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The Timcs-Diepatcli. 'Published D.i?ly nn?t Weekly nt No. 4 North Tenth Street, Richmond, Vn, Entered Jnntinry 27, 1003, at Richmond, Vn?, ns Second Class Jlntter, under Act of Congress of March 8, 1870. i-he DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH Is ?old nt 2 cents a copy. The SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH Is fcoltl nt fi cents a copy. DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH hy mail? BO cents ? month; $.1.00 a yenr, $2.60 for six months; $1.??0 for ihren months. SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH hy moil ??2.00 ? veni*. The DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH, in? clitiliii? Sunday, by Carrier, 15 cents per .trcek'. The SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH, by Corrici-, fi renie per -iveek. The WEEKLY TIMES-DISPATCH*, ff 1.00 venr. All Xmsigned Comniiinlcntions will bo rejcclctl. Rejected Oomnnmiontinns ????? not bo returned unlns<i accompanied hv stnmps. Uptown Ollico nt T. A. Miller's, No. 1.10 Enst Hrond Street,. THURSDAY, MAY 28. 1903. ? . ? . .- ,..???', '. - - . ' ~ AN INVESTIGATION AT LAST. We nro glnd to bonr tliat tho Board of ?Aldermen lins determined, ns it Is now permitted to do, to mako nn Investition on its own account of tlio doings of Its Xncmbere, pr?sent and pnst. Thero wns ? timo when It was fnshlon able for o/llcors of government to keep their acte dark, to cover up and conceal, ?but that is not tlio fashion In this day of clvlllzatlnn. Tho publlo demand light. ITho publlo nro suspicious -when uny pub? lic body attempts to conceal, or refuses to Investigate cborgos that hnvo been loado against nny of its members. Wo ?hear a great deal about the power of tho press. Tho real power of tho press Is publicity. It is the business of the press to mnko publlo nil mattem of publie Interest, and while nome nownpnpors have ^one ton far nnft have mndo sensations ?when thoro wae no occasion for It, the fact remull?s that the press lias often ex? posed wrongdoing, and It Is this exposure fwhlch hnd men fear more thnn thoy fear till the power? of government. ' For a long timo thero wero rumors In Ihls .community that some members of Our legislativo body wero guilty of wrong? doing, nnd tho newspapers of tho city ?very properly gavo currency to euch ru? mors. By nnd by tho grnnd Jury took tho matter up, and although only ono In? dictment was found, It made publlo a rey Tt In which It was charged In gen? eral terms that thoro was evidence to show that other members were guilty, and then there won a populnr demand thnt tho Council nnd Bonrd of Aldermen institute an Investigation und probe tho charges to the bottom. A majority of the. members ot tho Coun? cil, for rensoim which eoemed sufficient ? ????????, refused to go Into this Investi? gation, and whllo the members ot thu Board uf Aldermen wero In favor of In? vestigation, under the existing law they ven; powerless to do so on their own account. Tho law haa since been amend? ed, nnd tlio Aldermen nro now In position m net. An Investigation will bo held nntl the light will bo turned Into tho ?lnrk corners. Tlio Investigation will lie ?watched with keen Interest In this com jnunlty. If It lie shown that tho charges nro unfounded, that nil the members havo been honest nntl faithful In tho discharge of their duties, tlio community will be creatly gratified. If, on tho other hand, 5t bo shown that tho charges aro well founded, that members havo betrayed their trust In one way or unothor, thoy vili be punished, The Investigation will bo In tho Interest of good government nnd public morals. /The peoplo of tho city aro largely at the merqy of,, their*representatives In tho Council nntl Hoard of Aldermen; nnd thoy must In their own Interest sou to It that tho men whom they choose to represent them' look after tho public welfare nnd "?Hit after their own private gain. Our legislativo hotly must bo abnvo suspicion, und whenever chargea uro mndo ngalnst an;- member or members thero must be un official Inquiry and thoro must bo nn acquittal or an expoauro. Buch things cannot bo covered up In this city. The ?way to ?leal with all auch charges Is to jneet them frankly and courageously nnd Idlspose of thnn according to the evidence. THE LAHOR TROUBLES. Compulsory arbitration of differences between capital nnd labor Is repugnant to tho Ideas nnd feellnga of u vnst ma? jority of tlio American peoplo, In thle land of personal liberty disputes ii3 to wages, hours of service or what not, blitiuld be nettled between employer nntl employe, nml government should Inure nothing to do with euch settlement, but In these latter days of labor unions unti combinations of capital, labor nnd capita) nllko aio Ignoring tho publlo and Its lnteri-st nnd convenience tu auch an extent that the people who hnvo no con? cern In the merits of-the disputes between the wnrrlng parties become greater suf? ferers titilli thoso vvlio nro seeking to maintain or tn eetttbllah rights that nro alleged to hnvo been violated by ono side or thu other. Accordine to a Now York lettor In the Philadelphia Record ibero aro ifif.,ooo lille men In New york city, notwithstanding that every Uno of puslness la booming. These men, hut for ?trilles, lockouts nnd dissensions among rival labor unliiiij, would be enroll,g mi .ui un'eriigo 11 a ?lay each, a total pf ???????,???? a ?ay, or fi.DCOOOO a week. Not only I? ..very penny ?f i'|.