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ILL!”
“Yus‘?” Bill jumped almost
guiltily. He had gulped down his sup-
per, stored away the unsold vegetables,
washed down as far as the ring round
his neck, sneaked into the bedroom,
and was lost in round-eyed contempla-
tion of the five-weeks-old pink atom in
there, when that queer sort of whisper
came through the doorway.
“Bill!” She edged in farther. “Don’t
yer love me? Ain’t you got the loveliest
.boy ever a man longed for? Or are you
going to think more 0’ the child than
me now?”
“You’ll wake him! What d’yer mean,
gal?” gasped Bill, taking the catty
from his mouth. b
“What do I mean? Ah! you know
well enough. But we don’t want no
words about it. There’s the boy—is he
to go all his life with a number, like
a convick? I don’t think! I s’pose you
do know he’s got to be named and regis-
tered before another week—or didn’t
you?”
“Lumme,” said Bill, staring. '“So he
has. - Blowed if I hadn’t—”
“Bill, you know you’d forget your
head, you would. But that don’t mat-
ter; there’s the child, and you know
’now.” She folded her arms, and looked
up at the crack in the ceiling. “As I
said, we don’t want no words, we’ve
been so nice together; but I s’pose I
may speak in my own house. I only‘
ask what’s the dear mite’s name to be?
——his name, wot’ll mean one thing or
t’other for him through life.”
“Him? Why, Bill, of course—Bill
Simmons,” said he-or rather, faltered
Lit. “Didn’t I settle that long ago— so’s
We needn’t change the name on the
barrows.”
“Oh! you did? Well, then, there
never ain’t no telling, is there?” and
Mrs. Simmons tittered a little hyster-
ically, as she fumbled behind the pic-
.ture of Garibaldi. “There, I think it’s
his mother’s place to settle that. So
when you go to the registrar, you’ll
take this bit 0’ paper, and see he puts
‘it down prop’ly. Here it is—and no
words; er—Ermyntruda ,Marmaduke.”
“Erming—what?” Bill swayed up,
his eyes goggling. “That boy?”
“That boy. Why shouldn’t he have a
duke’s name as well as anyone? You
didn’t care; I did. Me and Mrs. Pipple-
ton found that name in a paper, and we
ain’t going back on it.”
“You—give it here!” said Bill, hus-
kily, making a snatch. “Blimy, it’s a
plant! You’ve left it till now so as—
Mrs. Pippleton? Who’s she? I’ll break
her blooming neck. I’ll—”
“That’s it! Send the baby into a fit,
along of your beastly temper. I knew
‘how it would be. As sure as you stand
there. Bill. that’s the child’s name, and
so there."
“Ermyntruda Marmaduke,” be
spelled out, incredulousl . “What, a
kid that’s going to sell carrots on the
kerb along 0’ me! Oh, yes! ain’t we
springing up in the world. ‘One pen-‘-
north 0’ tunnip-tops. Mister Ermyntru-
da- Marmaduke, and no stalk!’ Yus;
I’ll see about that. Bill he was born,
andBill he sticks.”
“So you say! Allow me to tell you,
Mr. Simmons, that child’s not. going in
the carrot line, nor any other; he’s go-
ing in the civil servidge, or not at all,
where they go up and take their money
and walk out again; either that or a
'beerhouse, so now! And as for Mrs.
Pippleton, the best friend the child’s
got, if you go down those stairs and
make words between them, he—he
shan’t have no name at all! And I’ll
let him know every day as his own
blessed father sat down and conspir—
ated to ruin him. Now!”
She swung out. Bill stood staring at
the paper—a. morsel torn from ”The
Bandit of Blue Gulch.” Ermyntruda
Marmaduke—he S‘-'C‘.";‘.i'.’{l even now at
the very thought of being asked the
nipper‘s name. Ermyn—Stewed eels
and gin! It was past bearing. He
caught up his cap and went down the
stairs—quickly enough to catch Mrs.
I’ippleton edging off. She had been
listening. then. He clenched his fist as
she snorted and cluttered her fireirons.
“Yus; for two brass pins I’d down
yer," he said. in a whisper.
