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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23

IN OnSonSe! III is no llOIO Chdh viz
lie of goat; we men Of science view
these things differently. Besides, we
must have the money; but for that
cursed fool Meade we should have had
it. 1t comes to me in the event of the
girls death. 1t shall come to me now.
''Yes-we must have money; you
know best. But don't bungle, Gus
tave."
''Fear not, my wife-the verdict will
be suicide
They passed on and the voices died
away.
Laurence Guydon, with his heart
throbbing wildly, crept out, and stole
along in the direction of the girls
room.
This he experienced some difficulty
in finding, but at length he reached it
and Knocked at the door softly; there
was no response, and he pushed it
open and looked in, whispering her
name.
The room was empty.
In less time than it takes to write
he had swung himself out through the
window by which he had entered,
scrambled down the ivy, and was rae
ing through the woods with no very
definite purpose in his mind, save that
he must find her and help her against
these people.
He had emerged from the wood and
was going down the white ROAD which
led to the inn, when he met her. In
all his life he had never felt SO thank
full as at that moment.
II have been down to the inn, Lau-
RE, to look for you. [ am so glad
have found YOU"
what has happened, Nellie mine?"
he asked, tenderly, as he drew her
aside within the shadow of some
trees.
Nothing, but I am frightened" re-
piled the girl | dare not go back
there tonight. / found this afternoon
that the lock has been broken--the
lock of my door,
Nonsense, child"
81 know you will laugh at me, Lau-
RE. dear" she continued, in agitated
tones, "but [ have a feeling that some
thing awful is going to happen. I
can't go back
She chung to him and hid her face.
''You certainly shan't go back, nv
DEAR" he said. ''No, listen to me, Mel
lie. Do you trust me completely
now and always? Will you do any
thing that | suggest, Notwithstanding
it may appear stranger"
'Of course | will, Laurie she said,
looking earnestly at him.
"Will you try to love me, dear? Will
you be my wife?'
'Tnere is no one else in the world [
love so well, Laurie" she replied.
'My sweet little woman! Now, lis
ten. This is a mater absolutely of
nothing less than life and death-your
life, or your death. Remember, you
are to trust me. Wait here for five
minutes.
He was off before she could speak.
racing Town the road in the direction
of the inn.
r., inoro1ib1u CHI +;,,1o l.,
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me help you-that you will come to
me first of all?"
She swung round suddenly and
looked into his earnes gray eyes and
bent forward and kissed him.
you're the dearest boy in all the
world" she said. 81 will always trust
you"
He lay awake for hours that night
in the little room at the inn, thinking
about this fairy princess shut up in
the ogre's castle in the woods.
The next day she did not come to
the meeting place; it was strange how
dark and sombre the woods seemed
Laurence Gaydon tormented himself
with a thousand doubts and fears, and
did but little work. He went back
late in the afternoon to the inn, hall
in hope that there might be some
message for him; there was none.
After dinner, still with the strange
fear upon him, he strolled again in
the direction of the woods in the twi
light, and thence on to the house.
There were lights in various win
dows, but, although he walked right
round, he saw nothing of the girl.
An average young man would have
felt satisfied that Nellie Meade was
probably dining with her lawful guar
dams. in the security of her own
home, and would have called himself q
fool and gone back to the inn. But
Laurence remembered her childish
terror in the house on the previous
day; he thought of the lonliness OF
this young creature, who rambled
about the woods alone; he thought OF
Ter trust in him.
He made up his mind at last to see
her, to hear from her own lips that all
was WELL With the light of mischief
stronger in his eyes than usual he
swung himself up by the ivy and
clambered into window.
cts a good thing I'm small and
light" he muttered, cor that ivy
would have given way. Now to dis
cover my princess and defeat the
wicked uncle"
He was proceeding cautiously along
the corridor, in absolute igno-
rance as to what part of the
house he might be in, when he heard
the sound of voices near him; at the
same moment the door opened to him
letting a flood of light down the CORR
dor. The two persons who emerged
from the doorway were SO intent in
conversation that they did not even
glance toward him, and he had time
to noiselessly slip behind a curtain.
He had no doubt from their appear
ance, that they were the uncle and
aunt of whom Nellie had spoken. The
woman was tall, handsome, strong
featured and magnifcently dressed;
the man had the most sinister express
sion of countenance Gaydon ever re-
membered to have seen. His closely
cropped hair set off his heavy, harsh
features and retreating forehead in
the most marked manner; he was in
evening dress, and wore a brilliant
star or foreign order Of some descrip
ton, suspended round his neck. The
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23

