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- VOL. 11. 8 TWO GENTLEMEN j HAWAII. 1 'f ' f ' ' ••••*—— 0 |§) By SEWARD W. HOPKINS. Tt> ~Tr- "3s* s flS'' W (OupyrifM, by «■■■■? feomsa'S taaj CHAPTER VU. { OOMTIHVKD. "I (Ml order Commander Wilts* la send me k company of mirilM at onoe," said oar representative. "The rights and bodies of Ajuerieaa* nnl be protected." * The order was sent. Mr. Dole and I mounted onr horses and rode away. ' 'Go on to the house, and tall my folks I shall remain down here a while," said Mr. Dole. "There is much to be seen to. I shall return to night" I left him and continued my way. Suddenly a soldier ran out and •sued my horse. "I arrest yon by order of the queen," he said. - j "For what?" j "By order of the queen." / "Baton what chargeT" j "Shut up your month. By or.W ol the queen." j I oonld do nothing but snl>m:t. My horse was confiscated, and T was hnatled to the guard-room of ttyi pris on. My uncle and Mr. Scscatsp were there. Soldiers stood about Captain Jobbs was there. And, sealed on a bench, stolidly smoking, wpi Arthur Gordon. I had not expected relief from Gordon when he learned of the arrests. What could ho Mo against (he orders of the queen? Bat he did not reojgniie me in anyway. What could that mean? There was a grim look iu his face, his lips/ were pressed tightly together and ilia' brow was beetling. Bat he didnot look at me. "Another prisoner?/" asked Captai'i Jolibs, with a malicifna grin, whan I wa« taken in. f - "Disloyalty and/ using language threatening to the/queen," said the soldier who arrestee me. .• , *'lt's a lie," I answered. "I hare hardly spoken a ward since I came to town." , "It's no uso, Tom," said my uncle. "TUey have things their own way. Better kefcpqniejf" "They oau d| nothing worse than kill as," said Heieamp; "and they will hare to hurry attoat that or 1 don't know Stevens."] ■- ' • "The qacen won't see the American minister. He lmn ordered the msriuea from the Boston ashore to protact Auierioans." - T > "Good. Lefcthe old eagle scream." "Shut up!" said Job be, slapping v ßeacamp in tha : faoe. "No violence there, Ccptain Jobbs!" •aid Gordon, quietly. "If you ara satisfied with ypur examination of the prisoners,let tjtem be taken below at once." Thia was strange from Gordon. II hardly seemed like Gordon's voioa, it ' was so strained. We were separated and taken to eel I a in the prison. Aa 1 passed out Gordon leaned over au>l whispered: "Keep a stiff upper lip, old man. This won't Inst many hours." It. is needless to say that to three people at least that night was a sleep less one. And more than that, it was a sleep'ass to half the people of Honolulu. My 001 l was decidedly nncomfort ablo. My feelings were more so. J was hot aid impatient for revenge. The hours of the night dragged wearily along. Daring the early hours the gnard who paced before my cell was ngly and inclined to taunt me, but I paid him no heed. At midnight there was a change of gaards. A sew faoo appeared. The new soldier was a man I did not know. But when all was quiet he looked furtively in at me and whis pered: ] "St! Want to smoke?" "I would like to, but suppose X would be shot for it" I replied. "Sit Here's a good one. Gordon sent it." And he handed me a hand ful of cigars and some matches. "Smoke away. Tha Order of the Ivy is around you." , "What ia the Or ler of the Ivy?" "Never mind. Toa're safe with it Go ahead and amoke, I must be get ting along." The Order of the Ivy? I had hear J | of it at the meetings of the Amerioan League. Gordon's name had been | coupled with it. ' But he had kept his , secret well. I did not know what it mcaut | I stooged and pondered. There was no doubt that the crisis had come. | But who would win? Would the shameful course, of the queea be up held, or would right prevail? ; Would the eoantry assert itself and | take tha reins of goyernmsat it its own hands, or wonld the army pnt down any attempt to overthrow the | croTiu? I ha;l seen nothing to war- , rant the belief that the army