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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1901-5-23, Page 64)1:1;q48:8:4009:E40).8 E003-403:#3:liKB:EilKea4Ke t•ACK9a3 The Heiress •of Cameron Hai BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY Author a A miss Middlefores Lover/' A Forbici4e:: 1 Marri- g 1g ...02a403:8:43:8`14-AtE4=-013X4X8:4 Nearer ane teorer Mark forced her - to tie- todett of the water tipped by „‘' A wild ery raimea.' over the bay—a , „,,,, tete sm of the. moon. age," 'Daisy Brooks'''. Etc-, Etc- -"Here at the stern.'" cried the .4." 1 awe come to save ',tam!" atire glea Where are you?" nailed a, 'yoke. et womaids shrill, pee-chg. cry far belp 1 ed eectegering forward. "Have courage, I am coning i cared the same voice that sounded. strangely familiar.. leitin 4 cry of fey Helena cast her - Bele ieto the outstretched arms, and ! in en instant she was /owered into 0 a small boat that shot with light- :, niregeliee rapidity away from the ; burning steamer, but not a moment r, too soon. They were scarcely out of barnes Way ere the ship began to ',., settle. The ere-fee/id had done its I terrible worli. and now -the litnifleY 1.waves elainted its prey. falietPTIell NAIL 4 As the boat bad been too small to •that startled the passengers on the ;neck of outgo444-. steamer. 'e pilot raieeel eie eeleseope t .iseyee, sweeping be pier with c. Vapid elautee. enal es lee gazed he saw the tivo. striae -tepee forins %teen the Pier. There *was it La, a second cry of terror in a garnet vatiee. then tee leriek 'waters closed over the two etree-glaag terries end the tide nai- ad oil, as bi.rfore. • lea an :natant all wee corietteion on tate dee-% ef the steamer. et. reteboat zwee titeeele lowerei aiet headed to - Vara spaa where the two forms !rale. ere lees,- cried oue Ot 'tier sealairs. •ellaries one of thein, cat lieee a And Men-lon, later , admit of an additional burden, the " captain stepped into one of the life- boats. expeeting rime Helena, to- ' gether with her gallant rescuer, and the old sailor who manned the boat, ; would soon follow him. But in the darkness that followed the sttIiu o the burned steamer, 1! the little yawl missed the life-boatq. woman tornt was slatten into the and with as three ocetapants drifted boat ; out alone at the mercy of the waxes. A. feet -ekes search was made for her 3, After depositing his burden in the conneirion. 4 bow of the yawl, Ilerbert Renwick thee tee sate,re searienly de- r turned to the aged sailor. Oared lete :era e. +Tare forme -Losing sight of the other boats ;etre... ote ireleile tat- sliore. Fur- is a terrible calamity," be whiseer- t.her eaietei ode tie -a -fore ebandoned N as 'tee•ie. 1! "If we can manage to keep Teo 3eleeteati rti :!;,etl. eagerly aneteel te • ! ate- fel; :a, ante girl leires fe ee ear?. a late ee de- strfat in the (abet a:- ee -lie nee ea pieced when theelight brealis." returned the Ic.x.,,,0„weers saw, a Young en4 man, ite.t.e3atiee teen gloate4.i.;' Zedled the Tbe ebill. fright. and darkness ltad told upon Helelli Helena. and, bg tired at dial 51 mideer to 13'ee -.114Mhi,v ' out. she hod fallen into a deep, ;ate it- laze eel and. ,etal teem •areantieee ;amebae irete deeedd For Ilerliert Itenwiek and the sal eel or there was no sleep. eagaug gem we; lierlart Reza Daylight broke, cold and gray, over the water, ellen Ls rleele eleldelidt• I Herbert Renwick turned pityingly 4+1 !ersi si". to tbe Muffled figure in the bone of the boat. looked. then stared into ed d ti ibt. eteesner. from beikg run down in the I darkness bY some passing vessel, we will. In all Ibrobability. be picked tap Tee Lae Oita! tie! steamer tiler sieved charge of Helena. Every Atte:Ohre woe shown lade yer it. was quite a were Ittriere she wee able to rada>. her head front her pillow. eta attateree en ea.:aver ha teat"1 white rounded- arm, her brown, or adilress met with a quiet ht inn 1 glossy curls failing about her like a rebuff: tea( with tears in ;i.e. ieees she 1 veilee, Pleaded that the alneir:Mein ee gee- 5 ''ere God! Am I mad or do X no pnblivity, as at was merely dream?" he eried, excitedly. "It is •ca. en 4. esteidatt. . ee-Freeleatek eastleton's brlde—zayi ettildiirlieg --.114.6a flew by Stvift-v.