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CHAPTER XIII.
The Martyrdom Of Mr.. Stevens.

rrTo- Th' onsnse. it secmeth u4e,
j. org That bE mercy's e-tre-e-t stretch
A.eat Dee o.er.asssi.
Tine HrarHaGho1I's honour uuta.caatl.
d. taucH'd thereby. We build aIIr Ia1trInth
Di sacred words ana uH. rlt spells and ali
ITS eHt7~Ue- hadEd about aiih dreadful
Saa s.e.E ss.e la alrIasiar j. made dana
Shall 30 It -HlH THAT elem I.laDsic1
Mas break H-T faith ani vr1 Sever. say r.
VISION al Cosi.ao.
Tire Heller1'a Lodge OF clio Aueieu.
order of Christian Martyrs held Its
mo,Un- H Uaa upp"r sorry of "a tail
b-H5ue Nr. A.NarJ o5l'-I for Ami
don ~ eight. ana took aIrl Uf aH his
b.Iau.-- ia tr. world OF business re-
uIa..4 nv &Ir.u.-s in tha atmosphere
,r mystery As he and his .omp4u. De
went into an 4nler1om and We're given
broad collars FROM which v'rc SH~-.
pended metal badges .t'+"d i.w. .S.
He faIt e1oI deal i<- snv- They
walked into i.r lsIepraon whore iW'H-
r.-rrr ar thirty mon w.-H similar
.'f.v.I-- sar smoking rud chatting.
AH seemed to know H'm- Lut lmuoH
fa hie r.I'st before Dee could DE in
euIsd fu rac eouyrr-s stiHn. tFe gaVci
rem. certain .ues Ui-h more olEburttn
....w.I-" and more oru8.o collars than
rnr rest took h.raer-baeEed and more
highly upholstered chairs aJ tao fouT
sides uf rne room. auu,H-r stood ar the
door. ANA salI another. iu complete
uniform with sword and belr began
Hlst.Iug t.a members Jo seats.
..Taa Deacon Militant" said the
wl.Idsr of -le gtvaI "Wu report if all
present ag. known aud tested members
of our Dread and Mystic CauaIave."
"AU Most Sovereign FaalH.' T--
s71uded the Deacon Militant who
proved 90 ue the man lu tHe uniform,
"saF. certain strangers Who appear
Within ttr confines Of our sacred b4s-
uca
"Let lhrm be tested. commanded
,he S1vere'-p PortT "ald, e breru-
rem. welcomed II spies. executed
Amidan el3rie1 ana looked about for
aid ur avenue al escape Seeing none.
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LE TROUBLE 81 1H9E4 { qIao& 3 bfzB 422 5s 8Ns CO.

Slater 81 don't see how any oue but
q prof ssiOuaI actor. or a. person with
your dramatic gifts. can do that part
al all-it's So sort Of ripping and-and
intense. YOU know. I look forward 20
your rendition Of il with good deal
Of p,easurable anticipation"
You don't expect me 20 do IL, do
you?T asked Amidon.
'.Why. vino eIse2" was the counter
question. I'VE cant be expected 90
play on the bench the best man in
Pennsylvania in that part. can we2'
Come. 8rassdclJ." said sh= SOver-
eicu Pouum "get on your regaIia for
the 'atacJm1s. We are about 10 be-
Ein."
"Oh. say now" said Amidon, try
ing to be aG-hand about il, you must
get somebody else"
What's that' Some one else? Very
likely we shall, Very likely" hus the
Sow. reign Pouun with scorn. Come.
the reGal5a. aad mo- nonsense
"l-I may Doe called out at auy mo-
mont" urged Amidon. amidst au ont
cry that seemed 10 indicate "a breach
with tae MARTYRS then aud there
"There are reasons why
Edgiugtoa took him aside. 'Is there
aEy trgth iu lhis story" said he THAT
you have bad some trouble with Ste
yeu=, and discharged him o"
ION. rEat Stevens easp-d Amldou.
as if tue whole discussion had hinged
ou picking oat the right one among
an army og Steveus--. eyes. It.s trge,
ANA j can't help confer this
EIlngJou whispered 20 the Sovereign
FouuH ana the announcement was
made that iE Iue Ca-acombs scene
Brother Uras-HoId would be excused
and Brother BuHwiukle substituted
Of know ] never, iu aly plane ~
consciousness. saw ans of this. or
lu.w amy oI these things thought
FIpriau "It IS incredible.
