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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

1t is an experience for one who has
never been in the Chinese quarter to
go into one of those dark Railways,
say in Pell street, and take either the
stairway at hand, or cross the back
area and take the stairway of the rear
tenement, writes New York CORE
spondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch. The
air is suffocatingly sweet with the
odor Of opium. On the stairs you meet
Cinnamon, smoking cigarettes that
give out curious Oriental smell. At
each laundry are four doors, each with
what looks like Chinese laundry
slip pasted between the upper panels.
And il your step is unfamiliar, many
of these doors will open. Then you
get glimpse of an Oriental interior,
luxurious with couches, rugs, soft
burning lamps, delicate china and all
manner of costly wares from the east.
And blocking the doorway stands the
hostess She will be Caucasian. She
will be comedy. She will be clad in a
loose gown of some gaily Powered ma
terial. She will have high heeled shoes
and a slight showing of gaudy silk
stocking. In her fingers will be
lighted cigarette. In her eyes will be
that shifting, dreamy expression that
tells the opium smoker as plainly as
the stained fingers tell the cigarette
slave
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
Missed the Nightingale's Song.

An amusing story is told of the late
Jean Ingelow. Once when she was
staying with some friends in the coun-
try it transpired that, although she
often wrote delightfully."- of nightin-
gales, she had never heard one sing.
So one night the whole household went
out in the moonlight especially to hear
them, and after, by an effort, holding
their tongues for five minutes while the
nightingales sang divinely, they were
startled by Miss Ingelow asking, Are
they singing? l don't hear anythingw
With a Londoners dread of draughts,
the poetess, before going out into the
night air, had filled her ears with cot
ton wool!LPhiladelphia Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

opened with full broadsldes at close
range. Meanwhile the Long Tom had
been righted and poured shots fast and
furious into the hull, the rigging and
the mast of the Britons. The punish
ment was too much for the Carnati0R
and she hauled away.
Reid saw that the defense would DO
useless against the odds, and that bonn
bardment was endangering the town.
Many of the British shots took effect
on land. The schooner was scuttled and
abandoned. The enemy boarded her
and applied the torch, putting an end
to vessel that had left many mark
on the crack men-o'-war OF the kings
navy. The Long Tom went down with
the charred hull, but was fished up
some years ago by Colonel Samuel
Chester Reid, and by permission of the
king of Portugal brought to America.
1t excited great curiosity at the war
museum of the Worlds Fair in 1893,
and is now among the relics in the
navy yard at Washington.
The Armstrong had been in commits
sion from the outbreak Of the war, had
whipped ships of the line and captured
great prizes Captain Reid was the son
of British officer who had become
Americanized during the revolution,
and at II years Of age began his career
as a sailor. He had fought the French
in 1889, and was prisoner of war
while in his teens. He served calamity
under Commodore Truxton, and when
he leaped to the deck of the Arm
strong to take the battle-scarred and
battle-hungry privateer upon her glor-
ious last cruise. was in his Goth year.
For the exploit at Fayal, Reid was
toasted and honored and appointed to
position in the regular army. He
remained active until his death in 1861.
Four years after his famous battle at
Fayal he designed the present form of
stars and stripes, a star for every state,
and a stripe for each of the original
thirteen.
In the battle at Fayal the British
lost 300 men. Their killed numbered
100. From the crew of the frigate Rota
alone seventy men were killed or dis
abled. The ships lay at Fayal week
burying the dead, and caring for the
wounded. Meanwhile, the New Orleans
squadron was waiting in the West In
dies for the arrival of these ships to
proceed to the mouth of the Mississippi.
When at last the combined fleet reach
New Orleans, Jackson's unconquerable
army of defense lay beneath their mud
forts and breastworks of cotton bales
below New Orleans, closing the Mis-
sissippi to the ships of the invader. An
English spectator of the fight at Fayal,
exclaimed, God saws us, if this is the
way Americans fight" Our naval his
torians slight the event because Reid
did not sail under regular commission,
but under letters of marque.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

ing up the broad aisle and taking her
place before the altar rails. She saw
as in mist the clergyman in his white
robe, and a man and woman who
were complete strangers. She was con-
scious Of the service being read, Of CIV
ing her responses, Of her hands being
clasped. and of ring being put upon
her finger. Then she was led away
again; she was in strange room, she
signed her name, and as she laid down
the pen, Caussidiere clasped her in his
arms and kissed her.
"My wife, he said.
Yes, 1t was all over; the past was
done with, the future begun. Marjorie
Amman had been by that simple cere-
mony transformed into Marjorie
Caussidiere."
The ceremony over, the wife and hus-
band returned to the inn, where they
had private luncheon.
Then she entered the carriage which
was awaiting her, and drove away by
her husbands side to the railway sta
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

