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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08
THE ODD TRICK.
How Wilfred Endicott Got His
Letters Back.

''Lucile!"
"Eh, l beg your pardon, Gilbert, di,
you speak to me?"
Speak to you? I asked you thre,
times to give me another cup of cot
Fee"
"Did you, dear? I'm so sorryr' anc
Mrs. CORN extended slim white HAND
for the coffee-pot.
MAY | ask what SO engrossed ycu1
thoughts?" inquired her husband, a lit
tie irritably.
Lucille smiled. ''Oh, you'll only
laugh at me if l tell YOU"
''Never mind; what was it," reiter-
ated her husband, little Modified.
81 was thinking of some lovely
Turkish embroidery they showed me
at Liberty's yesterday, and"
My dear girl, what can you possibly
do with Turkish embroidery?" inter
rupted Mr.. CORN, impatiently
We'll, do you know that's what I've
been wondering ever since, and I've
just discovered"
But"
Yes" continued Lucille, regardless
of the impertinent monosyllable, II
think it would look perfectly lovely to
trim tea gown; it could outline a sort
OF crepe de Chine you know, and un-
derneath-"
Tut T., TUT l don't want you declsed
out like houri in harem."
''Gilbertr'
Il don't like these new-fangled
things women get up in to look like
figures on japanese fan"
'-But, my dear husband, there's moth
ang japanese about Turkish embroid- !
ery!' exclaimed Lucille, as she pushed |
back her chair from the breakfast Ia
BILE.
Never mind, don't like this; be-
sides, you are really too extravagant,
Lucille. ! can't see the necessity for
all these wonderful toilettes"
my dear Gilbert, don't talk about
things you don't understand"
And, gathering up the small pile of
letters that were beside her plate, Mrs.
Corin made her way to the door
''oh, by the way" said her husband,
little hesitatingly, do you very
much mind giving up the Claytons'
,an tonight"
Giving up their ball! Why, in the |
lame of all that's reasonable, should l | .
10 that?"
Because ask YOU"
Mrs. CORN shrugged her shoulders in 9
Hence. :
You will write to excuse your
elf?"
Certainly not. Why, I've got per- r
ect dream of gown to wear, and
lean to thoroughly enjoy myself" 1
THAT is to say, you intend to make
ourself conspicuous by your fiirta- O
ons, as usual"
Lncile laughed. 4
81 will not allow it. You shall hot :
on in this ridiculous fashion"
MY dear Gilbert, don't you think S
lat it is you who are ridiculous Just l,
,w? You silly fellow" she continued, Z
awning near him, ''what does it mat n
r to you If half the men in the rooom k
e in love with me, when you know a
at I'm not in love with them? There, | b
mt talk nonsense, and be off to your n
de-" In
why don't you come, too?" asked W
II husband, half Modified again. y
''I-oh, no! Icouldn't possibly spare CT
e time, dear; heaps of things to do, IL
ID letters to write! Good-by for the N
esent-" tt
And with a laughing farewell she hi
pped out of the room. SO
The smiles. however, vanished as she II
nix into a low chair in her boudoir, on
d picked one note out of the heap
ut lay In her lap. Mrs. Corin's pretty at
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08
a LITTLE QUEEN OF LovELANp.

When go out with Goldlocks,
All up and down the street,
Her courtiers flock about her,
Her majesty to greet.
She royalty dispenses
Her favors left and right;
And smiles, as any queen should,
Upon each loyal knight.
Each wish that she expresses
her loving subjects heed;
They come aud go at bidding
Most loyalty indeed
And II she plays the tyrant,
AS she does ut times, not one
Rebels against her mandate,
But what she Wills is done.
The parson pays her homage,
For which he gets kiss,
The Judge bows down before her,
And takes 1t not aIniss
II a royal whim for mischief
His dignity ignores.
Ore day--would YOU believe ft1
saw him on all fours,
And the queen was laughing. shouting,
A command OF "Sic EN-, Towse!"
And the stately judge was barking
At imaginary cows!
Oh. dear mel Twas so funnyl
laughed until cried:
And the parson, who was passing,
Owned to stitches in his side!
Dear queen OF hearts, your vassals
Bend most willing knee;
Swayed by power that's stronger
Than mighty kings decree.
