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CHAPTER XVII.

Meredith was sitting out on his verandd
q few evenings after his instailnent in the
new quarters. He had already used the
room down in Byculla, and managed to win
his way into the good graces of the little
brri-wallah by various small kindnesse3
and a certain chivalrous manner, so that
he was free TO step behind the awning
that sheltered her stand and slip up the
narrow dark stairs. The door had been
opened into his room without any diff
Guilty. and the room Itself was equipped
with everything he might find necessary,
even TO a charpoy, on which he might spend
a fairly comfortable night should he find
IL advisable. He had been twice into the
fastnesses of Grant road ard certainly had
not been much encouraged by what he had
seen.
The place seemed for all the world like a
great rabbit warren-the houses for whole
blocks connecting apparently by under
ground passages and cellars, and these cell
lars were the scenes of weird orgies by
night and by day. There was continual
shifting crowd of fantastic shadows dis
torted in the uncertain and smoky light
of the crude oil lamps that had completely
bewildered him. and these shadows came
and went, appearing and disappearing,
noisy. obscene. riotous, like the deDrious
pictures of hashish-eaterS fevered
dreams Now for moment some one
face would impress itself on You from
out the tangle, then in an instant twas
lost. and you might search the whole night
and never see IL again
Meredith was now waiting for Ben Alif,
who was to escort him again to this place
of evil later on in the night. The dwarf
had fntimated that there was to be an
oryie of even more than usual abandon,
and il was most probable that if Aguf the
Ped was indeed still in the city he would
he a prominent figure at the night s de-
bauch which was TO be of a semi-reigiOus
order-a sure guarantee of its profiigate ma
ture.
Meredith had heard of Sakti-puja-an
ancient ceremony i'm honor of the wife of
Siya-but had supposed II had been stamp
ed out by the government, as 1t was re-
earded by the English as revolving and bru-
tai i'm the extreme. and even the Hindus-
tbe more sensible of them-looked upon it
as a horrible travesty on the spiritual idea
from which IL had sprung into existence.
It was a debauch TO the senses where Brah-
min and Pariah merged their caste-where
a Sudra was as great as a Cshatriza-and
the senses alone, fnfiamed with arrack and
bhang, were lords of the orgte Occasionally
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Fire Breaks Out Saturday.
THE BOSTON CITY BEACHED.
Result of a Collision With the Wilson
Liner Colorado.

dispatch from New York yesterday
says:
The Wilson Line steamship Colorado,
Capt. Cox from Hull, while proceeding up
the lower bay today, and while rounding
the southwest spit, came in collision with
the outbound Bristol City Line steamer
Boston City, Capt. Carey, for Bristol and
Swansea.
The Boston City had a large hole torn
in her port side forward of the bridge and
her bridge was smashed She began to fill
rapidly and was run into shallow water
to prevent her sinking. The weather at
the time of the collision was clear. Later
In the afternoon the Boston City foated
with the rising tide. only to drift to the
west side of southwest spit and ground
again.
The Colorado after the accident, stood
by and took off some of the crew of the
Boston City and then proceeded to her
dock The Colorado suffered but slght
damage One or two of her forward plates
were started, which let some water into
her forepeak.
The Merritt, with crew of divers ana
helpers. will tow two wrecking barges TO
the scene as soon as the fog lifts In the
morning, and the work of getting out the
cargo preparatory to raising the vessel
will be begun. The Merritt reports the
wreck out of the way of passing vessels.
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RICH DENOUNCED AS PAGANs.
Pastor of Wealthy Chicago Congrega-
ton Creates a Sensation.

