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even against his will. Besides he had
remained, even at such fearful risk to him.
self, to help me and Muriel in our necess-
ity Could you have surrendered him,
Arthur? Moreover, l knew how he had
repented-how keen his desire to see those
two whose lives had dimmed forever. Yet
my duty to the country, to the govern
ment to the prison-what about that?
sent Muriel to bed, an with an affection
ate good night to me and thanks to her
benefactor she went.
at cost me long, struggle, Arthur,
and the clock hands pointed to nearly II
before my decision was settled Then
turning to the fugitive, who had never
spoken so far, l said, as if ignoring alto
gether the recognition, though | knew he
saw it all:
@ i thank you, sir, for your kind aid.
As it is now very late'-I emphasized this
you had better stay over night and 90
tomorrow; any time you please '-another
emphasis and trust your future career
will be as noble and honorable AS should
like it to be-
ale bent his head solemnly, and said,
THANK you very much for your Kindness
which shall never forget, and followed
me into the bedroom.
"No one knew he was in the house but
myself | attended to him, and at dusk
next evening he departed.
81 need not tell you that the search Of
the prison authorities, Howson, was all in
vain, and of course in very short time
No. 2s5 was practically forgotten by every
body, the police most of all, though
myself had always half expected to have a
note from him some day, saying how he
was getting on. But it was vain hope.
"And now comes the curious part of my
story. have begun lately, certainly more
40 since my marriage to get somewhat
tired of the dull routine of prison chap
laincy and most of all for Elias sake. She
has found it very distateful this last year
or so. So ! have been looking out for
benefice, Howson, but scarcely need tell
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G@NaGtSSSs ASaAsERNSM
A PRISON CHAPLAIN.

81 congratulate you. Jim, from my very
heart old fellow, though how you've man
aged TO get so far ahead of us all | cant
ima"ine Vicar of S. Why it's a
,"si,i"n I never dreamed of, and as for
you, always looked upon YOU. old man,
's REGULAR prison chaplain and notl ing
else. M oifrnse, jim; You know what
mean
1t was indeed with shock "f a4t"niSl-
ment, and almost incredulity that had
read in my morning paper, only an hour
before. that the Rev. James Honrn NJ. a,
OF Ballnl College, Oxford, at present clap
lain of the Jail at Snithey, had been APP
pointed by the trustees to the important
post of vicar of S -, vacant owing to it,
previous occupant having been made II
bishop S. was one of the largest
towns of the north, and its vicar was
always man of Importance in the church
The trustees had some of the ablest Of
church clergymen applying for the est,
and that my old friend Jim should get it
though no one valued his gifts and zeal
more than | did seemed to me almost
incomprehensible Had it been private
patronage one could have understood it.,
but public competition, and against such
competitors !
Jim smiled at my words. We were
again seated in my study.
eyes, Howson," said he, 81 thought
it would give you turn
Then he relapsed into silence, but as |
saw he had something further to tell |
simply sat waiting for it, without speak
ing.
"Howson," pursued he, ''you know
I've got some curious notions and secrets,
don't you? You often think them wrong,
but though not boasting, generally find
them right in the end You recollect my
last story and theory, don't you? That
came out all right, didn't it?
nodded acquiescence.
"Well, old fellow, this is another, and
it has come out all right, too, thank God.
No secret you can have of mine can be
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was, Howson, though l may say that I
have since learned his mother was dead
when he sought her eight years ago. and
his sister died soon afterward''
There was silence in my study for a
minute or two, then got up, shook his
hand again in congratulation, and said:
YOU'RE right again, jim, old mani 1t is
better to give them chance than to be
everlastingly DIGGING at them till life is a
curse. Don't fear your secret, and may
God bless the new vicar of S London
Tit Bits.
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THE FIGHT is OFF.
JAPAN DECLARES AN ARMIsTIc US-
TIE Ii HUNG CHANG Is ABLE
To Continue His Peace Negotiations-Count
Ito Captures Several of the Chinese
Forts-A Thousand Pigtaiis Taken.

