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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-21

Britain for whose good opinion he cared would
be affected by the charges. The manner of con-
Quoting the business of the committee and the
closing of the inquiry, he declared were both
carried out as suggested by Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, who certainly did not desire to shield
any in the Colonial Office.
Mr.. Chamberlain further said that the honor
able members opposite did not want inquiry.
They want execution he added. Let them
do their worst. I perfectly ready. I rely
upon the good sense and generosity of the House
and country. The attack will recoil upon those
who made it."
At the conclusion Of his remarks Mr.. Cham
berlain was heartily cheered by the Ministerial
lists.
FORMER LIBERAL LEADERS SPEECH.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who was an &C
tive member of the Parliamentary committee
which inquired into the Jameson raid, followed
Mr. Chamberlain. He said:
On the very face of it the former committees
report did not find that there had been a full in
quiry as, indeed, there had not been. The sus-
picions against the Colonial Office were not the
work of political adversaries, but rather of men
who, for their own objects stuck at nothing in
the way of mendacty, forgery and fraud. The
authors of these suspicious were the agents Of
Cecil Rhodes To cover their own guilt they
sought to assert the completely OF the Colonial
Office DR.. Jameson told Sir John Willoughby a
man of unquestioned honor, that the Govern
not denied it.
Mr. Chamberlain-Yes, he has.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt continued
The instruction was promoted by the foulest
frauds. Was there every anything abomin-
able as the Rhodes telegram to Jameson, two
days before the raid putting it into his mouth
to lie about the objects of the raid? When the
| Colonial Secretary, after the raid. asked for an
inspection of the kilograms, Hawkesley wrote
back that this was unnecessary, as the Colonial
! Secretary knew all
agents Of Rhodes, but then there was no sug-
! gestion that they were covered by the com
! plicity of the Colonial Office. That is what
want TO have shown up 1 want the transac-
| lions OF these men brought TO light. Rhodes has
deceived everybody. The raid was made by
| gold and lies.
Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, who defend
ed the committees proceedings. said he feared
the speech of the Colonial Secretary would not
tend to lessen public suspicion. He appealed to
the Government to allow the inquiry to be re-
opened, declaring that 1t would be great relief
TO show 10 the world that the British Govern
ment and people had part in the Ubiquitous
folly Of 1895"
Arthur j. Balfour the Government leader
stigmatized the motion of Mr. Thomas as "a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
ANIMAL LIFE IN MARS.
Why the MartIans Must Have Devei-
oped Peculiar characteristics.

oped Peculiar Characteristics.
Mars possesses SO many features In
common with the earth that 1t is I'm
possible to resist the thought that 1t
also has inhabitants, says the Natioaal
Review. This Is, however, by no means
equivalent to saying that Marian folk
are constituted in the same way as
human beings; indeed, every consid-
Grafton points to the contrary. What
ever atmosphere exists on Mars must
be much thinner than ours. and far
too rare to sustain the life of a peo-
pie with our limited lung capacity. A
race with immense chests could live
under such conditions, or a folk with
gills like fishes could pass a comfort
able existence in spite OF the rarefied
air. The character of life anywhere Is.
cumstances. and as these are known
to be different on Mars from what they
are on the earth, Marian inhabitants
must have developed peculiar charac-
teristics in order to adapt themselves
to their environments-the forms OF
life capable OF fiourishing in attenuat-
ed air have survived, while those re-
quiring denser air have dropped out of
existence. The tenuity of the atmos-
phere of Mars is not the only fact
which suggests that the inhabitants
OF that planet are not fashioned after
the image Of man. Ii is known beyond
the possibility OF doubt. that the force
w nhuta 10 nj ri
to the surface of Mars is but little
more than a third as strong as IL Ia
on the earth; or. to express the point
in figures, 100 pounds on the earth
| would only weigh 3S pounds on Mars
II tested in a spring balance. In con-
sequence of this weaker pull, 1t would
| be possible for human being to per-
form astonishing feats on Mars with
out excessive muscular eXertion. A
man who could jump five feet here
could top fifteen there; he could lift
three hundredweight by putting out
| the same strength as 1t required to
raise one hundred weight on the earth;
he could spring across road as easily
as he now leaps over a mud puddle.
and a couple of bounds would carry
him to the top of fight of stairs. But,
paradoxical as 1t may seem, the small
er a planet and, consequently, the less
the pull OF gravity at its surface. the
greater Is the probability that It's in
habltants are giants compared with us.
Terrestrial giants are generally weak In
the knees: they are crushed by their
own weight. But on Mars they would
only weigh one-third as much and
would therefore be able to move about
in sprightly fashion. 30 that an ele'
plant there might be quite nimble
animal. 80 JGG4 A.,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
An Ocean of LIQUID Air.