dispatch from Chicago yesterday says:
The Rev Dr.. James S. Stone, rector OF
ST. James Episcopal Church, the member
ship of which is largely made up OF
wealthy persons, caused comment when, in
the course of sermon today, ne de-
nounced the rich of Chicago.
THAT there are multitudes in this city
who neither fear God nor regard man,
said Dr. Stone, 'is largely due to two
causes-one the ignorance and weakness OF
many congregations and the other the ire
lgion of our influential and well-to-do peo-
pie There are many exceptions, noble ana
praiseworthy, for which We thank God and
take courage. But for the greater part the
people of financial and social influence In
Chica go-the people who could. If they
would do so much for the salvation of the
city the people that are going to suffer the
most in that terrible conflict between the
classes that is threatening the country, the
naarness of which seems apparent. and the
center of which will be this very city, the
end of which no man knows-these people
who should be the first in Chrisu,tn ex-
ample. and in every good work, are living
the lives of pagans; nice pagans, If you
will, but as surely pagans."
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the ceremony was reported from up coun-
try, in out-of-the-way districts but that it
should be attempted, even in mild form,
in great city like Bombay spoke volumes
for The security of the dens where it was
to be brought off.
While he was smoking and thinking out
the possibilities of capturing Aguf, faint
and distant chanting, rising and falling on
the cool evening breeze, caught his ear, and
the next moment there came a great whir-
ring of wings and the sky was heavily dark
ened with numbering vultures. The chant
grew louder. though its minor cadenceS
were infinitely sad, and looking over the
cliff. he saw a strange ghoStly procession
vending Its way, two by two. up a narrow
ravne 1t was headed by bier borne by
eight white-clad figures, and the chanting
followers bore between each two piece of
white linen and stepped slowly to the SOL
emn chant, while over and about them
hung cloud of vultures.
He knew directly that 1t was a Parsee
funeral going up by the Path of the Dead"
to the dokmas, or Towers of Silence, at tie
top of the hill. Looking away there, he
could see the great CHASTITY birds wheeling
about the towers in expectant commotion,
and also coming up out of the far distance.
Meredith shuddered as the thought of their
feast reminded him of the feast of the night
to which he was hidden, and then he turned
away and found Ben Alif crouched on the
stone floor just behind him. The man rose
and salaamed abruptly and then squatted
silently again..
The procession had reached the top of the
hill now. and stood silhouetted against tie
sunset sky, the white-clad followers swing
ing their linen strips and genufiecting to the
crimson orb, chanting all the time; and
then they passed out of sight into the gar
dens that surrounded the lime-washed tow
ers. and the vultures sat waiting them
crowning the trees and the towers a SOM
Der living battlement against the brilliant
sky.
Meredith was keenly affected by the sol
emn!ty of the little scene. A strange feel
ing of loneliness fell on him as though it
were some dear one of his who had passed
into those silent towers to the keeping of
their terrible wardens. and he turned TO the
dwarf and. with a gesture toward the far
garden from whence the singing still fell
though very soft and mournful now-ques-
toned, "Whither goeth he, Ben Alif?'
7 he dwarf, strangely enough, understood
and was on the point of answering him.
when Moolah crying afar of from some
mnaret down below arrested him.
"Illallaho-ho-ho-hoi"
Family the cry reached them breathing
itself away yet fainter still. and Ben Alif
looked mp at the doctor. and. deep down in
his beard, gave answer both to him and to
the Moolah's cry. La illah III Allah"
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creation of board for the administrative
business of the war office, has been issued,
and it confirms the change foreshadowed
by the Associated Press on November Is,
namely. that the post of commander-in-
chief of the army will be abolished.
With the approval of the king and acting
upon the recommendations of the commits
sion the government has decided to ap-
point an army council framed upon the
admiralty model; to abolish the Office of
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TO CHANGE ENGLISH ARMY.
Commission Favors Abandonment Of
Office of Commander-in-Ch Chief.

A dispatch from London says:
The report of the royal commission known
as the Lord Esher commission which was
appointed last November for the purpose
of advising the government concerning the
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One fireman was killed and twenty-five
fremen were overcome by smoke In a fire
in a storehouse of II American Manufac-
turing Company in Brooklyn Sunday night.
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father.
Commander Hawley, U. S. NJ, inspector
in charge of the light stations in this dis
trict, has recovered from a slight attack of
the grip and is again on duty.
Evening star., 1904-02-01

Amandus Hogbery Of Worcester. Mass.
committed suicide at his hotel in ST. Au-
gustine, Fla, by shooting himself through
the right temple.
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commander-in-chief of the army and to
create a new post, that of inspector gen
eral, whose principal duty will be to in
spect and report on the efficiency of the
military forces.
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To reach all the people
in Washington all the time
advertise in The Star.
Evening star., 1904-02-01