Washington, March 25-Official confir-
nation OF the shooting OF Ii Hung Chang,
at ShiImonoSeki was received at a late
hour at the japanese legation last night
The dispatch was written by MIR. Mutsar,
japanese minister OF foreign affairs. IL
t5 dated Sunday last and reads as follows:
To-day about o'clock after the meeting
OF the pIenipOtentiarieS OF Japan and chi
ma had been closel. Ii Hung Chang pro
ceeded to the residence provided Tor MN
BY the Japanese government ON inc way
a fanatic named KOyana, aged about
twenty-one fired n shot at him from
pistol. striking him near the cheek bone.
The bullet has not yet been extracted
Ii Hung Chang was Immediately taken
into his residence and placed under treat
rnent nv surgeons of his suite. The would
h.. assassin was arrested on the spot ON
learning OF the untoward event. Count
Ito and myself Immediately called at the
vicerov's residence TO inquire as TO his
condition. At the same time n japanese
surgeon was sent also sent to his residence.
nr Sato- the emperOr's physician, VIII
,,rne on from Hiroshima TO attend nm.
The opiuIou OF surgeons at present IS that
no danger to the vicerOy's life may be ap-
prebeniei-" -. =, ,,,o
The dispatch closes with a request 10 the
1ananeEs minister here to inform the
American government how deeply the
.mDeror depIores this unhappy event.
Grant. when he returned from has Journey
around the world. said that he had met
Nth but four great men-Gambetta, KING
I,eopolG II. OF Belgium; Bismarck ana LII
Hung Chang ,-,.. -.
Chans,s career furnishes striking eA-
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the French extensions of territory in the
Hinterland in no way encroached upon
the British sphere, but declined to recog-
nize as British territory that included In
the Upper Nile valley. The whole position
pvots upon the accuracy of the Information
received by the foreign Office The French
expedition, which started from Upper Mo-
baughi last October. pushed forward nine
hundred miles to the northeast reaching
a point very near to its objective region,
Bahr ell ChaZal. This information, based
upon communications from Uganda, does
not seem to have the entire confidence OF
the foreign office and the same may be
said of other communications from that
quarter. Nothing is definitely known OF
the exact whereabouts of the French expe-
dition, but reports RECEIVED at Uganda from
the British agent at Wadelai have excited
the fears of the government and made the
Upper Nile question acute and urgent.
England VIII Push Her Position.
Instructions which have been sent to
Uganda point to the establishment OF a
British protectorate over Uhyoro and the
equatorial province formerly governed by
Emin Pasha with stations along the Nile
to Ladou. The success of the British ne
gotiations with France depends upon the
latter s-repudiating encroachments upon the
Upper Nile, as probably NJ. Hanotanx will
propose congress to settle the dispute.
From some unseen cause, England SHOWS
an unwonted determination to enforce her
claims against a great power, while the
French seem reluctant TO go to extremi-
ties. The British attitude of resolution,
according to the talk in diplomatic circles,
Is due to the German and Italian entente
in regard to the African Hinterland, their
reawakened hostility to France and Eng
lands reliance upon her renewed friend
ship with Russia.
France Claims Careful Handling.
The Times has an interview with a lead
ing French statesman. which summarizes
the French views: We are not in a posi-
ton so long as our present conditioo in
Europe lasts, he said, to quarrel with
England, but she must not make 1t too I'M
pleasant for US, nor must she wound our
Self-lOVe, or We shall cease to be prudent.
Paris Newspapers Not EnterprisinE-
AS an instance of the want of enterprise
on the part of the leading Paris newspa-
pers, it may be mentioned that those papers
appeared yesterday morning without a
word of alluSion to the African debate IN
the house of commons and only woke up
to the declaration of Sir Edward Grey
twenty-four hours after they had been
delivered,
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ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
what the London Papers Say of the
SITUATION.

