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AROUND THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM
All POINTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National»
Historical» Political and Personal
Events.
King Alfonso of Spain, who has been
visiting Valencia, has returned to
Madrid.
At Auburn. Cal., Adolph Weber was
sentenced to be hanged June 30 for
the murder of his mother.
The trial of Nan Patterson for the
murder of Caesar Young began Mon
day morning In New York.
The court-martial of Lieutenant
General Stoessel is proceeding behind
closed doors at St. Petersburg.
The officers have been unable to find
any definite clew to the murderer of
Frederick L. Dames, at Bellingham,
whose dead body was found mutilated
with a hatchet.
The citizens of Tonopah have got
down to work and have the disease
that has been rampant there now un
der complete control and all danger Is
said to have passed.
"The embezzlement charges against
Cuthbert Laing of Chicago for alleged
conversion of the $439,000 estate of
his daughter, Mrs. Adelaide Laing
McComb, have been dismissed.
Mount Shasta 1s causing alarm and
the residents of Sisson hear distant
rumblings, and lava oozes from the
earth. Railroad tracks suddenly sink
and other strange things lake place.
According to a conservative esti
mate, the land fraud cases have al
ready cost the government $36,000,
and the end is not yet, nor does this
amount include the fees of Prosecutor
Heney.
United States Senator J. R. Burton,
of Kansas, has been Indicted by the
Federal grand jury on the charge of
accepting fees to the amount of $2500
from the Rialto Grain & Securities
company of St. Louis.
"Not only municipal ownership, hut
municipal operation of the two great
traction systems of Chicago will be
an established fact. In my opinion,
within three months," says Rafael R.
Oovln, former receiver of the Union
Traction properties.
The University of California won
the annual field meet with Stanford
by the score of 72% to 42%. The
f largest score plied up by the blue and
gold athletes was a decided surprise.
William Sperry, a U. C. sophomore,
proved the hero of the day.
The Oliver Iron Mining company of
Minneapolis, has issued an order to
Superintendent Mitchell at Hibbing to
close down the underground mines and
barricade the buildings. Twelve mines
are closed as a result of the order,
throwing 2000 men out of work.
Ex-Senator John M. Thurston of
Nebraska will be the chief counsel
for Senator Mitchell In the land fraud
trials at Portland. Mr. Thurston was
attorney tor Judge Swayne In the Im
peachment proceedings" before the sen
ate at the last session of congress.
Ronald De Vore Johnsen of Port
land, a student at Stanford university,
has been accepted as a cadet at West
Point without being required to pass
the mental examination. Mr. Johnson
Is well known In athletic circles, hav
ing been on the diamond with the
Multnomah club team.
The London Times' military corre
spondent, who has received special in
formation through army channels re
garding the battle of Mukden, says
the battle is destined to take rank
with Austerlitz, Waterloo and Grave
lotte, and to be reckoned among the
greatest and most decisive of modern
times.
While attempting to step from the
lake steamer Gazelle to a scow, which
he had to cross in order to reach bis
own launch, the Undine. W. B. Fra
zier. head of the Underwriters' Elec
tric Company, of 800 First Avenue
South, Seattle, lost his footing and
fell into the waters of Lake Washing
ton and was drowned before aid could
reach him.
Almost a State cf Siege.
Almost a state of siege exists In
the Narva quarter at St. Petersburg
owing to the suspension of the Puti
loff. iron works. Soldiers are station
ed inside the works and Cossacks and
police swarm In the surrounding
streets. The tension yesterday was
groat, especially when a policeman
shot a drunken workman who had
drawn a revolver on him but there
was no collision during the day.
The bodies of the two workmen who
wore accidentally killed at the Iron
works, and whose funerals their fel
lows had planned to make a great po
litical demonstration, were Interred at
daybreak In compliance with police or
ders to avoid a demonstration.
Three Killed In Fight.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.—Three men have
been killed in a pitched battle at Ten
Mile creek. 10 miles west of here, re
sulting from a land quarrel. The dead;
H. S. Adams.
William Helen.
Riley Henson.
Circuit Clerk L. M. Henson, brother
of Riley, who witnessed the shooting,
but declines to give any particulars,
has been placed under arrest.
Durand's Big Depot Burns.
Durand, Mich., April 16.—Fire has
destroyed the Grand Trunk union sta
tion here. In which are located the
general offices of the road's division
west of Port Huron. The building
was new and was valued at $125,900.
Storms In Oklahoma.
Outherle. O, T., April 17.—Heavy
storms have visited Oklahoma. Near
Carnegie, in Caddo county, several
buildings were destroyed, and at Sul
ly a store building was demolished.
JAPS LAYING MINES
GIVE WARNING TO FOREIGN SHIP
PERS TO KEEP CLEAR.
