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IGHLAND RECORDER VOL. VII. MONTEREY', HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA., FEBRUARY 23, 1891 NO. 12. BlENIllM, I ????- .1 A Story of Love, Intrigue, ond Grime. BY DWIGHT BALDWIN. CHAPTER XIV. r^SIO.NAL INTEBVIEW. r- T was with a feeling of wear? iness thnt our hero sank to a seat. Ithalboen aa eventful night to him. Ad ventures, complicati o n s, escajes, hid fol? lowed oach oth tT with all the rapidity with which scenes are shifted on tho stage of tho the. ur. Cole 'Winter* had not .n-toa.1 food fer lour and twonty ' Tiours, and bogan to':feel quite keenly tho pmgs of hunger. Tho effects of the djug that had been administered to him tap preceding night, and the chloroform 1# had moro recently inhaled, had dis? appeared now; leaving his brain clear and >.<?tive. "-* Our hero believed that by shadowing "Fears he would learn the presort where? abouts of ihe young lady whose safety ?Pow interested him far more than hi* own. After a time bo began to regret that le " vhad not taken a seat near his enemy. In ' thfat way he toiltl better test tbe Taine of hts disguise, for if he passed the scru tijiy of Sears he would consider himself tolerably secure. At first he thought that the ot>cr might j.?cogii'ze the clothes and f>dse mustaches rs his own, but upon reflection he de? ckled that thiH was unlikely, since there r wr.s nothing peculiar iu e.ther to dislin _. guish tbem from thousands of othois. Besides, he had provided himself wi b a t,umber of disguises, nud was not likely ' t* be very f-millar with tbe appearance - of anv of them. JT1I risk it." decried Cole. "It my ?.< identity cnn be detected, Td better know ^ it now, when I can have an oppot tun ty to*escape." Whereupon he rose, walked through tbe Cart", and passe I through the open por? tion, where smoking is permitted. \yith aa air of weariness he threw hkn fctf into a seat opposite tbe man he had resolved to sjtjadow. As ho did 60 he threw open his coat, so as to display the ,_^f-r-j-h-rh proclaimed nin^a reporter. Co''\lnav, of coursf, that Almon Fears was efceedipgly anxious and worried, arid hoped ou those accounts *to eugagu hm in conversation. In ? moment be learned that his judgment h d been well taken. "Anything new *c-night?" asked Sears. "I sea that you are one of the licensed newsgalherers." He pointed to the J badge and imilad. I -"oh!" ejaculated Cole, haslily bnttou * ir?g up bia coat. "Tho murder is the *.groat torpic to-night." "What murder?" "That of Mr. St. Cyr, last night." * "oh. .r?f course! Any new develop li:eiit^'./" . 'The daughter of tie murdered man was decowea from her home to-night, and "h?i whereabouts are unknown. The po* *lice are looking for her. lt is fearel that sbe has shared the fate of her : fa'her!" "Horrible!" said the other, with a look r*tculated to harmonize with the word. .g !\A?y arrests made.'' .. - 'I un-dersturul that WTinters was capt * uiied to night." ?Cole disliked to make statements not fhiotly -intuuison with truth. However, not only bis oWn life and liberty but ! I hat of 'Berenice "was at stake, and he ^f 7ft-1t that the ends justified the means " "Is he the--ruilty party?" ' Ibo police th'nk so." ' 11% h sn t ma !e a confession?" v. "Un tho "contrary, he maintains that be is i noconl.* i'.How does he account for the evidence republished against bim yesterday?" .."a iain|s toSi* the victim of a p'ot. ^ys thaCthe ringleader ia a young man befriended by Hr. st. Cyr. His name is tijnrs." m ?m. " "Is hijrslory relieved?" "So; Int it wiall be investigated."' "You reporter* nre always anxious for nf what do^'ou*ball it where one of you g'ftts ahead of the others on a piece of iMt sr''" -"A scoop?" j a" Kxac:ly. Yoif like to get the exclusive bundling of a choice bit of sensational neVvp, I snpposel> "I-ah6?la1 s?y fb." Ool% s'.adod withaaifWell-assumed eager tiesssAud drew from his pocket a note? book which thVeditor hid given him. ^"Nos not berg- It's too lon* a story n_td tesides Fiif near ray destination, the ?_ house of affri^pd, where I propose to ]> iss what remains of the night." "But where-" f V\ou can-accompany me if you like. Tia!" If"ei&-we are." The speake* signaled the {.rip-man, who at once f|e-fs?ieil the connection be? tween the cat and the moving cable be neath, thus, bringing the former to a ' slop. " v 4 Followirrg'the example of Sears, Colo ' Winters sprang to tue ground. "Th's wyy," directed Sears, and walked biiskly dowjp a cross street in th* direc t on of the Fake. -_ Although he was setting out on a des 4 perate mission with his life in hs hand, Lpe h?fcrt of tfbr intrepid young hero /iairly%pi-nded within hiauts he followed ? the guidance of his most bitter enemy. A ttr trnTers"Tn*g sever il 'blocks, Sears _fca!fed before au isol'if/el brick house -near the famous shore drive-way, leyond which was'Lalse Michigan. " Wait a second," said he, and darted np the s era. \ ptTll at tho bell had barely been given wi ('ii the door WA| thrown open by a mnn. By ibo light of a gts-lamp which stood ne r by tole noted that his face was fcr '--> bidding, almost villainous-looking, "ls your m isterao, Luke?" The question was asked in a low tone, r ?"Tint, out hero had."very particular .reasons. for not t3?i-slrig.'a word ofany conversa? tion Ihsst'-hais'hVsnsuej so he strained as '*?""' fppns fiossibjj^bis sense of hearing, nnd hearkened intently. "Ko,"Tdurned the mirant, " A nd Harper?' "He came." "Leave anything for us?" "Yes. fmat'B.aU light." Cole's heart gav* a sudden thump as bo be .rd these word|E He remembered tbat tte coachman enjoyed by- Bloom bad been spoken of by that name, anl con? cluded that here was where ha had brought Berenice. "Tm going to stay here to-night, Luke, at least until your master comes. He'll be along Roon. I think." "All right, sir." "This way." Thus invited, our hero hurried up thc stone s'eps and followed his guide into a broad hall. Tben the servant showed them into a small room, half parlor, half library; where he lighted the gas, having first closed thebliuds tightly and drawn down the cuitains. "Now for business," crie.l Sears, as ho waved the reporter to a seat beside tho table and proceeded to light a fresh cigar. "Tm ready," replied Cole, ns he made ready to note down what the other might say. '"In the first place, my name is Almon Sears." "What!" cried the reporter, dropping hrs pencil and half rising to his feet. Although not in the least surprised, he saw that evidences of it could be expected. "That's what," returned the hardened villain, in a flippant tone, and then blew a num'rer of smoke rings into the >>ir. "My name is Stars," he lesumed, a mo ment later, after the rings hnd dissolved in the air. "An hour ago I called to se6 the chief of police, to give some addition al iuformition as to this Minters. He wasn't in, and so I left and came here. Now that he has m xed me up with it tc the extent of charging me with murder. I might as well give the whole matter tc the public, and I'm very glad I happeneo to meet you." "So am I," returned Cole, ns ho picked up his pencil and resumed his seat. "In the lir-t place, a man in the des? perate situation that this Winters finds bim Be'f will do anything to save his life. The evidence against him is most con flu-ire. and he can only hope to sm himself bv showing that a job was pul up on him." "I see," assented Cole, pausing in hit writing. "In the Becond placa be has a grudge i-gainat me, and his iormeremployer, Mr. M>ix Morris, who more than likely he will try to involve with me." "How did that happen?" "I detected him in the act of robbins the cash drawer and told Max. As a re? sult, he W'S nt onco discharged, and only escaped prosecution by concealing him solf." Although this falsi charge was trivia! in comp rison to the awful cdma laid tc his door, still it l.rought an angry flust to face of the writer. "Put tbat in strong," r.dded Sears "It shows the animus of the scoundrel!' "Very well. It's a good point-" "But the weightiest matter remains. You see-" A sharp rap at the door interrupted the speaker. "Come in!" ho cried. "It's me!" said Luke, thtusting his head into tho loora. "What's them Uer? Has he come?" "No. I want to speak with you, though." "I'll be back soon," said Sears, nnd stepped into the hall, closing the door after him. In an instant, Cole had his ear opposite tho keyhole. He caught but a few words in the voice ol the servant, but they sent a thrill to his heart: "You'll have to come, sir! .She's makin' an outcry, an' I'm afraid as she'll 1e heard!" < H.VT'TKR XV. IiADI.Y DECEIVED For nn instant our hero stood with nated breath. Then, as he heard the sound of ^footsteps ascending the stairs, be opened the door and glided out into the hall. Another moment and he had reached the bead of the stairs and saw Sears in Ihe act of unlocking a door, not fifteen feet away. As for Luke, ho was not in sight, and (ole concluded that he had re? ma ned in the lower part of the house. He applied his ear to the door, but a murmured mass of confused sounds aloue rewarded his vigilance. He had little doubt as to who was held ir prisoner there, but he resolved to know beyond all peradventure. Sot only wero his chances of learning fin*, thing small where he then was, but, he ran the risk of being detected in the rc. of listening should Sears leave the room without giving him any kind of waining. Accordingly he passed on to the adjoin? ing apaitment, the door of which, to his great joy, he found to be unlocked. - Closing it ofter him, he advanced and pntered a large closet on tho side next the room which his enemy had just un? locked. "Cnlni yourself, 1 tell you! Calm yourself!" (ole had barely entered the closet when he heard theso words, pronounced in the voice of Almon Sears. "Why have you torn me from my poor dead father?" "Berenice!' murmured the listening lover, in intense excitement. "Because I don't propose to be tricked but of my rightful inheritance," returned the new comer. "The bonds are gone, no one can tell where." " Well?" "I propose to possess myself of the re? mainder of the estate." "I will gladly giv,* it up to yon as the price of my freedom from persecution." "I'll agree to that." "And