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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1906)
Between Two fircs By ANTHONY HOPE "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Francis Bacon. CIIAPTF.R XVII. (Continued.) There was in the room, a perhaps might be expected, a washing ftand. Thi article was of the description one often sees; above the level of the stsnd Itself there rose a wooden sewn to the height of two feet and a half, covered with pret ty tiles, the presumable object being to protect the wall paper. I never saw a more innocent looking bit of furniture; it might have stood in a lady's dressing room. The Signor.na went up to it and slid It gently on one side ; it moved In a groove ! Then she pressed a spot In the wall behind, and a small piece of It rolled side, disclosing a keyhole. '"He's taken the key, of course," she said. "We must break It open. Who's got a hammer?" Tools were procured, and, working un der the Signorlnn's directions, after a good deal of trouble, we laid bare a neat little safe embedded in the wall. This safe was legibly inscribed on the outside, "Burglar's ruzile." We. however, were not afraid of making a noise, and it only puzzled us for ten minutes. When opened It revealed a Golconda ! There lay in securities and cash no less than $5t0.( .""! We smiled at one another. "O sad revelation," I remarked. "Hoary old fox I" said the Colonel. No wonder the harbor works were un remunerative in their early stages. The President must have kept them at a very early stage. "What are you people up to?" cried Carr. "Hank burglary, my dear boy," I re plied, and we retreated with our spoil. "Now," said I to the Colonel, "what are you going to do?" "Why, what do you think, Mr. Mar tin?" interposed the Signorlna. "He's going to give you your money, and divide the rest with his sincere friend, Christina Nugent." "Well, I suppose so." said the Colonel. "But it strikes me you are making a good thing of this, Martin." "My dear Colonel." said I, "a bargain is a bargain, and where would you have been without my money?" The Colonel made no reply, but handed me the money, which I liked much better. I took the $."120,000 and said : Now I can face the world, an honest man." The Signorlna laughed. "I am glad." she said, "chiefly for poor old Jones' sake. It'll take a load off his mind." The Colonel proceeded to divide the re mainder into two little heaps, one of which he pushed over to the Signorina. She took it eally. saying: "Now I shall make curl papers of half my bonds, and I shall rely on the what do you call it? the Provisional govern ment to nay the rest. lou rememoer about the house?" "I'll see about that soon," said the Colonel Impatiently. "You two seem to think there's nothing to do but take the money. You forget we've got to make our positions safe." "Exactly. The Colonel's government must be carried on," said I. The Signorina did not catch the allu sion. She yawned, and said : "Oh, then I shall go. Rely on my loy alty, your excellency." She made him a courtesy and went to the door. As I opened it for her she w hispered, "Horrid old bear ! Come and see me. Jack," and so vanished, carrying off her dollars. I returned and sat down opposite the Colonel. "I wonder how she knew about the washing stand?" I remarked. "Because Whittingham was fool enough to tell her," said the Colonel testily. Then we settled to business. This un ambitious tale does not profess to be a complete history of Aureataland, and I will spare my readers the recital of our discussion. We decided at last that mat ters were still so critical, owing to the President's escape, that the ordinary forms of law and constitutional govern ment must be temporarily suspended. The chamber was not in session, which made this course easier.- The Colonel was to be proclaimed President and to assume su preme power under martial law for some weeks, while we looked about us. It was thought tetter that my name should not appear, officially, but I agreed to take in hand, under his supervision, all matters relating to finance. "We can't pay the Interest on the real debt," he said. "No," I replied ; "you must issue a no tice, setting forth that, owing to General Whittingham's malversations, payments must be temporarily suspended. Prom ise it will be all right later on." "Very good," said he j "and now I shall go and look up those officers. I must keep them In good temper, and the men, too. I shall give 'em another ten thou sand." "Generous hero!" said I, "and I shall go and restore this cash to my employ ers." CHAPTER XVIII. It was twelve o'clock when I left the Golden House and strolled quietly down to Liberty street The larger part of the soldiers had been drawn off, but a couple of companies still