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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1897)
ROCK ON ELMWOOD HILL , An Irish-American Romance, Written for This Paper. BY WILLIAM J. FLORENCE. rrrAPH'ft it. -ro,itm««a. “Do you know me, Micky Begg?” teethi she hissed through her blackened “Do you know me, I say?” heard of “Indeed, J do. I’ve often you. You are the-” “The Witch, they call mo," she shrieked; "but I'm the mother of Elm¬ wood Kecks, and friend of all who seek mv all.” the little ... fairy “Ho, ho! ha, ha!" and man shook with laughter. Bet s take a drink, Micky.” Now, Micky was never known to re¬ fuse a drink, so he pulled his “caubeen" off his puzzled head and replied; longlife “Drink, is it? Indado I will. Here’s to vmi," and he took a long pull from a " him bv the old cup tendered woman. ills companion, the fairy man, took a drink with him, and danced a jig around the glasses on the table. ”1 never remember seeing the shebeen before,” said Micky, “and I have -rav¬ eled this roail before." “You never traveled it at night be• fore, did you, my lad?” inquired little pointed the old woman, as she put broomstick on a from hat, and, taking a astounded a corner, uiiiiio over to the Micky. ilde, man.'” “Don’t you want a my said she. “You’re a quarolot,"said Micky; “can 1 light mo pipe?” Let help “Of course you can. mo you," said the fairy man as he tilled the pipe, jumping in and out of Micky’s pocket, each time bringing a handful ot nose tobacco dust that had collected in Micky’s coat. The pipe being filled the old lady plucked out one of her gray ha r and striking it against the handle of the broom, It spluttered into a bins damn, from which Mleky lighted his pipe, "Smoke away, mo boy, wo have a long ride. I'll show you many a strange sight this night Now, mount, at once Come quick, it's just midnight,.” Micky straddled the broomstick. A Clap like thunder succeeded this move men!, the cabin disappeared in a tvvink ling and Micky found himself sailing among the clouds, riding on the broom, with the witch for Ids companion. II was ft lovely moonlight night, clear at azuro, and still they went sailing along, The sailing moon, with liko them a In silver the canoe, clear seemoij sea o! blue. M.cky could hardly hold on to Ids frnr earrings and - omn.- . to tremble - ” !' rfaii.ut. niiue -if on-- of your so-called HI- "... 1 !■■■' it the priest te ches you t< b-it- ui. lieinember that it y.. , by any chance, should so far forgot your Heir ,.r me. vour guide, as to speak: the Zt'ou that momont I.'o t°v you VZlZ II fall to the'™?' the ground No fear, ould lady; 1 11 hould on till my finger* crack. ’ They were now fast afppronehing n largo pnrk, or woodland, and Micky looked down on the distance below him, w ltile his hair Htrenmcd out in the night n r lor they were traveling like light- 1 1 "Do you see that park below there in the dl 8 timoeV n siild tho old crone. Ido iiiu'aiu ’ " said Micky in his no Hicat lone \Vell. I’ll show you a sight that will • n largo c'i-IiVc 'fashioned bulUHii.‘!"l.'i|lhts , st i i-.'iitK'-l from its many windows; long rows of carriages, with liveried sor van is etoiiil III the great ball entran - awaiting the crowdedWith breaking up of the ball. the ...... h was fair linii.-t mid hue .............. nut’on the latter-tasist ti tlic e for t, uer to to put 'the r w "iai vi a -tnd • nd •’ l'.t!ok down.* said tho witch to Sticky. “T hey arc g,dug home now; the revelry i-.,V 0 t tl-. V are laughing and chatter lug over the grand success of the affair. The hnmboaio young fellow in the hus •ur uniform is the lord of the manor; but 8 eo, his oyos arc rod with drinking, and as he bids his guests good-night can hardly stand straight on his logs. He is a wild spendthrift, cruel and heart less. You see the lady with the pretty polo fauo at his aitlo. Her sad ami can* worn lea!urea toll the story—she is his wife. 8 ee, they are putting out tho lights; the guests have alt departed.” Hovering over the castle Ylieky ami the witch sailed again downward. “I’ll show you the inside of the castle now. * Tho roof rose from the building, re¬ vealing a superbly furnished suite of apartments. Tho pretty pale hostess was seated In a large chair, her face buried In her hands. She was weeping. The young lord, with hair disheveled and eyes aflame with anger, was stand¬ ing mar. of whining," said he. “I’m tired your •Your conduct to-night gave evidence jf your low origin. You disgrace me, you pauper.” Algeron." cried tin "Oh. -pare me. best poor lady. “I’ve always done my ;o plea-e you, but you are bo cruel whoc you drink.” “Drink!" cried he in a rage. “Prink ’Tis my only refuge from the remom “bratice of my alliance with you—-s fraud, a cheat, a nobody. Why don’t you die?