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The Story OF a Deaf Mute.

81 have heard and read many pa
thetic stories," said Senator Hoar the
other day, "but none Of them ever
awoke so much sad sympathy as one
which Professor Gallaudet related.
The professor has favorite pupil-a
little deaf.mute boy, exceptionally
bright. Mr.. Gallaudet asked him If
he knew the story of George Wash
ington and the cherry tree. With his
nimble fingers the little one said he
did, and then he proceeded to repeat
it. The noiseless gesticulations con-
tinued until the boy had informed the
professor OF the elder Washington's
discovery of the mutilated tree and OF
the quest for the mutilator. When
Georges father asked him who hacked
his favorite cherry tree,' signalled the
voicelcss child, George put his hatch
ct in his left hand'-'Stop, inter
rupted the professor. Where do You
get your authority for saying he took
the Ratchet in his left hand ? why,
responded the boy, he needed his
right hand to tell his father that he
cut the tree"
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TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.
A Report That the Government IL Defy
ing the Constitution.

A Report That the Government IL Defy
ing the Constitution.
A dispatch to The London Daily
Mail from Madrid describes very
grave state of affairs in Portugal.
According to this correspondent, the
Portuguese government is setting the
constitution at defiance and adopting
the most stringent, repressive meas
ures.
The police, without legal warrants,
enter private dwellings at all hours of
the day and night, rausack them, seize
property and march the owners off to
prison on the most trihing or utterly
unfounded charges. A veritable reign
OF terror is established and it is the
popular belief that the government
contemplates passing its obnoxious
financial legislation by means Of
coup d'etat.
A dispatch to The Daily Mail from
Rome says that King Humbert is in
daily correspondence with his sister,
the queen dowager of Portugal, on the
subject Of the present disturbances,
and he has instructed the italian min
lister to Lisbon, Count Gerbairde de
Sonasses, to render all the assistance
in his power to the royal family in
case an emergency should arise.
The italian government has placed
two men-of-war under special orders
to proceed to Lisbon.
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conditions, Now sit there, and don't
answer q single word till I've done.
You've had your fling, Harry; that you
can't deny. You've lived In your own
chambers, and you've had q good allow
ance, and nobody ever asked any nasty
ones what you did with your money.
Very well, then, now that's all over. A
partner In my house has got to take his
place-his own place, mlnd-in society,".
The young man turned pale. Two been
offered baronetcy. Well, I won't have
It; mean to be made peer. Do you
hear that? I shall be Lord Thingamy,
and you shall be the Honorable Harry.
Very we'll, then"-he marked his SEN
tences with short pulls at his cigar
that's understood. Next thing, how is
that peerage to BIO advanced and made
take respectable place? Money! not
tnoughl Land2 that Isn't enough! Poll
ticsP I'm too old and you arc too stupid.
Your brother Joe-the Honorab BILE Joe he
will be, may take up politics in the fam
lily interest; not you. BY marriage, my
boy"-the young man again changed
color, but this time >he became crimson
-"if you want to get any good out OF
your rank you must marry into the same
blood as that into which your children
vii be born. BY marriage, Harry.
That's my condition. AZ to my having
my own way, Of course I shall have my
own way. Ishould like to see anybody In
this house wanting to have any way that
wasn't mine. You will have to marry to
please me. Do that, and you shall have
whstever you like-you shall be q part
ner to begin with; you shall have no
work to do; you shall have fashion. land
and rank.
Harry made no reply. His color had
now gone back to pallor, and his hand
trembled.
"Those are my condition. said his
father. Have you anything to sayP' =.
His son opened his mouth but no sound
came forth
Perhaps I can help you, Harry. HIS
father threw his head back and watched
the blue-white wreath curling over his
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TURKS YET DEFIANT.
Fresh Trouble Anticipated In Settling
Peace Preliminarles.

