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The silver star., 1898-02-17
HUNTING
A BROTHER.
Written for THE SILVER STAR.

CONTINUED PROM LAST WEEK.
or course enjoyed all Of the pleas.
ures attendent to ones first trip on the
on the ocean and more. While crossing
the Isthmus l was taken with the fever
and for the greater part OF the trip from
Panama to Sydney, thought I would be
buried at sea. Consequently when Sgd
ney was reached was pale and thin,
and with but little strength left for the
task that was before me. l accordingly
kept quiet for three days and stayed in
my room at tho hotel 10 order to rest up
for my task.
On the fourth day after arriving at
Sydney started out to make enquiry
for my brother and called ut one Of the
banks first. / found that only Ave days
before John r. Long had been in the
bank and made deposit OF 5000. but
no one In the bank knew where he
was then. They directed me. howev.
or. to his boarding house and there I
found that he had left five days previ.
Gus for his sheep ranuh. which was three
days hard ride on horseback west Of
Sydney, and they did not know when he
would be back, but thought he would be
gone month. Tho information I had
gathered was yer, gratifying aud I felt
worry thankful for It, although Andrew
was long way from me. That night
wrote . long letter to my father und re.
tired carly. first having made arrang-
mcnts for a good saddle.horse 30 ~ to
start early next morning for John r.
Longs sheep ranch.
Next morning l was up bright And
early and long before tho noisc Of the
town began, was well on my way. That
day passed quiet and lonely enough for
mo and was heartily glad when ! roach
cd u stopping pluce ut sun.down. Sun
rise on the following morning saw mo a.
guin on the road and the day pAsscj NJ
quietly as tho prccccdin. ono, but upon
enquiripg Of mum pauscd that after.
noon found that the next place that
could stop was long why Of and, al.
though had travelled as fast aB ON the
day before. ] would be late ut night
reaching Il. stili did not lose my
courage although 1.was IN y ettanse
country Nnd ~ fst,wr.-# 4itr 'rwa ma
The silver star., 1898-02-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.
.AkduAA

DOLORES advantages cannot be
excelled so far as cattle raising and
agricultural are concerned. An al
most unlimited cattle range lies
near here and the market is one
that is ever increasing.
The silver star., 1898-02-17
lose my way.

lose my way.
Darkness came on. there was no moon,
and think II was the darkest night I
ever witnessed. I wss riding along at !
fair gait. when my horse suddenly snort-
cd and became little uneasy, but did
not s!ackcn his pace. l had aonc per.
hsps hundred yards, whom without the
slightest warning he jumped and began
bucking. and threw mo. What cadsed
him to do 10 never knew. When ]
struck the ground my left leg was brok.
On by hitting rock, ~ was my left arm
llaid there porhaps nm hour, hut II
sccmed ages to me and then I became
unconscious. When came too l wa
la . nice cosy bod In Sydney and there
ret Andy. smoking cigar. as
t~Jv~,k,wwwtxr Vrvw,
The silver star., 1898-02-17
WASHINGTON
LETTER.

- - - - - \ Ne
From our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1903.
Hard things have been said of
Mckinley by the friends of Cuba on
the floors of the Senate and House,
but no American has said such in
sulting things of him as were said
ina letter signed with the name of
his great and go d friend, Senior de
LONE, Spanish Minister to the U.
s.. which was this week published.
Not only was Mckinley grossly in
suited by name in this letter, but he
was jeered at for allowing himself
to be fooled by the farce of autono-
my in Cuba and the pretence of
Spain that it wishes to negotiate a
reciprocity treaty that would give
this country all the trade of Cuba
and Porto Rica. 1t is doubtless
because of grief that his great and
good friend should have such an
opinion of him that Mckinley did
not send de LONE his passport at
once, instead of writing to have it
fully proven that the letter was
written and signed by de Lone, by
his resignation. This letter was
made public by the Cuban Junta,
which has the original in its posses
sion, and if it does not open the ey es
ofMcKinley to the real situation and
cause him to either recognize the
independence of Cuba or to inter
vene by force, it will convince all of
the people that great mistake was
made in electing him President
about 100000 are already con-
vinced. If he acts quick, he may
get some credit, but if he delays,
Congress will force him to act and
he will get no credit. The feeling
that the time for action has come
was plainly manifested in the Sen
ate while Senators Cannon, of Utah,
Mason, of ILL.,, and Allen, of Nebr.,
were speaking OH the Cuban resolu-
tiOns which have been offered by
each Of then.
In order that he might meet them
all and at the same time show his
appreciation of their loyalty to him
during the recent deadlock, Senat-
or German entertained all Of the
democratic members of the Mary
land legislature. except two who
were kept away by sickness, at a
dinner in Washington this week
Not 4 man who attended that din
iAer regards Senator German Us out
of politics.
If the democrats, the populists,
and the silver republicans had not
made that agreement to acttogether
In the Conf stessional alcampaign, Rep
ftesentative Plownan, Of Ala. would
not have been ousted out ofhis seat
In the House. by the votes Of the
republican majority. The republic
cans voted to give the seat t. AID.
rich. who ran as a populist candi-
'defe and was supported by republic
'cdns, not because they thought he
fwas entitled to II, but because they
thought the case could be used to
divide the democrats and populists
In some Congressional districts in
which republicans cannot possibly
win II the democratic and populists
votes arc cast for q single candidate.
Mckinley has not forgotten to
take good care Of his personal
friends. Another one ofthem, VIM
j. calhoun, Of Ill.,, who II will be
Remembered was sent to Cuba az
the personal and confidential repre-
Sentative Of Mckinley. last spring
.Hfs beeh given fat berth. Gal.
'iHs8lh n ktbftt 'tiic position On tic
.
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.clty Of nu.tea MlIllonalrer.y

