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Pena started with his prisoner for up
stairs. The commandant ran up stairs
ahead and, afraid of firing at 'Pena, made
slash with his machete. 1t missed ana
stuck in a stair. Pena grabbed 1t and
missed his man, but caught his watch
chain and broke IT, Pena hanging on to
the end attached to the watch. shot
was fired down stairs and a retreat was
necessary.
Pena's horse was shot and Nunez was
forced to leave him while he himself ran
a gauntlet of fire. Pena had in a stable,
selecting. that because he thought he
might get a horse Luck favored him, and
when he was discovered he was mounted
and armed for trouble. He escaped and
Joined Nunez.
1T was bad raid" said Nunez. Your
horse and maehete, a dozen bullets lost
and nothing to show for it,"
Eyes, there is responded Pena. 81
got this watch" During all his trouble
he had chung to the commandants gold
timepiece.
on another occasion, he, with two
others held up a Spanish dance. With
a companion he appeared at the doorway
where the civil guards ball was in pro-
gress A musician was calling out the
the figures to about twenty couples
Ladies on the floor hands upp' yelled
Pena. The senoritas dropped and the
guards stood still. Twenty rifles were
loaded on the backs of the horses, cart
ridge belts were strapped about their
necks. and without a shot being fired the
job was over in fifteen minutes.
Pena has been wounded a number Of
times by Mauser bullets, but has always
pulled through. He is an American cit
izen, like most of the generals in the Gu
ban army. w. P. Bakoff.
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A DARING INSURGENT.
Gen. BrauliO Pena a Mighty Fine Cavalry
Officer.
Many

Of Spanish guerilias. Penas men are
taught Two thinss-disciphne and love of
horses. With all his hard riding his
horses look the best in the army. They
are mostly horses that have been stolen
from the Spanish, and their condition
when contrasted with the same animals in
the Spanish service is remarkable. To a
trooper ne once found mistreatlng his
horse he said:
TO that horse you owe your life more
than once. Mlstreat him again, and you
viii join the infantry" Penas daring Is
shown by two incidents in the ten years
war. With Amelio Nunez he learned that
the commandant of the civil guards in an
interior town had guns and ammunition
stored in his house. The pair decided to
raid It. In broad daylight they rode into
town. tide their horses at his veranda and
entered his house. Six soldiers We're in
the room. Nunez and Pena covered them
with their revolvers and singing out the
commander, Pena demanded to know
where the ammunition was. The COM
mandant told him 1t was up stairs, and
while Nunez held the rest with hands up
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beverages In al the ten-mile ride out
from town that sultry Saturday afternoon
he had stopped only once TO Stake his
thirst and dispel the accumulated dust n
his throat with one mild lager. lie would
go back 10 town the very next day-Sun-
day-and would never speak to Marion
Webster again
Then he heard rustling and felt a cool
breeze on his face, The rustling was
among the leaves of the creeper that COW
cred the open side of the porch The breeze
stopped, and Carlton was aware of a
bright light Where was he? Yes, he
was still on the front porch of the sum-
mer hotel.- The light did not come from
inside, 1t came from the horizon across the
bay. The rustling Of the vine leaves was
rain. Another glare of light was follow
ed by a long, loud crash and rumble The
storm had come up and caught him SWING
ing in the grass hammock long after ev-
erybody else had gone in to bed. 1t was
time for him TO 70 low the general example.
So he tried the han door found that those
two girls had at least been considerable
enough to leave it unfastened for him
went In and, in spite Of thunder, and IN
spite of his offended consciousness of vir-
tue, slept soundly in bed.
Good morning, Mr.. Carlton. I hope
the thunder didn't keep you awake"
he neared their table at breakfast time
She was looking very pretty that morning
SO was Marion Webster. Both the girls
suggested nature fresh and bright after a
summer shower. Marion rich brown curls
were, even more than they usually SEEM
ed, bewitching example of natural exub-
GRANGE evenly balanced with discerning
art Her eyes were as bright that morning
as raindrops.
All This WINS sirnnlv oxaenara tine 70 rorI
ton, upsetting his deep-laid and deadly
plan TO break Marion Websters heart by
making love to her friend He could easily
have brought himself to carry out his
plan If Ethel had been there alone. or Wis
avis to some elderly unprepossessing per-
son. Now he could only scowl IN anger
more at himself and his weakness than at
any external enemy.
well, aren't you going to speak?" said
Marion. What Is the matter with you this
morning."
