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THE LAND OF NEVER WAS.
Ho, the Land of Never Was!
Alow beautiful it seems,
l.ying, as we know it doesj,
Sv mar the Port of Dreams.
Lose* (lash beside the ways,
Luring us afar,
l<aughing sunshine lilts the days,
Night shows every star.
It: the Land of Never Was
The air is tilled with sons,
Joy of birds, and crooning buzz
Of bees that float along.
There we lind the rainbow's end-
There we know ihe truth
Of the legends dim that lend
Luster to our youth.
Land of Never Was—the place
Where all our treasures lie.
Mile on mile the road you trace.
Through the By and By,
Through the Wood of Make-Believe,
Down the leafy aisles
Past the fairy folk who weave
All the. After Whiles.
In the of Never Was—
A fabled land. Indeed,
Such a land as Nod or Uz—
The pleasant pathways lead
Always through the meadow kind
By the singing streams,
Where the weary understand
They may live their dreams.
Land of Never Was—it lies
Somewhere within the heart,
With its ever sunny skies
All built of fancy's art-
Built on something yet undone,
Something yet unsaid;
Built on prizes to be won
In the days ahead.
—W. D. N., in Chicago Daily Tribune.
Q =D
n GAMBLING 112
WITH FATE
■y WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
Author of "The Gold Gleinrri: A Story of
the Cxanlde Tank*." "Witby'« I>»u,"
**lJis Friend the Enemy," ''Kogcra
of llutte," Etc., Etc.
i Copyright, JiKU, by William Wallace Cook)
CHAPTER X.
DARREL AGAIN AT THE HALF WAY
HOUSE.
Darrel tarried for breakfast at the
Half Way house. Here he had the
first opportunity of testing the ef
fectiveness of his disguise.
The shrinking personality of the
man in corduroys was well assumed.
In dismounting at the stable, Jimmie.
the hostler, wished him a brusque
"howdy," then averted his face,
winked at a friend standing near by
and thrust his tongue in his cheek.
Dislike was written large in the pro
prietor's face when Darrel entered the
office. Darrel gave small heed to this
and dropped into a chair with his eyes
on a second man who happened to be
in the room at that moment.
This man was none other than the
youth whose money Darrel had saved
at Hawkbill's and who had so well re
paid the debt. The young man's keen
glance swept the fugitive then turned
away without the slightest sign of rec
ognition.
"The sheriff went up War Eagle way
last night," said the proprietor, resum
ing his conversation with the young
man.
"With the intention of investigating
the explosion?"
"I reckon that's it. He wants io
make out whether the Sandy Bar chapa
told the facts or jest rung in a ver
sion of the Rabian Nights onto him."
"I've been up the trail and looked
over the ground and there can't be
the slightest doubt of what happened."
There was an undertone of regret and
sadness in the young man's voice.
"Here's the p'int," returned the pro
prietor, argumentatively. "Is it pos
sible to snake a man off'n the earth
in that a-way?"
"Five hundred pounds of dyna
mite—"
"I know about that. There ain't, no
question in my mind but that that
much giant powder 'u'd lay out a rigi
ment, but here: would it wipe out the
remains of a rigiment, or of even one
man? It don't seem sensible, not ter
me."
"There wasn't a trace of the wagon
left; and if the wagon was sporged
out so effectually why not Darrel?*'
It was the same argument used by
Cliff and it was unanswerable.
"Well," was the dogged answer, "I'll
alters have my doubts, anyways. One
thing's sure: Uncle Ab was in luck
ter git jounced out'n the wagon be
fore the blow-up, an' the team was in
luck ter break away from the wagon
an' git out o' range. The sheriff is
comin' back this afternoon an' then
maybe we'll know more. Wonder who
gets Murgatroyd's thousand dollars?"
"It isn't likely that any one will get
It."
"Hardly, that's a fact. It was quick
action, don't ye think?" The propri
etor laughed jestingly. "The Sandy
Bar boys were saved a bad job that
might have looked ugly for them be
fore they got through."