Spokane Letter to the Boston Transcript.
Spokane was bluntly described to me
by one of its oldest inhabitants as the
"city of busted millionaires." The beau
tiful residences of the town were built
on the "bluff," that Is, of the river, and
were originally designed for two classes
of citizens, the real estate men and the
bankers. SO rapid are the changes in these
new communities that the row of palatial
homes are now occupied by the attorneys
who acted as receivers for the banks, or
otherwise helped to conduct those and
other institutions through bankruptcy,
while the real estate men have given place
to the successful mine operators who. in
old Spokane were regarded socially On
Elightlv loft color"
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body to attack, simply spread deVasta-
ton among the fiotilla whenever she
rose to The surface. it was but for sec
ond. to emit an expiration like the hiss OF
a lifting safety valve, and almost always
TO destroy a boat or complete the destruc-
lion of one already hopelessly damaged.
livery blow was dealt with an accuracy
and appearance of generalization that ril-
ed the superstitious Portuguese, VINO
formed a good half of the crews, with dis
roav-the more so that many of them
could only guess at the original cause OF
what was really going on.
Utter Generalization had seized even the
veterans. and escape was the only thought
governing all action. But the distance to
shore was great and the persistence ana
viror OF the furious leviathan, so far from
diminishing, seemed to increase as the ter
rible work went on. At last TWO boats did
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est dimensions, and has inspired the fish
ermen and boatmen with such dread Of
him that. while they mold the universally
feared shark in supreme contempt. the
mere rumor of a devil fish" anywhere
in their vicinity will bring every negro
within hail scrambling out of the water
In double quick time.
Whether rightly or wrongly, have never
been able to ascertain by personal observa-
ton, but undoubtedly the fact is that the
barracuda is credited with an Internal
propensity for inhicting a nameless mutila-
ton upon any human being unfortunate
enough to get within reach Of him. He Is
long and narrow. blue black above with a
silvery gray belly, and sw1It as an arrow.
His lower jaw is considerably longer than
the upper, and both are armed with teeth,
almost exactly like those OF a dog. From
this coniguration Of the jaws II Is unne-
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cessary for the barracuda to turn on its
back. Ike the shark, when he comes for
you. Silent, straight, swift. and almost in
visible in those dark-blue waters, the first
sntimation of his presence Is often the IA
tai snap of those lethal jaws, which leaves
the hapless victim beyond hope OF recov
cry.
There are, of course, many other marine
monstrosities TO which with more or less
show of reason the satanic epithet has
been applied; but they are very little
known or noticed, except within certain
narrow limits. Probably enough has been
said TO justify simple savages and almost
equally supplemented seamen In bestow-
ing upon the creatures Of their dread a
name which TO them embodies all they
are able to conceive Of pitiless cruelty, I'M
quenchabFe feroclty and unmatchable cum
ming.
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succeed in reaching the beach at a point
where it soped very gradually. The crews
had hardly leaped overheard, to run their
craft up high and dry, when close behind
them in the shadows foamed and rolled
their relentless enemy, just too late to
reach them. Out of the large number OF
well-equipped boats that left the ships that
morning, only these two escaped undam-
aged and the loss of the seasons work was
irremediable over fifty men were badly
injured and six, one of whom was the I'M
happy origin Of the whole trouble, were
killed outright.
Detected and crippled the fleet lost no
time in getting away from the spot and
fleeing north to San Francisco, there TO
refit for other and more profitable fish,
ing grounds.
Ii IS among the Leeward Islands, how
ever. that the barracuda attains mis- larg-
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son. the whole hotIlla of fifty-two boats,
four from each ship, had been lowered
chic 10 the outlying parts of the great
hav keeping a bright lookout for fish.
Snreading out fan-wise, they were getting
more and more scattered, when about near
the center of the fleet some one suddenly
"struck" and got fast FISH" But hard
Nv had the intimation been given wheh
something very like panic seized upon the
crowd In a moment or two the reason
was anparent. From some cause, never
definitely known a harpooner had, In
striking a large COW whale transhxed her
calf at her side with his harpoon, killing
il Immediately. The mother, having OUT
city satisfied herself that her offspring was
really dead. turned upon her aggressors
IKE a veritabe demon OF destruction ana
while carefully avoiding exposure of her
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From OnychOteuthis to- Lol5go-A
Mother Whale Avenges the1oss of
Her ORspring-BarracOu Awful
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New Fancy Silks.