Conviction. however was forced ou
Him bv tae f4or that l- was now made
Io don black domino and mask.
and to march. carrying O. tin-hoadsd
spear. with o. file of similar figures
t5 examine tho candidate who turned
out to Dee lH- discharged stevens
sitting fu an aat-ra1m. foolish and
aurraH.uslye. and looking withal much
ass he bad done ia rhe c1uuUng-room.
He was nsW asked by tho leader OF
tle GI- u "a scuulcHrai tone. several
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kin To pity than pity is 10 love So ne
Law there and pitied Elizabeth, and
wondered when the wedding was to be.
He must have Clara nHd Ih.s oar from
BTassneId And De thought raEreTully
of Madame le Claire His reflections
thus touched on the two most unhappy
women in Beuevale
Te the hypnotist be had become So
Tuch more than a ease" merely.
that rcyulsiou of feeling was setting
Iu against bringing him here TO bc
turned over to a woman for whom DEE
Jared nothing. 1t was a shame She
thought II was something which no
ono had "a right 20 expect of any girl
And Elizabeth WaIdron stll sat by
the dying fire. her heart fun Of "a
fighting which would not let her sleep
She tclJ humblcd and iusulted. and her
face burned as d-l her heart Bu,
all tby time she f-It angry with her
self for her Inconsistency. She had
lOuged for Eugene's letters. and when
they came. so few and cold. she was
Erieved. She had expected a dozen
little caresses. even before he left her
carriage; AID she was saddened
because she missed them. She hlI
AlAtAA4tt tA tlta tfli4lllA lli iIll i-''l AZ 4
manner quite different from that in
which he had actually crept into her
.presencc-and when he had only press
ed her hands. she had felt defrauded
and robbed And when a. parting he
had done somewhat forcibly. i, is
truo' what she had many times al
lowed aud what She had an the time
wanted Of bin. she felt outraged and
offended,
These thoughts kept her long by the
lr,. ard accompanied her to her
chamber "ElizlbcJh Waldron sliG
she 10 her mirror, "~ou are going iu-
s1ne' Aren't YOU ashamed that now,
when hc has shown his love and nm
dorsiandipe Of the things you love ans
try 90 understand. and surprised you
by The nosscsSjon Cf the very Qualities
you have telt secretly repretful ON ae-
count of hiss not having that YOU feel
that way? What ails YOU. that you
begin "a feel toward the dearest man
in al the world as if he were Z,
stranccr?-Ah but YOU do. YOU do.
And youN never be happy with him.
nor even make him happy!-And, ON,
that Icuer. that letter, That awful
letter for him 10 read on the cars. II
Won hsd never written that
'Whar's my managers nsurA-St>v-
ems" asked Mr.. Amidon Of Judge Biod-
gett. Yes: Well. I'm going 10 have
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l, ual.lv watched the Deacon Mil
r.ut That officer. walking .u the mill
..lry fashion which. ass p4trlstIc lit-
rrs turr Teaches wac adopted bv the
early Chr stlau-. and turning square
corners as was she haajr ol 81 PAUL
and tine Apostles, received Whisnerod
passwords from the tao or three
strangers. and. with q military salute,
announced thlt aH present had been
Tug 90 the rssg and welcomed Then,
f.r -E- lr-J r.Te remembering tEat he
was la- au-u- THE strangers. SD far
as known Go the lodge. AmidoH
Hrsat.t5 freely. and rather regretted
tho absence of executions
"Erng forth the Mystic symbols of
the GTd.r.T was the u-z- command
Iu. Mystic symbols We're placed Oh "a
stand tu The middle of the room. and
turned oul ro Do g-.I u>l auuuJ the
SIZE .r f1u-p.uud bass. "a Jar uf
.unau bones, and "a rallrd-uo scroll
said CD contain the Gospels The fish,
as explained Roy the beacon Militant.
