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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-05-01

involved in a labyrinth of streets upon
the other side.
Wordsworth road" said my COM
,an:on. 'Priory road Lark Hall
lane Stockvell place. Robert street.
coid Earbor lane. Our quest de- rot
appear to take Us to very fase able
regions"
We had. indeed. reached 4 question
able and forbidding neighborhood.
Long lines of dull brick houses were
only relieved by the glare and
tawdry brilliancy Of public houses at
the r Then came two rows OF
two-storied villas, each with a fronting
of miniature garden, and then again in
terminable lines Of e staring brick
buildings-the monster tentacles which
the giant city was throwing out into
the country. At last the cab drew up
at the third house in a new terrace.
None of the other houses were inhab-
tied. and that at which we stopped was
as dark as it's neighbors. save for a sin
gle gli1nner in the kitchen window.
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ception disproves the rule. Have you
ever had occasion to study character in
handwriting? What do you make OF
this fellows scr:bble?"
ut is legible and regular" I an
swered. ga man of business habits and
some force of character
Holmes shook his head. Look at
his long letters" he said 'They hard
ly rise above the common herd. That
d might be an a, and that ! an e. Men
of character always diferentiate their
longletters, however illegiblythey may
write. There is ~vacillation in his ks
and selfesteem in his capitals. I am
going out now. L have some few refer
ences to make. Let me recommend
this book-one of the most remarkable
ever penned. It is Winwood Reade's
'Martyrdom of Man I shall be back
in an hour"
I sat in the window with the volume
in my hand, but my thoughts were fax
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gle gli1nmer in

On our knocking, however, the door
was instantly thrown open by a Hindoo
servant clad n a yellow turban. white,
lo~ose-ftting clothes, and a yellow sash.
There was something strangely incon-
gruous in this oriental figure framed in
the commonplace doorway OF a third
rate suburban dwelling house.
The sahib awaits you," said he, and
even as he spoke there came a high
piping voice from some inner room.
'Show them in to me, khitmutgar," It
cried. SHOW them straight in to me-
TO BE CONTINUED.
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P II

THE STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
Miss Morstan entered the room with
firm step and an outward composure
of manner. She was a blonde young
lady, small, dainty, well gloved,, and
dressed in the most perfect taste.
There was, however, a p~lainess and
simplicity about her costume which
bore with it a suggestion of limited
means The dress was a somber gray
ish beige, untrimmed and unbraided,
and she wore a small turban OF the
same dull hue, relieved only by sus-
picion of white feather in the side Her
face had neither regularity of feature
nor beauty q complexion, but her ex-
preston was sweet and amiable, and
her large blue eyes were singularly
spiritual and sympathetic. In an ex-
p~erience Of women which extends over
many nations and three separate con-
tinents, I have never looked upon a
face which gave a clearer promise OF q
refined and sensitive nature I could
not but observe that as she took the
seat which Sherlock Holmes placed for
her, her lip trembled, her hand quiv-
cred, and she showed every sign OF in
tense inward agitation.
81 have com to you, Mr.. Holmes"
she said, because You once enabled
ny employer, Mrs. Cecil Forester, to
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CdAE
IN QUEST OF A SOLUTION.

