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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
TO CONTRACTORS


Work EE9TIREp For The FIRY S1IgT 5s
Az re T9 B Il h RouNbE6 By CENTRE s na
FRANKfLN AND WHITE sTREETs. PURSUANT 3
cHAPTG ~ r ii 1Mi 81 rhE ss
TvSD At MEETNs HEk2 i S iSp 5 Snb 15
NoTT%Bids Will be received as follows:
nd for furniture cabinet work aad other spsd
fed under heading OF Furniture. Cabinet Work. Fsrai
2 Bid for burgarproof nls case bgrsisr-Orsot .a
% ard burglar PROF s ssfe and an 9n ss,
up burglar proof ne and safe; removal and stAs
~ BID for metallic file cases for the Health pspsmnt
s. BID FOR mason work. carpenter work .ron aad ss
work plumbing York hsn na %Ss aT sos .S
work gas and elecrrc-ligh fixtures painting and che
II Is 70 be understood that all the reqursnsan nj
conditions OF the contract and Specifications shall as
a SEALED ESTIMATES for the above work indo.d With
the above title also with the name OF the person PEI
be received the Office u the Comptroer Rooms No.
sr6 amH S IN n"s the cy Of New York until Il ces
Friday May IS 1896. at which place and hour the as
S S,n of the sinking Fund and read and IL
award Of the contract. II awarded VIII be made Ne
The person o: persons whom the contract may
Department OF Public Works, with the suretes Offered
him or them and ssecaIr e ot oic To that ~
ana in case Of failure neglect 70 do So he or my W
h., considered as having abandoned i and as In deS
10 the Corporation. and thcreuppn the work snail ~
verti.ed and reet, and On until the contract ~
time as the Commissioner Of Puolic Works may dofn:
N B.-Permission wi, net oe given .or me wtnses
Of any bid or estimate M bid Will be accepted noS
contract awarded TO- person VINO u IN arrears
CORPORATION upon debt or contrat OF VINO u u,ts-s
as surety or otherwise. upon any obligation TO the "
poratlon. "a.
For the nature and OF the work 70 oe cone ~
ders are referred 20 the drawings and the specncen
The drawings may be the Office Of the Arcnnse
Robert Maynicke, Rooms IS to y uwe!lth sto'yt ~
York Commercial Building, Nos. 10 ard III broeouJ
IN. City Of New YORK -, It'll. >-,xrrv rAvu
atter the notice 10 work has been given "a
commissioner OF Public Works.
The amount Of security required Is
50 Bid No. ].
$500 Bid No. 2.
81 500 Bid No. 3.
5000 Bid No. 4.
$40 500 on Bid No. ). . g.,
blank form OF estimates and further Information, a.
sired can obtained application at the Comproufs
Office. No. $50 Broadway.
The form OF agreement Including me specncauons ~
the work can BE- obtained Office OF the Comptroller M
go Broadway.
WILLIAM +. STRONG.
Mayor;
JOHN GoFF, c..,,,..,,,.,.
Recorder Comm'ss'ons~
ASHBEL T. FITCH. ,n
Comptroller: OF INC
ANsON C. MCOOK s,r,,. r.rl 4
Chamberlain SiiniHs -
WILLIAM NJ. X. OLCOTr.
Chairman Committee on Finance
Board OF Aldermen; :
New York. May l. 1896
OONWTCSJONERS OF THE SHINING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06

Liverpool. May 6-345 p. m-Beef-ESa India mess
dull at 56s Sd. prime dull iGs I'd. Porlt-rrma
mess Western fine dull at AIS Cd: do medium dun 4Os
iams-Short cut. about IA to 10 10. duh 4Os Bacon
Cumberland cut about ~ TO 30 n. dull at Dos short rib
about - 10. dull ~ 2ss; long clear middes. light about
~ to - No. dun at 25s o. long clear middles heavy
about 80 10 rs ~ stock short clear middles heavy
about so 30 ~ dull s Cd; clear bellies about ~
to a ~ dull at 5s Shoulders about ~ to IA NJ. dun
AT 2Js Lard-Prtme Western spot steady at 25s 3D.
Cheese-American finest white firm i5s do colored
steady Ais Cd. Tallow-prime city easy iss
tonseed olLiverpool refined dull at Cd Spirits Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston May Cotton steady; mddng 13-ltc:
low middling 70-i6c good ordinary l0c; net and
gross receipts 1863 bales: sales 10: stock. p no.
Norfolk May Cotton firm; middling. lsS-loc; low
middng Side good ordinary sac net and gross re
ceips coastwtse 3D. sales 49, Stock
1899
New-Oreans May 5-coiton steady good mddling;
* ,Cc- midiling INC; middling. e-16c;- good
ordinary nc; receipts, 5000 bales gross Seo' ex-
norris Goa stwise g. 34; sales T. 800 stock l36. 1913
Savannah NAV 5.--Cotton quiet; mddng INC; low
middling 706c net and gross receipts $50 bales ex-
ports 10 tho Continent, +145 sales. wv; stock. 2oS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
nublit Notices..

