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The Irish standard., 1909-04-03
CHAPTER VI.
A Sundays Mixed Affair.",


The faithful lima opened the door
Of G]enarm House, and after had
swallowed the supper he always had
ready for me when I kept late hours,
I established myself in comfort on tho
terrace and studied the affairs Of the
house Of Holbrook until the robins
rang up the dawn. On their hint I
went to bed and slept until lima
came in at ten o'clock with my coffee.
An old hymn chimed by the chapel
bells reminded me that It was Sunday.
Services were held during the sum.
mer, SO the house servants informed
me, for the benefit Of the cottagers at
Port Annandale; and walking to our
pier soon saw a hotilla Of launches
and canoes steering for st. Agatha's.
! entered the school grounds by the
Glenarm gate and watched several
smart traps approach by the lake
road. depositing other devout folk at
the chapel.
The sight Of bright parasols and
modish gowns, the semi-urban Sunday
that had fallen in this quiet corner Of
the world, as though out of the bright
blue above. made all the more unreal
my experiences of the night. And
Just then the door Of the main hall Of
st. Agatha's opened and forth came
Miss Pet. Helen Holbrook and Sister
Margaret and walked toward the
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Incident.
ness: and yielded myself to the 10y
of the day. agreeably thrilled con-
fess as much--by her dark loveliness
as she turned from time to time to
speak to me.
Aunt Pat is famous sailor!" OBJ
served Helen as the launch rocked.
"The last time we crossed the captain
had personally to take her below dur,
ing hurricane" 81
Helen always likes to make her
oine Of me-" said Miss Pat with her
adorable smile. But I am not in the.
least afraid Of the water. I think
there must have been sailors among
my ancestors"
She was as tranquil as the day. Her
attitude toward her niece had not
changed: and I pleased myself with:
the reflection that mere ancestry-thei
vigor and courage Of indomitabls old
sea birds-did not sufficiently account
for her. but that she testified to an,
ampler background of race and was q
flne flower that had been centuries in;
making.
Ito be C0ntinued.) !.
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CHAPTER VII.
A Broken Oar,

