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Evening star., 1898-11-05
On m Ex-Cruiser.

1 had a delightful passage across an au-
tumn sea in the ST. Louis, ex-auxiliary
cruiser of the United States navy. AS one
of the Scotch sailors on board said: Her
bottom is a bit dusty" and so she did not
make her usual time. However, we are
rived at Southampton slightly under seven
days, actual time, and were in London by
Wednesday afternoon, and were well
pleased. The vessel Is now In dry dock at
Southa npton, which has the largest graV-
ing dock in the world. Sweet and c.ean in
side, the st. Louis will be scraped and
cleaned outside and made ready to win
back her mercantile laurels. The recep-
ton Of the ship at Southampton was most
fattering. The cruiser Australia, the
queens guardship, when she is at Osborne
was living off Netley Hospital, Southhamp-
ton Water, and saluted the American flag
by dipping her colors. special steamer
having on board the mayor and corpora
ton met the vessel off Carshot Castle
while the docks were crowded with people
to welcome the American liner back to
England. Most of the families Of the crew
who live in Southampton were there to
greet their relations. The deputation on
the special steamer came on board and we
mad speeches in the library, which were
answered by MFR. Wilding for the company
and Captain Randall. A great deal was
and the rapprochement between England
and the United States. lunch was af-
terward served IN the saloon.
It was pleasing to see with what admira-
ton all the ships. company held their
cruiser. Ali the ofhcers and most of the
men served IN her during the war, and 1t
was only necessary to mention the word
war to open the flood gates of narrative,
With sailors love for his ship each man
endeavored to inspire you with sense of
the Importance Of the ship during the Tate
unpleasantness" with Spain. One quarter
master IN particular was 10 impressed with
Evening star., 1898-11-05

If you want TO buy, sell
lease property or rent
rooms, want a situation or
want help, it will pay you
to announce the fact in the
advertising columns of The
Star. They are closely
studied by more than three
times as many people as
read any other paper.
Evening star., 1898-11-05
Suits for Injunction.

Suits for fntunctions to restrain the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
from removing telephone instruments from
the establishments of the complainxnts
have been instituted by F. A Denison Il
Co., Holmes & Bro. and Collins & Gaddis
Evening star., 1898-11-05

If you want work read the want columns
OF The Star.
Evening star., 1898-11-05
Gen. Merritt's Marriage.

Gen. Wesley Merritt, our military COM
mander in the Philippine Islands, who mar
ried Miss Laura Williams of Chicago on
Monday at the Savoy Hotel, did an unusual
thing in being married under a special
license of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Out of the thousands of marriages solem-
nized in England every year, not more
than thirty or forty are by special license
Theoretically such licenses are granted only
to parsons of specified rank and for urgent
reasons Ordinarily marriages in England
can be legally performed only between the
hours of am. and pm, in an open
church, or place specially licensed, like the
office of registrar. The exception Is by
the archbishop's license, to secure which
one of the parties must apply personally at
the faculty office, Doctors Commons. So
that in order to be married at the Savoy
Gen. Merritt had first to make this appli-
cation at Doctors Commons, and afterward
to the archbishop himself, giving sufficient
reasons. The special license cost Gen. Mer-
ritt STAT The wedding was very quiet
owing to the brides illness. Her mother
and brother, Mr. Henry White, United
States charge d'afraires. and Lord and Lady
Arthur Butter being the only ones present
They were married by thu Rev. the Hon.
John Northcote, a son of the late Earl of
Iddesleigh, better known by his parlia-
mentary name of Sir John Stafford North
cote. L. H. MOORE.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

her achievements that think he had con-
vnced himself that II It had not been for
and the war still be on. However. without
doubt the St. Louis. under the command Of
Captain Goodrich U. s. NJ and navlgated
by Captain Randall, the American line
companys commander, nobly performed
her part. Probably the most notable work
she accomplished was the cutting Of the
cable off Santiago on May Is, when she
was under fire Of the guns Of Morro Castl,
for five min
Evening star., 1898-11-05
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Demand for Relics.

