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V
HAND TO HAND CONFLICT. !
i !:,..... n r i . j.
A Disastrous Defeat of the. Government
Forces in Limn.
Col. Torre Surprised by a Division ol
Ocu. Curccrec' Army.
Terrible Scenes of Carnage ami 31 unit r.
Late advices froiu Lima give details of a
battle at Canta on tho 12th ult. On the
morning of that dny a detachment of gov
ornmcnt troops, occupying tho town ol
Canta, sixty miles from Lima, in tho valley
running parallel to that of limine, was sur
prised by a division of Gen. Carccro's
army, and after a sharp action of Bevcral
hours was forced to fly in disorder. Tho
government troops operating against Canta
were 3G0 men of lino with ono gatling gun,
fifty cavalrymen and fifty wounded gend
amies, tho whole force being commanded
by Col. Torres. Cnnta had been occupied
lor m-vurm miyn oy mo .MOlltencros. or
irregular revolutionary fotviw, vho retired
on uib approach ol tins detachment.
. Onl'iiclay ovening news nrrived of tho
approach of a considerable division of tho
enemy, nnd upon Col. Bustnmcntc's nd
vice it was decided to defend the town
On baturdny at 7 a. in. tho hills enclosing
viuiui were occupied by tno enemy, appar
cntly l.GOO or L',000 Btrong, and with
about S200 cavalrv. The latter were sta
tioned at the outlets of the valley leading
toward the coast and to tho interior, so
ii - i i . .....
iiiatiiom uio lirst the government forces
were cueciually corralled.
I Col. Torres hnd nlneed his men in n bar.
rack situated in tho principal square of tho
town, having also small outlying squnds
behind some of tho walls in tho suburbs.
,Carceres' artillery, four small field pieces,
opened nro irom tlio Hills at Huay-Uhul
Ium at 7:150 a. in., nnd in a few moments
firing became general. Tho enemy de
scended tho hills and attempted to enter
tno town, but were repeatedly driven
bnck. For two hours tho positions of tho
combatants were unaltered, firing nil tho
timo being very heavy. At midday tho
defenders began to slnckcn their lire, for
their ammunition wns rapidly becoming
exhausted, nnd for nn hour they received
without reply the volleys of tho attacking
party. At Z o clock a desperate elfort was
liuvuo to urivo the rebels Irom tho town,
which thoy had entered at tho point of tho
bayonet. Tins laucd, and their dclcat was
accomplished.
Tho fight was hand to hand in tho
streets, no quarter being given, and most
drcadiui scenes ol enrnago occurred
Houses, where somo of tho defeated sol
diers had taken refuge, wero broken open
nnd all found within murdered, without
distinction of age, sex or character, and
men wero burned, a low ol tho most de
tcrmincd of tho government cavalry,
headed by (Jol. I'aclias, cut their wav
through their opponents and mnde good
their escape.
Col. Bustamontc, to whoso counsel tho
defeat, was due, seeing all was lost, blew his
brains out on tho held oi action. Col. Tor
res escaped early in tho night and tho cov
eminent hns named another olllcer to com
mand tho decimated "'Cagamaric." Of tho
COO or COO men engaged ontliegovernment
side probably 200 escaped by Hying to the
mountains following Pachas. They aro
still coming in by parties ol two or thrco,
Very few prisoners wero taken, for, as has
been stated, no quarter was given.
Tho Cncorists wero commanded by Col
Morales Bermudas, and it is stated Caceres
with lus staff arrived at Canta tho day
niter tno battle.
Tho losses of tho revolutionary forces
nro not known. From tho fact that tho
Cagamarica batallion was decidedly tho
finest in tho government service, partisans
of Caceres aro jubilant over his success.
and tho 5,000 soldiers in gnrrison at Lima
aro not at all affected by tho rovcrse. The
ollicers aro confident of their loyalty in
caso an attack is made, on tho city. liner-
getie precautionary measures aro being
taken, church towers aro occupied at night
oy strong detachments ol rillemen, nnd
tho prefect hns issued a notico offering
irom ou to l.OUU tilver soles to any who
may denounce- the existence ol tho con
epiratotsor aid tho police in their efforts.
Tho government force has been withdrawn
from Ghosicu, and is now stationed at
Jbanta Clara, fifteen miles from Lima.
Nothing positivo is known of tho where
abouts of Carcerca.
IMPORTS FROM COLOMBIA.
Proclumntlnn by
Kclatloii 1
tlio I'i-C!ldciil
Micrclo.
