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Sudden Death of a Consul.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-Rafael
Gallegos, Consul for Costa Rica,
dropped dead in Berkeley this morning.
The cause of death was heart failure,
from which he had suffered for some
time, though seldom incapicitated from
attending to the duties of his office De-
ceased was a relative of Carlos Monte
alegre and brother of Mrs. Viel of
Berkeley.
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The Duel Not Yet Fought.

HAVANA, July S.-The Lieutenant
Colonel of the Havana Volunteers and
another officer of the same body called
upon General Bradley T. Johnson, who
it is reported was to fight duel with
Manuel Ampodia, on behalf of the Span
ish army, and the seconds of Ampodia
General Johnon appointed Senior San
chez, a planter, and Manuel Coronado,
editor of La Discussion" to represent
him. No definite result was reached,
and the conference was postponed until
Tomorrow.
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lenge Cup was won by Emmanuel Col
lege, Cambridge, which beat the Ken
sington Rowing Club easily.
In the fifth heat for the Wyfold Cup
the London Rowing Club beat the King
ston Rowing Club a length and a half.
The fourth heat for the Thames Chal-
lenge Cup was won by the Societe d'En-
couragement crew of Paris, which beat
the crew Of Trinity College, Dublin, by
half q length
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Fatal Fire.

BUFFALO,, July S.-A fire tonight,
caused by the explosion of lamp. de-
stroyed the three story brick dwelling
house at 1S9 Elm street, near the cor
ner of Broadway, causing the death of
two women md an infant, and serious
ly If not "a atally lnjilring one man. The
dead are: Mrs. Jennie Mills, Mrs. Nor
riana, Maggie King. The injured man
is a Greek neddler
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Guest was held on the body Of Cyrus
Barnard. The funeral of Mrs. Richard
son and her daughter Ethel to-day from
the Montecito residence was largely at
tended. The posse has not returned yet
which started over the mountains Mon
day on the trail of the supposed fugitive
murderer
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BiCycIiSt Linton.

LONDON, July AT Catford to-day
Linton, the bicyclist, rode 81 miles and
yards In one hour. He established
new records for from three miles to the
finish. Linton has challenged John
son, the American rider, to ride a five
mile race
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Aim Of the Cuban Revolution.

MADRID, July Sin the Chamber of
Deputies to-day Prime Minister Cano-
vas, replying to criticism of the Gov
ernment's policy made by Senior Sill
yela, the leader of the Conservatives,
declared that the real aim of the Cuban
revolution was independence and not
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Tupper Resigns.

OTTAWA (Ont), July SIT was as
certained at the Government House to-
night that Sir Charles Tupper has re-
signed, and that Lord Aberdeen had
sent for Mr.. Laurier, Premier elect
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Chauncey NJ. Depew.

SOUTHAMPTON, July S.-Chauncey
M. Depew and party arrived here to-
day on the ST. Paul. They left imme-
diately for Henley.
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President Cleveland.

BUZZARDS BAY (Mass), July S.
With the exception of a few hours this
afternoon, the President remained at
Gray Gables all day. Bulletins from
the convention hall were handed him by
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Steamship Aground.

LONDON, July S.-The steamship
Thomas Turk, from Philadelphia for
Londonderry, is aground in Lough
FOyIe
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Richardson Murder Case.

SANTA BARBARA, July S.-There
were no new developments to-day in |
the Richardson murder case. An in |
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autonomy. If Cuba separated from
Spain she would be taken by some other
country
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the operator, which he carefully read,
and he followed the deliberations with
much interest
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20

fully in slow strokes. and as the sound
came to me through the heated air, it
did not require much Imagination to
frame 1t into an omen. In the center OF
the plaza was vast magnolia tree,
flied with scented waX-like flowers, and
splashed with cones of coral-pink.
We drew up before the piazza of the
principal house. Seated under its
shade in split-cane rocker Garcia
awaited us. small meager dark man,
with gllttering teeth, and fingers
lemon-colored from cigarette juice.
He stared at us and spat, and the
trial. such as it was, began.
| must confess that the proceedings
astonished me. Animus there certain
ly was; the guerillas as n whole We're
disposed to give us short shift; but
their chief insisted on at least some
parade of justice. The indictment was
set forward against us. We had shot,
hanged and harried. and in fact used
all the harshness of war. Had we been
Chilians in the Chilian service this
might have been pardonable. But we
were aliens from across the sea; were
freebooters. fighting not for a country,
but each for his own hand and as such
we were beyond the pale OF military
courtesy. We had earned punish
ment. Had we any word to speak why
this should not be given?
Garcia looked towards us eXpectant-
ly and then set himself to roll fresh
cigarette.
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AN ECLIPSE OF the HONEYMOON