explained, with a wistful shake of the
head. "Poor old dad died a year ago,
and sent me over here. That's where
l live-that big house through the
trees. There's only my Uncle Gustave
he makes you shudder when you
look at him; and Aunt Louise--she's
like Lady Macbeth, only fiercer; and
the servants. They look after me
and my money. Uncle's my guardian,
you know; poor old dad thought lot
of him. l believe he's awfully clever.
But you havn't told me your name
yet"
"Well, some people have the impu-
dence to address me Familiarity as
Laurie" he replied. Every rude OF
them; shows they don't appreciate
my dignity in proper manner. Most
people call me Mr.. Gaydon."
ooh! 1 think Laurie is a jolly name"
she exclaimed. ct seems to go around
your tongue SO nicely, doesn't it"'
eyes, I've noticed that myself" he
replied, as seriously as he could. But
you havn't told me what your name
isl
"Nellie-Nellie Meade. Now / must
run away. Shall you be here tomor-
row."
'Yes-Nellie''
I'm glad. So shall 1. Good-by,
Laurie. Isn't it lucky we met!"
VERY lucky. Goodby.''
1t is scarcely necessary to record
that Mr. Laurence Gaydon did not re-
turn to London on that day as he had
contemplated doing. The whole as
pect of the country side had been al
tered by the appearance Of this ro-
mantle little figure; the girls lonli-
ness and her absolute confidence in
him stirred and awakened that better
nature which was his chief charm.
He went again and again to the
wood, and they chatted in their own
unconstrained fashion, as though all
the world held only themselves and
the birds, and there existed no such
ogre as convention.
On one particular occasion she ran
up to him excitedly, almost upsetting
his easel.
"You are not busy this morning
are you? I want you to come to the
house. Uncle and Lady Macbeth have
gone to town for the day, and there
are only the three servants-we shan't
see them. Do come up, Laurie; want
to show you everything"
He left his easel, and they wandered
away together in the direction of the
house. 1t was a great, rambling, old
fashioned place-with strange old cor
ridors and echoing rooms. He had a
memory afterwards of seeing the
white clad figure of the girl fitting
on before him-a strange presence in
that dismal old place. In one part of
the house he noticed she kept close
beside him, although it was broad
daylight.
II hate this place." she whispered
vehemently. ''My room is here, al
though I asked them to put it in the
other wing. It's awful at night; [
simply shut my eyes and race down
the corridor, and rush into the room
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
MANY COME IN FOR FAT BILLETS
UNDER MCKINLEY.
Some Notable Selections Made-Senu-
tor Morgan's Assertions in Kawaia-
hao Proven by Cold Facts.

Much has been said in Honolulu ev-
er since the coming of Senator Nor
gan to these parts, relatiye to the
treatment of the colered men in nat
tional politics.
The Alabama statesman in his adj
dress to the Hawaiians at Kawaiahao
church, stated he had known many
colored men who had been honored
with high and responsible position of
state. The negroes, he said, were all
treated like all other men and should
be. strictly according to their mer-
its.
Information, which came by the last
steamer from the Coast shows how
the Mckinley administration regards
the negroes in the matter of political
preferment:
Mr.. Lyons. colored man, an ap-
plicant for the postmastership at At
lanta, Ga. expresses himself as well
pleased with the way in which the adj
ministration is treating colored men
in the matter of federal appoint
pointments.
Not only have we received a mum
ber of important appointments" he
flee have not hesitated to apDoint col
ored men to places under them. And
among the important places southern
colored men have thus far received is
the appointment of internal revenue
collector of Georgia, the best office ev-
er given "A colored man in my state.
The office pays $4,500, and the collec-
tor has 40 employees under him.
Demas has been appointed naval Of
ficer at New Orleans, at a salary of
$4,000; Morton postmaster at Athens.
Ca, with a salary of $2500; Lee has
been made collector of the port of
Jacksonville, Fla, the best place OF
the kind in the state; Hill has been
appointed register of the land office
in Mississippi. with a salary of $1,000;
Leftwich, register of the land office of
Alabama, with $500: Casline receiver
of public moneys in Alabama at
$4,000; jackson, consul at Calais. at
$1,000; Van Horn, consul to West In
dies, at $500; "A first class place has
been given a colored man in Texas:
EN-State Senator Green of Ohio has
been made chief of the stamp division
in the postotlice department, at $4,000:
Cheatham, recorder of deeds in the
District of Columbia, at $1,000; Jack
son, postmaster of Darien, Ga, at a
salary of $1,000.
These places have all been given TO
colored men, and feel sure that now
there will be no change in the policy
of the administration in giving col
ored men fair share of federal APP
pointment concluded Mr.. Lyons.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
OPERA HOUSE.

