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ALICE, TEE COLONELs DAUGHTER.
tellectual refinement which seemed
sadly out of place in one whose lot was
cast among the rough soldiers OF the
ranks. 1t must be remembered that I
write OF the days just following the
close Of our great civil war, when the
ranks OF the regular army on the
frontier were made up Of rough, litter
ate men largely fshed from the slums
Of the eastern cities, many OF them
having fed to the west and buried
themselves In the army under assumed
names to escape thesconsequences Of
crime. Alice Sanford had never dreamed
the barracks Of the private soldiers
sheltered man of artistic tastes, end
the spectacle, presented Of soldier
welding the pencil of the artist was
to her q revelation.
The soldier becoming aware Of her
presence; glanced up from his work,
and, noting that it was the daughter
Of the commanding officer who had APP
preached him, quickly arose to his feet,
removed his cap and silently waited
for her to address him should she de-
sire to do SO.
IT am sorry disturbed you," she
said. 'sNrill you permit me to look at
the sketch you are making2" ; &
SIT is as vet far from complete" he
Quietly responded, .and I fear you may
not be able to form an Intelligent idea
of what its appearance will be when
the details are filed in. began it but
an hour ago
He handed her the picture, and she
sat for some moments closely studying
It, occasionally casting her eyes across
the intervening desert to the Fra Cris-
tobel range. 5a;.. s5 \
'.You have chosen beautiful study,
she finally said. I'm my eyes the Fra
Cristobel is the most attractive of al
the ranges which surround us.
~ experience great pleasure IN
sketching II" he replied This will
be nv third sketch Of the range, and I
seem to never tire OF tracing its bold
outlines and pyines itls rugged details
of rock and pine IS ssti 5 &.
Returning the picture, With ga
simple r. la nk you, II ' she rode home
ward. She allowed her spo,ay TO Nalk
II tL1a tHssii ss4ieA ~ =
chhle him for stopping occasionally to-
snatcha mout full at grass as he loitered
along, so busy were her thoughts with a
j the hunt private soldier HON she
! hnd just left. She had seen in the vet
crude sketch the work Of q master
hand, and she wondered why # was
that one so gifted should be wearing
the uniform and Derf forming the duties
ssots slider. q His manner was That sofs
& The polished gen his speech sSre-s
i fined and easing, and his genera de
20 IS ysiieiel
the
BEEN AZ iirl essata
q
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;3arst meeting she could not long resist
HIS charms, end would soon listen 70
.hia protestations Of alleged love as
3rapturously as 9 score Of girls had
done during his cadetship. Hence. at
their every future meeting he aimed
his every shaft 81 wit, eloquence, ce'n-
spliment and flattery at the citadel Of
Her Young heart, and was really sur
prised at her failure to open wide It's
rate and bid him enter as its conqueror.
She treated him with marked polite
mass at all times, yet in her heart
wished that their meetings might be
Is tho visits Of angels In the olden'
adage. II X
.;E It was not long before it began to be
whispered about that lieut.. Vandever
