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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16

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about to enjoy the evening air. The
captain and chief engineer, whose seats
were near the exit, fingered after the
rest had gone. They broke off their
conversation as Quin approached and
exhibited some surprise at sight of his
! grave and troubled countenance.
! Feeling bad after your plucky per-
! Torrance this morning?" the captain
| inquired.
/ NO. not n bit" Ouin replied. Il wish
! that was all. The fact is. Captain Hunt
er, that 1 wish to speak to you on n
| I'm private"
something serious. eh? Can't you
tell it in front of MenZies?"
Il can. since it concerns both of you.
Quin said. Il don't want to alarm you
needlessly, but short time ago, when
l woke up after n short sleep
He got no further in his statement.
Just then soft footsteps were heard,
and the three men glanced around to
| discover four fierce looking Achinese at
the end of the table, while Salak was
lowering near. The intruders had crept
noiselessly down the staircase.
What do you want here, you ras-
calsT' the captain demanded angrily.
The words were no sooner off his lips
than the foremost of the Achinese
whipped out n glittering, long bladed
knife. AS quickly he struck-once
twice Captain Hunter staggered back
grooming with agony, the blood squirt
ing from his breast. He tried to reach
knife from the table. but a third
blow from the assassin sent him to the
floor in limp heap.
At the same time the other two ruff
fans and Salak attacked Quin and
Menzies. The latter, though wounded
in four places, succeeded in drawing
his pistol. He fired point blank, and
Salak fell dead, shot through the heart.
Then the weapon was knocked from
the brave engineers hand, and, weak
eDed by loss of blood, he retreated as
well as he could toward the rear of the
saloon. calling Quin 10 follow.
Though opposed by three bIoodthirs-
ty enemies and fairly sickencd by
what he had just seen, Quin held his
ground for 4 moment. The impulse to
warn the passengers was stronger in
him than the desire to ayenge the cap
tain'S murder or to save his own life.
Already he had been struck several
times about the waist, but the mailed
coat turned the steel, and only bruises
were inflicted His trusty revolver. on
which he depended, merely snapped
when he leveled it and pulled the trig-
ger The Malay had withdrawn the
cartridges while in the cabin.
Left thus defenseless. Quin thought
that his last moment had come. But
he did not despair. Two more futile
blows glanced off the coat OF mail
and then. rctreating Il little. he snatch
ed 4 duh table knife. The Achinese,
who could not understand why they
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16

a noarse. savage murnur greeted
| this appeal.
Has anybody got n weapon?" he
added.
Every voice answered no.
There are firearms in the captain 5
cabin and in some Of the other cabins, y
he went on. ''If we had only two OF
three pistols. we could recover posses
sion of the ship. Who will go with me
to make the search?"
There was no response. The silence
was unbroken.
"Cowardsw Quin blurted indignant
ly. Il will go alone"
81 will join you, sir"
The speaker, a young Dutchman
named Frying, came forward.
You'll do" Quin said approyingly.
Il don't think it will be difficult task.
The pirates are too busy with their
looting to be on the alert. Well gather
up what weapons we can find and hur-
ry back. Come on. Every minute is
precious
The door was opened as nOiSeleSsly
hs possible. and the two plucky men,
after warning their companions to be
watchful and bidding them a brief
by the darkness, they gained the deck
and even ventured near to the pirates,
who were collected in Il group amid
ships and were passing open bottles of
spirits from one to another. A lot Of
lay close by.
The coast is clear Quin whispered
I'VE must be quick
v~f e., u
managed to slip unseen into the cap
tain's quarters. He returned with one
loaded pistol, and then he led his COM
panion below. They hurriedly searched
half a dozen of the nearest cabins, but
found only one more weapon.
You keep this one" said Quin, land
I'll keep the other. We can't afford to
fool away time here
They crept back to the deck and
halted in a deep shadow close to the
bridge. The Achinese had ceased from
their rotations and were squabbling
nOisily over the plumber.
It's a pity we couldn't get more pis-
tolls" said Frying. I'm afraid the
rest won't fight empty handed
Perhaps not" Quin replied. "And
you and l can't do much by ourselves.
But have an idea" he added as he
caught a whimper from the Sumatran
panther. Hurry down to the stoke
hold, my man. Show them your weap-
on and tell the whole crowd to arm
themselves with billets of wood and
rush up to the deck the instant they
hear me begin to shoot"
What are you going to dog
Turn that beast loose and set him
on the pirates. He'll fight for u.s."
Or against u.s.
Leave that to me. Do as 1 bid you
and move lively Those devils yonder
must be taught a severe lesson before
they get away"
Frying did not argue the question
any further, but departed at once.
Quin waited a moment and then crept
on hands and knees to the front of the
panther's cage, which faced the pirates.
He unslid the bolt that fastened the
door and as quickly crawled back to
his former position in the rear. He
could only conjecture what result his
action would have, but he was not left
long in doubt
The panther, it's appetite and pas
sions reused by the smell of fresh
blood. suddenly gave an angry, rasp-
ing snarl. The Achinese were close by,
and one of them, staggering forward.
kicked the cage contemptuOusly. On
the instant the door flew open. and out
shot the tawny beast He bounced on
the terrified fellow, bore him down and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

