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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10

satisfactory account of their &C.
tions on the night of the murder. 1t
struck me that | should like to take
up the case, and with the confidence
of youth l applied to the commits
sioner for permission to be allowed
to try my hand at unraveling the
mystery. What they thought of my
impudence l cannot say, but the fact
remains that my request, after being
backed up by my inspector, was
granted. The case was q particular
ly complicated one, and at one time
l was beginning to think that
should prove no more successful than
the others had been. In the end,
however, | came upon the murderer,
who, seeing himself very neatly
trapped, placed a revolver to his right
temple and, before | could prevent
him, pulled the trigger.
At the conclusion of this case I re-
signed my position in the police of the
northern colony, and joined the detec-
tive staff in Melbourne, seeing in their
service a good deal of queer life and
ferreting out not a small number of
extraordinary cases. The experience
gained there was invaluable, and led
me, after one particularly interesting
piece of business in which / had the
good fortune to be most successful, to
entertain the notion of quitting gov
ernment employ altogether, and set
ting up for myself. l did so, and soon
had more work upon my hand than |
could very well accomplish. But l
was too ambitious to be content with
small things, and eventually came to
the conclusion that there was not
enough scope in the colonies for me.
After Is years absence, therefore, l
returned to England, spending a year
in the further east en- route in order
to enlarge my experience, and to quail
ify myself for any work that might
come to me from that quarter.
On a certain bitterly cold day in
January | reached Liverpool from the
United States, and took the train for
my old home. My father and mother
had long since died, and now all that
remained to me of them was the stone
slab that covered their resting place in
the quiet little churchyard at the foot
of the hill.
''Well, here / am" I said to myself,
t'33 years old and alone in the world.
Nobody knows me in England, but it
won't be my fault if they don't hear of
George Fairfax before very long. I'll
be off to London and try my fortune
there
n
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
Reciprocity Limited.

In May and June steamers laden with
green peas and strawberries leave
Brittany daily for England. These are
the spoils of the rich lands about Brest.
After Fashoda and the Dreyfus af-
fair, when an anti-English feeling was
rampant, a grocer of this district, dis
tinguished in his abuse of the British,
denounced the whole race as "despic-
able preserve-merchants."
"Why 'despicable preserve-mer-
chants%" some one asked.
Because they make the jams they
sell to US. They have no sugar and no
fruit. Despicable? Why, they take
our sugar and our fruit, and they make
US buy their jams!"
A story as slight as this from Rev.
S. Baring-Gould's Book of Brittany"
would be overweighted by the addition
of a moral, but it may be limited that
to err peasants and politicians-of a
certain stripe-are liable alike
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10

when they left the house Kitwater
did so:
'Well have him yet, Coddy, my boy,
mark my words, we'll have him yet.
He left in the Jemadar, and he thinks
we are lying dead in the jungle at this
moment. It's scarcely his fault that
we are not, is it? But when we get hold
of him, We'll - well, We'll let him
see what we can do, won't we,
old boy? He stole the treasure
and sneaked away, abandoning us
to our fate. In consequence 1
shall never see the light again; and
you'll never speak to mortal man.
We've Mr.. Gideon Hayle to thank for
that, and if we have to tramp round
the world to do it, if we have to hunt
for him in every country on the face
of the earth, Wen repay the debt we
owe him."
Mr.. Codd's bright little eyes twinkled
in reply. Then they shook hands sol
emnly together. 1t would certainly
prove a bad day for Gideon Hayle
should he ever have the ill-luck to fall
into their hands.
Two days later they shipped aboard
the mailboat as steerage passengers
for England. They had been mission
aries in China, so it was rumored on
board, and their zeal had been repaid
by the cruelest torture. On a Sun
day in the Indian ocean, Kitwater held
service on deck, which was attended
by every class. lie preached an elo-
quent sermon on the labors of the
missionaries in the far east, and
from that moment became so popular
on board that. when the steamer
reached English waters, a subscription
was taken up on behalf of the suffer
ers, which resulted in the collection of
an amount sufficient to help them well
on their way to London as soon as they
reached Liverpool.
"Now," said Kitwater, as they stood
! togo .Acr At The wharf with the pitilesa
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
ITO Be Continued ]
WHAT HE WANTED.
The Man with the Fluent FOunt ct
Tears Was Ready to Weep
Anywhere.

