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VOL. XVIII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FBIDAY, SErTEMBEB 13, 1901.
NO. 39.
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Tfis Craft's
CHAPTER X.
It lb autumn holiday tint friend in
U matK bo blieiied I visiting
gratlaud, were Invited to atop at Mount
Marten on tnelr Jr Highland:
1K( w, rli sioiutmiicd la meet tb neigh
bors ur lh Linley t dluncr on the Ir ar
rival. The time W yearly festival
luul mi com ru'""1 "f"1"! (h '
aw in lt' bouses Hud Mr. and Mr. IJn
If; were occupied In maklug their ar
' nwlmrpl for the dinner parly.
gidney'a agitation at tit prospect of
sjertlag I lie ladlea In lb drawing room
sja.il a charm of lla own to the lluh oo
ktf fre. Hhyly following, Inatcad of
Wading her little companion Into tb nwui, j
aho pn-wnttHl alien charming appear
law of youth and beauty that the ladlea
Mined in tli-lr talk to look at ber. Bom
few .luiircd KUtjr'a governess with gen
erous Interest; lb greater number doubt
ti Mr. IJuley' prudenre In engaging
girl so very pretty and an my young.
Wbco lb gentlemen ram In from the
otaaer table. Hydney wan composed
nguib tu ailiulre the brilliant aoene, and
M wonder again, aa aba had wondered al
ready, what Mr. Unley would aay to ber
arw ilmu.
He looked at her with momentary fer
for of Interest and admiration wbU'h
Bade Hydiiey gratefully and gnlllleealy at
tarbnl to bim, trvuil.l with pleeaurei be
ma stepped forward a If to approach
her, checked himself, and want back again
atom hi (Ural. Tb on neglected per
oo whom h uoivt tb btoknl at aaaln,
m tha utr lrl to whom hla approval
lb brralb of her Uf- I
Krirndly Mr. MarlCdwIu tou.hwl bor
arm. "My dir, you ara k4n your prat
tj rolnr. Ara you orrrvouw hy the batt
Shall 1 lak you Into tb nxt roomr
dnry aipwaawl hrr alnwra nr of
th lady'a klndnmo. llrt eommonplaw
rirunr wa a trna ! abt bad a hi-ad-arb;
and aba aakrd lf to ralln to her
roam.
Apiiracbln lb door, thara aha fonnd
btrarlf faiti to far with Mr. WnUy. Il
kid jut Imh-o giving dlrrrtion to oar of
tb M-rranl. and waa re-entering lb
drawing room. Oh atoppt-4, trembling and
cold; but, in the errjr Inlendly of her
wrelrhwloeaa, ah found eourage enough
to rak to hlui.
"Vou aeem to avoid me, Mr. Mnley,"
ah organ, ieaking with an air of formal
rwiiert, and keeping her ye on the
ground. "I hope" aba beallated, nd
draperalely looked at him "I ht 1
haven't done anything to offend vou 7"
In her knowledge ot him, op to that
mbwrable evenlug, be conaiaolly aiwka to
her with a aoille. Khe bad never yet eeeo
him iio acrloua and ao iualleotlv a he
waa now. Ilia erea, wandering round the
room, retedoa Mr. Unley brilliant aud
brauiiful. and tauxbtng gayly. hy wa
he looking at hla wife with plain algo of
etnbarrannient In hi facef Hydney pile
oulv neraUled In reneatlng ber Innoeent
quvallou: "1 h 1 haven't done anything
to offend your'
"My drar rbild. It I Impoaaikle that you
abould offend me; you have mlaundentuod
and ntUlaken nie. Dou't uppoe pray
don't auppoae that I am rbanged or ran
vet be changed toward you." II ein-
phaalaed the kind lulentiou which tbeae
word revealed by giving brr hla hand.
Hot the next moment he drew back.
There waa no dlgullng It, be drew bark
a If be wihrd lo get away from her.
(the nolieed that hia Up war Hrmly rloc
ed and hi eyebrow knitted In frown:
be looked like man who waa forcing
himself to lulnult to aoina hard net-eeaiiy
that ha haled or feared.
ttydney left tha room la despair. lie
had denied In the plalneat and klndeat
tvrma that he waa rhanged toward her.