“1 know you would: but there's only
one in the house, as it happens.
llark who’ll do the downing! P’rh’aps
you’ll get off my oileloth.”
lill strode down the street, his neck
rot". and puffed, to the pub at the cor—
ner; Pipplctcn was calling for a pen-
north of shag when he felt his ear
pulled.
“What he, Bill! what’s yours?"
“Yus. I know all about. that: I’ll buy
my own. Now, what game‘s this—you
and your missus? D’yer see that there?
—my kid’s name.
That’s what you’ve ._
bunged into her head between you; but 1
it won’t come off—see?”
" Pippleton stared. “Not
me, L’i-ll. Take my oath I ain’t heard
nothink about it. Lumme! They’ve
been and’cocted it between ’em. Why,
or.
. . xmyn
. it’s a gal’s name, ain’t it?”
“No, yer fool, it’s a duke’s name: and
I’m to go to the registrar's and spit
that out. Me! Swop my bob,~Pip, l
don’t want no row. but I’ve got to have
it out with your missus or someone be-
fore I’ve done. It’s all her; my Harriet
can’t even read back’ards; you know
that. I’ll—”
“Don’t you do nothink 0’ the silly
sort, mate. Wimmen are 'wimmen—
don‘t forget it. You’re that dry—half
old six with a head on, Miss! Now look
here, Bill; I’ve got no kids. so I ain’t
never had .no bother; but they‘ve got
this idea into their heads. Well and
good; you was a fool to kick. Go hom'e
and say it’s the loveliest name you ever
heard tell- on, and you won’t have no
other ‘at no mortal price. Then. to
marrow dinner time, you and zne-”
The rest died in a dramatic whisper;
:but =enough that they'nudged each oth-
:er,and that Bill'ru lobed his hands, stood
drinks all round the bar and went home
singing “ ‘What's in a name?’ says
Shakespeare.”
Sharp as one o’clock struck that next
day, Bill left his stall to itself and ran
to meet Pippleton at the corner. Five
minutes later they were pausing nerv-
ously outside the registrar’s office.
“It‘s all right,” Pippleton whispered.
“How’ll they know? You met the reg-
istrar tearing along with a summons
for not doing it sooner, and he wouldn’t
have that Ermingtrooda at no price——
stuck out it was a duke’s patent fam-
’ly name; and jest at the very last min-
nit you thought of ‘Bill.’ Who’s he?
Come on.”
Bill spat on both hands; they took
off their caps, and walked into the pres-
ence of the great man, where he sat
among his awesome volumes. They
nudged and pushed each other for-
ward; and then at last Bill got rid of his
lump and began.
“ ’Appy New Year t’ yer, sir!" (“I’m
sure,” echoed Pippleton.) “Er—we’ve
just called in to put down the buth of
a newborn male child—not his,‘mine.
Yus.”
“You mean a boy," said the registrar,
testily! “We only speak in that fash-
ion when referring to a demise. Any
date?"
“Date?” Another nudge and stare,
and scratching of heads. “Well, there,
now, blowed if I—oh! yus, fust 0’ De-
cember—you know, Pip; I brought
down the rent fourpence short. Yus.
Name? Bill Simmons, sir—B—i—l—l.
Ah, of course, William, I should say. I
a. in’t used to this, guv’nor; don’t take
no notice 0’ me. Bill Simmons—that’s
my name, too; 4 Fountain court, Shore-
ditch. ’Tater salesman."
“In-deed?” The registrar glared
himself, flicked a few pages, and threw
down his pen. “Upon my word, I don’t
know whether you people with your
babies think the public records are kept
here for a joke! Your child, sir, was
registered three hours ago by its
mother under the name of—of—ye-es,
Ermyntruda Marmaduke Simmons——
sex apparently of no consequence. Ex-
actly; two women came, if you remem-
ber.. You 'see how unnecessarily you
waste my time? Too late? My dear
man, the child was only born once, 1
Lowlife/ll?
cloves. canvas
All“!
“IT’S ALL RIGHT,” PIPPLETON WHIS-
PERED. “HOW'LL THEY KNOW?"
suppose? I have provided one certifi-
cate of birth, don’t I tell you ‘2”
Deep into the silence the soft sarcasm
sank. Goggle-eyed they stood for a
minute.
next. moment they somehow found
themselves gasping outside.
