The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1902 Page: 3 of 8
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ARBITRATION IS ON
Prospects Good for Amicable Settle-
ment of Venezielan Mass.
OUR UNCLE SAMUEL AS ARBITER
The Balance Will Be Easy at Soon at Gertnaey
Come* “Off the Nigh Norse,” and
Ends Her Grand Stand Play.
Washington, Dec. 20. — Secretary
Hay has received partial responses
from Great Britain, Germany and Italy
respecting the proposal to arblrtate
the Venezuelan difficulties. Great
Britain is favorable to arbitration with
proper safeguards; Germany accepts
arbitration in principle, but finds a
multitude of small adjustments to be
made before entering into the agree-
ment; Italy, as the junior partner of
the allies, declares that she is favor-
able to arbitration, but will be bound
probably by the action of the senior
partners.
As far as England is concerned the
safeguards are believed to relate to
the question of guarantee, which is full
of difficulties. Some consideration is
given to the feasibility to the assump-
tion of responsibility of an award as-
sessed against Venezuela by respon-
sible private agencies, but the United
States government is determined not
to allow itself to be drawn into the
position of a guarantor. However, if
private concerns can be induced to en-
ter the field, the United States will do
what it can to reduce their risks.
The German position presents the
greatest difficulties, for not only does
it involve a demand for apologies,
which are extremely repugnant to Ven-
ezuela, but also presents so many
points requiring adjustment that it is
evident many days or perhaps weeks
may elapse before the adjustment can
be arranged.- The danger of delay in
the face of a blockade, which seriously
cripples neutral commerce and invites
hostile collisions with the Venezuelans,
cannot be overestimated.
The Italian position is of course of
less concern than that of the other al-
lies. The Italian ambassador, in his
intercourse with the state department,
has been extremely moderate and con-
siderate, giving Secretary Hay the im-
pression that he is well disposed to
Second any effort of the United States.
The French government has served
notice that without abating her claims,
the payment for which has been ar-
ranged, she also claims the right to
have the claims of French citizens
which have arisen since the adjust-
ment above spoken of considered by
the joint tribunal which will adjust the
Venezuelan debts upon a basis of
equality with those of other nations.
The official day closed without fur-
ther developments respecting the Ven-
ezuelan complications.
Dublin Moving-Up.
Dublin, Tex.: At a recent meeting
of the city council it voted to issue
bonds to the amount of $4000 with
which to build a city hall and fire sta-
tion. Accordingly Mayor Spencer has
ordered an election for this purpose to
be held Jan. 10, 1903.
Railway Building.
Austin: The construction of new
railroad mileage continues tn Texas
at a most remarkable pace. There
have been constructed during the five
months ending Dec. 1 approximately
250 miles or more of new road, which
is more than half of that built during
the preceding twelve months ending
June 30. The railroad commission is
in receipt of sworn statements from
which the above information is gath-
ered. By next June it is probable over
300 more miles will be added.
Canal Treaty Postponed.
Washington: Confirmations of the
Panama treaty with Colombia has
been again moved into the future and
It is now said that no treaty can be
executed before Christmas and prob-
ably not until the beginning of next
year.
Irrigation in Mexico.
£aredo: A company, headed by
Gov. Caranee of the State of Ooahuila,
has concluded arrangements tor the in-
auguration of one of the greatest Irri-
gation schemes ever projected in Mex-
ico. The company has purchased a
aemi-arid body of land, comprising
34,000 acres, surrounding the mining
region of Viesca, and proposes to put
the entire tract und—; cultivation.
Water for this purpose will be secured
from aatural springs.
The Official Vote.
Austin: The State Canvassing board
consisting of the governor, attorney
general and secretary of state, Friday
completed the work of counting the
votes cast for state officers, except
for governor and lieutenant governor,
which will be canvassed by the legis-
lature. summary of the vote is as
follows:
Attorney General—C. K. Bell 296,429,
T. J. MoMlmms 10,279, W. P. McBride,
3,610, C. A. Boynton 138.
Controller—R. M. Love 295,500, J.
