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CHAPTER XVI.


The Barber of Rotten Row.
Rob started when he saw Mary's
father.
1--WE have met before. Mr.. Angus"
said the colonel, cOurtPously.
eyes" answered Rob, without a
tremor: "at Dome Castle, was it nOt?"
This was the Angus who had once
been unable to salute anybody with
out wondering what on earth he ought
to say next. This was the colonel
whose hand had grasped five minutes
before for ROb's throat. The frown on
the face of Mary's father was only n
protest against herlOver's improved ap-
test against her lovers improved aD-
Dearance Rob was no longer the hob
bIedehoy of last Christmas. He was
rather particular about the cut of his
coat. He had forgotten that he was
not a colonel's social equal. In short
when he entered a room now he knew
what to do with his hat. Their host
saw the two men measuring each 9TH
or. Dick never smiled, but sometimes
his mouth twitched. as now.
"You had something special to tell
me. had you not?" he asked Rob.
"Well," Rob replied, with hesitation.
"I have something for you in my
rooms"
Suppose my father" began Dick,
meaning to invite the colonel up
stairs, but pausing as he saw Rob's
brows contract. The colonel saw, too,
and resented it. No man likes to be
left on tie outskirts Of secret.
run up yourself, Abinger," Rob
said, seating himself near Mary's
father: land. stop, here are my keys.
l locked it in"
"Why," asked Dick, while his father
also looked up, ''have you some savage
animal up there?"
'No." said Rob. ''it is very tame"
Dick climbed the stair. after casting
n uuizzical look behind him. which
meant that he wondered how long the
colonel and Rob would last in a small
room together. He unlocked the door
of Rob's chambers more quickly than
he opened it. for he had no notion of
what might be Gagged up inside. and rs
soon as he had entered he stopped.
amazed. All men of course are amazed
once in their lives-when they can get
a girl to look at them. This was
Dicks second time.
1t was the hour of the evening
when another ten minutes can be
stolen from the day by readiustment
of cne's window curtains. ROb's blind
however, had given way in the cords
and instead of being pulled up was
twisted ;nto triangles. Just suficien;
light struggled through the window
40 1ot nicI- 500 thn man who was
tanding on the hearth-rug looking
Gllenly at his boots. There was G
" of Gil in the room.
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was contained either in cannea ~
ries or IN hogshead cheese.
a.1a6 aoDefic 1t in school Fal.


According to the report OF '"s
Superintendent of Public InsTD.~
January 1, there has been % .,r
1858, 1850 in school funds during
Governar and Attorney Gen''S
made an investigation and ilAu -
has not been receiving the I.n
for liquor license fees. The JIM n...
government issued 7,171 retaA -
censes in Indiana during the
and from these figures II Is n.-.A|
the State should have receNsu ~ ~ q
500 for each license. Only '0''~
ceived, leaving $34O, 900 unaccO-s ss l
This sum, together with 'n0 4
LIQUOR licenses, which also siIU" -.
age, is sufficient to make goo1 .,.t
in the school fund. 1t Is Sa-. al d,
prosecution of all violatolS -L4i
The. next Legislature Will 10 S.,, D
amend the liquor laws OF ,1-a I'LL. %
repetition of present conuI-
again occur.
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Murder In Pike COnn'''

Petersburg special: There v, "" fss|
at Winslow. nine miles aIs'II a,.s %
city. last Saturday night VIZ" ,ro rs
tended by William Riss Snu ri; "A
of Arthur. While Rtss ano II
were going homewaEd' aO0.. .so N
thew met Frank Purcell ana ,+,oa ~ 4
ions, and there was an alteI'. @ ..syol,s'
resulted in Purcell using ms bstessI
stantly killing Riss by a sn., .,.lm tsSI
ewes. The friends Of Riss - that
killing was unprovoked' alr ~, rapaa
lowed a query by PuTSs' and ~
know if the party was I over 'rrpilsi y
bullet was Hred when kl,J -. frsnii
afirmativo. Purcell and nls >. The
placed under arrest, and - tsy ra
against them was inteasy' 'satv tor saa
moved to another county
ing. 49,. ..-------'.
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MYsteriOus Poisoning.

Dillsbore special: Mrs. Sarah CaI
Mrs. Cora Jones and Jesse Jones, v.I
of mysterious poisoning last week
out of danger. but Jones is in da
Gus condition. The physician says
the symptoms are identical with tha
ptomaine poisoning, and that the
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He paused.