"They'd have lynched Darrel if they
had caught him."
"Wouldn't ihey, though? They'd
have hung him higher'n Haman an',
'tween you an' me, it would have been
good enough fer 'im."
"That's where you're wrong," said
the youth, warmly; "no mob ever yet
had a moral right to lynch a man—"
"Oh, shucks!"
"And if the Sandy Bar boys had been
able to carry out their lawless de
signs they'd have hung a man whose
guilt had yet to be proved."
"You're plum crazy!" declared the
proprietor.
Where the discussion would have
led the two is problematical. Just then
the Chinaman walked through the of
fice with his song.
"Breakfus' iecdy," he announced,
and began hammering out the alarm
in front of the door.
When Darrel sat down at the table
the proprietor posted himself at the
dining-room entrance and watched him
ominously. The fugitive's identity
was not suspected, but the proprietor
had heard of the extra plate-cleaning
the day before and wanted to see if
the insult would be repeated.
It was not. Darrel made a half
movement to take the plate from the
table, but dropped it again after a
quick glance at the man in the door
way.
The food was brought on, Darrel be
gan to eat and the proprietor went
away with a grim smile. Breakfast
over, Darrel asked for a sheet of paper
and an envelope.
In a few moments he had written the
following:
"For the Sheriff: If you will call
at the old cabin in the coulee to the
left of the War Eagle trail, not far
from the mine, you will find some
thing that will interest you."
He did not sign the communication,
but put it into the envelope, sealed it
and addressed it to"The Sheriff, on
his way back to Anaconda," and left
it with the proprietor for delivery.
When he rode away from the tavern
Darrel was reassured. His new per
sonality had withstood the test and
he knew that he could trust it until
such time as it ceased to be service
able.
But one thing made him uneasy.
That was the doubt, now twice ex
pressed, that giant powder could be
so comprehensive in its destructive
powers.
To settle his question what could be
better than to have the sheriff visit
the hut in the coulee? The body of
a smooth-faced man would be found,
but evidences would be at hand to
show that a beard had been removed.
Everything would point to a sudden
act of self-destruction. It would be
supposed that Nate Darrel, overcome
with the hopelessness of his case, had
done away with himself.
The fact that the fugitive had es
caped the explosion in some remark
able way would silence the doubters.
Shortly before noon Darrel rode into
Anaconda, turning aside and making
for the livery barn nearest the Black
foot trail. The hostler came grinning
out to receive the horse.
"The calico carried you all right,
eh?" the man inquired.
"Very well indeed. How much do
I owe you for him?"
The hostler stared.
"Why," he answered, "you bought
him from the old man. Don't wtmt
to pay for the brute twice, do you?"
Darrel was quick to take care of the
emergency.
"I mean for his keep," he answered,
with a shade of annoyance. "Will you
keep him here for nothing?"
"You'll have to see the old man
about that. He's gone home to dinner
now."
Darrel untied the traveling-bag from
the cantle and walked down the street.
IN THE AFTERNOON HE READ AN
ACCOUNT OF lIIS DEATH IN A
DAILY PAPER.
He passed the "Colonel's Own," silent
and almost deserted, at that hour, and
was soon at the hotel where he had
put up during his brief stay in town
a short time before.
"How do you do, Mr. McCloud," said
the clerk, affably. "You're a little
ahead of schedule, aren't you?"
"A little."
"I understood you to say you
wouldn't be back until to-morrow.
Two ladies called to see you, this
morning, and left a card."
Darrel took the card as the clerk
handed it over. "Mrs. Marian Gor
ton," ran the printed text, and under
neath was written, in pencil: "and
Miss Elise Avery."
"Did they leave any word?" asked
Darrel, quietly.
"Said they'd call to-morrt)w after
noon—l told them you'd be back then."
This dilemma had been anticipated
and Darrel knew it was not to be
shirked. It was the one point of weak
ness in his new armor.
"We've kept your old room for you,"
went on the clerk. "I'll have the boy
take up your satchel."