Peace Preliminarles.
According to o dispatch received at
Paris Tuesday from Constantinople
division OF the Turkish feet has been
ordered to sail for Canea, Island Of
Crete.
If the statement contained in the
Constantinople dispatch alluded to is
correct, fresh trouble may be anticipa-
ted in the settlement of the Greece
Turkish peace preliminaries.
It has been reported for some time
that the Turkish government was con-
templating landing additional Turkish
troops in Crete and on Thursday last
the admirals in command of the for
eign fleets in Cretan waters held
conference and decided TO oppose by
force the landing Of any Turkish rein
forcements in Crete.
They notified Ismael Bey, the Turk
ish civil governor, of the decision ar
rived at. But the Turkish governor
replied that he could not accept such q
decision, apparently taking the ground
that the porte would persist in its in
tention to reinforce the Turkish garri-
son in Crete.
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face. Il am sure I can help you. There
Is that little girl you have been fooling
around for six months"
What about herr"
Il know all about her. She's a girl
In an Oxford street fancy shop; her sis
TER is employed at Regent street dress
makers. They are respectable girls,
which makes It the more dangerous.
"I'ye given my-my word to that girl,
said Harry, but with an apprehenslve
glance at his masterful father.
Il don't care what you have given her.
You've got to get rid Of her.
Il must keep my word" The son got
up and stood before his father with dog
ged face.
When two obstinate faces gaze upon
each other, one or the other has got to
give in; everybody knows that
Il said, Harry, that you've got to get
rid Of her. AZ for your word, or any
other mess you may have got into, you
must get out Of 1t the best way you can.
I suppose money will do It..
But there was a weakening In his face
as his fathers look became more OBJ
stinate.
well, SIR" eaid the older, Il am not
going at my time to give in to anybody.
My moneys my own, suppose. to do
what like with. Now, sir, here is my
o5er-a partnership. o great future, an
estate, q peeraQe, the foundation OF q
family-that 10 what ! offer you, on GER
tain conditions. II you refuse you can
60 straight out Of this ONCE and never
come back again. You shall have no
money-not brass cent. There's your
choice; take 1t. I'll give you an hour TO
make up your mind-no, / WON'T III
give you haitian hour-no, won't give
you even . quarter Of an hour. Damn
1t all, sir, III give you Ave minutes
ave minutes to choose. Now!"
He took out his watch, one Of those
great gold things which you can buy for
q hundred and twenty pounds or there
abouts, and held 1t In his hand. Harry
stood before him, the obstinacy gone
clean out Of his face. pale and trem-
bling.
Well. slrf" His father put back his
watch.
i accept the conditions said the
son.
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CHAPTER ".
SUNDAY ArTEsHoON.

Sunday afternoon 10 the time when al
the prentice youth Of London, male and
female, are walking out together. II II
is summer they are In the park, that OF
Batterssa, Finchlsy, Hampstead. VIC
toris, West Ham, or Southwark. proudly
arm-in-arm. II It II the winter they are
on their way out 70 tea This after
noon should have been numbered with
those Of the sweet spring seAson, be-
cause II was nearly the end Of April,
but Q cold northeast wind and oocasiona al
driving showers forbade the thought OF
spring. On the north side OF the Pail
Mall q girl walked up and down the
pavement.
: She had called at . certain house.
and, being turned away. continued a. II
waiting for some one, and resolved to
see that person, to walk VI, and down
before the house. She began about
three in the sfternoo OF four, ct Ave.
Mt six, she was stu walking there. No.
body noticed her-not even the hall
porters OF the Carlton and the Reform
Clubs opposite. Tho evening wss 90
cold that people hurried along the street
without looking at each other. Besides.
Pail Mali u not crowded Sunday thor
'oushfarA. Therefore no dne po1eed the
girl. She wss fair. nsht-hatfed GIRL
her fsatnres were regular end dslleatei
her syss were blue. hArisksRA- xAzaA'
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Thanks to the encouragement which
Emperor William has accorded to the
practice of duelling, it is now being
adopted by the medical profession in
Germany. A couple of physicians
summoned in consultation became in.
volved at the bedside of the patient in
so vehement a dispute with regard to
the character OF the malsdy and Of its
treatment that they concluded to fight
the matter out. The conflict took
place on the outskirts of Bonn, on the
Rhine, one Of the combatauts, DR..
Fischer, receiving bullet in the chest,
which killed him instantly. This may
be said to constitute an altogether new
departure in what is known to laymen
as medical etiquette"
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EvICTING STRIKERS.

