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replied the unfortunate one, faltering-
ly, Il think l could raise the money"
go through the train? Not much.
Third-class passengers stay in this car
You get off at the next station" said
the conductor, in voice of fierce warn
ing, as he passed on
In about an hour the conductor came
into the car again and gave the bell
rope a vicious pull. The engine re-
sponded with two short whistles, and
gradually the train slackened its speed
and stopped.
Come, now, you get off here" said
the conductor, roughly; were behind
time already, and you want to hurry
up about it."
Again the mans lip curled in an ugly
way, but he made no answer, except to
gather up the few paper bundles of
bread and meat on the seat before him.
Then, taking his child in his arms, he
followed the conductor to the platform
and stepped off the train. Before it
was under way again, however, hu-
name brakeman on the last step called
out to him:
Say, partner, ther amt nothin'
here. This is only flag station. The
eastbound'll be along in few hours.
Stop her and board her. The conduc-
tor on that train'll let gu on It's a
ID shame to put 7 Kid off in such
a placer
In truth little about the place indi-
Gated railway station. There was a
little closed sentry-box-looking affair
beside the track, and fifty yards behind
it the remains of an old dug-out. Not
even trail showed where it was that
anv human being had visited the spot.
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The earth-almost the air was
white with the heat of the summer
sun. All was vastness, immensity, ST.
lence, loneliness; above, the tiawless
blue; below, those seemingly illimita-
bic plains of reddish yellow, streaked
with alkali white, that swan back and
forth before the eyes in parallel lines
until far off they melted into a long,
low stretch of shivering light, the
mocking water mirage at the base of
the mountain range hundreds of miles
away. Encompassed within that hori-
zon there was no thing of life except
within that desultory moving train.
Stocked in the emigrant or thrd-class
car of the train was crowd of tired,
miserable and dirty people. They
looked out listlessly at the passing
landscape, or stupidity at each other,
or twisted themselves into all sorts of
uncomfortable positions on the hard
wooden seats in vain efforts to secur.
u little sleep. Perhaps the most un-
prepossessing of them all was dark
featured roughlydressed man. Be-
SitiS illili was Il v iilllt II 1 III al Diuc
dress. His lowering, repellant face
had scowl upon it which suggested
the convict or the desperate, but he
was neither. The scowl and the un-
conscious sneer about his ugly mouth
were born simply of a long and thor
oughly fruitless struggle with misfor-
tune.
Although pretty, it was easily to be
seen that the little girl was his child.
She was a momentous factor in a
mighty problem to the man whose arm
was about her and whose knit brows
and troubled face showed how hard it
was he studied it. A crazy letter had
come to him across the continent, and
he had left the tenemcnts of New York
to try and reach the golden land of
California. He had started with hardly
sufficient money to take himself and
child more than half the distance, but
he had confused sort of an idea that
he would in some way reach his desti-
nation. Better it was, at all events,
than to remain in the noisome Hester
street den, where, without work, or
the prospect of any, his little sum OF
money would soon be gone.
The station to which his scauty
purse had enabled him to buy ticket
for himself and child had been passed
hours before, and he was wondering
how soon the conductor of the train
would discover the shameless imposi-
tion he was practicing upon the rail
way company. He had not much
longer to wait, for presently the auto
crat of the train, in hurried passage
through the car, stopped suddenly be-
fore him and glanced at the check in
his hat.
Hello. Where are you going?'
The man looked up in what was in
tended as a humble, respectful and
piteous appeal, but his lip curled up
over his teeth, like that of harried
dog. He could not help it. His voice
was mild enough, though, as he said
II am going to California, sir, with
my little girl"
The mans looks seemed to irritate
the not-too-even temper of the railway
officer:
You are, eh? Well where's your
t, ,Ilket for the rest of the way?'
sItt You would please let me go
through the train with my little girl, -
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A s1gn.

Briggs-Women don't seem to be any
nearer governing this country than
they ever did.
Griggs-Oh, I don't know. More of
them are getting married than ever
Detroit Free Press.
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No Excuse for 1t.

Wixem-One-half the world doesn't
know how the other half lives.
Mixem Ga patent-medicine manufac
turer)-Well, why doesn't it read my
book testimonials and find out?-Chi
cago Daily News.
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Well! Well! Wel!! Some peo
pie are foolish enough to think, ,ha'
ou. of all the bicycles made, there are
only three or four that fill all the re
quirements. Well, we are just that
foolish and the wheels are the Daytor,
the Pierce, and the Olive. See de pint? !?
We sell 'um, Cholle. The Mascot, 1915
I3th street,
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AYt HuA t3aHnasay, ,

Edmoniu--Edsar, TIN going TO burn
these new photographs Of mine; they
look ten years older than l do.
Edgar-Nonsense; put them away
until you catch up with them.-Indian-
apOlis Journal.
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A Good Deal Alike.

