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The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09

and then dash dipper of cold water over him when he came to the door" she said with unwonted severity. T just ought to-now that writing does look kind O familiar, even if it is wrote back-handed with a view to conceal ing it."
 She had slipped the sheet of paper into a drawer of her workable, and now she took it out and looked at it again.
 i've seen that writing before" she said positively. "Now I'm just going to set here an look at it until I've stud fed it out where I've seen it."
 She put aside her sewing aAd sat very still gazing at the sheet of paper spread out in her lap. Having once formed a resolution, Hetty Dryden clung to it tenaciously, even though it was of trifiing importance. For fully ten minutes she sat looking at the writ ing in different lights. Then a sug- gestion of a smile came into her face, and her eyes twinkled merrily. She laid the letter on her table and walked across the eXquisitely neat little room to an old-fashioned mahogany book case Opening the glass door of the bookcase, Miss Hetty stepped upon a hassock and took down a small vol ume of Byron's poems bound in green and gold. Opening the book, she read on the yellow-tinted fiy-leaf:
 ITO Miss Hetty Dryden, with many good wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, from her friend and we'll wisher, Jared H. Lawson"
 The writing was eight years old, and Hetty had not looked at it for at least half that time, but the moment her eyes rested on it she said with convic- ticn:
 Tt is the same"
 Taking the book over to her work table and sitting down again, she laid the sheet of note paper down by the fly leaf on which the inscription was written.
 "Yes, sir; Jared Lawson," she said, you wrote the-s both. The capital let
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ters are just alike in both of them, al. though you have tried to disguise your writing in your precious jingIing po- etry. I've found you out, you great goose, you!"
 Jared Lawson was proprietor of the only news or periodical stand in the town. He was short, slightly portly man, rather bald, with smooth, plump and kindly face. His blue eyes betoll- ened honesty and sincerity, and he had almost womanly gentleness of spirit and manner. His 45 years had been full of deeds of kindness and the old ladies of Hebron were never tired of telling of how ''awfully good" he had always been to his mother, who had been a feeble, fretful, exacting and complain ing old body for years before her death.
 1t was held to be true that Jared had not married because he couldn't leave mother" and because he very well knew that no woman could live hap oily with her.
 The old lady had now been dead six months and Jared was living alone in the four rooms his mother and he had for years occupied above his store. It was a lonely and unsatisfactory life for man of Jared's home-loving and strongly domestic instincts to lead
 Poor Jared!" said Miss Hetty. as she read the jingling rhyme for the fourth time. 'He must be dreadful lonesome since his mother died. He's a good man, Jared is. Any man who will be as good as he was to that fretful trying old mother of his for 9 years is mighty good man. was there a lot during the old lady's last illness ard it was wonderful how gentle and pa- tient he was. And so Ee wants me for his valentine, does he? He certainly would be more comfortable here than in those four little rooms he's been patching in over his store. And l. well, I'll own up that I feel kind O lonely myself sometimes, and IT. always liked Jared"
 She sat for a long time with her
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PRESENTED IN THE SENATE.
Read in Executive Session of the Senate and FavorabIy Com
 mented Upon.