Sir John Murray. the well-known
naturalist, in recent address, drew
vivid picture OF the time, in the re-
mote future, when temperatures as low
as those which Professor Dewar pro-
duces in his experiments at the Royal
Institution will prevail all over the
earth. The atmosphere and the oceans
will then have disappeared within the
rocky crust Of the globe. their elements
having entered into new combinations.
In other words. to use Sir John Muir
rays expression, "the waters of the
ocean will have become solid rock"
But over their surface will roll the
waters of a new and most wonderful
sea, IAN ocean of liquid air about 40
feet in depth" At that time, of course.
life as we know 1t will have vanished
from the earth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
Didn't Know His Own.

zone evening a man entered the sta
ton house and asked II we had any
lost chi''ren.' There were three in
the back room, propped up on as many
chairs, and he was sent in to see IL
one of his was among them. The man
walked up and down before them with
a perplexed air for some time, then,
stopping in front of the little ones,
raised its head and asked: Are you
Johnny So-and-So" The boy was too
sleepy to answer, and the caller started
to leave, saying that he would send
the old woman around to see.' What"
I said, don't you know your own
child?' TO tell the TRUTH he answered,
4 don't. l work on the - line of
street cars; the children amt up when
I go away in the morning, and they're
in bed when get back at night. new
er see them Later his wife appeared
and identified one of the children as
hers. 1t wasn't the one the father
picked out. either. New York Pest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
Ito be continued.)
MADE FAMOUS BY WHITTIER.
Macy Colby House at Amesbury the
Oldest In Town.

Macy Colby House at Amesbury the
Oldest In Town.
Among the many places of historic
interest in Amesbury made memorable
by the writings of the poet Whittier,
none Is destined to become more nota.
BILE than the Macy-Colby house, which
is to be presented to the Bartlett Gem.
etery association through the generos.
ity of the present owner, Moses Col
by. Built prior to 1854, by Thomas
Macy, it is the oldest house in Ames.
bury. Thomas Macy was a prominent
factor in the early settlement Of Sails
bury and Amesbury, and was the first
town clerk of Amesbury, in 1854.
which position he held until 1859,
when, in November of that year, he
took his family in an open boat and
fed to the island of Nantucket to es-
cape the reprimand of Gov. Endicott
and the payment Of fine of 80 shill-
ings for harboring three Quakers for
three-quarters of an hour during Sc
we're thunderstorm. Whittier, in his
poem, THE Exiles," has made the
name of Macy and the old house ia
nous, although it was not here that
Macy harbored the Quakers. In 1854
Macy sold the homestead to Anthony
Colby for G3S, to be paid as follows
by a mare fole at G10, G3 in bourds
and in courne, G12 or 214 in money,
rest in pipe-staves or hogshead slaves,
cattle, all at prices current; Indian
corne at S., wheat and Barley at 5s."
Since 1854 the house has remained in
the Colby family, having sheltered
nine generations. In 1853 the home
stead came into the possession of Oba-
diah Colby of the fifth generation, who
occupied it through the war of the
revolution and until his death, in 1914.
Although not in active service, he
served on the committee of safety, and
here, beneath the old family roof,
many committee meetings were held
to plan for the comfort of those at
home. In 1882 he was town clerk of
Amesbury, and his great grand
daughter, Miss Annah E. Colby, now
has in her possession the original no
tice which he posted calling on the
citizens of Amesbury to present the
continental bills held by them for re-
demption, and she also has two 81
notes which he redeemed. The en-
trance to the new Bartlett cemetery
is at the, rear of the house, which the
association proposes to open to the
public. In connection with the asso-
citation, Josiah Bartlett chapter,
Daughters of the Revolution, is to oc-
cupy a portion of the house, and will
assist in restoring it to its original
condition. In the east room is a pic
ture entitled "The Amiable Husband"
which Is said to have occupied the
same position for $50 years.-Bostop
Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
The Largest hand In the World.

