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VOL. XXVIII. DROPPING PEBBLES IN A'iSTREAMi Drop n nebb'e In th* wntet—qoa’ a splash an’ It Is gone, B.it tli’s hnlf a hundred ripples circilu’ on nn’ on an’ on* Kpreadln*, spreadin* from the centre, flowin’ on oi|t to tlie &6ii, An' th’ nlu’t no way tollin’ whoro th* end id goin’ t 5 be. Rropn pebble in the water—ln a minute ye forget, lint th’s littlo waves a’ flowin' an' the’s ripples circlin’ yet, All th’ ripples flowin’, flowin’ to a rnightv wave has grown, An’ yo'vo disturbed a mighty river—jes’ by droppin’ in a stone. Drop an unkind word or careless—ln n minute it is gone, But lb’s linlf a hundred ripples circlin’ on an’ on an’ on, Tii’ keep spreading spreadin’ from the centre as th’ go, An’ the’ ain’t no way to stop ’em, once ye’ve started ’em to flow. Drop an unkind word or careless—in a minute ye forget, But tii’s little waves a’ flowin’ an’ the's ripples circlin' vet, An’ perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears ye've stirred, An’ disturbed a Ufeet’a happy when ye dropped an unkind word. Prop n word o’ cheer ru’ kindness—jes* a flash and It is gone, But t iie’s half a hundred ripples circlin' on an’ on an' on, Bearin’hope an i joy an’comfort on each splashing dashin’ wave. Till ye wouldn’t b’Ueve th’ volume o’ th' one klud word ye gave. Prop wor io’ cheer and kindness—iu a minute ye forgot-, But th’s gin lness still a’ ewdltiu’ an' the's joy a’ circlin' yet, An’ ye’ve roll -d a wave of comfort Whose sWeet music Can be heard Over miles an'o’ water—jes’ by droppin* a kind word. —Bistnarok Tribune. (THE CHIMES OF LIMERICK 03 shotv that nearly 15 }j A century ago, before the various provinces of j-yv Italy had been cottsoliiUk- W ted in the motiarChieal 1 government) there lived *M iu the city of Genoa a l yoaug man called Gui hoppj Giova i. For many countries the family of Giovani had been makers of bells and chime*. In tlio days of the Renaissance the uatue had been di Gio vani ant there was a palace on the Via Carlo Alberto, but mauy wars, revo lutions and intrigues had reduced the family to poverty. Several genera tions of ardent democrats had de spoiled the name of the “di,” satisfied wiih plain Giovaui. Guiseppe’s father had made some oc the most famous chimes that rang in Italy, but had never succeeded in accomplishing his idea. It had been his great ambition to make a set of chiincs that the whole world would come to hoar, bells of heaveuly tone. The elder Giovani was a hot headed man, a staunch democrat and rattier too free of speech. A few ill-choseu sentences derogatory to the reigning powers proved his downfall, and one day as Guiseppo was hard at work on an odd bell for the Cathedral’s chimes a litter bearing the form of his fattier, with a deadly stab wound in his back, jv& + b. jw jht into tiie dingy little shop and set down before the son. “Giuseppe,” said the dying man, “keep out of politics, and live only in your work. Strive only for your ideal and in the end you may succeed where your father failed. Aim for the very highest aud may God grant that you accomplish it.” A year after his father’s death found the yoaug artisan hard at work in his shop. When his father died he had made a vow to accomplish the ideal that his father had vainly straggled for. The bench at which he was work ing was rough-hewn, long and broad and littered with a confusion of tools, bits of metal and unfinished bells. On one corner of the beuch was a collec tion of toning-forks of various sizes and metals. To one side of the touiug forks lay a dusty old violin aud a slen der silvor-mouuted flute. Iu the rear of the shop was a small furnace, a half dozen moulds and a heap of scrap metal covered with dirt and dnat. The ceiling of the shop consisted of several heavy beams covered with rongh boards to which hundreds of spiders had fasteued their webs. From one beam hung suspended an enor mous bell fitted with a long slender clapper capped on the end with a large brass knob. This bell was inscribed with strange characters—a relic of the last crusade. Guiseppe was polishing away with a sanded cloth on the aurfaeo of a bell that already shone lustrously iu the dim light that struggled through the little windows iu the front of the shop. His fingers fairly flew as he turned, twisted and rubbed the shiny bowl of metal. A rough cloth suc ceeded the sanded one and iu turn made way for one of small texture. Then the bell was hung on a little metal frame somewhat like a gallows in construction. A drawer was opened and a bundle of cloth produced from its recesses and swiftly unrolled to reveal a highly polished and properly wrought little dapper which the young mechanic deftly fitted in the inverted bowl of the bell. A piece of twine was attached to a little knob on the bulb of the clapper. A gentle pull and a subdued silvery tone filled