Is in Path of Russian Fleets—Progress
to Vladivostok—Rojestvcnsky Coals
His Fleet at Kamrauh Bay—Art
Target Practicing In Open Sea—Ru
mor of Small Naval Fight.
Tokio. —Defense zones have been
created around the Islands of Okin
awa, Oshenla and Ernl of the Ixjochao
group and the Peseadore islands,
where the Japanese have established
a naval base. This Information, of
ficially given out. Is a warning to for
eign shipping to keep away from the
which Is in the way of Russian
The
zone,
fleet's progress to Vladivostok.
Japanese have evidently strewn the
waters In the zones with innumerable
Many of the mines, hundreds
mines.
In number, that were planted off Port
Arthur by the Japanese have been re
moved and It Is said they are now
being placed In the path of Admiral
Rojestvensky's fleet.
Saw Baltic Fleet Coaling.
Singapore.—The German liner,
Prince Heinrich, which has arrived
here, reports that at noon on Friday
she sighted the Russian Baltic fleet
anchored in Kamrauh bay coaling. A
Russian cruiser sailed out and made
a circuit around the vessel, but did not
stop her. There was no attempt made
even to question the officers and In
fact the Russian cruiser did not even
signal the liner. On board the liner
were the Prince and Princess Arise
guwa, who were en route to Berlin
to attend the wedding of the crown
prince of Germany. There Is no doubt
here but that the Japanese are desir
ous of avoiding a conflict wllh the Rus
sians. It is believed that the latter
will he permitted to complete their
voyage, although news of a destroyer
attack is soon expected.
It was reported here yesterday that
the Holt liner Telemachus,- which has
arrived at Hongkong from this port,
had heard a terrible cannonading
while off the coast last Wednesday.
This was explained today on the ar
rival of the coasting steamer Lord
Nelson, which reported that on Wed
nesday, while proceeding toward Sing
apore, she was held up by a Russian
steamer and compelled to take a
roundabout way because the Russian
vessels were engaged In target prac
tice in the open sea. Neither of the
vessels reported having sighted any
Japanese vessels.
Hongkong.
It Is reported at Hongkong that a
fight took place last Sunday in the
Chinese sea between the Japanese and
Russian scout cruiser divisions in
which considerable damage resulted to
both combatants.
Must Not Apply the Torch.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg to
a news agency reports that General
Llnevitch has Issued an order forbid
ding officials of the commissariat to
burn stores prematurely, and reprov
ing officials In cases that have already
occurred. The order directs that store
houses be destroyed hereafter only by
the permission of the commanders of
army corps and divisions.
The Telegraph's correspondent at
Tokio reports that the Japanese recov
ered 200 of the 500 guns which the
Russians had abandoned in the retreat
from Mukden.
Celebrated Fall of Mukden.
Thirty thousand employes of the
arsenal paraded Sunday at Tokio in
celebration of the fall of Mukden. They
visited the palace and cheered the em
peror, and afterward went to the war
and navy departments and cheered the
ministers and their staffs.
CARTOON SHOCKS RUSSIA.
Represents in Shadowy Outline Impe
rial Family Dead.
St. Petersburg,—Quite a sensation
was caused by the appearance In the
Neva, the most widely circulated Il
lustrated weekly In Russia, of a half
tone picture representing the impe
rial family. Including the empress
holding their heir to the throne. In
the background of the picture show
ing in shadowy outlines the emperor.
Grand Duke Sergius, Grand Duke «Alex
is, the dowager empress, the heir to
the throne and practically all the liv
ing members of the Romanoff family
lying dead in their coffins. The work
is done so skilfully that, in the shad
ows in the drapery behind, the impe
rial family are discernible with great
difficulty.
any previous knowledge of the shad
owy figures. The culprits, who were
students employed on the paper, have
not yet been located. Copies of this
edition of the Neva are selling at a
big price.
The publishers disclaim
To Be Victory or Death.
Gaston Dru telegraphs from St.
Petersburg to the Echo departs that
Admiral Rojestvensky's last telegram
before leaving Nossible was singular
ly laconic and eloquent. He wired:
"Will not telegraph again before the
battle. If I am beaten you will learn
it through Togo. If 1 defeat him 1
will announce It to you."
M. Dru adds that the telegram was
accepted to mean that tbe Russians
seek victory or death. •
Girl's Body Found.
The . dead body of Jeanie Klntop
was found in the woods about four
miles from Little Falls, Mian. The
body was entirely stripped of cloth
ing, a handkerchief was tightly twist
ed about her neck, the head was a
mass of bruises and there were evi
dences of an outrage. Two negroes
were seen In the vicinity of where the
body was found, and search is being
made for them.
There is a
greater inclination at the present day
to revile wealthy people for having
money than there Is to thank them
for giving it away.