was. tyrannical and i1nperiously lordly
Ia hts treatment of the men who came
under his supervision when he served
as officer Of the guard, and had been at
times insulting in his relations with
the men Of his own troop in the omar
sters. No complaints were made, how
ever, and the rumors were lightly
treated until one day Sergt Barrett,
I'M old trooper who had grown gray In
the service, went to headquarters and
asked for an interview with the COM
handing officer. His request was
promptly granted, for Col Sanford was
always accessible to the men under
him.. The old sergeant entered the
. Office, and removing his cap and salut-
ing the commander stood like q statue
awaiting permission to speak.
'sWhat is 1t, sergeant2' the colonel
asked. i
i|.ssir, have been soldier for more
than twenty years, and this is the first
time have ever made complaint. I
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4 would have gone to the captain OF my
troop, but he is absent from post on q
hunt, and the officer of whom l would
complain is temporarily in command Of
the. troop. / do not think, sir, there is
q man in the service who feels more
respect for his superior officers than
do, or who is more prompt at recognize
ing their rank than / when meet
them. Lieut.. Vandever came into the
quarters an hour ago just as was
leaving the room, and saluted him as
was my duty. a moment later was
standing on the porch just outside the
door when he came out, and l assumed
the position Of soldier and waited for
him to pass. No officer who has been
any length Of time in the service would
have desired or expected repetition
of NV salute, but the lieutenant stepped
p;and shook his fist at me and rough
" said:
I g What do you mean, fellow? Do
syou know who am? Why do yon not
I salute me7' :. Il,
55,2 IT tried to explain to him, but he
Grossly told me to shut up, and said he
would teach Inc the respect due an Off
Ger. He then placed me under arrest.
Sir, I served as private soldier for six
years and was never in the guardhouse
as a prisoner, and during my fourteen
years service as non-commissloned
officer I have never until now been
under arrest, and it hurts me, sir. He
humbled me before some of the men Of
my troop, but I don't mind that so
much as the disgrace he has fastened
to me-"
SIS that all that passed between you,
sergeant" .A
4.That is all, sir. The lieutenant
used some language that he would be
ashamed to use toward a soldier Of my
service after be has been in the army
awhile. but do not complain Of that.
/ wish the disgrace Of arrest wiped
from my long record. sir, that is all.
If IT will in any mannersoothe your
wounded feelings, sergeant, will say
4 to vol, that ] have known you for q
!. long time and have always regarded
s;you as a model soldier. You can 60 to
your quarters. ] will look into the
matter.
The sergeant saluted and retired,
and an orderly was dispatched to sum-
mon lieut. Vandever to headquarters.
!. The young officer had from his window
seen the sergeant leave the office, and
instinctively felt that his unwarranted
aetion had been reported to 1.-The colo
mel. He entered the commanders |
presence with timid air. and seated
4 - L d.. L
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CHAPTER /.
INTRODUCTION.

