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(Continuea.) “I shall be glad to-do this,” Mrs. Graham answered. “If you tell me to-uioiTow, or the next day, or any day la the future that you wish this, I shall believe that you do care. And now. cood-hye, ‘Just Little Me,’ end all good things come to you”—for she felt that she miirht never again see the pretty face of this child-woman—“Jaut prom ise me here at parting, dear, that you xvill be kind to those who love you. Love is easier to hold when won thau tempted back when once repulsed.” She knew, as she turned away to Join her husband, who wag waiting tor her at the gang-plank—even before the shy words of promise were whis- pered-that she could safely trust the girl whom all claimed to be heartless and thoughtless. The Ziiigara puffed and splashed her way, and the Island, with its gleaming ■sand-hills and beaches, its fluttering sotel-flag and lighthouse tower rising calmly above the heaving and falling of the ocean at its foot, faded from rievr save as a speck upon the horizon. . Meainvhile, pretty Bess, with her fearm impulses, the words of her friend jtill fresh in her memory, turned to her fever glowering gloomily at the retreat ing steamer, and said, very softly and rery sweetly, no trace of theV quarrel upon her face, save a burning color on her cheeks and a tender wistfuln&ss in her eyes: * ‘•If only the friends who are good to one would stay with one, Mr. Leland. It is so hard to be always misunder stood av.a unjustly judged. She knew that I don't mean half that I say that is irakiml.” T1io?l' great black, wistful eyes of hers, like the reproachful eyes of a grieved child, scattered his anger to the four winds of heaven. He scarcely heard what it was that she said. He certaiuiy never heeded the lookers-on. ‘ My clear little Bess!” he said, softly. Her fingers were clinging to his arm instead of Alecia’s, and his eyes were bent upon the sweet, shy face in its beautiful color, reading the heart hid den by the curling lashes over the be traying eyes. He was bending with great assur ance aliove the graceful figure in its creamy flannel morning-dress, as they turned from' watching the steamer bearing away their friends. And it was heaven come down to earth that momiur: to Leland, as he sat on the beach v.ith this willful girl, careful that her red parasol should shield her from the sun: that her camp-chair was set most comfortably upon the sand facing the blue and gold of the ocean, whose white surf brought in many a fragment of beam or plank. What cared he that she had so often protest ed that she would never marry for less than limitless wealth, when there, in the broad light of morning, she whis pered assurance that he must not be lieve ail that she said, especially that, because she loved him; and what be side that, was wealth? “Particularly,” she added, very grave ly, but so sweetly that there was left no stiug in her words—“particularly. Lane, dear, when you know that you are not poor. I couldn’t marry any body, EG matter how much I loved him, if he were very poor and had no chance to rise, because I think It is quite wicked. Every one should feel as I do about this. Lane. They dout think half enough. It isn’t so much that I love luxury as that a man has no right to marry a woman if he can not support her.” And what could her lover do but ac quiesce and murmur his astonishment at the wisdom of her words? “It is strange how the world can be shaken by storm one hour and brilliant with sunlight the next!” said Alecia as she and her husband and Gregory Ben- sonhurst, with the party from the Queen Taphenes, left the steamer at the Babylon pier and took the stage for the depot. “And the strangest part of it is that the heaviest storm leaves no adequate trace of its violence.” “But it is better so,” said her hus band, quickly. “Let the gardens of the East fall into the sea and the flowers pt the West are just as sweetl T^at is but justice. Aleoin!” "And yet, vfho would think,” said one of the yachting party, laughing, “that some half-dozen hours or so ago We were in the blackest storm I ever Baw; or came so near neTer seeing sun shine again, w^hether in east or west? It is a rapid world we live in, and, as «uch, let the gardens of the East fall, if they will, so long as the flowers of the West survive!” "Well, I like it best as it Is here in the East—now—yes,” said one of his companions. “It wasn’t a specially cle-fer thing to be clinging to a wet rope in a wet sea, with a wet sky com ing down on you. Earle got oft pretty lucky, I think—thanks to”—he came Dear forgetting his agreement to speak dyenture to no one outside of the witnesses, and caught himself with & slight fit of coughing—“thanks