“You—you done this!” choked Bill,
swinging his fist. “No lies; I say you
done it. Lummc, I’ll—”
“I never, Bill! Me? Strike me luckyif
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The Admiral Gets the Sword
Voted by Congress.
PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT ll'lilNLEl
Dewey, Deeply Affected During the
Presentation, Can Scarcely Make
Reply—The Day Closes \Vith a.
Dinner at the White House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The culmi-
nation of Admiral Dewey’s triumphal
home coming was reached in the shade of
the dome of the national capitol. There
he received from the hands of the presi-
dent the magnificent jeweled sword voted
him by congress in commemoration of
the victory of Manila bay. This was the
oflicial provocation for the ceremony.
But mere oflicial sanction could never
have thrown into the demonstration the
fervor of enthusiasm that was meted out
to the admiral as he appeared before the
vast audience, composed not only of all
the highest officials in the land, but of
spectators drawn from every quarter of
the United States. The battle of Manila
Bay was not forgotten, but it might be
said to have been relegated almost to sec-
ond place in the desire to do honor to the
man who had proved himself as great
after victory as before it and who had
shown in the long and trying months
that followed his naval triumph the qual-
ities of a statesman and a wise adminis-
trator as well as those of the leader of a
victorious fleet.
For Dewey it was a trying as well as a
triumphal day? It has been given to few
officers in the naval history of the coun-
try to sit before a crowd of thousands
while the chief of the naval establish-
ment dilated upon his exploits and then
to stand before the same crowd to re-
ceive at the hands of the president a
sword prepared for him at the behest of
the representatives of the whole people.
The strain upon Admiral Dewey reached
almost to the breaking point. None but
those nearest to him could tell his feel-
ings during the address of Secretary
Long, but when he arose to receive the
sword from the hands of the president
no one could mistake the flash of the
white gloved hand as it rose to dash
away the tears before the admiral came
to the rigid attitude of attention before
his chief. ‘
\thn it came Dewey’s turn to reply,
his voice failed him, and he made the
effort twice before his lips would respond.
When he did speak, his tones were
clear and steady, but so low that only
those nearest him could hear.
Once during the ceremonies Secretary
Long embraced an opportunity to ease
the trying run for the chief actor in the
day’s events. When the secretary began
his address the sun was shining directly
in Admiral Dewey’s eyes, and without
his but he was at its mercy. The secre-
tary quietly inserted in- his address a
low aside, “Admiral, turn your chair a
little; we don’t want to have you blind.”
The sword presented to the admiral, ex-
cept its steel blade and the body metal
of its scabbard, is entirely of 22 carat
gold. On the pommel is carved the name
of the warship Olympia, which was
Dewey’s flagship at Manila, and the zodi-
acal sign for December, in which lucky
month Dewey was born. Circling these
is a closely woven wreath of oak leaves,
long employed to indicate and adorn
rank. Below these the pommel is em-
braced by a gold collar, on the front of
which are the arms of the United States,
with the blue field of the shield in enam-
cl. Below them are the arms of Vermont,
Dewey’s native state, with the motto,
“Freedom and United,” and the colors of
the shield in enamel. The plain part of
the gold collar is decorated with stars,
' and a graceful finish is given to it by a
narrow band of oak leaves. The sword
blade is damascened with the inscrip-
~ tion:
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Bill white and Pippleton red. §
Then their feet started shuffling, and '
I’ve said a word it was in my sleep, when '
you never don’t know. The missus
says to me', she says: ‘Ah, you can larf— E
' Above these on the front of the scabbard
s(' can we.’ Swop me bob, Bill, I hadn't
i
opened my blessed mouth that much— .
llill, you’re never going off that ratty '
over nothing? Can I help my missus?
Ain’t I had all my vegetables off you l
since when? Well, there!”
“What did you marry her for?” asked .
Bill. lhotly: but he stopped.
pins I’d go and kick a copper an’ get
)‘unin, I would. To think my nipper—
“For two '
let go!"
