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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-09-23

their own troop. go to Paris, and
bring back Cluny with them.
Cromwells summons affected Ma
zarin like. thunder out of clear sky.
He had forgotten Lord Neville.
Il will make inquiries" he said to
Israel I'm two or three days-or a
week."
II must be on my way back to Lon
don, sir, in two or three days"
81 cannot be hurried,-I have much
other business. You must wait"
Waiting is not in my commission,
sir. am to work. or to return to'Lon-
don without an hours delay. Lord
Neville is particularly dear to his
highness; and IL my inquiries meet
not with attention,-on the moment
l am instructed to waste no time. We
must then conclude the envoy Of the
Commonwealth of England has been
robbed and slain. and it will be the
duty of England to take redress at
once"
you talk beyond your commits
sion"
within it. sir"
"Retire to the anteroom They Will
serve you with bread and wine while
l make some inquiries"
1T is beyond my commission TO eat
or drink until i have had speech with
Lord Neville. will walt in this
presence, the authority OF your en-
inenee, and Israel let his sword drop
and leared upon it. gazing steadfastly
the while into the face of the car
dinal, The twelve troopers with him.
followed as one man. his attitude,
and even Mazarin's carefully tutored
compoauro could not long endure this
silent battery Of determined hearts
and nxed eyes. He gave the neces.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-09-23
BY AMELTA 3. BARR.
ilctato the following letter to Ma
a story q cromweII's TInne

dictate the following letter to Ma
zarin:
ITO His Eminence Cardinal Mazarin,
"Sir:-In a manner most providen-
tlal it has been made known to me
that Lord Neville is at this present
moment in the Bastile prison. know
not why my friends should be treated
as enemies, seeing that have been
faithful to you in all difficulties Truly
my business is now to speak things
that l will have understood. The
danger Is great, If you will be sensible
of it, unless Lord Neville be put at
once in charge of those by whom
| send this message. For If any harm
come to him, will make inquisition
for his life-for every hair of his head
that falls wrongfully to the ground
And in regard to sending more troops
to Boulogne against the Spaniards
look not for them, unless, by the
grace of God and your orders, Lord
Neville is presently, and without
hinderance, in England. Then, will
stand with you, and do hope that
neither the cruelty nor malice of any
man will be able to make void our
agreement concerning the Spaniard;
for as to the young mans return, 1t
is the first count in 1t, and shall
must-see that he is restored to
that freedom of which he has. been
unjustly deprived. 1t cannot be be-
lieved that your eminency has had
anything to do with this deed of sheer
wickedness. yet must make mention
of the jewels which disappeared with
Lord Neville, and the money, and the
papers. have some reluctance ia
write further about them, believing
that you will look more particularly
than can direct, into this matter
BY the hand of my personal friend
General Swaffham, send this; and
in all requisites he will stand for
"Slr,
Your Eminency's
Most Humble Servant,
"OLIyER p"
When this letter was sealed, he sent
for Israel, and telling him all that he
had heard, babe him take twelve Of
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sary order for tho release &C Lord
Clury Neville, III such prisoror
was really in the Bassile land send,
ing body OF his own musketeers
with it, directed Israel to accompany
them.
The Governor Of the Bastile had so
forgotten Cluny. thai his name called
up no recollection. He did not know
whether he was In the prison or not.
He did not know whether he was
alive or dead. The very books OF the
prison had forgotten Cluny Their
keeper grew cross, and positive Of
Neville's non-enterlng, as volume
after volume refused to give up his
name But Israel and his men, stand.
ing there SO determined and so silent,
forced him to go back and back, I'M
til he came to that fateful day when.
before the dawning the young man
had been driven within those terrible
gates.
ION whose order?" asked. Israel.
speaking with sharp authority.
"on the order Of his eminence Car
dlnal Mazarin," was the answer.
q thought So" then turning to the
head Eaoler he added, you have the
order for release. We are in haste"
Time is not counted here We
know not haste, was the answer
Then said Israel, flaming into
passion, you must learn how to
hasten. give you ten minutes to
produce Lord Neville. After that
time, shall return to his eminence
and report your refusal to obey him
The gaoler had never before been
accosted in such language. AS word
by word was translated to his intel
ligence, he manifested an unspeakable
terror. He left the chamber at once,
and within the time named there were
sounds heard which made all hearts
stand still,-the slow movement of
feet hardly able to walk,--the dismal
clangor of iron, and anon the mourn
full sound Of human voice But
nothing could have prepared .Cluny's
comrades for the sight of their old
companion. His tall form was attenu-
ated to the last point; his eyes, UNI
accustomed to much light, would not
at once respond, they looked as II
they had lost vision; his hair
struggled unkempt over his shoulders,
and the awful pallor of tho prison
on his face and neck and hands was
more CHASTITY than the pallor OF death.
His clothing had decayed; 1t hung in
shreds about his limbs; but there was
a glimmer of his old self in the pititul
effort he made, as soon as conscious
Of human presence, to lift up his head
and carry himself without fear
"Cluny Cluny! Cluny!" cried
Israel; and then Cluny distinguished
the bun and steel uniforms, and knew
who it was that called him A long,
sharp cry of agonye wonder, Joy, an
swered the call, spd he fell senseless
into lsraels arms.
They brought him vine, they lifted
him to the open window, they laid
bare the skeleton form Of his chest
they called him by name in voices so
full Of love and pity that his soul
perforce answered their entreaties.
Then the Governor offered him some
clothing, but Israel put 1t passionately
away. They were worse than Baby
lonish garments in his sight; he
would not touch them. He asked
only for public litter, and when it
was procured, they laid Cluny in it,
and his comrades bore him through
the streets of Paris to their lodging
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"Your Eminency's
Most Humble