Washington, Feb. 7.-The new treaty with Great Britain relative to the building of the Nicaragua canal, was received by the senate, Monday, and was read in executive session. Sena. tor Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, moved to make the treaty public, as it was a subject in which all were greatly interested but after some discussion it was decid. ed to refer the matter to the commit. tee on foreign relations before taking that step. The comments of senators upon the treaty, after hearing it read were favorable. It was said to allow the United States all the authority that was needed, and the neutrality oi the canal was guaranteed as was the neutrality of the Suez canal.
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ACK'S grandpapa to grandma mma Once sent a piece of folly Twas lcng ago, when he was Jack, And she. of course. was Dolly" Saint Valentine in- spire d { h e rhyme
 He put within the letter,
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'he end of the envelope contajnino tbe valentine. He said I'd hear from him again. If felt sure it came from him I'd send it back. don't want him nor his valentine, either"
 The valentine that Miss Hetty drew from the envelope was not made of paper lace and tinsel and embossed doves and flowers. It was instead a squarly-folded sheet of blue lined note paper, on which was written in an evi- dently disguised hand:
 This night at eight
 For to know his fate
 Your valentine will wait
 At your front gate
 II rom your east window
 A light doth shine,
 He will enter in
 To claim his valentine
 If all is dark
 He will go away
 Leaving forever unsaid
 What he wants to say
 o, be not cruel nor unkind.
 But let a light shine
 For your valentine" The flush in Hetty Dryden's cheeks deepened as she let the bit of paper fall to her lap.
 such nonsense! I'd probably never hear the end of it if was goose enough to really set light in my east win dow. But I'm not going to. Seems to me I've seen writing like that be- fore"
 She held the sheet of paper out and looked at it quizzically, with her head twisted little on one side. Tt doesn't seem possible that any man in his right mind would do any thing so silly as to make up jingle like that and send it to woman, even if he meant it. I just wonder who did write that?"
 When a woman's curiosity is fully aroused. nothing but the facts in the case will satisfy her, and Miss Hetty was annoyed to find herself growing more and more curious regarding the identity of the sender of the valen- tine
 It'd be serving him right If set a light in my window to lure him on,
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THE FINANCES OF CUBA.
Receipts of Internal Revenue on the Island For Five Months Ended
 November 30 Last.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The war de. partment has given out an itemized statement of receipts in the depart inert of internal revenue for the island Of Cuba during the five months ended November 30, 1899. The chief items are as follows: Inheritance and conveying tax. S17o, ,199; corporation tax, $3s,90c; tax or railroad freight and passengers. s120,537. The total internal revenue re- ccipts for the five months ended No vember 30, 1899, were $360,214
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to Miss Dryden's front door. Miss Het- ty had seen him come in at the gate and she had opened the door before he had reached it.
 Well, my faithful little mail car rier," she said, you have letter for me, haven't you?"
 Joey's smile developed into an actual grin, as he said:
 Nom, it ain't no letIer. It's some thing better than letter."
 He had been tugging away at his reefer with his mittened hands as he spoke, and he now brought cut large, square, elaborately embossed envelope, addressed in an apparently disguised hand to Miss Hetty Dryden.
 'There!" said Joey, triumphan:ly, as he held out the envelope; "who do you reckon sent it?"
 Some one with little to do," said Miss Hetty, rather severely. She was far from being acrid or severe in her speech, but she felt rather annoyed as she looked at the missive in her hand. Some one, she thought, was taking lib- critics with her, or, perhaps, holding her up to ridicule, and, kind and gentle as she was, she had spirit enough to resent either offense.
 Why don't you open it?" asked Joey.
 "Oh. will presently" she said.
 She got Joey a seed cake and he went on his way, disappointed and little re- bellious because Miss Hetty had not ODened tha anraInna oop+a;p;nr .b a yo = entine in his presence.
 Hetty sat down by her work table and took a pair of small, shining scissors from her workbasket. The frown had come back to her face, which still had a youthful look, although she would be 39 her next birthday. There were but few strands of gray in the shining brown hair lying in natural waves over her white temples. She had not yet come to glasses" and the little excite ment of receiving the valentine had hlled her brown eyes with a sparkle and brightness and brought a flush 10 her cheeks that made Miss Hetty very pretty woman at that moment. Indeed there were those in the village who declared that Hetty Dryden was a mighty good-lookin' woman" at any time. It was her choice that she was spinster, living alone in her little white and green house at the end of the long village street. Had she been gwen to such vulgar boasting she could have told her friends that she mad had plenty of chances" Indeed, it would have taken all of the fingers and even the thumb of her plump right hand for Hetty Dryden to have count ed up" the offers she had had right there in Hebron during the past 20 years. More than one elderly widower had gone disconsolately from her gate ouring even the last five years, cha grined and rebellious because Miss Het- ty firmly, but kindly, declined to change her name.
 The last rejected suitor had been Hiram Dyer, widower of but eight months and the possessor of eight law iui children who had undoubtedly oeeI largely instrumental in worrying 2 ana wearying their poor mother into her grave.
 Menbe this is from Hiram Dyer" HsV Dryden said. as she shipped of
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And even helped him choose the seal Two hearts bound with a letter. "The rose is red. the vioiets b4ue, Sugar is sweet. and so are you. And Jacks papa sent to mamma
 When he was just eleven, The same rhyme for valentine,
 She being aged seven. The envelope was tinted pink.
 And up within one corner. With bow and arrows, wings and all, Sat Cupid. little scorner. "The rose is red. the violet's blue. Sugar is sweet, and so are you And Master Jack shot out last night As swift IS any rocket, But not before l caught glimpse
 Of something in his pocket. It was letter-bless the boyi-
 Ard l knew in a minute, The next day was Saint Valentines, And so. just what was in it. "The rose is red, the violet's blue. Sugar is sweet. and so are you" Eleanor A. Hunter, in Golden Days
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
MOUNTAIN HOUSE BURNED.
Large Hotel on Mount Lowe, Neny Pasadena, Cal., in Ruins
 Loss, x1OO,O0O.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 6.-The Echo Mountain house, large hotel on Mount Lowe, near Pasadena, was burned down. The fire was caused by a defective hue. All the guests es- eaped uninjured and most of them saved all their personal effects. The hotel was filled with guests. The losA Is in the neighborhood of S10c, eco.
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blistered and scorched by the awful heat. Following 1. list of the casualtie' and the firms involved:
 Dead. Charles Mebus. Engine Co. No. Il.
 Injured.