In
Tho prcsidont has issued tho following
proclamation:
"Whereas, Satisfactory evidence has been
received that upon vessels of tho United
States arriving at tho port of Boca Del
Taro, United States of Colombia, no duty
is imposed by tho ton ns tonnngo tax or as
light money, ami that no other equivalent
tax on tho vtnnels of tho United States is
impohcd at said port by tho Colombian
government, and
Whereas, By tho provisions of section
14 of an act approved Juno 20, 1884, to
remove certain burdens on American mer
chant marine and cucourngo American for
eign carrying trade nnd for other purposes,
1. ! I . r II..IT..!I..IDl..l.. .! it.
inu prunuiuiik 01 iuu uimnicuiiun im iiuiiiur-
ized to suspend tho collection of customs
of tho United Slates from vessels arriving
from anv port in Central America, down to
jvnd including Aspinwnll and Panama, of
so much of the duty as the rate of 3 cents
per ton as may be in excess of tho tonnage
and lighthouse dues or othor equivalent
tax imposed on American vessels by the
government of n foreign country in which
aiicn port iff hi tun ted.
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cloveland,
president of tho United States of America,
by virtue of the authority vestoil in me by
the net and section hereinbefore mentioned.
lo hereby declnro and proclaim that on
una imcr -nis vui day ol September, lean,
tlio collection of said tonnage of 3c. per ton
ahnll be suspended ns regards all vessels
arriving in any part 01 the united States
Irom the port of Boca del Taro to United
states ol UolombM.
In testimony whereof I have herewith
et my hand and caused the seal of the
United btates to be nffixed.
Done at the City of Washington this 9th
day of September, 1885, nnd of tho United
States of America tho one hundred and
tenth. Unovmt Cleveland.
By the President:
T. F. Bavaiid, Secretary of State.
RAILROAD COMPANY RIGHTS.
A. Circular I'rom the Land Office De
fin 1 11 U tlio Same.
A circular has been issued by the land
o 111 co modifying the former circular issued
by that bureau providing righta to rail-
road companies in cutting timber from
public lands. The circular states that
timber can be cut only during the con
struction of the railroad and immediately
mjacont to the line ol road under con
struction, No more timber must be cut
than is actually required for the con
struction ol the road-bed, bridges, cul
verts, etc., and such Umber cunnot be
cut for fuel, station bouses, sheds and
itber structures. The trees cut must not
be less than eight inches in diameter and
none but authorised agents of the railroad
companies will bo nllowed to cut timber.
The railroad corananies nro not author.
' lied to sell timber bo cut to other compnn
, ies or individuals. The companies nrepro
minted irom cutting timucr on public mm
erai innas, muinn reservations or public
pnrka. The right of a company to cut
timber within the section censes at the ex
piration of fiveyenrs after the dednito loca
tion of the section. This circular materi
ally modifies tho old circular in limiting the
territory within which timber can be cut
to the immediate vicinity of tho lino under
construction, as it mp been tho practice to
cut timber anywhero within the torminal
limits of the road, and another important
111 A! 1- . 1. - 1 ! ! 1 1 ! 1 ... I
niuuiuciiiiuuia luriuuituuunoi umo wiuun
wkish the companies may cut timber.
Not His Denl.
Tlrnnfclrn Eflele.
"Aro you truly sure that we can al
ways bo happy nnd contented to live
together, darling? Do you really bc-
inrn Tlinr. vnil nail ciw mi nil I m wnrlrf
and its vanities aim settle right down
aw . w - - ..w ... . 1 1 VJ t .... IV.
liko a model husband should, love?
lou will never wish to stay out all
night 'with tho boys,' as thev call it.
You arc quite, quite sure you will not?"
and two blue eyes gazed a sweet inter
rogative into ins own.
"You can just put your wliolo stack
on that to win, sis, lie murmured.
"You will never, never sigh for somo
other fairer ono than I? You will nov-
er read mo poetry that you sent to your
first love and hint that "a man can only
lovo onco in a lifetime? You will nev
er call mo by somo other girl's namo
in your sleep? Ah, you will never do
that, will you, darling?"
"Well, you just copper anv one to
lose that says 1 will, ' ho whispered.
throwing his off arm about her more or
less supple form and giving her ono on
the hps for luck.
"You will always tell mo everything
mat passes m your busy nic, darling?
You will have no secrets from your own
little witof JNot a single little tiny one,
you are quite surer ion win let mo
read all j'our letters, and tell me all
about your business? Wo shall bo truly
and really ono in everything, shall wo
not. duckv?"