May the skies of your fair kingdom
Be bright life's ways above;
May your reign be long and happy
May you always rule by love,
-Eben E. Rexford, in N. Y. Independent
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08

apologetically, '.and really this en-
II broidery is 80 very beautiful"
j Eyes, ] dare say interrupted til
banker, but I particularly dislils
that sort Of thing; 30 gaudy and
"Oh, excuse met" exclaimed M,
CORN, checking what looked like
tendency to display his wares, st
quite useless. Mrs. CORN does not wis
any of your embroidery"
''Oh, but do. Gilbert" put in Lu
cile, anxiously. II do very much"
"There is lovely strip here TO
twenty pounds sterling" interposee
Applegarth, at random.
Twenty pounds sterling!" cried the
banker; twenty pounds sterling! Per
fectly preposterous. Certainly not,
We don't want your embroidery; we
won't have it, do you understand?
Good morning."
Good morning" replied the other,
quietly, taking up the bandbox.
"Oh, but won't you leave the box?''
cried Lucille, hurriedly, perhaps"
mo, no, take 1t away; l hate those
sort of things numbering up the place. /"
Applegarth bowed and the door
closed on hirn-and the box. The next
moment Lucile's sobs caused her hus-
band to turn towards her with aston
ishment.
what on earth is the matter?"
A fresh burst of weeping was his only
answer.
Whats wrong. Lucile?'
"You-are - So unkind - to-me."
came brokenly from behind the flimsy
Dit of embroidered muslin that did
luty for handkerchief.
''Unkind? What nonsense!--becaus
won't let you throw away money by
on mere nonsense?"
1T isn't nonsense! Besides, you al
7ays say that-you never do anything
0 please me now!"
my dear child" he said, soothinglv.
the little frame shook with hyster-
al emotion.
"Oh, ! know, you don't care about
le now; you think I'm silly and frivo-
Jus, and"
II think you are the sweetest little
bose in the world" he calculated, as
drew her hands away from her
ce, and looked into a pair of blue
res that possessed the rare and envi-
Die quality Of looking all the prettier
rough few tears.
mo, you DON'T and big drop that
ld trembled on the eyelashes fell
tn splash upon his hand, and Luz
lie knew by experience that the bat
was won-''you never let me have
Y own way"
rs it about the ball tonight" he )
Sed coaxingly. II didn't mean it, of /,
lrse." :
1T isn't that" she said, with shake = !.
the head and only half yielding ia :.
encircling arm.
Surely you wouldn't cry about the :.
broidery, darling?" =
I did want it SO much, and" Il
You silly child! Well, dry the tears, .
1 shall have 1t; we'll send after the :,
n at once; he can't have got very =
or I'll go round to Liberty's my a e.
/. Will that do?" ie
'efore Lucille could answer, how .,
r, the maid appeared at the door, - =.
ding the fateful green box. :"
Please, madam, the gentleman said
t perhaps the box had better be left
the firms cart called for it,
There, isn't that lucky?' said Mr.. -,
in, as he smilingly placed the box n,
his wife's lap. Now, you've got n
you want" -
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08

But having taken out every separate
piece of embroidery several times, Mrs.
CORN did not think it SO lucky. She
found that she had by no means got all
she wanted, and, while she cried with
rage, Wilfrid Endicott and his friend
shouted with laughter. OF such con-
trasts is our little life composed.-Lon-
don Truth.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Seward. secretary of the royalist commits
sion which went to Washington but did
not succeed in obtaining an interview with
President Cleveland.
After the commission returned home
Seward remained behind on the plea of
sickness. He stayed in Washington only
few days and then went to the Pacific,
where he procured what he needed. From
what has been learned here most of the
arms were sent from San Francisco on a
tug and transferred to a schooner outside
the Heads. 1t is understood that the
schooner, or sealer, is the II. r. Wahlberg,
commanded by Captain A. P. Lorentzen,
who bears reputation as a daring adj
venturer. Those who received the arms
from the schooner later cannot recall the
name, but distinctly remember she bore a
German one ending in berg" Reference
to shipping files show the Wahlberg ar
rived at San Francisco from cruise on
November 1, and was the only vessel of
the kind bearing German name then in
that port about the time the arms are sup
posed to have been shipped. This fact, or
coincident, also TALES with the date OF
MAJOR Stewards visit.
Previous to the arrival of the
schooner in Hawaiian waters it had
been arranged for her to land at
or near Rabbit Island, on the other
side of Oahu from Honolulu, and
number OF men were stationed there to
await her arrival. During this time Major
Seward purchased boat and sent it over
to the island on one OF the regular steam
Org CO hot thnca ha iclonA oan1A
back and forth to the mainland. The
island is uninhabited and only visited oc-
casionally by hunting and fishing parties.
