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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-03-20


1t for her under the shelter Of the
mainsail, and she took it with little
tremulous word of thanks. She did
not hag him to sit by her, as once she
would SO naturally have done, and APP
pareG.iy Don dreaded tete-a-tete
likewise, for he made no offer to
do so
Are you good sailor?" he asked
presently, stopping before her in his
short walk to and fro.
Yes | think SCAT least, stood the
passage out very we'll"
THE captain is rather afraid we are
in for rough seas. There's too much
wind and he fears storm before
morning"
81 don't think dread it much, so
long as there is no lightning or thun-
DER she answered. do your"
III" he queried ooh, don't care
a straw on my own account whatever
happens"
She shlvered in his clasp.
"Ohl" she cried, more to herself than
to him, "how could we ever live to-
gether after this?"
to ~ ne, sniNei' anu 'iie a"iui oI'-
to'nes, u 'lis 1e'iiou'ion LUZ ms STU
seonieu srea1el Lar tilan ne eoulu pedl'
Lille, be merciful and my devo-
tion to you shall be my atonement."
lie was fighting for his love now as
one 70 WHOM Vne loss OIL 1t meant lie
t'seii'
Anu lime fler rove ana ner sIiel
WeIe earring her heart asunuer' one
Witnule" nersell from MS arms III 81
renee, ana ne Jet ner CO. WINE d liush
VI pam anu nui,iiii@'ioil sWep1 ms lace
ne Nne" 81 wei 'iien "ha' "ouiu ooine
heAe'
we mus. part cams hei NeiuioO a'
ias'' III ~" anu proAen "hisper'
ooilie uay perhaps may iearh W lor-
GET anu WIN come oack 10 you' oue
iio' set' On oouiu not oear YOU ~
NC WIN nie yeti eouiu hoI' oouiu
MI
7''sfler VOICE prohe III DUET SUD- anu
as i'oil hearu ~ ~ las' iennnant VI
nope uieu ouI III MS seorin -losseu
nealN
! VIII not De a burden 10 you ne
saiu' Win great oltterness' a puiieI
can euu IL al anu MAKE you Tree
Notnlns naIters how'
mere was no longer passion III MS
VOICE. only ene recAless neaViness Vi
uespalr' ne turned anu "aiNeu To-
Warus the doorway anu MS nrn step
never laitereu'
Don! Her sweet voice. plerceu
that terrible moment OIL Silence wnIch
iolloWed on mis- via WORDS WIN an
agony that overwhelmed ana stayed
MIN Don, what are you saying! DO
you forget our llVes are not our own
we are bought with price, and one
oay we snail nave TO give account LOT
what we nave done FOR we must All
appear Detore the judgment seat OIL
Christ
An, there was time when the
tnonghtless Lime had peen tne last 10
remember that solemn warning Inc
great trouble mad brought nome 10 ner
It's awful truth, ana Don was only 10
learn 1t, too, across the sea OF suffer-
ing and sef-sacrihce. Inc yearning
appeal touched him now simply
through the intensity of her love, and
he stopped short and raced her once
more
Lime VIII agree 10 part as you
wish; but ask you, for our own salIes,
for society's sake, to let our wretched
secret be our own. Try to dissemble
little, if you can, and keep up the farce
of our happy marriage He laughed
little, bitter laugh. When once we
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
TO MEET SENATORS-ELECT.
Mr.. RoscwRtcr to Introduce Nebras-
kans to the President.

Edward Rosewater editor of the "Oma-
ha Bee" and one of the leading candi-
dates in the recent Senatorial fight in
Nebraska. called at the White House yes
terday and made arrangements with the
President to present Governor Dietrich
and ]. II. MiIlard. the two Seuators-elect.
They will be here Tuesday. and Mr. Rose
water will then Introduce them to the
President. Governor Dietrich will resign
the Governorship on May 1 to become
Senator He will be succeeded by Lieu
tenant Governor Savage.
Mr.. Rosewater expressed the belief yes
terday that the Governor of Nebraska
would call a special session of the Legis-
lature next fall to consider certain pro-
posed amendments to the State consti-
tuition The Fusionists. he said still con-
troll the Supreme Court of the State hav-
ing two .of the three justices. and there
IS an effort being made to have the num-
Der increased to five. in the hope that the
Republicans may elect the new members
and thus secure control of the bench. The
Legislature will also be asked to reap
portion the Congressional districts. four
OF the six of which are now held by the
Democrats and Populists
The State constitution stipulates that
the legislative reapportionment shall only
be made at the regular session following
census, and as this matter was lost
sight OF IN the Senatorial fight. il cannot
De taken up until a new census is had
Speaking of Mr.. Bryan, MIR. Rosewater
expressed the opinion that the Demo-
cratic leader would continue to be n fac
TOT IN poiitics for some time to come.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
HIS ABSENCE UNEXPLAINED.
Mr.. Loomis' Failure to Report Sur
prises the state Department.

