OR,-
TUT: SEQUEL
CY MRS. OLIPHANT.
CHAPTER XIII.
Continued.
1G
"Yes' said Tom, "it's all over with
me. . Just come of age and lots of
money to spend, and all the world be
fore me, as you might say but I'll
never have the heart to make any
stand again. To think that all I've
got, and might have done so much
with, is to go to a Ionian that never
had sixpence in her life, and knows
no more than a dog how to behave
hersslf! As for hurting her, it
wouldn't have hurt her, not a bit
aid if she'd had the chance she would
nave done just as bad by me. Law,"
cried Tom, with bitter contempt,
"what's the good of law when it can't
protect a fellow before he's come to
his full senses! To think I should
have tisd such a burden on my back,
and for myself forever before I came
of age. It's horrible," he cried, with
the earnestness of conviction.
"Oh, Tom, per haps it will not be so
bad," said Janet, putting her hand
within his to show her sympathy.
She was very doubtful what it was
that made him so despairing, and she
had been vaguely impressed with the
fact that this time what Tern had
done was something terrible; but
neither her own trouble, nor any
doubt about his conduct (which was
so seldom blameless) could quench
the sympathy with which she re
sponded to his appeal.
"Oh, yes, it will be quite as bad
and worse and I'm a ruined man,"
cried Tom. "Done for! although it
was only last week," he said, with a
piteous, quiver of the lip, which a
half-grown mustache nearly shaded,
"that I came of age."
; Janet felt the pathos of. this appeal
go to the bottom of her heart. She
did not know what to say to comfort
him, and she could net keep her eyes
from straying after Charlie, who af r
all had been very kind, who had gone
away at her prayer like the most com
plete of gentlemen. She was very
thankful to be released, yet her eyes
followed him with something like
pride in his docility, and in the vigor
and strength and magnanimity of her
first lover. Thojgh.she was much
afraid of him, Janet forgave him
kindly as scon as he was gone. The
tears came into her eyes for Tom's
distress, while yet, with a thought
for the other, she watched him with
a corner of her eye over Tern's bowed
head.' He turned round and took off
his hat to her before he disappeared
under the low arch, and Janet, in po
liteness and regret, made the faintest
little bow and gave him a last glance.
This made her pause before she an
swered Tom.
, "It's all Beau's fault," said Tom,
as Jf he had been talking of stolen
apples. "She would never have been
any wiser, nor mother either, if it
hadn't been for Beau with his con
founded law. And I don't believe it
now," he said; "I won't believe it.
Think, Jan to be married and done
for, and no way of getting out of it,
before you're twenty-one!"
"But wasn't it your own doing,
Tom?"
Then Tom got up and gave vent to
a great moral aphorism. "There is
nothing in this world your own do
ing," he said; "you're put up to it, or
you're led into it, and one tells you
one thins?: and another another. But
when you've been and done it after
what's been told you, and every one
has had a hand in it to lead you on,
then they all go, and you have to bear
it by yourself. And everybody says
it's your own doing. And neither the
law nor your friends will help you.
And you're just ruined and dene for
before you ever had begun at all."
''Oh, Tom," cried Janet, "come
home and perhaps it will not turn
out so bad after ail."
"It can't turn out anything, but
bad and I'll just go and drown my
self and be done with it all."
"Oh, Tom, Tom!"
He got up from her with his hands
deep in his pockets and his gloomy
head bent. "Leave me alone," he
said, pushing her :.way with his
shoulder, as in the old nursery days.
"Where's dinner? But I'll dine at
the club, you can tell Beau, if they'll
have me there."
k-i v .
There could be no doubt that Beau
fort behaved throughout this business
in the most admirable wav. Hp aa
the best of it to Lady Car, who lay
and listened to him as to the ninvino-
of a pleasant tune, sometimes closing
her eyes to hear the better. She had
got her death wound. Tom had never
been the son she had dreamed. He
was his father's son, not hers, and to
see him succumb to the grosser temp
tations had been misery and torture
to her. But the story of that fraud"
so fully intended, made with such
clear i)i:rpos27 was one of those over
w;?.?lni'nc; revelations which go to the
very i
in he.
Ij; a woman is unhappy
:-:ec! life, if she is tricked
hy fate in every other
scfil always the natural
all l::ick upon, that the
-11' left to her her cnil-
1; live a imv III'.-, to
nnfoldir.g again; to have
'.-f.-'-rlo-t of herself; some
:-r x-aniiag, some trace
Oil
wa
OF A LIFE.
