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"No," said Teddy, "exccpt black wat­ er and blacker sky,?' * "Look again, boys," cried the captain. "Off there, nor-nor'west. Don't you see the lights?" There was a trace of nervous appre­ hension In the skipper's tone. His two comrades turned their gaze to the nor- nor'west, and again shook their heads. "Don't see no lights," murmured Billy. " "Then," said the captain defiantly, "I've got 'em! I've got 'em, boys. I've been often on the borders before, but now I've got 'em, sure." "Looks like it, skipper," said Teddy sympathetically, "but don't get fright­ ened, Joe; It'll be all light if you swear off. That Is sent as a warning you should pay heed to." "A warning!" cried Capt. Joe exult­ antly. "Why; rot my halyards! It's tue finest sight you ever saw. I never dreamt of anything equal to it. Talk about "the deliriums! My word, It's heavenly. I thought a feilow saw sonjgfcliing^ghaslly when he got into the tremens, but that isn't the case. You should drink more rum, you two, and then you'd know what enjoyment is. Take me for a gudgeon, if this don't beat all the magic lantern shows I e-er see, and if a pint o' rum will give a man a heavenly vision like this what won't a quart do? By ginger, boys, I'm going to double this row o' lights; where'd you say the rum was? Well, here goes for tne rest o' the cask." >" - Billy and Teddy looked at each other with-dismay. •• >v; "I reckon," said Teddy, "we've been hasty. This lesson's a fa.!ure." And Billy nodded his head solemnly several times without speaking.--De­ troit Free Press. THE CONVERSION jOF JOE BSHy Capstan and Teddy Luff, two ' Middle-aged fishermen, stood, or rath- '«rleaned, against one of those tall tar- ' smeared woodeu^buildiugs at the front ' the old town of Hastings; a building mscd for the hanging of nets and the storing of other paraphernalia of the < Salting industry. Their boat, The .So- •jfter Jade, was hauled up highland dry •an the pebbly beach, and the two men. ' atlenily smoking short clay pipes with |bowls turned down wart's, now and j*t»en cast a wistful glance at the craft <«f.which they were part owners. Ac- cording to the poem there should have 'been three fishers who went sailing to Abe west as the sun went down, but in 'Abia case the third, who was skipper and predominant partner cf the craft, twast, as Teddy Luff phrased it, lying up '4er repairs. Both men knew that 'he fwas dangerously near the boundary itae of that fantastic country known ms Jelirium tremens; ai-d The Sober 2ade was now out of the water wait- lag for her master to sober off. ioe Rattlin. the captain of The ^ober 3ade, was not a man to be expostulated .•with. He was one of the domineering •art when sober, which was seldom, 8 •JURO snow HER WHO WAS IS A FIT STATE." I very much more so when drunk, Ala principal line of argument being 4be flooring of a man with a handspike; therefore his partners and crew tried AO avoid discussion with him, for in si- frace on their part lay the chances of a "Yes," admitted Billy. "It would be a kind o' dazzles." , "Let's get him aboard,',' cried Teddy resolutely, "and give'him a lesson. We can drift down Spithead way and come on it kind o' casual like Saturday night, then if the fleet's ablaze, as the strang­ er said, it would make Joe think judg­ ment day had come, and he'd likely swear off and not touch rum any more." "It's worth trying," said Billy. "And anyhow, I'd like to see the fleet all lit up. We can pretend to Joa that we no­ tice nothing out of ordinal-', and I think that will stagger the old-man." The two fishers without more ado trudged off to Capt. Joe's cottage. The skipper was feeling mighty bad and rusty. He sat with hiss uead in his hands and gave no greeting to his shipmates. The prospect of getting him afloat did not look any too cheerful, and perhaps they would have been unsuccessful had not Mrs. Capt. Rattlin told the men that they ought to be ashamed of themselves coming after a sick man who ought to be abed, if he knew what was good for him. He wasn't in a fit state to go out in a boat. Thj£ at once aroused Capt. Joe Rattlin. He'd show her who was in a fit state, he cried, so bundling his two partners out of the house, and roaring de.lance to his wife, who tried to stop his exit, he followed them down to the beach, and in a short time The Sober Jade was afloat on the salt water