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The Washington times., 1902-02-20
TAKING CoFFINs WITH HIM.
Virginin Sheriff Prepared for a Bat
tie With Outlaws.
Special to The Evening Times-)

(SpeciaI 10 The Evening Times-)
RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 19.-Crunnel and
Burnett Linkous, alleged check raisers,
are in Price Mountains, near Blacksburg
armed with Winchesters, and defying ar
rest They have been fred on by large
.osse.
Several hundred men left Blacksburg
today to capture the outlaws, who say
they will die before being arrested.
The sheriff is taking collins to bring
back the bodies of any who may be
killed.
The outlaws were indicted at the De-
cember term of the Montgomery court,
but escaped iail.
A bloody battle will undodhtedly follow.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
AGAINST RAINEs LAW HOTELS.
Author of Original Bill Now seeks to
Suppress Them.

ALBANY, y. Y. Feb Ex-senator John
Raines. author of the mo sandwich. no
drink law. has repudiated the so-called
"Raines law hotel" He has introduced
bill designed to wipe them out Of ex-
istence. in accordance with the sugges-
tions Of the Reform Club.
The bill amends the liquor tax law by
increasing the powers Of the Excise De
partment to pass upon the eligibility of
hotel keepers to receive a liquor license.
Mr. Raines in presenting his bill made a
statement explaining its provisions, and
the bill was referred to the excise com
mittee.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
NEARING COMPLETION.
Grew of HobeuzolIern Almost Fin
ishcd Preparing for Prince.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Rear Admiral
Vor Baudissin. in command of the Hohen-
zollern returned from a visit to his. Sis
ter in Philadelphia, this morning, and
found the crew of the yacht busily at
work preparing her to receive the royal
guest next Saturday.
All the snow had been cleaned of the
decks. and the painters and polishers
were at work on the woodwork and brass
trimmings. The canvas covering were
taken off the interior furnishings. By to-
morrow the vessel will be in shipshape.
The officers of the vessel were the
guests of the Siegel-Cooper Company to-
day,
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
KILLED BY THE COLD.
Unknown Man Frozen to Death Near
HOrdeutONn.

BORDENTOWN. y. j.. Feb. 19.-The
Lody Of an unknown man was found at
a late hour last night frozen to death On
the Delaware and Raritan Canal, nearly
opposite to where the Nellie Bly, wreck
occurred. two miles from Bordentown,
year ago.
The discovery was made by man walk
ing or the towpath to Bordentown.
The hcdy was covered by snow.
As the body was found in Mercer
county the remains were removed 20
Trenton.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
SLIGHT CUT CAUSED HIS DEATH
New Jersey Farmer Succumbs to
Lockjaw After Fall.

WOODSTOWN, n. j., Feb. 19.-Empson
Atkinson, of near Woodstown, a farmer
prominent in grange circles, died from
loSkjaw after short illness.
He fell on the ice and cut his head
about two weeks ago and neglected TO
take proper care OF the wound.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
CHICAGO MAY BE SELECTED.
French Government Commissioners
Visit That City's University.

CHICAGO. Feb. 19-"Chicago will in all
probability receive the hearty recommen-
dation of the commission sent by the
French Government to find a suitable site
for the proposed French graduate school
OF commerce." said Prof. Maxine Ingres
after showing the French commissioners.
Nj Iazare Weber and Baron Lagotellerie,
about the University of Chicago campus.
The F'enchmen yesterday inspected the
grounds and buildings OF the local univer-
sity in order to ascertain what advan-
tages Chicago could offer in the line Of
laboratories ana libraries for collateral
research work and reading.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
TO PUNISH FEUD LEADERS.
Governor Bcckham Offers Reward
for Quarter House Fighters.

FRANKFORT. Ky. Feb. 19.-Governor
Beckham has offered a reward of $500
for the arrest and conviction of Lee
Turner. Charles VI. Drya, and James Hop
per. leaders of the clan which defed the
sherif's posse in a fight in which several
men were killed and the notorious
Quarter House burned
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
BRITISH ARMY STATISTICS.
Statement Of Forces and Casualties
in South Africa.