the narrow confines of the shop. The tone swelled until it fairly rang, re verberating from wall to wall, from rafter to rafter seeking out every nook and cranny of the shop, dying away at last in a little shudder of delight. The young Genonn had clasped his hands together and listened with an agony of intensity, straining bis ears for a scintilla of a flaw in the tones, and when the silvery tintinnabulation had died away he leaned back with a sigh of ecstatic relief. Day after day and long into the nights Gniseppe toiled with a fervor and energy almost fanatical. He ate but little and slept only when natural fatigue compelled him. He became thin and emaciated, and liis eyes shone with a feverish lustre, bat not for a single day did he give up his work. One’by one his. bells grew into the size and form ho desired and he gave to each its proper tone. To him tliej’ were things animate; he talked to tbem, caressed, petted and scolded, and each night when lie ceased his labor lie put them away in their al lotted places w ith a paternal care and solicitude. One beautiful August day Guiseppe eat at his bench giving the finishing touches to the last of his set of chimes. Nearly two years had passed since ho began his work. Two years; but a gt-eat Change had takeii pined iti the j appCArance of the ybung mail. His | face was palo aud wau aud his high | cheek bones and sunken cheeks gave , him a deathly look. Finally he hung the last bell on the little metal stand, fitted in its clap per and gave it a gentle swing. The tone that followed began like the sigh of a man, worn aud weatied by a life of hopeless disappointment; it grew in a deep crescendo until it became n knell, a plaint for tlio dead, then died away iu a broken sob. The Oenoan followed the tone from its inception until its last vibration ceased, with an earnestness that made the veins in his forehead staud out and drew every muscle tease; then ho sat back iu his seat with a smile of joy that was almost beatific* The heavenly Chimes | were complete* His Work was done, ■ and now thousands would stand I speechless,struck dumb with the mag -1 nificent melody of his chimes—his bells. He, with his own bauds,would I make such music with his bells that i wherever they were the whole world ; would come to hear them. These were I the thoughts that filled the mind of the j young musician-mechanic as he list ened to the reverberaiing melody of the tone of his last bell. Then he fell back in his chair, tlio color fled from his face; the fever, whicti his untiring energy had kept oIT for so long, seized j him at last. The next morning, a neighbor pans i ing by the shop, chanced to look iu at the window and saw the form of the fever-strickon young man lying across his work bench. He went inside, thinking that he might bo dead, and when he found what his real trouble was lifted Guiseppe to the cot he had used for a bed in the back of the shop. A physician was summoned and an old woiuau was sent to nurse j him. For five w’ecks Guiseppe tossed on | his cot raving about his bells—“his glorious chimes”—“his children with j the heavenly voices.” In order to go on with his work in making his set of chimes Guiseppe : had been compelled to borrow. Wliut | little his father had left behind him | hail beon exhausted before the end of j the first year. He had borrowed on | the strength of the generous sum that had been promised him by the cathe dral which was to have his chimes. When lie fell sick and gave promise never to regain his health again the bailiffs came and took away liis chimes to satisfy his creditors. But Guiseppe Giovaui did get well, his health came back, and wh3ii he had strength enough to get up from his couch he went to find his children —his bells. His first thought was to hear agaiu their voices, to make them sing such melodies as the world bad never heard, as no bells had ever sung. And when he found that they were gone be became stupid—he could not realize that Hiey were gone. Who could have come and taken away his bells—bis children, whose conception bad taken years—long years of unre mitting toil? He went to the physi cian who had tended him during his fever aud was told that the bailiffs had come to his shop and takeu them for his creditors. He wont to the bailiffs and was told that his chimes had beeu sold at public sale to the highest bidder—a foreigner, whose name or country was not known to | them. He begged them on his knees I to give him some clue that might lead him to the purchaser. They told him grnffly and uncivilly that it was none of their concern who bought his chimes so long as they were sold and his creditors satisfied. There was a lit tle money over the claims against him he was told—a few liras, but ho flung the offered money in their faces and left them, his heart broken and his spirit gone. That night he sat before his bench