There's your chair" said Ethel, laugh
ing.
Thank you" Carlton answered. drop
ping into the chair with a rather bad
grace. Il beg your pardon. l slept very
WELL in spite OF the thunder"
You must have been very sleepy after
your long ride then" said Marion 1t
kept me awake-pot the ride, the thunder.
What are you scowllng like that for?"
She had caught the sharp look which
Carlton shot from over his cantelope
Il didn't mean 20 scowl. Miss Webster.
Were you kept awake. Miss Young?"
mo, but Marion was--so she says-I hone
you haven't forgotten your promise to ia ke
us 70 church this morning. Mr.. Carlton"
But Carlton had forgotten all about a..
He was dressed in wheeling costume and
his mind was fun of nothing but riding
back 20 town failing the revengeful plan.
Of flirting with Marion Wobster's pretty
friend from the South. However. he dissi-
tm9laicd. ana managed 10 DO IL wlth a
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AN IMPOSITION OF SLEEP.
BY EwEN MACPHERSON.

1.-THE evening is warm; are you very
sleepy, Mr.. Carlton?"
II was certainly Marion webster's pref
ty voice that asked the question, with a
suspicion Of sarcasm in its intonation.
mo. Miss Webster-I beg your pardon
for yawning; didn't think"
Didn't think she'd find you out in the
dark" came from a lawn-clad figure that
vas sitting on a lower step of the porch.
Miss Webster is clalrvoynte these sum,
mer evenings, Miss Young" said Carlton.
Perhaps that's only IN regard to you
said Marion Websters friend and guest;
it's a matter Of sympathy. you know. You
have 10 be en- rapDort-isnt that the
word?"
Carlton could guess. or in some way
became conscious, in the dim light. that
Marions face was taking on an expires.
sion OF cold disapproval as she answered.
Il don't think I feel much sympathy for
Mr. Carlton when he's sleepy"
Without the hesitation before the las,
word m This remark. Il would have been
somewhat polntlessi as Il WAS, IL meant
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not report for a week and will earn a
pair" -Four days later he reported vita
pair of boots and clothing that would
saved from the ten years war We're his
stars as lieutenant colonel, They were
tortoise shell. When he started for cuba
he gave these to Horatio S. Reubens, coun-
sci 10 the junta.
Keep them" said he. 81 propose to
be general when Independence is ae-
knowledged." That was the last seen OF
Pena in this country. Since then he has
been heard from often. When he landed
Gomez embraced him. In answer to a
question as to where were his lieutenant
colonel stars, Pena replied:
1T was not what / did then. General
1t Is for you to say what shall be INV
rank. l offer my services to my country"
Gomez made him colonel of cavalry
In week he had 800 men. That Pena
was back was enough. In Santa Clara
he was known, and the young cubans
Hooked 70 his standard. For every dead
Spaniard he made he tried 10 add re
cruit TO his ranks. Penas orders TO his
men are always use the machete.
save cartridges and get Mausers or ma
chetes. As cavalry leader he has no
superior in the Cuban ranks He com
bines the dash of Maceo with the iudg.
rnent of Gomez. He will ride his men
forty miles TO attack a Spanish column,
ana after hve hours rest will raid A
town The first year of the war Gomez
made him a brigadier general and an.
pointed him chief of cavalry No charge
that his men participate in is too dan
gerous for Pena. He never calls for vol
unteers TO undertake particularly tough
bit of work that he doesn't himself agree
10 lead.
In appearance Pena is thin. with a
face on the lines Of the medallions of
julius Caesar found on old Roman coins
He is Of medium hight nervous as a
cat In movements and sef-eomposed IN
danger. For months ne has been usinp
up Blanco's cavalry in Matanzas ana
Santa Clara. favorlte trick of which
he is the master is 70 see a large BODY
OF cavalry and decoy it into pursuit OF
his troops AT a bend Of road his
men viii face about and charge as ire
Spaniards come around The bend Tina
formation prevents more than half or a
small portion OF the Spanish cavalry
coming into acilon Those who cannot
see what is happening believe il Is an.
other ambuscaGc. Fifty or sixty Snor.
