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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
FIFTY FOURTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

EIdHrY-THIRD DAY-The House entered
upon the consideration OF the resolutions
censurng Mr.. Bayard for speeches delivered
by him before the grammar school at Boston,
England. and before the Edinburgh (Scot
land) Philosophical Institution last iaIl.
MIR. Hit, chairman Of the foreign ailalrs
committee, and Mr.. McCreary, VINO was
chairman Of the committee in the last Con.
gress. opened respectively Tor ana aSainss
the resolutions Mr.. Draper (repuplieah, oI
Massachusetts, an4oqnced his lnaonlty ~
bfing himself to vote for the resolutions OF
censnte. NJ, Dinsmore democrat, OF Ar
kansas) defended the utterances OF Mr,
Bsyard as to the effect of protection, ana
read extracts from Senator Chandler inter-
view alleging that the Mckinley DoonlelS
were levying on the protected Industries
F1eurY-FoURTH DAY-In the debate on tne
Bayard resolutions Mr.. Tucker. OF Virginia
who made the principal speech In oPPoei,,
ton. defended Mr.. Bayard utterances' anu
Senator Chandler's interview was agaln
brought forward as a yindicatlon Oh Mr.
Bayards statement that protection tended 10
corrupt public life. Mr.. Pearson. Mr.. Bar
rett and Mr.. Grosvenor spoke In iavor Oh Tue
resolutions. The debate concluded with az
alteration between Mr.. Sulzer, oil New lorHi
and Mr. Gibson, OF Tennessee.
EIGHTY-FIFTH DAY The House, after
three days debate. adopted resolution cen
suring Thomas L. Bayari, ambassador 10
Great Britain, for utterances delivered in an
address at Boston, England, and Edln6urg,
Scotland. The vote stood $50 to u in favor
of the first resolution d 19l to 50 in FAVOR
of the second. Five republicans voted
against the resolution Of censure ana SIX
democrats voted for it. All the republicans
and nine democrats voted for the sec0nd
resolution.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
CHAPTER V.
THE QUICKSANDS.
aIIelp!"

"Help!"
The cry rang out wild and alarmed,
but it met no responsive echo from tho
gloomy depths of Quicksand Gully.
1t emanated from the lii S of Inez IRA
cey. and announced precisely the peril
to which Danton had a.ludcd-thc quick
sands
When Inez had left Darrell Grey she
started down the side canyon, satisfied
that to delay or disobcy her brave pro
tector would b. only to enhance her own
peril and to obStruct his movements
against their enemies.
"When he sees l am at q safe distance
he will fol ow me, and conflict with
Despard and his men may be q o.dcd, ."
murmured Inez hopefully
The horse she rode made rapid prog
ress. but when she came to point
where the road bed OF the gully mar
rowed and descended, the animal seemed
loath to proceed
It was with difficulty that she induced
the steed. to pro .eed, and, when he did
50. she noticed that h S footing was in
secure and that there seemed no outlet
beyond the narrow cut she had en-
tered.
A little stream seemed to lose its way
by sinuous course around a sharp
curve in her path, and, hopeful that
beyond that the canyon might widen
again, Inez urged tho horse over sandy
stretc of soil.
Above her the ledgeS of rocks frowned
down ominously, and she felt vague
sense of uneasiness, as once or tw.ce
the horse came to dead stop and
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
FooIishncss OF Sheep.

"No animal that walks oa four legs
is as big a fool as a sheep" says 0
sheep-raiser. ".We have to watch
them every minute, and if vigilance is
re axed for an instant the entire flock
is likely to practically commit suicide
In handling most animals some degree
Of self-help or intelligence can be re
lied on to aid the owner in saving their
lives, bat sheep set deliberately to
work to kill themselves. If caught In
G storm on the plains they will drift
before the wind a1d die of cold and
exposure rather than move 100 yards
to windward to obtain shelter in their
corral. To drive sheep against the
wind is absolutely impossible. once
lost over 1000 head because / could
not drive them to corral not 200 feet
away. In the corral they are still
moro foolish. If storm comes up
they all move down wind until
stopped by tho fence. Then begin1
the proceeding 20 much dreaded by
sheepmen, known as piling.' The
sheep will climb over each others
backs until they are heaped up ten
feet high. Of course all those at the
bottom are smo: :hered. Not one has
sense enough to seek shelter under the
lee of the fence, as horse or q dog
would do. Again, if sheep gets into
q quicksand its fate teaches nothing to
those that come Immediately after, but
the whole flock will follow its leader to
destruction. No moro exasperatingly
stupid brute than a sheep walks. -
NcU York Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
TRAIN ROBBERS F0ILED,
One of them Killed and Two officers Shot II
California.

