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Newspaper Page TextHER SISTER’S HONOR ! A Tale of English Life. , By Walter Besajat. " CHAPTEK Il.-Contlnuea. "’When people have got no monej they must keep themselves. The Dean Janie to see us this morning. You know there was no one respected fathei tuore than the Di an. He says that we we must be brave and make the best ol things." I cannot bear to “Yes—but, my child, think of vour having to work. Thesti pretty hands should do nothing but play with pretty things.” the "As for Suomi," said the owner of pretty hands, “she is so clever with hei aeedie that she is quite sure to get s pood place somewhere. She says that she could not take a situation in the town to be reminded all day long bow we have come down. So she will go to London, and I must go with her. Then! shall be near you, Harry; and perhaps— .perhaps-” dear?” “Perhaps what, “Perhaps, before long, you will be nble to take me away for good, and then l will work at nothing harder than to please y r ou, dear.” “Dear l utli, I ask for nothing better, 1 There could be nothing better. But— “You have not told your people aboul m&? Why not tell them and have done, They can but refuse to call upon me, 1 suppose. ” "You don’t understand, dear child, They Into* are ambitious. They want to gel society, you see, and they expeci tne to help them. Well, we aro rich enough, I suppose, and we’ve got a big house in Palace Gardens, but my grand father kept a shop. We are only in trade as and' It is, although wo have out offices our clerks instead of out rounter and our shopmen. See now, Uuth, my father will g.vo me a partner Jiip when 1 am five and twenty. Thai U in six months; then I shall bo inde pendent. Let u^get along, somehow, till then. I cannot have my darling or tiered about by some scoundrel shop walker, or working her fingers to tha bone. ” The girl shook her head. "Naomi would not hear of such ! thing,” she said, “unless it was properly No, understood and was acknowledged. Harry, I must bo independent of you aatil ” _______ "If I can afford to maintain you dear, why not? lowei “No, not even if I have to go down the ladder, Harry. Can’t you sen tlmt it is impossible? I can wait fot you. And I don’t suppose that I shall drag-you d'wn with me, shall I?” She said this with a laugh, but like many light words they were prophetic, (3ho was, although she know it not, tc drag him lower—lower; her hand was to be upon his head pushing him down, down, down, “Let us go homo,” she said. 'Alas, Naomi is going through the things. Tliej B'l belong to the credit ors—even^i • A - on —Jiyr SfiffiWs—even thf tlffi garden—all except ourowr rlothes; even the seat under the mul l orry tree. In a day or two we shall go Diit of the old home—wo two together, What will become of us? What shall w« do?” “You are not without friends,” said thejoung man; “you have the me. rain bea’ The wind freshened and upon their faces. “I am full of terrors,” said the girl “Tt seems as if something dreadfu would happen to mo. ’’ “You have mo to protect you, Ruth.' Her lover’s words were brave, but somehow they lacked that subtlo quality which insures confidence. “Yes, Harry, I have you, and you have pour own people as well; and they an not likely to welcome Let the daughter home. o. ’ the county bookseller. me go CHAPTER Ilf. THJfi CITY MERCHANT. The chief—the sole partner—the heat »f the house—sat in his private office o alb. r. / (syTw,..,. JSH n f ,: ' ilM 1 * 1 jyHSgss 3 S£ i. & tt iir m “ii i« “ TBG HEAD OF THE UOLSB No siuiy orsmoliing room of any count¬ ing house was more comfortably fur¬ nished than this private office. A pile •of letters unanswered lay upon lh~ great table beside tho blotting pad, t i-hallow basket contained the letter: which he had written or signed; there were bundles oi papers t>d up and in dorsed. On either side of the iimpl:>..-« wsa a long, low chair: on a small table In the window stood the luncheon tray Tne chief had taken h's chop and pint o> ciarot, and was now sitting in one o those low chairs, his feet stretched ou before him in complete physical ease In the rooms without lie knew t'.at h'f manegsrs, heads o’ departments, and clerks were ail diligently at wo~k fot him. It makes a man comfortable only to think that people are at work for him. Most of us, when we are not ourselves at work have got the feeling of unprofit¬ able eemce. Not so Mr. John Stoke, of Thieadneedle street, city. He knew that his people were working for him ■< what i? called a pretty time. As he rolled hit cigar between his lips that tone