Chief Swingley. face and nose blistered August Thoerry first assistant chief; shocked by falling trolley wire. Joseph Schieger. assistant foreman, No, l6 engine company.
 John Judge, foreman No. ii engine com pany; injuries internal and contusions of head and limbs.
 John Hannamore. driver. No. % engine company; injuries to spine and coItusions of both legs.
 John Adams. truckman, No truck; laeerated hand and transient paralysis Mike Hannon, truckman, No. truck; injuries to back and legs.
 Harry Bridge. foreman No. l2 engine company; shocked by falling electric wire.
 :, Andrew J. o'Reilly. supervisor of city not serious.
 August Roeber, citizen. slipped on pave. ment. breaking left leg.
 George w. Dumand, butcher: fractured hip, old injury. anu contuslons received by falling down stairs.
 John A. Karb, pipeman, No. Il engiaa company; injuries about head and shoui- deTS.
 The suffering Firms. Penny X Gentles, s25 North Broadway. Schaper Bros, S21 North Broadway. T., Fuchs Millinery and Cloak Co, 5lt D. Crawford, Franklin avenue and Broadway, southeast corner. Peoples Household Furnishing Co. si! Doerr Bros. Sl2 North Broadway. c. Schmutz x Son, 40S Franklin avenue Smith-Fritz Manufacturing Co., 4ll Franklin avenue.
 Johnson Bros, druggists. Franklin ave nue and Broadway
 II f. Brey, 503 Franklin avenue. Fred Dotte. 505 Franklin avenue.
 B. HiemenZ 509 Frankline avenue. Otto l.. Baehr, 511 Franklin avenue. Charles F. Lange, 51l Franklin ave.
 Yueda & Probst. S27 North Fourth street.
 J. H. Rhode, S25 North Fourth street. A Stauifer. S25 North Fourth street. St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Co. S25 North Fourth street
 A. Nasse, Sl9 North Fourth street.
 Herboth Mercantile Co, ST North Fourtll street schisler-corneil Seed O.. SIS North Fourth street.
 Shaw & Richmond. s29-3l North Third street.
 George A. Benton, s27 North Third street.
 Plant Seed Co. S14-16 North Third street.
 Nelson Distilling Co.,. S12 North Fourth street.
 Jasper & sellmeyer s35 North Third street.
 Bauer Flour Co, SS3 North Third street. McLain X Alcorn. S2l North Third street.
 Krenning Glass Co.,, S25 North Third street
 Fred Pohlman, saloon, Franklin avenue and Broadway.
 Manheim's Five and Ten Cent store, S0s North Broadway.
 Kate Marks milliner, and A Dill den. tist. 800 North Broadway.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06

March 80, five months before he would
have reached the retiring age BrIga-
dier General Pennington promoted and
retired, will be ca years old in 1909.
Colonel Royal T. Frank was retired as
brigadier general on October is. He
would have been retired on May next
Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Carpenter.
appointed brigadier general, was re-
tired on October 10. three years before
he VIII reach the retiring age.
Colonel Samuel Overshine, retired an
brigadier-general, would in the resu-
Ter course have been placed on the re-
tired list before 1907. General q. r.
kellogg. retired on December Is, is only
81 years old. General G. S. Carpenter
was retired on December &c and Gem
eral d. w. Burke on Octob.r 81.
No opposition has thus far arisen 10
the confirmation OF these nominations.
but II the President should endeavor to
make another wholesale lot Of brigadler
generals, through one vacancy, as there
has been some talk Of his doing, 1t Is
POSSIBLE that objections may be made
by the Senate. Members OF Congress
say that they stand ready and willing
to reward valor. but they do NOT think
That the spirit of the law should be vio-
lated by the employm ant of one vacan-
cy to make several brigndier generals
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06
JULIA MORRISON.
TELLS THE COURT WHY SHE SHOT
FRANK IEIDEN.
(By Telegraph 10 virginianPilot.)