Grant c. Gillette of Kansas, the former
cattle plunger who fed to Mexico three
settle with his creditors whom he owes an
aggregate sum estimated at 81 5o0,O00.
Evening star., 1904-02-01

country is filed with churches. crowdng
often one upon another, but all helping ana
unlifting toward the high ideals OF CHRIS
tian citizenship. ,
'.'This memorial church, through all lts
history. has stood, at the capital OF the
nation for the righteousness which makes
good citizenship. Today the hearts OF many
of you are fearful because Of your love for
the house dedicated to the worship OF
the most high. Together, though, we
look out with hope and courage to the
future, confident we shall be able not only
to restore our memorial. but to improve II
and beautify ito make 1t a grander and
more inspiring monument than 1t has been
In the past to the freedom and catholicfty
for which Luther, whose great name we
bear stood at Worms.
Fire Breaks Out Saturday.
Saturday afternoon, while members Oh
the church were in the burned building
saving what little property they could find,
they noticed smoke issuing from some OF
the burned timbers overhead No. / engine
company was called and the slight blaze
was soon extinguished There is an in
surance on the church of $4,000, and the
amount Of damage in excess of the insur-
ance will be betrayed by popular subscrp-
ton, such as was done when the church
was originally built. 1t is the intention Of
DIR. Butler to have work begun on the new
structure as soon as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
"DOIN' THEIR OWN STRETCHIN,.-

After being without girl for 4 week. the mis-
tress Of Harlem apartment was showing an
applicant the fiat She had been liberal in
her promises Of privileges in the way OF after
moons and nights off She had gone SO far
as to extend the hour of the girls return
these nights. and TO agree to her using the sew
ing machine after her work was done
The new girl seemed pleased. and the mistress
was beginning TO hope. They walked back into
the dining ROOM and the girl had actually
moved pin from her hat Then her smile
faded and question mark appeared
do you do your own stretchin'?" she de-
manded.
DO we do cur own WHAT asked the puzzled
mistress
"Stretchin'." repeated the new girl
81 don't understand"
'Stretchin'." repeated the girl a second time
do you put all the stuff on the table at meal
time and stretch for it. or do 1 have TO shuttle II
around"
The family are "stretchin' in earnest now,
and viii until they get girl who is willing to
wait on the table as well cook the meal
The matrons household vocabulary contains
new word
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
MUNICIPAL PALACES.
n Fine Specimen in Ne1o City Hall
at Schderbeck, Belgium.
BRUSSELS. November 0.


The opening of the new City HaIl-HoteI de
viIe-of Schaerbeck- the fiourishing town which
may be described the Brooklyn of the Bel
gan metropolis affords a new and convincing
reminder of the fact that in the domain OF
public art Belgium stands at the head OF
European nations to-day. This is particularly
true as regards the city halls. vertabIe
municipal palaces erected of late in Belgium
These buildings show the intense development
of the civic spirit in the Flemish provinces. and
may object lessons to Americans inter
ested in municipal aesthetics
The new City Hall Of Schaerbeek shows that
the traditions of civic art which prevailed in
Flanders during the Renaissance have been re
vived. The hall is a very happy specimen OF
the Flemish Renaissance style. generally recog-
nized by architects here as the most suitable
for municipal buildings Critics declare that
the Schaerbeck City Hall is the best proper
toned modern edifce of the kind in Belgium
AS one approaches the Grande Place at
Schaerbeck the structure strikes the eye at
once by the beauty of it's lines and harmony Of
proportions 1t is in vain that one unconscious
ly seeks for one of those defects SO common
with Renaissance buildings. The Schaerbeck
City Hall is perfect in every detail The FACADE
is as finely carved as any Brussels lace. while
the central tower enhances the halls graceful
aspect
ton of the campaign undertaken by the Belgian
Municipal Art Association. and shows that even
in cities of secondary importance due regard
for the beautiful is observed in the Construc
ton of public well private buildings
The City Hall of Schaerbeck is entitled to rank
with the most artistic edifices of it's category
in Europe, and bears favorable comparison with
the Hotels de Vile of Paris and Antwerp the
two most noteworthy modern city halls on the
Continent.
This renewed achievement of the Belgian
Municipal Art Association is the result of the
principle which has guided the leaders of the
public art crusade. that. to recover its educa-
tional force of former days, art must be made
to appeal to the great mass of the people in
stead of being confined to the privileged few
Nowhere in Europe was the public taste for
municipal art more highly developed than IN
Flanders during the Renaissance, as the great
town halls of Ypres. Oudenarde and Bruges at
test That this latent popular love for beautiful
municipal surroundings has now been awakened
in Belgium the latest success of the public art
campaign fully attests-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
SURELY 4 Bad PEN.