La Patrie, French paper, says that
the Sultan of Turkey has invited Prin-
cess Chimay to give in his private the
ater at the Yildiz Kiosk the perform-
ance which the Paris police recently re-
fused to allow at the Folies Bergeres.
1t appears that the sultan has con-
ceived violent admiration for the
clipping companion of Rigo, the Hunga-
rian Tzigane, his attention having been
called to several photographs of the
lady posing in the drapery of living
pictures.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
LG;&SAN

sidiere, grown very serious now, looked
at his watch and walked restlessly "a
bout. Marjorie entered one of the
pews, and, falling on her knees, prayed
silently.
How long she remained there she did
not know; hand laid gently upon her
shoulder recalled her to herself, and
looking up she saw her lover.
Come, Marjorie" he said; come, my
love-"
She rose from her knees; he put his
arms about her and led her away.
What followed seemed like dream.
She was only &;slly conscious of walk
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

"There is one thing that must OBJ
ject to about that lady" said the rather
timid young man. "The one who in
sists on being a new woman" Eyes.
She is inconsistent. We were discuss
ing the question of what constitutes
real greatness. She expressed the
opinion that there never was but one
great man, and that was Joan of Arc"
Washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
CHAPTER XXI.

HE next day Caus-
sidiere and MAJ
jorle walked to-
gether through the
fields until they
came to a quaint
old church standing
alone on a lonely
suburban road.
When they enter
ed it was quite
empty, and Caus-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
Bravery Not Impugned.

The later returns show that Gen.
Longstreet's bride is 35 years old in
stead of but 49, This removes some
of the novelty, but,detracts none from
the bravery of the groom.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

New Orleans in 1914 they meant to
have fight to finish with the stub
born Yankees. The heaviest end of the
armament sent against the great city
OF the gulf was the navy. Jackson
whipped the British, in fact annihi-
lated them, before their ghfiting squad
ron reached the mouth of the Missis-
sippi The delay to the British ships
was due to the pluck of Captain Reid
and his gallant privateer, the General
Armstrong. Reid accepted battle from
the advance ships of the squadron in
She roads of Fayal the finest port of
the Azorean group of islands.
Reid did not whip the vanguard of
the fleet, for it comprised the flagship
Plantagenet, of seventy-four guns; the
frigate Rota, forty-four, and the brig
Carnation, eighteen, carrying a little
army Of sailors and soldiers-about
1000 men. He fought them single
handed, though, with his little priva-
teer, for night and a day, and as a
result the fleet did not get to New Or
leans in time TO put in a shot. AS
night closed in, that memorable Sep
TENDER rs, 1914, the British vessels
sailed into the harbor of Fayal. The
Carnation boldly anchored within pis-
tol shot of a mysterious ship which
the pilots had told them was Yankee
prvateer. After signaling to her con-
sorts the Carnation threw out some
boats, and her crew took on very busy
airs. The moon was shining and moth
ing could be concealed.
The mysterious vessel which was the
object of attention from the British
had reached Fayal during the afternoon
after seventeen days run from New
York. Her commander, Captain Reid,
learned from the American consul at
Fayal that there had not been a Brit
ish flag in that port for months, and
the same official assured the gallant tar
that he was entirely safe under the
protection of the Portuguese, who ruled
the islands. The Armstrong took on
food and water, as allowed by the laws
Of war, and prepared for an early sail
next morning. Reid saw the activity
of the newcomers in port, and he knew
that the odds would be against him in
a fight, but he decided not to attempt
to escape. When the Britons began
their suggestive signaling he put his
schooner to shore under the guns of the
castle of the Portuguese governor, and
cleared his decks for action. When the
master of the CarnatiOn saw the Yam
kee ship hugging the shore for protec-
tion, he cut his cable, made sail and
sent four boats loaded with men to
pursue the Yankee. Reid was in trim
to receive the attack, but he first hail
ed and warned the enemy. His vessel
carried seven guns and ninety men.
One gun was the famous Long Tom,
which had been the subject of diplo-
matte interest. 1t was large center
cannon on pivot. The privateer Arm
strong had been fitted out by Samuel
Adams, and was one of the best of her
kind. She had made a record before
Captain Reid took charge of her for this
cruise. Reid had served in the regular
navy, and was a fighting skipper by
blood and training.
The British launches sent out from
the Carnation held about forty men
each. AS they drew near to the Yam
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
CHAPTER XXI.

