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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-10

The Eopulace crowded to witness the
executions. Rrancovan looked calmly
down on the multitude; amongst them
he recognized the princess. his wifi.
and their daughter RONandra. whom
the Turks in their refinement of savage
cruelty had compelled to witness the
terrible spectacle. The princes FACE
darkened as the Muezin-or Turkish
priest-advaEced. and after making the
usual three salaams, thus addressed
him:
MY master. we have an ancient Gus
tom here. to the effect that a con
dcmned prisoner may be pardoned If he
be willing TO change his religion. and
embrace our holy Mahomedan faith"
Then the sultan called in 4 loud voice.
"Rrancoyan. renounce thy dOg-Iike
Christian belief. thou and thy ons en-
brace hat of cur own. and then shall.
" all go forth free"
Better that my race should perish.
than that we should deny our sacred
religion" was the undIunted reply.
Then must We all prepare for death
said the sultan. frOwning. and gave
orders that Vacarescu should be thu
first on whom the soldiers should lay
their hands.
BECOME L of u followers. for
sake thy master. live. be rich and nap
Ply" said the Muezin to him.
a Vacarescu does not betray his
prince or his church," said the eX-min-
ister proudly, and. bowling his head. he
was instantly re~capitated.
The officials then seized on the third
snn OF the prince. a naughty youth.
with eyes full of fire and hair black
as the ravens wing.
Deny thy faith. and I will spare
thee" said the sultan.
DO not insult me by speaking thus"
said the boy. and kneelirg down, lIs
head was severed from his body. and
rolled to his fathers feet.
The old man sighed heavily. and his
long beard trembled. as he said: Lord.
thy Will be done"
The sultan then pointed to the sec
ond son, who fell imploringly at his
fathers feet. The prince grew pale
with fear. lest his son should fail him.
but the latter. blushing. raised his
penetrating eyes to those of his IA
Their and said:
II. alone, of all thy children. have
thee trouble and vexaticn
through my hayward heart and my
quick blood. l cannot go to sleep. the
sleep of eternity without kissing thy
hand, and craving thy pardon!"
The old mans face again grew placid.
and ~fervently blessing his kneeling son,
he said:
AT this very hour every fault is ex-
plated! thou art going to God" The
young man barred his neck before the
yataghan of the executioner, while he
eldest son, whose manly face was set
off by a heavy beard, looked at his
brothers corpse. and burst into violent
On perceiving this the sultan cried:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-10
CurfafIment.

It was a wild day in the cortes.
81 ask you how" demanded the min
isterial deputy, driven to q frenzy by
the assaults of the opposition. 1--WE arc
to curtail running expensesT'
"Don't run so much!" shouted q Car
list deputy.
And amid cries of viva Espana!"
"Put him out!" and "Oh, come of thu
griddlel" the session closed.-Detrois
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-10
lis nephew and Prime Minister Vacar-

LIS ASpdSh anu 1Tlu1e minister AGAR
escu.
1t was just before Eastertide that the
prisoners were forcibly dragged to Con-
stantinople, and cast into the'prison of
the Seven Towers. This famous prison
is situated at the end of the land wall
of Constautinople, where it meets the
Sea of Marmora. Macy and harrow
ing are the tales OF mystery and blood
shed associated with its ancient walls.
This was the place TO which Brancovan,
his o Il and nephew. were conducted,
and in which they were immured until
the following August. Brancovan and
NacGrescu were put 20 the most ex-
cruciating torture il order to compel
them to confess where they had con-
cealed their accumulated riches. for
the Turks had not found as much gold
as they expected, although they
searched for and destroyed everything
wherein they thought it might have
been hidden.
Brancovan had sent part of his large
fortune to Venice. but he would not
reveal the fact. in spite of all the ter
rible tortureS to which he was sub
jected. and which are described by one
of his secretaries Us being so atrocioue
as to make ones hair stand on end
simply to read the account. Vt length
the Turks understood that they had
nothing more to gain from the prince,
and babe him prepare for immediate"
| lob n, ha,-r- -fT= p--r-.-v1 ~
summoned his sOus to his presence, ard
said TO them:
Ny children. our fortunes are lost,
our lives are about TO be sacrificed. but
We must not lose our precious souls:
Be brave. my beloved ones, fear 10;
death; YOU know what Christ suffered
for our sake. and what Il cruel death
he endured! pray yor remain stead
fast in your faith. finch not at all in
the face of the world" The four hand
some youths stood respectfully before
their father. ba~reheaded. and listened
to his words. Each in turn kissed his
hand. and he looked with Gimmed 2"es
upon these his sons who were the pride
of his life. the hope OF MS house. and
whom he was now eXhortirg 10 die as
Christians should. When he came to
his Youngest born. who was still q
child. his eyes oyerfowed with tears
Soon footsteps were heard in the a.
joining room: 4 Pasha entered. and
babe them all accompany him TO the
presence Of the sultan.
