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VOL, 111. J| "TWO GENTLEMEN J 0) *By SEWARD W. HOPKINS. S doubt ia my miad that I behold tba lather-ia-law of say aasie aad graad- fatber af the hoorsus to his tsrtaae. Before the alter kasH stoat twenty artesto, aH atteriag what I raeogaiaed from horrible Ismibsrity as wojai to L the goddsM Wt Baokof theprtoato aatatsw woaioM aad ehildrea. all aalina. Evideatly tba entire >B |alati«a af th* village we had passed waa toili the temple "We mast aarpriae them by a show ef force aow." said Gordoa., Ha gave hie m dsta ia abis|lWß. The Maa were ready to march ia with ale at shoulder. "Forward!" COM maa dad Gordoa. iff a load voioe. The coMisaad aad th* tramp «t sol- ders atartled th* aativew. ' They taraod and «aw aa. Thea with ahrieka af terror they raa aroaad the timplo. seeking for a aeaas of sssape. Th* maa at the alter looked at a* aa we ap- proached. ealm!y aad reiecUv*ly. He did not atom alarmed. "Halt!" eomsaaaded Gordoa. Thea. taraiag to the maa ia the alter, he said: "Listea to me. We have aot CSM to make war oa you. Wa are lookiag for a peraoa aamed Jeaa Chicot. He i* d«mjbed aa a Fisaihrnsa lookiag mack like you. We know he ia soma where ia the Wailaka Valley. If yoa are Jeaa Chicot, yoa are the maa we waat. Come with aa, aad thsss peo- ple auiy depart la peace." The white-haired maa wared hia haad. "I am Jeaa Chicot,** he aaid. "1 know you not. Ikaow aot why yoa seek me. Tet I will *oaw to yoa." Hia voice waa th* vote* of aa old. old man. He cam* toward as. aad we noticed that be tottered with f*. "Not ray formidable aow, at aay rate," aaid Gordoa. "Why doa't yoa shoot thoae prieate,** aaked Seaeamp, aavagsly. "Are you going to let the reptitee aa cape?** "We came after Chicot," waa Gor- don's reply. "Yoa repreeeat the queen. lam yours," aaid Chicot to Gordoa^, "There is ao qaeea. I ispi sssat the government," replied Gordoa. "So queen? Ia T.iltaokoteni dead?" "Xo. She baa beea deposed. Ha Sraii ia aow a republic." \u25a0'Save us, Pole!" ejaculated old Chi not. "When did this hsppea?" "Some time ago," replied Gordoa, testily. He had aot come ap the" Wailaka Valley to talk history. "Let us sit down. We waat to talk to yea. *" The priest aad other aative* weal out. aad Gordoa ordered that th* eea- tinel be set free. We weat down where th* priest* bad beea aad seated ourselves on their wooden boachas. "I turn him over to yea. Tom," aaid Gordon. "Jeaa Chicot," I said, "where ia your daughter Auaette?" "Dead." "Where is your graaddaaghter Heleae?" The old aaa spraag at me, bat wa* tailed aad paahed beck to Ida aaat. "Who are you?" he aaid . "My aame ia Warriagford." Ire plied. - - "Hated aaiae!" he cried, robbing hia haada together aad axhibitaag Bach emotion. "Another Warriag ford wronged me aad wreaged My daughter; aad aow yoa COMO wito soldiers to seize Heleae!" "Where is she?" I aaked. He did aot reply. "How, aee bora, Jeaa Chicot," I aaid. "I will tell yoa the whole story, aad thea perhapa yoa will help aa My nude, Thomas Warriagford, m dead. He left papera aad a will tell iug ot hie marriage to year daaghtes Annette. He told all aboat how nhe left bias, how you atole bar away fram him, aad took also the little Heleae. Tet, ia his last wish, be fsrgives, aad desires Heleae, his daagbter. to **- oatre hie estate. Ia other words, Heleae ia th* hesrees of ay waste's fortane. I Must lad Heleae aad give ever to her the aetata which is aow to my charge. Toa mast do two thiags: Too Mast show MO proofs that HSIMI is the daagbter of My aaete, aad yoo mast show me, if yoa etill have it, the ma riage esrtificate of inette, yoar daughter. Thea yoa mast lad Hal The old maa looked at asa, dsssd. "Heleae the heiresa!" ho mur- mored. "Heleae, My little Heleae. ~ that I taught aad loved, the hosrasa of that Warriagford Y" - "It ia true," I aaid. "Do aot lot ||t Vtlti M) tUM." "Where is Holaaer* aaked G-wdoa impatiently. "Is she hidden here?" "Xo. Whea she was little she was bore, aad I taught her. Ah! How well I taught her. She is aeble, k Helen\u25a0. She io graad. But aha ior wo maa aow. Ah! K<e is more thaa sf WOMB, Am io a priest as o." "A prisetaes!" I cried. "Wkm is she?" I "Xot bare." wae Chicot's reply.' "Far-sway, hid we will Sad her. Cocas with me." He lad \u25a0* out at the temple sad back through th* valley. He waa westing. Whether it was joy. sorrow, surprise orimbcgiliiy tba cannl him to seejt I did aot kaow at Aroaa lus dark faen peeseJ froo toe trees, and aurprised-looKiag eyc- "W <*T- IB'WU*!.» U?*\u25a0» TOWRT?* CHAPTER XXX. UlilUtlD. Gordon VM K strict difcipliiinu w hen troope war* in garrison or lar Jity. Bat OB all IkMB|irfitiini discipline waa relaxed, and tbs pilkri - MB k* had with hiss, who h* kaiw WW trustworthy, did pretty mk as they liked. They wsre lader the us- nssinsts rwm< of a Iteateooat, who loan~ed alosg, smoking a pips, aow sal thoa sitting dowa by the river to read ? book, then rushing ahead to caich ip with We did very little talking, we three, ??ch being too fall of his owe thoughts to ear* tor cou versatiou. This was at least true of Gordon aad myself. B*a- ca-np, no doubt, wonld gladly bars eaa'.tered, bat we (aid Bo sttenUoo to hia. We tramped oa, keeping a lookout for Hassan beings or their babitatioas. LaSe in the afternoon we a mill settlement which w* judged to be that spoken of by Orcatt It was right on the riTsr-faaak, aad atretched along it tor a little distsae*. It was a typical saliva Tillage, b*l there waa Bo person there. "Deserted,** said Gordoa, com lag U a standstill before aa empty giasa' bone, aad lookiag aroand him. "Tet there are <i«as that th* place is iahtbited," I said. "See, there art the remains of a lira?not aa old oa*. cither. The p*opl* who lis* bar* an aot far swsy." "I agree with yon."replied Gordoa. "Aa they did aot pass aa oa oar way here, they bar* probably goae furthst ap the vslley. Let aa proceed. ** This time Gordoa ordered th* sol- diera to keep together aad to prsasria silence. A seoat waa aaat oa ahead with orders to observe without being observed, aad at th* first sight of a bumsa b*ing to OOMO aad vara aa. "I don't lika th* looks of th* thing.** said Gordoa. "Thera is oometlring ap. Hon* mor* fool-woe abip. I sappuae." "Let's shoot them all," fnggested Jallroy Sescamp. "Xo; that hardly s**as advisable aaless they oppoa* ns," said doo. We eantiooaly continued oar way ap the wiadiag course of th* river. The falla were pase*d a beaotifol ?cane, that would bar* attracted cither of as nndcr pleasant ciroam- ataaces?bat we were in no mood to appreciate natural beaaty. "St!" enin* a rote* ahead. The growth of tr**a sad shrabs aad tall grasses waa now thicker thaa had been found lower down. A alight mth coald be seen leading through it We cere following this wh*a we b**rd Cis voics ahead. It waa the seoat. We crept slowly ap to him. "There's something going oa." he aai<L "Ba* that opening between th* boaghs of th*s* two tree* abend? Look through then. Do you ae* that fellow ap OB the ledge? Way ap «a th* sid* of th* precipice." Wa looked in th* direetioa iadi- cated. "I aee him." I whispered. "do do I." aaid Gordon. ?