When the schooner finally arrived she
was boarded by two of the men and in con-
sequence of heavy surf running the boxes
of rifles could not be landed and it was
concluded to keep them on board and pro-
coed to Kakaako and land them there
later. Six or seven boxes of revolvers
were, however, opened and their contents,
amounting to several hundred, placed in
sacks, taken ashore and buried. These
were later distributed among the royalist
patriots residing in Honolulu, or at least
such is supposed to have been the case, for
only three of the revolvers mentioned
have been recovered from the parties ar
rested.
In the meantime arrangements had been
made with Captain Davies of the little
steamer Waimanalo to intercept the
schooner and land the rifles, and Charles
Warren went aboard of her as pilot, the
schooner proceeding to sea. Later the
Waimanalo went in search of the schoon-
er. After a lengthy cruise the schooner
was overtaken and the arms transferred to
the Waimanalo. On Thursday evening,
January 8, an attempt was made to land
the arms at Kakaako. Being interrupted
in their design by the police, the Waiman-
alo, after receiving Robert Wilcox and
some others of his command on board,
made for the lee of Diamond Head and
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sistance; when returned to Bertelmann's
found military under Lieutenant George
W. King in possession.
Cross-examined by Counsel Rosa
Found Carter's body on Waikiki side OF
entrance to boathouse; there were boats IN
the house; a canoe was on Waikiki side of
boathouse; Waikiki side is toward Dia-
mond Head; was in dining-room when
Lane boys were arrested; first saw them in
custody of Parker; heard firing tlrst While
reading warrant to Bertelmann IN dining
room; few moments after firing COM
menced again; second firing heavier than
first; don't know where Carter was when
first firing commenced left him on ground
IN front of house; it was between and
o'clock when first shots were fired; they
seemed to come from boatshed just back of
dining-room: second firing seemed to come
from along beach toward Diamond Head;
several shots came through window on
side toward Beckley's place; have visited
Bertelmann's place since and am acquaint-
ed with location. Pointed out place on di-
agram where Carter was found.
Captain Robert Parker, the next witness
called, substantiated the details mentioned
above by Deputy Marshal Brown.
Numerous other witnesses we're exam
ined, two of whom swofe positively that
Poole, one of the natives in the 5oathouse,
had told them afterward that he fired
the shot which killed Carter. There seems
to be little doubt that the three shots
which penetrated Carter's body were fired
by Poole and the two Lane boys, and that
they will all be found equally guilty, it
being impossible to tell which fired the
fatal shot.
The third day of the court-martial
brought an end to the case against the first
eight of those to be tried. The morning
was consumed in taking testimony of the
witnesses for the prosecution. At the
afternoon session the Judge Advocate an
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07
LOT LANE GIVES HI MSELF UP.
The Last Of the Leaders Ready to Confess
His Full Participation.

HONOLULU, Jan. 30.-Lot Lane, the last
of the leaders of the revolution, was ar
rested on January Is. About 8 o'clock he
visited the house of some relatives in
Manoa Valley and asked for food He was
told to go away as the house had already
been searched, and the occupants did not
want to get into any more trouble. Lane
did not seem inclined to go, but remained
about the place, apparently in deep
thought. Finally he spoke to his niece in
the following language: II am hungry and
want something to eat. Give me good
square meal and l will surrender to the
authorities"
When food was placed before the hun
cry man he started to eat ravenously, but
very soon found that the long days of star
walton in the mountains had materially
weakened his condition. He ate a little,
and after reading the newspaper jumped
into the cart with Long, a japanese servant,
and Longs grandfather, leaving for town
at 8 o'clock.
A CALL correspondent who was at the
Montana residence when Long stopped for
Private Policeman Montana succeeded in
getting Lanes story from the beginning of
the trouble to the present time.
"How did you happen to get into this
thing, anyway" was the first question
asked him.
"Wel, l don't know as l can tell ex-
actly, but I am sorry for it now l was
invited down to Bertelmann's house on
Sunday evening, January 6, for the pur-
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proper that no further steps be taken till
the court has given its decision on the
matter" Mr. Kinney stated that he was
in favor of the prisoners being allowed to
see their counsel before the commission
was sworn in.
The court retired for consultation. On
their return, Judge Whiting announced
that the court was agreeable to the prison.
ers being allowed reasonable time to con-
suit with their attorneys, and, by virtue OF
this decision, declared the court adjourned
till 10 o'clock Friday morning.
While waiting for the guard to arrive
to take the prisoners to the station, MI.
