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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06

The Lieutenant did not mind, ali
though he rather aanguidly followed.
When they had cached the top of the
gully the cofporsl pointed TO what
seemed TO BIZ q bit of striped calico
hanging on a ithola bush in the ravine.
That's her var sd the corporal y
know the dres FspN' was on guard when
she was pass The searchers. who
were picking up our men haven't got
to her yet-but she ain't moved or
stirred these two b, 'rs. Would you
like to so down and re herr
The Lieutenant llesltated. He was
young and slightly sastidious as to
unnecessary plelsaritness- He be-
lieved he srolll wait until the search
ers brous she- up, when the corpo-
raj might cs1ll him
The mist came up gloriously from
the swamp like a golden halo. And
as Clarence Bralat, already Forgotten,
rode moodily through it toward Wash
ingtOn, hugging to his heart the sol
j.. ary comfort of his great sacrifice. his
wife, Alice Brant, for whom he had
made it, was lying in the ravfrfe, dead
and uncared for. Perhaps it was part
of the inconsistency OF her sex that
she was pierced with. the bullets of
those that she loved. and was wearing
the garments of the race that she had
wronged.
NJ, 49, {s,-xx- =
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COMRADES TAXING elARENcE


one thing seemed to be as impossible
as the other he added. significantly.
The miserable truth flashed across
Brants mind. Hooker must have been
captured in his clothes-perhap in
some extrayagant Sally--and had not
been recognized in the confusion, by
his own officers. Nevertheless he
raised his eyes to his superior.
you got my note2"
The generals brow darkened. Yes, =
he said slowly .-but finding you thus
unprepared-I had been thinking Just
now that you had been deceived by
that wonlan-or by others--and that
it was a clumsy forgery" He stopped,
and seeing the hopeless bewilderment
more kindly: "But we will not talk of
that in your present condition The
doctor says a few hours will put you
straight again. Get strong-for |
want you to lose no time-for your
own sake-to report yourself at Wash
ington."
Report myself-at Washington
repeated Brant slowly.
THAT was last nights order" said
the commander with military curt
ness. Then ne burst out. 81 don't un-
derstand it, Brant! I believe you have
been misunderstood. misrepresented,
perhaps malig,ned-and, / shall make
it my business to see the thing
throughout these are the department
orders. And for the present. am
sorry to say-you are relieved of your
command"
He turned away, and Brant closed
his eyes. With it, it seemed to him,
that he closed his career. No one
would ever understand his explana-
tiOn-even had he been tempted to
give it, and he knew he never would
Everything was over now. Even this
wretched bullet had not struck him
fairly and eliminated his fate as it
might, For g. moment he recalled his
wife's last appeal to fly with him be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06
AT THE ,PHoNE.

There are sounds that seem TO Soothe US,
There are sounds that seem to move US.
As the cradle song in opera or the roost-
er'S early crow.
There are times when nothing pleases
And tormenting thought will tease us,
Then it does me good to listen TO her
musical Hello"
TITS so sweetly regulated
And so sweetly nodulated
That oft would linger longer if did not
jealous grow
For some fellows sure to break in
With g. sound that 1 must take in
While I'm patiently awaiting to hear one
more Hello"
.'Wait moment" says she swsetly,
And she switches him off neatly.
The uninterrupted tells me what She
knows I want to know.
Yet there are no honeyed phrases,
For the "chief" is keeping cases,
But she manages to tell me something
more than mere Hello"
Although I've never seen her,
CurioSity'S no keener
Than when first heard her VOICE repeat
a call, distinct and slow,
For in my mind I've photoed her,
And in my mind I've voted her,
The Ioyelest and the brightest girl thar
ever said Hello"
Cincinnati Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06

ognTfion he induced him to lend him
his slouci1ed hat and frpck coat, leas
ing with him his own distinguishing
tunlc. hat, and sword. He resisted the
belt and pistols which Hooker would
have forced upon him. As he left the
wagon he was half alnIsedly conscious
that his old cornpanien was character
istically examining; the garments he
had left behind With mingled adnaira-
ton and envy But he did not know.
as he slipped cut Of camp. that Mr..
Heeker was quietly trying them ON be-
fore a broken mirror in the wagon
head.
The gray light of the summer morn
ing was already so Strong that TO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06
JAPAN,s LITTLE BILL.

