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PHANTOM SHIP
-OR-
The Flying Dutchman.
-BY CAfTAW MAWtVAT.
CIIAITHIt XXII!.
I have (hen seen him." snlct I'hlllp.
.after he lint) lulu down an tho sofa In
the cabin for Mime minute to rwovtr
'hliiiMoir. while Amine bent over hint.
"I have at lust eeen him. Amine! Can
yim ilriilit nowt"
"No. Philip; I have now no doubt,"
.replied Amine, mournfully; "but take
tourage. l'liulp."
'For myself, I want not courage -hut
for you, Amine you know that his
appearance portends a trimchlaf that
will surely come."
l.et It come," replied Amine enlmly;
"I have long betn prtwrert (or It. ami
eo have you."
"Yes, (or myself; but nnt fr you."
"You have been wrecked often, and
have leen MTn; then why should
not p'
"Hut the sufferings."
"Those suffer leael who have moat
courage to hoar up against them. I
am hut a wnman. weak anil fro 1 1 In
body, hut I tnut I have that within
'me which will not make you foel
ashamed of Amine. No. Philip, ynu
will have no walling; no expression of
'despair from Amine' Him: If the run
iromurie you, ahe will; If ahe can assist
you. she will; hut come what may, If
she lannot serve you, at least she will
strove no burden to you."
Your presence In mhlfortHne would
unnerte me. Amine."
"It Khali not; It shall add to your
resolution. I.ol fate do Its worst."
"Depend upon It, Amine, that will
be ere long;."
"lie It eo," replied Amine. "Hut.
I'hlllp, It were as well you showed
lyoursolf on derk; the men are f rluht
'ened and your absence will ho ob
served." "You are right " suld I'hlllp; and
rising and embrncltiK her. ho left the
K'nliln
I'hlllp, on his return to the deck,
.found the crow of the vessel In great
consternation. ICrant. himself ap
peared bewildered-he had not forgot
ten thn appearance of the I'hnntoni
ehlp off Desolation horhor, and the
vessels following her to their destruc
tion TIiIb second appearance, more
awful than tho former, quite uniimnn-'d
him. and when I'hlllp came out of the
en I) 1 1 lie was loaning In gloomy silence
against the weather tiulkliMil.
"We shut! never reach Mirt ngntn,
sir." said he to I'hlllp, aa he rnme up to
him.
' Silence! silence! The men may hear
i
y ou
"It matters not; they think the
name," replied Krantx.
"Hut they arc wrong." replied I'hlllp,
.turnliiK to tho seamen. "My lads, that
mo mo disaster may happen to 111 after
tte appearance of this r easel Is mnet
probable; I have seen her before more
than onre, sml disasters did then hap
pen, hut here I am, alive and well;
'thorefore It does not prove that we
cannot osrape as I have before done.
We must do our beet and trtist In
heaven. Tho gale la breaking (net, and
In a few hour. we shall have fine
(weather. I have met this I'hnntoni
ship before, anil care rot how often I
meet t again. Mr. Krnntz. net up tho
spirits the inon have had hard work
and must hn fntlgHed."
The very prospect of obtaining liquor
appeared to glvo courage to the men;
they hastenod to obey the ordor. and
the quantity served nut was sulllclent
to give courage to the moat fearful and
induce others to defy old VnaderdeckMi
and his whole rrew of Imp. Tho nest
morning the weather was fine, the sea
Mnooth and the I'lrechi went Bayly on
her voyage.
Many days of gentle breeaes anj
.favorable winds, gradually wore od
the panic occasioned by the supernat
ural appearance, snd l( not forgotten
It was referred to clthi r In Jem or with
Indifference. Tho now hi I ion
through the Htralt of Malaga, and
entered the Polynesian archipelago.
I'hlltp'a orders were to refre.h sod rail
for Instructions at III tnall llnnd of
IMon. then Hi poaseosli.n of in liutrh.