* quiet,* "Micky," -aid the Witch."keep for Micky’s anger was getting the best of him and he wanted to get down and kick his lordship for his cruelty to Uu pretty lady. face, Micky?" said “Do you see her the crone. "Did you ever see it before?’ “Oh, murder!" cried Micky, as he got a good view of the lady's sweet face “It’s our Nora!” “Yes, your child Nora. That will b« her fate if she marries above her sta¬ tion. Come away.” Whiz! Whiz! Away they flew now over a great expanse of water, dottec here and there with vessels of all shapes and sizes, steamers crossing east and west, while long black threads appeared here and there at the lowest depths oi the great body of water. “Wo are over the Atlantic Ocean, Micky. Those black strings you see arc the cables that carry thoughts between the continents. Do you see that land beyond? That is America. A great country, my bov. ’ *Y*s,” said Micky; “and wid—Hi was going to say God’s blessing, but re¬ membering the admonition given him by the witch not to mention the Deity, se added: “With good luck I’ll nevel lave it nor let Nora.” They had now reached the coast, fringed with great cities. The electric lights, steaming lines of railroad cars, screeching of locomotives running from point to point, and the crowded thorough fares of many towns, filled poor Micky with wonder. “Phew! but we are speeding along,' laid Micky. “Yes, darlin’,"said the Witch. “We’re going to the West, the farm lands and prairies. See that pretty white house below, set in the midst of a garden ol Bowers? I'll lift the roof for ye, that you may see t,he Inside of it.” (in they swept, till they hovered over the landscape in the moonlight. “Look, and Micky. Tell me what you see?" tho roof was suddenly lifted, A pretty little housewife sat by the fireside with a curly-headed boy on hei knee The surroundings of the home gave token of peace and plenty. "Listen, Micky, ” said the Witch. “Do you know what day this is?” in ? uired the wife, as her pretty face shon« with tho joy that filled her sou], as hei husband entered. T hat husband was Donnell O’Kourke. "Yes, my darling,” replied the man. ’To-night Is tho third anniversary ol our marriage. To-night, three hand, years ago, you gave me your heart and dear Nora.” “Nora?” said Micky. “Yes, it is my Nora. Ob. how she has grown; and jo .*>. I’d like to kts - the d tin o ms - oi.iitii-.i. ImT t she. Rt re . th „ tnm happii . 8 awaits her. , ,. h- . Mick , Ji.-u ; • -i the drunken lordilng have her. Dot; , give her-” her away to Lady Maud. Don't give “Look,” said Micky, "tho oouple are ^eling in prayer " As the words, “Our Father, who arl n heaven, fell from the father’s lips, the root was L wervd uuou the scene, Micky and Tils weird _ companion and were again on the wing. The prairies were crossed again and ^loe his ^eircl a seoond ooiuiut iia tur ^ed were llj mg Micky over an ins cabin on tho rock of Llniwood. “Lot s look inside, aho said. I p went tho roof, showing Oonah in her bed. She held Nora tight in hoi »Wk Door Oonah had been crying fo. onVonFs'long laslios < teat'- 0 8 i')ark]od^ra ’iimtly on oa-li point like diamonds in a coronet. They were sleeping the sleep of innocence and peace. Nora stirred for a moniont, anti sneezed as if the roollo-s cabin chilled her. “'tied bless us, said Micky, ns was his 'o bit when lie heard any one sneeze. Bang’ b, whir! whiz! the roof wont a ul Mi( . k r< . lt himself whirling n space. With a thump he fell to the ground, lie had dreamed as he lay i-iccp on a rock, ami at the climax of Ms vision had rolled off. The stars sere out and he was sobered enough to see by the position of tho moon, that lL vva-‘ about midm-ht. CUAl'TKll Ilf. THE THAO El) Y OX THE HOCK. Twelve strokes on tho bell in Mrs. Skelly’s clook announced that the min its-hand had again overtaken tho hour land. The Skellys lived in a hut at the >ase of the rock on Elmwood Hill, and n their eyes tho Beggs and the J’Rourkes, on their social and their jhysical altitude, were always objects if prying interest. "Midnight, an’ Lord rest mo tired •yes." said ill's. Skelly, as site stopped moping out through her keyhole with lor right eye and