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CRYSTAL FALLS, , MICHIGAN.
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! The Fall of the Elect. 1
U BY DOROTHY CONYERS.
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"I do hoje, my dear, that the Is not
one of thotKj dreadful new women."
"I trust not, Indeed."
The deau of Chirchester peppered
his chop with a thoughtful air, and
Mrs. Carberry poured out his tea with a
hand which absolutely shook with ap
prehension. Chirchester was a cathe
dral town which had not traveled apace
"with the rest of the wotld. The Chlr
chestrians prided themselves on their
conservative ideas; they disapproved
ven of tennis, except when played
xnlldly on private grounds, and had
played croquet steadily when croquet
was dead, w ith a lordly disregard as to
their guests' nmusemont. Now that it
had come in again, they played it joy
fully, but still with the old light mal
lets and wide hoops of their youth.
The tnothera of Chirchester read the
new library books with horror-stricken
looks, and little trickles of guilty en
joyment. Cricket, hunting, and the
new "biking" were things their daugh
ters might not do; riding gently along
the roads was ladylike and permissible,
but the archdeacon's wife actually
blushed when a thoughtless person
asked her what safety habit her daugh
ter wore, for Louisa Holroyd's pretty
fgure was hidden in an ample gar
ment made- by the local, tailor, the
cklrt of which came well below her
deepest grievance, her tiny buttoned
boots. The archdeacon's wife was the
sternest and most unbending of the
"select," as the country people dubbed
the church circle. . '
The bishop nnd his fat, merry wife
nad no children, and were given to
laughing leniently at the vagaries of
the new woman. So it fell on the
nrchdeaeon and the dean to keep the
select circle together, and, though
there was a twinkle in the handsome
dean's eye and a swing of his broad
fhoulders that hinted he had sometimes
played brighter games than croquet,
that, as Rudyard Kipling would say,
was "another story,' and, bo far he
and the archdeacon had been equal to
their task.
Today the dean was disturbed as
lie looked on au open letter on the table.
The letter was from a cousin who was
obliged to go abroad for an Indefinite
time on business, and had written ask
ing the dean If he would give his only
daughter a homo during his absence.
"A- bright, pleasant, girl; I feel sure
you would like her as a companion to
your own girl," nnd If the dean consent
ed she was to come in a week. How
w as he to say no? lie was to be liberal
ly paid for his guest, and her father was
nn old friend, lie must write to say
.he would 15 delighted.
"I am glad," said Mrs. Carberry, ner
vously, "that Cissie Is away; very glad.
More tea, dear?" And In sheer absence
of mind tvhe watered the teapot from
the hot milk jug and handed a cup of
tho strange liquor to the dean, who
looked at it resignedly and rose, for he
was an equably tempered man.
"Yes," he wild, "it is nn excellent
thing, for then, if the girl Is at all ad
vanced, there will be time to get her
out of our way before Cissie returns."
A week later. The dean and Mrs.
Carberry stepped nervously forward
as the mail thundered in from London
and discharged its living freight on
the platform; then their eyes lit joy
ously on a girl clad in the quietest of
traveling costumes, who was evidently
their guest.
"Aro you Helen Adair?"
"Ah, yes, and you are Mrs. Carlerry ?"
The girl held out her hand, dexterously
evading the affectionate peck which the
elder hur would have bestowed on her.
She was a tall, slim girl, with big, mis
chievous' gray eyes and jncullarly
dainty hands and feet.
"Such a tiresome journey 1" she said.
"Would you sec to my things for me,
Mr. Dean? Here is the list," and she
vanished in the crowd. The Dean made
his vay to the luggage compartment,
and hnd just finished his tosk when
Helen's voice sounded sweet end low at
his cllxnv. "
"Everything's there, I see. Would
you got a special messenger to wheel
this up, or shall I ride it?" She had
her hand on a Rmart bicycle, which she
was rolling tenderly through the crowd.
If the box next to him had not been
, wicker ono the Dean w'ould have sat
on it and gasped; as it was he gasped
standing.
"My dear, a bicycle," he said, weakly.
