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MiI,s fo Nprn.

New Bedford, Mass, April s.r-Thn msn-
ayers Of nine cloth mills, row on strike.
unanimously agreed tpaight 70 osen he
min gates neat Mendsy mornizE 70 q
operatises as care TO return 70 work. II
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t..,,,.,,r Wat. Action.

Rutland. VI, April CA dispatch fron
s,,ster prcstor sgy4: Foreign mediation
Is undesirable. sra'n ntst lsave cup'. aai
no quicker the better for all Parties"
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Lincoln. Neb.. Aprii G.-Tonight Cover
ncr Holconb sen, telegram - i= pfesi'
cent teaIeFiug the services IN sase o. w9r
q, The full strength Of ,hesstate mliiiia.
w,,ith he states aa1 be ready Icr move
irert on short notice.
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LABGR NATTER.
yl..,or, f,r STRIKERS.

chicaz 20, April THE carpenters strife.
which bsgan Monday. came q suiecl
eni today. when all the larger eontraeio =
gigncd ihs union oaEaepiers agreemrnL
This Is a victory for the strikers
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would have our hest worships at their mercy o
hat II they wcrr met AZ sen surrender ors
deat,i would be their portion, ,lohn T. Hole
inad, tho Inventor ana builder of the SUBJ
marine boat OF that name. declares the steam :
cts OF the American limo ST Louis. st. PAUL !
Paris and New York, fitted out with rapid fire :
guns could siaad tho iiotilla OFF aud destroyc
Il utterly These ships. while not armorod, .
arc spendicr than anything In tho arnada, .
and says Mr., Holland could saw the torpedo
boats In two With their rides. :
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washington. April G--isgecsal Fourth
49, rexas pos,mastsrs appointed today:
.rna NJ GILLESPIE. Archer Cisy. Arshef
.a,nty. Mrs. Matte Burton, Pfair,syli,e'
Kaufman county; w. r. Reed, Red ON,
Eli, 1 county; silas 4 Balaseglrne; s1ons
paint,y Van zandt county; Robert II Wal
IN walnut springs. bosqne ccs'.iy.
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vana will be blockaded by day and bonn
hardsd BY night
Thereepo1 the impartial urges the gov
ernmeat Ito take prompt action and to
dispose ot the Spanish forces so as to coua-
ieract the enemys scheme
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prot,slrnt nIh,c IN sehoo,s.

Charleston. " Va. April Elm refni-
Ing TO grant writ Of mandamns TO pro
hiblt the reading OF the Protestant Bible In
the public schools The State supreme court
decided today there was no law to pro-
hibit q.
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Trrfmcn ~ Mrmpl,ir-

Memphis, Tenn, April c'ryThs ciiy y
fas, hIiing up niih tiffmsp and IN Moat-
ron,ery handicap IL the all-aSsornlns tople
on the streets and in The hota's Ine msst
probable starters are Ornament, u'ySsss
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wn.biuulnn.s ,.o,c.t ncnIy.

ply TO the last suggestion Of the United
States minister fGsperai Wooafofd, by
which It was understood herc an honorable
pcaco satisfactory 10 both countries can DO
secured. waY received AZ Madrid during the
night It's contents have not been diyu.ged.
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Cood Times, Buckyidorc, Tom Collins. Fer
bush, Marquise. Perform ancc. I,oaGergos,
Belle OF Memphis, Opaque aud possibly
some others.
Enthusiasm runs high about the city
and the best outlook Is presented for a
.ucccssful meeting.
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New York April C.--iieidelbacb. Ickel-
heilner a. 90. haze engaged si5v.ooo nore sc'd
FOR lmrtr ~.
4 New York, April "a Boston dispatch says
ki0der. Peabody Z TO- haze $4,000 gold GU
gagged Tor import.
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~ DISAPPOINTED.
curse Completely Upset
Al His Plans.

