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Chapter xXv.-Continued.
He even wrote her line beseeching
her to visit him once more; but no
answer came.
There was a cnange-the inmates
Of the hospitals who were fit to leave
were transferred to prison, where their
prospects grew darker.
The winter wore away ard spring
came.
John learned that his comrades had
reached Savannah and were heading
In a northerly direction, while Grants
chances of capturing the Confederate
capital and ending the war were con-
sidered good.
Dreary days passed.
Johns greatest distress was of the
mind. for he could not learn what had
become of Mollie. and his fancy some
times pictured her in sickness.
He met with daring spirits and an
escape was planned. In the light of
subsequent events 1t would doubtless
have been wiser for them to have re-
manned where they were. since the
day of liberation was not far away. but
hot heads carried the day. and the es-
cape was made.
The pursuit was not very hot, for
Just at this time provisions had grown
scarce, and with coming events cast
Ing their shadows before. the people
of Georgia were not in a condition to
spend much energy recapturing those
who would only be burden on their
hands.
One day when they were hiding by
a negro in a hay loft. and when the
shades of night fell they sought the
railroad, daring plan having entered
their heads.
At siding they found a train Of
freight cars waiting the order to go
ahead.
Transportation WAS almost dead in
the South at this time-there was lit
tie to carry and poor facilities for
handling it.
Suddenly leaping upon the engine,
Colonel John and a companion took
possession of it.
The third man detached the locomo-
tive from the rest of the train, and
then ran ahead to turn the switch.
In another minute they were upon
the main track and gathering head
way, while number of men shouted
all manner of threats in their rear.
Around curves and past hamlets
where lights cleaned from cabin win
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Washington, Jan. 1.-THE American
National Red Cross Wednesday gave
out a statement that DR.. Lewis Klo-
pech. editor of the Christian Herald of
New York has received cable news
from Mr.. Ellis, who. at the request OF
the Christian Herald. made trip In
to the famine district of China. that
he finds famine conditions worse than
reported. He states that 100000
must be sent within five months and
that $4,000 cabled now will be Of
great help in preventing death for a
month.
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NIAGARA STORM
HURRICANE SWEEPS LAKE ERIE
AND VICINITY.
LAEE STEAMERS AGROUND

Two Lives Reported Lost-Two Mil
Niagara River Gorsed and Over
flows ito Banks.
Buffalo, N. Y.-During the last TWEEN
ty-four hours since Saturday this city
has been swept by the most destructive
windstorm of a decade. Tonight (Sat-
urday the Niagara frontier lies Il
scene of wreckage and destruction In
the wake of the storm.
Two lives reported lost 50 far and
property damage that will aggregate
81. OOO,0 when the accounting is
made, is the toll of the storm. Lake
Erie, with its level higher than has
been known for twenty years. has
gorged the Niagara river to overflow
ing, and thousands of dollars worth OF
property has been carried down the
stream.
Miles of docks at the great lumber
market at North Towanda have been
destroyed, and millions of feet of lum-
Der have been carried out into the
river.
The damage to shipping in Buffalo
harbor alone is 81 800. 900. Five Great
Lake steamers aground tell that part
of the story. Thirteen others making
brave attempts to ride out the storm
may add to it.
Niagara Falls power was cut OH
when the cable snapped, and the city Is
in partial darkness tonight. Damage
to homes and buildings is widespread.
The terrific gale blew ninety miles
an hour at times, and has swept this
city for eighteen hours.
The endangered vessels are the
Hurlburt W. Smith, w. Nottingham. j.
@. Riddle, Monroe C. Smith and A. u.
Brewer.
For hours the gale swept the water
front, tearing everything that stood in
Its path. Docks and wharves were
wrecked and carried away; craft
broken from their moorings. smashed
against bridges. doing serious damage
No casualties have been reported.
Lake Erie rose three feet In as many
minutes. The inner breakwater walls
have been pounded until portions OF
them have been broken away. Rail-
road tracks along the water front are
being held down with strings OF freight
cars. "
Railroad service has been badly as
arranged The gale brought with IL
binding snowstorm.
