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glar, but Mrs. Moneypenny maintained
her self-possession, rose from her
knees and faced the intruder boldly,
still holding the red book
How dare you enter my house ia
this manner?" demanded the old lady
after a slight pause, while she inves-
tigated him through her spectacles
Yer may thank yer stars, misst 3,
as yer amt adeader already" said tae
man, roughly, coming close to her;
but when chap hears his own name
and facts bout his own life, he'dmaybe
like TO know what II means afore ho
sets to work"
''So--you uro Sam Blakeg" an
swered Mrs. Moneypenny, under.
standing rs people do sometimes in
Sudden emergencies. ''You are the
Sam Blake that nearly killed his wife,
that s,asved his children and broke
into a jewelers. shop 15 years ago /
know you very well, Sam Blake, for |
haze prayed for you and your miser-
able family every Sunday afternoon
for Is years. | am very glad you
hea d me, Sam Blake. Now what do
You wantg"
"Wot yer done il for?" asked Sam
Blake, still sc9wling.
because you were wicked enough
to require a good many prayers, and,
my friend" Mrs. Moneypenny smiled
a quaint, shrewd smile, unless you
are going TO murder me, which would
be but a simple matter, RS you see l
am old and alone in the house, l
shall continue 10 pray for YOU"
YOU'RE game 'un, you arel'
growled Sam Blake, half-approvingly.
i've mind TO LET yer of this time,
blowed if / amt. Look a-here, mis-
sus, il L don't knock yer over the
head as / had a mind, nor take that
diamond ring O. your'n in charge for
yer, yer must hand over what money
yer has in the 'ouse and give us a feed
aiore yer little 'un comes back. Look
spry, old 'un, and maybe us won't
quarrel after all. "
Mrs. Moneypenny measured the
man with her eyes, recognized his
strength aud her weakness, realized
there was nothing 10 do under tho
circumstances but obey, unlocked
her dispatch box and handed its CON
tents TO Sam Blake, who WAS pleasant
ly surprised, the nearness of rent day
not having entered into his ealcula-
tions, and treated her unwelcome guest
to as good meal in the kitchen as
the larder could provide.
Lets have a look at that book Of
vour'n," said Sam Blake, as he made
Mrs. Moneypenny fill up his glass
again with beer.
He studied the neat entries in si-
lence and then banged his fist down
on the table with such force that Mrs.
Moneypenny started. "Of all the rum
'uns you're about the rummestr he
exclaimed. There, shake hands,
missus you needn't be afeared for
your diamond, though it's mighty
fine 'un, as word was passed down to
me, sure enough. | guess that yer
book 'ull be full afore you goes under,
eh, missus?"
II am afraid it will, Sam Blakeg"
began Mrs. Moneypenny, racking her
brain for suitable word in season,
but just at that moment child's
merry laugh sounded in the distance.
Sam Blake showed half loaf into his
pocket and made a bolt out Of the
kitchen, the door slammed, and Mrs.
Moneypenny was left alone to thy
her disordered kitchen with hands
that suddenly trembled as she realized
for the first time that the Red Book
had saved her life, if not her money.
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QUAINT AMn CURIOUS.

RI 49, 4. . "a
Iuse'opes IUoe were nfs'useu ior ie''efs
:" -oo''
no ano me ~ y. = aihsoh ny eon'a'hs
-V,voo Po'i'i''' 'e"'es
When tea was first Brought to Eng
land the leaves were eaten.
OF British birds the cuckoo lays the
smallest egg IN proportion to its size.
"Dewev Manila Maeee'' is the name
of a recent girl baby in Philadelphia
In South Amar;ca ,hars 10 ,ao. .,
cats which does not know how a.
new
ooo
r"' 80 se"'s seo, IN ni"nce'
ducad
,,.
..,..;.a ~" - o"s ~, aao'"s wnsS auu oO-
sn.sss.I' suves,9n' 10 e''''' Us ~ eouiu see
fei'ee"s'
doctor says that the growth CT
NJ, ara 90 as1eo' ~e P'"'o en''ie'S "ne"
~,
me hignest ihnaoited place IN the
wollu Is 'ne custom mouse oi Anco-
marca' in reru' io'ooo ieet above the
sea.
The scales used in the London mint
can snow olnefehce in the weignt Of
cara amer d name mas peen written
upon IT.
The longest fence in the world is a
wire netting fence in Australia, 1886
miles long, lis object being to keep
the rabbits from tue cultivated fields.
Among the Turks it is still custom
ary to cat with the fingers; knives and
forks, napkins, aud table-cloths are
seen only on the tables Of wealthy
families.
o. II. yenner of Bluehill Nc.
claims the distinction Of having built
from newspapers three wears ago what
is now said 10 be the best boat n town
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LIVING RENT FREE
Philadelphia Man Who Went Broke
Because He Did Not Pay.