began with her left. ’It’s me belafe that Ol’U he a squlnter night’s the rest av me loife. afther this iratehln’ “ “Then come to bed, ye ould boshuk." Tied Mr. Skelly, “un’ rest both yer lies an’ tongue ’ “ Whist, now, ve buekanu," she said n a whisper. “Dolt Begg is go.n’ up the ifAHirs. an’ that’s what Oi’ve been vaitin* for " He opened the door of the Begg resi lenee with a defiant wrench at the cuob, «nd entered. Mrs. Skelly’s <loor tame simultaneously ajar, and lior head vas thrust out. Her eves were both ride open, and her ears would have H-eis dilated, toe, if she could have had i«*r way. Bv going up to the top of th« italrway and listening cautiously she •ould hear the mingled voices of Dolf md Mrs. Begg. but could not under . ttund their words, except when Dolt mid: ‘I ll have it now or I’ll have your life.” This was followed by gasps and moans from Ylrs. Begg. anu those by a vi mu o - silence. Then Mrs. -ikelly heard Dolt's hand on the knob; out he did not turn it quickly as on en ;ering, and she had time to retreat down the stairs, 1 o retire intj her hut, to reduce the opening of her own door to a mere era-k, through which she saw him come down. The color of his face had changed from red to white, bravado had given place to terror, and the heavy soles of his boots had become velvet. He thrust a bunch of bank notes into his breast pocket, and glanced this way and that in trepidation. He instinc¬ tively turned from the gaslight of a street lamp, as he passed close by Mrs. hkelty’s door, and in doing so looked into a window pane, which, having darkness or its other side, reflected him like a mirror. X'erhaps the uneven glass distorted his features; perhaps a true image was so different from his usual self that in his dismay he did not recognize it; certainly he recoiled from it. and glided out ol Mrs. Skelly’s sight like a frightened ap¬ parition, properly d.sappearing down¬ ward. Mrs. Skelly did not stir until her hus¬ band called to her again to come to bed. Then she tremblingly shut the door and sat down speechless in a chair. It was a full minute before she found voice to say: “I do believe there’s bloody murthei In'Beggs’. Lares wise, Dolf’s g -no wid the money. Gee up and go for the po¬ lice. ” Skelly would net. move. He com mandecflber with much distinctness am repetition to lock the door and mind fl¬ own business of going to sleep, riht resolutely put on her bonnet and shaw and starred for the nearest police sta tion, where she did her errand so wildly that five minutes of questioning was clone before any sort of understanding could be obtained of what she had seer and heard. Having at length ascertained that * robbery h#d probably been committed the poihgl fciame captain obtained Dolf from No Mrs Skelly tl of Begg. do scripttajSLx" him was necessary, for sev eral of the officers in reserve knew liln as one of the precinct’s foremost catel row dies, and they wore sent out to him, ’Ore Captain and a detective wen to the*house with Mrs. Skally am rapped at thq Beggs’ (lour. 1 here war no response, and the officials opened it Mrs. Begg was dead. Her body lay oi the bed, contorted as by a dying sting gle, and on her neck were the mark! that Doll s hand had made in choking her. “It's murder,” said tho Captain to the detective. “Hurry to the slation and send out an alarm. Be quick!” Micky Begg returned at this juncture, He encountered the announcement o! his wife’s death before he reached the rock. He was dumfounded when thej said she had been murdered, and when they added that Dolf was the murderei he cried: *N 0i no; Dolf couldn’t have done it!” But (i moment later, while he was 'ifeless face, two officers led been enught within b nself accused of a crime "Did you id the money? the Cap tain asked of he officers. “Ho had it i his pocket,” was the re p i y . prison'r The pol£. was taken away, and the regained in possession of the premises. until morning that Nora, T It was not returning haoie from an overnight visit (o a „ inXlioThumble ir j f r j, n d. knew what had hap p 0D ed household. Don ? B0 n had no success in his efforts tc om{ 0 rt, her. tut she clung to him in he. ioff an4 th p declarations of mutua i 0V e wer4qu|te syjupath^^iitl naturally a part outbreake of his tenders of T T her of emotiOT. JIE&+ riiArWS^iv. * ^ rvi The prosecution.