6
THE OLD WARMIN* PAN.
Nine o'clock and upstairs: oh, the breath
freezing room
With its audible silence and tangible
gloom!
Oil. the shivers and dreads of that tor
tuous hall
■Where w> humped our poor heads on the
down-sloping wall—
And the dtnions that danctd down our
candlelight lane
To the squeaky quadrille of the old weath
er-vane!
But ah, every terror, each recess cf dread
We forgot In the depths of our billowy
bed,
When, snuggled therein on the sltikaway
plan,
in Dreamland 'twas spring, thank the Old
Warmln' Pan.
A well-won protection from bogies and
ghosts!
Prom the farthest confines they might
marshal their hosts.
But no spook in the whole vast domain of
Upstairs
Could approach, undefiled, this, the surest
of lairs.
Deep down In our feathers, twixt laven
dered sheets,
Peeking over the counterpane's regular
pleats.
We laughed all the bugaboos square in the
face,
Till they make their retreat in the hush
of disgrace—
/Poor things! they were awful, but blame
them who can,
B"or no doubt they b rudged us our Old
Warmin" Pan.
Oh, the Old Warmin' Pan! How the mem
ories hold—
Those days were of silver, those nights
were of gold,
And each homely object my childhood held
dear
Has grown to an idol through many a
year.
The starlight, the stillness, the frost
gleaming pane.
The weird-weaving shadows, the wind's
low refrain.
The hand at the door and the step in the
hall,
The low, gentle sound of the motherly
call;
For the lack in the child is the love in the
man
Toward the genius that wielded the Old
Warmin' Pan.
—Art. Wheelock Upson, In Chicago Times-
Herald.
KING- jt a Stirring Story e
Life in The
ACepyright, 1899, by F. Tennyson Ncely.]
CIIAPTKit Xlll.—Continued.
'But with the edict that no more
troops should be sent came comfort to
the souls of these bereaved ones.
Transports would not go without
troops, and Mrs. Frank could not go
without transports, the journey was
far too expensive. They wished her no
evil, of course; but if they were them
selves forbidden how could they rejoice
that she should be permitted? They
twere actually beginning to feel a bit
charitable toward her when the Queen
of the Fleet herself came in Honolulu
with the latest news. The fifth expedi
tion had been halted there and putin
camp. The hospital held several of
ficers. Billy Gray was down with brain
fever, and there had been a furious
•scene between him and his peppery
colonel before the breakdown; and by
that same steamer Mrs. Garrison had
got a letter that had made her turn
white and tremble, as Mrs. Stockman
saw and told, and then shut herself up
in her room an entire day. Now for
nearly a fortnight the lovely guest had
(been daily hinting that she really must
.go home, "dear Witcliie" was surely
tired of her; and Witchie disclaimed
and protested anil vowed she could not
live without her devoted friend. But
then had come that letter and with it
a change of tone and tactics. Witchie
ceased to remonstrate or reprove Mrs.
Stockman, and the latter felt that she
must go, and Witchie consented with
out demur.
In no pleasant mood Armstrong
mounted and trotted for the east gate.
The road was lined with camps and vol
unteers at drill. Vehicles were fre
quently moving to and fro; but the
senfry at the entrance had kept track
of them, and in response to question
answered promptly unci positively Mrs.
Garrison's carriage had not come that
way. "But," said he,"the wagon with
the lady's baggage did. ! saw the name
on the trunks."
The colonel turned in saddle and
coolly surveyed him. "Do you mean
Mrs. Stockman's name?" lie asked, in
quiet tone. "How many trunks were
there ?"
**Oh, some of them might have had
Mrs. Stockman's name, sir; but the two
or three that 1 saw were marked M. G."
This was unlooked-for news. To her
next-door neighbor Mrs. Garrison had
said nothing übout going away with
Mrs. Stockman, and Armstrong had
grave need to see her and to sec her at
once. The train for Los Angeles did not
.leave until evening. Possibly they were
lunching somewhere spending the
afternoon with friends in town. He
rode direct to headquarters. Some of
the staff might be able to tell, was his
theory; and one of them justified it.