again,. heading out - from Hast­ ings. There was some shrewdness af­ ter all in the captain's going to sea; the doctor had forbidden him liquor, and now giving the wheel to Teddy Luff, the skipper set himself industri­ ously at the consumption of what rum there was aboard. No one dareu say a word to him, or expostulate. And thus the three fishers sailed to the west as the sun went down on Saturday after­ noon. There came up* a wild thunderstorm which drove the captain below, for he had not his oilsklus on, and it also gave Billy an opportunity of largely di­ luting the rum with water, which the captain was now too drunk to notice. Teddy began to fear that the old man would be too far gone to notice the fleet, even if it all blew up, but he drenching he got before getting under cover partly sobered him, and the dilu­ tion of his grog kept him from getting much more intoxicated. As tartness came on The Sober Jade had "risen the fleet," as Teddy p; t it, and getting under the lee of the Isle of Wight, Billy cast anchor and there they lay. "I'm afraid," said Teddy, "that the life and immunity from bruises uian won't come up on deck again and black eyes. Even between them­ selves Billy and Teddy did not dwell at any length conversationally upon the of his own accord, and I don't see how we can persuade him to come up our­ selves, for we can't pretend we ~ee shortcomings of their master and part- j anything." HP' m Wmi-^rS ner. Each of the two men liked a drop •f grog himself, but neither had the ambition to be the main support of the ran industry, as was apparently the aase with Capt. Joe Battlin. i The two men, stood there silently with their hands thrust deep in their trous­ ers pockets, pulling at their pipes, and they seemed to find dumb consolation bk each other's presence, although their disgust at the unsatisfactory situation of things found no expression in words. As they stood thus, there blew along­ side a man froni London, who began to soft them questions regarding nets and Sshing boats, and the hard life they mrer? supposed to lead, as is the custom wfth London visitors to Hastings. The men answered him with respectful pa- ttenec, as had been their habit for jeans, going over the same dull round, far there is little originality in the ques­ tioning of a London man. Yes, they encountered a bit of nasty weather now and then. No. there wasn't much money in the fishing in­ dustry. Yes,, most of their catch went to Lcrmlon. No. the nets weren't paint­ ed brown to conceal them from the fish, bat to preserve them. Yes, coming in and out of the water a good bit, they were apt to rot, and nets were expen­ sive. No, they weren't going out that 4ay on account of the skipper being ill; .wader the weather a bit. No, his mal­ ady wasn't exactly caused by the hard fife he led. Yes, he'd get over it; he'd bad these spells before, but he'd always recovered, although he seemed to be Setting a bit worse as time went on. the chances were his trouble Weald carry him off some day, unless be was swept overboard in the mean­ time, and Teddy allowed that Joe •wmrid hate to come to his death by anesuas of water. Torn about is but fair play, and by Wnd by the Londoner, from extracting information, began to impart some to the two men who listened attentively. M he were a fisherman, the London wan said, he would put out to sea at snce and sail for Spithead. The whole «eet was going to be on view there, and a graud sight it would be, especially on Oatnrday night. Billy replied that as 41 wiud thing they saw too much of the •feet. "We don't care much about the "tteei," he added, "except to keep out of Sts way. A warship won't swerve from to course for anything afloat; and as ftrr tbem torpedo boat catchers, he's a wise man who gives ' them a wide berth." "There will be no danger on Sat­ urday night," said the Londoner, "for the ships a re all anchored, and the sight •of them will be something a man never «a»n forget, for each of the craft will bsve her outlines "defined by something like a thousand electric lights, shaping brr in the fire: masts, ropes, funnel, and *E the rest of it. There will be over a fhandred and fifty ships all ablaze li'.:e tais, and on that night the electric fleet Witt be.worth seeing." After imparting this lurid iuforra- tion the Londoner went his way and left the two men meditating over what tie had told them. At last Teddy