The aged prince oon stood before his
suZerain.
"Brancovdu." said the latter. is this
true which I hear of thee. hat thou
wouIdst throw off thy allegiance. and
declare the independence OF thy prlnai-
rality say. is it true hat thou mas;
even dared to coin money from thy own
gold? Thou art fearless as if thou vert
thy own master, What hast thou to
plead in iustiicati0n?"
whether have governed well or Ill.
God above i the best Judge: but Ii l
We're ICE 4 power on the earth. see
now to what ignominy l am reduced
replied the captive prince with dignity.
"Brancovan. measure thy words:
thou and thine are condemned 20 death;
not one Of thy rebeilious tribe shall. ss-
cape his DOOM"
AS God wills it; our lives are IL
your hands"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-10
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DISTRICT.
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Pentone plurality. 3,2A.
lTenth D!strict-Gm (dem.), 1l,E4; Bar.
Inoldt rep). ID. $50: Kesfer (soc. dem.), "a:
Ernst (soc. lab). 1zS. Eleventh-Joyis
plurality over N~oonan(dsm.) ,a.GA Twelfth
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streets. In the meantime there Is on file in the office of the Supervisors pc tition of the Market-street Railway, Tn which a franchise over Bosworth street Is asked As the resolution ordering the grade has been passed, it will only mean that the property-oWnerS Will nave to put Bosworth street in condltlon, anu m then the railway company will step III and take possession.
 A resolution ordering the payment to the City Street Improvement company street between Frederick and, Baker streets was passed to print, and pro- test against the acceptance of the street from one of the property was re-
 Professor Stanton of the Cogsweu Col lege was at the meeting yesterday to put in a word aginst the removal or the Cogswell fountain at the junction or The merchants in the vicinity want the fountain removed and to erect in its place a flagstaff for a national flag, but Professor Stanton and few others op- ject At the meeting the professor stated that he and his class would agree to repair the fountain and make 1t a thing of beauty if the city would only allow it to stay, and in pursuance Of his renuest and of that of the other protest ants the matter was referred to the Street Committee, despite the fact that a favorable report had been made
 Bids for the repairing of accepted streets for the next two years were re- ceived as follows: City Street Improve ment Company, $47,770; Finn < Treacy, s44OoO; J H. Bingham SSS sss o99; s,a san fran s1i van, s47 900. The bids were referred to the Street Committee.
 a resolution authorizing Joseph E. { Jonnell, president or the fonr.h or erai fund s3O0O to defray the expenses Of the committee was passed.
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4 STORY FOR
 TIE MARINES Two Men Who Wanted
 Free Rations. PITY FOR A POOR DESERTER A RUSE, AIDED BY UNIFORM, THAT WORKED WELL. Drinks and Meals Were Heartily Given by the Generous to the Poor Fellow Supposed to Be
 in Custody.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 90S Broadway, June 20
 Two individuals whose wits are certain ly of @ high order are working this side of the bay between Port Costa and Oak land greatly to their own benefit
 One of these gentlemen wears the garb of a marine, and the other wears ordi- nary citizens clothes. A few days ago they entered an office at Pinole and ask ed to be connected with Mare Island by telephone, to make report about a de- sertion. The connection was denied them so they took a walk around town. The marine appeared to be dragging his com panion in a forcible manner whenever they approached anybody, but when no one was looking the two appeared to be MT. Boyd's blacksmith shop and as Boyd Is a Deputy Sheriff he always has hand cuffs handy. The marine told MT. Boyd that he had a deserter and begged the loan of pair of handcuffs. The de- serter and the marine then proceeded to take in the town. With his prisoner in irons the marine led him into various sa- looms, and as he told pitiful tales of how a deserter would be surely put to death for his crime, glass after glass of foam ing beverage was placed before them
 After drinking all they could the ma- rine and the deserter went into Mrs. Lennard's 8 section-house dining-room and ate two heavy meals, no one dreaming or suggesting that a marine ana a de- serter should pay for anything, and the couple marched off.