One OF them hllled ana IWO VhCeIS pHOb ~
California
Two officers were shot and train robberr
named Daniel McCo.e, was killed in an at
tempt to hold up the Southbound New Or
leans express near Tulare, Cal, at O'Clock
In the morning. The atte mpted robbery was
me of the most daring that have taken
place in alifornia and probably would have
succeeded if it had not been for the perhdy
Of one of the robbers.
The Tuare officers were informed that an
ATTEMPT would be made to hold up the Sun
;et limited. The man who gave the infor-
nation gave the details Of the plot and said
that at first he intended to take part in the
robbery. Under-Sheriff Daggett and Con-
stable Reed, armed tn shotguns, went to
he place where the robbery was to tato
place and awaited the approach OF the rob-
oers. The robbers changed their plans,
however. and decided to hold up the New
Orleans express.
Three bandits boarded the train at Selma,
Two climbing on the rear OF the baggage car
and the other on the tender. AS the train
oulled out of Goshen the robber who be-
traved his companions left the train without
their knowing it, rushed into the telegraph
office and told the operator to tell the sher-
IFS party that the robbers had changed
their plans. The officers fastened back to
meet the train and boarded the engine al
Tagus. The robbers did not intend to make
their presence known until after the train
had pulled out from the station, but the Off
GERS saw the men and opened fire.
The bandits returned the yolley and Sher
if Daggett was shot through the lungs, sus
tanning a wound that will probably prove
fatal. Constable Reed was shot IN the
shoulder. McCole, who is believed to hay'
been one of the Dalton gang, was killed
The other robber escaped.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
INSURGENTS GREAT LOSS.
Three Hundred Said to Have Beer Killed and
Wounded.

A hot battle between the forces under Col
onel Hernandez and the insurgents under
Maceo Banderas and others, Is reported from
the neighborhood Of Sandelaria, in Pinar del
Rio The insurgent loss is reported to have
been 300 killed and wounded. OF the troops,
Captain Torroja Guersero was killed and
Lieutenant Comas wounded. The official
report also says that five soldiers were killed
and llfty-six wounded.
Colonel Suarez Yuclan left Las Mangas
Monday. Colonel Hernandez was ordered
to march to Candelaria. The march was
made in torrents OF rain The insurgents to
tue number Of 400 were awaiting the ad-
vance Of the troops AS they came up in
gallop the insurgents opened fire from be-
hind the bushes along the road.
The battalion Of Tariff in the vanguard
with & section of the cavalry squadron OF
yitorla and the artillery became engaged.
The columns in the rear coming into action,
the whole line of troops was involved. The
artillery threw grape shot over the insurg-
ents, who alyanocd machetes in hand. The
movement of the insurgents was thus held in
check. but new forces coming to their aid
they fell upon the Spanish columns in fierce
attack. This attack also was checked, CIV
ing the victory to the Spanish troops and
terminating the engagement after two hours
fighting. A bayonet charge, assisted by a
concentrated artillery fire, dislodged the in
surgents, E1e lsd in great hunters.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Weather Bnlletins ON Letters.

The scheme OF adding the latest weather
forecasts to the regular postmarks on letters
will be commenced by the Postofice Depart
ment on July 1. Applications for this sery-
ice from over forty postoffi .es have been
filed, and 1t will be introduced first in New
York, Chicago and other large offices.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

WHEN the time comes for us to wako
out of the dreams of the words Sleep,
why should it be otherwise than out of
dreams OF the nightP Singing of birds,
first broken and low, as, not to dying
eyes," bat to eyes that wake to life,
"the easement slowly grows a 81 MINER.
ing square" and then the gray, and then
the rose Of dawn; aad la t the light,
whose going forth is to be the ends of
the heaven -Ruskin.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
MEN AND SHIP BLOWN UP.

Twenty-Fiv Passengers Killed by GunpOwder
Explosion on British Vessel.
The British steamer Matadi, which sailed
from Sierre Leone for Liverpool, February
), has bsen destroyed at Bona, Congo Fr,e
state, by an explosion Of gunpowder.
twenty-five passengers were killed.
The vessel had ON board twelve tons Of
gunpowier, all of which was ignited, blow,
Ing the Ship
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
WANT SIX BATTLESHIpS.
An Effort Will Be Made to Increase the
Number.