kept guard In the Pl ana. The usual occupations of life were going on amid a confused stir of excite ment, and I saw by the interest my ap pearance aroused that some part at least of my share In the night's doings bad leaked out. The Gatette had published a special edition, In which It hailed the advent of freedom, and, while lauding Mc Gregor to the skies, bestowed a warm commendation on the "noble Englishman who, with a native love of liberty, had taken on himself the burden of Aureata land in her hour of travail." The meta phor struck me as Inappropriate, but the sentiment was most healthy; and when I finally beheld two officers of police sitting on the head of a drunken man for toast ing the falling regime, I could say to my aelf, as I turned Into the bank, "Order reigns la Warsaw." General assent had proclaimed a sns ivusion of commerce on this auspicious day, And I fouud Jones sitting Idle and ill at ease. I explained to him the state of affairs, showing how the President's dishonorable scheme had compelled me, i t the Interests of the bank, to take a more or less active part In the revolution. It was pathetic to hear him bewail the vil lainy of the man he had trusted, and when I produced the money, he blessed me fervently, and at once proposed writ ing ti the directors a full account of the matter. "They are bound to vote you an honora rium, sir," he said. "I don't know, Jones," I replied. "I am afraid there Is a certain prejudice against me at headquarters. But In any case I have resolved to forego the per sonal advantage that might accrue to me from my conduct. President McGregor has made a strong representation to me that the schemes of General Whittingham, If publicly known, would, however un justly, prejudice the credit of Aureata land. and he appealed to me not to give particulars to the world. In matters such as these, Jones, we cannot be guided solely by selfish considerations." 'Heaven forbid, sir!" said Jones, much moved. "I have, therefore, consented to restrict myself to a confidential communication to the directors ; they must Judge hoM far they will pass It on to the shareholders. To the world at large I shall say nothing of the second loan ; and I know you will oblige me by treating this money as the product of realizations In the ordinary course of business. The recent disturb ances will quite account for so large a sum being called In." "I don't quite see how I can arrange that." "Ah, you are overdone," said I. "Leave It all to me, Jones." And this I persuaded him to do. In fact, he was so relieved at seeing the money back that he was easy to deal with ; and if he suspected anything, he was overawed by my present exalted po sition. He appeared to forget what I could not, that the President, no doubt, still possessed that fatal cable ! After lunch I remembered my engage ment with the Signorlna, and. putting on my hat, was bidding farewell to busi ness, when Jones said: "There's a note just come for yon sir. A little boy brought it while you were out at lunch." He gave It to me a little dirty envel ope, with an illiterate scrawl. I opened it carelessly, but as my eye fell on the President's hand, I started in amazement. The note was dated "Saturday From on board The Songstress, and ran as fol lows : "Dear Mr. Martin I must confess to having underrated your courage and abili ties. If you care to put them at my dis posal now, I will accept them. In the other event, I must refer you to my pub lic announcement. In any case it may bo useful to you to know that McGregor designs to marry Signorina Nugent. I fear that on my return it will be hardly consistent with my public duties to spare your life (unless you accept my present offer), but I shall always look back to your acquaintance with pleasure. I have, If you will allow me to say so, seldom met a young man with such natural gifts for finance and politics. I shall anchor five miles out from Whittingham to-night (for I know you have no ships), and if you Join me, well and good. If not, I shall consider your decision Irrevocable. Believe me, dear Mr. Martin, faithfully yours, "MARCUS W. WHITTINGHAM, "President of the Republic of Aureata land." The President's praise' was grateful to me. But I did not see my way to fall In with his views. He said nothing about the money, but I knew well that Its re turn would be a condition of any alliance between us. Again, I was sure that he also "designed to marry the Signorina," and if I must have a rival on the spot I preferred McGregor in that capacity. Lastly, I thought that after all there is a decency in things, and I had better stick to my party, I did not, however, tell McGregor about the letter, merely send ing him a line to say I had heard that he had better look out. This done, I