Senator Pettus. of Alabama, was writing with
a noisy. spluttering pen Laying the pen down.
he smiled and said
'Once l was spending the evening with q
friend of mine in Selma We sat in the dining
ROOM and from the kitchen came a painful
scratching sound.
" Martha said my friend to the maid what
is that scratching in the kitchen? II must b
the dog trying to get in
Huh said Martha, 'dat's dawg scratchiu'
de do OATS de cook a-writin' love letter 10
her honeysuckle-'~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
BRUSSELS.

We doubt IL many readers nowadays know any
thing more of this story of a shipwrecked Cor
nish Man" than its name. The Gawry. or flying
woman whom wilkins marrieS was called by
Leigh Hunt "a lovely woman, set in front of an
ethereal shell. and waited about like Venus"
copy of the book London recently proved to
be in vain
There will probably not be for many
years any biography OF James Anthony FrOude,
those who could supply the material being OPP
posed to the production of such a work Miss
Louise Imogen Quincy the Boston writer. is
bringing out a biography Of his brother. the
Tractaran.
Lord Rosebery's recent statement that no
body of people of his age read 1vanhoe' or any
tradiCted in England. Neither the book trade
nor the public libraries it is said. bear out his
Information on the subject
That the late Lady Dixie was truly the orig
MAJ or Dorothea In "Mddlemarch" has been
afflrmed again with considerable emphasis With
equal emphasis ii is denied that there is any
bon "
literary wittfcism of a mild kind is recorded
III the DOCK In celebration of Sir Henry Hawkins
baron Brainpton, which was published the other
uly: II was uttered at that period in the last
century when everybody talking about
samuel Warren and his novel. '~Ten Thousand
d ear warren appeared a witness in a
WIN ease. and after examining him Hawkins
Sao: Mr.. warren / owe you apology for
oFihsihs you INTO the Probate Court L am sure
no one VIII ever dream OF disputing your will.
YeaTr'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
4 SERIOUS REFLECTION.

Thomas Nelson Page was talking at Hot
Springs Va about autograph collectors
in New-York." said Mr.. Page. there is =
rich man whose hobby is autograph editions Of
books His library is really remarkable Take
up in 1T a volume OF Swinburne. Of Rossettt. OF
Guy de Maupassant, of Kipling. Of George Gis-
sing Of Toistoy. of Daudet OF any modern writer
almost and you find on the fly leaf an interest
ing and afIectionate letter from the author to
this man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

Thoreaus private journal. contained in thirty
nine manuscript volumes, is to yield much of it's
most valuable matter to forthcoming numbers
of The Atlantic" MI Bradford Torrey is edit
ing these instruments. He says concerning this
diary: 'If a is curious to know what such
an original. plainspoken, perfection seeking, con-
vention despising, dogma disbeeving, wisdom
loving. sham hating, nature WorShpping, pow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
LITERARY NOTES.

One of the most interesting promises of "Har-
perS Magazine" for the coming year is that OF
serial novel from MIR Maurice Hewlett There
will be much curiosity to discover what sort OF
q heroine is to succeed Mary of Scotland.
Some Charles Lamb letters, hitherto unpub-
ished, will also appear in the magazine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

tale very much alive and the dramatic eie-
ment in their experiences is genuine The scene
is set in the South and it is to be supposed that
the authors studies of types were made on the
spot The book is somewhat episodical in con-
struction, and it's style. Offering much of subtle
indication and inference. is in harmony with its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

Robert Paltock's novel. Peter Wilkins is re-
ferred TO by The Academy the work of
which Leigh Hunt never wearied. in which
Charles Lamb delighted, and to which it may
be said incidentally Henry Esmond and BeatriX
referred some forty years before it written"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

1.-The Christian Opportunity" is to be the title
of the volume in which the Archbishop of Can
terbury will publish the sermons and addresses
delivered by him during his American tour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