The largest band in the world is that
of the Catholic Protectory of New
York. 1t is made up of boys belonging
in that institution, and has 200 mem
bers. They were in line st. Patrick's
day in New York and from the start to
the finish filled the air with melody.
One hundred boys are in the brass
and reed section, and another hundred
make up the martial section composed
of fifers and drummers. The boys
play remarkably we'll and render the
popular airs OF the day with a spirit
and harmony that eyokes the applause
of the spectators.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
HEARD WHEN LIGHT WENT OUT,
Strange Observations In u Church vss-
IIhnln Mhnn tho DYnnmn Omit.

Strange Observations In Church Ves-
thule when the Dynamo Quit.
The other night in a Maine village
the dynamo at the electric light sta
ton had n ht all of u sudden. and
there was darkness on the face Of the
land for a little while. A prayer meet
ing was in progress In the vestry or
the Methodist church. When the lights
went out all the people sat quiet,
thinking that In all probability the
current would flash back again right
away. All at once there were voices
In the vcstibule. Two young men had
come In and were talking. This is
ID funny" quoth one OF them pro-
fanely. why. ] didn't know 1t was
anywhere near time for meeting to
be over. That minister Ii getting lazy.
| told Gertie I'd be here at the door
when meeting let out She'll be mad.
and between me and you ! don't care
II she Ia. You never saw such girl
as she is, never. Wants to go to all
the shows that come along and even
went down and inquired of the jeweler
how much the bracelet was worth that
! gave her for Christmas. She's get
ting altogether too fresh, that's what
she is. There are other pancakes on
the fire, don't you forget that" well,
don't suppose there is any need OF
waiting round here" remarked the
other young man in robust tones.
Come along up to my room with me.
can furnish something more enter
tanning than walking home with a
girl. I've got little bottle OF Scotch
whisky, and you take little hot wa
ter, and -" Just then the lights
flashed on In the vestry, and the peo-
pie within, In order to drown out the
conversation that was rapidly destroy
ing the devotional spirit OF the as
sembly, struck up, Sinner oh Sinner!
Turn from Thy Ways" And before
the chorus was reached there was the
rapid creak of shoes on the snowy
walk outside-and two prominent
young men of the village retreated to
think II over.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
RIVAL EIopements In s,ain.

Spain tops the list of royal elope-
ments and records some romantic
cases. Don Carlos pretty daughter,
Infanta Elvira, ran off with n hump
backed artist, with only palette and
brushes for fortune. Princess Jo-
sephine, grandaunt of the present king
of Spain, took up with seedy poet,
Gucl Pende, Pende wrote for Ha-
vana newspaper, when he fell in love
with the daughter Of wealthy plant
er. On stating his pretenbions to the
father he was abruptly shown the
door. This so incensed the naughty
poet that he vowed to show his worth
by wedding a princess. AZ there were
no titled ladies in Havana, he started
for Madrid, where he had a difficult
time to make both ends meet the first
two years. Finally he attracted Prin-
cess Josephine's attention by several
illusions which he had dedicated to
her. 1t was a case OF love on hrst
sight, and before any such idea as
marriage had been whispered abroad
the princess and her poet had been
united at Valladolid church and were
en- route for Paris. The family were
furious, tried to get the misalliance
annulled, but when that proved i'm
possible forgave the miscrearts and
took them back. Princess Josephine's
sister Isabelle escaped from her home
at Enghein by means Of rope ladder
and Joined her sweetheart, Count Gu
rowski, who was waiting with a car
rage near by. The couple fastened to
England, where they were married,
only to be divorced short time 9fter-
ward.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19