n*siod:o:t3ly rung in his ears. The eame Kune rings out every day for aL the great city merchants. It was first Ed as a oarillon by Dick Whittington in the tower of St. Michael’s. Patercostei Roysl, for tha solace and delectation ot t. rich merchants for all time, and U turn away their thoughts from the pa*a hie of Dives. The words of tho turn only be heard by rich man, but 1 . ... have been told that they are someth Eg a r follows: "MWchent. take thin* ea=e while the treasure giowi v u he who reaps what anothe g 0W3. * I believe there is mcr< to the same effect. Mr. John Stoke was now a man of 55 or so. The kind oi lace and the expression upon it are not uncommon in the city—they belong who to a bertaiu type of city men—and those have it are generally successful. It ia %, masterful face. If any of Mr. John Stoke’s servants fail in their duty’ they know’ better than to ask for mercy from such a face. Nelsou himself did not reckon more confidently than Mr. John Stoke on every man doing his duty. Ho was not exactly popular with his sor rants, because he bought his labor as he bought his goods—at the cheapest rate —and because he exacted from labor, as from goods, the utmost profit, The la r af political economy, which makes a man buy in the cheapest market, when applied to labor, does not, somehow, lead to a contented and happy service, It is a law, when applied, which only al lows people to be happy’ when it is bro ken. A good many laws, moral, politi sal and doctrinal.possess the same char ioteristio. Noboly likes being bought at the cheapest; we ail want a> fancy price to be put upon our work, especially if we have grown gray in the service. Now Mr. John Stoke allowed no allu siona on this subject in his office, and had no respect for gray hairs or fot length of service, or for anything in the world except his own interests. He lay bark in bis chair and watched the wreaths of smoke, listening to tha1 pleasant tune—tho parable of Dives quite forgotten. Presently he began tc think. Mr. John Stoke was one of Ihosc persons who are gifted with the powej of thought. Out of politeness we pre tend that everybody has this power, Not so; otherwise the majority of man kind would not be as sheep driven, running whithersover they are anc bleating at their leader’s command. Bui let me continue to bo polite. This man had a little coup in his mind, a trifH that would probably bring him ii twenty thousand or so, and he was turn >ng it over so as to get at the best points of handling it. Tho warmth and com fortof fireside, lunch, and cigar send some men into mental sleep. To this man they only gave the opportunity ol tin interrupted thought. Presently the door opened and n young man stood in the doorway—a tall and handsome young man—you have already seen him in the walk by the fiver side. “Como in, Harry, tome in, said the chief, pleasantly; “shut tho door and como in.” “You said you should want to speak to me about half-past two.” “Yos, I did. Well, my boy, I thought that we might have a lew words, per haps two or three, just to understand each other. Sit down. Take a cigar? No? Well, you are five-and-twenty to day, are you no t?” ■ '*lhe young man looked anxic'b.s, yet expectant of some only pleasing announcement. One can be five-and-twenty (nee in life. Be¬ sides, things had been promised. “Yes,” his father continued, looking critically at the ash of his cigar. “Yes, yes, five-and-twenty. I was a partner before that age—before we sank the shop and became an office.” “There was the shop, though, to be gin with,” said the son. “Undoubtedly; and a very good shop, too. We mustn’t forget the shop. Not likely it will be forgotten. People talk about it when they go home from my dinner parties; when they have had a fortnight among my birds, with cham pagne up to the eyes every night, they snigger over tho shop in tho train going home; when they have been on a cruisft in my yaoht, with everything of the very best—oh, yes, the more you do for ’em the better they reinombor it; the more they sneer and snigger. Our friends, dear boy, will not readily forget the shop It is their only consolation wh< n they consider the prosperity of the firm. I) It wasn't for teeling how gioen they get with envy I d never have any old friend*. in tho place at all. “I don’t see why we should want tc forget it, father. “No, there is no absolute necessity for forgetting anything. However, wt are now, Harry, pretty high up the tree I don’t think there can be many men in the city likely to cut up better than yout father Very good, then.” He looked at his son for a wh fie minute as if seek Ing for the best wuy to go on. 