was dis- , loyal to tie rotteu-ieas of the throne. , But then there was the Order of the Ivy. Wipit was it? I i *c*ivrrEu vnr. « In ths solitude of our cells, my uncle TOJU, Mr. Seaoamp an.l I knew noth- 1 iug of the stirring scenes that were be- 5 in i enacted sioand us on the morning ' following otir arrest. Bjt I learned enough from Gordon aud others to en- able me to gi»a a fairly correct idea ol • what really occurred. At daybfau, a company of United e State* matinjs went ashore ind took their position near the American Lege ' tie* (yMUfteIVMMUIW' ... f' " " " ' ~ *• • (landing at eo between Minister tnevena »nd Commander Wiltae that the United States vessels in the harbor ahoold be held in readiness to respond in case American interests needed further protection. There waa great excitement ia Hon olulu aad souse ristiag ia the streets. Timorous Amsricaas with their wires aad children,. not knowing what out rages might be attempted by the ad herents of the corrupt throne, hastened to plaoe themselves under the protec tion of their flag. Mr. Stevens was thoroughly in earnest "I do not care what comae or goes," hs said, to thoae about him. "I shall protect all Americana who claim my protection. If the people of Hawaii are dissatisfied with the exiating gov ernment let them change it. With that I have nothing to do. But let one American be harmed, and I will «3ht." Mr. Stevens also made streauou* efforts to secure our release, but oould not do so without a battle. He was reluctant to reeort to this exttemt measure, and waited. While he waited, events shaped themselves. The queen, supported by a portion of her oabinet stood on the palace porch and read a proclamation to the efleot that the new conatitutiou ahould go into operation at onoe. The chiel officer of her army, Marshal Wilson, stood by her aide, complacent in hit confidence that he held the power to a iforce obedienoe 'to his sovereign's commands. Crowds surged back and forth be i'ore the palaoe, Royalist meeting Lib ers), and fists being freely used to em. pbaaixe opinions. Shouts of derision rose from hun dreds of throata, to be met with oheeri of the Royalists for the queen. At list when the excitement was at fever-heat, the Amerioon League marohed in a body to the palaoe, headed by Dole. The appearahce of this body In creased excitement. Stones were throws by the enraged Royalists, some with telling effect. But the American League meant business. The future prosperity ol Hswsii was in thoir hands, and they were about to assert themselves. Eye-witnesses state that the socne was wildly stirring. On the palace steps was a group ol nablee around the queen. Officers ol the army stood with drawn swords, awaitiag the command to charge upon the crowd and compel submission to the outrageous constitution. Msrahal Wilson stood smiling litand ly at his array of a thousand soldiert drswn up on the parade, giound near the palaoe. With these at his back he was supreme. Sandford Dole, undaunted by this 1 shoe of force, actuated by motive* thst, no matter how misconstrued, will always stand out brilliantly patri otic and strong for the right atepped onto the palace porch and proclaimed a revolution. * Now the soene was terrific. The queen, always of an ungoverna ble temper, broke out in fierce invec tives and shrinked her rage. She called upon Marshal Wilson to irrest the entire American League and put them to death. And Marshal Wilson, still confident of his supremacy, gave sundry or ders to his officers. The army moved. Bat now something happened that was totally unlooked-for by the adhe rents of the queen. A tall figure, in the uniform of a saptatn, strode across the field toward t|)e Amerioan League. He walked with the tread of a man who could not be defeated. His face waa grim with determination. It was Gordon. He passed quickly before the army, with a banner thrown over his shoul der and a trumpet ia his hand. Upon the banner was the device of an ivy leaf aad a vine entwined about the American flag. It was