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The times., 1897-03-22
iCopyright, 1897. by Hugh q. Lusk.)
SYNOPSIS

sCopyright, 1897, by Hugh 81. Lusk.l
SYNOPSIS.
The narrator, Hall, of the story is max
mg cruise among the islands of the east
prn Archipelago on a trading brig. She
Is becalmed i'll illolo bay. Tom Madison,
the supercargo, is familiar with the his
tory of the islands, and tells story or
how, in 1878, a Spanish galleon, laden
with gold. was said to have been burnt
and sunk in the bay by the natives. Hall
Is gazing in the clear water as they drift
along, when he sees form that resembles
q ship lying on the bottom. He tells
Madison. who asks the captain to cast
anchor, without telling him why. Under
preteNt of examining the coral beds, Hall
determines to go down in a diving suit
the next day and investigate. The plan
is carried out. He finds the object Of
his search, and it proves to be the charred
hulk of the galleOn. Cropping around in
the hull he discovers the bags of gold
coin, but finds himself also in the arms of
a huge devilfish. The monster tries to
crush him, but the leather diving suit pre-
vents, and finally, apparently, decides to
wait untn the man in its grasp is ex-
hausted.
PART ".
At last he was satisfied that his time
had come. Suddenly at the same moment
BWo more uarh ShddoWs lHChei4hS lhe
the f0ngs of some huge python passed
before my daZZled eyes, and felt them
Rlight one on my leg and the other on my
arm. / staggered forward with the weight
that was cast upon me so suddenly. At
last could see him, glittering with a
faint phosphoric light in the darkness
overhead, but l knew that at last had
him face 60 face. What was he like?
Even now l can give myself no certain
answer to that question. There was some
thing like n head, and yet it was not q
head; something that resembled a beak,
and yet was unlike any beak had ever
seen. The eyes-only the eyes rec
ognizabIe rs like, and even these were
unlike anything had known. / could feel
each one ofthe bands he had thrown arc und
The times., 1897-03-22
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step Or two, and 1 had reached the edge
of the hold, and In another moment had
dropped into the hold.
II looked strangely familiar as cast
a quiet glance around me in the liquid
twilight, but felt that couldn't afford
to pause I turned my face resoIutely
to the darker shadows and descended the
slope step by step into the darkness be-
low. 1 was determined to succeed, and
yet the effort was the greatest 1 had ever
made in my life.
At last / had reached the place II it
had only been by the sharp shudder that
passed through me should have known
that it was the same. Yes, there was the
black heap Of piIed-up cases once more,
there the black cavern out Of which the
arms had stoIen-I could fancy saw and
felt them again. 1 waited in GREATNESS
expectation, but nothing happened Then
1 stopped forward into the darkness and
CROPPED blindly in the shadow. / gave
cry as 1 felt my gauntlet close upon
something the touch of which seemed IA
miliar even through the Ieather-it was
gold.
| am not sure how | got back to the
daylight. l pulled the signal rope as
dEittu, anu HtllI III tue SAINT STATE 0L
unnatural excitement found myself hoisted
through the water TO the side of the
brig. The boat was there before NE, and
the first thing saw as my eyes recovered
from the daZzled feeling with which they
confronted the white sunlight were the
eagerly startled faces of Tom, the mate
and the sailors. The ma te grasped me by
the arm and he and Tom hauled me on
board the boat, and then for the first
time l opened my hands and let the flash
ing sunlight glitter on the quaint gold
coins that had lain hid so long amidst
the coral beds of the bay.
As 1 had anticipated, the evidence Of
the gold was irresistible We moved
the brig to the spot, and the task OF
getting up the treasure proved less Ia
horious than might have been expected.
For my own part, I didn't go down
again. Now that the ex element was at
an end / found that the strain had told
upon me more than I had any idea Of
at the time. I was, however, the hero OF
the party. without rival from that day
q pleasant one, as I lay on an extern
porized couch under the awning sail
and watched bag after bag Of yellow
gold deposited on the deck beside me
as it was hoisted out OF the hold of the
Spanish galleon, where it had been guard
ed so long and so wen by the great devil
fish Of IllOlo Bay
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that brute OF fish, I'd have brought
gold enough on board with lie to Con-
vince all hands, and as it is I'm going
back to get it,
Toms face looked puzzled, as IL he
hardly knew what to think, but there was
no hesitation about the captains jolly
yisage as he exclaimed: Not you, my
hearty. That laundering devil fish has
got inter yer head, but yen be all right
when we've had an hour or two's snooZe."