ORT CRAIG, IN
the territory Of
N e w Mexico,
stands upon q
high mesa, or
piece Of ia BILE
land, overlook
ing the historic
valley Of t h e
r. 10 G ra n de.
The view from
t h e fort is
wildly pictur-
esque. The long
stretch of river,
grass -ca.rpeted
valley d Q tt ed
with groves of
CO t on W God.
. -
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cases in support of his positions.

cases III support OI us pOS!LlONS.
Next came the argument of Nh
Mower for the State He covered
principally the same ground traversed
by the Attorney General-laying
stress on the proposition that the mat
ters complained of ia the bill are not
within the jurisdiction of the Court.
He argued that the attempt III this
proceeding to control the conduct of
| the officers of the State would be an
invasion OF the undoubted authority
of the executive department, and was
therefore beyond the jurisdiction Of
the Court. He cited several cases
from the Federal courts to sustain his
different propositions. He spoke
about two hours
This morning the argument was
opened by DR. Pope. He, like Mr..
Douglass, discussed the election laws
of the State, referring especially to
their bearing on the Constitutional
Convention. DR.. Pope spoke with his
usual warmth and readiness, and cited
many cases in support of his different
positions.
Mr.. Caldwell made the chief argu-
ment on the case against the Governor
and the Commissioner of Election in
Richland county. He urged that the
call of the Convention, and the action
OF the Legislature on it, as well as the
action of the Governor since, showed
purpose to deprive some citizens of
their rights under the Constitution.
Like all of Mr. Caldwell's arguments,
his presentation of his case on this oc.
casion was terse, strong, clear and
abounding in authorities He engaged
the attention of the court about three
hours.
The closing speech was made by
Gen. McCrady for the State. He pres
ented most admirable analysis OF
the provisions of the registration law,
taking the position that they are
nowise an abridgment or invasion OF
any citizens right to vote, but in re,
ality an execution of the clause in the
State Constitution, requ ring the Leg
islature to provide for the ''registra'
ton of all electors" He urged that
the law is but a reasonable regulation
of the exercise of the elective franchise,
within the proper bounds of both the
State and the Federal Constitution.
AS Gen. McCrady was the author OF
well-nigh all the provisions of the ori
ginal registration law, he handled i
| in manner that showed his entire
familiarity with ali its require
ments and with the purpose of each o.
these. Replying to the different point:
made by the complainants' lawyer:
who had preceded him, Gen. McCrady
sought to show that neither of the
cases presented any ground for the
Federal court to interpose its power
to restrain the execution of statute
duly passed by the Legislature of {
sovereign State.
At the close of General McCrady'!
speech Judge Goff said that the point:
raised were of such magnitude as tt
entitle them to the most careful con
sideration of the Court; and he woult
therefore take both cases under ad
visement, and file his decision at some
| future day.
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be so acceptable to the people that
there will be no general move made
upon it for years to come. The dispo-
sition of the tariff clears the way for
settlement of the silver question. That
question is now fully before U.S. y
will it be the one issue before the
people next year,
1T will, said he, 'and in such
way that it must be settled directly,
not by subterfuge or evasion, but op-
enly, so that the people may Understand
it. 1t will not down. The fact that
progress in silver rehabilitation has
been slow should not be discour-
aging. This is big country. from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, with pro-
baby 10, 600, 900 of the most civilized
people in the world. The basis of all
law with US is the will of the people.
! When after years of discussion and
often contrary action, they made up
their minds for tariff reform, there
was 60 power on earth strong enough
to resist il. The silver question is go
ing through the same couse OF publicr
discussion 1t is meeting with defeats
and victories Just in the same ratio as
characterized the tariff fight. Just
as in that fight, the silver men will
have their battle royal; then the. Am
erican people will award the victory"
How do you think the question
will be settled"
THE majority of the American peo-
peOple in both political parties are in
favor of the restoration of the
free coinage of silver. They are.
a conservative people, respecting
all rights and moving slowly that
they may not disturb them. They
may be repressed once in a while, but
once they take up a question, there
will be no cessation until it is brought
to elimination. The American peo-
pie are today behind the free silver
movement and they will push it on to
success and have silver re-established
to its old equality with gold. When
the people take up a question, the
party succeeds which has the fore
Sight and the wisdom to constitute it
self the agency through which their
desires can be accomplished. This
great financial question, which has
come to US side by side with the tariff
question, will be settled likewise by
! the Democratic party. In the next
campaign the rehabilitation of silver
will be the main and controlling issue
upon which the Democracy will ap-
peal to the people. Party platforms
Should always be plain and direct. I
do not believe in those planks which
are so written as to catch voters COM
ing and going.
Parties Should be honest to the
people. Whatever room existed for
different constructions of the platform
of 1892 should no longer exist and for
this purpose that to be adopted in 1896
should be SO plain that even a school
boy could understand it.
| Speaking of Secretary Morton's let
ter, Mr.. Crisp said: ''Yes, I have read
the letter in which Mr.. Morton de-
clares himself for the gold standard.
But have you not noticed that Presi-
dent Cleveland has disclaimed respon-
siollity for the utterances of his Secreta-
ry?" Then headed: IF Secretary Nor
ton had written a letter favoring the
free coinage of silver, Mr.. Cleveland
would probably have dismissed him
from his cabinet, instead of merely
disclaiming his act, F."
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1T WAS ALL A GAME OF BLUFF.
Crisp Fathoms the Talk About Southern
President.