a divan. and put out her hand to him
to sit by her.
Tell me-" she said family, "all
about it."
And Don told her, with low voice
and averted eyes that story which the
press paragraphs. so comprehensive.
yet so cruel in their brevity, had al
ready burnt like soaring iron into
heart and brain.
1t was shortly before the mess-hour.
Several successive shots had been
heard in the valley, and two had
penetrated one of the mess tents and
wounded an orderly whilst In the act
of laying table. Captain Derwent
and himself were returning from q
stroll along the banks OF the nullah,
when bullet whizzed between them
which struck Captain Derwent, and
he dropped instantly at the narrator's
feet, shot through the heart.
Every effort was being made to
track the perpetrator of the crime and
avenge the captains death; but SO
far the rebels had escaped.
And you yourself were the only one
near when he died?" she said. through
the tears which were now streaming
silently down her pallid. lovely face.
Yes. And owing to the dense IN
dergrowth, 1t was impossible for me
to follow the direction the shot came
from. Directly he fell did my utmost
to stop the bleeding; but saw at once
it was useless. Death had been in
Simultaneous. got help from the
camp then, and we carried him down
to his tent. Next night we buried him
close to where he FELL" Don's voice
was husky and strained, and suddenly,
at sight of his ill-concealed emotion,
she checked her tears and laid her
golden head upon his shoulder with
a trustful tenderness that went to his
heart
my poor Don! how you, too, must
have suffered"
He caught her to him with passion
ate caress, all the more passionate be-
cause the thought assailed him how
once not love, but, mere ambition, had
urged him to lay siege to this confid-
ing heart.
II have suffered" he said, very low,
more than / can say, Lille"
She looked up in his face and saw
that he spoke truly.
His brow was lined and his cheel;
pale; his brown eyes had a haggard
look she had never seen in them; and
remembering with a-great rush Of joy,
he, too, might have never come back
from that wild pass which had made
her fatherless she returned his en-
brace with all the sweet naiyete OF a
child who chung now to her sole pro-
tector.
Ito be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
( X \: \: X X i: X Il X X X !: X !: X X X X X i

British officer killed; orderly wound
ed"
He hastily opened the sheet and
stood still under a gas lamp to scan
its columns; whilst Diana, with
anxious eyes, looked over his shoulder.
For, peaceful as it had been on the In
dian frontier for some months now,
her thoughts were ever quick to fly
to Don and Lilies father. of whom
any hour might bring disastrous news.
A hoarse exclamation burst from the
lips OF both as, simultaneously, hus-
band and wife caught sight Of the fatal
paragraph.
The name of the officer was Capt.
Derwent of the Gordon Highlanders!
And far, far away the red Afghan
sun had set amid somber clouds above
the snow-clad SUBMITS of Tirah and
the white tents of the British camp in
the Bara Strath.
There had been rain and thunder all
day, and the clouds had gathered in
dense masses, edged by the radiance of
the hidden moon. And athwart the
clouds now and then shot CLEANS of
vivid lightning, falling with weird SOL
emnity upon coffin, draped with the
Union Jack, carried shoulder high by
stalwart Highlanders.
me cortege was preceded by pipers
playing the low and wailing dirge Of
"Lochaber no more" and followed by
string of officers and soldiers wear
ing long, spectral-like cloaks, and
walking with slow steps and heads
downbent.
Soon-ah, how soon!-it was all
over, and all that was left of their gal
liant comrade was committed to that
lonely nullah, I'm sure and certain
hope of the resurrection of eternal
life"
No farewell shots were fired: but
the captains own detachment present
ed arms, and the pipers awoke the dim
valley once more with their pibroch;
but it was THE Land O. the Leal" now
that they played.
And as Don Gordon turned from that
lonely grave, and pictured the image
Of her who held the dead so dear, for
one wild moment he felt he would
sooner, far sooner lie there, too, than
face the anguish of Lilies pure eyes;
while in his heart rang the chaplain's
words, like the cry of lost soul:
Deliver us not into the pains OF
eternal death"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
Ne,x Story of Kitchener.

A new story Of Kitchener Is said by
G. w. e. Russell to be probably not
so very far astray." Cecil Rhodes
made more or less trouble for the mill
tary authorities in Kimberley, and
finally Col. Kekewich one day hello
graphed Lord Kitchener that Rhodes
interference was getting unbearable.
Kitchener's prompt answer was: You
had better put him In chains!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19

He-"To prove the sincerity of my
Intentions, have bought this solitaire
adornment for your engagement fin
ger" She--I must say. my friend.
that your speech has the true ring
Boston Courier.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
D,a,.t Know tho Difference.

Gilson-"I saw Bjones at the tenn
perance lecture last night"
Mrs. Gilson-"Humph! I'll bet
when he got home he couldn't tell his
wife where he'd been. New York
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
Plant Flowers.