* Where? Where? - ask so Seaeamp "That fellow is a sentinel," con- tinued Gordoa, ignoring He*ramp. "Hia position is apparently inaccessi- ble. We can gain nothing by a show of fore* aow. We mast reoonnoiter." "General, wait bore," said th* scant. "Wait for me. I will return aooa." "He caa b* trusted," said Gordoa. That was all that was said. We waited, a!moat breathlessly for aboat twenty minutes. The rustling of grass aad aaappiag twig* to'.d aa of the approach of the aoouk. "It's a temple," said the seoat. "Caa w* reach it without being dis- covered?" aaked Gordon. "*Xaa_ That aeatiael is watching the path. I foaad a way to get ap be- hind him. Two of aa eoald gag him and prevent bis giving the alarm." "Good," aaid Gordoa. "What aort ' of temple ia it?" "I doa't know. Ididat wait to laara BON. I heard voioMaa M pray- aad stealthily wa followed I th* acout. H* led aa through a Bar- row dell* aad ap a rough jagged rock way. He paused aad held ap hia band. We waited. He laotioaed for another soldier to follow hia. A mo- ment after they ware goae wa beard a abort scuffle. "Come oa," said the aeout'a voice aaead of aa. "He's quiet" We arspt over the ledges of rock. Sow wa coald hear the BMOIOBOU voice* of praying prieate. whispered Gordon. "Here is aa eotrsaes," Mid the Wa advaaeed to ? jwsrtioa from which w* could sye the wershlpsrs. They were ia'a temple, oraata with rale em hellish is eat* carved from lava atcpe aad eoral. The temple was lighted with huge candles?a native article that spattered a great deal, bat gsre a good light. , Than wae an altar?of eoral rook?- aad ia it waa a maa apparently seven- ty-five year* old. Hia hair was white. Hia faae waa brouxaiL He had the pj «, »ha look of a Frenolimau. smd thaa a prisst ssald show himself, thaa dart away ague. Than waa ao rigaef aaslmc. Our display of aol- Weiuaahod the village, ao longer looortod. The UOMUU had returned aad wora pnforiag their pat for sap r«- Chicot tod as to a larger aad better agatopad heuM thaa the raat. "Hero ia My boose." ha said. "Hslcaa will aot kaow me aow. She will bo a gnat tody. Hhe wiU ao teog*r car* for th* old teacher." "What to that? The old teacher?" . | naked. "Doee Helaae not kaow yoa as her graadfsther?" "Ha. Heleae Is a priesleos. She I Is teaght that she to immortal. That i ia th* wuy the gawimiloakanilimawsi teaches its prisoteaaea of Pel*. Xo, i Hslsas lasso me only as the old teaehsr. She lived yoader ia the tem- , pie. aad I teaght bar there. She if hD I terra. Hales a. aad aow yoa corns with eotdten to toko her froM me." *1 aboil aot take her from you. Ton may go with me to lad Heleae, an J, 1 she likas. the caa take you to li» with her, for Heleae will be wealthy . ead caa do what she likes." "Ah!" whispered the old maa. "inn Aa do that? Ah! I would aot hk» to lose my Heleae." Ho fotablod amoag some papers in * hex bh took froaa ooae coraar of his "Is yoar wife dead?" aaked 0oi» "Tea. Heleae ia all I hare.** "How loag have yoa beea teaching of Pole?" "Meay yean. It is a beaatifal thing, the wofhbip of Pole." "Oraay ao a hsdhag,'* ssid Seaeamp. "Laoay aa an owl. It's a wonder he hasat aaorifiesd Heleae to Pole Ion; before thia." A SMito showed itself ia the all Maa'a face. **l have it hero." he ssid He headed ae a roll tied with arib- hoa. I aadid it. It was a marriage cer- lifirata -- - Ia eao corner was a picture of Uncle TOM Ia the other? A atet wae before ay eyea. My beads troeabled aad the paper ahojk. I fait a eensatioa of horror g-> a'.l throagh MO. My braia aecMed hot. Mj heart alswst barst. "Wbat'e the ostler ?" hoaraely aske-1 Gordoa. "To*. Toa, man, apeak! What io it? Aaytbiog wrong with the Marriage certificate?" "That face! That face!" I cried, harliag the paper at bia aad covering Myeyee to ahat out the eight. "A beaatifal face," aaid Uor IJS, woadoriagly. "A lovely face. Mo won- dar yoar aaele foil ia love with it. This is th* picture of Annette, is it, JenaChieet?" "Ia; it is Annette, the mother of Heleae." "God!" Isold. "Help ae in this hoar at trial. That face?that face- it a th* priestess of Pel*?Kaainai?- th* wooseM I loved?the murderess of My sister? thawoMsa we bar* worn to kill! Oh, whet mystery is this! What aisasbls fate io this that makes a aarderees of ay aaele's wife, the ?»*- of Helena?" "No!" shouted Chicot. "This is aot th* pactai* of Heleae. It ia the pietaro of Auaette, her mother. Hslsas looks like bar awther? very Mach like her." "Aad Heleae!" I cried. "Speak, aaa. fool, boast! Where is Heleue?" "Oa T ~?y ia the Temple of Pel* there, oa Kepetoli." I feK Myself goiag. I grew dixsy aad faiat with horror. "COMO," I aaid. "Ther* io aotli- iag alee to do. My uocle'e wiahea Must ha fstried out. Afterward?- afterward?God'a will be done!" Heloutly aad otowly we trudged down the ralley -jtoward Waitoku. Seleatly. because that had bappeaed which llted aa with horror. Slowly, beeenae it woo gottiog oa toward aigbt, aad the moaataiaa bid toe MOOS. Slowly, too, because Jean /Chicot, tottering, yet strong, walked with aa. Gordoa strode ahead, amokiag furi- ouoly. Ha freqneatly hod to wait for ao to eoaa up with him. Oa hie face was a dark, eMiaoas look, foreboding HI. Aad tt was ao goatie hand that hilpil dgaa Chjoot ever roagb places. "The deril'o U it all." I heard Sea- Map grumble to hiaaslf. "I can't uadsrstoad it, but the devil io aow os top." fTo to eeatuued) Are CQMSd by a Water Battle. Fir- any he caused by o bottle of water staadmg oa a table. A corrcs- Mhg writes, (bowing bow this may * the COM: "la my laboratory, the ither day. I detected the odor of born- ng wood. and. seeking the cause, no- iccd a tiny wreath of moke rising IOM the counter. Setting aside a *ask of sealer that stood dose by, I paged the barring spot frith M damp loth Shortly after b again detected he odor of burning wH. when, to ny surprise. I discovered anothes burn- ng spot «s the table dose to the water hd. The flak _sra» rtanding in the ashght. thereby "cooceal rating the ays to a locus oa the top of the table, -.cling in this case as a burning-glass \ hoadfnl of h«hly combustible mi rerisl was throsrn Aver the burning spot, catching fire almost munedutd/ { ate this instance merely a> a warning to don<ti and apsthecarie-. who mar aot rouliza haw easily s fire may be started hi storerooms by the ;un *hiring thunogh bottles, fiasks and car- boy* of