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and the girl. with the quick movement of
humming bird. Owed into the foliage,
and would have disappeared had he not,
with equal celebrity. interc opted her, again
fmprfsoning her wrist. you liar!" she
cried. her magnificent eyes ablaze with an
ger. "Fafthlese minion of faithless race,
you promised to let me CO."
And kept my promise" said the young
man. still with a smile. 81 said / would
release your hand, and I did SO. but as
for yourself. that Is a different matter
You see, signorino, to speak plainly, you
are a spy. 1 have caught you almost with
in our lines, counting our boats, and per-
haps our men. There Is war between our
countries. and I arrest you as a spy"
"A brave country, yours" she cried, 'to
war upon women"
WELL" said the young man with a
laugh, what are we to do? The men won't
stay and fight u.s.
She gave him dark. Indignant glance
at this, which but heightened her swarthy
beauty.
and what are your she said, ''but a
spy?'
Not yet he replied. eff you had found
me peering at the fort, then perhaps 1
should be compelled to plead guilty. But
1t is. you are the only spy here at pres
ent. signorino. Do you know what the
fate of spy is?''
The girl stood there for few moments,
her face downcast, the living gyves still
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There is no such secrecy about our forces;
we do not care who knows the number IN
our garrison"
NO? Then how many are there donnaf''
Three hundred and forty answered the
Man. or young ladies like yourself,
donna? Be careful how you answer. for II
the latter, 1 warn you that nothing win
keep the British out Of Fort San Carlos.
We shall be with you. even IL we have to
go as prisoners. In saying this feel that
I am speaking for our entirs company
The girl tossed her head scornfully.
There are $40 men," she said, 'as you
shall find to your cost II you dare attack
the fort"
I'm that case" replied Nelson, you are
nearly two to one. and I venture to think
that we have not come UP the river for
nothing"
What braegarts you English arer'
rs it Dragging to welcome a stirring
night! Are you well provided with can
You will learn that for yourself when
you come within sight Of the fort. Have
sailor?'
Yes, one. The number in the fort which
you give corresponds with what have al
ready heard. I have heard also that you
were well supplied with cannon, but have
bean told that you have no cannon balls in
Fort San Carlos
THAT Is not true; we have plenty"
Incredible as 1t may seem, I was told
that the cannon balls were made of clay.
When I said you had none, I meant that
you had none Of ircn."
That Is also quite true" answered the
girl.
DO you mean to say that you are going
to shoot baked clay at us? 1t will be like
heaving bricks and the young man threw
back his head and laughed.
"Oh. you may laugh" cried the girl, "but
I doubt If you will be so merry whsn you
come to attack the fort. The clay cannon
balls were made under the superintendent
of my father, and they are filled with iron
links Of chain. spikes and other scraps of
iron.''
by Jove!' cried young Nelson, that's
an original idea. I wonder how it will
work."
You will have every opportunity of find
ing out. If you are foolish enough to at
tack the fort"
"You advise US then to ratreat",
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IN THE CHU RCHE S