LONDON. Feb 19.-An official report
issued today shows that of the 33S, 7i9
men raised for the South African war UNI
til January 1, 1902, 5,2O1 have been killed.
2O.937 wounded. 1888 have died from
wounds and sickness, and II, 800 are now
in the hospitals.
At present the report states the South
Africa force is 237 500 men.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
STUDENTS PAINT TOWN.
Dozen of Them Locked Up in Trcn-

TRENTON, Feb. ia band of Prince
ton students came to town last night and
committed many acts of vandalism with
yellow paint, disfiguring many houses and
smearing the handsome Battle Monument
with unsghtly numerals and obscene
phrases.
a dozen OF these students were ar
rested and held for court
They sang all night in the police sta
ton and we're impudent when arraigned
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
Germany-Chinese Expenses.

BERLIN, Feb lg.-The Government has
asked 24,9OO,oOO marks for the expedition
to East Asia. The budget committee
voted only 100000 marks for the ex-
petition The committee also rejected
the resolution introduced by Carl Bachem
calling on the Government to withdraw
the troops from Pc Chilli as soon as pos
Gil
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
CONFEDERATION NEAR JUNEAU
TrcndNeII Mine on Douglass Island
Sustains Heavy Loss.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 19.-Fire started
in the Mexican compressor building of the
famous Treadwell mines, on Douglass ISL
and near Juneau on the evening of Feb
ruary II, and destroyed the compressor
building. the Mexican shaft, the Tread
we'll mine. and part of 100-ton stamp
mill Loss $40, 600
Over 100 miners were caught near the
bottom of the shaft and there were several
narrow escapes from suffocation, but all
finally escaped.
A defective electric wire is thought TO
have started the fire.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
COIIisiOn In the Merscy.

LONDON. Feb. 19.-The Dublin steamer
Cork collided in the Mersey yesterday with
the Cunard Company's steamship Sara
gossa. Both vessels were damaged, but
there Was no loss Of life.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
struck by At Bicycle.

Miss Nanny Hall. twenty eight years Of
age. OF 1872 Fifteenth Street northwest
was painfully injured last night by being
struck by Bicycle on Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. She was removed TO the Emergency
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1902-02-20
Disagrces with Wheeler.

MIR. Fleming closed the incident for the
day. He commended Mr.. Wheeler for his
forcible speech and the temerity which
he had displayed III delivering II as his
conviction, but he aid not agree with all
its sentiments, particularly with regard
to the visit Of the prince. He did not ap
prove his attack upon Secretary Hay. who.
he regretted, had not been called to the
head OF the state Department earlier.
"for then we would have avoided the
Philippine blunder."
Regarding Miss Roosevelt's proposed
visit to London TO witness the coronation
Mr.. Fleming said he hoped the President
would give his consent. and thai she
NAV 30 there and stand in the presence
of Processes In that august assemblage
and show them that The daughter OF a
plain american citizen, whom the Ameri-
can people have raised to the Office OF the
Presidency, ts the equS; OF princesaes and
queeEs." .Arelscs>.i
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

of the Rope is so absorbing that it must be
read at one sitting. Having taken 1t up we
have found ourselves unable to put II down
before reaching the last page. The story deals
with woman unhappy in her first marriage
In the frs; chapter Rachel Minchin agrees with
her hu. band that the best thing that they can
do is to saparstte on that night the is
murdered and his widow is put on trial for the
crime. mysterious millionaire, once an init
mate Of the murdered man. is in the courtroom
day after day. and when the woman. whom
h. watches with the intensest concern is at last
acquitted he follows her out into her friendless
freedom After the most tactful negotiations
the two are married. but with an agreement
that neither is ever to refer to the past OF the
other Thus Eachcl's second husband brings
her comfort on the material side but a mystery
that wears upon her soul In due course events
revive interest in the murder of Alexander lin
chin and the reader is left breathless with be
viI,Irrment over the outlook for all the charac-
ters concerned in the novel Mr.. Hornung pre-
serves his secret dntl the right moment arrives
at the close Of his little drama. Indeed. as we
have had occasion to say before. his capacity
for keeping his reader in suspense is nothing
less than remarkable. The Shadow Of the
Ropc' is a sensational tale. but it is neither
crude nor vulgar On the contrary it is pro-
duction to which the most fustidioUs reader may
justly give an hour. lie viii be well rewarded
Luck O. Lassendale' is quiet story of quiet
life in England. 1t is true that we are soon
made acquainted with one Of those fantastic
prophecies out Of which most novelists try to
get thrill Some ancient rhymes give US to
understan that the old county family of Las
scndaic is some day to meet with disaster. and
the young head Of the house is painted as very
reckless fellow whose conduct gives color to the
forecast of the doggerel aforesaid Neverthe-
less Il certain agreeable Cuietude is what chiefly
DISTINGUISHES the book. Sir Francis Lassendale
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
QFrom 4 photograph.