A bicycle in the innermost circle of the
selectt
Helen Adair caught the stony despair
in Mrs. Catbcrry's eyes, and saw the
Dean's flushed cheek, and her eyes
danced suddenly as she took in the sit
uation. "Don't you ride one, either of you?"
she said, sweetly. "Perhaps I'd better
ride It up; I'm very precious cf it."
A girl 05 n bicycle following the
Deanery 'carr'tge! The LVnn gasped
again and gave some hasty orders to a
jKjrtcr, and Helen was bundled Into the
wagonette, her eyes looking somewhat
.Anxiously back at her precious wheel.
Rctwcen hcrnatural Kindliness and her
horror at receiving a new woman into
Jier home, Mrs. Carberry spent a rest
less evening, for they soon gathered
that Helen hunted and (kin d and shot,
nnd yet she spoke of noue of .those
thing, but drew the Dean Into an ani
mated rcuvIon on the Trnnasl
question at dinner, nnd told Mrs. ( a
lerry of the latest things In chiffons
afterward. Ti;j L'ca cooll r-t ttlp
thinking he had not t pent such a pleas
ant evening for a long time, and Mrs.
Carberry would huve agreed with him
had it not been for the metal steed re
posing in the front hall. As it was she
thought of the austere archdeacon and
his wife, of Mrs. Green, the doctor's
wife, and others, and she sighed occa
sionally. Mrs. Holroyd hastened to call next
day, and came In with heightened color,
having passed the wheeled monster In
the hall.
"You muTt put your foot down," she
said, sternly, drowning some weak de
fense of Mrs. Carberry as to every one
riding now. "Remember, my dear, no
half-measures; she must not use It
hevre." ,
Then Helen came In, and matters
might have run smoothly had they not
begun to discuss with bated breath one
of the newest books, and Helen joined
In carelessly.' "It's rather clever," she
said.
Mrs. Holroyd dropped her glasses
with a clatter. "You have readthat
--book," she said, dropping each word
out slow ly.
"0, yes," Helen smiled. "It's a very
ordinary book, you know. I rather
agree with the authoress."
Mrs. Holroyd rose slowly; she could
only Bhow how shocked she was by with
drawing her stately presence. "Xo,
thank you, Mrs. Carberry," she said; "1
cannot stay for tea this evening. Good
afternoon, Miss Adair. I cannot under
stand what your father must have been
thinking of to allow you even to hear
that book's name." And, not without
on inkling that her last sentence was
slightly overdrawn, she withdrew, leav
ing Helen to laugh muchly it her anti
quated ideas. And cowardly Mrs. Car
berry forgot to defend her.
There gradually came a rift from
that time among the select; the girls
murmured openly because they were
not allowed to ride bicycles; they
groaned enviously when they saw
Helen's numerous tennis prizes. And
Louisa Holroyd was said to have wept
bitterly 'when she saw Helen riding in
a smart covert-coating habit, and
caught a glimpse of the neat "tops"
which just showed below the skirt. The
elders, to quell the rebellion, were
stricter even than usual to their daugh
ters, and prided themselves more than
ever on their customs not being as
other men's.
Mrs. Carberry was "at home" to the
surrounding country nnd town; cro
quet was being played on the trimly
kept lawn, archery, bowls, even Aunt
Sally In a far-away corner, where
shouts of unseemly laughter were
smothered by surrounding shrubs.
Every one had come, ths-day was cloud-
"ARE YOU HELEN ADAIR V
less, and Mrs. Carberry felt It was all
a tremendoua'suceess.
Nearly everyone hud gone In to tea;
only Helen and two flannel-clad young
men were on the croquet lawn, aim
lessly hitting the balls about. They
had voted the tea-room too hot to bear.
"Stupid game, isn't it?" said one of
the men, as he missed a hoop and hit
the ball away In disgust.
"Yes, isn't it?" said Helen; "and,"
regretfully, "what a lovely cricket
ground Itwouldmakc! I haven't played
for ages no one does here."
"O, lots of the county girls do. Look
here. I came on from a cricket prac
tice. I've bats and a 111 stuck In the
trees over there; let's have up these
hoops, and I'll Ikw1 to 3-ou."