They arrived there In .fei. und after
imislnlng two dayr. hsHi railed on
their tovage intending to make their
passage between hn (Ylebet snd Ilia
is and of Culago Tnt h(!ht ii
tit 111 ilaur and the wind llghi. they
proceeded eulouly. on account of the
reefs and currents an ' with a i artful
watch for thr piratical veoseU wblrh
liao for icnturles Infested lkop sea,
but ihy wete not molested, and had
gained well up among the Islands to
ihf north of (lalago when It (ell calm,
aud the veaael was home to the eoat
ward of It by the curieat. The calm
lsktrd several days, snd they could
procure no anchorage, at Wat they
found themselves among the cluster A
Isian't near to the northern coast of
New Oulnea.
The anchor was dropped and the
nail furled for the night: a drlasllNg
rain came on the weather was thick,
and watches were tallowed In overy
part of the ship that they might Hot o
surprised by the plrnia proas, for the
current ran past the ship at the rale
of right or alne wiles aw boor, and
thee vessels, if bid among the Islands,
might sweep down upon them unper
reived
It k 11 o clock at nlgbt whn
Philip who was in bed was awakened
t.v h"i'b he thought li might be 4
r(a 1 unning alongside and he tar 1
rem hie bed md ran .t lie fun 4 I
Krantx, who had been awakened by
the en me cause, running up tindremel.
Another shock succeeded, and thn ship
careened to port. I'hlllp then know
that the ship was on shore.
The thickness of the night prevented
them from ascertaining where they
ware, hut the lead wa thrown over
the aide and they found that they were
lying on shore on n sand-bank, with
not more than fourteen feet of wnter
on the deepest side, and that thoy were
broadside on with n Ktrong eurront
preeelng them further up on tho banlt:
iHdeed, the current ran like a mlllrnre,
and each minute they were awept Into
shallow wator.
On examination they found Hint the
ehlp had dragged her niiehor. which,
with the cable, was still taut from th"
starboard how, hut this did not appear
to prevent the vessel from being swept
further up on the bunk. It was sup
posed that tho anchor hnd ixtrted nt
the shank, and another anchor wan
let go.
Nothing more could lie done till day
break, and Impntlontly did they wait
till the next morning. Aa the nun rose
the mist cleared nwny. nnd they dis
covered that thoy wero 011 shore on a
snnil-Uink. a smnll portion of which
wn above water, nnd tumid whleh the
current ran with great Impetuosity.
About three miles from them was a
Hinder of small Islands with cocoa
treoa growing on them, hut with no
appearance of Inhabitants.
"I fear we havo little chance." ob
served Krantx to I'hlllp. "If we lighten
the veasol the nnehor may not hold,
and we shall be swept further on. and
It Is ImpotHlhlo lo lay out un anchor
against the force of this current."
"At all events wo must try; but I
grant that our alttiallon Is anything
hut satisfactory. Bond nil the hands
aft."
Tho men enme aft. Bloomy nnd die
plrllod. "My lads." said J'hlll, "why are you
disheartened?"
"We am doomed, airs wo know It
would be no."
"I thought It probable (hut the ship
would be lost- I told you so--but the
loea of the ship doea not Involve that
of the ahlp's company -nay. It doea pot
follow that tho ship la to he lost, al
though she may he In great difficulty,
as alio Is nt present. What feur Is
there for us. my men? The water l
smooth wo have plenty of time before
us; wo can make n raft and take to
our honta; it never blows among these
Islands, nnd wo havo land close under
our lee. Let us lrt try what we can
do with tho ship: If we fall, we must
then tnko care of otirsotveA."
Tho men caught nt tho Idea and went
to work willingly; the water casks
wero started, the pumps set going, and
everything that could tie spared was
thrown over to lighten tho ship; hut
tho nttPhor still dragged, from the
strength of thn current nnd bad hold
ing ground, and I'hlllp and Krantx per
ceived that they were swept further on
tho bank.