said solemnly: we could run the old man u.p Against that fleet of fire, and him hot* browing anything £>f it, he'd think he jfeKd'ein sure, wouldn't he?" "Oh, that'i". all right," said Billy. "I've put the rum up for'ard and he hasn't much more to go on, so we'll hear him sing out after - bit." At 9 o'clock the first of the illuminat­ ed ships broke out in dazzling spien- dor, quite taking away the breath of the onlookers, and shortly after the whole fleet was one gigantic display of glittering starlike beauty as If the constellations of the heavens had fall­ en and shaped themselves into fairy ships. "M.v eye!" said Teddy, "I never saw anything like that before." "Nor did I!" answered Billy. Both of the men were gazing with such admiration at the scintillating fleet that they forget all about their 'n- ebriated captaiu, until he suddenly roared up at them "Here you, TCdd^ 'I^uffi^'bring me some more rum.",,.. ' "I got somethi ng "' better to do." growled Teddy.///'Go and get it your­ self: it's out for'ard." > *. "If I have to pop# fop t&ore." said the captain, "I'll throw you oyerboard. Billy Capstan, bring aft the/rum." "Captain Joe Raitlln," cried Billy, Smaller and Smaller. The smallest elephant is one from Sumatra, which was recently exhibited in Berlin. Three years old, it stands only 36 inches from the ground. It is a little over one yard in length, and weighs 168 pounds. The normal ele­ phant weighs at the same age at least three tons. A pigmy race of camels exists in Persia which are only 25 inch­ es in height and weigh but 50 pounds, while an ordinary camel is Ihrger than most horses. The smallest bird's egg is that of the tiny Mexican humming­ bird, which Is scarcely larger than a pin's head. TJhe smallest newspaper in the world is published in Guadalajara, in Mexi­ co. The El Telegrafo, a weekly publi­ cation, is printed in eight columns, each 4% Inches long and 1% inches wide, on thick manilla paper. Its staff includes an editor and director, an ad­ ministrator, or business manager, a re­ sponsible man, or capitalist, and a printer, and it Is Issued every Sunday. The smallest French conscript on record is Louis Bernadat, of Luret, in the department of the Allier, who was only 2 feet 4 inches in height. Little Bernadat came of age in 1893, and was in that year summoned to draw his conscription out of the urn, like his fel­ lows of the same age. When he ap­ peared to ansvVer to his name, it was thought that some child had been told to answer as a joke, but on looking more closely it was seen that he was a dwarf with a slight moustache. A gendarme had to lift him on to the table to enable him to draw his num­ ber. Don't Wflar Starched Linen. Prof. Max Rubner, who lectures on hygiene at the Berlin University, has published a very interesting article on the use of starched laundry in summer. After extensive and careful investiga­ tion he has come to the conclusion that starched linen forms a very strong ob­ stacle to the discharge of heat, and this influence becomes stronger in the same proportion as the outside temperature rises. This seems to prove that the starching of shirts is a rather unrea­ sonable custom. In winter, when we try hard to retain our bodily heat, the protection given by starched linen is very small, on account of the low tem­ perature on the outside, and in sum­ mer, when we try as hard to cool off as much as possible, starched linen ener­ getically keeps the heat in. It is true enough that with the rising tempera­ ture perspiration will dissolve the starch, but even then it is very dis­ agreeably felt. In this condition it closes up the pores of the linen and renders difficult the entrance of dry air to the skin, and it is just the fresh and dry air that gives us coolness in sum­ mer. Prof. Rubner closes his argument with the advice to leave off the use of starched linen entirely in summer, and, if possible, also in winter, although he admits that custom and fashion will hardly allow starched linen to disap pear entirely. 