"Did I happen to meet Mrs. Garrison?
Yes, I just saw her aboard the China."
"Aboard the China!" exclaimed Arm
strong, with a sudden thrill of excite
ment. "D'you mean she is going?"
"Didn't ask her. They were hustling
everybody ashore, and 1 had only time
to give dispatches to the purser; but
she was on deck with friends when I
came away."
People wondered that day at the
#peed with which the tall officer, fol
lowed by his orderly, clattered away
down Market street. In less than ten
minutes Armstrong was at the crowd
ed pier and pushing through the throng
to the China's stage. Too late! Al
ready it was swung aloft, the lines were
east loose, and the huge black mass
was just beginning to back slowly from
its moorings. The rail of the prom
enade deck swarmed with faces, some
radiant, some tearful. Words of adieu,
Hutt cling- kerchiefs, waving hands
tossing tlowers were there on ever)
side. Two officers, Honolulu bouiKi.
shouted Armstrong's name, and a
cheery good-by; but he did not seem tr,
hear. A gentle voice, the voice of all
others lie most longed to hear, repeat
ed the name and strove to call atten
tion to his gesticulating comrades on
the upper deck; but lie was deaf to
both. Kagerly, anxiously, incredulous
ly he was searching along that crowded
rail, and all on a sudden he saw her.
Yes, there she stood, all gayety, grace
and animation, stylishly gowned and
fairly burdened with roses; and it was
right at him she was gazing, nodding,
smiling, all sweetness, all confiding',
trusting joy; with just a little of tri
umph, too, and a tinge of sentimental
sorrow in the parting. Apparently, it
was all for him; for her blue eyes never
faltered till they fixed his gaze, and
then, kiss after kiss she threw to him
with the daintily gloved little hand,
and, leaning far down over the rail,
lowering it toward him as much as pos
sible, she finally tossed to him, stand
ing there stern and spellbound, a
bunch of beautiful roses she had torn
from her corsage. It fell almost at his
feet, for in his astonishment and ris
ing wrath he made 110 effort to catch it.
A man, stooping quickly, rescued and
handed it to him. Mechanically he
said: "Thank you," and took it, a
thorn pricking deep into the flesh as
he did so; and still his eyes were fixed
on that fairy form now surely, swiftly
gliding away, and over him swept the
consciousness of utter defeat, of exas
peration, of dismay, even as he strove
to fathom ner motives in thus singling
him out for such conspicuous—even af
fect ionate—demonstration. Triumph
and delight he could have understood,
but not, not this semblance of confi
dential relations, not at least until he
felt his arm grasped by a cordial hand,
heard his name spoken by a friendly
voice, and Mr. Prime's pleasant in
quiry: "Ilave you no greeting for other
friends?" Thejj the hot blood rushed
to his face and showed even through
the bronze as. turning, his troubled
eyes met full the clear, placid gaze of
Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER XIV.
Mid October. The Queen of the Fleet,
the finest transport of the Pacific serv
ice, thronged with boys in blue at last
ordered onto Manila, lay at the wharf
at Honolulu, awaiting her commander's
orders to cast loose. In strong force
and with stentorian voices, the Prime
val Dudes joined in rollicking chorus
to the crashing accompaniment of their
band, and, when they could take time
to rest, the crowd ashore set up a cheer.
The Hawaiian national band, in spotless
white, forming huge a»d melodious cir
cle on the wharf, vied with the musi
cians from the states in the spirit and
swing of their stirring airs "Aloha
Oe! Aloha Oe!" chorused the surging
throng, afloat and ashore, as wreaths
and garlands—the leis of the islanders
—were twined or hung about some fa
vorite officer or favored man. The
troops still held to service in Hawaii
shouted good-will and good-by to those
ordered onto the Philippines. The
Dudes of the Queen, and the lads from
the prairies and the mountains on other
transports anchored in the deep but
narrow harbor, yelled soldierly con
dolence to those condemned to stay.
