SHEEP-HERDING. i
A. jrav. slow-movir.g, dust-bepowdered '
wave, '
That 011 the edges breaks to scattering \
spray, ,
'Round which my faithful collies wheel
and bark
To scurry-In the laggard feet that stray; i
A. babel of complaining tongues that make
The still air weary with their ceaseless
fret:
Brown hills aklr. to those of Galilee, <
On which the shepherds tend their ■
charges yet.
The long, hot days, the stark, wind-beaten
nights;
No human presence, human sight or
sound: 1
<sr!m, silent land of wasted hopes, where i
they ]
Who came for gold oft-times have mad- .
ness found;
A bleating horror that foregathers speech.
Freezing the word that from the lip i
would pass, ,
And sends the herdsman groveling with ,
his sheep.
Face down and beast-like on the tram
pled grass.
The collies halt, the slow herd sways and [
reels.
Huddled in fright above the low ravine.
Where wild with thirst a herd unshep
hsrded
Beat up and down—with something dark
bet ween;
A narrow circle that they will not cross,
A thing that stops the maddest in their
run.
A guarding dog too weak to lift his head
Who licks a still hand shriveled in the
sun.
—Sharlot M. Hall, in Land of Sunshine.
BORN TO SERVE!
By Charles M. Sheldon,
Author of"IN HIS STEPS," "JOHN KING'S 9 I
QUESTION CLASS," "EDWARD I I
BLAKE,'' Etc.
(Copyright, lvuo, by Charles M. Sheldon.)
CHAPTER IV.—CONTINUED.
Hilda, who luid given signs of be
ing in a hurry, rose and walked to
ward the door. Barbara also got up,
and, somewhat to Mrs. Vane's sur
prise said: "I think I'll go, too. I'll
walk along down town with you, Ilil
•da, if you don't mind."
Hilda nodded and Barbara was not
quite sure that she was pleased to
have her company; but Barbara had
been thinking of a plan, and she need
ed to be with Hilda a little while in
order to carry it out. So the two
went away together.
They had walked down the street
half a block, when, in answer to a
question, Hilda said she was plan- ,
oing to do some shopping.
"Let me go, too; are you willing?" j
"I don't mind," said Hilda, but with
<a note of hesitation that Barbara
■could not help remarking.
They went into several of the
smaller stores, where both of them
purchased one or two small articles,
and finally entered the great store |
of Bondmans.
nilda knew one of the girls in this
store, and as they stood by thej
counter she introduced Barbara. The |
girl behind the counter stared hard |
at Barbara, but returned her greet- |
ing civilly enough, and then began
to giggle and whisper with Hilda, i
Hilda seemed nervous, and repeated- j
3y looked at Barbara as if she were |
in the way; and Barbara, thinking j
the others might have some secrets, I
■walked over to the opposite counter. !
She hail been there only a minute j
when a young man sauntered up to i
Hilda and the friend behind the eoun- j
tor, and all three began to talk to- j
gether. He was not a bad-looking I
fellow, but Barbara quickly put him |
■down as of that class of weak-headed I
youths who might be seen almost ]
any Sunday evening walking down the i
main street of Crawford in company
■with one or more factory girls.
This time Barbara did not, attempt j
"to avoid watching Hilda. A floor- j
walker in the store, pfoing by at the |
same time, glanced sharply at the
young man; but he was apparently
buying something. The floorwalker
turned at the end of the counter, and
came back; and this time he looked
longer at the two girls, and finally
beckoned to the one behind the
counter. She turned very red, and
came over to where he stood. He
whispered something to her that
made her turn pale and instantly she
went back and completed the sale of
some little articles that Hilda had
bought, giving the floor-walker, as
she did so, several hateful looks.
Hilda and the young man contin
ued to talk together while waiting
lor the change. When it came, he
seemed to hesitate and finally looked
over at Barbara. Hilda said some
thing, and he answered and walked
•slowly out of the store.
Barbara came over, and Hilda
picked up her purchases.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes," Hilda said shortly, and after
« word from the girl behind the coun
ter they went out.
They walked along for some dis
tance and then Barbara ventured to
say: "Why didn't you introduce me
to your young gentleman friend?"