to the ®en on the beach! He came a trifle too near going under to please me, were I in his place!” “I wouldn’t mind being in his place,” said one of the others, laughing, with a shrug of his shoulders, catching the grange expression upon Harold Graham’s face and believing that he Knew Us cause; “if by beiug there 1 could possess bis wealth. One of thf richest men in the city, he isl Look ai the yccijt that Trent down! Worth a of Rioney: 494 jjif iiorsesi n,o wntwies are enongn to make one howl from pure jealousy!” Conversation strayed upon indlffer- ent subjects after that The gentle men, after boarding the train, buried themselves in the morning papers with a comment now and then upon some pomt of politics or other thought as suggested In the columns before them. And before they reached the city most of them went Into the smoker to re- fresh themselves against the trying day with a cigar —all save Harold Grahnm, who protested that he did not care for this stimulant, but would remain with his wife. “And now, dearest,” he said, when they were alone, as regarded their friends, “this will be a hard day for both of us. I shall take you home at once and then go down town. I will place everything" in Clavering’s hands and let them flght It out! It will be the bitterest fight of my life! I regret that your mother and sisters iare still in Europe, Alecia! I wish they were here with you at this difilcult time!” “You need not regret their absence, Harold,” Alecia said, quietly. “I am glad they are away. I prefer having only you until tils Is over. We will fight it out by ourselves and hope for the best that can come.” “Your faith is wonderful, Alecia,” he said, rather coldly, his temepera- ment changeable under the trials of the past day. He had so little hope for himself. “I think you will find It tried to the utmost ere you have done.” “And sti, there will be some good left. Nothing is ever all wrong.” “Nor half good,” said her husband, bitterly, “except you, Alecia!” But be as brave as she would Alecia knew that much of bitterness must come to them ere they could leave the city and begin their new life at the West, where the flowers were still sweet in spite of the falling gardens of the East. And In truth she was tried most bitterly during the weeks that followed that day. The failure of the house of Graham electrified the city at the first shock; a little later came the comprehension that this failure meant loss to many— possibly utter ruin to some—and then came the ruthless clamor for self and self and self. “Literally every man for himself,” said Harold Graham, bitterly, one day, “and the devil take him that comes last. Would to God I could but meet all my liabilities, and I would start afresh in a Western city and build up a new name. But burdened as I shall be at the best ” “If all is done that Is possible,” said Alecia, in her sweet, quiet voice, allo w ing no shadow of her own suffering to fall upon her husband, “v.. can do ao more than start afresh, anyway, Htr- old, and build up the old name and pt.y off the old debts and find a happy life through it all.” “I believe you would find happinesj if exiled to Siberia, Alecia,” said he:: husband wearily, yet always courteouj'. to her. “What is It in your heart that lifts you over everything—you, too, who love every good thing as well as I do? One might think you the daugh ter of Solon, my sweet philosopher. What would I do without you?” She went to him and ran her fingers softly and lightly through his hair. There were wrinkles of care in his face and threads of gray in the midnight hair, that had come within that short space of trouble. Very soft and tender were her fingers and magnetic In their touch, until the lines softened and a smile fell upon the tense lips. “Then Mr. Earle will not compro mise the matter, Harold—will not give you any grace, no matter how it Is arged upon him?” “I ten you, he Is Implacable, Alecia 1 He has Such straight lines of integrity* for his own trading that he cannot see tt hair’s breadth to left or right In an other man’s affairs with leniency, I do not think the man Is really hard hearted. He believes himself right. Clavering urged the last plea for me with him to-day. He might as well iiave pleaded with a rock.” “Then I will see what I can do. I am not a lawyer, nor so eloquent in business phrases as Mr. Clavering, but [ shall see what a woman can do. We will not despair, I tell you, Harold. We will do everything that we can.” He pushed the sofr from_hla head and arose facing her. A flush was fighting the pallor of his face. He was frowning heavily. “What is it you would do, Alecia?” “I shall go to Mr. Earle myself,” she said, quietly, standing as resolute ly