WASHINGTON. April 30.-Ex-Speak-
er Crisp's authorized interview, in
which he advocates the selection of "a
Western man, with a military record,
to head the Democratic Presidential
ticket in 1896" is causing much COM
ment among Northern Democrats who
are disposed to force the nomination
upon Southern man. Mr.. Crisp ap.
parently understands S:,e motives
which prompt the Northern Democrats
to be so generous with their Southern
brethren at this particular junction.
As Speaker of the House for two
terms Mr.. Crisp has been brought in
closer contact with the members OF his
party from all sections of the country
than any other one man in Congress
He is aware that the great majority
of Northern Democrats have but little
hope of electing a President in 1896.
They are not making the announce
ment publicly, but when they meet
their confidential friends they do not
hesitate to say: I'VE have no chance
of electing our man next time, so the
nomination might as well go to a
Southern man. -0
Mr.. Crisp has probably heard some
of the Northern men express them
selves on the subject, and he is prob
ably aware that they would undertake
to unload the responsibility of The ex-
pected defeat upon the South. He IS
also aware that Hill, German, Gray,
Whitney. Ex-Governor Patterson, of
PENNSYLVANIA, and other Presidential
aspirants in the North are quietly let
ting their friendsknOw that they would
not accept the nomination if they
could get it under the existing condi-
tions in the party. 1t is possible that
it was with this factin view that Mr..
Crisp, who is the recognized leader of
the Democracy in the South, took
upon himself the responsibility of eX-
posing the political bluff the North
ern Dem ocrats propose.
Although Mr. Crisp may not be in
accord with the practical men of his
party in the South on the financial
question..he is nevertheless the one man
in the House who can induce his party
associates to follow him in a strict
party fight. He knows full well that
if a Southern man is placed at the head
of the ticket, providing the conditions
do not undergo material change and
defeat should follow. the very men
who are now urging the selection of
Southern man would be the first to
rush to the front and declare that the
party had been sacrificed to crafty the
personal ambition of a Southern stand
ard-bearer
If the conditions change, as they
are apt to do, within the next twelve
months, the advocacy of a Southern
man will cease, and all of the Northern
men who have long had the Presi-
Dental bee in their bonnets will jump
into the arena and proclaim the un-
wisdom Of dragging the sectionalissue
into the next campaign They may
consent to having Southern man on
the ticket as Vice President, but they
will insist upon first place being given
to Northern or Western man.
Newsand Courier
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THE STATES PENSIONERS.
The Amount Each Pensioner is to Receive

The Amount Each Pensioner is to Receive
this Year.
COLUMBIA, May 3.-The pensioners
of the State Of South Carolina can now
get their annual pension money by
applying to the clerks of court of their
several counties. This year each pen
.sioner gets S21.75. The warrants for
each pensioner were sent out by the
Comptroller General yesterday. The
total amount which goes to the pen
sioners this year is $50, ,199, the S199
having been saved over from last
years appropriation. This year there
has been an increase in the number of
pensioners, there being 2,30S against
2,273 last year.
The following shows by counties the
number of pensioners in each county
this and last wear:
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1.-THE SHADOWS FELL. NOT.

If the shadows fell not-Oh VIII; wsr
the stars,
The gems of the SLY aHd tie night ,,,,
If the shadows fell not, woul" lAe p""'
Flood the earth with its rich, mellow
Fight? ,,,,loyoned in
glory o,s -,
Wrought vivid in nature, IN song, anc III
Stoly-
If The shadows fell not:'
IF the shadows fell not-Oh! Where We're
the tea-S,
The CRYSTALS Of love and of woe?
They would vanish with smiles born OF
sympathy sweet,
and lis words whispered softly and low;
Oh! where were the heroes, the martyrs
and sages,
The deeds Ct the noble, the wisdom of
ages,
If the shadows fei! not,
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s. Duel TO the Death

CITY OF MEXICO, April 30.-A duel
to the death took place yesterday IN
the suburban town of Nopo!a between
two Jealous rivals for the hand OF a
Young lady named Ramiez- One OF
the lovers, Jacobo Omano, was killed
and the other, Vincent Esmeldo, was
badly injured.
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A Nay out for Nicaragua.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The depart
ment of State this afternoon received
cable message from Ambassador
Bayard, stating that Great Britain had
accepted the guarantee made by Sal
vador of the payment of the indem-
nifty by Nicaragua in London within
a fortnight, and so, as soon as Nicara-
qua confirms the agreement and so
informs the British admiral, the latter
is instructed to leave Corinto.
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Durrant Denied Bail.

San FRANCISCO. May 3.-Judge Con-
Ian this morning held Theodore Dur
rant to answer before the Superior
Court without bail for the murder Of
Minnie Williams.
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The Decline In Cotton.