resumed my Interrupted progress to the Signorina's. When I was shown in, she greeted me kindly, "I have had a letter from the Presi dent," I said. "Yes," said she, "he told me he had written to you." "Why, have you heard from him?" "Yes, just a little note. He is rather cross with me. Are you going over to him going to forsake me?" "How can you ask me? Won't you show me your letter, Christina ?" "No, John," she answered, mimicking my impassioned tones. "I may steal the President's savings, but I respect his con fidence." "You know what be aays to me about McGregor?" "Yes," said the Signorina. "But, curi ous to relate, the Colonel has Just been here himself and told me the same thing. The Colonel has not a nice way of mak ing love, Jack not so nice as yours nearly." Thus encouraged I went and sat down by her. I believe I took ber hand. "You don't love biin?" "Not at all," she replied. "I like you very much, Jack," sbs said, "and It's very sweet of you to have made a revolution for me. It was for me, Jack?" "Of course It was, my darling," I promptly replied. "But you know, Jack, I don't see how we're much better off. Indeed, in a way It's worse. The President wouldn't let anybody else marry me, but ho wasn't so peremptory as the Colonel. The Colo nel declares hu will marry me this day week !" "We'll see about that," said I, savagely. "Another revolution, Jack?" asked tho Signorina. "Jfou needn't laugh at we," I guld sulk-11. I "Poor boyt What are we Idyllic lov ers to do?" "I don't believe you're a bit In earn' est." "Yes, I am. Jack now." Then she went on,, with a sort of playful pity, "Iok st my savage, Jealous Jack. It's pleasant while It lasts; try not to be broken-hearted If It doesn't last." "If you love me, why don't you come with mo out of this sink of Iniquity ? "Run away with you?" she asked with open amasemeiit. "Do you think that we're the sort of people for a romantic elopement? I am very earthy. And so are you, Jack dear, nice earth, but earth, Jack." There was a good "leal of truth In this remark. We were not an Ideal pair for love In a cottage. "Yes," I ssid. "I've got no money." "I've got a little money, but not much. I've leeii paying my debts," she addttd proudly. I haven't been even doing that. And I'm not quite equal to purloining that $300,000." "We must wait. Jack. But this I will promise: I'll never marry the Colonel. If It comes to that or running away, we 11 run away." "And Whittingham?" The Signorlna for once looked grave. "You know him." she said "Think what he made you do! and you're not a weak man, or I shouldn't be fond of you. Jack, you must keep him away." She was quite agitated; and It was one more tribute to the President's powers that he should exert so strange an Influ ence or such a nature. I was burning to ask her more about herself and the President, but I could not while she was distressed. And when I had comforted her, she resolutely declined to return to the subject. "No. go away now," she said. "Think how we are to checkmate our two Presi dents. And, Jack, whatever happens, I got you back the money. I've done you some good. So be kind to me. I'm not very much afraid of your heart breaking. You have plenty of useful things to oc cupy your time." At last I accepted my dismissal, and walked off, my happiness considerably damped by the awkward predicament In which we stood. Clearly McGregor meant business; and at this moment McGregor was all powerful. If he kept the reins, I should lose my love. If the President came back, a worse fate still threatened. Supposing It were possible to carry off the Signorlna, which I doubted very much, where were we to go to? And would she come? On the whole, I did not think she would come. (To be continued.) END OF THE LUCY WALKER. Steamboat Rim oa the Mississippi that Coat Many Llrea. Passing the place a few days ago where this noted Cherokee Indian nsed to live, we were reminded of the history and tragic death of the man, Joe Vami. who was the most noted Cherokee of bl time, aays the Fort Gibson Post He used to live about three mile belo.v Fort Gibson, opposite tho mouth of Bnyou Manard. on the opposite side of the Arkansas River. He owned 500 slaves, 300 of whom were men. He bad thousands of acres of land, ninny cattle and horses, some being racing stock. He owned the first steamboat that came up the Arkansas River to Fort Gibson, when the I'nltcd States government hnd n line of loats to this place to supply the large garri son then stationed here. This Iwat was named the Lucy Walker, and In those days was noted for her speed. She ran between Fort Gibson and lower Missis sippi jKirto, even to New Orleans, carry lug passengers and freight. Vann was a strange Indian, unlike any known before or since, and was known as a "dead