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special emergencies, were other gal leys, each of which, as our plotting cap tive had discovered while clambering innocently about the place, contained oars; these might come into play. And here it should be/added that the eight Americans engaF in the plot were all familiar with boats and rowing.
 All things having been carefully considered, Beman awaited favora ble occasion to undertake the perilous ad- venture.
 The chance did not come until one rainy and dismal day late in October. Fog rendered objects few rods distant quite invisible. The boat from head quarters, delayed by the fog and an un- usually strong tide, was late in reach ing the Whltby, and arrived just as the guards were changing. The circum- stances were fayorable-a fact for which Abel Beman had been inwardly praying all day.
 When the boat touched the ship the officer sprang up the side, bearing writ ten orders in his hand. Shouting back to an oarsman to follow him with a basket brought from the city, he hur red to the cabin.
 Just then the day guard was being called away and the night guard told off in their places. To add to the haste and confusion of the scene the pris- oners were purposely restless and noisy, surging about the deck as If to keep warm, and shouting in the most boisterous manner.
 Whispering 10 one of his seven com panions, a very tall man, to reach up and get a pair of oars from a galley overhead Beman, with a boyish, good natured smile and remark to the re- maining oarsman, sprang over the side into the boat Keeling as If about to fall, he exclaimed, childishly: "Here, catch hold of my handl'
 The boatman, evidently pitying him, sprang forward, seized his hand and gently drew him toward seat in the stern. But this was fatal mistake for the oarsman, for like flash the little American captain grappled the bulky Britisher, overturned him, head downward, as if he had been a stick, and plunged him into the river.
 At the same second the guard posted at the gangway came down head first also, gun and all, hurled by the pris- oners on deck into the water. Then, gliding down like so many swift shad- ows, came the seven grim followers of the daring dwarf, and all except those who were to wield the oars squatted In
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WHAT THE WOMEN ARE DOING.

The first restaurant for women only vas recently opened In Copenhagen.
 Dealers in pet animals and birds say that women buy more than half the dogs.
 A Norway (Me,) girl has just finished writing a novel and has put in into type with her own hands.
 Al the recent sanitary congress Mrs. Wakeford suggested that girl should not be allowed to marry until she pos sessed a knowledge of sick nursing, san itation, cooking, knowledge of the hu- man body, personal hygiene and the duties of motherhood.
 Chinese women, at least about Shang- hai, are becoming very up to date. It is becoming by no means unusual to see fair celestial cyclists in the streets, and the new weekly Feminine Magazines staff is entirely composed of Chinese ladies
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 Fifteen Below at Anniston-Much snf-
 ferinG EntaIIed Among the People Un-
 prepared to Meet such Conditions-Teie-
 graph Service Badly DemoraIized.
 Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1.-The soutB is shiyering in a temperature of un- preeedented severity. From the gulf of Mexico northward and from the At- lantic coast to the west boundaries of Texas, the cold wave has settled heayi- ly on the country and produced the lowest temperatures ever known.
 MUCH SUFFERING ENTAILED.
 Anniston, Ala, reported the lowest temperature, 15 below, at a. m. Att 1anta comes next, with sH below, re- corded officially. This is the lowest ever known here, the low mark being broken by 6 degrees. Street thermom- eters recorded 10 and 12 below, and this temperature, accompanied by wind which reached a velocity of 15 miles an hour, made the cold almost unbearabe. Great suffering was re- ported to the police early in the day and prompt measures were taken for relief The Atlanta Journal and At- lanta Constitution companies oper- ated with the police and furnished coal and provisions to hundreds of families. A large number of people with frost-bitten hands, faces, ears and noses were cared for early in the morning and ten cases were sent to the Grady hospital. One week ago the temperature here was 72.
 TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED.
 Street car traffic is demoralized, 10 cars having been run on some lines since Saturday night. Four inches of snow covers the ground. Supt. Stephens of the Western Union re- ports telegraph facilities badly de moralized. There is no connection with New Orleans or Jacksonville, Fla. and many wires in every diree- tion have snapped from the cold. The storm in the vicinity of Mobile has wrecked all wires to New Orleans and a large crew of line men left Mobile early in the day in an effort to restore communication.
 LOW TEMPERATURES. Among the temperatures reported to the weather bureau are the follow ing-aH below zero:
 Nashville, 12; Knoxville, 10; selma, Ala, 6; Birmingham, 5; Columbus, Ga, 4; Mobile, Ala, | Montgomery, Ala, 4, and many others lowering near the zero mark.
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stood at each end of the ship, and row