'Very giod, then,” he repealed, “I’ve always promised and always intended to take you into partnership at five-and-twenty, and now, Harry I have sent for you to say that I am willing to carryout thai intention, and to give you a birthday present worth having.” sigh. “Oh,” said Harry, with a great Hang it “On conditions, of course. do you suppose that I am going to admit I any house-—the one. even house my I have own made—to sons, into share my j m.v income, except on my own terms?" | “Well, sir,” said Harry, “1 always supposed you would have your own way : in everything, whether I am to be » j tner not. ’ ] pai or “ You are right, my bey. My own way | I mean to have. Yet these are not my j conditions. Now sit there end don’t j answer a single wmd till I ve done. You’ve had your You’ve fling, lived Harry; in that you j J can’t jhumbers” deny. had good your allow- own and you’ve a j I anee, and nobody ever asked any nasty anes Very well, what then, you did with that’s your all money A j now over. partner in my house has got to take his j place—his own place, mind—in society. The young man turned pale. “I’ve been i offered a baronetcy. Well, I won’t hav. | It; I mean to be made a peer. Do you that? I shall be Lord Thingamy, ! mar ind you shall be the Honorable Harry. : Very well, then"—he marked his sen fences with short pulls at his cigar— •that’s understood. Next thing, how is -hat peerage to be advanced and mad take a respectable that place? isn’t enough! Money^ Poli¬ not nough! l.andc tics? I’m too old and you are too stupid. Your brother Joe—the Honorable Joe he will be, may take up politics in the fam ily interest;' not you. By marriage, my toior, boy”—the young man agam changed bur this time he became crimson —"if you want to get any good out o vour rank you must marry into the sa:r c blood as that into which your children i Lc born. 3y marriage, Harry, Xaat B my condition, ab to my bavin - mv own way, of course I shall have my own way. I should like to see anybody in I this house wanting to have any way that I wasn’t ljiine. You will have to marry td please me. Do that, and you shall have whatever you like-you shall be a part ner to begin with; you shall have 'io work to do; you shall have fashion,’ land, and rank ” Harry made no reply. His color had now gone back to pallor, a his hand trembled. “Those are my condition,” said his father. "Have you anything to say?" His son opened his mouth but no sound came forth. “Perhaps I can help you, Harry.” His father threw his head back and watched the blue-white wieath curling over liij Cv 'M 3 ! T *lfiP J K 1 J Cz-X “MV OWN WAV I MEAN TO II-AYE.’* face. “I am sure I can help you. Therjjj is that little girl you have been foolim around for six months." “What about her?” “I know all about her. She's a in an Oxford street fancy shop; her ter maker’s. is employed Thoy at a Regent respectable street dress|| girls, aro which makes it the more dangerous.” “I’ve eiven my—-my word to that girl, said Harry, but with an glance at his masteriul father. “I don't care what you have given her. Y'ou’ve got to get rid of her.” “I must keep my word." The son goi up and stood bofore his father with dog ged face. obstinate faces When two gaze upon each other, one or the other has got to give in; everybody kn ws that. “I said, Harry, that you’ve got to gel rid of her As for your w rd, or any other mess you may have got into, must got out of it the best way you can. I suppose money will do it.” “I must marry her; I will marry her!" But there was a weaken'ng in his face as his father's look became more ob ; "Well Sir ” said the older, “I am not going at my time to give 1 in to anybody] to du My money s my own, Now, suppose, sir, here is what I like with. my offor—a partnership, a great, future, ar estate, a. peerage, the foundation of s family—that is what I offer you, cm oei tain conditions. If you refuse yfj. can go straight out of this office an/Anevei J/ive come back again. You shall no money—not a brass cent. TF fi e’s yout choice; take it. I’ll give you in hour tc snake up your mind—no, I won’t! I’ll givo you lialf-an-hour no, I won’t give you even a quarter of y e° an U Now.'”' hour. J 1 “ flveminutes o «hoos thosf He took out his watch, ch'you one of great gold things^whi c anJfiiv a iifindrSaTricTiwenty pounds or there abouts, and held it in his hand. Harrj stood before him, the obstinacy gou# clean out of his face, pale and trem¬ bling. His father put back his “Well, sir?” watch. th' “1 accept the conditions,’’ said son. CHAPTER IV. Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon is the time when al the > prell ti C e youth of London, male anc female aro walking out together. If it if3 summ er they aro in the park, that ol Battersea, Finchley, Hampstead, Vie torja We6t Ha ro, or Southwark, proudly arm-in-arm. If tt is tho winter they ar< (in their way “ ou t to tea.” This after noon should have been numbered witl thos0 of tho BWOe t spring season, b& cauge it wa8 near ly the end of April a cold northeast wind and occasional driving showers forbade the thought ol 6print - Uu til0 no rth side of the Pali " and clown thf jp all a K irl walked up pavemont l ‘ eerlain house, sho had ea n e d at a a p ( ], being turned away, continued us i' waiting for soino one, and resolved to see that, person, to walk up and down Before the house. She began about three in the afternoon; at four, at five, at six, She was still walking there. No body noticed her—not even tho hat porters of the Carlton and tho Before) Clubs opposite. The evening was sc cold that people hurried along the street withou : looking at each other. Besides, pall Aiall is not a crowded Sunday thor oughfare. Therefore no one noticed#!!# her* ^j r ;_ She was a fair, light-haired girl; features were regular and delicate her ey „s were blue;, her figure rathcl thin, but tall and graceful. If instead anyone had stopped to loon at her ol hurrying along as if lathed with a whip |,y this abominable wind, he would have remarked first—generally, that here wa< extremely pretty giri, and secondly that here was a girl in trouble. Indeed if anxiety were ever depicted upon any face, it was upon this girl’s face; ai. anxiety which showed itself in a trem of the lips, iu quick, shore sigh# B6 walked, in eager glances along ;h- street as If she were asking when— when would he come? It wa3 at seven o’clock, just a« the sub was setting an I the lessening light like a messenger proclaimed the fact frorr jt 8 hidden lord, that he did come. H« hurried into Fall Mali from St. James s treet, and walked rapidly along, look -ng ? down: ayoungrnan. shortly. j accept.” he had replied the that this man. who seemed to r l so noble and k- bravo had become -u idenly at the touch o h.s fathei s hand the merest cur hud coward of a 6iaD; he had promised a t hing which wanted, to carry it-through, the falsest, the coldest, the crudest of hearts. Feai n f poverty and dread of his father’# ;nger were the ruling forces which transformed a lover, manly, true and .-rider, into a cur. The thing makes co tremble. Under what influences, brother of mine, should we two put ofl armor of the kpight and reveal the craven tail of the mongrel cur? Yet this man. who was going to do sc mean and villainous a thing at his lather’s bidding, had so much of hii tather’s courage in him that he wa ready to tell the girl in so many words ' with her alone, what I ' aC4) to face meant, "Come,” he said. *1 was going to w 'o you: «**at there would have t een an ifu-rward. Betterhaveitoutinwordf “Harry—.3tat is it? V-haf- baa turn p3noa? Y, by ao you look eo strange? "Come u;> stairs, lie led the ay, His chambers were on the irst floo He raked up the low ashes of hs lire wid threw on some coal. “Sit dqwn ' he said you must be cold „ She waited for him to take her in hla arms and luss iter, as was his wont. He offered no oaress at all. She sat down, however, and warmed hex hands and feet. She was very cold. Ihen she started up again. happened, Harry. "Something has Instantly." tVhat Is it? Tell me It was growing dark now. The young man lit tho lamp and pulled the curtains slowly, as if taking as much time as possible over the jot), i *It is a fortnight since I have heard of you or seen you. 1\ hat does it mean? And, Harry, I must tell you-" “Don’t tell me anything. Look here, Ruth, it’s all over." “All over? How can it be all over?" “I say—it ia all over." “Do you mean that after all you wiil 1 have to acknowledge me without your 1 father’s permission?” what I Uuth. \ “Not quite; I mcau say, It is all over.” “Harry!" 