When I wen. to see the little bride
the other day and found her weeping
into her best Turkish sofa cushion. l
knew that something was seriously
wrong. and drew my face down into
the proper expression Of sympathy.
What is it," l asked.
Its Tom" she said.
And breakfast" l amended.
Did he tell you?" she demanded.
sternly. sitting up and wiping her eyes.
Surely not" l answered.; "only you
see. my dear Annette, you are not the
first bride have had the pleasure of
knowing In the course OF life"
II never claimed to be a good house.
keeper or know anything about cook
ing" she began in an explanatory fash
ion.
And he said that he wanted that lit
tie hand never to do anything harder
than play with flowers or soothe his
fevered brow" added.
why, how did you know he said
that?" she asked.
l smiled.
IF he was looking for a good domes-
tic girl. why didn't he marry Mary
Smith," she said. recurring again to
her woes.
''Why not. indeed?" I echoed.
''She's hideous," announced Annette.
with satisfaction.
''She would never put too much soda
in the biscuit or have the steak over
DONE" l said reflectively.
"She has red hair" remarked Annette
irrelevantly.
The butcher would never be able to
sell tough meat and undesirable cuts
to her." l went on in an admiring tone
of voice.
''She has light eyes and no eyebrows
to speak Of" said Annette, as II 1t were
a matter of Importance.
'She would have made pies like his
mother used to make" / continued
''She has pale green freckles," re-
marked Annette triumphantly.
"Of what avail,' l asked mournfully,
''is beauty when one has dyspepsia
from bad cooEing?"
Why didn't he ask me IL I could
cook before we were married?" de-
manded Annette resentfully.
MY dear child" said, 'men always
demand everything in wife they
didn't ask for in a sweetheart"
"fIe used to laugh when I didn't
know things, and say was a darling
little puss," she remarked, refiectively.
Now he thinks you are stupid If you
don't know about the silver question
and whether the insurgents are going
to win in Cuba" put in.
w Hat uocS IL SHe dSheO
with q tremble in her voice
ut means" I said. that you have
married man instead Of an arch
angel. You needn't cry about it,"
added, brutally; you probably would
not have found an angel very congenial
but. you have got to come down to a
realization that the man who told you
that he would make your life a dream
of bliss, filled with delight and per-
! fume, has forgotten he ever said 1t, and
expects you to forget. Furthermore
he wants his dinner on time. and his
house to be as well and economically
managed a If he had married Mary
Smith or any other of the domestic and
homely girls he never looked at"
Doesn't he love me still?" asked the
little bride, desperately.
Surely" | made anwer: ''neverthe.
less, | advise you to read the papers
and buy good cook book" Dorothy
Dix, New Orleans Picayune.
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PART TIT

Now up to this point I am free To own
that since our capture I had cut a nret-
ty poor figure. / had not wbined Int
at the same time had mt seen NV vav
to put on Methuen's ,,tward show ne
careless brazen courage Rnt wbe, T
watched the cueriilas tiphten on Tho
rope and SWAY him IN iii he
stretched-out feet swung oom,,. 20
hand-spans above the rround tta,, ~. ~
coolness returned to me and nv nor,,a, ,ny
set like icicles in thai, .ooLat,
was sixty wards awaw ard ~ - a..
tance the wejI.rons dwindiad a. u tha
higness nf sLna wiiuieu ~ the
over the unner twn'th,rSs 'nfeao. nf "a IN. wore r.,
visible becaiIse n hnns hofora "as III. II.
ground Of shadows 5,,t tHo i,-,,ae a pach-
inches above ,ny 49, e,:a III S!s H.een
stond ont c,aor ga 5;S.,u - t'enu head
white walls of tho ot,oni uSalhs' tns
as II swaved - tha ,'',i,. rmapei peyoho' ana
heneath T. h,,u,a @ ,.,s tuisns Vi the pooy
SIGHT ri, a,, thn uant ,.sett upon my eye-
hiottoS 90 "' tn, tie res. VI tne world was
knew beforo ho,,, ~, maae l never
cn,,,d nonoan.rt tw y, Thoroughly man
Tha,, hando, !Lihsei.
,oai,es Nanueu me the rine, loaded and
oSon.a ~. was sing e-shot VIM
tho,,o,,, Gnu ! Iounu out afterward,
e;thas ~, ulu not know II then, that
ha,,,r ..ousn nenuisn wish TO further
naper lats,i" my ann or through pure for
setiuiness, tney had left the sights
tSckeH tSot S,S up N al tnree hundred yards. But
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PART III.