Chicago Chronicle:
JOKE ROBS WIFE OF REASON.
Sad Sequel to Silly Trick Perpetrated
by Edmond Leloute.
A sad sequel was the result of a
silly joke perpetrated recently in
Paris. M. Edmond Lelouse, wishing
to frighten his wife, dressed up a wax
figure the head of which and one of
the hands he lightly attached to the
body by means of gum, and placed It
in bed.
While Lelouse was watching the
proceedings from behind some dra
peries his wife, about to retire, grasp
ed what she supposed. In the semi
darkness. to be her husband's hand,
but which was In reality that of the
wax figure. The hand, cold and clam
my, detached Itself from the limb and
remained In her grasp.
With a cry of horror Madame La
louse let the hand drop to the ground
and flung her arms around the figure's
neck, when the head also became de
tached and rolled down upon the floor.
The terror stricken woman, uttering
piercing shrieks, ran madly down the
stairs, where she was stopped by some
neighbors and detained.
When the police arrived It was
found that she had become raving
mad. Later she was conveyed to the
asylum.
When the husband was apprised
yesterday morning of the hopelessness
of his wife's condition, he poisoned
himself by swallowing a dose of nitric
acid.
FORCED HIM TO SELL STOCK.
Report That Hill and Morgan Caught
and Pinched Harrlman.
The retirement of E. H. Harrlman
from the Northern Securities board of
directors was authoritatively explain
ed recently by a Chicago banker, who
Is high In the confidehce of eastern
financiers. The statement by the Chi
cago banker is to the effect that early
last week Harrlman sold to J. Pler
pont Morgan and James J. Hill $20,
0011,000 par value of Not them Secu
rities stock at $175 a share and dis
posed of all his personal Interests
In that big railroad combination. His
personal 1 merest is aside, of course,
from the Union Pacific's Interest in
Northern Securities.
If these reports of Hardman's sale
of hia Securities stock and his losing
control of the Union Pacific be true, It
looks like a grand victory for the Hlll
Morgan party In the battlefield of rail
road finance, a victory to which the
Equitable scandal contributed prob
ably not a little.
Mr. Hardman's vigorous champion
ship of young Hyde In the Equitable
Life controversy and his bitter antag
onism to Alexander created at once
suspicion that he was largely indebt
ed to the Equitable.
Did Morgan know that Harrlman
was being harried by the Equitable,
and did he start a fight on Hyde to
smoke Harrlman out? There are peo
ple who are usually very well Inform
ed on matters of high finance who
believe that Morgan executed just
such a program.
LOUR NEWSBOYS WERE KILLED.
Terrible Calamity Occurs at Indianap
olis, Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 18.—Four
newsboys were killed and 30 seriously
injured in a wild crush on the stairway
at the Masonic temple.
The boys had assembled to receive
tickets for a patent medioTue doctor,
wno was to entertain the city "new
sies** at the theatre, and 300 were
present when the distribution of tickets
took place. The crowd was just leav
ing the second floor of the temple when
several of the boys started to shove
those in front. Instantly all joined in,
and those iu front were thrown off
their feet.
It seemed that all in the rear fell for
ward when the break occurred, and
more than 100 were idled up at the
foot of the stairs. Four were taken
out dead and the injured were sent to
the various hospitals. It is believed
that at least six of those will die.
MRS. CHADWICK'S BAIL FIXED.
Latest Offense Calls for a $5000 Bond,
. If She Has It.
Cincinnati.—Mrs. Cassie Chadwick,
who has been convicted and sentenc
ed to prison for ten years on charges
of procuring money by false pretenses,
has been admitted to hail in the sum
of $5,000 by United States Circuit
Judge Lurton. after consultation with
the other judges of the circuit.
She is already under heavy bonds in
other casesf. and the $5.000 is addi
tional and in no way affects the other
cases.
Flour Millers Organize.
The Millers' National federation,
with 1500 members scattered over the
United States, operating mills with a
total dally capacity of 450,000 barrels
of flour, met recently in Chicago. The
annual convention of the organization
was set for June 7. 8 and 9 at Kansas
City. In addition to a general dis
cussion of trade conditions, the mem
bers passed a resolution thanking the
railroads for equalizing rates on flour
and wheat.
Gas Kills Actors.
Iritis Heck. Jr., musical director of
Keith's Chestnut theater, and his wife,
known on the vaudeville stage as May
Belle Eckert, were found asphyxiated
by gas In the bedroom of their apart
ments In Philadelphia. T»j burners
of a chandelier In the room were open,
it is believed by accident
Claytons Leave Mexico City.
The family of Ambassador Clayton
has left Mexico City for the United
States, going to Des Moines, Iowa. Am
bassador Conger is expected the last
of May, when Ambassador Clayton
will retire from the diplomatic ser
vice.