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seemed to shrivel up. buildings
crashed together and fell in crushed
mass, under the first shock. The
business streets at the time were
well filled with tourists. and. accord
ing to this correspondent no doubt
many of them were caught in the
falling brick work and buried in the
debris. Fire broke out Immediately
after the crash at three separate
points. The fire department station
was wrecked, rendering resistance
to the flames impossible. The con-
flagration continued unchecked until
Tuesday morning by which time the
whole business quarter of Kingston
had been wiped out, the damaged area
comprising about square mile. All
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CHAPTER XVII.
eentle.whlte.Winaed Peace.

The engineer put his hand to the
whistle valve and let out shrek
of warning, while at the same time
he closed the throttle, reversed the
lever. and made every possible effort
to stop.
Jump, boys!" he called. as the fash
from the headlight beyond showed
that a collision was bound to occur.
They went out of the cab in hurry.
Ten seconds later there was a great
crash, and the wreck occurred.
Only two of the Federals emerged
from the cut. the third having been
stunned by his fall
Tsose two were Colonel John and
the engineer.
Knowing the locality was unhealthy
for men of their calling. they made
haste to leave it, always heading to-
ward the North.
Passage over the mountains was diff
ficult, and they aimed to again strike
the railroad some distance beyond the
wreck.
About midnight they succeeded in
doing this. but every little while had
to hide as the news had been sent
along the wires.
Several times they had narrow es-
capes, and as the night drew near an
end it was determined to hide.
Hungry and foot-sore the fugitives
crept into a haystack. but even here
their rest was disturbed. for a posse
of soldiers arrived with a wagon and
began to load the hay upon 1t for
transportation.
In the gray Of early morn our two
edventurers crept from the farther
end, keeping close to a rail fence. and
thus escaped what had threatened to
be immediate capture.
Unable to reach the woods. because
Of the preseerA af more soldiers In
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You wait. an dom youse get away
wild any more OBJ de provisions or dar
may come trubble."
Then she was gone.
Time passed.
The engineer, worn out. slept. but
John kept vigil alone. He anticipated
coming happiness. and each minute
seemed interminable.
At last Aunt Chloe came down the
cellar stairs. her ebony face beaming
strange messenger Of Cupid. mock
cry of Mercury.
"She say come"
What kept you so long? Hours have
passed"
CORY. de sojers dey stay. and missy
afeared you be seen. She mighty
keerful bout one of Marse Linkun's
boys now. Time was wen she despire
de hull lot. bag an baggage" which
last muttered remark was music in his
ears. of course.
John did not present a very elegant
appearance-indeed, he was much like
tramp. but had made himself as
presentable as possible with the lin
ted accommodations. Chloe led him
to a room and left him to finish his
toilet.
In ten minutes John came out. feel
ing fresh. and eager to discover the
girl whose fate had so strangely been
linked with his.
He stood in the doorway looking at
her. She was white and thin, but had
never looked SO lovely in his eyes.
Their glances met-she smiled and
held out her hand.
In a moment he was at her side. on
one knee, and had seized that hand.
borne it to his bearded lips and kissed
IL passionately. nor did Mollie offer
the slightest objection.
You have been i'll, my darling
I feared it when you failed to come
back. Then in the hands of the enemy
I was sent to prison, made my es-
cape, and the same strange fate that
had linked our lives directed me here.
But you are in mourning-who is dead
your father?"
mo, no. fell in a faint-they
brought me here, and for weeks l
lay lowering between life and death.
When ! grew stronger they told me
you had died. even saw the item
in the paper" she replied. with a
,, slight blush that caused John to grow
even bolder-only one of his hands
held hers now, the other having stolen
around her waist.
you mourned-for me! Oh!
Mollie, my wife through the fortune
OF war. why should we longer resist
tbs decree of fate? Heaven intended
us for each other. have learned to
love you dearly-will you deny that
I am Of more Importance in your eyes
thsA otdav meu7"
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Relief For Kingston Sufferers.