I shrugged my shoulders. 1t seemed
useless to say anything. Methuen said:
Look here, sir; you've got us, there's
no mistake about that. 1t seems to me
you've two courses before you, and
they are these: Either you can kill us,
more or less barbarously, in which case
you will raise a most pestilential hunt
at your heels, or you can put us up to
ransom. Now, neither Calvert, here,
nor myself are rich men, but If you
chose to let us go with sound skins.
we're prepared to pay ten thousand
Chilian dollars apiece for our, passports.
Now how does that strike you?"
Garcia finished rolling his cigarette,
and lit it with care. He inhaled deep
breath of smoke. "Senor," he said (the
words coming out from between his
white teeth with little puffs of vapor)
you do not appear to understand. You
fight as a soldier of fortune, and am
merely in arms as patriot. ] am no
huckster to traffic mems lives for mon
ey, nor am I timorous fool to be
scared into robbing a culprit of his just
dues"
VERY well. then" said Methuen,
murder the pair Of u.s."
Garcia smiled unpleasantly. "You
may be a very brave man." said he,
but you are not judicious one. To
Judge less just than myself this inso-
lence might have added something to
your punishment; but as it is I shall
overlook what you have said. and only
impose the penalty had determined
upon before you spoke"
He lifted his thin yellow fingers, and
drew a fresh breath of smoke. Then he
waved the cigarette towards the mag
nolia tree in the center Of the plaza
You see that bough which juts to.
wards the chapel?"
IT'S made for gallows," said Me-
thuen.
Precisely" said the guerilla, land it
| will be used as one inside of ten min
utes. I shall string one of you up there
by the neck to dangle there between
heaven and earth. The other man
| shall have rifle and cartridges, and IT,
standing where he does now. he can cut
with bullet the rope with which his
friend Is hanged. then you shall both
| go free"
Il hear you say It," said Methuen. "In
| other words you condemn one of us to
be strangled slowly without chance Of
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PART I.

Methuen wriggled himself into a cor
ner of the hut. rested his shoulder
against the abode wall and made him.
self as comfortable as the rawhide
thongs with which he was tied up
would permit. "Well, Calvert" said
he, II hope you quite realize what an
extremely ugly hole we're in?"
Garcia will hang the pair of us be-
fore sunset" l replied, land that's n
certainty. My only wonder is we
haven't been strung up before this"
You think rope and trees GER
tainty. do you? / wish I could comfort
myself with that idea. l wouldn't
mind a simple gentlemanly dose OF
hanging. But there are more things In
Heaven and earth, Calvert He
broke off and whistled drearily.
moistened my dry, cracked lips. and
asked him huskily what he meant.
Torture, old man. That's what
we're being saved for. I'm very much
afraid. A Peruvian guerilla is never a
gentle-minded animal at the best OF
times, and Garcia is noted as being the
most vindictive fellow to be found be-
tween the Andes and the Pacific. Then.
II you'll kindly remember how you and
l have harried him. and shot his men
and cut off his SUPPLIES, and made his
life a torment and thing of tremors
for the past four weeks, you'll see he
had got big bill against us. If he'd
hated us less. he'd have had us shot In
sight when we We're caught; as IT is,
I'm afraid he felt that couple of bull
let's in hot blood wouldn't pay off the
score"
IF he thinks the matter over calmly,
he'll not very we'll avoid seeing that II
he wipes us out there'll be reprisals to
be looked for
And a great lot" replied Methuen,
grimly, hell care for the chance OF
those. If we are put out of the way. he
knows quite well that there are no two
other men in the Chilian service who
can keep him on the trot as we have
done. No. sir. We can't scare Garcia
with that yarn. You think that be-
cause we're still alive. there's hope.
Well. I've sufficient faith in my own
theory for this: if anyone offered me a
shot through the head now, I'd accept
1t and risk the chance"
"You take the gloomy view. Now
the mans face is not altogether cruel
There's humor in It,"
Then probably he'll show his fun
niness when he takes it out of us,
Methuen retorted. Remember that
punishment in the Mikado? That had
something humorous in II. Boiling
oil, If don't forget"
lnvoluntarly 1 shuddered, and the
raw-hide ropes cut deeper into my
wrists and limbs. I had no great
dread of being killed in the ordinary
way, or should not have entered the
Chilian army in the middle Of a hot
war. and I was prepared to risk the
ordinary woundings Of action in return
for the excitement of the fight But to
be caught, and held a helpless prisoner
and be deliberately tortured to death
by every cruelty this malignant devil
Garcia could devise, was a possibility
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reprieve. But what guarantee have
we that you will not slit the second
mans throat after you have had your
sport out of him?"
Garcia sDrang to his feet with q
stamp of passion, and the chair rolled
over backwards. You foul adventur-
er!" he cried, you paid mankilles!"
and then he broke off with bitter
"Pah!" and folded his arms and for a
minute held silence till he got his
tongue in hand again. "Senor," he
said, coldly, my country's wrongs may
break my heart. but they can never
make me break my word. / may be
q hunted guerilla, but still remain a
gentleman"
II beg your pardon" said Methuen.
1--WE will now," continued Garcia icily,
find out which Of you two will play
which part. Afterwards will add an
other condition which may lend more
skill to what follows. I will not
coerce you. Kindly choose between
yourselves which Of you will hang, and
which shoot"
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than nothing at all. Pick up the thing