-id. nge" -- 'Lat !" Night after night Helena had tea*. o CHAPTER. xxxu. d restleesly to and fro liven i er pd. tow vara of life, for it hid na. thing for her, now that all vets over between Frederick and hereelf. Pleasant Sailing and a smoe.th ee. .had attended the voyage t- f. .. . but on the ea . ' ef the ,..-• the air grew ie..- :...' ;ad e • . , "-We snail le- ee n et , - ! e er.• ' enoruing,"' -predicted the te:tet.:.a...doi the beautiful. white. upturned face, for lielemt bad, by a restless mOve- meat, pushed the blanket bent about ber and now lay with her pink, flushed cheek resting against her 1 Mal•NO••••••01.1. thteee v. 1,0 knew him Leet detecoel at:may in Ids tone. The sterox buret noon them at midnight, aril, to add ti their unse fortunes. the ship took fire. Herbert Renwick stood calmly upon the deck vehile the lifeboats were lowered and the women and children put into them. a The erimson glare of the leaping flames, the his and roar of the burn - leg cotton, the dark figures dashing piteously to and fro, the hoarse cry of the sailors, the splashing of the oars of the life -boats in the turbulent water. the fright, the confusion and dieneke. all combined to make it a scene of thrilling horror. Iferbert -Renwick and the captain were the last to leave the •deemed steamer. "Thank Heaven all are saved—no lives are lost!" exclaimed the cap- tain, fervently, glancing back with a shudder at the burning boat wrap- ped in its winding -sheet of flame and smoke. Suddenly there was a cry of horror from the captain's boat. Where was the beautiful stranger? In the terrible confusion she had not been missed. She had been left upon the burning steamer. In an instant the captain's boat was turned about. -It is my duty to save het if I can,- (Tied the captain; "and if I e ennies in the attempt, may 3e-•• eemfort my wife and little children!" • go," cried Herbert Rene am younger, stronger, and niore In Helena's state -room quite a dif- ferent scene was transpiring. he noise and confusion. had awakened her, and the smoke pouring into her room in thick, blinding volumes safled her. In • an instant she knell what had happened. Hastily throw- ing- one of the double blankets from the bed about her, and saturating it with water from the wcifer-pitcher, she made her way throughthe blind- ing smoke eoware the door, calling •loudly for help. The cabin was deserted, not a hu- man bee „Was in sight, and no one heard the wailing, piteous cries that broke from her white lips as she rea- lised that the steamer was an fire sate had ben deserted. • Step by step through the intense heat a.nd the blinding snaoke' she fought her Way out to the deck. Now and teen great. volumes of smoke rolled ovee her, and the red cinders • elew by, and • fell litesIng, into the •Nmves below: •Eho tried to pray, but the prayer deed atiray in a wailirig eree for help wench would not come. What Was tee. emind that rose like nugle-cali ovei- the sotind of the -waves and the crackling of the iteones? Idlena sprung to ie r feet in breath- leme easpense. Helena moved uneasily in her sleep; as though eonscious of the intensd gaze of the mesmeric, dark eyes beni so earnestly upon her. The next moment she opened her eyes. The gray sea, with the rosy of the lesiva sun upon it, lay, all ubout h and before her, plying thd oars, set two figures --the old saile OD, with his weather-beaten, bronze •ed fare, an! pea -jacket, and another! figure etr, ete ly familitue strangely f, en Bair. See knew 1,4,3 at num and put out lee- I: 'e to him with a little "Mr. l'eee.:elc!" "Helena! -re. Castleton!” he ex- claimed, -air. deep emotion, his face growl: c -Cradle- pale. des it indeed yon wheet I have rescued? I was net ar.