"Well, I'm just taking all they put
up, out gal, that wo will," lie said, giv
ing her another plump upon tho lips,
with a good hug thrown in by way of
interest.
"You will never smoke in bed, or re
fuse to mako calls, or dislike my moth
er, or compel mo to iisk you lor money,
or be cross because I havo a headacho
in tho morning, or "
"Seo here, sis," ho chipped in, as h's
arm relaxed its hold about her form,
"I should liko to ask 3011 a question
beforo wo splice. Just one, and then
you mav fire 'cm in on your side to tho
end of tho last quarter.
"What is it, darling?" slio chirped,
getting hold of his hand and putting tho
arm about her onco more.
"You'll go your last chirp, yo ' ,
givo it to mo straight?" ho whi.spcted.
"lou may trust mo always, love,
sho lisped.
"Well, then, on tho dead level, aro
you a maid or 11 widow?"
"Why, you horrid thing. Of courso
I I I've never been married?" sho
sobbed. "How could vou ask mo such
a question?"
"Weil, I kinder thought I dropped
to too much knowledge in your ques
tions," ho replied. "When did you
catch on to so much wisdom, little
one?"
"Oh, mamma told mo to ask vou '
"That whip-saws me," ho said.
"somebody else can havo mv chair.
There's too much mother-in-law in this
deal for mo to play it out," and he
skipped.
London Cabmen.
Saturday Review.
Cab drivers arc usually honest, nd
even if they do not invariably return
an umbrella you leave 111 their vehicle,
hoy take it to Scotland Yard. Now,
Scotland Yard is an interesting, mys-
tenons placo to visit. A lournoy to
tho great centre of all tho clues that
leatl to nothing ought to bo a pleasuro
to Hie curious. The statistician will bo
pleased by tho enormous stacks of
umbrellas nnd bales of great-coats
which in Scotland Yard await their
owners, and mutely reproach the casu-
alncss of man. Cabmen are not usually
cruel to their horses, A merciful cab
man will frequently allow his beast to
amblo at tho pace of thrco miles an
hnur, especially if vou are in a hurry
to catch a train. Thus our modern
h.isto is silently rebuked, and a lessot
n humanity to tho lower creation is
enforced by example. Wo never mot
but ono cabman whose horso would not
go at all. Did ho "wallop it? Oh.no,
no," as tho ancient chorus sings, llo
politoty confided to us thtt this was his
first day of experience as a cab driver,
to which wo could only reply that tho
uucuiusinnces was interesting as it ap
peared to bo his horse's last dav of ex
perience aj a cab horse. Many a cab-
mnn lias a noblo pride in his steed's
pedigrco and past performances. Wo
wo acquainted with the caso of a cab
horso which has known better days,
and actually ran into a placo for tho
C sarowitch. Another horse, almost
as distinguished in a different way, ran
into a place belonging to a ratc-pavcr,
carrying away Bomo yards of a subur
ban brick wall, and a good deal of tho
covering of its own knees. Animal3 of
this sort aro respected on a stand, nd
gain a legendary repute, lino tno uorses
01 uustum and tho (Jul.
A New Orleans judge r'ding in tlio
cars recently, from a single glanco at
the countenance of a lady by his side,
imagined ho know her, nnd ventured to
remark that tho day was very pleasant.
Sho only remarked:
yes. '
"Why do you wear a voil?"
"I.cst I attract gentlemen."
"It is tho prov 11 o of gentleman to
admire.'1 replied tho gallant mail of
law
"Not when thoy aro marriod."
"But I amiiot.'1
"Indeed:"
"Oh. 1 o: I am a bacholor."
Tho lady quietly removed hor voil,
disclosing to tho astonished magistrate
tho faco of his mothcr-in-lnw.
lie has boen a raving minnao ovei
sinco.
Those who grow millet, sorghum or
broom corn will find the seed tho bebt
kind of food for small chicks.
Swift fly Urn hours whon thou art nlgh-
Too swiftly speed away;
Vith rapid slrido Time r-ieos by,
TIioukIi vto would have him stay.
But when apart ah, slowly then
On lraden wiiifts holl Uy".
And obturate will bo, as ulien
To stay ho'd hoard our cry.
Nor can wo find a re nwdy
Save thi 'tis cosso to lovo!
But that's Impossiblo for 1110
Now wilt thou constant prove?
Well, wo must take as boat we may,
Tho storn decrees of fate,
And hopo not distant is tho day
TiVo need not soparato.