than nothing at all. Pick up the thing,
and put II on my head"
The guerilla barred his teeth like an
animal, and drew a pistol. i thought
he would have shot my comrade out of
hand, and by his look could see that
Methuen expected 1t. Indeed, he had
deliberately irritated the man to that
end But either because the nearness Of
Garcia and fear of his discipline stayed
him, or through thought of finer
vengeance which was to come, the ear
less man contented himself by dealing
battery Of kicks, and bidding our
guards to ward us more carefully.
In this way, then, we walked along
a path between two fields of vine, and
passed down the struggling street Of
the village, which the guerillas had &C.
cupied, and brought up in little plaza
which faced the white-walled chapel.
In the turret bell was tolling dole
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cite with his thin yellow fingers and
leisurely rocked himself in the split
cane chair. The man could not have
been more unmoved II he had been
overlooking a performance Of Shakes
peare.
At last I tore the Winchester from
the hands of the fellow who was fum-
bling with II. and clawed at the
jammed cartride mvself. breaking my
nails and smearing the breechlock with
blood. II 1t had been welded into one
solid piece, II could scarcely have been
firmer. But the thrill of the moment
gave my hands the strength Of pincers.
The brass case moved fr m side to side;
it began to crumble, and drew II forth
and hurled from me a mere ball OF
shapeless twisted metal. The one
Of the laughing brutes gave me ano-
ther cartridge, and once more shoul-
dered the loaded weapon.
The mark was easier now. The strus-
giles of my poor friend had almost
ceased. and though the well-rcpe stu
swayed, Its movements We're comrara-
lively Ihythmicaf and to be counted
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had not counted on before. In fact, as
the Peruvians had repeatedly given out
that they would offer no quarter to us
English in the Chilian service, we had
all Of us naturally resolved to die fight
ing rather than be taken. And In
deed this desperate feeling paid very
well, since on two separate occasions
when Methuen and myself had been
cornered with small bodies of men, and
would have surrendered II we could
have been guaranteed our lives, as 1t
was we went at them each time so
furiously that on each occasion we
broke through and escaped. But one
thinks nothing Of the chances Of death
and manning at those times. There is
q glow within ones ribs which scares
away all trace of fear.
II suppose there's no chance Of res
cue?" / said.
None whatever" said Methuen, with
q little sigh. Think it over, Calvert
We start out from the hacienda with
an escort Of five men. sing out our
adios, and ride away to enjoy ten
days leave In the mountains. The troops
are left to recruit; for ten days they
can drop US out of mind Within twelve
hours Of our leaving them, Garcia clev-
erly ambushes us in canyon where not
three people pass in year. The poor
beggars who form our escort are all
gastados."
''Yes, but are you sure of that?"
Interrupted. II saw them all drop off
their horses when we were fired upon,
but that doesn't prove they were dead.
Some might have been merely wound
ed, and when the coast cleared, it is
just possible they crawled back to our
post with the news. Still I own it's
a small chance"
And you may divest yourself of even
that thin rag of hope. Whilst you
were being slung senseless across a
horse, saw that man without the ears
go round with machete and-well,
when the brute had done, there was no
doubt about the poor fellows being as
dead as Jumps Of mud. All, and talk
Of the devil
The earless man swung into the hut.
"Buenos, senores," said he mocking-
1y. You will have the honor now of
being tried, and I'm sure I hope you
will be pleased with the result"
II suppose we shall find that out
later" said Methuen with yawn, "but
anyway I don't think much Of your
hospitality. A cup Of wine now after
that ugly ride we've had today would
come in, very handy, or even nip OF
aguardiente would be better than moth.
Ing"
II fancy 1t might be waste Of good
liquor" WAS the answer, "but you must
ask Garcia. He will see to your needs. y
A guard of twelve ragged fellows
armed with carbine and machete had
followed the earless man into the hut
and two of them. whilst he. talked, had
removed the settings from our knees
and ankles. They helped us to our feet
and we walked with them into the daz.
cling sunshine outside.
IN trouble some Of you for my hat,
said Methuen when the glare first
blazed down on him; and then as no one
took any notice Of the request HI
lurched against the earless man with 9
sudden swerve, and knocked his som.
brero on to the brown baked turf. "Well
III have yours" said he; tits bettel
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ards changed to darker colors; the
light went out: and when came next
to my senses Methuen was sitting up
with one hand clutchlng at his throat,
looking at me wildly.
What has happened?" he gasped. II
thought / was dead, and Garcia had
hanged me-Garcia. No one Is here
The puebla seems deserted. Calvert,
tell me-"
"They have gone" I said. 1--WE are
alive. We will get away from here as
soon as you can walk"
He rose to his feet, swaying. 81 can
walk now. But what about you?"
II man old man." ! said, "wearily
old. In the last two hours have grown
a hundred years. But l think l can
walk also. Yes. look, / am strong.
Lean on my arm. Do you see that
broken window In the chapel? When
! fired through that the bell stopped
tolling."
LET us 60 inside the chapel for few
minutes before we leave the village"
said Methuen. 1--WE have had q very
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toned some of the others, who drew
near and held their weapons at the
ready. II dare wager, Senor Calvert"
he said. that If you'd use me for a
mark. you would not score miss. So
wish to insure that you do not shoot in
this direction" He raised his voice
and shouted across the baking sun
light: Quite ready here, amigos. SO
up with the target"
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narrow escape. old man. I-I-feel
thankful"
There was ia faint smell of incense in
side the chapel. The odor Of IL fingers
by me still
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WV. DlMONUS
Telephone 16.