in the little shop, his chin resting on his breast, the picture of a despairing and broken man. All night long he sat thus, and when morning came he roused himself and raising his hands above his head, said: “God grant that somewhere in this world of Thine l may again find my chimes—my bells —aud if but once, only once, that I may hear agaiu their voices.” The next morning the Genoan set out with one purpose: to travel the world if need he, to search for his chimes. Day after day, week after week, month after mouth and year af ter year he trudged along from town to town, city to city, country to coun try, vainly seeking his chimes. Part of the time he spent in various cathe drals and churches mending chimes and ringing then to the delight of all whp listened. Before he ba4 even frearilied middle age he was n bearded bid man; bowed and bent and travel worn, but like the Wauderiug Jew he pursued his weary way. The broad waters of the Shannon were colored a beautiful red by the fading rays of the setting sun, which was almost visibly dropping through the trees to the west of the City of Limerick, when au old man with head aud shoulders bent and leaning heav ily ou a stout staff came slowly along the highway that led to a little ferry at the l iver bank. His long beard was as White as suow and hung nearly to bis waist. His face Was swarthy like that Of a tnau constantly exposed to the suu. When he spoke to the ferry iuan it was in a voice used to many longues. The boatman helped him from the shore into his skiff aud gave him his coat for a cushion on the rough-hewn plauk which auswered for a seat. The old man raised his hoad feebly and looked about him. Finally his eyes fell ou the spire of Hereford Cathedral and there they rested, light ing up for a fow seconds with a glim mer of hope; The boatman pushed off from the shore hud slowly and noiselessly the skit!* may its Way across. No sound above the gentle ripple at the boat’s bow disturbed the silence of the ovon itig. Suddenly the faint sound of a bell stirred the air. It increased iu volume—then the note of another boll intermingled, then another and an other, until the melody of a full set of chimes lose and fell in the evening stillness. The boatman, who had rested his oar to listen, turned to the old man in the rear of the boat and saw him standing erect, hia arms out stretched and his face wreathed in smiles of a great gladness. His eyes were raised to the sky with an ex pression of thanksgiving. Ho con tinued iu that attitude until the last note of tlio chimes died away and then he fell in ft heap in the back of the boat. The boatman went to him and laying his hand on tho face of the old mail felt it was cold. Tlio Income of 11 Naval 0(llcr. On about tlio salary of a young clerk an ensign of our navy must dress well, liis wife ami children must; they must Hve in a presentable part of any city; the children must be educated, aud well, somehow. The very nomadism of their lives is a great source of expense, aud there is no es cape from unpaid bills, no living on from year to year in debt, as do a recognizable number of peoplo iu civil life; for a tradesman has but to send his authenticated bill to tho Navy De partment and the delinquent Avill be curtly reminded of it through official channels, resulting iu a court-martia! if his shortcoming is so ofton repeated as to be “unbecoming to an officer aud a gentleman.” But even all this sordid counting of dollars and debts seldom succeeds in subduing, certain ly not in breaking, the spirit of peo ple naval. “Everybody knows what everybody has,” and this fact at once lifts off a social burden whioh is re sponsible for half tho misery of pov erty of tlio “genteel” degree. Then, too, to have even a little, if that little comes regularly and with absolute certainty, is a rest in a country where leisure is still looked at askance. In return, however, an officer gives up his whole life, very often smothers liis talents and ambitious, and is “on guard” every hour of his existence. Politically he is practically disfran chised, must always be for the Gov ernment and remain discreetly silent iu a land given over to “oratory” and in a time of extreme individualism of opinion.