. 1t was in
his favor that there was no alternative
for murder in the first degree with the
death penalty. as the jury desired to find
for manslaughter.
Though there had been final dis
cussion in st. Clair's Case long before
the others wers disposed Of. he was thrice
respited-the last time until the 18th of
this month. Hansen's countryen made
strong efforts to save him, but In vain.
The herald., 1895-10-19

filing of protests. But the British chic
of police claimed that he had been I'M
properly treated while under arrest, and
he proceeded in person to London to
lay the matter before the colonial office.
Since then no action has been taken.
and it is probable that the action OF the
colonial minister IS made with view
to preventing a repetition OF the bord er
arrests.
This presents very grave conditions"
said Minister Andra1e of Venezuela, as
he read with dep interest the cable
from London giving the orders OF British
Minister Cham berainn as to the military
armament of the British Guiana frontier.
He pointed out that there was warlike
sound to the publication, in marked con =
trast with the satisfactory tone of the
London Times yesterday The minister
would not discuss the diplomatic phases
involved, but he explained the location
of the points mentioned in the cable,
showing the significance and importance
OF Cham berlain's action.
UTuan, mentioned as the point to be
fortified, the mi-ster said. is on a river
of that name. On one side of the river is
a British post and on the other side a
Venezuelan post. Last spring the British
creased the river, entered the territory
near the Venezuelan coast and raised the
British flag. The Venezuelan soldiers
thereupon arrested the British force and
lowered the British flag. They then
crossed the river to the side claimed by
the British, and it was asserted, commit
ted some depredations on a house in the
british post. The British force under
arrest was soon released and thereafter
Venezuela paid for the damage done the
house. 1t has been supposed the Incl
dent was ended but the Cham berlain let
ter to Charles Lees indicates that UruaD
is to be the point to be fortified against
further intrusion.
Minister Andrade consulted late map
as to the locality OF new road which Mr..
Chamberlain advised as useful for mill
tary purposes; This to to run from the
Barima river to Cuyuni. Barima is one
Of the most northern points of Venezue-
la and is mbrdced within the concession
recently granted by Venezuela to a
United States syndicate. The proposed
road would have to cross the American
concession, north and south, almost in
the middle Cuyuni is far in the SOUTH
near the two oposng posts at Uruan. All
of these places are outside of the Shom-
berg line and in the territory which it is
UNDERSTOOD Great Britain will not consent
to arbitrate.i
The herald., 1895-10-19
HANGED BY THEIR NECkS
Hansen and St. Clair Expiate
2s,, Their Grimes
MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS
The Tale Is Like an Old.Time Pirate
Story
MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS
Mutiny on Shipboard and Gold BIooded Fur
der at Length Bring tile Perpetra-
tors to the Gallows

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Oct. 49,
Thomas st. Clair and Hansen, the MUIR
derers of Mate Fitzgerald of the bark
Heeper, were hanged in the loft of the
jute mill at San Quentin prison at 2:04
o'clock this afternoon. The executions
we're witnessed only by Marshal Baldwin,
fou. deputies and twelve doctors. News
paper men and others we've excluded in
accordance with the wish said to have
been expressed by Hansen. Hansen and
st. Clair spent the morning with Fathers
Hagnan and Gallagher. Hansen wrote a
long letter to Miss Ella Peterson of San
Jose, the young woman who has shown
so much attention during his imprison-
ment, also one to his father. Marshal
Bald win refused to divulge the contents
of these letters.
st. Clair's remains were placed in
charge of San Rafael undertaken. Han.
sens body was turned over to an under
taker from San Jose, where it will be
buried by Danish society.
Hansen seemed reconcied to his fate
and assisted the deputies to adjust the
.. straps on his ankles as he stood on the
tTdp. JusJ UclOTc Iuo uiaCh gap WAS
drawn over his head, he smiled as he
looked at the deputies around him and
said well. goodbye, boys. l am
thankful to you ALL"
| st. Clair left long, rambling state
ment for the press, in which he recited
| the incidents in connection with the
murder and argued that on the showing
OF the circumstances presented he cou Id
not have been guilty of the murder OF
Fitzgerald. He said that his trial was
unfair from the fact that interested per.
sons had caused the publication of ar.
tcles in the newspapers which prejudiced
the jurors against him.
| The necks Of both men were broken by
the fall The executions are said to have
heen as successful as any that ever took
place in the prison.
The crime for which st. Clair and Han
sen were hanged was murder on the high
seas. They killed Mate Fitzgerald OF the
bark Hesper and threw his body over
board. The story of the murder and tn,
mutiny on the Hesper reads like an old
time pirate story, instead OF q tale of
| modern crime.
The bark Hesper sailed from Newcastle
N.S.W., on Decem Der %, 1892, bound TO
Honolulu. Thomas st. CLAIR, Hans Han
sen, Herman Sparf and others wer,
mem bers of he crew. St. Clair prepared
| m utiny and the others joined in the con
| spiracy. They planned that they sho llt
at night seize the vessel after numbering
Tho officers ana sail for Chile and engag
n coastwise trade. II was decided t.