uNlHcd great many things connected
with early Christianity and served al
ways as reminder of the password
oI The order The relics in the jar We're
the bones OF martyrs The scroll was
rle BOOK Of rhe law Amidon was be-
coming impressed the solemn and
ornate ritual and ne dreadful symbols
sent shiyers down his Inexperienced
ANA unfratenal spine Breaking i'm
with uunitiated eyes. as he had done.
now seemed more and more "a crime
There was an Opening Ode which
was So badly sung as 10 mitigate the
awe. and am "ordcr of business sol
,mnly gone through Under the head
Good of thc order" the visiting
bra-hreu spoke as If it We're "a class
meeting and they giving Testimony"
ono Of them very volublv reminding
the assembly of the great principles of
The order. and the mighty work il had
already accomplished In ameliorating
the condition of "a lost and wandering
world Amidon felt that ne must have
been yerv blind in falling 10 note this
work until il was thus iorcsd on his
notice, but he made a mental apology.
by the way. Brassfeld, said Mr.
Slater during recess preceding the
initiation of candidate. You want 10
give stevens the best you've got in the
CatacomAs scene. VIII You make it
just straight ritual or throw in some
OF those specialties Of vours?''
"Steveusl Catacombs," gasped Ami
don. '-speCialtiesi IL
81 wish YOU could have been here
when / was put through. went on Mr..
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th- Kindness to read what is painted
ou that door.
Though he had uo need. Nr. Stevens
gazed in astoui-hWeut at the word
Private
kindly ask AR Anderson 10 step
here moment" went on Mr. Am.lon-
stevens stood mute. but Anderson
owe rheaId and came.
You may draw Air. stevens sal
AIRY check ID date. and mouth BID
advance. in lieu of notice. said Mr.
Am.don. Mr. Stevens. YOU are H1
longer i'm the employ of this concern
NIr. AIdorson. YOU may take charge
until a successor To- AIr- Stevens is
found 7 should now regard u as q
favor if / might have my private office
tn myself and my stcu0-rauher.
Ald~rSon took Che uarIlyzed stevens
hy me shoulders and walked Elm ual
into tI. main office Amidau.- spirits
rose as h4 waited for tho check t'
come i'm for his signature. lie stabbed
his letters with the paper-En.te- and
Ialt i'm a blis~ful state of general in-
surrectIon The subsection of the
mast rortnicht seemed 20 IaN from
him After he had signed the check
he turned to Miss Strong
IF YOU please said he. i'
Of tense stridcncy, ."l will give Su' "
few letters
The stenographor. who seemed TO
regard the events Of the past few
minutes as nothing short of cata-
cIysm. Autteringly loafed ovcrherho
and Just as Amidon began wondering
what he could think of to put into
letter she burst into tears Amidm
closed his desk with hang. and CIV
ing Alderson orders covering M~ abb
seuce. walked olt into tho Streets
full of the joy of Erat.fed destructive
ness He met Alvord and temeraI'-
ousIy agreed 10 go with him To- the
lodge that evening. He finally found
Blodeett, and informed him of what
had been the result of his first morn
ing in tho Office
'WcU. its Your business. FIori3".
said he. "but you'U need somebody VINO
knows something about your Affairs
And if YOU go on attending lodge meet
ings where YOU don't know the pass
words. and nosiug into houses where
YOU don't intend 10 20. and dlscharg-
ins all the trusted men an Tour en-
ploy. youH soon have more lhinEs 10
attend 10 than a roupIa of Uesrnerl~ts
and an elderly LAWYER can take care or
But it's your affair, I've known y'1
too long To try 10 turn Nou when y7u
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formal questions among others
whether he believed iu "a supreme be
Ing. Stevens EuIped. and said YES.