1t is to be hoped that China, will set
tie with Japan before there is nothing
left for Japan to settle with.-Indian-
apo1is Sentinel.
In asking for s4OO, 0OO,O 900 Japan acts
as if she intended to scale down Ii
Hung Changes bank aecount.-Wdsh-
ington Post.
Japan's bill for services rendered in
the way of civilizing China viii be
constructed on the liberal principles in
vogue at summer resort hoteis.-Chica-
go Record.
There is nothing small about Japan
except its country. With 100000. 900 yen
in its pocket and a. lot of new territory,
it will be in a position to receive the
honorable attentions of the most distin-
guished powers.-Indianapo Journal
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nlander himself stsnding by his COT,
and regarding him with an aif Of
grave. but not unkinily concern. But
the wounded man felt iistinctively
that it was not the effect OF his
shame came suddenly over him, which
was not slissipated by his superior s
words For, 1notiening the others
aside, the major general leaned over
his cot and said
Until q few moments ago the re-
port was that YOU had been captured
in the first rush of the rear guard
which we were rolling up for YOUR at
tack. and when you we're picked up
Just now in plain clothes on the
slope. YOU were not recognized. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06

An aching under the bandage around
his head, where the spent bullet had
grazed his scalp, and the sound of
impossible voices in his ears were all
he knew as he staggered slowly back
to consciousness again. Even then it
still seemed delusion, for he was
lying in the hospital of the headquar-
ters with officers of the division staff
around him, and the division COM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06
RoBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

If every one could drop a flower
Upon thy grave to mark the hour
of pleasure he has had with thee,
An hour of purest pleasure spent
How vast a floral monument
Above thy mound would be-
New York Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-04-06
President McGrath is in receipt

President McGrath is in receipt
of an invitation from the Board OF
Directors of the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton requesting the attendance OF
the Louisiana Press Associatian
in a body sometime during the
month of October. This matter
will be laid before the Association
when it meets at Donaldsonville
on the Both of April, and it is pre-
sumed favorable action will be ia
ken. An excursion is likely to be
a feature of the coming summer
and no more agreeable or instruc-
tive place could be selected than
the Atlanta Exposition which bids
fair to equal the renowned Worlds
Fair held at Chicago, Let US ar
range for this trip. We can in
the meantime negotiate the mer'
chants for new suits of clothes
and these, with deadhead ticket
will make the Louisiana editors
feel as wealthy as Vanderbils o.
Goulds. b. r. Truth.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-04-06
Police Jury.
Extract from the Minutes OF the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of st. Martin.
Meeting held Feb. 9Th 1895.

The Police Jury. now in a Committee
of the whole, proceeds as is required By
Section 2745 Of the Revised Statutes OF
the State of Louisiana, to make not an
Estimate exhibiting the various Items
of Expenditures of the Parish OF St.
Martin during the year 1895, based up
on the Expenditures Of the Parish for
the year 1894. said Estimate to be pu-
blished in the Official Journal during
thirty days before being accepted and
the Parish Tax for the present year de-
finitely fixed as the law directs:
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MUST BE UNITED.