The steam of the 'scape pipe roared
loudly and belched dense white clouds
on high, swelling the uproar. Dusky
little Kanaka boys, diving for nickels
and paddling tireless übout the ship,
ad'Jed their shrill cries to the clamor.
The captain, in his natty uniform of
blue and gold, stepped forth upon the
bridge to take command, and raised his
banded cap in recognition of the con
stant cheer from the host ashore and
the throng of blue shirts 011 the fore
castle head. Then arose another shout,
as a veteran officer, in the undress uni
form of a general, appeared upon that
sacred bound, and, bowing to the
crowd, was escorted by the captain to
the end overlooking the animated scene
below; and then the signal was given,
tiie heavy lines were cast off and hauled
swiftly in, the massive screw began
slowly to churn the waters at the stern,
and gently, almost imperceptibly at
first, the Queen slid noiselessly along
the edge of the dock, to the accompani
ment of a little volley of flowers and
garlands tossed from eager hands, and
a cheer of godspeed from the swarm of
upturned faces. And then there up
rose another shout, a shout of mingled
merriment, surprise and applause;
for all on a sudden there darted up the
stairway from the crowded promenade
deck to the sacred perch above, defiant
of the lettered warning: "Passengers
are not allowed upon the bridge," a
dainty vision in filmy white, and all in
the next moment there appeared at the
general's side, smiling, bowing, blow
ing kisses, waving adieux, all sparkle,
animation, radiance and rejoicing, a be
witching little figure, in the airiest,
loveliest of summer toilets. The Bed
Cross nurses on the deck below looked
at one another and gasped. Two brave
army girls, wives of wounded officers in
the Philippines, who by special dispen
sation were making the voyage 011 the
Queen, glanced quickly at each other
and said—nothing audible. The gen
eral, lifting his cap, but looking both
deprecation and embarrassment, fell
back and gave his place at the white
rail to the new arrival, and colored high
when she suddenly turned and took his
arm. The captain, trying not to see her
or to appear conscious of this infrac
tion of a stringent rule and invasion of
his dignity, grew redder as he shouted
rapid orders and swung his big, beauti
ful ship well out into the stream. The
guns of the Pennington boomed a deaf
ening salilte as the (jueen turned her
sharp nose toward the open sea; and al
most the last thing Honolulu saw of
her human freight was the tiny, dainty,
winsome little figure in white, waving a
CAMERON COUNTY PRKiSb, THURSDAY, JUNE 14 1900.
spotless kerchief in fond farewell.
Once clear of the narrow entrance the
big troopship headed westward toward
the setting sun, shook free the reins, as
it were, and. followed by less favored
craft, sped swiftly on her way. Witcliie
Garrison, the latest addition to the
passenger list, entirely at home, if not
actually in command.
Leaning on the general's arm an hour
later and deftly piloting that bewil
dered v: terar up and down the breezy
deck, she car.v, i-ist as she had planned
to corae, face t - face once more with
Stanley Armstrong. Well she knew
that under the escort of that exalted
rank she was safe from any possibility
of cross question or interference. Well
she knew that had lie heard of her sud
den determination togo to Honolulu
she could not have escaped stern inter
rogation. possibly something worse;
and her heart failed her when she real
ized that the man who had gauged her
shallow nature years before, now held
a lash over her liLad in the shape of the
paper that mad vanity bad prompted
her to write and send to the officer of
the guard, the day that Stewart sailed.
What madness it was, indeed, yet how
could she have dreamed it would fall
into the hands of the man of all others
she feared and respected—the one man
who, had lie but cared, could years ago
have had her love, the man who, be
cause he cared not. had won her hate!
And, now that lie held or had held this
paper—nothing less than a forged order
in her husband's name as aide-de-camp
to Cen. Drayton, she could have cow
ered at liis feet in lief terror of him,
yet braved him with smiles, sweetness
and gayety, with arch merriment and
joyous words, quitting for the moment
the general's arm that she might ex
tend to him both lier little white
gloved hands. Gravely he took the left
in his left while with the right he raised
his forage cap in combined salute to the
woman and to his superior officer.