1t is expected that, large class will be
graduated this symHsr at the Lucy Webb
Hayes Training8EtAool for Missionaries
and DeaconessehAik this city. Dr. Ames,
president of thessSool, says: There is
great need for enlarting the accommoda-
tons OF the Institutes. The demand grows
with the supply. A number of new places
are ready to open; if we could give them
workers. Our present homes need addition
al deaconesses Nearly every day brings
to me urgent appeals for workers in the
homes to help pastors and In outside In
stitutioLs."
The SEVENTEEN annual session of the Bal
tinore and Philadelphia conference Of the
African NJ. e. Zion Church, with which
several of the colored churches In this CITY
are connected, will meet in Baltimore May
IL. The conference embraces the District
OF Columbia, Maryland. Delaware and
eastern Pennsylvania. and numbers about
$50 ministers and delegates. Bishop G. q.
Petty of Newbern. N. c., win preside, and
Bishops Clinton of Charlotte, N. G.. and
Small Of York. Pa, are also expected to
be present. Among the questions that viii
come up for consideration during the con-
ference are resolutions to establish a high
school in this vicinity, resolutions to sci
of another presiding elders district, a
proposed per capita tax Of thirty cents FIR
various purposes and African mission work
The seml-s.au1 e = Of the board d
1T Albion, Mich, eafiy next month. It Il
expected that Bishop Hurst Of this city
will be among These present
Members Of the Southern Methodist
churches here are mach gratified at the
receipt Of information from Nashville. that
the publishing house Of the denomination
which Ii located there has received from
Nr. Roberts, treasurer Of the United States
warrant for $1S6000, settlement In Tan
nj lalv fho
ernment for occupancy, etc. of the South
eru PUBLISHING house ~ the federal amy
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plement. restingA herslelbow on her knee.
The young man stood there motionless.
oareheaded, his ,ncaptin his hand. There
was flash and q loud report, and the bull
let cut the foliagezebehfnd him. little
nearer than he hadt expected. He bowed
low to her, and hesgising with an angry
gesture. flung the weapon from her.
o4 rRs ss p ns ss rspar.
no one to the walls of San Carlos. Your
fortress Is deserted. donna Tomorrow
may I have thee pleasu~e Of showing you
how to shoot?" Thsegirl made no answer.
but, turning, ran a. fast as she could
| toward the forts
The young man walked toward the fort.
picked up his despissd weapon, thrust 1t in
his belt and returned to the camp. The
scouts were returning and reported that as
far as they could learn. the $40 Nicara-
guans had. in body. abandoned Fort San
Cailos.
st is some trick" said the colonel. 1--WE
| must approach this fortress cautiously. as
OF the three. hundred and forty were
there"
The flotilla neared the fort in a long line
Each boat was filed with men. and In
each PROV was leveled a small cannon, a
man with a lighted match beside 1t, ready
TO hre the moment word was given Nelson
himself stood I'D in his boat and watched
the silent fort Suddenly the silence was
proken by crash of thunder, and Nelson $
peat and the one nearest to 1t were wreck
ed, many Of the men being killed and him
self severely wounded.
Back, back!' cried the commander.
Row out OF range for your lives!'' The
second cannon spoke, and the whole line of
boats were thrown into inextricable con-
fusion Cannon after cannon rang out,
and OF the two hundred men who sailed up
the river San Juan only ten reached the
ship alive.
The co,nmandant of the fort lay i'll in his
ped, unable to move, but his brave daugh-
ter nred the cannon that destroyed the fio-
tiiIa Here Nelson lost his eye, and thus
on celebrated occa sion was una BILE to see
the signals. Thus victory ultimately rose
out of disaster
The King of Spain decorated Donna Ra-
iaela Mora, made her colonel and gave
ner pension for life. So recently as 1857
her grandson, Gen. Martinez was appoint
ed President of Nicaragua, solely because
ne was descendant of the girl who de-
feated Horatio Nelson.
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II most certainly do"

Il most certainly do"
And why. donna. if you hate our caun-
try. are you 80 anxious that we shall not
be cut to pieces by your scrap iron?'
The girl shrugged her pretty shoulders.
1t doesn't matter in the least to me what
you do" she said. rising to her feet. Am
| I your prisoner. Signor Nelson?'
NO." cried the young man. also spring
Ing up, Il am yours. and have been ever
since you looked at me-"
Again the girl shrugged her shoulders.
She seemed to be in no humor for light
compliments and betrayed an eagerness to
be gone.
Il have your permission, than, to depart.
Do you intend to keep your word?"
IF you will keep yours, donna"
Il gave you no promise, except that I
would not run away, and have not done
so. now ask your permission to depart"
You said that 1 might accompany you
to the fort
"Oh. If you have the courage, yes" re-
piled the girl. careIessly.
They walked on together through the
dense alleys Of vegetation. and finally came
to an opening which showed them a sandy
plain. and across 1t the strong white stone
wallis Of the fort. facing the wide river,
Nicaragua
Not human form was visible either on
the walls or on the plain. Fort San Carlos.
in spite Of the fact that it bristled with
The two stood silent for a moment at the
| margin of the jungle, the young officer run
ming his eye rapidly over the landscape. al
ways bringing back his gaze to the SEEM
ingly deserted stronghold. Your $40 men
keep themselves well hidden" he said at
last.
Yes" replied the girl, nonchalantly.
"They fear that II they show themselves
you may hesitate to attack fortress that
Is impregnable."
well, you may disabuse their minds Of
that error when you return"
Are you going to keep my stiletto?"
asked the girl, suddenly changing the SUBJ
ject.
Yes, with your permission"
Then ksep your word. and give me your
pistol in return"
Ibid actually promise it?'
you promised, signor."
'Then, in that case, the pistol In yours 81
please hand # to me-
Her eagerness to obtain the weapon was
but partially hidden, and the young man
laughed as he weighted the firearm in his
hand, holding 1t by the muzzle.
ut Is too heavy for a slim girl like you
to handle" he said at last. ut can hardly
be called lady's toy"
You intend, then, to break your word :"
said the girl, with quick intuition, guessing
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To Klonaike by Balloon.

