6
HOUSE WE USED TO LIVE IN.
The house we used to live In looks at us
So wistfully as we so driving by;
The wind that makes its near tree mur
murous
Files swiftly after with entreating sigh.
Come back! come back! we hear it low
Implore.
lAtt up the grass-choked gate, the earth
stained door.
And enter in your childhood's home once
more.
Ah. no! let us make* merry with light
speech
Of newer days and push the past aside.
Close to that door the baby used to reach
The knob and play with it—before he died ;
He used to sleep on the broad window-sill,
A sunbeam in his curls—no, not that hill—
This level road. Drive fast—oh, faster still.
How small it was! Before the birds are
grown
They lie so warmly in one tiny nest;
But all the world is theirs when they have
flown,
And foreign roofs replace the mother's
breast.
Ah, well—God careth. See, before us now
The ampler home beneath a lofty bough.
Lift up the saddened heart and clear the
brow.
For In that empty nest beyond the hill
Are blessed shadows at Immortal ease;
The sun-crowned baby on the window-sill,
The happy children underneath the trees-.
Old liouie, look not so piteous. Thou art
Of larger lives the very sweetest part;
The first love of the unforgettlng heart.
—Bthelwyn Wetherald, In Youth's Com
panion.
My Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
Author of "Dr. Kikola," "The Beautiful
White Devil," "Pharos, The
Egyptian," Etc.
ICopyrighted, 1901, bjr Ward, Luck & Co.]
CHAPTER VIII.—CONTINUED.
"'This is .a somewhat remarkable
case," he said. "I will mention no
tiames, but doubtless you can read
between the lines. There was a man
who murdered his wife in order that
he might marry another woman. The
thought which he gave to it, and the
clever manner in which he laid his
plans, not only for the murder but
also for the disposal of the body,
marked him as a criminal in the pos
■session of a singularly brilliant in
tellect. He gave no hint to anybody,
'but left the country without leaving
the faintest clew concerning his
destination behind him. 1 was called
into talk over the case, but after
lome consideration could make noth
ing of it.l have no objection to ad
mitting that I was completely baf
fled. Now it so happened that I dis
covered that the man's mother was
of Irish extraction. He, believing
that he would be safe on that island,
engaged a passage on board a steam
er from Havre to Belfast. She was
to pick up at Southampton, Ply
mouth and Bristol, en route. My
man, who, by the way, was a very
presentable person, and could be dis
tinctly sociable when he pleased, en
deavored to make himself agreeable
to the passengers on board. On the
■first evening out of port, the con
versation turned upon the value of
diamonds, and one of the ladies on
board produced some costly stones
she happened to have in her posses
sion. The murderer, who, you must
understand, was quite safe, was un
happily eaten up with vanity. He
■could not forego the boast that he
was the possessor of a magnificent
ring, which had been given him by
ex-Emperor Napoleon 111. Need
less to say this information excited
considerable interest, and he was
asked to produce it for the general
edification.
"He declared that it was too late
to do so that evening', but said that
he would do so on the morrow, or, at
any rate, before lie left the vessel.
In the excitement of reaching 1 South
ampton, the matter was for the mo
ment forgotten, but on the day that
they arrived in Plymouth one of the
lady passengers reminded him of his
promise. This was followed by an
other application. Thus surrounded,
■the unhappy man found himself in
the unpleasant position of being dis
covered in the perpetration of an un
truth, or of being compelled to in
vent some feasible tale in order to
account for his not being able to pro
duce the ring. It was at this junc
ture that he made his great mistake.