SITUATION
Iondon March Accommodating on the
present aspect OF the Anglo-trehch suua-
ton The Globe says:
.Fngland can safely call upon the world
IA iudge whether she should face Frances
deliberate provocations in Africa and Siam,
or whether it would become the dignity or
a great nation to turn the other cheek to be
smitten any longer
Discussed in France.
Paris. March 2s.-The Desbats says In
commenting on Sir Edward Greys state
ment before the house of commons last
evening:
"These recriminations are unfounded.
We do not admit that Frances silence as
to Eugland's claims to the Upper Nile
REGION meant consent. France was no
marty to Englands treaty with Germany
and Italy, IN which these claims were adj
naitted We must object to Sir Edward
Grey's confounding British and Egyptian
rights The khedive, in the eyes OF France,
is the sole and legitimate chief under the
srlton's sovereignty. We do not know that
we have any expedition on its way to the
Inner Nile region, but We do know that
France. under all circumstances, Will
recognize the porte's and Egypts rights To
the Upper Nile, and nobody else
Britirheys Muster.
Paris. March 3O.-The Temps, commenting
on Sir Edward Grey's speech in the British
house of commons says France Will en-
deayor TO preserve her equanimity, though
recognizing the moment as grave ana
the problem as difficult in the matter OF
the points Of difference regarding Great
Britain's declarations that the Upper Nile
is Egyptian territory, and therefore within
the British sphere. Despite British Shift
ness" The Temps says, 1--WE do not des-
pair of settling the question peaccably."
La Patria describes the British as rodo-
montades.
dxyrar 6 state
ment was impudent. 1t was simply raving
on his part to accuse France of bad faith,
while his menace is merely tomfoolery.'
The Figaro further says that it looks to
NJ. Hanoleaux to keep the British foreign
office in its place.
The Gaulois says: France will respect
only the rights of the porte in Egypt and
not notice those which England arrogates
to herself"
The Gilblas says: England las not for
given France for the expedition to NADIA
gascar."
The Rappel says that England is playing
a dangerous role and making making many
enemies.
Discussed the Situation Fully.
London, March 30.-The cabinet council
was held at noon and lasted till lao p. m.
The details of the proceedings have not
been given out very extensively, but 1T
is understood that Lord Kimberly made a
report upon a long conference which he
held w-h Baron de Courcel, the French
ambassador. on Thursday, just prior to
the delivery of Sir Edward Grey's speech
I'm the house of commons. 1t is also stated
that the foreign secretary presented dis
patches from Lord Dufferin, British am
bassador to rance, treating of an inter
view he had had with NJ. HanotauX, the
French foreign minister at which the lat
ter expressed his most sincere desire to
maintain the most friendly relations be-
tween France and Great Britain.
NJ. Hanotaux made the contention that
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,rnla Of what Il is possible lot niah
to,-I,. horn 10 accomplish in that strange
i.n5 Of China il he has the aoliits anu
,be rsrsevsrance. Chans's family vas mum
b,e-but little above coches-ahu nc "a
little over fifty years became 'ils -
ruler OF 90. .ooo.eo OF people. -, j,
CI,ar--,S attainmeuts in the heid Oh
s-,,i,,.r9 learning were the means OF giving
hin his start i'm life. but il was not uhll
a.. -Ta,r,srs- rebellion CS59-60 that he snow
- sEa ability that few years altefWatn
v-as 10 make him virtual master OF emma
Al that time he was Nlceroy 81 'hS Pio-
vince Of EwauC-Su. in which ShahShal Is
situated. Thrown In contact WIN ,ie ~,
e5rners Of that city. he conceived the ldea
=. melting them the means or putting
scv-n the. victorious rebels. and he orsahlzei
.ba ..e,-er victorious army" the rank ana
~. chinese the officers American ana Eu-
Topean. the whole under the comnahd Oh
Chinese Gordon
arc the rebellion II Hung Changes rise
On Office and power was most rapid until
-C-e v-bru after the Tien-Tsin massacre,
~ was disvraced and his titles were taken
away =, .-.,,,,
retirement but at the end OF tnat uhe
he was restored 10 the Office OF grand
chancellor that he had held before, anu
vras chosen 10 act independently as mediator
an the case Of the killing Of Mrs. Margary.
After he became viceroy of China he was
the actual ruler and chief administrator OF
his country until the misfortunes OF last
summer induced the young emperor 10 de-
prive him Of most OF his treasured
decorations. which carried with them an
enormous amount Of power.
Iii Hung Chang is a pure Chinese, with
ont a drop OF Manchu blood. lie is over
six Zee: tall lean and Ianlz. STOPPING some
what under the weight OF his sevonty-one
wears but still a most majestic figure.
His face. not fat like the faces Of his
rarr. ON the contrary, is long and lean,
strongly marked and one that would be
noticeable anywhere His character has
been shown 10y his works
He Is willy. crafty. INSCRIPTIONS APPROX
Ing any means 10 reach his end. These
tave been his chief characteristics in deal
ing with outsiders and his rivals.
His loyalty TO China and the present
dynasty seems TO have been proved any
number OF times, in spite of the wholesale
charges Of corruption that have been made
against him during the last Few months
II Hung Chan='s Powers
St Petersburg. March 27-It is stated
here that besides paying q pecuniary In
dsmuIty TO Japan. Ii Hung Chang is au-
th0rizeI tu cede the islands OF Loo ChOO.
Najacuslna- Ba-an. Babuyan and FOrmosa.
Strenuous Efforts viii be made 10 prevent
the Cesziou ~ the territory Of Liantong.
and as last resort the suggestion will be
male that it lie converted into a buffer state
under the joint protection Of Russia. France
aud England
Cholera Among the JHps.
London. March "a dispatch to The Star
Gays that cholera has broken out among the
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Crossman Gives 1t the Lie.