New Men Have Been Secured to Operate
the Oak Hill Mines.
A Pittsburg dispatch says: Eviction
Of strikers from company houses was
begun Thursday by the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company. This
move Of the company is creating con-
siderable apprehension.
The promised surprise materialized
late Thursday night, when it was
learned that new men had been re.
cured to operate the Oak Hill mine.
Superintendent DeArmitt would not
say where the men came from nor how
he proposed TO get them into the pit
without q conflict, but says the COM
pany will work the mine at all hazards.
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BIMETALLIC COMMISSION.

Final Meeting VIII BE Held In London
the Latter Part of Next Week.
The London Daily Chronicle an.
nounces that the final meeting between
the members of the bimetallic commits
sion headed by Senator Wolcott and
Lord Salisbury will take place during
the latter part Of next week at the for
eign Office. .
Most Of tho members Of the cabinet
will be present, and it is thought Lord
Salisbury will then inform the COM
mission OF the governments decision
on the question Of q more extended
use OF silver. The commissioners are
hopeful Of favorable decision and OF
important concessions,
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SOLICITOR on TRIAL.
Prosecuting Attorney Thurmond Arrsign.
ed for Murder In South Carolina.

Prosecuting Attorney Thurmond Arrsign.
ed for Murder In South Csrolina.
The trial Of Solicitor j. w. Thur
mond for killing Will Harris on March
oath last was begun in Edgefeld, s.
c., Tuesday. The jury was selected
without trouble.
The defense put in the plea OF self
defense. Attorney General Barber is
conducting the prosecution in person,
assisted by General NJ. G. Butler.
Only once before in decades has the
attorney general conducted q murder
trial-that of the Edgefield lynchers in
1885.
Ex-Governor Sheppard, N. G. Evans,
j. H. Tillman and George W. Croft are
among the lawyers for defense.
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kNy or smoking room Of any count
|Avu5s was more comfortably fur.
"a than this private once. A pile,
bttdrS unanswered lay upon the
table beside the blotang pad; .
Nv basket contained the letters
= he had written o. slgned; there
bundles Of papers tied up and In
ID On either side Of the fireplace
> long, low chair; on Q small table
: window etood the luncheon tray.
|ohief had $aken his chop ana pint o.
and was now sitting In one OF
Low chairs, his feet stretched out
him La complete physical ease.
y rooms without he knew that his
gsrs, heads Of departments. and
were all diligently at work for
II makes . man comfortable only
hk tAat people are ct work for him.
Not N, whom We are not ourselves
- hNye got the feeling Of unproft-
Dsrvjcs. hot 30 Mr.. John Stoke,
IfsaAnssdie street, city. He knew
W people ware working for him to
n called / beatty tune.- Aa-ha
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HER. SISTERS HONOR.
A Tale of English Life.
J by Walter BeSant.
CHAPTER II.-Con tinuod.

