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him with the police. and this was something
az we know, which he. was more than an xious
to avoid. He reverted to his first idea.
Mixing with the crowd lust now hurryinR to
and fro through the long corridors. he reached
tho room DESIGNATED, ana found IL. as he had
been warned he should. empty.
Approaching the table. he. laid down. the
packet just as he bad been directed. In front
Of the big armchair, and then, casting a hur:
any one watching him, he. took IN n pencil
lying nearby and scrawleh hastily across the
top Of the packet the word Suspicious" This
he calculated would act as u warning to Mr..
Clifford In case there was ANYTHING wrong
about the package, and pass as a Joke with him,
and even the sender, II there was not. And
satisfied that he had both earned his money
turned TO retrace his steps, As before. the
corridors we're alive with hurrving men Of
various ages and appearance. but only two at
tracted his notice. One OF these was q large.
Intellectual. looking man. who turned into the
room from which he had Just EMERGED. and
The other n short. fair man With a countenance
he had known from boyhood. Mr., Stone. Of
Sutherlandtown was within ten PAGES Of him,
and he was as well known to the good Post:
any one have ~foreseen such a chance!
Turning his back with a slow SLOUGH he
made for a. rear door he saw swinging In and
out before him. As he passed through he cast
a quick look behind him. He had not been
recognized. In great relief he rushed on.
knocking against a man standing against one
OF the outside pillars.
Sweetwater. stopped. There was q tone OF
authority In tho voice which he could not re-
sisJ.
To be continued.
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NEW MARKETS FOR COTTON CLOTH.
One Material Effect of the Policy of Expan-
sion in Tropical Countries.

WASHINGTON. May 6-Prior TO the year 1893
tho foreign Of the United States was
almost exclusively with countries In temperate
zones, Recently. in a bulletin from the State
Department. the United States Minister to
Siam called the attention Of cotton growers.
and merchants to the fact that the opportuni-
ties for trade which the East holds ont to them
are almost unlimited. The fact is that the ex-
eign lands during the past eighteen months
has been almost exclusively in countries In the
Pacific and Caribbean. in which the inhabi-
tants use cotton clo~thing-clothing made Of the
chief staple OF the United States.
As was pointed out in that bulletin. OF the
O .OOO.OO0 people who inhabit the Asiatic
countries which border the Pacific Ocean not
less than 4OO,0 900, O0Oof the number are cotton
ciorned people. and out of the 5.OOO.OOO square
miles which these Asiatic countries contain
not more than 100000 square miles are
adapted to the production of cotton. During
the fiscal year of lStS there were relatively no
importations of American cotton goods into
the formsr Spanish colonies. either In the East
and only a small amount to Asiatic coun-
tries. China excepted. With the extension
Of American i~nterests and the expansion OF
the Pacific and the Caribbean. there will lie. as
has been pointed out. an increased demand for
American manufactured cotton goods. Cotton
clothed people. as. the consumers OF clothing
been called. are new factor in the industrial!
situation dating from May |. 1879, The United
States produce 80 per, cent. Of the. cotton
raised. in the world. and their facilities for ship
ment from Gull, Atlantic and Pacific ports are
being perceptibly improved as the foreign
market enlarges.
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No Complaint When II Was Known Why
He Was Speeding His Car.

'"f '' MUM NfN'FH
Passengers on ear No, Az from Cohoes to
Kenwood were given as rapid a ride last even
ing from Twenty-third street. in Watervliet. to
the North Albany stables as they have ever
had.
The driver Of the car. Peter Mccarthy Of
Watervliet. turned tho power on full head and
drove the car at its best speed. making all the
regular stops, however. and when signalIed.
At Twcnty-third street. Watervliet, some
one ran out Of the police station and
informed Mccarthy. who was on the
ear. that his wife was dying. The cd<
WAS crowded and he was unable to leave his
post of duty. He must make up his running
time, and he did 1t in the manner describe,
AS soon as the car reached the North Albany
stables Mccarthy jumped of and informed ono
OF the inspectors OF the news he had heard. A
special car was run out. and with Mccarthy as
its only passenger he was whirled to his home
in Watprvliet.
Mccarthy formerly conducted a hotel at the
corner Of Twenty fifth street and Broadway.
and about three weeks ago the place took FIRE
late at night and was consumed. Mccarthy.
his wife and their eight children had a narrow
escape from being burned to death. Mrs.
Mccarthy was severely injured and since then
has been at deaths door; The sad intelligence
was conveyed to her husband as soon as possi-
BILE and he did his best to get to her side before
the end came. The passengers on the car,
learning Of the facts in the matter. were loud
in their praise OF Mccarthy for strict adher-
ence TO his duty, and many expressions OF
sympathy were heard. Another mOtOrman was
substituted at North Albany and the car sped
on to kenwood.
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WEBB.
,xyA KATHARINE GREEN.
o,,yr,oht,d. 1929. bv S. S. &ec'ur. Co.
.,xo,sts Of PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

