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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31

enough to tempt hs appetite. In the mean
time. Miss Allis, n l were you I should
keep away from him.
Then presently. with good nights and
parting words Of warning about Diablo, the
guests were gone, and Mortimer. having
declined Porter's pronered help, was some
what awkwardly-having but one good
hsnd-preparing to retire in Alan's room.
His mind worked somewhat faster than
his fingers; several new problems had been
given to It to labor over within the COM
pass Of a single moon. That horse racing
should ever become a disturbing interest
in his life had seemed very improbable;
now 1t was like a gale in his soul-it
swayed him. He was storm-tossed in the
disturbing eiement--he could come to no
satisfactory conclusion. On the one hand,
the thoroughbred horses we're to be ad-
mired, they we're brave and true creatures
Of love. Also Porter was an honest man,
the one thing he admired above all else.
n Miss Allisl Somehow or other his
eyes few up to a picture that rested on a
mantelpiece in the room. He took II down,
looking furtively over his shoulder as he
did so, and, taking II close under the lamp
that was on the table. sat and gazed stead
lastly into the girlish face.
Even In the photograph, the big, won
drous eyes seemed to say, "what OF wrong
II we are not wrong?" That was the at
mosphere; so thoroughly straightforward
and honest, that wrong failed of contami-
nation.
Still It was ~unconvinclng to Mortimer,
The horses might be good. the man honest
and the girl pure and sweet, but the life
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
Thorouqhbreds.
BY VI. A.. FRASER
Author Of The Outess;," ''MOOsva." and other Stories.
By VI. A. FRASER

Mortimer behaved we'll. didn't he, Mixer
asked Porter.
Behaved we'll, is IT. He was like a live
divil; punched thin two big stations till
they took water an backed out. My wordi
whin first / see him come to the stable wit
Miss Allis, thinks I, here's wan av thin
city chumps; he made me tired. An whin
he talked about Lauzanne's knees, NAMING
his hooks, l had to hide me head in a
grain bag. But II you'd seen him handle
that fork. bastin' the black, you'd thought
1t was single sticks he was II, wit a t'ou-
sand dollars fer a kock out"
zone can't always tell how a coat will
shape. can they, Mixer" spoke Porter; for
Mikes fanciful description was almost
bringing a smile to Mrs. Porter's troubled
face.
You can't, sor; an yer next the trut'
there. I've seen a herrin' Quilted weed av
a 2-yesr-old-I reminder wan now, he was
a Lexington. II was at Saratoga, an bot
t'umbsl he just made hacks av VERIFYING
In soight-spread-eagled his field. Ye
wouldn't give a two dollar fer him, an he
come out an cleaned up the Troy stake,
like the great horse that he was"
And you think Mortimer has turned out
something like that, Ell, Mixer"
'"Well, fer a man that knows no more av
horses than l know av the s~trology av
stars he's a hot wan, an that's the Gods
trut'."
Mortimer's gallant act had reused the
Irishman's admiration. He would have done
as much himself, but that would have been
expected Of a horseman, constantly encoun-
tering danger; that an office man, a man
TO be pitied in his ignorance. should have
fearlessly entered the stall with the light
ing stations, was quite a different matter.
Even Allis, with her more highly devel-
oped sense OF character analyzation, felt
something Of the same influence. She had
needed some such manifestation Of Morti.
mer's integral force, and this had come
with romantic intensity in the tragic box
stall scene. This drama Of the stable had
originated no polished rhetoric; the gem
orally pedantic Mortimer's defamation had
been unconventional in the extreme. Back,
you devilsl' he had rendered with explosive
herceness, oblivious of everything but that
he must save the girl. The words still rang
in the ears of Allis, and also the echo of
her own cry when in peril, Mortimer
There must have been a foreshsdowing In
her soul Of the mans reliability, though
she knew Il not.
Even without the doctors orders, II was
patent that Mortimer must remain at Ring
wood for a few days.
It was as II Philip Crane. playing With
all his intense subtlety. had met his mas
ter in fate; the grim srblter Of mans ways
had pushed forward a chessman to occupy
g certain square CT tks board foT a time.
Mortimer had been most decisively
smashed up. but his immense physique had
wonderful recuperative powers. The bone
setting and the attendant fever we're dis
counted by his vitality, and his progress
toward recovery was marvellous.
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owner to part with her for ready money in
sight. The money would soon have dis
appeared; then Porter. with a lot u bad
horses on his hands. would certainly have
come more firmly into the grasp OF Crane.
The offer TO buy Lausanne had been a bit
OF saving grace-a faint, generous impulse
begot OF Allis' regenerating influence.
Crane had discovered that Porter aid not
at all suspect him OF interest in the fraud
that was a great something. He had also
established himself firmly in Mrs. Porter's
good graees. he could see. II would be In
Iced strange II in the end he aid not sue
eeed completely.
(To Be C~ontinued.)
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itself was distasteful. Reason as one
might, 1t was allied to gambling.
Mortimer rose with a sigh; the whole
thing wearied him. Why should he distress
his mind over the matter? AS he put the
photograph back on the mantel, he held 1t
for an instant, then suddenly, with a ner-
vous awkward gesture, brought 1t to his
lips and kissed the eyes that seemed to
command tribute.
The movement twisted his broken-ribbed
side, and an agony Of pain came to him
In quick retribution. It was though the
involuntary kiss had lurched him forward
into a futurity Of misery. The spasm
loosed beads Of perspiration, which stood
cold on his forehead. Swift taken from
the stimulant Of his thoughts, his nerves,
overtaxed by the evening, tangled discord-
antly, and he crept into bed feeling an I'M
utterable depression, as though the room
was filled with evil, threatening spirits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
ICE TOO HOT FOR FILIPINOS.
Natives Who Had Never Seen Frozen
Water Before Thought 1t Would
Burn Them.