the prevailing practlces III 'no
South which nulli6es the voice OF
the people and make our elections
a meaningless farce, is work OF
such gigantic proportions by rea-
son of the deep-sested roots OF
evil permeating nearly every
avenue of public life, that none
willing to help can be spared IN
the contest. In view of the fact
that unblushing political combin-
atoms Of long-standing has grown
holder and holder by each success
sive exploit until the point is rea-
ched where thugs, hoodiums and
repeaters stand as recognized part
ners in the debauchery OF Repu-
blican institutions. Considering q
point is reached where the cess
pools of political corruption threa-
tens to engulf the last vestige OF
rights precipice is reached where
the leap must be made. The low
murmur of complaints heard in
the distance few years ago has
grown louder and louder until it
ia now almost a universal clamor
for changed conditsons. With this
trend of events reform is inevita-
BILE; the change might be delayed,
but come it will sooner or later.
But while the great masses of the
people are ready to give support
| to we'll directed efforts looking to
a correction of present abuses, let
no particular school of reformers,
commit the plumbers of supposing
that they are the only ones whose
motives are unquestionable, and
their ideas the only ones deserv-
ing of consideration. AS said be-
fore the fight is a hard one-no
ammunition can be spared to sling
arrows at those who are against
, the enemies matter under
, what name the work of reform
is prosecuted. Movements OF this
character from the very nature OF
.. surroundings must be free from
craftsmanship and acrimony. "A
spirit which tends to aleniate any
element working to the same end
is bad policy and can only delay
reaching the desired end. These
reflections are suggested by the
proceedings of the Ballot Reform
League recently held at New Or
leans. t.
1t strikes us the reform league
troubled a little outside of thu
range of business calculated to adj
vance the interests of the cause
One weak feature of the proceed
dings, which to say the least, was
!, uncalled for was the adoption o.
. resolution disclaiming the desire
: for outside sympathy taking par
ticular pains at the same time tt
draw distinctions between them
selves and another League work
, ing to the same end.
We can see nothing so disgrace
full in the title of American citi
zenship as to apologize for an.
efforts TO invite moral supper
from other sections in combating
evils pictured as black as that de
= picted by this league at this YER,
meeting. These very gentlemen
!, a very short time since not onl,
accepted the same sort of 'inteI
ference" but invoked with all tn
power at command the assistanc
- of the whole country both by me
2 raj support and legislative enact
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-04-06
HIGHER CITIZENSHIP.

every day, the more we are lead
to believe that, with many men,
their noblest ssnsibilities are re-
ceding. There never was a time
when our country was in want OF
pure patriotic officials. from the
man vested with the briefest au-
thority 10 the highest than now.
Not only in politics are these mo-
raj deficiencies perceptible, but IN
most every stage and station OF
life. Every vocation has Its abun-
dant share of INSCRIPTIONS sharks.
Every honest principle is sacriii-.I
ced for money; while the perPe-
traitor only calls his nefarious ao-
tons, policy" Such is the uni
versal drift of the busy world.
Corruption asserts itself In every
walk of life. The politician cor
rupts himself for money and office
and calls it policy" The mer-
chant even resorts to dishonest
dealings and then calls it "shrewd-
ness" The official receives brides
and calls it fees" The candidate
buys votes and calls it influence"
The clerk takes money belonging
to his employer and calls it "sala-
ry." \ friend takes advantage of
another and calls it business. :"
Every rogue has a different
smooth appellation for his tricke-
ry; that he might compromise
with his conscience, If he has any,
and still lead consistent (2) life.
Such a life is vice in disguise.
The cynic Diogenes was once
seen walking the streets of Athens
in day time, carrying a lantern
and when asked what he was look
ing for, he satirically replied, ian
honest man"
Henry Clay said-"1 would ra.
Their be right than President
That is one of the sublimest anc
most patriotic declarations eve1
evolved by the human intellect
His words should be the motto OF
every true American, regardless
of his vocation. When a man hat
overstepped the bounds of int.
gritty, he ceases to be true to him
, self, his country, and his fellow
men. How many of our country
men can VIC truthfully say as was
once said of Henry Clay-"A maj
who was in public service for fft,
years, and never attempted to de-
ceive his countrymen"
As we hear of the continued
corruption going on every where
from time to time, we are lead t.
wonder what is the cause, but W.
: can draw but one conclusion, anC
that is, there is true essence o
manhood lacking every where
Authorities wink at vice, perfect
ly oblivious of the law. judges
vindicate crime because there. il
money involved. Corporations Cal
suppress the rights of individual
> and trample upon laws. becaus'
there is money in them. At tn
low standard which everything ha
apparently reached, it seems a
though nothing but a Divine mir
acle can restore honesty ono
more. There are ten rascals out
side Of the penitentiary to one o.
the inside. Only the poor crimi
! nails serve their time there. I
i. many, honesty seems curiosity
more rare than diamonds anon
IT, Wo,b,ookop u,o,,1
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Ho for Lenten times

Molasses of different prices, at
Mrs. E. A. Duchamp's plantation.
Corn taken in exchanges.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
Misses Quincy and I,raun.

