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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
TWO LAKE STEA NERS SUNK.

THE OCEANICA AND THE WILLIAM CHISHOLM
GO DOWN IN LAKE ST CLAIR.
Dotroit Aur l5-Last night at II o'clock the
steamer Oceanica of the Iehigh Valley Iranspor-
tation Company's feet was in collision with the
nropeuer William Chisholm in the new channei IN
Lake St clair and both were sunk. The oceanica
was bound up loaded with coal from Bunalo 10
Chicago The Chisholm was loaded with iron ore
and was bound from Marquette to Ohio ports. Tne
accident occurred in that part Of the lake known as
the 'new cut" or channel. about three and half
miles above Crosse Point. and near one OF the range
lights None of the crew of either vessel were
drowned all the taking to the rigging untii
help arrived. ,oo 49,. l ,.,i,,os
at so On 'rhe Chisholm was valued at Sl2o.eD ana
,vas Of 5S tons The present owners are H. ).
Webb & Co., of Cleveland. - r. l.,
Tho boats lie in seventeen feet Of water II ~
Thought the accident was caused by confusion In
sgnals lights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
INSANITY Plea FOR DURRANT.

San Francisco Aug. l5.--lt is stated that should
the supreme Court decide his case against MIN
friends OF Theodore Durrant, convicted of me i'
dor of Blanche Lament in Emanuei bap"S'
1,.-o,, ,,, hiring the case up again the ground
-, mt, They gay that Durrant, VINO was also
.,,scd NJ the rnurd-r Of Minnie Williams was III
Sor six weeks before the murders duIlhe it Witt
TN. he was derious. that ne was never
es,er The sickness and was therefore m..lsi'y M a
nasnonsible when the crimes were comiili itsu. ine
case will probably not be heard py 'he oup'e'"'
Court before January.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
DBTGGED TO DEATH FOR HIS MONEY.

Omaha Neb. Aug. l5.-Deveiopmehts ID uie ,aS.
- W. rvs,er OF Philadelphia, found dying last
nIh, at Lincoln strengthen the theory that be was
drugred for his money. Hagey. the man who pno'ea
MIN to the house OF Maud Clark mas asaps man
rha woman and her sister under ares - en-,
annarently drunk seen wnie peihs r tSrster
~ the clark house last might shorty doeoysrsd
vas found 10 the locality where ne was u''o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
on TANKS FIRED BY LIGHTNING.

Cleveland Aug 15.-A lispatch to The Press from
Lima Ohio. SAYS: AT o'clock this morning light
ming struck 36OOo-barrel oil tank on the kempeT
farm three miles south Of here. owned by the Stand
ard oil Company II was situated In group oi such
tanks and The fe communicated to three DINERS Inc
c,,rd,rd people hired 3O men 10 throw up embank- :
,,-,s md then took their cannon on the ground ana
n"ean Shooting the tanks &, let the oil out Ihe
s,noLe from the burning oil Obscured IN" sun ana i
S,,s a. dark a. an eclipse The fire was under con-
,rnl 81 noon Loss. Sl1.OOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
MIR BRYAN TO VISIT BALTIMORE.

baltimore Aug l5.-Congressman Harry Weles
Rusk chairman of the Democratic city committee
returned from New-York to-day ana states ,''
arna,,ao,nonts have been perfected have Mr.
Rrvan visit Baltimore Tuesday. September 10. MT
Rusk and Mr.. Talbot. chairman OF the Democratic
State Committee planning TO make the & demon, non
-,ra,io, great II Is underStOOd tndt
3,,rinG his visit here Mr. Bryan VIII receive inc
oHiriai notification Of his nomination by the Ma
SflHer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
AFRAID or FREE SILVER.
,,,.vlrr WORKS EMPLOYING 100 MEN IN ~
DIANAPOLIs CLOSED Up

Indianapolis. Ind. Aug lo-lhe lHui""" nv
49,, - l., re,est of the kind in the world. employ
,n, 20, men when running full-handed, shut down
today until after the election. Charles +. smith,
nresid,nt cf IN company, said. In giving reasons
for the closing: The uncertainty of the iu'ur' Il
one sufficient cause. We have SOo'co Out now ana
we want to know what we are 10 re"''%e U" ',''
~ ,o ma mt more money at the present value
,,,o e,ock II IS ordinary business sense, ana not
nI,ics that causes W. TO suspend work until We
tTntr v,hat The result Of the election Is 10 ne We
,o.o, hiIo" risk further manufacturing until our
monetary contest il settled. II it Is determined TO
tstn the soundness Of the present value ol our
Nancy at the polls, those who are boarding II VIII
LET il 70 again into trade
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ASSOCIATION.

