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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-15
SYNOPSIS.


The yellow Man was begun in The
News Thursday. Aug. 2I.
The scene OF the opening is I'm little
English village and the plot centers
around the attempts OF Kung and Woo
ching. two officials high In the Boxers
society OF China. to kill Devie Kingston.
son OF Captain Kingston, and his uncle.
Jim Davies. Captain Kingston entered
the service OF the Boxers. but for re-
fusing TO kill high Chinese official on
Kungs orders was marked, with all his
family, for slaughter.
Mrs. Kingston was first killed and then
the captain fell victim. the mysterious
egg-shaped sign of the order being cut
into the foreheads Of both victims. Sew
eral attempts to kill Davie were made.
Finally Davie and his uncle decided to
beard the lion In his den and started
for China On the way they became ac-
quainted with o widow and her daughter
Mrs. Hilbury and Cecil, also marked by
the society. the husband and father hav-
ing been a member OF the society and
killed for discbeying an order.
On the voyage Cecil was thrown over
board and saved by Davte. The young
people then fell In love, and were TO be
married when Davie returned from China.
Davie and Jim sailed for Hong Kong
and there. after hard search. found
Koon-St, He. too. had been a victim OF
Kung should die and that he would show
them how
1t was decided at the conference be-
tween Davie Jim and Koon-6i that the
trio should start at once for Hankow.
near whica place Kung had established
himself as boat builder, Kung's life
being the object sought.
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avenger. too. was glad that he had
gone. But l felt TO the full our impo-
tence and the horror or being depenaent
upon this ghoulish creature He was like
a bad exhalatson OF the night, and / al
most wished that he WOULD dissolve into
the bosom OF his mother.
At daybreak OF tho following morning
we arrived at Hanieow, and In accordance
with our prearranged plan followed the
worthy carpenter from the ship. our in
valuable. All yon bringing up the rear
with our few worldly possessions in a
valise. Fortunately there were not
many people about. and such as were
belonged 10 obviously 10 the oooly class
that we surveyed them with little appre-
hension. They merely honored us with
the usual stolld stare OF the oriental,
made some remarks unintailiglble 10 us
but In no way evinced hhttering curl
osity.
Koon-Si in the meantime marched
steadily ahead, turning 20 the right upon
leaving the landing stage, and after pur-
suing his way for some distance through
a long. shambling street he suddenly
branched or 10 the left. and PRESENTLY
we found ourselves before a house upon
the door OF which the carpenter knocked
somewhat anxiously, and saw our guide
give two or three uneasy glances over mis-
shoulder as though he feared the neign-
bors I'm the street. Then there was an
unbolting OF bars. and presently yellow,
sleepy face appeared In the aperture
caused by the gradual opening OF the
door. IL was not a pretty face. and II
might easily have been cleaner but that
was nothing AS soon as II saw Koon-Si
II welcomed him with a smile, and while
he spoke II opened wide the door.
The carpenter evidently knew HIS
ground well, for, turning to us with
smile. he bade us enter and at once led
US through stufry. dimly lit passage 10
room at the back Then. bowling uis TO
a seat. he seemed to breathe freely for
the first time.
Safe" he said Having got SO far.
the rest II easy"
/ was sorry could not share his OPP
timisrn. 1t seemed to me that our DIM
cuities were just about 10 begin.
II hope so.' said Jim, but I shocld
like TO know how we are going 20 accom-
plish the 'rest?'"
"Ali IN good time" replied the carpen-
ter, You shall see. You are within
striking distance. This Is soemthing ac-
oomplishec."
Something" Jim admitted.
Good. Now shall speak to my cou-
sin. He is a shrewd man and has many
IDEAS" He turned TO go. but. seeing All
Yon lingering In ono corner, beckoned 10
him anc said something I'm Chinese some
thing sharp. ! faneied, Judging from inc
tone and the look which accom- panied the
words. AhY on turned 20 my uncle. I
thought. almost appealinxiy. but Rooms.
stepped between them.
II will take this fellow with me-" ne
said. He is shrewd and may be OF use
will explain to him and test his cour-
age"
Then he spoke again In his native
tongue. more sharply still. thought. and
Yon bowed humbly. The carpenter was a
man who meant to be obeyed. and ne
spoke and moved like one who had been
accustomed to rule men. Truth TO tel,
had long rnarveled at the depths 70
which my father must have sunk
before he had taken as coli
league this degraded looking creature, but
something IN that momentary Hash of au-
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CHAPTER XIV.
HE STRIKES TWICE WHO STRIKES
FIRST