M. Pardue 12,329, R. O. Longworthy
3,513, Collier Campbell 1.
State Treasurer—John W. Robbins
275,267, Eugene Nolte 64,415, Buck
Barry 13,461, M. T. Bruce 3,278.
Commissioner of General Land Of-
fice—J. J. Terrell 288,677, 8. P. Gran-
bury 15,654, J. W. Kuykendall 4,598,
G. A. McGregor 17.
Superintendent Public Instruction—
Arthur Lefevre 294,573, John Collier
16,583, J. E. Gibson 3,641.
Railroad Commissioner—O. B. Col-
Colquitt 298,945, E. P. Alsbury 4,587,
E. G. Cloar 4,z31, J. E. Williams 138.
Associate Justice Supreme Court—
F. A. Williams 290,668, Ocie Speer 122.
Judge Court of Criminal Appeals—
W. E. Davidson 300,651, John James 4.
Court of Civil Apppeals, First Dis-
trice—C. C. Garrett 76,992, W. M. Key
24, Sam Streetman 21.
Court of Civil Appeals, Second Dis-
trict—Ocie Speer 56,950, Sam Hunter
4.
Streetman 51,759.
(two judges)—W. M. Key 51,073, Sam
Streetman 51759.
Court of Civil Appeals, Fourth Dis-
trict—W. S. Fly 55,651.
Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth Dis-
trict—Howard Templeton 59,623, An-
son Rainey 3,838, John Bookhout 2.241.
Constitutional amendment—For 200,-
650, againstl07,748.
__i i» ■
John Harris Hanged.
Paris: John Harris, colored, who
was convicted in the district court of
Lamar county October 27 of the mur-
der of City Marshal Ben Hill of Blos-
som on October 18, was hanged be-
tween 12 and 1 o’clock Friday after-
noon. Sheriffs Turbeville of Delta
county, Loving of Hopkins, Deputy
Sheriffs Anthony and Martin of Kauf-
man, City Marshal W. B. Douglass of
Kaufman and a number of other offi-
cers were present. The prisoner slept
soundly throughout last night and ate
breakfast early, served from the jail
kitchen.
About 10 o’clock he was served with
a meal from a restaurant. Just be-
fore he was to be led out he expressed
a desire to have dinner if he wasn't to
be hanged before 12, and another meal
was brought to him from the restaur-
ant, of which he partook heartily.
His feat of eating three meals called
forth the remark that he would not
die indebted to his stomach. Before
the cap was adjusted Harris faced
east, and addressing a large crowd in
Main street who were visible over the
high plank wail; he shouted to them
to take warning from his fate. He
said that whisky and gambling had
brought him there and that he hoped
all boys, white and black, would shun
those evils.
Chair Factory for Beaumont.
Beaumont: X. A. D. Burrell, a
North Carolina manufacturer, has ad-
vised the Beaumont Oil Exchange and
board of trade of his Intention to visit
Beaumont in the month of January
for the purpose of making arrange-
ments for the establishment of a chair
factory. I^ocal capitalists have agreed
to take one-half the stock.
Orange: Mayor J. W. Link enter-
tained the Orange Progressive League
with a banquet at the Holland House
Friday evening. Seventy-five sat down
to an elegant menu, at the close of
which was read a proposition from
Houston parties for a cotton mill. A
|75OO subsidy was asked tor, half of
which was pledged by responsible par-
ties within thirty minutes, and it is
believed the remainder will be raised
within lees than ten days.
Cotton Belt Depot at Waoo.
Waco: The St Louis Southwestern
Railway company is about to build a
passenger depot which will extend the
entire length of the block on Franklin,
between Third and Fourth streets. The
building will be fireproof and of the
latest improved depot architecture,
and will cost about 650,000.
Laredo: Five Arabs were taken from
the Mexican train Friday morning by
United States quarantine officers and
thoroughly fumigated before they were
allowed to enter the country.
IMrniWM NM
By JOHN R. MUSICK,
Aathor at “Myalartou* Mr. Haward,” "Tha
Mark Stranger,” -‘Charlie Alleudala'a
Doable," Btc.