The failure of Mr. LOOMS, United
States Minister to Venezuela. who has
been in New York for several days, to re-
port to Secretary Hay, is not fully I'M
derstood by the State Department officials.
In order that Mr. LOomis might come
speedily to Washington, the gunboat
Scorpion was placed ar--his disposal as
far as San Juan. where he was to take
fast passenger steamer for New York.
Despite all this apparent urgency, Mr..
LOOMS has already spent three days in
New York. and the State Department is
as yet without any information as to when
to expec; him in Washington.
a private letter received here yesterday
from Caracas furnishes what seems to be
an explanation of Mr.. LoOmis' delay. 1t
says that Mrs. Loomis did not sail with
the Minister on the Scorpion. but waited
for the mail steamer which left Venezuela
several days later.
The inference is that Mr.. Loomis is
waiting in New York for the arrival Of
his wife.
On the other hand the press reports of
Mr.. loomis' arrival at New York all con-
tanned mention of how he and Mrs. Loom
is jumped into carriage and were car
Tied to the Victoria Hotel
The State Department officials are una
BILE TO credit this story, as Mrs. Loomis, II
is believed by them, left on the mail
steamer and Will arrive in New York
TODAY
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
An Exhibit of Their Species at n
WelI-known Club.

collection of birds somewhat out of
the ordinary was put on exhibition at
the Appalachian Mountain Club yester-
day. IL is the property of Walter r.
Davis, a local bird enthusiast, and is de-
signed to present species to be found in
Massachusetts. There w,re 200 spsci-
mems, including about $50 species, ard ar
ranged in groups that would aid tae
memory in identifying a bird in the open.
Mr. Davis explained these matters to
visitors who enquired and was very ably
assisted by Charles ]. Maynard, the
naturalist, who made the specimens al
most live again, in the description OF
their life habits
Some idea of the birds shown may be
gathered from the following list, nearly
every one of which had some wrinkle in
their plumage or form, that could often
be explained by reference to known
data. and when the evidence failed, the
recital of what was known. with the by
pothesis fitting the imperfect record af-
forded the listener Il glimpse of natures
could be obtained at first hand The col
lection will be continued on exhibition to-
day. The list;
Forty-four SparrowS and flncheS. six
cardinal tanager and grosbeaks. 80 warb
lers S fly-catchers. 1 swallows. l martin,
ringlets, l brown creeper, l cedar bird,
threshers. l English robin. chickadees.
3 nuthatches. chat. / catbird. l mock
ingbird, l thrasher. 3 wrens. ! indigo bird
ers. l meadow lark. / swift. | kingfisher
quail grouse. ] heron. l English sky
lark ! turtle dove IS shore birds. crack
les bobolinks shrikes, l night hawk
l whippoorwill, jays, cuckoOS, red
winged blackbirdS, | Oriole.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

dorsement. a precedent will be estab-
lished which inevitably will be a source
of difficulty and danger to the United
States. 1t may be cited against us to
justify German colonization in Brazil
or French or English colonization
somewhere else in Central or South
America. Obviously the thing for this
country To do would be to denounce the
Clayton Bulwer Treaty, and. at the
same time. the treacherous action of
England in violating ii under cover
Of a secret article which the United
States Senate never saw, much less
agreed to, and which. in the nature Of
things. could not be held binding upon
this Government Then the precedent
of British Honduras would be out of
the way, and the Monroe Doctrine
again would be firmly on its legs.
The advice of the Spectator" to the
effect that if we are to continue in
our present course the sooner we build
a monster fleet the letter. is altogether
good. AS long as we are progressively
capturing the trade Of the world. and
depriving the peoples Of the Old World
of their means of livelihood. it would
appear to be the part of wisdom to get
ready for their retaliation. Our ostrich
attitude in the face Of a menacing flu
ture has been maintained quite lcng
enough.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
Christian science and smallpox.