~ HIS Plans.
Nprli Tho Rome GORE.
me Daily News. describing
we statement that America
ropes mediation, says; This
I as hey openly cali Il at
mas upset the calculations Of
may cause the entire ruiz Of
|sss q the por,iff b,cause Of
mons Americans OF interview
|. cope as an European prirr.,
/ y os considered, his action,
|0proaed 70 The Monroe dpc-
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The flowers are faded that ] seat,
NJ, desrcst girl 10 sou.
! worl6 b. happy II the bill,
Alas had faded too. 4sates
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

washington. April g. spselal. Vii :
paiIsv OF Texas has hfan promoter
tram a 5000 positior to one at si-po " tns
treasury department
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strike Abou, Ended.

is generally believed a majority OF the
strikers viii so in MONDAY.
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Representative resron 9, aor. TIP Gy 70
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IT Looks WARIIlN ~.
Western soldiers Ia He Novcd sout
Without Delay.

Without Delay.
in the West where army posts arc located,
indicate that orders have been received
from WASHINGTON 10 have everything in
readiness for the movement OF troops on
short notice.
Chicago, April c--Tao Times Herald
rays: Fort Sheridan soidIers will move
lonight nj midnight unless contrary orders
are received The news Is given out by
one in authority. Their destination is not
known, but it is said to be some poInt in
i.e South.
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SENATOR MASON'S SPEECH

those the
sbity The price,
Tho law fixes the responsibility
and Spanish soil The habor Is
The in that habor
vcrco controlled
t a torpedo Spanish torpedo.
/ was mine n Spanish
sals in llayana 20 owe Il ~ citizens
Spanish and dyna-
mi was dynamite.
eSpce controlled by government
only through 3 and officers,
employed by Spain, and Spain
answcr-scnator Mason's speech United
, 1898-12-16
Notes.

The trusts now in existence in Ameri.
ca have an aggregate capitalization Of
S !. 78S, 773, 900.
In New Orleans molasses is being
put up In 3-pound cans similarly to
those used for syrups.
AT Elyria, O., the local Bell company
is making a residence rate for tele-
phones of so cents a month.
The steamship Lord Charlemont re-
Gently loaded $500 tons of steel rails
at Canton, Md, for use on a railway in
Ireland.
A plan is being arranged to estab-
lish in h mills at Olneyville, r. L.,
the system for small savings similar to
that in the public schools.
The largest sewing machine in the
world is in operation in Leeds, Eng
land. It weighs $500 pounds and sews
cotton betting.
The imports into Tacoma this year
to 1st inst, were $4,53S,6 72 as against
90 II T. M
, 1898-12-16
6axPTER XIV.

Help came at last; and in the sweet
dewy dawn of the morning the ghastiy
row of dying and dead lay with white
faces turned to the rising sun. Then
came a cry that some one was lying, face
downward, in the brook hat ran through
the valley.
Strong men hurried there. They saw
q mass of fair hair, a fur cloak, and a
travelling bag held In a stiff white hand.
They raised the body-it was that of a
woman, young and fair-but from those
strong men rose a cry of dread, as they
saw what once had been a fair face,
crushed and mangled, all semblance of
humanity marred and deadened. For on
that face the weight of half a carriage
had fallen. They who saw it turned
shuddering away; one, stronger In heart
than the others, took a white handker-
chief and covered 1t. That covering was
never removed.
They looked at the costly fur cloak,
then whispered one to another that 1t
must be a lady of rank lying there, for
the cloak was OF sable.
Then came the doctor, who had been
attending to the wounded, an English
man, who had been travelling in the same
train. No need to move the white hand
kerchief; no need to place his hand on
the stilled heart. Death had been merci-
full there, giving no time for pain.
The doctor, too, looked at the costly
cloak. and the same idea came to him
it must be a lady of rank who lay there,
crushed and mangled beyond all recog-
milton. When the first hurry of the ter
rible accident was over, DIR. Sheene be-
thought himself of the fair, dead woman.
1t was time to learn who she was, and
send for her friends.
They examined the fur cloak first, and
In the little pocket of 1t they found a let
ter, addressed to
THE Lady Selwyn,
"Villa Pisani,
FLORENCE"
They opened the travelling bag. In 1t
were papers bearing the same name; a
small jewel case, and on 1t they read:
ITO my beloved daughter Violante;
from her affectionate father, Horace
Temple"
There was a purse, containing bank
notes and gold; that, too, was marked
with her NAME. There seemed every rea-
son to believe that the golden-haired wom-
an lying dead In the waiting room was
Lady Selwyn. Some one there had met
the family, had dined at the villa, and had
visited Lord Selwyn-a Signof di Luna;
and he, the moment his eyes fell upon the
mass of golden hair, cried out:
"You must telegraph to Lord Selwyn;
this is Lady Selwyn."
So DIR. Sheene, feeling true sympathy
Tor a fellow countryman in deep distress,
sent q telegram himself 1t was worded
, 1898-12-16