Iput my hand on Tom shoulder. Come
on below, old man. l said, 'and III
tell you all aboutit.''
The skipper nodded to Madison That's
talkin' now,'' he said "Get him to lie
downa bit, till he gets overit, Mr.. Madison.
1 should like to hear about it myself, only
I've got to go ashore again now. Keep the
yarn till / come back, Mr.. Hall; ye IL tell
it all the better for sleep"
| Now, what's to he done, MadiSon?''
1 asked, as we sat half an hour later
on opposite sides of the table in the
| little saloon of the brig.
You're dead sure there was no mis-
take, Hall?' he said, 1T was coin you
saw trickling into the water?"
'Sure?'' 1 calculated, with contempt.
SoHcu!u L NdHt 10 70 DStch again ioi
| fun, do you suppose?'
''Well,' he said after thinking for
half O minute, there's only one way
that l can think of-you'll have to go
down again. I'd go-myself in moment,
OLD man, but the chances are shouldn't
find it, ,gar
l jumped up and sgripped Tom by the
baIl as L exclaimed: That's what
say, hut how are we going to manage it?
They'll try to stop my going
The skipper would, sure enough"
said Tom, with laugh, 'but l can man
age the others while he's gone ashore.
I'll go and talk to the mate now, while
you get into the togs again. I'll have
to offer him share, though, expect"
"Oh,' said, "of course Wen all share,
Tom. Therell be something for every
body, if we can once get itup.'
Ten minutes later / went on deck, ready
to face it again, and the momentI looked
at the menI could see that Tom had been
as good as his word There was more
curiosity than ever in the glances they
cast at me, and there was q look of sup
pressed eagernesS about the mates face
that convinced me he would forward my
enterprise by every means in his power.
Look here, sirl'' he said. coming up to
me, do ye think ye could pilot US some
where near the spot? Mr. Madison tells
me ye saw it from the deck, and should
feel more easy in my mind if 1 could feel
sure as there was no mistake afore ye
went down"
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me tighten with q convulsive pressure
as It came. 1 could feel each of its hun
dreds of suckers pull and strain till they
dragged my flesh into burning ridges under
my covering of leather. He was close to
me now, and he seemed to gather himself
together for q final effort. His fiendish
eyes seemed to fix and paralyZe my own
till could only gaze and gaze into them
"a strange creeping numbness coming
over me as / did so.
AT that moment | felt q sudden pull
at my waist. Once, twice, third time!
Some one had pulled the rope. In a
moment life and consciousness seemed
to come back to me and l was myself
again. Like a flash L had gripped the
tomahawk more firmly in the hand that
was least encountered and struck at the
demon eyes that glared on me. They
seemed to flash lurid fire at me as 1
did so, but the edge sank deep. Again
and yet again l struck in the frenzy
of my recovered hold on life. There
was a terrible convulsion in which each
OF the clinging bands that bound me
took q share. 1 felt myself dragged and
tossed, and wrenched, i'll that supreme
agony OF my assailant, till at last lost
my balance and fell.
When 1 recovered the Consciousness
which / must have lost. il seemed 10 me
like dream. / lay on the deck Of the
brig, and Tom Madison kuclt on one
knee beside me, while the slippers face
beamed on me from the background
My helmet had been taken off, and the
hot sun was shining full on my face. I
struggled into sitting position and stared
round me stupidity for a moment, then
Toms voice said:
..Well. Hall, that was a pretty narrow
squeak, wasn't IL? We owe Boru, here.
something for finding you I looked
round. The devilfish lay beside me; one
of his arms was fastened upon me STILL
A minuse or two passed before could
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A BATCH OF LIES.
Mr.. Fred L. Francis Replies to the
Charges Alleged Against Him.