*are that you and your hus- h ml were on let:1rd." T. it 3'S sertme to Helena's (bark • evia: her /ace flushed, then grew as !ale as his own for an instant; then she turned to him bravely, and an. P‘oo10(1 trtaill,b1110 Sr dI am not Mrs. Castleton. The— the—wedding—was broken oft, and I—was on the steamer—alone!" "The wedding was broken oar" cried Herbert Renwick, aghast, a glm of joy breaking like a glory I,. over his face. "You are not Fred- • erick Castletones bride?" He could scarcely believe that he had heard aright. Had Heaven giv- en him the one wish of his heart at the eleventh hour? In an instant he was beside her. Helena. read in his disturbed face what was passing in his heart, and her -eyes fell before his gaze in cm - fusion and distress. Her peerless beauty had been a fa- • tal gift to her. It had wrecked the lives of three noble men, yet the fault was not hers. • "Oh, Helena! dare hope that t He *hopped short, abashed. I In that one supreme moment he had lost sight of their perilous sur- roundings, remembering only that the beautiful girl—for whose sake he was making an. exile of himself, an alien from home, friends and na- tive land—had parted from his rival dnd was free to be wooed and won. dLook, lively to the oars, my, lade•, cried the old sailor, briskly; "there's -a sail ahead" .. These words recalled Herbert Ren- wick tor his genses, and the realiza- tion that this wee no time and piece to speak—his first duty Wag to se- cure their safety. • He said no more, but etrath a heart light in spite of the surrohndings, he lent himself to this task . with redoubled -energy. Onward s -wept the steamer in the gray morning light, but neither- the esea,ntic shouts af the trio in the small life -boat, rising and falling with every sr -ell of the waveS, or the • sit ;their handkerchief attracted theixi ottention. 'Useless,• ueelesse, muttered the es:biter; 'trete does not see us, but pawl Oita* rerf• IBAY be picked soap, sow desk 'geode Iveve ebsouy- IOW-ea UPYY tie 1161) low.,' No cry escaped Helena's lips, As she glanced into the faces of the old sailor and Herbert Renwick, she read anxiety and despair in both of them. "While there is life there is hemee" exclaimed Herbert. cheerfully. "Ay, ay. sir," responded the sail- or. Fate wee- kind to the ahipwrecked trio, and Wo are spared depicting the pitiful suffering that usually atterele suck cases. At noon they were rose eaed by a steamer bound for London, and soon reached port. On the dock the old sailor parted from Helena. and 'Herbert Renwick with a heart hand -shales, "I an a leae, frienellees old sane or,'" he said. sadly, ”and something tells me 1 hall never ship again. I will stay on land for the rest of my days. Tell me 'where yoo think of stopping. I would not like to lose sight: of eeee," he said, turning wist- belly toward Helena. "You remind tue strangely of one whom I once lenew." "/ can net tell yet," replied Hel- ena, "but a Aloe addressed to 'Hel- ena Cameron, General Postotilee, Lon- don,* will he sure to reach me." The old sailor turned abruptly way, murmuring to himself as be walked slowly away: "It is u. grange fancy of Min but those dark, starry eyes reraital me strangely of the child Helena, 1eathe1jff," Meanwhile Helena and Herbert Rea - wick had entered a cal). "Helena—Hiss Cluaeron." he Wee ying, earnestly, "something more than an ordinary lover's quarrel has caused you to take this step. Pardon inc for what I must say --yet speak Must. I know the condition of our father's will; 1 know that you are net wealthy in the world's goods and I believe that you have taken. this step to carve out a. future wherein you must gain your live - Mood among strangers." No words fell from Helena's liPe. He did not know, then that she was the one who had been picked up