Gowrigbt, UK, by Boaaar BoniTi Sosa
AU rlshta raaarvad.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Lost Found.
While the stirring events just nar
rated were transpiring in the grotto
two men but a few miles below the
valley were making their way along
the trail made In the snow by old Ben
Holton and the Indians.
“Can you follow it, Glum?’’ asked
the young man, who was Clarence
Berry.
“Yes, I kin follow It," he answered.
The two travelers followed the trail
until they came to where a portion of
the tracks led up the stream, and
some went across the river. Here
Glum Ralston called a halt. He stood
looking at the foot-prints in the snow
and shook his great shaggy old head
like one in doubt.
“Wall, I want t’ tell ye I’m a mite
wool-gathered ” the old man growled,
as he gazed at the foot-prints. “It’s
my opinion that we’ll find the camp
on the other side.”
"I see a light!” exclaimed Clarence.
Glum Ralston turned his eyes In the
direction indicated and said:
"Yes; now I see it—now I don’t.”
“It seems moving about.”
“There is some one in the valley.”
They could not only see a light,
but figures moving about, and Clar-
ence added:
“Glum, let us go over there first.”
“Well,” come on.” the old ex-
sailor grunted, and they started over
the frozen river. When nearly across
they discovered people running about
in great excitement and loud cries,
mingled with which was the shriek
of a female voice. Then came the re-
port of a gun, followed by two or three
more in quick succession.
“Ho! Clarence, git a move on ye—
there’s a fight over there!’ cried Glum
Ralston, and the two increased their
speed to a run.
• •••••
We will precede Clarence Berry and
Glum Ralston to the little camp and
explain the cause of excitement.
When Lackland left to send rein-
forcements to kill or capture the old
man from the mountain, whom he was
quick to perceive was inimical to his
Interests, he little dreamed they
would be coming to meet him.
The old man of the mountains, or
hermit, as we have known him, watch-
ed Lackland across the river, but did
not see him meet Cummins. Know-
ing it would be some hours before he
would return, he did not consider
haste necessary. '
“We will be gone, my dear child,
before that man returns,” he said, in
a kind, fatherly way, that won the
heart of the girl.
“What do you propose?" she asked
eagerly.
“Across this frozen river, the ice of
which will bear your weight, as I
have tested it myself, we will find a
deep, dark cavern. Now, we will
cross the river and I leave you
there—”
“Why leave me there? Why not
take me on to Paul?” she asked.
“Because you would be a hindrance
to my rescuing him. No, no! You
must consent to stay in the cavern
or we will have to abandon the pro-
ject of rescuing Paul.”
“I will—I will do anything."
They began the search for capsules,
lozenges and buttons of compressed
and dessicated food, which took up
little space and the weight trifling
in comparison to the original food.
All this took time, and there came
one delay after another, until hours
had glided by before they were ready
to depart. At last everything was
ready.
"Now, my dear child, we are ready
to y.o. I hope you won’t find this
journey too much for your strength.”
“Don’t consider that for a moment.”
“Hark! I hear footsteps approach-
ing!”
“Some one comes!” she gasped,
turning deathly pale.
The men approaching the house
were Lackland, with Camming, Allen,
Padgett and Ambrose. They had seiz-
ed pine knot torches and were creep-
ing stealthily toward the tent. The
keen eye of the hermit had seen them
and be hastily formed a little barri-
cade, behind which he crouched, a
revolver in each hand.
“Ho, there!” called the hermit cap-
tain. “Don’t advance too near until
you explain what your mission is!”
“My mission is to get to my tent,"
interposed Lackland. “Who are you
ebo presumes to take our camp from
us?”
"Keep off!”
One of the men behind Ned fired at
the old captain and the bullet grazed
the top of his cap.
"You got him!” shouted Ned.
“We've got him this time!" and
struck a blow at his head with his
knotted stick. The stick fall on the
sled ruuuer and there came a blind-
ing flash, a stunning report from the
door of the tent. Ned staggcred^back
and fell to the earth. For a moment
his companions were appalled. Tons
Ambrose fired two shots at his cap-
tain. but the mutineer was excited
at the death of his companion, and
aimed high.
