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body into the CaDln, Sald the mate. Who surrendered the ship?"
 q did, sir" answered the boatswain, lingering his knife.
 He would have cut down the mate then and there had he dared, but there were too many witnesses, the deck was too quiet, and he was not yet sure of the crew.
 Very we'll" growled the New Eng lander. Get forward, now, and get this rafie and wreck cleared away"
 Why don't you heave to?' came a peremptory voice down the wind from the frigate.
 Aye, ave-" returned the mate, mounting the poop-ladder and giving the necessary orders.
 And then, while the men busted themselves in a desultory fashion in securing the guns and clearing away the wreck, he leaned against the rail moodily and stared up toward the English ship.
 What ship is that?" came down the wind from the quarter of the English frigate, where a man stood balancing himself on the rail by holding one of the backstays.
 "The Hiram and Susan of Boston," answered Conant, sullenly, through the trumpet. What ship is that ?" he roared, in impertinent defiance.
 ''Pll send boat aboard" was the re- ply. And mind you stay as you are if you don't want another dose"
 Conant, who was a high-tempered young man, dashed the trumpet down on the deck in impotent rage
 From the English ship the shrilling of pipes came faintly across the in- tervening space. There was a hurried bustling on the deck. A heavy cutter filled with men dropped from the da- wits. She pulled to the starboard gangWay. Two officers stepped down the battens and took their places in the stern sheets. Handled to perfec- tion, the boat got under way and rap- idly pulled alongside. The first who clambered through the gangway was a tall, slender, erect, au- thoritative-looking young man of per. haps five and-twenty, dressed in the blue and-white British navy uniform which he wore with easy grace and dignity. The single epaulet upon the shoulder indicated that he was a lieu tenant in His Majesty's service. He wore the usual sword, pistols and cooked hat.
 Hard on his heels came a bedirked youngter, midshipman, evidently, and following them dozen seadogs armed with cutlass and pistols.
 Followed by the midshipman, the officer turned and walked aft, while the seamen spread themselves about the deck, in obedience to the quick directions of boatswain's mate. Two went to the forecastle; the others oc- cupied indicated stations, one old sea dog relieving the man at the wheel
 The crew of the Hiram and Susan, for the present left to themselves, hung over the rail, staring at the Brit ish ship.
 MT. Conant, from his station on the poop, made no move to welcome the officer, who with brisk steps and an air of great nonchalance, rapidly mounted the ladder.
 Are you the captain of this ship? he began.
 "No,' blurted out the mate.
 "Singularly courteous person." said the officer, with an abstracted air, as If addressing the atmosphere. "But perhaps my approach was too abrupt"
 He took off his hat and bowed elab. orately.
 Have l the honor" he began, with distinguished courtesy "of addressing the master of the ship?"
 'I told you once" growled the mate.
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who was both mystified and enraged at the exaggerated politeness of the other, "that was not"
 Will you pardon my excessive stupidity and in turn kindly inform me who and what you are?"
 None of your business!" roared the mate, who had the Yankee hatred of the English fully developed.
 'Indeed MT. Merryfield"-this to the midshipman who had stood by i'm. patiently enough during the inter- view-"will you kindly ask the boat swain's mate to send Johnson and Palmer-I believe they are the two stoutest men in the crew-up on the poop?"
 The midshipman was only too glad to transmit the order, to which the two seamen, who had heard all, re- sponded with alacrity. The per formance had been very tame, so far, and they were hoping that Providence would be kind to them and that the mates i'll temper might continue.
 Perhaps" said the officer, point ing to Conant, these worthy seamen may assist you to answer my courte- ous question with proper civility. If you do not, although it will be pain full to me and to you also, I shall have to order you taken to the fo'c's1."