The boy was called and took pos
session of the traveling-bag. The clerk
handed him a key and then Darrel fol
lowed him up stairs.
CHAPTER XI.
DARREL FACES THE ISSUE.
There was a sole-leather trunk in
McCloud's room. It was locked but a
small key ring in a pocket of the cor
duroys held a key that gave access to
it.
No papers were found. There were
two suits of clothes —both of the best
quality—a supply of clean linen, cra
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY a 6, 1904
vats and other things usually found in
a gentleman's wardrobe.
Darrel closed the trunk disappoint
edly and carried his search through the
closet and dresser drawers. There was
nothing there, all McCloud's belong
ings, apart from what he had taken
with him in the traveling-bag, having
been put away in the trunk.
The eastener had told the clerk he
intended to return 011 the morrov\ but
it was perfectly evident that he had
imagined he might be detained much
longer. Had he left Anaconda with the
deliberate intention of destroying him
self?
When he went down stairs to dinner
Darrel was revolving this question in
his mind. In the afternoon he read an
account of his death in a daily paper
and gave diligent attention to the grue
some details.
It was a long article and began with
an account of the murder of Sturgis,
the arrest of Darrel and his night es
cape from the Sandy liar jaii. Then
followed a summing up of all the
known facts connected with thf ex
plosion on the War Eagle trail.
Nothing new was brought forward
but the author of the account was not
a doubter for he dwelt exhaustively
on the vicarious methods of justice and
pointed the whole affair with a moral.
Next morning another paper had
more to say on the subject. Sheriff
Scatterly had the hills
after a personal investigation and gave
it as his opinion that the escaped mur
derer had been hurled into eternity
in substantially the manner described
by the men from Sandy Bar.
Abner Gr.vce's bronchos had run
away; the wagon had collided with a
boulder beside the trail, the horses had
broken loose and tlie shock of the col
lision had set off the crystalized giant
powder! That explained the arrival of
the run-away team, practically unin
jured, at the War Eagle mine.
Abner Gryce had been thrown from
the wagon when it took the turn, but
the murderer had stayed witli it. Con
sequently there was but one inference
to be drawn.
Thus far Darrel read with amused
indifference. The paragraphs that fol
lowed, however, startled him and filled
him with consternation.
The repor*. went onto state that
Scatterly, in returning from the War
Eagle mine, had had a communication
handed to him at the Half W'ay house.
Usually he took no notice of anony
mous letters, but in this particular
case he had made an exception.
The communication nad reques:tc%l
him to call at Kansas Joe's old cabin
in Lost Horse coulee. He had gone
there but, aside from evidences that
tlie hut had been recently used, he had
found nothing and no one. The letter
was, therefore, looked upon as a hoax
and Scatterly's aversion for unsigned
messages was intensified.
Darrel threw aside the ;>aper, lighted
a cigar and leaned back in his chair.
A throbbing fear was leaping along
his nerves.
The cabin empty! Had Scatterly
made a mistake and gone to the wrong
place?
While possible this was hardly prob
able. Yet, if the sheriff had made no
mistake in the cabin, what had become
of McCloud?
Darrel got up and walked out of the
hotel into the cooler air. His situa
tion had become greatly complicated
and the issue confronting him was
very trying even to his iron nerves.
Should he retreat? he asked himself.
It would be easy to close his account
at the hotel and proceed to some other
part of the country.
But to do that he must abandon his
designs against Murgatroyd. Murga
trovd, the real murderer, would be left
immune by Darrel's withdrawal from
the scene.
That was the point that decided the
fugitive. He would face the issue, hop
ing that Scatterly had made some mis
take, hoping that no interruption would
come before Murgatroyd's guilt had
been proved, hoping that the ladies lie
was soon to meet would request noth
ing of him that would lead to his dis
covery—hoping everything, in fact,
that seemed impossible.
When he re-entered the office he was
his same calm, resolute self and had
made up his mind to fling his defiance
in the very teeth of Fate.
Early in the afternoon the coming
of Mrs. Gorton and Miss Avery was
announced by the clerk. Darrel was
in his room and went at once to the
public parlor on the second floor.
