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Miss Mary C. Bennett will read to the
blind In the Congressional Library tomor-
row at 2:3o o'clock pm. subject, Personal
Experiences and Observations in SPAIN
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Library Association Meettnr.

The thirty-second regular meeting of the
Library Association OF Washington city
will be held at the Columbian University
this evening. commencing at 8 O'Clock,
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yioIation of Edmund, Lar.

Sallie White. colored. was today sent to
Jail for two months by Judge Kimbal for
violating the Edmunds law with William
Mockabee. also colored.
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Admitted to Practice.

William L. Pierce has been admitted to
practice in the Court Of Appeals of the
District of Columbia.
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Salaries of Women Teacher,

What Royal Glue sticks stays stuck" 1Oc
advertisement.
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INTERESTING TO MARKETERS.-T. T.
Keane. % and 81 Center Market, has re-
ceived another supply of that Penn. STALL
lar in the past. Lovers of good meats should
try roast or steak from this stock. New
Spring Lamb of the sweetest and tenderest.
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Association Officers Elected.

The Evening Star will be sent daily by
nail for ~ cents per month in advance
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commencement Decorations
Death of "a Union Veteran

You want the best results, therefore con-
suit GUIDE Expert service. 1924 F.-Adyt
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No more leaky Gasoline Stoves. Buy the
new DangIer. A. Eberly's Sons, us 9TH NV.
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Gas Ranges-easfest work. cheapest fuel.
1904 G. c. A. Muddiman & Co. GIG 18th
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Picture of Admiral Dewey given away
Saturday May IA, at the city stores of
G. d. Kenny.
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Johnston's cut prices are on page II.
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and horses boarded at reasonable prices
Downey'S model stables 1ti22-1S L st-Adyt
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CITY ITEMS.

Search the Wide World Over
You'll find no finer hams anywhere than
Dove Brand" Hams. Epicures say &C.
Miller & Krogmann, Center & K St. Mkts.
War Hasn't Touched" Our Prices.
We're still papering rooms with our finest
paper for 81 up. NOLTE, SO 9th st.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

Try Reisinger's Ice Cream, 2s5 st. NV
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dren OF my old friend the fact that It
was through my instrumentality that
their nefarious secret had been discov-
cred. Iwished-I hoped-that the affair
might be so concluded, but it all seemed
80 impossible, especially since MIR.
Gryoe was not on hand to direct mat
ters, that spent very little time on this
subject, deep and important as 1t was
to all concerned.
The thing to which l devoted my
most serious attention was the necessity
of telling my story 80 as to exonerats
the girls as much as possible. They
were mistaken in their devotion and
most unhappy in the exercise of it, but
they were not innately wicked and
should not be made to appear 80. Per-
haps the one thing for which I should
yet have the best cause to congratulate
myself would be the opportunity I had
gained to give to their connection with
the affair its true and proper coloriug.
I was still dwelling on this thought
when there came knock at my door
which advised NE that the visitor ex-
pected had arrived. To open and admit
him was the work Of moment, but it
took more than a moment for me to
overcome my surprise at seeing in my
visitor no lesser person than Mr.. Gryce
himself, who in our parting interview
had assured me he was too old and too
feeble Cor such affairs and must there
fore delegate them to me-
"Ahp' I calculated slowly. lit is
you, is it? Well, am not surprised. u
shouldn t have been. When you say you
are old, you mean old enough to pull
the wool over other peoples eyes, and
when you say you are lame you mean
that you only halt long enough to let
others get far enough ahead for them
not to see how fast you hobble up be-
hind them. But do not think I am not
glad enough to see you. I am. Mr..
Gryce, for l have discovered the secret
of Lost Mans lane and find it somewhat
too heavy a one for my own handling"
On the instant, knowing him now as
do, / saw that this was more than he
expected.
"You have?" he asked, with just that
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shade Of incredulity which It is so tan

