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IOTJMES IsCwEEK VOL. 45. THE TRICKSTERS FOILED BY MARY BOYLE, Author of “ASsap Rodivivus.” “Miss Appleyard's Pupils,” “Geordle,” Etc. ■, • . Copyrigh hv Mary Boyle. I was traveling from London tc_* s,n CCk» _ in at Darlington, even burgh. . Being anxious to monopolize as much of the compartment as possible, I took a first-class ticket, for I had any amount of work to get through during the next four and twenty hours. While in London, an business, a tele gram came to tell me of the death of a junior member of our firm; who had died, it was believed, leaving his affairs hope lessly involved. A bundle of invoices was forwarded to see if I know anything of them, and it was these that I Intended going into during my Journey north. I had the carriage to myself uhtil we reached York. Then my privacy was in vaded. A lady joined me. I gathered to gether my papers as we steamed out of York station, purposing to reward past labor with rest. “May I trouble you to close that win dow?” “Certainly.” I closed the window, and discovered that the speaker was rather a pretty wo man, about 30. She was very well dressed. With a lame apology for being tired, I took full possession of the one section of the carriage that was allotted to me, arid with shoulders well wedged between the cushioned walls, prepared to go to sleep. i'May I ask if this train stops at Dar lington?” ’*! thing it does.” “And at Durham?” “Yes." “Thank you.” After that my question er silenced. I fell asleep. At Darlington I woke up and looked out Os the window. The rain had cleared away. A blue sky had replaced the threat ening clouds which hung above, and real ly there seemed promise of a fine after noon. Somewhat refreshed, I roused myself, Intending to be more agreeable toward my fellow traveler; but when the train came to a standstill, she stepped out upon the platform and began pacing up and down In the stiff journeyer style. As I sat watching the lady I noticed a * man come hurrying into the station; he showed the collector his ticket, passed through the gateway, and then Joined her. “So, so,” I said to myself, noticing the gratified expression which flitted across each countenance, culminating in a look of intense satisfaction, “it’s the old,old story. Weil, Ive been in the same way myself scores of times, and wouldn’t for the world mar anyone’s joy. You can have it all your own way, my friends,’’ and thinking this. I settled myself as if in sleep again. The lady returned, albno however. Thus I concluded that the man had got into another compartment. As there was no indication that I should become an objec tionable third party, I took the liberty to open my eyes. Glancing round as the train shunted back, previous to making a final plunge forward, I saw that the man , was not left upon the platform. He evi dently was in the train with us, for I had seen him present his ticket. “You have had a long sleep,” remarked the lady, adjusting her wraps and belong ings, viewing me critically the while. “How I do envy you, to bo sure. Fancy sleeping in a train.” “Why not?” “I should be afraid of something hap pening.” “Such as?” “Why the train might go off the line.” “I was never a good hand at conjuring up horrors," I said. “Then you might be robbed." “Ha! that is a very different matter." “Being a man, I suppose you don’t know what it is to be nervous.” Then she grew communicative—too com municative for my way of thinking. I’ve a distinct aversion to confidences at the hands of a stranger, especially If that stranger be a woman. 80 I took refuge behind “The Times.” and no more was said until we neared Durham. Before the train pulled up my communi cative friend grew very fidgetty. She craned her neck out of the window, and peered into every face upon the platform that was within her vision. There seemed an unusual number of passengers, chiefly of the gentler sex, and J fancied that a Dorcas Society or the honorary mem bers of some aged Spinsters’ Benevolent Union, must have arranged for a general oxodua. At last the lady gave u start of recognition, and 1 wondered if another fellow would meet her here as at Darling ton. I hud ray doubts and misgivings, you see. She has been so flatteringly cor dial towards myself that I doubted her honesty of purpose. Again 1 was wrong in the surmise. A young girl stood upon the platform. A girl yet In her teens, with light fluffy hair encircling a pretty, yet miserable ’ face, and it was she that my lady was on the alert for. On sighting her the girl began a series of pantomimic gestures, calculated to at tract attention. Having gained her object the lady was all smiles. “Oh, pray, come in here,” she ss»id. “There is plenty or room.” But to tny surprise the girl’s eyes met hers In unfeigned wonder. The door of the next compartment was thrown open. “Not there, not there,” cried the lady, alighting. “Do come in here.” "But yours is a smoking carriage," said tfie girl. “8o it is. Now, I never noticed that. But there la only one gentleman in, anil he does not smoke,” Already the adjoining carriage had re ceived Its complement of passengers, the guard whistled, and the girl seemed to have no other alternative than to enter our compartment, though evidently against her will. Just as the station mas ter gave the final signal. 