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ABILENE, DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS, APRIL 13, 1893.
1 -THE ABILENE REFLECTOR,
I O Hclal Patior of uloklnson County.
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REPARATION.
Strong MoneuroB to Do Takou With
Turkey at Onoo.
BUBSISG OF AMERICAS PROPERTY.
ecretarr nre.liain Instructs MlnLtcr
Tliouipion at t oiistantlnnplti to He.
mand Speerir Iteiiaratlon-Notn
Ins; New . mm ram.
WAAiraOTO.v, April 6. The United
States has taken rigorous action in re
gard to the outrages on American citi
zens at Marsovar, In Hie Turkish do
minions, and the violation of the malls
of the United States legation. The
facts of the caso aro as follows: On
January 10 last a number of seditious
placards were distributed throughout
the region of Marsorar and Ciusarea, In
the center of Asia Minor. On account
of alleged seditious movements existing
among tha Armenians the Turk
ish authorities ascribed the authorship
of theso placards to tho students
of Anatoba college, an American edu
cational Institution at Marsovnr. On
the night of February 3 the girls' sem
inary of this Institution was flroil and
burned to the ground. Thero was
strong circumstantial evldenco to show
that this was done with the full knowl
edge If not by dlroct act of tho Turkish
ofllclals. Demands for redress made to
tho Turkish authorities were met by
counter demands on their stdo that tha
alleged seditious movements of tho
American students should first bo in
vestigated and determined upon before
any efforts were raado to discover tho
perpetrators of the outrages complained
of.
Secretary Greshnm has cabled to tho
minister tit Constantinople a strong ex
pression of tho president's views on
tho outrage, and demanding not only
frompt reparation for the burned sent
nary, but the punishment of all parties
found guilty In tho matter. Minister
Thompson is Instructed that no al
leged prior acts of students aro to
affect tho rights of this government In
the premises. Mc. is charged to give
renewed attention to tho matter, and
to dispatch a special messenger if
necessary to Consul Jewett and seo to
tho inviolability of tho official corre
spondence. Tho minister Is to act
promptly and advlso thodepurtment by
cable, No effort is to bo relaxed In
securing tho legal rights of American
citizens in Turkoy.
Xt Is understood to bo tho policy of
the United States to make this Mar
sovar incident n test case In Its rela
tions with Turkey. There are at pres
ent mora than 00 American citizens
residing in the Turkish empire who
have the management, of property to
tho value of over ti.DOO.OOO. " Further
advices from Mr. Thompson are looked
for very shortly.
the rxuuviA ournxoE.
There aro no additional facts relat
ing to tho assault upon a United States
consulate In Peru, reported Thursday,
in possession of tho stato department
ofllclals yesterday. IllTorts to locate
the scene of the trouble have thus far
been fruitless.
WHISKY CONFLAGRATION.
Thousands of llarrels llaetroreil at Ow.nl.
boro, Kjr,
OwENsnono, Ky., April a 1'ire yes
terday afternoon destroyed tho four
largo warehouses of the Ulentnoro Dis
tilling Co. here and causod tho biggest
conQsgratlon In tho history of tho city.
The buildings contained 16,097 bar
rels of whisky of which thoro wcro
about 400 barrels on which tho tax had
been paid.
Tho warehouses and u principal part
of the whisky belonged to the (lien
more Distilling Co., of which II Mon
arch, the celebrated distiller, Is presi
dent. Twenty-seven hundred barrels
of the whisky wcro owned by local
wholesale men. Tho entire loss is said
by well posted parties to bo 1350,000.
Tills amount docs not Include tho loss
of tbrco cottages just abovo tho distil
lery, wliloh wero also destroyed. Loss
fully covered by insurance.
CRAVE CHAnO.ESMAOE.
A Judge linllcteil lir a Conspiracy to
lliHart Ju.tloa.
JoixiN, Ma, April & T. U llauglia
vrout, of Carthage, and U C Deroro,
of Webb City, havo been Indicted by
tho grand Jury for conspiracy to thwart
Justice. Tha Indictment grows put of
tho Collins divorce case, which camo up
before Dovoro as special Judge, Dan
Collins, the plaintiff, having taken a
chango of venuo from tho regular
judge. Tho divorce proceedings wero
of tho star chamber order and a decree
was rendered against .Mrs. Collins un
der circumstances which catted out an
indignant protest The case was car
ried to the Kansas City court of appeals
and a decision was handed down last
Monday setting aside tho decree. De
voro and Haugbawont are now under
arrest.
rlit.f Arthur Ite.lralnail Again.