“Shan’t! He’s all right—fat as but-
ter! Now, choke it down and come on. '
Why, here, you chump, you can get
your own back over this a knock-art.
Ha, ha, we never thought of that!
Lumme, Bill, we’ve got ’em set!”
“Have we? How? More 0’ your kid '1’”
"My kid? No, you mug, can’t you
see? Why, next time—"
A Whisper,'a wink, and the two went
off roaring—St. Paul’s.
—- —_—.
A): Epitaph.
The'l'ollowiug is a good epita ph story.
An old Yorkshire farmer died. The
funeral being over, the widow decided
to have a tombstone that should do
credit both to the deceased and herself.
To the local stoncmason she explained
her wishes: “I don’t want nothing out
of th' way, but handsome and simple,
like this: ‘VVélliam Wilson, died Octo-
ber the fourth, 1896. Aged eighty-five.
“The good die young.” ’ "-——Acad>emy.
,One by One.
Mr. Newgarden Gm his return home)
l - . .
’,--Why, Mary. what in the world are
you doing? You look tired to death!
Mrs. Newgarden—I am absolutely ex-
hausted! l have been all day planting
these grass seeds. and have only done-
abbul. three yards. The. seeds are so aw
fully smalll—Puck.
Tomatoes and Potatoes Grafted.
Tomatoes have been grafted upon po-
latoes by a French experimenter,whose
hybrid plant produces tubers under-
ground and tomatoes above.
“The Gift of the Nation to Bear Ad—
:iral George Dewey, U. S. N., in Mem-
ory of the Victory at Manila Bay, May
1, 1898.”
The sword grip is covered with fine
sharkskin, bound with gold wire and in-
laid with gold stars. The guard is an ea-
gle terminating in a claw. which grasps
the top in which the blade is set. The can
gle’s outstretched wings form the guard
proper. .
The scabbard is of thin steel, damas-
ccned in gold, with sprays of a delicate
sea plant, the rosmarinus, typical of fidel-
ity, constancy and remembrance. These
sprays are interlaced, stars fill the inner
spaces, dolphins the outer spaces.
Sprays of oak leaves and acorns secure
the rings and trappings of the scabbard.
is a raised monogram in diamonds, in-
twining the letters “G. D.,” and immedi-
ately under them are the letters “U. S.
N.,” surrounded by sprays of the sea
plant. The ferrule, or lower end of the
scabbard, terminates in intwined gold
dolphins. ,
The sword box is of white oak, inlaid
with black velvet, and at the center of
the cover has a gold shield surmounted
by an eagle and inscribed with a single
star and the words, “Rear Admiral
George Dewey, U. S. N.”
One of the most remarkable features of
the eventful day was the ovation to Rear
Admiral Schley on the return of the par-
ty from the capitol to the IVhite House.
His carriage was several numbers behind
that of the president and Admiral Dewey
and received an ovation that could be
scarcely ranked below that accorded to
the admiral himself. The tumult grew as
the carriage proceeded down the avenue.
and the crowd surged around it till the
horses were brought to a foot pace.
Finally a company of the High School
cadets came to the rescue and formed
about the carriage in a hollow square.
Thus protected and flanked by a force of
police the carriage reached the IVhite
House with a long gap betwcc‘n it and
the next official guests.
Out of the store of his experience the
president-was able to give Admiral Dew-
ey one valuable suggestion before leav-
ing the capitol. The venerable Cardinal
Gibbons was presented, and after an ex-
change of greetings the president asked
the admiral if he felt equal to a general
’ ordeal of handshaking. The hero of Ma-
nila. swerved from the shock, explaining
that his right arm was partially para-
lyzed from his experience in New York.
“Let me suggest to you,” said the pres-
ident, "hereafter. you shake’ the other
man’s hand. Don’t let him shake yours.