Anxious doubtless to attract atten
tion, he returned from his cabin with
the astounding declaration that the
lock had been forced, and the famous
ring stolen from his trunk in which
it hail lain concealed. He certainly
aced his part well, but he did not
realize to what consequence it would
lead. The matter was reported to
the police, and a search was made
through the vessel. The passengers
were naturally indignant at such
treatment, and for the rest of the
■voyage the man found himself tak
ing what you English call 'the cold
ahoulder.' He reached Belfast, made
his way into the country, and pres
ently settled do\vn. Later on, when
the pursuit had died down, it was his
Intention to ship for America, where
he was to be joined by the woman,
to obtain whom he had in the first
place committed the crime. Now ob
serve the result. Photographs of the
missing man and of the. murdered
■woman were circulated all through
France, while not a few were sent
to Kugland. One of these pictures
reached Plymouth, where it was
<aliuwn to the oflicer who had investi
gated the case on the boat on its
way to Ireland. He immediately
recognized the man who had made
the etiarge against his fellow-passen
gers. After that it was easy to trace
him to lielfast and his hiding-place
•n land. Extradition was of course
(ranted, and he left the place. Had
■e uot imagined that in his safety
ho could indulge his vanities, I confi
dently believe I should never have
iwMUU LULU. HfetM Jwu VWUtS Iv Uuuk
of it, it is hard to come to the guil
lotine for a diamond that never ex
isted, is it not. '
1 agreed with him, and then sug
gested that we should amuse our
selves by endeavoring to find out
how the dinner at the Cafe dea Am
bassadeurs was progressing.
"They will proceed to a theater
afterwards, you may be sure," my
companion said. "In that case if you
like we could catch a glimpse of them
as they come out. What do you
say?"
j answered that I had not the least
objection.
"One night does not make much
difference. To-morrow morning I
shall make a point of meeting him
face to face."
"Should you require any assist
ance then, I shall be most pleased to
give it to you," my companion re
plied.
I thanked him for his offer, and
then we left the restaurant together,
hailed a cab, and drove to his flat.
It consisted of four rooms situated
at the top of a lofty block of build
ings near the river. From his win
dows he could look out over Paris,
and he was wont to declare that the
view he received in exchange was the
most beautiful in the world. Fine
as it was, I was scarcely so enthus
iastic in my praise.
Among other thing's they were re
markable for the simplicity of their
furniture, and also for the fact that
in the sitting-room there was noth
ing to reveal the occupation of their
owner. Ifis clever old servant,
Susanne, of whom 'twas said she
would, did she but choose, make as
clever a detective as her master (she
had served him for more than 40
years), brought us coffee so quickly
that it would almost seem as if she
had been aware that we should reach
the house at that particular moment.
"We have plenty of time to spare,"
said my host. "In the meantime it
will be necessary for us to find out
what they are doing. If you will
wait I will dispatch a messenger,
who will procure us the informa
tion.'
lie wrote something on a half
sheet of note-paper, rang the bell,
and handed it to Susanne.
"Give that to Leon," he said, "and
tell him to be off with it at once."
The woman disappeared, and when
she had gone we resumed our con
versation. Had he not had the good
fortune to be suah a great success in
his own profession, what an admir
able actor the man would have made!
His power of facial contortion was
extraordinary, and I believe that on
demand he could have imitated al
most any face that struck his fancy.
"And now with regard to our lit
tle excursion," he said. "What would
you like to be? As you are aware,
I can offer you a varied selection.
Will you be a workman, a peddler, an
elderly gentleman from the prov
inces, or a street beggar?"
"I think the elderly gentleman
from the provinces would suit me
best," I answered, "while it will not
necessitate a change of dress."
"Very good, then, so it shall be,"
he replied. "We'll be a couple of
elderly gentlemen in Paris for the
» » n
TO MY OVERWHELMING SURPRISE
NO LESS A PERSON THAN GIDEON
HAYLE ENTERED THE ROOM.
first time. Let me conduct you to
my dressing-room, where you will
find nil that is necessary for your
make-up."
He thereupon showed me to a
room leading out of that in which we
had hitherto been sitting. It was
very small, and lighted by means of
a skylight. Indeed, it was that very
skylight, so he always declared, that
induced him to take the flat.
"If this room looked out over the
back, or front, it would have been
necessary for me either to have cur
tains, which I abominate, or to run
the risk of being observed, which
would have been far worse," he had
remarked to me once. "Needless to
say there are times when I find it
most necessary that my preparations
should not be suspected."