Put a ring around the word
= opportunity = the occasion
makes it. Never in the history
of mercantile transactions in
Honolulu have the people had
such a golden opportunity to
select lamp as to-day. A man
ufacturer who had more than he
knew what to do with, more
than he had space to put them,
wrote us of his troubles. We
had none Of our own so we lis
tened to him. Our stock of
lamps is the result of his tale of
woe and you get the benefit.
A black lamp that will give
a bright light is not a fad, but
a style that will remain until
"New Hawaii" shall become old.
Being sombre in color they fur
nish with any decorations you
may have in your room and any
color shade that suits your fancy
will look well on the lamp.
For dinner table nothing
furnishes better than black BAN
quet lamps. We have them, not
cumbersome, but of a height
that will beautify rather than
detract from the other features.
We have piano lamps, hall
lamps, boudoir lamps and every
other character of lamp that ever
was made. The prices are so
low that it would injure our
business to put them i'll this
column.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-10

"Admiral" Kauhane has recovered
from his buoyant condition of the
Fourth of July, and having learnt
to whistle in Hawaiian promises to
throw his tub of saki overheard.
There will be "some difference in
the morning" when the midget
steamer Kaena next arrives. Ask
the parties interested and you will
know it all.
The Portuguese, French, Jap
anese. Mexican and Italian diplo-
matte representatives. went on board
the Mexican warship Zaragoza yes
terday, and we're accorded the
customary salutes.
Marshal Brown, Professor NJ NJ.
Scott and Tailor Low paid visit to
the Austrian warship Saba and the
U. S. S. Adams yesterday.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-10
Getting Ready.

The mem ers Of the st. Louis Col
lege Literary Society are practicing
daily in getting ready for some
dramatic performances, the first of
which will take place shortly after
the vacation. 1.-The Malediction,"
"Recognition" "The Blind Prince"
"St. Louis in Chains" and other
dramas, by Professor Lyons are
among the many studies of the gift
ed amateurs
A little high kicking would not be
smiss in the efforts of our amateur
dramatists. Nothing like it, you
know!