Helen was delighted, and in mo
ment walking sticks nnd an umbrella
represented the wickets, nnd Helen
was hitting distinctly easy balls in all
directions. The dean's portly figure ap
Iearcd at the end of the walk. He
stood still, amazed.
Cricket, Helen!" he exclaimed,
laughing. "If Mrs. Holroyd saw youl
Have you seen a parasol anywhere?
Old Lndy Darner sent me to look for
hers; it's all real lace, and she's anxious
about it."
, ."No, I haven't. I say, Uncle Jos (she
had long ogo said Mr. Dean was too
formal), towi me n ball; they can't
get me out," nodding contemptuously
at the two ofllcers. A distinctly un
grateful speech, considering they had
been only endeavoring to leave her In.
The dean's fingers closed mechanic
ally on the leather-covered ball which
Onpt. Elton handed to him. The trim
lawn failed awny, and he heard again
the triumphant yells of his side at Ox
ford, when, with the victory apparent
ly a certainty for the others, he had
towied three men for three balls (com
monly called the "hat trick"), nnd had
left his side victors b' two runs. He
stepped carefully up to the .walking
tiek which marked the second wicket,
flourished his arm once or twice, nnd
bowled. 1 1 was a nasty, slow ball,
breaking in, nnd Helen's off-stump
went down with a crush.
"What a splendid ball!" exclaimed
the two men, and Helen clamored for
more, "for practice.." The dean laughed
triumphantly. Then Helen suddenly
exclaimed: "Let's have a match. Uncle
Jos, Church Aersus State; Fm sure we
roukl beat those two;" And, before the
deau knew where h was, they had
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who, armed with a rake bundle, w-.is at
the wickets.
"It is very hot," he gasped; and, look
ing round guiltily, he quickly flung his
black exit on the grass and flew to
try to catch a ball which Capt. Elton
had returned to him. Then he stood ap
palled, for the bishop's voice came to
his ears, and, turning, he saw the bish
op nnd his wife standing close behlud
him. "Cricket!" The bishop's pale,
intellectual face was full of 1 nighter
ns he saw the dean, coatless and breath
less, flying for the ball. "I thought this
was strictly forbidden."
"0, my lord, come and umpire; we
w ant one badly," rolled Helen, quite un
abashed, and the dean who had stood
still, horror-strlckeu, picked up the
ball again when he saw the lenient ex
pression on the episcopal face, and saw
the bishop move In to umpire; while
Mrs. Howard sat down on a bench and
absolutely shook with merriment.
Cricket In the dean's garden, It was too
nmuslng!
Dy dint of w hat Helen called poking,
the tw o soldiers had made 13 runs, and
then Helen took her place at the wick
ets. She was really a fair lady cricket
er, and, as fielders were scarce, she ran
up the score to 11 in a few minutes, re
tiring with a cry of disgust as Capt. El
ton caught her out cleverly with his left
hand.
"Now, Mr. Dean, the bishop's wife
called out impatiently, . as the dean
stood hesitating; "go in; there's no ono
to see."
And the dean went in. A rakehandle
is not the best of bats, but the dean
made a mighty smite, caught the ball
on the half volley, and away it went
oer ail the heads Into a clump of
bushes. Once, twice, thrice did the
dean fly to the stick and back his
breath was gone, his face scarlet four
times.
"I can't go ogain," he gasped plt
eously. "You must!" Helen had set her
heart on winning. "One more and we
win; run, Uncle Jos, run!" Hut the
delay was almost fatal,' for, as the dean
turned to run back, Capt. Elton flung in
the ball.
"Run on!" cried the bishop's wife.
"Oh, do hurry!"
"Out!" cried Mr. Ely, banging down
a walking stick.
"O, no; In!" said Helen.
The dean had no breath to nrgue
with.