kind of a tragedy. Transforming the girls father
into shape of dread and moving him TO 4
monstrous deed. The central idea is not some
how very original in atmosphere. but Mrs.
Craigie is very much her distinguished self in
her dialogue and in her swift touches of por-
traiture. She is artificial in this story, pecul-
iarIy So yet she carries conviction. She is
almost but not quite as effective in what she
calls "A Proverb." entitled IT'S Ill Flight
Without Wings" a piece of cynical cleverneSs
that is decidedly beguing Prince Toto is q
dainty little fairy tale The plays in this book
are not especially appealing. OF one of them,
"A RepentanCe' the scene Of which is laid in
Spain during the period of the CarlfSt aSita-
tions, she says that on its production at the St
Ja1nes's Theatre it received the highest en-
couragement from some critics. and under
standing at all from others observation
which we find rather quaint and naive Mrs.
Craigie explains the failure of her play TO please
everybody by reference to its subject. 1t is not
about English people and asked 10
believe the English could not all appreciate it.
1t is odd that SO clever writer should seek to
justify work of hers in this roundab bout
fashion. The trouble with "A Repentance is
that there is not enough human nature in it.
We can well understand how it met adverse
criticism. That IS the kind that are disposed
to bestow upon it ourselves. The author might
say that we. too had failed to understand"
that the human nature miss is really there.
To which there could be but one reply. that the
traits of human nature universal and when
they are not made clear to the readers of one
country in a literary work dealing with another
it is nobody's fault but the authors. Journeys
End in Lovers Meeting" the other play in Mrs
Craigie's volume. is. like "a Repentance" not
without cleverness but of great value. The
book a whole is more interesting than most
writer's of fiction to-day could have made it,
and at the same time not quite as interesting as
we expect book by Mrs. Cragis to be.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

careful mistress Of great household the loving
GU, rdian of her orphan neces, the gentiest OF
wi-es. she cid not by any means abJure society
No buster woman ever lived, and no better one
Her writings have not much literary flavor She
loved poetry and romances in her youth, but IN
her later years gave the greater part OF her
leisure to books of devotion The state OF her
soul so absorbed her mind that Whatever hei
(, ,erest in outward things might be she SHOWS
hut little of it in her diary. Even the Great
Fire of London finds scanty mention there.
"As soon as ! entered into the burnt city mine
t~es affected my heart, and that dismal pros
pect of that once famous city being now nothing
but rubbish did draw tears from my eyes ana
make me pity and pray for those that had their
habitation burnt" To pity. to help and to pray
in these occupations did sweet Mary Warwick
end her days If ever woman lived her religion
this fair Puritan did
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
YynI TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

against the advise Of his friends. goes in for
~peculation. only to be d:sccmiited, of course
as he gets deeper into the market His sister
and his brothers are involved in his affairs, and
yre are permitted to observe also their romantic
adventures. In the long Sir Francis meets
a tragic end. but every else in the story Is
happy. The author gives Us picture OF an
English family passing through just such expe-
riences as might fall to the lot Of almost any
group of people. IN other words, there IS some
thing of commonplace here. hut We are not
bored by IL Lord IddesIeish writes il q smooth
way about his personases, ne is worknanlike
enough in the construction Of his story, and
while We are not s r:ously excited 10y Luck o
Lassendale" we find it pleasantly entertaining
Mrs Craigie's new volume. Tales About Tenn
paraments" consists of three short stories ana
two short plays The former are characteristic
and readable. In THE Worm that God fre-
pared" a girl of high birth is enamoGred OF the
son of a grocer The genuine passion in when
the two are enveloped leads to the grimmest
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
AN INGENIOUS BEGG4R.
From The London Academy.

From The London Academy.
The firm which has revived and supplemented
"The Encyclopedia Britannica has genius
for advertisement. and has rarely failed To Uti-
fze any references to its great cuterTrIs" 10y
public men We do not know. however. what
il will mako OF the unexpected testimonial
which it has received from Partisan sub
scriber whose case is described Icy NJ. de Bio
WITT in the "Matin." This subscriber who
disappeared after paying his first iuStalm"at
and receiving his complete edition. and was
eventually found in prison begged The Times"
people not to take his encyclopedia away fr IN
him. a am" he said, "a begging letter writer
by profession. and at present, though | owe
you f12 | only have Il in the world. I'll give
you six of them. and pay up the rest of the
amount quickly as | can. But | must keep
the volumes. which Invaluable to me
He then went on to explain that. hal ing writ
ten a letter in which he stated that he was a
potter who had been chemically poisoned and
unfit to work he used the encyclopedia for de-
tails of the pottery trade. of which he himself
was entirely ignorant. The word ktorn
which he used in his letter. and his explanation
cf the of the material made every on, be
lieve in the GcnuinencSS of his appeal Che said.
and brought him in a perfect harvest of bank
notes and postal orders This ingenious gentle
On. de i3lowitz addSl has since paid up his
full subscription and is probably of the
subscribers to the supplement-
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
FICTION
A NEW BOOK BY THE INVENTOR OF
"RAFFLES."

THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE. BY F. ". Horn
ung. 1Zno. rp vii. Us Charles Soribners Sons
LUCK o. I.AssENDALIi. BY the Earl OF Iddes-
leigh. l2mo. pp. 551. John Lane
TALES ABOUT dFEEAMENTS 1y John OF
YER IIobISs I2n.o PIP. ix, "a d Appleton *
Co
The first pages of "The Shadow of the Rope"
stor-t,e nc C ,bev do that the story is to deal
with crime cannot but awaken lively curiosity
as to whether or not 2lr. Hornuns is going 70
80. ~, s,,ccoes Of his weli-remembered Raj
nas" tbs book certainly does not include
single character as interesting as the central
one Of THE Amateur Cracksman-' But on the
other hand. it is supplied with most ingenious
Mot. and we find after while, that we can rub
along very well without MI horhuhs sface-
less but fascinating hero In lac'' Inc 0'i'0o"
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
A NOTABLE CLOCK,
MIR. JOHN FLANAGAN'S WORK FOR THE
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.

MIR. John Flanagan, the American sculptor.
has inst nut in place in the building of the Con-
gressional Library at Washington the CLOCK
,Don which he has been work for several
wears 1t is a monumental production. as II had
to be- indeed to fit into the ensemble OF the
great octagon reading room at the cenlre Oh the
building for which it was commissioned. mat
rotunda is very stately in design and imposing
in its dimensions well as in its wealth OF
marble Mr Flanagans clock is set between
two columns against the wall on the second ar
caded story, just over the entrance INTO the
rotunda from the grand hall: that is to say, be-
tween twenty-five and thirty feet above the
floor.
That mart of the design which embraces the
dial is formed of various coIored marbles. The
dial itself which is three feet in diameter is IN
gilt bronze, framed with a wreath and garianos
of intertwined oak and laurel also in bronze
The hands of the clock formed of two ser
pents in enamelled copper. On either side OF the
dial are seated figures in bronze typifylng the
Reader" and the "Writer.' The background
above the clock is in mosaic. in which the signs
of the zodiac are figured The massive group in
bronze which surmounts the tmepiece consists
of three figures Time in the centre. with
"Dav' and Might" attending him. DAY" and
might have each their appropriate attributes.
the former scattering flowers and Might her
stars and a comet. Beneath this elaborate work
there is a small bronze in high relief. entitled
''The Swift Runners" in which the sculptor
Indicates the passing of the torch of knowl-
edge by the exhausted devotee to his unWearied
successor The clock is admirable in compost
ton but the sculptor has not been content with
effects gained from form alone He has sought
rather to enhance the sombre beauty of his
bronze with the brilliance of colored marbles
and mosaic and in this way to make vivid as
well as an heroic impression upon the spectator.
Mr Flanagan, whose first studies were carried
on at Cooper Union and under Augustus st
Gaudens proceeded to Paris some years ago.
where he enjoyed the instruction of Chapu and
Falguiere He has executed. besides the clock
Just described. a figure Of Commerce Tor the
same building and Il number of portrait buStS
and medals. Half dozen OF his medals are in
the Luxembourg He has received prizes and
medals at the EcUle de Beaux-Arts; he was
awarded a silver medal at the Paris EXposi-
ton of 1900 and silver medal at the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo in 1901 He re-
turned to America some weeks ago especially to
supervise the placing of his clock in position at
Washington. bat he viii remain here indeii-
nitely. This latest and most ambitious work of
his prepares to look with interest for any
contributions he may make to the exhibitions of
the coming season.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