There is a probability that the question OF
the number of new battleships to be author
lied by this Congress, which was passed by
the Naval Committee Wednesday, may be
fought over again in the House when tho
bill comes up. Several Of the enthusiasts for
the new navy are determined to appeal from
the decision Of the committee to the House
IN their efforts to secure six battlesh'ps in
stead of four. When the vote was taken in
Commissioner Cummings and Mr.. Hanly
both gave notice that they reserved the
right to offer amendments in the House.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
A Resolution Providing for the Event Oi
Death of the President-Elect

In the House, Representative Boutelle, ol
Maine, introduced a resolution amending
the Constitution by making provisions there
in to meet the contingency OF the death Of
the prc.ident-elect after the electors have
cast their vote in January and before his in
auguration on March 4.
It provides that in case the person elected
os President shall before his inauguration
die, decline or become unable to discharge
tho duties of the office, the same shall devov'
on the person elected Yce-President, who Ia
sncb case shall be inaugurated as President
and hold Office accordingly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

THE difference between an ordinary
balloon and flying machine" i that
the former does ascend and the 10 ter
does not.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Increased Pnstnffice Reneints.

The gross receipts OF the thirty larges
postofflces in the country last month were
722,lS7, against s2,377, ,4i5 for February
1885,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

A duel with sabres has peen iousn' noa'
Budapest Hungary, between Baron Joslk0
and Baron Kebelsburg, Ile iaItel was
mortally wounded.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
CHRISTIANITY IN ARMENIA.
What 1t Has Accomplfshed-Re ell,
Still Needed for the CnfOrtunates

What 1t Has Accomplish ed-Relief
Still Needed for the UnfOrtunates.
At All Souls Church yesterday morning
Rev. Angelo Hall preached on the theme,
The Cause Of Christianity in Armenia
He said that some honestly disapprove If
foreign missions, and then gave as his
opinion that the uprising Of the Armenians
missionaries. But, he said, "our American
missionaries have, by the Inspiration of
their example, caused reforms in the
Armenian Church, and have even caused
the Sultan to establish Mohammedan
schools to keep abreast Of the Christians
A little leaven leaveaeth the whole lump.
No doubt this Armenian trouble can be
traced to our missionaries just as the sor-
lows of the Christians whose bodies were
used as torches by5 Nefo could be traced to
Jesus Christ i : 70
1T matters little whether we attribute
this trouble to the feroeity of the Turk or
to the growth of Christianity which arous-
ed his jealousy Gafd stihrm. The world is
bound to move on whether we stand back
ard consider howFt moves or help to move
1t. Mohanlmedan barbHfity must some iay
pass away. SomHf day the Sultan's on
pressed and benishteP Mohammedan sub
jects will go ovefsto the cause of Chris
tianity." tie T.
He told of the great work of relief that
had been done ami ofiiwhat more was i'm
peratively neededsto help the unfortunaIe
Armenians and keep them from starvation
and he urged that Subscriptions still ba
made ana forwarded through the regular
chanreIs z Y
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Nam Versus Woman.

William Edward Hartpole Lecky
fhyslcaliy, men have the indisputah hle
superiority. in strength, and women in
beauty. intellectually, certain inferiority
OF the female sex can hardly be denied. when
we remember how almost exclusively the
foremost places in every departrn rnent of sci
ehce. literature and art have been occupied
py men, how infinitesimally small is tn.
number of women who have shown in any
form the highest order of genius how many
OF the greatest men have achieved their
greatness I'm defiance of the most adyers.
circumstances, and how completely women
nave failed in obtaining the first position
even In music or painting. for the cultiva-
uon OF which their circumst ances would
appear most propitious. 1t is as inpossil,. 4.
to ind female Raphael or a female Handel
as female Shakespeare or Newton
morally, the general superiority of women
over men is, think. unquestionable. If VI
take the somewhat coarse and Inadequate
criterion of police statistics We find that
Whlle the male and femaie populat tions are
nearly the same i'm number, the crimes COM
mitted 10y men are usually rather more than
nNe times as numerous those committed
by women. Self-sacrifice is the most con-
spicuous element of a virtuous and religious
character, and ii is certainly far less COM
mon among men than among women. whose
whole lives are usually spent in yielding TO
the will and consulting the pleasures of
another. There are two great departnnen,s
of virtue-the impulsive, or that which
springs spontaneously from the emotions
and the deliberative. or that which is 10 r.
formed In obedience to the sense of duty
and in both of these / lima eine women ar.
superior to men. Their sensibility is gr. al
er: they are more chaste both i'm Thought
and act: more tender TO the erring NOR
compassionate to the suffering more aff-c-
tionate TO all about them.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
MADE MI. MILLER MERRY.
The Singular Way He Lost His Whee
and How He Got 1t Back