4
that she has been. And when she has
to confess to herself that the child of
her affections, the thing that has
come from her, the climax of her own
being, is, in fact, all unworthy, a
creature of the dunghill, not only
base, but incapable of comprehending
what is good and true, that final dis
enchantment is too great for flesh and
blood. Nature, merciful, sometimes
blinds the woman's eyes, makes her
incapable of judging, fills her with
fond folly that sees no imperfection
in her own and that folly is blessed.
But there are some who are not blind
ed by love, but made more keen and
quick of sight. She lay silent and
listened while Beaufort performed
that melody in her ears, feeling a
poignant sweetness in it, since at least
it was the most beautiful thing for
him to do, yet with every word feel
ing more and more the anguish of the
failure, and the depth of the death
wound which was in her heart.
"There are boys who torture cats
and degs and tear flies asunder, and
yet are not evil natures," Eeaufort
said: "they have not the power of
realizing the pain they cause. They
want imagination. They know noch
in T g f the animals they hurt, except
that they are there in their power to
be done what they please with. My
love, Tcm is like that it is part of
the dreadful cyricism that young men
seem to originate somehow among
themselves. They think they are the
subjects of every kind of interested
wile, and that such a thing as this"
Beaufort was not philosopher
enough to name Tom's act more dis
tinctly "is nothing more than a sort
of balance on their side."
Lady Car opened her eyes, which
were clear with fever and weakness,
lucid like an evening sky, and looked
at her husband with a piteous smile.
"My dearest," he said hastily, "I
am saying only how they represent
such things to themselves. They
don't take time to think they rush
on to the wildest conclusions. The
thing is done before they see or real
ize what it is. And then, as I tell
you, they think themselves the prey,
and those those others the hunters
and take their revenge when they
can."
But it was hard to go on with that
argument with her eyes upon him.
When she closed them he could speak.
When they opened again in the midst
of his plea, these eyes so clear with
fever, so liquid, as if every film had
been swept from them, and only an
all-seeing, unquenchable vision, yet
tender as the heavens, left behind
he stopped and faltered in his tale,
and then he took refuge in that last
resort of human feeling what was to
be done? The expedients by which a
wrong can be made to appear as if it
were right, and trouble and misery
smoothed away, so that the world
should believe that all was well?
The conclusion, which was not ar
rived at for some time, was that
which old Lord Lindons took credit
to himself for having suggested be
fore, -"and which might have put a
stop to all this," he said, with a wave
of his hand. It was Africa and big
game for two or three years, during
which "the young woman" the fam
ily spoke of her as if she had no name
should be put under careful train
ing. It had been ascertained, still by
Eeaufort, who conducted himself to
everybody's admiration, that "the
young woman" had no bad antece
dents, and that so much hope as there
could be in such a miserable business
might be theirs. Tom was so thor
oughly broken down by the discovery
which humbled his clownish pride to
the dust, and made him feel almost,
as poor a creature as he was, that he'
gave in with little resistance to the
dictates of the family council. No
unhappy university man, however,
was beguiled into accompanying this
unlikely pupil. He was given into
the hands of a mighty sportsman,
who treated him like a powder boy,
and brought Tom, the lord of the
Towers, the wealthiest commoner in
the North, the experienced man of
Oxford, into complete and abject sub
jection which was the best thing
that could have happened to him.
The "young woman" was less easily
subdued. J5hj wrote to her relations
that it had been all a mistake, but
that family reasons had made it im
possible for her husband and herself
to disclose the true state of affairs
before. That, instead of being Mrs.
Francis Lindons, she was Mrs. Thomas
Francis Lindons Torrance, of the
Towers, her dear husband being the
son of Thomas Torrance, Esq., of the
Towers, and of Lady Caroline Lin
dons, the daughter of the Earl of
Lindons, from whom dear Tom took
his second name, as they might see in
any peerage; that her mother-in-law
and all her new family were very nice
to her, and that she was going off
upon a visit with Lady Edith Erskine,
who was her aunt, and dear grand
mamma the Countess. And she or
dered for herself at mce new cards
v;ith "Mrs. T. F. Lindons Torrance"
upon them, which she thought looked
far more distinguished looking than
the original name. But when Mrs.
Torn bsca-Bie aware that dear grand
r.ia:nnia and her dear aunt meant to
conduct her to an educational estab
lishment, where she was to pass at
least the next two years of her life, i
the young woman rebelled at ones.
