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| the stage, the sea and the rising moon
| for background, the great shrubs for
the entrances and exits-what more,
what could be better, for a fairy ex-
| travaganza? A few electric lights for
the firefiies; flute-player for the night
ingale; Dona Eugenia-I mean Madame
Martinez-will play the interludes.
That is-unless--"
"Oh, no! That isn't to be thought Of
| She wouldn't be seeing the play. No.
we will have an orchestra from town.. -
"Ah! Fine! And that Is soon had.
And so you see all arranges itself. And
as for the refection-I have spoken to
Mr.. Seymour about a caterer from
Boston. Would that be best? He would
bring what he calls his kitchen-battery,
and his own men-take possession, and
leave your own servants free"
And M. the Chef? He could have
him.
"Oh, no-he would abdlcate for the
occasion. That would prevent jealousy
and complications"
80 l thought. Well, he will enjoy
| the freedom. of the opportunity You
will see him silent and suave in the
dark corners, looking on at the play
and thinking that he also Is gentle
man."
HE is gentleman" said st. Maur
Some romance or other, l imagine,
has caused him to exercise a talent"
| do you know-sometimes I-well, l
| think-it occurs to me as a possibility
what if he is a spy-a Spanish spy?"
| Great heavens!"
''They say the country is full of
Them
But you cannot believe It, A spy
my God! 1t would be terrible!'
THE only thing Is, that I can't see
what there is here exactly to spy about
unless, as a central point of good
deal of wealth ana some important
people. he is acquainting himself with
the country round-he has his own
horse, you know, and rides good deal
for his health, he told papa-so as to
direct the movements of the Spanish
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

and she were not in a CULVER of uncer-
tainty concerning possible love and
lovers, spies and danger from spies.
1t would be difficult to imagine any
thing lovelier, or Of a more delicate dis
tinction, than the last scene of that
little play, half in soft shadow, half. in
the soft colored lights that gave 1t an
ethereal beauty as they shifted, till all
the players had come together at last,
and their faces like a bank Of flowers
glowing in rosy light, faded and faded
as they retreated over the terrace edge,
while the f1ute-player breathed his
melancholy music, and the lights were
gone, and there was nothing left but
the breath of a gently rising sea-wind,
but the starry darkness. and out on the
lifted sea beyond the sail of a little
sloop disappearing into the night.
And then the lamps flared up inside,
and everyone moved and all was gay
stir and congratulation and praise, and
a riot Of sweet voices and laughter, and
q clnking of dishes, and Il demand for
Eugenia, who had torn her gown and
had gone to her room for repairs. and
an opening of cold bottles, and drink
ing Of healths from the chefs delicious
punch; and then the horses were stamp
ing and clanking outside, and the dis
tant guests drove away, and t:lOse liv-
ing nearer strolled home together, sat-
isfied and tired, and all was still again.
But after the others had gone up
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

work Of building the railway is being
pushed with such energy that within
five years 1t is expected that all the
cities Of Siberia will be placed in touch
with European Russia. Tobolsk, the
western capital of Asiatic Russia, con-
tains to-day population Of &c, 900 souls,
Irkutsk has $4,000, and Nertchinsk, in
the Trans-Baikal region, the center of
the silver mining district, has Is, 900 in
habitants The railroad. already half
completed. has taken the place of the
rough paths and rude carts with which
transportation has Hitherto been effect
ed in Siberia. The discovery of gold,
silver, platinum and coal in several
parts of Siberia, has attracted immi-
grafton from the crowded regions Of
Southern Russia. and the old-time
settlements consisting of wooden pris-
ons and jailors huts. have made way
for modern cities, which can compare
In splendor with some of the finest to
be found in Europe.
A certain effect of the building of the
Siberian railway will be an entire re-
adjustment of the political situation
in the far East. The facilities which 1t
will offer for the transportation Of
troops and military supplies from Eu-
ropean Russia to China and the Pacific,
will give Russia an element of great
strength for enforcing her claims in the
partition Of China, or in establishing a
protectorate over the Celestial King
dom against other European powers.
Whatever may be the potency of this
great enterprise in fields Of conquest
and diplomacy, there is no doubt of the
marked effect in the opening up Of ST.
IBERIA and the development of it's vast
resources.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