 An angry snarl was the only reply
 Meanwhile, Messrs Palmer and Johnson, two of the burliest tars that ever trod ships deck, ranged them selves alongside of the mate. At a nod from the officer Johnson drew his pistol.
 Now, sir," began the former, "you perceive the seriousness of your situa- tion Who and what are you?"
 I'm the mate of this ship"
 What is your name?"
 "Conant."
 "Ohi MT. Conant, charmed to make your acquaintance. although the cir cumstances are not altogether favor. able for unrestrained social inter- course"
 Ask me what you want to know and femme go," stammered out the mate, furiously angry at this mockery
 "In good time, my dear sir My time, that is. What is the name of the ship?"
 "The Hiram and Susan"
 Good Lord! Where from, and whither bound?"
 From Bordeaux to Boston"
 And what is your cargo?"
 Its in the manifest, below in the i captains cabin
 But am here, my good sir"
 "Damnation!" growled the mate.
 "A poor lading, and one that is apt to bring you to hell, sir" commented the officer. with annoying gravity Silks and wines and jimcracks and wimmen's fixin's,' said MT. Conant, desperately. "Oh, that is almost as dangerous a cargo was the reply of the Eng lishman, who seemed to have a pretty wit, though the mate found him not at all humorous. The seamen, who had heard with great enjoyment everything that had gone on, broke into a cheer Very good-very good" continued the young man, smiling at the enthu- siasm of his men; and indeed, he him self was enjoying the situation great ly. And you said you were the mate Where is the captain?"
 Dead. Killed by your first broad side"
 What was his name?"
 Hiram Hubbell."
 How quaint" said the officer Such name ought almost to make him willing to die. And Susan?"
 His wife"
 'Is she"-
 Dead, too," said the mate.
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Well, you made a fine fight for your ship" said the officer. '1t went hard with that boarding party night before last, That was handsomely done, but you were foolish this morning"
 That's not my business" said the mate, grunly, Captain Hubbeu gave the orders It was his ship"
 "I see. We'll, we won't blame him now that he's dead, but what he could have thought of in attempting to en- gage at pistol-shot distance with a frigate like ours cant see. Our cap tain is naturally hot enough about it, wasting four days and a score of men on a ship like this"
 You needn't have wasted minute on us if you hadn't wanted to-" said the mate, grimly.
 "That'll do," returned the officer, shortly. Palmer, you may go, John son also. Now, sir, you are prize to His Britannia Majesty's ship Rocking ham, A. I shall leave MT. Merryfeld here temporarily in charge. You will find him a gentleman of refined court esy but of great spirit and enterprise, with whom it would not be well to trifle.
 And let me assure you''-his voice lost it's banter and he spoke curtly- the slightest discourtesy or rebellion will be met by severe punishment later For the present, MT. Merryfeld, you will see that the crew of the Hi ram and Susan remain on deck, and that this gentleman especially be moi allowed to go below. You will be re- lieved in good time Meanwhile, set the men to work clearing up the deck"
 CHAPTER VIII.
 The Youth In the Cabin. In half an hour or so the same boarding officer came back to the prize.
 A large and a small sea-chest were swung aboard, and a dozen sailors bags, after which the cutter returned to the frigate.
 | Without taking any notice of the mate, the young lieutenant ran up on the poop, nodded to MT. Merryfield, ordered the yards swung, and filled away One of the seamen, by his di- rection, hoisted the British flag, and with the echo of three cheers from the frigate, which whirled about on her heel and went broad off on her course, the two vessels started away from each other.
 The men went to work to repair damages with a will, and by the means of a spare topmast they soon had the merchantmen in fair condi. tion.
 The Hiram and Susan had another master and another port of destina- tion. For the first time in the past six years, the English ensign-which, by the way, was the flag under which she had been launched-rippled out from the gaff-end. Conditions had
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-28
NOTICE BIDS.