stood at each end of the ship, and row of them lined the rail on either side. Around the shores of the bay stretched a corden of pickets, while several frig ates were moored in the river, and bris- tied with shotted cannon ready to bel low away at any moment But for the vast magnitude of these difficulties he would have liberated all the prisoners on the Whitby, over a thousand-in num- Der. Indeed, one magnificent attemp5 was made, but failed.
 On a dark night the guards were overcome and confined below decks without shot or an outcry; then the anchors were lifted and the ship was al- lowed to drift, in the hope that she would run ashore somewhere and at- ford an opportunity for the Americans to escape. But the rattlihg of a chain in raising the anchors reached the ears of the night officer on one of the frig- ates, and before the Whisby had fairly begun to move a yawl filled with ma rines came alongside, and the under taking was frustrated
 But so enfeebed by rigid connne- ment and low diet were most of the prisoners that probably many of them would have perished even had they es- capeG They had not endurance to march across the country to their friends Thus if was plain that any attempt at general escape would de feat itself
 Finally Beman decided to include a few only of his harbor comrades, and hoped by quietness and swiftness to get off without awaldng much oppo- sition. To5this end he selected the seven of his companions best fitted for the attempt and, rehearsing his plans to them. obtained their hearty support.
 He had observed that every evening just before the change of guards a gal ley came over from British headquar- ters in New York, bringing lieutenant with orders for the n ight and sometimes letters or wines and delieacles for the officers of the ship. This galley was manned by only two oarsmen, who gen A. -. while waiting for the lieuten- ant, came on deck 10 chat with the guards and prisoners, and left their oars in the small boat.
 Swung above mems heads over the deck of the Whitby, and designed for
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IN FAVOR OF DUSS.
The Long-Pending Suit Involving Millions of Economite Funds Decided
 in Duss' Favor.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 1.-The long pending suit against John Duss, trus- tee of the famous society of Econo- mites, brought by heirs of former members for the purpose of securing the dissolution of the society and an accounting and distribution of the funds, was decided in favor of Trustee Duss by Judge Aeheson, of the United States circuit court. The suit involved many million dollars.
 Less than a dozen of the Economies are still living, and with two or three exceptions they are nonogenarians.
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STARVING RANGE STOCK.
Thousands of Horses, Cattle and sheep Starving on the Ranges of East
 ern Oregon.

Long Creek, Ore, Feb. 14.-Thou- sands of range horses are said to be starviseg to death in eastern Oregon. Cattle and sheep buyers who have re- gently visited this city, and who have also been in the counties of Crook, Gillian, Morrow, Baker, Wallowa' Union, Umatilla, Harney and Malhenr say that in every section they have visited, with very few exceptions, the owners of both horses and cattle have despaired of saving more than a small nercentape of their stock.
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into North river, and here the tide was running in their favor, for it set north ward in a mighty current. Before morn ing they were beyond danger, and within few days had arri, ed, some at Washington's headquarters and others a their homes. While their pursuers were searching the stretches of East river and the shores Of the Sound for them, these Yankee rebels were march ing triumphantly onward to enlist again in the struggle for liberty.-La- mar Beaumont, In Youths Companion.
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ALL WERE SAVED.
The Five Chicagoans Who Got Adrift on the Ice Rescued After
 Night of Peril.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-All of the five young people for Rodgers Park and Lake Forest, who went adrift on the half frozen ice of Lake Michigan, Sun- day afternoon, and who had been given up as victims of either the severe cold or the treaeherous gaps n the ice, have been rescued by the Chi cago life-saving crew. The strangest feature of the rescue was the fact that two distinct parties which had been carried out on the ice at two widely separated points, met each other dur ing the night, joined their fortunes and were saved together.
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Mir Weaver called up the senate resolution memoriali2ing congress to favor the Port Arthur and Sabine pass canal The resolution was adopted.
 Much of the days session was spent In sec ond reading of bills.
 H. B. 39 tHendricks) to protect owners of live stock killed or injured by railroads, was read third time and passed, The bill provides that reasonable attorneys fee shall be re covered in addition to judgment for the value of stock killed injured.
 II. B. 40 (Weaver), exempting trained nurses from being compelled to disclose In courts in- formation derived In the discharge Of their professional duties, passed without dissent ing vote.
 II. E. fl (Hughes), providing for the payment by the state Of costs in felony cases was taken up, discussed at length, and on final vote de- feated-ayes 21. noes 09.
 H. B. 42 Johnson of Madison), was read third time and passed. IL provides that if a railroad company fail or refuse to pay within 30 days the amount awarded by referees for live stock uiured or killed 1t shall be required to pay double the amount awarded
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WORTH REMEMBERING.