Upon our return to the hotel we made
O few necessary inquiries concerning Mr.
Yon more as a sop 10 our conscienoes
than aught else, for so that he proved not
an absolute scamp we cared little for his
reputation. For the work we had in
hand intelligence and nerve were OF more
Importance than a good character. That
he had the one we did not doubt. that ne
possessed the other time alone would
show. At eli events we were not long in
deciding TO take him with US. This jour
ney we contemplated was a strange one,
and out of IL much might come.
The following morning he presented
himself at the hotel and was duly engag-
ed. and later on in the day we went of
together to -jointhe Eoochow. Yon, who
held the proud position OF our boy, took
advantage OF that privilege and carried
our things below and otherwise display
ed a conspicuous ability TO please. Then
there followed the shrek OF the whistle
q warning TO impudent sampans. the
shouting and the hustle, and presently
the Foochow stood UP for Ly-ee Moon
pass the straits through which we had
entered not a week before.
or the voyage TO Shanghai have lit
tie TO relate. We found All Yon perfect
Jewel OF servant. bright. intelligent and
always Wiling, ana on more tnan one
occasion we gave him good proof of our
appreciation. He was strange creature,
and he had funny Chinese eyes, which
was nothing unusual In Chinaman, but
he always seemed grateful for kind act
or a kind word, perhaps the first that
had ever come his way.
Before the ship cleared the Ly-ee Moon
pass we caught a glimpse OF Koon-Si
among the cody passengers. Feeling a
trife curious and just a little suspicious
OF having shown too much confidence In
the carpenter we strolled forward, and
there. leaning against the winch, was our
esteemed friend OF the silt nostrii.
Though he looked little cleaner than
when we last saw him. he was still dress
ed as a cody bareiegged and barefooted.
and but for his nose, at which one had
TO look closely before discovering the slit,
offered no contrast TO the surrounding
ugliness OF his compatriots.
We passed on the other side of the
hatchway and within few yards of him.
but beyond fixing us with the stolid
stare which we ordinarily received from
his countrymen he gave no sign OF reoos-
milton. This. however, mattered nothing.
We had seen him and that was enough.
The fact that he kept below for the rest
OF the Journey was something that con-
cerned him only. We were quite satisfied
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that our confidence had not been mis-
placed.
The journey northward proved entirely
barren OF incident. and IN due course OF
time we arrived at Shanghai. Here. that
very night. All Yon brought my uncle a
letter. which. he said. had been left at
the hotel by a messenger and which upon
opening we found was a communication
from Koon-Si IL was very short and very
untidy, but IL conveyed the information
chat the steamer Chungl<ing would leave
early on the following morning for Han
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THE CRAYS' DANCE.
Beautiful Affair in Music Hall Last
 Night Largely Attended

