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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-16

STRIVING to keep calm IN race OF the tor
rent of words with which he was as
sailed, 81 have come for two reasons
the first. to bring you message from
the girl who believes in you still. |
come 60 say that she believes you inno-
cent will ever believe you innocent. "
THANK God for that"
"That is my first duty, and | have
help you if | can"
"Itelp mel Listen TO im--hclp mel
Haven't you done enough for me al
ready? Haven you rut the rope round
my neck What more can you do, CHI"
perhaps / can help to take it off
again, if you are only reasonable and
will answer a few plain questions "
"Wcll, go ahead. There's one conso-
lation-things can't be worse even if
you do take down what | say and use
it in evidence against me 1t won't
avail now.
"Why,' calmly asked Darrent "did
you instigate Arthur Ridgeway to
steal that box of chessmon from The
Grange and send them to Miss Kings
ton?'
Astray eazed in astonishment at Oar
rent. 1t was useless to attempt to deny
the fact since DarrCnt knew it.
because | believed they were of the
utmost value to me.
MY
,i 0'o . -I".N,''n "I VA "I"" j iuu n'o 10
p'lIeNc 'n'S were ne ia" always t"l''
me .na' , 1nero , WAS fo,,e SrgIe5 connec.
gu WIN v''cIii 'il"' iil''sV ONE uaS NHoW'
he was gone eeneciallv if he ever died
suddenly When we were good friends
and used to nlav chess toonthor in tba
old DAYS ot The Gr,npo bo vo11d ofton
say as we set out the men. Don't for
yet. Astrav. if ANYTHING ever banncns
TO me Won will find q secret hidd n in
those nirces in the ivory onoeu. 80
THE ivory oueeny'
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am gone Astrav. and / may 20 sudden
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Gle said thaty"
eyes WHY should I lie now? When
/ am gone. Won will find q secret in the
ivory queen that will explain all that
dare not fell Won now limits what he
said many n time.
"And SO. after the murder, Won got
Arthur Ridgewav to impcrsonate de-
tectiye from Chicago and obtain those
chessmen for Won and then send them
to Bideford. where Won Thought thew
wonld he safeyn
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-16

Dramatic Scene In Court-COndemn-
ed Mans Sweetheart Declares Her
Rclicf IN His Innocence would
Marry Him II lie Were Free.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
IS STORMY IN PORTO RICO.
CONDITIONS ALARMING SAYS
GENERAL HENRY.
Bitter Antagonism Shown Against the
Americans-Secret Societies and
Consperacies on All Hands.

NEW YORK, March 1O.-Colonel
Hubbell, who returned with his com
mand, the Forty-seventh Regiment,
from duty in Porto Rico on the trans
port Manitoba today, gave some in
teresting information tonight about
the condition of affairs in our new
West Indian possessions.
There are many persons he said.
who think we were welcomed to Por-
to Rico aud sent away amid Il shower
of bouquets. This was not the case.
The Porto Ricans do not like the
Americans. They want and are plan
ming for their freedom.
I'VE had more or less trouble all the
time with these natives, but their hos
tility was more openly displayed when
il was learned that we were going to
leave. All the while we were subject
ed to petty annoyances. \ number
of attempts were made to knife our
sentries. The natives are treacherous
and we had to use severe measures at
times.
"There was at one time an open in
surrection. but | discovered three
weeks ago evidence that the so-called
Educational Society was strong and
bitter in it's antagonism. They held
meetings which we dispersed. We dis
covered and nipped in the bud con
spiracy which had for its object an en-
! trance into our barracks and the
wholesale macheting of our soldiers.
UNLESS there is great change, !
am convinced that sooner or later
there will be serious trouble down
there. | should, however. qualify Their
feeling by saying this, that they hate
! Americans, not for their personality
but because they want to be free. The
feeling in the interior of the islands
is more intense than along the coast
The Spaniards are not responsible fol-
it because they are migrating. The
people there do not like their ole
enemies, either"
CHICAGO. March 1O.-The Tribune
this morning publishes an interview
with Gen. Henry at San Juan in which
he says:
"The conditions are alarming. These
people are now clamoring for loca
self-government. They are no more
fit for local self-government than
am to run locomotive. More troop!
are needed in the island. The seeds
of discomfort planted by professional
agitators are rapidly growing and car
be kept down only by strong mil
tary force.
"rhe i'll feeling between the native:
and the American troops seems tC
grow stronger every day. The Ameri
can officers have to maintain tht
greatest vigilance to prevent theil
men from wreaking vengeance on the
natives, especially on the native pc
lice. for acts of violence that are con
tinually committed against the
| troops.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
Ian DIS
Sale.