-pfJDolf uuhmdesU. He took the reg ular course was com mitted by a coroner s jury, tnuicteu oj a grand hiry, and.tried by an oy,-r ant, tormmeflm*'. ajjadow of Not doubt one of of all the the juror, had a a Attempt pnso ner’s guilt. His first Ms to steal his mother’s money. return, as witnessed by Mrs. Skelly, and the sounds woman, followed to**™^ by 1 Ins *™ 1 !lii_l)t ****^ with 1 tin *?, money, his quick arrest wnh the roil of notes still m Ins pocket—all and make tho proof pdsitivo. The $100 more was spent ill his defense. His lather was a-stated by the O'Kourkes' father and sou. Tie two families now lived in ad joining tenements, for the rock tin ,111m wood Hill was being blasted a\vay. said “But to tijla ’{isn’t sister, any m use one Nora of his tfcefcHow ietr/^it momentk; might “I’ve got to swing lea* n|L'i|fjtS[l ifeijU&d you hJr, as well save the roe#«lp'e Killed though I didn’t thRaW»ef“ her life-4 only the cash, but .Li i.rHi«|.,i- y n l 1 intontmn ,nt ent ‘ on *”*£;•' ,, any difference, i,* ao . tong as , I wa*ci rnnuD tlng a robbery. Yes. I m sure for the follows. nevertheless, tj Nora hugged him and leclared'excitedly that O’liL'kh they shouidn’i to,.-vet him. Phelim was •till more d 0 IDOnstratiY 6 . Ho duxotec (nniself . to wild and . wholly , ineffective „ .. fiTorts in the young man s betialf. Boot Kora was broken-hearted, and Donnell, the •>»» reasonable person in the al¬ dieted party, was unable to afford any He listened sadly to his sweet heart’s tahit expectation that Dolts jurors wopld not condemn and verdict him. Bm of did, course, no murder Jn the first degree was evei more unhesitatingly death given. and Yhe all sen this f nee of came next, * as accomplished within three months *Her tho homicide. Mr Nannery, the senior counsel ft r the prisoner, recen ee 8 at is office next t.ay fiom 1 helm; j-’Kourk . The man a face had new wrinkles his form was lowed, hts eyes "ere res ess, and his language dtsoon n *p^ed. hit do rn, _ said the lawyer, kindly, , . O’Koui te took off his hat, and let him self drop nto a chair in a way that m dicated care for bodily ease. “Can anything more bo done foJ Dolf?" he asked. Mr. Nannery shook his head. ‘•Will you read to me once more th< legal definition of murder in the firs e v" Ihe lawyer r.ad r-^ort the statute, which declared the premeditated and in ten tional taking of human life, excep' when done justifiably in self-defense, to be murder in the first degree; also, the provision which rendered the intern lion and premeditation unnecessary elements in case the assailant was a the time committing a robbery. "Then „„ I understand, , , „ O’Kourke , , con tinued, “that there is no possible hop* of saving Dolf?” “\*ot the slightest The case was ut buppose there had been no robbery Are there no conceivable circumstances under which the deliberate killing oi Airs. Begg, powerless as she was. would have been justifiable under the <a W " v” v „ 1 on are certain . of „„ that? “Certain." On the day before the one set for the hanging of Dolf Mr. Nannery entered the Supreme Court chambers witl more bustle than was usual with him and , elbowed ,, iv his way impolitely ... , to the. ,, front row of lawyers, all of whom wert anxious to be heard first by the Judge “If your Honor plutises,” he began, “1 have--” ”1 think Mr. Fitch is before you, Mr Nannery, ' gf.id the Judge. “I am sure your Honor and Brothei Fitch will excuse me,” the perturbed lawyer rejoined, “if I am persistent. 3 wish to move for a stay of proceedings in the case ol' Dolf Beggs, who is under sentence to be hanged to-morrow.” Everybody was instantly interested and willing to give him precedence. "The circumstances are peculiar," he continued, with a strong effort to assume his accustomed dignity of demeanor, ‘I need have no hesitation now in say ing that I believed the prisoner guilty, and did not anticipate the any penalty. interference Half with the infliction of an hour ago I received a letter from one Phelim O’Rourke, and, with youi Honor’s permission, I will read it.” Hr. Nannery had some difficulty in keeping his hands from trembling wfcTt* | je unfolded scams sheets of paper. He [-(-- 1,1 as follows from a document on which, manifestly, the learned Irishman had spent much care, in spite of tne mental excitement which must have attended its composition: i ' EAR Mn. Na.wekv In this iette- I g i v e you the means of saving Dolf from tne gallows, in order to do so I must first tell you that on the evening of Mrs. Begg’a death 1 attended a meeting of the Kosmic Club, which was au association of persons (or the