from the dark waters, into which Mark had sprung, holding her eleiSer ey hiS nem elasp, until the beat.. ing WANTS caustAti him to loosen his elasp. Let him think she bad coma there to gain her own livelihood among strangers. „It was best that he should think so, "You an young and unused to the ways al the world," he cried; "in this hour of need let Ine renew the otter that I made you at Cameron Ilall—be ray 'wife." 4'3,tr. Renwick, please don't say any more," she cried with a. tremor in ber sweet young- voice; "indeed can not marry you." "Will you not allow your heart to count to :no in the rebound? Surely you ean not love a. man who parted from you thus easily?" Her Bps quivered like those of a grieving child. She put out her hands supplicatingIY, yet site did not an- swer bine. He had broached the sub- ject nearest his heart too precipitate- ly, he fold himself. He would not lose hope, he would win Helena. yet. "What do you propose to do now that you are in London?" he asked. "Let ree be your brother, your friend and your counselor," he •add- ed, earnestl.V. "I haven't thought about that," re- plied Helena, with the frankness of a child. "I expect 1 had best go to a hotel and think over whet is the best for me to do. I intend to earn my own living, Mr. Renwick." Herbert Renwick flushed, and look- ed pityingly down upon the little white hands upon which such costly diamonds had gleamed but such a lit- tle while before, when she had been the heiress of Cameron Ilali. The cab stopped in front of the hotel, and both alighted. "You will at le-ast allow me to make arrangements for you here," said Herbert, earnestly; 'you are not used to anything- of this kind. I shall not intrude upon you, as I stop elsewhere. 1 should like to call in the course of a day or two, bringing a relative of mine with me—an aunt who would gladly receive you in her home for ray sake. Banker Graham and his wife will add their entreat- ies to mine to persuade you. to ac- company them. home." Helena shook her dark -brown curls proudly. "'You may come and bring your aunt with you, Mr. Renwicka bat I tell you now that 1 will not accoun party her home. I intend to earniay owed living." • “We shall see," he returned, with a happy smile. As they stodd there a cab whirled past them—a cab with a single occu- pant leaning wearily back among the cushions, his handsome face •turned listlessly toward the crowded thor- oughfare. One -glance at the two figures standing before the ladies' entrance of the hotel. and he fell back upon his seat with a face white as death and • lips fairly livid. "My odl—it is I-Ierena," he cried, "the faithless bride WhO forsook me at the very altar to elope with My rival, Herbert Renwiek, • Irate has helped me to track them 'don," he muttered; "the Castleton honor de- mands revenge, ane a revenge worthy of it shall be mine," he told hiin- self, with bitter 'lenger. He stopped the cab and sprung hurriedly froni it, strode back to the hotel, entering the °eke with a set white face. He - leaked anxiously about him. Herbert ilenwick was nowhere in eight; he would have fared badly if he had fallen into Frederick Ca.stteton's naiads at that m-oment. Carling for • paper and pen, he hastily wrote a note which he liteeiedly eolded, and ordered delivered to lir. Renwick, the young American who had just entered at ehe private entrance, or to the lady who aceompaniece him. "1 Iva ectel leter on during the day for a raplye" said Frederi-k Cas- tleton, turning haughtily on kis heel and leaving tire hotah • The bell -boy, with the note en his hand, miesed Renwiek in the corri- dor. • In the parlor he found a erbung and .11)eautiftil Ore peeing' taitlesely- andalowet. • „ • e 'I beg your partlo,,u,' said ,the teity; tQUtJi1ng his cap piolite/y; 4/14101e- "SP" ke b4b igM juir:ii -*one .1•0101...dir with Mr. Herbert Renwick?" _9E4 "Yes," responded Helena. I OFWEr8 FORCE DOWN TO 40 THE. PAN