8he sprang to her feet, tired no longe, nor cold, but fired with a sudden strength. “Hnrry, what do you mean?” “YYe had a very pleasant time la tho August holidays, hadn’t wo, Ruth? I shall always look back to that time ia I he old town when wo used to elt and make love in the garden under the mol berry troe. Y'es—I shall never have such a time again. But that’s all over. Pii.y that good times never last--" --j don’t understand you to-day, Harry. Why can’t you look mo in the f ace ? Wnat have you done?" “When I came back to town I found out that it woulfln’t do. I couldn’t esac ti y explain to you why it wouldn’t do. Besides, to"tell the truth, hoped it wouldn’t do. I might l ave been made a partner without conditions 0I — or anything may happen. Tho truth is, of course, as I suppose you guess," he raised his eyes and faced her boldly, “that they wnut mo to marry a biSh’e ; a( ]y.” brutality without received this flinching. [to be contikokd. | TTio No d of lli i In Huns. Mrs. Collins, Maine girl, who . . has a been out among the Dakotas as a ? missionary, says the way to civilize j,lhe Indians is by nurses rather Instructlop than lt hy preachers or t eachers. jin the care of the sick, the nature ol e *he disease and the proper use ol lt nedlclnes releases them from the in rt hience of the "medicine man.” It U ; these who. working on the supersti* tious minds of the* Indians, arc the greatest obstacles to their civilation. The Indiaus have been peculiarly Kusce ppi|)le * to epidemic diseases, which , have created t greater ravage* ravaffpa than war and privation combined, I Miss Collins instances an epidemic of l^ieasles Sfursing saved in whiih every life, cleanliness but that of and a whose grandmother was a med ,ai in e woman. When the influence of s jmedicine.man is gone as a healer of body he has lost bis power as a mind is open to the words of the Christian teacher and preacher.— New York Sun. Thickly Populated. The empire of China, covering an Area of 4,000,000 square kilometers, now has a population of 350,000,000, or about 88 inhabitants to the square kilometer, Ho-Nan is the most thickly populated province, having about 210 persons to the square kilometer. Not a Land of Ico Only* Labrador, a country which we al¬ ways" associate with Arctic snow¬ drifts, icebergs, etc., has 900 species of flowering plants, 59 ferns, and over '150 species of mosses and lichens.. THE MONTEVA LEO SCHOOL HAS A RECORD UNSURPASSED. Three Hundred and Slxt.v-oiirht, Pupils— Money .Made in the School—Both Literary and Practical Education Given. In this day of progress in education fl l methods the Girl’s Industrial Bcliool 0 f Alabama under its able manage , taken a( l VttD co(l ground in many respects It i has surpassed an mussed any any record as a school ever Known in it history of our country, It has five music teachers, twenty soven pianos, a large and experienced W) ,, pHe 0 f literary teachers, a splendid dt i of art an d china painting, ' commercial . , derailment , , . ^eluding i n j; rit , * j telegraphy, stenography, typewriting, etc; a domestic science department, ; consisting of scientific cooking, sew ; j a g au ,i dress making, millinery, etc. ; Xhis school has demonstrated the fact : before attempted that the girls i of Alabama , !,\ n can, »n durin during ’ school school hoi hours rs , ; be taught how to earn millinery money depart- lne ' dress making and j meat having had actual counters, show I cases,ribbon ! oases, cash drawers, sales wem< n bookkeepers, shipping cleiks, t of cftHh , ftken iu by J these departments was over 9AJJ0. an non , Three hundred and sixty-eight pu i pi] i were enrolled from over fifty { 1 counties in the state. lower The than cost for tk ,, expen8e s is ever k n in Bcbool of guch reputa * l * D F.Vhtv-seven 4 % 5 ‘ dollars covers the * of board, laundry, tuition, . , cost use o all text books, lights, fuel, etc. Ihis, too, is divided up in installments of foui pigments so it may come in within the state the lftatb ' 0 f a H, Each county ’ “ ' to its nuota of pupil* at these rates. The T , Girl r.- t. s Industna rndnstria echoed is indeed a blessing to tnc girls and Monterallo and the entire ^ate should be proud of it. A hand bome catalogue illustrating the schoo. > yj ig8Ued b@ BOOD . tamara * Squadron Hound fori artharen* Gibraltar —The Spanish squadron under Admiral Camara is undoubtedly going to Carthagena. The six ocear biters with the fleet carry 4.009 troop*. MANILA’S SUfIB NEAR ' Insurgents Are Gaining Everywhere and Now Surround the City. MOO SPANIARDS TAKEN PRISONERS. AtMninaUto’s Men Almost Force an En¬ trance to .Manila—Food Supplies Nearly Exhausted—Dewey Can Take the City in 21 Hours. A special cablegram from Hong Kong says: The most severe and important bat¬ tle since Admiral Dewey’s annihilation of the Spanish fleet has occurred at Manila. Ouo thousand insurgents at¬ tacked 2,000 Spaniards, inflicting heavy losses and almost forcing an en¬ trance to the city. The insurgents under General Agui naldo and tho American sailors and marines of Admiral Dewey’s fleet com¬ pletely surround Manila. The