The white clouds OF the later after.
noon cruised drsamily between green
wood and blue sky. brought the
launch to St. Agatha's landing and
embarked the two exiles without Incl
dent. We SGT forth in good spirits.
lima at the engine and I at the
wheel. drove the boat toward the
open to guard against unfortunate en-.
counters. and the course once estab-
lished had little care but to give n
wide berth to all the other craft afloat.
Helen exclaimed repeatedly upon the
beauty OF the lake. which the west
wind rippled into many variations Of
color. I vas flattered by her friendlk
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*asfot and hungry, and grateful
for the cool breath Of the house as ]
entered the hail.
Miss Holbrook is waiting in the
library" lima announced; and in 9
moment l faced Miss Pat. who stood
in one Of the open French Windows
looking out upon the wood.
She appeared to be deeply absorbed
and did not turn until spoke.
IT have waited for some time; ]
have something of importance to tell
you, Mr.. Donovan" she began, seating
herself. @
Eyes, Miss Holbrook."
you remember that this morning
on our way to the chapel, Helen spoke
Of our game Of chess yesterday"
IT remember perfectly I replied:
ly. for knew what the next sentence
would be.
Helen was not at St. Agatha's at
the time she indicated"
Well Miss Pat" ] laughed. "Miss
Holbrook doesn't have to account to
me for her movements. 1t isn't i'm
portant-"
why isn't 1t important" demanded
Miss Pat in a sharp tone that was new
to me.
why. Miss Holbrook. she is not &C,
countable to me for her actions. II
she fibbed about the chess it's small
matter"
perhaps 1t is: and possibly she ID
not accountable to me. either"
I'VE must not probe human motives
too deeply, Miss Hobrook." said,
evasively. wishing to allay her suspic.
ions. IL possible. "A young woman is
entitled to her whims But now that
you have told me this. suppose may
as we'll know how she accounted to
you for this trihing deception
ooh. she said she wished to explore
the country for herself; she wished to
satisfy herself OF our safety: and she
didn't want you to think she was run.
ming foolishly into danger. She chafea
under restraint. and ] fear does not
wholly sympathize with my runaway
tactics. She likes q contest! And
sometimes Helen takes pleasure in
tn--heing perverse. She has an idea,
Mr.. Donovan. that you are A. very
severe person."
81 am honored that she should en-.
terrain any opinion Of mo whatever"
I replied. laughing.
And now" said Miss Pat, IT must
20 hack Helen went to her room to
write some letters against time when
It may be possible to communicate
with our friends, and took the Oh.
portunity to call on you. 1t might be
MS we'll, Mr.. Donovan, not to mention
my vis4t."
walked beside Miss Pat to tho
gate where she dismissed me. remark
Ing that she would be quite ready for
a ride in the launch at Ave o'clock.
The morning had added a few new.
colored threads to the tangled skein I
was accommodating. but felt that with
the chess story explained could safe
~ eliminate the supernatural; and
was relieved to find that no matter
what other odd elements had to
reckon with. a girl who could be in
two places at the same time was not
among them.
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chapel.
1t was Helen who greeted me first,
Aunt Pat can't withstand the temp.
tations Of a day like this. We're
chagrined to think we never knew
this part of the world before!"
"I'm sure there is no danger" said
Miss Pat. smiling at her own timidity
as she gave me her hand. thought
that she wished to speak to me alone,
but Helen fingered at her side, and
1t was she who asked the question
that was on her aunt's lips.
I'VE are undiscovered? You have
heard nothing, Mr.. Donovan?"
Nothing, Miss Holbrook," I said:
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The four protecting powers in the
island of Crete joined in note to Tur-
key, politely refusing to consider for
the present, the proposal to establish
definite Turkish regime on the ISL
and.
The French government financially
assists young French merchants to Wis
it foreign countries to the extent of 8,
600 francs the first year, and for pos
sible second year 2,400 francs. Com
petitive examinations are necessary.
The home for aged sufferers from
the earthquake at Reggie. Italy, has
been delivered to the Italian govern
ment. The home was built by funds
proyided by the American Red Cross
Society. Forty huts in the neighbor-
hood were also turned over to the au-
thorities. This completes the work OF
construction of buildings undertaken
by the American government and the
Red Cross Society.
A message reported an enga cement
in Nicaragua near Rama between the
forces of Zelaya and Estrada. in which
the latter was victorious and captured
100 prisoners and lot of cannon and
ammunition. Washington heard that
another revolt against Zelaya has be-
gun near the Costa Rican border. head
"a hv Gen. Cardenas, who has long
been an exile in that country. Another
rumor was to the effect that Zelaya
was preparing to fee in case of his de-
feat.
The French War Once has confirm
ed newspaper reports to the effect that
II had decided to devote special atteu-
ton to the use and development OF
aeroplanes for war purposes rather
than the dirigible balloon. Recently
one machine was navigated with a
modern gun mounted on it.
In stockholm. Sweden, King Custa-
v1,s- in disguise as a common WORK
man. carried coal most OF the day from
shin onto the dock He is TO try out
various other forms OF manual labor
with the object Of finding out just what
the conditions are which the men have
10 contend with and what is the Justice
of their demands
The Danish sufragettes are very
confident that they will be granted the
right TO vote in the near future The
new premier. H Zahlo. is an enthusi-
astfc supporter OF the right OF women
10 the ballot It is said that he viii
make woman's suffrage one Of the
planks Of his platform.
The coal strike in the -Four Mines
district around Edmonton. Alberta has
been settled. The men receive a1L
cents more per car mined. and get rec
IGNITION Of union in check on ard 9TH
er matters All former non-unton
mines are now unionized. as a result az
organizers being there the past few
weeks
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C0REAN PREMIER is STABBED.
Head of National Cabinet Fatally
Wounded While in Seoul.

Head of National Cabinet Fatally
Wounded While in Seoul.
Premier vi. the head of the Corean
Cabinet. was stabbed and fatally
wounded the other day by a Corean,
Yie Chamm Yong. Premier vi was
formerly Minister of Education in the
Corean Cabinet. He became Prime
Minister in May, 1907, when recon
struction of the Cabinet followed a five
hour audience that Marquis TO, the
Japanese resident, had with the EN-
peror. vi was regarded as firm and
competent officer, but his efforts to
carry out the policy of the new admin
istIation met with determined opposi-
ton from his political adversaries. The
attack occurred at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The assailant was Chris
tian who was for many years a resi-
dent of the United States The Pre-
mier was riding in his jinricksha when
the assassin came up with long knife
in his hand. He drove this twice into
the abdomen of the Premier and once
into the latter's lung. The assassin
then turned on the Premiers jinrick-
sha man, whom he stabbed and instant
ly killed. The assassin was immediate
ly arrested. He is youth of about 20
years AMI is believed to be member
of a political secret society
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GG9NAMsE RCAL-
81 AND SsSs IA,
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zFNANCAI
CHICAGO