the insignia of the Order of the Ivy. Gordon raised his trumpet to his lips aud blew a bugle-blast that sounded round about the palaoe. And file after file of the army, Americans, Mexicans. Germans, aeompenied by the subordinate officers, went over snd formed ranks behind Gordon. | Gordon stepped to the side of Dole, snd in a loud "Sir, as oommander of the Order pf the Ivy, I offer you the support of yon ler soldiers." The qneen was furious with rage. Marshal Wilson gasped aad floundered helplessly in the waves of thia great ->oesn of oppoeition. . The remainder of the army straggled forward, bat at sight of the unbroken rasks and fleroe looks of the soldiers who had joined the movement for free dom, they broke aad raa. The cabinet atrong duly whan op pression was all their way, faltered and finally advised the queen to sur render. Amid the shouts of the multitude, the American League took possession >f the palaoe and granted W0 queen a reasonable time to prepare H leave. The revolution waa practically over. 1 Not/a gun had been fired. Kola life 1 had been taken. But the rule of ex- 1 travagance, licentiousness and evil wai ended. > J I Gordon, waa, of course, the hero ol ; Honolulu. I pomirolj ajr coil, wosdor . , i True tm Ourmmbrm, Oar JWy*iiu, Our Country and Our GmtL WILLIAMSTON, FRIDAY. MAY 21.1901. ing what my fate would, aad saipalw thst the American minister had Ua to secure our release. ; The key was turned lathe lock, The door opened. A guard stood there,*** by his sale was Gordon. "Come out, old fellow. Tea are free aa air," he said, gramas asv hand. " ~ "What! Has the queen relented* "Queen? There is ao qaeea. We are uow nuder the glonona eld elan aad etripesl" / "Good heavens I What ara yon talk* ing about? Is the queen dead?" "No, very maeh alive, bat Ml a queen. We have had a little iwsh Hon, and the Aiaerioac Leaiae, with Dole at the bead, is ia possession of the palaoe Now saa ym grasp tha sitae tine?" ~ I waa almost stuaaed by the sad* deuness of the news. I had forsessa this very thing, but I had expected bloodshed and battle tad a long period of unrest, Hers waa a rale of in* overthrown in a day. I accompanied Gordon to relaMa Uncle Tom and Mr. Haacamp. "Thank God!" was my ancle's only response when he was informed of the condition of things. But Jollroy He scamp rould aot ton tain himself. He Hung his hat ia tha air and danced -with joy. "Hooray!" he shouted, M Dida*t t tell yon? Didu't I aay It had to cosde? The engle has screamed, and pva'M ■ the Lord for itl Now the gem of the 1 footstool will have no flaw. Oa with (rogresfe! Tho wavsa of prosperity will roll upon our shores! Plant Um (lag—the ouly flag—high on the staff of the palace and let its brillisat folds proclaim to tho world that we are part of its greatest nation!" Jollroy went off to oelebrate tha j (vent. j "Come to the Nnuann House, aad we will pall a cork to the new era," he said. "Not now, but later," replied Qordon, «. Uncle Tom went ai onoe to see Mr. Dole at the palace, and I hurried to Mr. Dole's house to iuforaa his family of his safoty and to rejoioe with theaa over the American ascendency. , For three days there were aaraai snd rioting in Honolulu, bat ao livaa were lost. The new order of things waa pro claimed in Hawaii and tha other ia lands and accepted with joy by a majority of the people lion fires were burned at night ia celebration, and an era of proeperity was opened. An election was held, a - provisional government waa established, with dandford Dole, president, Thomas Warringford. uiy uncle, secretary of stste, and other prominent Americans filling the other plaees in the cabinet Mr. Stevens, aa represeatstive of the United Htstes, at onoe recognised the new Government, as did the Gar* man consul. But the English minister refused to trest and held out for tho queen. Ai he was related to the rojal house, this course was not sar prising. Dispatches were prepared and seat to the Hawaiian miniater at Waeh inton, announcing the revolution, aad advising him to