To the Editor OF The Times:
l have seen in your paper copy ol
what purports to be charges preferred
against me by one DR.. Williams TO Col
Devices, president of the Union Veteran
Patriotic League, in which 1 am accused
OF expressing ''ghoulish glee" whenever
the funeral or Union soldier takes place.
am also charged with damning every
Republican who ever has been or is still
III the Government employ
The third charge is that 1 denoUnce
Grant and Garfield as scoundrels, thieves.
etc.
am thirty one years of age, born in
Ohio-after the close of the war. 1t is
not reasonable that l should hold any
such feelings toward Union soitiiers, and
equally incredible that if i held them I
should be fool enough to give them ex-
preston.
AS to charge two: My immediate
superior officers are James Il. Cook, chief
clerk; and Prof. Willis l.. Moore, Chief OF
the Weather Bureau. They are Repub-
IIcans, and are, L believe, as they nave
always been, my personal friends. They
have marked my official rating, as a re-
suit Of which 1 have been promoted four
times-a fair exemplification of the value
or civil service rules, when honestly applied.
II this charge had a sCintilIa Of truth in
it, my time would be fully employed, as
there have been good many Republicans
in office, and will continue to be.
Charge three is equally silly, equally
mendacions, equally absurd.
All OF the charges, If they have been
made, are false in every sentence, syllable
and letter My fault. if it be one, is that
I am Democrat-a Lincoln, Neb-, Demo-
crat-a personal acquaintance OF Mr..
Bryan's, for whom 1 should have been
glad to have voted if | could have had
the opportunity. Ny appointment, in the
first instance, was procured, not by MIR.
Bryan, but by Secretary Morton / had
the misfortune TO have my leg crushed
while a conductor on the Burlington and
Missouri Railroad, and was obliged to
find other means OF support. lf am to
be discharged to make room for someone
else, it must be done in straightforward
way and for the proper reasons
1 know my duties; have performed them
satisfactorily; entertain my own views Of
what is proper, politically; allow others
to do the same; keep a civil tongue in my
head at all times; respect and obey the
orders of my superior officers, and have
q proper amount Of contempt for any
men or set OF men who would, for the
sake of the small place L hold, slander
and vilify, and, il possible, destroy the
reputation OF one whom they do not
know and who never could have done
them any harm. FRED L. FRANCIS.
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realize what had happened. Even that
ghastly-locking object, with its livid arms
and mangled, -shapeless body and head,
that now lay limp and placid on the deck,
seemed for the moment hardly more sub
stantial than a dream. After few mo-
ments put out my hand ami touched it,
and with the touch it all came back to me-
But the gold, Tom, exclaimed, eager
ly, looking into Madisons face, 'surely
the native brought some of the gold up
with him.
Tom smiled and glanced at the captain,
and the captain shook his head
Have a drop more brandy, sir, ''he said,
'ye amt shook the water out o. yer head,
not yet and the worthy skipper held
glass of brandy to my lips S he spoke.
! groaned. 1t was just what l had
expected. OF course, they didn't believe
in the treasure ship, and 1 had nothing
to show-nothing at least, but the re-
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The idea seemed a good one, and in
less than five minutes we were in the
boat, two sailors rowing, and the mate
and Tom peering over the gunwalc on
each side, while 1 did my best to direct
the man as l sat in the stern. We rowed
some little distance, and then L made
them turn and come back, but as yet
we had seen nothing. Surely we were
close to the brig now, thought, and yet
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still, and to my surprise not more than
thirty yards from the brig Tom Gnd
the mate gazed downwards for some
seconds without speaking, and then the
latter looked up.
We'll. III be 1iggered,' he exclaimed,
..ir 1 don't believe as it is ship after
ALL
I put on the helmet which lay on the
seat beside me, and Tom saw to the
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fastenings. 1 motioned to the men to
pull stroke and then to stop. Tom saw
that the gear was clear and the hands
on the brig looking after the pump, and
III another instant / had lowered my
self over the stern. Tom put a large
butchers knife into my hands and nodded
Then I let go. We had judged our dis
tance well, for when felt my feet touch
the bottom and looked around I found
that was standing once more on the
sloping deck of the Spanish galleon. A
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we seemed to have taken the right track,
too. / stopped over the side and sazed
into the CLASSY depths, and even as L
did so shadow seemed to rise from
the bottom / grasped the gunwaie and
stared into the water. Yes; there 1t
was again. The same shapeless yet sug-
sestive rock 1 had looked at from the
brig.