facing him as he faced her. “I shall appeal to his sense of justice I shall tell him. if every other plea fails, that he is worse than cruel to be so Impla cable toward the man who save Ms life at the risk of his own—” “Never!” he interrupted her fiercely, starting forward. “Pardon me, Ale cia, for my harshness, but I will not have that used in my favor. If he will not give me a fair chance to retreive myself from purely business motives, he shall not ever say that I worked upon his gratitude. Who told you, any way, Alecia? They gave me then word they wouldn’t repeat It. He dio liot know." “No one told ine,” she said, steadily, “I guessed i(, ixarold. I knew, every cue knew, that you did much towarc caving the other men, and 1 added thii I knew you, an(l feuew It WM wbn’ you would do.” “gut you lli»U »«t teU Wtti” W peatea more quietly, the first fiJEense feeling of anger at discovering that she was cognizant of that act—uncon scious also of his temptation — was igone. “You shall not go to that man, telther, Alecia. Do you think I would allow my wife to plead with any man? Do you think that I will allow you to have anything to do with this matter? Give me your word that you will not go, that you will not do this, as you love me.” “Because I love you,” she said, very gently, “I wUl do this, Harold. It Is very little. It may do no good. I «au but try. You will allow me to do it because you must I am a woman as you are a man, and I will not yield what I think It right any more than would you. I may succeed where you would fail; I am your wife; I shall try. But I win not urge your act of bravery upon him. I will promise you that, dearest, as I love you.” THE END OF HIS TRIP The Presideot Seot Fron Hospital oe a Stretcher. OPERATION FOR ABSCESS ON LEG. The Western Tour Brought to an Unexpected and Abrupt Cloa* at Indianapolis—Doctors Feared Blood Poisoning. CHAPTER VL JUBTIOB. Mrs. Harold Graham was delicately engraved upon the card laid upon the desk before Palmer Earle in his hand- Bnme orivate oiCoe: and Palmer Earle's gray^brows were meeting" liiMvIly'' as lie bade the boy admit her. She has kept her engagement with ^omptness,” he said, glancing from the clock above his desk to the man atandlng at the window. “You must acknowledge that, Winthrop, in spite of yovr scorn of women.” “I do not scorn them,” answered the other calmly. “You misjudge me, Mr. Earle. Only—they are not fitted for business or this sort of thing. I warn you beforehand to expect tears and entreaties. If yon yield, it will be 'strongly against my advice. T^iis woman, his wife, has a fortune in her own right, and if she be a true woman she will offer ^ give it toward her husband’s liabilities. If she does not —well, the matter has been gone suf ficiently over with their lawyer, it seems to me.” "Perhaps her fortune went with her husband’s,” suggested Palmer Earle, iwith no Idea of arguing for the wom an, but as the thought suggested It self to his mind. The other shrugged his shoulders. “It Isn’t probable,” he said. “If it Were so, Graham’s counsel would have btated the fact” Further conversation upon this point was Interrupted by the entrance of the woman in question. She was dressed very plainly in a dose-fitting dark-blue suit with a hint of gold braid about it, and a bonnet of blue With yellow rosebuds almost hid in lace, one perfectly gloved hand held for a moment in the strong hand of iPalmer Earle. For, stern business man though he was, he was Impelled to ad- kniratlon by this woman. I “I sincerely regret that you con sidered it necessary to call upon me this morning in regard to this mat ter, although at any other time I am pleased to meet Mrs. Graham,” he said In his large, grave way. “Mrs. Graham, my counsel, Mr. Winthrop, I believe, is a stranger to you. Allow me to make you acquainted. Mr. Clavering, your husband’s lawyer, ar ranged for you to meet us here this morning, as you know. Believe me. In the first place, that I sincerely re- pet this misfortune and would have ^d Mr. Winthrop close with Mr. blavering’s offers if I might; but It U Impossible—utterly impracticable!” ' “Entirely soH’ supplemented John KVinthrop emphatically. His straight brows, frowning, cast a shadow of hardness into the dark-gray eyes look ing so levelly into the beautiful violet eyes of the woman before them. Her heart almost failed her as she looked Into his quiet stem face. He was Dot a handsome man, but he was tall tind broad-shouldered and command ing; his cleanly, shapely hands be trayed perfect self-control, and a pow erful hidden strength of will and mus cle; those steady gray eyes and the quiet mouth under the brown mus tache made him a striking looking man—one upon whom to rely implicit