game iort," open hearted, brave and generous to a fuuit. He was good to all his slaves and they liked h!m and would obey him In any thing. He won and lost large sums on liorse-rneing and gambling, but It was all t'ie same to him, for he kept up hi end of the sjtort at all times and sea sons. This was along the 30's and 40's, not long after the 4'herokees took pos session of the country. Vann hnd one fault, which ultimate ly caused his tragic death. He could not brook a Ixiastlng rival and would not take a "dare." While his steam bont had no rival for speed on the Ar kansas River, from Its mouth at the Mississippi to Little Rock and Fort Gibson, there were two or three on the Mississippi River, between St. Louis and New Orleans. One of these bouts, said to be the fastest on the river, at tempted to pass him on the way down. Vann hnd a crew of thirty negroes, suld to have no superiors on the river. He told the boys that the Lucy Walker must be kept ahead, no matter at what cost. An allowance of grog was given to each, and nil promised to stand up to the work. The rival bont was gain ing on them. The usual fuel failed to give sufficient speed. Vann went around and told the. hands to gather up every thing that would burn. Tar and bacon were thrown Into the furnace and soon the Lucy Walker was forging ahead of her rival. Timbers of the boat creaked and groaned. The furnace was red hot The boilers were seething and foam ing. The heat was terrific. The pas sengers, of whom there were about 150, became alarmed, but Vann was cool as a cucumber. He told his negro crew that they would beat the rival boat or all go to hade together, and they prom ised to stand by him. About that time there was an nwful explosion and there was nothing left of the Lucy Walker but scattered frag ment. Most of the crew were blown to atoms, besides about forty passen gers dead and nearly all more or less Injured. Venn's body was found hor- j rlhly mangled. As a Hupplanter. The Maid 1 you think the automo bile will ever supplant the horse? The Man No; but It may supplant the mule In the course of time. One Is full;' as unreliable as the other. mm Killing- the Mow Made Ksif, An easy method of filling mows with straw from the tliriisher or with liny when partly full Is as follows: Fasten n pulley on n rnfler a little beyond beam. Nail two wide board 0 on the beams for the bundle to slide upon. The rope I) having n hook upon one rt)H rll.l.INO Tilt wow. end. Is placed under and around the straw inid fastened. The bundle Is then lifted by n man nt I. When It reaches the top beam It swing In and Is lowered Into the mow. It can then be placed where wanted and unfast ened. This device Is very handy and saves much time. Mararonl Wheat. Grant Robinson of St Paul, Minn., has purchased 40.000 acres of land In Presidio county, Texas, which he will devote to the culture of macnronl wheat on a scale the largest ever at tempted In the world. Extensive prep arations are now going forward for the consummation of the plans of the capitalist Seed for planting will be brought to this country from the Vol ga region of Russia. The field will be cultivated on the very latest and most Improved method of wheat furmlng. Monster stake plows will be utilized In breaking up the land ; in fact all of the latest type of farming ninchluery will be used on the plantation. Mr. Robluson proposes to have the largest and best managed wheat farm In the world. He will build a system of tenant house and supply the wants of his lnborlng men from a commissary. A school will be built for the children of the laboring men, as well as church es, etc. The farm Is near Vuleiitltie, nceesslblc to the railroad, and has proven under tests to be admirably adapted to the culture of macaroni wheat Cold Storaire fur Farmers. Putting first-class apples In cold stor age for sale In lute winter or early spring, Is usually very profitable, say Farming. Other fruit and furm pro ducts may also be stored to advantage. The expense of a cold storage, plant precludes Its use by most fruit grow ers. Co-operation among farmers will sometimes be possible along this line. Granges and other fanners' organiza tion may do educational and practical work also. But available for. every farmer are the refrigerator plants now found In almost every city. Rooms or space may be rented as one needs. Gen erally It Is best to store In the city where It Is Intended to sell, that the produce may be on the ground In case of an advantageous market Many a grower of fine fruit would be dollars ahead by availing himself of cold stor age facilities. Sheep Shearing- Table. Make a table with a hollow top, on which to lay the sheep. On each side of the board have a strap or rope with a snap hook to hold kicking sheep. The