There are funny incidents in the
life of a photographer. A man came
in the other day and looked over all
the samples, asking the price of each,
says the Edinburgh Scotsman.
DO you want sitting?' l asked.
Il don't see nothin' like what L
want" he replied.
| told him, if he would Indicate
what he wanted, that l might ar
range it.
Il don't know as you can," he said,
"for l don't see nothin' at all like
what | want"
[ repeated what had already said.
He asked me to sit while he told me.
"You see, it's like this" he began.
81 had a girl that 1 loved, and we
was going to git married. She had
her things made up, and we was all
but ready, when she was taken ill
and died. And what | wanted was
a picture of me sittin' on her grave
weepin'."
l was touched at the homely story
of grief, and told him L could send
a man with him to the grave and
have the picture taken as he de-
sired.
"It's some distance" he said. Its
over in Ireland. | expect it 'ud cost
lot to send over your traps for what
l want?"
/ said it would.
81 thought" he answered, that
mebbe you could rig up grave here
in your shop and l would weep on it,
and it would do just as we'll It's no
trouble for me to weep anywhere"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10

Brings Him Out Every Time.
You never really know man unless
you allow yourself to owe him money.
Chicago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
If LOVE WE'RE a SONG.


'If Love were a Song, --uld borrow his
voice
And. singing with notes of gold,
Would carry his messages, passing sweet,
To the hearts of the young and the old.
And the tones of my song should be borne
along
Like the Ginning of bells afar;
tAnd my voice should be heard like lonely
bird.
Or the gleam of a falling star,
If Love were a Song.
'zf Love were a Flower. would borrow his
form,
And softly his heart unfold
To the whispering sigh of the scented wind
Sweeping over the hills of gold.
And the blue in the eyes of the morning
skies
More radantly fair should shine;
And the crimson streak on the mountains S
cheek
Should deepen at sight of mine.
If Love were a Flower.
But If Love were Song, he would languish
and die
With the effort that gave him birth
And if Love were a Flower, he must wlther
and fade,
And his glory must fall to earth;
But his spirit is bright, like the shaft of
light
That shines out In the heart of a storm,
And love doth last an eternity past,
An eternity still to come!
For Love is our Home!
Jessie Acheson, in n. Y. Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
THE "WATER CURE"
Gen. Funston Describes a Method %
Torture said TO Have Been Prac~
tlced in the PHILIPPINES.

tlced in the Philippines.
Gen. Frederick Funston, in discuss
Ing the water cure" a form of tor
ture charged against the soldiers in
the Philippines, said that he had
never seen the water cure" applied,
but he had heard it described. The
victim is bound and n canteen forced
into his mouth said the general.
'His head is thrown upward and
back and his nose grasped by the
fingers of the tOrturer. Strangula-
tion follows as a matter of course.
When the victim is about suffocated
the application is released and he is
given a chance to talk on recovery or
take another dose of it. The opera
tion is brutal beyond a doubt, but
hardly fatal.
"The charges which have just re-
futed at the request of the war de-
partment was most vague. 1t was
made by "a soldier and to the effect
that he had helped administer the
water cure to, 100 natives That is
the kind of rot % soldier is apt to
write home when business is dull
and he has three or four beers un-
der his jacket to help his magma
ton. Nothing Of the kind ever oc-
Cured with the knowledge of the of
fcerS or ever occurred at ALL for
that matter"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
A CASE OF PROVIDENCE.
Jones Had Everything Fixed All
Right So There Was No Blame
Coming 10 Him.