|H Btupfiidous nun lost to Hein, hut H?.00 bullillng trade tirine, representing u total capitalization of ! ,'w.o?j.i.?i, are llt u ?laudatili, with a consequent loss of profits. Most of tho workmen uro Idle not for any act of th'ir Individual unions, hut for act? of other unions, or because of the recent decision of employers to stand together and light !h<i demain!? of one union by throwing tln> woikmen of inany unions Into Idleness. - In other words employer? havo answered tint sympa? thetic r.tiike method of the labor unions by declaring a ayniPAthotlg lockout. l'ractP'.illy all building haa been hilt? |? ?.i.uihattuii nnd the Bronx for two weeks. In Brooklyn nnd Queens, thn shutdown Vegan ut noon Hatiirday, Even those contract'?!':, who huve a fair amount -of nuil? r?ala oM h.utd will cut down their ?vtklun furcv? at i/uva. Al/vut Iv.wV aurl* men "were Riven notice to-day not to re? port for work. Tho great building boom In Brooklyn this year was tho cause ot bringing many thousands of workmen to that borough, ftnd the sudden cos?<ntlon of wn'rk will be a severo blow to them. TCIghty per cent, of thorn nre Innocent sufferers. Of Ihe thlrty-nlno unions nlllllntod with the linlled Hoard of R-ulldlng Trades only about ten hfiwo nindo new demands, which employer*? deem to ho excessive because of tbo recent advance In wages ahd other concessioni granted. Thnt sort of warfare ls unworthy of ? civilized people. Wo do not pretend to sny which sido Is at fault. Wo only know thnt there is plenty of work In New Tork nnd that thero are plenty of workmen, but there Is paralysis In tho building trades because employers nnd employes nre nt loggerbendn. There Is foull some? where, nnd tho worst part of it Is that the publia who aro not nt fault and who are In no way responsible for the trouble, nro tho sufferers. Tho interests of the public aro raroly consulted In such dlsputos, and the publia ere growing weary of stich treatment. AVo are opposed to compulsory arbitra? tion or anything npproncblng It, but It seems to us that corporations and labor unions ought to bnvo the wisdom to see that If Strikes and lockouts which seri? ously affect the.public IntcrosCcnntlnue to. grow and multiply, tho public will be tempted by and by to tako a hand In tbe disputes. . AN ANCIENT SKY-SCRAPER. Ono of tho buildings burned by the grent flro of evacuation day, April ltd, ???.?. was taller than any we have now, or nro likely to havo soon. It waa tho "now" Gallego Al Ills, nnd wns located on a cor? ner lot, between the present mills nnd tho canal locks, wliero ith-v Richmond and Alleghany Railroad trestle lately stood. Its foundation walls etili are to bo seen at tho southwest corner of Twelfth nnel Cnnal Streots. Ixiokln? at Ite southern front when the building was standing, it was ten or twelve stories high. Looked nt from Canni Street. It was about two or three stories lower. This fino structuro waa completed only ? fow years before the outbronk of the Confederato war, and but llttlo ma? chinery ever was placed In it. Upon one of Ita immensoly epaclous floors was spread tho banquet glvon by our pooplu to tho New York Seventh Regiment when It caino to Rlohmond as an escort to the remains of President Alonroc Tho "now" Gallego and the old Gallego both fell a prey to tho evacuation day fire; but tho latter has been rebuilt. And It ls a much larger ajrid better building than its predecessor waa, and Is Itself a rvorltablo "sky-scraper," and,? what Is more, It covers nearly a eauaro of ground. RICH CHURCHES. The Toar (Book of Trinity Church, New York, which has Juet been Issued, fnlls to take tho public Into It? confidence nnd say what the fortune and Income of that wealthy corporation amount to. But a. New York (Correspondent says that, according to Information that Is unid to be authentic. Trinity's incoino from Its financial Investments ls fully ono million dollars a year. The number of communicants of tbo church ls 7,2-14, distributed among eight churches and enlap?is. These members last year con? tributed f>81,885 to tho support of the church. ? It ls somewhat