'WHAT'S THAT I SEE IN TIIK OFFING?'" "you've had more than your share now. I've put the rum for'ard. : nd there the rum stays." With " resounding oath, the captain came up, and then stopped, stricken dumb by the amazing sight pread out before his ey^s. He drew his hand slowly across his forehead. "My God!" he cried, "Billy, wnat's that?" "What's what?" said Billy, indiffer­ ently coiling a rope with his ba k to the fleet, while Teddy was busying himself near the wheel. "What's that I see *n the off'm„. cried Captain Joe. "Look at it a-stand ing out between sea and sky, like thousand ships afire!" Billy aud Teddy looked--over in the direction pointed. Teddy shrugged his shoulders and was silent. - "What is it?" asked the captain, and his crew Avals"".pleased to pot ice a tre­ mor of anxiety In his sliaky voice. "Rum, I expect," answered Hilly grimly. "1 don't see nothing, do you, A Teddy?" m AN IDEAL WIFE. IIARLES DICKENS thus de­ scribed an Ideal Avife: "She Is a true and noble wife for whose ambition a husband's love and her chil­ dren's adoration are sufficient, who ap­ plies her military instincts to the disci­ pline of her household, and whoge Icp- Islativelir^tiucL exei'eise themselves in making the laws for her nurse, whose intellect has field enough for her in communion with her "husband, and whose heart asks for no other honors than his lore and admiration--a woman who does not think it a weakness to at­ tend to her toilet and who does not dis­ dain to be beautiful, who believes in the virtue of ..glossy hair arid well-fit­ ting gowns, and who eschews rents arid raveled edges, slipshod shoes and auda­ cious make-ups--a woman who speaks low and does not speak much; who is patient and gentle, and intellectual and industrious; who loves more than she reasons, and yef does not love blindly; who never scolds and never argues, but adjusts with a smile--such a woman is the wife we have all dreamed of once in our lives, and is the mother we will worship in the backward distance of the past." Three Women of the West. Miss Frances Cravens, queen of the Kansas City flower parade, is a beauti­ ful young woman, well known in Kan­ sas City society. She is the daughter of the late Judge J. Iv. Cravens, is about 19 years old, of medium height and queenly carriage. She was educated in New York and is quite an accom­ plished musician. Miss Gertrude Dwyer of San Antonio, Tex., was selected "queen of Texas beauty" at a beauty carnival held at Waco, Tex. She has just returned from a trip through Mexico, where her fame had preceded her, and she was given banquets and receptions. President and Mrs. Diaz invited her to Chapulte- pec. Miss Katherine May Wood of Omaha was admitted to the bar a year ago. She is a graduate of Harvard, and has had wonderful success, having won a made of double width material will have one narrow front breadth and a widely gored one at each side, to give the requisite fullness at the back. Plainly made skirts will be favored, such trimmings as are used being al­ most exclusively flat ones, anu applied either to the lower part or running up each side pf the front breadth. Flounces will only be used for evening dresses and will not reach much above the knee. Adjustable "Hand Mirror. No longer need madam crane and twist her neck to discover the condition of lmr back hair. No longer need she pull the shoulder of a bodice out of shape trying to determine with the aid of a hand-glass how her waist fits. The latest hand glass does not require to be held in the hand at all. It clasps the back of a chair easily and madam, seat­ ed before her dressing table, is enabled to have one reflector before her and one behind her without the least wearying of her wrist. Blind Woman Farmer. While women who farm are numer­ ous in all States of the Union, a blind woman farmer is seldom seen. There lives in Oak I-Iill, Texas, a blind girl, who has from a few acres of land, cul­ tivated by herself, cleared about $200 GEKTKUDE DWYER. FRANCES CRAVEX. KATTIERIXE MAY AVOOD. Noosing a Sea-Lion. A correspondent of Ram's Horn nar­ rates a pulllng-match betAveen a sea- lion and a farmer: Near Tillamook, Ore., an old German farmer chanced to be driving along the beach, Avhen his watchful gaze Avas greeted by the sight of a large sea-lion some distance out on the sand, fast asleep. It AA'as the work of a moment for Ja­ cob to make a lasso of a stout rope he had in his wagon, fasten the end of it to the hind axle, and adjust the noose over the sea-lion's head. Then Jacob jumped into the wagon and started homeward with his prize. The sea-lion did the same, and as his team was the stronger of the two, Ja­ cob started seaAvard at a good pace, and only saved himself and his "outfit" by springing quickly to the ground, grasp­ ing his jack-knife and cutting the rope. number of cases she has carried to the Supreme Court of Nebraska. Her argu­ ments are clear and she Is very famil­ iar AA'ith all the writers of standing on laAV subjects, and her text-book knowl­ edge is declared by all practitioners to be marvelous. Her specialty is divorce court business^ but she refuses to take cases of this nature against the Avoman. The result is that Miss Wood is receiv­ ing all the business of the women of Omaha AVIIO desire divorces. She boasts, hoAyever, that she settles more divorce cases out of court than by judicial methods, claiming that she conceives it to be her duty to bring quarreling couples together when possible before resorting to the courts. A Weman'a Prayer. O Lord, who knoAvest every need of mine, Help me to bear each cross, and not re­ pine; Grant me fresh courage every day, Help me to do my work ahvay Without complaint! O Lord, Thou knowest well how dark the way, Guide Thou my footsteps, lest they stray; Give me fresh faith for every hour, Lest I should ever doubt Thy power, And make complaint! Give me a heart, O Lord, strong to en­ dure, Help me to keep it simple, pure; Make me unselfish, helpful, true In every act, Avhate'er I do, And keep content! Helj) me to do my woman's share. Make me courageous, strong to bear Sunshine or shadow in my life; Sustain me in the daily strife To keep content! --Ladies' Home Journal. each season for several years by the groAving and sale of vegetables. She began Avith no capital and an unfenced piece of uncultivated land. There Is noAv a neat fence about her domain, a Avell and pump in the center, and she has, in addition to purchasing these, paid for a piano and hack to take her vegetables to the market, Avhich is twenty miles from her home. The Up-to-Date Girl. Yours, Mine and Ours. A Western paper tells a story of a mixed brood of children Avhich reveals the confusion liable to exist in certain families. A AvidoAver and a widow, each having children, married, and children were subsequently born to them. The par­ ents agreed much better than, the chil­ dren did. One day a neighbor, going past their place, heard a commotion Avithin, out of which rose the voice of the Avife, screaming to the husband: "Jim! Jim! Hurry out in the yard! Your children and my children are beat­ ing the lives out of our children!" The Sight ol* Birds. The organ of siglitjs more highly de­ veloped in birds than in any other ani­ mal. Naturalists declare that the kes­ trel is possessed of such Avonderful poAvers of sight.that it is able to see a mouse when it is itself at such a height In the air that it is invisible to the naked human eye. Boss of a Section Gang. The novel sight of a Avoman bossing a gang of railroad men may be seen on the Duluth and Winnipeg line. Since her husband died over a year ago Mrs. Mary Shannon has had charge of a section gang, she taking the place of her husband. The roadmaster asserts that she is the best section boss he has on the line. This Is a description of her at work. Dressed in a pair of bloomer overalls, Avith the bottoms laced around the tops of coAvliide boots and her head adorned by a broad­ brim med slouch hat, the woman sec­ tion boss may be seen any day, except Sunday, in all kinds of weather, stand­ ing beside the track in the midst of a gang of laborers directing the work of surfacing, lining up and rail replacing. FOR MY LADY S COMFORT. Cod, She the One Woman's Profession. Miss Lillian Small, of Cape Mass., has a singular profession. lives in a small cottage under shadow of the big Highland Light, and here she spends her time looking through the telescope for passing ships and telegraphing to Boston. She learned to do this Avlieu only a child, her father occupying the post of sig­ nal master. When she returned from boarding school, where she Avas sent in due course of time, she became her father's assistant. She leads a lonely life, often for days seeing no one but the 1'amilles of the lighthouse keepers. She has a wheel and a rifle for com­ panions. w , Bolero and Zouave liffects. Bolei'o and Zouave effects have lost none of their popularity, and will blos­ som out in new and odd surprises as the season advances. Many of them are designed for Avarmth, while the ma­ jority are made as an artistic decora­ tion for the fancy bodice where several materials are combined. Jeweled, tin­ seled and all-over braided effects will be much used in these dainty additions, which are affected alike by both old and young, and claim a place in the foremost ranks of good style.