that also of the young man, Cole Winters." "That will be difficult of accomplish? ment, since he is now under uirest, bul d'll see that he goes free." "What do you ask of me?" "Your signature to this paper." "W ait until your part is done." "I can't accomplish that and secure the release of Winters without your s gnaturt lo this. My partner in the business wil! not permit, it. If you caro to eave hil lif<>. to set him free-" "I do! I do!" "Then sign on the lower b'ne. Here it a pen." "Mr. Almon! Mr. Almon!" This c mie in the voice of the servant Luke, wbo was calling from below. Important as it was for Cole to rem air whe'e he was, he might learn more b* leaving. Sears was still talking anc evidently had not heard the hail. In a moment Cole had glided noise? lessly into the hall. "Y\hat is it. Luke?" he nsked ia a lon and muffled tone. "The master's in the library and wautf to see you." "All light; I'm comiug." As be spoke he Vegan descending thi Ftairs. Wheu he reached the lower hall tnt servant h"d disappeared. Without the delay of a' moment 1< threw open the doir and entered tht r<x>to ho had recently left to shado \ Sears. He had half expected to sea Max Morris -and was not at all astonished when ht iound himself confronted by that indi iVidual. # But he was to receive a surprise of c. kind he had not anticipated. As he entered the rr>r>m the bnnkcr sprang to his fc^t nnd seized him by the band. "I congi*!'tinto you on tbe night's work!" cried ho. Cole Winters was completely dum founded. "I don't- that is ---" ho st-.mmoro'l. 'You don't? The girl is seen e, the detective dying, and the young fellow a fugitive from justice, who caa only save his life by keeping himself to himself." "But the bonds?" asked our bero, who felt that he must say something, though he could nob imagine the cause of the banker's strange conduct. "That's tho very point." "Have you found them?'' "Noj but I have ti theory. By tbe way, how came you to turu blonde to como here?" Like a hVh the secret of Morris' strange mistake dawned upon Cole Win? ters. He had, no -doubt, seen Almon Soars weaving the disguise he h<%d.j.x>pro piiated, and had mistaken him for his partner in crime. The knowledge almost deprived the young man of wits, and ho narrowly os caped betraying himself. Ho wondered now that Sears had not discovered his identity, but remembered that we are not so familiar with our own appear.>nce as with that of olheis. "I've been doing some work on inv own account," said Cole, as soon as he 03uld trust himself to speak. "That detective fooled me completely. He made no charge against me, and I made a cash deposit and was release 1." "Were you recognized- ' "No; as luck would ha^e it, I wa n't. All is well with na." " Hid you seo Bloom?" "Did I see Bloom? Wrhat .ire you talk? ing about? Didn't you send him around to tell me that you wt-re coming to my house and for me to meet you here? Wh t's wrong with you?" "Haven't I gone through enough to? night to rattio any one? Bloom told you everything, I suppose? "Yes, all he could in live minutes or so. " "What is vour scheme about tho bonds?" "From what Bloom tells mo, there's no doubt but what the young fellow had them in his boot when we throw him into the Clark street cellar." "I think that's right." "It was near there thnt ho broke away from the detective who had placed him under arrest." "In tho very next block, I think." "What more likely than that Hyland, in searching tbe houses in tho neighbor? hood, should have found his man whilo we were at my office?11 "I see! And removed the bonds?" "Exactly." "But where was he when we returned,1" "Perhaps still in the cellar. Anyway, he must have followed us from there, to have located us in your South Side dou." "True enough. Do you think he had the bonds on his person when he came in among us disguised to pass for you?" "No. Ho was taking desporate chances, and got rid of them before that." "But how, where?" "That's tho question we must solve. It's a hard nut to orack, but a kernel of $300,000 is worth a little extra exertion." "I'm willing to work for it." "Andi. How about the girl?" "She's all right." "Did you get her to sign?" "Yes. "Good! The St. Oyt fortune will bo ours. I can supply the necessary wit nesses, and make the whole thing an straight as a -gun' barrol. Tet me have it." - "What?" "What! Aro you losing your senses? The paper! It means half a million, at least/ "By Jove!" cried Cole, slapping his tbi<*h. "What's the matter?'' "I left it np stairs!" "Where she can read it?" "Oh, no." "She'll tear it up if she does. She's a smart girl, I tell yoa." "No danger of that. I'll get it." "Do, and hun y about it. It's the key to a fortune, I tell you." "I'll be back with it in a moment." With this our hero left the room, clos? ing the door Lehind hian. As he entered the hall he heard som? one descending the stairs. He had barely time to spring back intc the protecting shadows of au embrasur. in the wall when a form, that of Almor Sears, pass;ed him. As the young villain entere.l the libra? ry, Cole glided forward end ran lightl up the stairs. He was acting