remarkable that tho ?niomlbers of such m. wealthy church should have contributed so large a sum of money for religious purposes, but It will not do to tako Trinity for nn, ox nmple. AVe do not believe In an endowed church. AVe bellevo that every church should raise each year tho money neces? sary to carry on ils affairs, and that It should expend all tho money that It raises, hoarding nothing. Giving ls a part, and a necessary part, of worship In every church, and ls a moans of grace. The subjectlvo benefits from giving to ? Eood cause are inoro to bo considered Ulan tho ohjectlvo benefits. It ts the business of tho church to teach and to demonstrate that It ls more blessed to givo than to receive. Tho church which has a largo fund ls not in position to stimulate giving unioni- its members, and on the other hand It ls apt to bring Into Its membership many men and women who aro looking for loaves and fisica. HANNA YIELDS. Senntor llanna has called off his dogs of war, and will not oppose an endorse? ment of President Roosovoit's oandldaoy by tho Ohio convention. Air. Roosevelt la tho most anxious man In the Repub? lican party to secure the nomination, and It now scolili? a foregone conclusion that ho will get his heart's desire. Hut It is ono tiling to got tho nomina? tion and another thing to bo elected. The Democrats can beat Mr, Roosevelt If only they will got togother and steer oU-ar of blunders. ???-Re-mitnr Afnrlon Butler, of North Carolina, who wns tbo bead center of tbe Populist party at tho time of its de? mise, a few days ago shook hoiiio of the Bund:? of Sampson county from his hoots and went to AVnaliington. Ilo doubtless hnd senne, other kind of business there, but th?> malli thing ho did while linger? ing 111 tho capital city -was to get himself well Interviewed by the newspaper re? porters. It ls easy to do that In AV.-ish higton at till? dull season, when live matter 1b scarco about tho newspaper oillcos. In the courso of bis talk to tlie reportors Air. Rutlor declared that it was a great mistake to suppose that the Populist party bad kicked the bucket. Ho says tha Pops do not euro to keep in tho scramble), hut If the othor parties do not behave themselves bla folks will rally and whip out both of thoni, or words t?) tlmt effect. Air. Hutlor thinks It absurd to suppose that nny Populist will support Air. Roosevelt, and so that is s ? end of that Idea. And then he says: "If.the Democrats nominato a man of Mr, Cleveland's way of thinking wo will havo a ticket of our own mill get a world of Dwuucra.tlo votes." air. llut le-r tedila ethiit thi.'sn uro the things ho ex? pect? to see happen. That cuines right mar te, paying that fj-ee ?liver Democrat? uro mino Populist than l'en.,,crut, and It may. bu so. Wo tiubt that |he, J-'icld Hay of tho CvivulnJ Dauiv? ut ?ui-ktow? .?-alvfU??/ ?woe pleasant, though ih? weather was not all that could have been wished. It ls stranito Yorktown Is not more visited by our people. It le a curious looking old town, charmingly Situated, nnd abounding with ?eeries suggestive of the struggle botween AVoflblngton and Cornwnllls' arm'fs and of the confllota between tho li'edernls and Confederates, The monument erected at Yorktown by tho United States qovornmont In com? memoration of the aid given us In the Revolution by Franco, /ilono. Is worth the trip to see. AVo hope the exnmplo sot by the Colo? nial Deamee will bo followed by many other good pooplo of Richmond, until tho attractions o? Yorktown and tho de? lights of York River aro known and ap? preciated by all. War Is being waged In sovoral cities of this country against tho companies that will persist In building street cars with unneccRsnrily sleep steps. Tho wo? men are tho chief complainants. Thoy wnnt access to tho cars made easier for thorn. If tho enrs which are In uso at tho present timo cannot bo so changed ns to moot their vlows, we trust that those hereafter built will bo fashioned prop? erly. Nearly every woman who gets on a street car Is loaded down with cloaks, umbrellas, bugs, eatcliols and bundles, and the less tho ascent sho has to malto tho bottor pleased sho Is. The Hanna-Foraker fight In Ohio was short nnd sweet, and the makoup an assurance of futuro harmony. Warring Democrats can learn a eight from thoso Ihnrnionlous Republican leadors. Wo know not what cAusod the accident ? In the Chesapeake and Ohio road noar Chnrlottesvlllo on Tuesday, but Engineer ' Thomas D. Hall, who lost his life In trying to savo a small boy, Is none tho loss a hero. All honor to his memory. A Presbyterian minister In St. Doute is trying to mnko Davo Francis think ho can't have any show after all. He says ho seos Blgns of the early collapse of tho world. The ruddy oomplexlon of the raging James Indicates that it has had a lively run