You save yourself by not letting them
get the grasp on you.” ~
President McKinley in honor of Admi-
ral Dewey last night gave the largest din-
ner party in the history of the White
House social functions. Covers were
laid for over 80 persons. The guests in-
cluded the cabinet. the governors of nine
. .. _._..—-
-NORWADK-GAZE
states, justices of the supreme court,
some of the members of both houses of ’
congress, army and naval oflicers and
others. It was a brilliant afiair. An
hour before the time announced a large
crowd of spectators had gathered in
front of the White House and watched
the arrivals. Admiral Dewey came at 8
o’clock, and as he passed inside with
Flag Lieutenant Brumby and Flag Sec—
retary Caldwell the admiral was enthusi-
astically cheered. Rear Admiral Schley
was given a similar ovation. The guests
passed into the east room, whence they
proceeded to the \Vhite House corridor,
which served last night as the state din-
ing room, the usual room being too small
for the purpose. The corridor was su-
perbly decorated.
AMERICAN TYRANNY.
Cubans Say Our Rule Is Worse Than
That of the Spaniards.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Oct. 4.—Monday’s
edition of El Cubano contained a mani-
festo iss‘ued by Generals Miro and San-
chez against the American government.
Both Generals Miro and Sanchez are
prominent and held lucrative positions
under General Wood’s administration
until recently.
They claim that the conduct of the
Americans is more tyrannical than that
of the Spaniards ever was and that the
time is nearly ripe for a new revolution,
which they are willing to lead.
Cuba Libre announces that it will soon
suspend publication unless General Wood
revokes the order restricting the right
of the paper to publish whatever it likes
relative to the American administration.
General Demetrius Castillo has started
for Washington to confer with President
McKinley.
CON'DENS'ED DISPATCH as.
Nine hundred men went on strike at
Cramps’ shipyard in Philadelphia.
The Atlanta city council has decided
to invite Admiral Dewey to Atlanta.
The Portland Rolling mills at Ligonia,
Me., were burned. Loss, $75,000; insur-
ance, $57,000.
An official statement, issued at Mont-
real, showed that ten were lost and four
missing in the Scotsman disaster.
Samuel Champaign, a wealthy lumber-
man of Galeton, Pa., was instantly killed
while superintending the unloading of a
car of logs.
Colonel A. L. Hawes, a leading lawyer
and politician of Bainbridge, Ga., was
assaulted and shot by \V. H. Hammond,
another lawyer.
One thousand New York city jewelers
went on strike for an eight hour enforce-
ment, 50 per cent increase on overtime
and double pay for Sunday work.
The court of appeals decided the suit of
Emil Grecff against the Equitable Life
Insurance company in regard to the com-
pany’s surplus in favor of the company.
A Scroll For Dewey.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.—The Phil-
adelphia Commercial museum will pre-
sent to Admiral George Dewey a hand-
some scroll, inviting him to attend the
opening ceremonies of the international
commercial congress at the National Ex-
port exposition in this city on Oct. 12.
It is a handsome scroll of blue and gold,
illuminated with gold letters. On the
top is a drawing in water color of the
main entrance. Each capital letter is
illuminated in gold. The seal of the
Philadelphia museum is also in gold.
The entire scroll is bound in blue leather.
Soldier Vote Expensive.
ALBANY, Oct. 4.—The secretary of
state's clerks are finishing up the work
of sending registration books to military
posts of the federal army under opinion
of Attorney General Davies and the law
of 1898, which provides that residents of
this state in the army and navy may
vote in the field or aboard ship “while
the country is at war.” He says it will
be impossible to get the nominations to
the Philippines in time, and even if they
can be got there each vote will cost the
state of New York at leastr$100 to can
.vass. __.._____
Chicago Has Female Bandits.
CHICAGO, Oct. sir—Samuel Stoddard,
60 years old, was attacked by two wo-
men. who dragged him into a dark alley
and .- tiled him of $15. He attempted
to resist them, but the women used a
long hatpin and a pocket knife as weap-
ons. Becoming weak from his injuries,
Stoddard was forced to give up the
struggle, and the female bandits escaped.
Cycle Record Broken.
BROCKTON, Mass, Oct. 4.—Ben
Munroe of Memphis and Charles Mc-
Carty of St. Louis broke the national
professional tandem paced record for: a
mile yesterday in 1:37 3-5. The previous
record was held by the Butler brother? .
at 1 :45.
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ONE OF CARTER'S CONTRACTS.