Bide for furnishing the labor and
material necessary to add three rooms
to cottage at the A. and NJ. College
and to make other changes in said
specifications which may be seen at
the office OF the college architect. are
invited and will be received by the
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20. The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids and to waive any for
mality in any bid.
R.T. MINER. Pres.
A. and M. College.
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AEAL ESTATE AGENT

Once In Taliaferro Building. Opposite
Court House. Phone 81
Have In ONCE the only set Of Abstract
Books Of Brazos County Land tslss
FOR SALE
One block Of ground and good new
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brick curbed dug well; located in
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school and churches. Price $1.45o.
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Pride Of Kentucky

Back to Bryan. Mr.. c. c. Shelburns
has jus, closed 4 deal for Pride Of Ken
lucky, the noted saddle and all-purpose
horse that has made three seasons in Bryan.
The horse that is the sire Of the best lot Of
colts ever raised in Barzos Cole needs no
introduction in Brazos county. He vii
make the season at Mr.. Shelburne stable
For terms you will see Mr.. SheIburne.
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AT meeting OF the boar dof dlrec.
tors of the Associated Press in New
York, r. NJ, Johnson, of the Houston
Post. was elected first vice president.
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One hundred and thirty tons Of dy-
Mantle on a lighter in the harbor Of
Kabe, Japan, exploded, killing two
persons, injuring eighty others, ami
hilating the lighter, sinking two other
vessels, wrecking many buildings and
damaging more or less all the other
buildings in the city.
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Poindexter re-iterates his determin-
alton to stay in the race for governor,
in spite of all efforts to induce him
to submit his claims to arbitration.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-28

The Brennan school board is In.
vestigating the efficiency of teachers
with a view of.raising salaries.
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In an attempt to blow up the price
regent of China with bomb two of
his attendants were killed.
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The negroes of San Antonio and all
Southwest Texas are greatly excited
over report that Halley's comet viii
destroy all life on the earth by pois-
oning the atmosphere with the gases
in its tail.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-28

General George w. Gordon, often
nessee was elected commander.in-cbief
of the United Confederate Veterans
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Dr. Hyde. on trial at Kansas City
for the murder of his father-n-law,
Swope. was deprived OF bail and sent
to jail because of damaging testimony
against him.
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Events Of the World Boiled Down for
Abe Busy Man to Read st's
cIlnce.

Louis Paulhan fiswln his aeroplane
from London to Manchester. III
miles, in two hours and fifty mil
utes, winning prize Of $4,000.
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The Mississippi Sanitary Live Stock
board has inaugurated campaign OF
determination against the cattle tick
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The United Confederate Veterans
chose Little Rock, Ark. for the next
meeting place.
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A mining swlndle amounting to
many millions is being investigated
in the federal court at Cheyenne.
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Five hundred miners are entombed
in Welsh coal mine by the breaking
down Of the hoist machinery. Efforts
are being made 10 rescue them
through another shaft half a mile dis
tant
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1|AE news N BRIEF

4 = I.t e ~ 49, 90 IN
Everts Of &he World Boiled Down for
(he Busy Man to Read st,s
s'lss.,
Louis Paulhan fiswln his aeroplane
from London to Manchester. III
miles, in two hours and fifty min
utes. winning prize of $4,000.
/ General George w. Gordon, ofrTen.
nessee was elected commander.in-cbief
of the United Confederate Veterans.
The Mississippi Sanitary Live Stock
board has inaugurated campaign OF
determination against the cattle tick.
Five hundred miners are entombed
in a Welsh coal mine by the breaking
down of the hoist machinery. Efforts
are being made 20 rescue them
through another shaft half mile dis
tant.
A mining swindle amounting to
many millions is being investigated
in the federal court at Cheyenne.
The United Confederate Veterans
chose Little Rock, Ark, for the next
meeting place.
In an attempt to blow up the price
regent Of China with bomb two Of
his attendants were killed.
One hundred and thirty tons Of dy-
Mantle on lighter in the harbor Of
Kabe, Japan, exploded, killing two
! persons. injuring eighty others. ami
hilating the lighter, sinking two other
vessels, wrecking many buildings and
damaging more or less all the other
buildings in the city
DR.. Hyde. on trial at Kansas City
for the murder of his father-n-law,
Swope. was deprived OF bail and sent
to jail because of damaging testimony
against him
The Brennan school board is in.
yestigating the efficiency of teachers
with a view of'raising salaries.
Poindexter re-iterates his determin-
alton to stay in the race for governor,
In spite OF all efforts to induce him
to submit his claims to arbitration
The negroes of San Antonio and all
Southwest Texas are greatly excited
over report that Halley's comet viii
destroy all life on the earth by pois-
oning the atmosphere with the gases
in its tail.
AT meeting OF the boar dof direc.
tors of the Associated Press in New |
York, r. NJ. Johnson. of the Houston
Post was elected first vice president. (
Fran Marble Works
have a few lnonu uen,s and slabs viii sell
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
THE BALLINGER AFFAIR.