:
Because He Did Not Pay.
A Philadelphia man has lived ten
years in a house for which he paid no
rent and no taxes. It belonged to the
gas company, and he had paid rent reg
ularly until the property Of the compa-
ny was transferred to the city. He says
himself: II don't remember how long
1t is since l stopped paying rent. 1t
was when the gas office was on It'll
street. went there one day with my
rent and offered 1t to Mr.. White, who
had charge OF the gas company's real
estate. but be refused to take It, and
told me that It was TO be paid at the
city treasurers office in the future.
took It up there aud a young man there
said he could not take 1t, rs he couldn't
find record of any such house. He
told me that they would notify me
when they were ready to take my
money. | went back to Mr.. White and
he advised me to 90 home and wait I'M
I'll | heard from them. Well. | waited" :"
Nobody came to collect money until re-
Gently, when the city discovered its
title and sent man TO collect. The ten
ant got day to consider and promptly
skipped. But his experience with a
free rent does not seem to be satlsfac-
tory IL we may trust TO his wife. 'Yes'
Gays she. resentfully, "he thought it
was n snap. and look where he is now
no money, no business, looking for q
job. and family to support. He
wouldn't take my advice and move TO
where business was good, but he
Rugged his snap and stuck here in that
stagnant nelghborhood and spent
money on repairs for the house and
didn't make any money."-Philadelphia
Record.
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II 10 reasonably safe to say that II
Bryan had been president and Byran
men In power, there would not now be
spaniard on the island of Cuba, and
the Maine outrage would have been
avenged within week Of its happen
ing. That is one thing that may be
said of the man from the West and the
men from the West and South who
are behind him. .-Brann's Iconoelast.
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''Young Mr. Dabster says that he
is we .ded to his art "
s'Indeeil' replied Miss Cayenne.
Il shouldn't have judged by his pic
tures that he was even engaged to it. .
= WsaAingtoh stag
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La PLATA, MARYLAND, JULY s, 1898.
FOOLISH QUESTIONS.

faawa a a curlyh hoadei boy
HERR nrst tbornat her rbeast Who hal ali
the
rel blessed. As eereane
n and
head; He proudly ockedb bis head:
o him srofc
g ysad.
Imeta dan girl Istopped beshea
by And dhearaa milk
shame
he ame along
m a mi in mild
a strod away.
lew E her Of fcoursa'
1heuri
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these terms had been fully complied
with would this Government consent to
entertain any peace proposition what
ever. The questions upon which the
Spanish Government have so far asked
for additional information are regarded
by the Administration as perfectly legiti-
mate and proper, and up to this time
nothing has occurred to bring in ques-
tion the sincerity of their motives.
Under these circumstances it is the pur-
pose Of the President to deal with them
in Il spirit of perfect fairness, and to
make the road to peace as smooth for
them as the rights and dignity of this
Government will permit, and to this end
nnimportant concessions will be readily
granted.
1t was midnight last night before the
| concessions of the President regarding
the meeting place of the peace COM
miSlSOnerS was communicated to the
Madrid authorities so that allowing for
the difference in time, it was impossible
for an answer to have been received this
morning. However. it is expected that
the delay will not be long, probably at
most not more than day or two, and
, that the answer when it comes will be
found TO be IN unconditional acceptance
! of the terms as they now stand.
Now. with the Spanish Government
assured that no further notifications can
be expected there is nothing remaining
but an acceptance of the terms outright
of Il rejection without further debate,
which iS not pXDpctpd
Something had been said about an
effort on the part of the Spanish Govern
ment to secure some guarantee from the
United States that the lives and property
Of Spanish citizens in conquered terri
tory shall he cared for. The idea of the
Administration is that no Such pledge or
guarantee is necessary. Assuming sover-
eighty over conquered territory,
and exercising it either through
civil administration as will he
the case with Porto Rico in the end,
or through military governorship as will
he the case in Cuba for an indfinite time
the United States assumes strict OBJ
legation to protect the lives, interests
and property Of all citizens of all neutral
nations, and must be remembered that
when the treaty of peace Is signed the
citizens of Spain, now enemies, will fall
in that category.
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AN IDEAL CAMP PROVIDED.
Orders to Bring Five Regiments OF
Shafter's Force Home Already Issued.

