The Davenport Weekly Leader from Davenport, Iowa • Page 6

HS. SA ll-V." M-'- i KJV 5" 1 I i THE DAVENPOBX WEEKLY SEPTEMBEB1 1900; IN HEART OP STORM, 'S EXPERIENCE OF REFUGEES IN 1 URSALINE CONVENT. Weird Took Place White the Tempest and Hood Devastated City of Galveston-- rA FEe- cital. That Has Not Yet Been Sur- passed. 1 i- Galveston, Sept The Ur- Hne -GpnveTit: Academy, iu a of the Sister bt St.

a nearly iJOOO liofae- less.and storm-driven Every. 'Tvonian and child. that was broughv.xo the 'convent drlf ted there on the raging torrent; could of an experience ta-t woiilfi- rival the- flight novelist." The- convent," T. ith. its tnan'y associ- ate buUtllngs and, colleges, occupied UTOcks of 'ground i from ATenises to, 0 and Rosennburg to Twenty-seventh 1 street: The grounds were surrounde'd by a ten- foot 'brick.

walfe" that has withstood the severest' storms in Galveston's history up to the destructive Jiurricane that the island last Saturday night. This wall is now -a crumbled mass of brick with exception of a -few. small sections which stand like marking p51- lars to the property line No one refused "admit- i-i tance to the sheltering institution. Ke- groes-and whites weretaken-in together, without fiuestion. In Contrast the quiet spirit ol the nuits.

tae hundred or more negroes grew as the storm raged, and shouted and sang in camp-meeting method until the nerves 'of the other refugees were shattered and a panic sjeemed It was then that Mother Superior Joseph rang- the chapel 'bell and caused a 'hushv of 'the- 'pandemonium. 'When quiet had been restored the Mother Superior the negroes. She advised 'that they wanted to pray they should do so from -their -and that their prayers, though would he heard above the roar hurricane which raged' with increased fury. As she spoke to the awestricken assemblage the negroes listened attentively, and when she Lad closed 'her remarks she asked ail to baptized, and nearly everyone of the refugees asked that the sacrament be administered. Panic Prevented by Nun's Address.

The panic had been precipitated "by the falling of the north wall of that section of the building in ne- groes -had sought refuge. Order and silent prayer was brought about by the nun's words. Families that had "been separated by the -devastating conflict of the elements were united by the cruel waters, of the Gulf-tossing them into this heaven of refuge. The -academy was to have opened for tfte 'fall session Tuesday an'd forty-two boarding scholars from all parts of the State, had. arrived at the convent preparatory to resuming their studies on that 'day.

The -community of comprises forty sisters and all of them present were administering cheer to the sufferers, many of whom wcro nearly dead 'when brought into tin? Early in the storm, when victims dragged, themselves or to, the convent and asked for protection, an attempt was made to keep a register of the Their register reached, -nearly 100 names, and then the storm-driven -refugees to arrive at the. shelter in crowds o-f twenty and thirty. They were taken in through the windows, some were taken in through five of water into the basement, whio-h long -before had been abandoned on account of the invasion of the Gulf. were rescued by ropes from tree tops ami snatched from roofs and other as it was hurled in the torrents through the convent yards. this religious 'home and in cells of the nuns four babes camt 1 into the tho dress of a tot Who cried out, "Me The chMd had rim the mill race buoyed by the force of the stortu au'd iiad not had time to realize his peril The young-man in the tree was Mrs.

brother, ami the child which Providence bad sent to on the waves was Ins sister's son. A few minutes afterward a rescuing party, sent oat from -the convent: in response to cries for help, found the" young man and his nephew and brought -them to the sheltering institution. family reunion, which ranked among the thousand more sights presented under the dim lights of candles in the convent, was the meeting of Mr. and Mrs. James Irwin.

who were swept- from their home at Twenty-fourth 'street and Avenue each having mourned the other as lost. When' 'Mr. Irwin was rescued and brought in out of the storm, lie carried about his Benumbed body only an old corn sack, which one of the male workpeople of the convent 'had charitably The only dry garment to be found in the house of the Sisters of Charity at that time was' a nun's garb. It was not a time for jest, and when Invin donned -this religious garb -there none in the- assemblage- of -unfortunates who smiled. During the night of horror.