Chief Engineer John Walls told me how
he had constructed a four-pronSed grapp!e
Of material he had aboard the shin. and
how after six hours slowly steamiug to and
fro over the cables position they finally
brought 1t up and cut it. They secured a
couple Of hundred fathoms of the cable and
every one had piece of II. This so!i for
hlgh prices when the ship returned to New
YORK, the demand for relics being so great
understand that numerous bits of the
snip wire hoists are masQuerading as
genuine portions of the Cuban telegraph
Ine Al! the way over the talk among pas
sengers and officers was of the war and
the ships part in 1t. We saw where the
guns had been placed, only plugs in the
deck now giving any evidence of her char
acter as cruiser, and heard how she drove
the Spanish gunners from their posts at
MORO by liberal use of ner six-pounders
AT this time the st. Louis had only oipht
siX-pounders aboard, though later She
mounted four five-inch guns. Her original
armament was intended to be eight six
1nch four six-poCnders and four machine
guns.
ON this first voyage after the war the
shlps passenger list was small Among
them were Mr. Thos Cridler third assistant
secretary of state, and his new bride on
their honeymoon, and the wife and daugh-
ter Of Capt. Goodrich, the ships late com
mander. Mr.. and Mrs. Cridlar went at once
to Paris. They will visit Berlin near TO
which ID the home OF Mrs. Cridler and Lon
don, and join the ST. Louis on November
on her return voyage. We had on board
also the detective who has come to take
Dr. Nancy Guilford back to Amer rica upon
her eXtradition being granted.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

WANT" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answers.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

Copyright. 1895. Life Publishing oompnnyl
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10

of the island flashing by, and the view
changing every minute. Soon we were
past the high lands and bowling beside
low. sandy country. sparsely dotted
with dwarf pines, and soon we were be-
You'd that again. and had turned the
corner of the rocky hill that ends the
island on the north.
I was greatly elated with my new
command, and pleased with the bright,
sunshiny weather and these different
prospects of the coast. I had now
plenty of water and good things to eat.
and my conscience, which had smitten
me hard for my desertion. was quieted
by the great conquest had made. I
should, I think. have had nothing left
me to desire but for the eyes of the cock
swain as they followed me derisively
about the deck, and the odd smile that
appeared continually on his face. It
was Y smile that had in it some thing
both of pain and weakness-a haggard.
old mans smile; but there was. besides
that, grain of derision. a shadow of
treachery, in his expression as he crafti-
~ watched. and watched, and watched
me at my work.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10

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The nurse is often brought to closer OBJ
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
FROM HER VIEW.
A Lady Passenger Chats Very In.
terestedly About Street,
Car Etiquette.

A man standing on the back platform OF
an east-bound Euclid car was much amused
by a conversation he couldn't help over.
hearing between two well-dressed women.
1t was six o'clock and, of course, the car was
crowded. There were several ladies on the
platform and the two who talked were close
to the involuntary listener.
dreadful, isn't it, out here?' said one
lady:
eyes," said the other, but what can you
DO? I'm dreadfully ashamed to go home at
this time of the afternoon. We have no
business on these cars. / declare it's too
bad. Just see all those men standing uo
IN the car and all the women sitting down.
They should be ashamed of themselves-the
women, | mean. I'm glad that some of the
men don't get up. They serve the women
just right. Men are so foolish about such
things-l mean giving up their seats. OF
course nine gentlemen out of every ten will
offer their seats, but I never want to accept
one. We have no right to expect such
favors. And yet what can you do? 1t makes
a woman look so foolish, hemming and haw-
ing and trying to refuse seat. tried it
once or twice, and then sat down after all.
The trouble is the men don't believe we are
in earnest when we refuse seat-and I
guess most of the time they are right. There,
look in the car now and see the poor, pale.
faced man giving the stout woman his seat
It's too bad. That man has been bending
over desk all day, and suppose the woman
has been out to some afternoon euchre party.
These things are unjustly arranged Per
haps times will even them up. Oh, this is
your street? Good night"- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10