Taken altogether, it was a room
that had a strange fascination for
me. I had been in it many times be
fore, but was always able to discov
er something new in it. It was a
conglomeration of cupboards and
shelves. A large variety of costumes
hung upon the pegs in the walls,
ranging from soldier's uniforms to
beggar's rags. There were wigs of
all sorts and descriptions on blocks,
pads of every possible order and for
every part of the body, humps for
hunchbacks, wooden legs, boots rang
ing from the patent leather of the
dandy to the toeless foot-covering of
the beggar. There were hats in
abundance, from the spotless silk to
the most miserable head coverings,
some of which looked as if they had
o«*cn picked up from the rubbish
ueity. lite»'• »«)• pctltUei. U<ijk feu
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1902.
ted with all and every sort of ware,
a faro-table, a placard setting forth
the fact that the renowned Prof.
Somebody or Other was a most re
markable phrenologist and worthy
of a visit. In fact there was no say
ing what there was not there. Every
thing that was calculated to be use
ful to him in his profession was to
be found in the room.
For my own part 1 am not fond of
disguises. Indeed on only two or
three occasions, during the whole
course of my professional career,
have I found it necessary to conceal
my identity. Hut to this wily little
Frenchman disguise was, as often as
not, a common occurrence.
Half an hour later, two respect
able elderly gentlemen, looking more
like professors from some_ eminent
Lycee than detectives, left the house
and proceeded in the direction of the
Folly theater. The performance was
almost at an end when we reached
it, and we mingled with the crowd
who Had assembled to watcli the
audience come out. The inquiries
we had made proved to be correct,
and it was not very long before I
saw the man 1 wanted emerge, ac
companied by a female, who could
be no other than Mine. Beaumara is.
Hayle was in immaculate evening
dress, anil, as I could not but admit,
presented a handsome figure to the
world. A neat little brougham drew
up beside the pavement in its turn,
and into this they stepped. Then the
door was closed upon them, and the
carriage drove away.
"That's mv man," I said to my
companion, as we watched it pass
out of sight. "To-morrow morning
I shall pay him a little visit. I think
you were quite right in what you
said about the money. That woman
must have made a fairly big hole in
it already."
"You may be quite sure of that,"
he answered. "When she has
finished with him there will not be
much left for anybody else."
"And now to get these things off
and then home to bed. To-morrow
will in all probability prove an ex
citing day."
I accompanied him to his room and
removed the disguise which had en
abled me to see Ilayle without his
being aware of my identity, and
then, bidding my friend good night,
returned to my abode. Before I
went to bed, however, I sat down
and wrote a report of my doings for
Miss Kitwater. Little as I had to
tell, the writing of this letter gave
me considerable pleasure. I could
imagine it coming like a breath from
another world to that quiet house at
Bishopstowe. I pictured the girl's
face as she read it, and the strained
attention of the two men, who, need
less to say, would hang on every
word. When I had finished it I went
to bed, to dream that Gideon Ilayle
and I were swimming a race in the
Seine for five gigantic rubies which
were to be presented to the winner
by Miss Kitwater.
Next morning I arose early, went
for a stroll along the boulevards,
and returned to breakfast at eight
o'clock. In the matter of my break
fasts in Paris, I am essentially Eng
lish. I must begin the day with a
good meal, or I am fit for nothing.
On this particular occasion I sat
down on the best terms with myself
and the world in general. I made an
excellent meal, did the best I could
with the morning paper, but my
French is certainly not above re
proach, and then wondered when I
should set out to interview the man
whose flight from England had
proved the reason of my visiting
Paris. Then the door opened and the
concierge entered with the words:
"A gentleman to see monsieur!"
Next moment, to my overwhelming
surprise, no less a person than Gid
eon Ilayle entered the room.
CHAPTER IX.
At the moment that I saw Ilayle
enter my room, you might, as the
saying goes, have knocked me down
with a feather. Of all that could
possibly have happened, this was
surely the most unexpected! The
man had endeavored to get me out
of his way in London, he had played
all sorts of tricks upon me in order
to put me off the scent, he had bolt
ed from England because he knew I
was searching for him, yet here he
was deliberately seeking me out, and
of his own free will putting his head
into the lion's mouth. It was as
astonishing as it was inexplicable.