She had never heard, she declared,
of a married woman going to school;
that her place was with her husband;
that she had passed all the standards,
and learnt to play the piano, and had
taken lessons in French; that no
woman, unless she were going to be
a governess, wanted more; and, final
ly, that she flatly refused to go. It
was more difficult, much more diffi
cult, than with Tom, to convince the
young woman by the logic of cir
cumstances, for she was still more ig
norant than Tom, and thought his
giving in ridiculous, and did net see
why, with him cr without him, she
should not go and take up her abode
at the Towers "and lock after things,"
which she felt must be in great want
of some one to look after them. She
was made to yield at last, but not
without difficulty, declaring to the
last moment that she could not be
refused alimony, and that she would
take her alimony and go and live in
dependent at home till her husband
came to claim her, rather than go to
school at; her age. But Beaufort man
aged this, too, to the admiration of
everybody. He brought to bear upon
the young woman pressure from her
'ome, when her old mother, under his
skilful manipulation, was brought to
see the necessity of going to school,
and declined to receive her rebellious
daughter. This was at the cost of
another allowance from Tom's estate,
fcr it was not fit that Tom's mother-in-law
should continue to earn her
bread pocrly without her daughter's
assistance, in a poor little confection
er's shop. Beaufort managed all this
without even betraying the income of
this poor old woman, or where she
lived, to the researches of the Lin
dons, for Lady Car was very tender
of her boy's name, even now.
And she was taken home to Eas
ton, which she loved, ar.d said she
was much better, and was able to be
out on her husband's arm, and sit on
the lawn and watch the sun setting
and the stars come out ever the tiees.
But she had got her death wound.
She lay on the sofa, for months, for
all one lingering winter after another,
smiling upon all that was done, very
anxious that Janet should go every
where and enjey everything, and that
Beaufort should be pleased and
happy. She ,asked nothing for her
self, but gave thern her whole heart
of love and interest to everything
that was done. She had her sofa
placed where she cculd sea them
when they went out, and smiled when
Beaufort said, always with a slight
hesitation, for he thought it was not
right to leave her, that he was going
to ride over to the club, or to spend a
day in town. "Dc; and bring us back
all the news," she said. And when
Janet went away with compunction
to go to balls with her grandmother,
Lady Car was the one who explained
away all objections. "Quite oleased
to have you go to have Beau to my
self for a utile. Lady Car said some
times, even a little vexing her child;
but, when Janet was gone, urging
Beaufort to the pleasure he longed,
but he did not like to take. "It is
just what I- wanted, that you should
go to town, and you can bring me
back news of my little Den." Sbme
times they were even a little piqued
that she wanted them so little poor
Lady Car!
And thus quite gently she faded
away, loved as other people love,
not as she loved cherished and re
vered, but not as she would have re
vered and cherished; with a husband
who read the papers and went to his
club, and got very gracefully through
life, in which he was of no importance
to any one, and her only son banished
in Africa, shooting big game. Janet
was a good child, very good, but her
mother never knew how near this
child was to her in tne shadowy land
where people may wander side by
side, but without the intervention of
words or some self-betrayal never
find each other out. Perhaps had
Janet found the courage to fling her
self down at her mother's side, and
say all that was in her heart, the
grasp ( of a warm hand might have
brought her back to life. But Janet
had not the courage, and everything
went on in its daily calm, and the
woman whose every hope had faded
into blank disappointment, and all
her efforts ended in failure, faded
away. The first summer Lady Car
still went out to dine, and walked a
little about the garden with her hus
band's arm; the next day she was car
ried out to her sofa on the lawn. All
went so very gradually, so very softly,
that no one noted. She was very deli
cate. When that gets to be fully rec
ognized, there seems no reason why
it should net go onforever; not so
happy a state as perfect health, to be
sure, but no reason why there should
be any change.
One evening she was out of doors
longer than usual a soft, lingering
summer night so warm that even an
invalid could get no harm out of
doors. She loved to see the daylight
gradually fade away, and the stars
come out above, and over all the wide
champaign below a twinkle of little
humaii lights here and there. She
took almost a childish pleasure in
those lights, thinking as much of the
villages and scattered houses identi
fying their humanity low down among
the billows of the wood or the sweep
of the upland slopes, and by its little
lights as of the stars above. "The
greater and the lesser lights," she
said,-- and then murmured low to her
self, " Compensations, " under her
breath.
"What do you mean by compensa
tions, "Carry? "
"I do not much believe in them,"
she said. "Nothing can compensate
for what one loses. It is better not.