fiquid. coan-crting thea for the Hat into burning-glasses of great Bower I have in mind now the in- stance of a fire originating hi j store- room from this can e.?Ftrr amd /fj 'er. , An ugly temper ia a pretty good think TO DIE ON MONDAY. lecMd TTAT Cniftu lutPiy OK Pcaalty N Octater 21. FEV WITNESSES 19 K PKESENT. The Arrsagesaeats Are For lbe Exe- ceotloa ta Take Place aa Wsafiaj * at * O'clock to tba Maiatog Albany. N. T- gpaclal. -Wartaa Mead, of Auburn prlooa. apeat several hours Monday in coaCnaaco with Su- perintendent of Stat* Prlsoos Collias. arranging the details for carrying on the sentenc* of death iMgnoe* Upoa Looa Csolgoas. They weat carefully over the 1.100 requeate which have been received for lnvitattoao to the electrocution. There will bo but M witnesses admitted, the tew llMlttug the number. The prison phyuletea will be aaateted In the coadart of tbs autopsy by Dr. Carloe P. MeDoaald. former president of the State hoard of lunacy, and one of the groat eat ex- perts on insanity Tn the coaatry. There will alao bo a nuabar of other physlclsns la attendance whea the laal mandate of the tew is carried act. Bnperlnteadefil of Priaons Col llaa la ?llent sa to whoa ho will Invite, but It la learned that the sherll of Brie rounty. within whooe jurisdiction the rrine was committed, will receive an lavtutioa. Because ot the small at- tendance that caa be had under the statute there will be but a United ana- ber of reprenentetlrea of - iep reaa pee The detail* foi the execution have be?n completed >nd while the prima authorities guard with great aecre-y all ffects. It Is known that the men- tion will take place before ? o'clock In the morning of October 2S. or If every- thing cannot be gotten ready oa thai day. a similar hour on the 19th. The work of selecting the Jury to sign th ? death warrant of the murderer I-as been completed, but their names a e withheld from publication. They wII aot be known until the morning of the electrocution. Clilcngo post office Robbed. t"! \u25a0 ago. Sp iclil. A ecn*s OM' . robbery, which netted the perpetrat'-r* $71,610 In stamps, waa discovered h \u25a0 e Monday norningi when stamp depnrtment of the poatoMce w.i« j opened for buslneaa. A rapid lnve.«tl-j developed the fact that th*. burglars had crawled under the fiov'- j ing fcr sbout JOO feet, bored s hole In tie iKttom Of the mult, secured tie ( stamp; snd efrsped carrying tt-ir | boot/ If s wagon. The work of fore Ing an entrance to the vault had evi- dently *>* en going forward for anny dnye. It la believed, however, that the Intention of lb* thieves had been to enter the cashier's vault. In which there was In money. fSS.OOO. nnd stamps valued st hundreia of iboa- sands of dollars. The oottom of tbe vault is of steel, half an Inch; thick. In this. *7 holes were bored netil a apace ot IS Inches squsre. Just eaougo to allov the entrance of a msn'e bo IT. had been ao weakened that It wns »*- alhle to take out the whole plaf *itn little difficulty. A dry good* boa stool over the hole thus made and content- ed the work of the robbers whi'e It was In progrer*. When discovered, the fin f r marks of one of the burgla.-s W* still discernible on the du>t of tbe box which he had pushed to one side. So carefully had the Job planned that men working in oth*r ports of the building had not the slightest Inkling of the dsring rob- bery being worked under their cosra. The robbers drove up to the sontbens: corner of the postofitee building In n wngon. the tracks of which coald he sees plainly. ColoMbtea Rebels Defeated. Kingston. Jam-. By Csble.?l>*trre received here from Pansms aay the Colombian rebels loat heavily la a bat* tie near there last Tuesdsy. The reb- els are concentrating m n camp in thr neighborhood and both sides are pre- paring for s clssh which. It Is expec- ted, will largely detesaUae the fate of the revolution. ? Trying to Aid Miss Stost. CoDStsotinople. Sprclnl.?The United States legation in Constantinople la still without definite news froa ether the Rev. H. C. Haakell or the Rev. J. W. Bsird of the Coagregstloasl as- aiop at Bamakov. Bulgaria, who have been endeavoring to get into tooth with tbe abductors of MIM Ehj M. Stone, the missionary and Mae. Tailba. her companion, with a view of arrnag- lag as to the ransom demaaded by :be brigands. Mr. Bnlrd. who was st Djumsbalo. has returned to Samakow. indicating his failure to get Into to.icb with tbe brigands from tbe Tork!sh aid# All efforts will now bs cc-acea- trated on the Bulgarlea side. ' i To Invest Igstc Stata lastltattoa.. Austin. Texss. 6ayhua algocd a at tb« tscsnt session of'the Lsgsla- Turs providing s legislative Investiga- tion of every Stst* institution la the "late, to ascertain as to waether vorytblag is being msasged eeoao- -icjlly snd correctly. Tbe coMaitte* riii g3 to work at one* aad will re- port to tbe nisst Legislature. r?r. ?-r- \u25a0/ ? , FOE AT iASTVNIA. Lteosy Stable aai Savaral Itoaooe TataMy Destrwvcd flMlnala. SpecteL?Moaday saora teg a fire aterus maa givea about l:li aa-> the Camn were located at the I Aadets aad Floyd livery stable, ou Hate street. So rapM was the spreeti af the tlan that the fir* was well »a*r way tefoiw water could be turned oa. The stable, which was a large twowtory frame buUdlag, roatalaed a large quaatlty of hay aad n-ugriaaao. Vate the beet list could he doae by the fireaMa was to coa- fiae tbe foiaea to tbe stable aad aa adUsiaiag cottage. Tbe aea at the hia did aaont excellent work, bat de- spile their efforts, the stable, to- gether with a near by store bsilldlag. a cottage aad a oaall aegro cabin. we*.« cAJMioel Th< heaviest loss falls aa Aadeis aad Floyd. They lost ?evea vehicle*. *lx horses, sll their hararas. robes sad office fixtures, to- gether with SSOO worth of feed, auk- lag a total of nearly $2,000. with no tesaruac*. The stable bulldlag was erwaed by O. W. Kagsn nad he had to tesaraacsL W. C. Campion lost a stork of graeartea valued at sad a part of hlr household furniture. The aeily part of the property thai was tewed waa th* co'.ta«e adjoining tho atablea. Oa this cottage there waa gM lasarance. The total loss by fire aad water will amount to about 94.000. With the old of the firemea who arrived during the first stsge of tbe fire, lbe stante proprietors suc- ceeded la savlag about 20 of their horses aad aut of their rolling stock. Leee By ExptostoeL Hertford Special.?A boiler in the Fleetwood Jackaon Lumber Company's Bill exploded at 9 o'clock Monday moraine Only three persons were in- jured. hat there were many mlrucul oca taupeu- The exploded boiler de- m..:i -!.? d thuv other I'JIVh and land- ed eoo yarda froa the mill. The Ice factory eacaped by < laches, while the aaw alii aad fuel room were damagd to ooae rxti at. The loss Is sbout $20.