ever seen on the beautiful North Shore
than this fairy play and pageant of the
summer evening. When Eugeria, as the
| Spirit of the Night, stole into the scene
| singing as she moved, with a search
| light following her. glittering out of the
gloom In all the diamonds and rubies
which Mr.. Seymour, in spite of St
Maur's warning in relation to spies and
gunboats, had gone into town and
brought to her from the Safety Deposit,
shining from head to foot as If she were
living jewel herself, the concentration
of all the stars in one, sigh of salts
fled delight swept over the audience
before hands could be clapped or voices
raised.
St Maur met Hilary behind the screen
of cedars, just before she went on in
the second act.
1T was too much to suppose every
thing was to proceed smoothly to the
end" he said. The chef has met with
an accident. and have to go down the
avenue with him to his quarters He
has left the punch bowl full, though.
have spoken with your father, and he
will see to the colored lights in my
place. And it is fortunate that every
thing is now zen train so that I shall
not be positively needed"
"Oh! But you can send some one
else" she exclaimed.
mo. 1t has bewildered him, appar-
emily, and he has forgotten his Eng
lish."
But one of the servants-one Of the
caterers men"
ITO tell you the truth" he began,
and hesitated. Hillary, you are strong"
he said, then impressively, you are
brave-you can prevent any alarm, any
picion-but-but-in short, think
had best keep an eye on him."
"Oh! oh! Obi" she exlaimed; but
in a stifled way. And for moment
she chung to st. Maur's arm.
Dear girl. dear Hilary, control your
SELF" he whispered. For my sake" he
added, his lips so close to her ear that
they nigh. have rested on the bloom of
her velvet cheek. Say nothing This
is the time to show ones mettle. Carry
things off with a high hand-keep the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
copyright, 1898, BY the International l
erary and News Service'l
SYNOPSIS.

The Seymours have come from WASH
ington to their summer nome, lhuer
cliff. on the north shore Of Massachu-
sets The cook leaves and Hilary Sey-
mour goes to Boston to hunt up a cne1
whose address Nine. Martinez had given
her. OF Eugenia Martinez the Seymours
know little She was a great success III
Washington society the previous winter
but her beauty and brilliancy seem to nave
entirely accounted for her entree. NO one
knew her history. Hilary finds the COOK
and is bringing him back with her, wher
she meets Nine. Martinez in the Boston
station. The latter says she was bound
for a summer resort In Canada, but her
trip was interrupted by an outbreak of
scarlet fever at her destination. Hilary
begs her friend to come to Undercliff, and
Nine. Martinez is easily persuaded. Hill
airy promises little amusement. Many Of
the men have gone to the war; and she
herself Is in constant apprehension of an
attack upon the coast by the Spanish
fleet, at which fear her family only
laughs. The appearance of Nine. Marti-
nez and the chef improves matters Won
derfully at the Seymours The whole
family are charmed with their guest. The
only thing lacking is mems society. One
evening strange vessel appears off I'm
dercliff. Hilary is in terror of the Span
iards, but the stranger proves to be the
Blackwing, the Vanderpool yacht. AMI on
board is Mr.. st. Maur a Washington ac-
quaintance. He is suffering from ivy
poisoning, and Mr.. Seymour insists that
the young mar stay with them until he
RECEIVERS.
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"A spy! 1t would be Terrible"

