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Il Cool thief.

y During the family absence i thi..II
entered q Memphis Fem. house anl
stole al bott leS 81 beer and
pairs 3of socks. That Il the soclssl.,'
were returned with an otr, sag thsk
{ The callers feet were not d sniihset rss
ne, and asking mere solls
bottle of beer 81 OF ssces
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Berlin as a Seaport.

Berlin is to be made q seaport. 4 he.
municipal council OF Stettin has urged
upon Berlin the propriety Of cons rnct-
ing better waterway than the F'nlow,
canal, which admits only barges Of not
exceeding l75 tons, while it; is"asserted'
that the growing trade req ires vessels
Of from 600 to 1000 tons caEacity: The -
Derlin authorities have consented to en-,
ter into negotia ii ons with those d:
Etettin. 4. N VII sl1Els s Y.
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tomb; who blesses Of consecrates tn
CRIB, the bed Of death and the bier; IL
man that little children love and Tear
and venerate, whom even unknown per-
sons address az Father at the feet q
whom, and il Whosesk eeping sll classe
sof peop.e come TO- deposit their most sae
scret thoughts, Their most hfdden. sins, Z
man who ~ by prot Ion the epnsclar
and healer of an ths. cries Of sfgul mn
body thrpul honls the nfirh Eth
are uni sAes
bya IN asss ne
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y. Gear WHO cou1t,n.t Cl,sw.

.Jaroslaf I. Of Russia had no teeth.
having lost these variable adjuncty ,ta
happiness bya blow from n : ~ q
/ 11nce An English trsvele r in his oril7:ss
try says twas comu1on1y port that
1 the kings chewing was done aby hassS
a.,een, who masticated all the royal,
food and transferred II from her ynus,tl
to his maiesfY rs with 4 spoon. . III
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IferiOr rank 81 society by the ,lhostenta-
|ti0us life He leads an q ofter by humble
birth and parentaEe 70 the upper saaas
|bY eddcation by atl r,sriel ta'entls,
ten snspires e q II b
Ertght To sa,f Hal
Ioxada III diVinaz a6u le
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d - 7 lStown. rhere CorDwal1is was
hemmcd in and com PEELED to capt. ulate,'
Us ten miles from the mouth Of The.
], York river and 60 miles southeast cf
1 Richmond IS s3ss ss s .ssss;; B.
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Toole as 4 Barber.

Too. lei "A stor, one day went into I. e
stlop AZ Lon don TO get asd;
tSe barb out, he de- 81 10
" be taok It'd hls chat, put On 4 thinner one,
II II aited for GUS An old
III ali Ve,
our seten aed Bial ma od ge45
81 snaa took cnaf II e s1a s,hf;
~ fectt ~ sYeiy ST stthe would
y = 1E niliittf Oh III
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n soHu & /. siEii Io ) ,l.Jittsis..