- 000. covered by Insurance In the Hsrt ford Steam Boiler Coapony. One hun- dred people are thrown out of em pi»rme: L toe r ill will be put in operation agate wlthla a short time. The ptegt. which Is ooe of the largest of Its kind la the South. Is owned by SI. R. White. J. J. Fleetwood snd Wll haa Jacksoa. Hart White Beating a Train High Ptolat. Special.?Joho Stack. Jr.. a white maa obuut 22 years -.t a*' Juat below iaaestevn. had a portloi Icf his rgiht foot cut off Mi.nday after He had bjarded She train b it- his way to - saij that a brakeman on ths freu.it I threw n rock nt th» man wh' n h- | Juaped t ff. with the nbave r-'iiull*. I Or. Stanton, oaaisted by W. J. - | Anally waa tlhe btt»ndlng sui Rvn { Stack'a family llv«e bete. His *athe. la els ployed by the Snow laate ' Company. Ills tether does not i why his noa chose to beat bis way. a* [ be bad aoaey to buy a ti.ket. Raa oa a Baak. Raleigh Special?A bank offl cered and aoanaged by negroes is in troable. It Is the Dime Savins* Baak. of Kiaston. N. C.. which haa suspended payment. Tbe liabilities are stated to be about 96.0fM>. assets 915.0 M. A run on the bank by negro i eposltors c aused the trouble Cbsrles K. Duaa. tbe presldeat. who for years Las been n leader of the negroes, says the vuepsosloa Is only temporary North State Itcaos. Governor Aycock calls s State good roads eoafereace to be he'.d st Wln- stoa Salea. FYlday and Saturday of uext week. He will in n day or twi name the deiegatra. Today P. 11. Haaes. D. O. Faucett and O. B. Baton, of Winston, came to ask the Gjremo.- to call It- Senator Slaaons has returned from his tour through part of the territory of tbe proposed "Appslacblan Nail ml Park." He ta delighted with what he aaw In that wonderful region and is aangulne that tbe bill will pan Cou- grvs*. Applications were made Monday for It BO«V rural school libaries. making 113 .a aa Sixty thousand dollars wss ralrrd ia tbe Gospel Tabernacle. New York, far missionary purpose.* Tbe Billioa Dollar Steel Trust hs beea declared aot amenable to tbe Ohio tew taxing foreign c irporstions. Tbe Republic Iron rid Steel Con- paay any build Its t1.500.000 fnrnsce to Peuasylvoala rather than Alabama. Secetary Bruuer ssys It ia IOW as- sured that this State's appl* and p- >r Aow a: Charleston will he superb. Chargad With robblag the poatoffiee at Orteado. Fla.. W. B. Medrord. an electric light eaploye. baa beea arrest- ed. Tbe State charters the Croataa Lt.*- ber Coapaay. of Washington, capital $10,060. tbe roraytb Iron Bed Coa- paay. of Wtastoa-Sslem, capital <IK- -000. H. EL Fries aad others stockhold- ers. snd the Mlltorton Homes Coapa- ay. of MUterton, Mecklenburg county, capital $30,000. A. M. Miller aad other stockholders. ?*\u25a0 State officials estimate that tbeit will bo aa lacrease of soma thirty ali- lloa dollars this year in ths assess- aeat of real aad personal property ia North enroll aa. This Is tba grmtsst lacreoM la tba history of tba State. Mrs- MdCtatey Dotog WON. Caa toa. O. Special?Surgeon Gen- eral Stersburg. of Washington, left far CotuMboo. where ha goes oa official IIUSISBM Ha «ua a guest at ths Ue Klaley boas* to-day- It ia given out that he stopped here merely M sn old friend of the McKlaley's to aske a social call oa Mrs. McKlaley. She Is said to b* "dolag slcely." There wss no change la bar condition that called for'tbs professional attendance of 3ur- THE ENTERPRISE. IVtM tm OnrseivM, Our Neighbor*, Our CmmtUrn mud Our G*d. WILLIAM STON, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBEK 25,1901. HCWSY CIIAIWCI - Prfcw of MtMMUInare Cilmm «k abort to opr« m nln hi Waakiagtom to pash a itdpncilf riH(4 Rwn CtMi at Caber*. Ctiawr. Krast Gupm. ha* received kk nrgqalar. Piwmn are Bat afewed to \u25a0! from Capo Colaay pan vllbovt mili- tary pHßil*. Pmidfßt Roosevelt win tnat of reciprocity la a |?l way to Ua \u25a0Hiaji la Oihiiw. Tkc Board of Nltr of Boatao has decided to reergaalar the fan. pat ting It apoa a military batb. Fnnrral dlmtan froaa twenty oar State* have Jaat held their aaaaal coa ventfoa at Charteataa. S. C. The Baaatoa MHeter of AfiMtat ia framing \u25a0 project far a gradual re- dartioa of datiea oa Imported agrt- caharal machiarry. A committee of ritiaraa af Harria- berg. IVnw. la at work to aetat a satiable mriuorial for Joka Harris, tka foaadrr of tkc city. lowa's Sarrrmr Court has derided fkat a anr dae for keepiag ahiat of*" oa holidays la \u25a0amaatllotloaal. tke law providiag tkat tke llceaac of offender moat ke forfeited. Tke daasnge to II M 8. Indefatiga ld-\ wkirk nnatly at rack aa a reef la the St. Lawrence. la far am serious Ikaa wao at dm ia||iitiL It ia rati J ma till tkat It will coat $133,000 to pat her ia repair. A. 4. SeuraiHv. said to karr invent- ' ed Ik diamond drill, died la Utanr. Col. Ike other day. Mr. Severance was bora ia AiMina Couaty. VermoKt. la l«3. bat from early ckildkood kad lived la Colorado. Tki mualeipalltira of Ktorkkolm and other chin of Sweden hare catered lato roatra<-t with tke Salratioa Army to look after Ike poor and distressed and to take rare of tke iraaipa aad ?tlier floating population. siaa. aaa For a Ukrary. NaakTille. Teun. Special?Tka Nashville ckambrr of coamerce la ia receipt of a letter from ' James llert- ram. private oacretarfto Aa drew Car nettle dated at Shlbo Caatle. October 4. wkirk <>ay* tkat Mr. Carnegie stauda ready to sire fIM.M* for tke ere. TiM of a library building ia Nashville Th« offer la acoompaaled with the usual proviso tkat Ibe city furnUb aa aa- aalty for running eipemca. \ Irglaia Coavcattoa. Ri< btanad Vs.. Special?The coa atitutional comrtetion. by a rote of k> to . reacted tic amendment to the rule j x»lere!l l*y Mr. Wither*, cl Danville. prorldin:; (if the abolltioD of tue e-j-iniiti<~ of the whole, an! tSicn rfffoKet' ittelf into auch a body (Nr. Wise In the chair! and spent ail hour In further consideration of tke report of the committee on count} government. Several memorials la favor of Ike llquoi license ordinance, and one from the liquor dealers of Winchester, prayinf aaiinat Its patsago. were presented A Farmer Slabbed to Detlh. Bristol. Teaa.. Special.?Nathaniel Tate, a farmer, was 'stsliy stabbtJ ay his nephew. John Tate near K ngi- port Friday It to stated tkat the ci der Tate kad accused tke youag man wltk a man naoted ?mltk Hall, of atealing. Words followed, and it ia atatcd aa Natkaniel Tate tarnad. the young man atabbed aim with a dirk. Ha lived bat a short time. 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Page 1: The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.) 1901-10-25 [p ]newspapers.digitalnc.org/Lccn/Sn92073995/1901-10-25/Ed-1/Seq-1.pdf"Good," aaid Gordoa. "What aort ' of temple ia it?" "Idoa'tknow