discussion of social science. It was “J® alfefceDtntyseTf were to quit Urn** city n a fow days. Some of them, however -an be brought buck to testify us to the pap er which I read on that occasion I -end you the manuscript with this letter. You will find H embodies my belief that. In the interests of humanity, the law of pbyicaLsufferlng. the remainder of life would othlrwt-e be simply a protraction of agony. I outlined a plan by which, on the application of tho invalid, an examination mould he made by three physicians with a 'lew“as^sibM^If S^'bo^sVa^ro”- thev’re c« „i y constituted authority should, at j is creticm, order that death be caused in some painless manner. You will find that my argumonts are very full and care fully considered; but the gist of them was f>at the endurance of much useless suffer "LnUve to'‘soMuVS' to‘remove^ and lop eless Invalid to die at will. I went fur t-hef, and held that an extreme degree of mental distress resulting from great sor rows that could never be assuaged, ought .0 legally entitle a person to tho relief of ‘tie houg^erhaps. 1 surmHo“of r 'my tSSi cSm“°anions “wTsTnlTa va^ '"t l ey ^{"Aor^'u^^Tl^Vthe long Mrs. Ull , awful experiences of u.y neighbor, SejrKj , in ,i UI1 elaboration of an idea vlijch j h . 1( 3 previously broached in the dub’s meetings. On getting home. I learned that Do.f legg had attempted to rob his mother. The .itne-inz of so much misery made mo >ity her keenly, iben she told me of the p^bllUv^ver. whlchTbad“°lonJ ,-„ owu , a nd of liis opinion that she might tve j„ constant torture six months longer. iCnowlng how sincerely she longed for the !a so of the grave, I thought it was cruel that she was compelled to keep on living, did n«i.believe that she woo ui commit sul :ld& Next evening, as her husband wa* "S^l^tal lllleA On Qy way . t-hrouzh the streets I meditated „ the p ., )r creature’s case in the light of nf paper on the legal extinction of life for ncurabies and could not help regarding uch a measure as truly humane. But I ‘»d no thought of a practical demon,tra ion untt - ame o m rug s >re. Alongside the huildta? stood carboys of iclds. as usual, for they were deemed too nflammabie (or storage inside. Each was t in large letters, anf the words Hydrocyanic Acid” caught my eye. I this was a poison so deadly that, it Mie i instant y. and left no trace behind “ M I hastened away in downright hor or. but within a quarter of an hour 1 was here again, Sly wistfully looking at the car* toy. repugnance was giving way to easoo. The store had been closed for the igbt. Should I pull the hell and arouse he clerk to fill my vial with medicine. My tand was ©ft the knob Why not obtain ome of the - poison instead aud u»e it? i he reject rapidly fascinated me, I was aware hat hydrocyanic acid could not ordinarily ie bought, owing to its dangerous quali ies. and was sold only for cert an purposes f manufacture Here was the opport unity o obtain some, and without inculpating uyself. I waited until midnight, when the treet was deserted. Then with a heavy tone 1 broke btf the proiruding glass top f the carboy, being careful to keep away rom the fume which arose from the open ug. Nobody heard the crash, and. after matching awhile from a safe distance. I ■led a string to my vial, cautiously low »red it Into the perilous liquid, drew it out talf full, set it on the sidewalk, stuck in he cork, wiped the acid from the outside * ith a paper, and put it into ay pocket, fb* druggist will, of course, recollect tind- n? the broken carboy in the morning. I vent home without having fully resolved, Hter a1 '* to u>e the poison. When I entered the room in which the ^or woman lay she was moaning piteously, »ut was unconscious Dolf had just tied, .fter choking her and getting the money rom un der the pillow, and Mrs. Skelly had ,-one for the p .ice. I did not know this, lQ( \ supposes she was having one of h«.r ;ommon attacks. Her writhings decided ue. I would release her spirit from the >ody which held it in 3uch awful durance. . dropped some of the acid from the vial nto her mouth. The effect was instan .aneous. She died with scarcely another notion. Unable to endure the sight of shat I had done. I stole out of the house, Nobody saw me enter or depart. But 1 soon realized that it would not do to stay iWa -'» I compelled myself to return. Then asasfr»*r*wr^rss murderer. The dms eif that he was a narks of his brutal assault were on her throat, and the phystciaus