and How He Got 1t Back.
When Mr.. c. A. Miller of No. I'LL II
street northwest left his bicycle in front of
his house last Friday afternoon he had no
idea that 1t would be taken before he could
return and ride away on it. He had left
it there many times before and no one had
troubled 1T, but Friday was once too often.
for when he came out Of the house the
machine had disappeared. The loss was
reported to the police but Mr.. Miller had
no idea that he would ever recover the
stolen wheel. In this, however, he was
mistaken, for Saturday afternoon Detec-
ties Gallaher and Boardman arrested a
young man whom they found with the
stolen wheel in his possession. Salvador
Petrid was the name he gave and he said
he was employed by the District as lamp
lighter. His claim was that he had bought
the wheel from a man on the street about
three weeks ago, but the wheel was fully
identified as Mr. Miller's property al
though the makers plate had been remoy-
cd. Today the defendant was tried in tho
Police Court, and a number Of the de-
fendant's friends were in court to give
evidence in his behalf. The explanation
made by the prisoner was not sufficient,
and the court imposed a fine Of $50 or sixty
days.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Naked Savage. to Go bicycling.

Naked SavaSes to Go Bicycling.
From the st. James Budget.
The naked savages Of the south Pacific
Islands are to taste the delights Of cycling.
Oscar Pomare, prince of the Island Of Bora
Bora Zone CT the largest of the Society
group). having been educated in Europe
and learned to cycle himself, Is returning
with a dozen machines, which he intends
to introduce among the aristocracy of Bora
Bora, to whom he will set the fashion as
a wheelman. Here Is an idea for the unen-
terprising British trader. If the nigyer
will not buy our cotton goods and blankets
as much as before. and looks askance upon
our offers of cheap Bibles and hymn books,
perhaps he will buy our machines. If the
subject races of mankind were once bitten
with the cycling craze. what tons upon
tons of ivory and shiploads of oil and fiber
might be obtained in exchange for a few
pneumatics! 1t is, perhaps unnecessary to
say that Prince Pomare Is not taking En-
glish machines out with him. His wheels
are Of the American make.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
JUSTICE FIELDS CONDITION.
ne Dehtes startling Reports AbOu
His Falling HenIfh


His Failing Health.
Associate Justice Stephen ]. Field of the
Supreme Court arrived at San Francisco
Saturday from Paso Robles in the special
train sent for him. In an interview JUS
tice Field said there was no occasion for
the sensational statements that have been
made about his failing health; that he had
left Paso Robes because he had COM
pleted the course of treatment there, from
which he was much benefited and that he
would remain west for a month to escape
the neat OF the east. coming directly to
washington early in September.
Some OF the reports which have been cir
culated in California. and to which Justice
Field evidently refers, have been telegraph
ed 10 the New York Journal, and were re-
printed this morning. 1t Is asserted that
Justice Field lis trembling on the verge of
mental collapse His once vigorous intel
lect mas been shattered. His mental forces
whch Tor many years he commanded have
iost their power, and the judge, bewildered
by the confusion which reigns in his brain
starties those who wish him we'll by the
pitiTul spectacle of approaching dissolu-
ton. Justice Field may recover but physi-
clans must fight the great obstacl that
eighty years of active life have raised be-
fore them. Absolute quiet and rest may
revive and reinvigorate his falling facui-
ties, but doctors find the patient stubbornIy
opposed to their pans.'
1t Is also reported that one of the phys:-
clans who has been in constant attendance
upon him and studied his case describes he
disease from which the patient is suffering
as anaenlia. breaking down of the physi-
cal and mental system, resulting in the i'm
poverishment Of his blood and weaken
Ing Of his intellectual faculties. The dis
ease is caused primarily by age
The Journal corresponds mt says: The pa
tent insists that he is suffering only from
rheumatism in the knee joints. The physi-
cans humor him in the belief, but declare
that Justice Field Is not distressed through
rheumatism, but by muscular pains, re-
sulting from his anaemic condition.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
raging Too Much for Principle.