through a rain storm on Its way from tho mountains. President Roosovelt has told tho pub? lic -what it has known for at least three years?that he ls a candidate for the 1O04 Republican nomination. It would take an expert census agent to correctly enumorato tho sanguine can? didates In old Virginia at the present writing. Philadelphia has boen captured by the Knlghte Templar, and thoy are not shy? ing nt cartoons and others newspaper plotures. Wo could name a dozen or moro promi? nent Democrats who could well afford to take harmony lessons from either ?a??a or Foraker, or both. Tho question naturally arises: Does the Rov. Dr. Hints know how to make up a bed, so that It would be fit to sloop lu? Fow men do. Max O'Ri'll owed much of his popu? larity in this country to his clover wlfo. Most men who are anything worth spenk lng; of are in debt In llko manner. Now that Citizen George Francis Train line commenced anew his old tricks, he ls liable to break out in a fresh place at any old timo. County candidates aro thicker than to? bacco plants In rural Virginia, and thoy are sticking better. (Let Dr. Andrews go. Mr. Bryan still has his Goorgo Fred Williams, and Georgo Fred ls no slouch, either. Winter may bo lingering In the lap of spring, but not this spring. In the meantime '/cur Undo Grover keeps right on baiting his hook. Personal and General. President Roosevelt has been Invited by the citizens of North Adams, Mass., to come to that city und unveil tho etatuo of his illustrious predecessor, William McKinley, In course of erection. John H, Dick, an octogenarian resident of St. Paul, was sent to the pnorhouso tbo other day nt his own roquest, Ho owns a valuable Stradivarius violin, the sale of which would placo blm above want, but ho refused to part with It.. Mayor Hiram AI. Summers, of Ottawa, Ohio, lias published a notice offering a number of prizes to the porsons who will maintain the liest kept ?? miens and lawns In tho town thin summer. Professor AV. I.. AVbltney, of the Boston Conservatory of AIuslo, Is to establish schools of opera In Boston, Purls and Florence?, tho headquarters to bo In tho first-named city. North Carolina Sentiment. The Greonvillo Reflector throws a left liandcd ono at a distinguished son of Car? olina thus: "AVo bollovn that Judge Clark Btatuls less show than somo of tho other gentle? men who have been montloned, hut this would liHve been truo of Air. Hryun's choice. If 11 hnd boon anybody else." | The AVIlmlngtori Messenger puts this behind an Interrogation pointi "The? cartoonists buvej Jumped on to Air. Bryan's Idea of Chief Justice Clark ns th?? Democratio nomlneo for President, Wonder what our chief Justice thinks of the l'unnypacker libel law?" The Durham Herald saysi "Air. Bryan should bo caroful that he does not get out of tho party through tbo Ennio bolo by which Air. Cleveland gets In." > The Ohnrjotta Now? says: "Tho people do nut mind tho playing of l>e.lilies In its placo. Hut tbe-y do not mix pontieri- with their own busbies?, ami they do not ilka to seo their public B0|'i yunta mixing It with tho public business. Thoy are? proud of tbo freedom froin cor ruptlon and scandai 'bat has generally marked ail national administration?, ami the display that tho Postotiie-o popart? ment has been nuikltiK Pi Itself offend? their national pride," The AA'Uiiilngton, Star sees the "pro? blem" solved In thp swt-et by and by. It t'uys: "But negro labor is and will continuo t?> Im u necessity until It pan bo replaced by whlto labor, which of necessity inuwt bo Flow, but It would be' a good thing for 'the Sonili In many respects If It were practicable to substitut?? white for negro labor at once, Tlitiu wo would BOjVQ not oul.y the labor but suvc-rai other uniiuylug ??.uv?tl.'U?'..'' Vrend of Wiought Sn 7)ixio jCand | ^.*$?<?><??<?>f<**5>FF<3?^^ Q>? Florida Tlmee-Unloni We are sorry those three murderers wero lynched In South Florida, but we note they are hunt? ing another negro suspect with blood? hounds in Indiana. At least we are glad that the. bloodhounds did not go with the Florida story, to keep lincio Tom's Cabin on tho rounds, Memphis Commercial-Appeal: The coal trust Is known to bo nn Illegal combina? tion, but unless the conspirators nro sent to tho ponltcntlnry, what, will ho accnm plIched? What d? thoy care for Injunc? tions, ndvorso decisions and tinos of $5,000? No more than a sailor cares for rain, Louisville Coirrlor-Journnl? T>o not Judgo the Booth by those top-w-nters who nro pouring money In on that Indianapolis clinmhormnld who refused to make up tho bod occupied by Bookor Washington, Every eectlon of tho country ha3 Its-^op %vn tors. Houston Post; Good, well constructed sidewalks, cloan streets, well kept grounds and symmetrical, Imposing and comforta? ble buildings are all