Privation at Vladivostock.
Owing to military necessities the
residents of Vladivostock are suffering
privations. Five submarine boats have
arrived at Vladivostock from Americ'a.
The cruisers Oromoboi and Rossia are
kept in constant readiness to leave
port.
IN CHINESE WATERS
RUSSIAN FLEET SAID TO HAVE
TAKEN REFUGE THERE.
Hong Hong,April 19.—It is reported
here that the Chinese government has
received information that the Kassian
fleet, ander command of Admiral Ro
jestveutHky, has taken refuge in a bay
on the Chinese coast north of Hong
Hong. It is stated that the Japanese
government has made an argent de*
maud that the Chinese government send
word to the Russians to get out at
once, and also that Japan has told
China that she will be held strictly ac
countable should the Russians use neu
tral harbors for the purpose of taking
on stores or resting.
A report is in circulation here,but is
not confirmed,that the American Maru,
a Japanese scouting ship, has been
damaged as the result of a conflict
with a Russian cruiser. It is imposs
ible to trace the origin of this rumoi.
A dispatch to a London paper says
that'a portion of the Russian squadron
was seen Sunday at Turau bay, about
350 miles north of Kamranh bay.
Turau bay is between latitude 10 and
latitude 17 north. According to ad
vices from Haifong to a Fails news
paper, 40 Russian vessels] were recent
ly sighted in that latitude steaming
north.
HIGH TRIBUTE TO CHOATE.
Ambassador Honored by British Bench
and Bar.
London.—"Farewell! Rejoice! He
goes back to his home with his duty
well and nobly done, taking the uni
versal respect and admiration of a
kindred nation and Its own."
Thus concluded Lord Chancellor
Halbury's tribute at parting with Am
erican Ambassador Choate, who re
cently was distinguished by election
as a member of the Middle Temple
and who was honored by the great
est gathering of the bench and bar in
the history of the inns of court. The
attorney general. Sir R. R. Fiulay,
seconded the toast, saying:
"This is no ordinary occasion. Nev
er has a worthier man occupied the
post of ambassador to Great Britain,
and none has carried away deeper af
fection. Never was there a more wel
come guest at the inns than this con
summate advocate, great diplomatist
and genial man of the world."
The assembly was extraordinary in
character and numbered nearly 400
members of the bench and bar, in
cluding almost every leading justice
and barrister in England. Mr. Choate
sat between Lord Halshnry and Lord
Mlghaton, lord of appeal in ordinary.
Then ranged on both sides were the
venerable privy councillors, each wear
ing hts decorations and orders. Other
notable personages were present.
ROJESTVENSKY'S MAIN FLEET.
First Class Battleships.
Displace
ment. plement.
tons.
.13.516
.. ..13,600
Cam
men.
750
750
745
750
732
Kniaz Suvaroff
Borodino.
Imperator Alex. Hi —13,516
Orel....
....13.600
....12.674
Second Class Battleships.
110,400
10,206
Oslabya ..
600
Sissoi Veliki
690
Navarin
Armored Cruisers.
Admiral Nakhimoff — 8.
Dimitri Donskoi .5,882
567
!4
650
TOGO'S MAIN FLEET.
First Class Battleships.
_15,200
_12.320
_15,200
_14.860
_12,300
740
Asaki __ .
Fuji.
Mikasa ....
Shikishima
Yashima .—
C00
730
741
660
550
550
500
Washington—Bids wore opened at
ia . . . Mnnn ,i v *i,_
the navy department recently for the
construction of three scout cruisers
which were authorized by the aet of
congress of April 27. 1904. With the
completion of these ships there will
be added to the navy a new type of
vessel In the opinion of naval offl
cors. the war in the far east has
i , , , ,, „ n f these
demonstrated the great value of these
ships, and since these are planned to
have a big speed and great steaming
radius they are expected to prove im
portant additions to the navy ser
vice. Bids averaged about $l,bu0,000
for each boat.
St. Louis.—Four thousand conduc-[
tors and motormen of the Union Rail
way company were notified recently
that frequenting saloons or race
tracks would subject tbe offender to
instant dismissal.
Second Class Battleships.
.... 7,400
440
Chinyen ..
Armored Cruisers.
.... 9.750
. .... 9.436
.... 9.750
.9,750
.7,700
.... 7.700
.... 9,750
. .... 9,850
540
Asama __
Adzuma
Idzuma -_
Iwate __
Kasuga __
Nlsshin __
Tokiwa __
Yakumo ....
520
600
650
670
Build Scout Cruisers.
A Color Changing Pink.
Luther Burbank, the wizard of hor
ticulture of San Francisco, has pro
duced a carnation which changed. Its
color three times in the first three
On the first
days it came into bloom,
day the carnation would be pure white,
the second day It would he a beautiful
pink, while on the third day it chang
ed its raiment to deep red, and with
this color It continued until the flower
faded.