~>>~>>>~>~~~>oSNN~~on aot0
ID URSUANT to statutory requirement
L IL hereby given that Act has been prorda
both branches OF the Legislature. entitied s"'
follows: .-. ~ 1854 ~
An Act to amend Chapter 40 Of the Laws o. ~ dstN
titled IAN Act consolidate into one nc' rass "
the special and laws affecting pubic Of "
city Of New York" In relation to the eAA" ~.
counts OF a receiver and deputy. 49,. oublic hesnS
Further notice is hereby given ina. ~ The Mayo.
the City Hail. In the city OF New YORK. o" i
Z. 1896. at 1890 D.. IN. 49,, % 1904
Dated city Hall New York. April so Iee0- IL
ID URSUANT to statutory requirement 80 ~
is hereby given that Act has os sra rworded
both branches OF the legislature ent'tiea a
follows: .,.,or.i water mains "
the city Of New York . chat a pubic heannn;
upon such bill. will be held at the once Oh hursey May
City Hall in the city Of New York. on i"u''
1884, at p. m. rx ANVIL 70 1885,
"A rrceved a. their Uptown Once. NO. 80 m: sdyff-
"a dovr north Of Slst-st, until rsgiel
tSsement, received II the following Dranen SHAVE
e enl'f si lsa shave ath:. iss
Eas, ih-s West +SS7;sG -.S: Ssewssn !sh :ss
mn st.:; 1929 sd,svs. near Iiatess sst Sd-sv&i =
bisscksr-st.i 2e0s sd-sva; aSo A@'' a, ''s,...1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
- nr n.nv rRmrNE WEDNESDAY, 1sss-sIxTEEN PAGES

turpenne FIRM at 22s RosincSSmsm sa No Northern
sprns steady at IS 3D. CorMxed Western spSt s s
at IS I'D May steady at 2s 1id , JSns fancy winter
dull at Is Sd. Hops at London-Pacihc eoa'' u' -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING

PROPOSALS ,,,,,,s ~
FOR SEWER WATER AND GAS G coz sRrrTED N
c rR6r6 * sA PARK. NEAR THIRD AvE Ell Ss Y
TIE TWENTy:FoTRTH WARD 70 OF 4gra til ~ ~
OF THE LAWS OF 1894.
SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES Cor the sooss ~ ~ ne
q, w psnssn ns making the @
roS % S be Il sns s FSanc S
as S'f nroadway the city q New Y. Or x s1'
Ssk N Of D1 Tq Sasr The h BIDS 2 M d e. pao
me presence Of the commissioners OF the sinking
r. ass and 10 ,s. r o~ss ad ss SS
thereafter as practicable ne ihw h. REQUIRED
TO attend this office with the surees 9ne Sars from
them. and execute the contract wu,,n rsc that
and sufeisncy q the surety oersd , hhs or
TO do he or they viii having
the and ree and a s % u cou
tho conrac, be accepted and executed lhe mO ~ pubs
4 B~The price must be in the bid a., snr =
informal which do contain bids for al iii, 'er no,
snsn for the Of bid estimate. ans
right expressly reserved by The ns be deemed ir
he p"S s"S to sess s n d Sa' I'D
&C., wsTde o, Who
rvss Sp s9 % o b. 70 me
after notice to commence work has been given "
Commissioner OF Public Works. ONE THOUSAND
The am,un. Of security required Is oNh INV
DOLLARS. ., a, dssIred
Forms OF estimates and further nfornauon,
also the form OF agreement. including ne The Comp
for the work can be obtained at the once Oh '"'
troer. No 80 Broadway.
WILLIAM l.. STRONG.
JOHN w. GOFF
AsHBEL p. FITCH cO% 0s H.
Comptroller: ? eS;rs fund
ANSON G. MCOOK. s""
Chamberlain;
WILLIAM NJ. X. OLcOTT.
| Chairman Of Committee Finance.
Board OF Aldermen;
New York. April 9th. 1895
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
Proposals