Night enmo on before they quitted
their toll, nnd then n fresh hreezo
sprang up and created a swell, which
occasioned the vessel to beat on the
hard sand; thus did thoy continue
until tho next morning. At daylight
the men roaumed their labors, and the
pumps were again manned to clear the
vcasel of the water which had been
started, hut after a time they pumped
up snnd. This told them that n 1 lank
had started, and that their labors were
useluas; the men left telr work, hut
Philip again encouraged them, aud
pointed out that they could easily save
toemrelves, and alt that they had to do
was to construct a raft which would
hold provisions for them, and receive
that portion of the crew who could not
he taken Into the boats.
After some repose the men again set
tn work: the topsails were struck, the
yards lowered down and the raft wa
commenced under the lee of the vva
el. where the strong current wa
(hirked. I'hlllp. recollecting hla former
dlsaMsr. took great pains In the con
struction of ihls raft, and aware that
as the water and provisions were ex
reuded. there would be no occasion to
low so heavy a mast, be coosiroeUd 11
In two HarU. which might easily he
severed, and thus the boats would have
less to tow, aa soon as cl rr it me ta are 1
would enable them to part with one of
them.
PlIAI'THH XXIV.
Night again terminated their tahara.
and the men retired to teat, the woatk
er etintlHHlng tine, with very little
wind. Hy neaii the next day the raft
wai MHHMlete; wnter and provisions
were safely slowed 011 board; a seen re
and dry pJaee was lilted up for Amine
In the center of one portion : spare
rope, aalhi and everything whleh eeuld
prove useful. In rase of their being
forced on shore, were put In. Muskets
and ammuNltloa were also prorlded.
and everything was ready, when the
men came aft and polntod out to I'hlllp
that there waa pleaty of money on
board, which It was folly to leave,
and that they wtehari to aarry aa muck
as they could away with them. Aa this
Intimation was given In way that
made It evident they Intended r should
be compiled with. I'hlllp did nut re
fuse, but roltrd in his own mind
that wash they artited at a piae
whert he could xf r. 1 ,e his amti nr.
the Money should bo rrtlalmMl by thn
company to whom It lieleugtd, The
men went down below, and while I'hlllp
wan ranking arrangements with Amine,
handed the casks of dollars out of tho
hold, broke them open and helped
theniMlvea qimyrellng with each
other for the Oral poeaenilon ai each
cask was opened. At Inst every man
had obtained aa mueh aa ho could
earry. and had plaeed hla spoil on the
rnft with lilts baggage, or In tho boat
to which he lind been appointed. All
wna now ready - Amine waa lowered
down and took her station; tho bant
look In tow the rnft. which wns east
off from the vessel, and away thoy
went with the current, pulling with all
their strength to nvold bolng stranded
epne, that part of the sandbank whleh
appealed nlmvo tho wator. This was
tho great danger whleh they had to
encounter, and which they very nar
rowly escaped.
Thoy numbered elghty-alx souls In
all; In the boats thero were thirty
two; the reel wore on the rnft, which,
being woll built nnd full of timber,
llnated high out of tho water, now that
the sea waa so smooth. It hnd been
agreed upon by Philip and Krantx that
one of them should remain on tho rnft
and the other In ono of tho boats; hut
nt the time tho rnft quitted tho ship
they were both 011 tho raft, as they
wished lo consult, aa Minn aa they dis
covered the direction of tho eurront,
whleh would be the most advisable
course for thorn to pursue. It appeared
Hint aa soon aa the current had passod
tho Imtik It took a more southorly di
rection lownrd New (lulnon. it was
then debnted between them whether
thoy should or should not land on that
Island, tho unlives of whleh wore
known lo bo pusillanimous yet treach
erous. A long debate ensued, whleh
ended, however, In their rosolvlng not
to doclde as yet, but wait nnd see what
might oerur. In the meantime the
boats pullod to tho westward, while
tho curcnt not them fast down In a
southerly direction.