81 have heard more or less about
the ways of Providence" said a De-
troiter who was in a reflective mood
the other day, relates the Free Press,
land | can cite what looks like fair
instance of it. | was II the western
part of the state this last winter,
and business took me out to farm
where a portable steam engine was
saving wood. Things were running
at high pressure, with half a dozen
en- at work, and | sat down on
og with my man to talk business. An
ngineer might have noticed by the
liss of the steam that the water in
the boiler of the engine was low, but
of course | had no suspicious. ] had
been talking for perhaps ten min
utes when big rat ran out from
under a pile of wood and made for
the barn. Some one raised a veil.
and we all jumped up and grabbed
clubs and started after the rodent.
The snow was deep enough to bother
him, and we overlook him about 200
feet from the engine. We were in a
circle and whacking at him when
there was a roar like a cannon and
every man was knocked fiat. The
boiler had berst, and if we had kept
our places not man of us would
have escaped death. AS it was, no
one was even hurt. a justice of the
peace came along just then and said
he thought he'd better hold an in
quest.
Gas no one has been killed, what's
the use of an inquest?' was asked.
"'To fix the blame for the burst
up he replied.
"'But how are you going to do it?'
"'You'lI see. Now, then, Jones, you
was running the engine?'
81 was
"'You know all about engines and
boilers?'
"'T do
"'Steam wasn't too high nor water
too low in this case?'
"'No, sir
Everything just as it should be
when she took a bust, and you can
swear to it?'
eyes, sir
"'All right. When a biler busts
either Jones or Providence is to
blame for it, and as Jones has
cleared himself there's nothing to do
but to lay it on to Providence and be
burned glad it was no worse!'"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
Possibility OF the Future,

If Eastern Siberia grows in the
next so years as our western states
have grown in the last half century,
remarks the Chicago Inter Ocean, the
people of Siberia and the United
States will be singing Hands Across
the Sea" to new tune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10

of the man whom they had helped.
The schedule was in great measure
satisfactory, but not altogether. There
were so many English in Burmah who
were tall, and who had dark eyes and
broad shoulders. Little Codd leant
towards his companion, and, taking
his hand, made some signs upon it.
That's so, my little man." said
Kirtwater, nodding his head, approv-
ingly. you've hit the nail on the
head" Then, turning to Gregory, he
continued: perhaps, sir, you don't
happen to remember whether he had
any particular mark upon either of his
wrists?"
Gregory replied that he had not no.
ticed anything extra aordinary, but
Dempsey was by no means so forget
full.
"Of course he had" he answered. "I
remember noticing it for the first time
when | pulled him out of the ford and
afterwards when he was in bed. An
inch or so above his left wrist he had
tattooed snake swallowing his own
tail. 1t was done in blue and red ink,
and was as nice piece of work as ever
l have seen"
81 thank you, sir" Kitwater re-
piled, "you've hit it exactly. BY the
living thunder he's our man, after all.
Heaven bless you for the news you
have given us. 1t puts new life into
me. Wen find him yet, Coddy, my boy.
thank you, sir, again and again"
He held out his hand, which Demp-
sey felt constrained to shake. The
man was trembling with excitement.
81 tell you, sir" he continued, that
you don't know how we loved that
man. If it takes the whole of our
world over to do it, we'll find him
yeti"
"And if I'm not mistaken, it will be
bad day for him when you do find
him." put in Gregory, who had been
an obseryant spectator of the scene.
"Why should you hate him sop
'How do you know that we do hate
him?" Kitwater asked, turning his
sightless face in the direction whence
the others voice proceeded. Hate
him, why should we hate him? We
ilttNI nv 4 &c nm, Nodtg NY
| boy, have we?"
Mr.. Codd shook his head gravaly.
| No! they certainly had no grudge.
Nothing more was to be CLEANED from
| them. Whatever their connection with
| George Bertram or Gideon Hayle may
! have been, they were not going to com
NIT themselves. When they had in
quircd as to his movements after leav-
ing Bhamo, they dropped the subject
| altogether, and, thanking the officers
for the courtesy shown them, with
| drew.
Their manifest destitution, and the
misery they had suffered, had touched
the kindly white residents of that far
| off place, and subscription was
raised for them, resulting in the col
lection of an amount sufficient to en-
able them to reach Rangoon in COM
parative comfort. When they arrived
at that well-lInown seaport, they Wis
| tied the residence of person with
whom it was plain they were well ac-
| quainted. The interview was presum-
ably satisfactory on both sides, for
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
Turned Over to Mary.