—Auna A. Itogers, in the Woman’s Homo Companion. Uvea I.ont Through Fear. “Preseuco of mind when confronted by danger,” said N. P. Berry, of New Orleans, the other day, at the Gilsey House, “has saved many lives, while the account has been more than bal anced by the loss of life through loss of nerve in critical emergencies. Any member of a fire department or other person familiar with such things can give you numerous instances of lives lost solely on this account, and this rule holds true in other cases as well. I remember once walking with a girl and thoughtlessly speaking of a harm less green snake I saw iu the grass behind her. She become paralyed with fear, and, before I could preveut her, backed directly on the snako. A friend of mine, who was in a fire, told me that his wife became so frightened that she insisted on going into a closet, from which, screaming and struggling, he had to rescue her by main strength. Ou the other hand, I >nce knew a woman who, driven with her sister and two children to take refuge on the fourth floor of her burn ing home, first threw her children, then compelled her sister to jump, into the waiting net, and then calmly and uninjured made the descent her self, only to go into hysterics wheu it was all over. Presence of mind can to a great extent be cultivated, but it is largely inherited. My brother who is as brave a man as I ever knew, has an unalterable and unconquerablo fear of a thunderstorm, which, try au he will, he has never been able to overcome.”—New York Tribuue. Clerical riillounpiiy. Dr. Westcott, once traveling from Peterborough to London, sat iu a car riage with a comfortable Yorkshire clergyman, with a long upper lip and a self-satisfied expression, who bought a pottle of strawberries and ate them with great enjoyment and comfort, Then he wiped his fingers and threw the basket out of the window with great deliberation. A passenger from the corner said: “A dangerous thing, Bir, that is.” After a moment’s gen ial reflection the clergyman, looking round, said with a sweet smile: “We live, sir, in a world of risks-Ar gonaut. THOMSON. GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 0. 1900 BRITONS WALK INTO A TRAP Once Again They Underestimate Strategy of the Burghers. LEFT THEIR ARTILLERY BEHIND Broadxvood’s Command Hake* Hasty Retreat With Trans vaalers In Close Pursuit Advices received at London from Bushman Kop, under date of Mnroh 81st, stated that the British force com rnsuded bjr Cdlonel Broadwood, con sisting of the Tenth Itussars, House hold cavalry, two-horse butteries and a force of mounted infantry under Colonel Pilcher, which had beeh gar risoning at Thabanchn, was obliged, in consequence of the near approach of a largo force of Boers, to leave theij position Friday night. Colonel Broadwood marched to the Bloemfontein waterworks, south of the Modder river, wherelie encamped at 4 o’clock Saturday morning. At early dawn the camp was shelled by the enemy from a near point. Colonel Broadwood sent off a convoy with the batteries, wbilo the rest of the force remained to act as a rear'guard. The convoy arrived at a deop spruit, whore tho Boers Were concealed, and the entire body walked into ambush aud was captured, together with sir guns. The loss of life is not great, since most of the British had walked into the trap before a shot was fired. LONDON DISAPPOINTED. A Loudon special of Monday morn ing says: General Butler’s anxious in quiry whether British officers will ever learn the value of scouting comes back with enforced emphasis to the British public ou receipt of the tidings that a convoy with guns has walked deliber ately into a Boer ambush within about twenty miles of Bloemfontein. Lord Robert’s own report of tho affair, if yet received by tho war office, has not been published and no no oount of the affair is available to tlio public except the dispatches from Bushman kop. Nothing call be said, therefore, regarding the exact extent of tho British misfortune. Evidently 001. Broadwood thought it necessary to retreat in haste from Thabanchn, as he marched all through Friday night, apparently followed by a considerable force of tho enemy. Tho convoy and guns had to pass through a deep spruit which tho Boers had occupied. Six of twelve guns, comprising two batteries, all the wagons and, it is feared, many men, fell into the hands of the Boers, whose daring, displayed so near Bloemfontein, shows that they are rapidlyrecovering heart after their rocent reverses. The hope is expressed that General Colville will recover the convoy and guns and extricate Colonel Broadwood from his difficult position. Severe criticisms nro hoard re garding the renewal of the old mistake of underrating the Boers and tho ab sence of proper precaution. No doubt the affair will revive Boer hopes aud inspire confidence among the enemy at a critical moment. Great things are expected by the Boers of the new commander-in-chief, General Botha, who has made his rep utation wholly during the present campaign. Foreign officers serving with the Boers have expressed surprise at his tactics. Tho proof of continuing Boer activity in the Free State will compel greater circumspection on the part of the British, and will probably delay the march of Lord Roberts northward. Detailed accounts of tho fight at K/iree Siding estimate the Boer forces variously from 3,000 to 5,000 men. Brabant’s horse occupied Wepener last Thursday unopposed. Lord Methuen has issued tho follow ing notification at Kimberly: “I have