evidences of tho prevalence of the spirit of progress, nnd no cliy has yot developed In the highest ilegreo or maintained Its ?supremacy with? out thorn. Columbia Stato! Tho rond to harmony docs not pass near Lincoln, Nob., nor has It a branch extending to Princeton, Montgomery Advertiser: "Bryan's endorsement of Jim Williams nn a suitable Presidential candidate would bo of somo cons?quence, perhaps, If sotn'o ono would kindly tell ua who Jim la." A Few1 Foreign Facts. Borne Viennese admirers of English lit? erature havo formed ft club for Its etudy called tho "John Husk I ? Club." Chemistry students tn tho University of Heidelborg are compelled by tho rules of tho Institution to Insure their lives. The Bishop of RIpon stated thp other day that a wot' Sunday mudo from $1,609 to $2,000 difference to the church collec? tions In his Diocese. Baron Attila Paganini, the grandson of tho celebrated violinist, Is going to lGave to the town of Genoa all the many |m?*inentoes of itho great Paganini. Of these there are great numbers. They Includo presents from many Kings nnd Emperors and copious v?iluablli auto? graphs from distinguished men of paga nlnl'a timo; also all the works, both edited and unedited, of the grent violinist and other Instrumente?among others one very ancient ono on which Paganini uaed to practice. Tho first duly qualified woman physi? cian In Australia, Dr. Emma Constnnco Stone, recently died nt Melbourne at tho ago ot forty-six. Bho was tho daughter of ? London contractor of ?identifie tastos, who settled In Tasmania. Sho studied first at the Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia, nfterwnrd in Lon? don, and finally In Melbourne, whore Rho started practico, and encouraged a number o? young ladles to follow In her footsteps. Dr. Stono was a strong ad? vocate of female suffrage. It's Bound to Come. "Of course,'' said tlio optimist, "if a mnn gets Into tho habit of hunting trou? ble, he's: suro to f?nti lt." "Yes," replied tlio pessimist, "nnd If he's so lazy that he always tries to avoid It it will find him. So what's tho differ? ence?"?Philadelphia Press. Lockjaw, Perhaps. "I see there came near being a serious calamity at the last meeting of tho Ant mated Woman's Club." "Yes. While they were In session an appalling silence fell on tho assembly."? Chicago Rccord-Mernld. -1 And Comfort, Too. "Is thero ony reni ad vantage .In being a millionaire?" asked tho philosopher. "There la," nnswered Mr. Duslin Stax. "You can wear your old clothes without exciting comment, which la a groat econ? omy."?Washington Star.? Girls' Frock.' Amour,' tlio prettiest stylos for girls tire tbo guimpo dresses?always becoming, and tho full ruffles of laeo or embroidery around 'the shoulders frnmo n face most charmingly, A ?ill-using? featuro of the design shown icro Ih tho shaped bertha, which but? tons to the belt ?n front. This makes tho pattern espocinlly 'practical for wash materiale, although, when mndo of the woollen stuffs tho sty" ??? e?iuiilly proti)' If the bertha is .Jotted With French knots of contrasting color. On rceeipt of 10 cents this pattern will bo sent to any address. All Ordere must bo directed to Till-; ?,G??.??. kolks PATTERN CO., 7h ?Fifth Avcniio, Now York, When or? dering please do not full to mention uiiiiilim?. Kim? for (I, 7, H, U, 10, 12, and 14 .veins. Tho D-yenr size will ro ?.juiie ?iJ4 yards '?7 i'm-hc- wide. No, 4JSO. Sino. HNaiiio. ? Address. WLVMWff G??3?1??.???Ge^^ lUMmmui for Infants and Children. Castoria Is ft harmless substituto lor Castor O?, Pare? goric, I>roi?S nnd Hoolliiiiff Syri-iw. It is Pleasant, It contains neither Optuin./Morphine? nor ^??otf NftrcotiO Hul.stanco. It destroys Worms and allays Fevorisliness. It CUrtiS l>lurrlm*a and Wind:Ooliti? U .relieves Teetli inir Troubles and cures Obtisti ptttlott. It reif li?tes ilio Storniteli JURI l?oAvels, rIvIiijt heaM-? ttn?, 1.mlu1rftl slcen? Tho Ohlldreii*S Piuiuceiv-Tiio Mother's Irieiul. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. THF P??PPI F Cnn i By WILLIAM MURRAY GRAYDON. Copyright, 1903. ^ Tlio two ran for a dosen yards, stopped In some thick cover and looked back. Over tho waving Junglo grass thoy saw, by threes and fours, a swarm of men emergo warily Into vlow?a. motley crow, nttlred In striped linen, chintz and calico, and mostly armed with billhooks, swords nnd knives. "Ttyota nnd husbandmen I" muttered Haggles. "What aro they doing hero?" "Tho nowa of tho revolt at Mourut hns spread like wildfire," Jack answered hurriedly. "Tlioso scoundrels belong to the forest villages, and they nro out to plunder nnd murder. fThey must havo learned of our presence at Rwiipoora? probably through some of Estcourt's coolies, who saw us from their hiding placea." "'.They are creeping through ??? grass, sir. Watch