He paused.
YES" said Dick MARY is the diff
Guilty. At present l can not even tell
you what she is thinking of it all.
Mary is the one person l could never
look in the face when 1 meditated an
underhand action-I remember how
that sense of honor of hers used to an
noy me when I was a boy-and so |
have not studied her cNlHtaSa2ce
much of late"
'She shall marry Dowton," said the
colonel decisively.
''It is probably n pity. but don't
think she Will" replied Dick ''Of
course you will prevent her ma.>Njng
Angus by simply refusing your con-
sent"
'Yes: and 1 shall refuse IT,"
Though it should break her heart
she will never complain" said Dick;
'but it does seem a little hard on
Mary that we should mar her life
rather than endure a disappointment
ourselves"
You don't look at it in the proper
light" said the colonel. who, like most
persons. made the proper light him
self: ''in saving her from this man, we
do her the greatest kindness in our
power"
"Um," said Dick, "of course. That
was how l put it to myself; but just
consider Angus calmly, and see what
case we have against him"
"He is not gentleman" said the
colonel
HE ought not to be, according to
the proper light, but he is
''Pshaw" the colonel exclaimed. pet
tishly. HE may have worked himself
up into some sort of position, like 9th
er discontented men of his class, but
he never had father"
'He says he had a very good one
Weigh him, if you like, against Dow
ton, who is a good fellow in his way,
but never, so far as 1 know, did an
honest days work in his life. Dow
tons whole existence has been devoted
to pleasure seeking, while Angus has
been climbing up ever since he was
born, and with heavy load on his
back, too, most of the time If he goes
on as he is doing he will have both a
good income and a good position
shortly"
"Dowton's position is made" said
the colonel.
Exactly" said Dick. "and Angus
is making his for himself. Whatever
other distinction we draw between
them is a selfish one and 1 question
if it does us much credit"
81 have no doubt" said the colonel,
''that Mary's pride will make her see
this matter as l do"
"It will at least make her sacrifice
herself for our pride, if you insist on
that"
Mary's father loved her as he had
loved her mother, though he liked to
have his own way with both of them.
His voice broke a little as he an
swered Dick.
"You have a poor opinion Of your
father, my boy" he said. II think
would endure n good deal if Mary
were to be the happier for it."
Dick felt q little ashamed of him
self
"Whatever I may say" he an
swered, II have at least acted as
much as you would have done your
self. Forgive me. father"
The colonel looked up with a wan
smile.
"Let us talk of your affairs, rather,
Richard" he said. 81 have at least
nothing to say against Miss Meredith" :"
Dick moved uncomfortably in his
chair. and then stood up, thinking he
heard knock at the door.
"Are you there. Abinger?" some one
called out. 81 have something very
extraordinary to tell YOU"
Dick looked at his father, and hes
itated. ''It is Angus" he said.
"Let him in," said the colonel.
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The Lnncootee Boom.

Loogootee special: Activity IN the Loo
gootee oil field has taken on new life
since the holidays. Persons who have
been saying that the boom has played
out. and that prospectors have abandoned
the territory will have to take rest. The
Neeley OIL Company. Of Lima. O., is hard
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"THE INDIANA MAN"

Of "The ndsna Man @
life
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THE CUBAN CONVENTION.
The Question of Relations with Other
Nations Likely to Be Much Dis

The Question of Relations with Other
Nations Likely to Be Much Dis
cussed.
HAVANA, November 8.--The COM
mittee on rules of the Cuban constitu-
tional convention is discussing the adj
visibility of holding secret sessions
after the permanent organization has
been effected, which will probably take
place at the opening of the convention
next Monday.
Seniors Capote, Tamayo and Rivera
are the most prominent candidates for
the presidency of the convention.
La Lucia says:
''The difficulty will not be in draw
ing up a constitution, but in reaching
an agreement as to the relations which
are to exist between Cuba and the
United States. We take it that the
convention viii insist upon three fun
damental points, namely, no relations
with other governments except through
the United States, no power to nego-
tiate loanA andeno authority to upset
peace and order"
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D. c., has returned home after a visit
to her sister, Mrs. T. A. Little.
D. I. NJ. Meighen, of the South
Side, returned home yes,C day morn
ing f'cm business "trip to Littleton.
Miss Laura Crago, who has been Wis
ting her parents on the South Side
for few days, has returned to school
at Morgantown.
Miss Bessie Booth, the daughter OF
Crawford f.. Booth, of Taylor, Texas,
leaves for her home in Taylor this
evening, after a prolonged visit to rel
atives in this city.
P. B. Lowry, elected to the House
of Delegates from Tyler county by the
Republicans, is a brother of c. P. Low
ry, of Fifteenth street, but they are of
different political faith.
F. A. Stewart and wife, OF Manning
ton, were among the visitors in the city
yesterday. Captain Stewart is one of
the leading business men of Manning
ton, and proprietor of the Stewart gran
tie works.
Miss Anna E. Lawson, a young lady
missionary in the Methodist Episcopal
church, whose home is at Batavia, Ia,
but who has been in India for several
years past, is visiting at the residence
OF Joseph Lawson, on South Huron
street.
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Porto Ricans Fought 1t Out Ate
The Polls Closed.