on no plan. He might no doubt have escaped by the hall door but an irresistible impulse led him up tc where the fair girl was cruelly impris oned. In the act of ascending, bo benni i loud and startled cry below, "Yoa!" came the voice of the banker "With whom have I been talking, then The next instant the door was throwi open, and the two men rushed exc.tedl; out into the hall. [TO BE CONTINUED.) Their Ureains Verifle.l. Charles Clark, who lives out eigh miles toward Morrison on a ranch started in to Denver with his wife in light buggy to which was harnessed newly broken colt which was makir.j his trial trip in siDgle harness. Nea Valverde the colt took sudden frigh at aomething and made two or th re plunges, overturning the rig and pre cipitating Clark into a patch of caefcu by the side of the road. He wa thrown with such force thnt bis le was broken below the knee so that th large bone pierced through the skii His face was terribly lacerated by th cacti and some of it penetrated foti thicknesses of clothing and lodge itself a half an inch into the Iles! His wife was carried some distanc further, when she, too, was hurled int the cactus and sustained several s( vere bruises in the face and che-1 Beyond a thorough shaking up she wa not badly injured. In the evening Mr. Clark was calle ifpon by a New* reporter, who foun him laughing and joking over the mi hap, although in intense pain. "Thi accident is a result of predestination, he said, "for several people say tho have dreamed about this, and a fo: tune-teller told my wife before we wei married that she would marry a ma who would be all battered up by horse. Mrs. Ridgeway told me on tL road that she had dreamed of thia an she described Ihe accident withe* having seeu it. Then when Dr. Clari who is my cousin, came in he saiil 'Charlie, I dreamed you broke voi leg night before last,' and then vi told him about thc other dreams." Denver News. Be noble! And the nriblMiess that lies In other men. slocp-'ng. but never dead, Will rise in uiajcety to moot thine own. -James Russell Lowell, IHE NEWS, sj. --teen bruises weja burned ni Bay Pt. Loais, Miss. Mrs. Cornella Paddock, a widow, agni Illly years, WH9 burned to ilenlb in Cheshire, Ct. -Four men charged with rounterfeitiuj* coin were arrested in Ai tooisii, Pa., ty secret setvioe officers, -lt is believed that Cap'aln John Hector Smith nud tho entire crew of the schooner Edward L. Morrison, wrecked on Paco Poiut, ueai GImicosP r, havo perished.-Captain Wm. A. Graves, a prominent shipbuilder of Nor? folk, Va., died afc tho ago of seventy-four years.-The Populists of Kansas have or? ganized a theatrical company to assist In the state campaign, by producing play; depict' ing the ills of the working classes.-The Auti-Poolr. om bill tua' passed the Kentucky House of P.opres' was defeat od in the Hliitfl SenjjV.--rA 'argo wine cellar, owned by G. '?ru ra ne, and rented by John M. MePike,, atm. Helena, Cal., was burned. Two hundred thousand gallons of wino were destroyed. Tho loss is ostimntod at $30,000. -The Cl?e3apeake aud Ohio Railroad Com Dany ha? agreed with the Chicago aud North? western Company to have the giain trans? ported by t>he latter company to go to Now port News for shipment to Europe. Kev. John Dlngledey, superintendent ol the Weruie Orphans' Home, at P.lchmoDd, j Iud , has been fined fer cruelty to the lu I mates and has been lemovod.-Bradstreet ! imports tho number of failures this week ns I 288, against 336 tho week before.?Dr. Eu? gene P. West, at San Francisco, was found gullly of tho murder of Addio Gilmore, a milliner. Her body was mangled and thrown into the bay, and only portions of it wero ever found.-Knoxville College at Knox? ville, Tenn., one of the most noted educa? tional institutors for colored people In the United State*, suffered damages of 445,000 by (lie.-Hov. John F. Pingry, Th. D., founder nnd cluan of the Pingry School, die,'. at El'zat etb, j J J , aged seventy-six years. -Murderer James F. Stone wa? banged in iho Indiana penitentiary, at Jeffcrsonvillo. Ilia crime was the murder of tho Wrutten family, consisting of six person?.-Tho whoii sal ? diiif* louse of Fannud, William & Co., in Detroit, was dostroyed by lire. Lota f KHOLO. ? Fire nt Kushvillc, Ind. .destroyed j the City Hotel, a va Usable livery stat.le an I two dwellings. William Evana, proprietor ol th') hotel, fell dead from axeitement. John Blooaroe, about forty years of agc,or Philadelphia, who has been nn inmate of tho hospital for tho insane In Norristown since 1 >80, isenped from that insdtution. nud was lound frozen to diith In an outhouse. Conductor Henry Tollman, of Fall Brook, N. V. dil between two railroad cars nt Ken? dall's Stntion. and was cut to pieces. John Naughton, of Dickson City, wa; jolted from the elevator in Ihe Richmond shaft. In Kemntou, Pa.,'-by its sudden eatebi-i upon an accnmalntion qr iee, and waa hurled to Hi'; bottom, n distance of 250 feet. He was Instantly kil'ed.-?Augus us T. Herne, a shirt mnnufnclurer, committed suicide at his borne io Philadelphia,) y firing a rifle-ball Into his henrt.