mo drop that cliup with th? green turban !" Jack knocked tho sergeant's carbine asirlo. "Wo may havo greater need for oui ammunition by and by," ho said. "Come along. Buggies?we'll see If wo can't boat thorn nt a race." "Ah! If we only hnd tho horses, siri" As they resumed their flight a ball from a matchlock severed a bunch of foliage overhead, and a. burat o? fiendish lend yells told that tho natives wero In hot pursuit ? CHAPTER XV. A FRIEND IN NBBD. For tho presont tho search for the bridle path and tho quest of Ralph Est court and his sister wero lost sight of In what promised to be a desperato race for life. Jack and tho sergeant had beon- long enough In India to learn ? srjmetlilng of tho? crafty cunning of tlio ryot (country? men), nnd, therefore, they wero not lulled Into a falso sense of security by tho sllenco tliat reigned behind tlfem when they had gone nearly a mile. In Bplto of heat and fntlguo they push? ed on through the Jungle, nnd not In the best of tempere, for It la far from agree? able to play fox and hounds, with the part of foxes, on empty stomachs.and In u tropical climate. "I'm about knocked up, sir," said Rug glcs. "I suppose It's no uso hoping We've thrown the devils off tho scent." "I'm nfrald it Isn't. Jack replied They nre too sharp for that. Bear up a llt? tlo longer, sergeant." "I'm gamo till I drop, sir." Just thon n matchlock exploded but ? short distance to tho rear, and tho re? port was followed by a human howl of iiBony. "Ono of tho rascnls has f.-illen nnd shot himself," snld Jack, -with grim sat? isfaction. "By Jove, they're closo at our heels!" "They'll bo right on us next, sir. Bet? tor mako a stand, and seo what a doso of lead will do." "Not until we nro driven to It, Rug glcs. Courage, my maul" Tho situation wns now critical In the extremo. The quick, stealthy glide of feet through tlio grnss and reeds, the harsh sound of mnn calling to man, vi? brated nearer ns the fugitives continued their flight. There was ? sudden yell, nnd a hog-Rpoar caino whizzing by Jack's thigh nnd struck point up In the ground. "It-It's getting d-d hot, siri" ?"But thoro Is no gond cover here. A lnst effort, sergennt?run your best!" Ten yards?twenty?they plunged on with labored breaths, with their hearts thumping painfully ngalnst their ribs. ?"I'm?I'm dono fori" irrnsped Ruggine. Tho young olllcer, ivlin was h Ini soli almost speechless, grabbed his com pnnlon's nnn, and pulled him along. They floundered nmld Jugged spear-griiss, stng gered through ? denso Coppice of bamhnrt, nnrl found themselves In a narrow'path worn by feet ,of men and borst??. Unit a dozen yards lo tho left It stopped hnforo an nrclied gnlewiiy. on either sitie of which extended a stone wall pierced with loopholes, "A village!" exclaimed Buggies. ?*' "And n moro Unni doubtful refuge," said Jack, "But wo must tako our cliances and hope for tho best. Wo can't bo inutili worse oil', tlint's certain." As h? spoke ho turned swiftly round nnrl (Icori his pistol at tlio foremost of tho pursuers, who had Just sprung Into tho prith. The fellow dropped with n single or v. nnd his fato seemed to cheek the ardor ?G the rest. The fugitivos sped nn to Ilio gato, nod bnl'.iro they could knock upon It nn In? Vlslblo hauti swung It open In their faces and a voice bade them enter quickly, An they sprang through thero was ?\ dull crash unti a rattle of iinrs behind tliom. CIIAlTI.lt XV-CONTINU10D. In front thoy saw a pretty little streot witli tiny houses ami gardons on oach siti-, nnd then they turned to look, for their preserver, A (al|, elderly Hjiinoo of dignified as poet, with a while mustache and board, stood calmly before the?., ills linen trousers woro of Eu top eu ? cut, but his 'X&WMiBmKeBxv&sswwwximttst* ?M HARDWOODS, MAHOGANY, WHITE PiliE, YELLOW PINE. '.tough antl Druasocl. Yards Covering Seven Aoreu. Alai? Olflrt.-Nlnth & Arch Sin., KlCI|Mt)Nl>, VA; flowing tunic nnd turban wore after the nulive fashion. "It Is needless to inquire," ho snld, "if you nro fleeing from tho terrors of the revolt. Hut whence como ya, sahibs ?" "From Moorut," Jack nnswureel. "Anil you nro In present dai-gor?" A shrill and angry clamor ringing close bi'liliul tho village? wall, mnilo th? ques? tion almost superfluous. In ? few wnrels Jack related tho ementa of tho~mornlng and doscrlbed tho naturo of tbo rufllims by whom ho nnd his cor.ipnnions bad beon ohitneil. "Wo thnnk you from our hearts." be added; "and wo beg that you will Increase thu debt wo o\vo you by still further protecting their Uvas. "You aro strangers within my cates," was tbo reply, spoken In perfect Eng? lish; "and for that reason along you should bo sacred to mo. Moreover, ns It happens, I am a friend to the English. Mako your minds easy. As for these hudniashes nnd rogues, if they ara wise thoy will stny their hands from violence and go as thoy came. Follow me. Ba? llili*." Tho exhausted fugitives could scarce? ly credit their good fortune, mil they wero at a loss for words with which to express their gratltuclo. They walked rapidly down tho little street, to tbo In? tense curiosity of tho Inhabitants, male an?! female, who flocked to their cottage doorc "My will ls theirs," said Die old Hin? doo, proudly. "Havo no four." Ho stopped before a massive Inner gate, protected by the frowning muzzles of two pb'ces of cannon, ami sot In a will) of considerable? thickness nnd height, The threo passed through, and mounteu ? 