A recently published story of the
late Lord Morris illustrates his scorn
of red tape and petty details.
A question had arisen as to the cost
of heating the Irish law courts, and a
consequential treasury official was
sent over from London to Dublin on
purpose to investigate the matter.
When he introduced himself and ex-
planned his errand, Lord Morris smiled
with suspicious blandness and said:
"Certainly, l will put you in COM
munication with the person immedi-
ately in charge of that department"
Then he sent out a messenger, and
presently there entered an old char
woman. Lord Morris arose and left
the room, saying as he did so:
"Mary, here is the young man to see
about the coal"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10
Dummy weapons for Officers.

The new war office regulations will
la down that an officer is still to
carry a revolver in his belt, but is
also to be equipped with carbine
Some wiseacre has induced the au-
thorities to add that no carbine am
munition whatever is to be allowed
The carbine is to be merely a dummy
weapon, the idea being to make the
officer as little distinguishable from
his men as possible, but at the same
time to prevent him from yielding to
the temptation to shoot when he
should be looking after his mcn,--
AllahabaG Pioneer,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-10

English rain pouring down upon them,
wetting them to the skin, what we
have to do is to find Gideon Hayle as
soon as possible"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
POLITICIANS MAY FORCE
ROOT FROM CABINET

Washington. April lS.-Secretary of
War Root may withdraw from the
Cabinet as a result Of recent develop.
ments in connection with our military
operations in the Philippines
Root is in most unfortunate posi-.
tion. His suppression Of the Garden.
er report, his alleged failure to take
proper cogniZanCe of the water
cure" and other atrocities alleged to
have been committed by officers and
enlisted men OF the army. his preci.
pitation of the disastrous conflict with
General Miles and his failure to act
in harmony with Republican Senators
these and other causes make 1t de.
sirable for him to retire.
The Secretary has introduced into
his management OF the War Depart.
ment methods which made him a sue.
&C ssful corporation lawyer. He Is
secretive and distant. II is more diff.
cult to get into his Office than into the
Presidents private Office. He makes
TO distinction between leaders of
Congress and his fellow Government
officials in this respect.
The President has high admiration
fer Root. He constituted him his
chief adviser and friend within a few
minutes after he took the oath OF of.
fec in Buffalo last fall. Ever since
the Secretary Of War has been closer
to the President than any other mem.
heI of the Cabinet. The President
would regard II as a misfortune to
lose his services. but Republican pc.
llticlans believe 1t would be to the ad.
vantage OF the party II ne got out vol.
unfairly.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
FilipinOs Order
Complete Surrender

Manila, April l6.-General Malvar
has Internationally surrendered to
Brigadier General Bell at Lipa, Ba-
tangas province, with the entire insur-
gent force of the provinces OF Laguna
and Batangas. General Bell says his
(Bell's) influence is sufficient to quell
the insurrectionary movements in Ia
yabas and Cavite provinces and capture
all those in the field who have not yet
surrendered, but Malvar has ordered
the complete surrender OF every insur-
gent to the nearest American force
General Wheaton, reporting TO the d.
vision headquarters, says that all re-
sistance in his department has ended,
and the surrenders just announced
mean that the ports will be opened
and that the Filipinos in the detention
camps will be allowed to return 10
their homes in time to plant their
crops.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
Legal Notices.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been
duly appointed administrator of the
estate of HARRIET X. KAWAINUI,
late of Honolulu, Island of oahu, Ter.
ritory of Hawaii, deceased, intestate.
notice is hereby given to all persons
10 present their claims against tho
estate of the said Harriet X. Hawai-.
nui, deceased intestate, duly authenti
Gated, whether secured by mortgage
or otherwise, to the undersigned, at
his office, Magoon block, corner OF
Merchant and Alakea streets. Honolu
III aforesaid. within six months from
date hereof, or they will be forever
b. rred. And all persons indebted to
said estate are hereby requested to
make immediate payment thereof to
the undersigned.
]. ALFRED MACON.
Administrator of the Estate of Harriet
X. Kawainui, Deceased Intestate.
Dated Honolulu, April 22. A. ID. 1902.
212s-ApriI %, 2S; May s. May IL.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
IRISH SOCIETY,".