shade Of incredulity which It is so tan
talizing to encounter.
"Then l suppose congratulations are
in order. But are you sure, Miss Butter
worth, that you really have obtained q
clew to the many strange and fearful
disappearances which have given to this
lane it's name?'
II could not be surer," said l, "for I
have seen with my eyes and almost
touched with my hands the body OF one
of the victims
"Quite sure" returned. nettled.
why do you doubt it? Because have
kept so quiet and not sounded one note
of alarm from my whistler
"No," said be- knowing your self
restraint SO we'll, cannot say that that
is my reason. "
"What is it, then?" urged.
"Well, said he, my real reason for
doubling if you have been quite as sue
cessful us you think is that we ourselves
have come upon clew about which
there can be no question. Can you say
the same of yours:''
You will expect my answer to have
been a decided YES" uttered with all
the positiveness of which you know me
to be capable. But for some reason,
perhaps because of the strange influence
this mans personality exercises on all
YES, all-who do not absolutely steel
themselves against him, I faltered just
long enough for him to cry:
IT thought not. The clew is outside
the Knollys house, not in it, Miss But
terworth, for which, Of course, you are
not to be blamed or your services scorn-
ed. have no doubt they have been in
valuable in unearthing a secret, II not
the secret"
"Thapk you" was my quiet retort.
I thought his presumption beyond all
bounds and would at that moment have
felt justified in swapping my fingers
at the clew that he SO boasted of had it
not been for one thing. What that thing
is l am not ready yet to state.
"You and l have come to issue over
such matters before" said he. land
therefore need not take too much ac-
count of the feelings it is likely to en-
gender. will merely state that my
clew points to Mother Jane and ask If
YOU have found in the visit she paid at
the house last night anything which
would go to strengthen the suspicion
against her."
"Perhaps," said in state OF dis
dain that was more or less unpardon.
able, considering that my own suspicious
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that Althea was my friendly were CON
nected rather with some family diff
Guilty than with the dreadful affair We
are considering. That is why I hasteneo
to tell you that we had found clew to
the disappearance and i'll Mother James
cottage / wished to save this Miss
Knollys.
If he had thought to mollify me this
way, he did not succeed. He saw it and
made haste to say:
"Not that l doubt your consideration
for them, only the justness of your con-
clusions.
"You have doubted those before and
with more reason. I replied, 'yet they
were not altogether false. "
"That ain willing to acknowledge,
so willing that if you still think after
have told my story that yours is apro-
pos and touches the case then Twill lis
ten to it only too eagerly. My object il
to find the real criminal III this matter.
say ut the present moment it is Moth
er Jane.
"God grant it is so, said, infu-
enced in spite of myself by the calm as
surance of his manner. "If she was at
the house night before last between II
and IL, then perhaps she is. But see
no reason to believe it-not yet, Mr..
Gryce Supposing you give me one. 1t
would be better than all this talk. One
small reason, Mr.. Gryce, as good as"-
l did not say what, but the FLIP it gave
to his intention stood me in good stead,
for he launched Immediately into the
matter with no further play upon my
curiosity, which was now, as you can
believe, thoroughly aroused, though ]
could not believe that anything he had
to bring up against Mother Jane could
! for a moment stand against the death
and burial I had seen and almost played
part in in Miss Knollys' house during
the two previous nights.
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previous to my discovery Of the real
tragedy enacted under my eyes at the
Knollys mansion had played moro o,
less about this old crone.
"Only perhaps?" He smiled, with
playful forbearance with my mood fol
which should have been truly CRATE
full to him.
"She was there for no good purpose, y
said l, "and yet if you had not charac'
terized her as the person most response
BILE for the crimes we are here to inves
tigate I should have said from all thai
I saw then and previously Of her CON
duct that she acted as supernumerarJ
rather than principal, and that 1t is tc
me you should look for the correct cleW
to the criminal, notwithstanding your
confidence in your own theories and my
momentary hesitation to assert that
there was no possible defect in mine. "
"Miss Butterworth, II thought be
looked trifle shaken-"what did Moth
er Jane do in that closely shuttered
house last night"
Mother Jane? WE'LL Did he thinb
was going to introduce my tragic
story by telling what Mother Jane did
I must have looked irritated, and in
deed think had cause.
Mother Jane ate her supper"
snapped out angrily. Miss Knollyt
gave it to her. Then she helped little
with a piece Of work they had on hand.
It will not interest you to know what.
It has nothing to do with your clew,
warrant. "
He did not get angry. He has an ad'
tnirable temper, has Mr.. Gryce, but he
did stop minute to consider.
"Miss Butterworth," he said at last,
"most detectives would have held theil
peace and let you go on with what you
have to tell without a hint that it was
either unwelcome or unnecessary, but
have consideration for persons feelings
and for persons secrets so long as they
do not come in collision with the law,
and my opinion is, or was when I en-
tered this room, that such discoveries al
you have made at your old friends
house (why need he emphasize friend
did he think j. forgot for q moment
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TO BE CONTINUED.