HE revelation OF
the true relation
ship between the
minister's ward
and the proud lady
Of the Castle fairly
stupef1ed John
Sutherland, it was
so utterly over
whelming and I'M
expected. There
was a long pause,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
CHAPTER XX.

I1hOONH lllc udi II
ness of the night
they flew onward to
Dumfries. AS they
reached the suburbs
of the little town,
midnight W a S
sounded from one
of the church tow
ers. The carriage
left the highway,
and rumbled on the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
AGAINST BIG ODDS.
CAPT. REDS BATTLE WITH A
BRITISH FLEET.
He Had Only Ono Vessel and That a
Privateer-The Three Ships of the
Enemy Suffered Heavy Losses-Story
Of the Victory.

HE naval battle Of
September 1921,
1872, is recalled by
the death recently in
Washington of Col
onel Samuel Chest
er Reid, son and
namesake of the he
70 Of that remark
ablo battle.
When the British
set out to cOnuuer
The evening times., 1897-06-26
Big CROWD AT THE BEACH
Hundreds of Warm People Cooled
OF There Yesterday.
The Best Element of the City Now
Bathe Thers-Aany Improge-
neutA Made.

Yesterday was the banner day at the
bathing beach. S25 persons avaiHBe them
selves of its privileges. The fact that the
number OF its patrons is growing daily,
esinces its increasing popularity.
a short time ago, when IL was found
that the appropriation OF $4,000 for the
erection of a new bathing beach in the
inner basin was too small, the superinte nd
ent applied To the COmnd ssiOners to be al
lowed 20 use part OF the mGUey for tenn
pOrary Improvements on the old beach.
The permission was granted and a CON
Siderable sum was expended upon floats
and other 0ppJrtcnances such as could DO
removed without trouble to the new beach
whenever that is ready for use
After these Improvements were COM
pIeted, however, a large part or the ap-
pIOpriation was stiH available, and with
this Mr.. Stevens set to work, as far as
IL would reach, 70 prepare the new beach.
This work has Eow been goingOn for some
weeks.
The new beach Is 70 he in what's knowE
q IS the inner basin, that is, the senIi-Iake
place. The shore was formerly thickIycov.
cred with undeTbrush, which The super
intendent has had carefully cleared away.
He has also put in all foundations Of the
new bathihg houses and landing, 30 that
whenever a further appropriation snail be
available. the rest OF the WORK can be
completed In short order.
supt- Stevens is very much Interested In
The new tathing beach, and predicts the
greatest popularity for IL among The better
Class OF citizens, as soon as all Of them be
come acquainted with ali the cfnveniences
placed at their disposal
Already. lie says, it is noticeable that
the tone Of the patrons OF the beach has
Improved very much since its institution,
and the crowds which attend there daily
are az quiet and refined as could be wished.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
RAPID PROGRESS OK THE TARIFF
The Bill May Possibly Become a
Law Next Week.

On Monday IL is probable the Senate
VIII make the proposed increases In the
internal revenue on beer randtobacco. There
viii hardly be much debate on this, for
the reason that the committee, as has been
announced in The Times, has positively
decided 20 withdraw all these amend
ments.
TIE hard struggle over the duty on
coal has resulted in slight concessipn
by the committee. The duty on Canadian
coal has been raised from so TO 81 cents
a ton. This makes the rate practically
the same as that imposed by Canada upon
the Goa! OF the United States. Canadian
duty, measured by the short ton, is so
cents, while the pending bill specifies the
long toa as the basis of computation.
This concession disposes OF every dis
putcd question, with the possible excep-
tion of lead ore, which may be taken into
O future caucus IL the committee cannot
secuic an agreement among the Senators
Interested.
This general reconciliation of all differ
ences, which for a time threatened to cause
serious dissensions among the Republicans,
s gratifying to the members of that party
who now anticipate much earlier adjourn
ment, and the final passage of the bill
probably next week.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
VAUDEVILLE IN THE SENATE
Continued from Second Page.