Mr. Irwin went about the building rendering valuable assistance to fellow sufferers. Mr. left the institution garbed as a Sister of Charity. These were only a few of the incidents' -that marked the passing of the night where nearly 1,000 persons sue- cesfully battled the devastating elements that wrecked the main buildings and- destroyed a a urge number of other structures within the of the Ursuline Convent property.

The sisters request parents of pupils who are here from all parts of the State to send for their children. The Superior says the damage to the institution is incalcuablc. Y. M. C.

A. Official Saved. It was at the convent that Doctor Judsan-B. Palmer, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, round a-haven of refuge. His home on Avenue Vfj.

between Twenty- third and Twenty-fourth streets, containing seventeen pesple. had down, nnd, as it developed, all but three 'lost their lives. Doctor Palmer was carried on drift, to the convent, and was hauled in through a window. He was badly hurt and now lies at his home of a friend. He lost his wife and only child.

it was at the convent that Mr. and airs. Youens. on Avenue be- cur among-the middle classes, and occasionally among 'the cultured. As a rule, however, race -prejudice is apt to bo rather stroasrarooug this latter; Class.

Nevertheless, I have iu mind a lawyer iu Havana, over whose handsome home a mulatto presides. They -have been married -a number of years, and have a family, the youngest member of which is in charge of an American woman, whose language and manners betray a Ion acquaintance with New England. In mind a more extraodi- nary case than this; that of a woman who was at one time a reigning belle in a large city of one of our Eastern States--slie was always spoken of as I the beautiful Miss was an excellent one, The family but poor, -and the girl was have a magnificent home, carriages, and thing else that 3s popularly supposed to make life worth the living. The wealthiest of her suitors was a Cuban, negro--black -as Negro Married the Beauty. much hesitation, he was' accepted, and the wedding was one of tho sensations of the season.

She had what she expected, a palace for a home and air the rest in keeping; The man died several years with her wealth and some, remnant of beauty left, she did not -long remain a widow. Her new. husband purchased a title from Spain with a part of her money, so now she is a or something of the kind. Whenever her name is mentioned, her story is recalled, and Americans lock at her with curiosity. In appearance these Cuban negroes are not unlike those of their race in the states.

Some of the older ones look so much like the old "mammies" ad "uncles" of our own South that when they speak one expects to hear the dialect, so familiar to the childhood of every Southerner, and it is real disappointment to hear a strange language spoken, that language is then musical Spanish. Almost without exception colored women here, especially the older ones. smoke great "black cigars, face and cigar of a color. They never use pipe like the Southern "mammy." They walk along the street smoking, just as a man would. White women of the lower class smoke also, but rnre1v dears; they prefer cigarettes.

tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, worn rescued. Mr. Vouons snvs the water was 23 feet deep at There are some very pretty women among both mulattoes and blacks. They pay a great deal of attention to their appcarace. and dress tastefully and as well as their means will afford.

But some of the black women arc very homely, and even more, they are barbaric. Not long since I saw one on the street who, with her wild expression and great hoops of earrings, would have been far more in keeping with the home of her anccs- i i r.f A i a his place, -measurement being UUUMI fors hl thc i a of Africa by the length of his porch columns. cr rocs arc never spoken of as When their house was washed wn lir here, although there is a Span- they found a temporary haven on a wonj a most identical with the and were swept toward the eon- i one They are always refer- i vent -mi iv-iv A (, I I I i daughter. Lillie, and his little hoy, Henry George, lost their and perished. hold FOR SUPERVISOR.

A. F. Schoenng of Davenport Township Spoken of. A. Schocnhig of Davenport township, well Known a i a is spoken of as a strong candidate for supervisor on the Democratic: county ticket, Mr.

Schoeuins boon a resident of Davenport township for red to as tho "race of color," or "morcnos," (brown people.) Many of them are no darker in. complexion white 'Cubans. At present there are only a few negroes in Cuba holding responsible positions. There are policemen. fiTul 1 have- hoard a there are also a few mail carriers of this race.

though I have not seeti them. They arc mostly seen in menial 'positions. as? porters, waiters, laundresses, but even while serving as such they spoak and act on very (familiar terms with their employers. A Cuban leader, -whose unfriendly Ho tho "Democratic party i nnd -incendiary speeches have caused not a little dissatisfaction among hih followers i the present order of affairs, is a negro, black as black can bo. Blacks as Liberators.

in 181)0 on the stump Bryan, giving loyal and energetic: support to the great Democratic leader who is again the presidential nominee. Mr. Schooling lias a wide acquaintance throughout the county and stands high in the estimation of UK; i world. Four mother had braved the storm'and- were snatched from tho jaws-of -death. It vas the darkest and most terrible nightln the lives of their mothers, and there was mingled sadness and joy attending the 'births oX these children.