R. G. Dun Co.'S Weekly Review
of Chicago Trade says: "Indications
of the usual year-end slowing up BUSH
ness are confined wholly to concerns
preparing for their annual inventor
les and necessary repairs. All other
activities testify to expanding efforts
TO increase production, Many deliver
les have TO be completed within the
next two weeks and extra pressure is
placed upon facilities in metal and
WOODWORKING Finished products and
general merchandise figure to an ex-
ceptional extent in freight forwarding.
There is also IAN increased movement
of live stock and son.e of the principal
raw materials but the recent stormy
weather caused decreased marketings
Of breadstuffs.
The general demand for seasonable
needs reflects a stronger purchasing
power. This is conspicuous in the
leading retail lines here and in the
interior. Estimates Of the Christmas
trade compare favorably with al pc
vious records. Buying remains good
for spring merchandise and the out
look is exceedingly good for wholesal-
ers of dry goods, woolens, clothing. foot
wear and food products. Operations in
the leading industries reflect sustained
strength. New enterprises increase in
number and capital investment. and
include another large plant at Gary
and extensive additions in mercantile
lines on State street. Payments
through the banks reflect steady ex-
pansion in commerce. Money Is in
wider request and there is little pros
pect of an earlier discount rate.
Bank clearings. 1896, 74e, exceed
those of the corresponding week In
1908 by 127 per cent. and compare
with s239, 400, 4S2 in 1907.
Failures reported in the Chicago
district number rs, against 20 last
last week, Al in 1908 and 2S in 1907.
Those with liabilities over $4,000 num-
Der 10, against 7 last week, 10 in 1908
and II in 1907"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
MARK TWAIN SEES DEATH NIGH.
Arrives from Bermuda Pale and
Haggard and Predicts the End.

Eyes, boys, I'm about all in. My
life's work is near an end. I'm about
through with this world and this
life" Looking pale and haggard and
very feeble, Samuel l.. Clemens Mark
Twain), Americas foremost humorist,
made this statement to the newspaper
men following his arrival in New
York on the steamship Bermudian,
from Bermuda, where he had spent
eight weeks in an attempt to regain
his lost strength.
The humorist, when first seen by
the newspaper men on board the
steamship, was leaning heavily on the
ships rail. 1t was Immediately OBJ
served that there was a marked
change in his appearance. His cheeks
were hollow, his eyes appeared dim
and his breath was short and heavy.
He stopped several times during his
conversation to secure breath. Those
who saw the humorist were unani-
nous in declaring that his present
condition was due in a great measure
to the death of his lifelong compan-
ion, H. H. Rogers, the former Stand
ard Oil magnate, who died last sum-
mer.
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.N%Rz5fsjG6zg

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 1915; hogs, prime heavy. $3.50
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to 1915; wheat, No. 2, $1.23 to 1927;
corn, No. 2, Coo to 62c; oats. standard,
Ale to 43c; rye, No. 2, 75c to re; hay,
timothy, $1,000 to $1,000; prairie, $500
to $14.50; butter. choice creamery. 29c
to 34c; eggs, fresh, &c to 30c; pota-
toes, per bushel, soc to 45c.
Indianapolis-Ca shipping, $500
to $7.75; hogs. good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to 1855; sheep, good to choice,
1925 to $3.50; wheat. No. 2, s121 to
s123; corn, No 2 white, 59c 20 Gle;
oats, No white, Acc to 47c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $500;
hogs, $500 to $780, sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, 1929 to $1S1;
corn, No 2, Gle to 63c; oats. No. 2, 43c
to 44c; rye. No. 2, 75c to ice.
Detroit-Cattle. $500 to 5000; hogs.
$500 to $S15; sheep $3.50 to s4.25:
wheat No. 2. 1923 to s1.26; corn, No.
yellow, Gle to SIC; oats, standard,
45c to dec; rye, No. /, 75c to TIC.
Wheat. No. northern.
s1.10 to S1.13; corn, No. 3, Csc to 66c;
oats, standard, ACC to Acc; rye. No. /,
74c to rec; barley standard, &c to
csc; pork, mess. $1,000.
Buffalo Cattle. choice shipping
steers. $500 to $725; hogs, fair to
choice. $500 to $3.50; sheep. common
to good mixed. $500 to $3.50; lambs.
fair to choice, $500 to $500
Toledo Wheat. No mixed s1.2O
to s1.22; corn, No. mixed, 6Oc to
Sic; oats, No mixed. 43c to 44c:
rye, No. 2. 75e to TIC; clover seed,
$500.
Cinclnnati-Cattle, $500 to $715;
hogs. $500 to ss.45; sheep. $500 to
$500; wheat. No 2. s1.2s to s12s;
corn, No. 2 mixed, Gle to 62c; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 46c to 47c; rye, No. 2,
nc to 79c.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 to 1855; sheep. $500 to
s5.25; wheat. No red. SIPS to 1927;
corn. No. 2, roc to Tic; oats, natural,
white. 47e to soc; butter. creamery.
sic to 35c; eggs, western, 32c to
35c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
zELAYA RESIGNS PRESIDENCY.
Nicaraguan Dictator Says That He
Is Ready to Give Up Office.