Shafter's Force Home Already Issued.
Washington, ID. c., August Upon
being informed Of the formal request
made by the commanding generals of the
American army ut Santiago to hav,
their men removed Immediately to the
United States, the War Department Of
tcials stated that this request has been
anticipated, and that the War Depart
ment has been directing the best part OF
its energies to the return of General
Shafter's force to the United States. il
has already provided for their reception
an ideal camp at Montauk Point, Long
Island. and orders were sent forward
yesterday to begin the homeward move
ment by cmbarking at Santiago five
cavalry regiments of Shafter'S force.
including Roosevelts Rough Riders. Ii
was not deemed possible nor desirable
to bring them all here at one time, not
only from the lack of transports. but for
medical reasons, the physicians repre-
Senting that sudden change in climate
would probably kill many of the soldiers
who have not passed the convalescent
stage.
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ereignty Implies.

Washington, August 1.-The United
States Government is now waiting To
hear again from Spain, and this time it
is expected the answer will be final
Firmly but courteOusly the President
has declined the earnest appeal of the
French Ambassador to modify the
United States demands except in slight
and comparatively unmportant respects.
There is no doubt that the peace nego-
tiations are progressing TO the en ire
satisfaction of the President and the
members of the Cabinet. 4 statement
to that effect was made yesterday by Il
high official of the Administration who
expressed the belief that within IL very
short time there would be a complete
cessation of hostiities. The conference
yesterday afternoon at the White
House. in which the President, NJ. Cam
bon, and Secretary Day participated,
was devoted almost entirely to Il dis
cussion of details which are regarded by
the President rs llnmportant. and hence
the requests of the French Ambassador,
for the most part will be accedcd to.
One of these was that the commission
to be appointed to settle the terms of
peace shall meet outside of the United
States. and preferably in France. The
President sees no material objection to
granting this request, and it is said to
be practically settled that the confer
cnccs will be held in Paris. The Madrid
Government through NJ. Cambon, pro-
pounded number Of questions us to
the time when Spain would be expected
to evacuate Cuba and the territory to he
coded the United States and as to what
provisions would be made by the United
States to protect the interests of Span
ish subjects in these islands while the
evacuation was in progress. Nj. Cambon
was informed upon all of these points,
presumably to his satisfaction. There
is one point. however, which the Span
ish authorities, Judging from their COM
munication TO their representative here,
fail fully to comprehend. and Secretary
Days call upon the Ambassador last
night was for the purpose, principally,
of making perfectly clear this one point,
which was that the evacuation of Cuba,
Porto Rico and one of the Ladrone ISL
ands to be selected by the United States,
and the permanent cession to this Gov
ernment of all of these islands except
Cuba, was made Il condition precedent
to all peace negotiations that not until
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FORCIBLE LETTER
Our Troops Ripe for Dying Like Rotten
Sheep.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press
Santiago de Cuba, August $3.50 p.
m.-Delaycd i'll transmission. Sum
moned by Major General Shafter, II
meeting was held here this morning at
HEADQUARTERS and in the presence OF
every commanding and medical officer
of the Fifth Army corps, General Shat
ter read IL cable message from Secretary
Alger, ordering him ut the recommends
tion of Surgeon General Sternberg. 10
move the army into the interior, to San
Luis, where it healthier.
AS Il result of the conference, General
Shafter will insist upon the immediate
withdrawal of the army north within
two weeks.
As an explanation of the situation. the
following letter from Colonel Theodore
I Roosevelt. commanding the First Volun-
teer cavalry, to General Shafter was
handed by the latter to the correspond
cnt here of the Associated Press for pub
ication:
Major General Shafter:
''Sir: In meeting Of the general and
medical officers called by YOU at the
palace this morning we were all. as Won
know, unanimous in view of what should
he done with the army. TO keep us here
in the opinion of every officer command
ing division or Il brigade. will simply
involve the destruction of thousands.
There is no possible reason for not ship
ping practically the entire command
north at once. Yellow fever eases are
very few in the cavalry division where 7
command one of the two brigades. and
not one true case Of yellow fever has oc-
Cured IN tins division, except amon.
the men sent to the hospital Mt SibOncy,
where they have. believe. contracted it..
But i'll the division. there have been
1,30O cases of malarial fever Not a
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SPANISH OFFICERS WIZ ~.
Steamer San Juan Prepares to Take
Them to Spain.