Gravely and. almost instantly lie re
leased it.and listened in helpless pa
tience to her torrent of playful words;
but his eyes were 011 the general's face
as though he would ask could he, the
general, know the true character of the
woman lie had honored above all her
sisterhood on board, iif thus taking her
to the bridge whereon neither officer
nor man nor nurse nor army wife had
presumed to set. foot in aIL the six days'
run from San Francisco; as though he
would ask if the general knew just what
she was, this blithe, dainty, winsome
little thing that nestled so confidingly
—indeed, so snugly—close to his bat
tered side, and who had virtually taken
possession of him in the face of aw en
vious and not too silent circle of her
own sex. Truth to tell, the chief would
rather have escaped. He was but an
indifferent sailor, and tiie Queen's long,
lazy roll over the ocean surges was ex
citing in his inner consciousness a long
ing for cracked ice and champagne,
lie had known her but the few days
the Queen remained in port, coaling and
preparing for the onward voyage across
the broad Pacific; but a great function
ary of the general government had told
liim a pathetic tale the very day of his
first peep at the lioyal Hawaiian hotel,
had given him a capital dinner at that
famous hosti lry. wherrat she appeared
in charming attire, and in a flow of
spirits simply irresistible. Her sallies
of wit had made him roar with delight;
her mimicry of one or two conscientious
but acidulated dames who had eome
over 011 the Oueen, boiftid. as nurses for
Manila, had tickled him to the verge
of apoplexy; but when later she backed
him into the coolest corner of the
"lanai" with the plash of fountain close
at hand, and the sweet music of Ber
ger's famous band floating softly on the
eve-ning air, and told him how her
father had loved to talk of his, the gen
eral's, dasli and daring in the great
days of the great war. and led him 011
to tell of his campaigns in the Shenan
doah and.the west, listening with di
lated eyes and parted lips, the cam
paigner himself, was captivated, and
she had her will. A great senator had
told him how she had come thither to
nurse a gallant young officer in her
husband's regiment, how she had
pulled- the boy through the perils of
brain fever until he was now conval
escent and going onto rejoin his com
rades in Manila, and she, she was pining
to reach her husband now serving on
Gen. Drayton's staff. Other women
were aboard, the Queen; could not Gen.
Crabb find room fer her? It is hurd
for a soldier to refuse a pretty woman
or a prominent member of the commit
tee or. military affairs. There was not a
vacant stateroom on the ship. Officers
were sleeping three or four in a room,
so were the lied Cross nurses; and the
two army wives already aboard had
been assigned a little cubbyhole of a
cabin in which only one could dress at
a time. There were only two apart
ments on the big craft that were not
filled to their capacity—the room occu
pied by that sea monarch, the captain,
and that which, from having been the
"ladies boudoir," had been fitted, up
for the accommodation of the general.
The piano had been wheeled out on
deck, the writing table stowed away,
and a fine new wide brass bedstead,
with dainty white curtains and mos
quito bar, a large bureau and a wash
stand had been moved in, and these,
with easy-chairs, electric fans, electric
lights and abundant air, made it the
most desirable room on the ship. Even
Armstrong, colonel commanding the
troops aboard, was compelled to share
his little cabin with his adjutant, and
the general's aides were bundled into
p. "skimpy" box between decks. There
really seemed no place for Mrs. Gar
rison aboard, especially when it was
found that the passenger list was to be
increased by three, a surgeon and two
officers going forward from Honolulu;
and one of these was our old friendand
once light-hearted Billy Gray, now
nearly convalescent, but weak and, as
all could see, feverishly eager to get on
to Manila.
All this was explained to the senator.