"The hour of vengeance has come!”
an awful voice shouted from the tent,
and another report shook the air, and
Tom Ambrose sank, a bullet in his
brain.
This unexpected resistance appalled
and unnerved Lackland and his com-
panions, who beat a hasty retreat to-
ward the river. They were nearly to
the river bank when two men, leap-
ing from the ice, ran toward them,
crying:
"Hold! What does this mean? Lack-
land, you here?"
"Clarence Berry! I’m undone!”
Then, followed by his men, he ran
up the stream, instead of across it.
"Let us follow them," said Clarence.
"No, let’s go to the tent. There’s
been bloodshed there!"
They ran to the camp now deserted
by the Indians and Esquimaux. Two
men lay where they had fallen, the
snow crimson with their blood. An
old man came from the tent, holding
a pale, trembling girl by the hand.
Clarence snatched up a burning
brand that had fallen from the hand
of some fugutive, and at a glance
cried :
"Laura—Laura Kean!”
His shout was drowned by a roar
from Glum Ralston.
"My captain, oh, my captain, found
at last!” and in a moment those griz-
zled men, lost to each other a score
of years, were clasped in each other's
arms.
CHAPTER XIX.
Conclusion.
The reuinon of the sea captain and
the faithful sailor was mild compared
to a reunion that quickly followed.
Another party was coming across the
ice. The long. Arctic night was spent
and the opening door of dawn was
filling all the eastern Heavens with
glory, when Paul, Kate, old Ben and
their faithful canine friend sprang
from the ice and hurried up the hill to
the narrow valley, where the camp
was.
Paul led the party, with Kate close
behind. The first object he recogniz-
ed was his faithful old friend, who
had long mourned him as dead—Glum
Ralston. The meeting can be better
imagined than described. He was
told that Laura was Inside with Clar-
ence and the long-lost captain, who
was making desperate efforts to ex-
plain something which had befuddled
everybody, and Paul tumbled head
first into the tent, the worst befuddled
of any one, and embraced Laura and
Clarence, and for several moments
the only rational being in the party
was the faithful unknown dog, who
sat on his haunches and panted.
It was fully an hour before every-
body inside and everybody outside
were at all themselves. Paul after-
ward had a dim recollection of hearing
a voice very much like Glum Ralston's
roar:
"Ain’t you Kate Willis, my Kate?"
and then he heard a voice which
sounded very much like Kate crying:
"Ain’t you Jack Ralston, my sailor
boy?”
Then there was a collision, explo-
sion, and the hub-bub increased.
At last, when all had time to re-
cover, Kate and Jack, as she still call-
ed him, entered the tent, she declaring
she would never permit him to leave
her again. Jack explaining that he
was staying in Alaska in compliance
with an order from his captain to the
effect that he was to never leave
until he returned.
“And he has returned,” said Jack.
"He has come back and is here now;
and Kate, 1 am ready to go.”
The man whom we have known as
the hermit captain said:
"My friends, this is the happiest day
I ever knew. But one person more is
necessary to make the reunion com-
plete, and my cup of happiness run
over. I want to ask some questions,
and then make some explanations.
First, is your tame Paul Miller?”
“Yes, sir,” Paul answered.
“Who was your father, and where
is he?”
“My father was Captain Joseph Mil-
ler, who was lost before I can remem-
ber in Alaska or some of the islands
of the Bering Sea."
“Do you know the name of the ship
he last sailed in. and from what
port?”
"Mother told me he sailed from San
Francisco in a sealing schooner call-
ed the Eleanor.”
“Jack—Jack! Have you been with
him all these months and not know
this?”
Glum Ralston leaped to his feet with
a startled yell and cried:
"Crack-lash! A Miller—son of my
captain! Why, by the name of Nep-
tune, didn't ye tell me ye had some
other name'n Crack-lash?”
Paul was dumbfounded. He had
heard a hint that tne hermit was his
father, but the old man had so stub-
bornly denied it that he had conclud*
ed it must be false.
"Why did you deny I was your son
when those men threatened to hang
me?” Paul asked.