Looking to the east, Edward, see
there are no lights, but only that
silvery, misty grayness, where any j
glory might lie hidden only we see
it not. Now I have come so far as
this, I think I like that best."
"So far as what, Carry?" Some
thing cold and chill seemed to come
over them like a cloud. "It is grow
ing chilly; you ought to come indoors,
my love."
"Yes, presently. I have always
been fond of the lights like a baby;
but look the other way. You would
say at first there was nothing to be
seen at all: but there are all the
shades of grayness from one tint to
another, and everything lying still,
putting out no self-assertion, content
to be in God's hand. And so am I,
Edward."
"Yes, my love."
"Quite content. I have had every
thing, and and nothing. The-heart
of it has always been stolen from me,
all the lights put out; but the dark is
sweet, too; it is only dim, dim, not
discernible don't call it dark."
"Carry; Whatever ycu please,
dear. "
"Edward, do you know what this
means the peace that passeth un
derstanding?" "Carry, my darling, you break my
heart. No how should I know?"
"I think I do," she said softly. "It
lies upon your heart like the dew, yet
nothing to bring it, no cause, a thing
that is without reason, what you
would call irrational altogether that
passeth understanding. Edward, if
ever you think afterward, remember
that I told you. I think that I have
got it I wanted other things, but
they were not given me. I begin to
think that this is the best."
"My dearest, let me carry you in; it
is getting quite dark and chilly."
"You are tired of my little sermon,
Edward," ae said, with the faint,
tender smile which he divined rather
than saw.
"I tired? of anything you may
say or do? But you must not be
longer out in night air. Come, Carry,
let me lift you."
Whether her mind had begun to
wander, or if it was a prevision, cr
what moved her, no one could ever
tell. She resisted a little, putting her
hands on his arm. "You must not
forget," she said, "to give my love to
Tom. "
Beaufort called loudly to her maid,
who was waiting. "It is too late, too
lato for her to be out! Come and
take the cushions," he said, in the
sudden panic that had moved him.
"And my little Den," she said, "my
little Den they will perhaps as they
get older Edward, I am afraid I feel
a little faint."
He took her in his arms, his heart
sinking with a sudden panic and blind
terror, as if the blackness of darkness
was sweeping over him. But they
succeeded in getting her to her room
and her bed, when she said good
night and kissed him, and dropped
sweetly asleep as they thought but
never woke again. They found her
in the morning lying in the same at
titude, with the same smile.
Thus Lady Car ended the tragedy
which had been going on unseen, un
known to any one the prof jund, un
rivaled tragedy of her life. But so
sweetly that no one ever knew the
tragedy it had been. Ker husband
understood more or less the failure
of her heart over her children her
son but he never even questioned
that it was he himself that had given
the first and perhaps the deepest
blow; though not the coup do grace,
which had been left for Tom.
Poor little Janet was summoned
home from the merry house to which
she had gone, where there were many
entertainments going on. She was
roused out of her fatigue of pleasure,
out of her morning sleep after the
ball, to be tojd that he mother was
dead. They thought the girl's heart
would have burst. The cry of
"Moyer, Moyer!" her old child's cry,
sounded to those who heard it like
something that no consolation could
touch. Eut to be sure, har tears were
dried,
awhile.
like all other tears, after
The End.
Map Making.
The earliest maps of which we
have any knowledge were made in
Egypt. They were wooden tablets,
on which were traced land and sea,
roads, rivers, highways, etc., Marinus,
of Tyre, 150 A. D., was the 'first to at
tempt a map on scientific principles.
The maps in use by the Greeks and
Romans were fairly accurate, so far
as they went, but those in use during
the Middle Ages were alarmingly in
accurate. It is only within recent
years, say, since the middle of the
last century, that it was possible to
make a complete and reliable map of
the world; and even yet the best map
is subject to slight changes. New
York American.
Costs of Office.
,On the day after his election th
chief magistrate of a certain town
in the Midlands, who enjoys the
reputation of being rather "near" in
money matters, was asked for a sub
scription to the local football club.
"I really can't do it," he replied.
"Just look at the outlay I've already
been put to through accepting office!"
And he produced a small ledger, in-
J penses." On the top line of the first
msiae page
suit, $10."
was the entry, uress
Reynolds' Newsjcpsr.
Smallest Electric Motor.
A GerniE.ii mechanic has built tha
smallest motor in the world. It is
used as a scarf pin and is run by a
battery iu his pocket. He keeps it in
constant operation.
Rich Tobacco Lands.