There many interesting anecdotes in the
just published reCollectons of Sir John Robin
son. the London journalist. Some of these con
Germ literary men-as for instance, that of
Thackeray indulging in a characteristic out
burst at the Reform Club when a dead man
under discussion That's right. Kick
ster. the biographer of his friend Dickens is
shown to us in the act of gravely rebuking his
cook because there carrots with the
boiled beef Mary he said Sternlv. with a
wave of the hand. "let there be carrotsr' An
other of RobinSOnS friends X. ii. Horne
the author of the once famous farthing epic
Orion" The journalist describes boy entering
the publishing house day and throwing
down a penny. with demand for "A penn
was said by Douglas Jerrod to have treated his
wife, after he left her and went to Australia
with unIeHsftiRg kindness. Mrs. Horne declared
that she got bulky letter from him one day.
and on opening it found, not the money order
she expected, but specimens of some Australian
insect, which her husband had sent for her in
Spection.
Writing of Queen Victoria, Robinson tells US
that the Queen, who impatient of the or
binary evangelical phraseOlogy, protested strong
ly when one of the court ladies said "Oh, ma
darn how delightful it will be in heaven to see
Abraham and Moses and Elijah and Dayidi"
No no." said her majesty, emphatically. no
body will persuade me to know Dayidf'
On the eve of the Queens jubilee. says the
journalist Mrs Gladstone asked me IL knew
what most troubled the royal mind in connection
with the morrow. L said I hoped 1t was not
dynamite Oh no.. she said. but the large fat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

erty proud genius was in the habit of confiding
to so patient listener at the close of the day
he has only to read the journal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

Some imprinted ballads will form part of
the Hans Breitmann Papers" which Mr..
Charles Godfrey Leland's niece. Mrs. Pencil.
is preparing for publication in The Atlantic
These papers will also include much of Leland's
correspondence with various famous authors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
horses which are brought out on these occasions

horses which are brought out these occasions
show Il great tendency to roll; they ike 10 mop
down and roll over. and the stable people arc
morrow p"
One more anecdotc from this volume may pe
quoted. Its chief parsonage IS the iauy ,hen
known os LADY Randolph Churchill. She was
actively canvassing, before certain eleclon'
for a candidate whose wife" say Lady SHlth.
wayering eIector TO vote for the Queen and Con-
stitutiOn:
Well" said the man. Il haven't made up my
mind vet but if | could get the same price tthls
was said very knowingly las paid once by the
Duchess of DevOnshiIc for a vote. ] THINK COuld
promise Thank you very much" said the fair
canvasser sweetly: IN let Lady Smith know
"OId Florence and Modern Tuscany is the title
of Il book which Mrs. Janet Ross. the author of
a delightful volume The Fiorentine Villas.
is about to bring out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
Il WOMAN IN LOVE.
An Instance from the Time OF
Henri Qudtre.

THE ABRFSS OF VI.AYE. by Stanley J. Wey-
man. 12mo PIP. viii. 42a l-onGmans. Green q
,rRJXy Ev Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. limo, PIP
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-25
Additional Sports
STUDENTS LOOK GOOD
Lineup For High School Foot
ball Team Makes Strong
Combination.

Now that the High school team has
nau TWO weeks of hard practice Captain
richmond can come very near picking
me team that will represent the Nest
SSlders in their gridiron battles This YEAR.
captain Richmond viii play his usual
orlihant position at center Unless ali
signs fGii. and together with Hennessv.
Iast years a0-pound guard, and Richa I'd
son, another heavy man. the center trio
VIII De pienty strong enough to meet any
thlng they buck up against .sCritct1low.
star on last years second team and
vaughn Paul. who played sub last sea-
son, VIII probably hold down the posi-
ions of tackles. while Bell, Harris and
Monahan can handle most any sort of a
proposition around the ends.
'Muggsy' GrOesbeck and Rerkl5v are
the most promising Candidates Tor quar-
Ter. GrOesbeck has the advantage of ast
year experience. but Berklev viii prove
a valuable sub If "MGggsy'' should be
laid out. Judson in al probability VIII be
seen at full and although he Is rather
light he has speed to burn. and can use
MS good right leg to advantage when 1t
comes to punting or kicking goals. The
other backs will be Jimmy Damn. the
East side star Of last year; Neadham. a
crackerJack at hitting the lne. and
Shores, who played on the second team
last year All told the out look this year
Is for better team than has repre-
scented the red and. black for some sea-
sons. and the Ogdenites will have a hard
proposition when they begin theft series.