Beautiful Affair in Music Hall Last Night Largely Attended. The annual dance of the New Haven Grays was held last night in Music hall, and it will long be remembered as the most successful affair ever giv- en by the company. The hall was beautifully trimmed in light blue. pink and white. The colors were woven in- to long streamers about a yard wide, the white occupying the center, flank ed on either side by the light blue and pink. The decorations were certainly beautiful and the work was done un- der the supervision of M. A. Callan. who is, connected with the Howe &, Stetson firm.
 Atwaters orchestra rendered de- lightful programme of twenty dances. comprising the most popular pieces of the day and during the interimssion, after the tenth dance, a supper was served.
 The members of the company were attired in the full dress gray uniform and this lent a very military air to the affair The committee that managed the dance was composed of the fol- lowing members of the company: Lieu tenant Curtiss, Sergeant Joseph H. Smith, Sergeant N B. Fitch. Corporal F. c. Crabb, Corporal J. Wilder Howe, J. E. Southerland and Privates F. S. Conklin A. N. Ellis, w. D. Scranton, J. B Townshend. and H. H. Townshend.
 Among those noticed on the floor were: Captain and Mrs. F. O. Gruener Lieutenant Curtiss and Miss Curtiss, Sergeant and Mrs. Joseph H. Smith, Corporal and Mrs. Crabb, Corporal and Mrs White Corporal and Mrs. Adams, Corporal and Mrs. Hotchkiss, Mir. and Mrs Elbridge Howe, ex-Lieutenant and Mrs. Dam, Private Bourman and Miss Leonard Private Wilson and Mrs. Will son, Corporal and Mrs. English, Pri- vate Valentine and Miss Pearl Taft, Private Jones and Miss Walker, Pri- vate Scranton and Miss Bull, Private Manson and Miss Eliot, Private Fox and Miss Gilbert, Private Beers and Blogg, MT, and Mrs. James E. Earle, George Hamilton, Miss Taimadge, Miss Bessie Welch, Minotte Wallace, Pri- vate Matthews and Miss Kelsey, c. W. Wells and Miss Frisbie of Norwich, George Hamilton, Miss Talmadge, F. s. Hamilton, jr., Miss Peck, W. Fitch w. J. Scranton, and many others.
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DAY OF PRAYER.


 Sunday February 9, Chosen to Unite
 the Prayers of Students of All De-
 nominations.
 Sunday, February g, has been ap- pointed as the Universal Day of Prayer for students by the Worlds Student Christian Federation, at the meeting held last summer in Versailles, France.
 This is now the fifth year in which this day has been observed, and in over thirty Christian countries special pray CTS will be offered, with one accord, by students and by all people specially in terested in the work of Christ among students.
 The day has been selected, not to eu persede the Day of Prayer. for Colleges, which has been designated by numer- ous denominations, but to be day on which the students of all countries of the world could unite, irrespective of language creed or denomination. New ertheless, the committee has suggested that in the case of denominational col leges the day appointed by their church be observed.
 The commmittee which appointed this day includes the officers and repre- sentatives of Christian student move- ments. not only throughout Europe, in- cluding Great Britain, Germany France, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Switzerland, but also from Canada, South America, Japan, Ceylon, India, China, South Africa and other mission fields, and numbering 1,400 student so- cieties, with a membership of 65,0O0 students and professors.
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HoREB LODGE, I. c. B. B.
Forty Sixth Anniversary Properly Gel
 ebrated

Forty-Sixth Anniversary Properly Gel
 ebrated.
 The fort y-sixth anniversary of Horet lodge No. 25, l. o. B. B., was celebrated in Harmonic hall Wednesday night The principal feature of the evening was the entertainment given by the Adelphi minstrel troupe. The members of the company are M. c. Loeb, A. Har- ris, A. Shoninger, G. Lewinson, M Mey- CTS, E. Rothchild and C. Heberger and they were well received by the exceed ingly large audience present.
 At the conclusion of the entertain ment dancing until late hour was in- dulged in. The programme was as fol- lows:
 Opening overture-Entire company. End song-Come on, Cloe-E. Rath- child
 End song--My Lady Hottentot-A. Har- ris.
 De sandman's Comin' Round-P. Greenwood When MT. Shakespeare Comes to Town M. Meyers. Amt Dat Shame?--G. Lewinsen. Ballad-When the Gold is Turning Gray E. Fleischner. End song-Mr. Dingy-C. Heberger. End song-Baby Mine--A Shoninger Ballad-Alabama-M c. Loeb. Finale-Military Chorus-End men and company.
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ANNUAL DINNER.