The two ladies were alone in the
apartment and were seated near a
window overlooking the street. One
was rather stout and with a tinge of
gray in her dark hair; the other was
young, slender and with a face of rare
loveliness.
Both rose and turned toward Darrel
as he entered. The elder advanced a
step.
"Mr. McCloud?" she asked.
"At your service, madam," he an
swered with a bow.
"I am Mrs. Gorton," went on the
elder lady, presenting her hand with
a cordial smile, "and my companion i 3
my niece. Miss Avery."
There was a settled sadners in Miss
Avery's face which touched Darrel to
the heart and made liim ashamed of
the part he was playing. The difficul
ties of his assumed role were to com
mence with this moment, as he knew
full well.
He barely touched Miss Avery's small
white hand.
"It gives me great pleasure," said he,
"to meet the friends of Lorry Ormsby."
"You have received Mr. Crmsby's
letter?" queried Miss Avery.
"That came to hand several days
ago."
"Here is another, Mr. McCloud,"
said Mrs. Gorten, tendering liim a
letter; "after you have read it, if you
can spare the time we will tell you the
nature of our errand to this part of
the country. We are entire strangers
here and are very grateful to Mr. Orms
by for directing us to you."
They resunifi their seats and Darrel
drew a chair near and excused himself
while lie read the communication from
Ormsby. The envelope was sealed,
which Darrel accounted strange if it
contained simply a letter of introduc
tion.
As he read, the eyes of the two la
dies stole furtively to his face. They
were not prepared for the sudden
whiteness they saw there, the sharp,
almost imperceptible compression ot
Darrel's thin lips, the convulsive move
ment of the slim, white fingers that
held the sheet from which he was Jsad
ing. Puzzled and interrogative glances
passed between the elderly ledy anu
her niece.
Darrel seemed abstracted. He held
the letter long enough to have read it
half a dozen times. The writing ran
as follows:
Dear Junius: This will be handed you
by Mrs. Gorton and Miss Avery. There
i. something about the man whom they
seeking which they do not know and
\\ hich 1 do not care to have them know—
yet awhile. In your own time and when
you think best you may give them the
information. Through private sources i
have learned that the man has taken an
other name, and when these tactics are
resorted to it is clear that something is
wrong, Avery has experienced
much sorrow and 1 would not care to add
one straw to her burden, if it could be
helped. You understand, do you not.'
You will help them, I know, and pleaso
be a little tactful In what you do. The
name now used by the one they desire
to tind is Sturgis, Jack Sturgis. lti- was
last heard of at Sandy Bar, near Ana
conda.
"Is there any bad news from Mr.
Ormsby, Mr. McCloud?" asked Mrs.
Gorton, In an agitated tone.
"We must not anticipate, Mrs. Gor
ton," answered Darrel, with an en
couraging smile, as he put the letter
away. "If you will tell me in what
way I can serve you, I shall be most
happy to do all 1 can."
"Thank you," came from Miss Avery,
in a low voice. Then she looked to
ward her aunt as though desiring that
she should make the necessary explan
ations.
"We have come here to find Elise's
father," said Mrs. Gorton. "He has
been absent from home for five years
and during the last year no word what
ever has been received from him.
Naturally we can draw but one infer
ence" —she cast a hasty glance in her
companion's direction—"yet, in the ab
sence of any positive knowledge, we
cannot but have some hope."
ITo Be Continued.]
AN APPEAL TO HONOR.
Hit ml it Chief Received ami Enter*
tallied iin a Gentleman Taken
His Departure an One.
Treat a man as if he were a gentle
man and he will rarely disappoint you.
In illustration of this truth Mr. Crosse,
author of "Round About the Carpathi
ans," tells a good story of a robber
chief in Hungary. A few years ago
the Carpathian mountains were infest
ed with organized bands of robbers,
and neither life nor property was safe.