found other tvidence of strangulation; but the poison which killed her left nothing to show that t had been used. You are aware, my dear Mr. Nannery, ot ny efforts to save Dolf from conviction, ln( j [ 10W they failed. No suspicion rests on me. and I could safely let him be hanged. out I must not do it. The revelation which ;his letter makes will save him from the tallows, and he may emerge from State prison, where ,1 suppose nb “l“e of rob bery / will send him, a reiormea r man. a.s fo raej t acl convinced that my act was aiurder in the first degree, according to the aw of the State, hut I as firmly believe hat, at the tribunal where I shall go to be >udged, it will bring me reward instead of punishment. Yours respectfully, Phelim O’Rourke. “T r nder such circumstances, your Honor.” said Mr. Nannery, “I ask for a day' of proceedings in the case of my ilient.” "Your motion is granted.” the Judge replied; “but there is another matter equally pressing, Phelim O’Kourke must be arrested. "If he is alive,” the lawyer inter posed. dead. Buicide had But he was imme lately fol.owed the dispatch oi the con¬ Session, The cream of Micky Begg was so nearly realized in the better times after these tragic occurrences that lie could not quite rid himself of the belief that he had really soared with a witch. Dolf Begg went to prison for a term of years instead of being hanged. Bonnell and his mother were not less bereaved by the loss of their father and husband than were Nora and her father. The shadow >f crime was over them all, and, al¬ though they were themselves blameless, chey wished to live elsewhere than in che city of the dreadful scenes through which they had passed. So Donnell ind Nora, rendered fonder by their joint sorrows, were soon married. "With their mrents they removed to a Western ;own, where the name of Donnell PRourke is already that of a promising rawyer, and where, in a happy home, ;he sight of Nora as the consented wife it a good husband can be bad without iny witch’s help. vim Copyrifii** - “• Hatch "J*®* the *“ e Hawaiian “ Wa minister w 1 Lon Thurston, ex-minister ... to , tne .. ana United States, called at the state de partment the other day and spent half an hour in close consultation with Assistant Secretary Day. They said unon p n coming s away \ that their business . . . was unimportant, Dut aeciinea to state its nature. All that could b» gathered from the state department was that t h e visit had no reference to the trou Lie that Hawaii is experiencing with Japan. ^ As it is well known, however, * 1 Hawaiian representatives are losing . opportunity to . no impress upon congress the necessity of speedy action j n the matter of the annexation of tho islands, lest they be lost to the United States, it is probable that the minister l make ,rofited some b - v reprerentations VIBlt ««ff lu th^line that line and perhaps to suggest outlines for a treaty. Xo confirmation can be ob tained as yet of the report that the Hawaiian „ legation M he l 1Hr c e has as made ade the e demands of the Japanese minister at Honolulu the subject of representa lions to the state department, yet it is not doubted that the state departmeu* is acquainted with the details of the notes . „ exenangea „ TA |, n „„. ( i on tne suujet,-. jiom from one source or another, perhaps through Consul General Mills, at Hon olulu, and not through the. Hawaiian legation here. It is not the policy of the state department to commit itself naedless ly J in advance upon 4 such ques- 1 tious presented . this , . contro as are m versv between Japan and the little islan(1 republic, but if it appears that Hawaii is but insisting n upon 1 exercising a right . , in . regulating , immigration, . that ... the United States should, without con tradictio n of any J source, it maybe regarded , as settled \ i +v,r, that 4 . Hawaii mill will receive the support of our government at least ’ CHINESE TEMPLE BURNED. Over a Hundred Perish, Mostly Women and Children. More than a hundred persons per¬ ished at Tigh Tsin, China, in the burning of a temple, dedicated to the “Queen of Heaven.” A festival was in progress aud the edifice was crowd¬ ed, mostly with women and children. Killed by Lightning. While the canvas men were at work on the big tent of the Ringling circus at YVahpeton, N. D., one daly last week, the center pole was struck by lightning. Charles Walters and Chas. Smith jverWEilled by the shock and four employes were shocked.
