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MIDSHIPMAN's FUNERAL.
Honors Paid to Reginald T. Carpenter
at ANNAPOLIS.

special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Annapolis, Nd, last night says: The
services over the remains of Midshipman
Reginald I. Carpenter of the class of 1904
who died at the Naval Academy hospital
Monday night, took place at the academy
chapel this afternoon, Chaplain Clark Off
ciating. after which the body was forward
ed to Portsmouth n. H., for interment The
battalion of 400 midshipmen, under Lieu
tenant Commander w. F. Fullam Lieuten-
ant r. H. Leigh and Cadet Lieutenant W.
S. Anderson, served as an escort. The bat
talon was headed by the Naval Academy
Band and followed by a firing party of
marines. under Lieutenant Edgar Hayes
The battalion colors We're incased in mourn
ing. All wore the regulation mourning
badge. The pallbearers-his CLASSMATES
were Midshipmen Charles c. Soule. Brad
ford Barnett. Christopher r. p. Rodgers
William F. Halsey. jr., ID. McDougal lie
Breton, Herbert Harlan Michael. A. G.
Caffee and d. W. Bagley. At the railroad
station a salute of three rounds was fired.
and just before the coffin was placed on the
train the bugle sounded taps.
The body accompanied north by Lieu
tenant Commander and Mrs. j. l.. Shipley
of Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Slice,
of Portsmouth. n. H, and Mr.. H. A. Car
penter Of Chicago.
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erty has been taken. Webb did not take
fire. He turned icy.
1.-The quartermaster's safe can be opened
at any moment, Mr.. Field said he, the
blue-gray eyes glittering dangerously. II
presume your funds are there"
1T was because the Quartermaster would
not open IT at any moment that l took them
out and placed them elsewhere" holly an
swered Field, and not until then did Webb
remember that there had been quite a fiery
talk, followed by hyperborean estrange-
ment, between his two staff officers and
now, as the only government safe at the
post was In the Office Of the quartermaster,
and the only other one was Bill Hays big
Phoenix at the store, 1t dawned upon the
major that it was there Mr.. Field had
slowed his packages Of currency-a viola
ton of orders, pure and simple-and that
was why he could not produce the money
on the spot. Webb reflected If he let Ray
start at dawn and held Field back until the
trader was astir 1t might be o'clock be-
fore the youngster could set forth By that
time Ray would be perhaps a dozen miles
to the northward, and with keen-eyed In
dian scouts noting the march of the troop
and keeping vigilant watch for possible
stragglers. 1t might be sending the lad to
certain death, for Plodder had said in SO
many words the Sioux about him had de-
clared for war had butchered three ranch
men on the Dry Fork, had fired on and
driven in his herd guards and wood chop
perS. and, what started with Lame Wolf s
big band. would spread to Stabber's little
one in less than no time, and what spread
to Stabber's would soon reach a host Of
the Sioux Moreover. there was another
reason. 1t would give Field opportunity
for further conference with-inmates of the
traders household, and the major had his
own grave reasons for seeking to prevent
that.
Your written order will be sufficient, Mr.
Field" said he. Send me memorandum
Of the amounts and I will receipt at once,
so that you can go without further thought
of them. And now" with glance at the
clock, you have hardly half an hour in
which to get ready"
Raising his hand in mechanical salute,
Field faced about; cast one look at Blake,
standing uncomfortably at the window, and
then strobe angering away to his quarters,
smarting under the sense of unmerited re-
Duke yet realizing that, as matters looked,
no one was more to blame than himself
Just as the first faint flush of coming day
was mantling the pallid eastern sky, and
while the stars still sparkled aloft and the
big. bright moon was sinking to the snow
tipped peaks far away to the occident in
shadowy column troop of fifty horse filed
slowly from The Sorrels' big corral and
headed straight for the Platte. Swift and
unfordable In front of Frayne in the earlier
summer, the river now went murmuring
sleepily over its stony bed, and Ray led
boldly down the bank and plunged grth
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deep into the foaming waters. Five min
utes more and every man had lined up safe
ly on the northward bank. In low tone the
order was given, starting as Ray ever did.