M CHAPTER H. Continued.
When people have got no money
= must keep themselves. The Dean
& ne to see US this morning. You
1.ow there was no one respected father
re than the Dean. He says that VIC
must be brave and make the best OF
ngs.'
fss-but, ny child, cannot bear to
u Of your having TO work. These
tty hands should do nothing but play
pretty things."
a s for Naomi" said the owner Of the
ny hands, "she Is so clever with her
ale that she is quito sure to get
q place somewhere. She says that
could not take q situation In tho
- to be reminded all day long how
have come down. So she will 60 10
ndon, and I must 60 with her. Then /
81 be near you. Harry; and perhaps
1<IHaps-
Perhaps what, dear?'
%Perhaps, before long, you will be
e1lo TO take me away for good, and then
\ WI work OF nothing harder than to
r1e4se you, dear
Dear Ruth, ask for nothing better.
x1lre could be nothing better. But
You have not told your people about
~ Why not tell them and have done.
xhoy can but refuse 10 call upon me, I
ouppose."
gu don't understand, dear child.
"a are ambitious. They want to get
u society, you zee, and they expect
* 70 help them. Well, we are rich
l1npugh. I suppose. and we've got big
koose In Palace Gardens, but my grand
lnther kept a shop. We are only In
tide as It is, although we have our
a1lces and our clerks instead OF our
copnter and our shopmen. See now.
xuth, my father will give me partner
ZIP when am Ave and twenty. That
ri d SIX months; then shall be inde-
rondent. Let US get along, somehow,
m then. cannot have my darling or
red about by some scouodrel chop
Alker, or working her fingers to the
pe."
The girl shook her head.
Naomi would not hear Of such q
Ing" she said, unless it was properly
Hnderstood and was acknowledged. No,
Iarry, must be independent OF you
Dtil-'
lsIf oan afford to maintain you dear.
'No, not even II I have to go lower
own the ladder, Harry. Cant you sec
at 1t is impossiblei I can walt for
xou. And don't suppose that shall
Tag you dfswn with me, shall II
ohe said this with q laugh, but like
any light words they were prophetic.
No was, although she knew 1t not, to
1Rag him lower-lower; her hand was
- be upon his head pushing him down.
6oHn, down.
Let US 90 home" she said. Alas,
Ioomi Is going through the things. They
4 ~ belong to the credltors-even the
"a books on the shelves-even the
o8ing In the garden-all except our own
a1othes; even the seat under the null
Nm tree. In day or two we shall go
- OF the old home-we two together.
XHat will become Of usi What shall we
You are not without friends said
~ Dung man; you have me.
b ke wind freshened and the rain beat
~ their faces.
~ am full OF terrors,' said the girl.
~ seems a. II something dreadful
Noc1d happen to mo-
IN have me to protect you, Ruth. .
81 lovers words were brave, but
Glmchcw they lacked that subtle quality
Wh1ok insures confidence.
<Xos, Harry, i have you, and you have
nouk own people as we'll; and they are
~ Ekely to welcome the daughter OF
~ oounty bookseller. Let me 60 home.
[t<H< CHAPTER III
The herald., 1897-07-09
A TANGLED BUSINESS
A Note for $3.50 Mixes the Parties to
Deal All Up

1t does not seem reasonable to suppose
a person would refuse $500 when prof
erred in payment of debt, and yet such
case has loomed up in court.
Last March Chas. w. Filkir,s made his
note for $3.50 to Maud Shieldsa and the lat
ter assigned the note before maturity
to Mrs. A E. Temple On April 1, omin-
Gus day, I. NJ. Bruyer bought the equity
from Fflkins in the boarding house at
312 East Second street, and assumed the
note held by Mrs Temple To secure
payment of this note chattel mortgage
was given to Maud Shields on the furni-
delivered over policy for fire insurance
in the sum of $1,000.
Upon the second of June Bruyer noti-
fled Mrs. Temple that the money, with
accruing interest on the note, was in
Mr.. Shields office on Broadway, be-
tween First and Second streets, but that
lady refused to go for it, and wrote say
ing that II Bruyer would bring it down
to Santa Monica she would be pleased to
receive it and cancel the note But at
Santa Monica she could not be found
and so $45750 was deposited in the Los
Angeles National Bank, and Mrs. Tenn
pie rotified that it was there to her
credit. She refused to take delivery and
the money has been deposited with the
clerk of the court pending the, trial of
the suit brought by Bruyer against Tenn
pie to recover the IRE policy, to have the
chattel mortgage released, and have the
note cancelled
The herald., 1897-07-09
THE CASE DISMISSED
Against Luckenbach ct al, but They
Were Rearrested

After great flourish Of trumpets the
charge of extorting money preferred
against Ed Flood, William Luckerbach
and James Benedict has fiZzled out in
the superior court.
When the case came up in department
one yesterday Mr.. James of the district
attorneys office, stated to the court that
the statute provided that when a man
Is charged with feloniously eXtorting
money it must be from the principle
party himself or some mem ber of his
family. In the present instance Gin
Lucy was the one who paid the money
but the defendants had actually re-
ceived it from All Wing. Mr.. James
thought that if any crime had been COM
mitted it was that Of an attempt to ex-
tort money" I'VE might proceed upon
the present complaint and have three
distinct trials" said Mr.. James, but we
have thought it better to file a, new COM
pla,int charging the defendants with a
misdemeanor in attempting to extort
money. Such being the case, 1 move to
dismiss the present complaint, and then
we cam try them altogether in the JUS
tice's court"
While this little speech was being
made Attorneys T. E., Gibbon. Guthrie,
of the law firm Of Guthrie and Gibbon,
Foley, of Peck and Foley, and Rowell,
all sat demurely watching proceedings
in behalf of their clients.
Mr.. Guthrie was the only one who
ventured to say anything. AS a matter
Of fact, everything had gone in favor
of the defendants, and so there was no
room for objection from them.
'I give you notice." ventured Attor-
ney Guthrie, that you won't try them
all togther down below, any more than
you would here
well" responded Mr.. James, "that
has been the custom, but it may be that
q new rule will be established for you,
but think not.'
you can't help yourself" retorted
the attorney.
well. well, don't be too hard upon
them" said Judge Smith, as he ad-
dressed himself to Attorney Guthrie and
looked down benignly from the bench.
II won't Judge" was the answer, It'll
let them down easy; in fact, I think
they are letting themselves down easy"
That ended the episode in the superior
court. Upon being discharged the three
defendants were rearrested on the mis-
demeanor charge.
The herald., 1897-07-09
THE YORBA ESTATE
The Guardian Who Made No Report
for Thirteen Years Gets Left