DEDICATED, "A gentleman has just left this - note for aim; will you kindly take charge of it, madame?" "Certainly," responded Helena, and 800 Boers -Cross Orange River the 'boy bowed himself out of her arid Reinforced Commandoes. presence after placing the note M her hand, Thoughtlessly sbe thread the riot° over in her hand, end glancing at the superscription A 'cry broke from her white lips. She knew the chiro- graphy but too was Fred- erick Castleton's. Like one fascinated, her eyes ran over the few lines of the note'. It was a challenge, stating that Frederick Castleton would rad dur- ing the afternoon lor his answer, when all preliminaries coold be are ranged, cH4t.PrER Helena gazed at the fatal aotet. Frederick hereah, how ber heart throbbed, at the thought. Then her mind reverted to the challenge which she Mee in .er treitagiag augers. "Frederick and Herbert, Wiest not. leteet," she cried, nervously pressing her white bands tightly over her heart, I 1.1111St prevent it at any cost. I must keep it from, As she etood there the trutui scent- ed to thtelt anrOSS her brain. At the vary altar Vrederiele had sternly re- fused to aflow the marriage cere- tawny to proceed until she had di- vulged who it \NUS with whoin she parted the night before at the en- trance to the rose arbor. Surely she could not have mislaken Ataxic for Herbert Reraviet. Alt, it must be so. else why shoeld he have followed him across the ocean to seek revenge? "Did Frederick know that she was there?" she asked herself. A great longing swept over ber to Ay- to Frederick and plead with him to take her back to his heart, end, kneeling at his feet, confess all the past and poor Marie's share in it poor Mark who bad met his death in the WaVeS. "Ah, no, no, 1 can Tiever reveal that past, or even a, part of it, lest the terrible truth comes to light that X who was so soon to have be- come his bride was not Helena Cam- ron, but an imposter whose very emory be would despise." At that moment the heard Herbert nwick's step in the corridor with- out, and thrusting the crimpled note hurriedly into her pocket she turned toward the door. Ile cried out in wonder and alaru. at the white face she turned toward him; it was as pale and haggard as if death itself had placed its ruth- less stamp upon it. "Are you ill, Helena—Miss Cara - e ?" cried Herbert, anxiously, and in great alarm. "You are white to the lips, and you are trembling so that you can hardly stand." 'It is the reaction caused by what we have gone through," she manag- ed to articulate, faintly. 'el might betve kno•wn thet it was too much for you to endure without+ a- reaction—possibly a sick spell," he answered, earnestly. Hel- ena—Miss Caxaeronl why will you insist upon being left at this hotel, among strangers, while any aunt would so gladly receive you?" "I am not going to stay at this hotel," cried Helena., flushing and; paling alarmingly. "I am going away from her without a moment's delay, to some place at the further+ end of the city. I—I—can not get away too soon." "Has anything happened since X left you a few moments since in this parlor?" he asked, quickly. Wo—no,"' faltered Helena, grow- ing more strangely nervous at every passing moment; "nothing has hap- pened, only 1 have changed my mind about stopping here.” "You have concluded that you will allow me no take you to my aunt's," he exclaimed, brightening up. "She will give you a hearty welcome. I have written her about you so often that you will not seem like a strang- er to her, by any means." But Helena Would not consent to this. am going to some other hotel," ehe said. "You may bring your aunt 'to me there to -morrow, and I may consider your kind proposal." Herbert Renwick was oirerjoyed. He would make a confidante of his aunt; she would receive Helepa with open arms when he told her his story, and with her woman's wit.she might persuade her to give her heart to him. A quiet