received instructions that if any disturbance occurs west of tho Vaal river, my force is to return and punish the rebels immediately.” Bid Ml TIGER LIQUORS Found By Treasury Agontii In Charleston’s Custom House. Treasury agents in their search of the custom house at Charleston, 8. C., found blind tiger liquors by the whole sale. Charges were made that the “blind tigers” had government pro tection by allowing their liquors to be kept under bond. Ix-Scnator Gibson Dead. Ex-Senator W. H. Gibson, of Mary land, died Saturday morning from heart disease at the residence of his brother, Lieutenant Gibson, of tho navy, in Washington, where he had resided since his retirement from the senate. CLEVELAND BREAKS SILENCE. He Says Now He Hopes the Hay Treaty Will He Hat I fled. Former President Grover Cleveland has relaxed his customary reserve as to the discussion of public and politi cal affairs, and in the course of an in terview expressed himself in approval of tho Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the neutralization of the Nicaragua canal. Mr. Cleveland added that h§ Jioped tho treaty would be ratified. GOVERNOR IS UPHELD Chief Executive of Idaho Has Many Supporters. PjriTION IS PRESENTED TO ROOT. The Signers Declare Situation at. Cocur d’Alene Was Critical ami Troops Were n Necessity* A Washington dispatch says: Clov brnor Steitnenbfcrg,- of Idaho; called at the wtir department Saturday aud pre b mted iu person td SecretArf RflcJt the petition to which he referred while under examination before the house committee on military affairs iu favor of the retention of tho Federal troops in tho disturbed mining districts. The governor had refused to produce the petition before the committee until he had first submitted it to the secre tary of war, to whom it was addressed. The petition bears about 12,600 sig natures, aud cities that all of the sign ers arc citizens of Idaho and of the county of Shoshone and tho CJoeur d’Aleuo ifiining district. They petition that the secretary of war he allowed A a small forco of federal troops to to main in the quarters provided for them and occupied by them at the town of Osborn, Shoshone county, for as long a time as Governor Steunenberg may think their presence necessary for the preservation of peace aud order. Tho citizens also express their ap proval of all the acts that have been done by the governor and the officials of their state to preserve peace and or der and to bring criminals to justice. The petition says that some of the acts of the state authorities may ap pear to people at a distance to be dras tic and severe, but tho signers, who aro familiar with tho conditions which ex isted for several years prior to the declaration of martial law last May, know that drastic measures were nec essary to stop the band of conspira tors, who, shielding themselves behind the name of the labor organization, li id created a reign of terror and ty r nny seldom equaled iu the history * i the community. Iti conclusion tho signors beg to slate tho efforts of the governor and the state officials, assisted by the mili tary officials, have brought peace and good order to tho district and given an impetus to all business interests and a sense of safety to all people, which are highly appreciated, and for which the signors are grateful. REVIVAL OF OLD CUSTOM. Itotli ItianclicH of Motliodlftt Church Tit Meet t- Same Time In Washington. For the first time since 1801, when tho Baltimore conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church divided, the two organizations, the Methodist Epis copal und tho Methodist Episcopal church, south, will meet simultane ously in annual conference iu Wash ington duriug the week. The Methodist denomination in the United states divided in 1844 on the question of slavery, hut the Baltimore conference remained undivided until shortly after the outbreak of the civil war. Since 1861 there have been two Baltimore conferences. The sessions of the Methodist Epis cojml church will be held at the Me tropolitan M. E. church, and Bishop John M. Walden will preside. The M. E. church, south, will meet in the Mount Vernon church and Bishop W. A. Candler, of Georgia, will preside and make tho opening address. ROBERTS EXPRESSES SYMPATHY. Wires Condolence to Kruger On the Death of Deneral Joubert.. Lord Roberts lias sent the following dispatch to President Kruger: “Have just heard of the death of General Joubcit, aud desire to offer my sincere condolence upon the sad event. Would ask you to convey to General Joubert’s family an expres sion of my most respectful sympathy with their snd bereavemeut, aud to assure them also from me that all ranks of her majesty’s forces share my feeling of deep regret at the sudden and untimely end of so distinguished a general, who devoted his life to the services of his country, and whose porsot al gallantry was