The best carver will let the knife slip sometimes, unless it is kept very sharp.
 The great point in cooking potato, by whatever method, is to know when it is done.
 To give a fine flavor to corned beef hash use good soup stock for moisteE- ing, with a pinch of salt, sugar and cayenne.
 To give an appetizing flavor to broiled beefsteak cut an onion in half an3 reh t over the hot platter with he mctted 0uler.
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Senate Proceedings.

Little Rock. Feb q.-Bill introduced today were: No. lbQ Hlllhouse), to raise salary of tho sergeant-at-arms Tn the senate and his assistant; 160 (Rains), to require the prosecut- ing witness in blind tiger cases to give bond for cost; 18@ tGollins), to require state land commissioner to keep a record of all applica- cations for donations or for purchase of state lands l63 (Quarles) to regulate the sale Of cocaine; 164 (Buckner), to protect fish and game in this state,
 Senator Douglass joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to exempt new cotton and woolen manufacturing indus tries in this state from taxation for period Of i've years came up for final passage. vote was taken. resulting in the defeat of the reso- lutlon as follows;
 Yeas-Buckner, Butler, Douglass, Ferguson, Hillhouse Martin, McNemer, SOuth-S
 Nays Carlock, Clark Collins. Dowdy, Hall, Hammock, Hardy, Haynie, Ktmbel, King, Lambert Lawrence, McGehee, McMullin, Quarles, Rains Smith, Wilson k. J., Wilson T. N, Witt, MT President.
 Senator Martins bill creating the Fourth chancery district, to be composed Of Prairie, Monroe, Jefferson and Arkansas counties, which was special order, was read the third time and passed
 S. B. No 7s (Hayne), to change the time of holding circuit court in Nevada county was passed.
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ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Senate Passes the Dowdy Railroad Commission Bill By Good
 Majority.
MEASURES INTRODUCED AND PASSED UPON.
Five Thousand Dollars Appropriated for Health Bin to Exempt Cotton and Wool Manufactories From Taxation for Period of Five Years Defeated.

Below is given the actual business transacted by the legislature the past week. Such proceedings as reading of bills, defeated amendments, etc, are eliminated. This report will enable the reader to keep up with the business done and laws enacted without wading through detailed and vo' luminous ao- count of the proceedings.
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Frozen to Death In New York.

New York, Feb. 14.-Mary Goodwin of Brooklyn, aged 31 years, was fro zen to death on Sunday. An unidentI- fled woman was found frozen to death in hall on Forty-seyenth street, in this city, Sunday morning. She was thinly clad, and had evidently sought shelter from the storm.
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nIsmnrek May be Ambassador.

Berlin, Feb. lit is considered very likely in diplomatic circles that Prince Herbert Bismarck will be sent as ambassador to the United States by the German government. It is known that he has high favor with the kaiser, end his friends think and hope that he will be chosen for the important mission,
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Disposed to Exaggerate

T know woman who pretends to be older than she really is''
 Impossible"
 Fact. She is only e2, but she says she is 1o5, and thst she danced with George Washington. R."-N. r. Journal.
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Told the Truth,

Willie Littleboy--I wish l had been George Washington.
 Papa-Why, my son?
 Willie-Why, papa, he couldn't tell lie, and so when he was visiting and was asked if he would like another piece of cake, instead of saying No, just for the sake of being polite, he told the truth and said Yes."-Lon- don Punch.
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The House.