--Wom­ an's Home Companion. FIRE SWEEPS AN OHIO TOWN. Bainbridffe Ravaged and Two Citizens Burned to Death. The village of Bainbridge, Ohio, was al­ most completely;'destroyed by fire result­ ing from an explosion of gasoline. Many persons \vere (pade homeless. An entire square containing most of . the prominent business houses, several handsome resi­ dences and the. Methodist Church was en­ tirely destroyed. ' -- Ihejire started in n barn in the rear of Perrin jbroTTil's general store, by two lit­ tle boys Avho were playing Avith ignited matches. The flames spread rapidly and communicated with the main buildings. Beardsley's drug store adjoining Avas next ablaze and with the limited means at hand for fighting fire it passed all bounds and became uncontrollable. In the midst of the excitement a terrible explosion oc­ curred in the drug store, and Mr. Beards- ley, who Avas inside endeavoring to save some of his property, lost his life in the ruins. His brother-in-law, Thomas Hig- gins, who went to his rescue, was unable to get cut, and Avas burned to death, while seAweral others Avere more or less in­ jured, but none fatally. There was a hard AVind blowing which fanned the flames to greater fury, and getting a fresh start l'rom the bnrriing oils and chemicals in the wrecked drug store, the fire leaped from house to house until it was evident that the ehtire town was doomed. A message was sent to Waverly and to Chillicothe asking for aid, and both fire departments promptly responded. The best that could be. done was to pre­ vent the fire from being communicated to the other squares and the flames were soon under control. But two houses were left standing on the square. The esti­ mated loss is .$100,000. < MISSING CASHIER. GREAT SEPOY REVOLT Fred McConnell Who Looted the Ambia, ind , Bank of $10,000. Fred McConnell robbed the Bank of Ambia, Ind., of $10,000 and disappeared. Whither he has gone no one knows. He ia a handsome man, 26 years old, and was popular with a wide circle of acquaint­ ances in Ambia and other Indiana towns where he had lived. His bearing was such that he inspired general confidence in all who came into business contact with him. Three years ago he went to Ambia and served as bookkeeper at the Farmers' elevator, owned by F. H. Dix­ on, whose bank he robbed. A year later he became cashier of the bank and was married to Miss Sally Moor, whose par­ ents live at Goodland, Ind. McConnell's parents are honored residents of Michigan City. The books of the bank, as inves­ tigated by State Bank Examiner Milli- ken, show that the actual amount taken by McConnell in cash was $9,279, and there f.re outstanding accounts on Avhich lie is supposed to have made collections which will swell his embezzlement to over $10,000. McConnell is 5 feet 8 inches high, weighs 155 pounds and is fair com- plexioncd. SAY STRIKERS WERE UNARMED. Evidence at the Coroner's Inquest in the Luttimer Affair. Coroner McKee of Hazleton, Pa., Thursday afternoon began the inquest in­ to the deaths of the score of striking miners who were shot by a posse of sher­ iff's deputies at Lattimer. A tAVO hours' session was held, during which a score of Avitnesses Avere examined. District At­ torney D. A. Fell of Luzerone County was there, and H. A. Fuller of Wilkes-Barre appeared for the coroner; State Chairman Garman, John McGahren and B. H. Laughlin for the prosecution, and George H. Troutman of Hazleton for 1he deputy sheriffs. Dr. Thorodovich, Secretary of the Austro-Hnngarian consulate at Phila­ delphia, and R. D. Coxe, attorney for the consulate, were also present. Nearly all the' testimony adduced was a repetition of that brought out at the hearing of the deputies at Wilkes-Barre. Most of the Avitnesses Avere foreign strikers who Avere in the march halted by the deputies' deadly fusillade. All de­ clared that none of the strikers was armed; that Sheriff Martin pulled a re­ volver on them, but no one attempted to take it from him; that no violence had been offered that official, and that the miners had no intention of making an un­ lawful demonstration. TO WORK FOR THE GOOD OF ALL. This is the Avay she wears her great Bernhardt bow.. The New Skirt. One of the distinctive features