1st-Two lots at Kaliki, facing Kane
hameha " Road, and in front of
G.. Markham's residence, with a new
dwelling on.
2nd-One lot, 96x200 feet, mauka of the
Catholic church premises at Kalihi
3rd-Twenty-four lots at Kapalama,
lying mauta of King street, about
300 feet from the Kapalama tram
ways depot
4th-Five lots and houses at Kapala-
ma, situated mauka Of King street
and on the Waikiki side of Morris
Estate premises. income $5j2.Oo
year.
5th-A lot of about half an acre, MAUI
ka side of King street, about 400
feet from the corner of Liliha and
King streets. The premises produce
an income of $4,000 per annum.
6th-Twenty-three lots, 5Ox1OO feet, in
Puunui Tract; twenty-five lots,
75x150 in Puunui Tract; twenty-five
lots, 100x20O, in Puunui Tract.
7th-Six lots, 1OOx2OO, on Nuuanu street
right opposite the old ice works;
about 300 lots, 50x1OO, at Nuuanu at
rear and mauka of the above lots.
Sth-About fifty lots in the Kekio
Tract situated opposite the Makee
Island band stand 1t is admitted
that it is one of the best tracts near
the Waikiki sea beach.
9th-About fifty lots in the Kapahulu
Tract.
1Oth-About 1000 acres in Kealakomo,
Puma, Hawaii; the land extends
from the beach to about two miles
from the Volcano.
11th-City properties, etc. etc.
Prices are the cheapest in the mar
ket.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
TINE MAKES CHANGES.

We now have over thirty thousand
people living in Honolulu We have
no sewerage. Filth will produce dis
ease germs and they will cause sick
ness, disease and death.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20

The band will present the following
selections at Emma square this even
ing:
PART |.
Overture-Ten Girls and No Hus-
band ..... ............... Suppa
FantaSia-Invitation ........... Weber
Grand SelectiOn-Lucia (by requesD
........ ........ ............ DOHlZeLtl
(a) Maikai Waipio. Pua Loke ........
Miss |. Keliaa.
(b) Palama. Hone ae Mel .............
Mrs. n. Alepai
co Akahi, Elua, Ekolu, cha ...........
ID. Moe.
PART II.
Cornet Solo-Arbucklenian (new)....
...... .................... Hartman
Charles Kreuter.
Selection-A Telephone Girl 49,. Glover
Waltz-Thou and Thou ........ Strauss
Lancers-La Ligate ............ Andran
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
GHLOROZONE!!

The Ideal Disinfectant kills ALI
germs, and microbes and foul odOrS-
One ounce OF prevention is worth a
barrel of cure.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
CASTLE & COOKE, LIMITED
Commission rIerchants.
SUGAR FACTORS.


AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Co.
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
The Kohala Sugar Co.
The Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
The Koloa Agricultural Co.
The Onomea Sugar Co.
The Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis
Missouri.
The Standard Oil Co.
The George F. Blake Steam Pumps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life In
surance Co., of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance Co., of
Hartford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Co., of Lon
don.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-20
PUBLIC CONCERT.

The band will present the following
selections at Emma square this even
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
UNITED STATES COURT.
Martin Jury Disagrees But
Lynch is Convicted.

The jury in the Jim Martin case
failed to agree upon ayerdict after
being out about couple Of days,
and were discharged by the court
this morning.
The case of Bert Lynch, on a
similar charge, was giyen to the
jury last night at ten o'clock.
They returned verdict Of guilty
on the assembling of court this
morning.
The Martin and Lynch cases
have consumed more than weeks
time and have attracted much at
tention locally. The history Of
the case ia: About thee years ago,
or perhaps longer, Byron Dicker-
son was indicted, tried and con-
victed Of the larceny of two head
of cattle from J. A. Deshazo.
Dickerson was pardoned out Of the
penitentiary and came home and
testified againt Martin and Lynch,
stating that Bert Lynch helped to
steal the cattle and that they were
driven to Jim Martins in the
night, and that the brands were
changed and the ear Of one Of the
cows grubbed off close to the head.
The evidence in each case was
practically the same. Jim Martin
stands we'll in the estimation OF
those for whom he has worked and
they still seem to believe in his
Innocence.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
REDUCED PASSENGER RATES.
Muskogee Attorney Favors Con-
certed Action.