IN solld column of fours. In dead silence
the little command moved slowly away, fol-
lowed by the eyes of half the garrison on
the bluff. Many Of these were women and
children, who gazed through a mist Of
tears. Kay turned in saddle as the last
or MS men went by; looked long at the dim
ight IN the upper window Of his home,
Where, clasping her children to her heart,
his devoted wife knelt watching them, her
iona lips moving In ceaseiess prayer. D1mly
she could see the tried leader, her soldier
husband, sitting in saddle at the bank.
Bravely she answered the futter Of his
handkerchief in farewell. Then all was
swallowed up In the shadows of the distant
prairie, and from the nursery adjoining her
room there rose a querulous wall that told
mat her baby daughter was waking indif-
ferent to the need that sent the soldier
1ather to the aid Of; distant comrades,
threatened by merciless foe, and con-
sclous only of her infantile demands and
expectations. Not yet ten years wed, thai
brave, devoted wife and mother had known
put Two summers that had not torn her
husband from her side on just such quest
ana duty, for these were the days Of the
pullolng up OF the west, resisted to the
ol1Ier END by the red wards of the nation.
Inc sun was Just peering over the rough.
Jagged outline Of the east ward buttes, when
a quick yet muffied step was heard on the
majors veranda and picturesque figure
stood waiting at the door. Scout, Of course,
stranger would have said at glance, for
from head to foot the man was clad in
beaded buckskin, without sign of soldier
garp OF any kind. Soldier, too, would have
been the expert testimony the instant the
door opened and the commanding officer
appeared. Erect as Norway pine, the
strange figure stood to attention heels and
knees together, shoulders squared, head and
eyes straight to the front, the left hand,
fingers extended. after the precise teachings
OF the ante-bellum days. the right hand
raised and held at the salute. Strange figure,
indeed, yet soldierly to the last degree.
despite the oddly of the entire makeup.
The fur-trimmed cap OF embroidered buck
skin sat jauntily on black and glossy curls
that hung about the brawny neck and
shoulders. The buckskin coat, heavily
fringed as to the short cape and the shorter
skirt. was thickly covered with Indian en-
broidery OF bead and porcqpine quill; so,
too, were the fringed TROUSERS and leggings;
SO. too, the moccasins soled with thick. yet
plant hide. Keen black sssYes shone from
beneath heavy black br6ws Just sprinkled,
as were the thick mustRehe and imperial,
with gray. The lean 4Hfs were closely
shaved. The nose WASH Knight and fine,
the chin square; and reDsdte. The face and
hands were tanned by san and wind well
nigh as dark as many a SIOUX. but in that
strange garb there stood revealed one OF
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the famous sergeants Of famous regiment,
the veteran of a quarter century of service
with the standard, wounded time and again.
bearing the scars Of Stuart's saber and Of
southern lead, Of Indian arrow and bullet
both; proud possesSor of the medal of
honor that many senior sought in vain;
proud as the Lucifer from whom he took
his Christian name, brave, cool, resolute
and ever reliable-schrieber. first sergeant
Of old "K' Troop for many year. faced
his post commander with brief and charac-
teristic report:
"Sir, Chief Stabber, with over thirty war
riors, left camp about 3 o'clock, heading for
Eagle Butte
well done, sergeant! I knew 1 could
count on you," answered Webb, 10 hearty
commentator. Now, one thing more.
Kennedy is faring. He came In with dis
patches from Fort Beecher, and later drank
more. 1 fancy, than was good for him, for
which 1 assume all responsibility. Keep
him out of mischief this morning.
Il will, sir" said the sergeant and salut-
Ing turned away, while Webb went back to
set a dismantled pantry In partial order,
against the appearance of his long-suffer-
ing housekeeper, whose comments he dread
ed as he did those of no inspector general
in the army. For fifteen years, and WHITTIER
soever Webb was ordered, his bachelor me-
mage had been presided over by Mistress
Margaret Mccain, wife of a former trooper.