rNN61AIA w ma "hV
49,, hail At the sutherland mansion Agatha
Just hlstb sr servant are found dead, and Philemon
Nthe ahhssiha's husband, who for years has been
xs .sins sismonted, = d ,se1v on IL asleep at the ain,
perho' the murderer, Agatha Webb Is known
hin bat few .; q riEh woman; Miss Page.
x. niece ., ss'G ,Sa Webb dSssShssps and SSr iscaS. IN
rn,innss H. grass. The money drawer ia foundt to be
blood on rTbbery IL added to the mystery. Fred.
inptss 5ntPs S awayward youth. calls his father
trcI s.s bis I,trrmin ition to be a,better man and
promises no, T. ' Wi.E ps M,st te ihsf fre ei 9 TeGm th az sss
ben - him the night of the murder and knew
iolioS'""e had srrreted a thousand dollars. She
vhetr ,i uw , week to decide whether to marry her
t'ess "t Unclaimed a.. the murderer of Agatha
&,hm% Il is learned that the money was in new
s SseO' and the Keeper 81 a small store produces
s .nT,b, II the murder for = loaf Of bread. A
dt,rclEI.s ,,.". Murdered for money. Find the man
"sin ~ sSuiug beard. " Suspicion. falls upon one
y tSS label brothers. Frederick visits the hollow
tte. lives e and demands $500 ~ Frederick in pay.
n nsnt o Of a gambling debt. Frederick secures a
shsscsS bTo,hsrs are found dead of starvation. one
L,ot ,bon 'cIntGhing the loaf Of bread. the other a
ssiood..tsined s iHtG I'm The y6 Sos,on s ae.sS1ve ae essae.
e.. he company by a new chain OF, evidence
,otptine to another berpetrstor OF the terrible crime.
Iin D the money where he has seen Miss Page
sna' i Miss Page is confronted by the detec;
~, md Ulcers and tells what she saw the night of
'mmrdrr Frederick Oyerhears the talking and
w.. tbe group. and Miss Page tells Just enough so
iSI. , is,sr confession will implicate Frederick II he
psss w. 70 marry her. on the following day occurs the
ynsral Of AGATHA Webb, and late that nigh. Mr.:
On the w,y home he learns OF the death Of
snIIsnon, Agatha husband. sweetwater suspects
IA tSilovs Frederick and il thus discovered. by MI
ssn,h,riapd. Frederick places a package of old letters
W. Halliday hands and his father seeks an
Agatha Webb's will il opened and by
GG.p,.rms Mr.. sutherland ia made executor and Fred.
NJ ale heir 1T a 500 900 estate. Sweetwater
s ss.ops that Frederick is the murderer. but because
t. sntherlAnl once saved his life Sweetwater Ia I'M
geiIi;nu IN eve evidence. In order to keep his
,.rst he plane tn leave home, and. in suspicious
"a, pretending 10 be in search of an important
si,ness, boards an outgoing steamer bound for
n,,ul
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CHAPTER XVII.

