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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
GONE WITH A BASILISK.
A LURID SHORT STORY.
From The Pall-Mail Gazette

From The Pa-Mall Gazette
Reginald passed his hand YEARLY over his aching
brow, and 5ided languishngly between the Purpiie
rortieres Within was a chaos OF whiring muslin
aud hungry faces swimming OF sea OF passionate
rrinning heads noatcd rcstessly by, gibbering in
the she-ke ears OF painted women Amln ,nd
hot wet hand pressed his Law Wna, sG n,a The
stream, and was borne away to the other side OF
the room.
He had stood long buried in pensve gloom; some
times on one leg sometimes on the o,ne The i sant
howl and CHATTER told him that the guests wsle a,
Ne saxed mSd hen ots sd By soms
mpus he bent his f steps to sd coynrs OF those
that could dance no more. Within this cavern all
was dark. But as he pcered into the shade OF 1t
| bent upon him from within He bowed his head
resignedly and knew there was no escape. ihtie
was spell in those lurd eyes he must obey ne
sank upon the seat beside her and gazcd upon her
feaureS As he got uScd to the nGht ne nnIcrr,r
rent of liyI pink.
"yon arc Rasiii-k.' he murmured, lingering her
thrOhbng auburn hair.
Dance upon dance they had danced together At
times thoy at silent Ms hand in hers The in
toxcation of the Basiiisk had entered into his blood
I He thought with passionate regret al me aay7
OF his boyhood. moment came when her hcai
WAS turned aside to fling word TO bleak-'yed
chaperon lie strung ms trembling iImbs lor V 1'
/ list effort aud toti'r'd fctbly To In" door. lie
earned for hhoriy bni me sp, was On lII' - ~
voice thrilled across "a" polished noor, ! &C.,
your ana he knew ,hat his opportunity was gone.
|, Wa waltz Reginald aud the Basllisk danced
paused beneath tn. chandelier. S'zmg her by the
chin me- glzcd into her cycs, giddy ana uncertain.
The fr'chl,- med 10 chase ono dhothcr over h'I
chcck Snc dragged him down and pressed dozen
T%n NS yh j aarporo lir , Imghe% Ter
Ing out OF tho cir, una inhi.ni uncertainty, th"y
w,re III tho throug %. Jaded merrynAk"rs but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

hut that was not often. Usually, though win
somc rorretfuincss, he would pin himself down TO
his mcagrc century. !, 49,. o.,oo1,roI,,
There was one point on which he was exce'dhey
.onsitve though he never failed TO meet the ques-
,;nn In omen field with all "A soldiers hcroism III
was fatally liable TO be touched upon when strangers
came TO sec him and they came often
.'you'vc got all your faculties, too. som" on. Oh
,h.m would excliim to the patient centeiiariaI.
."That's more than anybody could expect al your
age. -, 4. H., ,h,pkf ul for the
deacon would reply. with quiet dignity
..IIelr most we'll as every
Just well ~
- ,p, NM second sight, I'm thankful TO say
and you've voted for every fresideh' SINCE your
twentieth year a., 4, =. .. ;ouoca,, ,,id.
atverv time but one" the deacon was wont 10
when was that
:. ,rwas this very year" ,
"you stayed away from the polls ID your nun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

whacked the ''rObber trusts" and tariff baronS
OF the East, he declared that the neck OF the work
ingman beneath the iron heels OF soullcss col.
porations; he alluded 'fcengly to the crime OF
"a ne would be found, he asserted, ever in the
forefront Of the battle for human liberty and the
rights of man. he had warm words for the unlm-
tied natural resources OF Atascosi County; whli'
admitting by inference that its products were
mainly raZOr-back hogs, acorns and nubbins. NJ
thought that a woOllcn mill. cotton mill ana a
steel mill would pay; he pointed with propheuc
forefnger TO the time when the smoke from Pleas.
antons factories would darkcn the air and smell
like incense in the nos:ris Of the people ANA
now he said In conclusion. having come amongst
you and cast In our lot with yours. We ask you TO
walk hand in hand with US. We request your
friendship. but will compel your support. TO
measly contemporaries who hurled their barbcd
arrows of sarcasm at US and heaped ribaid abuse
upon US when were only associate editor OF
The Bandcra Chicftain.' we say: Let slip the
dogs Of war" Smith was young.
The day afterward 81 Lemons invaded the
sanctum. lie walked in as If II belonged to him.
and depositing the customary libations Of saliva
in the sa wdust cuspidor took seat on the desk
81 Lemmons the Sheriff. He was heavily boot
ed and spurred. and Colts revolver. single ac-
ton nickel plated As calbrc. five barrels loaded,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