The house substitute for the McNemer sen ate bill appropriating B 0oo for the use of the state board of health, was passed. The sub stitute authorizes local county boards of health to control the expenditure of the money appro- priated
 within which the Mississippi River Hamburg X Western Railway Company shall complete it's line from Hamburg to it's terminus on the Mississippi rive to earn the land grant hereto fore made to aid in it's construction. passed.
 The afternoon session was devoted to senate business.
 s. B. 124 to authorize collection of taxes In Clarendon for 1898 read third time and passed.
 s. E. 4 [Shacklefordl. to require an account ing by candidates Of sums spent during cam paign, was taken up and discussed at length
 The bill failed to passages 39; noes, 43
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senate Proceedin gs.

Little Rock. Feb. T. Bills were introduced fin the senate as follows
 No 151 (Quarles), to make a four wire fence lawful in certain parts Of Phillips and Lee counties; 152 (McMullen1, to better enabl e tn bureau of mines manufacture and agricult- ure to obtain statistical informaton; i53 fHardy), to raise the salary of court stenog- raphers to Sl GOO, which is double the present amount l54 (DouRlass1, to amend section 70e2 Of the digest relating to the transfer of school children from one district to another 155 Ger guson), to amend the act of lS97 providing for court stenotraphers: I56 (Shackleford). to give cities power to license and tax every deserip- tion of carriage or vehicle; 157 (Quarles). to provide for the publication of complete geo. logical report Of this state.
 President Manning announced as the senate part of the committee provided for by Senator Seuth's resolution looking to a new state house, Senatory South. Quarles, Kimbell, R. J. Wilson and McNemer
 Senator South called up house bill No IF Civilians of Pulask1, to repeal section 2785 Of the digest, for third reading and final passage. The bill paSsed-yeas p. nays 3.
 Senator Lawrence called up H. B. No 43 fBrooks) for third reading and final passage. The bill amends section 7945 Of the digest, and gives directors of school districts other than special school districts the right to expend not more than s25 in each year for maps. charts etc. provided that said expenditures be auth orized by a majority of the electors in such district and be approved by the superintendent Of public instruction. The bill passed.
 Mir Hardy moved that the bill be placed back on second reading, objecting to the clause which requires the approval of the state super intendent. The motion was lost
 s B No. IF Martini. to protect landlords and employers, was placed on its third read Ing Senator Buckner explained the evil which the bill sought to cure and drew picture Of the condition now existing in the large cotton districts where laborers and tenants were abandoning their crops after being furnished supplies on credit.
 Senator South opposed the bill, declaring that such law would be whip in the hand Of a wicked man or dishonest planter to be used over his tenants or employees; the bill failed to passed-ayes P noes 15
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The House.

At the morning session the following bills were passed
 IL B. No. IA (Celquttl, to amend section 656O of the digest. to give county judges authority to approve bonds Of tax collectors during va- cation
 II. B No 10 Henderson,, to regulate yer diets Of turies in civil cases. Motion to recon sider and table that motion prevailed.
 MT, Tatum introduced H. B. No, 22e, & sub stitute for the numerous house uniform text book bill previously presented.
 The substitute provides for a state text book commission to be composed Of seven members; the president Of the State University, superin tendeut of public instruction, attorney gem eral, secretary of state, and three practical teachers. to be appointed by the governor. who shall have complete authority to maintain the prices given in the bill.
 H B. No. 10 Henderson,, permitting three- fourth of a jury in civ cases to arrive at verdict was read the third time and passed.
 II. B. No. 15 revising fees of prosecuting at torneys was read the third time. The bill also increases fines for gambling from so to 50, in lieu of from sl0 to s25 as at present. It re- duces the prosecuting attorneys fees from s25 to Sl0 the same as in other misdemeanor cases, The bill passed-ayes 4s noes 35.
 The speaker announced the following com mittee to visit the Branch Normal College at Pine Bluff; Messrs. Parker, Welton and Vest moreland.
 MT Light lhtFouueea II D. NO ~, to provide for an equitable method of taxing capital in- vested in building and loan associations.
 H. E. g tStanhedl, to reduce the penalty imposed on sherifrs and other officers for fail- ure to return executions. was read third time and passed-ayes, Al; noes, 34. It fixes the penalty a 10 per cent of the amount involved, in lieu of the full amount as al present
 II. B. 24 lShortl, to protect the baggage Of travellers, read third time and passed. It makes common carriers responsible for bag gage at destination 4s hours after arrival, un- less the owner removes same before that time.
 II. E 3i [Yadonl 70 secure prompt payment of coal miners wages twice a month, and mak- ing checks given in payment for wages redema- bIe in cash. was read third time
 Mir. Yadon said the bill sought to do justice between capital and labor. It meant to pre- vent coercion Of employees into trading at com pany stores
 The biD passed
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Eenate PrnceedInps.