only surpassed by his humane conduct and chivalrous bearing under all circumstances.” BOTHA IN COMMAND. Yount; floor General Has Keen Appointed to Succeed Joubert. A New York Herald dispatch from Pretoria says: General Louis Botha has been ap pointed to succeed General Joubert as commander in chief of tho Transvaal forces. Twenty-Five Lunatics Aboard. Tho United States transport Sher man sailed from Manila Sunday with a battalion of tho Fourteenth infantry, Captains Richard T. Yeatman, Armand Lasseigne and William S. Biddle, Lioutcnants Robert Field and Oliver, 175 military prisoners and twenty-five insane men. DEAD BROKE IN CUBA. Many American* Are Financially Stranded and De*titute In the Island. The war department has been ob liged to sound a note of warning to restrain over-confident Americans from flocking into Cuba without re sources. General Wood has made this a matter of special representations to Secretary Root. He reports that there are quite a number of such Americans completely stranded in Cuba, whoiq he is unable to relieve, SENATE PASSES BILL Porto Kican Tariff Measure Goes Through Upper House. VOTE WAS FORTY TO THIRTY-ONE Republican Victory Was Anticipated and There Were No Surprises. The Porto Rican tariff bill was passed through the senate Tuesday as was anticipated. The vote was 40 to Si There were sixteon absentees, kill of them faired. Of the Republicans, all voted for the bill except Davis of Minnesota, Frootor of Vermont, Wel lington of Maryland, Mason of Illi nois, Nelson of Minnesota, and Simon of Oregon. Seuator Hoar was paired against the bill. Mr. McEnery, of Louisiana, was the only Democrat paired for the bill. The Vote was approximately what had beon prophesied for it. With the eight paired votes, the total would have been the 48 which was Seuator Foraker’s estimate. There was much excitement at tho capitol during the entire day. Tho building was crowded with Visi tors from early morning, and during the speeches of different senators the galleries were crowded to their limit, and hundreds who came for a sight of the scene wore sent away disappoint ed. It was an interesting and memora able scene. Tho fact that the ulti mate result was oertqin seemed to make no difference with the Washing ton crowds, whioh were on hand in as great force ns if the vote of a single senator would decide the result. The debate was nuder tho fifteen minute rule and the speeches, were, therefore, Bhort, but they were to the point. When the hour of 4 o’clock was reached the chairman announced that the votes npon the pending amend ments and upon the bill should be taken. At tho suggestion of Mr. Foraker, tho committee amendments which had been passed over wore reverted to and adopted without discussion. Mr. Davis of Minnesota then offer ed his amendment providing that no duties of imports or exports shall, af ter the passage of this act, be loviod or collected on any articlos imported from the United States into Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into tho United States. Mr. Davis demanded the yeas and nays. The amendment was lost — 30 to 40. Without division two other amend ments offered by Mr. Davis were de feated. Then Mr. Nelson, Republi can, of Minnesota, offerod his free trade amendment. The ayes and noes were ordered and this amendment,too, was lost, 29 to 41. After an amendment offered by Mr. Spooner, Republican, of Wisconsin, making a slight change in the meas ure had been accepted by Mr Foraker and agreed to, two amendments offered by Mr. Bacon, Democrat, of Georgia, one being n substitute for the entire hill, wore defeated without division. Following is the detailed vote upon tlio measure: Yens—Allison, linker, Bard, Carter, Chandler, Clark of Wyoming, Cullom, Dehoe, Depew, Fairbanks, P’oraker, Foster, Frye, Gnllinger, Gear, Hanna, Hanshrough, Hawley, Jones of Ne vada, Keane, Kyle, Lodge, Mcßride, McComas, McMillan, Penrose, Per kins, Platt of Connecticutt, Platt of New York, Pritchard, Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stew art, Thurston, Wetmoro, Wolcott—4o. Noes—Allen, Bacon, Bates, Berry, Clark of Montnna, Clay, Cockrol, Cul berson, Daniels, Davis, (Rep.) Harris, Hcitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Kenney, Lindsay, McLanrin, Martin, Mason (Itep.), Money, Morgan, Nelson (Rep.), Pettus, Proctor (Rep.), Simon (Rep.), Sullivan, Telliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Vest, Wellibgton, (Rep.)