Waa that not enough? It waa nothing
like enough. The facta were there to
apeak for theniaelvea; he waa an altered
nan; anxiety, aorrow, remorae ona or
the other eeemed to have got poaaeealon of
him. Judging by Mr. Liulry'a gayety of
manner, hla wife could not poavlbly have
been lakeo Into bia confidence.
What did It mean? Ob, tb uaeleaa,
hopele queallonl And yet, again and
again ah aiked beraelf; What did It
mean?
Tb dinner party came to an end; the
neighbor bad taken their departure; and
the ladie at Mount Morven bad retired
for the night.
On tha way to her room Mr. Treaty
knocked at her daughter' door. "I want
to apeak to you, Catherine," abe aaid, "I
am the bearer of rood new. When w
tod It neeeaaary to get rid of Miaa Weater-
Beld
Mr. Llnley'e indignation expreaaed It
eif by a look which, for th moment at
leant, reduced ber mother to aolenc.
"Do you mean to tell me, mamma, that
yon har aaid to Herbert what you aaid
Juit now to me?"
"Certainly. I mentioned It to Herbert
In the coiira of tb evening. He waa
excemilvely rude. II aaid, 'Tell Mre.
MarKdwItt to mind her own buaineaa."
"What haa Mr. MacEdwtn to do with
(IT naked Mr. Linley.
"If you will only let me apeak, Cath
erine, I ahall be happy to explain inyaclf.
You aaw Mra. Mu.VdwIn talking to me
t (be party. That good lady'a bead-a
feeble head, aa all her frlenda admit
been completely turned by Mla Wnt
erfli-ld. If. b any lucky chance, Miw
Wenterfleld hniioen to be diaenicngcd in
tlie future, Mr. MacKdwIn'a bouo la
0M'i to her at her own time and on her
own trnna. 1 pronilaed to apeak to you
on the aubject, and I perform my prom
le. Think over It; I atrongly advlae you
to tbluk over It."
Even Mr. Unlpr'a aood nature declln
d to aubiult to thla. "1 aball certainly not
tbluk over what cannot poiwlbly happen,
ahe aaid. "f lood nlirht. mamma."
Mr. Treaty paaaed through the dreaa
Ing room on her way out. The way to her
own bed chamber led ber by the door of
Sydney', room. Bh amldenly topped;
the door waa not ahut. Tbla waa In ilaelf
(I 1 11 Hill pinna gltrtitmtnnrtlh. A at rift aenae
of duty conducted Mra. Treaty next Into
the room: anit vn eneournired her to !
Proach the bed on tiptoe. The bed wa
"npty; the clothe bad not been dlturbeu
line, it bad been made in the moruluy!
ml
ta
If lb boil bad not been full of aueat.
Mra. Treaty would bava raiaed ao alarm.
A thing were, the fear of a nornlM
aeandal, which the family might hav rea
mm to regret, forced her to art with cau
tion. Meditating In Ibe retirement ot her
own room, ahe arrived at a wine and wary
declaloli. Uueniug Ibe door by few Incite
ah placed a chair behind ibe opening In
poult loii which commanded a view of
Rydney'g room. Wherever the goverueea
might be, her return to ber bed chamber,
before the aervanta wer aatir In the
morning, waa chance to b counted on.
One man In th amoklng room appeared
to b thoroughly weary of talking poll-
Ira. Ibat mail waa th maater of the
louae,
II waa the lat to retire fevered by
the combined Influence of amok and
noiae. ilia mind, oppreaacd all through
th evening, wa a ill at eae aa ever.
Miigrriug. wakeful, aud Irritable In the
corridor, be atopiied at tha open door,
and admired th peaceful beauty of the
garden.
Tb aleepy aerranL appointed to attend
In lb amoking room, aaked If h abonld
cloae tb door. Llnlcy anawered; "Uo to
Iml and leave It to me." HUH lingering
at lh top of the atepa, he waa tempted
by tb refreahing molneaa of tb air. II
took th key out of tb lock; eecured tbe
door after he had paaaed through It; put
lh key In hla pocket, and went down Into
tbe garden.
CIIATTKK XI,
With alow atepa Linley eroaned th
lawn: hi mind gloomily akeorbed In
thought which had never before troubled
hla eaay nature; tboughta heavily laden
with burden of aelf-reproach. Linley
entered lh ahrubbery, because it happen'
ed to be neareat to him.