Porto Ricans Fought 1t Out After
The Polls Closed.
SAN JUAN, November S.-The re-
turns of Tuesdays election are nearly
all at hand from the various parts Of
the island. They show, as was antici-
pated and foreeasted, the election by
the Republicans of the entire house of
delegates and of Senior F'redrico Dege-
tau as commissioner of Congress.
Only Isl Federals went to the polls,
the total Republican vote being about
$4,000
The only disturbance :hus far re-
ported occurred last evening when
some some twenty Republicans Of San
Juan, who were celebrating the victory
visited Rio Piedras, a Federal town.
They were met on the outskirts by
the Federals with the mayor and po-
lice. Shots were exchanged and one
person was killed and two wounded
There was some rioting in the towr
throughout the night
Police reinforcements were sent
there this evening to prevent { threat
ened renewal of the disorders.
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TO OWN ALL CUBA.
A Company Formed to Secure Control
of Everything On the Island.

of Everything On the Island.
PHILADELPHIA, November s-Fol-
lowing a meeting Of New York. Ph!ladel-
phia and Canadian capitalists in this city
last night, Sir VIM. c. VanHorn, chair
man of the board of directors of the Ca
madam Pacific. and his son, r., B. Van
Horn, of Montreal. sailed from here to-
day on the steamer Admiral Sampson, for
Santiago, where they will make an effort
to secure ovtions on all horse and trolley
lines in Cuba and also on all sugar plan
tations in the island. The departure OF
the two men was the result of the perma-
nent organization at last nights meeting
OF the Cuba Company, with capital OF
s200Oo,oo0. Sir William presided at the
meeting and the others present besides
him and his son were VIM. l.. Elkins and
Thomas Dolan, OF this city; r. A. C.
Smith, president of the Cuba Mail Steam
ship Company. and Pereival Farquhar OF
New York. and Or. T. ". Sheppard and
NJ L. Evans, OF Montreal
The purpose Of the company. IL is an
nounced. Is to secure control of all cleo
trio light and trolley franchises in Cuba
and to establish plants and systems in
every city. The purpose, it is said, will
not be confined to the control OF these
franchises alone, but win ultimately take
in steam roads and also sugar planta-
tons. The entire capital stock of the
company. it is said by those Interested,
has been subscribed.
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Week of Prayer.

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton has perfected arrangements for the
annual week of prayer commencing
next Sunday, and the observance will
be of more than usual interest. Rev. S.
T. Westhafer, pastor of Fourth street
VI. e. church, will address large meet
Ing Of the men at the building at four
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The choir
of Thompson M. E. church, composed
Of thirty voices, will have charge of
the music. Young Mems meetings will
be held every night during the week at
the building. Rev. c. H. Mallory will
cinduct the service Monday evening
and George F. Tibbitts, of Washing
ton City, will conduct and address the
meetings Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings. The SER
vices will commence each evening at
7:45 o'clock except Wednesday evening,
when the time will be an hour earlier.
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LOANS and DONATIONS
GRANTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
BY THE METHODIST CHURCH
EXTENSION BOARD.
ANNUAL WEEK OF PRAYER
To Be Ol>erved at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Ministers Who VIII Conduct the
Serviees-oniy Two More Days of
the Kings Daughers' Sale.