bencil or carbon, or a genuine sigma y
held to the light, the pen hesitates~-
ing the writing a zigzag appearance,
which, although not visible to the max
ed eve, can be clearly seen with the
aid of a microscope. The most useful
ally of the expert, however, is the.cam-
era. which has no equal for showing
signs OF erasure, correction and pen hes
itancy.
In one "a or another, then, a docu-
ment may be pronounced a forgery
without any comparison of writing.
Rarely is this so when the work of a
really accomplished professional pen
man comes to hand. He generally prac-
tees a signature till he can initiate 1t
| closely enough to deceive any bank
cashier, when he dashes 1t off at the
! foot of a check with greater flueilcy,
perhaps, than could its owner. In this
art Jim the Penman was an adept-the
greatest adept in the annals of crime
No tracing or boggling for him, nc
rubbing out or touching up; he wrote
at once exactly what was wanted, imi-
Eating the most difficult hand with q
freedom, an ease. and a perfection that
were marvellous .-Casselrs Journal.
, 1898-12-16

"If Matt, I shall die" said Lord Wv
ian calmly. 81 can bear no more; tell me,
at least, how she Is"
And the two men looked at each other,
neither daring to speak.
"How came Lady Selwyn In the train
alone ~ said DIR. Sheene. "She was quite
alone, apparently without either servant
or friend; how did it %happenF"
'I cannot explain it at all. l did not
even know that she had left the house.
Oh. let me see her! Do not keep me
talking here: l am hals mad with sorrow.
Ia she much hurt2 IL she injured? Can
she be taken homer
They looked at each other again-the
two who knew the fatal truth, each dread
ing to speak. The man before them, with
his wistful, pleading face, saw that look,
and a long, low moan came from his lips.
mot thatv' he cried. "Oh, heaven!
ANYTHING but thatl She is not deadf"
No denial such as he thirsted to hear
came from them; the solemn expression
of each face deepened. Lord VIVIAN
prasped DIR. Sheene's arm.
"Do you not see | am going mad?' he
Kissed. 'Tell me the TRUTH
..You nave spoken it, my lord" was the
renlv: 'you have said it. Heaven help
Won TO bear it. She is dead!"
"Dead" he moaned at last. My wife
-Violante-it cannot be-!
"sHeayen gives, and heaven takes
away" said the solemn voice of the Eng
fish doctor.
They went with him to the long, mar
row waiting room, where, side by side,
the dead awaited removal. She lay apart
from the rest. A resting place had been
made for her, and there, in the quiet sleep
of death, lay the woman Lord Vivian be-
leyed to be his wife. He passed in 81
lence the long table where the bodies of
women. children and men lay SO motion
less and ~still-passed them in grave, sol
emn silence When he anne to the place
where she lay. a low moan broke from his
lips.
The golden hair hung in rich p%rofusioni
stained here and there with blood. The
costly fur cloak wal wrapped round the
quiet figure.
Lord Vivian took a tress of the colder
hair In his hands.
ut is my wife!" he cried. II bough
that cloak for her three years ago. lie
me see her facet
But here the doctors grave voice inter
fered; the doctors strong, firm hand drew
him gently back.
Heaven forbid!' he said. you love-
your wife; l would not have you look up
on what lies there for all the world-th
horror of it would kill you! There is n
single feature left; the weight of half
carriage fell upon your wifes race an
crushed it," :,
He knelt down in silence by her sid
} and buried his face in his hands. VIVA
passed between his soul II its Maker
that hour none will ever know. If eve
he had been impatient with her yout
and her simplicity, her ignorance of tn
I world, her unstudied ~frankness, II WA
all avenged now.
And then the heavy task came of tai
ing home what everybody believed 10 b
t the body of Niolapte Lady Selwyn, l-or
! Vivian regained mis- outward calm:
o heart and soul there ragged a torrent c
= grief. Of remorse. of bewildered sorro'
, 1898-12-16