The Tybec Breakwater Agreement
Has Been Annulled.
SAVANNAH, Oct. 4.——Captain C. E.
Gillett, United States engineer in charge
of the Savannah district, has annulled
the contract for the Atlanta Contracting
company for building a breakwater ini
Tybce’roads. This is the only contract!
the company had in this district. There 5
is one in the Cumberland sound district,
with whichCaptain Gillett has nothing
"to do. He annulled the Tybee breakwa-
ter contract because he was ordered to
do so by the chief of engineers. This is
one result of the imprisonment of Cap-
tain O. M. Carter. ~ .
The contract annulled was entered into
Oct. 8, 1896, by Captain Carter as. en-
gineer in’ charge. The completion of the
contract meant the expenditure by the
government of $857,000. Of the contract
price $230,000 was paid out in July,
1897, less than a year after the contract
was signed. Soon after Captain Gillett
came here he refused to pass for pay-
ment bills for large amounts for the con-
tracting company. The company now
claims that there is due for this work
and some work in Cumberland sound be-
fore it was taken out of the district about
$350,000. This also Captain Gillett has
refused to pay.
NO WAR YET.
England Continues Preparing For
the Dread Event.
LONDON, Oct. 4.—There are no new
developments in the Transvaal situation.
Arrangements for the dispatch of war
stores and men continue. A quantity of
balloon material has been sent to South
Africa, the war ofice considering that
military ballooning will prove of the
greatest value in the kind of warfare ex-
pected in South Africa. The chartering
of transports is still going on. Five ves-
sels of the Cunard line are now engaged.
One result of the war scare is an ad-
vance from a shilling to 18 pence in the
price asked for the wheat offered in the
Lynn market.
A telegram from Paris announces that
M. Arnaud,,president of the Internation-
al Arbitration and Peace league, has sent
an appeal to Lord Salisbury entreating
him to choose a power to act with al
power chosen by the Transvaal with the 1
object of averting war. ‘
The Cape Town correspondent of The!
Daily Mail telegraphs that M. Hofmeyr. 5
the Africandcr leader, will proceed to ’
Pretoria tonight to make a last effort fo(
the maintenance of peace. . '
Another Segvull Ship Launched.
BATH, Md. Oct. 4.—The big steel
ship Edward Sewull was launched from-
the yard of- her builders, Arthur Sewall
6; 00., yesterday. The vessel is the nine-
ty-cighth one of the fleet built by the
Sewalls and is the fourth- steel vessel
constructed by the firm. The Edward
Sewall is similar in design to the ship
Arthur Sewall, launched last spring. She
is 350 feet over all, 45 feet beam and 27
feet deep. The ship is especially adapted
for the grain trade between San Fran-,
cisco and Liverpool and the sugar trade 5
of Hawaii.
have not been made yet, but she is ex- :
pected to carry nearly 6,000 tons.
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Furmers’ National 'Cbngfess.
BOSTON, Oct. 4.—The farmers’ na-
tional congress opened yesterday in
Faneuil hall, which was crowded by del-
egates from all sections of the Union.
The convention was called to order by
President W. D. Hoard of Fort Atkin-
son, Wis. Hon. Josiah Quincy, mayor
of Boston. welcmued the delegates in be-
half of the cit". and General Francis
Appleton of Csvcrnor VVolcott’s stall
spoke for the vzate. Responses were
made by Presi<‘ 'nt Hoard and others,
and President Hoard delivered his an-
nual address, reviewing the work of the
past year.
The Sampson Sword Presentation.
TRENTON. Oct. 4.-——Governor Voor-
hees has received a letter from Captain
French E. Chadwick of the flagship New
York, making some suggestions regarding
the presentation by the state 'of New
Jersey of a sword to Admiral Sampson
on Oct. 25. He stated that the ceremo-
nies will be attended by Rear Admirals
Higginson, Philip and Crowninshield,
Ca tain Brownson, Commander \Vain-
wright and Lieutenants Blue, Usher and
Winslow.