ly, but one who would never yield one hatr’a breadth right or jusHce. His “heart" niust'al ways yield to his will should there come any conflict between them. “I know that Mr. Clavering has done what he could to settle this matter,” bald Alecia, her soft voice sounding Sweetly through the room, stirring the hearts of her listeners. “But he Is a bian. Sometimes a woman’s instinct bverbalances even, a lawyer’s keen in- kight” Her swift brilliant smile light ied and faded from her face like the transfiguration of some passing dream of beauty. “My husband has given up everything as you know, gentlemen He is willing and anxious to meet all demands against hi&; that he cannot do so Is his misfortune, not his fault. I need not tell you It is against his wishes that I am here. You, also can not fail to know that. He is too proud to plead for ev&n simple justice where it Is not freely given. But I am his wife, and If in any way I can lighten his burden I shall be infinitely grateful. “Knowing that he has done every thing In his power, that he is willing and anxious to do what he can to re trieve his fallen fortunes, being hon- iorable men and men of Justice, can you still refuse to make some conces- sion—to compromise with him for such or such an amount on the dollar? Per baps I do not understand business terms or business Itself well enough to meet Mr. Winthrop upon equal grounds of argument but being a woman, I have a heart and know that my husband’s is very bitter and very heavy I, as his wife, therefore, ask you to be just. I appeal to you heads, not to your heai-ts, and ask you If you can frankly tell me that you do all that any man could do under corresponding drcBW itftOCtI?" ^ 90&tlautdf) Indianapolis, Ind., Special.—Presi dent Roosevelt’s Western trip came to an untimely end in this city Wednes day. He was found to be suftering from a swelling in the left leg, be tween the knee and the ankle, which required immediate surgical atten tion. and instead of being taken to the train to continue his journey to Fort Wayne and Milwaukee, he was con veyed to St Vincent’s Hospital, where he was operated on. The operation oc curred at 3:45 o’clock and lasted only a short time. Then he was taken to a private room in the hospital to rest. After taking a light iuncheon at 7:30 p. m., he was conveyed on a stretcher to his train, which had been backed up on a “Y” near the hospital, and at 7:50 o’clock the train left for Wash ington. The first intimation that any thing was wrong came in the form of rumors to the great crowd, which was patiently waiting near the Columbia Club and the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument for the President to ap pear. It was about 2:30 o’clock, half an hour after the time set for the President to leave the city, that a few favored ones in the crowd received in timations that the President was sick and the rest of the trip would be abandoned. These statements were a^ promptly denied, as fast as they gained currency, but soon the rumors began to take on a more serious char acter. “The President has burst a blood vessel," was a whisper that went around among the police officers and soldiers. “This cannot be true,” and others, “for the President Is In the corridor conversing with Senator Fairbanks.” Then it was said that the President was sick, that he had fainted, and finally a rumor was startsd that he had been shot. These rumors, . how ever, did not appear to reach the crowd. A half hour or more passed, and finally It was noticed that a movement of some kind was on. The President's carriage stood in front of the entrance of the club with Colonel Wilson, the GoveruCfr’s private secre tary, inside, holding the large bunch of American Beauty roses that had been given the President in the hall. The soldiers of the National Guard were drawn up along the street just in the rear. The Secret Service men and the local police and detectives crowded the sidewalks in front of the club, keeping back the people. The command was given to "make room'’ and a path was cleared from the club entrance to the carriage, and, as If in answev to the rumors of his illness, the President accompanied by Sena tor Fairbanks with a quicfi and sturdy gait, came down the steps of the club and hastily entered the carriage. Col onel Wilson got out and Senator Fair banks, Secretary Cortelyou and Gov ernor Durbin took seats in the car riage with the President. The car riage started immediately for St Vin cent Hospital. Though the carriage was closed, the crowds on the streets cheered. At the hospital the President fViighted. and walked with Senator Fairbanks and Governor Durbin up the steps bf the hospital. A squad of police formed a cordon about