(By Telegraph to Nirginian- Piot.)
Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan. 5.-The case Of
Julia Morrison. the actress charged with
the murder of Frank Leiden on the Opera
House stage III this c.ey. September %
last was resumed In the Circuit Court
this morning. Miss Morrison appeared at
tired In black and sat with her attorneys.
Mrs. George j. ANTI. sister of Leiden. the
murdered man, was also In court.
The first witness called today was w
>. .iaU5tersoh; the Stage manager of the
,9cal Orera House. He stated That Mss
appear in the play: that at the re,o,,rst of
L,eiden he had found her AMI warned her
mat the company was waiting for her.
She then went 10 the stage from a lower
toilet room. by back stairway Reforr
she reached the top of the step. and while
S ,,1., WAS "a. within three feet OF Leiden, she
a 40 and shot Ieiden while he lay
on the floor: Fle had not heard Miss
Morrison and Lc:den quarrc.!ng. but Lei
pleasantness between them.
Leon Joseph. electrician for the Opera
House: j. II. Womule and other em-
Paterson; When these wtncsses 'I had
testified the State rested its case for the
At the afternoon session of The court tho
defense introduced Mss Morrison. Her
testimony was sensational. and she fro
G % nn reGn , the court to permit her
dre pat i Eom me- OF q, ieidens lang1ge ad
utter the words. She said:
My name is Julia Morrison l nm an
nStreSs l was born. to the best OF my
knowiedge. in Kansas. My parents died
when I was an infant and have known
9niy roster parents whose name was
pale. l was married to MIR James by n
JUSTICE oil the peace III Memphis under tbn
name of Rosaline Dale. afterwai,d
learned my real name and was asuin
lana. '''e Al A]o''s-
She continued. saying in substance. that
after she joiped the MIR Plnstcr Of
tlrls company. Lc,dcn was very fricri-
~ ui,.il ne round that she was married
ana Unit her husband would accompany
htr on the road. From that time he betaln
u systematic prosecutions. lie had MAIDS
5c.lproper proposals to her and inslr.tod her
frequently; had frequently corrected her
IN h.r lines. without cause: that he fro
quently called hcr foul names. and Ind
persisted IN his course of abusing her
uhci she lost all control of herself On
ne evening of the shooting she stated
tn ma, Leiden had gone to the toilet room
naiEnity, which she tod to the court md
Which Is unfit for the prints \ Shn sovs
mat when he did this she lost control of
uerselt and that when She went 10 the
SoaSs 5y me rear stairway. just as she
reacnSu the top OF the steps. Le!dcn an
proached her with an unraiscd cane i'm his
nanu, as II to strike her, and c1iie1 her
4 lou name; She stated that from that
moment she has no memory OF what han
pcned. Explaining why she had the MS
toi on this particular evening. she sstatc5
that she always carried Il pistol tn her
noSonn; On crosS-eNamination she stated
mat she had borne Leidcn's insults mil
nhe naa ie:'rned that She was TO be sup
ana that then she had become desncratn
Adjourned. "'c'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06
BERKLEY IS and ADVERTISEMENTS.

/, other pupils are expected in few
days. - ~. !"
Miss Marion knight. who is the In
structor in vocal music in the Ryland
institute. has been engaged to sing the
leading part in the choir of the Trinity
Episcopal Church. Portsmouth
Berkeley Avenue Baptist Church, II.
Clasett Skinner minister-Divine wor-
ship. IL u. M. and 1880 D. m. Morning
subject, GRAPES and Wild Grapes"
Evening subject, Life and Work of
Dwight /. Moody" Sunday school Mt
$3.50 a. M: prayer service. Wednesday
1880 d. M: B. Y. P. u. service Friday
T:45 o. IN.
South Norfolk Baptist Church, Rev.
5. 5. Robinson misunderstanding Mt II
a: m. and 1880 p, M; Sunday school ut
10 u m.
Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Rev. w. A. Slaymaker pastor
Preaching at II a. an. and 80 D. m.
Sunday school at $3.50 a, m. AIidweek
service at 1880 p. m.
Main Street Christian Church, Rev.
M. p. Porter. misunderstanding at II
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. IN. Junior Christian Endeayor
at 2:30. Senior Endeavor at o'clock.
Afidweek service at 1880 D. III.
Chestnut Street NJ. E. Church, Rev.
j. L. Mastin, misunderstanding at II
a. m. and, 1880 p. m. Sunday. His
evening discourse will be upon the
life of Abraham. Young mems meeting
at 2:30 n. IN.
Liberty Street NJ. e. Church, Rev.
Paul Bradley. pastor-Preachlng at IL
n. IN. and 1870 p. m. Mems meeting at
2:30 p. m.
st. PauPs Episcopal. Rev. Robert
Gatewood. misunderstanding at IL a.
IN. and 1880 q. m. Sunday school ut
$3.50 D. IN. NIidweek service at 1880
p. m.
night in social session with Mr.. Chas.
Bliven. Refreshments were served af-
ter the program was completed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06
TWELVE BRieADlERs.
M'KINLEY VIOLATES THE LAW BY
a RUSE.