A Salt Lake City Shooting.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 4.-Ethan
Mills, ex—lieutenant in the volunteer en-
gineer service and «ex-lieutenant governor
of Idaho, last night shot and instantly
killed Chief Engineer O’Melviney of the
Oregon Short line in the latter’s office in
Her oflicial measurements}
this city. J
THE‘ VENEZUELA AWARD.
The Long standing Dispute Settled
by Arbitration.
PARIS, Oct. 4.—The Venezuelan award
unanimously gives Venezuela the mouth
of the Orinoco. '
The court’s decision fixes the Venezu-
elan boundary line as a straight line from
Pomt Playa to the river Barimas at its
Junction with the riVer Marni-ulna and
thence along midstream to the junction
of the rivers Howa and Amakuru.
The decision displaces Great Britain'
ten miles back from the mouth of the
Orinoco, and thus gives the victory to
Venezuela on her chief point of conten‘
tion. The territory accorded to Venezu.
ela aggregates 30,000 square miles.
Great Britain is accorded equality in
navigating the rivers and is given some
Ether advantages as partial compensa-
ion.
Sir Richard Webster, chief counsel for
Great Britain, said he was satisfied with
the court’s award.
Err-President Harrison was naturally
much pleased over his victory.
In an interview last evening M. de
Martens, the president of the tribunal,
repeated what he had said in his address
to the court, adding:
“I am of opinion that this tribunal of
arbitration is of exceptional importance,
inasmuch as it is the first tribunal after
the peace conference at The Hague. It
is also important because it is the first
tribunal of the kind in which certain
rules of procedure have been laid down
and communicated to counsel as obligato-
ry, rules which have been adhered tc
throughout. These rules are the same
as were proposed by the Russian gov-
ernment for the conference at The Hague
and approved there in July. As they
had been laid down by the arbitration
tribunal in January, they were applied
' long before the convention at, The Hague
took them into consideration.
“Another point of great importance is
that ever since 1873 all awards had been
decided by a majority, but this is the
first occasion where the decision was
unanimous. Notwithstanding the great
interests involved and the extent of the
territory at stake, the boundary which
is laid down by the judges is a line based
upon justice and law.
“The judges have been actuated by a
desire to establish a compromise in a
very complicated question, the origin of
which must be looked for at the end of
the fifteenth century.”
All the trouble has been caused by a
disagreement as to where Venezuela left
off and British Guiana began. The terri-
tory in dispute includes a number of val-
uable gold mines, in which British capital
is interested.
The United States became involved in
the dispute in 18.95, and fora time war
between England and the United States
was threatened.
No stand was taken by the United
States as to what was the true boundary
line between the countries, but it was in-
sisted that Great Britain should submit
to arbitration, urged by Venezuela, in or-
der that the true line might be deter-
mined.
On Great Britain’s refusal the memo-
rable message of President Cleveland
was issued, and he appointed a commis-
sion to investigate. Before they had com-
pleted their work England yielded, and
arbitrators were named.
“Yellesley’s New President.
WELLESLEY, Mass, Oct. 4.—Miss
Caroline Hazard of Rhode Island was
formally inauguratedyésterday as presi-
dent of Wellesley college before a large
gathering of guests and spe ' ators. At
10:30 o’clock the inaugural procession,
with Miss Alice Pearmain, ’83, of Bos-
ton, chief marshal and including the
alumnae of the college, municipal and
state representatives and their guests,
marched to the.chapel, where the exen
cises were held, Right Rev. William
Lawrence, D. D., Episcopal bishop of the
diocese of Massachusetts, presiding. The
insignia of office, charter and keys were
presented to Miss Hazard by Mrs. Du-
rant, the retiring president, and address—
es were made by Miss Hazard, President
Eliot of Harvard and President Angel!
of the University of Michigan.
Accidentally'Shot.
AUBURN, N. 33., Oct. 4.—Edward W.
Rindge, proprietor of the famous Four
Mile House, on the shores of Owasco
lake, was accidentally shot yesterday
afternoon and died 45 minutes after re-
ceiving the wound. Rindge was one of a
party of three hunting in the northern
part of this county. When ready to
come home, one of the party picked up a
comrade’s gun by mistake and, it being a
hammerless gun, accidentally discharged
it, the contents entering Rindgc’s groin.
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