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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
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“• 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.