"short-delivery" cases was rivalled only by his
ability in defending prisoners. and the acumen
and sound sense he always brought to bear on
cases Of a sensational character
The Tribune last Sunday traced the fasoinat-
Ing career during the last thrtyfve years Of
Lord Russell. and drew attention 10 the
fact that he helped to kill the superstition that
has for centuries prevailed in England that a
man cannot al the same time be good law
Jer and good speaker. While it is true that
there are hundreds of examples to point to
where a brilliant lawyer has sgnally failed
70 make an impression In the forum at West
minister. ii remained for Lord Russell. with the
deathbow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
RRyAN TO SPEAK IN ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. Aug 15-Chairman Cook OF the Demo
cratic State Committee. has received tcegram
from Governor Stone in New-Nork that w. .,
T}rvau will speak in St Louis some uihe pe'"ee"
Sent,mber and September TO-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

Cinque Ports (five ports) are the kngnsh seapor.
towns of Dover Sandwich, Hastings, Romney ana
Uythe to which William the Conqueror granted
important privileges Winchelsea. Rye ana sea
ford subsequently added to the origlidl r'e
norris They are under the government OF loru
warden The Cinaue Ports I'm early days were re-
oured to furnish such shipping as the sovereign re-
aured for the public service I'm the time or Ed
ward they were bound TO furnish hfty-seven
ships equipped and manned at their expense, lor
afteen ia VS. The Cinque Ports became so powerful
and audaciOus that they sent out piraucai expedl-
lions and waged war without authority from the
sovereign. The Municipal Reform act destroyer
the ancient organization Of the ports
Through y long line Of illustriouS lords ana con-,
moners including a king. Dames u. appointed
when Duke of York;. Lord North, william fltt ana
the Duke of Wellington, the office or iord WaEHtn
descended unbroken into this century. Lord Duler-
In was installed in 1892. ,s, IL,
To -day the office of lord warden is dgnited SIM
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ly repeated to the public press of his country.
He is. moreover. a good all-round sportsman
and devotee of the sport Of kings, as horse
racing is sometimes called. AS Member OF Par
lament for the ancient borough of York. Sir
Frank Lockwood delivered the leading speech
of the evening at the annual dinners Of the
famous Gimcrack Club and the combination of
humor and sincerely serious regard for the wei
fare and integrity OF the turf that mark these
speeches have earned a national reputation for
the erstWhile Treasury DeVil.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
FAMOUS ENGLISHMEN HERE.
,opD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN ARRIVES
ON THE UMBRIA.

ur Is ACCOMPANIED BY LADY RUSSELL MISS
,rssr1I. SIR FRANK AND LADY LOCKWOOD
.xp MONTAGUE CRACKANTHoRPE
THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE TO AID
DRESS THE AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION
I'D Russell Of Killowen. Lord Chief Justice of
,--u,ond arrived in this country yesterday on the
.[Nr,o With Sir Frank Lockwood, @. c., and
.,.,osue Crackanthorpe. Q. c.. Lord Russell
.os 20 attend the meeting Of the American Bar
-.o,s,ion at Saratoga next week. The advent
,.ass distinguished representatives Of the Eng
%. ho- has been looked forward TO with much
-, ny their professional brethren and others
.. .,,. country. The fame that Lord Russell has
I'D I. by no means confined to his own coun-
For many years mis- name and his achieve
.,s 49,. ot the bar have been known to the Ameri-
,rblic: a circumstance that has been due
.irlv 70 the fact that for more than decade
,or N his elevation to the bench he was connect
"a almost without break, with every one of the
o,ad civil and criminal cases in the British Law
Courts.
For nearly score Of years Lord Russell held
nv common consent the distinction of being the
leading advocate in England. Further than that,
1, ,s generally conceded that he is Of the
greatest advocates in the whole history of the
English bar Far snd away the best commercial
LAWYER Of Great Britain. his skill in conducting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
LORD SALISBURY FILLS A SiNtcbhh.

HE IS INSTALLED AS LORD WARDEN OF THE
C1NQuE PORTS. IN DOVER
London Aug. 15.-Lord Salisbury was installed AT
Dover to-day as the 13lst lord warden OF the
Cinaue Pcr;s. The ceremony. which TOOK place Ill
the presence Of large gathering OF people. was an
extremely brilliant affair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
TRANSLATES ALLEGED AFFRoNT.
THE REPUBLIC IS SAID TO HAVE MADE An IN
TERNATIONAL TREATY WITHOUT con-
St-LTING ENGLAND.

