IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
PARLIAMENT MEETS.
Tuasday, May 15.
Washington, May IS. With tU ti
er pt ion of th anti-rass amendment,
tb lenat concluded Its (UkumIoo of
tb railn a l rat bill la committee of
the whol and, as toon at tt-t provl
loo shall be dlipoeed of, will take It
op in th Mint. Tba general eipec
tut Ion la that tht pa question will b
disposed ol early tomorrow, and tht
gn?al hopo la that tba LIU may ba
paal before tha does of tomorrow's
ronton. Tha grair f art of tha day
i spent In discussing tha alghth auc
tion ol tha bill, ralatlng to tha person
nel ol tha Intaratata Commarca com
minion, resulting In tha elimination
of tba antlra section and tha restotatlon
ol tha praaent law. which provide for
five commissioners at salaries of, f 7,500.
Waihlngton, May 15. Tha llooia
by a decided vote toduy reaffirmed lla
fulth In the, Navy department, defeat-
Ing an amendment ol Taanay, chair
man of tha appropriation! committee,
to limit tha eipendltorea on a ihlp to
10 p r cent of tha coat, a rota of con
ildenre coming after two boots' hot
debate. Having reached tha lection of
tha naval bill dealing with increase
In tha Navy and, realising that consd
erabl drbat inuit eniun, tha hous ad
Journed until noon tomorrow.
Tawney wai emphatic- In declaring
that it waa both bad policy and bad ad
mlnlitrat'inn to glva to tha Navy de
partment tha right ol spending 111,
000,000 for repaira of vessels without
ao much a being compelled to glva an
account to any oca lor tha money ex
pended. Tha vota on tha fir it amendment,
providing that no mora than 10 per
rent ahall ba applied to tha repair ol
ny ahlp Unless detaili ba submitted to
congress, waa defeated, yeas 30, nays
65. Tawney than withdraw bis second
amendment.
solidly fur tha Allison amendments,
but wera jast as Dearly united against
oppoilng propositions. When an ad-
Journment was reached, there waa still
prospect ol tha contlnuanca ol tha de
bate lor nut week.
Elect or Russian Piople Aiiemble In
Opan 8nslon.
St. retenborg. Msy 11. Wltbost a
single bitch and with only a minor In
cldan to mar tha memorable day, tha
Banian parliament waa Inaugurated
yesterday. Tha emperor's mrssaga In
reality was lass a throne speech thaa a
greeting, and required only three min
for The Term ofjlis Natural Life
By MARCUS CLARKO
g ether, with the butts outwnrl Tie tens
profile-! t spliced stick ebut twelr
feet Jon j. About two feet from either
end be notched the young tree ontil be
could bead the extremities upward; and
baring so bent them, be secured the
bent portion! In their placet by mean
of lathing of rawhide. The eplk-ed trees
now preeented the rude outlin of the
section of a boat, having the etem, keel
and atero all in one piece. Tbie baring
Friday, May II.
Washington, May 11. After passing
320 pension bills, tba bouaa today de
voted much time to considering a point
ol order made by Tawnay against an eratlon of tbe country
appropriation lor a new steal floating lively satisfactory
CITAPTER XVCoatlnaea.!
Hylvl nttreJ a little cry. She bad
utea lor its delivery. Emperor Nitbo- am fnd of btr dumb companion,
laa red slowly. Tha admlrabl. and J N"n'! M'' Wb'
aven cordial ton oftbe sovereign In re- -i tm going to mike a boat for you,"
newinv bia rdadrea and aaklna tha co- said, "and I want hldee aod thread
m ,
cperatlonol parliament fortberegen-
was only nega-
snd tallow."