Tbe instant afterward be wa etartled
by tb appearand of a figure emerging
Into the moonlight from tb further end
of the ahrubbery, and rapidly approach
lug him.
"Who la out ao lata?4 be aaked.
A cry of alarm anawered him. The fig
are alood alill for a moment, and then
turned back a If to escape blm by flight.
"Itou't be frightened," he aaid. "Surely
you know my volcer
Tbe figure alood alill again. He abowed
himself In lb moonlight, and discovered
Sydney Weelerfleld.
"You!" he exclaimed.
Kb trembled; th word lo which ah
anawered blm wer word in fragment.
"Tha garden waa ao quiet and pretty
I thought there would be oo harm please
let me go back I n afraid I aball be abut
out"
Hhe Irled to pasa him. "My poor child,'
he aaid, "what la ther to b frightened
about? I bare beeu tempted out by the
luvelv night. Ilk you. Tak my arm. It
la ao close In her among the treea. If
we go back to Ibe lawn, the air will come
lo vou freely.
Hhe took hi arm; be could feel her
heart throbbing against It. Kindly alleot.
he led ber bark to lb open apace. Home
garden cbalra were placed here and there
ha auaaeated tbat ah hould reat for
awhile.
"I'm afraid I aball b abut ont," ah
renrated, "Tray let m go back.
II yielded at one to th wish that ah
expressed. "You mimt let me tak you
back," be explained. "Tbey are all aIeep
at tb houe by thla time. No! no! don't
be frightened again. I have got the key
of the door. The moment I have opened
It. von ahall go In by youraelf,
rihe looked at him gratefully. "You are
not offended with me now, Mr. Unley,'
ahe aaid. "You are like your kind aelf
..In "
They narended the atepa which led to
lb door. Uuiey too ue aey inou u
oockeL It acted perfectly in drawing
i he lock: but the door, when he push
ed It, reainted bim. He put hla ahoulder
ngalust It. and exerted hla atreugth help-
ed by bla welgnt. Jin uoor remaiueu w
movable.
ifsd one of th aervanta altting up
i.i.. ik.n usual after the party, and not
aware that Mr. Unley bad goo Into the
garden-noticed the door, and carefully
faalened th bolta ou the luner aide? That
waa exactly wnat naa nnppenra.
"Can't w make them hear uar aaked
nnit liuiKuwIblc. Kesldea-" lie waa
about to remind ber of the evil conatrue
.M. .h inlirht bo placed on their ap
pearance torl",r- returning from the gar
den at an advanced hour of the night; but
hh noWce pleaded with him to be a-
Iter t" , . ,tv... ...., thai U'M I
i..t Ha only ania, lira loritci n.i
all sleep t th top of our old castle. There
I, no knocker to the door, and no bell that
ring qp.talra. Come to the summer house.
In an hour or two nior wo ahall aee the
,UAera mark ot report on her part, ahe
offered the armchair to him; It waa the
on comfortable aeat In the
nlace Ho Insisted that she should take
It; and aearchlng the summer honee, found
.'wooden .tool for hliuaelf. "What .hould
I have done." he wondered, "If I
been ahut out ot the house by myself?
Her eyes reatcd on him timidly; there waa
lome thought In her which
from expressing. She only .aid: Iwlan
I knew how to be worthy of your kind
ness." Her vole, warned him that ahe waa
atruiritllng with strong emotion. wniy
uSS& trn like . child; he amlled. aud
puued her on the shoulder. "Nonsense! '
be said gayly. "There la no merit in be
ing kind to my good little .ov"
Hhe took that comforting hand-it was
. harmleaa Impulse that she waa unab
fo re.lHt-.he bent over It, and kissed , H
gratefully- Ho drew hi. hand away from
he, a If the wft touch of her Ipa bad
Eton Sri tbat burned It "Ob," ahe cried,
"have I done wrong?"
"No, my dear no, no.
There waa an einlinrrasmont In bl
man. the Inevituble rexult of hi. ear
5 h i nsVlf If ! ta ln tl,e re"olUte
ere sTof .elf-restr.lnt, which wa. per
JectTy Tu comprehensible to Sydney. Co.n
Sj misunderstanding him, ahe
ttougbt he wa. reminding her of the d la
snce that aeparatcd them In aoclal rank.