At meeting OF Irishmen held In Wa
verley hall Sunday forenoon, there was
reported a unanimous sentiment on the
part of sons OF the Emerald Isle in the
city for organization. Although there
were but eighteen present at the meet
ing, a list OF forty-five applicants for
membership was reported. Col. C. J.
Mccarthy was in the chair and Chas.
McGonagle acted as secretary. After
there had been a full discussion of the
plans, the following committee was APP
pointed to draft continuation and by
laws and to report at a special meeting
as soon as the work has been com.
pleted. c. J. Mccarthy, Thos. J. Dill.
Ion, p: j. Farley, Charles Creighton
and Charles McGonagle.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The undersigned having been ap.
pointed Administrative of the Estate
of Catherine E. Bachelor. late of Ho.
nolulu, oahu. deceased, hereby gives
notice to all persons having claims
against the said estate to present the
same to the undersigned at the office
of Hawaiian Trust Company. Limited,
Fort street, Honolulu. within six
months from the date of the first pub,
LEGATION Of this notice or they will be
forever barred.
Honolulu, April Z. 1902.
EMMA s. DOUGLAS,
Administrative Of the Estate of Cath.
crime Il. Bachelor. Deceased.
2l15-April Z, IA, 81. 28.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
Russians Stricken
With Starvation

st. Petersburg, April lS.-The re-
ports received here from the famine
stricken districts of Russia more than
juNtify the anticipations OF acute sm'
ferlNg in those localities
Scurvy and typhoid fever are de-
vdstating the peasantry throughout
the whole of the Altai Highlands Of
Siheria) region, formerly the chief
CANARY OF Siberia. The starving peo.
pie there have consumed even the last
remnants of their seed grain, and no
spring crops have been sown. The
last wheat sold in Altai fetched Ia
rubles per pooh. against the normal
price OF sixteen to twenty kopecks per
pood. In some places the scarcity Of
fodder Is so great that half the hous.
&c have been unthatched to save the
lives of the cattle and horses.
The gravity of the situation is evil
denced by the latest statistics. At
Menzelisk, Government of Kufa, there
have been upward of 1000 cases OF
typhus; at Belibeisky, GS2 cases have
been reported, and at AkmollinsR
over 1900 cases have occurred. Simi
lar reports come from Eronej, Kasar
and Saratofi.
The Red Cross society is furnish
ing all the aid at its command, in the
way OF free kitchens and medicines.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
PUNAHOU BASEBALL.

The Punahou Athletic Club and Oahu
College teams played game OF base
ball on the Oahu College campus Sat
urday afternoon which resulted in 4
victory for the former by score OF
20 TO 9, The game was tull Of errors
but there were bright moments and
quite lot Of fun. Dickson, pitcher for
the College boys, was extremely weak
Babbitt of the Athletic Club was hit
quite freely and a substitute was later
on put in his place. Both teams show
ed lack Of practice.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-28
Wall Street Furry
Creates Sensation

New York, April 1j.--wall street
passed through one of its most excit.
ing and sensational periods today.
Tho Louisville and Nashville situa.
ton, which had hung menacingly over
the district for a week or more, was
cleared by the undisputed statement
that John w. Gates and his associates
had wTested control Of the property
fiom the Belmont party and were in
absolute possession. Accompanying
this statement, which had been dis
counted the day before, was one that
the Gates faction had selected j. p.
Morgan G. Co. to settle the differences
between the contending interests.
While these events were happening
a movement without parallel in the
history OF the Stock Exchange was on
In Southern Railway. Trading In
Southern Railway common set in on
a tremendous scale and at one time
interest centered almost entirely in
that stock.
In the first half hour fully 100000
shares Of Southern Railway common
changed hands. BY the end Of the
first hour the transactions in this
stock alone reached total Of over
$4,000 shares. BY noon more than
half million shares had changed
hUnds. Dealings fell of after that to
some extent but the records for the
number of shares of a single stock
sold in one hour. in two hours and in
one days trading were all shattered
as result Of Southern Railways per.
Torrance today. The sales for the
day reached total OF SG4.5OO shares.
The total outstanding stock Of the
company is 100000 shares.