-Tho Araerie; n National Punk of (springfield, Mo, wns clo ol by or? der of the Comptroller of the Currency. Ita ca* ital slock is |2 0,000, but it ls not nn im? portant bank, its deposits teing lo-s than 18 ,<00.-'Ibo eutiro west side ofnsqnare In Sarcoxie, the oldest town in Jasper county, Mo., wns destroyed by fire. Loss ?HO.iliO; insurnnce small.-Hon. J. S Carvell, lieutenant governor ot tho province of Prince Edward Isiahi!, died suddenly al Charlottetown, agod eigbty-ono year. He bad retiral in his usual heath. The failure of Phil Btimmel aV. Co., seer dealers in Omaha, has brought nearly ever fnrmer in 'Western Douglass couuty to thi verge of bankruptcy. They mortgaged thei: farmi nnd their livo stock and implement! to raise seed for Stimmel nnd now they an penniless-Carlo Thieman, wbo wns'hor libly mnngied by lions in Col. Boone's urem at tho Mii!-\\inter Fair n San Francisco died from the effect of his wounds.-Th Yale Liternry Medal for [SH, has beei nwarded to Lindsay Dennison. ''J5, of Wash ington, D. C. Tho subject of his essay WU I "Opheliaand the smsof Germania,"?-Th j Norfolk Cerenl Compauy's mill was dt ; at roy ed by fire. Toss about twenty thousan. dollars; insurance si ght. J. A. Bryant captain of Company No. 1, nnd Firemai Ricard Eastwood wore injured, the femo seriously.-Major J. Harrison Kelly, ou of the California forty-niners, and for mun years editor of Virginia Herald, died i FroJericksburg, a;od soventy-threo yean I warrant was sworn out for the arro of Mrs. Michael Maer, on the charge of pu ting pot-on in the soup given to her form< lusband, in Racine, Wis. cableIparksT Warsaw police claim to have discovered plot to secure the freelom of Poland. Thi brunswick succession has been settle by the Duke of Cumberlan 1 agreeing wit Emp-er Wi liam th it the former's son sha succeed to the title. I in lie;, bstag bas adopted a proposal I Introduce in Germany the Australian motin, of polling. Avery largo majority of ll merni '-rs voted in favor of tho proposal. Tho American ship Willie Reed, i";i| ta Forbes, which sailed from Hutw ck for N York, bas been wrecked off St. Valery. Tl crew, consisting of twenty-one men, Wi saved. Tiik Society, for the prevention of Cruel to Animals. o^.^ontroal, Can., has decidi to prosecute the persons from New York wi brougttt t tjusands of live ehum-leous fi sale thcYe. Tue National Liberal Federation at i meetiDg nt Portsmouth adopted strong resi lutions-ft-condeinnation of the Houso Lords in obstructing legislation demand* by tbe.jn-ople. imu-DLE is expected between Spain ai San Domingo because the gov.-rumeut of tl 1-rUer'ciuutry refused to permit a Span! co-rsu. to land on the island, mapee ting bi of being in sympathy with revolutionists. Tai Paris- polico havo learned tho ant cedents of the man who threw the bomb tho cafe of the Hotel Terminus. Hw nan is Emile Heney, and, willi other iinarchis ha-had planiml n seriei of outrages to perpetrated in Pat is. A Lomb was found tho doorway of Ibo Banque do la Sock Genernlo._-', _ 'Jin: Turks killed 12a Armenians n wounded 'ti) during the recent riots at Yi kat. iii Thirteen Perish by a Cave-in at Plymonth, Pa, SCENES OF ANGUISH. Widowrvand Orphans at the Moulh of th3PI -Fruitless Efforts to Re? lieve the Victirns-They wera Warned of the Danger. Tho minlug town of Piymouta, Pa., is In mourning over tx terribie accidont that oe curro I In tho flayiord colliery, Thirteen mon. all of tlietn cit zens of that town, lost their lives wall) in the discharge of their duties. All of tho victims with tho exception of two lair* fatnlliei. One of these lost his wife only a month ago, aud four little chil? dren survive Uieai. Cousc'iaently the du? nster throws ll widows and ;6 children on tho world's charity. Tho Gaylor 1 tn Ina, in which the accident occurred, is owa?d by D intel E Iwards, one of thri voa llb tot operator* in tha anthracite region. It li operated by tim Kingston Coal Company, of which Mr, E lw : rds is I he presi? dent. The best coal in tho mine wai taken out jean aga Then H. wac ibaidoaed be* eanie it could net bo operated with profit. About "three weeks ngo tho company decidod to ro'utne operations, nu I a party of expert minara was sent into tho mine to make an examination. They found mailors in bnd shape. Tho last mea at work In tho colliery had ''rob od" tho pillars Bupportiag the roo! until they wore very thlu. A great many falls had taken place, the pass ages wore blocked by tho debris and tho air ca trent was poor. Mining experts gave it as thoir opin? ion, however, that tl o Baltimoro vein of tbe mino could bo put in gool corni.tion again with u small outlay of capital. WABKKD Bl A "SQO-XZX." Tho company decided to go on with tho work at ouco. A large number of export minors carrying safety lamps outered tbe mino and began the work of clearing up the old gangways and proping thereof. They had not been nt work Jong until a "squeeze" came which compellod tho men to retrr.ajo their steps. Foreman Picton with 13 picked miners volunteered to go down the shalt and 6ee what could be done. Tho descent wai mado nt 10 o'clock at night. Pictou's object wns to