A'few weeka back Maarica Frere
would bare laughed at auch a seoUace;
but be bad begun sow to comprehend
drydock, provided In tha naval appro- fionrtUr and snacUtora other than th,t thU CODT,ct w"
pia'tlonbKl Tha chair bald tha Joint JSJSll
ol order well taken, In a. cartlully pre- lh.chMr.M. bat lb, Members wars '. ''J uW " b0t
pared opinion. ominously silent. What rankled moat y0u can't get mora than one bide off
Hepburn, ol Iowa, made a vigorous WM tha failure ol tba emperor to men- a g0t, man?" be said, with aa Inquiring
attack on tha coort martial syatem ol tlon amneity, and later, when tba tone In bia voice-a wough It wera
tha navy, especially critlclilng tha offl- members asiembled In tha Tanrlde pal- jutt ponsible that such a marreloua being
cars repomlble lor tba accidents that ace, away from tba spell ol tha throne ss Dawes could get a aecond bide by
bava happened to ships ol tha navy. room, many ol them wera with dtffi- virtue of some secret process known only
A point of order against tha appro- culty restrained Irom precipitating w ". . t .
l. ... ....I w.lntn..t.tlnn LtUn h nffarlne tMnlntiona on tha ta "'" to catcb Other goaU
at Lake Bluff, Illinois, was ponding subject. The Constitutional Democra-
when tba housa adiourned nntll Mon- tic leaders, nowever, wbo dominatoa
I . . e a a v.l K turn b sjavsvawe wuiv. auviw mm aaw isiiiw
varytning, war annoua not to ram -,, aotiODiDg. 0o and cut down some
vue repiy wuicu ue iow e,nlnfs. and let us begin.'
prepara to tba apaec& irom tna tnrona, lieutenant mister looked at the
in which limes with tha crown will ba conrlct prisoner with astonishment, and
Joined, and succeeded in staving on then gave way to the power of knowl
prematura action. ledge, and did ai he was ordered. Be-
By tha irony ol lata,. Ivan Petrunke- fore sundown that evening, the carcass
vltch, whoso first mention ol tha word of poor Nanny, broken into virions moet
constitution 12 yeara ago wai diimlssed unbutcbery fragments, was banting on
day,
. Washington, May 11. Bailey's non
tuipemlon amendment, applying to or
der! of tha Interstate Commerce com
mission aa covered by tha railroad rata
bill, which has occupied so much ol the
attention ol tha senata in connection
I am a olnt to catch other goats' at
tba pilot station."
"Bat bow are you going to get there."
"Float across. Come, there la no time
I'h that bill, was today adversely dis
posed ol by tha decisive vote of 23 to
f , practically a party vote.
hv t'lnnamr Klrhntal II mm
dream," today stood in tba Iront rank " young aapltoga is he could
... .v ' v ' i .-..-nt.t drag together, found Uufui Dawea en-
. . ai I VI fcUU UJVJUJUVll Ul V a wiye ruMweae w i - . ..J..- k. tf- f, - M
Anamemiment uy uiyner connning chfkmb4sr wblle EmPeror Nicholas put
the court review to constitutional que.. hi fflcW tbe RQMifta p. JM the
liament. . thm
tlons waa also voted down. A number
ol other amendments were rejected.
An amendment limiting to two years
the life ol the commission's orders was
lopted.
Monday, May, 14.
Washington, May 14. Tha session
ol the senate today passed without an
exciting Incident and without tha adop
tion ol a single amendment to tha rail
road rale bi'.l, notwithstanding that
measure was under consideration pric
tically all the time Irom the hour ol
convening, 11 o'clock, nntll adjourn
ment at 6:15 p m. Tbe most cbarac
terielic feature ol tha day was tha re
jection ol amendments. This waa ac
compltshed either by direct vote or by
tha proreas ol laying on the table and
one followed another In rapid sucea-
alon.
Among the provlaions thus adversely
disposed of wera several Intended to III
the liability ol railroad companlee lor
in'ury to employee. The presentation
of provisions intended to accomplish
this purpose had tha effect of bringing
out a practical'y authoritative state
ment; that the committee on interstate
comm rce wilt report the Independent
honse bill on that subjict which Is now
pending before It.