Trying to conduct large business
without capital is a good deal like
trying to sharpen a lead pencil with
pair of .cis,ors.-Chicago Daily
News
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Matter of Necessity,

Giles-It seems dreadfully extrava-
CANT to go to such an expensive tailor.
De Jinks-What could l do? He was
the only one who would trust me.-Tit-
Bits
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A Long List.

Penelope-Did she have many we'd
ding presents?
Perdita-Enormous! Why, she says
it will take her nearly year to e1-
change them all!-Puck.
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Tragedy.

Shelf you had no idea when we
could get married why did you propose
to me?
ITO tell the truth, darling, had no
idea you would accept me. Life.
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the house. Nervously his fingers
fumbled in his pockets until he pro-
duced the stump OF lead pencil.
Picking up piece of paste eboard, he
wrote upon it in great, rough letters:
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It'a Quite Common. Too.

What is youthful enthusiasm pa?"
Thinking that you know more than
your father. my son.'-Brooklyn Life.
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Landlord Would Have His joke.

Landlord-May I ask what your pro-
fession is, Mr.. Robin?
Mr.. Robin-Certainly. cure peo-
pie Of the blues by hypnotic power.
Landlord-Oh, see; you're what you
might call a eruPodist.-Judge.
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King, Mrs Eta
FOREIGN.
Cox, r bert
If not called for in two weeks they will
be sent to the dead letter Office.
L. MOoRHEAD P. M.
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"Last winter was confined to my bed
with a very bad cold on the lungs. Moth
ing gave me relief. Finally my wife
bought bottle Of One Minute Cough
Cure that effected speedy cure. can
not speak too highly of that exec llent
remedy."-Mr I. K. Houseman, Manat-
awney, Pa. Gilbert Bros.
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Two of n Kind,

Cynicus says that grass widows are
like grasshoppers-they jump at the
first chan Town Tonnes
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Two IN THE DESERT,

RAGING itse | t
westward across the
dreary plains of
Utah, the overland
train, from a van
tage point in the
sky, looked like a
small ors chair
snake crawling over
the earth's surface.
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Use Prof. Fields worm powders. 2
single trial proves their worth.
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A SPRING TONIC.

Everybody needs tonic in the spring
at this time the system Graves tonic. II
is housecleaning time for your body
Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound will
tone up your nerves. blood, kidneys and
liver. and fill you with health and energy
Sold by Streamer's Drug St ore.
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When, where and how to obtain pure
liquors without having to pay three prices
for it is eading question. Listen to US.
In the first place, be sure it is not SUI
day, then walk straight-way to Garba-
rincs.
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JANGLING NERVES.

Are you irritable? Do you sleep badly?
Is it hard to.concentrate yrur thonghts?
Is your appetite poor? Do you feel tired i.
restless and despondent? Try Lichty's
Celery Nerve Compound. 1t will do you
more good than anything you have ever
tried. Sold by Streamers Drug Store.
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Advertised Letter List,

Following is the list of unclaimed let
ters for the week ending March %. 1901,
at Rnulder Caln nastoffice
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SOME ONE TAKE THIS CHILD,
SHE HAS NO PARENTS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
CONDITION OF WAR.
Secretary Root So Recognizes State of Affairs
in the Philippines.
{By Associated Fress.>

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. 26.-In re-
ferring to a claim TO the Treasury De-
partment. Secretary Root. of the War
Department, has rendered the following
opinion:
The insurrection IN the Philippines
against the sovereignty of the United
States and the authority of the govern
ment OF the philippine Islands is of such
character and extent as requires the
United States to prosecute its rights py
military force and, therefore. creates the
condition of war in said archipelago
The claim in question is that OF FIRST
Lieutenant Horton w. Stock!e. corps OF
engineers. sor sl25.34 for certain books
lost en- route from West Point, New York.
to Manila Philippine Islands. under snip
ment by the Quartermasters Department
The books were the personal property OF
I,ieutenant Sickle, and it appears they
were included in a large portion or the
cargo of the transport Centenniaf, which
was thrown overheard in order to tighten
the vessel when it ran aground In North
ern Luzon.
Secretary Root has recommended 10 the
Secretary OF the Treasury that i.ieuten-
ant Stickle's claim be included IN the
recommendations to Congress respecting
the general deficiency BILL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27

Mr.. Il. B. Kirkwood Gives His
Wife Valuable Christ
mas Present.
mas Present.