go as uci.r ns possible to the most dangerous part or whore tho "sqa 'cz a" was tho greatest, in order to stay i s progress by beaming tho roof cita heavy timber. In cases of this kind tho in mi got a* near ns possible to tho cave-in au I by tho inser? tion of props endeavor to ' brca'c oil the mass of rock overhead nt a certain point, thus relieving ibo pressure on other por? tion? <af the mine, lt seems that In this in stnuce, tho efforts of Pictou aud his men did not provo n hu'*""'-a, as the cave extended far b-youd the danger limit und a much greater distanco than where tho mon ex poctod to bo safo even though they re'.ir d at tbe first indication of a heavy fall. This.is shown by tho vast area of tho cave-in. As no ono is left to toll the tale, the suppos lion is that the men wero busily ?'timbering" when tho rocky roof came tumbiiug down ou their heads, crushing them out of semblance to humanity and put? ting a wall of debris between them and the mouth of the sha t 40J feet in thickness. At first thero was somo hope that if the men could be reached in a roasonable time they could bo saved. This waa a false hope, however. The rescuing party had beeu ia the mine only a Bhort time when they were obliged to retreat on account of further caving. ALL HOPI ALVMX'.NFIi. A second rescuing party, under Superin? tendent James \V. Davis, went down the shaft, but soon carno back thoroughly dis heartt nod, nud all hope of rescuing tho men alive was given up. The news of abandoned hope soon spread, and the wives nnd children of the men in tho mine who had assembled at the mouth of tho shaft expecting every moment to see their loved ones brought up alive set up a most pitiful cry of distress. Mothers rung thoir bauds and toro their hair, and little children wept bitterly. Two of tho wom?n fainted and had to bo carried away by friends. Even stout-hearted men who bad gathered at tho outrance to thornlie, wept almoit as bitterly as the fatherless children. CYCLONE m MISSISSIPPI. Grea. Dann go Don-.-One Small Town Entirely Wi pd Out. A ftorm approaching in violence to a cy? clone iu many respects kweptover the couu? try of Louisiana and Mississippi and left in its wako many casualties and avast amouut of dcstiuelion. Tho most ularmiug report is from Newtown, vb (eh is said to havo beeu wiped off ttio face, of tho earth. At Beauregard, Miss., tho wind leveled n number of housia. .Mr. Qunrles nud a child Were badi} wounded and .Mrs. F.ynne seri? ously. John Kelly was slightly injurod. At Alexandria, La., many thousand dol? lars of damage was dona The African church was blown from its foundation anil is beyond r pair. A Westona, Mis?., despatch says thr.t thi cyclono st nick that place between 12 nud 1 o'clock and blew in a doz ;n houses nnd in Ju red tis runny people moro or less serious y Tho conductor on tho Illinois Centra train which arrived at fi o'clock, codllrm- tbt report that Newton had boen swept out o existence, but he had no details of the ex tent of tho damage or the number of casual tics, which he thinks is largo. Memphis, Tenn.?A special from Jackson Miss., says: "A terrible cyclone pissed be tween Martinsville nnl Beauregard, fort; miles south of here, within ii few miles c ihe path ol tba terrible cyclone in Apri 1884. The cyclone wee ab ut a mile widr tn J everything was leveled in its path. . great many houses were swept from thei foundations, treas twisted off, fences d* stroyed, several persons killed aud a grei many seriously injurod. Tho neighbors fr. miles around hnvegathcred an 1 are carin ns beet they can for tho wants of tbe di* tressed. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Spnate. 50TH DAT.- Tlio resolution reported from he Committee of Foreign Relations declnr ug it unwise nnd inexpedient to consider urtber tho project of annexing Hnwniinu err.tory, was nguiu under consideration in .he Senato. Senator dray spoke for about bree hours. The resolution went over with? out action, and will be tak?_ up again Wed lesdny, when Senators Daniel nnd While are o speak upon it. Sill Day ?A controversy bot ween some ?mall towns In Oklahoma Territory occupied he time of tho Senato during tho whole of the session. Tho bill went over without iction. 51st Day. -The Hons; bill a3 to railroad Blationsnltown sites iu tho territories was to? day taken up very soon arter the Senate met, ?ud was opposed by Mr. Platt ns a piece of special legislation, and, therefore, mis ehievou*. It wat ev?ntnally passed, with an amendment n qiiir ng nn election in the two counties in Oklahoma thnt aro nflVeted by the bl:'., to determine the location of tho county scats. All tbe remainder of the day's business in the Smite was transacted In secret session, aud at 6 P. M. the Senato adjourned. 52n Day. ?The public procce lings in the Senate occupied half au hour's time and were mainly i ouflno I to tho presentation of remonstraneo.