Sleep Cure for Nerves.
Stockholm— Otto Wetterstrand, the
eminent authority on therapeutics, has
inaugurated what is termed aa the
"sleep cure" for those suffering from
mental depression due to overwork
and kindred causes. His method is to
Induce prolonged sleep—even to three
or four weeks In succession,
already treated over 3000 cases.
He has
Saloons and Races Barred.
I
goüfid by a Spell 4
CHAPTER XV.
Mr. Montgomery has particularly fond
of telling stories of his own adventures.
He was never known, however, at auch
times to give any clue to hia family or
connections. All the «tories were con
fined to hia vagabond days. He never
allowed any person to interrupt his
natives by remarks; any such must be
erved until they were concluded.
"Of all the vagabond specs 1 ever
launched into, none ever brought me in
so much cash as the mesmerism dodge,"
he began.
1 started at those words, and from
that moment became an eager and at
tentive listener.
"When I first started In it. I thought
it was all humbug. 1 got hold of a sharp,
clever girl, who pretended to mesmerize
the accomplices I carried about with
Well, one fine morning, this girl bolted
off with one of the accomplices, and 1
left in the lurch, with my hills out,
announcing n performance for the next
night. 1 walked gloomily about the
town. Turning down a hack street. 1
went Into a public house. There v. ns
only one other person in the room besides
myself—a sottish looking fellow, who
bore Upon him the unmistakable marks
of a follower of St. Crispin. He was in
clined to he talkative. At first I wi
too moody to bestow upon aim any reply.
Hut he was not to he snubbed; nud. at
last, the low cunning, and coarse, hu
morous shrewdness of his remarks, be
gan to amuse me. He invited me home
to dinner with hint. I Accepted his iu
ritutiou.
"He lived In a squalid court, a bld
amis looking place, and the home he led
I began to wish myself out
rith all my love of
little beyond
.-er a handful of fire
girl about thirteen or fourteen
ears of age. with fiery red hair and a
pale, sullen face, every bone of her thin,
angular body showing through the rag- ]
ged, scanty clothing that barely covered
lire. She rose from her seat with a
scowling look of disdain, which changed
to one of astonishment at the sight of
a well-dressed stranger. She fixed her
upon me with an Inquiring stare.
There was something iu those eyes that
strangely affected me.
"Her father ordere,! her about with
threats, and would have used blows.
hebeve had 1 not been here. Hie girl
regsrded him much in he manner of a
co K*** I tinre*«. who would like to raaren
. , » . j , » » .
upon her keeper, hut dare not. I kept.
k \ , . . * . , . * .
watching her as she moved about, and
... .
sudden v a strange idea struck me. Could
t . *li , . . " * kaa
1 get this girl to play the clairvoyant the
. . f . . u * »
next night ? I at mice put it to her
. , s « ,i ... .
father. Seizing upon the dilemma in
.... . , , ......
which 1 was placed, and which l had
. ' « « « $ $ * , •
soinew bat incautiously laid bare to him.
. . . , . . .. . . .
he tried to drive an extortionate bargain.
.... i : .1 ...
W bile we were speaking, the girl stop
, J , „u
ped her work, and leaning over the back
of n chair faring ns. listened eagerly to
my proposition.
rith it»
into whs in keeping
roundingN.
of the adventure;
vagabondism, this was
me. Crouching
was
)
e>
"Do you think you
turning to her.
do It?" I said.
show
"I can do anything that ;
and teach me," she answered confidently.
"The night came, and
clean, her hair dressed and she whs
clothe«! in the black velvet dress that I
carrie»! about with me. she had a for
more sybilline appearance than her pred
I ha«! drille«! her well into her
hen she was
t« essor.
taak. at which I fourni her woiulerfully
apt: and. although I anticipated a few
blunders, I had every hope of
"Although ahe had never faced an au
dience before, and we had a large one
that night, she was as fearless and sdf
ptiBsessed ns though she had been tired
to It for years.
cceu.
"One of tbe principal points of the
performance was to select a man from
the crowd, bring him on to the platform,
put him into « mesmeric sleep, ami then
cause him to answer any questum» that
the clairvoyant might choose to put to
him: added to which, he was made to
promise to do certain things when he
awoke. Hitherto we had used an ac
complice for the purpose. Whether she
was confused by the sight of «»> many
face«, or deceived by a resemblance. 1
do not know; but what was my dismay
to see her select an entire stranger for
the experiment! In sheer desperation. I
tried to cover the blunder by saying that
the party selected wan not a fit sub
ject. from a certain similarity in the
color of the hair and eyes to those of
the girl. The audience grew suspicious.
snd insisted that there should be no
ehnnge.