London. Aug l5-"The Sunday sun. In It's
issue Tomorrow will say that the Transvaal mas
negotiat ted a treaty with foreign rover III coI-
travention OF the AngloBoer convention or lSSf'
mitch rlaced Great Britain i'm control of the for
eien re- iations of the Transvaal The paper adds
that Great Britain has demanded an explanation
from the Boer Government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
TWO GREAT SPEECHES.

II Is necessary only to draw attention 10 the
great oratorical effort he made on behalf Of
O'Donnell. and the speech he made before the
Parnen Commissioner speech which one of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
GOLD BASIS ESTABLISHED.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l

Silver could be coined in France at the ratio OF
l5i. TO and the owner OF SILVER bullion could send
# 70 France and have 1t converted into coin at
that ratio thus receiving about per cent more
for his bullion than II coined at the American
ratio of l6 TO l. Gold became the only American
coin In circulation. and the aVowed purpose OF the
,,ossage NJ the law OF 1894 was make gold the
standard This was declared by the committee OF
the House OF Representatives. VINO had charge or
the blll who said In their report:
The committee think that the deslderatum In
IN. monetary system Is a standard OF uniform
ale. they cannot ascertain that both metals have
eyer circulated simultaneously. concurrenty ana
unfortunately in any couAtry where there are
hanks or money dealers. and they entertain the
conviction that the nearest approach TO an In
variable standard Is It's establishment IN one metal
CnnfInued ON Third Page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
HOW LORD RUSSELL WAS DRESSED.

Lord Russell himself was dressed in suit or
plaid cashmere and wore soft brown hat and
russet shoes 1t was a noticeable fact that he
was the only member of the party who wore his
trousers turned up at the bottom. But TINS
little characteristic is, perhaps, attriDutaDie 10
the circumstance that. even more than Mr.
Justice Jeune the president Of the English Di-
vorce Court is thorough follower of the fash
ion plates.
Sir Frank Lockwood is fine specimen OF d q
man and loosely dressed in a comfortable suit OF
blue serge he presented in his two inches over SIX
feet of height an admirable type Of Engllshman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
HIS MIND SET AT EASE.

After Sir Frank had been solemnly assured 10y
the reporter that there was such place III
America. and that it possessed some sort OF o
primitive waterfall Sir Frank added that he
wanted to see Montreal and Quebec, but that
most of all ne intended to find time TO see NeW
mort and Bar Harbor His reasons Tor MS
anxiety in this direction he refused 10 give
Like the Lord Chief Justice, he refused 10 soy
ANYTHING about the Venezuelan question: OF %
comment upon either English or American pol,
tics AS to the money question, sir FRANK Wouiu
vouchsafe no further reply than to say that the
settlement Of the Venezuelan controversy was
more in the minds Of the English people thai
the silver question. .
Mr. Crackanthorpe. speaking on the same
matter said the English people were mono,
metallists on "A gold basis. and that silver,goiu
standard would never find favor IN Ehslanu
However the outcome Of the controversy III the
United Statea was awaited with no Iltte dhA-
ietv on the other side Of the Atlantic
later in the day a Tribune reporter called al
"Thorwood" Mr. Wizards house AT DobDS
Ferry for the purpose Of obtaining more com
nrehensive comments from Lord Russel aln
sir Frank Lockwood upon some or the peru
nent questions Of the day In this country ana
england but Mr. Willard said that both ms
guests were fatigued and needed rest AFTER their
Tourney. and wished for the time being 10 De
excused from talking for publicatio~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

The visitors had with them a large quantity OF
luggage. there being at least thirty large cases
alone markell with the initials "R Of X While
these were being examined by the customs Off
GERS Lord Russell. in reply to a Tribune reporter
said the trip across the Atlantic had been enjoy
able in every way save for few hours Of fog.
He said his plans were not fully determined upon
as yet but so far as he knew, after spending the
intervening days at Mr.. Wizards home. he wouid
proceed next week to Saratoga, where ne Woulu
address the congress Of the American Bar Asso-
catiOn Further he said he hoped TO VISIT Mag
ara Falls Montreal and Quebec. The date ior ms
return home Is not definitely fixed but IL VIII
probably be in the early days Of October
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-18
PART II.