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING
~ FUND
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06

Total daily supply. 2l5.o 2s's Do-
average price paid for the surplus on the platforms
has been 81 10 of 40 quarts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
HAY AND STRAW.
Receipts Mt New-York for week ending May B.:
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS

loui ....'s's'. .....................4 .ipo
Exports for week .57l bales.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-02
Dervish Plumber.

The loot captured from the Der.
wishes during the progress of the
Soudan campaign comprises some
remarkable objects. There are a
few coats Of mail and some helmets,
which evidently date from the time
OF the Crusaders. A sword which
was found has an inscription in old
French. Another sword bears the
motto, "Honi soft qui NAL y pense."
There are also number OF double
barrelled guns, and one rifle Of
immense calibre, firing lib. cannon
ball and requiring two men TO
hold it,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-02
The Biggest Rope.

The biggest rope ever used for
haulage purposes has just been made
for a district subway in Glasgow,
Scotland. 1t is 7 miles long. 45in. in
circumference, and weight nearly 60
tons. 1t has been made in one unjoin-
ed and unspliced length of patent
crucible steel. When in place it will
form a completed circle round Glas,
gov, crossing the Clyde in it's course
and will run at speed OF Is miles
an hour.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-02

AT the Royal Annex they place
before you three choices in beer, the
famous Hofbrau beer, the Buffalo
and the Pabst Milwaukee. In addi-
ton they have the finest brands in
liquors and furnish a very tasty
lunch. -
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-02

Sam Kee Co. Debt.
H. Leonard VS.. D. McLennau.
Damages.
Pang Lum Now VS. MIN Pang
Lum. Assumpsit.
Maria j. Forbes VS.. Chris. and
Anna Gertz. Ejectment.
j. A. King, Minister OF Interior,
VS.. Trustees B. P. Bishop Estate
ct al. Condemnation of land for
public use.
W. G. Peacock & Co. We. j. B.
Castle, Collector of Customs. AS.
sumpsit.
A. Feek VS.. Oahu Railway & Land
Co. Assumpsit.
VIM. II. Thone vs.. Carl Klemme.
Damages.
JURY WAIVED.
j. A. Magoon VS.. zee King Tong.
Ejectment
Manuel Comes VS.. Jacintho
Machado. Assumpsit.
j. P. Crusato VS.. Virginia f. Cru
sato. DESERVING husband.
j. X. Prendergast vs.. T, p. SEVERN
ct al. Assumpsit.
S. Kali VS.. FL. Maui Assumpsit.
S, de Nobriga VS.. Ing Choi. AS
sumpsit.
Manini Alfred VS.. D. Naoiwi. AS.
sumpsit.
R. W. Holt VS.. Chang Fat ct al.
Ejectment.
Benson, Smith & Co. VS.. F. G.. E.
Walker Assumpsit.
L. HI. Dee VS.. w. M. Bush ct al.
Assumpsit.
j. w. Kaikaiua haole vs. r. N.
Boyd. Debt.
j. II. Setback VS.. A. M. Brown,
Marshal of the Republic. Replevin.
Lee Hong VS.. Alex, X ahoalii.
Damages.
f. Pahia VS.. Ahaula. Damages.
DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
Louisa M. Todd VS.. Alfred A.
Todd.
Annie Aylett Poole VS.. Thos.
Poole.
Eliza A. Hickey VS.. W. P. Hickey.
Maria G.. Lsvinho VS.. j. M. Lev
inho.
j, G. Strow VS.. Mary j. Strow.
Frederick Cook VS.. Clark M.
Cook.
Ala Pilipo (w) VS.. X. l.. Pilipo.
Mary j. Dickson VS.. Thomas Dick
son.
Charles j. Faneuf VS.. Ida M.
Faneuf
Kekula VS.. John Akina.
Louisa r. Andrews VS.. Robert
Andrews.
j. j. Carvalho VS.. Maria G. Car
valho.
Henry Merseburg VS.. Kuia Merse-
burg.
Alfred A. Todd VS.. Louisa M.
Todd.
Loke Kapaukea VS.. Hiram Ka-
ainoa.
Kaleikuaiwa VS.. Kamaka (w).
Ben Paugelinan VS.. Amy Pangel-
imam.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-02
FOREIGN JURY-oRIMINAL.