as
1l'e morning stat Ii twinki,na ....s;i
Above the ebon hlll. 80 3 ,i
4 And In the Sdista!H valley 81 VI
Aaa ,' iiss Y Is ss,sss p ss,,s,e
bariaotedsfo the
THO gibbcus Son u shifting
Yesiie s tieSre M Egfss g 81
It's ap Al hour bsl arss mo as ~ Il Il
ss8 s. It's up and far $50
I It's up 70 meet my osvtSs tS4i6t Hi 4 81
Upon our wedding day. VIZ
The roses IN my garden, = 8
Breathe out their fragrant BREATH
Like fairy children sleeping
Without q thought of death;
:. The lark is still a-dreaming
9 Within his dewy nest. q;
OF when the light OF heaven IA
Shall bloom upon his breast
It's up an hour befcnf the dawn.
Its UP and far Az
It's up to meet my own true love
Upon our wedding day.
OF all the days the sweetest,
Oh, this, glad day shall be:
No care from dawn 10 snhset,
That brings my love to me. II
Unclouded is the sdnwping,. 5 W.
Uncloudeds8 be the close;
And every Hope be dimpled.
And .hallowed where 1t goes. 3f;zr..fa.' Il
It's up an hour before the dawn.
It'ssi and far away; e.
its up to meet our own true love
Upon our wedding day i. -t
--Jolis Van Linden. IN Chicago Record. y
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the huge wheeii. 81 VI.
s IIf.
At the sight 81 the man wnorn I had
80 truly loved il my gsrlhoo.l subject
ing himself TO this awful risk, every
a veetage OF the pctnlaat pride that he'd
4 dominated ms rstanent btfsEe van-
1 hhed. I only saw my loYea. OF former
Gsys-4the only man who had ever reaa-
" stirred ray heart-in danger.
Ilaaned forward, holding out implof-
ing hands to him.
He had already begun to descend. I
bent forward, and tried to reach him.
His left arm was stretched upward,
grasping the girders above him.
What is that CLEAN Of gold see at his
wrist? All! Itrecognize it. My bangle
that he took from me years ago and had
soldered on to his own arm. "A mist Of
tears dim my eyes. I lean forward,
stretching my arms toward him.
4 "'stay, Cecil, for my sake!'"
How did 1t happen? 1 could never
quite tell. missed my footing. For
q second my brain reeletl; and then I
find myself firmly clasped in his right
arm, while with his left and with feet
and knees he clings desperately.
'Madge, Madge!" he says, hoarsely,
'.for God sake nerve yourself! Cling to
!, somethingl cannot hold you like this
long. Try all you know.
II will" And suit the action to the
word by grasping the lower part Of the
door sill with both hands. Promise
me you will not attempt the descent"
''No, will not, swear!"
He is still holding me, for my feet are
below the steps. We are in hideous
peril, but one dare not realize it.
have cause now to be thankful that
an annual mount aineering in Switzer-
land has strengthened my nerve and
muscle. "a
Somehow / regain the car in safety.
Cecil is quickly beside me, and then, oh!
browning ignominy-1 fling myself,
sobbing, into his arms. Itdoes not seem
to strike him as strange, for I am folded
close to his heart and soothed and
fondled as used to be in the old days
before he left me.
"Madge, dear little girl, you have not
forgotten me after all ?"
"NeveT, never, though tried so hard.
And your"
ct tried to, when I heard you were
fonaof some one else"
II never. was" -.
''Why did you write as you did?''
|:.. 81 thought you did not care any
more" l..
: -"By the same mali I got letter from
my cousin saying you were engaged
to that lnnky Irishman, Malone
(which cousin?'' :.
Gertrude Gray
"Why, Cecil, she must have wan ted to
part us. Yes, always thought she
cared for you"
He fushes and says: "Was there no
truth in the report about Malone,
Madge?" ~, $t
mot word, indeed; and Indeed" !.
Z He bends ana Kisses my lips. CO. +
'Madge-little sweetheart that used
to love mel was going to see Ger trude
this evening to ask her to take pity on
a lonely man Id the far east. Shall I
go?"
He has to kend low for the answer.
But it is NO. emphatic, though whis-
pered, and he is satisfied.
".
Everyone has heard Of the night out
y ~RSH
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agant "baksheesh."
We sent a telegram to Aunt Mary,
which she never got, for she did not go
home, as had hoped she would, butsha
spent. the night in the gardens close at
the foot Of the inert monster
When at last the word was passed up
that all was right and we should soon
move It was to us a. subject of regret;
and the descent was all too rapid.
Aunt Mary was on the spot to receive
me, full Of regrets and commiseration.
8 II shall never forgive myself for not
coming. Fancy your spending all those
hours alone on that most terrible
wheel!"
IT was not alone. met friend. You
have heard of Mr.. Farquhar, nunbie 2"
She had, as having behaved very bad
II to me! She gave him look which
was quite healthily vicious. f4
quaintance." ts,.
y I'VE must remedy that, Mrs. Earle, . ;,
he says, plea santl y, because it is my
good fortune to be your prospective
nephew.
She looks at me, fairly puzzled.
'.It'a all right, Aunt Mary. Up there
people understand one another better.
Perhaps the rarifed air sharpens the
perceptions. =" l5.5s 7: 4. &
Cecil laughs and we al go of to
breakfast at the expense Of the EarPs
Court exhibition proprietors. - An-
swers. s5. e. ss =! $3 III
Ponnsy1yania Cohvicts.
sAs More than five-sixths OF the convicts
4 ii the ntiaries Of Tennsylvnnia
have never been apprenticed to any or.
trade or nccuratinp.
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+ Ponnsylyania convicts.