It was half-past five before Holmes
returned. he was bright, eager and
in excellent spirits-a mood which III
his case alternated with fits OF the;
blacklist depression.
There is no great mystery in this
matter" he said, taking the cup of tea
which I had poured out for him. 1.-The
facts appear to admit of only one ex-
planation."
"What! you have solved it already??'
Well, that will be too much to say.
have discovered a suggestive fact,
that is all. 1t is, however, very sug-
gestive. The details are still to be ado
ed. have just found, or consulting
the back files of the Times, that Maj.
Sholto, of Upper Norwood, late Of the
Thirty-fourth Bombay infantry, died
upon the 2sth of April, 1882"
II may be very obtuse, Holmes, but
I fail to see what this suggests"
"No? You surprise me. Look at it
in this way, then Capt. Morstan dis
appears. The only person in London
whom he could have visited is Maj.
Sholto. Maj. Sholto denies having
heard that he was in London. Four
later Sholto dies. Within a week
of his death Capt Morstan's daughter
receives a valuable present, which is re-
peated from year to year, and now Gull
inmates in a letter which describes her
as a wronced woman What wrong
can it refer to except this deprivation
of her father? And why should the
presents begin Immediately after
Sholto's death, unless it is that Sholto's
heir knows something of the mystery,
and desires to make compensation?
Have you any alternative theory which
will meet the facts?"
"But what a strange compensation!
And how strangely made! Why, too,
should he write q letter now, rather
than six years ago? Again, the lettes
speaks of giving her justice. What
Justice can she have? 1t is too much
to suppose that her father is still alive.
There is no other injustice in her case
that you know Of"
There are difficulties; there are
certainly difficulties" said Sherlock
Holmes, pensively. 'But u expedi-
ton of to-right will solve them all.
All. here is a four-wheeler, and Miss
Morstan is inside. Are You all ready?
Then we had better go down, for it is
a little past the hour"
/ picked up my hat and my heaviest
stick, but / observed that Holmes took
his revolver from his drawer and
slipped it into his pocket 1t was clear
that he thought that our nights work
might be a serious one.
Miss Morstan was mufled IN a dark
cloak. and her sensitive face was com
posed. but pale. She must have been
more than woman if she did not feel
some uneasincss at the strange enter
prise upon which we were ~cEbarking.
yet her sclf-control was perfect. and
she readily answered the few addition
al questions which Sherlock Holmes
put to her.
Maj. Sholto was a very particular
friend of papa's," she said. His let
tiers were full of illusions to the major.
He and papa were in command of the
troops at the Andaman islands, so they
were thrown 4 great deal together. By
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CIinr to Their Names.

People have remarkable attachment
to their own names. and it is net often
that any one excepting the most hard
ened criminals makes a change. Thls
is why 50 few people take advantage OF
the law allowing them 20 change their
names whenever they sec fit. Even
when they DO take a new name the az
lection felt for the old Il is apt 10
have a bearing on the new. If c:ini-
nal is named George Edwards. for in
n it is apples TO dollars taat he
will change his name to Edward
George. They hate to lose sight OF
their old identity even in the matter Of
their names.-LouiSville Commercial.
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nnravea little domestic complication.
She was much impressed by your kind
ness and skill"
"Mrs- Cecil Forester he repeated,
thoughtfully. 81 believe that ! was OF
some slight service to her. The case,
however, as I remember it, was a very
simple one"
"She did not think so. But at least
you cannot say the same Of mine. I
can hardly imagine anything more
strange, more utterly inexplicable,
than the situation in which I find my
self"
Holmes rubbed his hands, and hts
eyes glistened. He leaned forward in
his chair with an expression of extraor-
binary concentration upon his clear
cut, hawk-1ike features. Estate your
case" said he, in brisk, business tones
I felt that my position was an en-
barrassing one. You will, / am sure,
excuse me-" I said, rising from my
chair.
70 my surprise the young lady held
up her gloved hand TO detain me. III
your friend" she said, would be good
enough to stop, he might be of inestim-
sole service te me-"
I relapsed into my chair.
Briefly" she continued, 1.-The facts
are these: Ny father was an officer in
an Indian regiment who sent me home
when I was quite a child. My mother
was dead. and I had no relative in Eng
land. I was placed, however, in a
comfortable boarding establishment at
Edinburgh, and there remained until
I was seventeen years of age. In the
year 1873 my father, who was senior
captain Of his regiment, obtained
twelve months leave and came home.
He telegraphed TO me from London
that he had arrived all safe. and di-
the Langham hotel as his address. His
message, as 1 remember, was full Of
kindness and love. On reaching Lon
don ] drove to the Langham. and was
informed that Capt. Morstan y a stay
ing there, but that he had gone out the
nlgnt OeIOre anu A1n noV returned. 1
waited all day without news of him.
That night, on the advice of the nan
ager of the hotel, l communicated with
the police. and next morning we adver-
tised in all the papers. Our inquiries
led to no result; and from that day to
this no word has yer been heard Of
" unfortunate father. He came home
With his heart full of hope, to find
some peace. some comfort. and in
stead She put her hand to her
throat. and a choking sob cut short the
sentence. -
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-m %o daring speculations of the
writer. My mind ran upon our late
visitor-her smiles, the deep rich tones
of her voice, the strange mystery which
overhung her life. If she We're seven
teen at the time of her fathers disap-
pearance she must be seyen-and-twenty
nova sweet age, when youth has
lost it's selfconsciousness and become a
little sobered by experience. So l sat
and unused, until such dangerous
thoughts came into my head that I
hurried away to my desk and plunged
furiously into the latest treatise upon
pathology. What was I, an army sur
geon with a weak leg and a weaker
banking account, that I should dare to
think of such things? She was a unit,
a factor, nothing 10 If my future
were black, it was better surely to face
it like a man than to attempt to bright
en- it by mere will-o'-the-wisps OF the
imagination.
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Winter Dairying.