A nT of hysterical sobbing burat ita way
through her last reserve of aelf-control;
aha atarted to her feet, and ran out of the
summer house. Alarmed and distressed,
lie raiiowea uer inatantly.
nne wa leaning agalnat the pedeatal of
a etatue In tb garden, panting, ehudder
Ing, a eight to touch tb heart of a far
less sensitive man than th man who now
approached her. "Hydney 1" he said.
"Dear little Bydneyf' She tried to apeak
to him in return. Itreath and strength
failed her together: ah would hav fallen
If be had not caught her In bla arma. Her
bead Bank faintly backward on hia breast.
He looked at th poor little tortured face,
turned up toward blm In the lovely moon
light. Agala and again he bad honorably
restrained bimaelf he wa human; he
waa a man in one mad moment It was
done, hotly, paaaionately done be kissed
ber.
Tor the first time in her maiden life a
man' lips touched her lip. Ail that bad
been perplexing and atrange, all that had
been Innocently wonderful to herself In
the feetlug that bound Sydney to ber Brat
friend, i a tnyatery no more. Lore lift
ed Its veil, nature revealed ita accrete, in
tbe one aupreme moment of that kisa. Hhe
threw her arma round hla neck with a low
cry of delight and returned hla kiaa.
"Hydney," h whispered, "I love you!"
Hhe heard him In raptnroua alienee. Her
kiss had anawered for ber. At thia crisis
in their" Urea they were saved by an acci
dent; poor little common accident that
bappena every day. The spring In the
bracelet that Hydney wore gave way aa
ahe held him to her; tbe bright trinket fell
on the grass at their feet The man never
noticed it. The woman saw ber pretty or
nament aa It dropped from ber arm aaw,
and remembered Mra. Unley' gift.
Cold and pale with horror ot herself
confessed In tbe action, simple aa It was
she drew bark from him in dead alienee.
He waa astounded. In tones that trem
bled with agitation, be aaid to her: "Are
yon 111?"
"Hhameleea and wicked," she anawered.
"Not III," Hhe poluted to the bracelet on
the grasa. "Take it up; I am not fit to
touch It. Look oo tbe inner aide."
Ha remembered tbe inscription: "To
Hydney WeaterHeld, with Catherine Lin
ler's love." Hi head aank on hia breast;
be understood her at last "You despise
me," he ssld; "and I deserve It."
"No; I despise myself. I have lived
among vile people; and I am vile like
them."
Hhe moved away a few atepa with a
heavy sigh. "Kilty." ah aaid to herself.
"Toor little Kilty!"
He followed ber. "Why are you think
ing of tb child," he asked, "at auch a
time a tbia?"
Hhe replied without returning or look
ing round; dlatrust ot beraelf had inaplred
ber with terror of Linley from the time
when the bracelet had dropped oo the
era.
"I can make but one atonement," ahe
aaid. "We must see each other no more.
I must aay good by to Kitty I must go.
Help me to aabuiit to my bard lot I muat
go."
"I muat ask you to submit to a sacrifice
of your own feelings," he began. "When
I kept away from you in the drawing room
last night when my strange conduct
msde you fear that you had offended me
I waa tryiug to remember what I owed
to my good wife. I hav been thinking
of her aasln. W must spare her a dia-
corery too terrible to be eudured, while
her attention la claimed by the gnesta who
are now In the house. In a week'a time
Ihey will leave us. Will you consent to
keep up appearancca? Will you live with
us aa uaual, until we are left by our-
melve?"
"It ahall be done, Mr. Linley. I only
ak on favor of you. My worst enemy
u mi own mlsersble. wicked heart. Oh,
don't you understand me? I am ashamed
to look at you."
Not word more paused between them
until the unbarring of doors waa heard
In tb stillness of the morning, aud the
amok began to riae from the kitchen
chimney. Then he returned and apoke to
!,
Von ran set back Into the houae," he
lit. "do on by the front ataira, and you
will not meet th aervanta at thia early
hour. If they do aee you, you have your
cloak on; they will tbing you nave oeen
in h. irsrden earlier than usual. Aa you
naaa the upper door draw back the bolta
1 . .. V -- t.. n,..ull In
quietly, anu tu -
Hhe bent her bead In silence. He looked
after her aa abe baatened away from him
over the lawn; conscious of admiring her,
conscious of more than be dared realise
to himself. With his sense of tbe duty be
owed to hia wife penitently present to his
mind, th memory of that fatal kiss still
left ita vivid impression on him. "What
. scoundrel I am!" he aaid to bimaelf aa
he stood alone In the auminer houae, look
ing at the chair wnicn ana naa just icn,
CHATTER XIL
On the evening of Monday in tbe new
ek. the last of th visitor had left
fnnnt Morven.