drink croz,J Indian who was running amuck
The local papers gave al details, coroner July
found = verdict in accordance with the iacts, ana
thr nearest doctor furnished ironclad c"rticate
OF death Under these circumstances we were coIi cor,
t.nt with a rather superficial investigation anu
paid the loss. ,, r. into tho
office and rendered the regular semi-annu;ii pay
mrnt i'm accordance with his contract WIN the
company His appearance knocked me INTO sucn q
s,,tn tGnt they had to brandy TO revive me.
III, was The man ! had insured. and there was no
DENYING a. never saw IA more MONIES. ,ioon ,ns
n.rson ar heard "A voice in which you would piace
more implicit reliance. We simply had to accept
III. Nancy and charge the amount We hau p;,in
nm, to proiit and loss All efforts TO trace the
wnp,an who had personated his widow ana beneii-
nary were i'm vain Two years later ms haturai
,lrnth was reported. attended the funera TO make
sure and we settled. The next summer SAW III"
in Germany
How WAS II done -, a., ...- ..
.W,l In be honest I never had the heart 70
trouble the company about III. matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

.oro,med frame building on the edge OF me
little town II was well lighted ana ,r ,he r n"d
80 e. huhhlcd "A cold clear spring. Ihere was
huge fireplace in the front room rhc Sm,hs
d., rdiiion had been set up, although thr n'n.n
was August and the flies hummed agan l no ,n.
,rdndow names lie explained that IL waS h'c's
.arv 70 srf the forms in front OF the Dihzc az"
swell head" the type 20 that they ~pun PRINT
This vas done and fair impression obi"in'u.
The new editor wrote his salntatory IL Wa Il
column and half long. tie toIh my tr,r nun,
drcd Subscribers that, although a stranger ID d
stronpc land ne glad To be IN th'Ir hluSt Ir
lid that a tariff law unconstIt u'ionaI' ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

Is free trade editorials. You want TO be- ir"nhF
With the dccStrick jcdgc and the dco-tli"h ri'Ih
They give out the county printin'. foodny
Robert Emmc, Smith took stock lt' i",i"
that he owned four cases Of bOuTgcplS typ ana I"
Zine Of advertising type 1t was all old Inc
semi coons had been cut down 10 make comma
and periods When a proof was taken II WI
hard TO tell an ''l' from IN "i' or an . from /"
&C" The type VAS swelled AT tn" b2,tonl Il con
dition which printers know by rlbald name.
There was a Washington handprcss 4 printer VINO
was sometimes sober and "A small boy W." VI
ie,,ninu the trade His office boosted two chairs
and a battered desk. There was a broken me %
'''rhe Banner" Two office stools, couli" OF
rliety "chases" some worn wooden quoins, NAL
let and a planer water bucket ana a I'm u'pp'I
with Il small hole in the bottom made up Inc Iuii
turc There had been muZz"- loading SHolthh
len gang. and weighing lively" pounds. but cur
lock had taken it away with MN. Inc Once Wa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
A TALE OF A TEXAS EDITOR,
HIS HIGH HOPES. HIS TRIALS AND HIS
FINAL DEFEAT
From The Chicago Times Herald

From The Chicago Times Herald.
When Robert Emmett Smith became proprietor.
business manager. editor-in-chef and literary d-
rector Of THE PleasantOn Banner" which proud
iy heralded the fact that it was 1.-The official organ
OF Atascosa County. Texas he ambitious. He
bought the paper from "Od Man" Gurlock, paying
him therefor $50 in cash and promssory note for
$50 due In twelve months. The "old man" stuffed
the money into the deepest of deep trousers
pocket. spat into sawdust-fed box which did
duty for cuspdor. and said: You'll find the
folks at Atascosa easy TO get along with ef you
don't step their corns. Give EN- plenty OF local
news and spell the names right. The Sheriff is Il
candidate for reelection and is a TEDIOUS man.
Jim ScruSgs is goin' to run agin him an he is a
TEDIOUS man. They's forty kind o Baptists and
have to be kcerful. Everybody has got a eye on
you. They expect you to write EN- a salutatory.
Write her. Don't give EN- no editorials but what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
~ TNNIRiNCE SWINDLE.

