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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24
HEARD FOOTSTEPS.


1--WE heard footsteps passing above us,
and looking up we saw such a face as I
never can forget--the face OF "A fellow
sufferer the face OF one who had suffer
ed. whereas then we had not suffered A
blow from the stock OF some gun had so
wounded him on the temple that blood
was streaming down his face. His arms
We're pinioned behind with scarlet gir-
die, and as he walked the resounding
blows on his back from the brigand who
was driving him came 10 our ears. He
turned as he passed and gave one look
at the hrigand. But there was no mercy
In that heart. He drove him on across the
path where we were sitting. drove him
a little beyond us, and there that life end
ed. We saw not, because we would not
look We could not close our ears TO that
death cry. nor the sound of the horrible
thrusts OF the dagger.
Just after that one OF our captors sep
arated me from the rest. Just then / be-
came conscious of n terrible thirst. My
tongue cleaVed 90 the roof OF my mouth
| asked the man for water and he told
me 20 go over there and get "a, pointing.
I did not want 10 so over there You
would not have wanted 20 go. But II was
better TO go. | went, but | did not sec
what was I'm the thicket. thank God. Az
ter shaking my thirst. ! returned to what
| supposed might be my death.
/ remember seeing Mr.. Tsilka sitting
there, with his face in his hands. I did
not know then that he passed through
the fearful ordeal OF being separated
from his wife during the time | had been
absent But when l returned, there sat
Mrs. Tsilka Can't you understand that
even at that moment there was feeling OF
relief, that whatever was 20 be my fate,
II was 20 be shared? I wasn't alone.
SAW THE BRIGANDs.
Turning my head at this moment saw
the brigands searching my baggage and
/ from 81 saw them take my Bible which
was such a comfort 20 us IN the long
| months Of our captivity. Soon, however,
| the brigands came and sterny said &c
| on; taking me by the arm with a grip
/ that made me rise They then made Us
go up over a ploughed field and led us "a
| 10 horses and mine was the very horse
| / had been riding. I felt a sense OF relief
| because this was an indication that w
were not 20 be searched and robbed. yet
we were not 10 be driven into that thickgt
! We were 60 have an extension of life
| how long. only God knew
They mounted us and started us away
| All the long night We rode though II
/ was moon lisht night. and brigands
| hate the moonlight Afterward we heard
/ them say many times. oh. that moon
She sits up there like a spy. and says
There they are; these arc they"
TO BE ALLOWED 20 SLEEP.
Finally overcome by wosrincss and
I Frress OF feeling, we bcgFcd them To lct
us get down and sleep a little. One bri.
I gand afterward referred tn it as a most
! wonderful thing that wc could think of
sleep under such circumstances. But
they Jet us sleep
In the morning We found ourselves IN
such grewsome place as | have never
seen, although ] have seen many lonely
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there would simply have been a fight
when we met the brigands. and we would
have been taken all the same, II we had
not been killed
when we started we were covered
with flowers by our friends After travel
ing three or four hours, we halted for
lunch Hardly had we started fairly on
our way, as IL seems 10 me, when we
came 10 place i'm the road where II is
crossed by great Jutting rocks. The road
originally turned around these rocks, but
now the stream had worn away the road.
The horses had TO strike into the stream
on the other side. where one of our Bible
women had urged her horse. which was
swifter than the others. and came face TO
face with that sight which | did not sec
as she saw II. and which caused her TO
wheel her horse and look with horror
at me. l did not see where they came
from. but instantly up sprang those men
about us as IL they came out OF the
ground. | did not see whence they came.
but she did. | saw only the butt end OF
a musket lifted at her. Then there were
shouts. We were ordered to dismount
They looked so fierce, II seemed as II
they were going 10 pull us off our horses.
We were on pack saddles. and a woman
can't get off pack saddle very easily.
So told them TO give us time. The phleg
matte face of my driver appeared near
me. strangely calm, / thought. compared
with the tumult of feeling with me. He
helped me down. The others were dis
mounted. and there we were I'm a heap.
Such men as these brigands L never
saw before. They urged us. horses and
riders, heller skelter through that noun
tain stream, and up the steep mountain
just beyond. We climbed as best we
could. putting and painting, urged on by
those merciless fellows. until we reached
little spot where IL was more clear OF
underbrush And there they said Sit
and we sat and caught our breath. We
looked at each other, and realized as we
ing there with their guns and their faces
so pitiless that we were I'm the grasp of
highwaymen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24

NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILR0Ap.