1 saw the Dar lington man pass by our window. Then apparently changing his mind he wheeled round u;>on his heels, took a furtive look in my direction, and, opening the dpor with a key which he took from his vest pocket, entered the carriage. No one took the slightest notice of him. and he very quietly disposed of himself in a cor ner opposite to me. This was very curious. I had witnessed the meeting between the U) e dtln News. 4 THE MORNING NEWS. 1 -< Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. J ( J. H. ESTILL, President. J was seated av uv. albow they passed as strangers. “I noticed you looking about. You seemed so lonely that I determined to take you under my wing,” the woman began, addressing the girl in the most concilia tory way. This flattering announcement was re , ceived with dignified silence. The girl bowed. “You remind me so much of my young est sister.” The girl smllfcd. “You are exactly her hight and figure.” “Really,” vouchsafed the girl. “Yes, you are extremely alike, so much so that when I saw you on Durham plat form I could scarcely keep my eyes off you.” “Was that why you were so determined to have me in here beside you?" and a bright smile broke over the girl's face, as if she were pleased matters had been so satisfactorily explained. Quite evidently the undue familiarity had bothered her. “And you too remind me of someone I know, and yet you are strangely unlike Ann Beresford.” As she uttered the name the Darlington man started ever so slightly. I saw it, and my wonderment grew. “Then I also remind you of some body you know. Now I call that a coincidence, but," with a thinly manufactured sigh, “I trust that the semblance does not call up such sorrowful memories as mine, for my dear little sister is dead, d-e-a-d! has been dead nearly two years.” “I am so sorry,” exclaimed the girl, with unmistakable sympathy. “She was my whole world," the woman continued. "Pray don’t cry.” “I’m not drying, dear,” gulping down a refractory sob that would not ripen to a tear, "only the likeness has been too much for me, and I’ve had such a dismal journey (Thanks!) that I’m afraid I have got into rather a low key. How very fool ish. Why, I am making you quite mel ancholy, child, I do declare.” “Oh, no, you are not. Only I feel sorry for you.” “Well, well, don’t let me depress you,” and as a terrier might shake off the dew from <his coat, so did this loquacious indi vidual throw off her bald attempt at “fetching sorrow.” The confederate, as I may call him, after placing his hat upon the rack, had re sumed an air of consummate noncflal ance. Looking neither to the right nor left of him, he behaved himself as a typ ical English traveler—silently unapproach able and equally uninteresting. He sat directly opposite to me, as I have said, so that I had opportunity of studying him very attentively. » The first thing I remarked was that his mouth had ugly curves in it. Then his eyes were at fault; they were bleared as if from dissipation, and there was a cunning cast that foreboded ill to any one who dared him » return a Roland for an Oliver. Lastly, although he was well habited as became a gentleman, there was an ill-kept trim about his finger tip that went strongly to belie first impressions. “Now, isn’t that lovely,” exclaimed the woman, pointing to a pile of masonry in the distance. “Don’t you call that view splendid?” “It is fine,’ answered the girl, briefly. “So peaceful, sa> lovely, so still,” in rap turous tones. “Fancy that castle standing there for hundreds and hundreds of years! And we live, and we die, and are forgotten, but that monument of beauty will remain there forever.” “Hepti!” from the Darlington man's throat. “Have you read about the Pyramids of Egypt?” “I have seen them.” "Well, Mathew Arnold once wrote about the Sphinx—‘The sad, grave eye of the Sphinx,’ he said, ‘watching calmly the fleeting generations.’ If he didn’t say that he said something very like it. I’m a shocking bad hand at quotations—especial ly classics, but I always thnk of Mathew Arnold and his Pyramids when I see structures like that. ‘Fleeting generat ions'.' I feel so insignificant, such a thing of the hour, a pigmy! Do you un derstand me?” “I Can hardly follow.” "Ha! you have no Imagination.” “No, I am very matter of fact,” ans wered the girl. I saw a sarcastic smile hover around the Darlington man’s lips. He cleared his throat again; this time ominously. The lady interpreted the bronchial affection as I did. She ceased. “Are you going a long journey?” in quired the enthusiast after a while. %, To Aberdeen,” said the girl. “So far. and without luggage?” “Yes, but I shall return to-morrow.” Some one will meet you, I hope?” "Certainly." “Pardon me for these inquiries, but it is not mere curiosity, child. The likeness— oh, it Is marvellous;" then lapsing into business-like speech, "Do you know, Aberdeen well?” “Not at all.” “You have never been so far north, I presume.” The man must have thought that this catechising had been carried far enough, for he purposely let fall his stick, which ' he had passed aimlessly from hand to hand, and It dropped just at the girl’s ' foot. "I beg your pardon," he cried, excusing himself volubly for his clumsiness; then, with some show of gallantry. “Did my j stick strike your foot?” “No," she said. This was the opening he wanted, and i until we reached Newcastle they were « a merry trio indeed. I might have been a dummy for any thought or attention that was bestowed on me. At Newcastle the man alighted, and I, meaning to keep an eye on his movements, followed. I hovered around the bookstall, and saw him coming out of the telegraph ! office, pencil in hand. And hurrying up from the refreshment room came the wo man. She must have slipped out directly I left. I stepped on one side, and saw 1 them meet under the clock, and engage In spirited conversation. He produced the telegram, which she scanned eagerly. Then giving a satisfied little nod, as if the contents pleased her. she hurried through the gateway, and after waiting a