over the airs of a book of operas, now
and then breaking into a bit of singing
as she turned the leaves. Hilary lay
in the hammock-the terrace sparkled
q fresh emerald, and the sea crept
sleepily up the slope, and only the
white curtains blowing out of the upper
window of the Highcrest villa on the
bold rocks to the right showed any stir
of life.
The Seymours and their guests had
dined at Highcrest the night before,
where the gold plate that had been
brought down from the safes in town
for series of banquets was a gor-
geous feature. In the morning st. Maur
had borrowed the cart to drive Eu-
genia over to church in Beverley; for
in the fortnight he had learned every
foot and bridle-path and all the road
ways of the region. But, with that the
Sunday duties had been ended; and in
the evening perhaps Eugenia would
sing some languishing italian love-
melodies to Mr.. Seymour, and he would
think they were religious songs with
Latin words; but at present Mr.. Sey-
mour was sleeping audibly in the lib
rary, and she was singing Carmen"
Hilary looked up from the page she
studied as the hammock swayed, when
st. Maur approached.
II believe l have it ALL" she said.
But do you really think 1t will be
worth while? 1t will be such a lot of
troubled"
THE trouble-it Is for me, mademoi-
selle," he replied, seating himself. II
NTH q rro po II all IT ia so EASY YO,I
see,. 1 have found you the play. /
have given out the parts. I have in
dicated the people who seemed equal
to them-with your advice-the High
crest people, the Rockpool, the Lodges,
the 6eacroft. And as for the scenery,
We need none-there is the terrace for
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
privateers, when they come"

privateers, when they come"
1T does not seem pOssible."
1T does not seem possible that we
are in the midst of a terrible war.
Look how peaceful it is-the sea- the
sky. Look at the dinner last night-the
dances-the polo. Who would dream
the country was in war? Oh, the thing
that does not seem possible Is almost
always the true thing!
But yet, mademoiselle, perhaps-I
think you wrong the pooc fellow. How
ever-dismiss it from your mind. 1 will
keep q lookout upon him. and will let
your father know of the first really
suspicious thing. And as for the pri-
Waterloo you really think that this
little place and coterie would be a suf-
f1cient lure for an auxiliary cruiser?"
This little placer" cried Hilary, rising
on one arm. why, there is wealth
enough in this little place lowell not
quite to pay the Spanish debt But If
they took the gold and silver plate and
the diamonds, and then the men-such
men as papa, and Colonel Gates. and
Governor Venton, and Mr.. Ponsonby
and his son, and a few others, and made
them prisoners or threatened theirlives
for ransom. I rather think they'd find
it worth while. Ordinarily we do use a
good deal of plated ware here-but af-
ter the Ponsonbys brought down their
splendid SERVICE everyone else set out
to see what could be done; so there
is a good deal more here than usual
And / call it absolute folly with the
Spanish possibilities"
IF there were any Spanish possibili-
ties" said Mr.. St. Maur, laughing.
"And you see, M. the Chef may know
all this. Oh, my! can't see what
possessed papa to come here at all, and
to come so early. 1t would have been
so much better to have stayed in Wash
ington month later, and then to have
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
PART II.

1t was hot Sunday afternoon when
st. Maur came stepping through one of
the long windows of the drawing room,
having paused on his way to pour him
self glass of the claret-cup that stood
on the tabouret and to address a few
phrases in some foreign tongue to
Eugenia, who sat at the piano, playing
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
SAFES IN BULGARIA.

AS yet attempts have only been made
in Plevna to produce safes A trial
order for few safes induce. the gov
eminent to order eighty-five safes.
However, the firm In question will be
unable to compete with Germany and
England. The annual imports amount-
ed in 1897 to 100000 francs. Of which
go, 900 francs fell to England. $4,000 to
Germany and 10000 to Austria-H Hum
gary.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
She saw another boat approaching.

dropped out of heaven, as Hilary said,
with its sunshine and southwest wind
that blew the waves to sleep. The
players came in from the Lodges, and
came over from Rockpool and the Croft,
and down from Highcrest, in the fore
noon, to talk over last nights rehear-
sal with the electric lights arrayed and
to see IL there were any change; and
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

play going, and trust to me-" And for
one moment, only one moment, his arm
was about her, her head lay on his
shoulder, as that Of any half-fainting
girl might do. For my sake" he MUIR
INJURED again. And then the cue was
given, and summoning all her energies
by main strength she was going through
her part as II nothing were the matter
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
What Its Compile
ton Means to Ash
attic Russia.
Political Situation Affected by
New Facilities for Trans.
porting Troops, and Sibe.
rian Cities VIII Take an
Important Place in
the World.