PayfnE Too Much for Princfple.
From the Chicago Post.
He looked at his Communication ticket and
swore softly TO himself
WHATS the matter?" inquired his wife
put postage stamp in my pocket. :,
ne replied, "and it's stuck TO my commuta-
ton ticket"
''oh, well, the tickets still good, isn't II ~
she asked
Good!' he exclaimed. "Of course. It's
good, but you don't suppose I'm going TO
furnish soulless corporation like a rail-
road company with postage stamps 20
you! You don't imagine I'll submit TO a
tax OF two cents for buying the ticket >
You don't seem to grasp the situation. I'm
the one who has the kick COMING. r.ct m.
railroad company"
don't believe I'd bother abor: :,
Jchn. she said pleasantly. IF The con-
ouctor VIII accept the ticket, I'd
Que pay the company a bonus ior car
Tylng you, he interrupted, bat wont
IL the principle of the thing that | ol,ie,9r
10, not the paltry financial consideration -
Sant You get the stamp on with a
knir?" she asked.
Certainly" he replied sarcas.icaiiy. "I
can cut IL out with a knife or lair Of
scissors or ii might he done with an Ak or
a chlsel. but you forget that | want to ss,,.
;ne s,e @ aeks.; me railroad company IS MAX
ing enough out of me when 1 ride. aI;er
paving the regular rate of fare"
Then Soak Il cn,' she suggested
Now, you're beginning to have a l',,le
giimmer of Sense" he returned Il ,nouph.
you would get to my idea if 1 gave You
III wa stwo hours later that she asked
MN now long he Intended TO leave that
ticket in soak '-"'
Great mackerei.' he cried. and after he
mad looked at what was left fthe t;cket
ana done little figuring. he adde,l: ..Twa
dollars and thirty cents for :, ~, ~.
stamp. Ii isn't worth it, s''''
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Naturally Intere.ted.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
I'D like to see 'em bar me from a restau-
rant" said the girl in bloomers.
would you hght?" asked the girl in a
street gown.
ira carry the case to the highest court In
the land" returned the girl in boomers.
II with you would replied the girl N
the street gown.
why, would you like to wear bloomers.
toos"
'tOh, no; I'd wear tights: I'm in the the
atrical line, and 1 hate to change nv
clothes between the matinee and the even
ing performance Saturdays"
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Fire Did $1,000 Damage.

An alarm Of fire was sounded from Dox
725 about 8 O'clock this morning for fire
in the house Of Walter Hewitt, on Massa-
chusetts avenue extended. The cause Of
the fire could not be ascertained. Before
the f1remen arrived at the house the flames
gained considerable headway and caused q
loss Of 8, 500.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

From the Atohison Globe.
How the girls like to fool the people,
When a girl has a couple of new shirt
waists and a few dollars saved up she
packs them into a grip and goes off on a
lark. telling that she is going east to COM
plete a course in music or art, while as a
matter of fact she goes 10 visit kim
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Church Built of Paving Stones.

From the New York Journal.
The congregation Of the Bay Ridge
CBrooklyn) Reformed Church II having
erected a handsome edif1ce at I'd avenue
and S0th street. The material being used
is old granite paving stones, which makes
substantial structure and presents an
unique appearance. F. s.. Sanford Is the
chairman of the building committee, A, b.
Jennings Of New York Isl the architect
The new church building will cost $50 600.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Everything Left to Her Children.

The late Caroline Burke, by her will,
dated April 1s, 1896. and filed this after
noon for probate. left her entire estate to
her children, Elizabeth Curry, Caroline
Storum, Almira McNeal and Charles Ed
ward Garrett. The first named Is appoint
ed executrjx.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Just Like CHICAGO.

From the Chicago News.
Those perfunctory questions conversation
overheard on the street today,
Whose funeral?'
John Blank's."
why. Is he dead7" in some surprise.
NO he Is just riding in the hcarss to be
putting on style.''
Evening star., 1896-07-20
DOcKn't Always Work.


From The West Mcdford Windmill.
"Wot nonsense CROWD up people talk"
ruminated little Willie PA told me t'other
day that knowledge is power. 1t may he so
wen you're crowd up, but it don't work
with us fellers. Wy, only the other day
Ragsy, the bootblack, came to our school
for the first time in his life, an he hadn't
been there two hours fore he licked every
hoy in the school,"
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following: a
White-Franklin ]. Fastnausht and East
er NJ Bowie.
Colored-Peter jones and Hattie Jonas