Republic OF Hawaii vs.. Morris
Poulain. Assault and battery.
Republic of Hawaii We. M.
Schweiizer. Selling goods without
license.
: Republic of Hawaii VS.. All Fai.
Passing counterfeit coin.
Repu olic of Hawaii VS.. Wee Kim.
Possession OF opium.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. All Man.
Assault and battery.
Republic of Haw ali VS.. All Sin and
All Wing. Opium in possession.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. A. Fitz-
gerald. Assault with dangerous
weapon.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. w. r.
johnson. Drunkenness.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. All Cheong.
Maintaining lottery.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. All Sun.
Maintaining lottery.
Republic OF Hawaii vs.. All Hoy.
Cruelty to animal.
Republic OF Hawaii vs.. Chang
You. Maintaining lottery.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Geo. w.
Clark. Intruding in private dwell
ing.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Yosida and
Kurukawa. Maintaining lottery.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. Joe de
Fraga. Assault and battery.
Republic OF Hawaii vs. e. Hoshino
Smuggling.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. F. Meyers.
Fornication.
Republic Of Hawaii VS.. Kulihara.
Violating fishing laws.
Republic of Hawaiivs An Pui and
three others, Violating fishing laws.
FOREIGN JURY-oIvIL.
Camille Pereira VS.. j. M. Vivas
ct al. Damages.
Campbell, Marshall & Co. VS.
Beattie g. Harvey ct al. Assumpsit,
F.. Harrison VS.. Republic Of Ha-
wall. Damages.
r. Harrison ys. Republic of Ha-
wall Damages.
Wing Wo Tai Il Co, VS., N. Mon,
war, Assumpsit,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-02
FIRST CIRCUIT COURT.
HAWAIIAN luRY-on1MINA1.

HAWAIIAN JURY-oRIMINAL.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. John
Brown. Assault and battery.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. Hull. Pos
session of opium.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Kalua.
Possession of opium.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Emele.
Liquor selling.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Paakaula.
Liquor selling.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. Kamau-
koli. Liquor selling.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. Kanio and
Aue Kealoha. Adultery.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. g.. S.
Houghtailing. Liquor selling.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. G.. S.
Houghtailing. Liquor selling.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Maka.
Profanity.
Republic OF Hawaii VS.. Kaolelo.
Assault and battery.
Republic of Hawaii VS.. Kaapuni.
Murder,
Republic Of Hawaii va. Edward
Woodward. Seduction.
HAWAIIAN JURY-o1vIL.
7. r. Mossman VS.. Hawaiian Gov
eminent. Ejectment.
Kahakuakoi VS.. Hawaiian Govern
ment. Ejectment.
l.. X. Puahi VS.. Queen Dowager
Kapiolani. Assumpsit.
Kahinu Kuewa VS.. Kahalepauole.
Rsplevin.
Elena Kuluwaimaka ct al. vs.. HI.
Kauaihilo. Damages,
D.. NJ. Kuewa VS.. Kahalepauole.
Replevin.
MIXED JURY.
j. w. Smithies VS.. Hutchinson
Sugar Plantation Co. Ejectment.
Jos. Richard VS.. Antoine Richard.
Trover.
Momona VS.. All Hoi ct al Dam
ages.
Manuel Abreu VS.. H. Espinda ct
al. Damages.
@. II. Rose VS.. Yoshimura ct al.
Ejectment.
Manuel Refs vs.. Kahalepaakai ct
al. Ejectment.
Paele ct al. VS.. Sing 10y. Eject
ment.
Joseph Kahaokamoku VS.. Akamu
ct al. Ejectment.
FOREIGN JURy-cRIMINAL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03
Another Application.