"A man.. Haul him in! Don't leave a moor
feI3,w drifting ABOUT IKE that r,ar who's.
storms OF the season. pointed to our poor friend
Sweetwater; whose head could Just be- seen
otSsr me Ssofe a f Saii DC Dozen saani hands 4" we're ere
stretched for, him and the insensIble form
the results OF the nights fierce conflict with
Damn /! how ugly he i'll, cried one Of the
Ing him, He's If to, poison a devil dsh,ii"
they gave him good care for all that. and when
Sweet water came to life and realized that his
gray sky had taken the place Of darkness and
q soand board ,sppported limbs ,bs .V%ohh which t f43r
hoGrs had yielded . abb seI ~ hsrg 70 6u ne sd rSfk n IRE red
faces about him and realized quite well what
had been done for him when one OF them
There! he'll do now; all hands OF deck! We
can vet into New bedford in two days 4 this g
iSa m holds !, ,S No Inyss 'M ths fk sap wi sso o1s oi ID
il was the only word Sweetwater heard; So
landtown than that. EvidentlL Providence
had not meant n hin to es %ans S Sr wa u a, o be
as New bedford. 1t was his identity he must
SUPPRESS: WITH that at, Tnref co Isdr 10 miGh,
Without fear, Of being called m as a witness
against Frederick. But could he suppress II!
He thought he could. Al all events he would
"''What's your name?" we're the words he
now heard shouted in his ear,
Jonathan Briggs was his mumbled re-
ply. 81 was blown of n ships deck In the gale
last nigh. -,
What ship?"
Tine Prcserpine." 1t wac the first name
that suggested itself to him.
"Oh, / thought II might have been, che Hes
per: she foundered of here lact night
Foundered? The, Hesper? The hot blood
was shooting now through his veins.
Yes. we lust picked up her name !boarh'
That was before we gotta hold on you:
Founderedl The. ship from which, he had
board lost perhaps. He began to realize the
hand OF Providence in his fate.
TT was the Hesper | sailed on. I'm not
lust clear yet In my head. Ny. first voyage
was made on the Proserpine. Well, bless the
gaze that blew me from that deck"
He seemed incoherent.. and they left him
again for a little while. When they came back
he had his story ali ready. which imposed
upon them Just so far ms ! was for their inter,
legitimate, and when they found he simply
ing t., do this much !or him: Only they re,
soaked clothing 10 give In exchange fol, the
motley garments they trumped M among them
Tor his present, comfort. But he; as well as
they. made the best Of z bad bargain; ne espe.
cially. as his clothes. which would presently pe'
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HitchinR Weights.

The hitching weight. used In the city to moor
a horse by at places where there may be no
hitching post. is made in various forms and
sizes and with straps and with ropes. The
weight is carried in the wagon and set out on
end OF the strap. which Is provided with n snap
hook. being then secured to the bit ring, OF the
regular hitchinR weight, and some OF the, yari-
Gus other things put to this use seem odd, as,
for instance. one seen the other day. this being
a big fiatiron.
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yet hardly kno TipR what ms duty was. sweet
easy to find; indeed. he thought he saw it in
TWO questions: Gould he fall to deliver the
package. according TO INSTRUCTIONS. and vet
earn d.I hs mon f wi,h hnn r Tas to th sSe a seip Eaf OF Of
derelictiop OF duty to the man who had In
trusted it to him. and whose money he wished
at once answered no; to the second the reply
came more slowly; and before liking his mind
b be'ff e : this Vas sp %o o,Erdinar", commis .ien. WHY
This he could answer readily enough; First.
the pay was too large. arguing that either the
tain position on Mr.. GiHord's table was Of
uncommon importance 70 this man Or this
plainly and nconsplcuously clad. had the face
OF a more than ordinarily unscrupulous adj
venturess. while the mar was one OF those
whose irst look puts us on. our guard and
whom, i we hope nothing from him. we in
like inhabitants Of the house and rooms In
which he, found them. In the few minutes he
had stood in the doorway he had noted other
seen that nothing was to be found there be-
yond the usual objects OF furniture to he seen
trunk. rot an article OF clothing nor any OF the
little things TO be found where a woman ex-
%sTe t t9 seend 2 co asx Ta NUN and pp pSrhap nn sfy
sure. but he was almost sure that he was
had followed people himself and something In
his own sensations assured him that his
movements were under surveillance. IL
would. therefore. no. do To show any conscious
ness Of this, and he. went on directly and as
straight to his goal as his rather limited
knowledge Of the streets would allow. He
was determined to earn this money and 20
earn II without disadvantage to any one. And
he Thought he saw his way.
At, the entrance OF tse Town Hail he hest
tated an instant. An officer was standing In
the doorway. IL would be easy TO call his at
tention TO the racket he held and ask him to
keep his eye on 1t. But this might involve
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30
VOLUNTEER CALL IS NEAR.
Gen. Otis Said to Have Asked for
Requirements.
TEN REGIMENTS TALKED OF.
latest Story Is to the Effect That
Action Will BE Taken Immediately
Upon the Return of President Nc
kinley to Washington.