make sundry eoea* munications to the United States Gov ernment, among them beiag the de sire op the psrt of Hswaii to be an nexed. Thia was against the advice of my uncle and a goodly portion of tha Amorican League. ..lint it eeemedthe will of a majority, and had to go. It took from three to four weeks to exchange advices between Hoaolala snd Washington, and all we eoald do now waa to wait. CHAPTER IX. The days dragged slowly slong. The auapenre waa snythiag but pleas ant. With a raging ex-queen on its hands, the provisional government was; in an uncomfortable position, anear-' tain as wero the beads of it how they would be treated by ths United States dorernment. Finally dispatches came commead ing Minister Stevens, snd promisiag an immediate study of the qaealioa of tnnexation, Under this reaaauring stimslns bus iness revived, a calm content pervaded ill parts of the country. We felt so ;ure, and, knowing thst oar position was the right one, we sajr no reaaoa to look for'sny further trouble. Qordon was placed st tha head of ths army, snd at once threw himself into the effort to strengthen his forces tnd perfect the discipline of his littla troop. He did not, however, for a "moment relsx his vigilanoe in the search for Winifred. We oontinned the haaft luring all ths days following ths .rev olution. Together we made trips to different islsnda that were inhabited, tasking searching inquiries among tha pfeople, but had learned nothing. Omdon'a headquarters in the Gov ernment building became also tha headquarters of an organized force ' that was constantly in sction, looking for txa6es of my lost sister. Presi dent Dole interested himself ia tho hunt. Jollroy Seacamp waa ever ok the alert Gordon detailed mea from his command, and sent them to tha different islands. Reports from thsao different scouting parties were con stantly coming in, but they were all ia the same rein—no news—nothing bmt falsa clues. (To be A Costly BrMit Tsti lt required 600 hands to make tho bridal veil of the Princess Msrgarst of Prussia. It was composed of 600 different pieces, all the work being done with the needle. The aeveral pieces, each of which required ten daya for completion, were joined by the most skillful laesmakcra inspat *rn which appears 1 to he aliths work 9l Utt mum jwk tatd*. V— "-.i'-Si.'.- v . MACHINISTS STRIKE. _ ( A L«|C faster af Tlkm Qait Work ' CABSB UEAfcIM 10 TIE TKOUBLE. I « ■ 1 taMltliM Hear Day With Tha Saw Pay TVj Are New (letting I . .. .i . Dl C. Special—Approx ' ImMt IMM Mdtlilsu throughout I Ihe CM*T«nek Monday-for a nine. I t*MMft toa-hanr-por-day aoala, and • tealli Thin la the rough I Httaaato e( P>irtdiat O'Ooanoll. of th« | Nnaloaal laaoa lalliia at Machinists, | bane* M ttfagraphic advices that ha?« I naiM Mm fem the machinist*' '■'*"l.t»a la the various cltloa. , The strike thws tar haa not extended to the allied traM, save In one or iwa laataar—. an at Seraatoa. Pa., whore ■M la a part Of the allied trades aro Mt. No WcUiKti nmwl In gov- WMI Mh are effected. Th eli | toe to the IBM that on au li work a.i 1 rllhth* day scale already prevail.*. Railroad aanllthn aa a rule are not [ iaeolvad In tha strike, though the ' aa® M awrtial made are out. Tim • Cratral Vaauit shop. machinists at I 8L Alhaas, ■■mhiiilag pro'.«ihly 200, I law attack. The Lehigh Valley Kail. I road aunhlatala at Buffalo, Hayro, i Wtllnaham aad Klralra are out, an r (ncaUai ahoat MO. all told. Tho , Ddaaait Uakwua * Western men I at PaShlo. Sonurton. Wilkeuba- re and Intermediate points are out. The Oulf, , Colorado ft Santa fe men als > are (tit. Tha strike order, however, doea nit I apply to the railroads generally. The sltaadoa la tha afternoon was sum ' asrlnd by Prealdeot o"Qj>nnell In tlia . following Stat wseat to the Associated 1 feeaa: •"We are demanding a nine-hour day anivecaally throughout the trade, 1 with aa Isrreur of vacM suflH lent to ovamoans the Ices of tha hour In time; i ragalnftoe of the apprenticeship ays teas aad the number that shall be eni i pkijsd la