who had served as Webbs striker for SO
many year in the earlier days that, when
discharged for disability, due to wounds,
rheumatism and advancing years, and PEN
stoned, as only Uncle Sam rewards his vet
Grams, Mccain had begged the major to
retain him and his buXom better half at
their respective duties, and Webb had
meekly, weakly yielded. to the end that in
the fullness of time Dame Margaret had
achieved an ascendancy over the distin-
guished cavalry officer little short Of that
she had exercised over honest Michael since
the very day she consented to become
Mistress McGann. A sound sleeper was she
however, and not until morning police call
was she wont to leave her bed. Then. her
brief toilet completed, she would descend to
the Kitchen and set the majors coffee on
the fire, started by her dutiful spouse an
hour earlier. Then she proceeded to lay
the table and put the rooms In order
against the majors coming. and woe betide
him If cigar stubs Uttered the bachelor
sitting room of unrinsed glasses and half
empty decanters told of even moderate
symposium over night Returning that
eventfpl morning from his Office at first call
for reveille. after seeing the last Of Rays
gallant troop as 1t moved away across the
dim vista Of the northward prairie, Webb
had been concerned to find his decanter Of
Monongahela half empty on the pantry
table and the debris of hurried feast on
every side. Kennedy. who had begun in
moderation, must have felt the need Of fur
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Their creature comfort after his bout with
the stalwart Sioux, and had awaited himself
to the limit of his capacity of the majors
invitation. Webs first thought was to
partially remove the traces of that single
handed spree; then, refilling the decanter
from the big five-gallon demijohn, kept
under lock and key In the cupboard-for
Michael, too had al long intervals weak
nesses of his own-he was thinking how
best to protect Kennedy from the conse
quences of his (Webb's) rash invitation
when Schreider's knock was heard.
Ten minutes more and the sergeant wa;
back again.
Sir have to report that Trooper Ken
nedy has not been seen about the quar-
ters,' said he.
Then try the stables, sergeant" answer
ed the veteran campaigner, and thither
would Schneider next have gone, even had
he not been sent. And, sure enough. there
was Kennedy, with rueful face and a maud
lin romaunt about moonlit meeting with
a swarm of painted Sioux, over which the
stable guard were making merry and STIR
ring the troopers soul to wrath ungovern-
able
II can prove Ut" he howled, to the ac-
compartment of clinching fists and belicose
lunges at the laughing tormentors nearest
him. Il can whip the hide off'n the scut
that says l didn't. Ask Lootn't Field. be-
jabers. He saw it. Ask-oh, Mother Of
God! what's this m sayin AND there,
with stern, rebulling gaze. stood the man
they knew and feared. every soul of them,
as they did no commissioned soldier In the
-th. Sergeant Schneider. the redoubtable.
and Schneider had heard the insane and
damaging boast.
Come with me. Kennedy" was all he
said, and Kennedy snatched his battered
felt headgear down over his eyes and tack
ed woefully after his swift-striding master,
without ever another word.
But it was to his own room Schneider took
the unhappy Irishman, not to the quarters
of Company IF" He had heard words
that, coupled with others that fell through
the darkness on his keenly listening ears
some two hours earlier, had given him
cause for painful thought. Lie down here,
Kennedy. Pull of your boots said he,
land If you open your fool head to any liv-
ing soul until give you leave. Ply Gott-Ill
gill you'll" 1t was Schreiber's way, like
Marryatts famous boatswain, to begin his
admonitions in exact English, and then, as
wrath over came him. to lapse into dialect
It was but a few minutes after Z when
Major Webb, having previously dispatched
a messenger to the post traders to say he
had need to see Mr.. Hay as soon as possi-
BILE, mounted his horse and. followed by
Sergeant Schneider and an orderly, rode
quietly past the guardhouse. touching his
hat to the shouted Turn out the guard
commanding officer" of the sentry on No.
l. Mr.. Hay was dressing. hurriedly, sail
the servant. SO Webb babe Schneider and
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the orderly to ride slowly down to the fats
and await him at the forks of the road. 1t
was but five minutes before Hay appeared,
pulling on his coat he shot IT Dm the door.
but even before he came the major had
been carefully, cautiously scanning the
blinds Of the second story. even while
feigning deep interest in the doings Of a
little squad of garrison prisoners-the in
evitable inmates OF the guard house in the
days before we had our safeguard in shape
of the soldiers club-the post exchange
and now again in the days that follow its
ill-judged extinction. The paymaster had
been at Frayne but five days earlier. The
prison room was full of aching heads, and
Hays Golfers of hard-earned. ill-spent dol
lars Webb sighed at sight of the crowded
ranks of this whimsicalIy named Company
a. but in no wise relaxed his vigilance, for
the Stats of the blind Of the corner window
had partially opened. He had had glimpse
of feminine fingers, and purposely he called
Hay well out into the road. then bent down
over him:
"All your horses in ard all right this
morning, Hay?"