At this time a lady of great wealth,
the Countess Z., who lived not far
from the main highway between Buda
pest and Vienna, received a polite not.'
one morning, informing her that 12
gentlemen would dine with her at mid
night. She understood what it meant.
It was impossible to summon help,
and well she knew that every approach
to the castle would be guarded, to pre
vent communication. In this dilemma
she made ready for her uninvited
guests.
At midnight up rode an armed band,
12 men in all. Immediately the gate
of the outer court and the entrance
door were thrown wide, as if for the
most honored and welcome guests.
The countess stood at the entrance to
receive them, richly dressed. She bads
the chief and his men a gracious wel
come, gave orders that their horses
lie cared for, and then, taking the
arm of her guest, led the way to the
dining hall. Here a goodly feast was
spread and all the gold and silver plate
of the castle was lavishly displayed.
The leader of the robber band start
ed back in surprise; but recovering his
self-possession, he seated himself be
side his charming hostess, who en
gaged him in merry talk of the gay
world at Vienna, with which they were
bolh familiar. At length, when the
feast was nearly ended, the chief took
out his watch and said:
"Countess, tlie happiest moments of
my life have always been the shortest.
I have another engagement this night.
Bad as I am, none ever appealed to my
honor in vain. You have received me
as a gentleman, and I shall take my
departure as one. As for you, my
men," he said, looking sternly round
with hand on his pistol, "I charge you
to take nothing from this house. He
who disobeys me dies that instant."
The chief then asked for pen and
paper and wrote some words upon a
sheet, which he handed to his hostess.
"This, madam, will serve to protect
you in future. You have but to show
it and it will save you from any mo
lestation or loss."
The name of the robber chief was
afterward known. He was an impov
erished cadet of one of the noblest
families in Hungary. His fate was sad
enough; lie was captured a few months
after the incident which has been re
lated here and ended his life at the
hands of the common hangman.
The Thrifty l.aily.
It.was in the court of Judge Garland,
in the Eastern district.
The ragamuffin had handed up the
amount of her father's fine.
Yet still she lingered near.
After a time the justice noticed the !
cowering form standing shrinking by j
the desk.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" he
inquired.
"Maw said maybe you'd give trarliT.'
stomps when I paid yer."—Baltimo.v
American
THE COST OF LIVING.
HIGHER NOW THAN IT HAS
BEEN SINCE THE WAR.
Increase of Expense on Some Neces
saries of Life Ranges from 33 to
100 Per Cent.—All Com
modities Higher.
Washington (L>. C.) Special.
Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of
the bureau of labor of the department of
commerce and labor, who is one of the
] recognized statisticians of the world, has
j undertaken in a bulletin, which has just
I been issued, to throw light on the ques
tion of the increased cost of living in
1903 over the preceding 13 years.
Wright has made his comparisons with
wholesale figures since they are re
garded as the more substantial basis and
his report includes 200 series of quota
tions, covering farm products, food and
I clothing, fuel and lighting, metals, im
plements, lumber and building materials,
I drugs and chemicals, house furnishings
j and miscellaneous goods.
In making his report the statistician
! adopted the method pursued by all lead
ing authorities of the world, and in com
paring prices for 11>()3 with former
years he reduces the price of the preced
ing 13 years to the average price for that
period. He places this average price al
ways at 100. The difference between 100
shows the decrease or increase in cost
for 1003.
The first table shows the average rel
ative prices of all commQdities higher in
1903 than at any time since and includ
j ing 1890. Farm products reached the
j lowest average in 189G and the highest
In 1902. Cloths and clothing were the
j lowest in 1897 and the highest in IS9O.
| Fuel and lighting were the lowest in 1894
1 and the highest in 1903. Metals and im
plements were the lowest in 1898 and the
highest in 1900. Lumber and building
materials were the lowest in 189" and
the highest in 1893.
Statistics show a decrease in the price
of beef from 1902, but the relative price
CARROLL D. WRIGIIT.
(He Proves in Figures That Cost of Living
is Higher Than Ever.)
I compared to the period since 1890 shows
j an increase in cattle of 4.7 per cent.