mated that he would not let any discussion
on Monday or any other time interfere
with the tanff discussion.
Mr. Caffery introduced a resolution ask
ing that the Commissioner OF Labor he di
Iected to furnish fer the next session GER
tain statistics as 10 labor in seventy-fiye
Industries.
The high tariff on soda-aSh, OF which
there are three manufactures in the United
States, provoked another interesting de
bate. Mr.. Vest pointed out that II entered
largely into the manufacture OF soap. The
Democrats, he said, Eaihcd quite as often
az the Republicans, and there should he
no discriminating legislation in favor OF
the latter Besides, il a recent precedent
could be believed. soap entered largely into
the conduct Of the word politics Of the ma
ton.
MI Flatt said that the object Of the
raised rate on soda-ash was TO protect
the home manufactures from the United
Alkau Companyor London, oaeofthe gTeat-
est mOnopolics on earth.
MIR Jones called for the yeas and nays
on tire committee amendment raising the
rate on soda ash 80 per cent. The vote
resulted yeas. 80: nays, 20; 60 the amend
ment was agreed TO.
The paragraph relating to clays was
adopted with an increase from 81 TO So
per ton on Kaolin; and the addition OF
limestone rock and rock asphalt at 90
CENTS per ton.
Mr Vest referred here To the taking 0f
asphalt from tie free list. H. referred To
the c ;sC3vcEy of the gilSonite deposits, and
showed that no matter what the Repub
ncans might say, the result would be to
raise the price OF paving in all the cities
of the United States. Ii was costly enough
now for the streets OF Washington. The
Commissioners were now pa wing more than
third more than the article could be
had for in st. Louis
Mr. Chiffon said that as the American
asphalt industry was on its feet, il needed
no protection, which would result in
Increased charges ia Eastern cities by
reason of the cost of transportation from
the West 10 the East.
Mr.. Platt replied that il was revenue
article, and the tax was TO keep out tie
English article.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
PAINTERS ANNUAL ELECTION.
Officers Chosen by Mount Vernon
Assembly, knights of Labor.

The annual election of officers Of Mount
vernon Assembly of Painters No. 1873,
knights OF Labor, was held last evening
at the Labor Bureau, No. 609 street.
No announcement or the result of the
election will be made until the next reg
UlaT meeting, when the officers Will be
Installed. 1t was stated, however, that
the members OF the old board OF officers
had declined reelection, and that an en-
tire new set of officers were chosen.
A rumor has been going the rounds OF
labor circles for the last few days that
the assembly was seriOusl Y considering sew
ering it's connection with District Assembly,
No. Go, knights of Labor, and the local
Federation ofLaboT, and affiliating with the
Western Painters Association. Several
OF the prominent members were asked after
the meeting if there was any foundation
for the report. and all denied that there
was even a shadow of truth in 1t. Mount
Vernon Assembly, they said, was a charter
member. not only OF District Assembly. 70.
Sc, but OF the knights OF Labor order: it
had remained true to its principles all
these years, and would he found in the
front rank $ at the end IL IL ever comes.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
Golden Cross Election.

Meridian COmmandeTy, No. is, U. o.
q. C., held It's regular session last night.
It was largely attended bv is members
and visiting Fnights and ladies' The
officers for the ensuing tenn We're elected
a. fellows. Past noble commander, G. E.
Roberts. noble cOmman der, DIT. d. M.
Ogden. vice noble commander. Mrs. Van
dora HugGiDs. worthy pIelate, L. G. NJ "
gTuder EeeTer Of IeCCrGs. reelected four
tcenth term, $. ". Maddox, ST.: F. X.
If l., reelected fourth term. II. Fl. HOUEh,
treasurer. reelected fOU rtCeuth term, Rich
aT1 A. Walker. herald. David W keck;
warler inner gate, Eratus c. Johnston;
wander outer gate, EdwaIdF. HUggnS. du-
citing committee. Knights D. ". KeCk,
Dr.. ID. VI. Ogden and Byron 4 Ford. The
officers VIII tie Installed Jelly 2. S97.
Lady Maddox, who has been quite III so
long. is still Confined TO IeT ted. bet Is
slightly Improved. The applicat tons Of
Mrs Gracia T. LauTancc was approved
and she was elected to become a member.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
HE STOLE GINGER SNAPS.
This Youth Needed Refreshment at
the Ball Game.