Attorney J. w. Givens, of Musko-
gee, spent yesterday in this city, and
honored this office with a pleasant
call. The gentleman thinks That for
business reasons the territory people
should take some uAited action rela-
tive to the reduction Of railroad fares
10 the territory. he thinks all the
towns along the Katy are losing busi-
ness by reason Of the FIVE cents mile
rate, especially since the Frisco has
reduced their rate to three cents.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
OUR JAPAN LETTER.
Ed HalseIl and His Party
Heard From.
GRAND HOTEL, LTD, +,


YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, SEPT. 25.
We arrived here on the goth of
Sept. Had most pleasant voy-
age although our last day was
stormy. Most all the passengers
enjoyed the ship rolling, and
watching the waves. Sometimes
they were much higher than the
ship. We had narrow escape
from a typhoon; came into the
mouth of the harbor just about one
hour before it burst upon this sec
tion. We lay out about three
miles from Yokohama from the
evening of the Goth TO noon of 2lst
before the health officer would
come out. These people don't
seem to be in very big hurry.
One OF our transports bound for
Manila with fifteen hundred troops
aboard came into the harbor
as we did and the health officer
just let them in yesterday, oath.
The 9Th Kansas was here on their
way home, and | expect they
thought they would take the
town.
This is a beautiful country. l
wish could take picture of the
whole thing and bring it back
home with me, with coolies follow
ing us in their jinrikshas. These
fellows can pull you futher in a
day than horse, if the country is
hilly and rough. Just hook on
another coolie and you are off;
they are waiting on the roadside
to be hooked on to. We are going
out ways this morning. | don't
know where. | am the hands
of a Jap; pay him three yen day.
He boards himself and looks after
our baggage. Has proven to be a
good one so far. We will be away
three or four days. Going north
before the weather gets cold.
These people are nothing but
Indians. When you get out in
the country they have bows and
arrows, and their clothing amounts
to q gee" string and sometimes
the string is turned to the left a
little. A little embarrassing to
the American ladies, but We take
.ssnap shot at them and are or
This sight seeing is hard work. |
sometimes wish I was back home.
AS it's about time for our de-
parture will close. Best love to
all. E. L. HALsELL.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
NOTICE TO PAY TAX.
The Indian Agent Taking Active
Measures.

The Indian agent at Muskogee has
prepared notice which is being
served in person on all merchants in
the Cherokee nation demanding their
Cherokee tax. Each one names date
III October by which, II payment Is
mot made, the recipients place Of
business will be closed and party be
subject to removal from the limits Of
the Indian Territory.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
CORN AND CATTLE.
short on Former and Long on Latter
at Pryor Creek.

W. A. Graham said yesterday that
his folks could not get what corn was
needed in the vicinity Of Pryor Creek,
for feeding, and thought Of sending
buyers up this way. At the present
price Of cattle he felt like feeding in
stead Of shipping. He has already
sold John Warren, near Adair, a
bunch Of steers which assures some
fat cattle for shipment from the B.
/. +.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
DRANK CONCENTRATED LyE.
Two Little CoIored Babies Severely
Injured.

Shortly before noon the baby Of
William Tell and also that of Mrs.
Sadie Bunch, both about IS months
OF age, drank concentrated lye. The
people are colored and live q short
distance south Of A. M. Brock. The
can Of lye was sitting upon the edge
or the table and both the children
drank from it. The Tell child was
the most severely injured but DR..
Clinkscaies gave encouragement that
both would recover.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
An Ice Plant.

]. Francis Small, representing Per
~. Small s. Co.. Of Chicago, is here
for the purpose Of discussing the sub
ject Of an ice plant. He has sold one
at Tulsa within the past few days.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-14
THE GROVE RAILROAD.
Cars Now Running This Side OF
Southwest City.

Dan Weir returned from South
West City yesterday and states
that the railroad headed towards
Grove is running its cars some
distance this side of SOUTHWEST
City. Also that a large force Of
men are at work. The survey
this side of the river will be
taken up in q. few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
An OLD Wntering Place.

