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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-11-18
AN OLD LOVER.
By ELIZA ORNE WHITE.
Copyrighted, 1902, by Eliza Orne White)

might have been. But that's neither
here nor there. If they only treated my
boy like a friend instead of the dust uli-
der their feet why then he WoUldn t
have gone West, and there would never
have been the trouble with the other NO
man. But my poor lad got desperate,
and he bought it van any use trying
to be a good man so long as there Vas
the fact that he come Of farmers people
to stand between him and the girl he
loved
The picture of Letitia Wyatt that the
Rev. Francis Hollis carried IL lis heart
for so many years was not to oe altered
bv a single detail on account OF the re
marks of a disappointed old man. MIR.
Hollis felt sure that Letitia lad used
no undue influence with Lucy. When
he went TO stay with his sister, Mrs. 81
monds, in the village, he questioned her.
Clara was very fond of Letitia.
How are the Wyatts?" Re asked care
lossly. on the evening of his arrival.
deborah is always the picture OF
health, Lucy is never very strong and
Letitia is just getting over the grippe,
You would think, by the way the other
two go on, she had had pneumonia.
Would Letitia be we'll enough 10 see
me if | were to call there tomorrow?
want to see them all
Il don't know. / haven't seen her 50
out of the house, but maybe she comes
down stairs. Frances" Mrs. Simonds in
CURED, opening the door into the next
room, do you know whether Miss
Ietitia has come down stairs YETI
'.Shc came down yesterday for the first
time Mrs. Simonds closed the door
and returned TO her chair. Her brother
found there was no use in trying to lead
up to the subject. He was Obliged to
plunge directly in. You never heard,
did you" he began confidertially, that
Letitia had anything to do With breaking
up that old affair between Lucy and
AIac?"
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Il don't know anything about it. /
nave never been intimate With L.etitia. I
nave lived next door to Letitia Wyatt
ever since we moyed into this house.
ana that was tWenty-six years ago. [
nave lived newt door to her for twenty
six years, and l have never learned 10
Know her any better tina the day NC
moved III. She has a grand air about
her That keeps one at a distance. Do
borah and Lucy are SO different.
Il am very fond OF Letitia, | always
was. I don't think it is fair to call a
woman selfish merely because she has
her own way. She is the oldest, ana has
a right to her way, and it is a very good
way. L am sure the doctor has his way
in this house, not that | grudee it TO Iim.
but some one has to have the casting
vote in every household. Letitia and /
always get on beautifully together, only
can never seem to get close 10 her"
When Mr.. Hollis made his call at the
Wyatts he was disappointed to Gnd that
Letitia was not We'll enough to soc him
Deborah was out, and Lucy brought
down an invitation to him from Letitia
TO take tea with them at 6 O'clock the
next afternoon.
Il am SO glad TO see you, Mr.. Hollis,
Lucy said, with her half shy way, but.
wholly sincere, manner.
Lucy always liked boys, gray-haircd
on Otherwise, and felt wonderfully at
ease with her sisters old lover, while he.
on his side, was charmed with her. They
talked on general topics and neighbour
hood gossip for d time. IN those DAYS
when he had first fallen in love with
Letitia, Lucy had been a tiny girl, i
very captivating child, who had insisted
that he should hold her on his knee and
tell her stories. At last thoy began to
talk OF those far-aWay times.
You used to tell me delightful stories
of what you did when you were a little
boy"
Did /? 1t seems like a fairy tale now
to think that | ever was Il little boy.
Youth is a good thing. | wish when we
had it we ever knew how good a thin5
it is
Il wish SO, too, with all my heart
Alec was SO strongly present in Ilucy'S
mind that it was only by an effort that
she could prevent herself from saying
his name. She hastily changed the sub
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iect and spoke of Frances Simonds. and
Of her desire to be a trained nurse.
Il can't tell you how strongly / feel
on the subject of girls asserting their
individuality"
He looked at the gentle woman be-
fore him who had never in her Who'll life
asserted hers.
II wish you had felt like that when You
we're 20, he burst out.
Sometimes think the sin Of not dar-
ing to DO, the sin of quiescence, is the
greatest sin of all in the Lords eyes,
she returned inpulsively.
The barriers of conventionality were
down.
you must not feel like that. You
have nothing to reproach yourself With.
he said hastily. his past condemnation
wholly forgotten.
Il reproach myself for not having been
true to the best that was III me-.
You were 50 young, Q naturally
took the advice OF others older and wiser
than yourself.
THAT does not clear me from the re-
sponsibiIity. We cannot put our sins OF
on other people. | have grown TO lno"
this lately. gave up q friend because
hadn't the courae 10 be loyal to niln.
..Por Alec. He hadn't the strength OF
will to be true to you. but he always
loved you dearly
They were interrupted by the rinsin2
Of a bell. That bell seemed TO Lucy like
tho symbol Of her whole life. She started
to her feet. Bridget was out and
Ictitia needed her.
4 must go to Letitia," she said.
Il though he never would leave.
Letftia complained rs Lucy entered the
room. 1t seems he doesn't know when
to go any better than he used TO. tic
has been here forty minutes by the
clock. I didn't suppose he would stay
when he found l couldn't see him. !
ought to have had my egg-nog at ! and
it is twenty minutes past. | would not
have rung for you, but | began 10 feel
really faint and hopeless as to his ever
going. Well, run along now, and make
ne my cgg-nog."
When Lucy brought it up fluffy WITH
the lightly beaten egg, her sister said,
You are very good TO do this for ne,
dear. | like our egg-nogs better thar