Mat Warner, a small colored lad, while
en- route TO the double bill' at the base
bah grounds yesterday afternoon, stole a
quantity of ginger snaps from the store of
Grocer Elliott, near the corner OF Fifth
street and Rhode island avenue northwest.
The little boy was placed on the stand
before Judge Kimball in the upper police
court today, charged with larceny. He
pleaded guilty. The Judge, after a severe
-eprimand, ana presumably being touched
by the guileless appearance of the neat
little witness, who was not much taller
than the clerks desk, said that he did
not want to send him to Jail to be placed
among the confirmed criminals and men
or ill-fame there confined.
IF | dismiss the case will you give the
youth a strapping?" he asked.
Deed, will, jedge," replied the
mother, an old neeT-sS of ante bellum days,
ald the case was dismissed.
Il bet you won't steal any more ginger
cakes said the mother, as she took the
lad out or the courtroom by the ear.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
No Lack OF Address.

A young man with liis right hand minus
three fingers walked into General Manager
Hoidrege's office few days ago and asked
permission TO sec him. When admitted to
the presence Of the Burlingtons manager
he said:
I've been braking on the Missouri, Kan
sas Il Texas for four years, but want to
90 80 Hastings 10 see my mother viii You
give me etransportation?''
Mr. Holdrege asked him how he had man
aged to get To Omaha.
The wabash carried me here,'' said he
young man.
Well said Nj Holdrege, II don't know
that I should give you transportation II
you were i'm the country, and wanted to
come TO town, you would not think of SIX
ing a neighhor TO hitch up and bring you
in, would your
NO. sir; but il my nelghbor was already
hitched up and going my way I'd think he
was a darn mean cuss if he 7wouldn { let me
ride
The young man is in Hastings now, and
he did not walk, either.-omaha World
Herald.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

The following orders have been issued
by the Navy Department: George A White
appointed pay clerk for the netroIt: Lieut.
i. $. Carter. detached from the Independ.
ence and given two months leave
Orders have been issued toy ;he War
Department as follows: The following
assignments of Officers to regiments are
announced. Col. John T. Rodgers, TO the
Fifth Artillery, TO date from June !, ] lS97.
Lieut.. Col. William l. H0skin, to the
Second Artillery, TO date from June l.
Major James NJ. ingalls,. to the First Ar
tillery. TO date from June L. 1897. Capt.
Clermont l.. BeSt, 10 the First Artillery,
battery G., TO date from June /, 1897.
First Lieut.. Edward F. MoGlachlin, jr,
TO the FIRST Artillery, Battery NJ, to date
from June /, lS91. Additional Second
Lieut. Lloyd England, Third Artillery,
20 a vacancy of second lieutenant, Fifth
Artillery, Battery ], June /, 1897,
with rank from June 12, 1896.
Capt Hunter Liggett, to the Fifth In
faRtry, Company q, 10 date from June l.
1897. First Lieut.. Charles c. Clarke. TO
the Fifth Infantry, Company d, TO date
from June L. 1897. First Lieut. Vernon
A. Caldwell, to the Fifth Infantry, Com
pany f, Go date from June Z, 1897
The following transfers are made in the
Fifth Infantry: Capt Thomas NJ Woodruff.
from Company ID to Company G. Capt
Hunter Liggett, from Company G to Com
pany = The following transfers are made
TO take effect this date: First Lieut. James
E Normoyle, from the Twenty-fifth In
fantry TO the Fifth Infantry, Company E
First Lieut.. Vernon A. Caldwell, from the
Fifth Infantry TO the Twenty-fifth In
fantry, Company n. Lieut.. Normoyle viii
5oin the company to which heistransferred
upon the expiration OF his present leave
OF absence.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
A Boston Dog.

Lie down, slF.
The words We're spoken by a plainly
dressed mau who was passing the front
yard OF a handsome dwelling at the corner
If the avenue, and were addressed TO a
large Newfoundland dog that stood on the
walk just inside the gate winking sol
ennly at him.
Lie down, sirr' he repe ated.
The animal paid no atten ton to the COM
mand.
III you can make him lie down" OBJ
served the man sitting on the veranda in
his shirt sleeves and smoking a cigar, IN
give him to you
Representative OF the canine family"
said the stranger, speaking TO the dog
again in a more authoritative tone, ''as-
sumo instantly a recumhent positionl''
Promptly, but in a dignified manner,
the dog obeyed, and the plainly dressed
stranger went inside took the animal by
the collar and led him away without
word.
lie WAS a detective in search OF New
foundland dog that had been stolen from
a family in Boston.-Chicago Tribune.