Roughly the men dragged her away.
but ere she went she cast at us a look of
naughty scornfulness, and, struggling
her shoulders treated this terrible man.
date with ineffable disdain.
THE jade's hands shall be sent to her
father the cadi, as souvenir of the in
terest he taketh in my welfare" the
Sheikh muttered aloud: Her tongue
will never again utter a rebuke or insult.
Verify, Allah hath delivered into my
hands a weapon TO use against mine
enemies"
l uttered eager words of intercession,
pointing out the cruelty of taking her
young life. but he only laughed deris-
lively, and I was compelled to sit beside
him while the other captives were ques-
toned and inspected.
That night l sought repose in a shed
that had been erected in a portion of
the ruins, but found sleep impossible.
The defiantly beautiful face of the
young girl who was to die at dawn kept
recurring to me with tantalizing vivid
ness, and at length l rose. determined,
if possible, to save her. Noiselessly
crept out, my footsteps muffled by the
sand, saddled one ofAbdul-Melik's own
horses, and without attracting the
notice of either sentry on duty at each
end of the encampment, l entered the
ruin, where, confined to an iron ring in
the masonry by a leather band she
crouched. silent and thoughtful.
"Fi-amani-illah!" I whispered, as I
approached. Il come to have speech
,-; 20 ;-t 20,
"Who art thou?" she inquired. strug-
Cling to her feet and peering at me in
the gloom.
A Roumi, who is determined that
the outlaws command shall never be
executed" and taking the jambiyah
from my girdle, / severed the thongs
that confined her hands and ankles, and
the next second she was free.
Briefly l explained how l had sadled
n fleet horse and placed a saddle ba &
with food upon it.
"If / get safely away I shall owe my
life to you, she added. with intense gra-
titude, pressing my hand for an instant
to her quivering lips. 81 know this
place, and ere two moons have risen
l can travel through the rocky defile
dilu De dt my ldtfleT y mousse III lu0leS.
Tell me thy name, SO that my father
may know who was his daughters lib
| orator"
1 told her, and In the same llasty
| breath asked for some souvenir.
ALAS, 1 have nothing" she an
| swered, nothing but strange orna-
ment which my fathers mother gave to
me Immediately before she died, an
hour previous to the attack being made
| upon the village" and placing her hand
deep into the breast Of her dress she
| drew forth n rough disc of copper about
| the size of a crown piece with ahole
| in it as If 1t had been strung upon a
| thread.
When she gave It to me she told me Il
had been in her possession for years,
that 1t was a talisman against terror,
| and that some curious legend was at
tached to 1.-THE nature Of which do not
| now recollect. There was a strange writ
ing upon 1t in some foreign tongue of
the Roumis that no one had been able
to decipher.'
/ looked, but, unable to detect any
thing in the darkness assured her that
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THE END.
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pents' mouths. The gold had become
dimmed by long contact with the earth,
but the gems. as We rubbed of the sand
that chung to them. cleaned and spark
led in the tapers' fitful rays.
he stool. orthrone was SO heavy
that 1t was with difficulty two men
dragged 1t out Of the trench, and BREATH
less with anxiety. we all lent a willing
hand to carry It over the five miles of
open desert to where the men were
awaiting us Our arrival was greeted
with cheers. but quickly the strange
relic'was wrapped in saddle bags and
secured upon the back Of a spare horse.
and we set out on the first stage Of our
return journey. reaching In Salah IN
safety ten days later. and learning
with satisfaction on our arrival that
Abdul Melik had, during our absence.
been killed in a skirmish with the Spa
his In the Ahaggar.
Not until I had brought the 1eweled
seat to England and exhibited it before
a meeting of the Royal Geographical
society was I aware of its real anti
Quarian value. From the letters sent
home by the intrepid DR.. Chatteris, and
still preserved in the archives Of the
society, it appeared that during 1889
Salman, the great Sheikh of Aujila, as
sembled a formidable following. and
having proclaimed himself Sultan of
Tunis, led an expedition through the
country, extorting money from the peo-
pie by reason of horrible tortures and
fearful barbarities. While sentencing
his unfortunate victims. he always used
curiously shaped judgment seat.
which for ages had been the. property
of the Sultans Of Sokoto. and it thus
became known and dreaded as the
Throne of the Thousand Terrors. it only
being used on occasions when he sem
fenced the unfortunate wretches to tor
ture for the purpose of extracting from
them information as to where their
wealth was concealed.
Against this fierce rebel the Bey of
Tunis was compelled to send great
expedition, and after several sanguin-
ary encounters at Sinaun, and in the
Um-el-Cheil. he was utterly routed and
killed in his own stronghold at Aujila.
Dr. Chatteris, In the last letter that