Miss Louise Imogen Quincy and Miss
Alice Brown have started together on a
walking trip through England Miss
Quincy and Miss Brown have been lit
erary collaborators of late, in the
Three New England Heroines" and now
IN the Stevenson memorial Miss Brown
Is native Of New Hampshire, but she
spends her winters iii Boston. living in
an old street that has Numbered among
its residents Hawthorne. Louisa Aloott
and Whipplc, the essayist- Miss Brown
was once OH The Transcript staff, but
now works for The Youth Companion
MIR. Alden calls her one of the strongest
OF the younger poets. -Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
THE CONDITION OF TRADE.

R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade says: A business food. SO strong
and rapid that the conservative fear 1t
may do harm, Is out Of reason In july.
But the seasons this year lap over and
crowd each other. May frosts end
freights, 1t is now evident, kept back
much business that would naturally
have been finished before midsummer,
and the delayed elimination Of one
aeason gets in the way OF efforts to be.
gin another on time.
But the volume of business, however
1t, may be measured, is remarkably
large for the month, even in a good
year. The exaggerated fears about
crops have passed. the syndicate ia be-
lieved to be both able and determined
to protect the treasury and tho time
draws near when the marketing of new
crops will turn international balances
If speculation does not hinder.
The week has been notable for SOM
sational fall In wheat OF cents in two
days, followed by recovery OF S cents,
though neither accords any interpreta-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
= They Get There

There are lot of weary women
around town these days and nights. and
their wearinetss is no marvel to those in
the secret
They are all taking bicycle lessons,
and it isn't as easy as it looks
1t doesn't seem possible that the
maiden who skins along SO gracefully
On her wheel, cmulating tho flight of
tho birds. ever sat. harnessed up, in BIZ
cycle school. with her limbs trembling,
her back aching. her eyes sticking out
like pouchod eggs, and q slave driver
beside her forcing her to do what she
knows Is simply impossible, does it1
But they have oil been through the
experience Polly Pry in New York
Recorder
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13

ton OF the quite disregarded govern.
mont report. The sudden drop in
prices WAS the result Of speculative
rather than commercial influences,
though exports not half as large as last
year, being 2,097, GAS bushels, flour in
cluded, from Atlantic ports for two
weeks of July, against 4,227,o15 last
year, had their effect. as we'll as West.
ern receipts of 1887, 474 bushels, against
s.156,elS last year.
The latest news indicates an enor.
nous crop of corn, much the largest
ever grown II weather favors. but the
price Is only Sc lower than week ago.
Cotton has not changed, though specu-
lation still turns wholly On prospects,
regardless OF enormous stocks carried
over. Cotton goods continue active and
strong, with comparatively little diff.
Guilty as to labor. The Northern mills
have taken little over 1000 bales in
the past three months since cotton was
below cents, but, with cotton bought
cheap for five months ahead..the are
able to do good business. Failures this
week have been 253 in the United States
against EAT last year. and IS in Canada
against 40 last year.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
VIII Hardly be Takan ALIVE

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 12.-Super-
intenden' Mckinney Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad to,day received
telegram Of reliable sources that the
notorious negro desperate, Railroad
Bill" who recently shot and killed
Sheriff Mcmillan, of Escambia, was
seen near Daphne in Baldwin county.
He was heavily armed with q Winches.
ter and several pistols. Hundreds OF
men and several Pinkerton detectives
are trying to locate the man for whose
capture there is nearly two thousand
dollars reward. The Louisville and
Nashville officials here believe they will
capture the negro as they are close on
his trail, but he Is not expected to be
taken alive.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
A TERRIBLE CRIME IN CUBA.
A Father Killed and His Daughters as
saulted by Negroes.