Santiago de Cuba, August 4.-Tht
steamer San Juan. in charge of Lieuten-
ant Noble, of General Shafter's staff,
left yesterday afternoon for Manzanillo
under Il flag of truce, to embark there
the wives and children of the officers of
the Spanish forces which arrived here
from Manzanillo to reinforce General
Linares during the siege. They will be
returned to Spain with their husbands
and fathers.
General Wood, the military Governor,
has appointed Major George Nj. Bar
bour as health and State commissioner.
The city will be divided into sixteen dis
tricts. under the supervision of non-com-
missioned officers responsible for the
street cleaning in their respective locali-
ties -Four thousand men will be inn
mediately put to work cleaning the thor
oughfareS.
The hospital ship Olivette has arrived
from Tampa and the Berlin from New
Orleans.
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ROOSEVELT'S HEAD SWELLS.
He Thinks the Rough Riders Beat the
Band

He Thinks the Rough Riders Beat the
Band.
Washington, ID. c., August 1.-The fol
lowing correspondence has passed be
tween Colonel Roosevelt and Secretary
Alger:
Santiago, July 23rd., 1895.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Il am writing with the knowledge and
approval Of General Wheeler:
I'VE earnestly hope that you will send
us most of the regulars, and at any
rate the cavalry division, Including the
Rough Riders, who are as good as any
regulars and three times as good rs any
State troops, to Porto Rico. There are
l,S00 effective men in this division; ii
those who were left behind were joined
to them, we could land alto Porto Rico
in this cavalry division, close to 1000
men, who would be worth, easily, any
10000 national guards armed with black
powder Springfield or other archaic
weapons.
''Ipry rpcpnpffuIly
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this determination. 1t was rather q
question of ways and means than of lack
of intention to redeem this promise
that caused delay. AS far as the ques-
ton of removing the troops back into the
mountains was concerned tthc question
which seems to have precipitated the in
dignation meeting among the American
commanders at Santiago) it is learned
that the Medical Department here made
no such recommendation. All that it
had to say on this subject was that if
the troops must remain near Santiago an
effort should be made to remove them at
once to some healthier camping ground.
Surgeon General Sternberg agrees in
that opinion expressed by the signers of
the round robin at Santiago. that men
who have suffered from the severe ma
larlal feyers of the South Cuban coast,
SO far from being immune against at
tackS of yellow fever, as has been as
serted in some quarters, are actually i'll
very much greater danger than those
who have escaped the malaria. Malarial
fever, it is stated, Is no more Il protec-
tion against subsequent attack of yell
low fever than would be Il case of
measles against smallpox, while the
fearful debility resulting from the ma
larial fever would certainly tend to
make the victim an especial mark for
yellow jack.
The Department to-day gave ont Il
statement of its resources in the way of
transports at Santiago and also. as an
incident. directed attention to the fact
that the troops cannot be withdrawn
as Il whole until the Spanish prisoners
are disposed of. otherwise, there is
no certainty that. finding themselves
able to do 50, the Spaniards would
not ovcrpower their captors. repossess
themselves of Santiago and thus lose to
the American army the small foothold
in Cuba, which it has cost so much
blood and money to secure. 1t is, how
ever, the expectation that all Of the
American troops will have been removed
from Santiago to the United States by
the end of this month. and that is prob
ably the very hest that can be done
under the circumstances.
To-day also passed without news from
General Miles, and in his case the De
partment feels sure that mo news is
good news" 1t is believed that at the
rate of progress he is reported to have
been making in his march across the
island. that the General will be at the
doors of San Juan by the end of next
week. No very desperate defense of
Porto Rico's capital is expected.
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PART OF GRANTS BRIGADE
Sails From Newport News on the Way
10 Porto Rico.