Hilda colored deeply as she an
awered slowly: "I didn't suppose you
•would care to know him."
"Why not?"
"Well, you're not really one of us,"
aaid Hilda, looking sideways at Bar
bara.
Barbara could not help smiling.
"How not one of you?"
"Mrs. Vane told me you're not
■really working out."
"What am I doing?"
"I don't know," replied Hilda, hope
lessly, and then was silent. Bar
ira made her decision rapidly,
''ut I'm working out just as much
•t are, Hilda. What is the dif
■« educated," said Hilda
has nothing to do with
:ny being a servant in
Vonse. I want to be
•i, Hilda. Aren't you
Tilda answered. If.
ra did not think
rery encouraging. Thev walked on a
listance without speaking Then
Uarbara became conscious that across
;he street, nearly opposite, the young
man who had come into the store
svas walking, and Hilda knew it as
>vell.
Barbara looked at the girl again
ind the look determined her next
question, even at the risk of loosing
tvhat little hold she might have on
Hilda.
"I am going to turn down here to
Mrs. Ward's,' she said as they reached 1
» corner and stopped. As they
stopped, Barbara saw the young man
linger and finally stop in his course, i
'lhope you won't misunderstand me,"
Uarbara continued, looking into Hil
ia's face with great frankness. "But
loes your young gentleman friend
risit you frequently at Mrs. Vane's?"
Hilda turned red, and at first Bar
bara thought she was about to give
in angry reply. Instead of that she
uegan to laugh a little.
"Yes, he calls sometimes. He's in
the packing-house on night force."
Barbara looked at Hilda earnestly a
moment, then abruptly turned, saying
'Good-bye," as she left. She did not
look back, but was as certain as if she
had that the young man had instantly
crossed the street and joined Hilda.
"And what business is it of mine if
he has?" Barbara vexed herself with
the question as she walked along. "I
am glad she said lie called. Mrs. Vane
must know it. What business is it of
mine if the girl meets him this way?
He probably has very little other time.
Shall a girl out at service have no so
ciety. no company? 0, the whole thing
sofa miserable piece with the entire
miserable condition of service. What
is to prevent girls like Hilda throw
ing themselves away on young men
like this one? And who is either to
blame her or care one way or the other
if she does? And what possible pros
pect is there for me or any one to
change the present condition of
things?"
Barbara walked slowly baclc to her
work, depressed by the events of the
afternoon. What, indeed, could she do,
if, as Mrs. Vane said, the very people
that needed to be helped into better
ways of living did not care to be
helped; if, like Hilda, they saw no far
ther and cared no more for better
things than the little episode of the
store and the young man suggested.
She felt so helpless in view of future
progress that when she went up to her
room that evening she was in great
need of comfort, and in her search for
the passages having servants in mind
she came upon that one in Titus, sec
ond chapter, ninth verse:
"Exhort servants to be in subjection
to their own masters and to be well
pleasing to them in all things; not
gainsaying; not purloining; but show
ing all good fidelity; that they may
adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour
in all things."
"I don't think there is any danger of
my 'purloining,' " Barbara said, smil
ing a little. "Although I have some
times been tempted to do a little
'gainsaying,' especially when Mrs.
Ward has one of her severe headaches.
I really believe I have tried to be 'well
"LET MIS GO. TOO; ARE YOU WILL
ING?"
pleasing' and also establish a reputa
tion for 'good fidelity.' But that is a
wonderful end to the exhortation:
'That they may adorn the doctrine of
God our Saviour in all things.' If a
servant, a slave in Paul's time, could go
on serving with that end in view, what
shall I say of myself? Is my service
of such a character that it adorns like
a jewel that which in itself is a jewel
to begin with, the doctrine of God our
Saviour? This is a high standard for
a hired girl, Barbara. If you live up to
it, it will keep you busy."
She offered her prayer with great
earnestness that she might have the
leading of the Spirit of Light, and in
her prayer she remembered Hilda,
fearing she knew not what for the
girl, realizing as she never before had
realized the many dangers that face
working girls in large cities, and real
izing, too, that, if she accomplished
any great things as she sometimes
dreamed she might, it must be done by
the aid of a power greater than her
own, for never before had she felt her
own human weakness so strongly.