With the building Of the great Siberi-
an railway. destined to unite the Rus
sian capital with the furthest terrific
ries of the Gear, the cities Of that vast
region will take an important place
among the cities Of the world. The
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31

could have called there in the evening
and would have seen the company; but
that hardly seemed like St. Maur. And
then he had called Eugeria Dona-and
there Hilary caught herself up indig
nantly and asked what sort of a suspi
cious wretch she was becoming.
Why the first time she had ever seen
st. Maur. but few months since, he
was walking down the outside of the
market, and was stopping to do a kind
action to an old colored woman who
was selling her tiny heaps of sassafras
and cherry-bark, her mint and her
ay-flowers, reeking with poverty, and
cajoling the passers-by. And he had
emptied all his small change appar-
emily into her long, lean brown hands,
and had put bunch of her dark pur-
pie violets in his buttonhole, and every
man on the sidewalk had stopped there,
too and had done the same. And after
that wherever she had gene she had
seen that 1.-THE and graceful shape, that
handsome dark face, often with other
foreigners, sometimes with Eugenia.
At the Murrays' she had danced with
him; and then he had called; he had
joined her at the Bruces' beautiful
garden party, just before they came
North, where the grassplots were green
velvet, where the walls were simply
matted with great blooming roses,
where the sky had never seemed so
blue, nor the sunshine so vivid as that
which fell through the golden fountains
of the laburnum trees, just dripping
with their last blossoms; and everyone
had been talking Of war, detesting
Spain, boasting about Manila, wonder
ing about the Spanish warshlps-and
walking down the long box-alley with
st. Maur, the talk had seemed to her
an insult to him. But he had not re-
garded It: and at first he had told her
stories of the old marauders Of the
Spanish Main; and then he had become
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-17
From the New York Independent


The deplorable condition of the regiments
in the camps of instruction at Chickamauga,
jacksonville, Falls Church and elsewhere has
been painfully impressed upon the minds of
the people by the mortality lists, the reports
OF inspectors, the complaints of the victims
and the passage through the country of hos
pital trains carrying the sick to their homes.
The reports of experts and others show that
in these camps the water used was drawn from
polluted sources-c contaminated streams or
wells poisoned by the refuse of the camps
themselves. An astounding disregard for the
simplest sanitary laws has been exhibited,
notably at Camp Alger and Camp Thomas
(Chickamauga), and in addition there is
abundant evidence as to inadequate hospital
accommodations. and even lack of medi-
cines and food for the sick 1t has been said
that the trainloads of men recently arriving at
Boston, Buffalo and other points resembled
the survivors of Andersonvile and Libby
Prisons. There are only three regiments re-
naming now at Camp Alger, near Washing
ton, where sanitary rules were ignored and a
great epidemic of typhoid prevailed. The ar
rival in New York of train from Chicka-
mauga bearing 260 soldiers Of the Eighth
Regiment, all debilitated, and many of them
dangerously i'll, excited great pity and in
dignation. These, like many others return
ing to other States, had seen no active SER
vice, but had suffered from preventable dis
ease in a home camp. The effect throughout
the land of the shocking loss of life and health
in these camps is clearly seen in public senti.
ment, which demands searching investiga.
tion and the punishment of those who are re.
sponsible and guilty The so-called camp oi
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-17
WHY Fear the Truth d?
From the New York Press.