Petrie's Merry Makers perfA'm
again tonight. The artists being eN-
cellent and the program an elegant
one, good house is anticipated. Pc
trie and Elsie produce new special
ty, and the Olifans are sure to keep
the house in laughter. Tom Edwards
is set down for something new; the
Cicero Sisters will dance La Vision;
Miss Helen Gordon will sing new bal
lads and selections. BY request Miss
Gordon will sing the 'Song That
Reached My Heart" Mr.. Cunard will
give an expose of so called spiritual
ism with full explanations, and the
Cunard family will appear in their
musical act There will be matinee
on Saturday afternoon at $3.50 for Ia
dies and children, at low prices, soc
and 25c. and on Saturday night the
Merry Makers will finish their season.
Tickets and seats at Wall, Nichols
Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14

GEORGE GEAR TELLS OF CENTRAL
AMERICAN COFFEE.
President Barrios' Fortune of Twenty
Millions of Dollars-His Failure to
Suppress the Revolution,

The the first gathering of the
Young Mems Research Club this fail
at Rev. Douglas T.. Birnie's home, Geo.
ID. Gear, the attorney, gave an extre.
mely interesting talk on Guatemala,
from which country he had but re-
Gently come.
Mr.. Gear said that there seems TO be
no end to the coffee cultivation there.
The outlook for this industry was al
most marvellous, in his opinion. III ere
were two great drawbacks to It's .ulti-
vation, lack of labor and rhe wind.
The settlements on the coffee plan
tations are very similar to those on
Hawaii Each village had its Ctiicers
court house and school. Germans Lad
the most capital invested.
During his residence there. Mr.
Gear says he did not have a good cup
of coffee. The coffee there Is boiled
put into a bottle and allowed to get
cold. Then the essence of coffee is
served from the bottle and hot wa
ter and hot milk being addal. The
coffee does not begin to compare with
the coffee served in Honolulu.
Guatemala City is situated in the
interior. The streets are narrow and
crooked. 1t is so situated that dur
ing heavy rains water flows through
the streets from two to five feet high.
There are men and women burden
bearers, whose occupation is to car
ry people and luggage across these
streams.
Mr.. Gear says that President Bar
rios is bad egg" He went into of
a i. -,
$20,000,000. He is violating the con-
stitution by trying to re-elect him
self to office. When the present revo-
luton broke out he dismissed his
minister of war and assumed that
portfolio himself, in order that he
might handle the military and sup
press the revolution. But he failed
One of the principal sources of rev
enue is tax of 81 on every bag of
coffee. Half the receipts from all the
bull fights, cock fights and the state
lottery go toward the support of the
hospital. The bull fights are given on
Sundays and feast days and are prac-
ticaliy under government control.
There is very little amusement in
Guatemala, the hotels being the only
places to go to. Money is plentiful
There are 500 Americans in Guate.
mala and they have little or no pro-
lection from their country The grlev-
ances sent to the legation are seldom
answered. The state department is
tied hand and foot by red tapie opera
tions.
Very few men have anything what
ever to do with the church, the wom-
en- being the only worshippers. The
feast dav is very similar TO the Port
uguese Holy Ghost dav. Christ and
the different saints being exhibited
in life size. All Foreigners must bear
their heads as the procession passes.
The Guatemalans. natives. are n
class without thrift. Their wants are
few and simple
Mr.. Gear does not believe that Re.
publican form of government will rv.
er be successful in Guatemala. Revolu
tions are very frequent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
AUSTRALIANS EXCITED.