Our new fancy Silks differ from any
shown in previous years both in pattern
and color ideas, and certainly surpass in
beauty anything we have ever shown.
Our silk section is the natural center of
attraction, new ideas being added daily.
Come any day-Your visit will certainly
be an interesting one to you.
Imported Highland Clan Plaid Silks
just received-the very latest fall styles of
swell, high class novelty Silks-bought
to sell at 81 %, but we have decided to in
augurate the opening of the fall season
by making a leader of them at .............
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csc.
New Dress Robes.

Tucked. Bayadere and Illuminated Pop
Inns Camels Hair Plaids, SILK and Wool
Poplins Silk and Wool Bengallnes' Eng
Iisb Whipcords. Reps, French Diagonals,
in exclusive patterns, $8.75 TO $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-25

IIUIH % % % UtT UtUN
FANCY INKSlANDS. reduced from $50 to 25c
FANCY FRENCH, GERMAN AND JAPAN
ESE CHINA CUPS AND SAUCERS reduced
from CSC and $50 to igc.
CUT GLASS PEPPER AND SALT SHAIS.
ERS. reduced from 25c 10 l0c.
FANCY VICTORIA VASES, large size, re-
duced from CSC TO 49c.
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WASH BOARDS zinc and wood. 100, all
wood &c.
CURTAIN STRETCHERS, warranted not to
sag the best make worth 8198. at sL24.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Attempt To Lynch.

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 11.-The eighth
Massachusetts infantry has been placed
as special guard around Camp Hamil-
ton owing to the troubles attending the
shooting of an escaping soldier by pro-
vost guard Kitchen.
The entire 160th Indiana has been
sent here and guard placed around
the Jail where Kitchen is confined.
The sheriff and his deputies have
been armed and Kitchen is scared rs he
fears that the mob will succeed in
lynching him.
Many of the 18th New York who
were in the mob at the train last night
had to be clubbed to submission and
over 800 have boen arrested.
The provost guard has been ordered
not to shoot unless compelled to, then
they are to aim 10 kill.
The officers say that Kitchen will un-
doubtedly be given death sentence as
he was under orders not even to have
his gun loaded.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Barre Granite Appreciated.

The following is taken from an arti-
Gle in the Daily Plain Dealer Of Wabash
Ind. where Alex Milne has recently been
to set up a monument. The article
voices the universal favor which Barre
granite is gaining all over the world:
Mrs. George N. King and daughter,
Mrs. Nellie Snavelly, have erected a
massive and costly monument to the
memory of the husband and father,
George N. King, on their lot on the
high ground in Falls cemetery, old
plat The monument is the finest in
the cemetery, and it is doubtful if a
finer can be found in northern Indiana.
1t is of light Barre (VermonD granite.
The base is 10x7 feet and is in four
pieces. The cap, which is beautifully
carved, is 4x7 feet by two feet six inches.
The total elevation Of the monument is
eight feet six inches. The joints are all
oalked with lead, and are as solid as
though hewn from one piece. The
carving OIL the monument is in the
highest style of art. The name of the
deceased, in whose memory the grand
shaft is erected, is carved on the first
piece above the base in raised letters
six inches long and one inch high.
The total weight of the monument is
twenty-five tons, and it rests on foun-
dation made of concrete, 10x7 feet by
six feet six inches deep.
The monument carved and complete
ready for setting up in the cemetery was
purchased of Littlejohn & Milne, Barre,
Vermont through the agency of II. o.
Markley.
The same firm sold also and erected
a fine monument for Jacob r. Bruner,
on his lot northeast of the main entrance.
This monument is of the same quality of
granite but is not so massive as that err
ected on the King lot. The base of the
Bruner monument is 5x3 feet. 1t is in
three pieces, and the total height is six
feet. The carving is very fine.
Both monuments arc credit to the
cemetery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Newspapers Complain.