Winter dairying is a neglected in-
dustry in the south. AT the very time
when butter is in good demand and
good prices prevail, is the time when
the farmer and dairyman in the south
slackens his efforts and impoverishes
his purse. Why is this? Simply be-
cause he has not prepared for that part
of his business. He lets his COWS come
in whenever it suits their sense of pro-
priety, and he has not provided the
necessary comforts and %sustenance to
keep up the flow Of milk. Andi in some
cases, it may be that he does not know
the why's and wherefores of winter
dairying. Some Of our dairymen, it is
true. have learned this secret of sue
cess, and are pushing it. But they are
merely an influential minority.-Farm
and Ranch.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10
cit, streets aud sewers.

The Street aid Sewer directors last
night awarded contracts for paving briok
to the Athens Brick Company, OF Athens,
OHIO, whose bid was "a cents yard for
IA. $3.50 square yards of material; South
Zunesvilie Brick Company, GAINESVILLE.
Ohio, S067 yards at SO cents; Townsend
Company Zanesyilie Ohio 5045 yards at
80 cents; Francis @. Ranch, Pine Rock,
Pennsylvania. 30l4 yards at 20 cents.
Tie payroll passed amounted to S64S SO
The balance In bank was reported to DO
s2l40.09. A committee from the Reform.
ed Episcopal Church of the Covenant was
present and asked that sewer lien OF 397
be reduced II possible. The directors
said that claims against churches had been
cut down, but 1t was not legally done.
They promised, however. that their bill
would be considered. and II there was any
way they could be relieved 1t would be
done. No action was taken on a report
from City Auditor Billany that the police
telegraph had been using twenty four
poles belonging to the telephone com pany
for three years and that a claim for S72
made by the telephone was good one.
Action was postponed on petition ask
ing that Harrison street be paved and
curbed and that the street bed be paved
with iirebrlek or Telford block.
Chief Engineer Wilson was referred the
matter OF liking grades on Eighteenth
and Twentieth streets so that the North
Side Improvement Company could con.
tlnue Its work.
petition TO curb and pave Sixth street
between franklin and Brovme was re-
ferred back TO the peti toner's for more
siguers. p. j. Ford stated that he had
asked that water pipes be extended down
Greenhili avenue to his factory. and had
peen told that II could not be done be-
cause the street bed did not beiong to the
city. He sald he would be glad to deed
the street bed from Front to Sixth ut
once. The directors eaid that they could
not accept street outside the city, but
said they would look into the matter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10
IHE CRISIS IN CANADA.
Rumored designations of French
Canadian Ministers.
RESERVATIONS WERE CONDITIONAL

1t Is Now Believed the Catholic Momhsrs
Resume Their seats-The Government
Sustained by the House of Commons.
OTTAWA. Ont, July 1O,-A considerable
ministerial crisis has developed In the do
minion parliament over the Manitoba
school question. Rumors of the resigna-
tions of Hon. j. Ouimet, minister of pub
lie works. Sir Adolphe Caron. postmaster
general, and Hon. A. r. Anglers, minister
OF agriculture. have been in circulation.
These three ministers are the only French
Canadians in the cabinet, and they were
said to have resigned on account Of the
government's policy of delay In the mat
ter of remedial legislation for Manitoba.
The French ministers, backed up by the
twenty-seven French Canadians in tho
house of commons, have all along been
demanding remedial legislation. When
the cabinet first decided to negotiate with
Manitoba, with view to arriving at a
concession, the three French ministers
threatened to resign. and went SO far rs
30 hand their designations to Sir Macken-
Eie Bowel, the prime minister. These
designations were handed In with the un-
derstanding that they were not to be acted
on until Sir Mackenzie heard further from
the Frenchmen.
Yesterday afternoon, in the house of
commons, Hon. Wilfred Laurier, leader of
the Liberals moved as resolution OF want
of confidence the adjournment Of the
house, claiming that the resignation Of
the French ministers indicated that dis
sensions in the government made 1t un-
worthy to carry on the affairs of the coun-
try. This resolution was voted down by
Ill to 72. The Liberals expected the
French Conservatives to vote against the
government, but only one Of them, Mr..
Lepine, labor Conservative of Montreal,
voted with the opposition.
In the senate Sir Mackenzie Bowel said
he had nothing to say regarding the ru-
mored designations. 1t is understood that
the three ministers will reconsider theiR
decision and will withdraw their resigna-
tions, which have not been accepted. They
, will, it is said, return to their seats In the
cabinet
The session will probably terminate on
Saturday, though the Liberals will at
tempt to defeat the government with the
aid of the French Tories.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10