 They next went to the editorial sane tum of the gentleman who publishes the Pinole Times, but there they struck a snag. Their story of the horrible death awaiting the deserter did not take, and that Pinole editor suggested that they get out of town on the double. They were last seen on board the train going to- ward Oakland and the deserter was still handcuffed, but no one believes that the marine "and his deserter" were anything more than two lively beats.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-21

Grant this application and the expenses s9,o co taxpayers will be reduced. You raise SioO annually. If this is lessened one thhlro or one-fourth it saves the taxpayers that. It will bring no more people here than now congregate here. You say rac- iing IS not detrimental Where comes the injury in accepting three or four hundred collars from another. We do not desire to be treated other than any one else. We submit that you must do one thing or the other. Repeal the ordinance now on your books and stop racing, or pass this ordf- nance and give the third of your popula- ton a show"
 A slight applause started, but was stop pea by a heavy rap of Chairman Christie s gavel. The vote stood ayes, absent (Doyle). MT; Prick then asked if an ap- plication for a license to run another race track would be. passed. The chair as- sured him that if made in good faith 1t would. During a recess an application was drawn up and presented on reassem- bling. Trustee Emery was the only one to vote against rejecting it, and that was only to get it to the committed.
 IL was intimated on the side that the defeated parties would present a petition to disincorporate and annex to Oakland. J. Landregan refused to deny the truth of tbis, but said:
 That is hereafter; wait and see."
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QUITS SOCIETY
 FOR DAWSON Oakland's Leader of the
 CotiIlOn Departs. TEARS FOR WILL RUSSELL WILL SELL POMADE TO THE
 DUDES AT KLONDIKE. Mot 0pJu Praips and DenorfT,1 enf R11f
TEARS FOR WILL RUSSELL
Not Only Brains and Department But Gold Is Necessary to Make Success in Society
 Nowadays.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Off1ce San FrdnclSco Cali,
 sos Broadway, June 20.
 Younger society Is lamenting the near departure of Will J. Russell for Dawson City. For the past four years Will Rus sell has filled a large niche in the fash ionable set on this side of the bay. He has been popular and his 1.-the, w1llowy physique has made him absolutely in dispensable in the cotillon- Tomorrow he sails for the north.
 Now he intends to make money, or rather to take money, out of the earth around Dawson He has some ideas ol his own which he will carry out in the pursuit of his object. and he does not doubt that he will be successful. For the past few days MT. Russell. who is, without controversy, the Ed Greenway of Oakland has been preparing for his of the Saturday Night Cotillon would not accept his determination to leave them as final, but since he returned rom san Francisco with bearskin robe ana other in his ambition to go north.
 There is good reason for the lamenta- tiOns accompanying MT Russell's depart ure. For three years he has been SO, ciety leader. As climax to ms social successes he last year organized the sat urday Night Cotiflou, which was bril- liant success. He personally led the ger man, and has probably danced more than any social aspirant in this county. He is born dancer, ana mas certainty ualceu his way into favor. He now realizes that having left college something more than brains and the ability to dance is neces- sary to continue successful. He, there fore, has decided to forego kid gloves, white necktieS, patent leather shoes. creased pants, plug hats. enormous canes and occasional diamonds for the rougher garments necessary in an Arctic climate.
 "Once out of Oakland,' said Mir. Rus sell, then good-by to the ballroom. the drawing room and Broadway. I am go- ing on a practical expedition, and do not presume that l shall find as much pleas ure in society in Dawson as I have, found in Oakland, but I do expect to find more money. I am taking with me an assort- ment of pomades. anti-mosquito prepara- tions, perfumery and similar stuffs which I have procured in large lots, and there will be no ceremony in the manner in which I dispose of them. I guess I am able to stand on a street corner, gather a crowd and sell my wares for ten times what they cost me. By this means I shall make my expenses to the gold mines. I shall captivate my crowd with the same recitati9ns and the same, sleight-of hand tricks that I have used in the Lakeside district, and the rest will be easy. No, l shall not announce my engagement until T ,-af1 rrTo
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ance policies. etc, returns to be made monthly of telephone messages costing To cents or more.
 Schedule B-Proprietary articles, chewing gum wines etc.