"Good morning, Mr. Fairfax," he
said, bowing most politely to me as
he spoke. "I hope you will forgive
this early call. I only discovered
your address an hour ago, and, as I
did not wish to run the risk of losing
you, I came on at once."
"You appeared to be fairly desir
ous of doing so last week," I said.
"What has occurred to make you
change your mind so suddenly?"
"A variety of circumstances have
conspired to bring such a result
about," he answered. "I have been
thinking the matter over, and not
being able to determine the benefit
of this hole-and-corner sort of game,
I have made up my mind to settle it
once and fAr all."
"I am glad you have come to that
way of thinking," I said. "It will
save us both an infinity of trouble.
You understand, of course, that I rep
resent Messrs. Kitwater and Codd."
"1 am well aware of it,"he replied,
"and in common fairness to myself,
I can only say that I am sorry to
hpar it."
"May I ask why you are sorry?"
"Because you have the honor to
represent the biggest pair of gcoun
drels unhung," he answered. "And in
saying this I pledge you my *.vord
that 1 am by no means overstepping
the mark. 1 have known them both
for a great many years, and can,
Uiciviutc, iiuiu CJk^ci'iuucb.' 1
Hefore going further with him I
*vas desirous of convincing myself
upon th« point.
"You knew them, then, when they
were missionaries in China, I sup
pose?"
"That's the first time I have ever
hward what they were," he replied.
"Kitwater a missionary! You must
forgive my laughing, but the idea is
too ludicrous. I'll admit he's done a
considerable amount of converting,
but it has been converting other peo
ple's money into his own pockets."
lie laughed at his own bad joke,
and almost instantly grew serious
once more. He was quite at his
ease, and, thqugb he must have
known that I Was familiar with the
story, or supposed story, of his vil
lainy, seemed in 110 way ashamed.
"Now, Mr. Fairfax," he went on,
"I know that you are surprised to
see me this morning, but I don't
think you will be when we have had
a little talk together. First and fore
most, you have been told the story
of the stones I possess?"
"I have heard Mr. Kitwater's ver
sion of it," I answered, cautiously.
"I know that you robbed my clients
of them and then disappeared!"
'I did not rob them of the stones,"
he said, not in the least offended by
the bluntness of my speech. "It is
plain that you do not know how wo
obtained them. Perhaps it's as well
that you should not, for there's more
behind, and you'd go and get them.
No! We obtained them honestly
enough at a certain place, and I was
appointed to carry them. For this
reason I secured them in a belt
about my waist. That night the Chi
nese came down upon us and made
us prisoners. They murdered our
two native servants, blinded Kit
water, and cut out Codd's tongue. I
alone managed to effect my escape.
Leaving my two companions for
dead, I managed to get away into
the jungle. Good heavens! man, you
can't imagine what I suffered after
that."
I looked at him and saw that his
face had grown pale at the mere
recollection of his experiences.
[To Be Continued.]
A HAREM-SCARUM TIME.
All-Soillolent Experience of n Oer
m 1111 DucheNN Inn Family Circle
of Tunlaiiin l.ailieN.
Ladies contemplating a visit to the
Barbary States would do well to in
form themselves by reading a recent
book, "Tunisia and the Modern Bar
bary Pirates," by Herbert Vivian, M.
A., to which Mrs. Vivian has contrib
uted a chapter describing those seclud
ed parts of oriental dwellings which no
masculine visitor is permitted to en
ter, and the etiquette prevailing there.
In a harem, as in occidental centers
of femininity, the costume of a lady
visitor is a Source of interest and curi
osity. When Mrs. Vivian paid calls the
whole family would gather round and
pluck at her things, but on the whole
she came off very well, the Tunisian la
dies contenting themselves with pok
ing and patting her gently and discus
sing her raiment—cost, cut and cloror
—with each other.