Night enme on aud the bonis dropped
tho grapnels with which they had been
provided, nnd Philip wns glad to find
that tho eurront waa not nenr so strong
and tho grapnels hold both bantu and
raft. Covering themselves up with the
sparo sails with which they had pro
vided thcmselvoN and setting n watch,
tho tired seamen were soon fast asleep.
"Had I not hotter remain In ono of
the boats " observed Krantx. "Hup
pcac. to save thcmsnlves, the boats
were to leave the raft."
"I have thought of that," replied
Philip, "and hnvo thorefore not al
lowed any provision or wator in Iho
boats; thoy will nut leave us for that
reason."
"True; I had forgotten that."
Krnnts 1 emu I n oil on wnloh. nnd
I'hlllp retired to tho repose which he
so tniirh needed. Amine met him with
open arum.
"I havo no fear, I'hlllp," aald she;
' 1 rather like thla wild, adventurous
change. We will go on shoro and
bulla our hut beneath tho cocoa trees
and I ahall repine when tho day eomoa
which hrliiKH succor nnd releases us
from our dosert hOc. What do I re
quire but you?"
"We are In the hands of One above,
dear, who will act with us ns Ho
pleases. Wo have to be thankful Hint
It la no worse," replied Philip. "Hut
now to rest, for I ahall soon be obi I cod
to watch."
(To ho continued.)
K APTIfVB ANTIDOTE.
VThlrli Maitn aarpent'a Venaiii IUmmUm.
A road party, comprising the usual
gang of from tlfty to sixty Kaffirs, waa
employed, says a writer In the london
Spectator, nn the construction of u
road In tho Tusgla valley. Natal, about
thirty or more yearn ago. In the
coiiisi of their work they eam upon
a huge atone whleh It was necessary to
remove, hut beneath It waa the home
of a Ian: black tnamba, well known
to the neighboring Inhabitants as being
obi and, therefore, very venomous,
1 he mi mba la the most deadly of the
Kcutli African aiinkcs, and the super
intendent anticipated some trouble
over that rock. He offered n bribe for
the sunke'i. skin, and the gnng
"wow'd!" and sat down to "bemn
gwl" (take snuff I Hut a allm youth
sauntered forward and, amid the Jeers
and protestations of the real, deelnrod
hlmielf equal to the tank. He took
from hl neck what looked like a bit
of shriveled stlrk, chewed It. swal
lowed rome of It, spat out the rest on
his hands and proceeded to rub hla
glistering brown body and limbs all
oter. Then taking up his stiek and
chanting a song of dsllanee he ad
vanced with great confidence and
awagger to the bowlder. There he
routed up the mamba. whleh, In great
fury at being disturbed, bit him In the
lip. The toy look no notlee of the
bite, but btoke the snnke'a back with
hla stick nnfl. bringing It to hla master,
Baked for hla reward, obtaining whleh
be went lurk to hla work, nnd the
bite tit the reptile had no effeot upon
blw whatever. No bribe, not even
that of a eow (better lhaii any gold In
the eyes of a Itultlr) would Induce the
native to dlselose the teeret of his an
tidote, which, lie said, had been handed
down In hU family for generations.
The snake waa a very long one. nnd ao
old that It had a mane. It U a well
kn wn fact that certain of the Zulus
have antidotes for the more deadly
snake poisons, whleh they preserve a
a aeiret within their own famlllea.
In Dire DUtrtM.
Weaiy Wetklna-"! ain't had noihln'
10 aat fer two days- " Victim "Yon
old nie 1 bet very name story just a
week ago " "Oh. then, surely you
wi uld help n pore bloke at ain't bad
noihln ter eat fer nine days." An-
fwera.