.'stop rowingl" shouted; "back water,
menI''
In another minute we lay perfectly
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appearing as member of the Reichstag.
Gen. Bronsart is rather out of favor with
the kaiser Count Waldersee, ON the other
hand, has been restored TO his imperial
majesty's good graces. 1t is even said
that the count was consulted by the
kaiser in drawing up his great navy
schemes.
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mains of that wrctched devilfish, and
of course that proved nothing. 1 looked
from one to the other, and then my eye
rested on the black, who seemed to be
the one referred to as Boru by Madison.
"Did the niger tell you where he found
nic?'' 1 asked, looking at Tom.
mo, Boru sn't commune cative, and
it was just about all he could do to
speak at all by the time he got you up.
But where do you think you were?''
I'm the hold of the Spanish galleon,
to be sure 1 said, promptly, within
q couple of feet of the treasure
"The devil you were'' exclaimed Tom,
in startled tone.
'.Look here, Tom,' 1 said, as 1 pro-
ceeded to get up, 'if it hadn't been for
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SAAP SHOT INTERVIEWS

when shall l become Speaker? Never
l mean TO come TO Congress for the balance
of nay life. of course, but / do Bot aspire
to be Speaker a s long a Tom Reed cares
to accept the place there should be no
rivalry, anyhow, Who would think Of
burslarizing the eternal fitness Of things
by opposing him? He has eacl ed the point
when he las lost interest in everything
but the helm, and haven't rived at the
stage where the Speakershp has any at
fractions Representative joe Can
non, OF Illinois.
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DeImonico on Wheels.

The dining-car service on the Royal
Blue Line trains to New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore is unexcelled. The tables
are always supplied with the best the
market affords, and the service is strictly
correct in all respects. mh22-27
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Carnival of Athletes.

The CoIored Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation will open a bazaar and athletic
entertainment at Odd Fellows Hall on
NJ street tonight, to continue three weeks.
a number of prominent colored residents
will initiate the carnival with addresses.
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Money.

J. V. N Huyck, 1905 Pennsylvania
avenue, has a large sum Of money to
loan at a low rate of interest. See ad-
yertisemcnt. 1t
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The opening OF Mr.. Thomas IL. W aSSa-
mans art gallery this afternoon and even.
ing, for the benefit of the Sisters OF Mercy,
is an event which will afford many art
lovers an opportunity to see one OF the
finest collections of paintings and corios
in America. Mr.. Waggaman has kindly
opened his gallery for charitable purposes
on previous occasions, and the public has
always appreciated his efforts In behalf
of The poor by turning out in large num-
bers, and they have been amply ,epaid
by the art treasures exposed to their
view.
Mr.. Waggaman's collection is SO well
known that 1T is hardly necessary to go
into details in regard to what it COM
poses. The fact that this is one of our
fashionable charities will make the reyenue
derived therefrom of sufficient moment TO
greatly aid those for whose benefit it is
designed.
The following well-known ladies are
the patronesses for the affair:
Mrs. William II. Dyer, Miss Dyer, Mrs.
a. O. Johnston, Mrs. William Hungerford,
Mrs Il. l.. Kengla, the Misses Jirdenston,
Mrs John Cammack, Mrs. w T. Dyer, jr.
Miss Roach, Mrs. A l.. Lisner, the Misses
Heitman, Mrs Thomas j. Irwin Mrs. A. L..
Bryant, Mrs. William J. Zch, and Miss
Agnes Morgan.
this afternoon to II p. m. Tickets can
he had at the gallery, No. $500 o street
north west.
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M'K|NLEY A BASS SINGER
Joins in the Singing Of Hymns
at Church.
A VERY IMPRESSIVE SERVICE

DIR. Johnston breaches an Eloquent
Sermon at the MetrOpolitan-Dr.
MiIburn Assisted Miss Mabel Nc.
Kiniey Accompanies the Presi-
dent-The Church Was Crowded.
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Mrs Mckinley and a party from the
White House will be given u private view
of the biograph this week.
During the past week Mrs. Grant, Mrs
Sartoris and the children OF Col. Fred.
Grant were among those who attended an
exhibition.