When the senate adjourned, tha
eighth section, regulating the person
nel ol the Interstate Commerce commis
alon, was under consideration and ad
ioumment wai secured at a somewhat
earlier hour than usual in the hope
that there could he prepared a more ac
rentable provision covering that sub
ject than has heretofore been presented.
Thursday, May 10.
Washington, May 10. In connection
itb the consideration ol the railroad
rate bill bv tha senate. La Follelte to
day attempted to secure the Imposition ods ol procuring land leases, the giving Information is to what ha Intended to
i i i in. .ii.tinn. .1 thai . .i . itt . .i ! do. "It'a mr own notion." be said. "Let
provliioniolthe Inter.UteU.mmerce JlfIereDt klndi oI oil out 0I the same 'i':": "": '--.l V. It.
tank and misrepresentations aa to the fected to know all about tha schema. lie
quality ol oil eold, ware charged against Iled,t? thbk 4 "VK
V o , iw-i . . , ihould contain a mystery which be could
tbe Btandardl Oil company at today's not ibirfc
bearing before tbe Interstate Commerce 0n th neit ,jaT by Itufus Dawea
commission. Incidentally, it waa directions, Frere cut down some rushes
After much dlecuaslon an amendment charged that tbe Frisco road gives a that grew about a mile from tha camp-
was adopted restoring the penalties of rate of 2 centa a bnndred pounds to tbe ing ground, and brought them in on bis
tbe old law. Standard Ull company wnen n cnargea pica, mis too mm neany oau uj
competitors ol that corporation iu umea w accompiun. ouon u w
u i.. ti. . Irlnnln to tell ttDon his ohrsicil DOW-
Waihlngton, Miy 10. Shells and 1,11 ,i.r - ftr(i ers. Tba convict, on the other hand.
projectitea lor tha Navy dtpartment I . nBrJ. ' . ... . . ,. . trained by a woful experience In the
will, sftor Jnne 30. 1906. be Dure based I . T .. .. . . I boats to endurance of hardship, waa
by tba bureau ol Ordnance In the opan w" l" "me i"!L!V,.- lol recovering ba original strength.
Int,1 ftf mm una tb nractlce. I ""u . . " . What the, forr ked t fere.
uatBv, i I Tha r.rinclnkl irltnuiM tndav wera K. 1 . - . .
In secret marketa rom firms engaged
In the manufacture of these articles.
Washington, May 14. The house
had under consideration today bills re
lating to the government of the District
of Columbia. It completed the bills
reorganising the Wanhington public
school system, then adjourned in tbe
absence of a quorum, postponing action
on the bills under consideration
These bills will be taken up tomorrow
Saturday, May 12.
Waahimiton. May 12. Tbe senate
proceedings today were devoted exclu
sively to the consideration pi the rail
road rate bill, and they included many
interesting and some sensational feat
ares. The actual accomplishments o!
the day consisted in tbe completion of
the consideration ol tha Allison amend
ments, covering the question of review
by courts of the orders ol the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
There were several ol these provls
ions and all were accepted aa presented
or suggested by the Iowa senator, show
ing an almost perfect agreement among
Kepaplican senators. Indeed, one of
the noteworthy features)! the day was
the practical unanimity ol the Repub
licans. Tbey not only voted almost
" foolish the nearest tree; sud Frere, returning
GIVES MANY BRIBES
curious occupation. lis bad
goat, and, having cut oil Its
under the jaws, and its legs
at tha knee joint, had extracted me
circass through a slit, which slit ba bad
now aewsd together with strings. This
nroceeding fare him a rough baa. and
Inner Workings of Standard Oil Made w" b,Ju' enel ,n fi,DJ '"j Jjf
, with auch coarse grsss aa ba could coi-
ruong y rwrmcr .mH.T.. Iect Frer oberT9df that tbe fat
Chlcairo. Mav 11. Corruption ol of the animal was carefully preserved.
railroad employee and agents ol inde- th; teatlnee had been placed In a
. . ,.V , i, , L P t.f water to soak.
penueni oil companiea, oieuoneet mem- The convict, however, declined to give
mm
aw. lie proposed terms irom one to
five yesrs, in addition to fines from
1,000 to $20,000 lor unjust discriml
nation, lor false representation to se
cure business at less than the estab
lished rate.