of the new skirt Is that it is cut very long in front. The feet must be completely hidden, and the front, breadth must be as narrow as possible. Most skirts Cucumber Cream. To make cucumber cream, Avhich not only clears and, cleanses the complex­ ion, but is also very healing, proceed as follows: Remove the soft part from two or three cucumbers, Avarm sufficiently to make it squeeze through the colan­ der, then squeeze through a hair selve; to half a teacupful of this add a teaspoonful of glycerine and five drops of salicylic acid; both the latter are preservatives, and If glycerine does not agree Avith the skin the salicylate i alone will be sufficient. Add a feAV drops of any perfume liked, and the •ointment Is rcadyi for use. Edmunds Talks of the Objects of the Monetary Commission. The monetary commission resumed its sessions in Washington Thursday, Avith ex-Senator Edmunds presiding. Several of the members addressed the commission on financial topics. These discussions will be private, as they are mainly for the pur­ pose of bringing , out every phase of the monetary question. Ex-Senator Edmunds said concerning the Scope aud purposes of the commission: "Naturally and necessarily it may be supposed that no particular plans or changes in the laAvs would at present either be agreed upon or even proposed, but rather that the first labors of the com­ mission would be devoted to ascertaining the existing condition of things, as affect­ ing all interests of the people, and Avhat evils or dangers UOAV exist. The people of the whole country may feel sure that the commission will do nothing and rec­ ommend nothing that is intended to ad- vance any interest or class at the expense of any other, whatever may be the pub­ lic opinion in respect of the wisdom of Avhat the commission may finally" suggest to be done." _______ WAR SHIPS FOR HAWAII. United States Prepared to Checkmate Any Move by Japan. Uncle Same does not intend to be caught napping in HaAAraii.' Notwithstand­ ing the denials of Japanese officials, the administration fs Auspicious that the wily Japs meditate^ome sort of a coup. There Is a feeling ii^Vasliington that the Japs deny too vigorously and protest too much. At any rnte^£tfrders were sent to the gunboat Whefliifg, at Mare Island, to proceed without: delay to Honolulu. The YorktoAvn is already on her way to the Hawaiian capital. It Was originally in­ tended that the cruiser Philadelphia should return to the United States very soon, but now the understanding is thai the Philadelphia will be kept at Honolulu till the Japanese cruiser Naniwa leaves that port for Japan, as it is reported she is about to do. The Japanese may not be meditating action, but the administra­ tion thinks it Avise to be on the safe side. INSURRECTION NEARLY LOST INDIA TO ENGLAND. FRED M'CONNKI.TJ. l"he Rebels Were Six to One and Pre­ cipitated Frightful Outrages--The Awful Massacre at Cawnpore and the Siesc of Lucknow* '-- ' &!£ ' War In India. The disturbance in the Indian empire brings to mii^d the atrocities of .the last Sepoy revolt and causes civilization to shrink from a repetition of such hor- rors. The Indian mutiny of 1857 was brought on by many and varied causes. The immediate provocation was the serving out of greased cartridges to the Sepoy troops, who regarded the pres­ ence of the fat of COAVS and pigs In the cartridges as an insult to their relig­ ious customs and beliefs. But the prime, the fundamental, cause was that the native forces were much too • large relatively to the European. There was only one European soldier to six native soldiers. Thus becoming a\yare of the fact that in their hands resided the great balance of power, it was not difficult for the natives to find some pre­ text for an insurrection. The rebel troops were not only great in numbers, . but their equipment and discipline was fully equal to that of the European forces. At first the insurgents, were scattered over the couritry in tribes,'; Avho continued to harass the European residents by despoiling their property and taking the lives of the men, while the women and children were tortured to death. But as the revolt became more general the rebels concentrated their forces under one ipa,der, Nana Sa- liab, Avho Avith many able subordinates organized the strongest insurrectionary force the world has ever seen.' vflie whole fighting strength of the mutin­ eers