So exalted a personnge as the duch
ess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was less
fortunate. The gentleman who ar
ranged for the duchess' visit to the ha
rem of an old Arabian friend said to
the man:
"The lady who is coming to see you
is the daughter of the emperor of all
the Russias, and has married the son
of the English queen."
The old man was too polite to show
incredulty; but when he saw a little
lady dressed in ordinary English
clothes, he was quite convinced that
he had been hoaxed.
"A great princess," he said to him
self, "could not possibly go about ex
cept attended by a larger suite and at
tired in brocade or cloth of gold."
The ladies of his household were ap
parently of the same opinion, for the
duchess came out of the house terri
bly disheveled; they had pulled her
hair about, taken the combs out to
look at them; tugged at her dress to
see how strong the material was, and
even attempted to undo it to see what
she wore beneath.
The duchess was immensely amused.
"But," she declared, "now that I have
seen one harem, I am quite satisfied,
and have no desire ever to visit an
other."
When Eiulurnnce Rebelled.
An Irish friend insisted that a
Scotchman should stay at his house in
stead of a hotel, and kept hiin there for
a month, playing the host in detail,
even to treating him to all places of
amusement, paying all the cab fares
and the rest. When the visitor was
returning to Dublin the Irishman saw
him down to the steamer, and they
went together to have a last cigar.
'*o w, Look here," said the man from
Dunedin, "I'll liae nae niair o' this.
Here ye've been keepin' me at your
lioose for a month, an' payin' for a*
the amusements, and cabs and so on—•
I tell you I'll stan' nae mair o' it! We'll
just liae a toss for this one!" —Scots-
man.
Too Had, Too llnd.
"When 1 came of age," said Mr.
Softleigh, "I promised mother that I'd
never marry until 1 found the right
girl."
"Indeed!" exclaimed niss Sharpe.
"Yes, and—er —you're the right
girl."
"That's too bad, for you're the
wrong man."—Tit-Bits.
Willie Explained.
Mamma —Willie! What's the baby
crying for?
Willie Oh! he's ungrateful that's
what he is.
"Ungrateful?"
"Ycs'm. I jest showed him how to
e.at his cake and he dou't 'predate it."
ON FOURTH OF JULY.
Amnesty Killct will bo Proclaimed In
the Philippine* In Cane Civil Govern
ment Hill l» a I.li\v by that Time.
Washington, June 28.—At the meet
ing of the cabinet Friday the terms
of an amnesty proclamation to the
Filipinos, which it is contemplated to
issue on the Fourth of July, were
agreed upon. The war department for
some time past has hail under con
sideration the draft of a proclama
tion and has found it necessary to
make a number of changes in" its
text. In its modified state it was
agreed to by the cabinet, and .Secre
tary Root will cable it to Acting Gov
ernor Wright for his inspection. If it
meets the latter's approval nothing
will remain but for the president, if
the 'Philippine civil government bill
is a law on that day, as is now ex
pected it will be, to issue on Indepen
dence Day a formal proclamation
setting forth terms of amnesty for
all political offenders in the islands,
including Aguinaldo and those held at
Guam.
The proclamation is based 011 the
general objects of the Philippine gov
ernment bill, namely, to restore peace
in the archipelago and substitute a
civil for a military administraton.
'1 hat bill is now in conference anil the
proclamation will not be issued until
the' Philippine government measure
has been agreed upon by both houses
and the president has atlixed bis sig
nature to it.
The proclamation will declare that
a state of peace now exists in the
Philippine islands, save in the parts
of the archipelago where the .Min
danao or Pagan tribes are giving the
United States a great amount of trou
ble, and will declare in effect that
with the transfer of the government
of the archipelago from a military to
a civil status all those arrested and
held for political offenses shall be re
stored to liberty, granted full am
nesty, and allowed to participate in
the civil government that is to be in
augurated on the islands.