 Stamp tax on seats in parlor or palace cars. and tickets in sleeping cars.
 Gross receipts of persons, firms, companies and corporations engaged in refining petroleum and sugar, owning or controlling any pipe line for transporting oil or other products in excess of $250. coo
 A tax of fourth of 1 per cent annually is imposed which takes effect the day succeed ing passage of the act. Returns are to be made monthly.
 A tax is imposed on legacies. passing after passage of the act, exceeding S10,000 and not exceeding S25 GOO in value.
 Rates vary according to consanguinity from 75 cents for each $100 to s for each $1o00 in value. Above S25, 000 the rates increase. When the value of the property exceeds S1.ooo, 900 rates multiplied by three Executors, ad- ministrators and trustees are required to rem der list to Collectors on a prescribed form.
 The provisions Of the act relative to mixed flour take effect sixty days after passage of act or August 12, 1898
 On barrels or other packages not to exceed 196 pounds the tax is cents per barrel; 2 cents per half barrel; cent per quarter barrel; F cent per one-eighth barrel less.
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I Eighteenth avenue south and street south thence westerly along northeasterly line of Eighteenth avenue south S9si feet, to the claim of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum; thence southerly along said claim 42 feet to the north easterly line of Eighteenth avenue south; thence northeasterly along said westerly line of Eighteenth avenue south produced, 24 feet to the point of commencement-Ordered closed and vacated. | RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. Fifteenth and San Bruno avenue-Pipe sewer etc, granite curbs and sidewalks.
 Fifteenth. San Bruno avenue to Vermont
 Fifteenth and vermont-Curbs. sidewalks, sewering, etc.
 Fifteenth. Vermont to Kansas-Pipe sewer, etc. Fifteenth and Kansas-Pipe sewer, etc, curbs and sidewalks.
 Kansas. Alameda to Fifteenth-Plpe sewer. Rhode Island and Alameda-Pipe sewer, etc., curbs and sidewalks.
 Rhode Island. Alameda to Division. to con-
 North avenue, Cortland to Holly Park ave nues to connect with sewer in Cortland ave nue-Pipe sewer etc. North avenue and Ellert-Culverts, etc | Twenty-ffth, Guerrero to Fair Oaks-Side- walks
 Eighth avenue. to K-Grading. curbing sidewalks, etc.
 Eleventh avenue, from northerly line of K to the northerly line of M-Grading, curbing and sidewalking.
 Army, Noe to Castro-Grading, curbing, pay- ing, pipe sewer. etc.
 RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE.
 Rincon place. Harrison to Bryant-Basalt and bitumen. Lombard Broderick to Baker-Bitumen
 Lombard, Devisadero to Broderick-Same. Lombard, Scott to Devisadero-Same. Clayton. Waller to Frederick-Same. | Water, Mason to Taylor-Basat.
 Lombard and Baker-Bitumen. Page and Lyon-Same. | Fourteenth and Guerrero-Same. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE | iyta fo
 Twenty-sixth, Mission to Valencia-Same.
 Kansas, Alameda to Division-Basalt.
 Fillmore, Hayes to Fell-Bitumen.
 Waller, Central to Masonic avenues-Same. RESOLUTION OF CONDITIONAL ACCEPT
 ANCB. Linden avenue, Franklin to Gough-Bitumen.
 PRIVATE CONTRACTS.
 Jones' Jackson to Pacific-To property owners for paving. Gates and Ellsworth. Cortland to Eugenia avenues-Same for grading Page. Frederick to Baker-Same for paving
 Roach, Hilbert to Valparaso-Same for sew ering STRUCTIONS Market California and Drumm-To property owners and merchants for removal Of an old | fountain.
 EXTENSION OF TIssE GRANTED. Lower terrace, serpentine place to Pluto street, westerly from Pluto-To L. C. Williams, sixty days on his contract for sewering. Palmer. Randall to Fairmount, including southerly and northerly portions of Randall, Whitney and Palmer-To same thirty days same.
 Serpentine place. Temple street to Lower ter race-To Fred Lefler, thirty days on sewering.
 Lower terrace, Pluto street to Serpentine place-To Daniel O'Day, sixty days grading.
 Serpentine place, Lower terrace to Temple street-Same. PETITIONS REFERRED ITO STREET COM MITTEE.
 Fifteenth westerly from its present terminus to Tilden-Property owners for it's reopening. Kearny and Washington-Property owners for removal of fence surrounding Hall of Justice building.