dllI d ~
a Iyerpool company for 0
tion of a cargo steamer to be 6SO 1eel'
long and rs feet beam.
TO protect passengers from n ex-
tortion of cabmen in Havana the lamp
posts are painted in various -colorS-
red for the central district, blue for
fine second, green for the third, etc.
The silk industry in the United
States is assuming gigantic proper
lions. Thirty years ago the value OF
silk produced in the United states was
less than Sc, 200. 900. Last year 1t
ceeded $S7, 000. 900.
A new kind of cloth is being maze
In LYONS from the Town of hens, ducks
and geese. Seven hundred and htty
grains of feathers make rather more
Than a square yard of light water
proof cloth. iii
/ trrn out 5000 finished knives per day.
| and IT can be adapted for either table
| or pocket cutlery. r~azors-hollow OF
| straight-sheep shears; indeed, Tor al
| most any kind of tools.
| The use of the diamond circular saw
| for cutting stone is facilitating the
erection of the Paris Exposition build
| ;nos The diamonds which form the
cutting teeth of the saw are worth
| about So. a karat, and are hXed IN d
steel disc. over six feet in diameter.
Tt is stated that as recently. as 1909
+ba total investment in electrical ap-
nIiancas throughout the United states
did not aggregate much over $l,Ooo oOo.
while at the present time the total
oonito1ization Of electrical railroad,
1;abt,,i.o and other concerns Is put
dow as fully 81, 900, 900. 900.
, 1898-12-16
household
RECIPES.

Hot Potato Salad.-Put into a skillet
one tablespoonful of butter and one
of drippings; when hot add n and
one-half pints of diced or sliced pota-
toes. Fry a light brown and pour over
1t four eggs stirred to break the yolks;
cook until set-tossing constantly.
Have ready two ta~blespoonfuls of vine
gar, one t~easpoonful of salt, one-half
~teaspoonful made mustard, n salt
spoonful of celery sail and half that
much pepper mixed together. Pour
this over the potatoes, stir and heat
for a moment and serve in hot dish on
warmed plates. More vinegar may be
added if one prefers.
Baked Apples with Meringue.-Wash
and core five large apples, put in bak-
ing dish with a little water; bake until
nearly tender, then fill holes with
sugar and spripklempYeC top good
, 1898-12-16
General Sports.