-t against the Wilson Tariff bill. The only point our-ide of such routine mat? ters was tue adoption of a r solution offored by Mr. Hoar requesting 'he President to transmit to tho Senate ail reports and de? spatches from Mr. Willis, and <>p oially the ? I' a.?atch communicating a loiter lroai Pres? ident Dole, specifying certain charges against the conduct of Mr. Willis, 68an Day. -The United states Senate was not in session to-day. House. 5Cth Day.?The Houso spent the day In cl* lats- on lbs Baud seigniorage bill, the principal speeches being those by Mr. Cul i erron, iu favor of the measure, and Mr. Coomti in opposition. Several times Mr. 13innd attempted to reach an agreement for closing general delate Wednesday, with ix view to securing n vote, but objection was mado. Mst DAT.?The Seigniorairo bill was Ibo sole topic of d;6cusslon In (lie House, aud the only featuie of special I terost was a tilt tel ween Mes.sr-.lteed and Bland. During Ihe delivery of a speech by Mr. Walker, he was subjoet to almost continual in erruption but was as-ured by his qm s:iouers that his time woui 1 be extended, which was done niter considcrablo discu-siou. Speeches were made in favor of tim Seigniorage bill by M-BsraBtone, bower, Sweet and Rawlins, and Meesra Walker and Brosius, epokt agninst the bill. Sin Day. -Alter mentioning various tlims for tho closiDg of general -Jobate on the Seigniorage bill. Mr. Dlnnd gnve notice that Friday morning he would ask the House, by a vote, lo determine some limitation to de? bate. Tho entire day was occupied in con? sidering the bHI. 52dDay.?The s-sslon of tho Houso wn? practically barren of results. Mr. Wand's ? IToris to secure a quorum that would sup? port his motion to close a general debate upon his bill to coin seigniorage of tbe silver bullion now in tho Trensury wore unsuccess? ful; and niter four votes by cill of yeas ind cnys upon which Ibo largest number recorded was 165, the House nt 4.15, took a recess until eight o'clock for tho consideration of private pension bills. 6810 Dav In the House, on account ol the lark ol u quorum, uo progress wns made in the I! aud bill. Ku ogles W*tt mado on Ibo lato Wm. Lilley, of Pennsylvania. FATALITY oYI WARSHIP. Th'i Boiler of a German Cumer Explodes. A tenible loder explosion occurred on thc cruiser brandenburg at Klol.a'jermnny. Witt tho usual secrecy that prtvades naval affairs the officer of tne ship ri-fused to give any de tails ra'garding tho accidont. but it is known that thirty-nine of the crew wore killed nn niuo injured, and that considerable damngi avas done to the vojs -1. The Brandenburg had had new boilers placed lu her, and had been ordered toma'a a trial trip to test them. The vefsel was oi th's trip when the explosion occurred Among the den I are three chief engincer? who were on the vessel to report on tho worl of tho loller?, nnd several other offluers Most of the bodies were badly suable! i some instances the face hdng so swollen ou of shape ns to be unrecognisable. As soon as tho effects of the explosion wer known to tho officers of the deck.the cauao signals to be s< t shewing that the vesse' wu help ess. Five steamers went at once to th assistance of the disabled warship, and, gol ling lines to her, towed hor buck to Kiel. When sbe reached port, Prince Henry < Prussia, tho Emperor's brother, lmmodiitol boarded her, nn 1 found that tho explosio hnd cnused much damage to the vessel. Prince Henry worked energetically nbonr the liraudeuburg. He helped direct tl work of relieving the wounded, anl qos lioiicd the ship's officers concerning tl names and homes of the dead and woundei The steam tug Pellcau, which was the flt v ssel sent to tbe Brandenburg's nssistnnc ret irned to the quay w th thirty dead boiiio The news of the accident bad spread throuc tho city, and thousands ha I gatherel at tl lnnd;ng-place. The Branden! urg is a steel beitod cruis of 9,810 tons. Her dimensions arc : LenRt 854 feet 3 inches ; beam, 64 feet. Sho dra\ 24 feet 7 inc es of water. Her engines a I'.500 indicated hors power, nnd 6bo has speed of sixteen knots per hour. She w built at Wilhelm eh avamiu 1891. AMERICAN KIU^ED. A Meroin Whom He Had Supplant Kills Him and His Young Bride. A terrible tragedy ws enacted on I ranch of Rafael Severio, near Monela Mex. The foreman of the ranch was Hei Wallace, aa American, who has lived several years lu Mexico and wns married Severio's daughter a short time ago. Up to that time a Mexicnn named Ji Martinez ha I held the position of foren of tho rnnch. He was discharged to mi room for Wallace. This aroused Martini Aztec blood, nnd he planned lo put his s cessor out of the way. During the night went to the house occupied by Wullneo i his bride. He attacked Wallace in bod and a des ate hand to hand conflict ensued which suited In Wallace being fatally stabbed, young wifo came to his assistance and \ also attacked by the desperate man, w after murdering the couple, eet fire to house nnd burned tho bodies of his two tims. Martinez wa* immediately arro? and coufessel to having committed deed. Murderous Work of Train Wreck firs in California. ? FIREMAN SHOT Al KILLED Not Content With Ditching the En? gine, Three MaskRd Rob bois Fire Upon Wound? ed and Help? less Men. A gang of train robbers vroo cer train No. '2'J on tho Railroad at Roscoe Station, twelvo