Last Monday a Mrs. St John. be-
lever in Christian Science. was taken
III with smallpox in New York. She did
not wish TO be III in New York. and her
parents, who live in Southington, Con-
necticut. were summoned by her-by
prayer, a friend Of hers says, not by
letter Two days later she left New
York and Travelled with them to South
ington. She says that the people who
were exposed TO the disease in course
Of her travels will take no harm, be-
cause she shall pray for them. In the
meantime the health authorities Of two
States are making desperate efforts to
counterfeit the effects Of her proceed
ings by other means. Mrs. st. John
left her home in New York with her
parents. her husband accompanying
the party as far as the Grand Central
station. They reached the station by
means of the surface car and the ele-
waited road, and at three o'clock in the
afternoon. which was the time Of their
transit the cars on both roads are
crowded with passengers. The lady
limited train for Boston-it is not
known on what car. though the health
authorities have been doing their best
To find out. Some Of Mrs. St Johns
fellow passengers are doubtless scat
tered pretty much all over New Eng
land by this time. since ON through
train to Boston most Of the travellers
are bound either for that city or for
points beyond it. At New Haven,
which was the first stop. the party
charged cars for Southinston. Mr. St.
John has gone 10 visit friends in Brook
Ign.
It appears. therefore. that the st.
John family and its relatives have
taken practically all available means
to scatter smallpox among their fel-
low beings. The lady could have been
conveyed to the station in cab in
stead of by the street cars; she could
have taken a train not likely to be
crowded with people bound for dis
tant cities; she could have kept account
of the car she was in, that it might
be fumigated and that the unfortu-
nate people who are thus, willy -nilly,
subpoenaed as witnesses to the power
Of Christian Science to prevent dis
ease might know OF the service they
were rendering humanity, and aid the
process by getting vaccinated; but none
of these things did she do. The par
ucularly interesting feature of the case
is that nobody can tell just how many
persons have been exposed to we'll
developed case OF smallpox through the
belief of Mrs. st. John that there is
no danger in it. This sort of thing has
been contemplated in time of war; for
example. II was suggested during the
civil war that people might be selected
TO travel through the North and spread
yellow fever. cholera, or smallpox; and
il is recorded that some such means
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
MADE GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA
William VI. Jenkins Appointed to
Succeed c. VI. Barnes

The President yesterday appointed Will
liam NJ. Jenkins to be Governor of Okla
hona Territory, and James w Reynolds
to be Secretary of New Mexico Territory.
Mr.. Jenkins is at present the Secretary
of Oklahoma Territory. having been ap-
pointed to that Office four years ago. He
succeeds Governor Barnes, who has
served for a term of four years, and who
as a candidate for re-appointment was
opposed by Delegate Flynn, and strong
faction of the Republican party in the
Territory. Mr.. jenkins is forty-five years
Of age. and native of Alliance, Ohio,
and has. for many years. been a personal
friend of President Mckinley.
While a resident of Arkansas City. Kan,
he was chosen as delegate to the Repub-
lcan National Convention in 1888, and
then voted for Mr. Mckinley for the Pres
idential nomination. When Mr. Mckinley
WIS nominated eight years later, this fact
was recalled. and Mr.. Jenkins has ac-
cordingly been known as the original Nc
kinley man. President Harrison appoint
ed him special Indian commissioner and
he then removed to Oregon He located in
Oklahoma in 1895
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
ROBERTS FRIENDS ACTIVE.
Urge Wilson's Early Retirement as
Chief of Engineers.