Brooklyn has no grander glory than
it's Greenwood. nor Boston than its
Mount Auburn. nor Philadelphia than
its Laurel HILL nor Cincinnati than its
Spring Grove, nor San Francisco than
its Lone Mountain. But what shall we
say to those country graveyards, with
the vines broken down and the slab
aslant and the mound caved in and
the grass a pasture ground for the
sections cattle? Indeed. were your
father and mother of so little worth
that you cannot afford to take care OF
their ashes? Some day turn out all
hands and straighten the slab and
bank up the mound and cut away the
weeds, and plant the shrubs and dow
ers.
Some day you will want to lie down
to your last slumber. You can not ex-
pect any respect for your bones IL you
have no Difference for the bones of
your ancestry. DO you think these rel
les are of no Importance? You will
see of how much importance they are
in the day when the archangel takes
out his trumpet. Turn all your ceme-
terles into gardens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
Sha.ered Beyond Repair.

At the door Of the mausoIeum a
fight takes places which decides the
question for ali graveyard3 and ceme-
teri-s Sword of lightning against
sword OF steel. Angel against mill
tary. No seal of letter was ever more
easily b oxen than that seal of the
sanhedrin 90 the door of the tomb
The dead body in the niche in the
rock begins to move in Its shroud OF
firs linen, slides down upon the pave
ment. moves out of the portico. ap-
pears In the doorway, advances into
tae open air. CONES up the marble
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-18
a SHORT COTTON CROP.

II seems TO b. agreed that the coston
crop win be a short one. II Is impossible
OF course. 20 say with any degree Of
weeks ago st was though, Il would reach
100000 bales. Within tho last few days
estimates have been published indicating
a crop Of less than S0Do.00o bales II frost
should come late and the picking should
be thorough. it - probable that che crop
would reach $4,000 bales.
The spinners and the spectators under
stand the situation very well. The spec
ulators do not care. Of course. what the
price Is. but eplnners are Interested IN
getting cotton at as low a price as posi-
bic. Many mills In this country ana Eu-
rope have closed down because thcre is
no profit in manufacturing at the pre-
vailing prices Of cotton and cotton goods
spinners hope probably to force down the
price OF cotton little. hut their main
object II 90 force up prices OF cotton
goods. They know that short cotton
crop means nigh price for cotton. and
they have very little hope Of seeing the
EAAN" tfHAA IMAM ~ IL AuHN KNOW tNe
chances are that ia viii be- higher
The crop lost year was little below
95o0.W0 bales. Although IL was short
crop. Il brought over 100000 more than
the crop Of the previous year. But oil
OF tho increase did not go into che pockets
Of the cotton growers. as has been erro-
ncously stated. Much OF The cotton was
marketed az prices ranging between ca
ana ~ cents a pound.
This year. however the cotton growers
VIII get the fun benefit OF the high price.
because the price was high at tho very
beginning OF the season. aud the outlook
Is that Il will remain high until the open
ing o. another season. And II the crop
should not be more than 500 900 bales.
Il would bring. il Is safe to say. fully as
much. II not more than that OF last year
brought. The higher price win fully
make up for the deficiency IN the number
OF bales
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-18

There Is ono marked popularity about
most men who stuttcr says the Cieve-
land Leader When they become excited
tho only thing they can do TO recover
their lost speech g. 10 sinE and when in
anger their most fluent mode of commun-
ity Is through profanity. Not long ago "a
boat which sailed from this port had or
hoard sailor who suffered under all
circumstance. He was eXcitaole Ia the
extreme. aud al critical times IL Wns al
most lmposs bic for him 10 say a word.
The mate Of the vessel was tall. muscu-
.ar fellow By the name OF Barnabas. Ills
popularity was that be always kept him
self busy and that when he nad 40 work
81 his own he would do the work OF the
snilors. one DAY be was busy along the
rail-, ana the suffering seaman. looking
THAI way. saw him lose his balance and
drop into the lake re ran On an excited
way 60 the captain and Was trying to
report the accident. but could give vent
20 nothing mote intcuigible than a sue
ceasion OF spuiters. The master OWNED
from the look on the mans face that
something was wrong. and shouted out
IF you can't say a. d-n II. sing it,
The sailor took two bitches In his trous.
crs whistled once. and droned out IN a
slng-soug way:
Overheard Is Barnabas.
Hah mile astarn OF us"