In dealing with the account rendered
by Felipe Yorba, guardian of Thomas
Yorba, an incompetent, Judge Clark
yesterday cut and slashed with such a
liberal hand as to make a difference in
the total of several thousand dollars
He orders that the claim of G. C. Pc
ralta of s15492 21 for board furnished to
the incompetent be not allowed; that
seven items for board" aggregating
$795 be also denied, the guardian to
credit himself with s240 only on account
Of board for his ward. The thirteen items
for clothing" and aggregating $685. rs,
are also disallowed. No account hav
ing been kept by the guardian and no
vouchers produced it is impossible for
the court to say what sums were ex-
pended for clothing. The thirteen items
for travelling expenses, aggregating
$421.60, are also disallowed altogether.
the guardian having kept no account and
presented no vouchers. The amount
said to have been paid for taxes is cur
by $249.28, this amount having been paid
on account Of delinquent taxes and costs,
incurred by reason of the negligence
Of the guardian.
The court goes on to say: 'It is fur
ther ordered that the said guardian be
allowed nothing on account of COM
pensation for his services as guardian
it appearing to the court that said guard
ian rendered to the court no accoun.
or report of his trust for period of
thirteen years; has kept no account of
his receipts and disbursements as guard
ian, and has been guilty of gross negli-
The herald., 1897-07-09
LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING, JULY >, 1897

vania, aged 36 years, and Carrie Themes,
a native of Illinois, aged 20~years; both
residents of Kansas.
Harry P. Clark, a native of California,
aged % years, and Lenora M. Coty. a
native of Nebraska, aged Is years; both
residents of Pasadena.
Franklin Edward Bell, native of Mis-
souri,, aged % years, and Mary c. Bel
lew, native of California, aged 21
years; both residents of Los Angeles.
Carl w. Vonderkuhlen, native of
Wisconsin, aged 90 years, and Allie p.
Flynn, a native of Ohio, aged 1S years; (;
both residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-07-09
Set for Tomorrow

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
232s Mary Simpson, appeal; hearing.
1929 Ella Roarick, appeal; hearing.
2326 c. c. Prentice, appeal; hearing.
236S John Cunningham, appeal; hearing
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
Nothing set
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
Nothing set
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
Nothing set
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Roe VS.. De Garmo; $3.50.
Roe VS.. De Garmo: $3.50.
Lawson VS.. Mollier; 1:30.
Wartelle VS.. Reymert; 2.
Spiller VS.. Fry. supplementary proceed
ings; 4.
jenkins VS.. Haley; 80.
The herald., 1897-07-09
WHERE IS J. j. BACKUsp
He Has Relatives Who Are Anxious
to Locate Him

A letter was received at the police de-
partment yesterday from z. c. Zutter-
mann. of Sparta, Mich, who is now in
this city making inquiry as to the where
abouts of ]. ]. Backus. The letter states
that Zuttermann was a passenger on
the overland train leaving Chicago July
End which contained an old couple bound
for this city. The husband was quite
feeble and rather weak minded, while
the lady was almost blind. At Garden
City, Kansas, the old gentleman got left
by the train and farther on at La
Junta, Col, his wife was put off because
she did not have her ticket, which >as
carried by her husband. Nothing has
since been heard from either Of them.
The couple, whose names are not
known, stated that they had relative
in this city by the name of Backus and
the police department. was asked to as
sist in finding him.