Seward held few minutes conversation
with Mr.. Neumann, and Lane talked with
Antoine Rosa. Mr.. Brown exchanged
few words with Wilcox, and soon after LETT
the building. At 1905 o'clock, while the
cannon was still booming and the band
played in honor of the birth of the pro-
visional Government, the prisoners were
marched through the grounds, down
Richards and Merchant streets to the po-
lice station. Each prisoner was kept IN a
separate cell, no one but the attorneys be-
ing allowed to see them.
At Friday mornings session of the court
martial the Judge Advocate again asked
the prisoners if they had any objection to
any person serving on the commission
They all gave a negative reply. The court
was duly sworn, and the following charge,
signed by Acknowledgement John II.
Sopher, read to the prisoners: Charge and
specification preferred againt R. W. Will
cox, Sam Nowelin, Henry F. Bertelmann,
Carl Widemann, William H. G. Greig,
Louis Marshall, W. G.. Lane, James G..
Lane.
CHARGE: Treason, by abetting, procuring,
counseling melting and aiding others 10 COM
nit treason and to engage in rebellion against
the Government of the republic of Hawaii, and
by attempting by force and arms to overthrow
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STAYED off the matter for time. For two
or three years past Japan has openly as
serted that she intended to take charge of
these islands and at the outbreak of the
Chinese war was evidently about to do so.
Japanese laborers on the different plan
tations are all the time in sort of semi
revolt. They are sullen, impudent and
independent. They openly denounce their
overseers end other white barbarians, and
when demonstrated with or advised sim
ply say, |" Wait a little while; when we get
through with China we will show you who
owns Hawaii" Considering that out of a
total population in the island of $1,000
there are nearly 10000 Japs, the threat is
one that should at least demand consider
alton. 1t is well known they have even
announced their intention OF annexing
Australia. 1t cannot be questioned that
the first move of Japan after settling the
Chinese matter will be upon Hawaii.
As mysteriously as she came did the ex-
Chilean man-of-war Esmeralda glide out of
Honolulu bound for Japanese waters.
After boldly stating to every one that he
was bound for San Francisco, absolutely
denying to the japanese Consul here that
he had any idea of going to Japan, and
positively denying to the same official that
the vessel had been sold, Captain Garin
quietly acknowledged few minutes before
he sailed that he was paid $4,000 or $4,000
to deliver the vessel to the japanese au-
thorities Any report that the vessel was
to be used here by the revolutionists is abb
solutely false. In fact no one here ever
thought of such thing. Your CORE
spondent visited the vessel the day before
she started, and being able to speak little
Spanish gained the information from the
crew that the vessel was literally crammed
with ammunition of all kinds and descrip-
TONS The vessel purchased 500 tons Of
coal here, and groceries for 60-day trip.
The following is list of the most prom
inent people under arrest for conspiracy:
Edmund Norrie, Henry f. Poor, F. A.
Redward, Arthur P. Peterson, +. j. Tesla,
Henry Defries, John F. Bowler, Harry Won
Werthern, G. H. Clark, E. B. Thomas, ]. B.
tombstone, P NJ. Rooney, Abraham Fer
nandez, Fred Wunderberg, Carl Klemme,
]. K. Prendergaast, John Defries, J. Gram
ston, A. Muller, Edward France. A.
Mcdowell, George Markham, Charles
Creighton, Oliver Stillman, Captain Davies,
John Freidenberg, Y. Y. Ashford, G. w.
Ashford, Captain j. Ross, W. HI, Richard,
Thomas Rawlins, Robert Boyd, A. NJ.
Hewitt, George Townsend, Prince" J.
Kalanianaole, Harry Juen, George Lycur-
gus, Nick Peterson, Fred Harrison, James
Browne, John Radin, L. ]. Levey, t. B.
Walker, W T. Seward, G. c. Kenyon, G.
B. Male, j S. Walker, Robert w. Wilcox,
Samuel Nowlein, Carl Widemann, w. H.
c. Greig, Louis Marshall, ]. w. Bipikane,
Patrick Lane, Manuel Rosa.
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pose of having good time. There was nc
idea in my mind that was going to get
into what did. When I arrived at Der
telmanns house there was nothing to eat,
but there was a large quantity of gin
There were a number of other natives
there. The party appeared to be hungry,
and thought OF making luau for them
selves, and accordingly two or three cattle
that happened to be about the place were
shot. Very soon the natives who had col.
lected there began drinking the gin, and
as a consequence many of them became
drunk
"How did you happen to get into Manoa
Every one thought you were in Koolau."