Little Rock, Feb 10-Senator Ferguson in- troduced a bill tNo 165) for an act to provide for the burning of county and seheol warrants.
 A number Of house bills were read first and second tune and referred.
 The following house bills were read third time and passed:
 4s Rector Of Izardl, to fix the fees and sal aries of county officers Of Izard county.
 13 Uight} prescribing conditions upon which foreign corporations may do business in Ark ansas.
 5 Craig, to locate and create a cattle quar- antne line in this state The counties in- cluded in the district established are Benton, Washington. Carroll Madison, Boone, Newton, Marion, Searey. Baxter. Stone. Fulton, Izard Independence and that part Of Lawrence and Randolph counties west Of the Black river
 74 (Ho1t Of Howard) to cure defective titles and conyeyauces.
 2ll (Cotton). fixing the salaries and emolu- ments of officers Of Benton county.
 II CHumphreys1, an act to supplement an act to provide for the working Of public roads and building bridges. 69 (Alley). to amend section 6895 of the di- gest, and fixing the salary of the county and probate judge Of Polk county at s700 per year.
 1s5 (Steelel, to require the Iron Mountain cannon ball tTain to stop at Whitehall station on the Knoble branch.
 33 (Wood1 to make lawful certain kinds Of fence in Lee county.
 H B No 54 (Head), to change tn time for holding circuit court in the Ninth judicial cir l cult, was ordered back to it second reading for amendment, and at p. ID. the senate adjourned l to Monday.
 The House.
 After disposing Of routine business the house took up s B. l21 appropriating slo5d0 to reim- | purse citizens who advanced money for the mobilization Of the Arkansas troops. The bill l passed.
 A resolution instructing ways and means committee 10 report appropriation bills not l later than February 20th, in order that the legislature may adjourn within the constitu- tional limit of GO days was tabled. $ B, No IA, to tax life insurance policies on their cash surrender value was read second time. A motion to table the bill was lost by a vote of 2s to 53. A number Of amendments proposing to exempt smnll policy holders, were 1 offered. The bill and amendments were re- ] ferred to the committee on insurance.
 The remainder of the day was devoted to first and second reading of senate bills.
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Mrs. Lion-Mind you that you don't let your tail hang through the cage bars to-day, Leo; this is Washington's birth day, and you're very sure to get it twisted@Judge.
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Senate ProceedinR..

Little Rock Feb s.-The house substitute for the McNemer senate bill appropriating 8 600 for the immediate use Of the board of health of this state was taken up and passed. the vote standing ayes %, noes 4 the negative votes being Senators Ferguson, Lambert, Quarles and Rains.
 Senator Hall offered a resolution, which was adopted asking cur congressman to do all in their power to have the Federal government assist in the completion of the canal from Port Arthur to Sabine Pass.
 Senator Clark introduced s. No. l5s, to re- quire the commissioner Of state lands to make certificates of tresspass, instead of the secre- tary Of state.
 The Dowdy railroad commission biil was taken up, and a motion to postpone constdera- tion of the bill to Saturday, failed
 The measure was discussed at length, and the vote on its passage stood as follows:
 Yeas - Clark, Douglass, Dowdy, Ferguson, Hall. Hammock, Harde Hay ..' Hillhouse, King, Lambert Lawrence, McC,.. McMul lin Quarles, Rains, T. N. Wilson, .q. Presi- dent-lS.
 Nays - Buckner. Butler Carlock, Collins, Kimbeu Shackleford, South, R. J. Wilson, Witt-g
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IF SOUTH IS SH|VER|NG.
Approximately Cold Weather Re- ported Prevailing in the
 Southern States.
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES ON RECORD.

1t Ranged from Zero at Many Points to Fifteen Below at Annlston-Much snf- foring EntaiIed Among the PeopIe Un- prepared to Meet such Conditions-Tele- graph Service Badly Demoralized.