For the next three weeks the days
went by in an ordinary way for Bar
bara; but, when she had time to reflect
on them, she acknowledged that they
had contained important events for
her. It is because we are notable to
see the bearing of what occurs day by
day upon the entire programme of life
that rery often we do not count each
day's sum as a part of the sum total.
llarbara had been unusually con
lined to the housework. Mrs. Ward had
been again subject to an attack of
nervous headache, and the whole of
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901.
the care had been thrown tipon Bar
bara. Mrs. Ward had now learned to
trust her implicitly. This did not
mean that the sharpness of her man
ner under stress of her headaches had
entirely disappeared; but Barbara had
learned almost perfectly how to antic
ipate her wishes, and the girl's great
love for Carl and his complete trust in
tier, together with Barbara's cheerful,
competent handling of the entire
kitchen, had all united to capture Mrs.
Ward's affections. She was content,
;ven in her enforced idleness, to lie
.till with her pain and indulge in a
Treat feeling of thankfulness for such
i treasure in the house.
She was talking of it one evening
with her husband.
"Do you realize, Kichard, what a
pri/.e we have in Barbara?"
"She is certainly a most remarkable
jirl. The most competent servant we
•ver had in the house, isn't she'."'
"Without any comparison. And I
want you to build that room as soon as
you can."
Mrs. Ward had mentioned the mat
ter of the room over the kitchen, and
lie had agreed that it was not suitable
[or a girl like Barbara.
"Or any other girl, Kichard," Mrs.
Ward had said.
"Yes, I'll have a carpenter come right
up and look over the house. We shall
liave to raise the roof over the kitch
en."
"Why can't we at the same time en
large the kitchen so that Barbara can
have a corner of that carpeted off for
tier own when she does not want to
run upstairs'.' I saw Mrs. Kice's kitch
en the other day. It is unusually large.
Dne end of it is neatly fitted up with a
table for books or sewing material,
several comfortable chairs, and pic
tures on the walls—a very cozy, com
fortable corner, where her girl can re
ceive her company or sit down to read
or rest."
"But Barbara never has any com
jatiy, does she?" Mr. Ward asked, with
i little amusement at the look his wife
him. "She hasn't any beaus, as
ill our other girls have had."
"No," Mrs. Ward answered, thought-
Eully. "But —"
"Well, what?"
"If she had, we would ask her to in
cite them into the parlor. Of course,
rve can't expect a girl as attractive as
Barbara is togo through life without
ittracting some one."
"Unless her place as a servant —"
jegan Mr. Ward.
"But why should that make any dif
ference?" Mrs. Ward asked, irritated
jy the suggestion. "0 dear, don't sug
gest my losing Barbara. Whoever gets
ler for his wife will get a perfect
Housekeeper and a rare, sweet girl in
:very way; but we shall lose the best
servant we ever had, and then our
roubles begin again, Mr. ltichard
Ward."
Mr. Ward was silent awhile, and
hen he asked about Barbara's plans
for solving the jervant question.
"I don't think she's done anything
ately. I know she hasn't. Mrs. Vane
sent over the other day to inquire
when she was coming to see her again.
My illness has kept Barbara very close
to the house lately."
If Barbara had heard this talk, it
might have encouraged her to confide
in Mrs. Ward ab' t a matter which
(lad begun to trouble her somewhat,
ind that matter was no less than the
iction of her own son Alfred Ward.
It was now nearing the end of the
college vacation, and the young man
ivould soon be starting back to col
ege to enter on his senior year. Dur
ng the weeks he had been at heme
lie had spent a great deal of the
lime about the house. He was behind
n two of his studies, and was work
ng a little to make up.
One day Barbara while at work in
the dining-room heard him wrestling
with a German sentence in Faust. He
seemed tt> bo unable to render it into
food Knglish, and Barbara naturally
jegan to translate it for him without
ooking at the book.
"Isn't this the meaning?" she said,
and then gave a very good interpre
tation, Alfred listening as he lounged
an the sofa, book in hand.