Strong pressure Is being brought to bear
upon the Secretary of War to secure a
reconsideration of his decision with refer
ence to the application of Brig Gen. John
NJ. Wilson. Chief of Engineers. for re-
tirement before May l. with the under
standing that he should be succeeded by
Col Henry NJ. Robert. who retires May >
General Wilson applied for immediate
retirement for the purpose of giving Colo
mel Robert an opportunity to succeed him
and thus retire with the rank of brigadier
general. The President and Secretary of
War refused to accept General Wilson's
application for retirement on the ground
that Congress objected to that method of
promotion. Friends of Colonel Robert
have become much interested in his case
and representations have been made to
Secretary Root with the intention of Sc
curing his approval of General Wilson'S
application.
The Secretary's action has already es-
tablshed a precedent which other army
officers feel would operate against them.
While the friends of Colonel Robert ad-
nit the correctness of the Presidents po-
sition in the matter, they hope to have an
exception made in his case because of his
long career in the army, and by reason
of the fact that General Wilson was pro-
NOTED over Colonel Robert when he was
made Chief of Engineers.
Colonel Robert entered the Military
Academy at West Point in 1853, and grad
uated in 1857 into the Corps of Engineers.
He has been a commissioned officer two
years longer than any other officer in
the army. In addition to this he has been
an officer in the Corps of Engineers five
years longer than any other officer of the
corps. not excepting its chief. He is now
President of the HarbOr Line Board for
New York Harbor. and also for Philadel-
phia.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

The Prisoner of Malacanan having
made his peace with the viceregal au-
thorities in Manila, by issuing a pro-
nunciamento of rare literary merit for
one who signs his correspondence with
cross mark, has been transferred to
commodious residence on Salanan
Street, where he will be at home TO
his friends at Government expense. 1t
is evident that the Philippine Governor
General considers his address recon-
mending the Tagals still in arms to
surrender as a creditable and useful
performance, for now some of the
shackles and leg irons are To be re-
moved from his sacred limbs, and he is
TO be allowed 10 drink commissary
champagne in private house. instead
Of the luxurious dungeon of the Vice
roy's summer palace.
As we remarked yesterday, the value
of Aguinaldos appeal to his late fol-
lowers, coupled with his own declara-
ton that now he will be good, is as
yet uncertain; but if General MacAr-
thur, who is a sensible man, and APP
parently a good administrator. is sat
isfied with it. our duty is to hope for
the best. But in doing so, it would be
inhuman not To recognize the intense
grief which Aguinaldo's submission has
Brought upon his adherents in the
United States He has utterly disap-
pointed their hopes and expectations.
They were longing to see him stand
like a stone wall against all induce
ments to forsake the cause of Malay
to which he had been once and they
still are devoted. They longed to have
him exiled to some lonely rock in mid
ocean and chained TO it, as an object
lesson of martyrdom for Iiberty's
sake They cheerfully would have
leased St Helena for the purpose, or
the geological formation to which
Prometheus was tied, if they could have
found it. As il is. they are depressed
and savage. Their idol has taken the
hammer of allegiance and smashed
himself into bits before their very eyes,
and their only consolation is that he
must have done it under duress and the
horrors of the InQuisitiOn.
The American branch of the Tagal
instruction will have to dissolve and
go out of business: but its members
need not despair. They have still
mission. This country is about to inn
pose diabolical, though imperatively
necessary. condition of suzerainty upon
Cuba. That ought to afford every
needed opportunity for the Boston
junta to exercise its lungs and lachry
NAL glands for some time to come. or
until that question. like the Philippine
matter, shall have been settled and
relegated TO the history Of the country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
A Peculiar style of Enjoyment.


Whenever there is free lecture on educational
topics in the central part of the city there j.
always sure TO be found sitting in a front seat
a little old man, who indulges himself in a
peculiar form OF dissipation. As soon the
proceedings begin he settles himself back in his
seat closes his eyes, and seems to go into a
trance One might think him to be asleep were
il not for his peculiar actions. lie runs the tips
OF his fingers very gently over his cheek so
gently as to cause a tickling sensation. Then.
having tckled himself into a proper state Of
ecstacy. he proceeds to scratch his cheek niady
with his finger nails. ThiS>alternate tickling and
scratching he keeps up until the sensation has
lost its charm, when he resorts to more heroic
measures. He takes pin from the lapel of his
coat and jabs this into his cheek. Sometimes he
viii bury it half its length until a drop OF
blood comes and then he will scratch again. This
performance he repeats all during the evening,
nue., to the anazement not unmixed with dis
gust. OF those seated him. He is always
well dressed and always carries gold-headed
cane. He never speaks to anyone. and his identity
is shrouded in deep mystery.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