Under the head of farm products 16 ar
j tides show increases as follows:
' Wheat 5.1 Hides 24.8
Steers >ats 31.7
Timothy hay 19.2 Hogs 37.0
j Corn 21.1 Cotton -14.7
! Barley 21.21 New York h0p5..59.5
There was a decrease of 1.3 per cent,
in sheep, 2.5 per cent, in rye, 5.9 per cent,
in flaxseed.
Fifty three articles of food are given,
and on 35 there is an increase over the
average for the preceding 13 year rang
j ing from five per cent, on bread in the
! Washington market to 72 per cent, on
pepper from Singapore. The following
increases in percentage aTe shown:
Dried codfish 5 iEggs 23.3
Potatoes 5 New York ch'ese.23.3
Butter ii Mackerel 23.6
Canned salmon 10 iCornmeal 23-25
Molasses 12.5 Smoked hams 31
Cra'k'rs, B'st'n X.l2.ti Lard 34
Milk 12.91 Beans 35
Mess beef ~.13 I Bacon and salt
Western ham 17 pork 42-43
Tallow 17.2 Herring 51
Decreases are shown as follows:
Sugar 1.2 to 5 [Vinegar 12
Soda crackers 9.5 Evapo'a'd fruits.2B
Flour 6.4|Coffee 57.4
Of 70 articles of clothing, the prices of
56 for 1903 are higher than the average
price for the preceding period since 1890.
Increases ranged from three per cent, for
ginghams to 20.8 per cent, for sheetings.
Women's dress goods were 14.3 percent,
higher; overcoatings, 17.3 per cent,
higher; and blankets, 17.9 per cent,
higher.
The table on fuel and lighting shows an
astonishing increase in <»ost to the con
sumer during 1903 over the average price
the preceding ten years. The result fol
lows:
Pet. I Pet.
Petroleum, ref'd. .53.1 \ Anthracite 5t0ve.27.1
Petroleum for ex- j Anthracite chest
port 32.5 nut 34.2
Anthracite c0a1...26.2! Anthracite egg.. .34.3
The only Item in this class showing
a decline is parlor matches, which fell
off 14.4 per cent. The average increase
for 1903 over the period since 1890 was
49 per cent.
The lowest price of anthracite egg coal
was in September, 1595, the wholesale
rate being $2.82. In the latter part of
1902 and throughout 1903 the wholesale
price was $4.95. George's cree\: bitum
inous 112. o. b. in New York leaped from
$2.10 in 1599 to $8.28 in 1902.
Egyptian Brides Are Very Sly.
It is usual for the Egyptian bride to
affect shyness and embarrassment. On
no account must the eyes be lifted from
the ground. The bride is led about by
her nurse—a functionary who plays
a prominent part at the wedding, and
one whom it is the fiance's interest to
"tip" liberally—and two other attend
ants, while a couple of slaves fan her
continually to cool the burning
blushes which are supposed to mantle
her maltlM! cheeks,
LARGE MEETING
Proceedings of the Thirty-first Gen
eral Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Los Angeles, May 18. —Action on
two important matters was taken by
the general conference of the Metho
dist church at Tuesday's session.
The report of the committee on epis
copacy, recommending that the con
ference elect eight bishops, was
adopted. At. the close of a heated de
bate between Dr. James M. Buckley
and I)r. Thomas B. Neely, the two
foremost parliamentarians of the
| Methodist church, the conference
1 adopted the report of the special com
mittee, which finds that the confer
ence has no authority to district the
episcopacy.
Dos Angeles, Cal., May 10. —The
crowd t hat besieged Hazard's Pavil
i ion yesterday seeking admittance to
jthe Methodist conference In order to
observe the balloting for bishops,
which had been fixed as the special
order of the day, was unusually large.
Upon reassembling after recess
| Bishop Hamilton, who presided,
; asked the delegates to devote ten
i minutes to prayer, seeking divine
guidance in the important duties be
fore them. Tellers were then ap
pointed and the first ballot for
bishops was cast.