sas More than fve-sixths OF the convicts
4 ii the penitent iaries Of Ises1nsyl rnnia
have never been apprenticeds to az OF
trade or f,ccuuat;rn
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the Jungle to cut wood; and at midday
he walked down to the creek to wash
after bis food. Coming back through
the swa1npy nlangrovei near the river he
noticed very great swarm Of flies!
They were like cloud, they were 80
thick. What have we herer he
thought; some dead animal, perhaps.'
and went to see. Sunk In the mud where
the river washed over it at high tide he
found barrel, from which proceeded
very nauseous smell. His curiosity
was aroused, so he put in his hand;
feeling something hard, he drew It out.
It was a skull, the skull Of a man, and
projecting from the upper jaw was =
long tooth, like q tusk. .Ahal be cried:
sSleimanl' ss.s,4 ri u. .9.s ~ ~
He went and told the police. and they
came and took the cask, and the nur-
der was proved, bccause the clothes
and the tooth were those;Sof Sleiman.
So Tong was banged, and HIS wife ~ y
in prison now in China Jail in Sfnga-
more. She viii never come out till she
dies. 10 #. 4 ~ vi ~ 1 VII IS
s4 ..And 'Tijah, is my wife, ind + love aer'
and she loves me; and we are very hap
By. She is grateful to the mosquito
.tThank son fforSzyour story, Mat,
which proves once more the old adage,
Murder will OUT I feel q special .in-'
terest ii KatIjah, since you have told
me her romantic history. And now per.
haps those BLESSED inosqu toes win let
ms hare some sleep. yhoN. III tryys
md you had bet tier do 50, tiop: Il
IS And a. we turned Ii Mat mttrrnursd
once more: q i III. Isl. Paulss. q
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su,ls sv1iI leaye yos, 20
self 81 e
fou cannot, We arc In the stopn,ostt
ear; risk would u f,or1naais. 5gs
81 Ii cha nee it. B am s:1,anR, and have
gool nerve and . steady head; andsi f
I the worst comes there II no one left to
cars.' Il. IL .@1., u, a
He opened thr door and prepared to
step out On 70 III framework Of
the huge wheel u Gs.is
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
Omah. w.t-rwork.,

Omaha. June 14.-Less than a month
ago the water works plant In this city
was sold at foreclosure, the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company of New
York buying in the property at the
face Of its mortgage. $4,000, 600, for the
benefit Of the bondholders. Now there
Is a plan on foot to organize a COM
pany and take the property OF the
hands Of the recent purchasers. 1t is
the intention to form a new company,
to be composed of the purchasing bond.
holders. to be incorporated under the
laws of the state Of Maine. The reor-
ganization plan further provides that
the new company shall anthnri-e th..
issue Of consolidated mortgage fifty
year bonds to the amount Of q. GOO, COO
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20

A Mississippi experiment station bull
Ietin says: Canaigre. which is now
attracting so much attention in Ari-
IONA and California. has been grown
here two years. but with unsatisfactory
results. The root Is used in tanning
leather. and the plant Is much like tn.
ordinary yellow Dock" in Its appear
anee, being nearly related to 1t hotan-
AO~hJ. ft so s.--.s'~ "a ts.S ~sAu Te
gions Of the southwest, where 1t makes
its best growth during the cool and
occasionally damp weather of winter.
remaining dormant through the sum-
mer. In this region the winter rain
fall is 80 heavy that the plants suffer
from the excessive moisture. their
growth is weakened. and the roots con-
tain much smaller percentage of tan
min than when grown in the drier and
hotter climate Of which they are na-
tive.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
III. s.nk clerk. Revenge.