Annual Meeting of the Connecticut
 Civil Engineers to be Held in Hart
 ford February II.
 sThe annual meeting and dinner of the Connecticut Society of Civil Fn- gineers will be held in Hartford on Tuesday. February il. The business meeting will be held in the council chamber in city hall. At that session the annual election of officers will be held and it is anticipated that Clarence B. Vorce of Hartford will be the choice for the presidency. It is also antici- pated that George K. Crandall of New London will be reelected secretary and treasurer. After the business of the morning has been completed the mem bers of the society will go to the Hart ford Golf club, where the dinner will be served and papers read by members of the organization. Among those who are expected to read papers are John F. Tracy of New Haven and George IF. Bond of Hartford. The Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers has a mem bership of over 200, embracing all of the prominent civil engineers of the state.
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Local Weather Report. New Haven, Jan. 30, 1902.
hr.e hten,ton.


 High water to-day, 5:06 p. m.
 A new fire alarm box has been in stalled at the county jail. Its number is 65
 Emanuel K. son of Hon. Eugene D Fiske of Sachem's Head. is quite ill with pneumonia.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the water company takes place February ?, at Il o'clock
 Patrick Mccarthy, of Newtown, for many years well known stock raiser, died yesterday, aged seventy -three years.
 Ex- President Timothy Dwight and family, of this city, have again rented the Duffie house on North street, Litch- field, for the coming season.
 Judge Bishop, of this city, president of the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid associ- ation, will give a talk this 'ng in the Hancock lodge rooms in South Mer- iden.
 The fourth social whist and dance at the 1OulS NIGH 1epuDllCdli Cl,'D iiilt will take place on Thursday evening, February 4. In the early part of the evening whist will be played and danc- ing will follow.
 President P M. Arthur, of the Ma tional Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, was in the city yesterday. At his hotel he had conference with local members of the brotherhood in the morning He said he had no statement to make regarding his visit here.
 To-day the Consolidated railroad will begin the payment of the semi-annual interest on the $5O0,000 Air Line coupon bonds guaranteed by it. There is much of this paper held as an investment in and about New Haven, and the total interest payment will amount to $12,- 500
 John D. Billiard, aged eighty three years, president of the Meriden First National bank and a stockholder in sev- eral of Meriden's leading industries is very low at his home, with no hope of recovery on the part of his physicians, and it is not thought he will live the week out.
 Rev J. Edgar Johnson, one of the best known revival meeting leaders in Philadelphia, where he has been engag- ed in work for twenty years, will speak at the Sunday Y. M. C. A. meeting. For this service the Grand opera house has been substituted for Warner hall to accommodate the crowd who will at- tend
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ENJOYABLE DINNER.
The Apostles Club at the Union League
 Last Night.