accordance with the number i of Josrwyars machinists employed: apsawah aa to arMtnatlon of all dls . put** that Hay arise In the future; the right of the machinist* to be rep , reseated by I eocnmlu o- and nnr»» ■nats that there shall be a molutely M discrimination against machinist , hascsae of their membership In tho anloa. PVoa the present Indication* aad the statnaeots Issuing f-rrni head quarters at the varl-ma points the odd* are oa the Ma af tha strlVrn. In j [ arrtala cases where only a fow hun ' dred wars saperled to be Involved thi i tadlrrtlnaa are that the number will be lai i— id is per rent. Tho number of flrma signing Indtowlf* "'at in lo- | ralltlea where the arranec-mnta am bring made the strike will n>t last over a few days. In other localitiM, { where a larger nu:nber of men are In ♦aired. I look forward to an adjustment being reached within tlie provent j week." PV>llowias la a statement of thn aaaaber at men out at important i poMs: Jlartlorl. Conn.. 100); Anso aia aad Darby. Conn., f.00; Hamilton, 0.. l.tot; Buffalo. 1,200; Scranton, UW; Cincinnati compl'Cely tied up and I.M m«a out; OrMinoravllle. Ind., 2M; Palestine, Tex . rOO; York, Pa.. MO; Bat Orance. N. J.. 300; Oswexo, N. T-. XM: Norfolk. Vs.. all shops out, Mb Word fmtn «iher large clt lew It tardy la mrblut here. Mr. CCoancll nd that up to' 5 o'clock reporta «S » that 9 M Arms e-r. | ploying aiipiunlin it ') 3't.000 men hxl slmod the agreement for Ui> nlnf hour day or made satisfactory nr rannainnti with th« ID al orKaiilzi tloaa •' - — T ALL OITT AT PKTKHfInUKO. Petenhnrc. Va.. B|*--la!.—All tho machlalsts of the city are on n strike, their employers Jisvlng re. | fnsed to accede lo the demand for ladotad hours aad increased wakvh. ATLANTA MKN HO OUT. Atlaata. Special— About 100 in a chlalrta aad apprentices went on strike Monday mornlnt. I heir tin ploy era rcfualag to Krant the de ■sada of the laternatlonal Order of Machialsta. Norfolk. Special—All machine ahopa la Norfolk aad Berkley, loclud faag those of the Norfolk and South era Railroad la the latter place, aro Idle, aaispt three small establish meats la Norfolk. These three have mat tha Imaida of the International Aseodatloa of Machinists. It la stated that the local shop owners are 1 willing to fraat a nine-hour day, but are aawfUlas to accept the demand aa to apprentices. NO STOKB AT NEWPORT NEWS. Nsapuit News. Va., Special.—All the rhlslaU employed at the ship yard twßaaid at work Monday and from pasaaat Indications there will be wo strike. No dam and a have been mads, tt la understood. and a con ference with General Superintendent Port la said to hare resulted satis factorily to both aides. MACON MACHINISTS IN. Macon. Oa.. Special.—The 100 ma eh taints m this city decided not to go i M strike. They will do nothing un til, after the conference between Gen eral Manager Qannon and the South ern machinists In Washington on Thaisdajr. I MUTT STRUCK IN RICHMOND SHOPS. niihrtusil Va. Special. At 2:30 o'clock asnrhisMs went out here Mon day m the demand for f houre libof a day m a tea hoar basis of pay. The inaha aamber were ecnployed at Ihe I a works, the Trlgga' ship yard aad the Tkedetai Iron Works, but tt la stated that work at thoiS I plaata will art be delayed for the pre J «sL Noae bars quit 'i the Soufent Railway Shops, though it is under stood eomnlitees will be t.ent to ; Kiaetaal akova to confer with th« I IMOSBK (MkllttM || ■ f __ jt+, JsiCt, iaa. - -vsifr-. A CALL FOft YOLUX.EfK TiACIEIS Superintendent Toon Asks That tha Terms.£c Lengthened General T. F. Toon. State Sop?rin tendent cf public instruction oa yester day timed [the following circular let ter to countjs superiatrmdrwti through out the .Slate. t»wit: 1 send yon "A Call for Volunteer Teachers." Please area thla matter and secure as siaay rolen'-str teica ers aa you can for wurk la your co:'n ty. or for other counties, as poss:bla. Please report thevr name--, pest oHw, and whether they will teach in you: own or prefer lo be nssigsed to other sections. We have agreat work before us. anl the great needs of our children ma*. 