VOL, 111.

J| "TWO GENTLEMEN J0) *By SEWARD W. HOPKINS. S

doubt ia my miad that I behold tbalather-ia-law of say aasie aad graad-fatber af the hoorsus to his tsrtaae.

Before the alter kasH stoat twentyartesto, aH atteriag what Iraeogaiaedfrom horrible Ismibsrity as wojai to

L the goddsM WtBaokof theprtoato aatatsw woaioM

aad ehildrea. all aalina. Evideatlytba entire >B |alati«a af th* villagewe had passed waa toili the temple

"We mast aarpriae them by a showef force aow." said Gordoa.,

Ha gave hie m dsta ia abis|lWß.The Maa were ready to march ia withale at shoulder.

"Forward!" COM maa dad Gordoa. iffa load voioe.

The coMisaad aad th* tramp «t sol-ders atartled th* aativew. ' Theytaraod and «aw aa. Thea with ahriekaaf terror they raa aroaad the timplo.seeking for a aeaas of sssape. Th*maa at the alter looked at a* aa we ap-proached. ealm!y aad reiecUv*ly. Hedid not atom alarmed.

"Halt!" eomsaaaded Gordoa.Thea. taraiag to the maa ia the

alter, he said:"Listea to me. We have aot CSM

to make war oa you. Wa are lookiagfor a peraoa aamed Jeaa Chicot. Hei*d«mjbed aa a Fisaihrnsa lookiagmack like you. We know he ia somawhere ia the Wailaka Valley. Ifyoaare Jeaa Chicot, yoa are the maa wewaat. Come with aa, aad thsss peo-ple auiy depart la peace."

The white-haired maa wared hiahaad.

"Iam Jeaa Chicot,** he aaid. "1know you not. Ikaow aot why yoaseek me. Tet I will *oaw to yoa."

Hia voice waa th* vote* of aa old.old man. He cam* toward as. aadwe noticed that be tottered with f*.

"Not ray formidable aow, at aayrate," aaid Gordoa.

"Why doa't yoa shoot thoaeprieate,** aaked Seaeamp, aavagsly."Are you going to let the reptitee aacape?**

"We came after Chicot," waa Gor-don's reply.

"Yoa repreeeat the queen. lamyours," aaid Chicot to Gordoa^,

"There is ao qaeea. I ispi sssatthe government," replied Gordoa.

"So queen? Ia T.iltaokotenidead?"

"Xo. She baa beea deposed. HaSraii ia aow a republic."

\u25a0'Save us, Pole!" ejaculated old Chinot. "When did this hsppea?"

"Some time ago," replied Gordoa,testily. He had aot come ap the"Wailaka Valley to talk history. "Letus sit down. We waat to talk to yea. *"

The priest aad other aative* wealout. aad Gordoa ordered that th* eea-tinel be set free. We weat downwhere th* priest* bad beea aad seatedourselves on their wooden boachas.

"I turn him over to yea. Tom,"aaid Gordon.

"Jeaa Chicot," I said, "where iayour daughter Auaette?"

"Dead.""Where is your graaddaaghter

Heleae?"The old aaa spraag at me, bat wa*

tailed aad paahed beck to Ida aaat."Who are you?" he aaid

. "My aame ia Warriagford." Ireplied.

- - "Hated aaiae!" he cried, robbinghia haada together aad axhibitaagBach emotion. "Another Warriagford wronged me aad wreaged Mydaughter; aad aow yoa COMO witosoldiers to seize Heleae!"

"Where is she?" I aaked.He did aot reply."How, aee bora, Jeaa Chicot," I

aaid. "I will tell yoa the whole story,aad thea perhapa yoa will help aaMy nude, Thomas Warriagford, mdead. He left papera aad a will telliug ot hie marriage to year daaghtesAnnette. He told all aboat how nheleft bias, how you atole bar away framhim, aad took also the little Heleae.Tet, ia his last wish, be fsrgives, aaddesires Heleae, his daagbter. to **-

oatre hie estate. Ia other words,Heleae ia th* hesrees of ay waste'sfortane. IMust lad Heleae aad giveever to her the aetata which is aow tomy charge. Toa mast do two thiags:Too Mast show MO proofs that HSIMIis the daagbter of My aaete, aad yoomast show me, ifyoa etill have it, thema riage esrtificate of inette, yoardaughter. Thea yoa mast lad Hal

The old maa looked at asa, dsssd."Heleae the heiresa!" ho mur-

mored. "Heleae, My little Heleae. ~

that I taught aad loved, the hosrasaof that Warriagford Y"-

"It ia true," I aaid. "Do aot lot||t VtltiM)tUM."

"Where is Holaaer* aaked G-wdoaimpatiently. "Is she hidden here?"

"Xo. Whea she was little she wasbore, aad I taught her. Ah! Howwell Itaught her. She is aeble, kHelen\u25a0. She io graad. But aha iorwomaa aow. Ah! K<e is more thaa

sf WOMB, Am io a priest as o.""A prisetaes!" I cried. "Wkm

is she?" I"Xot bare." wae Chicot's reply.'

"Far-sway, hid we willSad her. Cocaswith me."

He lad \u25a0* out at the temple sadback through th* valley.

He waa westing. Whether it wasjoy. sorrow, surprise orimbcgiliiytbacannl him to seejt I did aot kaow at

Aroaa lus dark faen peeseJ frootoe trees, and aurprised-looKiag eyc-

"W <*T-

IB'WU*!.» U?*\u25a0» TOWRT?*CHAPTER XXX.

UlilUtlD.

Gordon VM K strict difcipliiinuwhen troope war* in garrison orlar Jity. Bat OB all IkMB|irfitiinidiscipline waa relaxed, and tbs pilkri

- MB k* had with hiss, who h* kaiwWW trustworthy, did pretty mk asthey liked. They wsre lader the us-nssinsts rwm< of a Iteateooat, wholoan~ed alosg, smoking a pips, aowsal thoa sitting dowa by the river toread ? book, then rushing ahead tocaich ip with

We did very little talking, we three,??ch being too fallof his owe thoughtsto ear* tor cou versatiou. This was atleast true of Gordon aad myself. B*a-ca-np, no doubt, wonld gladly barseaa'.tered, bat we (aid Bo sttenUooto hia. We tramped oa, keeping alookout for Hassan beings or theirbabitatioas.

LaSe in the afternoon we amill settlement which w* judged tobe that spoken of by Orcatt

It was right on the riTsr-faaak, aadatretched along it tor a little distsae*.It was a typical saliva Tillage, b*lthere waa Bo person there.

"Deserted,** said Gordoa, com lag Ua standstill before aa empty giasa'bone, aad lookiag aroand him.

"Tet there are <i«as that th* placeis iahtbited," I said. "See, there artthe remains of a lira?not aa old oa*.cither. The p*opl* who lis* bar* anaot far swsy."

"I agree with yon."replied Gordoa."Aa they did aot pass aa oa oar wayhere, they bar* probably goae furthstap the vslley. Let aa proceed. **

This time Gordoa ordered th* sol-diera to keep together aad to prsasriasilence. A seoat waa aaat oa aheadwith orders to observe without beingobserved, aad at th* first sight of abumsa b*ing to OOMO aad vara aa.

"I don't lika th* looks of th*thing.** said Gordoa. "Thera isoometlring ap. Hon* mor* fool-woeabip. Isappuae."

"Let's shoot them all," fnggestedJallroy Sescamp.

"Xo; that hardly s**as advisableaaless they oppoa* ns," said

doo.We eantiooaly continued oar way

ap the wiadiag course of th* river.The falla were pase*d a beaotifol

?cane, that would bar* attractedcither of as nndcr pleasant ciroam-ataaces?bat we were in no mood toappreciate natural beaaty.

"St!" enin* a rote* ahead.The growth of tr**a sad shrabs aad

tall grasses waa now thicker thaa hadbeen found lower down. A alightmth coald be seen leading through itWe cere following this wh*a we b**rdCis voics ahead. It waa the seoat.

We crept slowly ap to him."There's something going oa." he

aai<L "Ba* that opening between th*boaghs of th*s* two tree* abend?Look through then. Do you ae*

that fellow ap OB the ledge? Way ap«a th* sid* of th* precipice."

Wa looked in th* direetioa iadi-cated.

"Iaee him." I whispered."do do I." aaid Gordon.?* Where? Where? - askso Seaeamp"That fellow is a sentinel," con-

tinued Gordoa, ignoring He*ramp."Hia position is apparently inaccessi-ble. We can gain nothing by a showof fore* aow. We mast reoonnoiter."

"General, wait bore," said th*scant. "Wait for me. I will returnaooa."

"He caa b* trusted," said Gordoa.That was all that was said. We

waited, a!moat breathlessly for aboattwenty minutes.

The rustling of grass aad aaappiagtwig* to'.d aa of the approach of theaoouk.

"It's a temple," said the seoat."Caa w* reach it without being dis-

covered?" aaked Gordon."*Xaa_ That aeatiael is watching

the path. Ifoaad a way to get ap be-hind him. Two of aa eoald gag himand prevent bis giving the alarm."