So SDSlfNi9 az NHt ~ ftttes ana Reua S
force Is out Of the way. An hour late
by hard Fb1ing, he may have doubled on
the enemy and Is hacking al The rear
While the Spanish are figuring out their
loss and forming for another attar,,
Pcna Is away 10 raid the town thew have
left uncovered by their going out IA
meet him. when they return everythinr
worth taking la town has been gathonfd
IN by the cubans.
The next dny a body Of cavatr,,. a. b,.,
OF twenty m.ies away cutting % a bodv
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Nov, look here. Miss Young, this Is
too bad of you. What has Miss Webster
been telling you about me?'
bout you?" Ethel laughed merrily
"Oh, 1 couldn't begin to tell you all the
things she has told me about you But
what made you so cross a breakfast"
Let me ask you question. Did you
notice-do you think was so very sleepy
last night?"
Last night? Why, I thought you were
tired after your long ride; that's all"
Hin. Perhaps you didn't notice the
curious emphasis MSS Webster put on the
word sleepy. Perhaps you didn't hear
the way she made that remark about dry
weather. .
II heard her say at breakfast
iOh, I don't mean at breakfast" Carl
ton Interrupted. Il mean last night"
Ethel shook her head.
She can't have put any emphasis on
sleepy " she said, for don't remember
hearing her say anything of the kind last
night You must be thinking Of what she
said at the breakfast table"
mo, I'm not" Carlton persisted.
Didn't you hear what she said about
its being very dry weather 1 know you
laughed, as if it was a good joke
When was all this?'
at was out here last night You were
EAtAAtiS OONtl luEEts OH tAidl step.
II never sat on that step last night"
''Then please tell me what did happen,
if l am laboring under a delusion.'
What did happen said Ethel, twas
that we all three went out for a little spin
after supper"
Il remember that"
tiAnd then we sat down together on that
wooden bench between the windows for
about ten minutes"
did 1 yawn?"
II don't remember. your yawning. Then
Marion and / went in, and you climbed
into the hammock"
Suddenly Cartons face became very
grave. His memory had been refreshed,
and he could take up the thread of the
story where Ethel left it. The thread car
riea him to a neighborng bowling alley,
where, drawn by thirst he had gone in
search of beer after the girls had left MIN.
II was a sultry night and the beer was
well iced. He remembered returning soon
to the hammock. IL was all very plain
now. Marion Webster's peculiar abhor-
renee of intoxcants must have been
weighing on his mind when he got back
TO the hammock after his visit TO the
bowling alley. The startling reality CT
that brief, but sharp, dialogue about sleep
mess must have been only Pigment Of his
brain.
Il think / see 10 now ne said
81 must have been dreaming VIII you
do me a great Kindness Miss Young?
Don't say a word about this TO Miss
W ebster-until--"
Until whenT'
ION. until we--oh, not for two years
Therew
II will promise. II you will make me
another promise" said Ethel. laughing
"Name your termsi"
That you viii never again dream fool
ish- and m.schieyous dreams"
but how eau / help itg'
"Wells 10 use your own language
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Az the CapitoI.

am in my seventy-third year. ana ZOE
fifty years 1 have been a great sulleIer
from Indigestion, constipation ana piilous-
ness. have tried all the pemedles au'
vertised for these diseases, and got no pei.
manent relief About one year ago tIe
disease assuming a more severe ana oan.
gerous form, became very weak. ana i ,
flesh rapidly. ] commenced using - "a
Mozley's Lemon Elixir. gained twelve
pounds In three months. My strength ahu
health, my appetite and my digestion "eIo
perfectly restored. and now fell as you"s
and vigorous as / ever did In my Ire
L. ]. Alldred.
Doorkeeper Ga. State Senate
State Capitol, Atlanta Cd
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mean. mems langua ge-stick to soft drink
when you're thirsty. Is it a bargain?'
''It is. But look here, you mustn't get
that impression Of me. 1 hardly ever
touch beer. l give you my word, and never
anything stronger
That's just why It makes you dream
ugly dreams when you do touch it. And
then you get cross. Here we are. Marion.
We're all ready"
So the three went to church together.
Carlton in a subdued condition of mind,
penltent beyond what was demanded of
him, and model of gallant attention.
Its all right, Marion" said Ethel, as
soon as the two were alone once more.