The next day waa Kitty'a birthday, and
.hii hev were all In the breakfast room
oreaentlug their glfta to th child Uulcy
' , . - U i n Rv.tn.v-
"Meet me in the ahrubbery In half an
II
tons occasion to nu'r w
Incapable of hearing what passed be
tween tbem, Mra. Treaty could see that a
eecret underataudlng united her aon-ln-.n.i
th. voTerness. She beckoned
Itandai to Join her at the further end of
the room. ,
r rnn to do me a favor," abe be.
gan. "Observe Miss Westerfleld and your
brother. Look at them now."
Randal obeyed. "What la there to look
UH 1. InnlllrMl
"They are talking conBdentlaUyi talk-
Ing bo that MM, -WIlll-J Mt-
XxH)k affaln
Itandai Bxed hla eye. on Mra. Treaty,
with an expression which showed his dis
like of tbat lady a little too plainly. A
few moments later all except Mr. I resty
i....lul tvAiir Into the unrden.
"My daughter'a married life la a wreck,"
she burst out, polntiug theatrically to the
j. v.- ,i,ih MiiIot and Svdney Wester-
if retired. "And Catherine has
the vile creature whom your Brother pick
ed up In London to thank tor It! Now
(10 you unoersiBuu . .
than ever." Raudul answered,
nte.s vou have taken leave of your
II
They were both now sitting with their
backs turned to tho entrance from the li
brary to the drawing room.
... tmnUo vou with Hi? own lm-
preaslona." Mrs. Tre.ty went on; ' I will
be careful only to mention what I have
wen and heard. If you refuse to believe
me I refer you to the guilty person, meuc
"oT'h.,! Inst irnt to the end of those In-
. i nr.i. when Mrs. Lluley re
turued, by way of the library, to fetch
a forgotten par.eot. Hhe advanced a step
and took the parasol from the table. Hear
ing what Itandai said, ahe paused, won
dering at tbe atrange allusion to ber hue-
band,
"Yea," aaid Mrs. Treaty to Ilandal; "I
mean your brother and your brother's love
Hydney Westerfleld."
Mra. Linley laid the paraaol back on the
table and approached them. Hhe never
once looked at her mother; her face, white
and rigid, waa turned toward Randal, lo
him, and to blm only, abe apoke.
What doea my mother' horrible lan
guage mean?" she asked.
Csn't you see," said Mra. Fresty to
ber daughter, "that I am here to answer
for myself?"
Mrs. Linley .till looked at Randal, and
.till .poke to bim. "It la Impossible for
me to insist oo an explanation from my
mother," abe proceeded. "No matter what
I may feel, I must remember tbat sne la
my mother. I ask you again you who
have been listening to ber what doea abe
meanr
Mra. Trestr'a sense of her own Impor
tance refused to submit to being passed
over in this way.
However insolently yon may behave,
Catherine, yoo will not succeed in provok
ing me. Your mother Is bound to open
your eyes to the truth. You have a rival
In your husband s affectlona; anu mai
rival la your governess. Take your own
course now; I have no more to aay. With
her head high in the air looking the pic
ture of conscious virtue the old lady
walked out
(To b continued.)
Helping the Curate.
A rnnil store la being told at tbe ex
pense of a young curate who ba re
cently been appomtea to a one couu
try parish. It waa bla first wedding,
and he wa terribly nervoua.
Th. lM-i1rrnnm. a hurlv fellow.
smiled encouragingly, and audibly re
marked tbat "everybody naa to uru,
when the cleric made bis first few
blunder. Matters got oerloua when
the curate, turning to the amlllng bride
groom, aaked:
'Wilt thou have thla woman aa my
wedded husband?"
The hriilB tittered, but the clergyman,
with a very red face, tried again: "Wilt
thou have this man to thy wedded
woman?'
T-hora am a ronerul titter, and even
the bridegroom looked a trifle ruffled.