None have been out" said Hay stoutly.
unless they've gone within the hour l
never let them have the keys, you know,
over night. Pete brought them TO me at
last evening and got EN- at this morning,
the usual time"
Where does he get them-without walk
ing your asked Webb.
"They hang behind the door in my sleep
ing room. Pete gets them when he takes
my boots to black at 6 o'clock.
Come over to the stables. said the
commanding officer, and. wondering, Hay
followed.
They found the two hostlers busily at
work grooming. In his box stall, bright as
a button. was Harvey" Hays famous
runner his coat smooth as satin. Hay
went rapidly from stall to stall. OF the six
saddlers owned by him not one gave the
faintest sign of having been used over
night, but Webb, riding through the gang
way, noted that ''Crapaud." the French
half-breed grooming in the third stall, never
lifted his head. Whatever evidence of night
riding that might earlier have existed had
been deftly groomed away. The trader had
seen suspicion in the soldiers eye, and so
stood forth triumphant
NO Major Webb said he. in loud. conf
deEt oracular tone. no horse OF mine ever
gets out without my knowing it. and never
at night unless you or l so order It.
MOP" queried the major, placidly. Then
how do you account for-this?
Among the fresh hoof prints in the yield
ing sand, with which the police party had
been filling the ruts of the outer roadway,
was one never made by government horse
or mule In half dozen places within a
dozen rods plain as pikestaf, was the
print of a bar shoe, worn on the on fore
foot of just one quadruped at the post
Hays swift-running General Harvey"
Go be continued toncrrow)
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BABY LIVED ON BIRDS EGGS.
Shipwrecked Captains Wife and Crew
on a Barren Reef.

special to the New York World from
Mobile. Ala, yesterday says: Shipwrecked
on barren and uninhabted reef the wife
and infant of Capt. William Martenser of
the steamer Kitty spent nine days, during
which time the baby was kept alive by
birds eggs found on the isle. The story of
the escape of his family and crew was told
by Capt. Martenser on his arrival here to-
day.
He says his ship struck the Poncoda reef
near the Honduras coast, on November 10,
and was fast pounding to pieces. In the
only boat Mrs. Martenser and her baby
were placed followed by crew and Capt.
Martenser. After a perilous struggle the
boat was landed with a barrel of biscuit
as the only provisions
A relief party finally rea ched the main
land. nineteen miles distant on the tenth
day. Mrs. Martenser. her babe and the
crew were then rescued.
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SILK FRAUD INDICTMENTS.
Rosenthal, Cohn and Browne Charged
With Conspiracy to EDefraud.

Abraham Rosenthal and Martin L. Coin
of the silk importing firm of A. S. Rosenthal
& Co. were indicted by the federal grand
jury in New York yesterday on two
charges They are accused of entering silks
on worthless or fraudulent invoices, and of
conspiracy with Charles c. Browne, for
mer silk examiner.
Browne is indicted on two counts: one
with Rosenthal and Colin. and the other
charging him with procuring the passage
OF goods on fraudulent invoices. Rosenthal
and Coin appeared in the United States
circuit court to answer the indictment.
Their pleading was adjourned until Tues
day. Browne is out of town.
me betrothal is announced of the Grand
Duke of SAKE Wefmar to Princess Caroline
of Ruess.
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THOMAS FORTUNE IN FRISCO.
Goes to Insular Possessions on Mis-
sion From President

Thomas Fortune, the colored man who
has been a leader in measures which have
tended to the advancement of the negro
race is in San Francisco, en- route to the
island possessions of this government, com
missioned by President Roosevelt for a
term of six months. Just what Mr.. Fortune
is to do on this errand is confidential, but
it is generally understood that he goes to
study the race and labor problems.
At the bureau of insular affairs it was
stated that nothing was known about the
mis- sion of Thomas Fortune, and that if he
had been appointed the appointment must
have been made by the President.
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Clarence Andrews Dies in Paris.

A dispatch from Paris yesterday says:
Clarence Andrews, an American was found
dead in bed today at the Hotel Franklin in
Rue de la Buffault. He arrived here re-
Gently from London.
The doctors believe his death resulted
from natural causes.
Consul General Gowdy is seeking lnfor-
nation regarding the man.
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From Printers Ink. Nov. 10. 1902.
The Washington Star is gen.
orally considered one of the ten
or twelve choicest advertising
mediums that can be named
among all the dailies published
throughout the United States.