A certain schoClmaster occasionally
compares the achievements Of bis pu-
pills with the work Of noted men in
their boyhood days,much to the schol-
ar's disadvantage.
Nov, John. have you solved The
problem ?" asked the teacher
NO. cir, replied the boy Il cant
How old are you, John
Sixteen" was the answer.
Sixteen" repeated sbe instructor.
sixteen. and can't solve q simple
problem like that Why, cir, at your
age George Washington was surveying
the estate Of Lord Fairfax
After the class vas dismissed
class-mate inquired Of him il George
Washington ever done anything eise
remarkable when he was sixteen.
Il don't know, responded the boy.
He was a surveyor when be was as
old az I am, and when be was as old
as our teacher be wac President Of the
United States"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03
When Shall She Wed ?

A January husband will love no one
but you
A February husband Will be blest
with sheckels few
A husband wed in March storms
something ike March winds.
An April husband quite changeable
you'll find.
A husband wed in May j. handsome
but not wise
\ husband wed in June il bound in
fame to rise
A July husbands gift is NOR. Of
wealth than sense.
An August husbands knowledge is
something quite immense.
Septembers groom brings happiness
without alloys.
A husband wei in October will be
cheerful happy and glad
A November husbands love growa
something rather cold.
December's husband brings forth
faithfulness aud gold
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03
judicial Advice on Leg Pulling.

The question is frequently asked ::
"What shall we do with our daugh-
ters ?" To this last week an applicant
at the Greenwich police court added,
"when they will not get up in the
morning." The applicants daughter
was q, and so rooted was her objection
to early rising, g,orapparently rising not
at all, that her father was driven to
ask the nearest magistrates advice.
The latter had no sympathy with the
young lady and advised that she
should be forcibly dragged from her
bed by a string tied round her leg.
But one point seems to have been
missed by the magistrate. Like the
hare of cookery-bOok celebrity, the
Irate father will first have to catch the
leg before he can attach the string to
it, and it is extremely probable that
he will discover that young woman
with such an overpOwering fondness
for her bed will find means TO outwlt
both magistrate and parent. Cold
water administered externally at III
tervals might prove more eficacioui
than the string.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03
Salaries of Actors.

Sarah Bernhardt's salary Is 81 800
q week. Yyette Guilbert received un-
der her recent contract $1,000 a week,
and Calve earns 81 200 for each Of her
appearances. Olga Nethersole earns
$3.50 a week. What with his salary
and percentage of the receipts John
Drew makes in good times $500 a week.
A competent leading man or woman
like Henry Miller or Herbert kelcey,
Viola Allen or Isabel Irving, can be
had for $2OOa week The only player
that has ever received, even in this
prodigal country,a salary equal to that
of Bcrnhardt was Nine. Modjeska.
Edwin Booth, who knew nothing about
the value of money, once engaged the
Polish actress at a salary Of l,500 q
week.
Mr.. Grsus contract with Guilbert
lasted only two weeks, after which she
returned to the cheap prices Of Paris.
Calves contract lasted five months,
but during that time she sings only
twice or three times a week, after which
she returns to the moderate salaries OF
Europe. Melba receives 81 50oa night
in this country, but in Paris is content
with $500 a performance. But Sarah
Bernhardt contractcontinUes through
summer and winter, and every Satur-
day night she pockets 81, 500. Taking
one thing with another, the actress II
better off than the singers Averaging
the entire income Of each performance
we should say that Calve earns $50.
900 year, Guilbert about $35, 900
while Bernhard is sure Of $78, 900 an
nually for five years
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03
NEW VOL. 31---NO. 46.
Converting a Tree Into a Newspaper