Madden heads the list of winning
English jockeys the present season
with a total of $50 victories out of S26
mounts. Loates won 141 of his Isl
mounts and Cannon's average of 139
wins out of SAL races was excelled by
Sloan. During the American Jockeys
tour of invasion he won AZ out of his
IS mounts.
The English lightweight jockey, Seth
Chandley, who. has been frequently
named as an adopter of Sloan methods,
broke two ribs in a fall at Leicester,
but is doing we'll.
Tommy Ryan wants to. meet BOZ
Fitzsmmons at 154 pounds.
Ben Jordan has cabled to New York
for another match with Dixon.
Doc Payne and Jim Hurley will box
twenty rounds at Elmira, N. Y, on
December 30.
! Australia, have been matched to box
twenty rounds in San Francisco ir
Manager Selee. of Boston, wants te
| trade Catchers Yeager and Bransfeld
pitchers Klobedanz n Hickman ane
Jimmy Stafford. Selee would do wei
to secure one first-class player FOR TINS
bunch.
7. T.. McCafferty has arrived at New
Orleans with "a horses. including, Peat
Ben Ronald, The Winner. Lillian Bell
Himtime and Sailor King.
Dave Sullivan, who posted $50
J to make a match with the winner o
I the Dixon Gardiner fight, onw refuse
to fight Gardiner at 122 pounds, tn,
weight Dixon and Gardiner fought al
insisting on a match at catch-weights
Gardiner insists on 1872 pounds. so Their
the matter stands.
, Harry Vardon. the champion Enghs
golfer. will visit this country mex
spring. o
There are more horses in w1nte
: quarters at Morris Park TINS seaso
+ban ever wintered there before.
, 1898-12-16

bneH5 up, uoWAs
WayB the craft was tossed, a mo-
ment and they were In the rapids. A
splash of ice-cold waters in the faces
Of the crew, a d~eafening roar as OF dis
tant thunder, the air grew dark, and
they were In the canyon fighting for
their Lives. With the thought Of dan
ger came a feeling Of strength and like
a brave woman Mrs. Carroll felt that 1t
was q fight in which she would win II
the boat was handled properly, which
meant that she, as well as h rest,
must not relax vigilance for even a mo
ment. Then she began to paddle for
dear life. The canyon walls seemed to
slide back as IL moved by some giant
hand. With back strained and hands
blistered, she kept on. Suddenly a bit
of smooth water came in sight, and
then an awful bump. Pull her on,
boys, quick" some one shouted, and
straight and true went Mrs. CARROTS
paddle into just the right place. The
boat was clear in a moment but ahead
was a wave fully five feet high, and
the boat was sideways in the stream.
II 1t did not strike the wave bow on all
would be lost. The tired woman pad
died even more bravely. The wave
was struck in just the right place and
they were saved. Suddenly the motdon
seemed to cease and the boat came to
a standstill. The trip had beer made
In one minute and forty-1ve seconds.
II wouldn't have missed the trip fo1
$1,000" said Mrs. Carroll, land | woule
no take 1t again for 81 ,000.0 900"
, 1898-12-16
Rails of Glass.

There was once a time when glass
was used only for window panes and
mirrors. but since then 1t has develop
ed into many different fields. BY
means of valuable strengthening pro-
cess, recently discovered, glass may
now be moulded into lengths and used
as railway sleepers. Glass rails are
also produced by this same to~ughenine
process. 1t is, therefore, possible to
have a complete glass railway. Thu
glass rails are turned out In sizes ano
shapes similar to those of the ordinary
steel rails. They are far tougher ano
resist the action of the elemen more
successfully than steel.
, 1898-12-16
Lheene.Y Away