'Now that an ice plant has been
built in Manila by the government,
the natives will soon learn what a
wonderful luxury ice water is on a
hot day." said a former captain of
the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers
in the Philippines, reports the Mil
waukee Sentinel.
THE water pumped into Manila
from the Mariquina river is warm
and unsatisfying to a thirsty Ameri-
can, though the Filipinos have never
known anything better. 1t is the
same all over Luzon and, l suppose,
on the other islands. The water is
always disgustingly warm, though it
may come spouting up out of the
ground from the most delightful
looking spring. The islands are of
volcanic origin, and 1 suppose it is
evenhotter under ground than above,
which accounts for the fact that the
springs are never cool. Coming up
from Legaspi, Albay province, to Ma
Mia on the transport Meade earl III
1901, we had a number of Filipinos on
board, among them being a little
brown boy about ten years old. On
the boat was an ice plant, which kept
the passengers supplied with ice.
We took the boy to the machine one
day and gave him piece of ice. He
took it in his hand, held it gingerly
for a few seconds, then dropped it
and exclaimed: 'Mucho caliente,'
which means very hot. He had never
touched anything so extremely cold
before and could account for the sem
sation it produced only by supposing
that lie had been burned. He gained
courage after a short time, picked up
tie ice again and played jokes with
it ON the older natives and dropped
chunk down the neck of a big,
brawny fellow, causing the victim to
dance frantically around the deck,
yelling at the top of his voice that
something was burning him to
DEATH"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
DECLINES TO ACT.

Mr.. John II. Lewis who was appointed
by the Constitutional Convention one OF
the egisl rars for Jefersonville District has
declinedAo act. For a number of years
Mr.. Lewis had been the registrar at Taze-
well precinct, and had registered every
voter whose name was on the registration
books at this precinct, until all ceased to
be qualified voters by the proclamation.
He a5prt ciates the embarrassing position
in vi Sch he would be placed to have to re-
fuseNo register men he registered before,
whd have been voting IN elections here for
yeaks, and who have done nothing to
mak Ike them unworthy Of exercising the
ED ctive franchise. This ne would, per-
hA lbs, be compelled to do, if he gave
shict and conscientious construction to the
understanding clause" and Mr.. Lewis
|SoulG be unwilling to give any other con-
struction to that clause He would not
operate the understanding clause"
partially or Discriminatory, and DELHI
erbately violate the oath which he would
take as registrar. We trust and believe
that none of the registrars for this country
will be found willing to obey any instruc-
ton: that may be given for fraudulent
use of the new suffrage law.
Mr.. Lewis says he has been living here
and has enjoyed the respect of this COM
munity too long to be willing TO be put
in position where he might forfeit the
respect of some of his fellow-citizens.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
Republican Observations.
Richmond News, (Dem.)