hotel was found where Hel- enn chose to remain, and here Her- bert Renwick left her, declaring that on the following afterneon he should call, bringing his aunt with him, for the ostensible purpose of taking her home with them. He looked. at her with all, Ins yearning eoul in his eyes as he said "good-bye," and hurried, away. His heart was light and gay as he ran quickly down the steps and heel- ed a passing cab, little ..dredining what the future held in store for him. • kt that moment Frederick Castlee. <on was heft • entering the hotel • where he had left the note. He cross- ed the rotunda," with a titan, ringing etep. • "Have you any letters or messages, forme?" he asked of- the clerk in at- tendance. ' He was surprised to receive an an- swer in the, negative. , "Was my state &levered to Mr. Herbert Renwick, or the lady who accompanied him?" he, asked. - 'The not was deliyered imme- • diately, sir; then the lady and` gen- tlemen left, hurriedly. No message whatever was Ieft for you," respond- ed the *clerk; glancing. up curiously at, the ' handsome - sealwart American, who turned so abruptly On his heel,. muttering* bitterly been- -103 clinched teeth "The despicable coward! he '.'haS fled to escape me." " ,•e" It never 'occurred to Frederiek Cas -d thaon to dOtibt that Helena ahdlrer-- bert Renwick had eloped. together, or • that they, had been married before leaving Baltlradre.` 'He quite, believ- ed that. Helena was Herbert , several pi:4131k ratrols Have Beep, Ara- i nusikod-Bands or the linemy in Several I rlaees-Aa Armoured, Train lias 13een 132Fu0mitted-Zord Kitchener Peports Pore Boors Killed. Wounded stud ; Captured. Cape Town, May :W.—Eight nun- dred Boers have erOsSed the Oraege River from the northwest, and beve reinforced the eOln11.1andoeS .in the eastera districts. rilie latest reliable report locates DeWet near Philippolis, m Orange River Colony, and uot far from the Cape line, with 40 horsemen. All the commandoes in the Orange River Colony have instructions to cross tiq Orange River. Several Ilritieh patrols have been ambushed, mere Capture. London. May 21. --Lord Kitchener also reports that last week 19 Boers Were killed, 14 were woeudiel, 28$ were made priemiers end 71 surren- dered, and that Z2 rifles and 105,- 000 rounds of ammunition were cap- tured. 1. Ennilidt tinier Wiled. London, May 21.—Lord Ritthener reports to the War Office, under date of Pretoria, May 18, as follows: "An armored trains has been deem,- mited south of Araerican Siding. Major Heath of the 0outh Laneee shires Was killed.“ nurses for the Army. Montreal, May 21.—The steamer Anglo -African will leave the port of Montreal this morning with 750 Van - adieu horses intended for the pritish army in South Africa. MILITARY DISPLAY BARRED, Ceremonials on tho24ta Pay Would Con. litItuter Acts of DIsrespoet to lakto Que•it Victereee etemerr. Ottawa, May 23..—The citizens of Cornwall will be deprived of seeing the 48rd Regiment in ceremonial manoeuvres on Victoria Day, and they will not hea.r the fue-de-jole, whiclt is usually fired 'by troops at noon on this day. In reference to the matter, the fol- lowing brigade orders were issued by Col. Cotton, 1). 0. 0.'commanding the Ottawa Brigade:- Attention is called. to M. Ct. of this date, as fed - lows: "District officers coznma.uding and commanding officers of units are re- minded that, by the Ring's meta - maid, all the military forces Of the Empire are still in deep mourning for Her Late Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria, and that such mourning does not expire until July 2d. In these circumstances, cere- monial displays, suc)). as salutes, fue- de-joie, trooping the colors, reviews and other military exercises, except suck as are for tactical instruction or for rifle practice, woUld be an act of serious disrespect to the memory of our late beloved Sovereign." The Inhibition Or Pror. Steen. Montreal, May 21.