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George Foster Peabody who is treasurer
Of the board, refused to affirm or deny the
report that Mr.. Rockefeller had made his
first contribution. amounting to 81 900 600.
OF the future plans of Mr.. Rockefeller he
said:
Il hope that the report is true. This is a
splendid movement, which will be better
appreciated in fifty or one hundred years
than 1t is at the present time. We are pre-
pairing to make a general appeal to the pub
lie after the holidays, and we expect a
generous response.
I'VE will apply our assistance where 1t
will do the most good but largely in the
south. Every village and town school and
every mounta;n-sde school of the south will
be benefited.
Or Buttrick, our secretary has just re-
turned from the south, where he arranged
assistance for the State University of Geor-
gfa, and the common schools of North
Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama"
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ROCKEFELLER'S PLAN
Proposed Fund to Aid Schools
and Colleges.
A BILL IN CONGRESS
ESPECIALLY DESIRED TO I'M
PROVE FACILITIES IN THE SOUTH
Incorporators Disinclined to Speak at
Length Concerning the Pro-
posed Institutions.
| BILL IN CONGRESS

The bill for 1.-The incorporation of gen.
eral educational board which recently
passed the House of Representatives is
intended to pave the way for the establish
ment of an educational center of extensive
proportions in this city. The measure was
introduced at the instance of John d.
Rockefeller and other persons of wealth,
who. it now develops, intend to create a
fund to aid existing schools and colleges
without any restriction to the age, sex
or color Of attendants. The measure also
is without limitation as to the section OF
country in which the schools shall be To-
Gated, but it is known that it is the es-
pecial desire of the promoters of the under
taking to improve educational facilities of
the south, including those for the improve
ment Of colored youth. There is no inten-
ton Of building up an educational institu-
ton at any place. The headquarters and
officers of the corporation will be located
in Washington. No definite figures can be
given by any one here as to the amount to
be invested, but those who know anything
of the plans believe the volume Of money
will be sufficient to meet all real needs of
deserving institutions in the southern
states. Mr.. Rockefeller has not promised
any specific amount, but he has let it be
known that he will give literally. The
names Of other wealthy men who will join
him in the enterprise have not been made
public.
The incorporators named in the act, are
the following well-known educators: Daniel
c. Gilman George Foster Peabody, Morris
K. Jessup, Robert c. Ogden, William H.
Baldwin, jr., Jabez L. NJ. Curry. Frederick
T. Gates. Walter H. Page and Albert Shaw.
The understanding is that the institution
will be put into shape for business soon
after the bill receives the Presidents sig
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Mr.. Peabody's View.

go satisfactorily. MIR, Shepard acts as coun-
sci and in general advisory capacity.
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Mr.. Grows View of the Plan.

Representative Grow. in discussing the
bill, said that he had no positive informa-
ton as to what extent, if any, Mr.. Rookie
Teller was interested would contribute
financially toward the purposes of the
measure. His understanding of the pur-
poses of the bill was that it provided the
machinery whereby wealthy persons might
contribute toward education and be assured
that their aid was being properly and care
fully used to the best advantage. Mr..
Grow said he did not understand that it was
the intention Of those behind the measure
to establish an educational center in this
or any other city or section of the country.
but merely to extend aid to institutions al
ready established, and particularly to those
of the south.
ing the matter in New York last night but
declined to discuss it in any way either
affirming or denying his Intentions.
Members of the board created in the bill
were also seen in New York, but also were
disinclned to make any definite statement
as to what amount, If any, Mr.. Rockefeller
was to contribute.
Robert C. Ogden's Statement.
Robert C. Ogden, who was perhaps the
prime mover in the plan to broaden the
work of the public schools in the south, and
who is one of the incorporators and trus
tees Of the board, refused to confirm the
report that Mr.. Rockefeller will make a
great gift to the American people in the
form of contribution for educational pur-
poses.
II have no knowledge of Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's future Intentions" said Mr.. Ogden.
LAS matter of fact, he has already given
a large sum for the furtherance of the work
which we have undertaken. 1t may be that
he will add to his gift in the future, but
when it will be done. If at all, cannot say.
Large plans for the future have been made,
and we hope to be able to more than carry
them out"
Edward NJ Shepard, who drew the first
draft Of the bill, said that the work of the
board had been retarded by the delay in
the passage of the bill, but that it will now