The statistics OF the last census that are
Just now coming to light are really In
some respects more favorable to women
than they are to men. There is scaroaly
profitable business extant that women
. are not engaged In.
In 1880 the number OF women engaged
in paying occupations In this country
wns 9. CAT, 157, while the census of 1890
shows the number to be 8 9li7l1.
In the ten years between 1880 and 1890
the number OF women in euch occupa-
tions has Increased forty.seven per cent.
while the increase among mon in the same
occupations was only twenty seven per
cent.
In the professions the Increase OF women
has been seventy.tive per cent. In 1880
there were 177,225 in these branches, while
in 1890 there were Sll,6S2.
While the number In professional life
has almost doubled, there has been only q
slight increase In those engaged In do.
mestic service.
1t la a singular fact that In the hundreds
of occupations specified women are
enumerated as engaged In oil but two,
tho United States Army. There ls even II
woman pilot, holding license from tho
United States Government.
There are four women railroad engl.
neers and tremen. There are women
bincksmiths women architects, women
roofers, women veterinary surgeons.
women waichmen and detectives, women
moulders. women coopers and women
II will bring Joy to the advocate of the
Now Woman to dig into the details OF
this government showing and see to just
what extent her sisters are competing
with the men. She will lind her very well
represented among the professions.
There are twenty-five women archl-
tects, or about one Tor every olty of size
In the country,
The number of women clergymen now
reaches 1885. The lady reporters are
enumerated at SSS.
The women lawyers of the country
number POS; women professors In colleges
and universities, 735
The number of women physicians and
surgeons has greatly increased 10 the last
ten years, now reaehing 4555.
The women are In dentistry also to q
considerable extent, the women dentists
numbering 337.
There are 39l9 actresses and 10,si0 ar
fists and teachers OF art.
The prominence of women in literary
pursuits is shown by the fact that there
arc 2725 women authors. while the mum
Der OF male authors is only 5000.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10
NEW CASTLE ITEMS.
wLniia rrsnspiriu1 In the Prett, Town 90
the Delaware.



New CASTLE July 10. 1895.
Ccpstabia Jonn ]. Creedon Of aocksssin
brought bosEdsr 10 Hotel Illlis yestee-
day afternoon in tho person 1f 1oacTs
White, young coIorod man i2naa .no
kaoiin town.
II Ie alleged that White, who is a mar
red man of about 81 years of ago with
one child abouu two weeks Old, met Mary
Murray, coiored girl OF II years Of age.
and made hor partially drunk and then
attem pi cd felonious assault On her. In
default Cf E30G ball he wns committed to
jail TO await the action OF tho grand jury.
When your reporter visited Ootield
Beach yesterday he was surprised to see
over thirty carriages there with promi-
zen: people from eil parts of New Castle
county Among those from Wilmington
were. Mr.. and Mrs, William Lnwton and
con. Mr.. and Mrs Samuel II. Baynard.
Mise Lizzie Taylor, MIR. and Mrs. Stidham,
Mrs. H. Parker, MIR. anu Mr3. Ii. Pyle.
MIR. W. NJ Shakespeare and Mise Collins.
The beach IL beautiful and the batn houses
and bathing suits give the Colieid Beach
grand appeara nee. New Castle still leads.
Cofleld Beach Is hut d mile from the pretty
town on the Delaware.
The many friends OF VIM. Grimes. for
merly of this city. but now OF Buncrotts
Banks were pained to learn of his critical
illness- His parents we're summoned to
his bedside.
The c. A c. Jr.. will play the Delaware
City Club on Saturday ut that place.
Manager McMahoD of tho Rockford
base ball club, denies positively that he
ever used q harsh word to the Manyunk
Club or any other club this year concern
ing the @. A. q. 1t seems. therefore. to be
a case OF veraclty between the visiting
clubs ana the manager of the Rockford
club
Several workmen In the Delaware Iron
Works were prostrated by the hoat while
at work yesterday. George MoClntoek
OF Christiana had a close call for his life
DIR. Stewart had two hours hard work in
revlving him.
Tho funeral of Edward Terry the col.
ored boy who died from injuries received
on Saturday night, during the display OF
the fireworks, took place yesterday after.
noon. 1t was largely attended. Services
were conducted in Mount Salem NJ. E.
Church by Rev. Mr.. Halliand interment
was made in Zion Cemetery.
The Hobo Society Will give it's second
grand moonlight excursion to Linden
thorpe Park on Saturday evening July 20.
The Ho- Bo Society consists OF about 40
young men OF our city who can have a
good time.
Thomas Fortesoue was removed to the
tic stroke the previous day.
Miss Katie Rowan, OF Philadelphia Is the
guest OF Miss Celia Boyle.
The latest gags in town are: /
havn't got my key; must take this letter
homo 10 mother; I've got q new belt
Willie has the keys.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10