enough, WneH looked round, there was
Hands, already halfway toward me.
with the dirk in his right hand.
We must both have cried out aloud
when our eyes met: but while mine
was the shrill cry of terror, his was a
roar of fury like charging bulls. AT
the same instant he threw himself for.
ward. and leaped sideways toward the
bows. AS did so lett hold of the
t1ller, which sprung sharp to leeward;
and l think this saved my life, for it
struck Hands across the chest, and
stopped him, for the moment, dead.
Before he could recover 1 was safe
out of the corner where he had trapped
me- with all the deck to dodge about.
just forward of the mainniast I
topped, drew pistol from my pocket,
drew cool aim, though he had already
turned and was once more coming d.
rectly after me, and drew the trigger.
The hammer fell, but there followed
neither fash nor sound; the printing
was useless with seawater. I cursed
myself for my neglect. Why had not
l, long before, reprinted and reloaded
my only weapon? Then I should not
have been, as now, mere fleeing sheep
before this butcher.
Wounded as he was, it was wonderful
how fast he could move, his grizzled
hair tumbling over his face, and hio
face itself as red as a red ensign
with his haste and fury. I had no
time to try my other pistol, nor, in
deed, much inclination, for was sure
it was useless. One thing saw plain
ly; must not simply retreat before
him, or he would speedily hold me
boxed in the bows, as a moment since
he had so nearly boxed me in the stern.
Once so caught, and nine or ten inches
OF the blood-stained dirk would be
my last experience on this side of eter-
nifty. 1 placed my palms against the
mainmast, which was of a goodish big
ness, and waited, every nerve upon the
stretch.
Seeing that meant to dodge, he also
paused, and moment or two passed in
feints OH his part, and corresponding
movements upon mine. It was such
game as I had often played at home
about the rocks of Black Hill cove;
but never before, you. may be sure,
with such wildly beating heart as
now. Still, as 1 say, it was boys
game, and thought could hold my
own at it against an elderly seaman
with a wounded thigh. Indeed, my
courage had begun to rise so high that
allowed myself few darting thoughts
on what would be the end of the affair;
and while I saw certainly that could
spin it out for long, saw no hope of
any ultimate escape.
Well, while things stood thus, sud-
denly the "Hispaniola" struck, stag
gered, ground for an instant in the
sand, and then, swift as blow, can
tered over to the port side, till the deck
stood at an angle of IS degrees, and
about puncheon of water splashed
into the scupper-holes, and lay in a
pool between the deck and bulwark.
ITO BE Continued
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10

| must be nicely handled to be got in.
! think was good, prompt subaltern,
and am very sure that Hands was an
| excellent pilot; for we went about, and
| lodged in, shaving the banks, with
| certainty and a neatness that were a
| pleasure to behold.
Scarcely had we passed the head be-
| fore the land closed around us. The
| shores of North inlet were as thickly
| wooded as those of the southern an
chorage; but the space was longer and
narrower, and more like, what in truth
| it was, the estuary of a river. Right be-
fore us, at the southern end, we saw
the wreck of a ship in the last stages
of dilapidation. 1t had been great
| vessel of three masts, but had lain so
long exposed to the injuries of the
weather, that it was hung about with
great webs of dripping sca-weed, and
on the deck of it shore bushes had
taken root, and now flourished thick
with flowers. It was sad sight, but it
showed us that the anchorage was
calm.
"Now," said Hands, "look there;
there's pet bit for to beach ship in.
Fine fat sand, never a catspaw, trees all
around of it, and flowers a-blowing
like garding on that old ship
"And once beached," inquired, chow
shall we get her off again?''
"Why, so,'' he replied; "you take
line ashore there on the other side at
low water; take turn about one O.
them big pines; bring it back, take
turn round the capstan, and lie to for
the tide. Come high water, all hands
take pull upon the line, and off she
comes as sweet as natur'. And now,
boy, you stand by. We're near the bit
now, and she's too much way on her.
Starboard little - so-steady-star-
board - larboard a little - steady
steady!"
So he issued his commands, which I
breathlessly obeyed; till, all of a sud-
den, he cried: "Now, my hearty, luff!"
And I put the helm hard up, and the
'Hispaniola' swung round rapidly, and
ran stem on for the low-wooded shore.
The excitement of these last man
euvers had somewhat interfered with
the watch had kept hitherto, sharply
enough, upon the cockswain. Even
then was still so much interested,
waiting for the ship to touch, that I
had quite forgot the peril that hung
over my head, and stood craning over
the starboard bulwarlks and watching
the rfpples spreading wide before the
bows. T might have fallen without
struggle for my life, had not sudden
disquietude seized upon me, and made
me turn my head. Perhaps had heard
q creak, or seen his shadow moving
with the tail Of my eye; perhaps 1t was
On instinct like 9 cats, but, sure
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
Jay, Hiram, be you ago;n' to town to.