for¬ eign residents have fled to the ships. . Admiral Montejo and Governor Au gusti have placed the women, the chil¬ dren and priests in the forts for safety. General August! is reported to be willing to surrender to the Americans in order to prevent the insurgents from capturiug the capitol, setting it on Are and killing the Spaniards. The Archbishop, however, is opposed to surrender, and has overruled Augusti. The success of the insurgents is wonderful. The Spaniards taken prisoners in the two weeks’ campaign aggregate 3,000, including 2,000 sol¬ diers ol the regular army. Prominent among them aro Generals Garcia and Cordoba. The governors of the prov¬ inces of Cavite, Balucau and Bataan were also made prisoners. Two million rounds of cartridges were seized iu the fortified oathodral of old Cavite. Tho large garrison of old Cavite has surrendered, thus giv¬ ing tho insurgents command of tho shore of the entire bay. All onterior sources of supply are now cut off from the Hpauish forces in Manila. The Americans can take Manila within twenty-four hours after the arrival of the troops. The oi ty is now at the mercy of the American fleet. Admiral Dewey’s conduct dur¬ ing the blockade lias been admirable. A groat fire is raging north of Manila. Tho insurgouts have captured the water works, of which tho supply of the city depends. General Augusti has issued an order declaring nil males above tho age of 18 shall join the army aud do military duty. It is now officially admitted at Ma¬ nila that the Jack of food supplies has become a serious matter. Gunboats ..cojjyejjag volunteer:; sent into the city the lagoon to search for food for returuod and reported the total failure of their mission. Later—I t has now been officially admitted that the troops have been thirty-Hix hours without food, Tho insurgents aro gaining everywhere and are now firing into Manila itself. The commanders of the gunboats also report that every lagoon aud town is hostile and that their garri¬ sons have probably been massacred. DKWKY HEARD FROM. Adailral’* Advice* Show That 2,500 Span¬ iard* Iiavc Bonn Taken Frlnoners. Washington. —The navy department ha* received tho following from Ad¬ miral Dewey; ‘‘Cavite, June 5, via Hong Kong, Juno 17.—There is little change in the situation since my telegram of June 3d. Insurgents continue hostilities arid have practically surrounded Manila. They have takeu 2,500 Spanish prisoners, whom they treat most humanely. They do #ot intend to take the city at. the present time. Twelve merchant ves¬ sels are anchored in the bay with refu¬ gees on board under guard of neutral men-of-war; tliis with my permission. The health of the* squadron continues oxcellont. Three German, two British, one French and one Japanese men-of war now in port. Another German man-of-war is expected. The follow¬ ing is a correct list of the .Spanish ves¬ sels captured and destroyed: De¬ stroyed—Two protected cruisers, five unprotected cruisers, one transport, one Serving vessel, both armed. Cap¬ tured—The transport Manila and the gunboat Calloa. ” < atitein-General'* Family < aptuivd. The Hong Kong correspondent of the London Times says; ‘'According to Manila advices, dated June J3, and brought here bv II. M. S. Linnet, the rebels have captured the family of Captain-General Augusti. In nicest ceases the desertion of native regiments has been accompanied by a massacre of officers. ” I’opulist* anil Democrat* l uw in Knn*a*. The Kansas populist state conven¬ ticket tion renominated the entire state headed by Governor Leedy. The plat¬ form is for free silver. The democratic convention at, Atchison also nominated the oopulist state officials. Quiet Along: the Blockade Line. An auxiliary gunboat, which arrived at Key West from off Havana, report* that all is quiet along the bloekad* line. Small gunboats of the enemy still make effects to lure some of tht American ships within range of the batteries, but barring an occasions interchange of shots, which do nr damage on either side, nothing of con sequence has lately occurred. It is reported that the Spanish food laden steamer Pnrisiama l oncepcion ran the blockade at Havana. TO BURN THE CITY. Inhabitants Intend to Destroy Caimanera and Flee to the Hills. Cuban scouts reported to the dis¬ patch boats at Guantanamo Saturday that the inhabitants of Caimanera have strewn the streets with straw and oil, with the intention of destroying the town and fleeing to the hills. Caima uera lies fonr miles up the bay from Camp MoCalla, under the guns of th» American ships, and the situation isr desperate. Starving