the building. After the President entered the op erating room he sat down and waited for instruction from the physicians and surgeons, watching their prepara tions with keen interest. “I am awfully sorry I cannot con tinue my Western trip,” said he “Can’t you let me go ahead with it after this thing is over?” Several of the surgeons turned to him and one said: “It is my opinion that you would be very Indiscreet to continue on your feet as would be necossaiy in your speechmaking trip, after your operation. This is by no means a serious thing and there Is ab solutely no danger of serious conse quences from it, if yon are careful and stay off your feet until the trouble is over. But you should by all means, Mr. President discontinue your trip.” “Very well, then. It will have to be that way,” said the President, resign edly. The operation was begun without de lay. The pain caused the President to mutter several times in a low voice, but he said nothing that was distinct except, to ask for a glass of water be fore the needle had been removed. Af ter the operation was over, he made several laughing remarks. After being taken to an upper room from the oper ating table the President was served with a light luncheon and chatted pleasantly to those in the room. He made several kind remarks to the at tending nurses about the trouble he was causing, and shifted his position several times nervously. At 7:40 p. m., a white blanket was thrown around him and he was placed on the hospital stretcher and escorted by a company of infantry, was carried to the car, a block away, by four negro porters from the train. 'ITie swelling of the Presidenf’s leg, which made operation necessary, was occasioned by a bruise he received at the time of the trolley car accident at Pittsfield, Mass. Besides being injured in the face and across the eye, the President at that time received a blow upon the inner part oi tne leit leg, oetween tne anKie and the knee, but characteristically he paid no attention to it, ignoring it as being a slight bruise, not worth talk ing about. For several weeks he took no heed of it, but finally it began to pain him so as to enforce his attention After starting on his Western trip, he determined that Dr. Lung, who was aboard the train, should examine it. The doctor did so and pronounced it to bo a serious matter. When in Detroit, the doctor finally declared something should b« done. After coniuUIns with Pr. Rltchard- anoUier a( partjr. U was decided that in order to avoid the possibility of blood poisoning, it would be best to Jiave an operation performed. The President was very much averse to anything of the kind, but neverthe less, when Logansport had been reach ed, he had been prevailed on to deliver the tariff speech, which had been pre pared for delivery at Milwaukee, anfi which was regarded itf one of the most Important of his proposed speeches for the West. At Logansport, Senator Bev eridge boarded the train and after a consulti^tion with him it was decided that he should summon several of the best physicians of Indianapolis to meet the President When the train pulled into the station, the doctors were there and they were taken by the Senator immediately into the President’s car. When the President arose to greet the padty, and also when he arose to make address, it was noticed by those near him that he stood with all his weight on his right leg, and the posture seem ed 80 awkward and so much like a pose that it caused comment. When the President was taken to the Columbia Club for luncheon, he was made the subject of a serious consultation by the physicians. His leg was bared and the swelling examined. After a consid erable time the doctors reached a ver dict Said Dr. OliTer: “In order to avoid possible blood poisoning setting in, it will be neces sary for tbe President to submit to a slight operation,” and to this view all the other concurred. The President wished to postpone it until he reached Washington, but the physicians again proved obdurate. They gave it as their opinion that the bruise could not be trifled with, in its present condition and that no oi3 could afford, under all the circumstances, to take any chances in postponing the needed sur gical attention. At the conclusion of the operation the physicians authorized the following statement: “As a result of the thrau- malism (bruise) received in the trolley accident at Pittsfield, Mass., there was found to be a circumscribed colle2tion of perfectly pure serum in the middle third of the left anterior tibial region, the sac containing about two ounces, which was removed.” SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CALLED OUT MILITIA Close of the Convention. Birmingham, Ala., Special.