There are tobacco lands in thia
country which are bringing their
owners a yearly profit of $2000 an
PRESIDENT TAFT'S TOUR
Enthusiastic Thousands Greet Him
On His Western Trip.
Daring Saturday forenoon at Pert
land, Oregon, the President received
from 20,000 school children a tribute
which brought tears to his eyes. The
boys and girls were banked in red.
white nad blue rows in the grandstand
on Multnomah field to form a "living
flag."
The President entered the firdd
through a gate at the crest of a hill
and the view of the children bursting
upon him all at once called out an ex
pression of wonderment and delight.
His entrance was the signal for an
outburst of cheering from the fresh
young voices which continued until
Mr. Taft had taken the place arrang
ed for him on a stand directly facing
the "flag." Then he witnessed a
drill by the children which combined
wiJh their cheers inspired him, he de
clared, as had do other sight in all his
travels.
Following the motions of a leader
the children stooped from view, then
sprang to their feet with a cheer which
fairly pierced the ear and waved red,
white and blue banners in a perfect
storm of fluttering colors.
Then at the command of the leader
to spell "Taft" one set of children
w-ith a loud shout of "T" held up yel
low banners to form that .letter. Then
came the "A," "F" and the fianl
T" followed by a crashing cry of
lait" which soomed to echo back
again from the far distant mountains.
During the exhibition the President
stood with eyes fixed upon the child
ren. Pie asked that the spelling be
repated and it was then that the
tears came.
The children were a mass of mov
ing colors, which caused Mr. Taft un
consciously to nod his head from side
to side in unison with the music and
the flowing picture before him. When
the drill ended and the children had
been called to attention, the President
addressed a few words to them.
The Portland tribute was one of
the most enthusiastic he has tad. The
ride through the city was made the
occasion of a military display by the
United States forces stationed at
Vancouver barracks, the troops being
reviewed by the President at the con
clusion of their escort duty.
On Sunday he preached another
sermon, this time at the cornestone
laying of the First Universalist
church in East Portland. The Presi
dent handled the silver trowel and
worked hard to see that the stone was
properly adjusted, lie referred to
his various church experiences and in
concluding said: "No church in this
country, however humble it may be,
that preaches the doctrine of true re
ligion and true morality ,will lack my
earnest support to make it more in
fluential whenevr opportunity offers."
The President's train left at 10:10
p. m. over the Southern Pacific for
Sacramento, Cal.-
Mr. Taft attended the morning
rervices at the First Unitarian church
in Portland and listened to a sermon
by Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr. Afterwards
he was the guest of honor at a lunch
eon tendered bv Senator Bourne. In
the early afternoon he visited St.
Mary's Roman Catholic school and
made a five-minute address to the
school children in which he declared
that loyalty to the Church meant fidel
ity to the country.
The line of march followed by the
presidential party to East Portland
was crowded and there was cheering
all along the way.
Later in the day when he was ad
mitted to membership in the Arctic
Brotherhood, an international organ
ization, made up of Canadians and
Americans interested in the develop
ment of Alaska, the President an
nounced that he intended to visit
Alaska next summer and to go as
far into the territory as time would
permit in order that he might come
into contact with the people and see
for himself what might best be done
for their welfare.
The President, frankly told the
members of the brotherhood that he
did not believe Alaska at this time
is ready for entire self-government.
' ' I am as much in favor of popular
government as anybody," declared
the President, "but I am in favor of
popular government only when the
conditions exist under which popular
government may be a success and
work for the benefit of the people
and the government at large. When
there are limitations growing out of
various circumstances we must take
other means until poular government
becomes possible, and then, of course,
it is the best government in the
world."
After passing two days in and
about Seattle, President Taft went to
Taconia Friday night and received
from an audience that thronged the
big armory one of the most cordial
greetings of his trip. He waf enter
tained at dinner at the Union Club.
Before leaving Seattle the Presi
dent paid a last visit to the exposi
tion grounds to view the live stock
exhibition. Apparently he found
great interest in the exhibit, for ho
passed more than twice the length of
time allotted to it.
Finally, from the judges' stand he
made a brief speech amid a chorus of
bleats and grunts and towings, com
plimenting the exhibitors on their fine
showing and the progress that had
been made in this country in the last
15 years in the way of scientific farm
ing and breeding.
EVIDENCE AGAINST LITTLE
Damaging Testimony of His "Wife
Will Convict Him of His Wholesale
Murder.