The Board of Extension of the Meth
odist Episcopal church was in session
yesterday afternoon at the Fourth
street NJ. E. church and favorably con-
sidered applications from various
churches in the State. The visiting
ministers present were Rev. Mr.. Rob-
erts, of Oakland district, and w. F.
Nicholson, of Triadelphia, The Wheel
Ing members who attended were H. F.
Jones, the president; Rev. c. B. Ora
ham, of North street M. e. church, the
secretary treasurer: Rev c. E. Clarke,
of Thompson NJ E. church; A. j.
Clark, Rev. Archibald, presiding elder
of this district.
The loan granted was $4,000, and do
nations were granted to the amount
of 1925. Applications for loans were
received from three churches in Oak
land district, two churches in Fayette-
will district, and one church in the
Parkersburg district.
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ing shipping and stock clerk of the
company. Moorehouse was 81 years Of
age and had been missing since the
day Of the explosion. With him in all
probability, died also all possibility
OF explaining the fire horror 1t was
Moorehouse who had charge of the
storage book Of the big drug firm in
which was a list OF all the explosives
stored in the building. No trace of
this book was found.
Moorehouse lived at Montclafr, N. J..
Fire department officials insisted all
along that the clerk had simply disap-
peared for time, and would later turn
up. Moo-eh6use's family, however, felt
that his body would be found in the
ruins. The police opinion was based
on the fact that a man who pretended
to know Moorehouse said he had seen
the clerk in the street after the explo-
sion occurred
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LONDON. November s-The Daily Mail
this morning makes. the following an
nouncement;
1.-THE postal departmental commission,
which has been induiring into the sub
tect, will sortlyk report after some months
of elaboration. in favor of the earliest
possible adoption of Marconfs system OF
wireless biography by the postal authori-
ties.
THE commission is also arranging as
TO terms or the acquisition of the Marconi
patents ind negotiating with France and
Germany regarding their attitude towards
Marconi's inventions This evidently
means complete revision in the tele-
graphic system
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CONCERNING Individuals.
The Movements of Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure Of Strang-


The Movements OF Citizens and the
ers.
Mrs. John Gibson, OF the East End,
is seriously Ill.
Homer Crago was In Moundsville yes
terday on business.
Harry Prosser. of the Island, returned
to Pittsburg yesterday.
John A. Topping left yesterday for
his home in New York.
Geo. f. stifel left last night on a
business trip to New York.
Miss Mary Baird, OF GAINESVILLE, Is
the guest OF Island friends.
Walter Black, of steubenville, is the
guest OF North End friends.
P. S. Carroll, of slstersvllle, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Charles Brubact~r, of P:ttsburg, is
the guest OF relatives in this city.
George w. Stocking, of sistersville,
was in the city yesterday on business.
-. ~. hdItI anu VIE, OF YOungS-
town, O., are the guests of friends on
the Island.
Mrs, Rose e. Flanagan, of Fleming
ton, Is the guest of her sister, in the
North End.
Miss Forty. of Newark O., is the
guest of Mrs. T C. Stevenson, of North
York street.
Perry Fisher, of Pittsburg, will re-
turn home tomorrow after visit with
South Side relatives
Mrs. A. X. Wagner. Of Washington,
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VIII Nelson, the driver at the
Chemical No. 1, leaves this morning on
a rabbit hunt, and the other dremcn
in the house have issued invitations
for grand rabbit lunch this even
ing.
C. A. Tuesday evening. Seats viii be
reserved On Monday morning.
The funeral of an infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cast took place
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
from the family residence, on Eoff
street Services were held at st: Al
phonsus' church. The interment was
at Mt. Calvary cemetery. Quite a
a number OF ten sorrowing friends and
relatives were present.
John Knopp, OF South Jacob street,
was painfully injured in an accident
about four o'clock yesterday morning
at the Corrugating plant. While he was
engaged in his work In one of the de-
partments he was struck in the face
by heavy chain and sustained Sc
we're cash over his right eye. The
wound bled profusely and required med
zeal attention.
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It VIII Soon Close.

The Rummage sale in charge of the
Kings Daughters will close tomorrow
and the ladies will very thankfully re-
ceive to-day all the donations that have
been promised in order that they may
have an opportunity to dispose Of them
to the best possible advantage. Thus
far the affair has been a gratifying sue
cess and it is likely that the net pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the Day Muir
sery will amount to about 81 900.
A large cooking range and two sew
ing machines have just been contrib
'uted to the sale and will be offered at
bargain prices. There is great de-
mand at, present for winter clothing
and those in charge have kindly asked
for donations in this line of goods.
The last day of the sale promises to at
tract an exceedingly large number of
persons.
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BRIEF AND IMPRESSIVE