miles north of Los Augeios, Cal., nt 1 o'clock the other morning. The highwaymen blew open tho express car with dynamite and tired several shots at the trainmen who at? tempted to e-cnp j. Thoso ebola, j bets or injure I in the wreck are: Fireman Arthur Masters shot and killed while extricating himself from ihe wrecked locomotive. John Onsager, who was stealing a ride on tho train, shot and killed by the robbers. Engineer David Thomas probably fatally injured by falling off hi-i locomotive. Brakeman Poster, cut on head and badly bruised. The robbers escaped with several strong boxes belonging to tho Wolls-Fargo Express Company, but tho total amount of cash there* ia contained la believed to amount to not more Ciau |1,< 00. None of the passengers, so fur ns known, wita tho exception of tho tramp Granger was in jure I Tue robbery was tho most dar? ing and cool piece of work, d te in the West for y:irs, and it i* believed that < -iris Evaa* aud Morell, the outlaws for whom < ali.'oruia officers baa been searching for months, pian.nod and i xeouted the ciime. Tho train was late in leaving Ros Augcles. Beside the baggage, express aud three pas? senger car-*, thero wero two car-> loaded with fruit for Han Francisco, kt Rurluuk. six miles north of Ros Angela's, Conductor 0 loll telogrnphod back indicating that nt thnt time everything was nil right. Several r^ugh looking men boarded tho tram nt Rur ank, and, it is believed, they wero tbe nccom plioesoC ibo robbers, who wero walting farther north to throw tho switch and the train. At Roscoe, six milos north of Rurbauk, li a short spur of track loading from tho ni .tin linc to aside traci* u-od for switebiug. Vs tho locomotive neared tho junction Rog., r Thomas siw by the glnro of tho headlight that tbe switch wai opou. He revetisdlfcf eugine nud tried to stop the train, but the heavy load behind was too much to I in thc s ion distance aud tho locomotive ul ' two freight cars lo.t tho rail; and fell u Wreck iulu the ditch. Before tho pn-sengers nud Conductor O'ell could realized what had hnppeue<l three masked mea jumped into view from the woo.is a Ijoloing tho track with rifles la their hands. A volley of shots was lirod nt tbe engineer and Hremsn, who wore strug? gling to escape from the tangled wreck, nnd then the gang kept up a (usilade of bullets to terrify tho passengers and prevent them from leaving tho cars. Fireman Masters was instantly killed at the llrst fire. 'Ihe t: who "Sits a'so Struck by n bullet, died on the ?p t. Tile engineer was badly hurt but managed to crawl into Ibo brush out of sight of the ribbers. When the shock of the accident wai felt the accomplices who boarded tho train at Burbank, left the rear coach and hurried tu the exprese car. which stood on the rails un? harmed. They placed bombs uuder the car mid the explosion tore off the doors. Ex? press Messenger Harry Edgar was uninjur? ed. Tho robbers then rifled the car ot all its contents and mounting horses, which were tied in the woods near tho railroad, galloped north. Foster, tbobrakomnn, wns iu ono of the passenger coaches at the timo of the acci? dent nud realised that robbers were at work a-i soou as be heard tho rille shots. Ho , quietly slipped from the traiu and nude his way towar I tho light he s-nw across the country, which proved to be a farmhouse. Foster get a team at the rnnch alter nr t lug the neighbor!] >d, I irbai notified thedepu y iberifl ol that place. The Southern I'acihc and Wells Fargo offlciiils were notified of tho robbery, uni a train was sent ut once to the scene. Dr. Ainswottb, the railroad company's surgeon, was sent to Roscoe but found no one to care tor but En? gineer Thomas. The bo des of llremun Mas? ters and Granger were bought back to the city. Tho belief that Evans and Morell wbo es? caped from the Fresno jail several months ago, participated in the robbery, issharedby many rai li otu! and ixpress officinl?. The job is such a cold-blooded nnd desper? ate piece i f work thnt officers familiar with Rio two d bj eradoes agree that t hairs their trade-mark. It is not over six weeks ago that a previous attempt was tnndo to hold up a Southern Pacific train ni Robcoe Sta? tion. B/ u mero accident the plan was frustrated, SAMOAN AFFAIRS. Feeling Against the Tripartite Admin* istr-iion Daily Growing Stronger. Advices from Samoa, by tho steamer Ala? meda, nre as follows: Native rebels have submitted their com plnims to Chief Justice Rio nud batt promised to abide by his decision. I terious grievance is the pr uu early day, deprived Ot ibo arms to which, it is believed, they will not submit without bloodshed. An epidemic of influenza ls now raging, which bas prostrated a number of residents, both native aud foreign, many of whom hav j dieJ. The government, at the instance of Chief J nut lae I le, has passed an ordinance prohlb liing decapitation or other mutilation lu lime of war. i be feeling against the tripartite syitet; of a '.ministration ontrol is becoming stronger day by doy, and it is thought thnt arrangemtata will soon bo mado for one cf the tbr. e powers to act for the othera, i \ i