"Of course *t:s. That s just it!
What a numskull I must be! Wish
you'd translate the whole thing for
me," the college youth ventured to
bin t.
"Thank you, no, sir! I have other
work to do," Barbara had laughed.
But from that little incident she
h*gan to note little irritating atten
tions paid to her, at first insignificant,
but the last few days before the
young man departed for college they
were unmistakable, and Barbara was
annoyed and even angered. She was
really much relieved when he had
»one.
But that experience was not at all
to be compared with a discovery she
made as to Alfred's habits, and it was
n matter of regret to her afterward
that she did not inform Mrs. Ward of
it. It was the fact that several times
she felt certain the young man had
been drinking. She had never known
him to be intoxicated; but she was
sure he had more than once been
dangerously near it, and it was a
matter of surprise to her that Mr.
and Mrs. Ward seemed so indifferent
to it.
"Oh dear!' Barbara sighed, as she
went the rounds of her daily task,
carrying this added burden of knowl
edge. "Is there no family without its
skeleton? Ought I to drag it out for
their inspection, if they don't know
of its existence? It hardly seems to
be my business. And they must be
blind not to have noticed as much as
has been apparent even to a servant."
It was a week after Alfred's de
parture that Mr. Ward announced the
news of Mr. Morton's acceptance of
his call to Marble Square church. It
was in the evening after the supper
work was all done; and Barbara, as
her custom had been for several days
during the remodeling of her room,
was seated with the family in the
dining-room, which was alto the
'avorite living-rtom, helping Mrs.
A'ard on some revving. Lewis and
»eor(fe were reading, and Carl was
jlaying on the floor near Barbara.
"I have Morton's letter of accept
ince, Martha. As chairman of the
>upply committee it came to me to
lay. It is a good thing for Marble
Square church. The people had sense
•nough to call him without going
through a long course of candidat
ng."
"When is he coming?" Mrs. Ward
isked.
"Two weeks from next Sunday. The
;hurch at Carlton released him under
special conditions, because they could
Tet a man at once to fill his place.
We're fortunate to get a man like
Morton. He has a future."
"Barbara made me a gingerbread
man once; and we called it Mr. Mor
ton, didn't we. Barbara?" Carl spoke
ip suddenly, after . n absorbed silence
luring which he was apparently not
listening to a syllable that was being
said.
"Where is Mr. Morton going to
stay?" Mrs. Ward asked.
"1 don't know yet. I wrote him
that we would be delighted to take
him in here, but we didn't have th«
room."
"And T told Barbara," Carl broke
in as if nothing had been said since
he spoke last, "that I thought the
gingerbread man looked just like Mr.
Morton, and she said she thought it
didn't. 1 wish Mr. Morton would
mine here to live, don't you, Barbara?
Wouldn't that be fine?"
Barbara did not answer, and Carl
*ot up off the floor, and went over to
lier and pulled her work out of her
hands.
"Carl! Carl! You mustn't do
that!" his mother exclaimed.
"Say, Barbara, don't you?" Carl
persisted.
"Don't ask so many questions," re
plied Barbara, almost sharply.
"I haven't asked many," Carl pout
ed; but he went back to his game on
the floor, wondering in his childhood
mind what made the usually gentle
Barbara so cross.
"I think the Brays can take him in.
[ hope they can. It's so near by that
ive can have him with us often. We'll
be right on his way to church and
back," Mr. Ward remarked as he set
tled himself to tht* reading of the
evening paper.
[To Be Continued ]
SOME GOOD IN EVERYBODY.
ImnalnK Story of n High Rnitllab
Eccleaiaiitlciil Dignitary lu
the SliiTiiH.
It is generally known that the selec
tion of Rt. Kev. A. P. Winnington In
gram to be bishop of London was due
to King Edward's admiration of his
work among the poorer classes. The
lew bishop, although a high church
man, has a reputation for toleration
almost as great as for his labors in the
slums. Many stories of his democratic
conduct have been told, says Youth's
Companion.