1 urgent demands cpon all of cur p -op r. When an enemy threatens our coun try. brave men readily offer their ser vices, not thinking tf the Snail pj? soldiers receive, but our country h a never tailed to show dne apprrc at oi of tho sacrifices of patrlot:c iut n. oj ter the battle is over and the viet.ry talned. Ignorance H a great mena-e to onr material and civil pro pertly, and 1 verily believe that the nail» womta and men that help lb tha h ur o> mel will be liberally reaaidcd las>me way in the future. The plan, n see .us t) me, is to place thin* rural districts where a-hools are ni is! neiMl. d. Surely the p» -pie w.ll b ■ Ria l to Tmnl-ih these volunlfer •ca.'hojt txMvr l. if the teachers ai-» giving then their tlw> and Service for no h ng. Plense.lat me hear fr»«a y.u pjoiopt ly w hat you >aa do. or may hire doiin in this uatter. " - > Yours truly. T. r. TOJN. Letters are being received by p p'.j In various |urts of the Slate, m s ij ladles, offering their aorvun.-.t the provisions of tha onil for voiui tee fa The Salem Ccmnaecccment. Winslon-t'alem, Bpwial.—The nin'v ly-ninlh c imnrnceausi exercises 4 Salem female Oolleß-» opened Satu.. | day night with a grand caaceri. wh It was attended by a larse. appreclat vj audience, many palons sad frlendi from a distance being ia, attmdanc-, I The program consfa e«t of nsu Ic a J -ClucUtloD iud thu iin of ..CSCII ' solcn-tlon was .n keeping w.th th • ia i nUyition's reputation for hitth flat | liim»x aad wortt in every depntni -l | The f rles of concerts to be given du j ring camißeaceuient seek may icaH |be termed a mil ie«l festival. 'th ! joar jirst nhxesl h;.* I c :■ a So ;' c=sful j one for the t'jllPSf, the ie?i ter *h w- I Inx over 3SO pupils. At 11 oclock Su i I day Rov. l!r. CVcil. pa«(->r of lb- K rs' j l'leabytrrlan church It hmond. Va I delivered Ihe bar.-alaur at- if m :n iu I Ihe Old Home M iraviiu church. Tiif I graduating dsns this year is c imp « d of X'i young iadlej. wh» repr.sent w oral und Slu'.he. n siltei. Oceifn View Hotel Burned. Wilmington. SpTlal.—Fire b-oV? «it Saturday tiight at 8 oc'o-k li t « Ocean Vim llcrtei. which Is s taau-4 ;on the eitrcaS southern end of Wrightsvilie 11 -ach. Tte hotel was owned by the V.ew tympany, of wh«,h S A. Sell lost ii pr« s dent ad principal owner. I.w t7.W. i. pure I for 15,1,0). It it h h'iu*-s vabiej at S(SO were al? > destreye j. but a r * coh ered by ttsauia'KC. Tl>c S. A. Sho » | collage snd a vacant St.-we near ih hotol were alsi d s!r»yed. lict p «?ttal ly coverfd by Insurance. A . ftpecia! train left the cty with b * an 1 lad dt-r ai paratnn and srr.i« v d ti chetk the flumes Tin S aihore Hol and all other sr.- . t.V The (H i-nn \'lew lf"« ! »»e retllllt d once. The ori* a of the Bie U un known. Both Armt B okea. Winston Salem. ?pe lal -Georre Itau- Ker, a young maa. in altfflittn: ti jump on a Norfolk freight IraJn Saturday afternoon fell b tw ei two bo* cars, and was draggel soiif distance. Both arms were broken, a d may have to be amputated. It is feared there are internal injsiiioi which may prove fatal. M To Be Court Martlntcd Washington. I>. C. Special—Lie™ tenant Richard H. Town|cy. a retiicd ollicer of the Navy, will be court toar tialed for allege: panic!patem In Ihe commissary frauds at Manila. Rest Admiral Keinpff. In temporary com mand of the Asistlc Station, reported to the Navy Department that he had detached TOwnlcy from command of the naval school and would send him to the gunboat Muniia under unpen slon to await further aetioa. I»n»n»;>t action was taken by the department, upon the receipt of Resr Admiral KcmpiTs report, cable orceni being is sued for Town ley's trial t»y general court martial to be convened as speed ily as possible. tar Strike Settled. Albany. N. T . Special. —The great railway strike lastinc twelve days. re_- quiring the presence of three thousand members of the National Guard In the city, costing the/,)(y«s of two prom inent merchants ahd entailing an «x --liense (o the county of Albany of ov»r $39,000, is amicably settled, and If the agreements a.rc there will be no trouble lor imt - 'ie " IS MUCH IMPROVED. Mrs McKinley Was Able to Sit I'p On Sunday. PRISILET AIIENDt LAUNCHING. n»e Battle Ship Ohio; Plunge» Into the _ Se« Amid Scenes ol Unbounded En thusiasm. *" * L_ San Francisco, Special.