“My boy, I knew it then as well as
now, but to acknowledge you to ba
my son was to be your own doom.
They'd a bung ye then for sure, or
tortured us both.”
“What was they goin’ to hang
Crack-lash for?" asked Jack Ralston.
“Because I wouldn't tell where I’d
cached a fortune in gold I got from
the Alaskan mines. So long as they
didn't know he was my son they could
not force the secret from me that
way.”
"Well, cap’n, you played your part
very fine, an’ now that we have out-
witted ’em, an' all goin' home soon,
can you find the place where the gold
is cached?"
“If I had a certain walrus hide I
could. It is the one my son took from
the cave.”
“I gave it to you, Glum.”
“And I’ve got it safe at camp.”
In the midst of their rejoicing
Paul did not forget the poor wretch
who was lying in the cavern mangled
and torn by the dog. Clarence and
two Indians went and brought Morris
to the camp, where Kato carefully
dressed his wounds. He was the only
man living save Belcher, who had
robbed Paul, and told them where the
treasure could be found, also making
a full confession of his crime, admit-
ting that Lackland had hired them to
detain Paul in Alaska until he. Lack-
land, should win a certain lady's hand
and heart.
The second day after the startling
incidents narrated above the little
camp was broken, all the dog sleds
secured and porters, packers and
Esquimaux set out for the Klondyke.
Providence favored them, for there
was no snow fall during their march.
At the Klondyke Ethel Berry gave
them a reception in her shanty. Her
amazement was unbounded to learn
that Laura was in Alaska, and still,
strangest of all, Paul had found a
father who had been dead twenty
years.
Kate went to "Dawson City and
established her laundry, though Jack
tried hard to dissuade her. She said
until she was Jack's wife she would
support herself, and as there was no
priest or parson on the Klondyke shs
saw no chance to marry until they
left. Kate did a big business that win-
ter, and as soon as the spring of 1897
came and the pass was open our
friends went to Juneau and took a
ship for San Francisco. ,
Paul had not only recovered his
gold, but much more, which he took
out that winter, while his father re-
covered his gold. Jack Ralston was
worth seventy-five thousand dollars,
while Clarence Berry and his sweet,
brave little wife were rich several
times over.
It was several months before tho
real fate of Lackland and his enmpan-
ions was known. After their falluro
to abduct Laura Kean the three me.
dared not return to the land of civili-
zation, but went to Sheep Camp
Ono morning, while the camp was
still buried in sleep, there came a
peculiar rumbling sound from the
southwest side of the mountain, and,
like an avalanche, the great glacier
came rumbling, thundering down,
burying tents and shanties and men
beneath it. Some fled and a few
escaped, but when the debris had
cleared away several were missing.
Buried deep under the landslide were
Lackland, Cummins, Allen, Morris and
Belcher.
Some one had gone on to Fresno
and broke the news to Mrs. Miller by
degrees. She could at first hardly be-
lieve her son alive, and it was still
more difficult to believe the husband,
whom she had for twenty years
thought dead alive. When she was
told that she would see them that very
day, she swooned for ojy.
She was at the depot when the train
came in and Captain Miller, shaven
and shorn, and dressed in the garb of
civilization, looking twenty years
younger than when a wanderer in the
.Klondyke, stepped from the train to
receive his fainting wife in his strong
arms.
There was a wedding—of course
there was. No story would be com-
plete without a wedding, and in this
there were two, for Jack Ralston
would insist on being married to his
faithful Kate on the same day Laura
and Paul were wedded.
Clarence and Ethel Berry, who
contributed so much to bring about
the happiness of their friends, were
present, and declared they never en-
joyed but one other event more—
that was their own wedding, of course.
As these young people are wealthy
beyond their fondest dreams, as they
have tasted the bitter cup of poverty,
and take delight in making others
happy, it is safe to predict that their
millions will not be squandered in
frivolity, but the world will be better
by their having lived, toiled and suf-
fered.
May they live long to enjoy the
golden riches taken from the treasure
house of the Ice King on the Klon-
dyke.
The Bud.
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