"In or out, my lord?" the rivals np
lcaled both together to the bishop,
who was holding his sides as he
laughed; but then, what a sight met
their eyes as they turned! The whole
of the dean's large party stood look
ing on, on the edge of the ground, led
by Mrs. Holroyd; and what had they
seen ns they came up? The dean, their
dean, flying coat leas nnd hat loss, up
and down, playing cricket on the sacred
precincts of the deanery, nnd the bishop
cheering him and laughing. How
could the select ever hold up their head
ngain, nnd before all the county, too
the county which they had so often
lectured on Its advanced ways? Mrs.
Hclroyd looked round In stony despair,
wordrt that were too bitter to utter
trembling on her lips.
The dean hurriedly picked up his coat
end hid ns much of his breathless per
son inside it as was possible. The bish
op had decided that he was fairly in,
so his triumph enabled him to faeo
without flinching the glare in the eye
of his circle and his wife's piteous face.
"My parasol, Mr. Dean?" said Lady
Lamer, smiling; "you appear to have
forgotten it."
"I am so sorry," stammered the dean;
"it wasn't here, and I "
Ln'dy Darner put up her pince-nez
doubtfully. "I really believe," she said;
"yes, indeed why, you were using it
for a w icket," nnd she fished the middle
stumj), which was adorned with lace,
out of the ground.
Mrs. Carberry groaned nuriihly.
"It was my fault," exclaimed Helen;
"I never looked nt it."
"Never mind, my dear," said the old
lady, laughing; "you must come out
and play cricket with my grandchil
dren. We'll get up a match, Mrs. Car
berry, ns you don't object to cricket
now. Let me see, shall we say next
weekThursday?" and Mrs. Carberry'
said: "Yes."
"The fall of the select was complete,
for they picked shies and played more
cricket that same afternoon (nanus
the dean); Mrs. Holroyd accepted her
defeat, and w as silent even when Alicia
Holroyd announced openly that she
must come up to try a ride on Helen's
bicycle. Oidy Louisa Holroyd sot aw ay
and spoke no rebellious words, but she
was deciding what color her new habit
would l and whether she would buy
brown top boots or black. Sketch.
(one to the I)k."
A missionary bishop who had been
six weeks In coming to the convention
nt Winnipeg, most of the way in a canoe,
liegan his address by saying that he
would speak for himself nnd for a
brother bishop who unfortunately could
not Ik present, lie was sorry to say
that his brother's diocese had gone to
the dogs! A general gloom followed
these words. He went on to say that
the bishop hnd found so many Inquirers
after religion among the Ilskimos north
of Hudson Imy that he had to build a
church. As there was no wood, he
used whales' ribs for rafters, covering
thein with tanned walrus hide, ami so
n.nde a church to hold 80 persons. All
went merry as a wedding bell for a
time, until the dog grew famished
and ate the church!
Tlirr Hnt One.
Mr. Teniot I don't think I would
put in so much time hunting up gene
alogies, my dear. Adam and Eve had no
family tree.
Mrs. Tenspot My impression is that
they had.
"Indeed?"
"Yes; the apple tree." N, Y. Journal,
Ttae TIilrly-K tnt! Utnrml Atmrmhiy
Convene at LjmibIiik.
Lansing, Mich., May 22. The senate yes
terday passed a bill to provide for a uni
form system cf text Looks. It exempts all
districts adopting the free text-books ty
tem prior to January 1. 1XTJ. and permits
districts to voto themselves from under Its
provisions tf they see fit to do ao. Other
bills have been pasted appropriating lll.ooO
for farmer' Institutes; appropriating $119,
000 for the home for the feeble-minded; ap
propriating Joii.OoO for the dairy and food
commission; amending law by exempting
property of musical noddles from taxa
tion; appropriating Jjo.ooo for an electric
light plant at the university.
Lansing, Mich., May 21 In committee of
the whole yesterday the senate agreed to
the bill appropriating $22,200 for Improve
ments at the agricultural college. Sen
ator Wagar Introduced a concurrent res
olution for the grading of the salaries of
employes In the state departments whose
salaries are not In excess of $1,000. Hills
have been passed appropriating $22.2X) for
Improvements at the agricultural college;
for the Incorporation of the Lutheran
Uund of Michigan; amending the act for
penalty for cruelty to children; prescrib
ing an agricultural course for district
school.