Hr was then asked If hr vfs prepared
to endure any ordeal 10 which he
might be subjected. and warned that
unless ho possessed nerves of steel
he bad better turn naCE--oT Vnicn
measure there was yp- time. Stevens.
ln d faint voice. Indicted tUEt Ha was
ready for the worst. ana desired 90 so
ou Taen an JeNe.ut Anidoul iu awe
saue accents iutoued. "Be brave ana
obtd.,ut, ana ali may Yet be Well
and they passed back into t-.a lodge
room. Amfdou was now thoroughly
imposed and wondered whether Stev-
ems would he able TO endure the ter
r.uo trials hnted at
clad ~ "a white robe "typlfyIng in
r1eenCe-- ana marching 10 minor
music layea upon piano, Stevens
ya- r~cal t-7 svycraI times around th-
dagl-ensd room. stopping from Jime To
time al the station OF some officer. To
receive highly improving lectures
Every time he was asked if be We're
willing 10 do anything, or believed
anything. he said Yes" Finally.
with the Scroll of the Law I'm one
hand. and with the other resting on
the Bones of Martyrs surrounded by
the brethren whose drawn swords and
levcled spears threatened death. Dee
repeated an obligation which hound
him not % do a great many things.
and 20 keep The secrets of the order
To Amidou il seemed really awful
albeit somewhat Horfd i'm ~,yIe: and
whom Alvord uudscd him at one pas
81 go i'm the obligation. he resented IL
as an lrrev,rsnce. Then ne noted 4 ar
II was a pledge 90 maintain the sane
tity of JHe family circle OF brother
Martyrs. and AIyCrds s reference of
the night before 10 tile obligation as
affecting hss association with the
strawberry blonde took on new and
fearful meaning
stevens seemed to be vibrating be-
tween fright and tendency TO laugh.
as the voice of some well-known fell
Iow-citizen rumbled out from behind
a deadly weapon. He was marched
out. TO the same minor music, and
the first act was ended.
The really esoteric part Of il. Amid
or felt. was To come. as he could see
M reason for making secret of
these very solemn and edifying MAJ
tors. stevens felt very much t1T
same way about il. and was full Of
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CHAPTER XI-lContinued) .

--.-rr was am fmrIed doubt as On H0F
understanding of his pos .lHn, and inc
arIr rr.aE made clear WIS thar fh"
arvhrfIer was un again So rl0F.ah
began talking u+ the plans. tie gre"
-r..rar- ON E.urIaf#r-, bathrooms.
and plumbing. TI- drew 0ae and
learned distinction between STYLES.
.'Trr colonial" said Hr ".- not gH"t
unless fnIuIgeI -u u great moderation.
Naw. what IKE about tHi5 ts tn"
vav in which ulfra-cuIonlalism ts held
Dr. cheek. and modified I1 rhe direction
oy the Greek HaHL Those columns.
sunuorri1E the broad rarre' harE
back to the Parfheu0a. daH- theyt |
Ire that taste and flavor af tho c-as-
sic"
"S1r listened tu much the sHmo Won
EsrfuE u.y n which she had regardet
him at -u. beginning of IBIS au-hur7-
on Browning Was ls possible thar,
after uH. this love. ut a-r-. whose
ar.ec,G.r.- We're SD H... known. nu.