AX OLD MAID,
A lowering morning which mado ono
wish for tho sunny South or for Italy,
for any placo thich would mako ono
feel happier than could this dismal
morning in Wisconsin. And then to
think that this train could not mako
connection with tho eastward bound
train 1 It is hard enough to stop at
such a miscrnblo little junction
it any time, but to spend throe
hours hero this dark morning
must provo tho vorv refinement of
torture. Thero aro n dozen passengers
who must wait and who prepare to
mako tho best of their stay hero. Ono
couplo, evidently just marriod, find
tho clouds of a rosy color, nnd thoy
wnlk out of tho smoky old depot to
make a tour of tho littlo town, talking
eagerly tho while. Two young fel
lows wander uneasily about, reading
all tho old tattered posters, glowing
inducements to go west, nnd ancient
timo tables, which invariably decornto
tho stained walls of a country depot.
Theso young fellows linnlly utter
exclamations of impatinnco at tho
droiry monotony, and go across tho
street to tho hotel, hoping to find
something thero nioro congenial to
them. Two Indies at onco tako their
departure for tho hotol, and othor
peoplo stroll out about tho dopot, and
tlieio aro loft two persons, a man nnd
woman, who, after a littlo timo, settlo
themselves to reading to pass away
tho wonry moments. Ho roads his
paper, she her book, and, occasionally,
woman liko, sho casts a look at her
silent companion, wondering what
loved one? aro awaiting his arrival
nnd whether he is impitiont to groot
them, or if ho fool a man's stoicism in
regard to it; wondering, too, how it is
that each woman thinks tho mnscu
lino lives connected with hers so
full of mnnlv graces nnd beauty, and
who could find manly benutv in
iso rugged fonturos? Then sho
turned her gcntlo oyos toward tho
window nnd looked out nt tho droary
landsenpo, looked with eyes which saw
not outward objects, but wore intro
spective solely. An old maid, common
ly supposed to bo tho typo of discon
tent nnd unrest; but bore, evidently,
the tj'po failed, for this faco expressod
tho utmost of content. Lifo hnd been
filled with much of sorrow for her, all
her bright plans hnd failed of fruition,
ono after another sho had bidden good
by to thorn nnd had turned bravoly
again to face tho coming of a now fu
ture, a future to bo poojiled again
by her bright iancies tho old fan
cies ail uenu and gono irom her
except as thoy lingered in mora
ory. An old maid sho ia, so far as
years ago, but no homo is hnppior than
her littlo ideal homo. She hns filled its
rooms with bright littlo faces eagerly
calling to mother and tho drea n-fathor
is strong, earnest, helpful nnd loving.
Her dronm-homo is hnppior far than
many a fino lady's real homo, nlthough
sho has not pictured any grandonr about
it. Oh, no, sho dreams thnt tho carpets
aro faded from much sunlight and worn
from tho tread of many littlo feot, that
thero is much planning to "mako both
ends meet," hut sho has imagined un
selfishness living in tho ideal home, nnd
loving unselfishness can mako all trials
in regard to ways and menus seem very
slight indeed. Her companion in this
dopot is nn oldorly person, n stout,
largo mnn, with keen oyes and a mouth
nt complete odds with tho oyos, not bo
longing to them apparently. Often
oyes do not hnrmonizo in coloring with
tho rest of n faco, but gonernlly ex
pressions aro strongly nkin. Tins man
hnd a sensitive mjuth, onn with a
mournful droop to it. Those who look
ed nt him caught themsolves wondering
a hicli would conquor keen, hard oyes,
or sensitive mouth. Ho road for somo
timo, then gavo a quick look nc tho
thoughtful faco near him, and said,
nbruntlv: "Not a vorv nloaHnnt. arrant?-
j- t a a
uient, this."
A quick flush passed over tlio gentle
faco boforo him a flush which his keen
oyes noted instantly and understood a
flush which told of tho girlishncss yet
loft to this lonoly woman.
"Tsot that it matters much to mo
where lam," he continued. "Lifo can
not givo rno anything harder than I've
hnd."
"That is a had thing to 8av,"sho
said, in hor timid way.
"A true thing, enough," ho respond
ed, nnd tho corners of his sousitivo
mouth drooped a littlo more. I feel as
if I had nothing loft to live for. My
wifo died a year ago and " hero tho
voico hroko. Distress over calls sorao
hotils out from their reserve, and horo
was such a ono, and sho said, quickly:
"Ah, hut you havo all those vanished
days and months and years to remem
ber, all tholovolincss of hor lifo to thin!:
of now."