"With the perspiration starting from
every pore. 1 waited for what 1 firmly
believed would be an ignominious expos
ure. Conceive my astonishment, then,
when, after being submitted t»» the mes
m'ric Inflnencs of her eye .i for thr*.
minutes. 1 saw him grow rigid, his eves
n ' d h ,„ wbol , !lody d „, v ,
, h|r toward , her , just „„ i had „„ ofteI1
g(v<M1 feigned by my nssiNtants. Not ouly
,|, a ( hut he answered every question pnt
to him, some of a very awkward nature,
with the air of a man Irreaiatibly
pelled against Ida will. She then de
•»"<» that a« soon aa ahe ahould take the
Influence off him. he ahould go to the
ch)indeU#r mIdd |, tlu> rm , m .
^ ) (irn , lU h>t And he did do it; and
j bnd f 0 buy him a new one: hut what
d j d j care f or that? I had discovered
a fortune!
At last. 1 was half-inclined to bclkve
that «he had planted some frieud of her
own to humbug aie. and raise the terme;
hut 1 waa soon convinced that auch eu«
piciona were gmundle«.: and. Indeed,
from the firat, the whole thing wa* loo
real to he doubted.
Everywhere our success was enormous
—crowded house«, no more accomplices,
all genuine, except the clairvoyance, in
which there was still a good deal of
humbug; hut that humbug she and 1
could manage together without other aa
alrtance than that of a pianist.
Never waa auch a change «een aa I
wrought In leas than a week in both
father and daughter. A good suit of
clothes gave him quite an air of reepec
tabillty. and taken away from old nano
dations, he became comparatively re
formed In hia habita. Ill the girl, the
change wa. «till more remarkable. No
one could poaeibly have recognized In
the neatly dressed, scrupulously clean
Blgi ora Zcnohia the ragged, aloveniy Ju
dith Stoke« of a few days back For my
part, I stood in awe of those terrible
eyes, and alia grew aa proud and liaugh
ty aa a dneheaa.
"For two years we traveled the coun
try pretty comfortably together, end dur
ing all that time Judith acarcely ever
made a failure. In the meantime, old
Stokes wa« growing discontented—he
Irreaist
cum
considered that be was too much kept
In the background. The strangest thing
of all was that he took to religious
books, nml to attending the meeting
By and by be used U «heap
pear regularly every Sunday for tbs
whole day. At last I discovered his ae
cret. lie would go a few miles away
from the town where we were exhibit- |
Ing. and do a little open-air preaching
to the rustics. Things were becoming
very unsatisfactory; even the girl seem
ed getting weary of her work, and I was
beginning to think that It would be bet
tei to turn the whole affair up and start
something else, than to put up with the
airs of people whom 1 had picked out
of the gutter, when my thought was an
ticipated sooner than I counted upon.
"We. were exhibiting at Spalding one
night to a very bad house, and just ar
Judith was iu the middle of her perform
ance—a young fellow was upon the plat
form. answering questions in the mes
meric sleep—two or three swell* strolled
Into the front seats. They were highly
amused at the manner In which the fel
low seemed compelled to answer all kinds
of absurd questions; evidently regarding
the whole thing, however, as a sell. As
soon as the yokel was dismissed, one
of the party, in spite of the remon
strances of his companions, rose from hia
scat, and bounding upon the platform,
expressed a wish »to be mesmerised. The
event caused a gfeat commotion iu the
room, ns he and his companions were
known to be gentlemen of position. At
the first glance Judith could perceive
that he was one of th
beings over
influence. She declined,
and declared the whole thing was a
swindle. The people began to hiss, not
him. but us.
!
I
M I
!
;
I
strong willed
bom she could exercise no
He insisted.
I cannot mesmerize you, but I can
your friend there.' said Judith, point
ing to the dark-eyed, weak-looking young
man who bad accompanied him.
"He objected; but bis companion cried
out, 'But you shall. Jack. No. hang It!
fsir play for Zeuobia! We have called
her an impostor, nud we will give hep a
"He jumped down off the platform,
and whispered to 'Jack,' as be culled
him. but uot in so low a lone but what
I could catch the words, 'Go up—don't
he a fool; she can no more mesmerize
.. v#ry „Im-fautly the young man
mounted the platform and took the chair
llldi ,. ated b y Zenobla, very much to the
(U „ ht of hi , frlend , t who dapped their
hand touted Bravo!' and laughed up
rionslT .
^ .
Judith, who always had the temper
- , . , ... . 1 .
o # a fiend, was hoilhiK with passion at
.. . . . . . * .
the ridicule cast upon her; but her rage
. , . 1 . ?
was manifested by uo word or sign, only
. . .. ». . . . .
by her livid face, and by those awful
.. . , , , . „ .. ...
eye«, that looked for all the world like
' . .... . .... .