tice was not. The peasants hadn't been
been out two months before they struck
Higher wages, less labor was the de-
mand. The Kentucky gentleman aban-
doned his scheme. One of the peasants
who came over a youth is aow an alder
man.
More dolls are sold In ST. Paul than
all the other toys put together, and this
is probably true Of all other cities Dear
to the feminine hearts-and there is no
age limit to the affection-are those star
ing-eyed, blowsy- checked bits of minia-
ture humanity, and If some great ogre
should suddenly Danish them all from the
earth Christmas would be a hollow mock
cry. Time was when small girls con-
sidered muslIn-gowned baby, clothes
tightly sewed on, a dream of delight. But
Miss Christmas of 1900 is more unitarian
in her demands. at isn't WEAKLY, truly
dolly If its clothes don't come off, she
has decided, so this year the dressed
dolls are guilty of buttons and button
holes and hooks and eyes Also muslin
has given place to golf suitings, fanneIs
and furs, and the dolly is going to look
very like her young mistress, so far az
clothes are concerned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

the Potomac from Earpers' + errJ TO the
Port of Washington, making it foam am
leap ike q wild mour tain stream. The
dark green hills of Virginia rose softly on
the other side and the Town and Country
club house stood cut boldly against the
sunset sky. A cool, refreshing breeze
swept over the hills and once moro it
felt good to be alive and paIt of nature
Beside the river, on the Maryland side,
winds the old canal that mas beer here
for great many years. The canal boats
were floating idly and herds Of long cared
mules were standing in the toe path
biting and kicking at flies and at cacn
ether, while two OF three Scllowfa
babies tuubled about upon the decks, and
q head would suddenly be showed thrt 1g Ii
the door of the low cabin and as quickly
drawn in again Upon one boat sal an
old man smoking a pipe and locking
dreamingly into the distance. L suppose
he had been on the canal for years and
years and that he was having pipe
dreams about some of his first trips, JUST
as great men are supposed to have them
about girls they don't marry. F'ut all
this time our car was making twenty
two miles an hour and we quickly pacstd
the boats and turned inland and CON-
MERGED to climb the soft green hills oI
Maryland. tJri a summit stood q greai
inn with tall red ohimneys and a white
flagstaff and behind il tie bite haze
seemed to be descending the hill tops A
hoy in big straw hat waved u lunch
of golden rod at us that was almost as
large himself, ard ther turned ana
looked solemnly after us. Again we
turned toward the river and this time we
ran cut upon the very edge Of the bluff
and ON to tunnel. We could look down
upon the tops of tall trees and huge
boulders lay scattered about beneath
Here the river broadened cut alsd became
very beautiful. 1t is so much nicer
to run along in the air, as 1t we're, than
to have the track at the bottom of tie
bluff where the ties cut off ycur view OF
the river, and all you can see is red clay
banks flashing past. That Is why this is
said to be the finest street car ride that
can be taken in America. As you speed
along you can catch a glimpse of Chain
bridge among the hills, and across the
river mile or so of beautiful g1 cen slope
will now and again come iPto view,
crowned by the glory OF the pink and
gold sky, while on the Maryland side
modest little log cabins stand III 1lelds Of
Indian corn. But there are many swamps
near and you can almost smell malarial
fever and the atmosphere aeelns thick
with 1t.
just before the end of the ride you pass
through Glen Echo, very beautiful but
very damp and malarial spot. where
great crowds assemble every night to
listen to the band play and TO drink ice
tea There is club house here built Of
blue stone and also fine theater, whose
stage is always decorated with American
flags. However, as no beer is sold here
the largest part of the crowd always con
tipues on to Cabin John.
The first thing that greeta your eyes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