Clevkland, O.. April a V. M. Ar
thur, grand chief of tho Ilrothorhood
of Locomotive Engineers, was served
with another restraining order Issued
at Toledo by Judga TafL It enjoins
lilin from Issuing any boycotting order
against tho T., A. A. .t K. .M. railroad,
including employes of connecting lines
to discriminate against that line In any
manner, pending further action la the
United States circuit court
Calirortila Murderers Captured.
SAcnAUKNTO, Cat, April a The two
counterfeiters who, while resisting ar
rest, murdered young Louts Todhunter
about ten days ago, havo been captured.
Their names are Akcrs and Martin.
Martin, who Is only 10 or 30 years of
age, has made a confession, which
shows that ho and Akcrs belonged to a
gang which has been engaged in man
ufacturing counterfeit money and
flooding the statu with It.
The senate has instructed the Inter
state commerce cotnmlttca to Inquire
(.arcfi'lly Into tho Ann Arbor strike
difficulties and the judicial decisions of
Judge Ulcks.
SALT LAKE TEMPLE.
The Alarvetous Work of tho stormooi In
Imitation of Solomon Itex.
Salt Lake City, Utah, April T.
Forty thousand Mormons from all parts
of tho world gathered hero and
witnessed tho opening ceremonies of
tho dedication of the great temple of
tho fatth which was begun Just forty
years ago and which cost 14,000,000.
President Wllford Woodruff presided
over the meeting In tho assembly room
nnd he was assisted by George 11 Can
non, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow,
F. I). Illchards, llrtgham Young, Jr.,
nnd other notables of the sect.
DKscnir-rio!for mi ntm-mxa.
Tbe silo for the temple was selected July f 8,
184, the nflh day utter the Mormon pioneers
entered tho great bait Lake valley, llrlghatn
Young, president of the church, with a number
of apusllcs, was viewing tho prospect In tho
plaeo selected as his new home, where alt
seemed a barren waste, and In passing the
southwest corner of the pteco of ground over
which the timple now stands ho struck his
cane oq the ground and exclaimed! "Here will
bo the temple of our Uod." The southeast
corner of a ten acre plat selected as tho tern,
pie block was inado tho Initial point for laying
out the city, and was afterwards adopted by
government ofllclals as tho base meridian line.
Four years later at tho October conference of
the church In tttl, a voto of tho pcoplo was
taken to build 'a tcmplo of tho bost materials
that can bo obtained In North America." Tho
material selected for the foundation was tire
stone, from a canron four miles distant When
the walls came to be built, cut granite Trom
Little Cottonwood canron, eighteen miles dls
tant, was chosen as the most suitable material
Trior to tbo advent of the railroad la IB70, this
rovk hid to bo hauled by ox and mule teams.
February 0, IBV3, ground was broken asd-V)
men put to work on tbo excavatloa April 0
following the corner stones wero laid sli teen
feci below tho surface of tho ground. When
Johnston's army came through In 18.18 tbs
foundation of the temple was entirely covered
orcr with earth and the people moved south
from Salt Lake for a lima Four yoars later
work was resumed on tbe building and with too
exception or two years IMS and IM9 wbea tho
workmen of tho territory wcro mostly em
ployed In constructing tbe Union Pacltloanl
other railways continued without serious ln
terruptlon.
Tho oapstone was laid April 9. IPO, at which
time tho date for dedication was fixed for April
e, IB03, the sixty-third anniversary of tho or
ganlzatlon of tho Mormon church and forty
years from tbe day the temple corner stono
was laid.
The building Is 1MH fret long and W feet
wide. With the towers, It cot crs an area of 21
svi snuaro feet. The foundation wall Is 10 feet
thick and 10 deep. On this tho granite walls
aro 0 feet thick on the bottom and narrow to
0 feet at tho square. There are six
towers three on the cast and three on tho
west, tbo corner towers are SO feet square at
the base. Those on the east are ZOO feet high
and on the west IB I feet The east central
tower Is ViZX feet hlsh, surmounted by a figure
with a trumpet to his lips, proclaiming the
gospel. The cast part of the trmplo Is for the
Melchlsedco priesthood, representing the high
er or spiritual affairs. Ino west Is for the
Aaronlc priesthood, representative of tbo tem
poral existence. Tho Itguro on the cast central
tower symbolizes tho nngcl named In tbe llth
chapter and oth verse of John's Kovelatlon.