To tiettroy Ubllnn Weoill,
IWna, Tax., Sept C At Inst n ma
chine and romedy for destroying the
IKMitlfferoiia eotton weevil has been
discovered, nnd Hon. I. U Itlohter of
t'ttero la the fortunnto Inventor and
discoverer. Hearing ot the remarka
ble auerean of Mr. Klehtor'n oxporl
monta, Mr. II. N. lliinlltt, n cotton
planter of Hulnh, visited Cuoro for tho
purposo of Investigating nnd entlsfy
Ing hlmsolf of tho neeurney and nue
ceas of Hit reported oxperlmnita, and
lioto Is what he soya:
"I visited and Inspected Mr. llleh
ter'a llnld of eighteen nerea on which
tho poison haa been nppllod, and Mr.
Itlchler already ban n bale per aero
mnilo and will got n quarter of n bale
per acre more. I oould not. after closo
Inspection, find nny weevils or signs
of weovlla in this flold. Immediately
adjoining thla flold Ih another flold,
about eight acroa, owned by n negro,
which had not bean polnonod, nud will
not yield over one-half n Imlo per acre.
'Iho two flelda wero planted nnd culti
vated alike, hut In the last named
Held weovlla nro to be found. The
remedy properly applied with this ma
rhino doatroya the weovll, tho bull
worm, tear worm, and nil other IiihccIh,
and only cost a 3 cents per iirre for
each application, go thoroughly con
vinced am I of tho auccoea of the rem
edy that I luvltod Mr. Itlohter to romo
nnd trout my Held, nnd In a week or
more I (inn spank more decidedly In
icgnrd to the experiment."
Mr, Illchtor la n tenant nnd so far
linn not bcou able to nut his mnehlno
pitied upon the market.
IVirr Mlimtlurt.
Aiisllu. Tox., Bopi. R. There seems
to lie some confusion na to tho num
ber of ease of yellow fever In Now
Orlonns. Tho dlsimtchwt from thoro
atntr that thore are no cnane, tho two
patlenta having died.
Thla dope not appear lo bo con
sistent for tho rmiHon that Dr. Bon
chon'a telegram roportod two cases,
one of which died nnd a telogrnm re
ceived nt 10 o'clock Saturday atatcd
that there waa a mild case, and nt 4
o'clock In tho evening a telegram was
received anylng that tho pnllont waa
dmid and that the nutopay waa posi
tive. The tnlogrnm did not rny what pa
tient hud died, but gave tho inferuueo
that It wna iho "mild" case reported
In the morning. Medlcnl men any
that If the rnso wns mild In tho morn
ing It would hnvo henn Impossible for
dentil to hnvo rcKultcd. an nutnpsy
performed and reports roach here hy
4 o'clock of tho wimn iifternoon, nnd
thnl thorefore tho second death must
have been the case reported' with tho
llrat donth and that the mild enso re
ported Saturday la still coullned.
The Ural roporla were received from
quarantine Inspectnrn yesterday
morning. The only ono of Intoreat
was from the Inspector nt tho 8011th
crn Pacific Snbluo river crossing, say
ing tho mail ngonta. Pullman conduc
tors nnd porters wete transferred nt
New Iberia, the HoiihIoii inon return
ing lo HmiHton nnd tho New Orleans
men returning to New Orleans, nnd
that there la one passenger nt the eta
Hon who will go to Uke Charles and
slay out tho ten days' detention.
New Orleans merchants are ex
ceedingly nnxlnua to open tho quar
antine aa to freight, aa will bo scon
from Iho following mcflge received
hy Dr. Illiiut from thero:
In nccorilnuro with promise you
tnnde to me In Juno tilonso come to
New Orleans- Immediately to Judge of
our health situation for yonraolf.
"JOHIIPH KOHN.
"Chairman health oomniltlce hoard or
trade."
'I lie Humph?) I.)iiiiiIii;.
Athena. Tex.. Sept. I. Dlalrlet court
waa called promptly at 10 o'clock yea
terday. The Hat of grand Jurors waa
called and Judge Upaconili unlet wl Hie
sheriff to bring out the men charged
with the Humphries lynching to make
challenge, if they objected to any two
on the grand Jury,
Counsel for defense alntod that it
was not necewry to bring the prison
ers out. na no challangaH would ho
made,
Judge UHoeemb than admlHlstorod
the oath, delivered hla eharge lit nn
Imprwtelve tone, and every word waa
listened to with unabated attention hy
the great crowd tlntt had aseemliled In
tho courthouse.