few minutes the man followed. This showed very plainly that though in league thqy did not wish to be seen together. CHAPTER H. As I Joined them: "See what I have here." the woman was saying. opening a box of bon-bons. "No. thank you,” answered the girl. “Take one." “No. thanks." “Why?" I “I have, a headache.” The girl’s manner was quite changed. I was pleased to observe this. Her man ner was chill, collected, entirely unap proachable. perhaps, during our absence she had been turning over in her mind the unwarrantable cordiality with which she had been received, and now she would effect a discontinuance by stand-offish ness, reserve and silence. But it would have taken a far cleverer individual than this little maiden to resist the friendly overtures made by this irre sistable woman, who spoke of cooking classes until you smelt the tarts burning; who attacked Gen. Booth until you won dered how the w’orld held patience with him; who abused Peter Robinson until it evoked the listener’s wrath; who spoke of tinned meats with a recklessness that was appalling, and finally wound up by de riding Paderewski, while lauding some lo cal banger of her ken up to the skies. Never before had I remarked the range of an illiterate woman’s mind (?). She had no sound knowledge of anything, but seemed to have a grip of the whole encyclopedia. No one coUld call this bab ble conversation, but it helped to make a tedious journey shorter, and effected what was aimed at. In time the girl was won over—coaxed into speech. By dint of “Now don’t yous,” and “Isn’t its,” these harassing little questions provoked re plies, until the thin veneer of reserve was rubbed off, and the girl was brought round into friendliness again. Directly this came about the woman cooled down. She had gained her object. Then the man had a pleasant word to say, and so time wore on until we neared Berwick. “Perhaps you will take a chocolate now?” asked the woman, producing a case and handing it. It was not the one she had offered previously. “No, thank you,” said the girl. “To tell you the truth I don’t like sweetmeats, besides I feel a little sickly.” She was a lovely little creature, clad in deep mourn ing, and when she was animated a bright flush mantled her cheek, making her com plexion charming. “Try if my smelling salts will revive you,” chimed in the man, offering a small dark-colored bottle. He raised the cork, and the girl held it momentarily to her nostrils. “What peculiar salts,” she said, retain ing the bottle. “I never smelt anything like it.,” “It’s the latest craze,” laughed the man. “Chemists, I believe, are always produc ing some new compound in this line. Now, don’t use it too freely,” holding out his hand. “Thanks. It is powerful in its ef fect, I am told. Would you like to try it?” to his confederate. “Ah, yes,’ she said lightly, and took the thing from him. But I noticed in holding it to her nostiils she never un corked the bottle. This made me sus picious. "Do you feel any better now?” in quired the man at length. “It has quite cured my headache,” an swered the girl, very quietly. “Then I am amply repaid. Ladies, I appreciate its lulling properties.” “It has made me feel, bh! so sleepy.” “Exactly." No one spoke for a while. The girl seemed to have dozed over. I wondered at her falling asleep so readily, but per haps she was tired. Some obstruction on the line caused the carriage to oscillate violently. But it did not disturb tho sleeper. Then, a horrible dread took pos session me, a thought too villainous to be" entertained. I grew hot and cold by turns; the-X) was a second tremendous jerk, and still tho girl slept on. Vlllian! as convic tion grew upon me, that this should have been enacted before my very eyes. For now I felt convinced that the girl was drugged! My first impulse was to rouse the guiard by means of the communicating cord. But no. Upon consideration they would be too many for me, and a false step now might cost the girl her safety, and me my life. In with such creatures as these— who was safe? The best thing I concluded was -to keep my head cool, and wait until we reached Berwick; so I just remained to all outward appearance as if nothing unusual had happened, while puzzling my brains as to who and what these people were, and what they could want with the girl. Instinctively, I felt that she was an orphan. Her deep mourning first led to the suggestion. Then journeying so Tar without a creature to see her off, showed her loneliness. The poor little thing had said that the woman reminded her of Ann Berresford. I was not likely to for get the rame, and the man had started on hearing this. Nqw what could all this mystery mean? As soon as we reached Berwick I had made up my mind to call assistance, but an elderly-looking man looking into the carriage quite took mo by surprise. “Ha! here she is,” he said familiarly. “Why Lvcy, child,” on entering, “I de clare she is asleep. Poor wee lassie,” and stooping down, he kissed her. * «. He was a man bordering on sixty, with a kind, good-tempered face; stout, florid, rather under middle hight, and habited in broad cloth, as became a minister. “She is tired," said the woman languidly, "I would not wake her," arresting the man's endearments. "She complained of a headache before she went to sleep. A quiet doze may do her good.” “And so you have been taking charge of my niece,” said the man, giving a friendly nod all round, and a faf chuckle to me in particular. "Now that is very good of you.” "I took her under my wing at Durham," advanced the woman. “Ha! yes, yes, yes," and looking from one to the other he beamed on each in I turn, and rubbed his hands fussily. “No, I won’t wake her