Jose Santos Zelaya has resigned
from the presidency of Nicaragua He
placed his resignation in the hands of
Congress at Managua the other day.
Apparently there was no other course
for him to take. The people were at
last aroused. The guns of the revolu-
tionists threatened. The warships of
the United States lay in Nicaraguan
ports.
Managua had been seething for days.
The spirit of revolt had spread even
to the gates of the palace. Zelaya
surrounded himself with an armed
guard. Unchecked. the populace
marched through the streets. crying
for the end of the old and proclaiming
the new regime.
Who will take up the reins no one
knows or cares. 1t is sufficient that
Zelaya as dictator will be known no
more. There is no doubt that Con-
gress will act quickly on his resigna-
ton. for the people have demanded it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
SHORT NEWS NOTES.

The charred bodies OF Sebastian
Martone and Gabriel Spiezio were
found in the ruins Of the home Of f.
A. Buonpane at youngstown. Ohio.
Two men were killed and four 9TH
ers were injured By the explosion OF a
boiler in the basement Of a six-story
building in the wholesale district of
Kansas City.
Mary Sullivan. aged 2, and Joseph
Sullivan. aged 4. suffered death by
suffocation in fire which destroyed
the home OF Eugene Sullivan at
Bridgeport, Conn
c. Sawyer. II. Kline and G. Wagner
were instantly killed BY an explosion
In the press mill Of the Austin Pow
der company's plant at Glen Willow.
Ohio.
The fishing schooner John r. Brad
ley. which was used BY Or. Frederick
A. Cook In his Arctic expedition. and
which was reported wrecked of the
Newfoundland coast, Is now safe In
Bonne Bay.
Seven thousand men and boys were
made idle By the shutting down OF
most o. the anthracite colIieries in the
shamokln. Pa. region because Of the
lack Of fresh water and a scarcity OF
cars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
INDIANA DRY LAW STANDS.
Court Upholds Act Under Which
Counties Have Closed Saloons.


The Supreme court of Indiana has
held constitutional the county option
election law, enacted in 1908, under
which sixty-ffve of the ninety-two
counties of Indiana have closed their
saloons. The Supreme court affirms
judgment of county court that
fined saloon keeper who had sold
liquor after dry" victory in an op-
ton election had been registered. The
case was appealed for test of the
law.
The court says that none of the con-
tentions against the constitutionality
of the law is valid. The defendant
argued that the State legislature had
passed a law in 1875 providing for the
issuing of liquor licenses and that the
county option law conferred on the
people the power to suspend the older
law, and was in fact prohibitory legis-
lation. This the court denies. The
law is not prohihitory legislation, and
it confers on the people only the pow
er to direct whether or not liquor IL
censes shall be issued in the different
counties under the older law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS.

The trial of Albert Ryan. formerly
an organizer for the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. who killed two men
and wounded third in a Los Angeles
hotel on the night Of July Is. came to
an abrupt ending when Ryan pleaded
guilty TO murder in the first degree
Painting at the sight of blood. Har-
ry T. simmons. a junior in Western
Reserve Medical College Of Cleveland.
fell to the floor in hospital clinic,
sustained fracture of the skull and
died on the operating table at which a
few moments before he had been an
assistant.
Mrs. susan Stewart, wife of Pay
msster-General Stewart, Z. s. N. re-
tired of South Orange. \. J., died in
washington, d. C
Fire destroyed the Garmor Hunt
Building at Pulaski Va. The lower
noors Of the building were occupied by
STORES while the opera house and a
number ~ offices were on the second
floor.
Al an inquest held in Tulsa, Okla.
over the bodies OF A. c. Smith and his
wife. form erly Of Chicago. found dead
in their home under peculiar circum-
stances. he coroner's jury returned a
verdict OK accidental death by asphyx-
iation-
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"a FREEZE IN MIDLAKE.
Crew of Wrecked Steamer Marooned
without Food or Fuel.