was not less than 242,000 men, Avhile the European forces In India at • that time did not exceed 40,000. So great Avas the disaprity between the opposing forces that it seemed as if the English forces Avould be almost envel­ oped by the insurgents. The first organized outbreak took place on May 10, when the rebels marched upon the city of Delhi and butchered hundreds of the English res­ idents. About the same time uprisings took place in many parts of the north­ west provinces, and much destruction Avas wrought. The whole country was Inflamed Avith war. After numerous engagements in, Avtych much blood Avas shed on both sides, the forces of Nana Sahib marched upon Cawpnere. At that time there Avere about 1,000 Eu­ ropeans in this city, of Avliom 5G0 Avere women and children. The overwhelm­ ing numbers of the Sepoys soon over­ came the paltry handful of English troops, the city was entered and many lives were taken. The residents sur­ rendered under the promise that they should not be harmed. They Avere put into boats and thought they were be­ ing sent as prisoners to Allahabad. BUt no sooner had the boats left the shore than they were fired upon by the rebel troops, and of the Avhole number only four men escaped. The Avomen and children were reserv­ ed for a more cruel fate. Hearing that Gen. Havelock AVUS Avltliin two days' march of CaAvnpore, Nana Sahib marched out to meet him. He was forced by Sir Havelock's forces to fall back upon Cawnpore. When he SUAV there Avas some danger of being de­ feated the rebel leader gave orders for the Avomen and children to be put to death. With fiendish ferocity charac­ teristic of their nature they soon de­ vised a mode of torture which was as effective as it Avas terrible. An old Avell was found, and after being run through with spears or hacked with sAVords, the helpless women and inno­ cent children were hurled headlong into the well. Havelock and his army ar- riAred just in time to be too late to res-* cue the Avomen and children. He and his men were horrified to see the aAvful death which had been meted out to these poor unfortunates. "ft The struggle Avent on in other parts of the country. Although the British forces were far outnumbered, they were nevertheless firm and dogged in their resistance to the enemy. Many Of the rebels Avere cut to pieces, many were taken prisoners, and many more were forced to capitulate. On May 30 and 31 the troops of Lucknow, the cap­ ital, mutinied, and soon every Sepoy regiment in Oude folloAved their exam­ ple. The rebel forces organized an at­ tack upon the city -that Avas stubbornly resisted by the European troops with­ in. Night and day the gallant defend­ ers were forced to stand at the loop­ holes and pour forth a deadly fire upon the bloodthirsty insurgents. Hearing of the beleagured condition of the town, Sir Henry Havelock crossed the Ganges and marched upon Lucknow. Before reaching the toAvu he fought eight victorious battles, at the end of which time his forces were so over­ come by fatigue and Avere so few in numbers that he was in doubt as to whether to proceed. Just at this time Sir James Outrarn arrived, and, thus re-enforced, they marched upon Luck­ now. Gen. Havelock in-command. They fought their Avay through the besieging lines and to the delight of the almost Avorn-out defenders entered the' city. But as the force within was UOAV strengthened so the rebel forces in­ creased their energy and fought more vigorously than ever for an entrance into the capital. But the British fought manfully and held out against the foe. In November Sir Colin Campbell arriv­ ed, and the insurgents were compelled to raise the siege. By this time England had put fresh forces in the field, and ere long British supremacy asserted itself. The Sepoys Avere disarmed and placed under English surveillance, and soon laAV and order Avas restored. But it was a dearly bought victory. Many precious lives had been sacrificed, and much treasure had been spent. Keeping His Word. K "You will remember," said the vaude­ ville performer on salary day, "that you said you'd take me pn trial." "Yea," said the manager. "And if I suited, you said you'd pay me big money." "Oh, yes; so I did. Here you are. Fifteen silver dollars. I always-keep IPY AA-ord. If you find any bigger mon­ ey in circulation than the sih'er dollar] let pie know and I'll have this changed i for you." - * •