—The inhibition of Mr. Steen is the solo topic of con- versation in Anglican circles, In some quarters the action of His Grace is approved of, while in others it is condemned. Inhibitions, it may be said, are very rare in the Church of nnettn.d. in Canada, and it is very seldom that it bishop has occasion to resort to such it drastic method of silencing- a clergyman. It is prero- gative, however, that belongs to an Anglican prelate, and one, it is said, froni which there ie no appeal, ex- cept to the House of Bishops. An Anglican Bishop has also the right to excommunicate. 820 Zor Horse Thieves. Woodstock, May 21.—Horse thieves are still operating in West Zorrae Some time Sunday night the premises of two farmers in that township were visited and a horse, harness and bug- gy taken. The horse was taken from Charles Barret, lot 2, concession 7, West Zorra, and the buggy and har- ness from John Parker, lot 6, gravel road. A reward ef $20 has been of- fered. An Elevator Burned. • Winnipeg, Ma,y 21.—A despetch from Indian Head, N.W.T., says: Yester- day morning fire was discovered in the roof of the Lake of the Woods elevaeor at this • place. A strong southerly gale was blowing at the tine, and the elevator, along with 23,008 bushels of wheat, were soon consuiried. • Derelicts Dot the Atlantic. I New York, May 21,.—Two ocean lin- ers, L'Ageitaine, from Havre, and the Mesaba, from London, arriving yesterday; reported derelicts drifting in the steamship lanes now traversed by crowded' steamers. The Govern- i rnent will •be asked to send out a gunboat to blow up the wrecks:- ' Lord Minto Sends Congratulations to this Rainbow City --A. rait- Day and a pair show. Buffalo, N.Y., May 21.—In the Prot- !ence of a va.st concourse el PeeD1-0. ' with ceremonial both eon-ventigliaI • and novel, the Pan-American -e-lh:581- tion, was yegterday fOrinally dedicat- ed, The day was fair and began vfliTi** Parade, in which there were men front nearly every country la the weride and ;anted with au aerial bombedd- atene from, flying bombs and a bril- Dant eloctrical illumination, BetKeean the two were the fornaal exercises of the dedication. Tae parade that formed at the City Hall and marched by way el the main thoroughfares to the EZPasifinn, • grounds Was 0.4 interesting epectaele, • and thousands of persons lined the route. Vice -President Roosevelt was the guest of honor, and when he reached the hall tbe perade was etarted with a, volley of aerial bombe. Two tlious- and troops, who got their time from four bands, led the way, and after thean were a. hundred carriages With eiltelalS and guests. Behind them came the concessionaires from the Midway. Western Indians mingled with the children of the tropics', the Orient end the Ideeliterraneen, and gave the procession its truest touch of volor. They were in native co - tune, had A score of artistie flotett, alui 15 bands furnished them. niseic. The entry of the promesion to the Exhibition grounds at aoon was a, magnificent spectacle. 'Ile crowd in the grounds at that time numbered fully 40,000, and the Riveter part of it MIS massed in the esplanade. The exercises began at 1,O.41 o'clock with the rendition of Ilan - del' s "Alleluia," by the 71st Regi- ment Band. The venerable bishop, Charles II, li'owier, led in prayer be- fore an audience stilled and bowed, President Milburn read a, aeries of congratulatory telegrams from Cen- tral and South America and Can- ada, among which was the following: •'The Goveruor-Geueral of Canada di- rects melo express to you his hearty , congratulations on the °Petting Of ' the Pan-Aineriean Exposition. whielt Ills Excellency sineerely hopes may ' be in every way successful. (Signed} ; Harry Graham, Aide -de -Camp to . Governor-General." i Yesterday's total admissions. from . 8 am, until 11 p.m., were 101.087. 1 PARKDALP BANK POMPOM 0 , I— Trial of Rutledge, Mee and 'Tones Cora- monood at Toronto. 