hollow top place the sheep at a disad vantage In trying to get up. Tbla table Is also very handy In tagglDg sheep; also In cleaning bogs, a the water will fall through" the slats and will keep the hog much cleaner. S owl ii a Spinach. Early spinach 1 seeded In the fall. The ground should be plowed and made fine, plenty of well-rotted manure ap plied, and the seed sown In rows about 10 Inches apart, which should be done with a seed drill having a small roller to cover and press the earth on the seeds, tho depth of planting the seeds being about half an Inch. The seed should be sown before cold weather sets In. When the plant are up let them grow until the ground Is frozen, and then cover with straw, which should bo removed early In the spring. Spinach Is a very hardy plunt and Is seldom Injured by cold. FOB BtlEABINQ SHEEP. Mm KHiHisrs, Every gardener likes to use ft stim ulating feitlllr.er to hurry the crops along. For this put'os nitrate of soda uud sulphate of ammonia are most fre quently employed. Nitrogen Is the ele ment chlelly sought and all known menus (1f obtaining It cheaply have Ixvn tested. Lately much Interest has been shown In lime nitrogen or calcium rynnniuld. The results of recent cMrl nients with this fertiliser Indicate n high value for It. In some tests It has shown only NO sr rent of the effec tiveness of nitrate of soda while In other tests It proved superior. Lime nitrogen seems to be hnriiifut If placed In direct contact with (he seed or roots of plants. It should pre ferably bo mixed with the soil and ap plied from eight to fourteen days be fore sealing. It will then greatly has ten the growth and maturity of gar den plants. Somo gardeners have found that It Is Nt to mix the lime nitrogen with the soil five to ten luches Ulow the surfnc. The nest results have lceii obtained by mixing the fer tilizer with twice Its weight of dry soil In-fore applying. Llmo nitrogen should not Ih applied nt n greater rate than 135 to 270 pounds per acre. Save falling- l.aavea. When the leaves begin to fall, do not burn them. Save all of them. They moke the humus that by and by be comes soil, and Is of Immense value In all Its stages of change. The most lr rntlonal work ever done by a human being Is to take what nature has seiit the whole summer In creating for III ut. nnil throw It back Into Its elemental conditions. These leaves are nature's contribution, and her very lsst con tribution to man's wealth. They are naturally spread all over the lawns each year, as a winter protection; nnd after they have accomplished that mis sion they are worked over Into a com post of humus. As n rule, do not rnke them too completely off the lawns. Tho leaves you do take Insteud of burning, use for banking up build lugs, for that will save coal ; to cover or bank around plants; for stable txddtng; or on tho fhsirs of henhouse, and In rooms where tlie hens may scratch during the winter. Oood I'oaltrr Keder. Get a flat, empty grocery txx and cut a section out of It, as shown In Il lustration. Nail n strip of thin hoard over the beveled portion and set tho affair against the wall. Here you hn a self filling box In which can te put grit, bone, charcoal or grain. One or two partitions put In Is-fore cutting out tho tievclcd section would make two or three compartments, tu which Btts rerniNo nox. two or three of the articles could bo kept at the same time. This Is tho easiest possible way to mako a self feeding box. Have the top or cover part of the box slanting, so that tho fowls cannot roost on it Value of Farm Animals. The Department of Agriculture has published a statement of the number and the value of fanu animals. There are over n billion and a half dollars' worth of horses In the United States, and the total value of nil live stock amounts to $.US55,:(.si),4 13. Tho humble mule leads ull other animals In average value per head. The detailed list of classes Is as follows: Farm A v. pries Animals. No. per bead. Value. Horses ...18,718,(578 ISO. 72 f l.MO.HHll.fMq Mules .1,404.011 Us, HI 11.14, tlHo.r.l'O Mllrh cowslO,7iS.8l 20.44 582,788,5!2 Other cattle.47,IM17.ti.'