Newport News, August A part Of
General Grants brigade is on the way
to Porto Rico. The transport Hudson
sailed at daybreak this morning with the
Third battalion and half of the Second
battalion of the First Kentucky regi-
ment. The only troops that embarked
today were Batteries \ and c, Pennsyl-
vania artillery and Governors and Sheri-
dams troops. Pennsylvania cavalry,which
went aboard the Manitoba. 1t is under
stood that this vessel will not leave port
until Saturday.
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT" j"
ALGER CALLS HIM DOWN.

The following reply was cabIed to Col
onel Roosevelt to-day:
Your letter of the 23rd Is received
The regular army, the volunteer army
and the Rough Riders have done well
but | suggest that unless you want t,
spoil the effects and glory of your victory
you make no invidious comparisons. Th,
Rough Riders are no better than othc
volunteers. They had an advantage il
their arms, for which they ought to bt
very grateful.
lSigneD 'R. a. ALGER,
Secretary of War"
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INSURGENTS DEFEATED.

Madrid August Am official dis.
patch from Havana says:
"The Raboya battalion has defeated a
large band of insurgents near Monte
Verde, province of Matanzas. The enemy
abandoned their positions and were pur-
sued at the point of the bayonet. They
lost heavily including their commander,
Jovel. The Spanards had two killed and
fourteen wounded
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ORDERED TO SANTIAGO.

Macon, Ga, August 4-Orders were
received from the War Department to-
day by Colonel II. III. Ray, commanding
the Third regiment United States volun-
teers Mt Macon to break camp Saturday
and proceed to Savannah. there to em-
park Sunday morning for Santiago de
Cuba.
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CARLOAD OF LEMMONS.
Offered for Distribution Among the
Army Hospitals.

New York. August 4.-Licutenant Col
oncl j. Morris Brown, head of the Mcdi-
cal supply depot here. received today II
communication from Miss Helen Gould,
saying that Ira Il. Benet of SandiegO
Cal. had tclegraphed to her Offering Il
carload of lemons for distribution among
the army hospitals. Colonel Brown
promptly replied that the gift would be
most acceptable.
Major William ii. Arthur, in charge of
the hospital ship Missouri, received Il
letter from Miss Helen Gould Offering on
behalf of the WOman's National War Ra-
lief Association to contribute anything in
the way of equipment for the ship. Mai.
Arthur has asked the association to sup
ply four electric ward kitchens. They
will cost $500 each.
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n POint THAI Spain
Did MOI F'U]IU Grasp
That the Evacuation of Cuba, Porto Rico and
One of the Ladrones was a Condition Pre-
cedent to all Peace Negotiations.
PEACE COMMISSION
WILL MEET IN FRANCE

Such Seems the Present Understanding, and an Uncond
ditionaI Acceptance of Our Terms is ExpectedNo
Guarantee for Lives and Property of Spanish
Subjects in Conquered Territory is Consider
ed Necessary as When We Assume Sow
eregnty over a People we also Assume
all Obligations Such Sow
eregnty Implies.
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TRANSPORTS AGROUND.
Troops DISSEMINATING at Ponce an,
Guanica.

Ponce. August 3, via st. Thomas. ID
w. L.. August 3.-(Delayed in transmits
sion THE transport Massachusetts hav
ing on board Troops a and c of the
New York cavalry the Philadelphia trooI
the Sixth cavalry and the Eighth in
fantry, is aground here.
The Roumania, with four batteries OF
artillery, under the command of Major
Rodney, is aground at Guanica.
The transport Washington, with the
fourth Pennsylvania regiment and the
Seneca. with Colonel Qucrto's regiment
are landing to-day at Guanica.
The Eleventh and Nineteenth regular
infantry regiments. and Troop b. of the
Second cavalry have disembarked here.
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WAITING FOR TROOPSHIPS.
No Fighting Expected Under Severa
DAYS.

Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, August
$50 far us known, no further forward
movement will he made by the Amerl-
can troops until the arrival of more
troopShips. which are expected hourly.
The present prospect is that there
will be no actual fighting for several
days. g.
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THE MADRID CABINET
DELAYS ITS ANSWER

It is Believed However, that the Spanish Government Full
|y Realizes the FutiIy of Further Pleading and that
this Delay is Merely Employed for Political
Efect--A Definite Answer is Looked for
in Day or neutrality-suspicious. for
Wade Expedition Go On
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TROOPS FOR JACKSONVILLE.

Springfield. Ills. August 4.-The
Ninth Illinois infantry regiment leaves
Springfield Friday morning. over the
Wabash for Jacksonville, Fla.