"How did you know hor life wns lovo
ly," he queried, n littlo sharply. Sho
hesitated n momont nnd then said,
simply : "It must havo beon, or you
would not miss iior from your living so
much," a tributo to the manly worth in
the face sho saw before hor which was
keenly relished by tho ownor of tho
fdc. Ho sighed and then looked for
time out of the smoky window, then
yaiu: "After all, lifo is a btrango mud
dle," nnd weiring n look of understand
ing in rosponso to this sontitneut, ho
went on :
"Wo don't know what is right to do
nnd yet we're punished bv fixed lows if
wo tiont do tlio right. That dabsii
seem just to me."
"Oh, but it will como out straight in
nnxt me," siiu cri-d eacerlv.
"I don't know whether it will or not,"
he responded. " X haven't seen tho next
life yet, and 1 don't know what it is liko
don't ooven know if thero will bo a
npxt life. I only know that wo aro
hedged in nnd around in this lifo."
"Ihit surely tho noxt lifo will tnko
awny nil the rough places of this," sho
said; it will mako us understand nil
that seems no Btrango about this nnd
there must bo a future lifo; God sure
ly would not put us into this lifo and
let so much go out of it incomplete,
That seems to 1110 tho strongest reason
for a future, that so many dio with their
life-work only just begun."
1 'Is that n roason or n hopo with you ?"
ho nskod. Sho hesilnted and did not
answer, and just fhon ono of tho rest
less young men who had been a fellow
passenger of theirs enmo in and glaueo
ed casually at the two.
That glune made her self-conscious
and a blush dved tho deliento faco and
she turned, in a decided way, tho pages
01 ner book, as if slio wero determined
not to lot this stranger get possession
of her wandering thoughts ngain. Tho
young man pasjed out of tho station,
and tho olderlv one rose nnd walked rest
lessly about tho room, knitting the sling
py brows oeeaionnlly nt some troubled
thought. Tho threo hours passed, nnd
1 o'clock came, and a train came. "Can
I assist you?" ho asked gontly, reach
mg out a naru, orown mum lor somo
of tho nninorous bundles sho wns car
rying. S'10 handed somo to him nnd
foil j wed his sturdy footstops to tho
train. Thoy wondored a littlo why
their fellow pajsongers of tho morning
wero not in grentcr hasto, but forgot
them presently 111 tho bustle of depar
ture. Ho secured a pleasant seat for
hor and thon ono for himsolf nt somo
distanco from hor. A fow minutes of
waiting, of idlo watching of tho dark
landscape so soon to bo among
rememborcd things, nnd tlio train
moved slowly out of town, and
as it moved away nnother train
stoained in. Sho looked curiously nt
tho second train, but remembered that
this was a junction nnd did not obey
her first norvous impulse, which wns to
go to hor whilom protector and nsk
him if ho woro suro thoy woro on tho
right train. Sho forgot tho train soon,
nnd watched his stern, sot faco, and felt
sorry for him, and wished he might feel
as sure of tho futuro ns did sho. Soon,
tlio conductor came, and sho watched
him ns ho mado his wav towards hor
Whon ho reached hor protector, as sho
already called linn 111 hor inner con
sciousness, that indivdunl gavo a quick
start at somo words uttered by tho
conductor after examination of
his ticket. A troubled look sottled
upon tho rosoluto face, nnd ho con
vorsod oarnestly with tho conductor
a fow moments, thon glanced nt hor
and ro?o nnd enmo to hor. "I told
you," snid ho, "that wo don't know
whnt is right, nnd thon wo got punished
by unaltorablo laws, and horo is n
speedy illustration of tho fact, only
that 1 feel now that 1 might havo
known tho right , if I had taken pains
to inquire, wo nro on tlio wrong
tram."
Sho looked deeply troubled, but
said after a momont:
"How can wo got bnck?"
"It is of no use to go back to that
junction. "Wo might ns well go on to
Chicago now and go from thoro; it will
really tako not much longer, and as you
trusted to my loading in tho first placo,
I will, if you will let me, soo vou snfo
out of this trouble"
"I am used to taking caro of myself,"
sho said, but hor hps trembled
littlo.
"Whoro nio you going?" ho asked,
and upon receiving her reply ndded : "I
am going beyond thoro, so it will bo no
troubiotomo to seo you safe. I will
telegraph your dilemma to your friends
at tho next station; wo shall reach Chi
cago in two hours, nnd tho conductor
tells mo wo caii immodiatoly tako nn
other train back, so that roally tho worst
oi it will bo tho extra four or flvo hours
in tho train."