Crew of Wrecked Steamer Marooned
without Food or Fuel.
On tiny island in Lake Huron
thirty-four members of the crew of
the wrecked steamer Wissahickon the
other day were marooned without food
or fire. All of the food supply was
under water. When the steamer
struck the crew made shore safely,
though drenched to the skin. The is
land is only a few acres in extent and
while it has some drift wood there is
hardly enough to keep the men from
freezing. On Wednesday tiny fish
ing gasoline launch from Manitoulin
Island passed the island and sighted
the wreck There was only room
aboard for Mate ]. H. Casey and Engi-
neer E. j. Erskine, and they were
taken to Manitoulin Island, where
there is a cable to the main land.
Later tugs left Sault Ste Marie to res
cue the men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
NEW YORK.

The retail and holiday trade has
been helped by seasonable weather and
the approach of Christmas and makes
good comparisons with preceding
years, a few markets, in fact report
ing record turnover for the season.
Jobbing trade reports are cheerful,
with special stress laid upon the vol
ume of reassorting demand to I'LL brox-
en- stocks. The wholesale trade and
the demand from manufacturers tend
to become quiet as the stoek-taking
period approaches, but order books for
future delivery are we'll filled. Indus
trial operations are still active on
old orders.
Business failures In the United
States for the week ending with Dec.
16 were 273, against 259 last week,
81 in the same week OF 1908, 300 in
1907. 227 in 1906 and 235 in 1905.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 33. which contrasts with
30 last week and 81 in the same week
of $685. Bradstreet's.
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manufacture to all parts of the world.
This country is known as the "labora-
tory of Europe"
The king was born in Brussels on
April 8, 1885, and on Aug %, 1858,
he married the Archduchess Marie of
Austria. who died in 1902. -Four chill
dren were born to them--a son, the
duke of Brabant, who died in January.
1869, at the age of 10, and three daugh-
ters. The eldest of these, Princess
Louise, was born in 1858 and married
to Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
The second daughter, Stephanie, who
was born in 1864, was married to
Prince Rudolph, the only son of the
Austrian emperor, since the death of
whom in 1889 she caused almost as
much scandal in Europe as her father.
The third daughter is the Princess
Clementine. After the death of his
wife, King Leopold morganatically
married Baroness Vaughn, by whom
he has two young sons.
Leopold's career of gallantry dates
back to the days of Cora Pearl, whose
adventures amused Europe in the mid
die of the last century. The women
involved since then range from ladies
of his court to music hall perform
ers.
Leopold was the creator of the Con-
go State in Africa Originally misnam-
ed "Free"), vast empire of 100000
square miles. from which hundreds of
millions of wealth already have flowed
into christendom. To what extent he
was responsible for the cruel atrocities
and abominable expressions. practiced
upon the natives by the governing peo-
pie is not exactly known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
PASS a-CENT FARE ORDINANCE.
Cleveland CounciImen Renew Car
Line Franchise COndftiOnaIly.

Cleveland CounciImen Renew Car
Line Franchise COnditiOnally.
The Johnson administration sprang
surprise on the public the other
night when an ordinance granting re-
newals of many existing street rail-
way franchises was introduced in the
Cleveland Council and passed under a
suspension of the rules. The fran
chises provide for Scent fares and
penny transfers. They expire auto
matically June /, 1910 This action,
taken two days after blanket ordin-
ance had been passed granting twen-
ty-five-year renewal of the Cleveland
Railway Company's rights on all its
lines at maximum fare of A cents
and seven tickets for a quarter, met
with the vigorous disapproval of Re-
publican Councilmen, who protested in
vain, however.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
TRAGEDY IN A PAWNSHoP.
Man Opens Fire When He Is Ar
rested at Kansas City.

Man Opens Fire When He Is Ar
rested at Kansas City.
In pistol battle in which County
Marshal Joel B. Mayes, Policeman Earl
G. Logan, and an unknown negro were
the participants, the negro was killed
and the marshal was shot in the head
and severely wounded in the Star
Loan store, pawnsbop, at 210 INDIE
pendence avenue in Kansas City. The
officers had been notified that the
negro was in the pawnshop trying to
borrow money on some stolen jewelry.
Policeman Logan entered the store
with the marshal and arrested the
negro. Suddenly the latter shot Mayes
in the head. Mayes steadied himself
and shot and killed the negro. Valu-
able rings and other stolen jewelry
were found in the pockets of the
negro.