they arrive from town, which they dc
every evening after 10 o'clock, all the
young girls who care any thing about
their good name must leavs and go else
where. No matter what the progress In
social order may be 1t seems that this
degradation must continue, and every
place near a great city that has been
marked out as breathing place must be
ruined by fast women All the beauty,
dash and enthusiasm seems to desert the
place after they make their appearance
and 1t takes on the aspect of a rather
well ordered park in town with pavil-
ion at one end. You see dark-eyed girls
of sixteen that are very beautiful and
who look boldly at you over the rim OF
beer glass. Others are fat and old and
plain In their dress But they are all
well-behaved and reveal little enthusiasm
one way or the other. They quite fill the
wide open air decks Of the hotel and it
seems customary that they should do So
There is no disorder whatever and there
is not even mounted policeman within
mile Of the grounds
We left the crowd and crossed the
great stone arch. and followed the
we found a long line of cars waiting to
take the crowd back to town But the
crowd was not yet ready to go back, and
so we had one big car all to ourselves
The wind had died down, and It was
close and hot again. but as the motor
man turned on the current and the car
leaped willingly forward into the black
ness ahead, fine cool breeze blew in upon
us. Looking back we could see the
thousands OF electric lights stenciled
against the dark shadows of the trees
and hear the band playing a two-step
Then we shot ahead into darkness and
all this was cut off, and all we could
see was the moon showing through Wis
tas formed by the trees that lined the
river bank and now and again the CLINT
of water. In a few seconds We stopped
at Glen Echo, and some men and girls
rushed over the graveled walks, ablaze
with electric lights, and came crowding
and jostling aboard. Once more the mo-
tor turned, and we went off down the
track Not far below Glen Echo the
track runs out to the edge of the bluff,
and SO follows the river along to the
city. The steep hills on the Virginia side
were only dark masses, and the river
below showed silver where the moon
touched It. The wind rushed in upon
us and played with the hair Of the girls
sitting In front Of US. 1t Is a long run
back to Georgetown, but on warm night
1t Is also very delightful one It was
too dark to see, and only the rush and
rumble told US when we were passing
over the trestle near where we had seen
the canal boats on the ride out. But
when I looked down ] could see tiny
lights showing In the cabin windows.
Shortly after this we passed the big inn.
aglotv with light and humming with life.
It WAS after midnight when we got of
the car, and one hot night In Washington
had been spent
s-Robertson Howard u.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02