Lansing, Mich., May 2C The senate com
mittee on state affairs yesterday made a
favorable report on a bill restoring cap
ital punishment and passed the Terry bill,
which makes a sweeph.g reduction in the
number of state reports and other docu
ments to be published annually. Other
bills have been passed to require township
boards to make and publish annually Item
ized statements of the condition of
finances; to authorize sale of land by
state board of agriculture and purchase of
other land; for the specific taxation of
gross earnings of express companies at two
per cent.; amending divorce law relative to
support and maintenance of minor chil
dren. Lansing, Mich., May 27. The senate yes
terday defeated the Mil cutting passenger
fares on the upper peninsula roads to three
cents, and the hanging bill, and passed a
bill limiting the bonds Issued by gas com
panies to IK) per cent, of their capital. A
request from the governor to rescind the
resolution fixing May 31 as the date of sine
die adjournment was refused. A bill was
passed providing that the reserve funds of
mutual and cooperative benefit associa
tions te deposited hi the state treasury.
The II ou.
Lansing, Mich., May 22. A bill agreed to
by the house yesterday In committee of the
whole provides a tax of one cent per gal
lon on all beer sold In the state, and a bill
prohibiting the employment of barmaids
was also passed. Other bills have been
passed authorizing county agents to ac
company to the public schools at Coldwater
persons who may be committed there; es
tablishing a lien upon horses for work of
shoeing; authorizing proceedings In chan
cery In relation to the conveyance of lands
by Infants, Idiots, lunatics and other In
competents. Lansing, Mich., May 25. The house yes
terday In committee of the whole agreed
to an anti-trust bill which prohibits any
combination to Increase or decrease the
price of commodities nnd provides a pen
alty for violation of not loss than $i00 nor
more than $2,000. A bill was also agreed
to Increasing the franchise fee of corpora
tions from one-half mill to mills upon
each dollar of the capital stock. ' It also
Increased the minimum fee from $5 to $:t.
Hills have been passed making appropria
tions for expense of Central Michigan
normal school; for the appraisemVnt of
real estate offered for sale at mortgage,
sheriff's or chancery sale, and to pro
hibit the sale thereof; limiting liability of
sureties on bonds of appeal from Justice
courts to two years: providing for similar
ity of studies In Michigan normal schools.
Lansing, Mich., May 25. The Merriman
bill, which increases the specific taxes of
Michigan railroads about $200,000 annually,
was passed by the house yesterday. Other
bills have been passed to punish attempts
,to wreck trains by life imprisonment; for
tse Incorporation of literary and educa
tional societies; prohibiting females from
being employed as barmaids; empowering
boards of control of state Institutions to
draw In advance appropriations during
legislative sessions; exempting Incorporat
ed musical societies from taxation; author
izing secretary of state to charge fees in
certain cases for filing reports of corpora
tions. Lansing, Mich., May 27. In the house
yesterday a resolution was adopted fixing
June 14 as the day for final adjournment.
Hills were passed prohibiting the exhibi
tion of prize fights, etc., and changing
time for selling lands for sale of taxe
from first Monday of December to first
Tuesday In May.
IS MISAPPROPRIATED.
Clinrue of Dlnlionealr tn Adminis
tering Inuin Fniiiiii fund.
London, May 2C Lord lindstock, sec
retary of the Society for the Christian
Succor of India, has received n letter
from Uev. J. O. Denning, an American
clergyman at Norsinghpur, relative to
the dishonesty and incompetency of the
natives, w ho are administering the fam
ine fund. Mr. Denning says that, ow
ing to the action of the Hindoo members
of the local district committee, not n
single half penny has reached the poor
Hindoos. He adds that the members of
this committee oppose nil relief of chil
dren, on the ground that the only or
phanage is Christian, nnd that to help
the children would be helping the Chris
tians. t'msy Men After the Cmr.