A Time Table giving full information
as TO local and through train service
may be obtained at Providence station
and stations below:
TrsIn Services iron, provlderea
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Daily Service
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(sTNpAYs EXCEPTED. \

SUNDAYS ExCEPTED)
Two large palatial steamers Will per-
form a daily service between Providence
and New York. leaving Providence at $3.50
p. m from South Water street near
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New York at 500 D. m. from Pier No. %.
East river.
Round Trip 1.5O One Way LOO
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RIGHT FOR JOURNEY.

such was our party on that happy
ID OF September. last year Everything
was right for the journey and We never
dreamed Of harm. We started out with
no Turkish guard The Turkish govern
ment has declared itself absolved from
all responsibility because ! had taken no
guards. ] can recall only two instances
when had ever taken a guard. and then.
only one man. And II we had taken "A
guard on this occasion. we could not have
taken more than one or two men. and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24

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FOR SALE-wHITE wYANDOTTES
Breeding pen OF II hens. Prairie State
Incubator: Brooder with chicks. Owner
leaving the state; will sell low. IL Alger
avenue.
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Isase L. Golf Co., III Westminste. Street


Westminste. Street
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-19
WEARY OF MEFFERT.
EmpOria Seeks to Get Rid of an
Objectionable Character.

Emporia. Kas., May 19.-The citizens
Of this city have signed a petition al
most unanimously asking the state
board Of medical registration and ex-
animation to revoke the certificate Of
Dr. William Meffert to practice medi-
cine. This is done under the charge
that the character of Dr. Adeffert is
most immoral and wicked and his life
is one of depravity and has caused the
citizens Of Emporia sorrow and trouble
beyond mention.
1t is further charged that he has been
the cause of the ruination of several
young girls and the direct cause of the
suicide of a prominent business man.
This petition is headed by the mayor
of the city, the counciImen, state sen
ator. members of the legislature and
citizens generally.
The committee appointed by the citi-
zens to push the matter have in their
possession a transcript from the court
docket Of criminal charge against the
doctor, based on an affidavit sworn to
by Cora Randall when lying, as was
supposed, on her death bed
The following statements have been
secured:
A statement from the minutes of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-19
BIGGEST IN THE WORLD
Plans For Enlargement of Ft.
Leavenworth and Ft. Riley.

Washington May 19.zIn the event
that the amendment of the senate to
the house military appropriation bill
becomes a law, it is the intention of the
war department to raise the standing
of the two Kansas army posts to the
largest in the country, and possibly IN
the world. There is now pending an
amendment which the senate tackled on
to the appropriation bill, increasing the
sum available for the Improvement Of
army posts by 81, 200 600. If this amend
ment is not knocked out by the house.
a very large amount of this additional
sum viii be expended on Forts Leaven-
worth and Riley. From one of the high
est officials in the war department it IS
learned that the intention is to make
the two posts the finest in the United
States, and possibly in the world It
Is intended to give Fort LeavenWOrth Il
full regiment of cavalry and to make
Fort Riley just as important as an ar
tillery post. Both of them are to pc
come post graduate schools for the pur-
pose of finishing the military education
of officers in their respective branches
who have graduated from West Point.
1t is a pet notion Of the war department
to make one or both the greatest mill
tary schools in the world If congress
does not interfere with the contem-
plated scope of the designs there will
also be built camps for the instruction
of the militia by the concentration of
the troops from several states at Ger
tain periods of the year, so that they
can have the benefit of instruction from
the regular officers. AS the house COM
mittee on military affairs is opposed to
large camps of instruction. this part Of
the programme may not be Immediately
carried out. 1t is not likely, however,
that the plans in regard to raising the
Importance of Forts Riley and Leaven-
worth will be interfered with unless the
necessary money is withheld by con-
gress Upon this increase of appropria-
ton is contingent the fate of the two
Kansas military strongholds. They
have been fixed upon largely on account
of their central location in regard to
the rest of the country LeavenwOrth
is to be made cavalry headquarters,
where all the technical details of the
branch of the service viii be taught.
while in the same way Riley is to be
made artillery headquarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Ill. May 19.-WHEAT-Warm
weather and plentiful rains in the winter
wheat country and dull trade. due to Eng
hsh holiday markets, kept opening bust
ness in grains very steady today. July
wheat started q shade up to a shade down,
at 74A Q743sc- Some of the local crowd
started to sell on the mare liberal offer
ings and July eased to 7412c Support was
found at once on heavy rains northwest
and more precipita ton in prospect and Ju-
" Steadied at 74azc Commission houses
were "a cars. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 25S cars. Worlds shipments were
9.404O 600 bushels, compared to 7.794OOO bush
els last week BreadstuffS on passage in
creased e56.000 bushels
The late end of the session continued
dull July declining to 7414c on the expec-
the weather. July closed &c lower, at 741s
CORN-Corn started out slightly bearish
on the weather. July opened 1A@Ssc lower,
still much talk of increased country offer
ings and the wheat dip affected the pit
somewhat. Receipts were S. cars. World ;
els with only So, 600 bushels from America.
There was some slight support and July
steadied little
fluence and the ideal weather until July
declined to 6o5sc Covering brought a
slight reaction and July closed easy and
7sQAc lower, at 611sq6lAc.
OATS-Oats were very dull on good crop
reports and slow demand. Prices inclined
to a lower level on the weather in SYM
patty with other grains July was offered
fairly and opened unchanged al 3612c, and
PROVISIONS were inclined
to steadiness at the opening, sustained by
a strong hog market and the firm cash
situation Packers were again giving the
pit support Trade was dull. July pork
started unchanged, at s17-s5; July lard a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-19
FULL OF HORROR.
Story Told by Corporal O'Brien
Before Philippine Committee.