"Good," aaid Gordoa. "What aort'

of temple ia it?""I doa't know. Ididat wait to laara

BON. Iheard voioMaa M pray-

aad stealthily wa followed Ith* acout. H* led aa through a Bar-

row dell* aad ap a rough jagged rockway. He paused aad held ap hiaband. We waited. He laotioaed foranother soldier to follow hia. A mo-ment after they ware goae wa beard aabort scuffle.

"Come oa," said the aeout'a voice

aaead of aa. "He's quiet"We arspt over the ledges of rock.

Sow wa coald hear the BMOIOBOUvoice* of praying prieate.

whispered Gordon."Here is aa eotrsaes," Mid the

Wa advaaeed to ? jwsrtioa fromwhich w*could sye the wershlpsrs.

They were ia'a temple, oraata withrale em hellish is eat* carved from lavaatcpe aad eoral. The temple waslighted with huge candles?a nativearticle that spattered a great deal, batgsre a good light. ,

Than wae an altar?of eoral rook?-aad ia it waa a maa apparently seven-ty-five year* old. Hia hair was white.Hia faae waa brouxaiL He had thepj «, »ha look of a Frenolimau.

smd thaa a prisst ssald show himself,thaa dart away ague. Than waa aorigaef aaslmc. Our display of aol-

Weiuaahod the village, ao longerlooortod. The UOMUU had returnedaad wora pnforiag their pat for sapr«-

Chicot tod as to a larger aad betteragatopad heuM thaa the raat.

"Hero ia My boose." ha said."Hslcaa will aot kaow me aow. Shewill bo a gnat tody. Hhe wiU aoteog*r car* for th* old teacher."

"What to that? The old teacher?". | naked. "Doee Helaae not kaow yoa

as her graadfsther?""Ha. Heleae Is a priesleos. She

I Is teaght that she to immortal. Thati ia th* wuy the gawimiloakanilimawsi

teaches its prisoteaaea of Pel*. Xo,

i Hslsas lasso me only as the oldteaehsr. She lived yoader ia the tem-

, pie. aad Iteaght bar there. She ifhD I terra. Hales a. aad aow yoa cornswith eotdten to toko her froM me."

*1 aboil aot take her from you. Tonmay go with me to lad Heleae, an J,1 she likas. the caa take you to li»with her, for Heleae will be wealthy

. ead caa do what she likes.""Ah!" whispered the old maa.

"inn Aa do that? Ah! I wouldaot hk» to lose my Heleae."

Ho fotablod amoag some papers in*hex bh took froaa ooae coraar of his

"Is yoar wife dead?" aaked 0oi»

"Tea. Heleae ia all Ihare.**"How loag have yoa beea teaching

of Pole?""Meay yean. It is a beaatifal

thing, the wofhbip of Pole.""Oraay ao a hsdhag,'* ssid Seaeamp.

"Laoay aa an owl. It's a wonder hehasat aaorifiesd Heleae to Pole Ion;before thia."

A SMito showed itself ia the allMaa'a face.

**lhave it hero." he ssidHe headed ae a roll tied with arib-

hoa.I aadid it. It was a marriage cer-

lifirata -- -

Ia eao corner was a picture of UncleTOM Ia the other?

A atet wae before ay eyea. Mybeads troeabled aad the paper ahojk.

I fait a eensatioa of horror g-> a'.lthroagh MO. My braia aecMed hot.Mjheart alswst barst.

"Wbat'e the ostler ?" hoaraely aske-1Gordoa. "To*. Toa, man, apeak!What io it? Aaytbiog wrong with theMarriage certificate?"

"That face! That face!" I cried,harliag the paper at bia aad coveringMyeyee to ahat out the eight.

"A beaatifal face," aaid Uor IJS,woadoriagly. "A lovely face. Mo won-dar yoar aaele foil ia love with it.This is th* picture of Annette, is it,JenaChieet?"

"Ia; it is Annette, the mother ofHeleae."

"God!" Isold. "Help ae in thishoar at trial. That face?that face-it a th* priestess of Pel*?Kaainai?-th*wooseM Iloved?the murderess ofMy sister? thawoMsa we bar* wornto kill! Oh, whet mystery is this!What aisasbls fate io this that makesa aarderees of ay aaele's wife, the?»*- of Helena?"

"No!" shouted Chicot. "This isaot th* pactai* of Heleae. It ia thepietaro of Auaette, her mother.Hslsas looks like bar awther? veryMach like her."

"Aad Heleae!" I cried. "Speak,aaa. fool, boast! Where is Heleue?"

"Oa T ~?y ia the Temple of Pel*there, oa Kepetoli."

I feK Myself goiag. I grew dixsyaad faiat with horror.

"COMO," I aaid. "Ther* io aotli-iag alee to do. My uocle'e wiaheaMust ha fstried out. Afterward?-afterward?God'a will be done!"

Heloutly aad otowly we trudgeddown the ralley -jtoward Waitoku.Seleatly. because that had bappeaedwhich llted aa with horror. Slowly,beeenae it woo gottiog oa towardaigbt, aad the moaataiaa bid toeMOOS. Slowly, too, because Jean/Chicot, tottering, yet strong, walkedwith aa.

Gordoa strode ahead, amokiag furi-ouoly. Ha freqneatly hod to wait forao to eoaa up with him. Oa hie facewas a dark, eMiaoas look, forebodingHI. Aad tt was ao goatie hand thathilpildgaa Chjoot ever roagb places.

"The deril'o U it all." Iheard Sea-Map grumble to hiaaslf. "I can'tuadsrstoad it, but the devil io aow ostop."

fTo to eeatuued)

Are CQMSd by a Water Battle.Fir- any he caused by o bottle of

water staadmg oa a table. A corrcs-Mhg writes, (bowing bow this may* the COM: "la my laboratory, theither day. Idetected the odor of born-ng wood. and. seeking the cause, no-iccd a tiny wreath of moke risingIOM the counter. Setting aside a*ask of sealer that stood dose by, Ipaged the barring spot frith M damploth Shortly after b again detectedhe odor of burning wH. when, tony surprise. I discovered anothes burn-ng spot «s the table dose to the waterhd. The flak _sra» rtanding in theashght. thereby "cooceal rating theays to a locus oa the top of the table,-.cling in this case as a burning-glass\ hoadfnl of h«hly combustible mirerisl was throsrn Aver the burningspot, catching fire almost munedutd/{ ate this instance merely a> a warningto don<ti and apsthecarie-. who maraot rouliza haw easily s fire may bestarted hi storerooms by the ;un*hiring thunogh bottles, fiasks and car-boy* of fiquid. coan-crting thea for theHat into burning-glasses of greatBower I have in mind now the in-stance of a fire originating hi j store-

room from this can e.?Ftrr amd /fj'er. ,

An ugly temper ia a pretty good think

TO DIE ON MONDAY.lecMd TTAT Cniftu lutPiy OK

Pcaalty N Octater 21.

FEV WITNESSES 19 K PKESENT.

The Arrsagesaeats Are For lbe Exe-

ceotloa ta Take Place aa Wsafiaj* at *O'clock to tba Maiatog

Albany. N. T- gpaclal. -WartaaMead, of Auburn prlooa. apeat severalhours Monday in coaCnaaco with Su-

perintendent of Stat* Prlsoos Collias.arranging the details for carrying on

the sentenc* of death iMgnoe* Upoa

Looa Csolgoas. They weat carefully

over the 1.100 requeate which havebeen received for lnvitattoao to theelectrocution. There will bo but Mwitnesses admitted, the tew llMlttug

the number. The prison phyuletea

will be aaateted In the coadart of tbsautopsy by Dr. Carloe P. MeDoaald.former president of the State hoard oflunacy, and one of the groat eat ex-

perts on insanity Tn the coaatry.

There will alao bo a nuabar of otherphyslclsns la attendance whea thelaal mandate of the tew is carried act.