One day he was seen to leave a high
ecclesiastic on the street corner and
walk over to speak to a roughly
dressed man, with whom he had a
laughing conversation. When he re
turned to his companion he remarked
jasualiy, in reply to the question:
"That is one of my Victoria Park ac
quaintances and oppoflents. We al
ways have a chat when we meet."
The mere mention of Victoria Park
shocked the church dignitary, for it
gave him a suspicion as to the man's
lack of religious inclinations.
"Do you mean to tell me." he said,
"that the man's an atheist?"
"Well, yes," replied Dr. Ingram, "hs
is, or at least he thinks he is; but he's
a pleasant fellow, and there's a lot of
good in him. And goodness, you know,
can have only one source."
"Qui Vive."
This sentinel's challenge has passed
into a proverb, and is often used in this
country almost as a substantive, "on
the alert" or "ready for action if nec
essary." But what is its origin? The
Standard Dictionary explains it to
mean "Who lives? who goes there?"
as if one of these expressions was
equivalent to the other; but few seetn
to have noticed that, if so, vive should
be in the indicative instead of the sub
junctive mood. Vive ia republique!
means "May the republic live!" (i.e.,
continue), and qui vive? should mean
not "Who lives?" but, "Who may live?"
The difficulty was queried in your con
temporary, L'lntermediatie, and an
answer by J. Lt. seems to explain it.
lie says that the old French challenge
was Qui va la? but when many phrases
—particularly military—were intro
duced from Italy, this was supplanted
by Chi vi va? ("Who goes there?")
which was transformed into French
as Qui vive?—Notes and Queries.
The Way of Safety.
Unless a cyclist is a "scorcher" there
is no need, generally speaking, to
make any effort to avoid him. He will
look out for the .collisions. A lady
was crossing the street when she saw
a bicycle rider coming toward her.
She stopped, then dodged backward
and as he had swerved in order to
pass behind her there was a collision,
and both took a fall, but neither was
much damaged. "If you hadn't wab
bled, sir," she said, angrily, as he as
sisted her to rise, "this wouldn't have
happened!" "Neither would it have
happened, madam," he replied, "if you
hadn't wabbled, or if you had wabbled
in a contrary direction from my
wabble. It was our concurrent and
synchronous wabbling, so to speak,
that Caused it." Then the cyclist, a col
lege professor, doffed his cap, mount
ed his wheel, and rode on. —Youth's
Companion.
riioae I.ovlnu Girl*.
Clara (angrily)— Deception is plain
ly written on your face.
Maode (calmly)—Oh, that's not
It's painted on yours.—Chicago
News.
CZOLGOSZ IS MUTE.
MeKliiley '» AMiaaln Itefnaea to Plit*4
Wben Arranged In Court—llia Trial
Will September 23.
Huffalo, .Sept. 18. —Leon P. ('zolgosz,
the assassin of President McKinley,
%va A arraigned before Judge Emery
in the county court Tuesday after
noon on the indictment for murder
.in the first degree in fatally shooting
President McKinley.
As soon as C'zoigosz was before the
bar and the handcuffs were removed,
District Attorney Penney began the
formal arraignment. He read the
principal charges of the indictment in
a voice of severity and asked: "How
do you plead, guilty or not guilty?"
Not a sound was uttered by the
prisoner. He stood mute before he
bar of justice, apparently continuing
his feint of insanity, which was
noticed for the first time when he
was taken into court on Monday. His
curly hair was dishevelled, and al
though his linen was white and clean,
his disordered clothes and the growth
of his beard gave him an unkempt
appearance. Spectators in the court
room commented on the fact that if
he were shaved, which he has not
been since the day of the shooting,
lie would be a fairly good looking
young man.
In passing from the basement of
the city hall to the court room on the
second floor C'zolgosz was compelled
to pass close to the black and white
bunting with which the pillars, ceil
• ng, windows and stairways of the
city hall were draped when the body
of the president was lying instate on
Sunday. Those evidences of the city's
grief apparently made not the slight
est impression on the prisoner and
he gave no more heed to them nor
the large portraits of the president
tastily draped with American flags,
than he did to the questions of the
court or the district attorney.