Panama. March 2S.-The Star and Her
aid publishes the report of an interview
with Captain Crossman. of the steamship
Alliance. in which he gives n fiat denial
to the story sent out from Havana about
his having the insurgent Maceo on board
and landing him at Sandy Hook. Captain
Crossman expresses the wish that the pi-
lot who was on board at the time could
say whether or not the landing did take
place at Sandy Hook. He took the pilot
on board many hours before the ship
reached Sandy Hook. The captain de-
clares that he has not seen Maceo and
does not know him.
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METHODISTs AT WASHINGTON.
Proceedings OF the baltimore Confer
ence Last Week.

Washington, March 29.-Wesleyan Female
institute was to have been discussed at
today's session of the Baltimore conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
but consideration of the subject was post
poned until tomorrow.
Rev. S. CT. Ferguson. of Fredericksburg.
Va, conducted the opening devotional eXer-
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Paymaster General OF the Army.
Washington, March 26-The president has
appointed ColCpel Thaddeus H. Stanton to
be paymaster general of the army, with
the rank of brigadier general to succeed
General Smith, retired.
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Projects Have Resigned.

Madrid, March 30.-The projects of the
Cuban provinces have all resigned their
Offices and viii be replaced by military
officers. The government has information
that Maceo has arrived in Jamaica; that
the rebel leader Henry Books has left
Cuba for New York and that the insur-
gent leaders Calman and Garcia are try
ing to get away from the island. The Off
GERS of the army and navy and the volun-
teers and inhabitants of Cuba have all
congratulated the government upon the
appointment of General Martinez de Cam
pos to the supreme command III Cuba.
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WIFI Settle Inv Arbitration

New York, March ga special cable dis
patch from Caracas, Venezuela, says that
her dispute with England will be settled
by arbitration. 1t is semi-officially stated,
and England has given assurance, that
there will be no more trespassing on Ven
ezuean property. President Crespo's en-
ergetic action against the French and
Belgian ministers undoubtedly gave him
popular support but a reaction is now
probable and outbreaks against him may
not be long delayed.
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New York, March 3O.--A special cable
dispatch from Colon, Colombia, says the
government announces that the rebel ar
mics under Generals Martinez and Rod
riquez were cut to pieces at Boyaca. The
insurgents have thrown down their arms,
II is declared. and the revolution is at an
end. In a decisive engagement the govern
ment lost geo men and the rebels lost 800.
General Martinez was captured. franc
on the Magdalena river is open again.
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Toxic. March 31.-Koyama, the young
Japanese who shot Ii Hung Chang, the
Chinese viceroy. has been sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life at hard labor.
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IRA Among the JHp-

London. March IA dispatch to The Star
says that cholera has broken out among the
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New York. March ga Herald special
cable from Lima, Peru, says: 1.-The United
States minister, replying to the note OF
the provincial government, assures it's Of
fcers that he will cooperate with them in
al! measures which will be conducive to
the maintenance of peace, the Inauguration
of an era of commercial prosperity and
the strengthening of the bonds of friend
ship between the two countries.
"Pierola has resigned his place in the
national delegation. lie recognizes the pres
ent government and offers 10 cooperate
with it in his capacity private citizen"
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dispatch to The Herald says: 1.-THE govern
ment has issued a bulletin claiming a vic
tory over the rebels at Gayaca. 1t was
costly one, however, for out of three thou
sand troops under General Reyes, which
formed the expedition, 1900 dropped oil
through fatigue or disease during the
march, and Of the remaining 1,500 which
gave battle to the rebels, 200 were killed
before victory rested with the government
forces"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-31
Wage Farmers Not Creditors.