A Father Killed and His Daughters AS
ssulted by Negroes.
HAVANA, July IA terrible crime
has been committed at Guansjayabo, in
the Guanajay tobacco district, about
forty-flve miles from this city. Four
burly negroes went to grocery store
at Guanaj,ysbo, and without word
overpowered the grocer and stabbed him
to the heart. The negroes then rushed
after three daughters of the storekeep
er's with the intention of sssaultinQ
them. The woman and her daugh sers
made desperate struggle, shrieking
terribly for holp. The negroes inf lie ted
wounds upon their bodies, from which
they never recovered.
Their crime was discovered by Will. Sc
man of the country district; who, as
soon as he saw the bodies of the vic
TINS OF the negroes left for Guanajsya
and placed the matter before the
authorities. The countrymau found
that one OF tho little girls was sill alive
when he entered the store and Il was
almost with her last breath that he
obtained the details OF the crime The
inhabitants OF the country around
Guayajayabo have gone in pursuit OF
the four wretches and 1t is said they
will surely be cut to pieces If captured
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
THE POLLARD muRDEREss.
The Prisoners Arraigned-Ons OF Tn.
Makes q Confession

Aho ATFhlkn6Q-On9 OF Them
Makes Confession.
KEYsvILLE. Va, July 12.-The pris-
oners in the Pollard murder case were
escorted from Petersburg by military
company, Captain Cunningham in
charge. They reached Mehrrin about 9
o'clock this morning and started imme-
dintely for Lunenburg Court House. ar
irving there early this morning.
@The attendance at the courthouse waB
the largest In years. The case of Solo
mon Marable was called about 4 o'clock
this evening. The prisoner was brought
In court in charge of Captain Cunning
ham. Judge Orgaln gave Marable q
chance to procure counsel, but the only
lawyer applied to was Mr.. Bell and he
declined TO take the case.
The commemorative attorney then
read the indictments which charged
Marable with the wilful and premedi-
tated murder OF Mrs. e. 8. Pollard. He
entered plea of not guilty. Jury
was empanelled with very little diff
Guilty and consisted of ten white and two
colored. Commemorative attorney
opened the CASE. AS soon as he finished
his speech Marable rose and made the
following statement:
~ did not do the murder, but Poky
Barnes and Mary Abernathy killed
mrS. Pollard. L WAS near at hand.
Poky Barnes hit her three times
and Mary Alternately hit her with an
axe. She took the keys and gave them
to Poky Barnes. l held her hand (the
deceased) when Mary Alternately struck
her.
MARY and Pokey went into the house
and came out with something in their
dress and gave me two pieces of money,
twenty dollars, making forty dollars
Mary Alternately saying as she came
away, l am the head of this murder
and am going to hide the money under
the house half way between hers and
Pokey Barnes, until 1 get chance to
get 1t away and give it to som ebody to
keep. l beg you all to have mercy on
me for l am not guilty"
The prisoners confession caused quite
q sensation. Mr.. Pollard, the husband
OF the murdered lady. took the stand
and described his and his wife's pro-
ceedings during the evening, stated that
Mary Barnes and Pokey Alternately
quickly came after the murder was dis
covered. The aye with which the deed
was done was produced and identified.
At p. N. the grand jury found true
bill against Mary Alternately, Pokey
Barnes and Mary Barnes. Public sem
timent seems to be In favor OF letting
the law take It's course in the case.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
THE EUsTIs INTERVIEW.

Ambassador Eustis Ia now very much
written and talked about man, with the
disadvantage, however, that his alleged
remarks to the reporter OF French
paper have greatly lessened his chances
for the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident. Besides the adverse criticisms
OF Partisan and Spanish journals, he re-
ceived the following thrust from the
London Chronicle in its editorial COM
ments on his explanation OF the alleged
interview:
III he Is really laughing. all we can
say ia that he is the only person to
whom the incident presenta itself ss a
subject for merriment. We need hardly
say that 1t would be impossible for him
to admit that he expressed such On
opinion and retain his post. Neither
the ambassador nor the interviewer
come we'll out OF the affair.
The former has very little concep-
ton OF the dignity OK responsibility OF
his position II he will talk intimately on
political matters Of any kind for three
quarters OF an hour with person whose
name he does not know, and whom he
has implicitly forgotten 8 few weeks
afterward. We readily believe Mr.,
EustiS, OF course, when he denies the
remark attributed to him about Csnada. ;
The Chronicle editorial concludes shs,
M. Routier is evidently gentleman OF
considerable astuteness, and this is
moro than any one can say OF Mr.. Eustis