Gen. Otis is reported to have sent to
the war department an explanatory
dispatch, which may result in an early
call for large number of volunteers.
1t is even rumored that the department
is making preparations in anticipation
of such action by the president imme-
diately on his return to Washington.
1t is intimated that plans are under
way for the organization Of ten volun-
teer regiments instead of three. with a
view to giving Otis considerable body
of re-enforcements.
Gen. Otis is said to have explained
that when he asked for 80 600 troops
he meant fighting men for active serv-
ice in the field, and his estimate did
not contemplate the establishment of
garrisons of any consequence outside
of Manila.
Adjt.-Gen. Corbin says there will be
no call on the governors and that no
national guard troops will be accepted
by regiments or companies. He saws
the volunteers will be enlisted through
the recruiting officers of the army. lust
like regulars, except that instead CT
enlisting for three years, they will
take on for the period expiring June
80 1901
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GRIM E.

New York-Mrs. Grace Ramsey cut
the throat of her husband, Harvey j.
Ramsey, assistant treasurer of Madi-
son Square Garden, while he slept. II
is believed Mrs. Ramsey is insane.
Harrisburg, Pa.-James Green of
Seattle for murder and in Walla Walla
for bunkOing a farmer out of $4,000,
was arrested here.
Arlington, Ill.-Heman r. Saunders,
70 years old, committed suicide on ac-
count Of grief at the death of his wife
few weeks ago.
Scranton, Miss.-A jury, passing
upon the death of a negro who had
been lynched, rendered a verdict to the
effect that the negro climbed tree,
ventured too far out on a limb and fell,
breaking his neck.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Fred Gruelin, an
aged man, quarreled with his young
wife and shot her twice and then killed
himself The woman may recover.
Benton Heights, Ohio-Capt. L. B.
Chaplin, a veteran of the civil war and
captain in the Third Ohio cavalry, a
well-to-do resident, committed suicide
by hanging.
Pulaski. Va.-John Raines and Mad
ison Pratt, while fIthing, became an
cry Both left the water, ran to their
clothing, secured revolvers and began
firing. Both were killed.
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CASUALTIES.

Wenona, HIT H. Wheeler's large
elevator at Leeds, a small flag station
on the Santa Fee road, was destroyed
by fire.
Philadelphia, PC. ]. Matthews &
Co.'s morocco factory and warehouse
were destroyed by fire of an unknown
origin. Loss, 100000, covered by in
surance.
Oswego, n. Y.-The Eagle hotel was
destroyed by fire. Mrs Rachel King,
an old lady, whose home was in New
Haven, lost her life by suffocation, and
eight others were seriously injured.
Philadelphia-Th drying and finish
ing room of Robert H. Foerderer's mo-
rocco works was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000.
Livermore Falls, Maine-An incen-
diary fire destroyed the business por-
ton of this city. Loss, 100000. Thirty
families lost everything but their night
clothes.
Philadelphia, Pa.-The Delaware Su-
preme court holds that Conductor
James B. Cresswell, who was killed on
the Wilmington and Northern railroad,
lost his life through the negligence Of
fellow-employes, and not that Of the
company.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30
BOERS WILL NOT Be bLUFFED
Situation in South Africa Is Get
ting More Serious.
EARLY OUTBREAK PROMISED.
Advices from Cape Town Alarm Bust
ness Houses in London-Transyaal
Government Preparing for Stubborn
Resistance.

Interviews with the heads of several
important South African houses in
London show that all are agreed re-
garding the seriousness of the pres
ent situation in the Transvaal. The
only hope now seems to attach itself
to the efforts of the Hon ]. H. Hof-
meyer to bring President Kruger to see
reason.
The Beers are in no mood to be
bluffed by a mere threatening warlike
demonstration on the part OF Great
Britain. They are preparing for a
stubborn resistance, and an immense
army. with an expenditure of millions
OF money, will be necessary to subdue
them.
The fear is expressed that the uit-
landers and the young Beers will come
to blows soon, and in that case neither
of the two governments will be able to
control the situation.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30
MISCELLAN EOUS.