R~rideet's; they are lighter"
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She tasted it. 1T is perfectly delici-
Gus, only l should say that you forgot
the salt"
Il did Lucy owned ruefully. I'll run.
down and get it,"
Never mind. l don't want to wait.
1t is very good without the salt. |
merely reminded you of it for another
time. Tell me. is Frank Hollis very
much changed?' she asked, when her
hunger was a%ppeased.
He has grown stout and gray, and he
is rather bald, but he seemed just the
same person inside
"Insidc?" What a strange girl YOU
are"
Il mean that his being gray ana mid
dlc-aged seems an accident. He is young
at heart"
If there is one thing that [ dislike
more than another. it is your young, mid
dlc-aSed person. said Letitia. Il have
boon making my plans for tomorrow
night. Deborah is 50 set she will be
sure to oppose me, and We shall have
10 use 4 great deal of tact. ! want Frank
Hollis to see that we havc not stood
sun While the world has moved. and /
am going to borrow Laura Macaulcy's
candlesticks and pink shades"
Mr.. Hollis is the most informal sort
Of person. Lucy affirmed. Il don't be
ileNe he would care or ever notice how
the table looked"
He would Lake in the general effect.
] wait quail on toast for tea. Deborah
dccs not care for quail, but they arc
tho proper thing. Laura always has
tncms and | am very fond of quail. We
viii get half a dozen, and then there will
be two left that you and [ can have for
or dinner the next day. Here comes
Deborah. Be sure to back me 10.
dear
Deborah stoutly refused to borrow
Laura Macaulev,S candlesticks
The idea of making a splurgc for
Frank Hollis" she exclaimed. ct is
absurd
Letitia had her way in the end, as
usual, but it was only after a Wearing
discussion, and she was obliged to dis
patch Lucy to the Macauleys for the
can3lesticks.
When the lons-expected hour came.
and Frank Hollis entered his old friends
house, with the delightful prospect of a
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will YOU have another quail?' Miss
Deborah asked him, when a discussion
on anti-imperialism had begun to
lan9uish.
Something in Letitia's expression
warned him that Deborah's question had
been indiscreet, and that he ought to
reply in the negative. but he found him
self saying: Il Will. l feel very apollo
getic, bringing my mans appetite in
among all vol ladies'
Frank, you are a great comfort to
me- said Miss Deborah. Il have a mans
appetite myself. and quail never satisfies
it. but | couldn't ask for cold beef for
myself alone. Bridget, please bring in
some slices Of cold beef for Mr.. Hollis
and me"
Letitia's face told him plainly that he
would write himself out Of hcr good
books if he helped himself to cold beef.
nevertheless he went boldly over to De-
borahs side. lie remembered one or
two occasions in their childhood when
he and Deborah had been partners il
scrapes lonG before he had fallen in love
with Letitia. Lctitia, he remembered.
h3d pecn rather an a~9graVating little
Sirl. Frank and Deborah iokcd MGR
1880 ~ ~ dI1DtG as
they ate the cold beef. He was sure
that those candlesticks, with their pink
shades, had never emanated from De
borah S brain. Letitia had grown silent.
He knew she was displcased with him
Letlt'as silence had always been a moro
weapon than tho open anger
OF other women. How hand5orrc sho
looked! She had a little color now. and
ne was beginning 10 like her gray hair
when tea was over the sister slinnoG
away, one at a time. just as ,hev had
lone III the old days when there had been
Twice as many Of them, and Francis
Hollis found himself alone ptitia
lie lonGed to get close to her inner solf.
and to know what the years has brought
her, but she continued to keen him a,
arm length. He had never felt ncar
even when his love was the greatest
but thcn nc had supposed this was he
cause OIL his inferiority. Now he vac
puzzled. Those beautiful eyes with tbeir
unfathomable expression suggested :
deep nature. He felt that she was to,
reserved to confide in any one. and that
she had passed through childhood and
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people thought the empire might be-
come tired. He did not wish to con-
vey the idea that there was any feel
ing OF bitterness towards the Beers
for there was nothing the government
more earnestly desired than that they
should enjoy all the privileges con-
ferred on their brother nations by the
colonial system.
Touching on the question of imper-
ial federation, Lord Salisbury warned
his hearers Of the danger of over-haste
and exhorted those who were anxious
to secure federation to earnestly con-
slider the steps they were going to
take and the results expected.
I'VE cannot" he said, safely in
terfere by legislative action with the
national development of our relations
to our daughter countries. l look with
apprehension on any attempt, unless
backed by the strong mass of public
opinion to anticipate events or fore
close precious results which If we are
patient and careful, are in store for
the empire"
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is not easy to. fix. The big ladle con.
tanning the molten mass was being
run out to the dump when the explo.
sion occurred. In one portion of the
converter building there was a small
quantity of water upon the floor and
here the Stag was accidently dumped.
1t is not known exactly how this hap
pened. but it is thought to have re
suited from the breaking of a chain,
There was no warning Of any kind
and no opportunity for the men to
escape, and as there was a consider
able number of them in the immediate
vicinity the list of injured is neces-
sarily large.
A number of lei who were present
at the time we're interview by a re-
porter yesterday, but it was impossi-
BILE to get any definite knowledge in
regard to the affair beyond that al
ready given.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ANACONDA
Molten Mass of Metal Is Hurled Into the Air in All Directions
Frlghtfully 1njuring Nine Men at the Works
One Will Die.