GoADED Too FAR.-Spanish com.
missioners, in chorus-"We-will-
not-give-them-up"
Commissioner Day-"What Is it that
you will not give up?"
"Carramba! The Philippines J"
"The Philippines? Let me see. Is
this something that you at present
possess ?"
"No! But it is ours to retaih."
"Ah, yes, I see. You haven't got
il: hut YOU mean to hold it."
"No, no, carramba, mol"
Sab, you do not mean to hold on
to it,"
"Pig Beast! You insult u.s."
"Gently, boys, gently. Let us un-
derstand each other. You say you
will retain the Philippines. But they
are no longer in your possession. This
seems to complicate matters. How
will you retain them ?"
"How, you 'wretched shopkeeperP
How"
"Don't get apopleptic. 1t hurts your
good looks. Yes, how9"
"Why, We've will protest. We
will appeal to Europe. We will brand
YOU as no gentleman. We will
cur-r.r.se youT
"Pooh, pooh, Donnies, that isn't dip
lomatic language. And you still insist
upon retaining what you haven't
got"
"Insulted again! Senor, it is too
much. You have goaded us too far.
Bewar-r-e !"
"Heavens What would you do9"
"Go home."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Copyright, 1897, by Anna X. Rohlfs.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs
In order that new readers Of The En-
ouIRER may begin with the following in.
stsllment of this story, and understana II
inst the same as though they had read II
ali from the beginning, we here give 8
synopsis Of that portion OF 1t wGlch mas
already been published:
Amelia Butterworth, who has done
clever detective work, is called upon by
Mr.. Gryce, a professional detective, to
take ND an interesting case. he tells hel
that i'm a certain village several persons
have suddenly Disappeared. In this place
lives family of the name OF knollys. the
children of a former friend OF Miss
Butterworth. Mr.. Gryce desires Miss
Butterworth to enter this family for detec-
visit the Knollys' home, finding there
Misses Lucetta and Loreen Knollys and
their brother William. She dimes with
the family and is taken to her room. She
remains awake during the night, and,
hearing strange noises, goes into the hall
and calls Lucetta, who gives unsatisfacto-
nv reasons for the disturbance. Mr..
Trohnl, q neighbor visits the Knollys.
Lucetta is terrified at seeing him and
faints. Miss Butterworth receives let
ter from Mr.. Gryce telling her that if she
is in danger to blow upon Wnlstle ne
sends her. An old crone called Mother
Jane appears. Miss Butterworth gives
her q quarter, whereupon Mother Jane
repeats curious scombination of mum bers.
Miss Bntterworth leaves the house and
hears of young girl formerly leaving
the Knollys house in carriage and being
married before her mother could over
take her. Since then phantom carriage
is said to 90 through Lost Mans lane at
midnight, suggesting that the carriage
may carry away the persons mysteriously
disappearing. Mr.. Trohm drives Miss
Butterworth in his wagon. Returning to
the house she witnesses parting between
Lucetta and lover, whose request for an
answer to his suit Lucetta is endeavoring
to put off. He leaves without getting a
favorable reply. Miss Butterworth gets
from Loreen the key to chamber which
she has heard is haunted. In visiting 1t
she finds her way into Williams sanctuln
and discovers that he is a v:Tisectionist.
Miss Butterworth passes an uncomfort-
able night She is locked in b. chambe
and loses her whistle which she keeps to
call the police, but RECEIVERS it. Making
further explorations, she finds two shut
tiers tied together with knot Of Grape, i'll
dicating death in the house. Miss But
terworth is impressed with the gentle
manlike denleanor of Mr.. Trohm and
goes with him to visit Mother Jane, who
repeats her combination of numbers.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE ENIGMA OF NUMBERS.