Hes in a lovely humor again. And I
know all about what was the matter
with him. You want me to tell you? Well,
l can't tell you until-unti."
as it a secret between your"
Ethel nodded.
II won't have It," said Marion, smiling
and blushing.
"only one way to stop it, my DEAR"
said Ethel.
What's thatT
Marry him"
"Oh. Etheli"
Then perhaps he'll tell you. and you
won't have to ask me at ALL"
Two years later those three were sit
ting on that same porch when Ethel
Young said. Il believe the time is up
now Mr.. Carlton. 1 am going to tell your
wife about that dream you had
TOO late" said Marion Carlton. 81
know all about it,"
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great deal to the young man at whom
1t was aimed. Carlton felt keenly the
insinuaton conveyed in the word.
sleepy" IL was an insinuation which h.
could have afforded 70 treat as a jest il
some other girl had made it-say, Ethel
Young. But Marion was, for him. the one
girl. Therefore, It was a serious matter
when she implied that his WEAKNESS might
come from other causes than sultry
v Gather and long bicycle rides in the salt
breezes that blew from the sea. Moreover,
the sneer-he feltit 20 be a sneer-wounc-
ed his pride and his sense of justice, for
he was a strictly temperate young man,
who limited his beer in quantity and
strength.
Il am sorry TO forfeit Miss Websters
sympathy he said in voice of quiet re-
sentiment. but in this sort OF weather
a man who wants to be always wide awake
to catch sympathy win have hard work. "
Yes. it is dry weather" Marion laugh
ed. but we may have rain before morn
ing. Come on, Ethel. They're going 10
put out the lights in the hall"
And the two girls got up to go into the
house. Carlton felt his ears tingling. as
he stood aside by the open door 10 let
them pass in, raising his cap politely to
their Good night
To all this he could have made his afEi-
davit and sworn, even to the very words
and the tones of the girls voices. The
incident made a deep impression on him.
IL was rank injustice to hint that he, An
thony Carlton, known among the boys"
as a steady goer, both on the wheel and off
It had been over INDUCING In stimulant
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creGitably slight display of confusion.
Then we had better go and begin to
get ready said Marion. And The two girls
left their sulky male friend to finish his
breakfast and mediate upon what he de-
scrlbed 10 himself as the easy nonchal-
ance with which woman can insult you
over night and pass it of next morning
as a good joke" Alarions remark, You
must have been very sleepy" seemed to
him TO be an outrageous instance of what
lie slangily termed rubbing It in"
Il wonder what has got into Anthony
Cartons head" Marion was saying to her
friend upstairs
You ought to understand him best, my
dear said Ethel He seemed in good
enough hunlor last night when we left
him in the hammock. Are you going to put
on your null frock? No, don't think It
will rain any more"
Must have got out of bed on the wrong
side, Marion went on,pursuing the prob
lem Of Cartons i'll humor.
Suppose I ask him?" Ethel suggested.
II don't care if you do said Marion.
But men never confess when they turn
sulky do they? ! don't care"
Ethel was on the front porch. alone,
when Carlton came down in what he call,
ed his church parade kit"
Marion will be down presently" she
said. But tell me, MIR. Carlton, don't
you want TO go to church with US? Per-
haps you're not feeling well this morn
ing?'
~" said Carlton, bristling up, II never
felt better in my life"
I'm so glad. thought you might have
had a headache"
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Key West, April 2O.-Gen. Braulio Pena,
chief of cavalry with Maxine Gomez, is
a striking and romantic figure in the Gu
ban war
Pena has been in the present war since
the start and is a veteran Of the ten years
war. At The close Of the ten years war,
with others, he escaped 60 81. Thomas and
made his way to Florida. Unable TO do
anything in a mercantile way without
funds, he lived a catch-as- cateh-can exist
ence and learned the trade as a cigar
maker. When the present war started he
was in This country. what money he had
he turned into the general fund and went
with one of the first expeditions sent to
the island. There was difficulty about
landing in Cuba, and while waiting 10
start his shoes gave out. He was pracu-
cally barefooted. 1t was suggested to him
that he take money 10 buy pair OF shoes.
mo" said he, Just tell me that I need
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Bruin as a Can Opener.