It was even suggested that there was
room for Mrs. Garrison on the Louis
iana, a safe old tub, If she was slow;
'out Mrs. Frank looked so pathetic and
resigned when this arrangement was
suggested that no one had ti.b hardi
hood to actually dwell upon it.and the
senator said it was a shame to think of
it. With whom of her own sex could
she associate on that long, hot voyage
ahead of them? Why not transfer some
af tin* 11 I'd Cross nurses to the Louis
ir.na? Mrs. (iarrison had 110 objections,
but they had; and the surgeon in
charge made prompt and vigorous pro
test. lie knew Mrs. Frank, and she
knew him and did not in the least de
spair. She still had a plan. There was
a cozy dinner one evening—just the
evening before the departure of the
Queen, and the ga 11 a,♦ captain of the
ship, the veteran general, the quarter
master in charge of transportation, the
member of the senate military commit
tee, some charming girls—hut none so
charming as M--s. Harrison—were of
the party. There was some sentiment
and much champagne, as a result of
which, at one a. 111., the big-hearted sea
monarch aforementioned swore by the
bones of his ancestors in the slimy
grasp of Davy Jones that that sweet
little woman shouldn't have togo
a-begging for accommodations on his
ship, if the general would condescend
to move into his room, by thunder, he'd
sleep up in his foul-weather den next
the chart room, and Mrs. Garrison—
(iod bless her!—could take the gener
al's room, and be queen of the ship
queen of the Queen —queen of queens—
by Jupiter! and here's her health with
all honor! A soldier, of course, could
be 110 less gallant than a sailor, espe
cially as the captain's room was a hit
better than the "Boudoir," and had an
ice chest and contents that the veteran
campaigner was bidden to consider his
own. The agreement was clinched that
very night before the party broke up;
and little Mrs. Frank shed tears of
gratitude upon the general's coat
sleeve and threw kiss after kiss to the
handsome sailor as she hung over the
balusters of the broad veranda and
waved them away in their swift-run
ning cabs, and then danced off to her
room and threw herself on the be»d aft
er a mad pirouette about the spacious
apartment, and laughed and laughed
until real tears trickled from her eyes,
and then gave orders to be callcj at
seven o'clock. She meant to be tip and
aboard that ship with all her luggage
before sense and repentance could
come with the morning sun—before
either soldier or sailor could change
his mind.
To the amaze of the women already
aboard, to the grave annoyance of Col.
Armstrong, .0 the joy of poor Billy
Gray, and the mischievous merriment
of several youngsters on the commis
sioned list, Mrs. Frank Garrison, the
latest arrival, became sole occupant of
the finest room on the ship; and it was
a bower of lilies and tropical fruit and
(lowers the breezy day she sailed away
from t ne bay of Honolulu.
[To lie Continued ]
FOR HIS FRIEND.
An I lis tan <*e of Heroic Self Sncrillct
in the Humbler Walks of
1,4 fe.
James Brown and Harry Lee were the
closest of friends. They were painters
by trade and unmarried. James Brown,
however, was the only support of an in
valid mother, the fact being well known
to Ilarry.
The two young men were at work up
on one of the high buildings of the city.
For some reason Harry had occasion to
descend to the ground, and there no
ticed for the first time how insecure
was James' position. Ac tbe same mo
ment he was horriliedito see liim losing
his footing.
As quickly as thought can work
Harry remembered the invalid mother,
and stepped in an instant directly into
the spot where James would drop, and
braced himself.
By something like a miracle he suc
ceeded in his purpose t>f rescue. When
the two men were brought into the
Flower hospital in New York, it was
discovered that Harry had not received
fatal injury, and that James, for
whom he had risked his life, was suf
fering chiefly from the breaking of both
wrists and the bones of one ankle.
Harry, who was the first to be well
enough to report f*.)r duty, found a
pleasure in caring for the invalid moth
er of his friend as if he were her son.
The doctors of the hospital, who alone
were aware of the facts, report an ex
pression of gratitude upon the face of
James whenever Harry visited him dur
ing his convalescence, a look that ex
pressed more than human eyes are ac
customed to see or human hearts to re
veal.—New Voice.
A Slinrp Ketort.
A well-known dean of Norwich tells
the following good story against him
self:
Some few weeks ago he came to a
stile in a field which was occupied by
a farm lad, who was eating his bread
and bacon luncheon.
The boy made no attempt to allow
his reverence to pass, so was duly lec
tured for his lack of manners.
"You seem, my lad, to be better fed
than taughlt."