Mot-her Superior Joseph, in speaking cf the incidents of the night within convent wnlls, said she believed it was the first time in thc history: of the world that a babe had been born in a nun's cell in a convent Immediate christening followed, bo- cause no one expected to live to see the l.ight of day. Regardless of the religious -belief o.f the house dedicated to Gfjd and charity had afforded shelter to the storm-victim mothers and they felt that -the good sisters should administer tho-baptism, is administered in time of groat the of clergymen not being required. Mother's Life Saved by Trunk. One of the mothers is Mrs. William Henry Heideman.

Her babe was christened William Henry. Mrs. Herd email's family was separated when they started to abandon their home. When Mrs. llekieraan.

was carried away on the roof of a wrecked coinage she lost all trace of the other members of the family. The roof struck some other obstruction, and instant Mrs. Huideman was 'aurled form' her improvised raft and landed in a trunk, which was rocking on the surging waters. Cramped up In the trunk the suffering woman was protected to a limited extent, and finally the crude hark was hurled against the Ursuline Convent walls and was hauled into the building. "The little babe was born a few hours later, and while the sisters and some'of the women in the i i were-attending to thc mother and child another chapter in this a i hitory one -of the Cuban idols in lie wnr of independence, was a black man.

All Cubans, of whatever color, look upon him as one of the nobles! posted man ami ono who believes that their 'Countrymen. When the Cuban Army was in existence the regi- i wonts woro made up -of men -of any and all colors. There wero white Cu- i as a capable and well- a public office is a public trust. A I CUBA. I bans, black Cubans, black and white LEE WINS CASE, NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW MENNAL UNSOUNONESS.

So Saysy Wolfe-" This Afternoon Three O'Clock in Ruling in the Motion to' instruct Jury for Defendant--Evidence But.Not'Sufficient. the Interesting The oase of'Mrs. Brmin-a C. Lamb, et al, came to a sudden ending this afternoon at 3 o'clock when, after the plaintiff had rested their case the defense interposed a motion-to instruct the jury to fcring.in at verdict for the defendant. As soon as the motion had been read Mr.

Mo Guirkj of counsel for the defense aslced the court if. he eared to hear any argument in support of the motion. "I would like to hear from the) answered the court. Mr. Chamberlain of counsel for the plaintiff stated that he believed that they had made out a case.

"i- do not think that you 'have a single particle of evidence to show mental unsoundness" replied the court. With thar-he said to the attorneys for the defense: "Prepare your instruction to -the jury This Morning's Testimony. The Lee case came up and tLe cross examination of Clinton R. Lee was continued by The trend of the examination by Mr. McGuirk seem- sd to to try to establish the fact that though M.

G. Lee was a member of the "Brethern Christ" he was on intimate relations with nis son c.nd others after lie had belonged to the sect. The defense offered ia testimony, the information sworn out toy the witness upon which the proceedings as to the mental -condition of the defendant were -based, for the purpose of showing that -there was malice. Mr. Lischer objected to the.introduc- tion, of the information on the ground of immateriality.

The court sustained the objection stating that the law provided for such proceedings; that it could not be used to show -malice and Uhat it would rather go to show the opposite. Mr. McGuirk then atiempied to draw out the fact that the defendant had made most of his money since he nad been married to his present wife and ha-d become a member of the sect Witness testified that his father had been comparatively poor until about 1870, at time he, the witness, was -old enough to assist in the busi- changed materially. Ralph E. Lindsay was the next He stated the 'fall 1894,.

secretary of the republican central toe.had found Mr. Lee was not registered and in the of secretary he had called upon Mr. Lee asking'him i would register. To this Mr. Lee replied that he would he 'believed that the "Lord chose the-rRulers:" Mrs.