Washington. jan, 1S. - An Emer-
gency bill for the relief of the suffer.
ers on the island of jamaica was ras-
sed by the house Thursday. The bill
is as follows: That the president OF
the United States is authorized to use
and distribute among the sufferers
and destitute people of the island.
such provisions, clothing, medicines
and other necessary articles belonging
to the sustenance and other stores
of the naval establishment as may
be necessary for the purpose of Sc
curing the people who are in peril
and threatened with starvation on the
said island in consequence of the re-
cent earthquake and attending con-
flagratioI
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that quarter. as last desperate re-
sort they entered the house by means
of an open cellar window.
After all, this turned out a good
move, for they discovered the larder
charming assurance for which escap-
ing Yankees were noted. proceeded to
help themselves.
In the midst of their repase who
should walk in upon them but an old
aunty, who happily was SO utterly
paralyzed at sight of the intruders
ard the inrcad they had made upon her
supplies, intended for the Confederate
officers. that she was unable to make
sound for a full minute. and by the
end of that time they had explained
who they were.
Laws, Kurnel John. don't youse
knows old Aunty Chloe? l done
thought youse dead an gone afore
now" was the exclamation that al
most took the colonel's breath away.
He led the grinning negress closer
to the window, and recognized one who
had catered to his wants while at
Lyndhurst.
The discovery tnrlileu nlm
Tell me is Miss Nollie alive and
well?" he asked.
she am dat" was the prompt reply.
Where is she?"
Not berry far away. reckons."
I'm this house?"
Yep. marse kurnel."
He was amazed at the hand of fate
that had directed him here. and de-
lighted it may be set down as positive,
though the mystery of her sudden
disappearance from the hospital
caused him some uneasiness.
II must see her. Aunty. can you
keep our secret?"
Don't know bout dat ar-dey may
call for de whites you uns got away
wifi kin try mighty hard. Oar am
come thievin' coons round dis ar place.
Amt like Atlanta. I'm tellin' youse."
"Where is she here? When did she
come? Has she been sick?"
Cory, ask 'em slow like. We have
been hyar quite a spell. Miss Mollie
she sick when we arrive. but butter
now. Speck she work too hard in dem
horsepitals. pore chile. Oar sumpin
on her mind. reckon, too"
Tell her l am here-that I must
see her."
well, honey, dat kin be arranged.
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Helena, Mont, Jan. 1.-THE block
ade of the main line of the Great
Northern has been broken. Several
stalled passenger trains IN North
eastern Montana ana North Dakota
have been started west. The track
from ST. Paul to Spokane is clear
for the first time in week. 1t is
intensely cold at Havre. AZ below be-
ing registered there Wednesday. Re-
ports of heavy losses OF cattle and
sheep are being received here from
all parts of the state.
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Killed His Wife and Daughter.

Columbus. o., Jan. 17.-Alec Bal
lane. Hun ari miner Thursday
killed his wife and daughter Pearl,
aged 16 years and then committed
suicide at Barton in Belmont county.
The family had been quarreling over
the receipt by the husband of scme
several thousands of dollars from dn
estnte In Hungary. the woman de-
manding that she be given some OF
the none in her name. Balance
Killed the woman with butcherknics
aaj then hot himself.
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KINGSTON, JAMAICA, is LAID WASTE
Earthquake and Fire Cause Widespread Destruction in the Beautiful
West Indian City and Contiguous Territory.
Number
Homeles ina in
o
Have in London andN

ported that $40 bodies had already
been recovered and buried.
From the meager advices that have
come through 1t is indicated that
there is no immediate fear of food
famine, MS fruit is plentiful and other
Jamaican towns can send aid. Doc
tors and medical supplies are, how
ever, urgently needed.
Dispatches from London Thursday
say that up till noon no further ad-
vices had been received at the Colo
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dows, the runaway engine sped. rock
ing wildly under the impetus.
Bold men in the start, they had now
grown reckless Of consequence. 1t was
in the ART thrilled their nerves,
just as men usually get the battle
Fever and are ready to lead forlorn
hope into the jaws of death.
Just when they were congratulating
themselves on the progress made, In
rounding a curve and dashing into
cut their ears were saluted by a shrill
whistle, while at the same time they
saw the flash of headlight down the
track.
A collision was inevitable. for on a
single track two engines have never
yet succeeded in passing, and APP
preaching at full speed was the
south-bound train.