Herlin, May 27. The Lokal Anzeiger,
of Alx-Ia-Chappelle, Wednesday pub
lishes a dispatch from St. Petersburg
s.iying that a young artisan has been
urrestcd in the park of Tsar&koe-Selo,
17 miles south of St. Petersburg, where
the summer residence of the emperor
is located, with a dagger nnd n revol
ver In his possession. The prisoner said
he wanted to murder the czar, become
famous, nnd be hanged liko other "he
roes." ,
Tin I'lnle srsle Advanced.
Detroit, Mich., May 27. Advances In
the tin plate wage scale were adopted
by the Amalgamated association
Wednesday which are more radicnl
than 'many of the delegates had nntici
puted. It Is stated that the increases
average more than 15 per cent., nnd
that the rates us fixed arc nt about the
f ame prices which w ere paid before the
introduction of the Wilson bill ir. con
grcf r..
Tho queen of l'ngland, the duchess of
Connaught, the princesses Charles and
Albert of 1'rus.sla, the empress and cm
press dowager of Germany, tho em
press dowager of Russia and the cjuccn
regent of tho Netherlands all occupy
the position of honorary colonel In tho
Germany army.
Count Albert De Mun, the leader of
the CnthoIIo party In the Trance cham
ber of deputies, who has just been elect
ed to fill Jules Simon's seat In the
French academy, is a great-grandson of
Hclvetlus, the revolutionary philoso
pher, and a grandson of M rue, Do Stack
lurerre iniiniii iZrr Zaic t ii ts iS !
Power Anger at Athens.
Alliens, May 21. An armistice be
tween the Turkbh and Greek troops iu
Thessaly, to extend over a jeriod of 17
days, was formally concluded Thurs
day. Constantinople, May 21. An armis
tice waaalbO formally concluded Thurs
day for seven days between the Turkish
and Greek trooia on the frontiers of
Kpirus.
Candia, Inland of Crete, May 22.
The Cretan insurgents have received in
structions from Athens to uccept an
autonomous form of government on
condition that tho Turkish troops shall
be prevlou-sly withdrawn from the is
land. The insurgents appear to ap
prove, of this plan for the settlement
of their grievances.
London, May 22. A dispatch to the
Standard from Athens says that 500
Greek volunteers from America have ar
rived there.
Athens, May 23. The Greek govern
ment as a reply to the notification sent
by Kdhem l'asha, commander of the
Turkish army in Thessaly, that he is
empowered to negotiate the terms of
peace with Greece direct, has informed
the ministers of the powers here that,
as Greece has already confirmed her
interests to the powers, tfiere is no rea
son why she should negotiate directly
with Turkey.
London, May 23. The correspondent
of the Standard nt Constantinople says:
"The peace negotiations continue. It
is asserted that the amount of indem
nity will be reduced to 8,000,000 lircs,
2,000,000 to be paid in cash to Tur
key and G.000,000 to be accepted by Ilus
sia'as part payment of indemnity owed
her by Turkey.
Athens, May 25. The intentions of
the sultan nre greatly distrusted here,
and It Is believed that he Is avoiding
negotiations for peace through the
powers because he wants Kdham l'asha
to march to Athens.
Athens, May 25. The Cretan chiefs
have sent a document to the Greek gov
ernment declaring that they are unani
mously In favor of political union with
Greece, but asking the advice of the
government ns to the best course to
pursue consistently and with duo re
gard to national interests.
London, May 20. The Athens corre
spondent of the Standard says the pow
ers have assured Greece that the porte
will not be allowed to evade the condi
tions of the armistice.
Vienna, May 20. The 'eue Frelc
Presse publishes a dispatch from Con
stantinople saying that Germany has
finally approved the conditions of peaeo
and that the Identical note of the pow
ers on the subject was presented to the
Turkish government Tuesday.
London, May 20. The aspect of east
ern uflairs is less peaceful. Turkey is
pending 7,000 more troops to Thessaly,
nnd it Is said that the sultan has prom
ised his ministers not to relax his hold
ipon that province. The note of the
powers certainly does not yield on a
single point, nnd states even that the
peace conference must be held nt Con
stantinople, hnd not at Pharsalos, but
the sincerity of both Germany and
Russia is doubted, nnd any nign of dis
sension among the powers makes for
obstinacy on the part of the sultan.