Although his demeanor was still
one of stubbornness he gave a little
more evidence of concern than on his
first presence in court. When ques
tions were being asked of him rapid
ly he moistened his lips with his
tongue and seemed to be endeavoring
to maintain the appearance of stolid
indifference. Aside from the slight
evidences of uneasiness, his appear
ance was that of a man shamming in
sanity.
Judge Lewis then addressed the
court, saying that lie had called upon
the defendant, but had been unable to
ascertain of any wish on the defend
ant's part as to the employment of
counsel. He said that his associate,
Judge Titus, was in Milwaukee, but
that he had appeared informally to
enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of
the defendant, as the law required
such a plea under the circumstances.
District Attorney Penney gave notice
that he would move to have the in
dictment transferred to the supreme
court for trial and would ask that
the trial begin next Monday.
"I know of no reason why the de
fendant should not be ready next
Monday," replied Judge Lewis. At his
request, however, the order will not
•be entered until Judge Titus returns,
which will probably be within a day
or two.
Judge Lewis said that he might also
like an order of the court for alien
ists to examine the prisoner, as the
district attorney had informed him
that eminent alienists had examined
the prisoner on behalf of the people.
W. J. BRYAN'S TRIBUTE.
Democratic Leader Say* the Tragedy
ut llnll'ulo Exalta lta Victim's Plac«
In Hlatory.
Lincoln, Xeb„ Sept. IS. —A tribute
from William .1. Bryan to the dead
president was given to the press yes
terday.
Quoting the words of Maj. McKin
ley, "God's will, not ours, be done,"
Mr. Bryan recalled the pathetic
scenes at the death bed and contin
ued :
"The terrible deed at Buffalo, rude
ly breaking the ties of family and
friendship and horrifying every patri
otic citizen, crowns a most extraordi
nary life with a halo that exalts its
victim's place in history, while his
bravery during the trying ordeal, his
forgiving spirit and his fortitude in
the final hours give glimpses of his in
ner life which nothing less tragic
could have revealed. Sad as is the
death of 'McKinley, the illustrious
citizen, it is the damnable murder of
McKinley, the president, that melts
.75,000,000 hearts into one and brings
a hush to the farm, the factory and
the forum."
THE WHALING FLEET.
Slilpa tbat Wintered In the Aretle He
giona Old Not Catch .tluiiy Big Fish.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. — In a let
ter that was carried by native cou
riers across the wilderness of the
north, from the mouth of 'the Macken
zie river to Edmonton and thence by
rail to this city, the first news re
ceived this year from the whalers
who wintered in the Arctic region is
at hand. The letter was written by
Capt. Hoffman, of the schooner Pene
lope. The whaling vessels that win
tered in the Arctic were the steamers
Narwhal. Beluga and Bowliead and
the schooner Penelope. The last pre
vious information from any of these
vessels was received last fall, the ves
sels having been spoken in August of
last year.
The letter just received reports
that on April 1 last, the Narwhal's
total catch was five whales, the Bow
head five, the Beluga seven and the
Penelope none. It is probable that
the Beluga and Narwhal will come
out this year.
The Doctora' Statement.
Buffalo, Sept. IS. —The following
statement was given out last night by
tne physicians who attended Presi
dent McKinley during his last illness:
"The surgeons and physicians who
were in attendance on the late Presi
dent McKinley have hail their atten
tion called to sensational statements
published indicating dissensions and
mutual recrimination among them.
We desire to say to the press and pub
lic, once for all, that every such pub
lication and all alleged interviews
with any of us containing criticism of
one another, or any part of our asso
ciates, pre false. 1 ' _
THE SCHLEY CODHT
It Resumes Its Sessions iii
Washington.
OPINIONS NOT WANTED.
Witnesses Must Confine Them
selves to the Facts.
BARS HEARSAY EVIDENCE.
The Court Admoniahes tbe Uirrrn ol
Kvldrnre to itelnte Only tlie ICveuui
that CUIIK Cutler Tlielr Own Obaur
vatiou-iiewey 1h Methodical.
Washington. Sept. 21.—The Schley
court, of inquiry reconvened yester
day and before adjournment exam
ined four witnesses. The most im
portant incident of the day was the
decision of the court -withdrawing a
question, put by the court itself, ask
ing- a witness to give his opinion
concerning- a point in controversy.