There waa a look of tierce aeicruuiui
tlon ln the curate's eye a he loosened
his collar and proceeded: "Wilt thou
have this husband ahem! Wilt thou
have this wedding Wilt thou "
At this the bridegroom intorierea.
'w ,l.m n't know wot yer wants me to
hev ." he remarked, "but aw coora here
for ber," bringing his horny banu down
on the bride's shoulder, "an' aw'U hev
her or nowt" London Tit-Bits.
Tatlenoe and Courtesy Pay.
flood nature, or cheerfulness, or a
m-minirn,. to ohllee. or whatever you
choose to call It haa always been of
use In social life. Now it seems u is a
fnetor in hualneoa. and actually has a
commercial value. A few montlis ago
a man came to Boston for the purpose
of establishing headquarters for the
sale of a specialty In underwear. When
he was ready to engage his salespeople
be Just made a tour ot the large depart
ment stores: be would no to a counter
and ask for some trifling thing, appear
ing very hard to cult all tne wnue. n
tha uUwonun attending him got In
different or Impatient that settled It;
be walked away and sue naa, wunoui
bnnn-inir it- frownexl on her own good
fortune. If. on the other band, he
found a clerk patient and courteous to
tbe end, although he bought nothing,
he at once set about securing her ser-
viees for his store, offering her a salary
considerably In advance of the one she
was then receiving. Boston iran
script ' ' -
Kleotrloal Calls to Prayer.
k fri..n,l whom irood fortune bns
taken to Cairo for the season writes to
t.,n nn nf i h curious occurrence that
accompanied the arrival of the great
Mohammedan fust or lwiuuuan a rew
weeks ago. The pious Moslem starts
n afflict himself when tho new moon
apiieara. While awaiting wo exact
moment tbe granu gaol noms a oig re
eeniion and men are sent to the hlgheBt
minarets of the mosques to announce
the mien ranee or tne moon ana com
m..iicmpnt of the fust This year the
new moon was first seen from Asslout,
and the news was sent to Cairo over
wi-:inh wires. Thereupon the
fast waa Inaugurated by the beating of
drums, the firing of salutes rrom me
etisdnl and the dispatch of further tele-
nin nil over the country to anuounce
the tidings. It is very curious xnni w
-.n.notiv. fnith n Mnhnmmedan-
UIIOTiia.,, - -
i.h should acceDt the stood services or a
modern luveution like electricity.
Art Pantiles L'nluOfcV?
A New Orleans' paper the other dny
gavo an account of a conductor on one
of the street cars who refused to accept
nr. ennner. as fare rrom a passenger,
-h conductors so averse to re
ceiving pennies? The principal reason
Is tbat pennies will not be tnaen rrom
mists A t the auditor's office. Con
ductor cannot turn them In as part of
their receipts,
tianr colored persons consider pen
nies unlucky. I saw an old Southern
mammy remonstrate with a conductor
i..,..UQ he irnvo her five Dcnuies In
change, and when he refused to take
them back Bhe threw tnem on me sent
and left them behind her when she
kc ene Mnnv actors anu actress.
1,7 1 k iu ...... V
es also look upon pennies as bringing
them bad luck ana onen tnrow tneiu
away. New York Herald.
t.ta or Solomon's Temple
The chapel of St. Helena at Bethle
hem contains forty-four marble col
umns, which were taken from Mount
Morlah and supposed to have been In
the porches of Solomon s tenipie.
n..in Ktevator Waate Being Paed.
Tho utilisation of grain elevator
waste for sheep and cattle food has glv
en rise to a new Industry In the. North
west. Tbe waste brltigs 7 a ton.
PRESIDENT 18 SHOT
HE WA8 WOUNDED TWICE-NOT
NECE8SARILY FATAL.
Well Dressed Stranger Approached Him Aa If
To Shake Mandi, and fired Twice With
a Revolver Concealed Under a Handker
chief Aswilant Wa Immediately Placed
Under Arrest
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 7. Tresldent
McKlnley wa shot and seriously
wounded by would-be assassin while
holding a reception lo the Temple ot
Music at the Pan-American grounds
few minutes after 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon. One shot took effect
WILLIAM MeClNLEY.
In the right breast, the other in the
abdomen. The first is not of a seri
ous nature and the bullet has been
extracted. The latter pierced the ab
dominal wall and has not been lo
cated.