/. Manila, Oct. 1.-THE Spanish news
papers are revelling in an unpreced-
ented atmosphere of freedom and criti-
else the American authorities in way
they have never dared to criticise their
own government.
A Spanish censor is now joined to the
army of the unemployed.
The articles complain that the Ameri-
cans have removed public officials and
failed to appoint successors thus creatins z
con fusion amongst peetenders to posi-
tions many of whom are starving as
,ir y,t,, have not been paid.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
\ LARGE SHAFT.

The Mountain King brought down
last night another of those large shafts
that can only be quarried at Barre.
The shaft is at the base and 53
feet in length. Its weight is S74OO lbs
or 74OO lbs less than the large shaft
quarried by G. Il. Tayntor. That stone
was 4 x at the base and 81 feet long.
The difference in weight probably
comes from a Simmer taper.
The shaft now in the Wells River
freight yard is for the Bennett monu-
ment at Asbury Park, N. j, The
bottom base is 1876 1876 2-6. Sec
ond base 10 1Ox2. Third base 7-6 x
7-6 7 X TO- Die 6-5 x Go 6. Shaft
4 x4 at base and So feet long making
the whole monument 65 feet in height.
From the bottom of the second base to
the top of the die is Il perfect curve.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Knights Templar Parade

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 11-What Jeru.
salem was to the Crusaders, this city is
today to the Knights Templar. A mon
ster parade was held At 10 o'clock in
command of Gen. Goblin, $4,000 men
paraded all in their uniforms and it is
estimated that fully million people
saw the parade which was miles long.
The weather was perfect.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Bills Presented.

Montpelier, Oct. 1.-The Legislature
convened at 10 o'clock this morning.
THE HOUSE.
Six bills were presented to-day as
follows:
House bill No. 1 was introduced by
Mr.. Ballard, of Georgia, for the estab.
lishment of State Psychological Lab.
oratory for examination of water and
milk. This was referred to the General
Committee.
Mr.. Choate, Of Barnet, introduced a
bill to repeal Act 73 of Session Laws of
'96 requiring towns to erect ratings in
dangerous places on highways. Refer.
red to the committe on Highways.
Mr.. Dunton of Poultney, bill amend
Section S57 Vermont Statutes relating
to the instruction of deaf, dumb, blind
idiotic and feeble minded. Makes it
optional with the Governor which one
of the New England institutions shall be
used. Referred 10 committee on edu-
cation.
Mr.. Hazen of Windsor bill to amend
Act PA laws of 'SS incorporating vii
lage of windsor. Referred to committee
on Corporation.
MIR. Downie Of Sharon. bill lcgaliz-
ing quadriennial appraisal of real estate
and grand list for '94, '95, '96, and '9s
for town of Sharon, referred to commit
tee on grand list.
Mr.. Mattocks of Danville bill auth
orizing fire district No. in Danville to
fund its present Indebtedness, referred
to judiciary committee.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
UniversaliSt Concert.

The following is the program for the
concert to he held in the Universalist
chnrch tomorrow evening.
PROGRAMME.
1 Serenade.- (Widos)
Piano and Organ. Mrs. Hollister,
Miss Healey.
2 Song" Long, Long Ago." Mrs. Braley
s4- Violin 0bligatO, Mr.. Bruce.)
3 Recitation Miss Nichols
4 Largo (HandeD
Violin, Mr.. Bruce; Piano, Mrs. Hol-
lister; Organ, Miss Healey.
Song" Will o. The Wisp," Cherry
Mr.. Inglis.
6 Song" Ave Maria Bach Gounod,"
Mrs. Braley.
violin, Piano, Organ Accompaniment
7 Recitaton.- Miss Nichols
Song" The Ring" (Hawley)
Mr.. Mckenzie.
8 Violin Solo," Last Rose of Summer"
Mr.. Bruce.
10 PASTORAL (Genlmant)
Piano, Mrs. Holiister; Organ, Miss Hesley..
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Wants Mediation.