There is no intention, it is stated,
to release those prisoners convicted
of other than political offenses, the
benefits of the amnesty being limited
to those in custody as a result of
breaches of military law, leaving
criminal offenders to the action of
the proper authorities, under the
coming civil government. The pur
pose is to demonstrate that motives
of humanity and generosity dictate
our course toward the Filipinos. When
the islands are turned over to the
civil authorities they will not be
lfl't without adequate military pro
tection. as no more troops will be
ordered home for the present, and
every precaution will be taken for the
military safeguarding of the islands
under the new civil administration.
The cabinet meeting was held in
the president's temporary quarters
on Lafayette Square and was the first
time in SS years that a regular ses
sion of the cabinet had been held out
side the White House.
TRADE REVIEW.
An IniTcaiird Activity Hrportctl 111 All
tlie Tlniiulaeturliii: lndiiKtrloH,
New York, June 28. —R. <•. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Foreign markets were badly disar
ranged by the sudden illness of the
king. Domestic financial conditions
are exceptionally satisfactory and
trade is well maintained, although
low temperature interfered with the
distribution of midsummer special
ties. Manufacturing operations have
increased in activity, especially in the
iron and steel industry and textile
production, while the constructive
work on new buildings and bridges is
very heavy. Labor difficulties have
not improved in the anthracite coal
region, but numerous settlements
have been effected elsewhere.
Most of the blast furnaces that
were stopped by the scarcity of an
thracite coal have resumed with coke,
of which the ovens have established
new records of output, and shipments
have been still larger, owing to the
stocks accumulated during the car
shortage. Despite the vigorous pig
iron production, numerous contracts
have been placed abroad, and still
the machine shops, manufacturers of
stoves and implements, and consum
ers generally are seeking deliveries.
Eastern manufacturers of footwear
report a larger volume of contracts.
There is still some conservatism re
garding the future of this industry.
More activity occurred in cotton
goods, although at some concessions
in prices. Woolen goods have been
taken more freely, especially the bet
ter qualities, and clothing manufac
turers are preparing for a large fall
trade. Raw wool is in better request
at eastern markets, but the new clip
is held at a premium that limits
trade.
Agricultural prospects are far above
the average, and rapid progress is
made with winter wheat harvesting.
Delays have been encountered from
heavy rain, while injury has occurred
in the southwest from drouth, but
these adverse influences are less ex
tensive than usual.
Failures for the week number 200
in the United States, against 204 last
year, and 20 in Canada, against 23 a
year ago.
130 Kcllcluun Hounc*.
'Paris, June 28. —President Loubet
has signed a decree closing the re
ligious institutions which have not
complied with the provisons of the
law of associations. One hundred and
thirty establishments are involved.
A Notv Strol IMunt.
Philadelphia, June 2S.—The North
American says: Another steel com
pany has been rorined to compete
'villi the I ikited States Steel Corpora
tion. Several of the highest salaried
experts of the Peneoyd iron work.},
part of the American Bridge Co., have
left that concern and east their lot
with the capitalist who is now behind
the new company. This man is I'erei
val Roberts, jr., formerly president of
tne American Bridge Co. The old
plant of the Pottstille, Pa., iron and
steel works has been purchased end
will be
10 PER CENT. RAISE.
The Stool Trust Gives It to All
NOll-Toniiajje Workers.
Tlie Advunce Wn« Voluntary and
100,000 ,Tl<■ 11 Are Benrlllrd by It
—far Itoll of < orporatlou
Increawed by About
$1,000,000.
I'ittsburg, June 28. —The largest
voluntary increase ever known in I ho
wages of 100,000 men has been decid
ed upon by the .United States Steel
Corporation. They will receive an ad
vance of 10 per cent., which will in
crease the annual pay roll of the
steel corporation by $4,000,000. The
advance applies to union as well as
non-union men. Strictly speaking,
the advance applies to non-tonnage
men of every constituent company of
the corporation.
This decision has just been reached
by the executive committee of the
United States Steel Corporation after
numerous conferences with the high
est officials of the underlying con
cerns. The first men to profit by the
increase were those of the Carnegie
Steel Co. who were not already work
ing under a private scale. The next
advance will come to the employes of
American Steel and Wire plants.