Washington May 19.-During the Philip
pine investigation before the senate com
mittee today letter was read from Gen.
Hughes denying that he had ever given
orders for the water cure and saying that
if such q charge was made he wanted the
fullest inVeStiga ton of it.
Corporal Richard o Brien, formerly OF
the TWenty-Sixth volunteer infantry. teS
tilted to seeing the water cure admins
tered. He said also that officers violated
Spanish woman at one town; At 1loAo.
he said three officers, Maj. Cook, Capt.
Mcdonald and Lieut.. Plumber of com
pany NJ became intoxicated at a reception,
took off their coats, seized some OF the
native women and insisted upon their
of the women, who were above the peasant
class.
He said he was not on good terms with
his captain He said also that at one
place a woman with two children was
burned to death in a bamboo shack when
dunn or explosive bullets. he stated, were
issued to the troops in the regular way
and did horrible execution There were
''unWritten orders to take no prisoners
which were carried out in one campaign
He did not know who issued the orders,
but they were understood to be in effect.
Corporal o. Brien described the capture
of Lanag in Panay when soldier fired at
a native boy on a ''carabOO." He missed,
then all the soldiers fired, himself included.
This was not done by orders. The shoot
ing brought the people to their doors one
old man was shot in the abdomen. Two
other men came out with a white nag ana
both were shot down. Upon close Ques-
tioning Corporal O'Brien admitted that
he had seen many prisoners and they We're
men. He will give further testimony to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-19
ALL GO HOME
RumOrs About Text Book Board
Come to Naught.

The State Text Book commission COM
pleted its labors Saturday night and
most of the members who live away
from Topeka have gone home. Prac-
tically all OF Saturday was put in dis
cussing whether or not the commission
should approve a large quantity of APP
paratus presented to it by various
school supply houses, but it finally re-
fused to pass on the larger part Of the
apparatus and furniture offered.
Everything from a crayon to a desk
was presented to the commission for its
approval. If the board approves any
thing, it is used as advertising to push
the sale Of the articles approved" The
only things approved by the commits
sion were the following:
Atlas series of tablets, Central School
Supply company; primary arithmetic,
Wooster s, Wooster Publishing company;
primary arithmetic, Van Amberg's;
school register, Crane & Co; encyclo-
pedia, New National, Putnam & Co.
It is possible that trouble may yet be
stirred up for some of the members of
the commission. There was a movement
on foot Saturday night to bring charges
against them in case sufficient evidence
was secured to subStantiate certain
rumors that were floating around, but
nothing came OF it Today George w
Crane and his attorney, A. B. QuintOn
called on Governor Stanley and talked
the matter over with him. Governor
Stanley told them that when he ap-
pointed the commission he supposed he
had secured men, every one of whom
was above suspicion Of being Influenced
in any way, but that if there is any in
dication that there has been crOOkedness
anywhere he will be glad to have it
ferreted out.
The members of the commission
whom I did not know personally were
recommended as the best men whom ii
would be possible to appoint" said
Governor Stanley today. I thought /
had an ideal commission, men VINO
knew what was best for the schools
and whom it would be impossible to
influence in any undue manner 1 have
refused to take any part in the tight
at all because I thought the members
of the commission knew more about
school books than I did, and that they
/ were absolutely honest"
It is claimed that a move will be
made to enjoin the American Book
/ company from securing authority to dc
! trust provision of the Bush corporation
/ law but the attorneys for the Ameri-
! can Book company forestalled any sucr
| action by securing the authority two
/ weeks ago.
/ That some of the members of the
/ commission leaked cannot be doubt
ed. It is claimed that a number of the
! big book firms had arrangements witt
I different members whereby they secured
I the proceedings Of each session every
/ day, Notwithstanding the fact that the
! law prescrIbes heavy penalties for al
/ lowing the action of the board to bS
known.