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WATER FOR
 THE PRESIDIO Supervisors to Petition the War Department. BOSW0RTH STREET GRADE THE JOLLY JOKER OF THE RAILWAY COMPANY. Property Owners May Grade Street for the Benefit of Street Car
 Magnates-Street Im-
 provements.
THE JOLLY JOKER OF THE
 RAILWAY COMPANY.

The Board of Supervisors has taken up the fight of the Presidio as a camp ing-place for troops and has passed a resolution which will be presented to the Secretary of War. The resolution was presented by Supervisor Delany and Is as follows:
 Whereas. The Presidio military reservation in this city containing 7Fn acres Of land, own ed and occupied by the United states OoVeTn- ment, lacks proper water supply ana s is s,,n+ il perfectly drained and for these reasons cannot Accommodate the soldiers sent to thls clty, ana whereas, by reason of this lack or water ana imperfect drainage the mllltary & op ,Ss tPresidio grounds for all the soldlers, anu nav therefore established camp or rom lOuVV 10 12, GOO men on private and unsewered blocks d. rectly to the wndward of the most populous portion of the city; and, whereas the placing of from 10000 to 12000 soldiers on these clty blocks unnecessarily exposes the soldiers 10 de- moralizing influences and also menaces their sanitary welfare and that of the city.
 Resolved, that Hon. Russell A. Aser, Secre- quested to take steps looking to the creation Of proper water supply for the Presdio mill tary reservation and for the proper sewerlns of the military reservation with view to put ting 1t in position to accommodate the thou grounds and the thousands who will necessar- ward.
 The resolution will be sent on to the War Department as quickly as possible, and the Supervisors hope that there will be an end of camps in the heart of the city before long
 An order to grade Bosworth, Milton and Currier streets between Mission road and the Mission Park and Zoo Tract tioned run through the vegetable gar Aen district, and in some places are as much as forty feet below grade. It will kak4 a great deal of money to raise the
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-21
one of the heirs, was confirmed by Judge Greene to-day. The part sold includes the noted old family residence, built thirty eight years ago at a cost of $50,000. When completed in 1861 it was the finest family residence in California.
 FOURTH OF JULY
 IN SAh FRANCISCO
THE GREAT FEATURE WILL BE
 THE PARADE.
There Will Be About Eight Thousand United States Soldiers in the
 Procession.

The Fourth of July committee. whose headquarters are in the California Hotel. is busily engaged in perfecting arrange ments for the celebration of Indepen- dence day. At meeting of the execu- tive committee 1t was decided to hold the literary exercises in Metropolitan Temple. Grand Marshal Alfred A. Borlini will fn- troduce the president, Joseph E. O'Don- nell who will deliver an address. which will be followed by the singing of '"The Star-spangled Banner" by Miss Merrill of the Tivoli. The orator of the day will be John J. Barrett. w. w. Finnie will sing a solo entitled "On to Spain," and the Declaration of Independence will be read by Julius Kahn The programme will conclude with the singing of the Red, Keane. In addition to the above features the committee intends to secure the ser vices of some well-known quartet of sing CTS. 'The Fourth of July poet" will not be called upon this year.
 The principal feature of the parade will be the military, as 1t is expected to have between seven and eight thousand troops in line. The line of march has not been finally determined, but in all probability it will be down Montgomery street, thence on Montgomery avenue, thence on Kearny to Market, and Market to Van Ness avenue. It is claimed by the com mittee that this celebration will excel any previous display of the kind ever seen in San Francisco. Several novelties are in contemplation which if successfully pro- duced, will prove great attractions.
 The Board of Supervisors has appro- priated 5000 for the celebration and the committee proposes to keep the expense within this limit and not to call for any contributions. The heaviest item of ex- pense will be the music, owing to the presence of so many military organiza- tions
 As to decorations the merchants will be requested to use for that purpose the money which they have hitherto spent with the committee It is believed that in this way more elaborate decorations will be made than have ever been seen in San Francisco on any similar occasion. A circular embodying the above sugges- ton will be sent to the members of the Stock Exchange, the Produce Exchange, the Merchants Exchange, Board of Trade and other business bodies.
 The coming celebration will be marked by the greatest enthusiasm-greate by far than has characterized the national holiday for many a -year-owing to the war with Spain, which has awakened the spirit of patriotism throughout the entire land.