—The Na tional Baptist Convention, colored, held Its final session Monday. The session was chiefly occupied by speeches on the growth of the Church. Among the speakers was Rev. Wells, of the Na tional Baptist, and Dr. Wm. Everier, of Nashville. All the speakers touched upon the panic of Friday night, and were loud in their praise of the man ner in which the white citizens have come to the relief of the distressed. Rev. T. W. Walker, pastor of Shiloh Baptist church, reported that the dead wero being burled as rapidly as pos sible. American League Action. New York, Speeial.—The National League magnates met in conference here and adjourned without having de cided upon any reflnite plan of action for the future, as regards the Ameri can League situation. The absence of Frank DeH. Robinson, of St. Louis, and James Hart, of Chicago, is said to have blocked whatever action was to be considered. John T. Bush announ ced another conference at which both Mr. Robinson and Mr. Hart would be present Attorney General Returns. Washington, Special.—Attorney Gen eral Knox returned to Washington Sunday after his trip to Paris, where he conferred with officials regarding the sale of the French canal property to the United States. Mr. Knox devoted his time to questions affecting the to tal of the company and Its right to dis pose of tbe same and has considerable data on the subject From this he will prepare an opinion for the President and pending that declines to make any statement on the matter for the press. Fairbanks Lines Up. Anderson, Ind., Special—The Repub lican campaign opened in this city Saturday night, with Senator Chas. W. Fairbanks as the speaker of the occas ion. The Senator dealt largely with trusts. He said: “There could be no hesitancy in modifying any schedule. If the duty imposed therein should be shown to work injury to our own pro ducers, or to our own commerce, or if it shall be found to be greater than is necessary to fully protect American industries and labor.” Textile NoteSb Messrs. M. T. Boss of McMinnTiUe, Tenn.; S. G. Stratton, Alexander Young, Wm. Boss and A. Bryan of Lebanon, Tenn.; R. H. Dudley, Jr., and B. J. Turner of Nashville have incor porated the Tennessee Woolen Mills Co., with capital stock of |30,000. This company has acquired an established plant at public sale, paying therefor $5,500. The plant will be put in pro per condition and operated at McMinn ville. Mr. J. H. M. Beaty of the department of textile industry of Clemson College, S. Or; has issued his announcement for the coming term, including the state ment that there has been arranged a special course in his department whereby mature men who have had the advantages of good preliminary ed ucation and who cannot afford to fol low the regular college course may pursue certain courses In textile work. It has been previously announced that a cotton mill was projected at Little Rock, Ark. Geo. R. Brown, who is interested in the enterprise, now plans the corporation of the Little Rock Cotton Mills Co., with capital stock of $100,000, and the installation of a plant oi 5,0(f0 spindles and 150 looms. Messrs. R. E. Morris, A. B. Poefi R. W. Poe and other leading bu siness men are interested> The No. 1 plant of the Stonewall Cotton Mills of Stonewall. Miss., was damaged by fire during the week. It was, in fact, practically destroyed, but the company \/iil rebuild at once, and is already making preparations. In order to continue meeting the demand for product, the company will operate Mill No. 2 at night with the employes who have been operating the No. 1 plant. Knit-goods manufacturers of Rhode Island and Tennessee contemplate lo cating a knitting plant at Cuthbert Ga.. and may soon annpunce their de cision. Other manufactures are, as reported last week, negotiating to es tablish a cotton factory at Cuthbert, Ga., but names and addresses cannot be stated as yet It Is stated that the Victor Cotton Mills of Charlotte, N. C., wiU meet Sep tember 29 to consider plans for en largement of its plant The company has in view the erection of a weave shed and the installation of 400 looms, and it is believed that the majority of the stockholders will vote to make the improvements. Brenham Cotton Mills of Brenham, Texas, has let contract at al>out 152,- 000 for the textile equipment for its plant Mention was made last week of the company letting contract at $88895 for erection of its building. There will be 5,000 spindles and 150 looms. It is reported several weeks ago that the Pearl Cotton Mills of Beverly, Ga., had decided to install looms. The con tract for same and for' other cloth- room machinery was awarded during the week. There will be 120 looms; 7,- 500 spindles are in