Ho remained Bitting with her, nnd
chattod lightly for a timo, till hor
mind was diverted irom tho unpleas
antness of her situation. Gradually
thoy wandered to deeper waters, and
talked again, as thoy had carlior in the
day, of tho problems of lifo, and into
thoso queries nnd nnswors of theirs
crept over and anon, a bit of tho por
sonnl history of each. Ho learned
what a dosolato lifo hors had suircd to
bo; ho learned too, whnt a swoot,
cheory courago must underlie hor vholo
being, thnt tho desolatoncss should
havo boon so ignored, nnd ho grow
ashamed of his own repining over a lot
which hnd so much of brightness in it.
Whon tho train diow into tho great
dopot in Chicago ho felt thnt ho had
learned to know a puro soul,' and sho
felt 11 dcop pity for the lonoly lifo that
opened to hor view, And ns thoy took
tho othor train, which wns to tako them
rapidly to their destination, each folt a
regret that a fow hours more would part
them.
Ho sat silent for a long timo af tor this,
wondering if ho dared to do tho thing
ho wished. Ho wns lonoly, sot adrift
in tho great world by tho donth of his
wifo, and ho wanted a truo, womanly
heart to sympathize with his. Could
ho do better than to nsk this lono
ly woman, who hnd no kith or kin
in tho world, to sharo his lot
with him? Could sho do better than
take him, sho who ovidcnlly had
summer-land in her heart and could
mako n bit of brightness whorover sho
wns? Each surely noeded tho other.
Ho asked her if she know anyone in his
town, and finding sho did know n per
son residing a fow miles from him, ho
took his resolution quickly,
"I hnvo n good farm our thero," ho
snid; "0110 hundred and sixty acres un
dor fino iiniurovemeut, house nnd out
buildings nil (n fino shape. You can
find out about mo from Mr." A
moment ho hesilnted as hocaw that sho
did not roullzo whut he meant; thou ho
contirurdflfttno-itlv, looking down into
I. - , !. .
1110 cieur eyes uuou so icar-
lossly to hia: "I fed m if
was looicmg into tlio eyes of my
wifo. Am I mistaken?" " Tlio last
words woro breathed rather than ut
lered, nnd then sho understood, nnd
tho fianm olor mounted over the deli
cato feature onco inoro, nnd sho said
quietly: "Do I look so much liko your
witor"
Ho wm liafllcd, nnd for n moment
know not uhat to say, then rallied and
said :
"Sho Iim gone into the futuro.
don't know what or where thnt lifo mav
be, nnd I uni lost nnd lonely without
hor. I want that which has gone out
of my lifo, and I behove you can supply
that want, lou aro alono in ilia world
nnd I can mako your lifo plonsanter, J
am sure."
It wiw a temptation, such ns only
homoless ones can understand; but,
after a moment, sho shook her head,
and thon, vending tho questioning look
in thoso kflon gray eyes, she said, while
tlio color deepened 111 her faco:
"I loved onco, and hnvo loved over
since, and it would not bo right for 1110
to marry any one, feeling us 1 do."
Tho doer ononed, nnd the brnkomnn
called out the nnnio of tho place where
sho was to stop, und tho next momenta
were spent 111 gathering hor belongings.
Ho helped hor off tho train, mid grasped
hor hand heartily as sho stood ono in
stant thein:
"I shall nlwavs remembor vou and
your happy ways of looking at life, and
jour faith will help 1110;" and then ho
swung on to tho slowly moving train,
nnd sho vnlked away in tlio gloaming,
n tear or two falling ns sho thought of
tho lonely days to come. Tho Current,
A Erido's Suicido nt Monto Carlo.
From tho U1111I011 Daily Nowh.
Tho curious taloof a roeont suieido nt
Monlo Carlo moroly illustrates u wido
spread belief that women nro inoro rock
less gamblers than mon. At any pub
lie tablG they may bo seen playing high
anil, at a rule, restraining tho oxpres
sions of tho omotions at least as well as
tho sox gener.'.llv thought tho sterner
oinan, onco started cannot break oil,
oven to bioak tho luelc, while sho Jinn
five franan in her pocket. Uut on tho
othor hand, womon want inoro starting
than men. Their carefulness in small
exponas makes them regard tho
loss of n fow pounds as
vory Bcnous matter, thus among
decent peoplo, ladios vory seldom
play, though when thoy bogin to loso,
thoy back thoir bad luck with oxtrnor
dinnry persistence. A clerk of n Gor
man counting houso, passing his honoy-
moon on that httus avaruin, tho luviern,
enmo h Monto Cnrlo. Ho had 1,00(1,
his employers' money, in his possession.