Mr. Harvey-AlI that is necessary to
reply to in what Mr.. Horn has just said
is this: That in computing the number
of creditors and debtors in this country
relatively, he has no right to count the
wage-workers of this country as credit
ors because a week S wages happens to
be due them at the time he counts them.
(Applause) That a man who has ten
or fifteen dollars due him. who at the
same time owes for grocery bills or
other debts larger sum than that ten
or fifteen dollars, it is miserably ridicu-
lous to have him counted in the creditor
class. (Applause) You cannot, Mr..
Horr. defending the creditors OF Old
ENGLAND and New England, get any
sympathy or assistance from allies you
are not entitled to. from men whom you
seek to make your allies by pretense
that is base and false.
Debts in this country have accumulat-
ed until men are now mortgaging prop
erty that they never thought of mort
raging before. When I say pawnbrok-
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HORR AND HARVEY.
EIGHTH DAY OF THE GREAT
FINANCIAL DEBATE.

The Money Purchasing Power of the
Products of Labor Since the Civil
War Opened-Water Power Used as
an Illustrate
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copyrighted 1895 by Azel F. Hatch)
Chicago, July 27-The Horr-Harvey
debate was continued to-day before the
usual demonstrative audience. The
most essential points under discussion
are covered by the following steno-
graphic report:
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just Like a Mill Stream.

Mr.. Harvey-Mr. Horn compares our
money to a stream of water, and to the
utilization of that water in the manner
in which he illustrates it. I want to
make another comparison to put along
side Mr.. Horr's illustration: Money is a
stream. Suppose that along that stream
manufactures had been erected, and all
have adjusted themselves to the guam
tity of water, that life-giving fluid that
is flowing by them, and suddenly one
half of that water is taken out of the
stream, what is the effect? (Applause.)
That is the proper illustration to quote
in this discussion in the demonetiza-
ton of silver. (Applause) Let me draw
another illustration from the gentle
mans figure: Suppose we were by laws
TO give rights to men living along the
hanks of the stream of water to store it
away. draw it out and put it in great
reservoirs, and rent it to the manufac-
tories and business houses along that
stream that had adjusted themselves to
the use of it, requiring them to pay a
toll for the use of that water-then you
would have our preseFt banking sys-
TEN. (Applause(
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-19

aside when they saw us. and then
dashed upon ais with the speed OF race
horses. As usual, my black compan.
ions took to their heels. making for a
solitary tree some distance of. II was
hopeless for me to think of reaching II,
and there was not so much us n blade
of straw for cover anywhere. And bc.
hind the dead zebra, which would have
been better than nothing. three Of my
men were already crouching.
There was nothing for II but to brave
the situation out; so l knclt on one
knee. the better to take aim. and with
my elephant gun IN hand waited to tire
I'LL l could hope to kill. 1t seemed q
long time before 1 could cover the
shoulder of either Of the huge. beasts,
and I knew any other shot would bc
useless. Tho result was that did not
pull the trigger I'LL one of the animals
was only some eight or ten PAGES OF.
1t staggered and fell. but the next mo.
ment was on Its feet again. 1t was not
killed. but It's ardor was cooled, for II
turned away. followed by Its cOmpan.
lon. Twice 1t seemed about to fall. and
I did not think u second shot would In
necessary; but 1t got away with I'm.
diminished speed, and though we fol.
lowed II for some distance. we lost II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-19
Pat Obeye<l Orders,

While In front of Petersburg. General
Butler received word that his favoritc
horse. Almond Eye, had been accidcn.
tally killed by falling into II ruyinc. Up
on the departure of his informant. he
ordered an Irish servant to 20 and skin
him. what! Is Almond Eye dcady"
asked Pat. whats that Ia youy do
rs ! bid You, and ask no questions"
Par went about his business. ana IN IN
hour or two returned. swell. Pa,.
where have You bcen all this time:"
stcrnly demanded the general. skin.
ming the horse. your honor" Does II
take nearly two hours To perform such
IN operation mo. your honor; hut
then, You see, Il tuck bout half an hour
10 catch him." replied Pat.