LOndon-D. E. Bourgeois of New Or
leans died at Chester Terrace. He was
a personal friend of Ambassador
Choate, who arranged for the imme-
diate shipment of the body to the
United States.
Washington-The United States ca
bic ship Hooker, from New York, May
l, for Manila, has arrived at Singa-
pore.
LOndOn-In the election for the east
division of Edinburgh, Scotland,
George Macrae, liberal-radical, de-
feated Harry G.. Younger, unionist,
1891 to 2,961.
Berlin-Emperor William has con-
ferred the rank of count upon the min
lister of foreign affairs, Won Buelow.
Normal, lll.-Of the twenty-four
head of dairy cattle supplying milk for
the soldiers orphans home, fifteen
have been found by the tuberculin test
to be diseased and will be killed.
ST. LOuis-Abram Gould, a brother
of Jay Gould, and for many years the
purchasing agent of the Missouri Pa
cific and the Iron Mountain railroads,
is dead at Salem, n. Y.
Ottawa, Ill.-By a vote of 9 to at a
special meeting of the council the or
dinance prohibiting baseball on Sunday
in inclosed grounds was repealed.
New York-John G.. Moore, head OF
the firm of Moore & Schley, brokers, is
dead.
Louisville, Ky.-Dr. Dudley, who
went to Wichita, Kan, two weeks ago
and married Miss Viva March, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat be-
cause his bride deserted him.
Camp Meade, Pa.-The Second i'm
mune infantry regiment was mustered
out. The regiment was recruited in
Louisiana and Texas at the outbreak
of the Spanish-American war and
served eleven months in Cuba.
New York-The North Atlantic
squadron, under command of Admiral
Sampson, arrived from Boston,
New York-A petition in bankruptcy
has been filed by John w. Stevens,
builder. Liabilities, $139, 113; no as
sets.
Londcn-The honorary degree of
| civil law has been conferred by Ok
| ford university upon Gen. Lord Kitch-
| ener and Cecil Rhodes.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30
Bear Drove Horses from a Burning Barn

William Allen, who lives few miles
from Union, a Broome county village,
owned a fine barn, three valuable
horses and a tame bear last week. Now
he has everything except the barn,
thanks to the bear. The bear was 3
years old, and of the common black
variety. He had been with Mr.. Allen
since he was cub, and got gay with
the horses, gambling about them af-
ter the manner of a big dog. One day
Mr.. Allen went to Binghamton, and
in his absence a heavy thunder storm
came up. Lightning struck the barn
and set it on fire. Mrs. Allen opened
the doors and succeeded in loosening
the horses, but could not get them
started.
"Jocko," who was about the place,
waddled to the scene of trouble, and,
realizing the difficulty, entered the
burning barn, driving the horses out
before him by means of teeth and
claws. Three times he entered the
blazing barn, each time coming out
with a horse, and he had scarcely
brought the last animal into the open
when the roof fell in.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30

The central figure of the Anglo-Boer
trouble is the Boer president, Paul
Kruger, affectionately known to his
wOrshipers as "Oom Paul. or Uncle
Paul" His is a strangely pathetic fig
ure, standing as the representative of
a foredOomed people, prepared to fight
it out to the bitter last-white bearded,
white haired, acute, secretive, I'M
scrupulous, undismayed and indomita-
bic. To him is denied the consolation
of ignorance. He knows we'll the giant
force that is arrayed against him. His
only hope is hope of assistance from
a European power. He must not be-
tray misgiving to his fanatic follow
ers, who regard him as one but little
lower than the Deity. He has no cab
met worthy of the name. He consultS
with his associates only about trifles.
He carries his griefs and despairs
locked within his own broad breast.
He is sentenced to solitude.
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A Miniature Worlds Fair.

Sans Souci Park, Chicago's new
amusement garden which is said to be
the finest in America, has the largest
aggregation Of high-class attractions
seen in this country since the days of
the Worlds Fair. The electrical dis
play, trained animals, electric foun-
tain and dozen other things are there
to recall TO ones mind the beauties
and novelties of the fair. Sans Souci's
electric fountain, however, is twice the
size of those seen at the Columbian ex-
position. Sans Souci park has 40 edu-
Gated wild beasts, a theater where the
best comic operas are given, a temple
of palmistry, a colonial theater, an
open air arena, band of 80 pieces led
by the celebrated composer. Yule; a
burro race track, etc. Sans Souci COW
ers 10 acres of ground, located at Six
tieth street and Cottage Grove avenue
opposite the site of the Midway Plat
sance. You have not seen the sights
of Chicago until you have paid Sans
Souci visit
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Poor Return for Courtesy.

The London Daily News says that
the Russian man-of-war Gerzog Edin-
burkskij, whose officers and men were
recently the recipients of Swedish
courtesy at Kariskrona, reciprocated
by secretly taking soundings under
cover of darkness until they were dis
covered by the governor of the for
tress. Kariskrona is the chief naval
station of Sweden; its approaches are
we'll fortified by modern naval de-
lenses, and it has also a ship channel
which is difficult of navigation.
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Coal Miners Win Strike.

The coal miners strike in the states
west of the Mississippi, which has been
in progress over two months, has been
settled. AS result, $4,000 of the 3d.
600 strikers in Missouri, Kansas. In
dian Territory, and Arkansas are again
at work. The settlement is a distinct
victory for the men.