This Il q story about . girl and man.
The girl lives over In GeorgetoMn,, Yhsers
where the man lives. but during eusnss, s e
hours he Is to be found In bank NOT lsf
from the Fifteenth street cable transfer. He
il blonde, and y favorite In Il. the eneiusiye Me
and abe had words-once upon = day: They
had % many words, in fact, that the girl girl.
who is said to have more than q Dit OF tenn.
to her again as long as he lived. She ; for,
bade him to recognize her, even; and said
she had ever met him. This was last winter.
The other day she went into the bank u
which he Is employed to have = check
cashed. The blonde young man appeared at
the window. He took the check and ex.
amlned 1t carefully. 1t was broillng hot
day. The Georgetown girl was In a hurry.
She hadn't an acquaintance within half an
hours walk. The blonde young man handed
the check back.
avery sorry. madam, but you'll have to
get somebody to identity you before can
And she had to do it.-washington Post
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
READY FOR BUSINESS.
The Repsblie.n Coavratsoa WIN "ss''
Iittle rine In PreliEinarSes.

v..n,,~~u couy~atSoa VIII waste
Little Time In Pr-li.inartes.
1t. Louis, June 14.-When the Re-
publican national convention ID caiie"
to order on Tuesday next 1t Will ne
found the prellminaries have oeen
looked after with exceptional thorough
ness. There will be no obstacles IN
the way of Immediately beginning the
work for which the convention mas
been called, anu present indications
are that the meeting will not be OF long
duration.
The convention hall will be In COM
plete readiness. The states are eA-
pected to have their recommendations
for committeeman In readiness by to-
morrow night. The national commit
tee has entirely concluded the consid-
Grafton of the unusually long list OF
contests, and II IL believed by those
giving attention to the subject that
this work will he found to have been
done so well that comparatively little
will be left for the committee on ere
dentials.
Necessarily there has been no formal
consideration OF the declaration oi
principles upon which the party Will
make Its appeal TO the country, but II
| will be found that this branch of the
work has hnen lar u" 'cGp "f r'fRsfifc ea
change OF views upon this importan,
point and much has been done looking
TO the harmonization and crystaliza.
tloh or views. which. it Is believed. will
render 1t possible for the platform
committee to reach conclusion with
comparatively little delay. Selection
mas been made of the temporary chair.
man and other officers OF the fem.
porhry organization and programme
mas been practically agreed upon for
the permanent organization. with Sen.
ator Thurston OF Nebraska presiding
officer Of the convention.
"hen we add To these accomplish.
mehts the fact that the presidential
nominee has practically been named.
1t must be conceded that the conven-
tion mas an apparently comparatively
easy and brief task before 1t. Obsta-
cles may be encountered, but Az vet
comparatively few of them ure dis.
cernablc
Mr Platt has reconsidered his ipten.
ton, If he ever had 1t. of boiling In ease
any OF MS delegation lost their seats.
ne committee seated two of Platt's
men Internationally. two were given
mar vote and two lost their seats
i hese were all the contested cases from
New York.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
SHOT A BANKER.
A Crank Demands Money, Il Refused and |
Draws his Gun. |

Crank Demands Money, II Refused and
Draws his Gun.
New York, June 15.-At half past
twelve this afternoon stranger whs
gave his name as Charles Clark, thir
ty years of age, went into the New
Amsterdam bank at Broadway and
Thirty-Ninth street, and asking for the
president, George II. Wyckoff, was ad
mItted to his office. Soon after enter
ing, the stranger fired two shots at Mr..
wyckofY and then attempted to kill
himself by putting a bullet In his
abdomen. McWyckO6 was shot In the
The man Clark presented letter tc
President Wyckoff written on letter
head OF the Hotel Marlborough. 1t con.
tafned demand for $1,000 and threat
ened Mr.. Wyckon with death unless he
furnished the money. The letter also
stated that the bearer had partner
outside the bank, who had Mr.. wychoff
covered" and that II he made any
alarm and refused to give the money.
stick Of dynamite would be thrown
into the bank that would blow up the
building.
President Wyckoff. after reading the
letter refused Clark the money and the
latter then shot him. The police be-
lieve that Clark il insane. At the New
York hospital 1t was said that Clark's
condition was more serious than Presi-
dent Wyckofr's. The latter, 1t was
stated, might recover. although his in
juries are very serious.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20