Constantinople, Oct. 11.-The reply
of the Turkish government to the note
from the Powers on the evacuation of
the island of Crete was handed to the
Embassador last night. Turkey accepts
the terms Of the proposal but asks for
mediation.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
THE POPULAR CONTEST.

RANK LIST.
Minnie Dunslnore. c. II. Campbell 81
b. I. Staples, Gilley Il Abbott 76e
Mrs. L. Westcott, Homer Fits 66'
Tom. Mcintosh, F. ID. Ladd 697
Siegmond Levin, Comb. Cash Store 454
Gertrude Leonard, Boston Barg Store 33s
Mike Harrington, +. ID. Ladd 5lo
C. s. Wallace, w. II. Gale 2O5
Ren. Gilley, Eastman Bros. la
A. G. Moore, Globe Clothing Store 116
Arthur Campbell, Reynolds & Son 116
f, o, Marion, Anton Hecker 12O
Genie Mills, Gilley 4 Abbott 1O7
G. C, Griswoll, Boston Barg Store 1Od
Herman Campbell, G. II. Campbell 81
Jack Morse, Levin Bros. u
Frank Wheaton, M. j. Mc(Iowan 1e
Maud Densmore, G. H. Campbell "a
viii. Dawson, NJ. Marion 64
John Wallace, Reynolds & Son 54
Frank Small Wood 5a
Fred Rogers, Frank McWhorter 81
Lizzie Garvey, Homer Fits 81
Elmer Holmes, o. j. Dodge 81
Frank Merchant, +. d. Ladd 81
George Bates, l.. A. Averill 80
I. L. Rickert, kendrick ~
Ida Foley, Ferry " camp "a
Sarah Lowe, Mrs. D. M. Bona o.
Clyde McCorkle, Geo. 4. Connor ze
Myrtie Walker, Perley Chandler 2e
Frank Chamberlin, Blue Store
will Duthe. NJ Marion IL
Mary Bosworth, II. u. Mills,
Alfred Boyce, Prindle u AVerlh
This is not a political election so yol
can vote early and often.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
THE FRENCH ESTATE TO BE SOLD

The commissioners on the French es-
tate received an order from the court
yesterday authorizing them to sell the
estate, either at public or private sale
at once. The commissioners are T. H.
Lance, Cabot; Judge H. W. Leyford,
Warren; and Representative Geo. Il:
Swasey of Barre.
Judge Leyford and Mr.. Swasey had a
conference with City Engineer Currer
this morning and instructed him to lay
the estate out into building lots at once.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Died For A Widow.

San Francisco, Oct. 11-Alex Samp-
son of West Duxbury, Mass. has died
here in the Hospital after having been
lured here by an advertisement from a
matrimonial agency, He was IS years
old and came here intending to marry a
rich widow. His death is attributed to
worry and disappointment.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
To The Indian Troubles.

Chicago, Oct. l1-Orders have been
issued to the District headquarters by
Gen. Bloom to have the 4th Infantry at
Fort Sheridan and the 17th Infantry ut
the Columbus barracks ready for imme-
diate service at the scene Of the Indian
$rcwblcs Id AilnsfcsUfa. s ny
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Yellow Fever Increasing.

Washington, Oct. 11-Reports show
that the yellow fever is increasing and
that the increase is likely to continue
until cold weather three weeks distant.
The total cases in Mississippi are 470
with So deaths. The fever has also
broken out in Louisiana,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
At Variance.

London, Oct. IA despatch from
Paris says that the peace commissioners
at entire variance regarding the ques-
ton of the disposition Of the Philippines
and have referred the matter to their
respective governments.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.

The nominating committee of the
Anti-Saloon League met with Rev. Eflie
X. NJ. Jones last night and the follow
ing officers were electell: Pres, Justice
H. w. Scott; 1st Vice. Pres Rev. f.
M, Fuller; End Vice res, Rev. Thos.
Mitchell; Srd Vice res, Prof. Q. X.
Hollister; Sec., Revi Efie X. NJ. Jones
and Treas, 4. g. H0 Hand.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11

That's the best coffee | ever used,
said man who tried our best Java yes
terday, that is what they all say, and it
is the best money can buy, 80 cents a
pound. l.. NJ. Averill.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11
Secret Sessions.

Paris, Oct. 1.-The Peace Commits
sions each held a secret session this
morning and the fourth Joint session at
o'clock this afternoon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11

You don't know how handy those new
style lanterns are. costs nothing 10 LOOK
at them. l.. M. AVerill'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-11

A. bargain sale of Odd Underwear at
Frank McWhorter's, Call in and see
them.