'light of steps to u sort of parnpottcd platform: Jack and the sergeant found themselves In tho outer precincts of o largo fortified houso, an Anglo-Indian villa of the type built by Kuropenn offi? cials in the beginning of the century. It belonged to that period, and, in addition to tlio outside rampart. It was guarded by a palisade und a ditch. All around stretched tho 'Village Itself completely Invested by ? stout wall. ? ".We've stumbled into luck, sir," whis? pered rtuggb's. It was, indeed, n. stroke of good fortunp that bad befallen tho fugitives. They were, as Juck rightly divined, In one of thoso llttlo communities to bo found hero and there In India, where tlie peo? ple combine together for protection, and give loyal devotion and allegiance to their headman, who Is usuallyji wealthy zemindar. Such, undoubtedly, wns the old Hin? doo's position. Ho waved his band with an nir of proprietorship. "All Is mine," ho sad. "I ruin by kind? ness, nnd tbo villagers nre true to .tholr salt. I can. trust every man of them; oven In Hips? perilous limes that would seem to bo upon us. You nro perfectly safo, salilbH, I am Munrao runt, the friend of lho English, nnd In my early years I served In the nativo army of the Honorable Bast India company, and roso to tho rank of soubahdur. When I retired from the service I bocamn a contractor, nnel I have prospered exceedingly by sup? plying grnln, rico nnd inalzo tp the can? tonments of Delhi nnd Meerut." "You have dono for us, sir," Jack re? plied earnestly, "that which wo can nover forget, nevor repay. I sincerely trust that no harm or niinnoyniicn will come to yon through your act of kindness, Hut those scoundrels yonder are keeping up a per slstont clamor." "They're bowling to be admitted, elr," .said It ugg? es. "IJnlPSH thoy go away quickly, declared Munrao Punt, "I shall liiwo to speak to them." Jack listened for a moment with 111 concealed nuxlely, and then bis thoughts turned to another channel. Ho reproached himself for bavins temporarily forgot? ten, In tho stress of danger, lier, who was dearer to blm than his own life. "t urn in worry of mind about somo friends," bo snld to lho Hindoo, ."They Heel from Hum poo in, which was destroyed nt mldplght by mutineers-, nnd our search for them was what brought us In tho direction of your village." "? nubili and a mcni-sahib?" "Yob, yos! Did they come this way7 liiive you seen them?" Before Munrao Hunt could answer thero was a heavy trend on a veranda] doso by, and a voleo cried gladly: "Pano, my dear fellow!" Jack turned with a start, saw Itnlph l'iste-eiiu-t, and tho next Inotant was wring? ing bis outstretched liaiiil. "Thank heaven!" ho exclaimed, "And Mnelgol Is sho with youV" I "Yes, sho Is hero?" ? Bwoet volco pronounced the young olllcer's ninno, und Miidgo herself ap? peared, looking, In spit? of hor busty flight and wcnrlsoino rido, as fresh nnd radiant as the morning, Thou Jnck was holding his betrothed in bis arms, com? foi'ting her with kisses ?is sho wept softly nn Ills bosom. "Von must havo known that I would come to you," hu whispered; "thut noth? ing 'could keep mo built." "Hut thoy told mo you were dead," she replied between her sobs. "Thank Clod, It WHS false!" Kugglos and Manrao Hunt were gazing tllsorpotly toward the village streot, and tin- solicitude wllli which they hearkened to tbo swelling clamor of tho ryots-who were now pounding on tbo outer gales? was iiieiru real than felgnod. Jn?'k partly released thu girl and rested nu arm affectionately on ICstoourt's shoul?. Ilejl-M. "What a lot has happened slnco I loft 5 on In tho nullah," hu unid. "I llftVO a thrilling yarn lo spin you. old chnji." "I don't doubt H," icsti-oui-t replied. "To tell tho candid truth, ? ????? given you up for dead. Yin- didn't turn up that morn? ing-, when I went to tho rendezvous with my nu'ii. after wo lind burled tho poor fellow Clink. R" W? returned to ltuin ?iiHu-a--there was nothing alati to do?and 1 ?eut u. .?