Lamb Testifies- Mrs. Ermina C. daughter of was next placed stand. She testified to the she was a resident of-Tren-' ton, She stated fiat'her father had peculiar; abouf'liis religious beliefs; that he was originally a Baptist; that "he 'became a Campelite; that he afterwards," in about became a Christiadelphian. She also testified that he -would'talk to her mother by the 'hour -on.

religious she sick and tired of the -subject; -that he would neglect his 1 business, such, as it was, to talk religion to her and that she was compelled eventually to -hecorae a -member of the sect to which, he would, Medical At the conclusion of the testimony of Mrs. Lamb, the state commenced the Introduction of medical expert testimony. Among the physicians who were placed upon the stand were Dr. J. H.

W. L. Allen. Dr. C.

T. Lindley, Dr. A. L. Hagyboeck.

At the conclusion of Dr. Hageboeck's testimony the attorneys for the plaintiff announced that it rested Its case. A recess was then taken and during MESSENGER IS BACK, BOY WHO CARRIED GREETING TO OOM PAUL this recess attorneys for the defence presented a motion that the jury be instructed to return a verdict for the defendant. Without argument the court sustained the motion. fells of iHis Trip to Pretoria and Dc, livery of Message to the fiber President--Journey Consumed a Few Days Over Five Months.

New York, Sept. Smith, Messenger 1,534 of the American -District Telegraph Company, who went to South Africa to deliver to 'President Kruger-the. message frdin the school children of PhiJadelplua and the. scrapbook of clippings on Boer sentiment in this prepared, by a. liureau, was "a-passenger on the.Ne\y York, which arrived SU'uuay.

He was accompanied by Hugh SuthierlancU a Philadelphia newspaper man, who made the trip with him to Pretoria. When the New York's passengers were lauded Jimmie was greeted by his father, mother, brothers, and sisters 'from Brooklyn: As Jimmie had been shut up in Pretoria during the siege, the sight of him again, hearty and happy, let loose floods, of-pent-up affection. After ihejgreetings with his family were 'over. Jimmie was driven to -the Waldorf-Astoria, where he sat down-to a repast served in a private room, and fit for a millionaire. While partaking of his dinner, Jimmie dis- seem to.

liavoVto take uoi aim. "When to ride "half way to in a opal car. And, say, maybejlt vrasix-t cold; "On -the, ship- coining fcotrie I met Cecil: Rhodes' -a fine lady, and was nice, to It's fuuny, too, how I happened -meet I up and began asked me I told and not wtiatf I was' against. I fountf "cfiit later Vho she was I felt-like 1 she 9aid; 'I feel sorry for them, -v --V: turn. on GAL HORSE PRICES ARE DECLINING WITH THE APPROACH OF WIN! ER.

coursed on -his trip. His journey to the Boer capital bas consumed a few days over five months. He left New York on April landing at Southampton. From 'Southampton he went to Paris, where he stopped long enough to take in the exposition and other sights of the French capital. From Paris he went to Naples, where he took the steamship Kanzler for Lorenzo Marques.

He reached Lorenzo Marques on May 25, and started for Pretoria on M-ay 27, reaching there on tho evening of the day following. If ho had been one da later his mission tha ships. officer, who was kind o' running-things asked me to play, one of the games, eu' then Totting- all. But when Tottingall seen me? he says: 'Play with.that?- Well, and. he walks But'afterward Tottingall, 1 lie wanted toi get up a game of thro win the and fee 'came over and asked Miss Rhodes is she wouldn't play.

ril play if I can cho'ose my own 'Why, "'Then I choose she said. "That fellow Tottingall was 'the worst lobster I met on my whole Jimmie spent the evening with his family in Brooklyn. -He will "end his memorable Philadelphia tomorrow. NOT TO BE A CITY." Good Horses of all Kinds Have Been in Demand all Summer--Prices at Present Much i Than at this Time Last Year. Mules Scarce and Command Fancy Prices.