The Apostles Club at the Union League
 Last Night.
 The Apostles Dinner club, which is composed entirely of members of the Union League club gave one of it's en- joyable bi-monthly dinners in the club house last night. Covers were laid for twenty one and at 63O twenty mem- bers of the club and Colonel N. G. Os- born as their guest sat down to an eX- cellent dinner provided by Steward Morse, of the league. The menu was perfect in every detail and splendidly served.
 At the conclusion of the feasting At trrney P. W. Chase made a few re- marks as toastmaster and then called on a number of those present for infor- ma speeches.
 Those present were Colonel C. w. Pick tt, J. Wilder Howe, Wilson H. Lee, Marcus T. Smith, George B. Martin, II. w. Kendall, Senator Whitlock. William H Ely, William Hooker Atwood, Her. bert Mason, Charles Fl. Curtis, George S. Powning, J. c. Clarke, F. F. Norman, F. L. Fox, F. P. Arvine. George A. Al- ling. F H. Burton, F. V, Cow'es, Hen ry Horton, Colonel R. S. Woodruff and Colonel N. c. Osborn.
 It was intended that the guest of hcnor of the evening would be ex-Gov- ernor Waller, but he was unavoidably prevented from coming at the last mo- ment
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Total Reduction Estimated nt S77,OO0,-
 900 Year-The Repeal to Take Effect
 on Juiy I Next, Except That of tho Tax
 on Tea.
 Washington, Jan. 30-The house com nittee on ways and means this morn ing unanimously authorized Chairman Payne to report a bill repeating all the Spanish war revenue taxes except the tax on mixed flour. The repeal is to take effect on July 1, 1902, except that of the duty on tea, which is to take effect on January 1. 1903.
 Chairman Payne made statement showing that the total reduction would be $770O0,000 annually. The delay in the repeal of the tax on tea is for the purpose of enabling those who have stocks on hand to dispose of them be- fore the repeal takes effect.
 MT. Payne says that the country will start upon the next fiscal year with 4ltf,uUV,UUU dNdlldDle CdSil
 An amendment was offered by MT. NeWlands, rep, of Nevada. to except from the repeal the tax on petroleum and sugar redners, and by MT. Rich ardson, dem, of Tennessee, to repeal the customs duties on trust made goods Both were defeated by party votes MT Newlands amendment also provided for a tax of one-tenth or l per cent on the gross receipts of all corporations whose annual receipts eX- ceed $10,000.000.
 The repeal will affect the remaining special taxes imposed by the war. viz:
 On bankers. brokers, grain dealers, pawn brokers, custom house brokers, theaters, museums, circuses, etc, bll- Hard rooms and bowling alleys, playing cards, dealers in and manufacturers of tobacco.
 The reduction on fermented liquor will amount to sixty cents per barrel; that on tobacco and snuff will be three cents, bringing the rate back to six cents per pound, as before the war. The rate on cigars and cigarettes was last year. but the further change now made will bring the rates back to those existing prior to the war.
 The re0eal under schedule A of the law will include the tax on bonds, de- bentures, etc., certificates of stock, sales or agreements, stock transactions. in- land and foreign bills of exchange, bills of lading, indemnifying bonds, certlti- cateS of profit, etc.
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SILVER WEDDING.
T,venty-fi Anniversary Celebrated
 bv Mir. and Mrs E W. Baldwin

|
 MT. and Mrs. Edward w. Baldwin appropriately celebrated the twenty | fifth anniversary of their marriage with very charming reception at their pretty home, 594 George street, last night. The hours were from until II o'clock, and during that time several l hundred invited friends called to eX- tend their congra tulations and express the best wishes of friendship.
 The receiving party, composed or MT. and Mrs. Baldwin, assisted by Rev. pr. w W. Leete, pastor of Dwight Place Coneregational church, and Mrs. Leete, welcomed their guests in the front par Tor. The ushers were George Butler, Frank Bishop and Theodore Blakeslee. The entire house was thrown open to the use and enjoyment of those attend ing. The decorations, though simple were very tasteful, consisting Of rop- ings of smilax gracefully entWined about the chandeliers, the mantels and windows In one of the upper rooms were shown an unusually large number of elaborate presents, most of them be- ing silver, in keeping with the event. There were also a number of cut glass and fancy china pieces.
 An orchestra stationed in the library dispensed sweet strains throughout the evening, and a buffet luncheon was served by caterer and his able assist ants.
 Among those who called were the fol- lowing: Mir and Mrs. Charles Monson, MT and Mrs Clarence Blakeslee, MT. and Mrs. George M Adkins, MT. and Mrs. E. M. Armstrong, MT and Mrs. Wilson H. Lee, MT. and Mrs. A. w. Adams, Mrs. Frederick l.. Miner, Mrs. w R. Demarest. Mrs. George A. Reyes. Mir. and Mrs. J. Y. McDermott MT and Mrs. B. A. Booth, MT and Mrs. F. q. Smith, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Mcqueen. Mrs. P. B. Buckingham, MT. and Mrs. c. H. Booth, Mrs. F. A. Fowler, Fred erick H. B Fowler, Mir. and Mrs. John C. North, MT and Mrs G. B. PoWning, MT and Mrs George H. Butler, MT and Mrs Sidney H. Dawson, MT. and Mrs. Myron w. Curtis, MT. and Mrs T. B. Wilson, MT. and Mrs. w. s. Cooke MT. and Mrs Henry S. Welch, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Pierpont, Miss Jessie R. Van Deu- sen, Mrs. Leander Russell, Mrs. Will liam M. Parsons and George A. Root.