We take from a German paper the
following account of a curious expert
ment A very interesting experiment
was made on April Il last at Messrs.
Menzel & Companys paper and wood
pulp mandatory, at Elsenthal, IN
order to ascertain the shortest space
of time in which it was possible to con-
vert the wood of a standing tree into
paper, and the latter into a journal
ready for delivery. This experiment
is Of extreme Importance, because 1t
shows what rapidity can be attained
by the concurrence Of practical ma
chimes and favorable conditions.
Three trees were felled in a forest near
the establishment at thirty-fve min
utes past seven in the morning in the
presence of two of the proprietors Of
the mandatory and a notary, called
upon to certify as to the authenticity
of the experiment These trees We're
carried to the mandatory, where they
were cut into pieces twelve inches IN
length. which were then decorticated
ord sn'it The wood thus prepared
was afterward raised by an elevator to
the five defbrators of the works. The
pulp produced by these machines was
then put into a vat where 1t was
mixed with the necessary materials.
This process finished, the liquid pulp
was sent to the paper machine. At
thirty four minutes past nine m the
morning the first sheet Of paper was
/ finished. The entire manufacture had
/ thus consumed but one hour and fifty
| five minutes The owners Of the man
ufactorv. accompanied by the notary
then took few of the sheets to a
printing office situated at distance
Of about two and half miles from
the works. At ten o'clock copy OF
the printed journal was in the hands
of the party, so that it had taken two
hours and twenty-five minutes to con-
vert the wood of a standing tree into
a journal ready for delivery Itmust
be added that during the course Of the
manufacture there occurred few in-
terruptions which might be avoided at
another time, and that in the opinion
of the two manufacturers, had it not
been for this, twe6ty minutes might
have been gained
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03


hand in the cap. As soon as the draw
ing was over the 80 fortunates shook
hands and congratulated each other,
and smiled and laughed. That was
only natural. After the first ebullition
of feeling they turned to give us-the
SIX doomed men-their heartfelt SYM
pathies. We were not removed from
the room. They would come for us
soon after daylight.
What were our feelings? The first
sensation was that of man coming to
after a fall which, for minute, had
deprived him of consciousness. The
next was to doubt if we had not been
asleep and dreamed it all. After that
one man sat down in corner and wept.
A second lay at full length on the floor
with his face to the wall A third
cursed and inveighed and hoped for
vengeance.
For most of the six the hours slowly
passed. I was still sleeping when the
soldiers came to march the six of us
out to the execution ground. We shook
hands all round, but only here and
there did one of the men trust his voice
to speak to us. Those who were to
live seemed most affected Their faces
were very pale and their lips quivered
Two by two, with soldiers on each
side, we walked with heads up, but had
no word for each other. There were
scores of spectators to see us, but we
kept our eyes to the front.
Halt! We have reached the grounds
l had thought of the six of us stand
ing in front of the six new-made graves
but there were neither graves nor cot
fins. They stood us with our backs
toward brick wall and we knew ii
had been made for just such occasions
as this.
Gentlemen, your eyes-the blind,
fold !" said lieutenant, as he came
forward with several men behind him
The last thing that | saw was a Pla'
toon of 81 men forming in front of Us
-four to a man. For perhaps ten sec.
onds I shrank at the thought Of the
bullets striking me- For perhaps ten
more prayed that they would make
sure work of it. Ny hands touched
| the hands of the men on each side o.
me, for we were not bound. | saic
goodbye to each, and they returned
it, and l heard the others speaking a
last farewell word.
I heard the last man walk away
when the last victim had been blinded
| heard the platoon moving up nearer
I heard one street boy shouting to an
other that the soldiers were about tc
fire.
There was deep silence for few
seconds, and then I heard advancing
footsteps
Some one seized my arm and | was
led away to the right and the hand,
kerchief removed 1t was the heuten'
ant again, and he turned me over tc
two soldiers with the remark
He is but boy, and the governor
commutes his sentence. Take him
back to prison.
I had not gone 200 feet when there
was a crash of musketry and my five
comrades lay dead at the base of the
wall. WasI rejoiced? Strangely
enough, no-not for hours and hours
I had been so near death that | was
dead to myself and all around me.
Two months after, through the IN
duence of the United States consul al
Havana, relative of my father, | re
ceived pardon, and was not long II
returning to my home in New Orleans
", Y Weekly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-03
His Lip Gone.

NJ. NJ. Nicholson, who lives at the
corner of Curran and Anderson Sts., At
lanta, Ca, had a cancer for years.
1t first appeared on his lip and resem-
bled a fever blister, but spread rapidly
and soon began to destroy the flesh.
His father and uncle had died from
Cancer, and he sought the best medical
aid in different cities, but it seemed i'm
possible TO check the disease. Several
operations were performed but the can
Ger always returned. This continued
for years until the partition in his nose