Distriwting his own virtue, ho did whut
is generally safe ho gavo tho sum to
his bvido to keen for him. Thon ho
left tho room for a time, nnd on loturn
ing found that the unhappy girl had
played away all tho 1,000. It (I003
not tnko long to got rid of that or nny
other sum. Ho also learned thnt sho
had ilrownod herself in tho sea at tho
foot if tho rocks. A inoro dreadful ond
to a honoymoon can not bo imagined ;
nor can any ilofondor of nlonto uarlo
ilenj thnt; but for tho tomptntions so
pubhely offered, tho nusorablo woman
might now bo a happy wifo.
Mhar oil's Heart Bowod Down.
Chicago llo raid.
Private advicos from San Francisco
say that ox-sonator Sharon is fast break
ing down undor tho troubles forced up
on him by Sarah Althoa and hor law
yors. Tho old mnn was always ivcak
jihysieally, but the mortification and
chagrin, tho reproaches of his fiiouds
and tho coolness of his children, all
growing out of his relations with tho
pestiferous Sarah Althea, aro more than
human nature can stoically benr. It is
said that his d.uightor i'lorn, wifo of Sir
Thomas llesketh of iMigland, 13 no dis
gusted with hor fnthor thnt sho has had
110 communication with him sinco tho
suit began. Her own social position in
Ihiglan J liar, been cruolly injured. As
for Sir Thomas himsolf, ho is mnd
through and through. Another compli
cation is tho marriage of tho son, Fred
Sharon, a fow months ago, undor cir
cumstances which sot overy tonguo to
wagging. The fair brido is tho daugh
ter of a vory wealthy gentleman, and
tho divorced wifo of T. W. 13rockenridgo,
son of tho Into vico prosident. Tlio
marriage was a hastily contrived affair.
Thoy worn marriod, nnd tho samo night
loft for Europe. Tho scandals which
mvo beset his namo, tho dreadful cost
of tho Hill litigation, tho possibility that
10 mav yet bo mulcted in half his for-
tuno and tho torriblo nnnoyances of tho
ast year promiso to loud the badgered
millionaire undor tho sod in a vory short
timo.
Missed a Golden Opportunity.
Tho president of a Wostorn railroad
was latoly waited on by a couplo of di
rectors with very solemn countenances,
und after tho usual salutations had been
exchanged ono of thorn snid :
"Mr. Prosident, hnvoyou tho interests
of this road at heart?"
" Yos, sir yes, sir of courso I havo,"
was tho roply.
"Jf so, why didn t you cut rates last
week botween lilnnk and Ulnnk nt $1,
and thereby havo our road advertised
all over tho country?"
"Why, sir, lust week we woro so
snowed under that wo didn t movou
train botweon tho points named 1"
"Of courso l know all about it, nnuf
was a golden opportunity thnt may1
novor come again. Whon you nrostucR,
the snow is the very timo to cut
rates. We gut tho advortisomont, nnd'
tho public receives no benofit. Lot
this bo a moral lesson to you, sir a
great moral lesson."
A French magn.ino nrticlo rolatea
iow Goorgo Washington shot tho applo
off his son's head at command of tho ty
rant, and says it happened near Bt.
Louis,
RUSSIA ENGLAHD.
A Uriel Sketoh of the Present Trouble Ra
tween Those nations.
From th Otolith's Companion.
Ill addition to othor perplexities,
England has lately been threatened
with serious troublo with tho Kussians.
For n long timo tho EnglisTi havo sus
pected that llussin covots possession of
India; and Russin has given ample rea
son for this suspicion by her steady,
unhalting ndvanco toward India
through tho vast region known ns "Cen
tral Asia."
A glnnco nt tho map will mako tho
present situntion nioro clear. It will
lio soon that along tho western frontier
of British India lies Afghanistan; thnt
west of Afghanistan is Persia; whilo
along tho northern borders of all threo
of theso countries lies tho great region
vaguely designated as Central Asia,
tho eastern part under the govornmont
of China, tho west boing tho Turkestan
provinces of Asiatic Russia.
For a great many years, nioro par
ticularly and more" rapidly within tho
last twenty years, llussin has been
pushing hor troops and hor control
southward from hor frontier, through
tho steppes, deserts nnd rugged moun
tain ranges of Central Asia. In 1801
General Tchornioff ndvnneed up tho
valley of tho Jaxartes, which (lows into
tho sea of Aral, and seizod Tnshkont,
tho most northerly of tho largo Central
Asian towns.