position. Thos. J. Lillard of Elgin, N. C., con templates organizing a textile-manu facturing company. His plan is to build either a cotton mill or knitting plant, and he is desirous of corresponding with prospective investors. It is reported, but not authoritative ly, that the Lane Mills of New Orleans, La., will add' practically an entirely nev/ mill of 20.000 spindles to its plant The company has at present 1,700 spin dles and 3C8 looms. The Excelsion Manufacturing Co. (Hov.ell, Sanders & Orr) of Charlotte. N. C., has equipped a plant for manu facturing specialties in cotton goods, and use electricity as the motive power. It is stated that local capitalists of Mayfield, Ky., have purchased the May field Woolen Mills, and will remodel the plant and put it in operation. The plant is said to be worth $125,000. A report states that Thos. Hirst of Vineland, N. J., is seeking site at Pe tersburg, Va., for the establishment of rug factory to employ about 100 per sons. It is announced that Phil A. Rush of Senatobia, Miss., is organizing a $100,- 000 stock company to build cotton fac tory. S«kKers Mobiliziof u Wllkesbaire District S8ERIFF JACOBS ASKS FOR TROOfS Some Persons Misplaced a Switch and m Train Load of Coal Was Rm lato tbs DItcta. Wilkesbarre, Pa., SpecUI.—In com pliance with the request of Sheriff Ja cobs and numerous citizens of Luzerne county. Governor Stone issued an or der at noon Wednesday directing the Ninth Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania to mobollse at Wllkes- liarre, and three hours after the order had been received Colonel Doughei^, the commanding officer, had the regi ment, with the exception of the Hazel- ton companies, ready for the field. The regiment consists of 12 companies and ' has a membership of about 750. There are quite a number of mine workers in the regiment but all responded readily to the call. Colonel Dougherty says he does not apprehend any se rious trouble. President Mitchell re fused to mske any comment on Sheriff Jacob’s action in asking the Oovemor for troops for the Wyoming region. He said the presence of the militia would not interfere with any of his plans, which were to push the strike to a successful issue. Some of the Mitchell lieatenants think the sheriff acted rather hastily and the bringing of troops here was for the purpose of en abling the mine owners to operate their colleries, but they would be dis appointed, as the strikers are as deter mined as ever. Sheriff Jacobs, in a statement issued to the public, explains at length why he called on the Giovemor for troops. He says the outbreaks were becoming too numerous and with the limited number of men at his command he could not coi>e wltb the unlawful as semblies that gathered in various pla ces throughout the county. A Central Railroad of New Jersey coal train, which was moving out of a mine siding at Warrior Run Tuesday night, was derailed by an open switch, wiilch had been tami>ered with by un- Imown parties. The'crew escaped by jumping and the cars were piled up in a big wreck. The coal which the train was carrying was intended for the New York market. A big crowd of strikers attempted to prevent the non-union men employed at the Exeter colliery, of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company at Sturmerville, from going to work this morning. A number of deputy sheriffs, in charge of Thomas Burket tried to protect the workmen. A fi^t followed, in which several shots were fired. David Rich ards,. a fire boss, was shot in the leg, and David Harris and John P. Stroh were beaten on the head with clubs. Thos. Burket was also knocked down with a stone and rendered unconscious. The coal and iron police finally dis persed the mob. New York Republicans, Saratoga, N. Y., Special.—Completing a State ticket and promulgating a platform of principles without the least indication of friction and amidat much enthusiasm, the State Republican con vention adjourned sine die. The candi dates, with throe exertions, are at present State officers. The planks in the platform which attracted most at tention were those protesting against combinations and trusts, and the decla ration for improved canals. The ticket nominated was: For Governor, B. B. Odell, Jr., of Orange; Lieutenant Gov- emor, F. W. Higgins, of Cattaraugus; Secretary of State, John F. O’Brien, of Clinton; Treasurer, John G. Wickser, of Erie; Comptroller, N. B. Miller, of Cortlandt; Engineer, E. A. Bond, of Jefferson; Attorney General, H. B. Comon, of Madison; Judge Court of Appeals, Wm. E. Werner, of Monroe. The platform also endorses the admin istration of President Roosevelt and Governor Odell; discourses on the econ omy that has characterized the admin istration of State