reached England, mentioned that he
had secured the jeweled throne. but
that on account of the superstitions of
the Arabs it was an extremely difficult
matter to convey 1t to the coast
Fearing lest he should lose it, he had
| apparently buried it. and soon after
wards unfortunately fell into the hands
of the Sultan of Borku, who held him
captive until his death.
Khadidja is still living in Ideles, where
she Is happily married to the younger
son of the governor but in the seclusion
Of her harem she is still in ignorance
that, by the curious little souvenir with
which she rewarded her infidel friend.
she added to our national collection of
antiquities a valuable and highly in
| teresting relic. Visitors to the. British
museum will experience but little diff
Guilty in finding it, for in the Oriental
section at the present moment one OF
the most frequently inspected and
greatly admired treas asures is the quaint,
historic and bejeweled Throne of the
Thousand Terrors.
| THE, END.
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SAL beryseh and 1uZinyeh, and drank
copiously of dushab, that luscious date
sirup that is SO acceptable after the
heat and burden of the Saharan day,
while my companions feasted and made
merry. for it appeared that they kept
stores of food concealed there.
On commencing to smoke, Abdul
Mellk ordered that the captives should
be brought before him. and when a few
minutes later they were ushered into
his presence, they with one exception,
fell upon their knees and groveled, and
cried aloud for mercy. The single cap
tive who begged no favor was young
dark haired girl, of exquisite beauty.
with black, piercing eyes, pretty,
dimpled cheeks. and a complexion al
most as fair as an Englishwoman's. She
wore Zouave of crimson velvet heavily
embroidered with gold. a heavy golden
girdle confined her waist, and her wide
trousers were OF palest rose-pink silk,
while her tiny feet We're thrust into vel
vet slippers of green embroidered with
gold thread. But her dress had been
torn in the fierce struggle with her pitt
less captors, and as she Stood erect and
defiant. with her hands secured behind
her with q lethern thong, she cast at
US q glance full of withering scorn.
The Sheikh raised his hand to COM
mand silence bltt as her fellow captives
continued waiting, he ordered the re-
moval Of all but the girl, who apparent-
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ly set him at defiance Then turning his
keen eyes upon her. he noted how eX-
tremely handsome she was. and, while
she returned his gaze unfiinchingly.
her beauty held me in fascination. In
all my journeys in the Land of the Sun
had never before seen such an abso-
lutely perfect face.
"Who art thou?" demanded the
dreaded chief, roughly. What is thy
name?'
II am called Khadidja Fathina,
daughter Of Ali Ben Ushashami, cadi of
Idelss." she answered. in O firm, defiant
tone.
'An Ben UshAshami!" echoed Abdul
Meiik, knitting his brows fiercely.
Thou art his daughter; the daughter
Geavored to betray me into the hands
Of the Roumis?" he cried, exultantly.
II have kindled the lights of knowledge
at the fiambeau of prophecy. and 1
vowed that I would ere many moons
seek vengeance"
Il have anticipated this thy wrath
ever since thy horde of cOwardly ruff
fans laid hands upon me-" she an
swered, with a contemptuous toss of
her pretty head. But the daughter Of
the cadi Iveles craveth not mercy from
a servant of Eblis."
"Darest thou insult me, wench?" he
cried. pale with passion. and starting
up as If to strike her. Thou art the
child of the man who would have given
me into the hands of the Spahis for the
sake of the two bags of gold offered for
my head. 1 will return his good offices
by sending him tomorrow a present he
will perhaps appreciate, the present of
thine own hands. He will then be con-
vinced that Abel-Melik knoweth how
to repay those who seek to injure him"
"Dost thou intend to strike off my
hands ?" she gasped. pale as death,
nevertheless making strenuous ef-
fort to remain calm.
AT sunrise the vultures will feast
upon thee, and thine hands will be on
their way to Ideles," he answered, Il
sinister smile playing about his hard
mouth.
"Malec hath already set his curse upon
thee" she said, land by each murder
thou committest so thou Greatest for
thyself a fresh torture in Al-Hawiyat,
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where thy food will be offal and thou
will slack thy thirst with boiling pitch.
True, have fallen captive into thine
hands, having journeyed to Tilouat to
see my fathers mother, who was dying:
but thinkest thou that I fear thee?
No. she added, with flashing eyes.
Though the people dread thee as the
great and powerful chief, l despise thee
and all thy miserable parasites. II
thou smitest off my hands. it is but
the same punishment as thou hast
meted out to others of my sex. Thou
art.after all, a mere coward who maketh
war upon women"
''Silence. jade!" he cried in tu-
mutt Of passion, and, turning to the
men beside him, commanded: Take
her away, secure her alone till dawn.
and then let her hands be struck off
and brought to me-"