Mr. H g. kirkwood, who has three
dairy lunch houses in the city, has just
purchased a valuable York River farm:
uo has piyen it as a present TO his wife
for Christmas.
The property is in York county and a
short distance this side of the Temple
Farm. where the terms of the surrender
OF Cornwallis were arranged. 1t contains.
about 1G5 acres of good land, much OF.
which is cleared and in good cultivation.
Mr.. C. a. Johnson. the gentleman from
whom Mr. SKirkwood bought the place, is
stil1SIiving on it and will continue to do.
so for two years at least. He will man.
age the farm for. Mr.. klrllWood. The
purchase price was $500.
The farm fronts on York River for half
a mile. It has fine oyster rocks. The
view from the place up and down the
York is very beautiful. The wharf of the
Temple Farm can be plainly seen.
The business object of AR. klrkwood
ir acquiring this farm is two-fold. He
will be able to give a market here in his
own lunch houses forza a good deal of the
products of the farm. He will be able to
use the oysters and many of the Yege-5
tables that will keep, such as potatoes
turnips. etc. etc.
Then. he will. possibly. make this his
home in his old age least he laughed
and said probably so.' when asked by
n Times swritersif this were notsthe case.
Mr.. Kirkwood recently bought a very
handsome lot, the old Darlington place
at Twenty-eighth and Franklin Streets.
Bara ha viii build several modarn houses
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
VERY resnec,tully.

JOHN r. PROCTOR. PRESIDENT
lNpWr:R or REMOVAL NECESSARY.
President Proctor, of the civil Service
Commission also gave out the following
statement hearing upon the case:
THE commission has always held, as
shown III its thirteenth report, January
]. 1887:
The civil service act did not intend
that incompetent persons should be re-
taineo in office The authority of re-
movai and its exercise for proper reasons
are necessary fer--tt,e- discipline and ftne ne
efficiency OF the public service. The power
OF removal is not affected by the law or
the rules further Than that they provide
that removals shall not be made Tor po,
litical or religious reasons.
The rule of the President. July "a, lss',
requiring that a person should only pc
removed for Just cause and upon reasons
in writing and after an opportunity LOT
making an answer. was for the purpose
of preventing political or religious re-
novals or removals upon secret charges
but was in no way intended to curtaii
the power of removal Tor just cause.
l.noer this rule the reasons for a removal!
are to be a matter of record, but it does
not impair in the slightest degree the
srompt exercise OF the power of disci-
Mine. In discussing this rule In the
fourteenth report of the commission. 2ee
ccnlI,or 81 1897. 1t is stated that If the
reasons are sufficient the Office will not
hesitate 10 make the removal, fist
'Jt cannot be asserted that Maclay's
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
A Young Lady Shoots at a Target.
A Brakeman Hurt.
FATAL SHOOTING IN ESSEX
Josephus Ramsey Takes the, Life of Joe
Dunn in Essex-A Small Boy Kills His
sister-A White Farmer Near Dur,
ham Killed by Negro-ufeeues'
vile Farmer Kills aus Ia
truder Ia His Home.
fsnec:al Dispatcb 10 The Times. J

Especial Dispatch to The Tines.)
WOODSTOCK, VA, Dec Z6.-Charles
Kline, u young man about nineteen years
OF d sc, gave himself III, here to-day and
states that he shot Nathan ana Waiter
Miller, near Calvary, yesterday, in sell
defense. The Millers, in company with
Z. Ira Cottell, met young Cline crossing j
field, when the two former. who had oeen
drinking, made an attack upon Cline with
stones, and one Of them used pine
knot Cline used his pistol with telling
effect, hitting one above the heart and
the other in the right side. No nope OF
others recovery is entertained.
SHOT IN a CROWD.
A brakeman on the Southern Halfway
named F,reoerick Marshall, of. burke $,
Va, was accidentally. shot yesterday
morning at Strasburg, the ball penetrat-
ing tho abdomen. At the time Of the
shooting a young lady was shooting tar
gets "a short distance away, but claims 70
have fired in an opposite direction:
Marshall was standing III q crowd al
the time of the accident lie was re-
moved to Garfield Hospital. Washing ton,
yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
SOME CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES
Number OF People More or Less Hurt W'ta
EireEnfks.