1 Toronto, May 21. --No time was i lost by Judge McDougall ha the Crini- 1 bud Seseions yesterday morning in. ; beginning the trial of Rutledge, Rice ' and Jones, the three men accused of / breaking into the Standard Bank in Parkciale on the morning of May 22 of last year, ' Mr. Dewart stated the CeoWneS 1 . tatie to the jury, outlining the eve- ; •denee 'to be Presented, identifying the t eprisoners no the inert who tied up i Policeman Ward in Parkdele. I The first witness called waS Mr. 3. !H. Hyland, then manager of the I Standard Braneh Dank at Parkdale, ., whe said he found the window brok- , en open, the vault damaged and the ' combination broken on May :22 last, 1 and the door knob of the sere bent a little. The evidence of Policexnan Ward (100), told how he had been tied iip by the thieves. Other witnesses were PatroleSergt. Jarees I-Iart, PatrolaS'ergt, Robineerla Inspector Stark, Policeman Alexan- der Ross, Detective William Schu- bert, William. Myers, Andrew Hughes and W. 'Webster. The court adjourned at 6 o'cloek till 10 o'clock this morning. Tbe court will sit daily from 10 rain. to 6 p.m. until the four 1 charges are disposed of. An. iario Man Killed., I YPSUani-i, May 21, — Fred Douglass of Alvinston, Ont.; a mere- I ber of `the Michigan. Central bridge, gang, was ii,-.1stantly killed by the east -bound passenger train in an ef- fort to avoid ee freight which, .was coming in en opposite direction- •• will Be' Charged With Wounding. . . Toronlyi), .May 21. ---Nicholas Clark, the Central Prison -convict who used a knife on Michael Clancy, gnarcl at the institution, ,on Saturday laSI: ; Will'be brought into the Police Courtl 'this morning and charged with ! WOUnding„ South Alrica on unday ht shot Jap S Lease MiesaniPlaio. ' 1.1.;Yok ohama;' May 21.--Accandieg to "advice from Seoul, the COrean'Gov eenrepree leite , leased. , le. Japan 450- <acree of laud to form a Settlement at, •14asamPho- The Wes fornier*tovktalaNy ,eOtgl:VA7 awe- The Elections in Spain. Medrid, May 21.—Latest reports of the result of the elections to the new Chamber of Deputies, held Sunday, show that the Capital returned six Ministerialists, one Conservative and one member of the National Union party. According to El Correo, the follow- ing are the general results of the election: Lls, 230; Conservatives, 170; dissident Conservatives, 15; dissident Liberals, 18; supporters of Romero, 10; Republicans, 15; Carlists, 6; Na - tional Unionists 10; Catalanists 4 Socialist, 1, and Independents, 21. A thiebee Man Shot. . -- • Edmonton, N. W. T., May 21.—A despatch from Star, 40 miles east of here, seers that Louis Fontaine, D. L. S.,..of Levis, Que., who left Fri- day for Onion Lake, was accidentally shot near there on Saturday. •While Mr. Fontaine was in his tent one of the members of the party was hand -- ling a revolver outside,. which peel - dentally discharged, the bullet enter- ing Fontaine's leg, jut above the knee. The bullet has not been re- moved. Dr. Harrison is with the wounded man, who will be brought here for treatment. • , , ; Boxing on Victoria Day; Toronto, May 21.—john R. Ben- nett, the Crescent Athletic Club's of- ficial referee, was agreed upon to -day: for the world's championship bout ors Friday, night next in the leentual Street Rink, when Jim Ferns elf Kan- sas and Matty Ala,thews of Brooklyn clash for 20 rounds at 142 pounds. The men are both due to arrive to- morrow ancl will co ie iri perfect dition. Willie Popp vs. Jim Thomas, 8 rounds and Jack Rowe vs. •ellia,rlie Godwin box in the preliminarieS. • Father's Awful Crime. London, May 21.--Sergt.-Major Butler, who has just , returned from ni eve.eate.his children, killing tour of them. leis 'wife and baby' -escaped. iOgiit Families .1.1om eless. St. John, N B May 21 yesterday morning fire destr Or2d six 'residences ancl rendered eight families homeless a.A IMUSOrd, near neve. • 01,11iFiftViktiVe,4",-, .• • •