*onie brilliant metallic surface, upon
, , . ._
which a strong light was shining. She
« , ... . *.
cast one disdainful glance round the
m m .
room, which had the effect of partly aub
. . ... . . . f .
duing the uproar, and set herse f to her
t||g | t
•ha nee.'
you than she can me.
off, thinking the challenge won t be ac
cepted.*
It is only a put
minutes he was as rigid as a
corpse and as helpless as a child. The
expression of her eyes was something
fearful; the whole audience, including
his companions, were hushed ii to
silence; even 1 shuddered as I looked at
her. She used her power 'mercilessly,
asking him questions of the most «acted
nature, to all of which h© replied undiH
guisedly. The moment her eyes were
off him, the young fellow fell down In
strong convulsions.
"There was an awful consternation in
the room. People rushed upon the plat
form to tender their assistance. Judith
stood aloof, leaning upon the
gloating malignantly over her work.
Well, an soon as he recovered, they put
him into a cab and sent him home, one of
his companions accompanying. But the
challenger, who had caused the commo
tion. remained behind until all the peo
ple were dispersed, and then walked
home to our hotel with u«. He not only
confessed that no blame could be attach
ed to the young lady for what had oc
curred, but very handsomely apologized
for hia rudeness in doubting her power.
"He came into our private room and
supped with us. He was remarkably
curious about mesmerism, and asked
an infinity of questions concerning ita
powers and effects. It struck me that
he had some motive underneath these in
terrogations beyond mere idle curiosity,
for he seemed to ponder over our
ewers and revolve them in his mind.
"Well, of course the sensation in the
town was something marvelous.
e turned crowds away from the
doors nightly. Strange to say, the young
man who had caused the sensation
every night, and persisted in desiring
to be again mesmerized, although he
still looked shaken am! pale from the ef
fecta of the first experiment. This, how
ever. I would uot permit. Judith seemed
"In tw«
piano.
;h
au
Fur a
Vcck
• h .
to have acquired some etrauge fasci
nation over him; he followed her like
n shadow. Hut she would ecarcely deign
to lo4>k upon him; she seemed always to
feel a great contempt for those who were
amenable to the mesmeric influence. To
our other frieud, her behavior
different. He came pretty often to the
hotel, and ,1 frequently found them in
private confab together. I could not un
derstaud what a handsome swell like
that could find to admire iu bony, red
haired Judith.
"Well, the last night came. 1 had left
the hotel about 5 o'clock in the after
noon to walk round the town with
bill poster. When the time came to
open the doors, the checkers came to me
to say that Mr. Stokes,
taker, had not arrive»!.
Judith's dressing room door,
not there. In an instant it darted
my mind that 1 w
had bolted!
"I went off to the hotel. My suspi
cions were verified. They had left, hag
and baggage, immediately after 1 had
gone out. I went to the station, and
found they had booked for Peterborough:
but there all traces ceased, and fr<
that time to this 1 have never heard of
th*in. It will be warm for them if ever
1 do, for they completely broke me up
—after saving them from starvation,
too!
was very
"Ml
•ho waa money
I knocked nt
8lie w
unon
sold—that they
"Mr. Rodwell—that waa the swell's
anil hia friends disappeared nt
Then I discovered that
they were strangers iu tbe town—had
ouly come down for the shootiug season.
The only person who could have given
in* any information—the landlord of the
hotel where they put up—had received
hia caution, and pretended to know
nothing.
"But the strangest bit of the whole
story la yet to come. This very night,
just as 1 waa going down to the prompt
wing, during the third act of the play,
I saw a swell talking to Mlaa Gibson,
in the third entrance. Hia face struck
me In an Instant as being familiar; but
the moment I heard hia voice all doubts
vanished. It's acme years since we met,
and he wte not more than two or three
nam
the same time.
nnd twenty «t the tim® bat I recopnixed
Mr. Rodwel! in a moment. We had a
little private chat together, and he »lip
ped a couple of eovereigna Into my hand;
but 1 couldn't get anything out of him
about the Stokeses. He pretended to
know nothing of their disappearance that
night, and never to have seen them since,
which 1 know to be a lie. However, 1
feel a little curious to kuow who my
gentleman himself may be. so l aet
young Jack Brindle, the call boy, to
watch him, and I warrant he won't lose
sight of him."
CHAPTER XVI.
It may be imagined with what breath
less interest I listened to Mr. Mont
gomery's story, for It is almost needless
to remark that in Judith Stokes sud her
father I recognized the Rev. Mr. Porter
and his daughter. The events related
could uot have occurred very loug before
1 was sent as a little child to Taber
nacle House. But this early connection
of Judith with Mr. Rod well w
w'bat puzzling, for l had never seen
him c
about eighteen months before I left it
Once, while the narration was proceed
ing, I debated within myself whether I
should inform Mr. Montgomery of the
identity of "Bill" Stokes with my lote
master; but for various and obvious rea
sons 1 decided in the negative.