It is reported from Vienna that Fin
peror Nicholas has advised King
George, for his own safety, to nppoint a
military governor with exceptional
powers nnd to concentrate 8,000 picked
troops at Athens.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Constantinople says that the identical
note of the powers which was presented
to the Turkish government Tuesday em
bodying the terms of pence to which
they will ngree declines to permit tho
abolition of the capitulations In tho
caso of Greek subjects or the annexa
tion of Thessal', but Is much milder In
tone than was at first understood. Tho
correspondent of tho Times says the
note, expresses the views of the powers
"in n deferentially suggestive form."
London, May 20. The correspondent
of the Times at Athens says: The tor
rent of recrimination, denunciation nnd
bitter invectives which was checked by
tho fear of the Immediate Turkish od
vanco to Athens has broken out afresh,
now that this danger has been removed
by the armistice. The authors of tho
war policy, equally with those who are
held responsible for the disasters, ore
being dragged before the bar of public
opinion.' So far us the ofllcial culprits
pre concerned it Is believed that tho
government will oppoint a commission
of inquiry to punish the guilt'. A
thorough Investigation into the ambu
lance and commissariat departments
will probably entail scandalous dis
closures. I'len for Arbitration.
Washington, May 25. -The national
arbitration committee has issued the
following:
"Tho rejection by our national sennte of
the treaty Initiated In accordance with the
Joint resolution of congress- passed in 18)
and concluded by the representatives of
the t'nlted Rates and Great Hrttaln Jsn
11. 1S97, we tiellevo to havo been against
the. highest Interests not only of the two
nations Immediately concerned, but also
of the world. To our fellow citizens, ac
cordingly, we mako renewed and confident
appeal. T1ie wise advocacy of the great
aiue should bi everywhere maintained.
It remains, therefore, for patriotic clll
tens unitedly to labor until, with the sanc
tion of our national senate, the Intelligent
will of tho people shall be embodied In a
Just and comprehensive treaty for the ac
compllshrnent of that end."
chnoner Lose Her Oev.
Provincetown, Muss., May 20. The
fishing schooner Joseph P. John.sou ar
rived Tuesday afternoon with the death
flag displayed. All her fishing crew of
10 men went astray in the fog on the
western banks on Friday last. The
schooner was seen working her way
slowly past Race point with only two
men on board and her nest of dories
missing.
Sent to Hie !eiinle.
Columbia, S. C, May 20.- Gov. Fllerbe
appointed Representative John L. Me
Luurin to succeed the late Senator Farlo
Tuesday.
I-fer c to litf ...
ler's Gift at baptist ZZtrtins
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 25. After de
votional exercises conducted by Rev.
Emory W. Hunt, of Ohio, the eighty
third nnniverbary of the American Pap
tist Missionary union began in the
Fourth Avenue IJaptist church nt ten
o'clock.
The convention 'was called to order
by Rev. Henry F. Colby, of Ohio, the
president, after which the report of
the executive committee was presented.
After the reading of the report. Rev.
W. II. Cossum, a missionary from
China, arose and said lie was opposed to
retrenchment. "You sent mo to China
to work," said he, "and you can't re
trench me-." You can'l retard the w ork
by retrenchment. I say to John 1).
Rockefeller, or to any man who offers
us money: First consecrate yourself
to God; make your gift clean and wo
will accept 'it. Otherwise we should
not touch it. I don't say this ubout
John D. Rockefeller particularly, ,or
alone, but to all who make such offers."
This statement caused a profound
sensation, and for a moment there was
a painful silence, followed by scatter
ing applause.
A number of delegates followed Mr.
Cossum in opposition to his remarks,
but the chairman finally dismissed tho
matter by saying:
"When our brother has been longer
in this country and become better ac
quainted, lie will modify his views.
The meeting then adjourned without
taking action upon the report under
consideration. "
At the afternoon session Rev. Dr.
Rooth, of Massachusetts, presented tho
report of the committee on nomina
tions. The ballot resulted In the choice
of the following officers, In addition to
members of the board of managers:
President, Rev. Henry P. Colby, 1). D..