.J 15.85 741,17 1.7011 Khcep ....fiU.WM.Oltt 8.54 17t,lMI,44 Hog &2,10.',847 0.18 821,802,571 No (Uraln la lb Orchard. There ore many ways of caring far an orchard. We work our land la corn as long as possible, In order to culti vate the trees and keep the land clean. This Is to prevent us being troubled by rabbit. Where thero are no tree or grass we can put tho richness back Into the soli with clover. If the land Is rich this clover muy bo cut for hay, If poor, It should be left and turned un der to enrich the land as much as pos sible. Never plant any of the small grain In tho orchard. Growth Is the most necessary Item for the young trees. T. II. Todd, Missouri. Soapsuds for Plants. The ordinary concentrated lye Is really caustic soda, which I cheaper than potash. Soda lye make hard soap and potash lye soft soap. Soap suds from soft soap make a valuable fertilizer, but soda soapsuds are not considered valuable, except for celery and asparagus, which are alwaya bene fited by soda In any form. The use of any kind of soapsuds Is beneficial In assisting to liberate plant food la the soil, however. The Secret of Success. The superiority of butter mnde In Denmark Is known the world over where butter Is sold. Many Investiga tions of Danish methods have loen made and the conclusion Is that clean liness Is the secret of the success of the Danish dalrymun In making butter. TKEYEEKIY MS Ml 1137 Force led by Satsdln took pos session of Jerusalem, 12kV-Orlglnal St. Paul's cathedral In Iiondon dedicated. 1301 -lUchsrd II. landed In Ireland with Urge force, 1470 Henry VI. of Kngland released from the Tower end again proclaim ed King. 1552-Clty of Kaxun capllulnted to Ivan IV. , Car of Russia. lf3.V Publication of the first edition of the whole Bible In the Kngliah lan guage. i:73-Spaniards abandoned the hlslorlo siege of Irf'ydeii. l.'Ot Scotch defeated the KllglUtl forces st battle of Gleiillvet. 1004 Dutch and Swedish colonies on Delaware Bay surrendered to tl Kngllsh. 1075 Springfield, Mass., attacked by tha Indians. KKMV-British force under Sir William Phlpps arrived before queUe and de- nnmled surrender of the French. Fleet dispersed by storm Slid eipedl- tlon failed. 1001 War between the Kngllsh and Irish ended by the fall of Limerick. I0K3-French defeated the slllcs under Victor Amndctis of Savoy. 171V-Coniiieit ot Port Roys' completed by British ami colonial forces under Col. Nicholson. 1711 - French Fast Indian squadron de stroyed st Mitdrns by hurricane. 17U- British stor I and took Manila. cspltal of Philippines 1777 British defeated Auirr.a st bat tie of Geriuantowii. 17S0 -Women marched on Veraslll a. 17Nl Henry Iauren committed m the Tower of Iiondon for high treaso 17U4 Brit Uh surrendered Guailalouxi Cs the French. 1705 Count Allessandrodl Csglloslro, whom Carlyle ilecriled as the most js-rfect scoundrel In the world's his tory, died. 1800 Treaty of Ililefonso, by which Spain ceded Iiiiislaiia to France. 1H04 War declared between RiihsIii sin! Persia. . . . Fnitlaixl prepared to resist Invasion by Napoleon's army. 1SU First newspaper Issued In Buffalo, N. V. 1S12 British attacked Ogdetishurgh, N. V. , anil were repulsed. 1S13 Battle of the Thames In Canadii ....French defeated by Prussians at Wartdiburg. 1820- Henri Chrlstophe, fuler of Haytl, shot. lS2t First Sunday school In Teias es tablished at San Fclijw. 1832 Otho ot Bavaria proclaimed king of Greece, 18-11 Santa Ana entered City of Meiico and established himself at the head of tho government. 1842 United Slates sloop of war Con cord lost on rocks in Mozambique channel. 1848 Hungarian diet dissolved by Km peror of Austria. ... Insurrection forced Austrian Kmpefor to lice from Vienna. 184!) Hudson River railroad opened to Peeksklll. 1851 Hudson River railroad opened from New York to Alliuuy. 1853 The Great Republic, largest mer chant vessel In tho world, luuuclied at Boston. 1854 Steamer Yankee Blade, from San Francisco to Panama, wrecked; 1,1 perished. ., .Academy of Music, New York, formally opened. 1801 Confederates evacuated Lexington, Mo. .. .Steamer Montlcello shelled the Confederates at Chlcainacomlco. 1802 Battlo of Perryvllle, Ky.... Con federates defeated at battle of Co rinth, Miss. , , .Confederate troops at tacked Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1804 Cyclono nnd tidal wave struck Calcutta, India ; 00,000 lrves lost. 1800 Disastrous cyclone In tho Baha mas; many ships lost. 1807Whlsky riot In Philadelphia. 1871 Fenian raid; capture of Canadian custom house. .. .Brlghani Young ar rested by the United States marshal for Mormon proclivities. . . .The grest fire by which Chicago was desolated started at 10 o'clock at night.... Mayor Wells of Salt Lake City ar rested by United States authorities for practicing Mormonlsm. 1878 Waterloo and Charing Cross bridges, in London, freed from toll, 1881 Thousands of lives lost by typhoon at Haifeng, China. 1800 McKlnley tariff act went Into ef foct. 1804 Great loss of property resulted from cyclone In Little Rock, Ark. ' 1898 American and Spanish peaco com missioners met In Paris. 1003 The Ancient and Honoroblo Artil lery company of Iiondon visited the Honorables of Boston, Mass. 1004 Frederic Augusts Bartholin, de signer of Stntue of Liberty, died.... Triennial general convention of Prot estant Kplscopnl church met In Bos ton. . .Thirteenth International peace conference opened at Boston. I 1 ?4 U J