Among the passengers on the Aus
tralia are five sturdy miners from the
Australian gold fields, who are going
to cast their fortunes with the thous-
ands of foretune hunters who are now
crowding into the frozen Klondike re-
gion. Since the discoveries of gold in
Alaska have become known i'm Aus
tralia. the greatest excitement has
prevailed among all classes, but es-
recially among those who were in the
Coolgardie excitement, and have lived
in other famous mining camps of
Australia. Some of the people are
preparing to 90 from Sydney in time
to get into the Klondike when jack
Frost releases his icy grasp upon the
Upper Yukon.
The party of miners on the Alamr-
da are well equipped for their perilous
Journey. and propose to press as far
into the interior this winter rs pos
sihle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
THE NEW GOVERNOR.

The report, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. that the Territorial Gov
ernor OF Hawaii will come from this
country when the Islands are annex
ed, need not discourage the ambitious
residents whose lightning rods are up.
II has become the rule to make gov
ernorS ont of citizens who live in the
governed territory. and there is no
r"nson why it should be changed IN
the case of Hawaii. Except for count
ing chickens before they are hatchcd
TIVE forecast Of Dole for Governor Is
about the best that can be made.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
FOR MRS. RICHAhD.
supreme Court Holds That She is En-.
titled to Her Property.

y unanimous decision of the Su-
preme Court written by Chief Justice
Judd, was placed on file today in the
case of Mrs. Eliza Richard against
George ;. Houghtailing, judgment be-
ing found in favor of Mrs Richard ana
the decree of the Circuit Court was
sustained. The summary of the case
as made by the Chief Justice is as
follows.
Mrs. Richard was brought up in the
family of Houghtanng, her guardian.
and treated as n daughter The guar
dian assumed the trust, the property
in question being subject to mort
gage to himself. He raised more
money on the estate to pay off this
mortgage ard made improvements to
increase its income. He took the mort
gage over to himself, and after the
ward had been of age three years. still
living in his family and subject to his
influence, procured from here to him
self deed of the property. not hav-
ing presented his accounts as guar
dian to the Probate Judge for settle
ment, and without informing his
ward of their condition or the value
of the property, and not giving her
opportunity for independent advice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
SENATOR DAVIS.
Regards Annexation as a "Foregone"
Conclusion.

There is no doubt in my mind" said
Senator Davis in a recent interview,
that the Senate will adopt the treaty
and that the Islands will he part OF
the United States within very short
time. | am glad to see the spirit
with which the Hawaiian government
received the treaty. This is lust what
we have been hoping for in Washing
ton. and just what | advised Mr..
Hatch have his government do when
he left Washington.
"All now depends on the action of
the United States. Even if the SEN
ate should take adverse action to the
treaty, the Islands would be brought
into the Union the same way Texas
was admitted.
when the Texas annexation treaty
failed in the Senate in 1914. President
Tyler hastened to accomplish the OBJ
iect without the treaty. On Dece;:.-
Der l6 of the same year a resolution
was introduced in the lower house ad-
mitting Texas as Il State. One week
later it passed the Senate, and the
State was brought in by Majority of
of the vote instead of two-thirds of
both houses"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
Delegates FOR WASHINGTON.
j. o. Carter will Head the Delegation
OF -Four Hawaiians.

Over one hundred delegates repre-
senting the Aloha Alma and Hui IA
lai Societies and the Hawaiian Wom-
ans Patriotic League met in the hall
of the Patriotic League at Emma and
Vineyard streets at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon.
James j. Kaulia, president of the
Aloha Alma Society, was unanimously
chosen chairman of the meeting. A
resolution was introduced, calling for
five delegates to go to Washington to
oppose annexation. This was unani-
mously passed.
At 2:30 o'clock it was decided that
j. o. Carter should head the delega-
ton. 1t was also agreed that the re-
naming four should be Hawaiians,
and that they should have fair
knowledge of English.
Those who viii probably be select
ed are James X. Kaulia of Honolulu.
Colonel John Richardson and s. T..
Kauie. the surveyor, both of Maui. and
F. j. Testa of .,onolulu, proprietor of
the Independent II is not known
whether Mr.. Testa will accept.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
4 GOOD ROAD

The dwelers in Pauoa Valley are
much pleased with their new road.
Road Supervisor Cummins has done
excellent work and the road is now in
condition to last for many years, with
only little care. Not only is the i'm
provement satisfactory to those VINO
live along the road, bur it is appre-
ciated by all those who drive round
across the Pauoa stream and down
Emma street into town. The road is
solid and the material used for ma
cadamizing has been packed well to-
gether. 1t is one of the most credit
able pieces of work done by the road
department.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
C[EVEROP|UM SMUGG|ERS.
THEIR METHOD OF OPERATIONS
AT LAST UNEARTHED.
Important Discovery Made by Port
Surveyor Stratemeyer-A Novel
Sub Marine Cable System.