Blucfield, W. Va., Special. -The
guilt of Howard Little, who ..was ar
rested about a waek ago charged
with the murder of "Aunty Betsy"
Justice, George A. Meadows and wife
and their three children, seems now to
it.
be established beyond a rcasonaoia
doubt. Little's wife confessed Satur
day to having washed his bloody
clothing after the murder and in her
affidavit she says also that he left
their home about dark on the night of
the murder and returned the next
morning with his clothes all bloody
and torn and said that he would kill
her if 'she told anything about his
condition. He borrowed a 32-caliber
revolver a few days before the crime
was committed and returned it on the
folloAving Wednesday with two cham
bers empty. The body of George
Meadows was exhumed and two bul
lets taken from it by Doctors Richard
son and White, were almost identical
in weight with the balls taken from
shells belonging to the weapon Little
had borrowed.
Little's wife also turned over the
lantern that he had brought home
with him that night when showed file
marks as if some one had tried to re
move stains. He was seen in the barn
next morning folding papers across
his knee apparently counting money
and he gave $20 to a woman with
whom he had planned to start for the
west a few days after the murder was
committed with which to buy clothing
and prepare for the train. Having
done this she returned .$1.80 to Little
at which time she swears lie threaten
ed her life if she revealed any part of
their secret. Requisition papers have
been applid for and as soon as they
can be secured Little will be taken to
Lebanon to await his trial. Threats
of lynching are freely made.
Fatal Mine Explosion.
Roslyn, Wash., Special. At least
eight men were killed and three per
haps fatally injured in a gas explosion
in cole mine No. 4 of the Northwest
ern Improvement Company here Sun
day. When the explosion occurred a
column of fire Avas thrown hundreds
of feet into the air, lighting the shaft
plant and adjoining buildings. Under
the intense heat the shaft crumbled
and fell. Cinders were blown in all
directions, several buildings in parts
of the mining town taking fire. The
citizens were unable to extinguish the
fires and the Roslyn fire department
was called out. The mine in the neigh
borhood of the shaft was burning
fiercely Saturday night, flames shoot
ing up from the shaft nearly 100 feet
into the air. The electric pumps
which supply the town of Roslyn with
water were cut off and the water in
the city was very nearly exhausted.
It was reported that the shaft was
caving in and other explosions might
occur at any moment.
Nephews in Fatal Duel.
Moultrie, Ga., Special. At the old
homestead of the late Nathan Flow
ers in the lower part of the county,
Bert Williams is dead, Wright Flow
ers is dying and it is believed Wil
liam Flowers is fatally hurt as the re
sult of a terrific six-handed battle
with rifles and pistols, news of which
reached here Sunday. Sheriff Boyd
and a big posse of deputies is on the
track of John Hart and his two sons
Avho are charged Avith the shooting
and who are at large, fully armed.
The trouble occurred over a dispute
about the division of the estate of
Nathan Flowers. He died, leaving no
children and since his death John
Hart, who married a niece, has been
living on the home place AA'ith Mrs.
Flowers. The Flowers boys are neph
ews while Williams married a niece.
Since Nathan. Flowers' death there
has been a wrangle over the estate, it
is alleged, and trouble has been
feared.
Professor Harris Guilty.
Warrenton, Va., Special. Follow
ing closely the -erdict Saturday of
the jury sentencing Prof. J. D. Harris
to four years in the penitentiary for'
voluntary manslaughter in connection
with the kLli.v, of W. A. .Thompson,
associate editor of The Wa; ronton
Virginian on April 24 last, tne court
denied the motion of the defense for
a new trial.
Second Week of Celebration.
NeAv York, Special. The Hudson
Fulton celebration, after a week of
pomp and pageantry in New York,
has moA-ed up the Hudson and for
another Aveek the cities lying to the
north will vie with each other in do
ing honor to the memory of Hudson
and Fulton. The Half Moon and the
Clermont with the naval escort, now
at anchor at Poughkecpsie, will con
tinue their A-oyagc northward, stop
ping at Kingston, Catskill, Hudson,
Albany and Troy, Avhere elaborate
local celebrations haA-e been planned.
Wright Breaks Record. , ;
Potsdam, By Cable Orville Wright
the American aviator, Saturday broke
his own and all other records for high
flying. lie reached the unprecedented
height of more than 1,000 t'c-et,': al
though an official measurement was
not taken, lie had a red letter day m
a double sense in his experience as; an
aviator, taking up Crown Prince
Frederick William as a passenger
and more than doubling the. altitude
! record which he made recently.