actually was employed to decimate
powerful and formidable tribes of In
dams in the old colonial days, Indians
being peculiarly susceptible to small
poX. But this is the first time anything
Of the kind has happened in time of
peace. by deliberate intention.
Mrs. st. John comforts the alarmed
relatives and friends of those who may
suffer through her behavior with the
assurance that she is going to pray for
them. Not one person will take the
disease. for her prayers will avert evil
consequences. There is nothing that
anyone else can do, that is certain, for
no one knows just who has been ex-
posed To the contagion, and therefore
il is impossible 10 pursue any effectual
plan of quarantine. 1t all rests with
Mrs. st. John. Certainly it is to be
hoped that she will pray good and hard.
But the point which suggests itself to
the contemplative mind is this: Mrs.
St John is at the present moment suf-
fering from a belief in smallpox, and
she has refused the services of physi
clan Suppose the belief in smallpox
gets too strong for her and she dies?
What will become of those people then?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
LAUNCHING OF THE MAINE.
Governor of the Pine Tree state
Asked TO Name a spon.or.

The Navy Department has arranged
that the battleship Maine will be launched
on May 30 from the Cramps shipyards at
Philadelphia So far no one has been Sc
lected to perform the net of christening.
The Governor of Maine will be notified
however, Of the date of launching. and
the selection of a sponsor has been left
TO him Although the chances are that
ne VIII select some representative lady of
Maine, 1t is possible that he may choose
some lady from the outside
Many suggestions have been made to
the Navy Department on this subject and
the correspondents will be informed of
the facts in the case Among the ladies
suggested for the christening are the
daughter of Captain Sigsbee, who com
manded the original Maine when she was
destroyed in Havana Harbor; the daugh-
ter of Lieutenant Blundin, who was Off
Ger of the deck on that occasion, and Ia
dies of the families of other officers who
were attached to the Inflated vessel, in
Guiding some of those who lost their lives
in the explosion. More than Ordinary at
tention is being paid to this matter and
the action of the Governor of Maine is
awaited with general interest
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
The Pride of n Chicnse Park

From the Chicago Chronicle)
'.See that hump" proudly asked Nine. Ali
bad OF Animal Keeper McCuuan At Lincoln Park
yesterday.
The man who takes care OF the North Side
Zoo followed four wahbly legs upward to the
hump and then exclaimed:
Bless me- it's a baby camel
The coming OF the ugly little creature gives
Lincoln Park the distinction OF being the birth
place of the first camel born in the West. and
the officials and attendants have been putting
out their chests ever since they received the
news OF the important happening.
Baby Alibad by common consent, Just now
is the homeliest. ugliest, oldest animal in Lin
coin Park II has a dingy skin OF muddy
hue long, uncertain legs. which seem to meet
in little hump Just back of a wandering neck.
and its lower lip looks out of proportion to
its head.
But it's the pride of the park and the keeper
was besieged by eager boys and girls who wanted
peek at the baby camel which was born
yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
senator McInurin,s New Notion.

from the Baltimore SUM
II Mr. McLauriE.'s advice should be accepted
by the South the Democratic representation in
Congress would be split up into groups as
numerous those il. the French Parliament or
in the British Parliament. There would be high
tariff Democrats from the South and tarif-rr-
form Democrats from the North there would
be expansionist and nnperiplist Democrats from
the Southern States. und anti-imperialst Demo-
Gratis from the North and East; there would be
slip-SIbsdy Democrats from the South aud
auti-ship-subsidy Democrats from the North East
and West. In the multiplication OF groups there
would be confusion worse confounded" Politi-
cally the south would he neither fish, flesh,
fowl, nor good red herring.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
SIGNED BY KING EDWARD.
Lord Pauncefote presents New Gre
dentinls to the President.

Lord Pauncefote called at the White
House this morning and presented to the
President his new credentials as Ambas-
sador Of Great Britain to the United
States His former credentials were sign
ed by the late Queen and his present com
mission bears the signature of King Ed
ward VII.
Lord PauncefOte was accompanied by
Gerard a. Lowther. First Secretary OF the
Embassy. The President received them
in the Blue Parlor There was formal
exchange of greetings. but no set speech
was delivered either by the President or
the Ambassador. -
The matter Of Mr. C'hoate's new creden-
tials is in the hands of the State Depart