This change in existing conditions waa
brought about through tbe efforts ol
the chairman of the approptatlona
committee, Tawney, of Minnesota, who
offered an amendment to the naval ap
propriatlon bille which the bouse had
under consideration today.
The principal witnesses woay were jc. m h, flun- bundles down.
M. Wilhoit, ol BpringOeld, Mo., form- t0 m,,, , flo,t You are very dull,
erly for ten yeara agent ol the Standard Mr. Frere. I am going to swim over to
Oil company at Topeka. bui now an in- the pilot station snd catch some of those
dependent operator: II. C. Deran, of goats. I can get across" on the etuffed
Fremont. O.t E. P. Riolev. president skin, but I must float them back on the
of the Atchison. Toneka and Santa Fe reeda.
road, and M. Maxon, a former agent ol
the Standard Oil in Illinois.
Wednesday, May 9.
PUT OVER HEAD OF HART.
WBshlncrton. Mny 9. The senate spent
China Annninta New Officials ta Man-
l no greater part oi me uuy ngmu iu
the ronxideration of the question of di
vorcing the production of coal and oth
er commodities irom tncir transporta
tion, and closed that branch of its
work by adopting a modified provision
formally offered by F.lkins. but origin
ally suggestod by McLaurin. There
was acnin much spurring over parna-
Inentury points, but there was at no
timo os much contusion as on lucsnny,
and, when the coal question was finally
closed, the progrcm was ao rapid tbat
the first section was entirely disposed
of before the sonate adjourned. Other
amendments wore also adopted, but a
long and short-haul provision suggested
by Lab'ollctto was votod down by prac
. ' ii- . i . 1 1 t. . i .
lli'HU v a puny voiu, nit nut iwu re
publicans voting against the amendment.
Washington, May 9 Nearly the en-
tiro time of the house was today taken
up by two propositions first, whether
the navy department should go into
the open market and purchase anchors,
chains and cordago, or continue to man
ufacture those articlos in the govern
ment navy yards, as is jow done; and,
second, whothor the cost of transport
ing coal from 'Atlantic and Quit ports
to the l'hilippinos in Amorican bottoms
should bo limitod to $5 or $0 per ton.
On the first proposition a substitute
was adopted, giving the secretary of
the navy the right to purchase these
age Customs Service.
Fekin, Miy 11. An imperial edict
which may radically affect the status of
Sir Robert Hart, director general ol the inner membrane hating
Frere taw that hli companion wai
cleaning the Intestines of the goat. The
outer membrane having been peeled off.
Itufus Dawes was turning them Inside
out. This ba did by turning up a short
piece of it, as though it were a coat
sleeve, and dipping the turned-up cuff
into a pool of water. The weight of the
water, pressing between the cuff and
the rest of it, bore down a further por
tion; and so, by repeated dippings, the
whole length was turned inside out The
been scrsped
away, there remained a fine transparent
Chinese riiftoms and the customs estab-
.i- .. iJthe, which wai tightly twisted and aet
lows: I 'There Is the catgut for the noose,'
Tleh I.lanr. resident nf tbe board said Dawes. "I learned that trick at
hi - I . . . ,
ol revenue, is her el y appointed super
intendent ol customs affairs. Tong
Shao, Junior vice p-esident of the For
eign board, ia appointed associate min
ister ol Customs affairs. AH Chinese
and foreigners employed in the various
customs are placed under their control."
Both these offices are new creations
in the customs service. Hitherto the
customs have been nominally under the
direction ol the Foreign board, but
practically Sir Kobert llart ncs exer
cised absolute control.
The diplomats here are unwilling to
comment on the edict until its inten
tions and lull force are arpatent. II it
meana a step toward active Chinese
management ol the customs, the ioreign
governmenst are expected to resist it.
Advance Rates In West.