There ore In the building many atones sym
bolical of different conditions of mankind.
Around the base are earth stonos. abovo theso
moon stones, showing tho moon In its various
phasos and cmbleraatto of terrestrial gloryt
still higher sun stones, typical of celestial ol
tbo highest glory of Abe heavens. There are
also star VtonM repreWntiDg the glory of th.
stars. Oa the west tower Is the Ursa Msjot
pointing to tho polar star nnd Indicating that
there Is a Axed guide for fallen mankind to ro
turn to Ood. Then thero are cloud stones and
others of like symbolto nuturo.
Tho archltccturo of tbe bulUIng Is without a
known parallel In ancient or modorn times.
Tbero are four doors to the temple, two In the
west and two In tbe east corner towers.
Senate Will Noon Adjourn.
Waiiiimitos, April 7. Tho hour for
tho llnal adjournment of tho extra ses
sion of tho senato will not bo long de
layed Thero aro now but two or three
important foreign missions to llll nnd
tho judges of the District of Columbia
court of appeals to appoint. As soon
as theso appointments aro made, tho
prcsldont will notify the sonata that
ho has no further business to submit
and an adjournment will bo taken.
NEWS NOTES.
Santa Vc, N. M., went republican.
Thero wcro threo prostrations and
ono death from sttnstroko at Ban An
tonio, Tex.
Ilannls Taylor, an Alabama lawyer,
goes as minister from tha United States
to Spain.
Grafton, N. D., had a public meeting
recently which pledged Itself to stand
by Senator Roacli.
Tho report of tho examiner shows the
Commercial bank of Nashville, Tcnn.,
to bo in bad shape.
Mediterranean fruit exporters havo
decided not to ship fruit tills season on
steamers carrying emigrants.
It appears that by tho wreck of the
pleasure boat of tho bultan at Constan
tinople GO persons were drowned.
Tho deadlock In tho Nebraska senate
was broken, tho Newberry maximum
rato bill lclng passed by a majority of
three.
At ltush City, Minn., two drunken
men quarreled with John lllgfoot, a
Chlppowa Indian, and cut his head of!
with an ax.
In tho Khoda Island election none of
tho candidates on the stato ticket had
n clear majority and the legislature
was In doubt
After July 1 tho state of South Caro
lina will run a big saloon on account
of tho state and will havo the solo right
to sell intoxicants.
The post ofllca department furnished
a sensation In tho shape of an order to
suppress publication of changes in
fourth class matter.
The democratic senate officers were
elected on the 0th. They will, how
ever, not occupy their positions until
congress meets next falL
A Are at I'odhalozykt, near Sembor,
in Oallcla, destroyed 100 buildings, in
cluding the school, and threo persons
perished in the flames.
Tha national committee of tho slnglo
tax league of the United States has
called a national slnglo tax conference
to meet In Chicago August S9.
"Doe" Stokes, a farmer near Iloxle,
Ark., was badly bitten by a wolf whllo
attempting to rescue one of his calves,
which tha wolf had attacked.
A German Imperial loan of la-228,U7
marks has been authorized, of which
62,000,000 marks are to bear interest at
tho rate of 3 per cent per annum.
Die largo coffee plantation near Cor
doba, In the state of VcruCrui, Mex
ico, has been purchased by Claus
Sprecklcs, the San Francisco sugar
king, for 1100,000.
rAoadsttasWSM.siaawat.Mjw a. wana I itsaOsm v. Wt'slwsaVtvwMaatas 1 sn at n, .
DUN'S REVIEW.
Tho Morcnntllo Agoncy Finds Bus
iness Unexciting;.
GENERAL 1RADE SATISFACTORY.
Speculation Follows ati Advance lit Wheat
Mutietisry situation Unelia tajed
l'usl ess Failures
Normal.
Nr.w Voim, April & IT. O. Dim A
Crt'sweekly revlowof trndostys: Spec
ulation has been renewed in wheat,
with an advance of Scents on sales of
32,000,000 bushels. Western receipts
have been 2,1100,000 bushels In four (lays
this eok nnd Atlantic exports only TOO,
000 bushels, nnd the stocks In sight con
tinue unprecedented. Corn dropped a
half a cent nnd oats lji cents on small
transactions, whllo pork fell tl per
barrel, lard CO cents and hogs 80 cents
per 200 pounds. Cotton also declined
n quarter, with continuing full re
ceipts from plantations, but recotcred
an eighth on Thursday because of bet
tor buying at Liverpool CofTce has de
clined flvc-clghths of n cent, with small
sales. Copper was weaker nt IX cents
for lake, and tin h strong. Tho tone
of tho spcculatlvo markets generally Is
not very enthusiastic
lloston reports satisfactory trade.