The witness was Hear Admiral Hig
g-ison, who participated in the Santi
ago campaign as captain of the bat
tleship Massachusetts. This vessel
at one time was a part of the flying
squadron commanded by Commodore
Schley, and the court asked him to
state whether all possible measures
were taken to capture or destroy the
Spanish vessel Cristobal Colon as it
lay in Santiago harbor from May 27
to June 1, 1898.
Counsel for Admiral Schley object
ed to the question on the ground
that a reply would involve an opin
ion and not a statement of facts.
Judge Advocate Lemly admitted that
the precedents were against question*
of this character and the court with
drew his interrogatory.
"Wvliy did you not go -in and de
stroy the Colon in the engagement
on May 1)1?" Judge Advocate Lem
ley asked Higginson.
"Because we were not ordered t®
do so," replied the witness. Later
on the witness volunteered the state
ment: "1 think the Colon could
have been destroyed where, it lay at
anchor tnat day."
It is generally 'admitted that this
decision of the court will have the
effect of materially shortening the
term of the court, as will also the
court's manifest intention to cut out
irrelevant questions and all hearsay
testimony.
In. several eases the witnesses were
admonished to relate only events*
coming within thi..r own observation.
Admiral Dewey showed himself a.
prompt ad methodical presiding offi
cer. He called the court to order
exactly at the designated hour and
adjourned it just as promptly at +
o'clock.
The -witnesses were Hear Admiral
Higginson, Capt. C. M. Chester, who
commanded the cruiser Cincinnati;
Maj. Thomas X. Wood, of the marine
corps, who commanded the marines
on the Massachusetts, and Command
er Giles 1!. Harber, who was execu
tive officer of the Texas, the latter
being on the stand When the court
adjourned. The attendance of the
public was small.
.Tlra. .TlcKiulejr Vlelta the Cemetery.
Canton, Sept. 21. —On Friday Mrs.
MeKinley expressed a desire to be
taken to the cemetery. This request
was acceded to by Dr. Roxey, who
escorted her to a carriage. At the
cemetery a throng, which gathered
about the carriage, was dispersed
•by the soldiers on guard. When she
saw the beautiful array of floral
pieces, Mrs. MeKinley expressed
gratification, but was apprehensive
lest injury be done her husband's
body. She was assured that the
military guard would be maintained
90 days, at the expiration of which
■time the body would be placed in the
vault and locked.
Have Full l-'uitli in Itooae vel t.
Washington, Sept. 21.—The cabi
net was in session about an hour and
a half Friday, all of the time being
spent in general review of the moris
important questions which will re
quire the 'attention of rne new presi
dent. Kaeh member explained to
the president the policy which had
been followed in dealing with the
matters under consideration, and
their present status. Members sub
sequently addressed themselves as
having full confidence in Mr. Roose
velt's ability to give the country a
strong, able and conservative admin
istration, and lie will have their loyal
support.
Clashed by Horn.
London, Sept. 21.—Lord Kitchener
reports 'that the 'Boers have captured
a company of mounted infantry and
two guns at Ylak-footein. One offi
cer was killed. The Boers, in supe
rior force, surrounded the British.
Kitchener has sent troops in pursuit
of the Boers.
Hanged In lCfllsy.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 21.—Emma
Goldman, the anarchist, was hanged
in effigy here last night. A crowd
of about lot) persons took part in
ttie affair. The dummy was pelted
with stones and left hanging to a
telephone wire 40 feet from the
ground.
A Tragedy at I'ort Meade.
Fort Meade, S. D., Sept. 21.—Pri
vate Charles Lynch, while crazed
with drink, entered the barracks yes
terday. drew his revolver and began
firing at his comrades. One bullet
struck Private Caldwell in the thigh
and another Charles H. Amieh in the
stomach. A guard shot Lynch in
the leg and he was overpowered.
Amieh died last night.
Two Inebra ol" Know.
Mt. Washington, N. It., Sept. 21.
Two inches of snow felj hist night on
the mountain. The temperature was
degrees.
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