Most Humble Servant,
"OLIYER p"
When this letter was sealed, he sent
for Israel, and telling him all that he
had heard, bade him take twelve of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

view Of the fact that this Is tho first sea-
aon the market has been open for six
years. Both warehouses have done good
business since they opened last septem-
per, and third Will be completed and
opened for tho next season. along with
several new prizo houses and a largo
sttmmery li{-9I
AZ this season prices on the Raleigh
market have ranged high, and excellent
results IN Increased sales arc expected
from this next year. With 80 large a
per cent, Of the crop marketed, sales now
are naturally very light, but warehouse
men arc In good spirits and pleased with
what they have done. The sales this sea.
sor foot up 2.460. 900 pounds. tho great bulk
Of It being sold during the fall months, n
Tobacco seed will DO again distributed
free. and men who arc skilled in tobacco
culture will be sent out among the farm.
ars to instruct them In tho art OF tobacco
culture, and hundreds OF dollars worth OF
prizes will again DO offered to planters
who sell their crops on the Ralel gh mar.
ket Tho business mon are greatly In ear
nest In their determination to re.establish
tho market, and declare that It must and
shall succeed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
TO MEET THE CASE
Of YOUNG DOYLE
Judge Watkins Bill on the
Subject of Remltting
Fines.

The bill offered by Mr.. Watkins on
Friday to allow the Governor to remit
fines In certain cases Is a most inter-
esting one, In that 1t is said to have
been offered to meet the case OF young
Doyle, Of Lynchburg, who was fined for
attempted assault upon young lady
In that city last year, The case of
Doyle was dragged through the courts
on many trials and he was finally fined.
The now Constitution prevents the Leg
islature from passing bills to relieve pri-
vnte parties, so It Ia now proposed to
put this power In the hands OF the Dxec.
utIye,
While, OF course, the hill is a general
one and would cover all similar cases.,
yet 1t Is said that It's primary ob1ept,
Is to meet that OF Doyle, and When 1t,
passes. IL 1t does. Doyles friends Will
at once set to work to get the Governor
to relieve him OF the Qne, s5s "
Doyle has many friends here, who are
Interested to this extent on the passage
Of the bin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
FAIRFAX COUNTY
CLAIMS THE HONOR
Contention that One Of Her
Citizens Discovered Wire
less Teleqraphy.