whose Ey, wears uf successful L.a .t
HrUsva.. H.u r.a rnr "w tHnt e.1-
fT.Ir. .r -.e ..ur..r.r foo w..-H -H"
-at n.raH... v... .E.r ... possessed
.. som. .. r.... ..-.a- .u .rr aaa
r..rrr.r. I-H. .H-.... u. which HlI
5sen rle one thing lacking iu his char
lc-.r .. H. appeared rn nr~. 20 Wuud
.-u -s And y.t. ulr HaG Ea cone
sealed -he~. Things from re-. who SD
-es..0Ht.l- l1ur.i for intellectual
..ur.r-.Hs6-u2 Snmeluw. resentment
.r... into rar Hoarr as She looked at
rtn ..r .ner. WAS something iu hi-
.tHsuE. which was not frauk and bold
SIN. .E.t rH .sre % mau-lur this
-.uG .ar te Ile was $50 luNe.v l-
MS arHg.-.uu for Che ratare. and surely
rs conversation disclosed that he had
..-. -a-rez and that knowledge
"I tEIuk ths moon must. b- letting
-e Took ag It's other side tonight sait
rne "Htvr you been saving mp the
rl-t anI poet H vau. % show them
me now2"
"ch. no." safd hc. mot ar aIl-wAy.
anyone Anavs these little things
Sow Ir-s eo through tHr arrangement
- the Chambers SHAH ws"
Not tonight. il you please. - uo
sit by the fire AGAIN. It viii Does q,
Grand house. dear Sometimes think.
taa grand Tor EoHsvr.e- aul quite
often 7 feel. too Er.nL too elegant
FOR mo-"
"Who tnep.' answered FloT.au. who
saw his conversational duty. dea1-
Ura r.iuI. ana wont for l- There ANA
.teu. 'WI1 tHeu could lHEs such 4,
louee. ar ought to have tr. .f na- vo-.c''
Tho girl looked utsriauucir u1-
he-iceUv ar him. as fE ~Hc missed
something or the convincing m mi,
words
"To 1cHE tH"r VOL feel sr-ra'r $50
.-lr-u It when rHH rare r~1rrs for -r-
,uu5Irr Uoult ue f.rrzr srHI -r,
~ last "AuI f va~ Very d..r 80
rau tr J0 g. Eu. oure "a w#., H-Nn7
3 U0tn acu which he .hnasH of urr-
'a-- wafer. placed ir in setting 50
a~-o and so eUnH.IglE wrau-bt tau
f.hafv ever srw .he HUla STONE. ua-
t-- f- rH- pointed our 20 them"
.'Ttc sHw ir" safd Fioriau. wa.n-
'v7r ut wanted ta.1nd uo setting can
le -1a h.auttI far nuaa-.1uo."
fi f.'l fuat ee wts rtNvn@ uoh.v
'Et1''E. Ea 'buu-lt. "f -U grtas
ulte ardent. And ruI.r d-1r.rspt eir-
,rue--nrr-. .rHaI1 ba So lu .he ut-
ru-t good f1i.h. rur 2 know sro.s rs
zoo5 aul -~ta 1s she's qu-.uIy AMI
1=lutlIf I-f after aI. ID is duty.
,rsF a01--
"T7 sara house, she went en-.
people may I've Htu, closer ,han
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get one 1r your tsnrrums ou- The
smash-uu ought 60 Doe wor.A seeing,
au5 how q"
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THE WASHINGTON TINES hAGAZINE
New-York tribune., 1906-06-03

the time of their arrival until their departure on
Wednesday the town and campus Of Princeton will
be scene of activity.
With the grads will come another most i'm
portant element of commencement week-the
friends OF Princetonians from 80 to the newest
freshmen. Once within the precincts Of old Mas
society doffs city conventionalities. and prom
inent and successful professional men. doctors, au-
thors. engineers-one and all, they lay aside the
seriousness of worldly life to feel again the spirit
Of their old college days.
The commencement committee is composed of NJ.
Taylor Pyne, chairman Henry F. Covington,
Cleveland H Dodge. Henry G. Dufield. Robert H.