Chicago, Mty 11. The Tribune to
dav savs: Fire insurance rates in Chi-
articlos in open market if a saving could cago on lers desirable risks will be ad
DO made. . I vanAd QR iwtr rant nr mnn ti ratmhima I tlnn
Will Double Alaska Cables.
Washington, May 15 Orders have
been issued by Geneial Allen, tbe chief
signal officer of tbe army, for. the in
stallment of tbe duplex system on the
Alaska cables. Tbe commercial 'busi
ness of tbe cables has become so heavy
that even by working night and day tbe
operators are not able to handle all the
diBfttches. With the new system the
capacity ol the cables will "be increased
about 75 per cont. Tbe supreme court
ol the United States has denied the
petition for a rehearing in the Chicago
traction cases.
Inquiry Into Coal Monopoly.
Philadelphia, May,"16. The Inter
state' Commerce Commission will to
morrow resume its inquiry into the al
leged close relations between railroads
and big coal corporations. Nearly the
entire time, It is expected, will be de
voted to efforts to prove the ownership
ol stock in coal companies by officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad and dis
crimination In car distribution. The
Baltimore and Ohio will also be put
under microscopic examination.
The aocond proposition did not carry, companeis that have suffered loss in
the San Francisco fire. This action
1 t aM St a.- I t .
wiminer nana devolution. i praciicauy was decided yesterday at a
Washington, May 15. Reports have meeting ol 20 Western managers in the
the lettlement Now, come here."
Frere, following, saw thet a fire had
beeu made between two slones, and that
the kettle was partly sunk In the ground
near it On approaching the kettle, be
found It full of smooth pebbles.
"Take out those stones," said Dawes.
Frere obeyed, and saw at the bottom of
the kettle a qnnutitr of sparkling white
powder, and the sides of the vessel
crusted with the same material.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Salt."
"Ilow did you get ltT
"I filled the kettle with sea water, and
then heating those pebbles red hot in the
fire, dropped them into it We could
have caught the steam in a cloth and
wrung out fresh water, had we wished
to do so."
Frere burst out In a sudden, fretful
admiration: "What a fellow you are,
Dawes! What are you I mean, what
have you been?"
A triumphant light came Into the oth
er's face, and for the Instant he seemed
about to reply by some startling revela-
Ihit the light faded, and he check-
end. piJdllng with bis bands, poshed
off from tbe shore. Tbe clothe floated
high and dry, but tha reeda. depressed
by tbe weight of tha body, lank so that
tha bead of the convict alone appeared
abova water. Ia thia fashion ba gained
tb middle of tha current, and tba out
going tide awept him dowa toward the
moutk of the harbor.
Bufos Dawea, drifting wtth tha cur
rant, bad allowed himself to coast along
the ft stem aids of the harbor nntll the
pilot station appeared In view oa tha op
posite shore. Br this time It waa nearly
7 o'clock. Ha landed at a sandy eova.
and, drawing op bis raft, proceedad to
unpack from among bis garments a piece
of damper. Having oaUn sparingly, and
dried himself la tb sun. he replaced
the ramalna of bis breakfast, and pushed
bia floats again Into the watar.
Arrived at bia destination about mid
day, b aet to work to lay hi anare.
The goat, with who side a bopd
to cover the cored, ware aufflcUntly
numerous and tame to encoarag him to
use every xtrtlon. H earfnlly exam
ined the track of th animal, and found
that .they converged to on point tha
track to th nearest water. With much
labor h cut down bushe, ao a to mask
th approach to th water hoi on all
side, ear wber the tracks Immedi
ately conjoined. Clo to th water, and
at unequal distance along th various
tracks, be scattered tb salt ba had ob
tained by hi rude distillation of ea
water. Between this scattered aalt and
th points wber h judged th animals
wonld b likely to approach, ba at bia
trapa, and retired to watch tha effect
of bia labors.
About two hours after b had gone,
th goat cam to drink. There were
flr goats and two kids, and they trotted
calmly along th path to th water. Tha
watcher soon saw that his precaution
bad ben In a manner wasted. The lead
ing goat marched gravely Into the
springe, which, catching him round th
neck, released tb bent rod, and sprang
him off bis legs Into th air. Ha uttered
a comical bleat, and then hung kicking.