The people of the United Kingdom oi
Great Britain and Ireland continue to
sustain the reputation Of being very ro-
bust drinkers. They number at the
present time 39.l30.0O0. and the total
cost of their wine. beer and alcoholic
LIQUORS, divided by this sum. shows
an average expenditure of $ls.ls per
lnnum for every man, woman and child
In the realm. Contrary to the general
Impression. the English drink more
than the Scotch. and the Irish less than
either. The ratio Of the English ex-
penditure for drink is $19.40. the Scotch
t14.70 and the Irish $13.12 per head per
annum. These at least were the figures
Of 1895. which seems to be considered
a banner year In drink annals--a cir
cumstance which inquirers Of the tenn
perance persuasion attribute to the &C.
curence of the parliamentary elections.
The entire drink bill Of the kingdom
for last year reached the impressive
total of $712, 100000. OF this amount
1908 500, 900 went for spirituous liquors
mostly whisky and gin; $65.O0o,0o0 for
wines; $435. 100000 for beer, ale and
porter, and $7.50O.0O0 for cider and bev-
erages. Liberal as this expenditure
may seem, the general average OF liquor
consumption In England tends to de-
crease. In the ten years. lS6l-7O the
consumption Of beverages Of the spirit
uous class was 0.941 gallon per head OF
the population per annum; In the fol-
lowing ten years 1t rose to 1.190 gallons,
falling again during the ten years end
Ing with 1890 to O,9sS gallon. So with
wines. the consumption for the first
period was 0.420. for the second 0.542,
and for the third 0.SSs gallon per head
per annum. OF malt liquors the aver
nge annual consumption for the first
period was 27.35. for the second 31.55
and for the third 27.77 gallons per head.
The most potent influence In dimin-
ishing the consumption of liquor H..
England are scarcity Of work and low
wages.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
rRANsvAAL RAIDERS.
Jameson and other. Held for Trial by the
EXAmInlnG Court.

Examining Court.
London. June 15.-At Bow Street po-
lice court this morning DIR. ]. 8. jane
son, Major Sir John Willoughby.
Colonel r. Grey, Major r. White,
Colonel II. F.. White and the Hon.
Henry f. Coventry. the prime movers
in the Transvaal raid. were committed
for trial. The other accused persons
were discharged.
In view OF the expected close Of the
case against the Transvaal raiders, the
court was crowded.
Sir Richard Webster, the attorney
general. asked that the six prisoners
named be committed for trial and with
drew the charge against the other nine.
Sir Edward Clarke. for the defense,
said that Dr. Jameson desired to take
the whole responsibility. holding that
his companions had acted under his
orders.
The men committed for trial were ad-
mittsd n G., ,o6o $4,000 personal bail
all required to furnish one surety of
f1.OOO.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
SILVER MEMS VIEWS.
senator Ieler Will Make the speech OF
His Life Before the Republican Con.