Money Is cosy, but banks prefer to loan
on call. At Pittsburgh iron Is un
changed, coal improved nnd glass very
prosperous. At Cleveland trado Is bol
ter than a year ago with rolled prod
ucts In large demand, but collections
slow, lluslncss Is very nctlvo at In
dianapolis, and nt Detroit good. Money
at Chicago Is firm, with largo require
ments, nnd general trado satisfactory.
Itccelpts of wheat, sheep, butter and
o.tts exceed last yearti for tho week,
but In other products u decrease ap
pears, especially In cured meats, corn,
rye, hogs and wchiL Trade Improves
nt Milwaukee At St l'uul u slight
ndvnncu appears, and at Omaha trade
is good. Impioveincnt Is seen nt ht
Louis. Collections nro better than n
year ago.
At Kansas City receipts of llvo stock
aro large, nnd at St Joseph both trado
and collections are good. At Louis
vlllo trudo Is fair and money Rtrady; at
Nnshtlllo It Is quiet; at Knnxvlllo
brisk, Atlanta fnlr, and Augusta gen
erally dull, with poor collections. At
Mobile trado slightly exceeds last
year's, and nt Now Orleans business Is
quiet.
The Iron Industry shotssno chango
of consequence, consumption nnd sup
plies appearing very closely balnnccd.
Little Is dono In rails, but tho demand
for bar Is better; plsteji are steady, nnd
structural iron in good demand. Trade
lu cottons is less active, with print
cloths lower, at 35 cents. New wool
begins to como forward, at about last
year's opening prices.
The monetary situation Is not essen
tially changed. Tho great excess of
Imports over exports continues, tho de
crease In exports from New York being
tl, 370,000 for tho first week of April.
Securities have been stronger, decisions
of courts in labor controversies hnvlng
given much encouragement to western
buyers, but there Is llttln evidence of
foreign disposition to purchnso and un
favorable crop rcporU tend to discour
age purchasers of stocks.
The business failures occurring
throughout tho country during the last
seven days number 3J.1, as com par od
with 101 last week For tho corre
sponding week last year the figures
wore SOS.
PITTSBURGH'S PREDICAMENT.
Holiday Newspapers to lie Suppressed as
Well as the Sunday Is.ue.
I'lTTsnuitnii, 1'a.. April 8. Tho Pitts
burgh Law and Order society, which
has been for some months prosecuting
newsboys nnd nowspnper carriers and
agents for Sunday labor under nn net
of 1701, and which has been sustained
in thu supremo court, tried a new trick.
C. W, Huston, business manngcr and
ono of tho stockholders of the Press, nn
afternoon dally and Sundny morning
paper, was arrested and tried before an
alderman and lined 175 und costs for
three violations of tho law. Mr. Hous
ton objected to tho ducislon against
him on tho ground that ho has never
worked on Sunday In his life and that
tho workors on Monday morning pa
pers are tho ones that do nearly all tho
work on Sunday.
Mr. Yost, attorney for tho Law nnd
Order society, then Informed Mr, Hous
ton that tho publishers of Monday
morning papers wcro noxt to lo proso
cuted and that it would not bo long be
fore all thu Pittsburgh nowspapers
workers will bo employed only four
dnys In each week unless they get out
Monday papers after 12 o'clock Sunday
night.
A Woman's Peculiar Heath.
Habtixos, Neb., April a Mrs. Claus
l'rahm, of this city, met a peculiar
death yesterday afternoon. She has
beon confined to her bed by heart
trouble for some time. While alone In
the house sho lighted a cigarette to
deaden the pain. She fell asleep anil the
cigarette set lire to tho bedclothes, Mra.
Frah m awoko and started to tho bath
room with her clothing ablaze. Nho
Jumped Into tha bath-tub and turned
on tho water. It Is presumed that she
fainted from excitement. When the
fire was extinguished by neighbors a
search was Instituted for Mis. l'rahm.
She was found dead in tho bath-tub.
Tho water was still running and her
head was submerged.