The other goats bounded off at this sud
den elevation of their leader, and thr
mora wer entrapped at a little distance.
Rufu Dawes now thought It tlm to
lecur Ms prua, tnouga tnre or tn
springe were ai yet unsprung. He ran
down to th old goat, knife In band,
but befor h could reach him th bare
ly dried catgut gar way, and th old
fellow, shaking bis bead with grot esq a
dismay, mad off at full speed. The
others, however, were secured and killed.
Th lo of th spring waa not a aeri-
oui one, for three trap remained un
sprung, and before sundown Rnfus
Diwea bad caught four roor goats. Re
moving with car the catgut that had
don auch good service, h dragged the
carcasses to th shore, and proceeded
to pack them upon his float. II dis
covered, however, that tb weight wa
too great, and that th water, entering
through tha loop of th stitching In th
Ida, had lo'soaked tb rush grin as
to render the float! no longer buoyant
II waa compelled, therefore, to ipend
two bonrs In restufflng the skin with
such material as he could find. Some
light and flock-like seaweed, which the
action of th water had awayed after
the fashion of haybands along tbe shore,
formed an excellent substitute for grass,
and having bound bis bundle of rushes
lengthwise, with the goatskin as a cen
terpiece, he succeeded In forming a sort
of rude canoe, upon which the carcasses
floated, securely.
The tide was now running In, and be
knew It was imperative that he should
regain the further shore while the cur
rent wss In hia favor. He touched the
chilled water and drew back. For an
Instant he determined to wait until the
beams of the morning should illumine
that beautiful but treacherous sea, and
then the thought of the helpless child,
who was, without doubt, waiting and
watching for him on Ihe shore, gave new
strength to his wearied frame; snd fixing
his eyes on the glow that hovering above
the dark tree-line, marked her presence.
he pushed the raft before him Into the
sea.
Paddling and pushing, he gradually
edged it toward th firelight; and at
last just when his stiffened limbs re
fused to obey tha Impulse of hia will,
and he began to drift onward with th
onward tide, h felt his feet strike firm
ground. Dragging the carcasses above
high-water mark, he rounded tha little
promontory and mad for the fire. He
gained the fir before the solitary watch
er there heard his footsteps, and spread
his hands to the bias In silence.
stake, four other pole, notched In two
place, wtr lashed from stais to stake,
running crowlr to th keel, and form
ing th knee. Four saplings wer now
bent from end to nd of th upturned
portion of th kl that represented
stem and stern. Two of the four war
placd aboT, as gunwale; two below, a
bottom rails. At each Intersection th
tick wer lathed firmly with fishing
Un. Th whole framework balng com
plt. th stakes wtr drawn out and
tbr lay npoo tha ground th skeleton
of a boat eight fst long by thr broad.
Frwr. who hands wer blistered and
sots, would fata bav rested; bnt th
convict would not bear of It "Lt oa
finish," h said, regardl of his own
fatigo; "th skins will b dry If w
atop."
1 can work no more." said Frer,
sulkily; T can't stand. You're got mus
cle of Iron. I auppos. I haven't"
"They mad ro work when I cotildnt
stand. Manrio Frere. It I wonderful
what spirit th eat gives a man. There's
nothing Ilk work to get rid of aching
mnsfle so they used to tall me."
"Wn. whata to be don nowT
"Cover th boat There, yon can set
th fat to melt and aew then bide to
gether, two and two, do yon see? and
then sew th pair at th necks. Ther
Is plenty of catgut yonder." .
Dont talk to ra as if I were a dog!"
ssys Frere, suddenly. "Be drll, cant
yon?"