81 have been in the mountains ever
since Monday. was with the rest of the
party up to last Tuesday. At that time
there was general CONSERVATION among
them. They ran in all directions.
branched out for myself, and have been
from place to place in the Manoa Noun
tains ever since. How people imagined
that I was in Koolau is mystery to me. y
During all your climbing did you carry
your gun with your
"No, very soon found out that climb
ing was hard enough without a gun. The
steep cliffs and slippery stones made the
least weight an inconvenience. threw
away my gun and my cartridge belt on
Monday. Ny shoes were Worn through,
and my clothes torn into shreds. 1t was
cold during the nights and damp during
the days. [ could stand it no longer, and
concluded I might as well die with the rest
of the people that had been captured as to
starve to death in the mountains alone. /
heard the cannon firing and thought mar
tial law was over"
When told that martial law was not sus-
pended, Lane expressed good deal of sur
prise. He had forgotten the anniversary
of the Government.
"When you started into this thing, what
did you and the others with you intend
doing?"
''God only knows. We were simply
fighting in the dark, with nothing toward
which to strive. We were fighting for
something and that is ALL
"You know, of course, that Wilcox, your
leader, had been arrested?''
Il heard that he has been arrested; but
when you speak of him as leader, you per-
Po IAA44lh lac w do l4C O44liiC i1ONCL III bliN
revolution You Will be surprised when !
tell you chat Nowlein was the head man.
He did the planning and getting ready.
Wilcox was invited by Nowlein, and Will
cox in turn invited the rest"
"Were you one of the leaders in the re-
bellion?'
No, 1 was simply in with the rest OF
the boys"
DO you know the consequences of your
action against the Government"
Eyes. do, and [ am sorry ever went
into the thing. There was no reason in it,
but [ could not stand by and see my own
people fight. l am ready to make a clean
breast of the whole matter. There is no
use in sticking it out any longer. l think,
however, that the natives VIII all take the
oath of allegiance now. They should all
join hands and help the Government
along"
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HAWAII In THE SEEATE.
Teller Scores Herbert for Failure TO Pro.
tect American Citizens.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Democratic
majority in the Senate was eliminated to-
day when Clarence D. Clark, the new Sena-
tor from Wyoming, was sworn in TO fill the
vacancy which has existed for two years.
His credentials have previously been pre-
scented. Clark is another of the young
men who have recently come into the
Senate, materially reducing the age average
OF that body. The credentials of Stephen
B. Ell1ins of West Virginia, from the term
beginning March 4 next, as the successor
of Mr.. Camden, We're presented by Faulkner
of West Virginia.
Coke CD of Texas submitted the -ereden-
tials OF his successor, Horace Chiffon, for
the term beginning March next.
The resolution of PETER was agreed to
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for information as to the kinds of money
which had been realized from the sale of
bonds. When the Vice-President put the
question on the resolution there was so
little attention paid to it that no one
voted.
at is tie vote" said the presiding Off
Ger, tno votes in the affirmative and none
in the negative"
PETER insisted he had voted aye in low
voice. The resolution was again put to
vote and agreed to. The bill was passed
to provide for the examination and CLASH
fication of certain mineral lands of Mon
tana and Idaho. The measure is of far
reaching importance to the far North, but
by understanding among the Senators it
went through without debate. The bill
amends the bill already passed by the
House. Some time after the bill was
passed, German gave notice he would move
a reconsideration of the vote.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was then taken up. The Ha-
waiian amendment proposed an appropri-
alton of $780, 900 to begin the work of lay
ing cable between the United States and
Hawaii and authorizing the President to
contract for the entire work. Blackburn,
in charge ofthe bill, stated that he expected
this would occasion some debate, but he
asked it to be passed over until the formal
items had been disposed of.
"Before that is DONE" interposed Mills
CD of Texas, az wish to make point of
order against the amendment, and 1 will
ask for a ruling now"
Blackburn urged that this would precipi-
tate the whole Hawaiian debate and he
dShSu Wills W WithuIdW VIC punt VI OIuSI
for the present. This was finally agreed to.
Pending the reading of the bill Morgan
CD of Alabama, chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, presented an
amendment embodying comprehensive
revision and reform of the foreign service.
1t is based on civil service principles and
applies to the State Department as well as
to the Consuls, Ministers and other officers
abroad. Morgan then stated the members
of the committee were substantially agreed
on the amendment. A number of minor
amendments to the bill were agreed to and
the Hawaiian cable item then came up.
Mills renewed his point OF order, saying