"Very likely," answered the lad, slic
ing off a piece of bacon, "for ye teaclien
Oi, but Oi feeds ineself."—Loudon An
swers.
The Merciful Motorman.
"The fellow coming out of that sa
loon owes htk life to me." said the
Brooklyn motorman 10 the new hand
to whom he was teaching the business.
"How's that?" asked the beginner, as
lie piled all the passengers to the front
of the ear by a quick movement of the
brake.
"One night." explained the motor
man, "lie was lying helpless across the
track, and i resisted, and conquered
the teinntation."—Brooklyn Life.
THIS BEATS THE DUTCH.
PAID SOME BILLS TWICE.
A New » el<ipilK'tl t 111 lh«' Cuban I'on
(mI Fraud*.
Havana, June 9. —The troubles of
Estes (i. Rathbone, former director
of posts, seem to l>e increasing'. The
auditor's department has thrown out
$15,000 worth of vouchers, including
$B,l/00 worth of hills which have been
paid twice, most of them at Muncie,
I lid.
The Fidelity Co. lias been notified
that i1 will be held responsible on Mr.
Rath bone's bond. Mr. Miller, the man
ager ot the company, and Mr. iiath
bone have held prolonged interviews
during the last few days, but no de
cision has been arrived aT regarding
this new aspect of the situation. The
authorities contend that t lie Fidelity
Co. is responsible. Mr. Uathbone's
friends insist that C. 1". W • Xeely de
ceived Mr. Wathbone, who signed at
Xcley's request without knowing
v hat.
Corydon i!ich has been placed un
der a $2,000 bond as a witness in the
Xeely case. A letter lias been receiv
ed here by a friend of Xeely savin?
that, if forced to return, he will show
that Rich is a liar and that the latter
received as much as he (Xeely) did.
War »tv* l* Sciint.
London, .lime 9.—Gen. Midler has
taken the offensive and lias secured a
position west of Lain? s Xek, by
which be believes lie can make the
Boer positions untenable. Presum
ably lie will immediately follow up his
success. Lord l.'oebrts has commu
nicated nothing for three days, nor
permitted tin correspondents to wire
what is going on. A blockade of the
'wires, owing to the crush of official
correspondence, may account for 1 lie
scanty press dispatches. Some tele-
UTiiins filed a week ago are only just
now arrivin?.
In Daiiiicr, tlis! Not Vet Harmed.
Xew Vork. I ii.e 9.—The anxiety
which has been felt in regard to the
Pre -bvteria missionaries in the IV
kin district was partially allayed Fri
day by the receipt of a cablegram
from Dr. Henry, one of the board's
oldest missionaries in China. The
board cabled on Tuesday for informa
tion.'and the reply read: "Still dan
ger." This is taken to indicate that
no serious depredations have been
made as yet by the iloxers. The Pres
byterian board has 58 American mis
sionaries in Shantung province.
Maluons Will lit'opcu.
I)cs Moines. In.. .Tune 9. —The fiO sa
loons of lies Moines which have been
closed for five months will open to
day. Judge Bishop, of the district
court, yesterday dissolved the tempo
rary injunction held by the .Minister
ial association and anti-saloon work
ers. The supervisors completed the
canvass of the. petition of consent. It
took names to make the petition
good and the saloon men secured
4,435. The anti-saloon men had play
ed their last card and the saloons
will remain open permanently.
A Filial j: \ i«l»«ion.
lirazil, Ind.. .Tune 9. In an explo
sion at the Indiana powder plant,
near Fontanel. Friday, Matthew Heed
was killed and several other employes
injured. Reed was carrying a pail of
nitro-glycerine and he accidentally
dropped it. causing the explosion of
the contents. Mixer mill No. 1, in
which a number of girls were a!
work, was wrecked. Tn their endeav
or to escape several of the girls were
injured. A man named Edwards is
missing.
Kryiiti tlioneii.
Denver, June 9. —The democratic
state convention yesterday chose Clov.
Thomas and T. J. Maloney, of Denver;
A. T. (iunnell. of Colorado Springs,
and Charles ISenkle, of Pueblo, as
delegates-at-largc to the national
convention and instructed them for
Bryan and the Chicago platform.