But th other, busily trlmmlnc and
cutting at th projecting piece of sap
ling, made no reply. It I possible that
he thought th fatigued lieutenant be
neath hi notice. About an bom befor
sundown th bides wer ready, and
Rufna Dawes, having in th meantime
Interlaced th rib of th skeleton with
wattles, stretched the skins over it with
the hairy side Inward. Along the edge
of this covering h bored hole at Inter
vals, and passing through thee hole
thongs of twisted skin, he drew th
whole to th toprall of th boat Op
last precaution remained. Dipping th
pannikin Into th melted tallow, h
plentifully anointed the aeama of th
sewed akin. Th boat thua turned
topsy-turvy, looked like a bnge walnut
iheH covered with red and reeking bide,
or the sknl! ft some Titan who had been
scalped. "There r cried Rufns Dawes,
triumphant "Twelve bonrs In th sun
to tighten the hides, and ahall awim Ilk
a dnck."
The next day was spent In minor prep
aration. Tb Jerked goat-meat was
packed securely Into ss small a compass
aa possible. Water bars wer Impro
vised out of portion of the Intestines of
the boats. Rnfus Dawes, having filled
then with water, ran a wooden skewer
through their months, and twisted It
tight tonrnlqnet fashion. lie also strip
ped cylindrical pieces of bark, and hav
ing eewed Meh cylinder at th side, fit
ted to It a bottom of the same material,
and calked the seams with gum and pin
tree resin. Thns four tolerable buckets
wer obtained. One goat skin yet re
mained, and ont of this it was determin
ed to make a saiL "The current waa
strong,? said Rufus Dawes, "and w
shall not be able to row far with such
oars as we have got If we get a breeze
It may save our lives." It was Impos
sible to "step" a mast In the frail bas
ket structure, but this difficulty was orer
come by a simple contrivance. From
thwart to thwart two poles wer bound,
and the mast lashed between these poles
with thongs of rawhide, was secured by
shrouds of twisted fishing line running
fore and aft Sheets of bark were placed
at the bottom of the craft and made a
safe flooring. It was late In the after
noon of the fourth day that these prep
arations were completed, and it was de
cided that on the morrow they should
adventure tha Journey. "We will coast
down to the bar," said Rufus Dawes,
"and wait for the slack of the tide. I
can do no mors now."
(To i continued.)
reached the State department of the
organization of another revolutionary
movement directed against tbe govern
ment of President Caceres, of Santo
Domingo. It is understood that tbe
island of Porto Rico is the base of
operations, and it is supposed that ex
President Morales and Jimincs are the
leaders ol the movement. Instructions
have been sent to the insular governor
rooms ol the Western Union in the
American Trust A Savings bank build
ing. At the same time tnere will be a
large reduction in brokers' commis
sions, rne advance in rates will be
confined to the congested district.
Give $9AO,000 to California.
Washington, Msy 11. The house
committee on public lands todav author-
ol Porto Rico to take steps to carry out ixed a favorable report on a bill which
the neutrality laws, which would pre
vent departure of hostile expedition.
California Needs Another Judge.
.. Washington, May 15. The members
of the California delegation in congress
today met in conference with Secretary
Metcalf and discussed tbe question of
an additional circuit Judge for Califor
nia, as well as the urgent need ol lib
eral appropriations both lor the con-
struction ol new lederaJLuUdlngs in
San Francisco and the proper repairing
ol others. Insurance litigation will, it
is believed, make an additional Judge
imperative.
will result in placing about $900,000 in
the state treasury of California from
the Federal treasury, if it becomes a
law. The bill grants the state five pur I their tails?" she cried merrily.
td himself with a gesture of pain.
"I am a convict Never mind what
I have been. A sailor, shipbuilder, prod
igal, vagabond what does It matter?
It won't alter my fate, will it?'
"If we get safely back," says Frere,
"I'll ask for a free pardon for yon. You
deserve It .
"I don't want favor at your hands.
Let us get to work. Bring up the rushes
here, and tie them with a fishing line.'
At this instant Sylvia came up. "Good
afternoon, Mr. Dawes. Hard at work?
Oh! what's this in the kettle?"
xne voice or tne cniid acted like a
charm upon Rufus Dawes. He smiled
quite cheerfully.