"When l told you that Mother Jane
was out of the question in this matter,
1 meant out of the question for you. She
was subject to be handled by the po-
lice and we have handled her. Yester-
day afternoon l made search Of her
cabin. Here Mr.. Gryce paused and
eyed me quizzically. He sometimes does
eye me, which same am not bound to
take as a compliment, considering how
fond he is of concentrating all his wis
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p@ The Russians calls the "grip"
Chinese catarrh, the Germans call it
the Russian pest, the Italians name 1t
the German disease, the French call it
the Italian fever, and the Spanish ca
tarrh. The Italians invented the term
"inHuenza" in the Seventeenth centu'
rv. and attributed the disease to the
influence of certain planets.
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or we would not be sitting here talking
away at cross purposes the morning aft
or his burial."
"Tears are not shed or public 40.
knowledgment made for the subject OF
half crazy mans love for scientific in
vestigation. It. was dog you saw
buried, madam-a favorite dog which
Mr.. Knollys loved, but which for all
that could not escape that half monster q
passion for vivisection.
"You are playing with me, /" I cried,
"outrageously and inexcusably playing
with me. A dog laid away in such
secrecy and with such a degree OF feel
ing as I was witness to3 You must
think me in my dotage, or else"-
1--WE will take the rest OF the sem
tence for granted, he said. "You know
that l can have no wish to insult your
intelligence, Miss Butterworth, and If /
say dog I must have ample reasons tor
it, Can you contradict those reasons!
Do YOU know it was man that was
buried there last night? If you do, there
is no more to be said, or, rather, there
is everything to be said, for that would
give to the transaction Of last night q
very dreadful and tragic significance
which at present I am not disposed to
ascribe to it."
Taken aback. almost overwhelmed by
a statement for which I was in no de-
gree prepared, and yet which I could
not but think false for all his quiet self
assurance, stolidly replied:
"Since you say 1t was Q dog, prove
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-04
TRUST IN FOOD.
EAT PROPER FOOD AND SEE THAT
YOU DIGEST TT.

Your health and strength depend on the
food YOU eat--and the way you digest it,
Simplicity in diet and looking after your
stomach may add several years to your
life.
1t will certainly make you happier for
unhappy people are generally dyspeptics.
The Shakers OF Mount Lebanon are IA
peculiar people with peculiar views.
They may not be right in everything
but they know how to live Il healthy life
They take care of their stomachs They
live to Il ripe old age.
When they have Indigestion they take a
few doses Of Il peculiar cordial which
they have for years prepared from medi-
cinal herbs and plants. 1t Is called the
Shaker Digestive Cordial
Shaker Digestive Cordial will cure indi-
gcstion Immediately; permanently with
the aid of proper diet. 1t is a tonic for
the stomach and for the whole system 1t
makes your food make strength and this
is the whole secret of strength health and
happiness.
Pale, thin, weary, worn out individuals
with no health energy or ambition will
get strong and bright and healthy, by
taking the Shaker Digestive Cordial
Sold by all druggists at 10 o. 20 cents
and $l.W Il bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-04
A SENSATIONAL ENDING.
Clayton Will Case Taken from Juy-Charge
OF Embracery IS Made.

Nov Haven. Conn. March 3.--Ih"
noted Clayton VIII case, an appeal from
probate. which has been on trial be
fore Judge O. W. Wheeler and a jury
in tine superior court, exactly three
weeks. came 10 a sensational concIu-
sion, today. and the jury was dischare-
ed for the term. ana there is a possibil-
ity that. an arrest charging embrac erY
may result. Benz. G Ium. chief clerk
al the New Haven Savings Bank. IS
said Ia have tried to influence juror
John r. >. Todd of Wolcott against
Frank IL Clayton of Boston. the father
Of Harry ". Clayton, whose viii is be
ing contested.
Mr. Lum. the alleged offender, is /
man over 20 years Of age. Well-knoWn
in banking circles, and has always
been regarded in the highest sense as
a gentleman and reputable business
man.
Judge Wheeler stated that he did not
feel at liberty to speak of the affair.
which caused the discharge of the jury
ii is alleged, however. that Mr.. Lum
wrote a letter to Mr.. Todd. saying he
wanted to see him at the bank 1t is
said that MI. Todd called at the bank
and had a long conversation with MIR
Ium. The nature of the conversation
is not known, but it reached the ears
nf the lawyers for the appellcoS and
they reported ii to Judge Wheeler who
Immediately investigated the report
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-04