- ~ IOII
sedi, to Lon Wan Selwyn, Villa Pisani.
Florence-Come at once, without delay.
There has been a dreadful accident at
gedi, and Lady Selwyn was in the train"
There had never been a more brilliant
fete than that of which Beatrice Leigh
reigned queen. The guests seemed I'M
willing to depart. Everything was so
beautiful; the grounds, with fountains,
edorous flowers and colored lamps; the
oool. fragrant Conservatives; the magnif-
cent suite of rooms; the chivalrous, hand
some. attentive host; and, above all other
attractions, the queen of the reyels-Bea-
trice Leigh!
1t was not until the dawn flushed red
in the sky, and the birds began to sing,
that the carriages were all ordered, ana
the ballroom deserted.
1t was late in the morning when Lord
Selwyn was reused by his valet Nicoli.
who stood by the bedside with a paper
In his hand.
what is it, Nicoli?" asked his lord
ship. "Why have you disturbed meT'
'There Is a telegram for you, my lord"
said the man, land / thought you had
better have it at once"
He took the paper from the mans hand
and read. Bewilderment and unuttera-
bit surprise came over him frst-no fear.
OF course it was a mistakel Far from
being in the train at Sedi, his wife was
sleeping near; that he knew. For the ac-
cident he was sorry; but 1t was not his
wife who was there.
''There is some mistake" he said to the
valet, who stood by in silence. Il must
get up, though, and set it straight. Get
me some coffee, Nicoli."
The nan went away. Still silent and
trembling, Lord Vivian dressed himself
hurriedly.
"How could such a mistake arise 2" he
asked himself. allow could such a fool
Ssh error be madeY'
He went to his wife's room and turned
the handle; the door was locked.
''Violante," he cried, 81 want to speal
30 you"
There was no answer.
4Violante, darling!" he cried again, %
want your
Still no answer, and a deadly chill o
fear came over him.
Just then he heard Nicoli enter his room
with the coffee.
"Never mind thatl' said Lord Vivian
hastily. "Nicoli, could you break opel
a door quietly, without making nue.
noise?"
Yes, Nicoli could do that. He went t
fetch the necessary implements, and hi
master stood with the dawn of a terribl
fear in his face. Once more he cried "Vio
lantei" but no answer came from the 81
lent, deserted rooms.
Then came Nicoli, and in three minute
che door was opened, and Lord Selwy
entered. What did it mean2 There wa
the bed with it's pretty white hanging'
but no Violante lay there. No one ha
slept there; the room was empty, silen
and desolate.
With that strange dread growing o
AHA, he opened the door that led to he
dressing room; it was all silent, all des'
late. No Violante was there!
What did it mean? An accident &
Sedi, and Lady Selwyn was in the TRAN
The words in letters Of fire seemed
dame round him. Then his eyes fell u
, 1898-12-16
Queen Mary,s Jester.

John Haywood, the poet and dramat-
list. sometimes styled "the Epigram-
matist," was Jester to Queen Mary. lie
had been a great fayorite with her
father, King Henry VIII, to whofe
court he was introduced by Sir Thomas
More, and his acquaintance with MaIF
was from her childhood. In those cary
DAYS he contributed considerably M
the little princess amusement. He WA
manager of a juvenile company thdN
MIA we'd before her; he composed songt
for her, sometimes making himself TIL
subject and on her eighteenth birthday
he wrote a poem in her honor, In which
she was fatteringly described.
On her marriage with Philip he COM
posed a ballad for her; and at her cor
onation. when the grand possession
headed by the new queen clad In blue
velvet and seated in her gilded chariot
drawn by six horses, approached the
nalace. her old friend Haywood greet
ed her with an Grafton.
Heywood's influence with this NOR
bid and sullen queen was most hapTsS
IL WIS Undoubtedly u " ioH5 %
ISOLATION and pleasant memories. Ill
was often summoned to cheer her wit
his music and wit, and her last lines
was l~ightened by his songs, r%ecitations
and readings from his plays. Hi
merriments were so irresistible tina
they moved even the rigid muscles o
Queen Mary" says one old writer, AN
her sullen solemnity was not proc
against his songs, his rhymes, and hi
iests.'-St. Nicholas.
, 1898-12-16

There is in the constellation An
dromeda a star visible to the naked
eve which hi smallest telescopes snow
to be double. Seen through a powerful
instrument. it is found to be triple.
"A handy device for hanging clothes
is formed of a ring to b screwed TO
the top of a post to support a number
of arms, which are dropped into a hole
in the end of the post when not In
use.
"A medical writer in India declares
that segregation of patients, the only
, effective way cf dealing with the
plague. is so repugnant to the Hindoos
that they prefer TO die by the million
rather than submit to il.
"A Missouri woman has designed al
ice creeper to slip on the sole OF tins
shoe, a steel plate, with curved ENDS
to grip the edges Of the sole having
teeth to engage the Ice as the
walks.