"Salt, miss. I am going to catch the
goata with that"
Catch the goats I now? Put It on
cent ol the proceeds ol the sale of
public lands ol the state Irom the
ginning ol the state government,
in that respect puts California on
same basis as other states.
the
the
"GoaU are fond of salt, and when I
get over to the pilot station. I ahall aet
traps for them baited with this salt
Whenthey come to lick It, I shall have
a noose of catgut ready to catch them;
do you understand
"But how will you get across?'
"You will see to-morrow."
Will Make Jefferson Statue.
Washington, May 11. Secretary
Boot announced today that Augustus CIIAPTER XVL
St. Gaudens had been secured as sculp-1 Frere, coming to the pier next morn-
tor for the proposed Thomas Jefferson log, saw Dawes strip himself, and piling
, monument to be erected in Washington, his ciothei upon the atund goatskin,
arricna niunmr npoit n rq p!tu,
Frere, starting, cried, "It la you!
Have you succeeded?"
"There are six carcasses down by th
rocks. You can hav meat for breakfast
to-morrow."
The child, at the sound of the voice,
came running down from the hut " "Oh,
Mr. Dawes! I am so glad! We were
beginning to despair mamma and I."
Dawes snatched her from the ground,
and, bursting into a joyous laugh, swung
her Into the air. "Tell me," he cried,
holding up the child with two dripping
arms above bim, "what you will do for
me if I bring you and mamma safe
home again?"
"Give you a free pardon, said Syl
via; "and papa shall make you his ser
vantl" Frere burst out laughing at
this reply; and Dawes, with a choking
sensation in his. throat, put the child
upon the ground, and walked away.
In the morning, however, Rufus
Dawes was first at work, and made no
allusion to tbe scene of the previous
evening. By dint of hard work they got
the four goats skinned, and the entrails
cleaned ready for twisting, by breakfast
time; and having broiled aome of the
flesh, mad a hearty meal. Mrs. Ylck
ers being no better, Dawea went to se
her, and aeemed to have made friends
again with Sylvia, for be came out of
tha. hut with the child'a hand In his.
Frere, who waa cutting th meat in long
tripi to dry In the inn, saw this, and It
added fresh fuel, to the fir of hia un
reasonable envy and Jealousy.
Rufua Dawes took two of the atralght
est and most taper of soma celery-top
pines which Frere had cut on the pre
rlous day, and lashed. thrn t'ghtly t9
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Among the traditions of old-time
courtship in New England the risks,
rivalries, achemlngs and elopements
to be expected of youthful Impetuosi
ty are not absent; but surely no other
region preserves so many anecdotes of
tranquil, unhurried and unflurried lov
ers. One recently related of a trio of na
tives of old Norley a century ago is
certainly an instance rather of aenso
than of sensibility.
Ablel came , courting to Amanda;
neither was young. Amanda listened
politely when Ablel proposed, looked
him up and down, considered, and an
nounced, with considerate regret:
. "It'll have to be no, Ablel; it reelly
will. I'm sorry, but I can't make it
my duty to say otherwise, and It cer
tainly ain't my pleasure. I'm satis
fied with a single life. But If you'll
take It in the spirit It's offered, I'll
give ye a piece of advice. Try Peter
Forney's Abigail. She's better-looking
than I be. She's got faculty, and I
kind o' think Bhe ain't averse to mar
riage." '
Ablel, gratefully accepting the ad
vice, proceeded at once to Abigail, who
justified Amanda's guess at her atti
tude toward matrimony. She and ha
were soon married, and in due time.
Amanda came to call, and expressed
during her stay a warmer appreciation,
of tha furnishings of the new homo
than Ablel deemed In good taste. 1
struck him as too nearly approaching-envy.
"It might have been yours, Aman
da," he announced, with reproachful
dignity, In the presence of his quit
unruffled .bride. "It might have been
yours, but you wouldn't have It And
if now It's Ablgall'a, why, nobody's ta
blamo. Abigail had senaa,"
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