—3l. The only chauge iu the pairs on tho final vote related to Mr. Beveridge, of Indiana. Mr. Clark, of Montana, an nounced that he understood, if pres ent, Mr. Beveridge would vote for the bill. He therefore transferred his pair to Mr. Itawlins, Democrat, of Utah. This permitted both Mr. Clark and Mr. Hauna (Mr. Rawlin’s pair) to vote. PROBATE JUDGE MISSING. Governor McSweeney, of South Carolina Order* luvestigation of Hl* Books. For several days it has been rumor ed iu Columbia, S. C., that H. H. Branson, master and judge of probate for Orangeburg county, had disap peared and there have been various estimates of the shortage in the mas ter’s office, ranging from SIO,OOO to $15,000. The governor instructed the clerk to take charge of the office and records of judge probate and make immediate investigation and notify him as soon as possible the status of affairs, also to investigate the books and aecounts of the master’s offleo and report re sults. TO EXHIBIT TROPHIES. Dewey Sword and Loving Cup Will Be Deposited In Museum. Admiral Dewey has dooided to de posit his entire collection of trophies in the national mnsenm, including the sword presented to him by congress and the great loving cup prooured by popular subscription. His object in so doing is to give tho public opportu nity to view the collection, whict} is ouo of great value and interest. NO. 9. DEWEY IS OUT FOR PRESIDENT Admiral Says That fie Will Run as an Independent. RESCINDS HIS FORMER DECISION Through the New York World He rtake3 Announcement ol His Candidacy. A special from Washington says that Admiral Dewey authorizes the New York World to announce to the Americnn people that after mature re flection, and in response to the earn est entreaties from all parts of the country, his former dsoision not un der any circumstances to run for the presidency is rescinded. A World correspondent snw the ad miral at his home iu Washington. Tuesday evening. Admiral Dewey said: “I realize that the time has ar rived when I must definitely de fine my position. “When I arrived in this coun try last September I said then that nothing would induce me to be a candidate for the presidency. “Since then, however, I have had tho leisure and inclination to study tho matter, and have reached a different conclusion, inasmuch as bo many assurances have come to me from my coun trymen that I would be accept able as a candidate for this great office. If the American people want me for this high office I shall be only too willing to Berve them. “It is the highest honor in the gift of this nation; what citizen would refuse it? “Since studying this subject, I am convinced that the office of president is not such a very diffi cult one to fill, his duties being maiuly to execute tho luws of con gress. “Should I be ehosou for this exalted position, I would execute the laws of congress ns faithfully ns I have always executed the or ders of my superiors.” Admiral Dewey did not stute which party’s nomination he would accept. The reporter asked: “On what platform will you stand?” and the admiral replied: “I think I have said enough at this time, and possibly too much.” RIOTOUS PORTO RICANS. Large Hob Assembles and Attacks Laborers—-Troops Had to Be Called Out. A special from San Juan do Porto Bioo says: A crowd of about 500 per sons gathered Monday nt a pier under construction by the E. B. Jenks Cos., of Now York, intimidated the native carpenters nnd forced thirty-five of them to quit work. The present rate ts. wages is 81.50 per ten-hour day. The leaders of the movement demand ed and eight-hour labor day. At noon Thursday a mob of over 10- 000 peoplo assembled nnd attacked the St. Thomas laborers. There were 150 policemon on duty, but they made no attempt to disperso tho crowd, and a oompany of infantry was called out to preserve order. The crowd was not violent beyond beating a few men. The agitators were headed by Santiago Iglesias, late delegate to the labor con vention at New York. The leaders from St. Thomas refus ed to return to work, being afraid of attack after hours. The workmen who were satisfied and willing to work were forced out by the so-called union leaders, with tho result that the na tives will not be engaged. The com pany has cabled to the United States for twenty-five carpenters. They will arrive on the next steamer. The pier is now protected by soldiers. DOCTORS ARE INDICTED. Licensed Physician* of Atlanta, Ga., at War With Other Practitioners. War has been declared by the licensed physicians of Atlanta, Ga., on oil medical practitioners in the city who do not hold regular diplomas. Asa result of the crusade which has been instituted four iudictmouts were found by the Fulton county graud jury. The defendants are Professor W. R. Price, Dr. John Swanson, Dr. W. C. Van Valen and Dr. G. K. Wood ward. Each of tho accused men is charged with a misdemeanor, and the bonds have been nlaced at SSOO. Allan Brooks Lynched. Allan Brooks, the young negro who assaulted Mrs. F.W. Hart near Bloom ingdale, Ga., was identified Tuesday afternoon and lynched. Brooks ad mitted his guilt. General Bates Makes Progress. A Manila speoial says: General John C. Bates has peacefully occupied Surigao, Cagayan, Iligan aud Misamis, in the island of Mindanao. A number pf rifles and cannon were captured,