From Tn. Detroit Free Press.
II ~ the cloanest steal they ever made rom
Ms sicnrl the "rt,rdn lifc insurance man. i
wrote. H.. policy ys.lf. and YOU NIL concede IL
pretty finc ~trok' of business. for II n'ttcd me Il
a., rrui~-iDn ON $'h"o't 49, :,
.TItd ,n, s.dr,l com" within year or two
might have had suspicious arOus'. nut ior n'c
years 10. premiums were regularly puu am
,,.rt thiup lpp,trcd as straight as a gun barrel
'rl.9 came =. Tragedy Way mp In lltlle crJss-
roads station Of Colorado Porter il"nsck Whom
/ mad insured aud Two others were killed ny
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
HER IDENTIFIC4TION.
From The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
There" she said as she finally got the check
properly indorscu and handed it to the paying
teller; I'D like to have the money. please
The young man scanned il carefully and then
looked at her.
"Is there anything wrong with it?' she inquired
apprehensvcly
mo; I'm sure it's all right. Only We have our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
DOWN IN GEORGY.

From The Cleveland Leader.
Footballs dead in GcOrgy-
Hip. hurrah, hooray.
Footballs dead In Georgy-
At least that's what they say
Footballs dead in GeOrgy-
Cut that flowing hair
Footballs dead in Georgy-
But they still have lynchings there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
NATURALLY INFERRED.

From The indianapolis Journal
.'Whats the name Of the girl across the stTc't?'
rive forgotten her Last name but know she II
Nam. somebody"
Main somebody. Wha' an lheaI name LOT a
footballer's sweetheart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
THIS MAY EXPLAIN TT.

From The Cleveland Leader
"Why Is ", Pat that 70 many Irrhmen arc
"Tni,h don't know unless IFS because ~ many
Democrats are Irish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

dredth year. Well. / must say! What made yo'
do that?' 49,
: The deacon spoke patiently and yet with the sup
pressed irritation Of one baited too far:
II had the whoopng- cough, and they wouidh iet
go OUT"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09
NEW YORK AND LONDON.

ThesIondon local government journal
makes an interesting comparison between
Greater New York and tho English ms
tropoils IL asserts that Greater London
is double tho size of New York. has double
the population. more than twice the
nu;nbcr of police, and caly haH as many
firomen. London has foJr times ns many
scholars in her pupl.c schools. but only
25 per cent more teachers; she has more
public libraries. but not 80 Iusny in pro-
portion 60 her population: shs has half ns
many hospitals rs New York and nine
more cemeteries In New York there 10
chrrch or chapel for every 5000 persons
and In London one in 1000. The London
debt is 35 per cont !.entor for each tax
payer. III -Na~-York,- -nreaIixal- charity
relieves one family in every eco but In
London one family in for,y-fyo Is main
taincd by the rate payers. IL tho rnattr
Of crime, particularly hoGschreaking and
burglary, London Is btttcr of. II the
crimes In LONDON VI -Gcr t5e,s heals were
In the same fropJriioD a. I'm New YORK
there would be 9050 Instances a year,
whereas there are oEiy about 100 more
than In New York The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09
THE KLONDIKE. BUBBL Es.

Some weeks ago lhe News took occasion
to warn its readers against the tempta.
tions offered by the elittering pros
pectuses of the almost innumerablc
Klondike Investment companies some of
which have been conspicuous in the news
papers all summer aud already IL appears
that three of these gold hunting corpora
tions have gone under and the president
of one of them has been arrested for grand
larceny.
We doubt IL Rhode Islanders have been
touched" very hard by these schemes.
Our people have not yet recovered either
in financial resources or spirit, from the
devastation of certain western and south
ern Development projects that swa.-
lowed a lot Of the savings Of small cnpI-
talists hereabouts, and, although KIon-
diking Is very fascinating. we do not he-
lieve that much money has gone 60 tho
promoters of tho corporations that offered
such pretty stock certificates aud assumed
the substantially Of millions OF capital
yet awaiting subscription.
Ihe United Slstos Investor quotes a
representative OF tho Rotbschilds who has
recently returned from the Yukon country
where he seems to kave got to the level
of things. He says that no found n fairly
good country but nothing like what
we hear about. IL Is not good place for
large investments. Thc country Is suit
able for industrious young men who arc
full OF energy and not afraid TO work.
That class of people can 20 In and do
pretty well, but as plaza FOR investing
capital in a large way. IL is out of the
question al present II Is impossible TO
do muuh quartz mining In there, even II
the quartz were good. II would have q
be very rich 60 pay. Hydraulic mining
is impossible a. the ground is frozen to
the bed rock and never thaws out enough
20 do much 10y that method. lie adds;
II caDno; for the life Of me see what
thcs, big companies ara going TO do. I
notice quite a numbcr have been formed
Some Of them look very shady"
As a general ruls the average klondike
investment company msy be assumed to
be good thing ~ keep out Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09
DEATH NOTICES.