Ohio; vice presidents, Chester W.
Kingsley, Hsq., Massachusetts; Rev. D.
D. MocLnurin, Michigan; recording sec
retory, Rev. lleury S. Rurrnge, D. 1).,
Portland, Me. Tho report of the com
mittee on preacher and place, which
wos ndopted, recommended Rev. L. A.
Crandall, D. D of Chicago, as preacher
of the annual sermon. It was also rec
ommended that the place of meeting bo
left with the executive committee iu
connection with the other societies.
EL PASO, TEX., FLOODED.
l.erees of the Illo Grande llreak
Knormuni Daman Iteaiilt.
Fl Paso, Tex., May 20. At one o'clock
Tuesday morning the fire alarm sound
ed to nrouse tho people in the lower
part of tho city and notify them that
the levee had broken, and that the flood
waters of the Rio Grande were rush
ing like mnd spirits through the city.
The levee w hich broke was on the bank
of the canal on Stanton street. Tho
river had reached its highest point sine
1R01. In tv few minutes a large forco
of men wcrcat work trying to check
the nngry waters with sacks filled with
sand, but a second break nbove backed
up the waters on the workmen; nd they
had to retire. The Texas & Pact do
railway, realizing that hundreds of
families were being flooded from their
homes, backed In a largo number of
empty freight cars for the accommoda
tion of the homeless.
Not less than 120 homes were swept
away. Several hundred men ore e-t work
on n new levee. They threw up nn em
bankment on Third street to try nnd
check tho advance of the water which
Is ruuningoveroneof the International
street railway bridges. Tho splash of
tho walls of houses as they crumble and
fall Is mingled with tho cries of i rlght
cned women and children wlo aro
driven from their homes. People re
siding in the lower part of the city havo
left their homes mid moved to the foot
hills of Mount Franklin. Several hun
dred families nro now housed in freight
cars standing in the sea of water.
Should the Improvised levee on Stanton
street break tho water will flood tho
business portion of the city. The ring
ing of tho fire bell Tuesday mornlngj
raved the lives of many people who
were usleep, Ignorant of their danger.
Find Dentil-In IMay,
Chicago, May 24. A rude raft of
boards on which six small boys were
navigating in Mud lake a wide expanso
of water In tho south branch of tho
Chicago river just west of the Ashland
n venue bridge was tho cause of a fa
tality in which fire of the little fellow s
lost their lives. Tho boy who precipi
tated the fright, but whose advice nnd
exumple, if followed in time, would
have saved all the lads, was the only ono
who escaped drowning. He is John
Honis, nine years old, livlngat 513 West
Twenty-first street. The other five boys
became panic-stricken after young
Honis jumped from tho frail craft iu
shallow water, calling upon them to do
likewise, and they finally leaped into
the river where the channel is deep and
were nil drowned. Tho victims ore:
Frank Quinn, aged 10; Charles Co.ntcs,
aged 11; James Coates, his brother,
nged 8; Charles and Albert Svec, twin
brothers, aged 0.
etr Minister to llrnsll.
Washington, May 20. -The president
Tuesday M'tit the followingnomlnntiona
to the senate:
Htate IMwIn It. ConRer, of Iowa, to b
envoy extraordinary uml mlnttr pleni
potentiary of the t'nlted Htates tohrozil;
John jil. Foster, of Vermont, to be consul
of the United Htates ut tfhtrbrooke, gu-i-Wo,
Canada.
War Ilrljr, (Jen. John It. ITrooke, to l
major Kcrcrnb
Mosquito Illle nn Aeeldent,
Frankfort, Ky May 22. The Jeffer
son circuit court decided against Sallio
Omberg, who sued the United States
Mutual association for a 3,000 acci
dent policy on the life of her husband.
It developed that the man died as the
result of a mosquito bite, and the lower
court held that this was not an "acci
dent" In the meaning used by Insurarco
companies. The court of appeals. In
an opinion by Judge lb-mirigg, re
verses the lower court and gics t
Judgment for Mrs. Omberg for $5,0(o,
holding that the mlsqulto bito was nn
Occident.