From the Chicago News.
Henri Bourget, a Frenchman, will go to
the great northern gold fields by way Of an
air line all his own. The inventors In
spiration springs undoubtedly from An
dree's flying apparatus. Bourget has gone
Andree one better, however, for the former
has provided "an the comforts Of home
for his extended and perilous journey.
This balloon bound for the Klondike Is OF
giant proportions. 1t has a steering APP
paratus never before tried, a sail adjustabie
to the wind, house basket In which are
folding couches. table and some perfected
scientific instruments. as well as picks.
shoveis and mining implements. The bal
loon proper is of aluminium. filled with gas.
From the bottom Of the gas bag extends
downward a tube or pipe. through which
the big tank may be easily refiied with
gas An experimental trip will be made
within q few weeks. and II all goes well
the daring aeronauts will launch forth.
first for journey scross the Atlantic and
then renewal Of the trip from some
American seaboard town to the Klondike.
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THE facts in this narrative given by James
jeffrey Roche in his book THE Story of the FIJI
ibusters.'' the fiction belongs to myself and the
Nicaraguans. Which of the three is the biggest
liar the rea Ter must Judge for hinself--R. b.
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with unerring instinct his vulnerable point
''Oh, no. he cried, but am going to
and with that. holding it still by the barrel.
he flung 1t far out on the sandy plain.
where it fell. raising a little cloud Of dust
The girl was about to speed to the fort.
when, for the third time, the young mar,
grasped her wrist She looked at him with
indignant surprise.
Pardon me-" he said, sbut in case YOU
shorld wish to fire the weapon, you must
have some printing. Let me pour q GUAM
tity Of this gunpowder into your hand,
THANK you" she said, yelling her ewes
to hide their hatred. He raised the tiny
hand to his Lips without opposition, and
then into her tiny palm, from his powder
horn, he poured little heap OF the black
grains.
Goodbye. senor," she said, hurrying
away. She went directly to where the piss
toll had fallen, stopped and picked Il up,
He raw her pour the powder from her
hand on fits broad, unshapeIy PAN She
knelt on the sand, steadfed the clumsy fm-
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hE rlhSI r Az
mastered by the man
who ships in the
navy is that he must
regard the bo'sun's
mate at the gang
way. The bo'sun's
mate at the gangway
of a man-o'-war is a
parsonage of consid-
cradle magnitude. He
is the mouthpiece Of
the officer of the
deck day and night.
He may make his
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Kate-"He seems extremely devoted. He
talks Of going to the Klondike for my
sake"
Beatrice-"Well, that would give you two
chances. He might come back with a for
tune or he might not come back at all"-
Puck.
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Activity When the Bo'sun's Mate
Calls to Quarters.
DOES NOT PAY 10 Be REMlSS
Picturesque Scenes on Board a
Modern Man-o'-War.
RIAL OF THE AID
Written for The Evening Star.

T HE ms.,s r.R 81 III, rA m.r
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-09
Water and Finish in Southern Mills.