From the Mime polls (Alinn.) Journal
The zoo Uncle Sam maintains at Yellow.
stone National Park is growing rapidly,
as appears from the annual report of Act
ing Superintendent Maj. Pope, just re-
ceived at the general offices of the North
ern Pacific. Black bears have become SO
numerous that they are an annoyance.
They break into stores-houses AMI supply
stations during the winter and destroy
large quantities of provisions. In opening
canned goods they are credited with all
most human intelligence, though no eye
witness has yet discovered them improving
the method man usually follows. II Is said
to be common sight to mark half doz-
en- of the big fellows feeding on the refuse
from the hotels in one afternoon. Maj.
Pope recommends the sale of some Of them
to geological collections. Buffalo alone are
not increasing in number. Deer and eoy-
otes; and other wild animals are thriving
The hostility of the people of the REGION
who are inclined to dispute the govern
ments right TO maintain park for TIE
public benefit is commented on. Holding
to the idea that they suffer an abrdse-
ment of private right in the exclusion Oh
so much of the public domain for para
purposes, the settlers shoot game When-
ever they have the opportunity.
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Chinese candles as Russian Dainties.

From the London Hongkong Telegraph
To most people taliow candle appears
more in the way of a necessity thah d
luxury, but the Russian bluejackets VINO
are enjoying shore leave just now from ire
Rossia and the Admiral Nakimon appear
to find in assmilating candles of Chlness
make as much gusto as an Enghsh emu
would have in eating a sugar stick. Tho
other day a party of stalwart MuscoVl'e
bluejackets were to be seen going along
Queens Road, and the ayidity with when
they polished off joss candles was a s'ghe
for the gods Some of the men, who Wero
evidently petty officers, elected to dine OF
candIesas thick as ones arm-regular No.
/ joss pidgin arrangements-and stTedipS
Of grease trickled from the corners OF eacn
mans mouth. British and American
Jacks like their beer and rum, but they
draw the, line at Chinese-made talio"
candles
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work which is on them. They are not OF
velvet or of silk and for this every sensi-
BILE person will be thankful.
Helen Ward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-02
oUrRAcEs IN CHINA.
United States Consul at Shanghai Investi-
gates.

United States Consul at Shanghai Investi-
gates.
VANCOUVER, B. e., Sept. 2.-The
steamer Empress Of China brings the
following Oriental adyices:
The United States consul at Shang.
hal is inquiring into the most recent
foreign antl-Outrage. Messrs. Chaplin
and Alexander. az the international
alliance mission, while on their way
up the Yuen river with their house
boat, we're stoned at Kongkiang,
Huan. The toat was smashed and
then buried by the mob. The two
travellers barely escaped with their
lives on a Chinese gunboat. The Of
ficials did nothing to protect them,
At Hong Kong 'they say there is
grave reason to fear that the steam
launch Wlngafoo, which flies the
American flag and which left July 2
for CaYlte, has ,foundered.
The CoIean government has estab.
llshed land survey Office, with view
to surveying the land in the empire
and examining the position OF the
roads, bridges aud Notifications. A
contract has been signed between the
United States minister and the Co
rean government to engage an Ameri.
can engineer for carrying out the
work.
1t is stated that the Corean govern
ment will grant to Japan railway
charter between Seoul and Fusan, If
the japanese government will surren-
der a number OF Corean refugees in
Japan.
The annexation fever has spread to
Japan, which recently raised the flag
of the "rising sun" over a small is
land south or Japan. The island Is
said to have been discovered by an
American captain and marked on
the chart as Marcus island. A small
colony has been sent to cultivate the
island,
The indemnity paid by the Haw.
ailan government has been received,
and its disposal will be shortly de-
cided on. After CLAIMS for compen-
sation by the emigration companies
have been paid, the balance will be
to defray the expenses
incurred by the government in the
matter.
The japanese legations at London
and Washington will be raised TO the
rank of embassies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-02
Cable Plans.

New YORK, Sept. AT meet
ing of the directors of the Pacific
Gable Company, held at the Office OF
J.P. Morgan & Co., plans were con-
sidered for establishing cable connec-
tion with the Philippines, the Asiatic
coast, Japan and Australia, via
Hawaii Surveys for duplicate
cable, via Sltka, and the Aleutian
islands, were ordered. James A.
Scrymser, president of the Pacific
Cable Company, will sail from Van
couver for Japan on September ~.