affairs; favors recip rocity with Cuba; congratulates Presi dent Roosevelt for laying the founda tions of local government in the Phil ippines and endorses the constitutional amendment allowing the Legislature to regulate the hours of labor for work ing men. Lumber and Timber. A representative of the Berlin Ma chine Works of Beloit, Wis., closed a deal last week at Houston, Texas, with the Kirby Lumber Co., of which Mr. John H. Kirby is president for eight complete planning mill outfits. The machijiery is to go into eight mills of the Kirby Company, of which four are new—at Buena, Kirbyville, Jasper and Bronson. Much of the machinery con sists of improvements entirely new. xne imion nneopons S5aw Mills Co. of Atlanta, has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $750,000. The incor. porators are Preston S. Arkwright, R E. Cullane, W. B. Stovall and F. M. Si£k. The company is organized to deal in timber, timber, lands, turpen tine and rosin, and erMt and operate saw-mills and factories. The main of fice of the company will be in Atlanta. The Valley Pine Lumber Co. of Fort Smith, Ark., represented by its vice- president and general manager, A. L. Harrison, purchased last week 53,640 acres of timber land in Leon and Wakulla counties, Florida. Besides be ing largely interested In the lumber trade, the- company deals largely in cattle, and expects during the coming winter to place $40,000 worth of cattie on these lands. Tbe shipments or lumber from tne port of Mobile last week amounted to 2,955,584 feet, the shipments of sawn timber a;greg*ated 545,728 cubic feet, and of hewn timber 88,538 cubic feet, called the “Agrapemonites.” In the j making the total shipments of timber face of howling disorder Piggot affirm- 1 and lumber 10,566,776 superficial feet ed that he was the ex-Christ” ^ jg reported that the Kimball Mill, I one of the largest lumber plants at The horse is an animal of so much ! Apalachicola, Fla., will be repaired and intelligence that it may be only fair to j fitted out with new machinery. The ';redit him with being more Indignant j plant will Jn future be operated by than friatened when ta« MM an ttutg- Boston capitalists, and under the new mJhii? Of I9M an j will ftart up In Oc- vioDuSf tobcr. S. A. L. Freight Wrecked. Raleigh, N. C., Special.—Sixteen freight cars were derailed near Merry Oaks, on the Raleigh & Augusta di vision of the Seaboard Air Line. The wreck blocked traffic nearly 24 hours. Nobody was injured by the accident The cause of the wreck was the break ing of the front axle of a loaded coal car. Great quantities of merchandise were damaged or destroyed, and the loss of cars and goods is heavy. The world’s premiums are nevei worth the cost of the coupons. Telegraphic Briefs. Some 20,000 persons assembled in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Sunday, to pro test against the action of the govern ment in “proclaiming” the Irish capi tal. The lord mayor of Dublin presided at the meeting and John Dillon and William O’Brien, Nationalist members of the House of Commons, were the chief speakers. Extraordinary scenes, urging upon riot, occurred Sunday at Clapton, Eng land, where nearly 5,000 persons at tempted to mob a former Episcopalian clergyman named Smythe Piggot, who is now the leader of an eccentric sect the Rains In Texas. Houston, T^exas, Special.—A heavy rain fell Wednesday night over south Texas, breaking a severe drought In the cattie country, which had caused a heavy loss to cattlemen along the Rio Grande and the lower coast. Reports from northeast and north central Tex as show that the rains of the past two days have done considerable damage to the open cotton and that the fields are so bo^y as seriously to interfere with picking operations. Was Too Attentive. Ocala, Fla., Spedal.—In a duel Wed nesday morning between Moses Brown and W. T. Frierson, Brown was shot and itilled, and Frierson dangmiusly wounded. The trouble is said to have been caused by Brown’s attentions to Frierson’s wife. Brown was a promi nent young business man of this city. Public sympathy appears to be entirely with Frierson. Two Killed. Beaumont, Texas, Special—In a riot at Port Arthur Wednesday night. Dep uty Marshal Smith and a Mexican, were killed. The Mexican who killed Smith escaped. A posse is searching for him and when captured he may be lynched. Peeling is high ^it Port Arthur and more trouble is expected. About.two hundred Mexicans are employed there. Bdse a Candidate Waterloo. Iowa, Special.—Former Governor Horace Boies made public his letter accepting the Democratic nomination for Congress in the thir l low* district now repr^^epted b/ l^etker iff^denoi).
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