But another was not
the mention of the red hair and the
strange eyes of the girl, I saw Josloh'a
face assume an expression of more live
ly interest, which gradually increased as
the narrator proceeded to describe Mr.
Stokes' love of open air preaching. He
dared not hazard a remark until the
ended, as Mr. Montgomery's
wrath was a thing not to be disregard
ed. But the iustant the last words were
spoken. Jusiah burst out:
"I'll forfeit my life. Professor, If I
don't know where to lay my hands upon
him this moment!"
"What! Bill Stokes and his daugh
ter?"
so me
to the house farther back than
reticent. At
story w
"The very same.
la lie a man with
stubby black hair, a large mouth, nose
twiated on one aide, and crooked legs?"
"That's the man."
"Then it is no other than Old Snuffles
that Silas hna just bolted from. I rec
ognised him In a minute—didn't }ou.
Silas?"
I was now compelled to confess that
I did; but much against my will, na I
foresaw that this discovery would bring
to light all that I ho ardeutly desired to
keep concealed.
(To !>• continued.I
NO MORE LIGHTNING RODS.
Out of Favor, Though Still Credited
with Blight Value.
Lightning rods have fallen Into deep
every where nowa
days, but they are valued least by the
hasty people who once valued them
most, and those who really kuow the
most about them still credit them with
a measurable, though small, amount of
protective power—If properly
structed and maintained, as they hard
ly ever are. For those who consider
even a slight diminution of the danger
of lighting worth securing at some ex
pense In money and a good deal of
care, the weather bureau offers Infor
mation and advice prepared for It by
Professor W. S. Franklin, of I>ehigh
University.
The first desideratum Is what the
electricians call a "good ground" —
that Is, close and permanent connec
tion with a large mass of high elec
trical conductivity, like dump soil or
an extensive system of metallic pipes.
The lightning rod itself should be a
wide baud, a thin-walled tube or a wire
cable, rather than a solid wire, for so
Is the conductivity of a given amount
of metal largely Increased. And of
extreme Importance Is It that the
course of the rod to the ground should
be ns short and straight as possible.
If the pathway provided for the
"bolt" be devious the Impatient mes
senger from—or to—the clouds will
not follow It, no matter how much Is
spent for glass or other Insulators,
while If the path be straight the Insu
lators are needless for any charge the
rod can carry.
What happens when a od light
ning rod Is put to test Is thus described
by a man who went through the expe
rience at a mountain hotel In this
State; "I was standing on the piazza
when the most fremendous shock or
concussion conceivable took place. I
bad a sudden sun dazzle In the eyes, a
bitter taste in the mouth, a violent
singing In the ears, a pungent, sul
phurous odor In the nose and a severe
headache. Then I learned that the
house had been struck by lightning;
that Is to say, that the conductors bad
functioned effectively and uad safely
conducted the electricity Into the lake.
Instead of the discharge falling upon
the hotel and wrecking It."—New York
Times.
disfavor almost
1*011
Thotr Glory la No More.
Cashmere shawls are still made, but
tbelr glory bus departed and tbe cheap
and seductive aniline dye has dis
placed the soft and beautiful colorings
In the old-time vegetable dyes. The
men who understand their manipula
tion have gone to more lucrative fields
or else they lie lu humble graveyards
hard by tbe straggling village streets
of Cashmere.
The cashmere shawl Industry re
ceived Its deathblow during the Fran
co-Prussian war, at the breaking up
of the French court The shawls were
brought to France for the great Napo
leon and fashion Immediately set her
seal upon them. But when the court
of Napoleon II. crumbled In the dust
the vogue of the cashmere shawl fell
with It and famine and distress In
vaded the far-away valleys of Cash
mere. Sbadlpore. which was once one
of the centers of the cashmere shawl
Industry, la beautifully located In a
valley at the junction of the Sind and
Jhelum rivers. But the village has
shrunk to a mere hamlet of rickety
houses and the luxuriant vegetation
falls to cover Us bareness and pover
ty. What is left of the shawl Indus
try Is carried on by boys and
who earn from 2 to 8 annas a day,
from 2 pence to 4 pence In British
coinage For this beggarly sum they
alt all day loug at the looms, which
are almost as forlorn as themselves
In appearance, for they date back to
the days of prosperity and are held to
gether by a generous use of string.—
London Answers.
men.
• >i
Dull business prevails In Stockholm,
and the legislators bavs proposed a tax
upon all persons who weigh mors than
123 pounds.
In Indiana consumptives are not per
mitted to teach school.