"Say, Hiram, be you ago;n' to town to.
Eyes, Uncle Bill, got to git the mare
shod and do some high old shoppin' fer
thing fer you?"
"Well, yes, you see your Aunt Lucy says
she wants heap of stuff to the store, but
she don't reckon she'd trust me nor no one
else to buy her the new caliker dress she's
bent on havin', so she's got ter go and do
the selectin' of it herself and if you just
give; her lift there and back it'll save me
hitchin' up
.'All right, Uncle Bill, TIL be mighty glad
OF the opportunity, fer promised Mandy
and all three Of the gals ginuine surprise
all around if things PANIED out satisfactory
on the sale of that wheat, which they did,
and now I propose to keep my promise in
good shape and Aunt Lucy, she knows just
the very kind of colors the gals like in print
goods and what ter select and how much
fer each dress and want them and Mandy
to have the very best there is; the kind of
dress goods heerd Aunt Lucy say was al
ways marked on the tags with the name of
William Simpson & Sons. She says that's
the kind that always looks bright and wears
well and don't fade. tell you what Uncle
Bill, they amt nobody enjoys seem well
dressed wimmen folks around the house no
better than me and when Aunt Lucy and /
get through buyin' print goods and calico to-
day guess William Simpson & Sons II think
this town amt no SLOUGH for well dressed gals
and wimmen"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10

might be; and until that was done I
considered that my life would certainly
be- spared.
While Twas thus turning the business
over in my mind I had not been idle
with my body. had stolen back to the
cabin, slipped once more into my shoes,
and laid my hand at random on bottle
of wine, and now, with this for an ex-
cuse, 1 made my temperance on the
deck.
Hands lay as had left him, al fallen
together in a huddle, and with his eye
lids lowered, as though he were too
weak to bear the light. He looked up,
however, at my coming, knocked the
neck off the bottle, like a man who had
done the same thing often, and took a
good swig, with his favorite toast of
there's luck!" Then he lay quiet for a
little, and then, pulling out stick of
tobacco, begged me to cut him quid.
'Cut me junk O. that" says he. "for
haven't no knife, and hardly strength
enough, so be as had. All, Jim, Jim,
reckon I've missed stays! Cut me
quid as'll likely be the last, lad; for I'm
for my long home. and no mistake"
SWELL" said I, ''I'll cut you some to-
bacco; but if was you and thought
myself so badly. I would go to my
prayers, like Christian man.
"Why?" said he. "Now, you tell me
why"
"Why?" I cried. "You were asking
me just now about the dead. You've
broken your trust; you've lived in sin
and lies and blood; there's man you
killed lying at your feet this moment;
and you ask me why! For Gods mercy,
Mr.. Hands, that's why.'
spoke with a little heat, thinking of
the bloody dirk he had hidden in his
pocket, and designed, in his i'll thoughts,
to end me with. He, for his part. took
great draught of the wine, and spoke
with the most unusual solemnity.
''For 80 year," he said, 1--we sailed
the seas, and seen good and bad, better
and worse, fair weather and foul, pro-
visions running out, knives going, and
what not. Well, now, tell you, never
seen good come O goodness yet. Him
as strikes first is my fancy; dead men
don't bite; them's my vicws-amen, So
be it. And now, you look here" he add
ed, suddenly changing his tone, "we've
had about enough of this foolery. The
tides made good enough by now. You
just take my orders, Cap'n Hawkins, and
We'll sail slap in and be done with it,
All told, we had scarce two miles to
run; but the navigation was delicate,
the entrance to this northern anchor
age was not only narrow and shoal, but
lay cast and west, so that the schooner
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
THE SETTER WAY.