On the first ballot for bishops only
one was elected, J. F. Berry, who re
ceived 531 votes out of 700 cast. One
hundred and twenty other men were
voted for.
Dos Angeles, May 20. —Three ad
ditional bishops were elected Thurs
day at the Methodist general confer
ence, Dr. \V. P. McDowell and Dr.
Henry Spellmeyer on the second bal
lot, which was announced at the
morning session, and Dr. J. W. Bash
ford, chosen on the fourth ballot in
the afternoon. The third ballot re
sulted in no election.
Four of the eight bishops to be
elected have thus far been chosen, as
follows:
Dr. J. F. Berry, Chicago; Dr. Henry
Spellmeyer, Newark, N. J.; Dr. Wil
liam F. McDowell, New York; Dr.
James W. Bashford, Delaware, O.
The fourth ballot, which resulted in
the election of Dr. Bashford, present
ed Dr. William Burt and Dr. T. B.
Neely at the head of the list in the or
der named, with 400 and 140 votes re
spectively.
The fifth ballot was taken just be
fore adjournment and as a result of
It, it is reasonably certain that Dr.
William Burt is elected as the fifth
bishop, and perhaps Dr. T. B. Neely
a sixth.
The report of the committee on in
ternational and industrial peace,
which was read at the morning ses
sion, will doubtless provoke an ani
mated debate when it comes up for
consideration next Tuesday as the
special order of the day.
The report recommends three agen
cies as the means to accomplish uni
versal arbitration and the settlement
of industrial disputes, namely, The
Hague peace court, a United States
permanent national industrial peace
court, and a permanent periodic inter
national peace congress.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 21.—When
the Methodist general conference ad
journed last night seven of the eight
bishops to be elected had been chosen,
and the ballot taken just before ad
journment probably had elected the
eighth, although its result has not yet
been announced. The three bishops
chosen Friday were: William Burt,
of Rome, Italy; Luther B. Wilson, of
Baltimore, and Thomas B. Neely, of
Philadelphia.
WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES.
Grain Shippers Intend to Make Trou
ble for the Lake Carriers' Associa
tion.
Milwaukee, Wis., May 21. —The
Journal says: An entirely new fea
ture has been added to the trouble be
tween the Lake Carriers' association
and the Masters and Pilots' associa
tion. The Lake Carriers' association
(the vessel owners) had relied on
what is called the "strike clause" in
the bills of lading. This clause pro
vides that, in case of a strike, the ves
sel owners shall not be liable for
damages during the strike. Relying
on this clause, the vessel owners have
felt confident in their position, believ
ing no damage suits could be brought.
F. R. Morris & Co., who now have a
boat load at the dock at Milwaukee
waiting for a settlement of the trou
ble, have notified the owners of the
vessel that the owners will be held
liable for all delay and damages that
may result from the non-delivery of
the grain at its destination. Morris &
Co. assume that this trouble is not a
strike, but that it is a conditiou
brought about by the vessel owners
themselves and partakes more of the
nature of a lockout.
The action of the F. R. Morris Co.
will be followed by similar action on
the part of grain shippers throughout
the country and may bring about a
settlement of the trouble.
Expelled From the Exchange.
New York, May 20. —Andreas S.
Floyd and Frank B. Crawford, com
prising the brokerage firm of Floyd,
Crawford & Co., whose suspension
was recently announced, were yester
day expelled from the Consolidated
stock exchange and Petroleum ex
change. This action was taken by the
governors after repeated efforts had
been made to bring Messrs. Floyd and
Crawford before them.
A Battle in Santo Domingo.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 20.—Do
minican government troops, com
manded by Gen. Cabrera, and Do
minican revolutionary troops, led by
Gen. La Sala and other generals,
met recently at. Guayacanes, Santo
Domingo. In the fighting which fol
lowed the government force had 30
men killed or wounded and the revo
lutionists lost heavily. Five revolu
tionary generals sought refuge in the
French and Venezuelan consulates
here and later embarked on the
French steamer Olinde Rodriguez,
bound for Porto Rico.