and famine* stricken, convinced of the final tri¬ umph of the American arms, and with out faith in the protection of the Span¬ ish soldiery, the people are believed, to have deteri ined to leave their J homes in ashes behind them and seek safety in the mountains of the north. The scouts declare that the story is accurate, and say that every buijding of the town is being rapidly prepared for the torch. The situation of the besieged city is a fearful oue. The people are eating horses aud mules and are scouring the hills for fruits. Occasionally brief bombardments by the American fleet leave the helpless citizens terror-stricken, no preparations for defense being made. It is also stated that the Spanish gunboat at Caimanera has been loaded with inflammables and will be bur ned with the city, her commander declaring that she will never become an Ameri •ail prize. IANKl) WITH SPANISH TROOP!* Are Shores Around Santiago—-Samjssoti Will Clear the Way for Army. Off Santiago i»e Cuba.—S everal! attempts to find landing places foa the United States troops within a dis¬ tance of two miles west of Santiago' have demonstrated along with previous inquiries to the eastward, that the shore for fifteen miles is lined with Spaniards. While this will not pre¬ vent a landing close to Santiago it may entail considerable delay, ns the t surrounding country must be thor¬ oughly shelled and cleared before the troops can land in safety. When Bear Admiral Sampson reeeivod ad¬ vices that upwards of thirty transports would be here Saturday he sent' word! that they should stand to the south ten miles aud lie there until a landing place had been secured. Two Lieutenant* from Alabama. Adjutant-General Corbin has made public tho uauios of the 195 young men who have been selected to be second lieutenants in the regular army to fill vacancies created by the act of con¬ gress adopting the three battalion organization for the infantry service and the introduction of one second lieutenant jiq a 11 batteries when fill'll to war strength. Atuong meats from Alabama are: William ». Bankhead, graduate captain cucte corps, ptt fffftr • rrf- ,4 h i hf i fi l Bf "T*l" 'eft* _____ T _ Clark, honor graduate Agricultural and Mechanical college of Alabama, 1897. Y ellow Fever Ainontr Mnrlne*. Madrid. —According to private tele¬ grams received here from Cuba, yellow fover is raging among the American marines encamped near the entrance to Guantanamo bay, and several cases oi the disease aro reported to have oe eurred on the ships of the squadron. Tho telegram describes the heat as terrible and says the swampy condition of the ground has prevented thus fat the carrying out the military operations in the vicinity of Santiago. Merritt M ill Go With Third Expedition. Han Francisco. —It is now regarded *s certain that all of the 11,300 sol¬ diers at Camp Merritt, together with 1,500 artillery stationed at the Pre¬ sidio, aro to go to Manila. The Sixth California and Washington regiment* will remain on this coast. General Merritt is quoted as saying he expects to accompany the third expedition on the City of Para. Manila at the Rebel*' Mercy. The Hong Kong correspondent of The London Times says: The rebels hold Manila at their mercy, but Admi¬ ral Dewey is anxious that the Ameri Cttli troops should have the honor of receiving the Hpauish capitulation. The steamer Yuen Hing reports pass¬ ing the*United Htat.es troop ship City of Pekiu the morning of the 15th, near Manila. Loam H1 ,000,000. The eiilire business portion of Pari City, Utah, was burned to the ground Sunday. Loss estimated at #1,1100,000. < ttiitaf ii Jellu Martin Dead. Oaptain John Mason Martin, of Tuskalooaa, died suddenly at Bowling Green, Ky., last Thursday night. Captain Martin was a successful practi¬ tioner of the bar in Birmingham for a number of years, and at one time rep eented this section in congress. He also served five years in the state sen¬ ate, three of them as president pro tern, of that body. f all i'or More Troop*. Governor McLaurin, of Miasissippi, will call out six additional companies of two battalions under instructions from Secretary Alger. Thr<*« Killed in a Wreck. A passenger train on the Norfolk and Western railroad was wrecked near Snawnee, Va., Sunday, in which Engineer Al Horner, Fireman Ed Sad¬ dler and Mail Clerk A. S. S. Francis were killed. Several others were bad ly hurt. Lee’* Stenographer Killed. James T. Gatewood, private secre¬ tary to General Fitzhngh Lee, while in bathing at Pablo Beach, near Jack¬ sonville, Fla., was struck by lightning and instantly killed.