Oov. Lcwelllng has appointed as
Kansas delegates to the Transmlasls
slppl congress at Ogdcn, Utah, April
2!i John N. Ires, of Topuka; A. C
Shlnn, Ottawa; A. II. McCormlck, Par
sons; Charles W. Ooodland, Ft. Scott;
A. It Cook, Paola; Oulncy A. Glass,
Wlnfleld; John P. Johnson, Highland,
and J. I'. Todd, Kldorada
Tho opposition to the appointment of
James 11. Ecklcs as comptroller is so
strong that ho cannot bo confirmed at
thu session.
. a
PILLOWS OF FLAME. I
They I'a.s Over tha llrowit Prairies uf Ne
braska, Jacked 11 n i.ale.
Omaha, Neb., April a The gala
which swept over Nebraska boru before
It great billows of ll.im which swept
from thousands of fertile acres every
vestige of vegetation. Tho limits of
tho fire, which has raged fitfully dur
ing tho last ten dnys, have become al
most stato wide, and thu destruction
thnt was thought might be small has
become enormous. It Is too soon to get
any Idea of how much the exact damngo
Is, for tho places most nffected
are remote from tclegtaplt lines, nnd In
those that havo means of communica
tion, the populace Is busy fighting tha
lira. It Is known though, that much
grain and hay In store, together with
many barns and other outbuildings,
miles of fence, dozens of duellings and
many bridges have been licked up
Whether any lives have k'cn lust Is not
I reported, though It seems almost be
i yond doubt that settlers nho urn lo
cated far from easy assistance, must
havo perished.
llanncr, Keith, Dawson, lllalnu ami
adjoining counties are completely de
vastated by the flames. In llanncr
county tho village of Ashuiore Is sup
posed to hnvo beon completely de
stroyed. Word was brought to Harris
burg by tho driver of the tiering stago
that thu town was directly In thu
path of a sea of flio lit 4 o'clock,
nnd tho entire population of tha
viliage was engaged in n battle to
savo their homes. The stigu driver re
ported having seen, several houses In
Haines and tho settlers llerlng for their
lives. Ho crossed the lino of tho lire
and received n severe scorching, al
though ho Is not seriously burned.
Meager details received last night from
Ognllala, Harrlsbtirg, Dunning, Over
ton, Kearney, Grand Island, Lexington
and Hastings glvo nccounts of great
losses to property.
A llurlliigtoii bridge nt Dunning nnd
another at Hastings on thu Klkhom
were destroyed, delaying trains some
what At Kiarm-y the lire burned near
enough town to destroy a brewery lo
cated just at tho edge of town. At Dun
ning nn old Indy nnmed Ilartletl was
burned so badly she may dlo 1 ha gala
sulfeldcd by nightfall, but tho fires havo
raged scareuly abated, and In tho threat
ened sections tho Inhabitants spent tho
long hours In combatting tins lira.
Tho region burned over Is tha chic f
grazing section of the slnto and the de
structlon of tho grass means a great
Iom to stockmen in this rcscct, ns
they will bo compelled to seek new
pastures. Their feed In store being de
stroyed and their stock stninpedcd by
tho fire, It will take them many weeks
to figure up what their loss really Is.
HUQE TANNERIES.
Glgwntlo Krliie of clrtitmir, Awtrt and
MnrrU.
Ciiicaoo, April 8. A cluster of tan
neries with a capacity equal to thu tan
ning of 00 per cent of the raw hides
produced In this country, harness,
boot and shoo and leather manufac
tories largo enough to consume the
greater part of tho leather prodtued,
other and dlvrtslficd manufactories
contiguous, tho trentlmt uf a broad und
splendid hnrlnir and of a new Industrial
town this is the gtgnntlo project now
under consideration by n trio of holi
ness concerns whose nggregiilo capital
Is exceeded by few commercial trium
virates anywhere.
Armour, Swift anil Morris, tho great
packers, aro tho projectors and 4,000
acres of land which they own nt Tidies
ton, Inil, Is the tract upon which thu
proposed new Industrial center Is to Iki
located. That the tannery feature Is
practically Buttled, a leading man In
ono of tho houses mentioned yestcrdny
admitted Tho other details of tho
plan nro essential to thu completu de
velopment of the land and tho tanning
Industry.