Our Republican contemporaries, the
Tazewell Republican and the Old Domin-
ion Sun, print kindly but vigorous com.
NETS on recent editorial utterances of the
Richmond News. The Republican insists
that Democratic pledges are worthless
and persists in dismal presages of the
Wholesale Acknowledgement of white Re-
publcans in Virginia under the new con.
The proof of the pudding will
be in the eating thereof.
This contemporary also quotes from this
newspaper some very outspoken denun-
Citations of the understanding clause, print
ed editorialy several months ago. We
concede frankly that the understanding
clause was not to our liking. Like many
others who felt as we did, we accepted the
temporary application of it as COM
promise and as better than no change at
all in the election law. The general con-
viction was that this clause will be used to
put all the white people of all parties on
the registration lists and to exclude practi-
cally the entire negro vote. We repeat
that we do not believe any registrars will
be allowed to use it to discriminate against
white Republicans. If they do SO they
will not only violate the pledge of the
party but will defeat thea vowed
and obvious intent of those who made
the constitution and have supported
it. The creation Of a clause to disfran-
chise white men is so manifestly opposed
to public policy and so contrary to the
Anglo-Saxton instinct that we do not be.
lieve it can be permitted in Virginia. We
do not ask the Republican to rely on the
pledges of the Democratic party. We
think it can rely on the common sense and
common honesty of the white people of
Virginia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
DEAR TRAVELLING IN CUBA.
Mile for First-CIass TranSpOr-
tatIOn, and Small Comfort.

Cuba has 1874 railways, with more
than 1000 miles of track for the lot,
yet travelling in Cuba is not cheap.
There are lines which charge passen-
gers IL cents mile.
The average rate is about seven
cents for frst-class passengers and
five cents for second-class, and travel
on some of the lines means many hours
of miserable jolting over a wretched
roadbed. Freight rates are as eXorbi-
tant as passenger rates. So detri-
mental is the railroad eXtortion to the
welfare of the country, in fact, that a
modification of rates by military order
was talked of, but the legality of the
step was doubtful, says a recent re-
port.
The entire railroad system of the
island is valued at $7O,OO0,OOO. But Of
the 124 miles only II are public lines
in the generally accepted sense.
The rest are private roads, built for
the transportation of sugar cane to
the grinding mills. 1t is curious fact
that five of the principal lines, repre-
senting nine-elevenths of the public
roads, are controlled by British CAPT
talists.
Cuba had railroad 43 miles long
between Havana and Guines, which
began to run only a few years after
the first American line was opened, but
the development of railroading under
Spanish rule was on a very different
scale. Some people might not call it
development at all.
But all that has changed under
American occupation. A new line now
in process of construction by Sir Will
liam Van Horne and his associates Of
the Cuban Central railway, connecting
at Santa Clara with the line from Ha-
vana to Cienfuegos, will revolutionize
the islands railroad system, open COM
munication with Nipe, the best harbor
on the whole Cuban coast line, and pre-
pare for profitable cultivation an area
estimated at 10000, 900 acres, or about
one-third of the total area of the is
land.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
General Smiths Punishment.

Philadelphia Press.
President Roosevelt has demonstrated
to the country that if army courts mar
tial condone ofenses in the Philippines the
Communicating chief insists on their punish
ment.
By retiring General Smith compulsorily
year and half before his age limit is
reached, which reduces his pay seriously,
President Roosevelt impresses the entire
army with the determination of the Chief
Executive to suppress all cruelty in deal
ing with resistance in the Philippines.
General Smith acted under the provo
cation CT treacherous menece. His words
we're more furious than his acts. No men
died in consequence of his rash speech.
But the utterance was crime. 1t called
for exemplary punishment. The court
martial grievously erred in its light sen.
tence. President Roosevelt has used his
authority to redress the error of the
military sentence. Anxious and over
hasty newspapers, certain two or three
weeks ago that General Smith had es-
capped altogether, have learned that
distrust of President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root in these matters is unwise.
They are in earnest and they are men who
when in earnest find way or make way.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
PERSONAL NOTES.
James ]. Hill is back in New York after
month's fishing trip to Labrador.

James ]. Hill is back in New York after
a months fishing trip to Labrador.
C. w. Anderson, wealthy New York
er, has offered Montclair, N. j., large
tract of land for park purposes.
Mrs. Madge Kendal's great hobby Is the
collection of tiny articles, and in her bou-
doir she has a cabinet filed with all sorts
of things in miniature.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000 to
Eastbourne, Sussex, England, for the es.
tablishing of a library for which the Duke
Devonsbire has given the site.
Henry Walters, who purchased the cele-
brated Masserenti paintings, worth 81 900
900, in Italy, has just paid preliminary
duty of 500, 900 on the collection.
Prince Alexander Kurakin, who was ar
rested few days ago in Odessa for beg
ging, after serving brief imprisonment,
has been admitted to an almshouse.
Patrick O'Neill, Of Philadelphia is prom
inently mentioned for president of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, which began
its convention in Denver on Monday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24