until we get to Edin burgh.” So I had been wrong in my suspicions after all. I began to think that, like, my verbose neighbor opposite, I must be en * dowed with a powerful imagination. It j would have been an ugly business for me j accusing people of a crime like ? That, j With n sigh of relief 1 admitted the fallacy minding other people's business, and the advisability of attending to one’s own. CHAPTER 111. The old parson was certainly a relation. And these other people that I had been plotting against—swearing vengeance at ’ in fact—they were on very good terms with me. Indeed, the woman was thor oughly at her ease, and babbled awav to the old man os volubly os she had done to 1 myself. A weight seemed to have been lifted from my shoulders; perhaps, after all. the girl was only sleeping. I gathered from the conversation that they were all bent on sight-seeing, 1 e “Lucy” and her “uncle,” tho Darlington man. and the lady. It was & coincidence certainly, that they had engaged rooms at the same hotel; but a very happy coin cidence. the uncle maintained, fcr Lucy would be delighted to have a companion of her sex. Finally, it was agreed that they would get on famously. He was a shrewd Scotchman, this un cle. for he cherished his bawbees, and ! calculated that it one four-wheeler would : convey them and their luggage the fare < for hlm?e!f and his niece would be re -1 duced one-half. But a thought flashed SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1895. across my mind, the girl distinctly said that she was bound for Aberdeen! We passed station after station and as time went on my suspicions were con firmed. From their attitude toward each other, and from casual remarks they let fall, I was convinced, in spite of myself, that this third person, this benign, par sonis-looking individual, was none other than a third confederate. Then my fears intensified as the girl slept on, and I knew not what to do. We were nearer our destination, than I expected, and when the train steamed in to Edinburg station I seemed dazed. The confirmed suspicion of wrong, following so closely upon my momentarily belief in their innocence, stunned me, and me.de me think twice before I spoke. A porter opened the door, and the wo man purposely held back until I should get out, saying, for excuse, that she had lost her glove. The men assisted in the search. I gave myself time to think what to do for the best. Caution was necessary. I was waiting £or results, waiting until I should see the girl awaken. I saw that my remaining bothered them. They had noticed that my traps were labelled Ed inburgh. Yet not one inch would I budge. The station was crowded with passen gers, so that escape when I gave the alarm was impossible. But how best to raise an alarm? “Lucy,” said the elderly man, feebly. “Lucy, dear,” he said again. “Bless my soul, how the child sleeps!” “You gentlemen had best get out,” said the woman. “Leave your niece in my charge,” addressing the minister, “while you see to the luggage.” Nobody stirred. The situation was intense. One’s breath ing became audible. Instinctively four pairs of eyes exchanged glances, but it was the woman who took the initiative. “Flease go,” she said, authoritatively. ’ “We women would be alone. Will you go?” she asked me pointedly, her eyes flashing and her cheeks aflame with suppressed excitement. “Yes, when I see that girl awaken,” I answered. “What do you mean?” “I mean when that child awakens I will leave the carriage, and not till then.” “What do you infer?” cried the Dar lington man, springing to his feet. “I infer nothing. That girl is drugged.” You see, after all, what a fool I made of myself. In spite of all caution I blund ered sadly. I was not altogether unpre pared for the charge though. The Dar lington man sprang at me. I parried the blow. He struck again. I ducked, and losing my foothold, slipped, grabbed him in my fall, and together we both went spawling on the platform—he uppermost! “Help! Help! ” shrieked the woman. “Help!” We were quickly surrounded. “He has robbed my husband!” she cried. "Oh, he is desperate. See, my sister has fainted.” I felt a pair of handcuffs close about my wrists. People hemmed me in. There was a blank moment. I looked up and saw the woman and the minister leading the girl away. “You scoundEal!” paid the Darling*OE man, rising and brushing the dust from off his coat, “I was one too many for you, though. Never mind,” to the policeman, “let him go. I’ve given him enough, and he hasn’t got my purse, se here!” producing one. “It was touch and go, though, mind you.” He wound tfjv fttfe speech’ with a self-satisfied grimace, and a murmur of applause rang through the crowd, who ad mired so plucky a gentleman. “You must prosecute,” said the policeman, catching him by the arm as he turned away. This had evidently not been bargained for. The man went white to the lips. “Your name, sir,” demanded the police man. I waited until he should comply. He did not. Then, in a voice loud enough to let everyone hear, I cried, “See that girl they are leading away is drugged. Search the woman. Stop the girl. See for yourselves, if you do not believe me. Because I detected them they have trumped up this charge against me to escape! Stop them! They are a gang of assassins!” “He Is a madman!” yelled the forgiving gentleman making a rush at me. But his further movement was impeded. We Were bracketed togjether, the Darlington man and I, as prisoners. I saw a man el bow his way through the crowd and lay a hand upon the girl’s shoulder. He ordered the mob to stand back. He was obeyed. There was a lull: then a terrible murmur too ominous to be misinterpreted, rqse from the maddened throng, who would have lynched the guilty wretches had not prompt measures been taken to secure their safety—for the doctor’s verdict had been given, and was passed from lip to lip. The girl is drugged! CHAPTER IV.