In the Pittsburg district something
like UO,OOO men will be entitled to the
increase. Chief among tliem will be
the blast furnace workers, ail day
men, laborers and machinists.
The wages of the blast furnace
workers and day men of the Kdgar
Thompson and Homstead steel work
ers and all furnaces operated by the
Carnegie Steel Co. were advanced
without notice.
Workmen working under a private
scale will be debarred from the ad
vance, as well as coal miners, coke
workers, rod men and tube workers.
It is estimated that out of the total
number of employes of the corpora
tion, one-third of them are paid or.
the tonnage basis. It is expected
that the largest independent steel and
iron producers of the country will
grant their laborers, machinists and
»iast furnace workers a similar ad
vance.
JUDGE LONG DIES.
A Fainou* .711cliIgaii Jurist* Cronnra
tlx* (.ri al Divide.
Detroit, 'Mich., June 28.—Justice of
the State Supreme Court Charles D.
Long died here Friday after a long
illness.
Justice Long was born at Grand
Blanc, Mich., June 14, 1841. lie was
about to enter college when the civil
war broke out and he enlisted as a
private in the Eighth Michigan infan
try. In the battle of Wilmington
Island, Cia., April 16, ISG2, hardly
eight months after his enlistment, he
received two severe wounds, both of
which rendered him an invalid for
life. A shot shattered his left arm,
which had to he amputated above the
elbow. A bullet at nearly the same
time struck and pierced his hip. This
bullet it proved impossible to remove,
and to the hour of his death this
never-healing wound, which had to be
dressed every day, caused him untold
suffering.
He returned to his home and
studied law. In 1887 he was elected
to the supreme bench and was re
elected in 1897 for a second term of
ten years, lie was prominent in U. A.
11. circles.
Judge Long was well known by rea
son of his suit against Pension Com
missioner Lochren, which he carried
to the United States supreme court,
to compel him to restore his pension
to $72 per month. It had been re
duced on the ground that Judge Long
was not totally disabled.
itlob Killed a .nimilonary.
Pekln, June 2.B.—The viceroy of the
province of Sue-Oman has notified the
government that the American antl
British mission buildings at Tien-Ku-
Chao have been destroyed by a mob
and that a missionary has been mur
dered. His name and nationality were
not reported. An imperial edict just
issued deprives the local magistrate
of Tien-Ku-Chao of his rank and or
ders the extermination of the riot
ers. Several leaders of the out
break are reported to have been be
headed. Apparently this was an anti
indemnity rising, like those which
have occurred elsewhere in China.
ITlurdorcd III* 71 other.
St. Joseph, Mo., June 28.—William
Coates, aged 17, was arrested here
Friday on suspicion of being the mur
derer of his mother, whose partially
decomposed body was found in her
home on a farm south of this city.
Coates. after a brief sweating at po
lice headquarters, made a full confes
sion, implicating his father, James
"oates, who soon afterwards was
taken into custody. The parents have
been separated for several months.
The son says he choked his mother to
death.
A Greivitome Find.
Buffalo, X. Y., June 28.—The body
of Mary Lucille Murphy, the six-year
old daughter of Cornelius Murphy,
who disappeared two weeks ago, was
found last evening in a small lake in
Forest Lawn cemetery. The child's
hands were bound behind her back
with rope. The feet were also bound
tightly together and the body was
wrapped in newspapers which were
held in place by rubber bands. The
body was badly decomposed.
A Lawyer sulfide*.
Xew York, June 28. —James V..
Pearson, 05 years of age, a well
known lawyer, whose home is at
Hempstead, L. L, and who had an of
fice in Brooklyn, was found dead in
his office Friday. He liad killed him
self by inhaling illuminating gas. In
his hand was the photograph of a
woman. He left a letter, in which he
said: "It is of 110 use. 1 have prayed
for death and it does not eoine. I
am a defaulter and thief, and where
all the money is gone, 1 cannot tell.
My wife and children are left penni
less." Pear on had six children.