Tho crop report OF the Maryland State
Weather Service for the week ending July
Sth for the Eastern Shore OF Maryland
and Delaware Ia:
THE conditions have been generally
favorable for all growing crops. Corn Ia
In excellent condition in most seotion5,
but much damage was done 1t and other
crops in Wleomico county by the excos-
slve rainfall OF June 80. All kinds Of
truck need the cultivation which has eeen
delayed by the wet weather. Wheat
threshing has made little progress. and
much haying is yet to be done. Doubt.
lees wheat has been injured to some OK
tent. In tina shock. and the standing crop
Of hay is past Its prime. Potatoes. grass
and pastures have been improved by the
m oist conditions; vegeta bios of all kinds
are looking well A box of peaches was
shipped from Wioomlcocounty on tho lst.
and some early apples were shipped the
paat week. HuokleDerrles and black.
berries are being marketed. but cuGum.
bers are somewhat scarce"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10

PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-Flour weak;wtnter
supsrfne, Se65ab2.s5; winter extras, Sc. 2.s5a3;
No. 2 winter family, So 1908 rs; Pennsyl.
vanin roller clear, S330S35O; Pennsylvania
roller, straight, S3BOD375; western winter,
clear, $3.3O09.50. Wheat unsettled, lower,
with Go]4c. bid and e9a4c. asked for July. Corn
firm, higher, with 47lsc bid and isc. asked for
July. Oats quiet, firm, with 8l24c bid and
321ao. asked for July. Hay firm; choice tim
othy, 5000. Beef dull; family, l2al3.50
Pork dull and easy. Lard dull;western steam,
S665i city, SOLE. Butter weak western dairy,
p1l3c.; western creamery, la1lT1So. Elgns,
l7Iso.; Pennsylvania creamery prints, fancy,
l9c.; do. fair to choice l5Gblsc.; prints johlna
at 20a2ae. Cheese dull and heavy; New York
large 8,40so.; small, 09l9sJ6c. Eggs frmer,
New York and Pennsylvania, l3ta9l5; west
ern, fresh, l2l61l3tEo.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10

: CHICAGO, July l0.-Practical steps hayo
been tax On In Chicago for the erection of
. tower attraction, designed not only to
yival but to outdistance tho Eiffel crea.
tion. The tower will be /, l50 feet in height
and $50 feet at the base. Three thousand
tons of steel will be used In its construc-
tion. 1t will be 140 feet from the base to
tho first landing, $40 TO the second, $40 to
the third and 90 TO tho fourth. Above
this will be ndome, ornamentcd by flag
staff, l,lb0 feet from tho base. The oleva-
tors will be operated by electric power,
and electric displays on and around the
tower will be wonders.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10
Preparing for /. Big Clothing Strike.

PHILADELPHIA, July 10.-Henry White,
of New York. general auditor of the Uni
ted Garment Workers of America, is In
this city to install Local Union 110, Cloth
ing Cutters Of Philadelphia. Mr.. White
said today; "Ihe tailors of New York
city, $1,000 in number, who belong to this
organization, are preparing for an I'M
mcnse strike for the renewal of their agree-
ment with the contractors over the sweat
ing system. The agrooment to abolish
this system was obtained last September
and will shortly expire Tho contractors
have formed an association and declare
they will not renew it. The union will
not only insist on the renewal of the
agreement, but also on the reduction Of
the hours of labor from ten to nine.n