Walter Wellman. the leader of the
polar expedition that liears hla name,
haa nrrlved nt Hull, ling., from Nor
way. He says the nxMlt!Hi would
hnve been HttociaMful had Ida aealdaut
not happened. Tlila. ho aayit. stepped
further prograM for the pr taunt. Hi
least.
Hrrluud) Hurl.
Hlllslwro, Tux.. ept. 8. Yesterday
afternoon Ham Jordan, a lad of 13.
wna returning home on hla wheel"TTe
wna run over hy a eeuulry wagon. Aa
the thlld waa knocked senseless, he
tunot tell who it was that ran over
him. Yesterday waa hone day hero
and It IA thought aome one returning
home ran over him The child Is so
rlously Injured Internally about
the head and shoulders nnd little hop
it entertained fur hla recovery.
Tellnw reirr gltiistlnn,
Houston, Tox., Sept. 4. Dr. Dlunl,
atnto health officer haa taken tho "look
out" ehnlr In tho Houston lighthouse
to wntoh the various Inlets through
whleh yellow fever might possibly bo
brought Into tho ntnlc And ho Is
watehlng them to aeo Hint yellow fever
doea not get Into tho towns or cltlea of
Iko atnle. Yesterday afternoon nt the
tawlcr ho alntcd In reply to quostloaa
that ho did not think that Toxns was
In any danger through Importation of
the favor. He further nnld: "1 ifot a
telegram from Dr. Rouchun ot Now Or
leans, and ho said that he had no new
eases. That la entirely trustworthy,
but that doea not toll that thoy may nut
have n new on no nt nny momont. In,
fact I iiavo known It to bo tho cnaa
thoro that nbout throe week a nflor th.i
dlxoovery of tho first enso several ease
appeared about tho eamo tlmo, soon ta
l5 followed by on epidemic. Bueh waa
tho enso In Kninklln, Ui.. year before
laat. Tho truth la you can't tell nny
Hilng about what yellow fever will do. 1
"I think thoy muat hnvo two onsca
bealdea tho two deaths Hint have oc
curred thore. Thoso onsen don't nmount
ta much In thomsolvon and thoy can be
vory effectually Isolated. Thoeo who
died muat hnvo been nick uomo lime.
And how do you know how many peo
ple wore exposed to It during tho III
nesa of theso two ensoa? Dr. Houchnn,
through n tolcgrnm yesterdny. nskoij
io to oomo over Ihore. I nnsworeij
him that I could not corno ovor for a
Week, or mnybo two weeks.
"Tho rostrletlona by quarantining al
ready on will remnln on Throut't
freights and pnssengera properly cortl
tilled to can contlniio to come through
Now Orleans. Bhould the fovcr gel
worse thero tho rostrletlona will he
greater nnd I apprehend that through
freight will begin to ehnnge Ita routa
to as to nvold the risk of Its bslna
stopped.
"I ahall certainly try lo nvold work
Ing a hardship on anybody or nny hcc
tlon. I fcol Hint Toxns will bo safe
under the present regulations. :
"I ahall remain here two or throe
days nnd more If necoesnry:.
"The mnlla can come right along,
undor the obeorvnnco of regulations
about thorough fumigation:."
Jnchsonvllle. Ha., Bopt. 4.--A Kny
West special saya: Much of tho ex
cltomcnt which so nnturally followed
the announcement that yellow fover
had broken out hero tins subsided, duo
largely lo the fact Hint Iho typo of tho
disease sreina to tno quite mild. Tho
announcement yesterday that an epi
demic hnd been dcclnrcd did not add
greatly to the nlnrm. Kvery precau
tion la bolng made to confine (ho die-:
ease to Key Wost. Two tuga havo been
employed to patrol tho harbor, and
no vessol la allowed In leave port with
out tho propor cortlfleuto. Dr. Porter,
atnto health officer, arrived on the
Mascot yesterday, and la busy ascer
taining the alttintlon. The atoamor
IjimpasflB sailed for New York car
rying nearly 100 pnnHengcra, mostly
tinneellmnted persona who hnvo bcon
encouraged to lenvo.