—EXPLANATION. It is a very easy thing to give knowing the facts and having the evidence before me, but it took both time and trouble to unravel the mystery. I will tell you all I know. It appears that the girl, Clara Heywood —Lucy was her name—was left doubly orphaned two months prior to my making her acquaintance, on the unfortunate day she set out to Aberdeen. Rich, with no near relatives, she seems to have berm left entirely to the oare of strangers, for the guardian whom her father had left as sole executor was an old bachelor, who had no fixed domicile capable of housing his ward. It was a difficult prob lem what to do for the best. The* most feasible plan was to send the girl to school, for she was barely eighteen. That was the old lawyer's view of the matter, and until arrangements could be made he got an elderly female as attendant. A most respectable person was Ann 1 Berresford. Her Quakerish get-up quite | captivated the old lawyer, who, by the way, plumed himself on his keen pene tration of character. With forged cre dentials and fine looks, she quite ingra tiated herself in the lawyer's good books. She soon learned how matters stood with reference to her young charge, and al though wide awake enough to strongly approve of the scholastic campaign, she as firmly made up her mind that it should never take place. A fortnight after her father’s funeral Clara and her attendant went to Dur- ■ ham. The old lawyer was unsparing in j his endeavors to do the best he could for poor Jack Heyward's little girl, and Dur ham he considered was exceptionally ad -1 vantageous. There was Jhc cathedral for devotion, and pleasant walks for recrea tion. Yes, upon reflection. Durham was every bit as great a success as was Ann Berresford. It was in this quiet little city that Ann Berresford set her wits to work to devise some means of furthering her own interests. She wrote to Charlotte, her younger sister, who was sharper and wittier than she. Charlotte, in her turn, ! consulted Tom. their brother. Tom was a scapegoat. He settled the matter right off, as ho generally did. There was a strong air of finality about Tom. He took the matter clean out of Char- ■ lotte’s hands, and wrote to Ann straight off. that the c-nly solution to the problem ■ was matrimony. He was quite willing to ■ marry Miss Heywood, provided, after ~,c explosion, there was plenty of cmrtj to i fall back upon. Ann answered by return 1 of post that the money was a certaintv She added as a rider that the difficulty lay with the young lady. Os late she had discovered that Miss Heywood had a strong will of her own. She would do nothing against her inclination.' This was not flattering to Tom. So fair play was thrown to the wind, and foul play resorted to. To make matters doubly secure Char lotte enlisted the services of her elderly fiancee, a retired pawnbroker by repute, a disgraced one by reputation. And then this unique family arranged among them selves what they considered a splendid catch, without a loophole of escape. With his, eyes fully open to the dire consequen ces of marrying a ward in chancery, and, moreover, rushing into the very" teeth of the law, as regards Miss Heywood’s guardian, Tom was quite willing to brave the old lawyer’s vengeance—risk every thing, in fact, for the sake of a comfort able competence in the end. Imprison ment! Once his wife, what could the law do? How could ‘the girl free herself? Ann would keep the old lawyer in check for a few days, and— But it is sickening relating the details. To be brief — A telegram came from Aberdeen one morning forged in the name of Charles Blount, the lawyer, summoning his ward to meet him there, at Aberdeen, on a mat ter of vital importance. Ann turned cra ven, took refug-e under a fit of imaginary spasms. Her indisposition did not, how ever, deter Clara Heywood from Obeying her instructions. Charlotte began her speculative journey at York, met Tom at Darlington, appro priated Miss Heywood at Durham, and was joined by the pawnbroker at Berwick. You, reader know' the rest’. That romantic marriage, w'hlch was to have come off at Edinburg, was frus trated, and instead of emolument alt round, the unhappy family of Berresford received different awards at the hands of justice. All except Ann, she [jot wind of the capture and eclipsed—totally. (The End.) ARMENIAN STORIES FAKES. ' 1 ♦ A Spanish Traveler Says the Outrage Stories Are Exaggerated. Manchester, April 10.—The Guardian that a number of conservative mem bers of the House of Commons met in London on Monday to hear a statement from Senor Ximenez, the Spanish trav eler, who has recently been making a tour of Armenia. Senor Xirhenez denied the existence in Armenia of anything like the widespread outrages which are report ed to have been committed. All of the Turkish soldiers engaged in the suppres sion of the revolt were regulars. They massacred men where they met them in armed resistance, but they did not at any time attack women and children. The total number of Armenians killed, he said, was less than 300. Commoner Commerell, who has just re turned from Constantinople, was present. He denounced the stories of atrocities in Armenia as. unfounded, and denounced the Turkish agent of a prominent London daily as having acted in bad faith in the matter of sending information to his paper. HOME TRIP OF THE HOTEL HELP. The Rival Roads Ont of Florida Not • to Run a Race To-day. Jacksonville, Fla., April 10.