which was used when thd Wilson bill
placed wool on the free fist; and sheep
men will remember what Al disasterous eff
feet the Wilson tariff had on the sheep
and wool industry. Aftef quoting from
Mr. Windmuler, lit should be Windmill
ler), the Lynchburg News concludes with
this paragraph:
"No more striking exa nipple of the folly
of our tariff system could be adduced than
the duty on wool. Plai nly it fails to pro-
iect the home producer, while it bears
heavily on consumers, compelling them to
pay an enhanced price for their clothing
and driving manufacturers to the use OF
shoddy and cotton an order to supply
goods at price within reach OF purchas'
ers, goods which arepecessarily OF an In
ferior quality"
Thus We see one of our leading Demo-
cratic contemporaries, paper which cir
culates largely in Southwest Virginia, adj
vocating a removal of the duty on wool.
The assertion of the News that the duty
"fails to protect the homeproducer," isnot
by the experience of the sheep
raisers of this section. The price of wool I'M
der tine Dingley bill has been nearly double
what it was under the Wilson bill. 1t is also
true that the consumer has been made to
pay but little more, if any, for the wooden
goods he has purchased since the Dingley
tariff went into operation
The Democrats are preparing TO make
the same old fight for free trade and free
raw materials, and we may as well look for
ward to that being the leading issue in
1904.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
Prints Abonf Cancer.

Long and careful inquiries by Ger
man doctors indicate that cancer is
not probably hereditary, but that it
is perniciously contagious. In GER
tain districts the number of suffer
ers in proportion to the population
is much larger every year than in
other areas. Dogs and cats in many
instances become cancerous, but few
horses and cattle are attacked. Men
and women are stricken on the av-
erage earlier in life in this genera
ton than in those which preceded
it. 1t is hoped that these German
Investigations of this frightful curse,
which are to be kept up persistent
ly and upon scale both liberal and
extensive, may result in the discov-
cry of soma remedy for cancer. But,
of course. that can be only mat
ter of conjecture.-N. Y. Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
A New Era in Virginia.
Norfolk Virginian-PilOt (Dem.)

NOrfOlK Nlrglnlan-PllOt (DeU.)
Widely as the Virginian- has diff
fered with most Of its Democratic con-
temporaries and party leaders as to the
feasibility or wisdom of negro disfrauchise-
ment, there is none who will more sincere.
ly desire, while not expecting confidently,
the beginning of new era IN the politics
of Virginia.
We have never joined in the senseless
rant about the Underwood Constitution"
and all the rest of it, when in fact the old
Constitution had been time and again
revised and amended by Democrats, but
We recognized the possibility of large i'm
provemeht and we believe that improve
ment has been made. We doubt that any
State in the union now has a constitution
that is the product of higher statesman
ship or one that is better calculated to
serve the interests of its people within the
normal life of the average fundamental
law. In many particulars, the new Con-
stitution takes advanced but safe ground.
Nor do We regard the suffrage article as
by any means the most important feature
of it, but since that has to do with politics
indirectly it has attracted most attention.
Will the application of that article TO the
electorate put an end to practices that we
have all deplored while admitting their
existence and necessity?
That is perhaps the most important
question touching the new Constitution
that remains unanswered. Is ballot box
stufflng, padding poll books, the use Of
repeaters and all the other devices to
which the white people were driven, in the
desperate necessity of saving themselves
from rule by the senegambian, the carpet
Dagger and the renegade, to become
things of the past?
We sincerely trust that such may be the
case. We want an era Of fair elections
an era in which every man shall know
that his vote will be counted as cast. 1t
may land us in trouble in the end through
the division of the whites and the gradual
e-enfranchisement of the negro, but let
us take the hazard. Conscientious and
able men have inaugurated policy they
believe to be reform and it is entitled to
fair and thorough trial. Negro dis
reimbursement was devised ana intended
to put an end to the necessity of fraud in
elections and when once "the negro is out
of the way" those in control ofthe election
machinery should sternly repress anything
looking to manipulation of the ballot.
Certainly, Virginia needs abreathing
spell. The conditions that have obtained
in the State have not been conducive to
the development of craftsmanship or the
uplifting of the mass of the electorate. The
feeling that the election official could be
depended on for right results has en-
couraged citizens to neglect their duty as
such and has led to widespread indffer-
eDce in the white electorate. At the same
time this state of affairs has given the I'M
scrupulous and adrot politician his
opportunity.
Now that the disfranchisement policy
has been inaugurated, word should 60 out
that it must have a fair trial and that
fraud in elections must close.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-24
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