The Oldest of Virginia watering
places, the Sweet Springs, was a select
and well known resort before the
White Sulphur had become famous. In
the old times the beauty and fashion
of the far south thronged to drink of
its sparkling spring, and battle in its
Gmpid pool It was then the custom
To visit the White and take the wa
ters for the benefit Of ones health and
complexion, and afterwards go to the
cid Sweet, as it was afterwards al
feetionately called, for the luxury Of
its bath. Many dyspeptics took the
bath before breakfast, following it up
with a long walk, but the favorite hour
was land is) about noon. Then friends
gathered about the natural pool, the
water Of which bubbles up from count
less springs, enclosed Within high
brick walls, and, after a plunge in its
,nyigorating waters. partook of the
famous Virginia mint-julep. Bellies as
we'll as beaux INDUCED in this practice
(about which, however, public opinion
has undergone a change, SO that the
mint-julep is largely a thing of the
past. The bath, though, is as popular
as ever; it has been compared by some
enthusiastic admirer to a plunge in
champagne This exhilarating effect
may account for the gradual abandon.
ment of the mint-julep. --Lippincott
Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17

The manager Of the bicycle agency
was clearly suffering from a dyspeptic
mind or q pessimistic stomach. It was
late in the morning when he arrived
at his place of business, and without
a word he walked over to the desk at
which one Of the statesmen was seated
He looked over the salesman's shout
der, and then, with an unamiable in
Election in his voice, commented:
q thought I paid you salary to sell
bicycles.
That's what I am trying to dc"
do you call scribbling all over that
pad of paper selling bicycles?"
NO"
"And what kind of arithmetic do you
call that column Of figures there, mere
child's play to kill timer"
What column of figures do you
mean?"
1.-THE one on the corner of the desk.
You have written '$75' and scratched
it out; then IA and so on down to
$780,"
4 suppose that strikes you as tria-
ing"
tAssuredly."
"Well, it isn't That represents a
strenuous effort to dispose of one OF
our seventy-fve dollar wheels to deaf
and dumb man
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17

kTanc1sqde Sarcey, the French crit
ic, who is as democratic as he is court
ly, and as courtly as he is brilliant.
was at Monte Carlo few weeks ago,
whittier he had been called to give a
series of lectures under the patronage
Of the Prince of Monaco, says the Chi
cago Record. After the first of the lee
lures an officer of Prince Charles
court bore to M. Sarcey a message
from his master inviting him to an au-
dience. His Highness was not quite
ready to receive his guest, and, to i'm
prove the interval before he should be
announced, Nj. Sarcey leaned his head
on his hand and went to sleep, when
he was awakened by a gentle hand
He thought he heard some one laugh
ing, but was too drowsy TO be sure of
anything. The deuce!" he cried, q
quite forgot the Prince. De you
know" he continued, to the gentle
man who had offered his arm, presum-
ably TO conduct him to the Princes
apartments, 4 would rather 50 to
bed"
All, but, N. Sareey' replied the
other, q wouldn't for the world OPP
press you if you need rest Would you
rather defer your call until tomorrow %
Not at all replied Sarcey. We
must at least be civil to the great ones
Of the earth.
At that Sareey's escort, who was IL
fact Prince Charles, burst into laugh
ter and introduced himself All,
Prince, exclaimed the critic, who was
in no wise discounted, this is treasont
You know I am nearly blind. Why did
you come to the mountain when the
mountain was ready to come to you?
Mahomet, at least, gave the mountain
a chance"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17

A Northern business man living in
the South has found an agreeable cure
for insomnia. 1t answered perfectly
in his case, and no longer needing It
as medicine he continues it as food.
1t is a most agreeable dish of popcorn.
The corn is popped in the usual wire
basket, and while hot it is put in a
hot bowl. sealding milk is poured
over it, and in two minutes it is soft
and ready to be sprinkled with sugar,
unless salt and pepper are preferred.
The addition of little vanilla trans
forms the juvenile fayorite into a deli.
cate hasty pudding. To keep the corn
after gathering, put It Ton the cob in
a cool place; if shelled it loses It's
moisture sooner, and after awhile will
not pop. The place where other corn
is kept is best to preserve it in. Pop
corn hot served in bowls Of hot milk
is a Southern rejection at card par
ties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
aCome in, Old Pnrd."