A grave old man and maiden fair
Walked together at early morn;
The thrushes up in the clear, cold air
Sang to the farmer planting his corn.
And oh. how sweet was the fresh-turned
mound!
And oh. how fair were budding trees!
For daisy's silver and daffodil's gold
Were full Of the happy honey bees.
''Ah. look. there's an empty nest" she said,
And I wonder where sing the last years
birds?'
Then the old man raised his head,
Though scarcely he noted her musing
words;
He tore the nest from the swaying tree,
He flung to the wind its moss and hay,
And said: when an empty nest you see,
Be sure that you throw it far away"
But why?" she asked, with a sorrowing
face
"Why may not the pretty home abide?"
Because" he answered, twill be place
In which the worm and the slug will
hide;
Last year twas fair enough in it's way
It was full of love and merry with song;
But days that are gone must not spoil to-
day,
Nor dead joys do the living Joy wrong"
The maiden heard. with thoughtful face
Her first sweet hope had fled far away
And she thought: lis my heart become
place
For anger, grief and hate to stay?
'Down, heart, with thy sad, forsaken nest;
Fling far thy selfish and idle pain;
The love that is yours is always the BEST"
And she went with a smile to hen work
again.
The Angelus.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
Wordsworth Was Tired.

Wordsworth, the poet, was not given
to bursting forth with .'unpremed-
itated art" The followingi is from the
journal of Dorothy Wordsworth:
"William has come back tired; he has
spent all the day in thinking of an adj
jective for the cuckoo" -Chicago Chron-
ic1es
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
From Two Sides.

my son. said the philosopher, "you
know the adage, don't you? Never nut ali
your eggs in one basket. Then if an accident
happens only a; portion of them will be
broken. So with your money. Don't put it
-. Yes, returned the son, who knew few
things, too, "but in scattering your money
around among banks you only increase the
chances of getting left by cashiers" Chica.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
Fabulous Wealth.

Tho "incalculable mineral wealth" of new.
y found mining regions largely run by syn.
dicates and promoted by transportation
companies is in too many instances really a
fable. The products of industry in legiti-
mate fields of enterprise nearer home are far
surer and promise more stable rewards. No
enc will go unrewarded in the matter of i'm
proved health who use regularly Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters for malaria, dyspepsia, con-
stipation, biliousness. &c,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
A Peculiar FeelinH

The sensation of homesickness has been
variously described, but never more graph
ically than by a little girl, who, miles away
from home and mamma, sat heavy eyed and
silent at hotel table.
aren't you hungry, dear?" asked her
aunt, with whom she was travelling.
"No."
docs your head ache?"
''What is the matter?'
The child's lip quivered, and she said, in
9 tone to grieve the heart: I'm so seasick
for home!"-Albany Argus.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
Greatness Recognized.

-.Stranger-What's going on here to-day?
in progress.
Native-Yes; we're givin' Cy Simpson
little blowout on gittin' back from the city
without buyin' a gold brick. He's the first
citizen of this place that ever done it.-Chi-
cago Evening News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-10
In the Arid Diatrict

Kansas Druggist--1 can't sell you whisky
without prescription, stranger.
Col. Dreyer Ia visitor from Kentucky
l prepared TO- that, sab, when set out for
this benighted country-I had a prescrip.
ton tattooed on my arm.
~ THAT'S all right, then! Come in and I'll
fill you."-Puck.