"With the near approach of winter horses are -becoming much cheaper in price'' said a local horse dealer today. So far there has been a falling oft" of ten per cent from the summer's prevailing prices and this will be ineroas ed to 2fi per cent i i another i A a ness: that from that time on he Hail mOTth This decrease iu prlco is a i. been prosperous, and that witness wavs to be expected in the fall of the mother has been unimportant factor a le to in mother has been unimportant factor and had greatly assisted the datead- ant: It was shown by tne witness lhat ho when many people wish to rather than to keep thcir hnrses through the winter when feed is high and the inclement weather prevents haul paid his l)oanl since lie was a using them for pleasure. very small oy; that he worked for a Prevailing Prices very small salary (luring the first sev- 7T oral years after he commenced work "Horses are much Higher now than for him ami that the success of the they wer this time last year All business was clue mainly to witnesses' i aiimi err lh cro has been a steady cTc- work -and foresigln. mand Lhe shippers for gootl He stated that at the time lie traveled for size draft horses.

These were mostly shipped to Chicago and from there Buffalo's Exposition Be Gay With Bright Color, Buffalo, N. architects and artists at work upon, the "-color scheme for; the decoration of the -buildings of the Pan-American exposition to be held next sinnraer in this city announce the completion of their plan. Some of the largest -buildings will soon be far enough advanced to receive the 'coloring which, together with their architecture, will distinguish them from the buildings oC past would have been a failure, for the next exhibitions und make the Pan-Amerl- his father he received a salary of $2 -r i vn distributed to various parts of the a day and his expenses. Mr. McG-uirk asked the witness if it was not a tihat witness was not on speaking terms with his father and if he had spoken with 'his father since the trial ''began.

Witness stated that he hold -his father in the -highest regard ami Tihat if lie had not spoken to bis father since the trial began it was- "because 'he had not been given the opportunity. I a Society Draws No Discrimi- i Americans, and natives of other couu- a i Color Line tries. There was no regiment re- Havana, Sept. i (Correspond- served for whites or blacks, so far as Mr. will hero all Clinton you." "And with nil your professed love for your father you swore out this information against your -father?" said Mr.

McGuirk, "Yes was the prompt "That's all." said the attorney. "Will you state Why you swore out that information? said Mr. Lischer on re-direct examination. world, many of them going, to Eng- Jand and South Africa. The above 'class of horses in srood sound condi- 'tion bring from 5100 to $125.

Good drivers sell for $7o to $125 and in some cases for extra fine ones they command as high as $200 to $300. Mules Scarce. It is almost impossible to buy a good span of mules and the local market when such can be they bring in the neighborhood of $300. Small horses and ponies are ever a drug on the market and may bo once.) A- very lance proportion of the population, of Cuba belongs to the I can learn, as in our army, where the colored men are assigned to cer- bought anywhere from $20 to $30. although thoroughbred ponies of the Shetland variety often sell for $75 to Disappearance of Pinkeye.

Pinkeye among horses which was so prevalent a short while ago has "I beliovcd that 'he was being in- almost entirely disappeared from this ftuenced by this sect; that his mental It was not of such a malig- colored race. In -this respect Havana! tain regiments composed only of their condition was such that the sect nant form here in other parts of itself reminds OTIC of a Southern city in our own country, hut with a i ference. There the race knows its place and keeps ir; -there is no attempt at familiarity with white per- race. Since time immemorial, regiments here have 'been of mixed colors. Costly Faith in Spirits.

would get his money and property away from him. Witness further testified that since his father's marriage with 'his second wife she had frequently New York, ccpt Alicia neglected his business on account of sons. Indeed, a Southern negro Vanderhilt La liau, an aunt of William the sect; that he bad made frequent looks down with contempt on any Vamlerbilfc when the -case of visits to Harry and to Minnesota and white person who is willing to asso- i Dodge vs. La Ban is called in the Su- that -ho had gone away and locked up 1 1 Tt I 4 the country. So far as known there day President Kruger was compelled to leave; Pretoria owing to the advance of tho British.

Jimmie was six weeks in lie left Pretoria on July 12. to Cape Town, where he for Southampton. Jimmie. who is a flaxen-haired ruddy-cheeked boy of about fourteen years of ago. with rather refined features, is tJio i of boy who could appreciate such a trip.

New York Still First. "It was a great trip, ail he said, "and I guess I won't never forget it. I saw some groat places, but there ain't none of 'em i New York, unless it's Paris. When 1 was in Paris went up in a balloon near the Eiffel Tower. Aud.

say, the view we luul of from the balloon was great. I wrote home that Paris made New York look like i emits, and that's I thought Then. But I've changed my mind since I got 'hack. There ain't no place i Xew York. "The next place we struck after Paris what was any account was Zanzibar.