— Mrs. Mc- Klnley'i condition was so far im proved Sunday evening that she was ablu to «lt up a short timo. This wel come news was given out shortly af tor 5 o'clock. Qenoral Shatter called on President McKinley and While they were talking «.word came down ilairs that Mrs. McKinley was sitting up. The President at once aakod to be excused and hurried to the sick room. The anxiety caused by lost night's bulletin stating that Mrs. Mc- Kln ley 's temperature was higher, was dispelled at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, when Secretary Cortelyou announced that she had passed a :onifortal>le night and that the slight (ever noted last night had subsided. San Francisco, Cal., Special.—Fortu nately Mrs. McKlnley's condition Sat urday permitted President McKinley to attend the lunching of the battleshl/ Ohio from the yards of the Union Iron Works.To witness the launching of this ship, named in'honor of Ijjs native Ft ale was ths real object of ilife" Presi dent's iong trip across tlfc continent, and was the event which has attracted to the coast the Governors of throe States, the Ohio Congressional delegation, several United Slates Sena tor® 41111 many other notable unci dls tliiKiiishnd people. Dramatic and pic turesque r.s was the sight of 14,000 tons of steel sliding into the full breasted tide of San Francisco llsy, it was not so Bplendid and inagntlioent n* the great naval pageant which aceom pained, nor as profoundly Impressive as the greeting extended to the Presi dent by the 4,t>00 employes of the ship yards. When the President left the sick room of bis wife ii» the morning every arrangenieut had been made to notify him in an instant of any change for the worse In her condition. The phy rieinns assured him that there was no indications of a set back, but a), his re quest tel'feraphls ' connections were made at the wharf and at the ship yard, und save for thl time he wns on th.e; water,, lie was opt a minute awuy from direct coinecwon with the Scott residence, lie was driven to the wharf In a closed carriage, escorted by a squad of mounted police. The Cabinet quest telegraphic connections were already aboard the transport tug Slo cum, which wus to convey the party to the Union Iron Works, two miles up the bay when he arrived. The President's flag, an eagle and shield, a blue Held was flying from the main mast and the Union Jack wop at the bow as he stepped smilingly upon the gangway in the accompaniment of dicers of the thousands who bla kened the neighboring pier heads. Then began the sail over tho Bhlnlng waters of (lie bay. It proved to be a triumphal Journey, the like of which h.f twit hnen witnessed in tbllt ea un > try since Admiral Dewey, upon Ills re turn from the Philippines, sailed up the Hiidsou. Every raft In the harbor was dec'.cd out in gayest attire and the city In the Inr kground was a perfect mound of v.avlttg AUKS. Kvery wharf on the sea front swarmed with people. Up near the ship yards, the grim warships of tlie Pacific sipiadron were at anchor. Near Great Island lay the transport travidstalneil from her long journey across the Pacific, She hod ji.sl arrived from tin' Philippines and still had aboard the Forty-second and Forty-sixth United Stales volunteer in fautiy. which she had brought home. • Mi Fall Colli, # NORTH CAROLINA, Devoted.to the Education of Youi|s Womon. LARGE FACULTY OF 13 SPECIALTISTS. v " * . * -mm Schools of Music, Art.Elocution. Business and Literary Courses Charges Moderate—Board $lO Per Month. „ " ;Well equipped Laboratories for Individual Work, Library of more than 7.000 volumes for Rrferepce and General Reading. - • College Building Heated by Steam, Lighted