ATLANTA, April 29.-The ConStltu-
ton will publish tomorrow morning
an able and exhaustive article on the
declined price of cotton, from the pen
of Mr.. j. W. Labouisse, president OF
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Mr. Labouisse is one of the most promin
ent business men of this country and
is eminent authority on all matters
pertaining to cotton. Mr.. Labouisse
addressed himself particularly
to Mr.. Edward Atkinson's
article in the April Forum
on The Battle of the Standards and
Fall of Prices to show that the decline
in the price of cotton is not due to
cheaper production. The president OF
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
gives gives the total crops and the
average price of cotton the world over
since 1872. He shows that during
period of twelve years,
preceding the war between
the States, the cotton cropof the
world'increasedn early 50 per cent. and
the average price advanced more than
80 per cent. This increase in price
coupled with the largely increased
production, he attributes to the in
creased output of the mines of Califor-
mia and Australia. Mr.. Labouisse con-
trasts this with this period, the crop
and prices of 1898 and 1894. The crop
of 1893 and 1S94-11, ,609,0 600 bales
showed an increase of nearly 73 per
cent. over the crop of 1S59-6O. The
price during the later period declined
50 per cent. This fall in the price of
cotton, he points out, is due to the CON
traction in the volume of metallic
legal tender money OF. the world. Mr..
Labouisse fails to see anything benetic-
ent in the fall of prices of crops to the
farmer when his mortgage has remain
stationary. He shows that the
price of gold is fiat, because the mints
of the world over are required to buy
all gold offered at a fixed price. Mr..
Labousisse takes up the question of
ratio and other points, making clear
and strong argument throughout for
the rehabilitation of silver as money of
final redemption. The statistics which
he presents are very complete and of
exceptional value. The paper is one
which will certainly attract much at
tentien from the disputants on both
sides of the financial issue.
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Is. That your respondent calls at
tention to section seven of the act of
1894, as heretofore set forth, and de-
nies that it demonstrates any unlawful
purpose on the part of the General AS
sembly OF South Carolina as charged
in the twenty-fourth paragraph of the
bill.
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ICONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

forth in the 10Th and 18th paragraphs
of the bill. your respondent submits
that the requirements ofthe act of 1894
for registration are not unreasonable
and unconstitutional the sections i, 5,
6 and of which said act are:
Here are set forth the provision of
the Act Of 1894, fixing rules for the
election of delegates to the Conven-
tom
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When you come into the religious
circle, come only with one notion and
only for one purpose-to find the way
to Christ. When I see people critical
about sermons, and critical about
tones of voice, and critical about SER
monic delivery, they make me think
of a man in prison. He is condemned
to death, but an officer of the govern
ment brings pardon and puts it
through the the wicket of the prison
and says: Here is your pardon.
Come and get it. What Do you
expect me to take that pardon offered
with such voice as you have, with
such an awkward manner as you have:
l would rather die than so comproise
my rhetorical notions" All, the man
does not say that; he takes it. 1t is
his life. He does not care how it is
handed to him. And if today that
pardon from the throne Of God is Of
fered to our souls should we not seize
it, regardless OF all nonessentials!
But come now to the last part OF
my text. 1t tells US when we are to
seek the Lord. while he may be
found" When is that: Old age: You
may not see old age. Tomorrow: You
may not see tomorrow. Tonight: You
may not see tonight. Oh, if l could
only write on every heart in three
capilal letters that word N-O-W-now .
Sin is an awful disease. l hear peo.
ple say with a toss of the head and
with trivial manner. "Oh. yes, m
a sinner" Sin is an awful disease. 1t
is leprosy. It's dropsy. It is COM
sumption. 1t is all moral disorders IN
one. Now, you know there is a crisis
in a disease. Perhaps you have
had some illustration Of it in your
family. Sometimes the physician has
called, and he has looked at the patti
ent and said That cause was simple
enough, but the crisis has passed. If
YOU had called me yesterday or this
morning, could have cured the patti
ent 1t is too late now; the crisis has
passed" Just so it is in the spiritual
treatment of the soul-there is crisis.
There are some here who can remem-
Der instances in life when, if they had
bought certain property, they
would have become very rich. y few
acres that would have cost them al
most nothing were offered them. Al
terward large village or city sprung
up on those acres of ground, and
they see what mistake they made IN