Anaconda. May 9.-The worst acct
dent that has ever occurred at the new
works took place at the converter
building at 12:40 O'clock yesterday
afternoon, when one of the Stag
ladies', containing about five tons of
molten Stag, was accidently dumped
in a pool of water. u.
The contact of the hot metal with
the water produced a violent ex-
plosion, accompanied by a ~deafening
report and the molten mass was hurl-
ed in every direction.
It was during the noon hour, and
many .of the men were sitting in
groups about the building. Nine of
these were struck by pieces Of the
hot metal, some Of them receiving
frightful injuries, and one will prob.
ably die.
The responsibility for the accident
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Rebels in China.

Pekin, May S.-Bishop Favier, the
French vicar apostolic in China, has
received information to the effect
that ten thousand armed rebels, with
several cannon, are participating in
the revolt at Cheng Ting Flu, Chi Iii
province. It is considered doubtful
if Yuen Shiki, the governor of Chi
Ii, has sent a sufficient force to cope
with the rebellion. The bulk of the
government forces are due to arrive
at the scene of the disturbances to-
day. The leader of the uprising is
a military mandarin who killed his
family before raising the flag of, re-
volt, so as to prevent their punish
ment in the event of his failure.
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JlMlNEZ GOVERNMENT IN SAN
DOMINGO OVERTHROW.
yAsQuEz IS NOW IN POWER
Provisional Government Will Remain
in Effect Until Elections
Are Held.

Monte Cristo. San Domingo, May 8
Further confirmation has been re
ceived here of the surrender of San
Domingo, capital of San Domingo, on
Friday last to the revolutionary force
commanded by Vice President Vas
quez. The provisional government es
tablished there will retain power I'm.
til elections have been held. Peace is
completely re-established in the south.
ern part of San Domingo.
Advices from Puerto Plata, on the
north coast, that the crew
of the Dominican war vessel at that
port has sided with the insurgents and
yesterday conveyed to the governor,
General Deschamps, an order to sur.
render. An agreement providing for
a suspension of hostilities at Puerto
Plata was signed later in the day so
as to permit the drawing up of the
conditions on which the port will
capitulate to the revolutionists.
During the day it became known
here that Puerto Plata had capitulated
to the revolutionists, who today took
possession of the town and fort. Cen
eral Deschamps, former governor, en-
barked on board a Ere 1ch steamer
bound for Hayti. All is quiet here.
When San Domingo surrendered to
Vasquez, President Jiminez sought
refuge in the French consulate there.
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Chief Hilton is Out.