Up to date thirty cases havo bcea
reported, with hut three deaths.
llHrdemsii County fair.
Quannh.. Tex., Sept. 4. Thn Hnrile
n'su County Pair and Heiinlon clrMed
llr fourth iinnnunl mooting I1010 Fri
day. The ciiitertiilumunl van ,t mio
ceerf fium atnrt lo finish, no nc.ldnntn
or eunfiirlon oocurrlng dur'iut (he fi ur
dn)h' of tho boat racing and iwboy
ahfw ever witnessed, cxjiptliK the
Dallas Fair, in Texas, Thoro wvre
twenty. one cntriM In tho ropliin con
test, tholli wng vory during nnd tin.
usually good.
Nul fur Vrl.
Auatlii. Tax., Kept. 4.-Aa yet Iho
faud commlKloner haa not put on tho
market the 1.300.000 nerea of laud re
covered from railroads and other cor
porations. In the meantime, applica
tions continue to pour In to lease this
land and also to purchase. Mr. Ilngan
Is determined not put this land on the
market until he haa Investigated Its
value and classify It accordingly.
There nie three contending parties nft
er Ihls land, namely the large cattle
man who lea (tea 100 aecttona (21,000
sores) or more, (he small ranchman
who wants only twenty aeatlona. nnd
the actual aettler who wants t for
farming hut applies to purchase as
"dry grating" land ins toad of agri
cultural, which commands n higher
price:. Tho land commissioner Is al
so considering Hie merits of the ar
guments of (he three contending fac
tions, who have 11 led their views with
him:.
Thla land Is located along the Hue
of the (tolveetou, Hitrrtahurg nud Ban
Antonio railway, mostly in lirewster
nnd Presidio ouuntlea:.
Iron Imtutlry.
Jefferson. Tox.. Sept. 4. Mr. A. P.
Clalnee, general manager for the Jef
ferson Iron company, has started sixty
men cleaning and repairing the fvr
nace. Ho Is also grading tho yarda,
preparatory to building thirty ovens
to meko the coal. These ovens nre
built of brick and will hold sixty lo
eighty tuna of cords of wood each.
There will ho a demand soon for
brlrkmakera and brlckmasoua. The
former operators ot the furnace burnt
their coal In Hit woods. .nio Iho
UWf wit rut.
tMt In a Martht
Orangfl, Tex., Sept l. Henry Mar
tin, a man 83 yean old, n devout spir
itualist, an Ulnorant photographer,
and who nlwaya carried with him a di
vining rod, recently mado examina
tions nt the shell bonks near tho
mouth ot tho Sabine rlvor, and lator
long the head ot Snblno lako In
icaroh of LnfMto'a legendary trcniAiro.
On tho 2nd day ot this month ho loft
a fisherman's hut not far from Old
rlvor covo, to go to a farm house
about sis miles north, taking only his
divining rod nnd enough provisions
for a elnglo day, saying he would go
through tho marsh nnd oxamlno sev
eral shell mounds to bo found there
Tho marsh enno through which his
courso led Is olght to ten foot high,
and onco twenty feat from tho edgo
nothing local can b seen that might bo
tisod as a bonrlng, nnd tho sun Is the
only object by which to direct ono'a
courso when It Is visible Tho rcods
crow ns closo to gothor ns tho hair on
n man's head, and tho heat must havo
been Intonsa wbllo Martin .was In
thoro.