-?tur tu Colono) Kiltuu at M?u rut And thnt same night we heard thai you hod boon murdered by Plridaroons ore the outskirts of Jhalapur." "Chandra Singh must have spread the report," said Jock. "He hart good rea-, son to, for nt the time I wns a prisoner In his? palace?" A volley of thunderous blows, delivered with some henvy Instrument, cut short tho young officer's sentence. Then a. 'crash, a splitting, rending pound, nnd a wrathful exclamation from Manrao Punt. "By gnd, sir, thoy'ro Ini" orlo'd Rug? Bles. CHAPTER xvr. THE PARSHE'S TALISMAN. ITho sergeant's statement was only part* ly correct, for tho mob wero not yot with? in the vlllirgo. But thero was now noth? ing to hinder them from making nn en? try, ni?eo tho outor gatos, assailed with logs antl won pon??, had beon wronohed from tholr ??????,.? nnd flung down. Prom tho olevnted position of tho plat? form, overlooking iho length of tho stroet. thn little party could see t}io cluster ot brown faces and half naked bodies, the glint of sunlight on sharpened stool. "By Jovo, thoy don't llko tho look of thlngsl" exclaimed Jack. "They're losing courage." Bitch appeared to be tho case. Having demolished the gatos and eoan what lay within, tho rioters ' drew back several pacca nnd huddled together, evidently; afrnld to venturo nny farther. Dp to this timo tho villagers had held aloof, awaiting with admirable patience, for orders. But when Manrao Punt seize?! a bugio that hung from a pillar nnd blow a ringing blast upon It, there suddenly poured from tho cntfngea a num? ber Of men armed with matchlocks and tulwars. Thoy took up a position In the street, willing nnd eager to do their ze? mindar's bidding. Thoy answered threat? enlngly when some of the ryots callod upon them to deliver the two fcrlngliees. "Vou nro certain of tholr loyalty?*' Jack asked, hesitatingly. "Not moro certnlnly will the sun rise to-morrow morning," was Manrao Punt'? figurativo reply. (Continued To-morrow.) THE MAN ABOUT Town -BY Harry Tucker DAILY CALENDAR. May 20.?Old Sol went behind a cloud. May 27.?Cloud ?till thoro, Oh, for the snaw, the beautiful snow, Wo wnnt Borne cool, breezy placo to go. Far from mercury's blistering heat. "Mlil See and slush and beautiful sleot. Wn want to re.plnco our gauze with furs, And this Is the timo of year It occurs To us to alt by a red-hot blaze, And dream of tho hours of youthful days. If ?anybody finds a pair of spectacles In tho ?rasa about Bedford City, we wich to ?iriso and remark that th?>y are ours, and wo need them. Wo dropped them while applauding Frederick Warde's speech upon the me? morable occasion of the dedication of th? Ems' National Home, and wo haven't been ablo to soo unybody or anything since. Our oyos aro dim, wo cannot eee Tho friends wo chanco to meet, ??"? -wear our ?hoes upon our hands Our gloves upon our feet. Or words to that effect. Wo do not know whon we get on ? street car which way It may be going, nnrl we may miss a good ?tory by not be? ing able to seo the point. Therefore, w? beseech our good friends at Bedford to find our spectacles for us and scnrl them to us, a? wo need them bad, W?s are certainly glad to learn that in iho general Work'lngH of the Mann bill tho famous old "Ilolo lu the Wall" la not to be wiped off tho map. Marty a time have wo dropped into tho "Bolo" to rest up?ui a weary summer's day, and many'fl tho time wo havo sat beside tho flro upon a blustering wnter'a eve. It le, therefore, with glad thoughts and happy recollections that wo learn that out- young frli-nd Gathrlght la to t>iko up tho rolns of control ot the "Hole in the- Wall," for wo know ho will conduct It llko ho conducts everything ho has a hand In. "Plav ball!" How sweet tin? sound, and When th? season opens here at Brood-Street Pari* on Friday, wo are going to ix> in oui? old rtccustometl seat in tho grnnd stand with a bug of -peanuts ami a bottlo of glngvr ale nt our side. , , There is no form "f relaxation that we like more than a gamo of bull and we could go to sen threo games In one tiny anil miss our meals. .... \V<? havo received tho tip that there 8 going to be suine good ball hc.ro this sea? son. . ? When Not At Business. Ravage I.andor, the explorer, la at pros-, ent in the Hulu Archipelago, whero hi? Iiivrstlgntltins nre being carried on among the pirntesMif ttin Celebes Sen. il?i write? to a friend In London that he Is ?-njoylng himself hugely und that the pirates are charming hosts out of business hours. All In. "I hear tell doy been lyncbln' nigger* it West." "Oli. yes! 'Poors llko wo nil in do Union! iw?."?Atlanta Constitution. Costly Fun. Entertaining ? lil"K 1? ?" expensive mor. Tito recent visit of .King Edward ? Dalkelth I'ulaeo cost tho Puk? of Buc? en eh about $25,000, W ^BAKING POWDER Kontains none bui? rhe , 'BEST MATERIALS , So compounded and bien d edas ro pro d u ce| fhebesfpoSslble Leavenincj Agenf? 1 Sold regularly in ' kSOLID CAR-LOAD L0T5j Tftie Sourhern M'(e,Co.j u Richmond.Va, a Jilanufacl-urep^