Humors that stith plana wero talked
of by thu packers havo been current
for somo time. Thty havo received an
Impetus within a week or two by tha
statements mude by representatives of
Armour & Co. tint groat tanneries
In tho vicinity of Chicago would
probably bo built lu thu last fow
days tho rumors havo gained a fresh
start and tha Interest of tho commer
cial world hns lie n given n now Im
pulse by tho uppcarancu of Armour's
men lu tho Unit und shoo trade with
otters to sell leather. Yesterday tho
outlines of their plans for producing
the leather and securing Its consuiu
tion becamo knotMi In several direc
tions and those who hud supposed that
tanneries of somo Importance were
projected wcro astonished at tho mag
nitude of tho project
In thu bootiuid thuo trado It was said
that threo or four agents for tho solo
leather trust had turned up in Chicago
nnd, as ono man phrased it, they saw
In tlie proposed oierutlons of tho pack
era something that lodcd a dcul of
trouble.
GREAT CONFLAGRATION.
Abiut SloOO.OOO U'irlll of Property Ha.
stroyetl Mint it Wotitaii lluriieil to lleatti
at IrontiM', tl.
Iiiontox, ()., April . Tho Yellow
I'oplnr Lumber ook plant was burned
yesterday afternoon Tho bluzo started
i from sparks In tho dry house, where a
' largo quantity of lumlier was stored
Tho trcstlo of tho Norfolk .t Western
railroad was also destroyed and tho
pasaugo of all trains stopped Thirty
dwellings were burned by the sparks
from the burntng mill. Twunty-two
j families ato made destltuto by tho fire,
. losing all their clothes and household
I goods.
A high wind was blowing at the time,
I and It was Impossible for tha men to
make any headway In their attempt
, to stop the work of dcstructloa Mrs.
Ilrush, an Invalid confined to her lied,
was burned to death, although efforts
j were made to savo iter. Tho Norfolk
&. Western road lost seventeen ears,
Tho -foreman at tho mill places the loss
on the property at flOO.000. Tho loss
on tha dwellings will reach 170.000.
Two hundred und fifty persons aro
thrown out of employment.
The Howcu-Ilurlio prl-llghliit Now
Orl.ant jmilr-il In t, ilrniv Mf,.., lin
rounds.
jSMiaix
MumniaWiti ..
"THAT OTHER NIGHT."
Mind- rs c f tho nlsht are closing
vi r i.eiauey nine,
Ot Lie sc .Urrct hides reposing
Hln'tsllir nrrit'ilo.
As 1 xu v tht menu Irfnre no
In tbe fading light.
Milaor ci arc thrMiplrg o'er tee
or abutter hlglit.
Just as row the twilight's glory
bathed tro alu li ruia,
As 1 s'.imhI unil toM the story
Tti4tUr.ivirold.
No ri ply my darling uttered
To Ibo words 1 salil,
lint I vnught the blush that fluttered
To hi r check ln.lea.L
Wars haro flown, and coldcn tresses
hhow n allv. r sheen,
IJul wl en spring tlno comes, and dresses
All the earth Is grot n,
Iter.) wo .It mil, while around us
Hlunly fides Ilia light,
Vt Iiijvjk r uf tac loic that bound lis
Oi that other night.
lldtnund Lyons, la N, Y Ledger
AN EMEUUENCY HUSBAND
A Nowrpapor Mnn'o Thirty Mln
utco of Matrimony.
Tho dnto of this occuirenco Is not
Importutit; lu fact, it is just as wclllcll
untold. I wns on tho hotel tun for a
morning paper In ht l'uul nt tha time,
and, glancing over tho ltynn register
ono afternoon, I snw thu name Mrs.
tlcorgo Irchuuo. It wns twlttcu In tho
long, angular scraw 1 uficcled so exten
sively by women of the dramatic pro
fession, und, although I hod never be
fore heard of Mrs. Trchunc, her signa
ture uttractod my attention. There Is
mora of instinct than any other hen so in
selecting from a long list uf signatures
thuso people woith Intel viewing. Mrs.
Trehuue's Llup-dash churactcis isct mo
wondering n hat soil of n woman sho
was, and nothing was easier than to
find out, so I handed my card to thu
clerk, pointed to the room, number 10.1,
and awaited tho return of tho bell boy.
In five minutes, or thereabouts, ho
Informed me that I wus to "go right
up," und up 1 went.
"Coma In," culled a voice, In nnsnrr
to my Up on tho door. I entered Near
thu open lire. In uu uruichulr, snt a
youug woman. She wore a whllo
gown ot that soft caressing woof that
so luvurlably sots olT well tho wearer's
charms. Ulslng as I cntcicd sho ad
vanced toward inc, and her manner lie
trayed at once tho well-bred woman.