Bnperlnteadefil of Priaons Col llaa la?llent sa to whoa ho will Invite, but Itla learned that the sherll of Brierounty. within whooe jurisdiction therrine was committed, will receive an

lavtutioa. Because ot the small at-

tendance that caa be had under thestatute there will be but a United ana-ber of reprenentetlrea of - iep reaa pee

The detail* foi the execution have

be?n completed >nd while the prima

authorities guard with great aecre-yall ffects. It Is known that the men-tion will take place before ? o'clock In

the morning of October 2S. or Ifevery-

thing cannot be gotten ready oa thaiday. a similar hour on the 19th. The

work of selecting the Jury to sign th ?

death warrant of the murderer I-asbeen completed, but their names a e

withheld from publication. They wIIaot be known until the morning of theelectrocution.

Clilcngo post office Robbed.t"! \u25a0 ago. Sp iclil. A ecn*s OM' .

robbery, which netted the perpetrat'-r*

$71,610 In stamps, waa discovered h \u25a0 e

Monday norningi whenstamp depnrtment of the poatoMce w.i« jopened for buslneaa. A rapid lnve.«tl-j

developed the fact that th*.burglars had crawled under the fiov'- jing fcr sbout JOO feet, bored s hole In

tie iKttom Of the mult, secured tie (stamp; snd efrsped carrying tt-ir |boot/ If s wagon. The work of foreIng an entrance to the vault had evi-

dently *>*en going forward for anny

dnye. It la believed, however, thatthe Intention of lb* thieves had beento enter the cashier's vault. In whichthere was In money. fSS.OOO. nndstamps valued st hundreia of iboa-

sands of dollars. The oottom of tbevault is of steel, half an Inch; thick.In this. *7 holes were bored netil a

apace ot IS Inches squsre. Just eaougo

to allov the entrance of a msn'e bo IT.had been ao weakened that It wns »*-

alhle to take out the whole plaf *itn

little difficulty. A dry good* boa stoolover the hole thus made and content-

ed the work of the robbers whi'e It

was In progrer*. When discovered,the finfr marks of one of the burgla.-s

W* still discernible on the du>t oftbe box which he had pushed to one

side. So carefully had the Jobplanned that men working in oth*rports of the building had not theslightest Inkling of the dsring rob-bery being worked under their cosra.

The robbers drove up to the sontbens:corner of the postofitee building In nwngon. the tracks of which coald hesees plainly.

ColoMbtea Rebels Defeated.Kingston. Jam-. By Csble.?l>*trre

received here from Pansms aay the

Colombian rebels loat heavily la a bat*

tie near there last Tuesdsy. The reb-els are concentrating m n camp in thrneighborhood and both sides are pre-

paring for s clssh which. It Is expec-ted, will largely detesaUae the fate ofthe revolution. ?

Trying to Aid Miss Stost.CoDStsotinople. Sprclnl.?The United

States legation in Constantinople lastill without definite news froa ether

the Rev. H. C. Haakell or the Rev. J.W. Bsird of the Coagregstloasl as-aiop at Bamakov. Bulgaria, who have

been endeavoring to get into toothwith tbe abductors of MIM Ehj M.Stone, the missionary and Mae. Tailba.her companion, with a view of arrnag-

lag as to the ransom demaaded by :bebrigands. Mr. Bnlrd. who was stDjumsbalo. has returned to Samakow.indicating his failure to get Into to.icbwith tbe brigands from tbe Tork!shaid# All efforts will now bs cc-acea-

trated on the Bulgarlea side.

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To Invest Igstc Stata lastltattoa..

Austin. Texss.6ayhua algocd aat tb« tscsnt session of'the Lsgsla-

Turs providing s legislative Investiga-

tion of every Stst* institution la the"late, to ascertain as to waethervorytblag is being msasged eeoao--icjlly snd correctly. Tbe coMaitte*riii g3 to work at one* aad will re-port to tbe nisst Legislature.

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FOE AT iASTVNIA.

Lteosy Stable aai Savaral ItoaooeTataMy Destrwvcd

flMlnala. SpecteL?Moaday saorateg a fire aterus maa givea about l:liaa-> the Camn were located at the IAadets aad Floyd livery stable, ou

Hate street. So rapM was thespreeti af the tlan that the fir* was

well »a*r way tefoiw water couldbe turned oa. The stable, which wasa large twowtory frame buUdlag,

roatalaed a large quaatlty of hay aadn-ugriaaao. Vate the beet list couldhe doae by the fireaMa was to coa-fiae tbe foiaea to tbe stable aad aaadUsiaiag cottage. Tbe aea at thehia did aaont excellent work, bat de-spile their efforts, the stable, to-gether with a near by store bsilldlag.a cottage aad a oaall aegro cabin.we*.« cAJMioel Th< heaviest loss

falls aa Aadeis aad Floyd. They lost?evea vehicle*. *lx horses, sll theirhararas. robes sad office fixtures, to-gether with SSOO worth of feed, auk-lag a total of nearly $2,000. with no

tesaruac*. The stable bulldlag was

erwaed by O. W. Kagsn nad he had to

tesaraacsL W. C. Campion lost a

stork of graeartea valued at sada part of hlr household furniture.

The aeily part of the property thai

was tewed waa th* co'.ta«e adjoining

tho atablea. Oa this cottage therewaa gM lasarance. The total loss

by fire aad water will amount to about

94.000. With the old of the firemeawho arrived during the first stsge of

tbe fire, lbe stante proprietors suc-

ceeded la savlag about 20 of theirhorses aad aut of their rolling stock.

Leee By ExptostoeLHertford Special.?A boiler in the

Fleetwood Jackaon Lumber Company's

Bill exploded at 9 o'clock Monday

moraine Only three persons were in-jured. hat there were many mlruculoca taupeu- The exploded boiler de-

m..:i -!.? d thuv other I'JIVh and land-ed eoo yarda froa the mill. The Icefactory eacaped by < laches, while theaaw alii aad fuel room were damagd

to ooae rxti at. The loss Is sbout $20.-

000. covered by Insurance In the Hsrtford Steam Boiler Coapony. One hun-dred people are thrown out of em

pi»rme: L toe r ill will be put inoperation agate wlthla a short time.The ptegt. which Is ooe of the largest

of Its kind la the South. Is owned by

SI. R. White. J. J. Fleetwood snd Wll

haa Jacksoa.

Hart White Beating a TrainHigh Ptolat. Special.?Joho Stack.

Jr.. a white maa obuut 22 years -.t a*'

Juat below iaaestevn. had a portloi

Icf his rgiht foot cut off Mi.nday afterHe had bjarded She train b it-

his way to -

saij that a brakeman on ths freu.itI threw n rock nt th» man wh' n h-| Juaped t ff. with the nbave r-'iiull*.I Or. Stanton, oaaisted by W. J. -

| Anally waa tlhe btt»ndlng sui Rvn{ Stack'a family llv«e bete. His *athe.

la els ployed by the Snow laate' Company. Ills tether does not

i why his noa chose to beat bis way. a*

[ be bad aoaey to buy a ti.ket.

Raa oa a Baak.Raleigh Special?A bank offl

cered and aoanaged by negroes is in

troable. It Is the Dime Savins*Baak. of Kiaston. N. C.. which haasuspended payment. Tbe liabilitiesare stated to be about 96.0fM>. assets

915.0 M. A run on the bank by negro

i eposltors c aused the trouble CbsrlesK. Duaa. tbe presldeat. who for years

Las been n leader of the negroes, says

the vuepsosloa Is only temporary

North State Itcaos.Governor Aycock calls s State good

roads eoafereace to be he'.d st Wln-stoa Salea. FYlday and Saturday ofuext week. He will in n day or twi

name the deiegatra. Today P. 11.Haaes. D. O. Faucett and O. B. Baton,

of Winston, came to ask the Gjremo.-

to call It-Senator Slaaons has returned from

his tour through part of the territory

of tbe proposed "Appslacblan Nailml

Park." He ta delighted with what heaaw In that wonderful region and is

aangulne that tbe bill will pan Cou-grvs*.