—The South ern and the Atlantic Coast Line will not race from Jacksonville to New York on the 11th, as has heretofore been reported. Capt. W. M. Davidson, general passenger agent of the Savannah, Florida and West ern, and A. O. MacDonell, general pas senger agent of the Florida Central and Peninsular, made an agreement to-day to that effect, and jointly announced the fact to the newspapers. While there will be no race for time there will be one for business. The town is crowded with help of the big hotels which have just closed, and representatives of each line are after them red hot. AGAINST FREE SILVER. Senator Palmer to Try to Save the Il linois Democracy. Springfield, 111., April 10.—Senator John M. Palmer has declared his intention of fighting the proposed scheme of commit ting the Illinois democracy to free silver. In an interview to-day he declared that he was in the fight to stay and did not pro pose to be beaten. This statement was brought out by the question whether he had read the recent interviews with promi nent democrats as to his position on the question. To this he replied that he had, and to the personal assaults of Messrs. Heinrlchsen and Merritt he had no an swer to make. The interviews themselves, he said, proved that the call for a state convention was a part of a carefully con certed scheme to commit the party to free coinage. CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL. Alleged Poodle Ordinance Repealed by a Large Majority. Chicago, April 10.—At a meeting of the new city council to-night the alleged “boodle” ordinances, the Ogden gas, Cos mopolitan electric and commercial heat, light and power, were repealed by virtue of the large republican majority, the vote being 45 to 18. Mayor Swift will approve the repealing. The mayor also sent to the council the following appointments: Ex-Aiderman i William D. Kent, to be commissioner of public works; J. J. Badenoch, present clec- I lion commissioner, to be chief of police; I Samuel B. Raymond, oil inspector, and W. H. Tatge, prosecuting attorney. JABEZ BALFOUR ON SHIPBOARD. The Defraudey No* Allowed to Land at Bueuo» Ayres. Buenos Ayres, April steamer Tartar Prince, with the fugitive defrauder of English building societies, Jabcz Spen j cer Balfour, on board, is still detained i here by low tides. Yesterday the criminal judge of Salta sent officers on board the steamer to demand the surrender of Bal four. The captain of the ship communi cated with the British minister on the subject and the latter official laid the mat- I ter before the foreign minister. The re sult was that the foreign minister sent a detachment of soldiers to prevent Balfour from relanding. DOUBTFUL OF THE DIVINITY. A Professor in Randolph-Macon Col lege Resign*. Richmond, Va„ April 10.—Dr. Richmond M. Smith, professor of Greek, Hebrew and Sanskirt in Randolph-Macon College at Ashland, Va- having taken the position that he dees not fully believe in th" di | vinity of Christ‘‘and that all of the scrip tures are inspired, has tendered his resig nation and the board has signified their intention of accepting it. Dr Smith is a brother of the president of the institu tion. ( WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR 1 _ _ „ 4 5 CENTS A COPY. V W) 9Q I DAILY, $lO A YEAR. j I EX-QUEEN LIL’S IMPRISONMENT. She Is Now Privileged Io Walk in Any Part of a Ten-Acre Park. Victoria, B. C., April 10.—The following Honolulu advices, up to April 2, have been received here: “Yesterday, by the advice of her physician, the ex-queen re ceived permission to walk in any part of the ten-acre park around the execu tive building, after the close of office hours, at 4p. m. Sihe has heretofore been restricted to the use of the verandas ad joining her apartments. It caiinot be learned that the executive contemplates any change in the place of tier imprison ment. * “Os the political prisoners in the public prison, Gulick and Ashford, particularly the latter, are in wretchedr health. Sew ard also is very poorly. Rickard and Marshall are at present on the sick list. All five are in the hospital ward, which is comfortable. “There are about fifty in all of the polit ical convicts -in this prison. Last Sunday over 300 of their friends visited them. It is considered necessary hereafter to re strict the frequency of visits. Many na tives have inquired of members of the government whether they would be al lowed to form annexation clubs without taking the oath of allegiance to the re i public. They have been informed that there was entire liberty in such matters, but that there w r oul.d be no treating on the subject with the United States except through this government.” It has been determined to convene a special session of the legislature within a few weeks. The leading item of busi ness will be to authorize the sale of the crown lands. A lav.- for this purpose has been carefully prepared by President Dole, with the es pecial view of meeting the wants of small farmers. This law will open up large areas of choice coffee and other lands to settlers. MASONS AND CREMATION. The Order Decides That Burning Is Not a Christian Burial. Philadelphia, Pa., April 10.