Six republican members of the Bal,
lingcr investigating committee met il
Chicago yesterday and issued a state
ment condemning the action of the foul
democratic members and the one re
publican insurgent member who de-
livered report at Minneapolis last
Wednesday demanding the retiremcn,
from Office OF Secretary BalIinger
Those present yesterday were Sena-
tors Sutherland, Root and Nelson and
Congressman Mccall, Olmsted and
DENLY. They declared the action OF
what they term the minority" at
Minneapolis to have been according
to the worst methods OF ward politics y
The evidence in the Balinger case
was discussed, but in the absence OF a
quorum, they state, no action on the
case itself was possible.
AS the minority declined to attend
yesterdays conference, and took their
adjournment at Minneapolis until the
next meeting of Congress, it is probable
that Senator Nelson will not call an
other meeting until the return OF Sena-
tor Flint, who, as the seventh member,
would make a quorum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS.

The regular democratic state execu-
tive committee OF Tennessee met al
Nashville yesterday and adopted plan
for party harmony, thepurpose being
TO induce independent democrats not
to indorse the republican gubernatorial
candidate, Ben w. Hooper, today. The
plan is to name committee of 10 five
from each faction) to formulate har-
mony agreement, and in case this COM
nlittee fai s. to submit party differences
to the national democratic committee.
1t developed yesterday afternoon that
several prominent independent demo-
Gratis are planning to attempt to post
pone in today's State Convention all
vital action OF the anti-Patterson wing
of the party, and that similar attempt
may be made at last nights indepen-
dent committee meeting.
When the insurgents, or iudepen-
dent, leaders met, last night the senti-
ment being unanimously against any
plan to deal with the straight demo-
Gratis, as, as they have been heretofore
referred to, as Patterson democrats.
At today's convention the indepen-
dents it is said will indorse Hooper, the
republican or anti-Patterson candidate,
for governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
Suicide of a fsirh school Girl.

Denver, Colo, Sept. Ii Jim
Why did you ever believe the false
hoods that were told about me? My
ideal Of true love is shattered. and to-
day is my last day at school and on
earth. / am writing this between classes
at school.
This was the note left by Arizona
Savers, 16-year-old high school girl,
who is dead at her home today after
having taken three ounces of carbolic
acid. The girl, after calmly planning
to end her life, attended all her classes
at the North Denver High School, then
went home and swallowed the poison.
The note left was addressed to James
Sanford, Oklahoma City 1t was found
between the pages of one OF her school
books. It continued:
Il shall be dead by my own hand
before 5 O'Clock Tuesday. September
Is. You came to Denver this summer
and you would not come to see me, be
cause you did not believe in me. How
could you? When this reaches you |
will be at rest. Please write to my
dear old father and tell him that loved
him. l am afraid / cannot bear to
leave note for him, for might lose
my courage. Goodbye, Jim, and think
of the love which might have be III
yours-ARLoNA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
FIGHT IN A SCHOOL BOARD.

During the meeting OF the Newport
News city school board last night over
the election Of teacher in the city
public schools division Superintendent
Of Schools Willis A. Jenkins tried TO
draw Il knife OH Trustee E. w. Huff
man.
He first started to attack the trustee
with his fists, but was dragged back i'll
his seat by Trustee G. Y. Cosby and j.
p. Harrison. Shaking the men off,
the superintendent ran his hand iii his
pocket and pulled out a small pen
knife, which he started to open as he
went toward Colonel Huffman. Trus-
tee Cosby leaped up and pinioned Jcn-
kins arms, taking the knife away from
him.
Last nights trouble is the outcome
of grudge of long standing between
the men. Colonel Huffman warned
the superintendent that he would have
to pay for trying to pull the knife.
The superintendent refused to indorsc
teacher who had been elected by Col.
Huffman committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
Gerbracllt Sentenced