Mr. Edward 5. Wilbur, of Newberry, S.
c., demonstrates in the American Wool and
Cotton Reporter the superiority of steam
over water power The former is more
tractable, more trustworthy and fully as
economical. The interest upon the cost of
the development of water for 25,OO0-spin-
die mill is rarely less than SIS per horse
power. This is now the estimate for the
average southern mill using water power.
Steam power costs from $12 to $14 per
horsepower per year, according to the
price of COAL The fuel for a loo horse
power engine costs in the Carolinas $1S,C0)
per annum, or $13.S4 per horse-po per
year But in the Carolnas coal is worth
from $3.50 to 1915. In Alabama coal can
be had at from 70 to so cents a ton. Wa
ter power is therefore valueless in Ala
bama; and the cheap fuel of this state
must, when the business of cotton milling
is closely studied, count heavily in our IA
vor. Mills will in the long run come to
cheap coal.
Mr.. Wilbur goes over the relative ad-
vantages of northern and southern mills
He deals in facts alone He estimates the
advantages of white cloth mills in Georgia
and Alabama at thirty per cent, divided as
follows: ten per cent. for longer hours and
new machinery; twenty per cent for cheap
er fuel lower labor costs, lower taxes and
cheaper cotton. These are the advantages
of mills of recent construction. Mr.. Will
bur thinks that when the south has thor
oughly mastered the economies of cotton
manufacturing, and can finish it's own
goods, then, and not lrtil then, will Fall
River and New Bedford begin to see that
the manufacture of at least medium and
coarse numbers must be done in the south.
Northern mills on fine numbers will do
well for many years. At present New Eng
land is benefited to the extent of ten and
a half millions every year, which sum
southern cotton manufacturers pay for the
finishing of their goods, while the rail-
roads gain from the same source three and
a half millions more. If these sums were
kept in the south they would annually add
100000 spindles.
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The reaction against Plattism was pref
ty strong last year when judge of the
court of appeals was elected. The demo-
Gratis will carry on a canvass unbended to
develop this feeling. Their speakers will
dwell upon republican extravaganza in the
creation of new offices and new expenses,
and particularly will they call up the ca
nal stealings of the past two years. They
will appeal to the taxpayers to elect Judge
Van Wyck, because he is a careful, pru-
dent business man. The reaction of 1857
should under such circumstances be in
creased.
The rural districts of the state-all Of
the counties lying above Greater New York
are not good for more than $4,000 repub-
lican majority. Such majority could be
easily overcome in the counties below the
Bronx. The election of last year in Great
er New York shows that these count 8
can be depended upon to give fully 10O,-
900 democratic majority. Judge Van Wyck
will certainly command that majority be-
low the Bronx. The enforcement of the
Raines' law by Commissioner Roosevet t.,
has not been forgotten, and unless the lat
ter comes to the Bronx with a good deal
more than $4,000 majority he will be beat
en-.
The independent vote of the state is
large, but the indications are that 1t will
this year be divided. The strictly mug
wump portion will go to Roosevelt, but
good-government or taxpayers portion
will vote for Van Wyck. The Independent
vote promises to be evenly divided. indie
pendent democrats are certainly coming to
the support of Judge Van Wyck.- Not one
has been heard from who proposes to do
otherwise. Altogether the canvass in New
York is promising. The hurrah for the
Rough Rider has lost its force.
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MOUSE IS UHUMMING WITH LION

New York Telegram to Chicago Tribune.
One of the lions of the Central Park me-
nagerie has struck up a remarkable friend
ship for small brown mouse, who dwells
in the building and makes living by
stealing little bits of carrot from the hip
popotami and pieces of bread and cake
thrown into the cages of the flesh-eating
creatures by children. The mouse, who
has been named "Pudgy," nestles in the
whiskers of the lion, and the king of
beasts makes no objection at all.
The keepers say that the mouse is a
young and silly one, because lions tenn
pers are uncertain and some day this one
may accidentally tread on the mouse or
get angry and devour him.
"Pudgy" is proud of his big friend and
double dares the other mice to come into
the cage. When the lion roars all the mice
for yards around scamper off, but
"Pudgy" just stays there and looks con-
ceited, as if he had been helping in the
roaring and as If 1t would not have been
quite so successful If he had not assisted.
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COL. ROOsEvELT's FORTUNE

From the New York Herald.
There have been since Colonel Roose-
yet's taxes have been under discussion a
great misconception in the public mind re-
garding the wealth of the republican candi-
date for governor. Colonel Roosevelt is not
a millionaire, and his wealth falls far be-
low the million dollar mark.
His father Theodore Roosevelt, who
died in 1878, after founding the Newsboys'
Home. the Prison Relief association ard
the Orthopedic hospital, left an estate
worth 100000. This was divided among
four children, and Colonel Roosevelt
share was $250,000. He spent considerable
money in the west and his eightysix and
a half acres at Cove Neck, which is assess
ed at $4,000, cost him $4,000. He spent a
large sum in organizing his regiment, and
it is doubtful if he has as much money to-
day as he had in 1873
A friend yesterday estimated that Col
onel Roosevelt's income was about $4,000
a year. If that be true it is less, than
Judge VanWyck's salary.
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The Panama Canal.