—Cremation services have been officially declared by Masonic authority not to be Christian burial. The question that has brought about this decision arose over the mak ing of arrangements for the funeral of the late Charles H. Relsscr, the well known restauranter. It had always been Mr. Reisser’s wish to be cremated, and after his death his family decided to fol low his wishes. Mr. Reisser was also a Mason and was a member of Rising Star Lodge, Oriental Chapter, and of Kadosh Commandery. These organizations were invited to take part in the funeral, but before accepting it learned that it was the intention to have the services at the time the body was cremated. The question was at once raised whether, under Masonic law, this ■would be a Christian burial. The matter was referred to the grand master of Penn sylvania, who is Judge Arnold, and he promptly rendered a decision that serv ices at a cremation not Christia* burial under Masonic law’s. The family, therefore, decided to aban don their original intention. The funeral took place tb-day, and the Masonic or ganization attended in a body and per formed Masonic rites. The body was placed in a vault for a time. FIGHT OF THE SEABOARD. Mr. Hoffman Comments on the Per inisslou Granted the Southern. Baltimore, Md., April 10.—President R. C. Curzon Hoffman, of the Seaboard Air Line, said to-day that the decision of the interstate commerce commission, which permits the Southern Railway Company to meet the cut in passenger rates made by the Seaboard Air Line to Atlanta with out reducing the rate to intermediate points would not affeat the situation ma terially, except that the decision might give the impression that his line was in the wrong in cutting rates. Commenting on the decision, President Hoffman said: “I no longer see any use for the interstate commerce commission. 'That body has virtually given the South ern Railway Company a weapon with which to fight us, and has repudiated about the only important clause of the act under which it was created. “The long and short haul clause of the law has been upheld by all the courts, and I am surprised that the interstate commerce cojnmi«sion should be the first to nullify it. I cannot say at present what we will do next, but we are able and ready at all times to protect our rights and property.” GEORGIA’S NEW INSURANCE LAW. The Attorney General Called on to Construe One of Its Clauses. Atlanta, Ga., April 10.—Controller Gen eral Wright to-day requested the Attor ney General to- place a construction upon the clause in the Venable insurance brok ers law passed by the late legislature, which provides .for the filing of reports of business done with the insurance com .misioners. Unless this clause is con strued favorably to the brokers they claim that the whole purpose of the bill will be defeated and Insurance thro-ugh brokers made impossible. The letter of the troublesome clause appears to re quire detailed statements giving the par ties insured and the rate of premium charged on • each risk to be subject to public inspection in the controller's office. This the brokers say will put the tariff association companies in possession o-f their business, and would enable them to take up the brokers' policies at a cut rate, the loss to be made good out of a fund made up for the purpose by the associa tion, as has been done in the past, and finally the brokers frozen out entirely, when the old high rates would be restored. A number of brokers have applied for li censes, and the Attorney General’s opin ion will practically decide the fate of the new law. OIL'S BOOM. The Standard Company Offers *1.33 Per Barrel. Pittsburg, Pa., April 10.—The Standard Oil Company, announced to-day that they would pay $1.35 per barrel for Pennsyl vania oil. This is an advance of 8c since yesterday. There has been no material change in price in the speculative market. I New York, April 10.—The Standard Oil Company has made another advance in the price of field oil from $1.27 to $1.35, and the product in Oil City this morning sold up to sl.47’A, with a subsequent reaction to $1 45. No new reasons were assigned for the further rise, the scarcity of product I still being the main factor’at work. Pannill Oat on Ball. Lynchburg, Va., April 10.—Robert H. Pannill, who has been In jail for several weeks charged with aiding and abetting Walker G. Hamner in abstracting and embezzling funds ffc-m the First National Bank, was to-day admitted to bail, and 1 upon the proper security being furnished, 1 was released. Judge Paul, in the last term of the United States court, in this city, fixed the bail at SIO,OOO. ’ |MOHDAYS| I ~A N O ***■ I | THURSDAYS| CUBA WAITING FOR CAMPOS. THE GENERAL TO TAKE THE HELM THE MOMENT HE LANDS. The Present Governor General to Re tire From the Office as Soon as the New Commander-In-Chief Reaches the Island—The Insurgents Claim That a Syndicate Has Been Formed in the United States to Supply Funds to Carry on the Revolution* Havana, April 10.—Brig. Gen. Jose Jim errez Moreno, chief of the governor gen eral’s staff, sailed to-day on the Villa Verde to receive Martinez Campos, w'ho is expected to arrive by the 15th. Gen. Cam pos will land at Guantanomo or Santi ago, and by royal decree becomes gov ernor general the moment he sets foot on land, avoiding the delay attendant upon observing the customary form of taking the oath of office here. Governor General Calleja will retire from office upon notice of the landing of Gen. Campos and will sail for home on. the 20th Inst. Gen. Campos, is expected, to push active operations against the in surgents in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, which is the only section where the insurgents are known to be in any, numbers. The latest advices place the number at 3,000, divided into bands oil fifty to 200 men each. Gen. Bartolo Mas sa is in command. The other leaders are Adjt. Gen. Cespedes, chief field officer) Col. Estaban Tamayo, Capts. Rabi -Perea Estrada, Bello Guerra, Leyis, Capote Su araz, Papas, Vega, Gonzales Arambura and Brea. The insurgents announce that a syndi cate has been formed in the United States to furnish money for the revolution, re imbursements guaranteed from customs receipts when independence