That's a purty place, and wo had a lunch near tho Queen's palace- and wax do you tink It was? Figs and honey and milk. It was the funniest lunch I ever ate. We didn't see nothing much after Zanzibar until we got to "Did you deliver your message to President Kruger?" "Yes. We came -mighty near missing i though. 1C we'd "been, a day later we would.

We got there at night, and the next day, when we went to the President's "house he was holding a council of war. But when they told can unique in its appearance. Taking a lesson at Mother Nature's feet the architects of the Pan-American exposition have planned that colors may he law! on with a generous hand. The Chicago World's fair was a "White City. At Buffalo the decorations will be Color will be extensively -employed.

The Spanish style of architecture, a modification of which has been adopted by the Pan-American, lends itself readily to enhancement in charm by decoration and by means of courts and fountains, paints and owers. Those who have visited St. Fla. will recollect the beauty oC tho Ponce do Leon hotel and the Alcazar, with their fantastic archite.ctun?,, harmonious coloring and tropical sorting amid palms and cacti and other plants which grow in luxuriance "beneath Southern Not unlike in effect will be the Pan-American buildings and their landscape visitor who hnve traveled in Mexico will be reminded of the mission buildings erected by the old Spanish conquesta- dores. The tourist familiar with Southern California may seo in them reminders of the missions of Santa Barbara.

San Carlos and other places in that historic region. were but several cases of it which said. I got an idea that the old man him that I was waiting" with message he calloa it off, and we went in." "What he say when you gave him the message?" "Oh, ho said he thought was very kind of the school children in Philadelphia to sympathize with him, and then he patted me on the hea-d and said: 'My boy, I thank you very much for bringing the a whole lot like that." "Did he speak in English?" "Xo. he spoke in Dutch, hut Secretary Reitz. who was standing alongside of him, told us what it was he ciatc with him as a social equal.

Re- preme court, in answer to Arthur P. his place of business. lations between the two races are on Dodge's claim for $20,000. will tell how Mr. Lischer asked if the defendant entirely disappears.

a business footing. Imagine thc sur- i lfir belief in spirits '-has cost nor had ever spoken of his intentions to-! orses become prise awaiting one used to this con- QOO. rs ja Bau lives at 144 River- dition of affairs when he reaches ja 0 i ve with numerous servants. proved fatal. A.

St. Onge and company lost a valuable horse from this disease. Symptoms of Disease. This disease is epidemic and when once it enters a stable, as a rule all the horses in it become victims before At first tho and won't wards his children in property matters oat after which their and linibs Cuba, where thc social conditions are She -has 'been a believer in i i a had. "He told me that it was his ind to this the witness replied that The disease generally lasts for ten or clays and while afflict- understands English all right, but he don't up to it, 'cause he bates 'em so different.

In their own estimation, STn for thirty years, and used to have intention to leave the bulk of his pro- the 1 J.p rses mfit for work T1 Cuban negroes arc evry whit the 1 in 'her retinue Miss Jeannette Danforth A equal of persons of fairer skin, and i young woman who was a is not unusual to find that they con- perty to -his children, adding thou- ni tecl -States Express company san-d dollars is to ive a this city a short a had a11 ng woman wno "was a -menaim. u-oimrs is enoug-n to give a wo-! -n-mc she now charges, was 1 man for living with me a few years' their norses iaid ith the malad sirlcr themselves superior, though collusion with Dcdge to get her I concluded the witness. why is not exactly clear. If it wore money, of wihich she 'has an abund- r.o one of them that his -nice. I th i Hor lather.

Commodore Vanderhilt. Gim-ble to the The her $500,000 and she, with her testimony proved something of a sur- race was in any way inferior to Caucasian he would scoff at tho i A jj. tc it i nclndcd the witness an na to have substitutes sent from At the conclusion of the testimony Chi cago branch as they were un- Mr. Lee, plaintiffs called Josenh able fco secure reliable horses here I have yet to sec ono who acts toward brother, the elder Cornelius, a Vv-hite person a manner showing terward committed suicide, con iny social inequality. ho af-IPnso.