Wuw Sinn)' for the Sailor.
Xew York. Jnen 9. Tom Sharkey
easily defeated "Yank" Kenny in the
lirst round of what was to have been
a ri.Vround bout lie fore the Broadway
Athletic club last night.
Jockey Fatally Hurt.
Newport. Ky.. June 9.- Jockey J.
Perkins, while riding Tenletta in the
second race yesterday, was thrown
against the fence and fatally injured.
I'in I'llur In tap til red.
Manila. June 9.-—Gen. I'io Del Pilar,
the Filipino leader, has been captured
near Manila.
| A PIERCE BATTLE.
Story of the Catubig Fijrlit
Is Told in Detail.
SIEGE LASTED FOUR DAYS
Thirty-one Americans Held 000
Insurgents at Buy.
A RAIN OF SHOT AND SHELL
Kebel* Poured in a Terrific Fire from
Killc» and Cniinou-Ulii'u a Keller
Party Arrived Only 13 o« Our Sol
dier* H ere Alive.
Washington, Juno 9. —Perhaps the
most thrilling incident of the entire
Philippine war occurred at Catubig,
on the island of Sarnar, where on
April 15 last a party of.l enlisted
| men of Company 11, Forty-third in
] fantry volunteers, held at bay a force
i i» f 600 insurgents during four days of
tierce lighting, reinforcements arriv
ing just in the nick of time.
The war department, has received
i reports from ( apt. 11. M. Day, of the
j Forty-third volunteer infantry, and
j First Lieut. Sweeney, of that regi
; ment, who commanded the rescue
| party, giving details of the attack,
the siege and the relief.
According to these reports the at
tack on the garrison at Catubig be
gan without warning on April 15.
From the hills on all sides, from ev
ery point of vantage in the town and
from a deserted church directly ad
joining came a rifle and cannon lire
of terrible intensity. On the 17th
handfuls of burning hemp were
thrown into the barracks from the
insurgents in the church and soon
the soldiers' refuge was on fire. All
efforts to subdue the fire failed, and
finally the little band made a dash
for the river bank. Some were killed
before the bank was reached, others
fell dead in a boat in which they were
attempting to make the opposite
shore, and when a trench finally was
dug with bayonets, there were only
Hi men out of .'il left toman it.
Here for two more days Corporal
Carson, handling his men with the
judgment of a veteran, held out under
a terrible fire, until Lieu t. Sweeney's
command which had been sent to
Catubig, and was on its way up the
river on the steamer Lao-Ang. arriv
ed. Not until within a quarter of a
mile of Catubig, says Lieut. Sweeney
in his report, did they hear the noise
of the eugageent. Then he realized
that his men were sorely needed and
he ordered the captain of the steamer
to run his boat at top speed. The
Lao-Ang steamed up to Catubig un
der a rain of Mauser bullets from
both shores. The small boats were
lowered, a landing effected, and the
rescuers fought their way through
the open to their besieged comrades
in the trenches, buried the dead
within reach, brought back to the
boat the besieged party numbering
now only 13 men, and then steamed
down the river.
raptured by Pirate*.
Hong Kong, June 9. —A steam
launch owned by Chinese merchants
here, towing four junks laden with
kerosene oil from Hong Kong for
Canton, was attacked Thursday night
by pirates in an armed junk off Cape
Suimnn. eight miles from llong Kong.
After looting the junks the pirates
made off in a westerly direction with
the launch and her crew.
Wheal Killed l>y a Front.
Minnewankan, N. D., June 9.—A
hard freeze Thursday night formed
a quarter of an inch of ice. Much
spring wheat was cut back to the
ground. The damage is hard to esti
mate, but the crop cannot exceed
half the usual yield.
flolliieux'K Appeal Postponed.
New York. .Tune 9. —The appeal of
Koland 1!. Molineux from his convic
tion of the crime of murder, which
was to have been heard by the court
of appeals at Saratoga this montn,
has been postponed until next Octo
ber.