Senator s. II. Donohoe, Of Fairfax, has,
at the request Of The Times Dispatch,
prepared the appended statement on the
most interesting subject Of tho original
discovery and use of wireless teegraphy,
in which he gives the credit to Mahlon
Loomls of Fairfax county, rs early MS
1877, The story OF tho operations Of Loo
nils In this line Is a most interesting one,
and. rs told by Senator Donohoe, Is as
follows:
,nrhe world has been startled and
amazed at the wonderful achievement Of
M. Marconi In transmitting messages
over long distances by means of wireless
telcgraphy. He deserves the highest pos
siblo credit for perfectlng the system and
applying 1t to useful purposes, He does not
claim, so I understand. to be the inventor
OF wireless telegraphy. and few people arc
aware Of the fact that the real inventor
was Mahlop Loomis, former resident OF
Fairfax county, this State. who nut 1t to
successful test nearly thirty-tiye years
ago, LOOMS wab not q native of Fairfax.
but located In that county with his par
ents when only ten years OF age, He re-
sided Mt tho village OF sprlnsyale, His
father and grandfather. being men Of cul-
tuIe, directed his education. and when he
reached manhood's estate he taught school
In the neighb0rhood In which no resided.
IN July. 1879, he obtained n patent for his
wonderful invention, but encountered the
jeers, rebulfs and opposltlon alike OF sell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
GOOD COMPETITION
AT MARTINSVII.I,F

especial to. The Times .Dispatch.)
eh1ARIlNSVlLLE. VA, February a.
Tho Martnsvlll tobacco market is in a
more flourshng condition than ever be-
fore In the history OF the town. orr
three warehouses have sold more tobac eco
during the present tobacco year than was
ever sold on this market for the same
length Of time, The principal reason for
this Is that the prices here are ALWAYS
equal. II not a little better on the work
Ing grades of tobacco than most of our
naighboring markets. and another reason
Is that Martnsyille manufactures mora
tobacco by more than million pounds
than is sold on her market, Ono Arm
alone has shipped more pounds OF manu-.
faotured tobacco since January LIST than
has been sold on all of our warehouse
floors, We have a strong body OF indie
pendent manufacturers here. all in pros
porous condition, and while the American
Tobacco Company has Its buyers on this
market, still they do not dominate the
market. and meet with spirited bidders on
every pile Of tobacco they purchase. It
Is we'll understood when they buy pile
Of tobacco they have paid the full market
price for It, The proprietors OF our ware
houses take personal interest In every
ono of their patrons and make It their
business to see that they get the best
possible prices for their product. Tho
prices on some grades OF tobacco have
gone down since the first of the year.
but the average of all grades only shows
q decline OF about S1,6O per hundred. Pin
epoksrs DO not flourish on this market,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
The bulk OF the tobacco sold on the Mar
tnsville market is from Henry, Frank
lin. Patrick and Pittsylvania counties. In
Virginia. and Stokes. surry and Rocking
ham counties, N. c.
SMALLER SALES ON rr.lssl
ROCKY MOUNT MARKET