The Panama canal is a very healthy
corpse Four thousand men, employed by
a re-organized company, are at work to-
day in building the canal; and an inter-
national commission of engineers and ex-
perts is about to report as to the FEAST
bility and practicability of the proposed
canal. France, Germany, Great Britain,
Russia and the United States are each and
all represented in this commission. The
representatives of the United Stats in the
a retired army officer of the government
engineer corps, and Mr.. Fteley, chief en-
gineer of the Croton acqueduct of New
York City. Every member of the commits
sion is an expert in engineering matters.
The chief engineer of the Manchester ship
canal represents Great Britain, and the
chief engineers of the Kiel canal represent
Germany This commission was select d
by the company that took over the De
Lesseps corporation. with view of secur-
ing a report that the people of all coun-
tries would carefully study.
This commission will soon present its re-
port, and the New York Evening Post says
it will show the feasibility of the canal in
every engineering respect. The canal is
about one-half done, and it can be COM
pleted without undue haste In about six
years. Columbia has already granted the
needful time. Negroes from the Britt h
West Indies are employed in the work, and
it is carried forward without much regard
to seasons of the year. All seasons are
good for immunes.
The new company is thoroughly French
It's president, M. Bannardel, is a railway
manager. The new company claims to
have $13OCO,OOO in its treasury, and to be
ready to finish the work, even If the addi-
tional cost be $125, 100000
The plan, however, of this company Is
not based upon a lockless canal as the De
constructed on each side of the summit
level or backbone ridge of the isthmus
These locks will lengthen the trip through
the canal, but as the entire canal will be
but forty-six miles long, the heightened
trip will not be material. The completion
of the canal would to some extent save the
vast sum already spent on the canal
When the reports of the Panama COM
mission and of the Nicaragua commission
are printed the people will be in a position
to know what to do. 1t is believed that
both reports will be exhaustive. Until
they are printed, 1t would be well to sus-
pend Judgment. The facts of the two cases
are needed.
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American Occupation of Cuba.

The continuance of Spanish occupation in
Cubans, who are compelled to stay in the
interior, and out of the coast towns. Sup
plies are heavily taxed by the Spaniards,
who hold the coast towns, and the Cubans
are actually in danger of starvation.
Every interest in Cuba that is at all Gu
ban demands a literal carrying out of the
terms of the protocol-an immediate evacu-
alton on the part of the Spaniards, and a
very sudden and pre-emptory disarmament
and disbandment of the "Cuban volun-
teers" in and about Havana. This force,
about $4,000 strong, is full of sedition and
rotous intent. 1t should be called down."
and that, too, very soon; and President
Mckinley should take steps to hasten the
departure of the Spanish troops from Cuba
as they have been hurried out of Porto
Rico. One case is no more urgent than the
other.
In the course of twenty days American
troops will begin to occupy Cuba, and then
will be taken up the great task of re-
organizing the island. There will be plenty
of labor for the unemployed. Schools are
to be established, taxes levied and collect
ed the towns and the ports are to be
cleansed and made sanitary, order, peace
and security of life and property are to
be inaugurated and we'll maintained. Gen.
eral Fitzhugh Lee and his army will have
plenty of work to do. The task of re-
organizing an island eight hundred miles
long is by no means light one CONNER
cial and agricultural development is to be
given free scope.
The people of Cuba will never under
stand the situation until the American
forces are freely scattered throughout the
island. They will then Sc that period of
tutelage is to intervene. This period will
be one of military control without quail
fication. 1t may be, and will be kind and
benefcent, but it will be the iron hand lust
the same. 1t will be the great republic, not
the Cuban republic. Uncle Sam will be I'm
the saddle, with no one beside him. The
chief need of American occupation is be-
cause of the necessity of bringing this fact
home to all in Cuba.
After the period of tutelage is ended-!t
may last a long time-then will come an
appeal in some form to the people of Gu
ba-to all the people--not to clique In the
interior, but to all people then upon the
island. The form of that appeal to the
will of the majority cannot now be fore