Ho novcr ronchod tho houso ho start
ed for nor has ho bcon heard ot at any
other point. Ho wns a photographer
and left his Instrument, n tent nnd
olothlng bohlnd. Ho had been here
a Intervals for several years, was a
llttlo occenlrlc, bt oncrgotlc, though
by no moans n strong man, nnd tho
Infcrcncn of thoso familiar with tho
dangor ntlondlng such n trip, Is Hint
ho got lost In tho tall cano nnd per
ished. Ho claimed to havo n sister
living In Chicago.
It. C. nu m icy was opening out a dry
kiln at tho Luchcr-Mooro Lumber com
pany's mill yesterday afternoon when
ono of tho Immense doors, wetclilnir
boo pounds, foil upon him, forcing
blni to tho floor painfully It not dan
gerously wounding him. His most se
rious Injuries aro Internal nnd their
exact character cannot yet bo deter
mined.
At a mooting nt tho city school
board yestorday nftcrnoon nn order
was passod deferring tho opening of
public nohools until Monday, Bopt, 18.
Thoy woro to hnvo slnrtcil on Sept. 4,
Nut on nccount of tho provnlcnco of
icnrlot fover tho bonrd of health rco
'tnmended tho delay.
Tlilrly-Tlilnl Infantry.
Ban Antonio, Tox., Sept. 1. Cnpt.
John K. Qrccn, who wna recently np
pointed n first lloutonanl, waa yester
day transferred to thn thirty-third In
fantry with tho rank ot captain.
Dr. Fred Hadra. lato ot tho fifth In
fantry In chnrgo ot tho yellow favor
camp nt Santiago, has returned to Ban
Antonio nnd reported nt onno to Col.
Hero of tho thirty-third Infantry, to
which he la assigned as assistant sur
geon with tho rank ot captain.
Col. Ilnro yesterday received In
structions to take tho thirty surplus
men ot his regiment to Manila and
thoro transfer them to tho thirty-sixth
regiment whluh Ocn. Oils Is recruiting,
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Remanded to Jail.
Sherman, Tox., Bopt. l.--Artliur"nn"d
John Dotes, two colored youths were
Jailed Wcdnosdoy evening on warrants
out of Justlco llnrkor'a court, charging
them with the burglary ot tho resi
dence ot Mrs. C. O. Itlloy. John Hates,
while undor warning stated that he
entered the hoiiho. but that his broth
er, Arthur Hates, knew nothing ot It
and wna not present. Arthur Hates
waa released and John, waiving tho
right of n prellmlnitry hearing, was
remanded to Jail.
Tho transport Nowport has arrived
at Manila.
rears iif I'out May.
nonham, Tex., Sept. 1. The sudden
dlsappaeranre at Nell llogora, 11 ros?
dent of Dodd City, In this ooiinty. Is a
.myslrey to every one bo far. Itrogers
rumo (o (his city Wednesday to do
some trading and he wna hero nearly
the whole day, and started home nbout
6:90 In tho afternoon, riding In n bug
gy. He has never been seen or heard
of slnee. His horse came home ywten
day morning without the buggy or
harneaa and hit friends at onee feared
that something had happened to him
and left on the way to this city to as
certain his whereabouts. When they
reached Hols d'Are bottom, about hall
way between Dodd City and Uonham,
they found his buggy, together with
Iho harness, but there was no traeo at
the driver. They came an to this
etty and reported tho mysterious state
of affairs to ofllMra and tho oaso Is be
ing Investigated. Some ore of thn
opinion that he waa the vlatlm of foul
play, hut that fact has not -teen
proven.
Terrific Itsln Miami.
Wneo. Tox., Sept. I. A torrlfle ruin
storm aetompanled by thunder "ia
lightning passed aver tht elly yester
day afternoon. The rain came down
In torrents. Howling the streets and
doing considerable damage to the con
duits which are being put down by
the telephone companies I.lghtnltif
struck In sewal places in tie city
but no report ot damage has been
made For a lew minutes thero waa a
rOMldtSOUU! fall of Krsat
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