Applications were made Monday for

It BO«V rural school libaries. making

113 .a aaSixty thousand dollars wss ralrrd ia

tbe Gospel Tabernacle. New York, far

missionary purpose.*

Tbe Billioa Dollar Steel Trust h s

beea declared aot amenable to tbe Ohiotew taxing foreign c irporstions.

Tbe Republic Iron rid Steel Con-paay any build Its t1.500.000 fnrnsceto Peuasylvoala rather than Alabama.

Secetary Bruuer ssys It ia IOW as-

sured that this State's appl* and p- >r

Aow a: Charleston will he superb.

Chargad With robblag the poatoffiee

at Orteado. Fla.. W. B. Medrord. anelectric light eaploye. baa beea arrest-

ed.

Tbe State charters the Croataa Lt.*-ber Coapaay. of Washington, capital

$10,060. tbe roraytb Iron Bed Coa-

paay. of Wtastoa-Sslem, capital <IK-

-000. H. EL Fries aad others stockhold-ers. snd the Mlltorton Homes Coapa-ay. of MUterton, Mecklenburg county,capital $30,000. A. M. Miller aad otherstockholders. ?*\u25a0

State officials estimate that tbeitwill bo aa lacrease of soma thirty ali-lloa dollars this year in ths assess-

aeat of real aad personal property iaNorth enroll aa. This Is tba grmtsstlacreoM la tba history of tba State.

Mrs- MdCtatey Dotog WON.Caa toa. O. Special?Surgeon Gen-

eral Stersburg. of Washington, leftfar CotuMboo. where ha goes oa official

IIUSISBM Ha «ua a guest at ths UeKlaley boas* to-day- It ia given out

that he stopped here merely M sn oldfriend of the McKlaley's to aske a

social call oa Mrs. McKlaley. She Is

said to b* "dolag slcely." There wss

no change la bar condition that calledfor'tbs professional attendance of 3ur-

THE ENTERPRISE.IVtMtm OnrseivM, Our Neighbor*, Our CmmtUrn mud Our G*d.

WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBEK 25,1901.

HCWSY CIIAIWCI

- Prfcw of MtMMUInareCilmm «k abort to opr« m nln hi

Waakiagtom to pash a itdpncilf

riH(4 Rwn CtMi at Caber*.Ctiawr. Krast Gupm. ha* receivedkk nrgqalar.

Piwmn are Bat afewed to \u25a0!from Capo Colaay pan vllbovt mili-tary pHßil*.

Pmidfßt Roosevelt win tnat ofreciprocity la a |?l way to Ua\u25a0Hiaji la Oihiiw.

Tkc Board of Nltr of Boatao hasdecided to reergaalar the fan. pat tingIt apoa a military batb.

Fnnrral dlmtan froaa twenty oarState* have Jaat held their aaaaal coaventfoa at Charteataa. S. C.

The Baaatoa MHeter of AfiMtatia framing \u25a0 project far a gradual re-dartioa of datiea oa Imported agrt-caharal machiarry.

A committee of ritiaraa af Harria-berg. IVnw. la at work to aetat asatiable mriuorial for Joka Harris, tkafoaadrr of tkc city.

lowa's Sarrrmr Court has deridedfkat a anr dae for keepiag ahiatof*" oa holidays la \u25a0amaatllotloaal.tke law providiag tkat tke llceaac of

offender moat ke forfeited.Tke daasnge to II M 8. Indefatiga

ld-\ wkirk nnatly at rack aa a reef lathe St. Lawrence. la far am seriousIkaa wao at dm ia||iitiL It ia rati Jma till tkat It will coat $133,000 to pather ia repair.

A. 4. SeuraiHv. said to karr invent- 'ed Ik diamond drill, died la Utanr.Col. Ike other day. Mr. Severancewas bora ia AiMina Couaty. VermoKt.la l«3. bat from early ckildkood kadlived la Colorado.

Tki mualeipalltira of Ktorkkolm andother chin of Sweden hare cateredlato roatra<-t with tke Salratioa Armyto look after Ike poor and distressedand to take rare of tke iraaipa aad?tlier floating population.

siaa. aaa For a Ukrary.

NaakTille. Teun. Special?Tka

Nashville ckambrr of coamerce la iareceipt of a letter from ' James llert-

ram. private oacretarfto Aa drew Car

nettle dated at Shlbo Caatle. October

4. wkirk <>ay* tkat Mr. Carnegie staudaready to sire fIM.M*for tke ere. TiM

of a library building ia Nashville Th«

offer la acoompaaled with the usualproviso tkat Ibe city furnUb aa aa-

aalty for running eipemca.

\ Irglaia Coavcattoa.Ri< btanad Vs.. Special?The coa

atitutional comrtetion. by a rote of

k> to . reacted tic amendment to

the rule j x»lere!l l*y Mr. Wither*, cl

Danville. prorldin:; (if the abolltioDof tue e-j-iniiti<~ of the whole, an!

tSicn rfffoKet' ittelf into auch a body

(Nr. Wise In the chair! and spent ail

hour In further consideration of tke

report of the committee on count}

government. Several memorials la

favor of Ike llquoi

license ordinance, and one from the

liquor dealers of Winchester, prayinf

aaiinat Its patsago. were presented

A Farmer Slabbed to Detlh.

Bristol. Teaa.. Special.?NathanielTate, a farmer, was 'stsliy stabbtJ ay

his nephew. John Tate near K ngi-

port Friday It to stated tkat the ci

der Tate kad accused tke youag man

wltk a man naoted ?mltk Hall, of

atealing. Words followed, and it ia

atatcd aa Natkaniel Tate tarnad. the

young man atabbed aim with a dirk.

Ha lived bat a short time. Botk Jokn

Tata aad Smith Hall kave escaped

fw| a poaae la orgaalasd to pa»»ue^___

A MOtp'c device: it m npatlaj kaabeen pa m nfcotioa aa aoaae af therailroads by srfcsA the wheels oa kg

hnil ap wifhoat \u25a0atcrfuni with theiruse It cuosbts of a brake shot thataataiEt pocket*, filed with a grisdiagmatr-iaL «o that whea a wheel kl nil I

fattened a it caly aenuvy la nasiethe oM shoe* and pat it a its place, da-mj the Inkaj as i«nl the wM ke-c-.wiing tsreed down ia the rmg af ?

Ett'c wLi \u25a0-

In Fngjnd cpr* fatplirn are alamstthe oaly bum of kcatmg hnaut. aadhotel?, pakbc fcm'dugi. aad ohre kadd-rnr* ire heated ia tke same aaaaaer.

A II SMITH.

ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,

Main StreetWILUIttTOI.X. C.

GEO. W. XKWELL,

Attorn ey-at-Law.WILI lAMSTOX. K. C.

ill \u25a0\u25a0lis* see tmnA.*Vi

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KodolDyspepsia Cure

Digests what yom eat.Tbii preparation cootaias all of UhdifnUnu aad digests all klada affood. It give-t Instant relief aad serefails to care. Hallows)tm taeet althe food joa want. The most seaaitlsast'unarhs can take It. By Itsaaa Mgfthousand* of dyspeptic* have baaacured after everything etoe failed. Iki*unequalled lor all ttcaack trnahiaaHea^Mp

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wsrc.A.Bmow*oo.I. rant l»Jt~ WHSHIIHtTOW. PC.

[RQBERN IWE CHALLENGE THE WORLDi TO PROOUCt THE EOOAL

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if PON T WAIT TO PIE 1

Mlfl SPEND 25 CENTS AND BE CURED I

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Red c£Ts is on label TRY IT. »NO CURE NO PAY .9 29c. PER BQTU*.

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