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Japanese viii Raise sects.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Greeley says: The first Japanese
in Weld county - become a land
owner is Eitaro Takeda. who
to-day purchased lis acres OF
land from John A. Moore In
the Godfrey bottoms near Evans for
81. $50. The land is all under cultiva-
ton, is excellent beet acreage, anc it
is said the japanese will grow bects
there on large scale by contracting
1t to his countrymen. Takeda is an
educated japanese. and his father al
official in the Japanese government.
Since the establishment Of the beet
industry here. Takeda has been beet
contractor in the vicinity of Berthodd
and Greeley.
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Kingston, Jamaica. Jan l7.-Kings-
ton was overwhelmed by an earth
quake at $3.50 on Monday afternoon.
All the houses within a radius OF
ten miles were injured and almost
every house in the city was destroy
ed. Fire broke out after the earth
quake, and completed the work of
destruction. The business section of
Kingston is a heap of smoldering
ashes. The killed number about 400
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Ctncinnati-Colder weather and {
gale Sunday further increased the SUI.
ferings of those who had been made
homeless by the Ohio foods. A mum
Der of buildings weakened by the
water went down by the wind. Sys.
tematic efforts to relieve the sufferers.
who are estimated at nearly 10000 in
Cincinnati and the nearby cities on
both sides of the river. were under
way all day. the appropriation by the
city council being supplemented by
special funds to which all the churches
contributed. Part OF Parkersburg was
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A 15-year-old girl. Of Brussels. has
invented a portable turn-table for re-
versing the direction Of motor cars.
The apparatus - fixed on the chassis.
which a driving-wheel at each s1d
and is worked by an Al,ctric motor. n
has heep pstentoF.
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ing buried under smouldering ruins.
The mercantile community suffered
most severely, warehouses falling on
them. Many professional men are
dead or injured. The negroes are
Iooting. easily scenes are being wit
messed. All the shops have been de-
stroyed and all the buildings in and
around Kingston are in ruins. Very
few of them are safe to live in.
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An order was issued in the United
States district court at Omaha giving
the owners of the Margrave ranch in
western Nebraska five days in which
to remove fences on government land.
The marshal was ordered to destroy
the fences after that time.
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Dynamite Explosion at Seneca, Kan

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 17.-Julids Lu-
theld and his son wero blown TO
atoms, and a nephew Of Lutheld ter
ribly injured in a dynami' explosion
near Seneca. Kan, Wednesday nieht.
Lutheld had tie n using dynamite
while Strengthening creek on his
farm. 1t had frozen and he had
pllced Il nea' the owe in his house
to thaw out The nephew, although
terribly torn, crawled to neighbor-
ing farm house. nearly half mile
distant to secure assistance. He can
not reco,er
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Chicago, Jan, II. - Mayor Dunno
Wednesday night announced his can
didacy for the democratic mayorality
nomination on platform of opposi-
ton to the proposed settlement I'M
mediately OF the street car question.
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The late Congressman Robert Ad-
ans, of Philadelphia. who COM
mitted suicide in Washington last
year, has been declared defaulter
to the amount Of 10000 by court
in that city.
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Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. IL
Southern Kansas and northern Okla
homa were covered with ice Wednes-
day. Rain fell Tuesday night and
the temperature dropped below the
freezing point
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New York, Jan. 17.-Definite ad-
vices as to the extent OF the catas-
trophe at Kingston, Jamaica, were
still lacking early Thursday. Con-
flicting reports received indicated
that the death list might be anywhere
from 100 to 1000. One dispatch re-
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East Street, Looking Toward the Water Front This
Completely Devastated by the Earthquake and Fire

churches. public offices and hotels
are all gone, but there were no fa-
talities at the Constant Springs ho-
tel. Among the killed were Sir
James Ferguson and prominent mer-
chants and professional men.
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st. Thomas, d. w. l., Jan. Ire
ports received here from Jamaica say
it is estimated that 1000 persons have
been killed by the earthquake and fire
and that 10000 persons are homeless.
The damage to Kingston alone is plac-
ed at fully $10.000.000.