is secured. Wealthy and influential Cubans here givo no aid to the insurgents, and declare the uprising a mistake. All three parties hers pledge support to the government. Ths general belief is that the insurrection will be short lived. Gen. La Chambre, in com mand of the government forces in San tiago province, reports roving bands in the mountainous sections, but no massing of insurgents and no rising in other pro vinces. AH are under martial law. Troops are stationed at all towns. Monday a band of forty-eight mounted insurgents invaded Puerto Principe pro vince and were attacked by government forces and defeated. One leader, Panchin. Varona, was killed, another mortally wounded and taken prisoner and a woman and child In a hut killed by stray bullets. Three of the party who laded near Bara coa with Ge. Maceo, after killing the eaptain of the schooner Horona, were cap tured Monday. The others fled to the mountains. The members of the party arrested Sun day in a supposed attempt on Jaruco bar racks, were liberated to-day, except J’edrO Lopez, Gil and Francisco Paz. The others arrested at Puerto Principe on April 5 were also released, including , Marquis Santa Lucia. Tampa, Fla., April 10.—Lyceo Cubano was the scene of one of the most entb’ic iastic meetings to-night ever field here. The occasion was the celebration of the twenty-sixth anniversary of the constitu tion of the Cuban republic. There were 3,000 people present. Including several hun dred ladies, who joined most heartily in the demonstration. The hall was packed with an eager throng. The streets for nearly a block were thronged with Cubans and their friends, and all round the build ing the people stood in great numbers. The hall was gaily decorated with bunting and national emblems. The Cuban and American lings were gracefully wreathed about the pictures of Cuban patriots on, the walls and on the stage. Among those who had a place on th® platform were Ramon Rivero, president of the society, Dr. Dominez Fernando Figueredo, leader of the party here; En rique Callejo, Guallerio Garcia and Jos® Herrera. Senor Rivero, editor of Cuba, was mas ter of ceremonies. The speeches abounded, with fiery patriotism, and the reading of the proclamation of the republic in 1869 by Col. Figueredo was continually inter rupted by applause. One speaker declared "Spain would never take her hands off the throat of Cuba until her grasp was severed by the blood of Cuban courage.” Another said: “The coming of Campos means the re-establishment of the re gema of the revolution, whose anniver sary this meeting Is called to honor. 1 hen the garroted and shot the patriots, outraged-their wives and daughters and burned their homes. The same fate now hangs over the heads of our fair native isle and our blood kindred there. They will be subjected to the«basest cruelties ever heaped upon the heads of a liberty loving people, and they will be called upon to wade through seas of blood, but over and beyond It all lies the pearl of great price, liberty for Cuba. Let them »do their worst, we are prepared for them. We have made up our minds fully to the great struggle, and we are determined to win the freedom of Cuba and redeem her from Spanish bondage at any and every cost. When garrotlng and shoot ing and the outraging of our women and the burning of our homes begins, we shall pay them in kind for their hellish ness. Mark you, we shall not begin these blood curdling outraged and shall only condescend to meet these devilish things on an equal footing when we are forced to do so by their own example.” The speech was greeted with continued applause. Other speeches were made by. Soetro Alfonso, Nester L. Carbonell, Ed uardo Reina, Francisco Diax, and a Spaniard, Sandalia Romaella. One of the principal features of the even ing was the speech of Miss Luisa Sanchez, a charming and intelligent blonde. The speech was made extempore and her every movement was grace itself, while her patriotic eloquence raised a storm of en thusiasm in and around the hall. At the clqse of the meeting the following resolutions was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Cubans assembled in mass meeting indorse the action of the councils in selecting Jose Marti as dele gate and Benjamlne I. Guerras as treas urer of the party, and accord a vote of thanks to the secretary, Gonzale de Quesa da, for his work through Florida in rep resentation of the Cuban delegation. The resolution was at once wired to Sec retary Quesada in New York. Benjamin Guerra, the treasurer, is in the city, but was unable to attend the meeting on ac count of illness. New York, April 10.—The Ward Line steamer Seneca, which arrived this morn ing from Mexican ports and Havana, says that it was learned that while nothing of ficial could be heard of the progress of the Cuban insurrection, the uprising was gen eral throughout and gaining ground dally. Everything is at high tension among the people, and the insurgents have more sym pathyzers than the authorities are willing to admit. Nassau, N. P., April 10.—The British war ship Mohawk has sailed for Fortune Is land, whence cleared the schooner Hono ra, which landed the insurgent leader Maceo on the Cuban coast. The orders of the commander of the Mohawk are to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of Maceo’s sailing. A Publisher Commits Suicide. Norfolk, V&., April 10.—Wallace Gra ham, publisher of the weekly paper, Sat urday Night, committed suicide here to night by taking poison. He was a native of Canada and had been in Norfolk about sixty days. He leaves a son in this city and a wife in Chicago. He came to Nor : folk for his health. He was financially well off. '