Garrett, William H. Libbey and Henry C. Bum,
secretary
The grads" and undergraduates will meet for
their annual golf match June s. Commence
ment begins in earnest June 9. the most i'm
portant event being the second baseball game with
Yale for the twenty-nlnth annual championship
At 10 a. the 1O5th annual junior oratorical
test win be held. The day Will close with the
fourteenth production of the Triangle Clubs sue
cessful comedy 'Tabascoland" in the Casino.
The programme for the other days follows:
BACCALAUREATE-JUNE 10
II a n-sermon by President Woodrow Wilson Alexan-
p m.-Aiumna, prayer meeting in Murray Dodge Hall
p m-Annua meeting of Philadephan Society in Mar
N1'''1 CLASS DAY-JUNE IL
1879 M9e.ias In Of FGaT Boar 2t Tase9s .
ducs P 5 seeey the master % cf ceremonies who will
by X. NJ McE,wen and the class poem by h, S Good
Il r~Plantine class ivy in front cr Nassau Hall Tn.
ivy Grafton Will be given by Z A. Gerhard
330 n.-Annual exercises including presen-
tation Of beautiful tobacco pouch member.
The class history will be read by A. T NJ Talbot.
9 / NooThees viii make the presentation grafton
Glass prophecy by Sinclair Hamilton. followed by the
presidents address J. Reid nd by
W. Q. Motter.
3 10 10 p. u-Ealstead Observatory o visitors
p. m.-Glee Club Alexander Hall
10 ?. m.-Sophonore reception in gymnasium.
ALUMNI DAY-JUNE y
10 a. m.-Annusl meeting Phi Beta Kappa
II a m.-Annual meetings C1iosophic and American
Whg societies. Election alumni trustees az secre-
tary office
! ?. m.-Alumnl luncheon in gymnasium.
2:ssD ?. m.-tiymnastlc exhibition BrOkaw Pool.
to p m-Reception by president and Mrs Wilson at
Prospect.
5:3c P m--ThiTty first annual Iynde prize debate.
TO 10 Promenade campus.
COMMENCEMENT DAY-JJNE
1890 a. m.-One hundred hfy-n,nh annual COM
mencemeut Alexander Hall
r m.-Pansylyana vs. Princeton baseball game.
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WILD WEST DREAMS DIsPELLED.
Boy Who Took $3.50 from His Parents Re
turns Disappointed.

Eddie Baker OF williamsburg. has for
time been reading dime novels. especially ''Whoop-
ing Willie of the Wild West" which tells Of ths
adventures of a youth who lived in thicldy popu-
lated city where a chance 10 become hero comes
only once in a lifetime The hero goes West. where
he becomes terror of the plains and wins fame
and fortune.
Eddie recently decided that Williamsburg was
too slow for him. and thought he would take
his parents and away. general alarm was
sent out, but trace could be obtained OF the boy
until Friday night, when he appeared at his home
His parents had moved to Rockaway, and the house
empty. A policeman who the boy trying
the outer door took him to the Hamburg avenue
station where Eddie said that he had gone
far Houston. Tex, to If the things pictured
in the book did really occur, and back
vinced that the man who wrote the hook had
never travelled beyond the Harlem River. When
arraigned in the Manhattan avenue police court
yesterday morning he still had 500.
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who occupied seats on the stand were Alexander
s williams. ex-Inspector Of Police; Peter F.
Meyer, Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs. Bingham. General
Frederick D. Grant, Fire Commissioner O'Brien,
Francis Vinton Greene, ex-Police Commissioner;
Captain Alexander Ross Piper, ex-Deputy Com
missioner: Frederick H z Ebstein, eX-Deputy
Commissioner; John N Partridge. ex-Polce
Commissioner; Major General James T. Wade.
Rear Admiral Coghlan- Monsignor Mooney.
Bishop Greer, Archbishop Farley, Patrick r NC
Govan Major General Roe. Rear Admiral Er-
ben Cretired). Magistrate Wahle ana MonslghOr
LsveIe.