Christmas Day did7pot PASS without the
usual large number ef casualties. Many
cases reached the attention OF the arnbu-
lance surgeons. but many more were at.
tended privately. and some received ma
medical attention.
Mr.. George c.. Rusksli. the popular ser-
geant-at-arrls of the City Council. has
lis left hand imbedded il Il cotton band-
age as the result Of a premature explo-
sion OF a Roman candle that be was firing
off for the boys His injury is by no
means serious. but his left hand will bs
incapacitated for some days.
Julian the little son of Mr.. and Mrn-
W. C. Hill, of No. 1904. South Pine Street.
was badly burned about the face and eyes
Christmas morning. about IL o'clock by
the explosion of a. giant iire-cracker. fhs
little fellow had thrown the fire-cructIer
out on the pavement and thinking that
the fire on the fuse had gone out, stopped
TO pick it up, whf.ii it exploded. His
face and eyes were literally covered With
particles of powder. de was under treat
ment by Or. Dunn iSr two hours. ana 1t
required the utmost skill to abstract tho
powder. The extent or injury, to the pu-
pills OF tho eyes is 40. known. but DR..
Dunn hopes to save the sight OF botn
eyes.
Jonn S.niti. was accidentally struck on
the back of the head with the sidewalk.
near Ninth and Eroad Street. at I. daartsr
mast ...x Christmas morning. He vas
treated by the ambu!ance surgeon and
left.
At 1870 O'Clock John Smith lcoioredt hsfd
his hand badly burned with fireworks.
and John Nicholas had his band cut Both
were treated ut the Second Station
Fred AfcGear got cut ON the head with
some blunt Instrument at Eighth and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
CREED REVISION.
Presbyterian Committee Has Made Some
Progress With its Work.
(By Associated Press.


PITTSBURG, PA, Dec. 26.-The Pres
byterian Creed Revision Committee has
issued the following statement through
its secretary. Rev. DR.. William Henry
Roberts:
For the information of the church.
am authorized to say that the Com
1nittee on Credal Revision met at WASH
ington, D. c., on December 4th, and re-
NAMED i'm session until December litn.
The work accomplished a the meeting
consists of brief statement of the re-
formed faith in urtechnical terms and
also a declaratory statement. The state
ment of the reformed faith is contained
in sixteen articles and the deciaratory
article covers Chapter III. Cnapter y,
Section 9. Chapter XIV. Section of the
Confession of Faith. as specified in the
assembIy's instructions to the commit
tee and also additional statements as to
the gospel and the holy spirit The
work thus far done is altogether tcna-
tive. is not for publication and is to DC
considered at another meeting OF the
committees 70 be held in Philadelphia.
Pa, February 5. 1902. The committee
also appointed a subcommittee of i've,
consisting of f. w. C.. Humphrey. Doc
tors NIcNibhin. Fisher. Nccolls and hlof-
fat, tc prepare a tentative revision OF
the Confession of Faith on the several
points contained in the INSTRUCTIONS OF
the committee above named. the Same
to be considered at the February meet
ing. along with the declaratory state
ment."
It is generally understood hv the Pres
byterian ministers in this city that the
plan of the committee is to report the
declaratory statement to the next Gem
eral Assembly and sidetrack the revision
movement until the assembly of 1903. The
new creed men on the committee arc ag-
eressive end believe that the plan of
campaign will best promote their de-
sires and give belief at once to the
church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
ENGINE WOULD
NOT GO WRONG
Remarkable Failure to Wreck a Train
on the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad.
Especial pispa teh to The Tlmes.l

RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. 26.-iAn unsuc-
cessful attempt to wreck passenger
train on the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad at point ABOUT tnree miles
from Goldsboro was made this afternoon
The spikes were drawn from the rails
for some distance and switch was
broken open and missed with a view to
causing the engine to jump the track
however strange to relate. the engine
seemed to have struck tue switch In
such a way as to throw 1t back in posi-
ton, and the entire train passed over the
loose rails in safety There is no clue
to the woul6-be wreckers.
Governor Aycock to-day appointed w
C. Hammer, of Asheboro. as solicitor in
the Tenth judicial District, to succeed
the late Wiley Rush.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
PREACHER ASSASSINATED.
Two Persons Implicated in Minister'S Dying
Statement.
(By Associated Press.)