HIS Lire Before the Republican Con.
vention.
ST. Louis, June Ex-senator Duho,s n,
ldaho and Representative Hartman n,
Montana Joined Senator Teller here to-
night.
There Is no longer any doubt OF the
bS bSSAfDASSe DS .Rt .nress
they can have their way about the finan
cial plank. They realize that they are
in a hopeless minority. and they have
carefully laid their plans to walk out
OF the convention. The programme
they have arranged will probably fur.
nish the most dramatic and sensational
incident OF the convention. They In
tend. as preliminary, to marshal al
the strength they can in the committee
on resolutions for silver They know
they will fail, but instead of their at
tempting to secure compromise 1t will
be their plan to No throw their strength
in the committee as to force. II possible,
the adoption Of straighi-out gold plank.
believing that an emphatic gold dec.ar-
alton will put them in more advant-
ageous position for that which Is to fol-
low. As one of them said tonight: "Ir
the Republican convention cannot he
right we will force 1t to be honest Bet
ter gold declaration for all concerned
than an equivocal plank that means
gold"
The fight will then be carried to the
floor of the convention under the lead
ership Of Senator Teller The Colorado
senator, as the head and spirit of the
silver strength in the Republican party.
will make speech which his friends
Giy will lee the effort of his life. 1t will
i'll be his va!ediciory to the Republi-
can party. 1t will he followed, after
the convention has voted down the mi
nority report which he will offer. by the
formal announcement OF the severance
of the ties which bind him and his asso.
ciates to the party. This will be done
in the form of a statement to the conyen-
ton or of an address to the people, prob
ably the former. The climax will GER
tainly be dramatic
1t is probable that Senator Teller will
so Immediately to Colorado. while the
other Republican silver senators will re-
main here and issue an address to the
silverites OF the country of IA. parties
calling upon them TO support Senator
Teller. as the pre-eminent representative
of the issue. for president The silver
men expect to carry ut least five states
out of the convention with them, Colo
RADIO. Utah. Idaho. Nevada and Mon
tana. and they are very hopeful that the
Democratic convention at Chicago will
nominate the man who leads the bolt
here.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20

OF a colOrej mas meet ting held to-day
at which the representatives, from
Florida, Alabama and South Carolina
declared for AF. Reed and practically
withdrew their names from the Nc
Kinley column. The meeting was call
ed by Congressman Murray Of south
Carolina, the only colored representa-
tive in ConEress- About 200 delegates
and aiternates attended. and there was
great enthusiasm when Delegate
johnson Of Alabama, who had been
counted a Mckinley man, spoke for Mr..
Reed. as did Caleb SHINES Of New
York and Mr.. J. Christopher. The
meeting was adjourned until morning
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
working For woman sunr.r.

st. Louis. June 15.-Mrs. LILY Dever-
eaux Blake Of New York of the Legis-
lative committee Of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage association, accompap-
led by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cadd.
chairman OF the National Committee
on Organization. arrived tonight from
New York. They will ask for a hear
Ing before the Committee on Resolu-
tions and will urge the recognition Of
woman suffrage in the platform and
for more definite Endorsement than
has been given in any former national
platform. They confidently EXPECT the
support OF delegates from elgnt atafes
in accordance with pledges received to
that effect.
The Meeker herald., 1896-06-20
HAVANA WITHOUT WATER.
I.s.resass s.eeesA In Basviag - tAs
Aq1ednet.

I,ssrrsats sseeesA In Basving ~ tAs
Aauedaet.
Havana, June '14.-This city was
startled and alarmed last night at nine
O'Clock by the noise of two successive
explosions which shook the ground Tor
a long distance and were heard for
several milesI Consideration prevatied
for a time, n 1t was feared this was
prelude to an attack or q series OF SIM
liar explosions. Excited throngs rush
ed to the streets. while an armed party
proceeded In the direction from which
the detonations had been heard. 1t was
found that the stone bridge Of Girls
tina and Concha and the aqueduct OF
Fernando Septimo were the points that
had suffered from the dynamite. The
bridges were partially destroyed. and
the pipes on the aQueduct. upon which
the city is dependent for Its water sup
ply, were much damaged. 1t cannot
yet be stated how extensive is the dam
age done. or how long 1t will require
to remedy 1t.
The windows in many houses In the
city were shattered by the reverbera-
tions of the explosions. and some mar
ket structures were also badly dam
aged.
There is not doubt left that the dyna-
mite which caused this wreck was
nlaced by agents of the insurgents 1t
had been their determination. au-
nounced some time since, to cut on the
water supply of Havana and so serve
to make 1t as nearly uninhabitable as
possible.
The greater apprehension is felt on
account OF the secrecy and effectiveness
with which the insurgents have been
able to carry out the outrage. Last
night was spent in fear and dread OF
immediate danger. These fears were
largely dispelled by the return OF day
light.