Meridcn would like the whole salem
team.
flpson has made over 600 PUSHES. Rus
sell and Roberts have both crossed the
90 mark.
Wodlke made his 2ooth goal Monday.
Russell and he are The only PLAYERS who
have reached that mark.
Tom Cottcr OF the Fan Rivers has chaI-
lNnged the Bath. Me. team 10 a series Of
games best three out Of FIVE the week
beginning. March H.
Hartford is to have a large and cen
trally located ring for polo games. and
for such other uses as it may properly
aud proiitably be put 10. 1t is 10 be on
Main street. The work Of building Will
be begun at once.
Tho New Britain team. which leads in
tn" southern New England race, is com
posed Of Parsons. liadley am Turner
ruShcrS, Jeans center. Malone half back
Berry goal. Malone is a Fan River player,
and is highly praised by Tom Cottcr
Rnck!Ind Courior-Gazcttc: MrGilyrov
aud Murtaneh of Bath win pLv with
New Britain in The Conuecticut LcapiIr
for ~" two weeks following the clusa af
inc Maine Lcagu" season. 4 Connecticut
paper says that they viii also be found
there next season. but we give Manager
i)onn"li the credit of being far too smart
for th1t--Hrovidence offered Coal Tend
Smith Of the Rockland team $ip1 Il week
10 ilnish out the season with them. the
other day but John said nixey. thar he
was being used too Well here He win
however go 10 the Connecticut League
along with Murtaugh and McGilvrav
after our season closes.-Rockland will
have polo next season and John Smith is
TO %" captain and manager. it is said.
The local cranks may be assured that he
VIII have 4 team on the floor that is Al
in every respect
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-04
SPAIN IS WORRIED.
Our Fleet at Hong Kong the Cause-May
Threaten New York.

Madrid March The public is much
exercised over the report of the pres
ence of squadron of United States
Warships at Hong Kong, as il is pre-
sumed the vessels intend to threaten
Manila, the capital Of the Philippine
Islands in the event of war between
the United States and Spain.
The iInparcial in an article headed
TO Manila-To New York" quoted an
unnamed high parsonage who scouts
The idea of an imminent rupture, and
says. The presence of the Warships
at Hong Kong is only WashinEton'S
policy, With the view 10 contenting the
iingoeS." The high parsonage" is sand
To have added: but, America has not
50 many Warships as to warrant such
bold action. II the Yankees 20 t. the
PHILIPPINES. the SpaniIrdS viii 80 to
New York"
Tho Globe remarks The govern
mont is alive Ia the critical situation
and IS silently preparing for tho worst
hut. ii is to" diplomatic To di@clns" the
Procedure hy Whirh Il is preparing for
emergencies"
In conclusion. the Globe says For
tunateiy, the tranquil preparations of
the government are the best assurancr
that it WiH lac ready when tho occa-
sion requires it, The public seeing the
coolness of Scnor Scgasta. should
comprehend thar h. means acts ana II II
words. However limited the rublics
confidence in the premier they. like
ourselves, have confidence that better
days will dawn promptly"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-04
SEVEN JAPANESE SAILORS
We're on The Maine Has Japan Right TO Claim
Part OF indemnify?

Washington. March 3--Thc state de-
partment has asCrrtained at the instance
OF the Japanese legation that there were
seven japanese sailors on board the
whom only TWO We're saved. There are Il
number of Japanese i'll the navy serving
as stewards, etc. They go from ship to
ship and their relatives Frequently lose
track of them. 1t was stated NJ the legal
tion that the purpose of the inquiry was
tn establish jllSt who were ON board the
Maine and to distinguish between the lost
and saved.
In some quarters the question was
raised aS to III" right of Japan 10 parti-
cipatc in amy indemnity which might he
claimed if tn" disaster proved to be of cx-
tcrnal Origin. Officials differed in their
view Of this. II was claimed by some that
IN" wearing of the United States uni
form took away from the Japanese sub
irct all his attributes aS Il citizen Of
Japan. Moreover, it WAS pointed ont that