: PARIS, TEX. Dec. 26.-The PEOPLE Of
this city and surrounding country are
greatly exercised over the assassination
yesterday OF Rev j. NJ. McClinton. a
preacher and farmer near Deport. who
was called to his door and shot by a
crowd of men. It is said that Rev. Nc.
5Clinton's dying statement implicated two
persons, one of whom. Howard a1cGill. q
farmer. has been arrested. The horse
owned and supposed to have beer ridden
by the ohtcr man implicated in the
preachers dying statement, was found
badly wounded near the scene OF the
tragedy, two or three buckshot having
penetrated its shoulder The owner of the
horse has not 6een found
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
WHITE HOUSE CLOSED.
Presidents Family Will Visit Virginia This
Week
lBs Associated Press. }

WASH BINGTTON. d. c.. Dec. 2s.-The
White House viii remain closed until
New Years Day. Only visitors having
urgent and important business Will be
seen by the President during the CONF
ing week Mrs. Roosevelt and the chill
drcn with DR.. Rixey, will sail down the
Potomac this afternoon on the govern
ment yacht Dolphin. They will be gone
several days. A portion of the time VIII
be spent at a club house on an island
near Ouantico Virginia, about twenty
miles from Washington, and DIR. RiXeN
and Young Theodore. Jr.. expect to have
some duck shooting from the club
lind. The President will remain here
while the family is away. He will enter
tain some of his friends a t luncheon and
dinner each day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
"A1inister Of Foreign Affairs.
ZIONIST CONGRESS.
DR.. Herzel, the President, Expressed Ills Con-
fideuce in the Movement.
fBv Associated Press.>

lBy ASSoclated. .Press.)
BASLE, SWITZERLAND, Dec. 26.-Ihe
Zionist Congress opened here to-day un-
der the presidency of DR.. Theodore Herzi,
of Vienna, the founder Of the ZIONIST
movement to Palestine The congress 10
attended by over one thousand deiesa'es,
representing every important country of
tho world. with the exception of Australia.
In the course of his opening ADDRESS
President Herzl referred to his audience
with the Sultan last May, in which the
Sultan expressed his sympathy with the
Zionist movement, said he considered the
Jews to be desirable colonlsts, ana de-
clared himself their friend.
.Dr. Herzl said he had absolute conil-
dence in the national colonization. and
said he believed this would succeed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
THREE MILLION CAPITAL.
Application. Made for Charter for Georgia
RsiiEay and Electric Company.
(By Associated Press. )

ATLANTA, GA. Dec. 26.-An applica-
ton for charter was filed in the office of
the Secretary Of State here to-day petit
tionng for the Incorporation of an or
sanization to be known as the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company with a
capitalization OF $3,O0O,000
The application is for 101 years. in
cludes u right of franchise in all the
streets and roads in Fulton county and
DeKalb county, on which the present
companies are now operating. The char
ter applied for also gives the right to own
and operate electric plants, furnish cleo
trio power and steam heat.
The application is signed by II. NJ At
kinson. p S. Arkwright. r. +. Culineane.
S. J. Bradley. NJ. e. Lipscomb Z. N.
Sisk, G. w. Brine, j. NJ. Rossman, j. r.
Hunter and ". B. Stovall, all of Atlanta.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27

was issued to-day by the Census Bureau.
The statement places the total value OF
cotton manufacturing products at SsSo'-
974. 4.SSs. a gain of over % per cent. since
1890. The number of establishments III
1900 was Isl, a gain of IL per cent, the
capital employed s467.224o.157. gait, OF 81
per cent; salaried officials 1896. gam
of 81 per cent; amount paid in salaries
1855, ,129. gain of III per cent: average
number OF wage earners 3e:.S61. gain OF
IS per cent: total wages paid s9o,SSS4, ,oSs
a gain of sS per cent; cost of materials
used, 49, sal ,527, a gain of ii per cent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
SAMSON SURRENDERS,
lusur,ent chleftain and His Officers Prison.
ers Of United States.
1Rr Associated Press. J

wASHINGION, D. G, Dec 35.-The
w,r u,epartment has been advised by
cal h1e from Manila of the surrender OF the
5ins,a.gent chieftain Samson. at Mutasa-
ron. with all his officers and men, twenty
eight cannon and forty-tive rifles Ruta-
saron. does not appear on any of the maps
IN the possession of the department, but
If is assumed that the surrender took
place in the Island of Bolol, as it was
there that Samson of late has been ope-
rating with his followers, having crossed
oversfrom the former scene of his sdepre-
dations, the Island Of cebu.