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The little king of Greece is the biggest
man III all Europe just now. Turkey will
never get hold of Crete again. l do not
think that King George stands alone; lie
probably has some backing; although it
cannot be definitely ascertained what
this is. The five great powers will
never divide Greece. Austria would like
TO see that country sunk in the Mediter-
ranean, with all her people and dependen-
cies. as You may infer If you will read
the history of Greece since the beginning
Of the century. Russia would like 10 get
something, without riSking much. But
Greece has everything to gain and moth
ing to lose. And she will not lose in
this fight ''-Kimon Nicolaides, Oriental
Merchant
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Mrs. Benton McMillin has recovered from
her recent indisposition.
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Miss Marion Slater will give progress
sive euchre party on Thursday evening
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The Southern Relief Society will hold
its second informal social meeting tonight.
Senator and Mrs. Lodge will entertain
at dinner on Thursday evening in honor
of Vice President and Mrs. Hobart
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1t seems to me peculiarly fitting that
the President should worship at our church.
As The Times has stated, it is in a man
ner national church for the Methodists,
built by the people all over the country
hear of people in every State who feel that
they own bricks in the building"-Dr
Johnston, Pastor Metropolitan Methodist
ChuIct
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THE New York Stock Exchange is hav-
ing great trouble with the bucket shops,
which grow more numerous every month.
Their latest move is now on. They are try
ing to prevent the Western Union from
furnishing the stock exchange quotations.
A little while ago there was movement
among some of the leading New York
brokers to keep the buCket-shop adver-
tising ont Of the newspapers by refusing
to do business wallpapers which accepted
it. 1t was partially successful But the
solution of the trouble is not yet found
w. B. Gurley, Stock Broker
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1T was said, don't know how truly,
that the great street sewer was stopped
during the winter in order that the street
might not he torn up while Mr.. Mckinley
was at the Ebbtt At any rate the work
has now begun again and the street is
very dirty. j r Smith, Clerk
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12a
Saturday. Dec. a5. 1897.
The nonaueita Deal Closed

The enterprising firm Of Harlow < Gowan have succeeded in placing to most excellent advantage the valuable gold property known as the Bonancita placers, situated near the YaQui river just east of Guaymas. These placers are too well known 10 require ex- tended description here. Messrs. Harlow X Gowan have contracted to erect the machinery to operate the property by hydfaulicking, and with in ninety days from date they anti cipate that they will have the plant completed and in readiness to turn over to the new company As now organized the company which has taken over the property has some Of the finest financial backing in tue United States, the president being Mir. John w. Garrett Of the Baltimore X Ohio railway, and it's secretary is Mr. George W IIoadley, brother of Mir. Joseph ll0adley, of the Cramp ship building firm Of Philadelphia. Local investors are represented in the company by Colonel Willis P. Harlow, vice-president, and MT. John A. Gowan, director MT Graeme Turn bull is manager and treasurer Of the company, and Captain T- C. Cox has been appointed superintendent.
 The company begins business with most brilliant prospects,. With one of the finest areas Of virgin ground ou the Pacific coast, ample capital with which to operate aud gentlemen of wide experience in the management, the future Is sure to bring wonderful ly rich developments and golden re- turns to the fortunate investors. TnE OASIS predicts grand success. Had NugaleS a few such firms as are Harlow x Gowan, it would be bnt short time before it would be the leading mining center of the south west.
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Wednesday Mir. F. B. Hogan sent out load of wood to be delivered at "the printing office" Some hours afterward there was roar that the wood had not been delivered. MT. Hogan charged his driver with direlic- tion, and asked where he had deliver ed the wood. The man declared that he had delivered it at ''the only print ing office in town" He had unloaded it on the premises of HE OASIS. When shown where he should have taken it, he said; 'No es ohcina de imprenta, esta es tendejou.n Chats no printing office; it's little huckster shop. The wood came in handy. The other crowd don't need wood any how. THE OASIS can keep them com ortably warm without fuel.
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Yesterday morning the friends and parents of the little pupils in Miss Sadie Hullis Kindergarten were pres ent, by invitation of the school, at a Christmas entertainment by the lit- tie people, under the competent direc- tlou of their charming teacher. The exercises were all carefully executed, with all life and animation; both per formers and audience were delighted. Mis Hull has won high place ln the regard of the people of Nogales, and her Kindergarten is one of it's institu- tions. Long may it thrive and pros per.
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