Especial to The Tmes-Disphtch.)
ROCKY MOUNT. VA. February H.
The recent heavy decline in prices OF all
grades Of leaf tobacco has had the effect
OF curtailing the offerings materially en-
the market. The comparative receipts
for January and February last year and
this show falling OFF OF at least ore
half in 1903 over 1902 for the same re-
Rod. The weather conditions are and
have been for the past several weeks
most favorable for marketing and ship
ping, but the fearful condition .. the
country roads, added to the unwlliagness
OF the Planters to sell at the present low
r:lce, gives cogent reason for failure 40
market their product. The buyers and
>Warehousemen estimate that at least one
half Of the entire crop OF tobac 20 tribu-
tary to this market-say that portion Of
Bedford bounded by the Stau1.on River,
pottions OF Montgomery. Floyd, Patrick
and Henry counties. has already tren
marketed All told. aboat one ard a
half million pounds Of leaf are sold on
this market usually. and the aye.ase
price for all grades this year will nr.b-
ably be about 81 per hundred. Ting would
make the value OF the product marketed
mere s7a5.o0o. Pretty good for one crop
Of the farmer.
There are two warehouses here. The
buyers are G. J. Shoot. representing the
r. J. Reynolds and American Tobacco
Companies; John w. Mills, N. p. Angle
and John W. Ferrall. on own account:
". B, Brown. for Browns Warehouse
Company; G. w. Hutchinson, for Neal
and Perdue. proprietors Farmers Ware.
house.
It is scarcely necessary to say that to.
oacco sells as high on this as on any
other market. This has been demon
s1rated over and over again to mathe.
matical certainty. and 1t is fact worthy
OF note that spectators here have lost
neaviiy this year in almost every case
t mnere .hey bought here with the expecta.
a ION OF selling on other markets at a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
LARGE RECEIPTS ON
THE sFARIMVlLLE MARKET

FARTfnLE E va aiP Feb DA isarAe
ceipts OF tobacco on the Farmville mar
ket for the past week were perhaps the
largest OF the season, and were large
enough to keep the buyers very busJ
handling their purchases The quality
OF the tobacco was good, and q great
deal OF It very desirable for manufac-
turing purposes. Prices on all grades
have steadily declined throughout the
entire week. and are now lower than
they were at the close OF last week. The
weather for handling tobacco this week
was OF the finest. and The farmer took
advantage OF It, and early Monday morn
Ing tobacco commenced to roll In In
large quantities. Sales We're held all
day long throughout the entire week. :
Farmers In this section are said to
be SO much discouraged over low prices
tobacco Is bringing this season, that
they don't seem to have any encourage
ing views OF the future. Under an ac-
tive general demand. farmers got ex-
cepttonally high prices for tobacco last
yoa-, because the crop was good. while.
the tobacco weighed out unusually
heavy, and they had every reason to
be satisfied. but the crop this year is
inferior in quality-at least. a good
portion of 1t is-yet tobacco is selling
about as high as 1t did this time last
year, excepting Jugs, which are about
dollar lower.
II the crop now selling is not bring
Ing satisfactory prices the buyers claim
that 1t is no fault of theirs. They are
yet paying more than tobacco is worth.
or rather. likely to be worth with future
selling prospects for re-dried tobaccos.
The make OF English strips this year
will undoubtedly be very light; but it
is too early to venture guess at the
quantity. as there Is plenty of tobacco
yet to come to this market.
The condition OF tobacco when mark
eted has been abnormally soft. as a re-
suit OF the open rainy winter, which
has prevented tobacco from ever get
ting thoroughly dry.
It Is estimated that fully one million
pounds has been sold on the Farmville
market this week. There was over
10000 pounds sold last week. 1t Is ex-
pected that fully twelve million pounds
Will be sold on the market this season,
which will be a considerable Increase
oyer last year.
The factories are all blocked with
stock, for the reason that they cannot
got labor. They are however, work
ing night and day. and hope to handle
the weed as fast as the farmer brings
n In. = -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
DURHAM REPORTS
INCREASED SAFES