AMES-In G is city, Sth inst, Catherine,
widow of Martin Ames.
Funeral from her late residence "a McDon.
ough street. Wednesday, 10th inst, at s :3J
a. IN. Relatives and friends are invited u
attend.
DAvIS-In New Britain, Conn, 9Th inst.
Julia Ann (Hodges), widow of Mathew W.
Davis, AGED 81 years
Burial at swan Point Cemetery. this city,
"Wednesday, 10th inst. Carriages viii be fur
nished for relatives on arrival OF train from
Nillmantic at III ~ Il. m.
HICKS-In Woonsocket, ,.h inst Mrs Mary.
wife of Men, n,inh Hicks, ngot o. years.
Bineral at her lata horio 100 PARK avopu.,
Wednesday. 10TH inst, az 80 y. N. Relatives
and fiitnds are invited 10 attend.
JENKs-In this city, on the eth inst, Frank
A., son OF Stcphon q. and the late Eliza
beth A. jerks OF Central Falls, ngcd 20
yenrs
Funeral private.
LEvALI.FY-In Fisl,evillc. r. J.. the eth
inst. pann, wife II the lnto John Ievalley
Of Phonix, aged - years
Funeral az tie residence OF Charles Cornell,
a. Fiskeville. Wsdnes lay, the 10th inst, at IL
o'clock a. m. Relatives and friends are i'm.
vited 90 attend.
QUARRIic--In this city. on the sth inst.
John McQuarrie, aged 30 years.
Funeral from the residence uf his brother.
in.lsw, Frank Il. Buckin, II seventh street.
Fast Providence, Wednesday, 10Th inst nj J
o'clock y. IN. Relatives and friends are i'm.
vited 20 attend. Burial at convenience OF the
family.
RAQUET-In Johnston. on the 7th inst.
Caroline, widow Of Augustus a.. Raqnet,
aged 20 years
TUCKER-In Hope Valley, 9th inst, Henry
A. Tucker. aged ~ years.
Funeral from his late residence Hone Val.
ley. X. l., Wednesday, 10th inst. at 10 o clock
A. IN.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09

TIE commissioner Of pensions proposes
TO recommend to Congress that women
who now marry veterans of the war shall
be ineligible TO widows pensions. That
such a provision in the pension laws Is
desirable is indicated by the attested fact
that considerable number of young
women set their caps for old soldiers with
the obvious purpose in view Of inneriting
their pensions, and that today twenty We
per cent of the pension roll is composed of
widows-in number. 22s, 200.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09
WOMAN AND THE NATION.

AS tho country develops, and tho living
questions of how its vast areas shall be
possessed by industrious. happy people
press for settlement. women bring TO
the solution the discipline Of the home,
the school, and the philanthropies where
the vital questions of production, dstri-
button and consumption have been
studied according To scientific theory and
illustrated by practical application.
IL is impossi bio that women shall have
carried oil these interests on their hearts,
and in their activities. and not DO well
equipped for their application In the
broad domain of national economies.
Some of Va are deeply concerned I'm these
vital problems of American life. We find
ourselves In the midst of conditions
which, until recently, were wholly Euro
pcan. Mixed populcS .oons In crowded
cities and colonies Of foreigners dis
tributed, through the country, give rise
TO apprehension i'm the minds Of Intelligent
women. IL Is not possible. neither would
it lie right to attcmpt the wholesale ex.
olusion OF these foreigners They are the
children OF the Heavenly Father whom
we call "Our Father" Some are Of the
noblest fibre; they have brought new
lustre TO the stars and brightness to the
stripes " the dear old flag; but masses
~ Others are windfals Of monarchial
governments the garbage Of oriental
civilizations, and deserters from imrer.
ialism and miItarism. American women,
the daughters of Revolutionary heroes,
the wives, the sisters Of later genera.
tion of heroes know that all the Interests
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09