1 took a mental photograph of tho face
and figure before me. Tho former wus
oval, well-featured, set with a pair of
lustrous durk eyes, and framed In curls
of an ludcllnablo color half golden,
half brown. Tho latter was tall and
shaiwly.
"Pruy be seated," she said, as I be
gan to explain why I had asked for an
Interview. "Oh, yes," e went on. "I
know why you camo. "Vsiaril-bcvrrnl
friends In tho profession, nnd in fact
have tlie greatest regard for dully
new spoier writers. They are equal to
almost anything."
"You Uatler tho craft," I answered
"Somo of us nre very retiring. 1 am4
"I hope you are not, air!" said my
charming vls-n-vls, leaning Impulsively
forward us she Hpolce. Her elbow
found support ou tho arm of tho chair,
her chill rusted on her shapely white
hand, and her largo dark oyes looked
straight Into mlue. 11 was an embar
rassing situation, and 1 confess I hard
ly knew what to make of It. With an
clfort 1 met tho guzo of this strangu
young wuuinu, and said, Inquiringly!
"You dlsllko nervous pcoplo?"
"I should hato myself If that wcro
tho caso," ropllcd Mrs. Trohuuo, "for
I am all nerves. Oh, dear, dear, If I
only durod to do it"
With u sudden whisk aim was out of
tho chulr und pacing back und forth on
tho carpet Ilka u caged lioness. There
was very evidently something wrong
with Mrs. Trehuno. Why, good
hcavcnsl sho was sobbing.
"My dear madam," I exclaimed, "If
1 can bo of any possible service"
"Oh, I dara uot ask it of a stranger,"
sho protested, throwing up both
hands dramatically. "Ami sat," sho
added, "none but a stranger would
do."
The sight of tho tears had scattered
my self possession to tho winds. I was
ready now to fight a duel or two if
necessary In defense of this mysterious
young person.
"Ask anything you like," I said, dos
peratoly. "I'll do It."
"Will you?" whispered Mrs. Tre
hunc, coming hurriedly towanl mo.
"If you will do what 1 ask I can never
do enough for you in return. Mine Is
a enso that requires Immediate und
skillful action. You will havo touso
all your finesse, for 1 have not time to
explain matters fully. You must bo
patient, then Indignant, and finally ex
asperated. Do you understand?"
"Certainly," I answered promptly.
Crazy as a March hare wns my Inward
reflection.
"And you will do this for a stran
ger?" Inquired Mrs. Trehuno.
"Command me," I replied
"Then listen," she said, drawing her
chair near mln with an apprehensive
glanco at the door, "I am not Mrs.
Trcbune. 1 shall be this afternoon If
all goes well, but at prcrent I am Clara
Talbot. I havo run away from my
home In Chicago to marry Mr. Tro
hune. He Is of Kansas City, and was
to have met me here. 1 have received
a telegram from him to say that his
train Is several hours lute. Never
mind why It was necessary for me to
run away. It Is a family matter. My
pcoplo havo never seen Mr. Trehuno.
I met him at the houso of a friend in
I llurope lust year. They wanted mo to
I marry another roan. I fled yesterday
i after telegraphing flcorgo to meet ma
1 here. My futher lias followed me.
He is In tho hotel now" (another
glanco at the door); "his card preceded
yours. I sent word that I was dress
ing, and he is waiting down stairs.
1 When I read the name on your card a
newspaper man I conceived this plan;
Will you bo my husband for half an
j hour?"
I I started up like a scared Jack rab
bit "Good gracious, madam,' I ex
claimed, ''1 don't know enough, about
I you td do tho thing successfully "
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"Oh, try," pleaded tho brown-eyed
fugitive, "ploaso try."
"I'll do It," 1 said, desperately, and
the next Instant thero was n croak
Tho door How back, and .In burst an
old gotillrmnn with a very red faco,
from which u couplo of small eyes,
snapped angrily as ho dashed his hat
nnd cane down on the center table.'
Using tho latter as n sort of a rostrum,
he glared straight at tho girl and be
gan to rave, Ignoring mo entirely.
"Well, madam" (In a tone of concen
trated fury), "whot do you mean by
this disgraceful escapade?"
My temporary wlfo glanced hopeful
ly toward where I sat, within easy
reach of the old gentleman's enne,
Hummonlcg nil my fortttudo I arosa
nnd looked tho Irata pareut straight In
tho eye
"I shall have to request, sir," I said,
"that In addressing this lady you will
remember that respect Is duo her as
my wife and your daughter. You must
show her thut respect, sir. Do you un
derstand!" raising my volco a little on
tho last few words.