commence to realize what a wonderful
piece of work it is, and how many thou
sands of tons of rock it must have taken
to build 1t. 1t was constructed by the
engineer corps of the United States army,
and when it was finished the name of
Jefferson Davis, who was then secretary
OF war, was engraved upon a brass plate,
winch was put high UP on the arch. Dur
ing the Civil war some one rubbed off
the name, and last summer, when the
Daughters of the Confederaey met In
Washington, it was decided to have it put
on again. AS the bridge is in Maryland,
and no objection was made, mason
was found who for a certain sum of
money agreed to put back the name in it's
old place. A scaffolding was put up. the
brick and mortar made ready, and the
Daughters all assembled, when the mason
demanded more money. In fact he asked
for SO much more that it was impossible
to agree to his demands and the name
has never been put back upon the won-'
derfuf stone arch.
Leaving the crowd of gayly dressed men
and girls we made our way down a broad
walk to narrow pier that ran out over
the canal to the edge of the river. Moth
ing could have been more beautiful than
this river In the soft moonlight. The
bluffs on the Virginia side looked blue
and the water showed in places as white
as milk. where it was pierced by rocks it
showed as black as the water in a har-
Dor. On our shore the trees were very
thick and the light of the moon stole
through in places. 1t was all so iifeless
and so beautiful that it seemed more like
Stage scenery than real river. But the
canal smelled strongly and the water ilr
1t was yellow. Rowboats filled with young
girls and men in their shirt sleeves passed
up and down upon It's muddy surface,
and they seemed TO be enjoying them
selves IN spite of ALL ut seemed a pity
that such a lovely, place should be sub
Ject TO anything 80 unpleasant as malaria
which so quickly causes exhaustion and
prostration. But there is great deal of
II here, and what l had at first supposed
to be haze was in reality dense fog.
But the people in the boats did not seem
TO mind 1t IN The lcaste and went ON eat.
Ing or drinking or smoking as contented
and happy as though they were not GO
ing to be sick the next day. After stand
ing on the pier and eenjeying the beautiful
sight Tor some minutes the smell and the
dampness sent ME back To higher and
more pure ground. R
On TIE way back to the hotel I passed
tie Palm Garden, which WIS very much
like Palm Gardens the world over, with
lew actors on the stage singing songs
and sprfnglng old jokes. The people In
the seats were wiping the water from
their white foreheads and seemed very
uncomfortable Indeed, although great
round openings had been cut In the sides
OF the building to ;,dnnit air. Yet not
enough air came in to blow away the dust
that was kicked ur by the many feet
Many OF those in this stuffy Enclosure
had worked all day to make the fifty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
HOT N|CHT IN washington
HIGHLY DESCRIPTIVE STORY of A
TRIP TO CABIN JOHN
BRIDGE
FAMOUS SPOT NEAR CAPITAL
Thousands Drink I'm the Beauty of
the Place UnInindfuL of the Ma
Iaria That Is Always LurIx-
ing Around.

Special Correspondence of the Globe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3d. Before you
have been long in Washington people
commence asking if you have been to
Cabin John Bridge If you say that YOU
have not and ask what kind of q place 1t
is you are told that It is up the 11veT
eight or ten miles. and the most charm
ingly beautiful spot around Washington.
1t is a place where people go nights when
the weather is very lot. It is reached by
the street cars which are packed every
warm evening
During tho last term of heated weather
when the nights seemed even hotter thar
the days, made the trip to Cabin John
Bridge. The cars run out H. street and
through Georgetown. to the bluffs of tbs
river along which they continue until the
end of the journey Is reached and you
find yourself in a wonderfully beautiful
section of Maryland. where forests and
valleys and SUBMITS greet the eye.
When you commence to get into
Georgetown. which is just-after you cross
Rock Creek, the streets become very mar
row, with low implanted houses on both
sides, ana things take on depressing
aspect The fiji st part you run through is
Negrotown, and the black people are all
sitting out on their front steps with az
little on as the law allows. There is
bridge here that you go over very slowly
The engineers have said it Is very UNI
certain how long this bridge will stand,
and so instead of building new bridg,.
the railway company has propped this
one tnd ordered that cars must run slow
ly over 1T. In this way the company has
saved the mCney it would cost to bull
new bridge, but has endangered tn
lives of the thousands of people who cross
it every day. But you are soon over ii
and turn down another narrow street and
Up hill, ar the top of which the car
comes to a step. Here stands the vast
power house and Car stables and besides
it is the famous cottage of Mrs. South
worth. Below is the river, and off IL
the distance is Georgetown college,
fenced in by a tall gray and brown stone
wall covered with vines. Il was just
dusk when We were switched OIL TO the
river track. This track runs over the
bluffs very near the edge and below /
could see the water rushing over the
huge blue rocks that are cotted all over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

cents that was the price to enter, while
outside 1t was cool end fresh aud they
could have found an empty bench near
the bandstand and have heard newer
jokes for nothing. But the benches were
deserted by all except a few Maryland
farmers, who looked as though they were
rather afraic to get too far into the half
circle of lights or come near the hotel
festooEed with its rnyriads Of colored
lights. Upon the wide decks of the hotel
women in big hats had given place to tie
tired looking girls. They were bold, bad
women, such as overrun every place Ct
beauty that is open to the public. When
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
A Crowded burial Ground.