Advices received from Jamaica de
clare that all people have been warn
ed to keep away from Kingston. The
stencil is described as awful. Money
is useless. The banks have been
burned, but the vaults are supposed to
be safe. The misery on all sides Is
indescribable. Rich and poor alike
are homeless. Provisions of all kinds
are urgently needed. 1t is impossible
to say where anybody can be found
Sir James Ferguson, vice-counsel
of the Royal Mail Steamship company
is among the killed. The dead are be
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I-OnuCu, Jan. lot Is now hHoWu
that the death list from the Kingston
earthquake certainly will exceed 500
persons and may even reach 1000 and
that large numbers have been incapac-
itated by their injuries. The city is
heap Of ruins.
Should the reports of the subsistence
OF Kingston harbor be confirmed a
new peril will be added. and further
dispatches on this subject are await
ed with the greatest anxiety.
According to information received
Thursday the Kingston horror is grow.
ing. Communication with the island
is partially restored. and every mes
sage that comes brings fresh details
of the appalling catastrophe.
The number of dead is placed var
iously at from 500 to 1900 and the
number of injured runs into the thous
ands. Ten thousand people are said
to be homeless. The danger of famine
has increased and with 1t stands the
spectre of pestilence. There is urgent
need of supplies of all kinds and en-
ergetic efforts are being made in this
country and in England to send aid
The business section OF the city
has been wiped out and the estimates
of the damage range from $l0.000,0O0
to $25,0O0.0O0.
Among the dead and injured are a
number of prominent English per-
sons and almost every dispatch adds
new name to the list. Eight Ameri
cans are recorded as missing and II
is said that many tourists undoubted
ly were crushed by falling walls In the
shipping district. The American bat
tleships Missouri ana indiana have
reached the scene and American Off
| GERS and sailors are standing by tt
render assistance in their power. A
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NAL offices, and that this was caus-
ing grave anxiety there. The only
official news received was the tele-
gram from Gov. Swettenham. sent
Monday and made public Wednesday.
Urgent messages have been sent by
the British government to Kingston
calling for all details of the disaster.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE shores OF
the harbor of Kingston are sinking.
and there is terror lest the city slip
into the sea, according to a private
dispatch received by large mercan-
tile house here Thursday from Port
Au Prince, Hayti. The bed OF the
harbor is said to be sinking, and the
water in many places is now 100 feet
deep Every wharf not destroyed by
fire is said to have sunk into the sea
or to have been rendered worthless.
London, Jan. 1S.-Some graphic
details of the Kingston disaster are
given in one of the latest dispatches
received here, dated from Holland
Bay, January Is. According to this
report the whole city of Kingston
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the large warehouse in the lower part
of the city were consumed and not
a single house anywhere remained
unchanged, the majority being unfit
for habitation. When the dispatch
was filed the bodies of many persons
who had been staying at the Myrtle
Bank hotel were still beneath the
wreckage.
conservative estimate of the casu-
alties made by the police of Kingston
place the number of killed at 1900.
Judging from the number of bodies
already discovered In the few build
ings which have been examined. This
estimate. the correspondent adds. Is
likely to be largely increased when
c thorough search Is made Of the
wrecked buildings.
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Completely
by the Ensuing Fire.
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nal plant erected by the Sumter Ice
Company, and has been in operation
about fourteen years. The machinery
was thoroughly overhauled and put
in thorough repair about eighteen
months ago, and the plant is said to
have been practically as good as new
The Sumter Ice. Light and Power
Co. has two other ice plants in opera
ton, namely the Independent factory
and the plant at the electric light
station, and Will be able to supply
their trade as usual.
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Little Miss Matte Team gave an af-
ternoon party on Friday in honor Of
her visiting cousins Misses Lucille
and Kathleen Mcleod. Those present
were Misses Margaret DeLorme,
Louise Epperson, Bessie Walsh, Kath-
leen Mercer, Caroline Richardson,
Lucille and Kathleen Mcleod, Hal
lie Cuttino, Mary Helen Rees, Thel-
ma and Constance Bultman, Masters
Hubert Reese, Killingsworth Williams,
Walton Bultman and James Robert
Team. After games Of various kinds
and dainty refreshments. consisting
Of cake and cream, the little folks
dispersed, having had quite a jolly
time.