BY the merest chance the other day
Port Surveyor Stratemeyer discovered
a device of smugglers by means of
which he does not doubt that the slip
perry fellows have managed to unload
"A large amount of opium here during
the past few months, if not years. The
device was sort of submarine ca
BILE, running from a point under the
ship TO shaded spot on the dociss,
where the waCchful custom officials
did not look.
The arrangement was very simple
one, easily arranged about dusk ev-
cry evening, when most of the sailor
men and other ship hands are accus-
toned to take their evening baths.
Plunging into the water from the YES
sci with a light string tied to his toe
a daring swimmer would strike out
for some point on shore, his confed-
crate remaining on board ship and
paying out the line so that it would
be always in the water and out of
sight. The string was too light for
the guard to see in the dusk and the
swimmer soon accomplished his mis-
sion without exciting the slightest
suspicion.
Everything in readiness for opera
tions, when night had fallen the
smugglers would wrap the opium tins
in canvas bags containing from 25
to 100 each, weight them so that they
would drop several feet below the sur
face, slip them through port hole
into the water and signal to their
confederate ashore to haul away on
ha -, h,
the line from the ship so as to keep
the cable" intact. a guard seated
in his boat directly over the cable
could not see anything of its opera
ton, and would not know that opium
was being taken ashore under his
very nose. The receiving agent on
shore could not be suspected, as he
had not been near the ship. 1t was
perfectly safe so long as the cable
system was not unearthed.
Had the operators not become care
less, they might have still had mo-
nopoly Three gunny sacks, found
near the Pacific Mail wharf, gave the
snap away. Surveyor Stratemeyer had
information that few hundred
pounds of ,ng Kong were to, he un-
loaded from the Belgic, and had wat
ched half the night with his forces to
capture the operators. Finally weary
ing of the waiting game, he manned
his boats, and with lanterns comme1-
ced systematic search of the YES
sci and her surroundings. Away over
on the Waikiki side of the Kings st.
slip he found the tell tale sacks, still
wet. and it took him but a moment
to figure out how the stuff had been
landed.
Undoubtedly the opiu mtalien from
Jack Gavin. the oiler from the Aus
tralia. who was shot by Detective
Chang Pun on Tuesday nght. was un-
loaded from the steamer in this way.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-14
OFFICERS OF ADAMS STARTLE
THE COMMUNITY.
Say That the Boys Should Not be
Apprenticed on American Training
Ships-Many viii Desert.

The officers of the United States
training ship Adams came ashore at
San Diego October just before the
departure of the ship for the south.
In has been known for some time past
that the young boys on board the Ad-
ans were giving their superior officers
a great deal of trouble. One of the
officers consented to talk to "a San
Francisco Call correspondent. The
officer said:
Under no circumstances use my
name. But, having given your word
in that regard, let me tell you that
the whole scheme of taking boys of
from II to II years into the navy is
to be greatly deprecated. 1t is fail
ure, and an awful. miserable and com
plete failure. OF the eighty boys who
are now aboard of the Adams fifty of
them will desert Immediately on ar
rival at San Francisco, and out of the
thirty remaining the Government is
to get just two good sailors.
''The depth of vice to which these
boys have already gone cannot be told
in words. 1t is simply awful 1t
simply means degradation to boy to
apprentice him aboard the Adams.
That's ALL"
"What does the captain think of the
situation?" was asked
"Well, replied the officer. Captain
Gibson does not say great deal op-
enly. but at heart he is completely dis
couraged, and thoroughly condemns
the method of enlisting boys into a
life that is almost sure to ruin them
We officers, too, are having a pretty
hard time of it. 1t will be at least
four months before we have more
than one night ashore"