The land crab, big, noisy, OF weird
locomotion and most Objectionable APP
pearance, was among the horrors which
our soldiers encountered as they moved
from Siboney to Santiago. Most of the
men had never seen such creatures, and
regarded them with extreme aversion.
often these noisy creatures invaded
the tents of the men, and violence and
profanity followed. But some of the
Rough Riders had seen such things be-
fore. One night an Eastern man was
visiting a Rough Rider from Arizona,
when in walked the biggest land crab
of the season.
UGH" cried the visitor. Look at
that"
"Why," said the Rough Rider.
delightedly, "how home like!" And ex-
tending his hand toward the ugly in
truder. he cried:-"Come in, old pard.
knew your brother in old Arizona. ;"
The Eastern man fed, leaping over the
"old pard" as he departed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
NAVY sncrry.w

According to the navy regulations,
Whiskey is not allowed on war ships
except in the medical supplies, but it
gets aboard somehow, as visitors to the
hospitable officers can testify. 1t is
called navy sherry" on shipboard,
Sometimes, when the fleet was on
blockade duty. newspaper despatch
boats carried supplies to the officers,
A man ignorant of the rule about navy
sherry hailed the flagship New York
one Sunday morning off Santiago and
asked the officer of the deck if he would
send a boat for some supplies.
For whom are they?' the officer
asked, through a megaphone.
THE ward room mess, was the re-
ply.
It was an idle hour on the New York,
and a crowd of officers and men had
lined up and were listening.
What supplies have your" the Of
fcer asked again. and through his meg
aphone the correspondent bawled:-
"Onions, potatoes and whiskey!"
Then he wondered why all the Of
fcers in sight fed to the other side of
the ship, holding their sides with
laughter. The onions and potatoes
were sent on board-at least they alone
were received officially.
An officer, who asked a friend to get
a case of navy sherry for him later
on was astounded when the man
b,.o,,ob+ rea1 sherry. He had supposed
that every one knew the difference.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
Character Analysis.

NO" said Colonel stilwell. 81 don't
yearn fob his society. Understand me;
I don't say fob minute that he is not
as perfect gentleman as grows. But
a mans previous associations will nee
essarily influence his character"
What do you know of his previous
associations?
Nothing personally. But I observe
that he can't be satisfied to play half a
dozen games of poker without countin'
over the entire pack of kyards."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
Russian GIRLS, NYrtboa

Russian girls try to ascertain their
prospects of matrimony in the follow
ing manner: A number of them take off
their rings and conceal them in bask-
ct of corn. A hen is then brought in
and invited to partake Of the corn. The
owner of the first ring uncovered will
be the first to be married.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
Iron Mountain Rates

Arkansas Bankers Assn, Little Rock, Arb,
April 20-2l. The Iron Mountain will sell tick
GETS to Little Rock and return for one and
Zone third fare. on the certificate plan, Tor
sthe above occasion.
State Meeting W, 9. T. q, Rogers, Ark,
sApril II to Is, For this occasion the Iron
sNountain Ry, will sell tickets to Rogers and
return at one and oue-tnird fare on certitt-
cate plan. Limit April 10Th.
Grand Lodge Meeting X Of P, Hot Springs
ARK, May 15-18. For this occasion the iron
Mountain Ry will sell round trip tickets to
Hot Spring at one fare, $3.50. Dates of sale,
May Il, 10 End L.. Limit May 10.
Northwest-For the above the Iron Mountain
by have some exceedingly low rates to offer,
Little Rock Spring Race meeting March 30
q 20 April 5. For this occasion the Iron Noun
lam Ky. will sell tickets to Little Rock and
leturn for one fare, SI.25. Dates OF sale,
March 80 to April 5, All tickets good for re-
turn up to and including April s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17

Debtors in Siam, when three months
IN arrears, can be seized by the credit
ors and compelled to work out their in
debtedness. Should a debtor run away,
his father, his wife, or his children may
be held IN slavery until the debt is can
cp1ed
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-17
The Vanity of Man.

A man cannot show his vanity in a
tight skirt that forces him to walk
sideways down the staircase; but let
the match be between the respective
vanities of largest beard and tightest
skirt, and here, too, the battle would
be to the strong.