Uncle Hod" Boies cannot he kent
still All OF the threats and persuaslous
of his Democratic associates will not In.
duce him to any longer support the free
coinage proposition of tho Democratic
platform OF last year. He is ont in new
and vigorous communication in which he
says that while he wants to see silver
used as currency, he Is satisfied thas the
proposition for its free and unlimited
coinage at ratio so different from the
commercial ratio would be not only In.
iudicious, but fatal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09

Alas for the valiant middle-of-the road
Populists. Down in Georgia, the fount Of
middle-of-t -the-roadism, as we read, the
great and only, the incompatible and ire
proachable, Tom Watson, has been set
aside in the party councils in favor OF a
Populist whose only claims to distinction
are that he can fuse Republicans and
Democrats with his own party and by
the operation roll up paltry votes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09

Ii 1894, the last year for which official
figures on the subject have been pub
Germany, France and Holland sent into
certain parts of Africn rum and gin In
the following quantities. Gambia %, 1858
gallons; Sierra Leone, 2i2, 63S; the Gold
Coast, l, S02. 500; Lagos, l.S63, $751; and the
Niger Coast protectorate :, 609, l5S gallons.
However great may be tho spiritual thirst
of the natives Of those regions, Ii Is evil
dent that they are not permitted to suffer
from thirst of spirituous nature. Chi
cago Inter-Oce0n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09

by the death of Nathan +. Dixon Of
Westerly, a name that has been distin-
guished for three-quarters of century
ceases to represent a living figure in
Rhode Island affairs.
II is a splendid line and both the per-
sonal attributes and the public distinction
which 1t has enjoyed have been the in
heritanos of three generations of Nathan
4. Dixons of Westerly. The grandfather
OF the last Nathan II. Dixon was a sena-
tor and representative in Congress. His
father was a representative in Congress.
Both were identified oonspicuously with
the progress of their native state, its
social, industrial and political develop.
ment filling In Il more than ordinary
measure the functions Of their citizenship
in a community that has been conspicu-
Gus for its enlightenment in all things
that make for progressive civilization
The late Senator Dixon was prominent in
the affairs of his own town ana State
did excellent service in the government
of both and represented his district in
Congress and the commonwealth in the
Senate
We recall the notable contest that re-
suited in his election 20 tho United States
Senate, to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation Of the Hon. Jonathan Chace.
Mr. Dixon was at the time the representa-
tive Of Westerly In tho State Senat..
With his fellow senators and representa-
tives he was exceedingly popular, as it was
his deserving fortune TO be with all men
who know him. There wero number of
candidates for the vacant senatorship,
among them our present junior senator
who was supposed TO hold tho lead, while
such distinguished men as Gov Taft
Chiefi Justice Durfec u. 5 Circuit Judge
Colt, Col. II. Ii. /. Goddard, ex-Congress-
man Spooner, and Gen. Horatio Rogers.
were named as candidates, though, per-
haps, uot all of these had given their
were two or three Democrats put up so
that first and last in the balloting that
ensued there were as many as eleven
pames presented to the Joint assembly and
voted on.
1t appears that his fellow senators de-
sired to express at the least their cordial
sentiment toward Nathan Il. Dixon OF
Westerly in the balloting, though the
political conditions at the time did not
argue anything more than a complmen.
tary vote for him. But on the first in
formal ballot takon in both branches of
the Assembly separately. it appeared that
Dixon's popularity with the members
had resulted in giving him vote far
ahead Of his nearest competitor and it
became clear that he was not a candidate
to be complimented alone and then with
draw, at oil events not until some other
candidate could demonstrate something
ike equal strength. The second ballot
showed a slight increase In Dixon's favor
and four other bi llots Indicated no
dimunition of his original strength. 1t
was clear by this time that Dixon was n
leading candidate and gradually there
after the votes began to drop from all
other candidates to concentrate in favor
of the two leading contestants and on the
ninth ballot, including the first informal
vote in branches, a Nathan L. Dixon OF
gross
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