If there is nothing in the conduct of the
War Department worthy of an investigation,
then an investigation will at least put our
minds at rest and leave us the wiser by another
surprise. For there is general impression
that some of the servants of the people have
been guilty ofineXcusable dereliction of duty,
if not worse. The anxious protestations of
certain of the servants that there is no need
ot'the probe has had its influence with sur
geon so well informed on the ways Of human
nature as the American people. The people
are suspicious.
If politics has been played in the manage
ment of the war, if representatives of the
War Department have been incompetent or
negligent. and if worse things have happened,
it is best that the truth be revealed now.
Such knowledge of the conduct of our ser
wants is not only our privilege and right but
our duty. in order that we may mete out JUS
tic,. 1t SharpenS the citizens mind to his
responsibilities; it makes him alert i'll dealing
with responsibilities. The other system does
not. Indifference is stagnation, and when a
people become Indifferent they may we'll con-
slider the outlook serious. And indifference
begins with the feeling that no doubt there
was deal of incompetence, or worse. IN the
administration of the war, but we might as
we'll pass it over
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-17
Will There be investigation:

II NAV be that President Mckinley and
Secretary Alger are entirely in the right IN
assuming that the criticisms to which the lat
ter has been subjected will i'll a few weeks
more lose their force and cease to be factors
of political or public Importance. We shall
be seriously surprised, not to say disappointed
if this is the result, for it will indicate light,
ness of temperament and inconslderateness OF
character which will argue seriously against
the welfare of our people in the future. Many
thousands of Americans believe that their
friends and relatives have lost their lives or
have been made to endure terrible sutierings
through the inefficiency of the chief OF oar
War Department; that, if he had selected
proper men to serve under him, these deaths
and sufferings would not have happened. A
feeling has sprung up, not in this part OF the
country alone. but in practically all parts.
that the Administration at Washington is so
CLOSELY bound to the political fortunes Of GER
tain favored individuals that, though these
caused bv their mismanagement the death OF
many good and patriotic citizens, the crimes
are TO be condOned and the criminals shell
tered.
We can think of no method better calcn-
lated to strange the patriotic tervor OF our
people than the growth Of a belief OF tins KIND.
-Four or five months ago to serve one country
in the army of the United States was the fond
wish of hundreds of thousands, nay, millions.
of American citizens, At the present time
that wish no longer exists, for the popular
opinion is that, when man enlists, the Gov
ernment whose welfare he risks his life to
sustain is regardless of his well-bemg or his
existence. This is not healthy sentiment. bul
it is one which we believe will be maintained
until there has been an authoritative investl'
CATION into the conduct of our war, for the
purpose of defining and allotting res 'onslblI-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-17
Promises Truly AISerine.
From the New York Times


1t remains to be seen whether, in Secretary
Ayers case, the country will admit the truth
of the maxim. ''better late than never. "
Evidently the storm of angry criticism i'll
which he has lived since May began has at
last attracted his attention. He has not, in
deed, been moved to confess his sins, or even
to acknowledge his mistakes, but he does
promise to do in the future several of the
things which hitherto he has utterl y neg lected.
Especially notable in the official outline of
his plans which the Secretary has Just issued
is the statement that ''the officers command
ing regiments and companies will be held
strictly responsible for the condition of the
camps" Why, in the name of the common
est common sense, was that rule not estab-
lished at the very beginning of the war? Why
has it not been enforced ever since? Never
were questions more oratorical than those, for
not only is no answer to them expected, but
no answer is possible. OF course, all the
troubles of the army, all the deaths and sut-
ferings on the transports and i'll the home
camps, and most of those at Santiago itself,
have resulted from the refusal of the Secre-
tary to hold anybody whatever to definite
personal responsibility for the proper perform
ance of official duties. The need of re-
movals for incompetence, for negligence, and
for worse, has everywhere been obvious. glar-
ing A few petty offenders have been court
martialed the big fish have moved along un-
moested and uncensured.