Four ynars Inter Russian troops en
tered Bokhara, to tho southwest, nnd
dethroned its Emir, or princo. In 187U
Itussia besieged nnd took Khiva; and
threo years after seized Khokand, tho
third of tho great Khanates, or principal
ities of Central Asia.
At each of theso stops England mndo
a protost, and each timo Itnssia prompt
ly assured England that sho did not in
tend to ndvanco nny further. Yet, in
duo time, forward wont tho Russian col
uinns.iiiid in tho wnko of tho army always
followed civil ollicers, who, us fast as n
town or a principality wns occupied, sot
up theroin a government 111 tho nnmo
of tho Ozor.
Noxt England, still vigorously pro
testing, honrd that tho Russians had
passed tho Bivcr Oxus. England had
threatened thnt if this was dono, sho
would declnro war. But when it waa
dono, sho did not carry out hor threat.
Fiually, a fow months ago, tho Rus
sians ontorcd Morv, a great and formid
able fortress noar tho frontiers of Por
sia and Afghanistan ; nnd passed on oven
further, to Sarakhs, which lies at tho
vory junction of tho frontiers of tho
threo countries.
Still furthor south, fully within tho
limits of Afghanistan, stands a woll
nigh imprognnblo fortress called Herat.
Owing to its situntion, Herat commands
all tho groat roads loading southward
from Central Asia. To hold it is to
have military control of Afghanistan.
Herat, on account of its commanding
?osition, has beon called the "Gato to
ndia." It has earth and stono walls all
around it 0110 hundred nnd twenty feet
high. A small army could hold it ngainst
a mighty host for nn indofinito period.
England has lately been alarmed by
indications that the Russians woro pre
paring to ndvanco again, nnd this timo
to occupy Herat. It was, thoroforo,
proposed that tho English should nd
vanco first, nnd soi.o tho groat fortress.
An arrangement has consequently boen
mado that noithor country shall push
its frontier nny furthor. But Bussian
promises of that sort aro 111010 often
broken than kept.
Tho English havo hold a sort of pro
tectorate over Afghanistan. Thoy havo
subsidized its ruler, Abdurrhnham,
whom, indeed, thoy placed on tlio
throne. But if tho Russians tnko Herat
tho danger will bo that Afghanistan
will como under ltussinn domination.
Tho army of tho czar is, as it woro, a
wedgo entoring nn opening nlrendy
mado between Porsin and India, which
tho vast power of tho ompiro soems de
termined to drive through to tho Arabian
sea.
Soonor or lator, it sooms inovitnblo
that war will break out between Russia
nnd England. Ilussia will hardly fail to
pursuo her object in Afghanistan. Sho
will continuo to throaton India. When
tho crisis comes England will cortainly
dnfoud India nud tho approaches to it
with all tho might of her wealth and
her armies.
Supposed Girl TiTotamorphosod
Into a Boy.
Prom tho Philadelphia Itocord.
Asubjoot, apparently n young girl ol
fifteen, nppoarod for clinical operation
at Jciforson Medical College a short
time ago. Tlio patient woro short dross-
looked liko a young school miss and
had tho manners of n girl. Tho trou
blo with tho patient wns nn inability to
retain sooretions of tho kidnoys. Dr.
W. II. Pancoast mado nn examination.
and discovered two oxcoodingly inter
esting facts: First that his subject
was not, as the parents had always sup
posed, a girl, but a boy, and .that ho
md been born without a bladder. Dr.
Pancoast oxplained this to tho class
before which the operation was perform
ed and then proceeded to supply an
artificial bladder, a surgical font first
accomplished by Dr. Pnncoast'a father
many years ago, and now not nu uncom
mon operation. Tho paronts of tha
Htipposod girl, now transformed into a
handsomo boy, ut first refused to crodit
tho facts rotated by tho doctor, and
would not keep tho subject in boy's at
tire, dressed in which tho professor hnd
returned him to thorn. A furthor op
eration was mndo at tho request of the
paronts. This was dono, nnd so fully
dovoloped othor organs that doubt waa
110 longer possible Now, in addition to
this metamorphosis, tho lad has been
given a boy's namo in oxohaugo for the
lemaio ono, with wiuoli no was chris
tened. Prof. Pancoast has recently al
so had anothor caso 0: somewhat tha
samo uaturo, although not quite no in
teresting, tho subject being a boy of
four yours, who had always leti sup
posed to bo n girl. Tha op ration la
each paie was about the samo, u4 hoik
uutienU hnvo recovered.