He testified that in the latter contested Part of October i first part of No- I the will. AV. H. Vanderbilt, the oldest vem'bor in the year 1S77 or 1S7S. M.

sev- G. Lee had ordered a carriage to his that were adapted for the work required of them. Hlack and white children play to-Bother a i i gave wthftr on -the streets, sit side by side cral millions as a compromise, nil schools in which the black boy Dodge'in 'his complaint asserts that not infrequently eclipses his wnite on May 1S 7t he a qllar ter in- just outside thc convent walls. in the convent yard a pimg with, wind and destructive waters while clinging fast limb' -a tree. He knew not where he He could barely dis- -outlines of the academy "but he did know that a haven shelter awaited him.

While combating i his home between 4 or 5-o'clock in the that Mrs. Lee, the first wife of the defendant, was-placed in a car- neighbor in studies. In all of the t.crests'in his many patents to Mrs. La that she was accompanied by a Baii for on which ghe stranger to the witness; that he was frim and shows an-agreement instructed to drive to the river; that to that effect No he wants the rest when he arrived there Mrs. Lee was Mrs.

La Bau -says in her answer that taken into the water -cold as it was, Dodge hired a -medium to tell her' to to her w-aist: the stranger who dmy stoc- in his company. She tells a dressed in a-rubber suit, waded how she gave up some of her proper-M wit 'her and dipped -her head be- ty to-him, in. bonds. She neath the water, -making some -conspired and plotted with said marks as he did so. She was then Jeannette Danforth and by paying Placed into the carriage, wrapped in- inoncy -to her and iby other moans frau- to a blanket -and taken -home.

dulently produred 'her to make state-1 plaintiffs are seeking to show- merits to the come from certain a "homes" 1 whites and blacks are admitted on an equal footing, be- ins given identical privileges, sleeping in the same dormitories and cat- ing at the same table. In only one "home" have have I failed to see both colors; that was tho Home of the Widows o-f Spanish Officers. They live in the same districts. There is none set aside especially for that nice, as we sec in the or South of -the United States. Every tenement scvis almost sure to have as many one race as of the a i defendant -purporting bo that the defendant mentally artain spirits in the spirit off religious subjects for a number house divided into flats is very apt to La effect lhat the i a ntlff of years past; that he changed his re- have members of ono race one saJJ syst and contrivances wero ofJ ligious faith three times before he be- part and of the other toe oiner part.

Few restaurants or hotels exclude colored people -from the privileges offered Last after the there were some very heated arguments in various restaurants on account of the equal privileges granted the two races. Intermarriages are-very cpmmon. said system and contrivances wero enormous value." Kruger Waits Lorenzo Sept President Kruger will not sail fo Europe on the 24th as interided. The Hague, Sept. -governor of the Netherlands has been notified of Kruger's acceptance of his of- faith three times before he became a member of- the sect and that- it was at the lime of one of the changes that he was instrumental in having his first wife baptised.

The next was. J. Brown a years resident.of Davenport but now of Waterloo. where his -daughter resided: i testimony was to tho effect-that'-he-had known ay I Mr. Leo for 29 Oie had- seen Minister Scores McKinley.

Des Moines, Sept. E. L. Eaton preached his farewell sermon at the First Methodist church Sunday and condemned America's colonial policy. "Ninety years ago" he said "two men went in the name of Jesus to the Sandwich islands and planted the kingdom of heaven there In less than one century the whole group of islands, civilized and Christenizecl drop like a ripe apple into our laps; that'is-the Christ thocl, -and if we had faith Christ wo would want to try that method upon our ocean islands, instead of sending a thousand saloon keepers to debauch a thousand sharks to rob.

and sixty thousand soldier to kill. We seek to justify it all we will, but the method is pagan, and not Christian. Christ might have -chosen to conauer this world-by this method, rather than the one which has already covered two thousand years of effort, human and divine and which lias been marked at every step with alternating failure and success. But he chose the way that pleased'God. May we learn this day to choose -the way that -pleases God, and be willing to die, if need "How did President Kruger impress you?" "He struck me all And say, that story what the British has been circulating about him spitting all tho time is -dead wrong.