Shortly before o'clock the advance guard ar
rived al the stand All the honor men since los'S
were marched in front Of the stand anu lhe
three honor men for this year, Palrolnan John
j D,vsn the winner Of the Rhlnelander medal;
Patrolnlan James Fox, the winner OF the Bel
medal and PatroIman Daniel Shaw, the winner
OF rhe Never medal stood at attention IN front
o. The Mayor He said a few words OF praise
q ire work done by each man. anu piest-4leu
him with his medal.
A. Inspector Cortright filed past. the officials
IN the stand raised their hats IN honor OF the
veteran policeman. Inspector Titus was cheereo
IRON he fir,e he reached the stand until he
had passed some distance up the avenue
uew feature Of the parade TINS year was tle
presence of the TWO police chaplains in the
moUI ed guard Of Inspector Cortr1ghL
Il was reported yesterday that ChleI Ahspec1or
Cortrght intended 10 retire on pension as soon
as the parade was over, but he said when ne re-
iurnaI TO his Office in Mulberry street that ne
fer too young and strong TO desert ms post.
y have been a policeman now tnlrly -iilIle
yeare and six months" be said, and perhaps L
NAV l-1 a round forty
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EXCURSION BOATS INSPECTED.
Many Captains Complimented or Efficiency
of Their Fire Drills.

small army of steamboat inspectors swooped
down unexpectedly on several excursion and ferry
boats tugs fishing and pleasure boats yesterday
and put the employees through fire drills and in
epected the life preservers other Ifesaving ap
pliances.
In many instances the inspectors complmented
the captains of the vessels on the efficient fire
drills. Within fifty seconds after the commands
had been given the Pegasus and the Perseus
streams OF water playing over the yes
sells sides.
The Erie ferryboat Hackensack. the Pennsylvania
ferryboats Jersey City and Philadelphia. the ferry
boat Atlantic. plying between Manhattan and Sea
Gate: the deep sea fishing boat Angler and the
Charities Department boat Franklin Edison also
met the demands Of the inspectors The inspectors
VIII try to compel the owners OF ali coast going
vessels 10 equip their craft with steel gun car
Tiages Many wooden gun carriages were found 10
have Totted after four nve years service The
carrying OF fishing excursion parties by tugs,
unless they equipped as passenger bo~is' h.sS
been forbidden
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STATE CAMP OPENS.
The Ninth, Squadron A and Troop B, of Al
bany, There This Week

State Camp. Peekskll, n. Y, June 2.-The annual
encampment Of the New York State National
Guard opened to-day. The first arrival was the state
band known the Doring Band, of Troy. with
twenty-eight pieces; Soon after 10 o'clock the
9Th Regiment Of New ork City arrived IN ten
cars at the camp The soldiers immediately
shape dinner call There no military du-
ties to-day, except dress parade at $50 The 9Th
has 63O men camp The cCmmandant is Colonel
William P. Morris. Three men and corporal are
IN charge OF a battery which viii fire salutes. The
Young Mems Christian Association opens at noon
tomorrow. in charge Of J. Z. Flanagan
Al 80 this afternoon a heavy storm arose over
the mountains and bore down on the tent city The
wind blew a gale and rain came down in torrents
but damage was done
There will be Sunday services tomorrow,
owing TO the fact that the chaplain Of the 9Th
Regiment is not with Il. Major General Roe and
staff will be in command Of the camp.
Just before the arrival Of the 9Th the coors were
run p 10 the top OF the hagpoe in front Of General
Roes quarters and salute was fired 10 mark the
formal opening OF the camp. Squadron A, OF New
Work. and Troop r. OF Albany TO be inspected
il camp Tomorrow morning. The 9Th, Squadron A
and Troop will occupy the camp the entire week.
Tbey wifi be succeeded next Saturday morning by
Troop G Of Brooklyn; a troop from syracuse ana
the fist Regiment. of Manhattan