Salt Lake City, May 8:-Thomas A.
Hilton, for many years chief of po-
lice, last night sent in his resignation.
The resignation was accepted and the
appointment of C,arta.r Ss.n,ue ''au
sent in at the same time by Mayor
Thompson, was Immediately confirm
ed. The change puts an end to a long
series of bitter debates in the city
council during which frequent at
tempts were made to GUST Chief Hill
ton. Captain Paul has twice before
served as chief Of police for short
terms.
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Hawaii at the Fair.

Honolulu, April 30.-John Barrett,
st. Louis fair commissioner to Asia,
Australia, the Philippines and Ha-
wall, arrived here last night on the
steamer China. Local discussion OF a
Hawaiian exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
hibition5 has SO far taken the form of
an agitation to prevent the usual
hula" show that has represented
Hawaii at such exhibitions. The ter
ritorial government may ask as a con-
dition of making a showing, that such
immoral and unfair representations
of life in Hawaii be excluded from
the grounds.
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General Vasquez to send a committee
to San Domingo to arrange with the
government the terms for the formal
surrender of the capital. The gener-
al agreed to this. ~
Later on the same day, however,
the Haytien minister, L. Borno, and
the Spanish minister communicated
to the revolutionary commander from
President Jiminez, consenting to the
drawing UP of a treaty of capitulation,
which was to provide a full guarantee
for the safety of the officials, en-
ployes and defenders of the govern
ment, as we'll as for the security of
personal property. The president and
the ministers, it was further agreed,
were not to leave the country before
the submission of all the authorities
of all the different divisions of San
Domingo had been received, and all
political prisoners were to be liberat-
ed.
The revolutionary forces entered
the capital the same day. The form
of the new government of San Domin-
go has not been decided upon. AS
this dispatch is sent no foreign war
ships have arrived here. The United
States cruiser Cincinnati left Nor
folk, Va, for San Domingo May a,
and should arrive today.
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run DOWN
BY BIG TUG
NAPTHA LAUNCH SUNK IN MAUI
NEE RIVER.
SEVEN PEOPLE DROWNED
Sad Ending Of a Young Peoples Sun.
day School Pleasure
Party.

Toledo, o., May 8.-Seven youn,
people, members Of a Sunday schoo
class Of the First Baptist church
were drowned in the Maumee rive
just below the city tonight, at II
o'clock, as the result of the napths
launch Frolic,a in which they were tax
ing a ride, being run down by the
tug Arthur Woods, of the Great Lake
Towing company's fleet. The launch
is owned by Joseph Hepburn, of this
city who invited II young people tc
take an evening ride with him.
They started out or a trip to Lake
Erie early in the evening and were
returning when the accident happen.
ed.
MI. Hepburn, Miss Clara Marks, Ar.
thur Marks and Miss Grace Lowe are
the only survivors.
Mr.. Hepburn states that he saw the
lights of the approaching tug and
thinking it was bound straight down
the river, turned to the eastward.
When nearly abreast the launch, the
tug suddenly turned to the east, in
order to make the dock at Ironville
and before the launch could get out of
the way it was struck by the tug and
turned over and sunk about 100 feet
from the dock.
Mr.. Hepburn caught hold of the side
Of the tug and Miss Lowe grasped his
leg and both were pulled on board
the tug. The Marks girl was picked
up from a cushion on which she float
ed. Arthur Marks was also fortunate
enough to grab a piece of wreckage
and was picked up by those on the
tug. The other seven members of
the party were drowned and the river
is now being dragged for their bodies
The tug brought the rescued to. the
city.
Mr.. Hepburn was not able to give
the names Of the drowned and their
companions who were saved#were not
able to talk before being taken home.
The dead ire: Irwin Swain, Bessie
Leese, Edna Lowe, aged 10, William
Tanner aged 10, Bess Byscrum, Eu-
lalie Richard, aged II, Grace Haspin.
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NOMINEES ELECTED.
Convention Of Women's Clubs satisf,
Committee Selections.