While we was with him -he wuz smoking a big pipe. He'had on a- clean collar-and a tie, and a nice suit, and he looked all right. Course he didn't look like our President, but he looked like a President or some other big man. just the same. Ho had a kind of a sad look in his eyes.

and he spoke sorrowful like. "The tiny -after we saw him he left Pretoria, and a few days later the British stormed it. 1 saw the battle. and. say, Pain's fireworks wasn't in it.

When tne British shells landed on the hills they set 'em on fire. The hills was all covered with a high grass that lire easily, and made a bi caught blaze. Mr. Hay's Experience. "That night me and Mr.

Sutherland went -out to Consul Hay's Mr, Hay -ordered Iris man to make some punches. At that time shells was flying through the air in all directions, and the fires on the hills made it bright as lay. While the man was in. the dinning roam making the punches a shell came through the winder and spiled things. Mr.

Ha said: American Missionries Escape- Moscow, Sept Revs. Mark Williams, W. P. Spragne, H. and X.

A. Stegard, American missionaries, along with their wives and children, left PeUia June 6. by way of Urga and Kalgan. They suffered great hardships passed through many adventures. They escaped in carts and on camels secretly through ono of the gates in thc great wall, just three hours before the imperial decree arrived ordering all the gates to be closed.

On their journey they wero attacked by Boxers, but being well armed they put up a good light and their assailants were glad to allow them to proceed. After crossed the desert thry arrivcd in TJrga. The journey lasted days. One child died from the hardships experienced. The baggage of the small party was concealed under Chinese mattings, as if the fugitives wero native, traders.

Food and water were both scarce. The Russian consul at Urga afforded the parry protection, and they thankfully remember the kindness they experienced at his hands. Ho wired the governor of Kiachta for an armed escort for the party. Four hundred Cossacks were sent to Urga and conducted the missionaries safely to Kiachta. Received by Consul Smith, Thence they were taken through Si- bcria to Moscow, where they were cordially received by United States Consul Smith and Mrs.

Smith. They were theni sent on to St. Petersburg in a special car prepared for tfhe whole party of sixteen by the kindness of the consul. At St Petersburg they will call on Secretary Pierce and Consul-General Holloway. From St.

Petersburg they will proceed to Ha- and thence to thc United States, The missionaries ore very anxious that tho -kindness shown them by the Russians at Urija and Moscow and the attention they received from their own consul at that city should be made known, Russia and Germany in Harmony. Tihe Record correspondent is officially informed tat the rumors appearing in the -English newspapers about serious tension between Russia and Germany over the Chinese difficulty are entirely baseless -and mislead The two powers are acting in -harmony 'Here I've 'been acting British Russia is still dispatching troops Consul for six weeks, and that is what from Odessa, Three rifle regiments got for left that port yesterday-bound -for the far east It has been ascertained-that 20,000 "When the British entered the town. the next -day they were a funny-looking lot. They was awfully tlirty and tireH native Christi-ans havebeen massacred when they-got into the town, and about in north China -up to the. end July, i i i the first thing they -did was to make a rush tor deserted 'houses an-d jump into 'beds.

After the British took the town we staid in a house with two British officers, and they treated us i HOME FRO.M 'PHILIPPINES. Moiine Young Mari Who Was Wounded and -Suffered Long. John Hall, sergeant xt Company plaintive- cry of child near by. out with one hand he m- mr JJ g-f A. I TM TM Xj A 1 4 Ci 1 1 as there is no law against them, and fer to plac a a i at his dispos-: him about two years ago and had ne heard the those intermarriages are not only al to convoy him from Lorenzo Mar- thought ifmnv his 'appearance and con- the lowest classes, they qiies might be expected, but they often oc- Holland.

duct that his mental condition had Signature Df The Kind You Hate Always Bouehi "Were the British or the Boers your 30th U. S. arriyed last ey- favorites?" ening on Hall "The Boers. They gave me a pony the 16th street tailor, Moline. Serge- to ride, and I used 'to ride out to the ant Hall was Voumted and lay sick for front with theni: Even kids like me a long- itlnre early in the campaign in was fighting for the Boers, and the the Philippines, and wasted away-nn- w-ay, them kids could shoot! Tliey til he weighed -but 90'iiouii'ds.

Ho left could nip'pennies out of the ground for Alfido today on, a visit to'friends fifty ifcet away with their rifles. And I He is in fairly good health at present Ji ixii.