"Oh," shrieked tho venerable pater,
literally dancing with rngo. "Ho you
are the blackguard who has Inveigled .
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n good mind to thrash youl" and the
cs.no wns raised threateningly,
"I liupoyoit will chango your mind
nnd linpreva your language," I went
on as calmly ns possible. "Your pres
ent conduct will result In a scandal,"
"rlcandnl, sir. What could bo more
scandalous than the present stato of
affairs?" ho crlod.
Things went nn this way for ton min
utes, until tho old man howled himself
hoarse, ami I could hear tho bell boys
tittering In the hall outside. Then ha
gradually calinod down, and ns a lost
resort tried tha sympntlictla dixlgo nn
tha terrified young woman. Tho lat
ter had hardly spoken a word through
out tho 'sccno. Mho was too badly
frightened, I think.
There ware tears In the old gentle
man's voice as ho turned tnwnrd my
supposed wife. Hod she not always
been well treated?' Was not her math-
ratio bootof'mothers7-natl lio'Tiot
been tha most Indulgent of fathers?
Was not her homo ono of luxury? etc.,
etc Yes, sho admitted each clauso In
the Indictment ns It was checked off.
"Hut, father," sho sobbed, "I loved
him so very much, und old I could not
many that other."
" hero was this wretched mnrrlago
performed?" he Inquired, savagely.
"Milwaukee," answered the girl, Inn
great hurry.
"I'll havo It dissolved, I will!"
snore tho enraged pater, getting noisy
again.
"Let mo remind you, sir," I snld, do
llberatrly, "that your daughter is of
ago" (I was not sure about It); "that
we aro legally in arrlod, and that any
amount of talk will not alter tha
fact I must also suggest that as our
train leaves for tho south at four
o'clock wo havo very llttlo tloio to do
vote to this sort of thing."
"i:h, whutl adding Insult to Injury!"
ho ronred, "Well, I'll leava you hero
'for tho present, but you will hear from
me, sir," shaking the cano In my
face. "I'm not tho man to submit
tamely to a rascally nbdiiclloii of this
churactcr. You're n scoundrel, sir, a
scoundrel," reiterated my nngolla father-in-law;
nnd with this choice part
ing shot lia retired, slamming tho door
after him.
"How did I mnnngo It?" I Inquired,
turning to where tho future Mrs. Tre
huno was silting, hhu hal falntedl Jnst
llko u woman. Mia had tho norvo to go
through n scrno llku tills iindlstitrlml,
to nil appearances, nnd thon whon tho
danger was over, sho must spoil It all
by mi exhibition of tvonkness. I rushed
to the water, poured n glass of It out
and approached tho young woman.
Hho was recovering, though, before I
reached her, and In an Instant sat up.
"How can I ever repay you? ' sho
asked. "You did It superbly, and
(Icorgo will soon Ik hero now" (glanc
ing ntlicr watch). ".My doar sir," alio
went on, "I ennnot toll you how gi ate
fill I urn. I shall mako Mr. Trehuno
call ut your ofllco this evening and
thank you personally,"
My engagement ns Miss Talbot's hus
band wns ovhkntly nt nn end, so, pro
testing that I would willingly hnvo
dono twice, nt much for her, I with
drew, Trehuno cumo in late In the af
ternoon, ami they wero married by
the rector of Christ chtircli. Tho Kan
sas City young man called on mo in
the evening and Insisted on my going
to supper with lilin ami tho bride. Wo
had a jolly little spread of pnto da fols
gras and champaign at tho Ityan cafe,
and I havo novcrsot eyes oucllher of
tho Trohuncs or tha reiiorabla Mr, Tal
bot, of Chicago, from that moment to
this. Chicago Herald.
An fnrlilsMt Hts I ol ire.l Halt.
KniAl.ti, Ma, April . A sensttlon
was created at a colored ball in North
Hudalla Thursday night whon ono of
the waltzers, Miss Murtha Anderson,
full to tho floor with n wild scream,
Ilefnru she could bo removed from the
ball room sho gavo birth to n baby,
whose tiny volco joined In tho confu
sion thut followed
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clen Hcott, capitalist, banker, mine
owner and cnttlo grower, tho richest
man In Kansas, died yesterday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock lu Now York city
of hemorrhage of tho stomach. He
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