In a little graveyard in Philadelphia
which is about giving way to the marcn
of improvements the bodies are being
disinterred for reburial elsewhere The
cemetery. which was the bury1ng ground
of the Third Baptist church. does not
measure more than 80 by so feet. but fully
1850 bodies have been inferred there.
Whole families were buried In there and
the men in charge of the work have en-
countered from five to seven skeletons In
these tier boxes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
Garden Plants.

Such well known English garden plants
as the phlox and the verbena have run
wild overs hundreds Of acres Of sandy
Texan and Australian plains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

you can't the cash take the goods you can have
your own way about paying for thom. That's fair isn't it7
We want you to come In and look stock you
don't buy We're proud of goods. want you to be
proud that ST. Paul has such stock such
come in tomorrow. you tell your friends about first
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-02

ians, 5000 alf-Hawaiians, 5000 Amer
leans, 1880 British, 400 Germans, 1916
Norwegians, loo French, $1,000 Por-
tuguese and 1000 of other nationalities.
This gives proportion OF about two
Hawaiian or half-Hawailan votes to
one of foreign nationality and thus
makes for n native preponderance,
which. however. Is likely to be con-
siderably affected by the p estige which
has been acquired by the Americans.
The matter of contract labor will re-
quire close consideration. The great
plantations need large numbers OF
Orlentals as laborers. Japanese and
Chinese most fully meet the conditions
and are most easily obtained II they
are to be wholly excluded from the
Islands on the contract labor basis some
provision must be made to enable the
planters to secure the necessary help
ito permit them to continue their opera
lions, which are the chief resources of
Hawaii. But such matters are capable
OF adjustment and the process need not
he greatly prolonged. What Is needed
Is prompt action to relieve situation
which would have become most eerious
had 1t not been for the excellent temper
and character OF the Hawa'lans and the
wisdom of the President In entrustlng
the insular affairs to the men who most
thoroughly understand the local condi-
lions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-02
THE KNOX BILL
The Compromise Island
Measure.
Views of Washington Paper or
The Proposed Enactment
For Hawai-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Tho Even

WASHINGTON Feb. 15.-The Even
ing Star says:
NO tlme should be lost by the House
III 6eLlins " moik upon me Uiii Just
reIVi teu Nom the Committee un .vf-
rllorIes by Cnaii man huuA proyldIns
a form or sovernment for Hawaii. Inc
SITUATION III the isiands has Decome
depioraDie as IA result of congressional
inactlon at the last session. Ine.e mas
been virtually only the thinnest IN
terposition OF government between the
people and absolute anarchy and 1t
speaks eloquently for the good order in
the islands and the character of the
people that serious disturbances have
not resulted from the anomalies con-
dItions. Annexed, but not provided for,
the group has drifted along in the tide
of circumstance, until now great
visitation of disease has precipitated
an emergency calling for radical ac-
ton of some kind. The President has
issued call for the legislature to meet,
although he had previously held that
the legislature was non-exlstent. Had
government of the kind genera y out
lined by the Knox bill been provided
year ago this emergency would not
have brought such serious possibilities
for friction and trouble. 1t is to be
hoped that the dilemma OF the Hawai-
ians will now appeal strongly enough
to the houses to spur them on to the
prompt passage of some bill granting
them a territorial government, which
will enable them henceforth to conduct
their own affairs under the general
guidance of presidential appointee as
governor The Knox bill may require
amendment alter discussion. but In Its
general features 1t meets the case In
the broad and serves as an excellent
medium for prosecuting the demand for
legislation. 1t IMPOSES no property
qualification upon the people in grant
ing suffrage, while absolutely exclud-
ing the japanese and Chinese now In
the Islands from voting. Thus the suf-
fraee Is vested In the voters OF popu-
lation of approximately $1,000 Hawai-