To the many aneo dotes of cats belonging to
famous men must be added the story of Lord
Salisbury'S pusS. This lucky animal has dis
covered that she sleeps best on letters which
her master has just written. And rather
than disturb her he has been known to write
them again.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

a copy of the original edition of Disraeli'S
long poem. The Revolutionary EpiCk. has
lately been unearthed in London. The opening
para graphs of the preface are characteristic
1T was on the plains Of Troy that I first
ceived the idea of this work Wandering over
that iIlustriouS scene. surrounded by the tUmbs
streams my musing thoughts clustered round
all Creeds and countries alike respond. which has
vanquished chance and GeieS Time. DeeminS
my self. perchance too rashly in that excited
hour, a Poet. | cursed the destiny that had
placed me in an aSe that boasted OF being anti
poeticaL And while my Fancy thus struggled
with my Reason. it flashed across my mind
like the lightning which was then play yinS over
Ida. that those great poems which rise. the
pyramids of poetic art amid the falling and the
fading SpendOr of less creations the Poet hath
ever embodied the spirit of his Time.
And the spirit of my Time. shall it alone he
unCelebrated? Standing upon Asia. and gazing
upon Europe. with the broad HelleSpOnt alone
between us. and the shadow of Night descend
ing the mountains. these mighty continents
appeared to me. as il were. the Rival Principles
of Government. that at present contend f0T the
mastery Of the world. What | exclaimed, IS
the Revolution of France less important event
than the siege of Troy? Is Napoleon less in
tereSting character than AChillesr For me re-
mains the Revolutionary Epick.'
The poem itself is rhetorical and thin-ani
reminiscent of Milton and Shelley. That its
author thought we'll of il is shown by the fact
that he brought out revised edition Of 1t N
1S6A
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

To the ever increasing list Of the 5eguiIins
pocket editions of fiction is to be added. by
Houshton < Miltijn. edition of HawthOrne's
works This is to bear the title of the New
Way side Edition, and is in thirteen volumes,
The type is large ana clear.
The Riverside Edition of Bret HGrte's works
is TO be reprinted this autumn and made COM
plete 10y the inclusion of his later writings
These will fill Two volumes, thus bringing up the
number OF volumes in the edition % sixteen.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

There is rumor that the Turkish Government
has decreed that no more books are to be
printed in the Sultan's dOminiOns.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

Rrownings works and his theory OF hu-
man life are discussed in a volume which MI
Stupford Brooke is about to bring out one OF
the chief divisions of the book will be com
pilrisOn of Browning and TenDy Son-a coInparl-
son in which we see little proht.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

a sentence lately penned by Leslie stephen
does browning substantial Justice The ab-
sence - he writes of an exquisite sense of the
right word is compensated by the singular power
of striking the most brilliant flashes out OF the
obviously wrong ones and forcing comic rhymes
to express the deepest and most serious
thoughts"
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

MI Winston Spencer Churchill is giving al
his time to the preparation of his fatbara
+ memoirs. Lord Randolph ChurchiITs execTfo-S
having handed over to his son the whole ~ -;
papers and correspondence. -4S
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-06-17

OF Central Union Church. Let them
mind their own business, devote
themselves to socials, glesuers, psr-
ties, car rides, aud bathing expedi-
tions; let them spend their surplus
OF money on the thousands Of Jap
anese and Chinese in our midst, but
let them leave the Portuguese Ca
tholics alone II they don't some-
thing will drop on the heads of their
missionary agents one of these
Thursday evenings and they will
have only themselves to blame. In
the meantime Mr.. Soarea, we are
still patiently waiting for your re-
port.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-06-17

OF which he is au energetic worker.
A purse coa:aiciag Sl40 in silver
coins was presented to Mrs. Llika-
lani by the pastor on behalf OF
friends. There was also silver set
OF pitche-, fruit dish, sugar bowl
and other appsndages presented to
the happy pair. the parents OF eight
children living.
Mr.. Lilikalaui in accepting the
cane thanked those kind frisnds
who have remembered him, and on
behalf OF Mrs Liikalani said it is the
first time in their life that they have
ever received such present and
such complete surprise. He also
stated that he would be fifiy years
old on the coming August 9th.
Refreshments we're served aud
sioging and instrumental selections
were INDUCED in by young women
aud men to the enjoyment OF all
present.
Among those present there were
Col aud Mira S Parker, Mrs Coney,
W II Coney, Mrs Nawahi, Geo p
Castle, Mrs H q Wilcox, Rev and
Mrs w D Westervelt, Mrs Mary
adams, Mrs L II Adld, Mrs H Hart,
Mr. and Mrs G B Dwight, Jas a.. Ha-
kuole, E L Like, F j Testa and
many others,