a dispatch from Washington says:
Considerable talk has been aroused
in army circles at the action
of the President In using one
vacancy in the grade of brigadier
generalship of the army for the APP
pointment of several officers to that
rank and their immediate retirement.
Twelve officers have been so pro-
NOTED and retired. and while the Pres
ident's action is based upon the record
of the officers rewarded. it is asserted
in Congressional circles that he Is vio>
lating the spirit Of the law. Regreta-
BILE as it may seem, 1t Is to be expected
that many officers of the service Will
be retired with rank lower than
brigadier general. Their pay In the
lower grade will, of course, be less,
amounting to something like $500 for
each officer per year.
William NJ. Wherry. for instance, was
appointed a brlgadier general and re-
tired on January IS OF last year His
date of retirement on account OF age
would have been September 10, 1900,
had he remained in the service. Mar
Gus P. Miller was appointed brigadier
general Just before his retirement on
March 81 last Major William Sinclair
accepted an appointment as brigadier
general and was retired two days before
he would have gone on the retired list
on account of age.
Colonel f.. Y. Sumner was appointed
a brigadier general and retired on
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06
RAILROAD STOCKS SOLD.
PENNSY BUYS BALTIMORE AMI
OHIO and c. AND o.
(By Telegraph to v:rginian-Puot,

OliIO ana Z. AND o.
(By Telegraph to v.rginian-P llot1
Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 5.-Thc Press to-
morrow will say:
IT was reported in railroad and finan-
ctal circles yesterday that tho Pennsy,-
vama railroad has just completed nero-
lauonS for large block of Ches, pecsi i q
ana ONO railroad stock. 1t was stntad
iiurther that other railroad comnanie..
nave also secured interests IN tho r,hns.o
penke and Ohio. 'S
ma a lew weeks ago 1t was announced
Chat the pennsylvania railroad had tnsdn
considerable investment amountinr 70
several millions of dollars. in stock of tho
baltimore and Ohio railroad and The n,,re
cnasing OF stock of the Chcsapeake and
Snio IS In line with Il plan maDped ont
ny thc leading trunk lines 10 prevent rmt
ing OIL freight rates and to bring nbont
cioser relations and moro Harmonious =, -
tlo ON IN the conduct of these roads
ne amount of money paid for RAIN
more ana OHIO stock by the Pcnnsylvnni,
rs said 70 be between SS,oO0OcO and sio Cto :.
G W. Wh.lc the amount OF Che,saneo 20 ana
Ohio stock purchased is not GIVEN oi,t IL
Is SAD II will amount up into millions
,,,,, me chesapeake and Ohio for a Ions.
ine mas hecn considered u part of tho
NandcrDut system. It's terminus nj New
port News IS Tilted up with ali modern i'm
proVcnentS. 1t Is also said that tho Snaw-
crS ana the Baltimore and Ohio bn;,o
taken q slice of the stock"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06
KENTUCKY SITUATION.
RIVAL CANDIDATES For ea,.r>.
ORSH IP-RRYA ANS NISI1, -IIsIrH
(By Telegraph to virgInian-pilo,,


Q3y Telegraph to Virglnian-piloto
frankfort, Ky. Jan 5-,rhe orrenizo-
tion OF the contest committees TODAY fol-
lowed by the PRONUNCIATION of n SGT of
rules to govern these bodies during ,boir
sittings. has put everything in READINGS.
ior the attorneys OF Goebel and ~, vio,.
10 prepare their cases The Rcnuhl;ca -
members are complaining AT Tho shor,
time allowed. ten days. in which 10 nra.
pare their defense, and also because oni,
dencc ''" us cVl-
the Democratic leaders say in rcnIv 10
tbs that the contestants gain no aHy,n no
tag stner on the question of time or as
70 the manner of taking testimony. md
mat these rules were necessitn;ed IN
order 10 get the contests TO q vote bcforn
the end of the session
inc iaouse adjourned to-day until Mon
gay. Inc committees which will inv III :.
Rouse contested election cases will ban'n
next week on the evidence on tho ,n'pb -, -, =,
seats In contest. and it is probable sevcrni
OF uhese casSs Will be voted on before H.
contests OF Governor and LieutenantCnewo'
ernor are reached EoV-
make Bryan,s visit here January Il; n HE,
event. The banquet in his honor yv;i, p,s
either January 16 or II. The Mats Mi. III
cost 50 each: Blackburn. whose cIect"a,,
as senator is 10 be celebrated. viii S Sa
the POSTMASTER De