Committee Selections. "
Los Angeles, CAL, May 8:-The cleo.
ton resulted in the acceptance by
ballot of the entire report of the nom
mating committee.
The scene at the election of the
president was undoubtedly the most
sensational in the history of the fed:
GRAFTON. Those who at three biennials
have clamored to have Mrs. Plat,
Decker, of Colorado, as their leader,
were enthused at the mention of her
name by Mrs. Gallagher of Ohio, who
made the nominating speech, amidst
intense excitement.
Mrs. Decker o S in the gallery,
where she sat with the Colorado dele.
cation and, with earnestness, declined
the honor.
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ADDRESSES AUDIENCE AT Al.
BERT HALL, LONDON.
SAYS ENGLAND HAS WON
Great Britain Will Not Recede an
Inch to Secure Peace-when
War u Over.

London, May 8.-The premier, Lord
Salisbury, as president Of the annual
grand habitation of the Primrose
league, at Albert hall, today spoke to
an immense audience in a much less
pessimistic vein than when he was
last heard in public. He congratulated
the league on the staunch support
given to conservative government,
one result of which was that Great
Britain was now supreme in Egypt,
while, with regard to Ireland, the
country need no longer fear the Gin
sane, suicidal projects of imperial dis
ruption supported by many of the OPP
position statesmen"
At the same time, he said, the coui,
try must not expect "the ashes Of
past conflicts" to be e~xtinguished i'm
mediately. Great Britain had had a
great and serious war, but admitting
that misery and suffering had been
caused, it must be recognized that
the power, prestige, influence and
magic effect of our great empire are
more potent, more efficient and more
admirable than ever BEFORE"
"We have suffered" continued the
premier, "but we have won" @
It was impossible not to feel that
the efforts Of the people of the coun-
try have in some ase been worthily
recognized. The other day Mr.. Nor
ley asked If there was a single mem
Der of the cabinet of 1899 who, if he
could have foreseen the results of
the policy on which they were then
launching the country, would not have
checked the diplomacy leading to
such deplorable results.
AS a member of the cabinet, he
Lord Salisbury wished to meet this
statement with the most indignant
denial. The war had been used by
some politicians for the qualid pur-
pose of injuring their opponents.
When a neighboring power or tribe in
vaded his majesty's dominions, "and
made an attack which was a gross and
fragrant outrage, it could only be met
by fighting in their own country,
those who had despised the rights
and sovereignty of u sovereign"
Turning to the peace negotiations,
Lord Salisbury announced that Great
Britain has not receded n inch from
her former position. AS to rights we
claimed, and the policy we intended
to pursue, we are exactly where we
WERE"
The premier repudiated the asser-
ton that Great Britain was weaken
ing on the subject of peace terms.
He declared the country could not af-
ford to submit to the suggestion that
affairs should be allowed to slide
back into position where 1t would be
in the power of the enemy when the
opportunity suited him, to renew the
issues for which this country had
fought during the last three years.
When the conflict issover, all posi-
BILE would be done to mold the pres
ent opponents so they could take up
their position in the empire which
had conferred SO many blessings on
the human race, but 1t must be thor
understoond that the whole
government of the country was to
be of such a character that it would
be impossible that the struggle could
be renewed. It was important that
this should be made clear for some
knnInrKI
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SAILORS OF THE CHICAGO.
Some Light Shed on Their Arrest at
Trieste.

Vienna, May SIT was learned
here today that the facts Of the re.
ported arrest at Trieste of seamen
from the Chicago for alleged disorder
ly conduct in a cafe are as follows:
Last Sunday evening, four sailors
from the Chicago were baited by a
crowd of civilians while ashore at
Trieste. The police interfered and
arrested one of the civilians.
The chief of police at Trieste says
that the conduct of the American
sailors was above reproach.
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Another Juror Secured.

Salt Lake City, May s.-One more
juror was secured today in the trial
Of Peter Mortensen for the murder of
James Hay. In nearly every instance
the veniremen were excused because
they had formed strong opinions in
regard to the guilt of the accused, and
it is believed that nearly a week will
elapse before a jury is secured.
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Young Girl Was Assaulted.

Evanston, Wyo, May 8.-The 10
year-old daughter OF George Hawkins
was, assaulted this evening by a negro
tramp. A large body Of citizens are
now searching for the negro with the
intention of lynching him.