Services Over the Late Harry Gnrtley
Were Largely Attended-His Re-
mains Taken to stcubenvilIe-scv-
ernI Organizations Turned Out.
A large concourse Of the sorrowing
relatives and friends here assembled
yesterday afternoon to pay their last
tribute of respect to the late Harry w.
Gartley. The services were conducted
at the family residence in the after
noon by the Rev Mr.. Cprran. OF St.
Andrews Episcopal Mission. Many
members of the city council, the Black
Prince lodge Knights of Pythias, the
Young Mems Democratic Club to which
organizations Mr.. Gartley belonged,
turned out and attended the ceremonies.
Members of two or three other X. of
z. lodges, besides the Black Prince
lodge also attended, and they were
headed by Mayors band. At the con-
clusion of the rites at the home, which
ware trief and impressive, the remains
were taken to SteubenEille, OAio, on the
9 Cd tran over the Panhandle road.
The funeral will take place ia taa.
city To-Day. There was a large nun
17r of EaEsome and appropriate aoral
tributes. An exceptionally beautiful
design CT flowers was received iron,
Ike city council, in With branches Gf
which Nj. Gartley had at different
times i:een a representative from Web
ster Gis.i let
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A DAY OF ORATORY.
to the Register.

Special to the Register
STEUBENVILLE, O., November s.
This has been a day Of oratory in the
Cramblett murder case. The oratory
began yesterday afternoon and con-
tinued all day, and will last till proba-
bly, noon tomorrow. and the charge
to the jury by Judge Hollingsworth will
occur tomorrow afternoon. There Is
much speculation as TO the result OF
the jury's deliberations, but the ma
jority incline to disagreement by the
jury. The arguments are very able,
each Of the four lawyers having a Diff
ferent style, and ell are able criminal
lawyers. The court room is crowded
with people from all parts of the coun-
ty to hear the eloquence.
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THE FIGHT ON QUAY.
Pennsylvania Insurgents Meet and
Discuss Plans for Doing Him Up.

PHILADELPHIA November s.
State Senators David Martin, c.. L.
Nagee, William Finn and j. Henry
Cochrane, who have been among the
most active Of the political leaders to
the opposition TO former United States
Senator Quay to the Senate, met in this
city to-day and discussed plans for a
continuation OF the fight against Quay
In the Legislature. meeting in January.
Senator Martin Is q Republican hold
over from this city. as is Senator Finn
from Allegheny county. Senator Magee
was reelected By the Republicans on
Tuesday from his district in Allegheny
county, and Senator Cochrane, who is
the Democratic leader OF the Senate,
and who was active against Mr.. Quay
in the last Legislature. is iiold-over
from the district comprising Lycoming.
Montour, Sullivan and Columbia coun-
ties.
Senator Martin. In statement made
by him, said:
Quay will not be elected United
States Senator We will without doubt
have majority Of the Legislature on
Joint ballot
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TWO BODIES FOUND

Moorehouse, the stool, Clerk, One
of Them.
NEW YORK, November S.-Two
bodies were taken from the ruins of
the Tarrant building to-day. The first
was that Of Hamilton Matthews, a
driver for Tarrant & Company. The
remains were shockingly mutilated.
Later the diggers in the ruins came
across another body. This proved to be
that of Benjamin Moorehouse, the miss
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A SLIGHT DECREASE.

SALT LAKE, Utah, November 81
Latest returns slightly decrease the Re
publican najorities. It appears now
that the Republican majority In the
Legislature on Joint ballot will be nine
instead of eleven. as previously given
out.
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR.

SEATTLE. Wash. November s.
There is apparently no longer any
doubt thatJ. R. Rogers, Democrat, was
elected Governor of Washington. The
rest of the State ticket, the presidential
electors and F. W. Cushman and ".
l. Jones, were. elected by the Repub-
leans.
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SWUNG 70 A LIMB.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, November S.
Majors. colored, who shot and Killed
j. L. Holcomb. white, near Coahoma,
Miss, last night, was arrested by by
ISLANDERS. To-day his corpse was found
swinging to the limb of a tree.
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+ HOW M'KINLEY RAN.

CANTON, O., November S.-sem-
Official figures of Stark county show
tkat Presioents Mckinley gained near
~ 1000 over his plurality Of SO in
1896 and runs 700 ahead OF TIE State
ticket III his home comfy.
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WANTS MORE WAR.

PREORIA, November S.-surren-
dered burghers assert that Mr.. Steyr
after council OF war with General
Botha and General Delarey, addressed
the burghers with great, passion, urg-
ing them to continue the war.