by Electricity. Situated in the Center of a Campus of Forty Acres. Kltfvation 800 feet above sea level. Health record unsurpassed Sena for Catalogue. DRED PEACOCK, President, NO. 35, The President saw her at ones and re quested that the course otihe Ulocum should be changed to allow him to pass near her. As the Slocum ap proached the big transport there waa a scene of almost frensied enthusiasm i aboard. The soldiers, all In their ser vice uniforms.rushed to the sides and rent the air with cheer upon cheer at the sight of the President of the Unit ed States come to welcome them home. The band on the after deck struck uf "The Star Spangled Banner." The sol diers lined the rallsifand rat-lines and almost drowned the* music with theli shouts. They swung their hats and act el like madnien.Sevcral of them got out their regimental and waved them frantically to and from the bridge. The ensign at the stern was dipped agala and again. The aalute w.« answered bj the Slocum. The President wss plainly moved ,by the remarkable demonstrm- - . tlon. lie stood on the lower deck un covered, bowing and smiling and wav ing bis handkerchief until the sound of the shouting died sway In ihe dis tance. This welcome from the soldleri was only the beginning. As the Hlocuni drew near the line of steel clad thnn derers of the deep, with jackles lining the rails, the marine guards drawn u| aft ant> officers in full uniform on tbi bridges, a puff of smoke burst, like i white bolloon from tho port quartet of the battleship Wisconsin, Admiral Caseys flagship. i*oom came the report It was the first gun frv J the ships, th first of twenty-one, Kach of the war ships, the big, savage battleship lowa the long, lean cruisers Philadelphia and Adams, the little torpedo boat Farragut and the revenue cutter Mo- Culloch, which was with Dewey at Ma nila, turned loose their secondary bat teries as the Slocum steamed slowly up. Opposite the McCulloch the Presi dent witnessed a smart «xhlbitcs of I jack tars skill.. New Railroad For Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., Special.—Ths contract for the Geneva extension of the Alabama ft Florida division of the Louisville ft Nashville Railroad waa awarded Monday, and it la stated ths work of grading the new line will be gin at once. This line will open up a fine lumber and turpentine section of the State. It will run from Geneva, Ala., to Gracevtlle, Fla.. hnd It is thought will be Anally extended to connect with the Pennsylvania ft At lantic line of ths company. The HI Din Launched. Newport News, Va., Special.—Th« Morgan Line steamship El Dla wai launeehd at the shipyard Saturday morning In the presence of about 3.00(1 people. Mrs. Robert Btocker, wife ol the former Superlntedlng Naval Con structor at the ship yard, christened the Ki Dia with champalgue as ths ship started down the ways. ■' The 151 Dia will cost, when completed, lt>oo,- 000, as will each of the other Morgan Liners building here. Old Egg .'okes. But Worth a Smile. At a small gatherlhg the other night comebody Started the egg Joke a-roll- Ihg. - "Did you ever hear tho story of ths hard-boiled egg?" he solemnly In qulKd of some one across the table. "No," was fhd innocent answer. "It's hard to beat," saij "le Joker with much gravity. You can't help smiling at these things, and after the laugh died down somebody sprung this: "Did anybody hear about the egg in tho coffee?" "No," Eald an obliging somebody. » ' i hot settles -It," replied the fun ny man blandly. Of course there was another laugh, und then a brief silence. It looked as If the egg jokes had been exhausted. But presently u little woman atons end of *the table Inquired in a high soprano voice if anybody present had heard the story of the three eggs. The guests shook their heads, and one man said "No." The little woman smiled. "Two bad." she said.—A.uany Argus. "Never contract a friendship with • nun who is not belter than thyself," said Confucius. Tljis is manifestly a rule ths« was not designed to work both ways.