New York, Sept. 1.-two years
Imprisonment in The Atlanta prison
and fine Of $1,000 was the penalty
imposed by Judge Martin in the United
States Court today on Ernest W.
Gerbracht, former superintendent OF
the Williamsburg refinery OF the
sugar trust, who was recently con-
victed OF conspiracy to defraud the
government. A stay OF execution oil
sentence was granted pending an
appeal.
The sentence of Charles r. Heike,
former secretary OF the trust, convicted
at the same time Gerbracht was, went
over until tomorrow. In passing SEN
tence Judge Martin referred to the
fact that Geroracht had been super
intendent of the Williamsburg refinery
and that j: had been shown that he
had personally paid out money used
to bride the weighers. He was at first
reluctant to grant Il stay OF $eXecuuon
and made it plain that it was only
because the attorneys for the convict
ed man promised to expedite their
appeal that he acceded to their re-
quest. Gerbracht was given until to-
morrow 10 furnish new bond OF
S25, 900. The stay Of execution is Ell
fective ONLY until Nov. l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
Frauds Against the Government.

New. York, Sept. 14-That govern
mcnt wcighers on the various steam
ship docks in this city, on salary OF
81 4 day, were able to deposit
s., 500 a month in savings was the
amazing revelation developed in the
United States Circuit Court today where
three weighers are on trial.
As the result, there is to be a general
grand jury investigation, and while il
is admitted the statute OF limitations
will probably prevent, As 1t did III the
sugar cases, prosecution OF all those in
voIved the federal authorities believe
they will be able to send some we'll
known merchants to prison.
Witnesses today sworc positively that
for many years there was not a single
cargo OF imports unloaded at the port
of New York that was honestly weighed.
The importers and their agents openly
trallickcd with the government agents
and the latter, in return for cash paid
them made the returns upon which
customs duties were eXacted many
pounds lighter than they actually were,
thus dcfrauding the government out OF
millions OF dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
TIL, MAINE ELECTION.

Names political landslide has grown
in size since Monday. All That the repub-
licans have saved is Ascher C.. Kinds.
who has been elected to Congress in
the Fir. district by about 800 plurality
and Congressman Guernsey, in the
Fourth, who is reelected by Il small
margin.
The democrats will control u out
OF 81 State Senators and So out of l5l
representatives TO the State Legislature.
The legislature will elect senator to
succeed Eugene Hale, who will prob
ably be Charles +. Johnson. of Water
Vile, although it is announced that
William NJ. FennclI, of Portland who
made such fight against Mr.. Kinds
for Congress. will also be a candidate.
Other senatorial candidates mention
ed are Stale Senator L. NJ Staples, OF
Washington; Oakley G. Curtis and
James C. iam!cn, OF Portland, and
John Clark Scales, of WeStbrook.
The legislature, which convencs in
January, will have the rcdistricting
Of the congressional, Legislative AMI
councillor districts, to stand for a de-
cadc.
Governor-elect PIasted will have
the appointment OF two associate
jud gcs Of the Supreme Court, Il SUI
perior Court Judge, State highway
commissioner and other important Of,
ficials.
With only 81 of the 521 cities and
towns and plantations missing, the
vote for governor is: Plaisted (dem.),
10. 245; Fernald (rep), G4,736. The
missing places four years ago gave
Cobb (rep), 3l5 and Davis (dcm.) l57.
McGillicuddy, elected over Swasey in
the Second district, will have plurality
OF more than $500, and Gould, elected
to succeed Congressman Burleigh in
the Third district, will have more than
1900.
Doubt still existed last night regard
ing the result in the Fourth congress
sional district, Congressman Frank f..
Guernsey, of Dover, the republican,
candidate, and Geo M. Manson (dcm.)
of Calais, each claiming victory by a
small plurality.