lSpeclal to The Times Dismal ch
DURHAM, N. c., February 14-Tobacco
conditions in this market are about nor
NAL, with good receipts this week and
unchanged prices for the past month
OUT with some less animation yesterda v
and to-day in tho bidding. >''''
me estimate Is that this market no,
soid this season about eight million
pounds, and that from eighty to eIphtv-
I'VE per cent. OF the crop In this territory
has been sold. ' W.
prices were high-fully thirty-three ner
cent. higher than they have been s,pco
christmas, or IN several years. Ware
housemen urged farmers to sell hefore
Christmas, but the high prices prevailine
seemed to put them in a panic. and nnn,
they will lose largely. ~"
Though IT is generally understood hare
that since the union Of the American To
bacco Company and the Imperial of Lon
don there IS practically but one buyer
In the United States, several home spec,,.
lators took the bit In their mouths and
have purchased some twelve or fifteen
hundred thousand pounds. They are still
buying to reduce the average on 1909 pur
chases. and hope to get out whole.
In pounds sold here there has been an
Increase OF about rs per cent, with a
like Increase in price over last season, up
to the present. What Is yet to be sold
may reduce this average.
The common grades are selling highest
In proportion, and the cutters and wrap
pers the lowest,
Indications nre that preparations are
going on for Il full crop this year, and
that tho bulk OF It Will be marketed In
the fall, experience having taught tho
farmers that as a rule they can get more
then than afterwards.
The crop being marketed while large
IN pounds. Is below average In quality.
This Is evidently due either to the dete-
Iteration Of the soil by the use OF com
meroial fertilizers. or the poor seed from
too much in-breed!ng of a given species
or possibly both. At any rate, we don't
see any of the fine tobaccos Of lfteen
years ago,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
HEAVY RECEIPTS ON
GREENSBORO BREAKS
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.

Especial to The Tfmes-Nspntch.)
GREENSBORO, N. c., February IA
Tobacco receipts here have been the heav-
lest the past week since the beginning OF
the new year. Despite the bad roads,
breaks have been full each day. while the
duality OF the offerings has averaged much
better than for some weeks previous.
The demand for desirable tobacco seems
strong, and wrappers especially are SELL
Ing well In proportion to other goods, ma
hogany wrappers and Rockingham county
filters being largely bought. All grades Of
tobacco have declined materially in price
here, as elsewhere. with a tendency to fur
Their decline Dealers speak doubtfully
about future prices, conveying but slight
encouragement for better prices.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
GIVE BENEFIT FOR
THE NEEDY WOMEN
A Good Chance to Aid the
Confederate Home on
Tuesday Next.

There will be benefit performance
for the Home for Needy Confederate
Women at Bostocks Tuesday. February
18th.
The holder OF the lucky ticket will be
entitled to doll of the Confederacy.
Unless the special tickets are pur-
chased from the committee or from the
following places. persons will not be en-
titled to a chance at tho Confederate
doll.
Tickets can be secured at Shepherd 8.
Fourth and Broad Streets; r. II. NJ.
Harrison, Foushee and Broad Streets
Forstman drug store. West Main Street,;
Chelf drug store WARMERS drug stores,
Third and Main and Fifth and Marshall
Streets; Nelson's pharmacy, Fourth and
Leigh Streets; e. B. Taylor's Broad
Street store, L. Wagner Drug Company,
Sixth and Broad Streets; Branch r.
Allen. No. $40 East Main Street; Owens.
Grant Dental Company. No. COS East
Main Street; R. Edgar Shine, Twenty
eighth and Broad Streets; Y. NJ. c. A.
Hail., Sixth and Main Streets; Miller
& Rhoades, Broad Street.
The doll Is on exhibition in the win
dow OF spicer & Brown. on Broad
Street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
entlsts. capltallsts and telegraph com.

entists' capitalists and telegraph com.
panles. lie succeeded, however. in dem.
onstrating the utility of his invention by
transmitting messages between stationa
fourteen miles apart without wires. His
stations We're on tho spurs of the Blul
Ridge Mountains. He memorlalIzed Con.
sress for an appropriation OF $4,000 L
enable him to completely demonstrate thi
practicahillty OF his Invention. The Houst
of Representatives passed the bill, but Ii
was defeated in the Senate. After sacrl,5
hcing his health aud means In tho effon
to secure recognition OF his great inyen.
ton. he died In 1880 at the residence q
his brother, at Terra Alta, w. Va, at mi
age OF sixty. fully convinced that tn
world would some day understand and &C,
knowledge the grandeur of his discovery
tio Is we'll remembered by Mr.. Job Hawxs
hurst and many other OF the odcr citi
Sens OF Fairfax county. The men VIII,
nave originated some OF tho greatest In.
yehuons of modern times are hardly
known IN connection with their achieve.
ments but It Is due to the truth OF his
tory that they should have due credit for
their work. - ~