The President wsb approached by
a man with a dark mustache and with
one hand covered with a handker
chief. As the man extended hla hand
to the President, apparently with the
intention of shaking hands with him,
he fired a shot which entered the
President's right breast lodging
against the breast bone. Another shot
was fired at once, which entered the
President a abdomen.
The assailant was Immediately ar
rested and was thrown to the ground,
and quick as a flash 20 men were
upon him. When rescued he was cov
ered with blood from a gash In his
face. Cries ot lynching were heard
on every hand, but the police man
aged to get tbe man out of the
grounds and locked him up In a sta
tion house a short distance from the
grounds. Later he was removed to
the police headquarters.
Detective Geary was near the Pres
ident and be fell into his arms.
"Am I shot?" asked the President
The officer opened the President's
vest, and, seeing blood, replied: "Yes,
I am afraid you are, Mr., President
The President was at once taken to
the emergency hospital, where a bul
let which had lodged against the
breast bone was removed. Later the
President was reported as resting
easily.
At 6 o clock Dr. Roswell Parke, the
well-known surgeon, arrived at the
hospital, and after putting the Presi
dent under an anesthetic, began pros
ing for the ball in the abdomen. -
The prisoner declares that he Is
Fred Nieman, of Detroit When ar
rested he was asked why he had shot
tne President, ana replied: ,
'I am an anarchist and have done
my duty."
Later be denied to a police official
that he was an anarchist
Mrs. McKlnley received the news
ot the attempted assassination with
the utmost courage.
HOPE OF RECOVERY.
On Bullet R.-moved Wounds Dressed Imme
diately and Patient Doing Well.
Buffalo, Sept 7. Secretary Cor-
telyou gave out the following state
ment last evening at 7 p. m.:
"The President waa shot about
o'clock. One bullet struck him on
the upper portion of the breastbone,
glancing and not penetrating; the
second bullet penetrated the ando-
men nve inches oeiow tne ten nip
ple and one and one-halt Inches to
the left ot the madlan line. The ab
domen was opened through the line
of the bullet wound. It waa found
that the bullet had penetrated the
stomach. The opening ln the front
wall of the stomach was carefully
closed with silk stitches, after which
a search was made for a hole in the
back wall of the stomach. This was
found and also closed by the same
way.
"The further course of the bullet
could not be discovered, although
careful search was made. The ab
dominal wound was closed without
drainage. No Injury to the intestines
or other abdominal organ was dis
covered. The patient stood the oper
ation well; pulse ot good quality, rate
of 130; condition at the conclusion
of the operation waa gratifying. The
result cannot be foretold. His con
dition at present justifies hope of re
covery.
"GEORGE B. CORTELYOU,
"Secretary, to the President.
Th Auto Road Race.
Albany, N. Y, Sept. 12. Fourteen
motor, vehicles In the test race ot the
Automobile Club of America reached
here today. The first to receive the
timer's signature was David Wolfe
Bishop, who drove a SO-horsepower
motor. Next ln line was the 12-horse-
power car of Bradford B. McGregor,
and after him John Jacob Astor, In
his 1900-oound gasoline vehicle. The
last auto arrived at 8:53 p. m.
LAST PEACE MOVE FAIL8.
Scmi-Ornclal Rcnsft That the Settlement It
Left to rVesideat Shaffer.
Pittsburg. Sept. 11 The last efforts
to settle the steel strike have failed.
The general executive board ot the
Amalgamated Association adjourned
this evening without date and without
acceptlnganyof tbe peace propositions
that have come indirectly from the
United States Steel Corporation, or
making any counter propositions, ac
cording to the official statement The
seml-offlclal report is that the propo
sition secured for tbe Amalgamated
Association, through the intervention
of the representatives ot the National
Civic Federation, wag unsatisfactory,
and that the matter of settllug and ar
ranging waa left for Mr. Shaffer. The
board, ln its sessions of three days.
has been clamoring for a settlement,
but satisfactory terms and mean were
not at band, and the sessions resolved
themselves into aa informal discus
sion of the situation. At the close of
the meeting of the National executive
board this evening, President Shaffei
declared he had . no statement to
make, but subsequently said:
"The board hag adjourned, and the
out-of-town members will probably
leave for their homes tonight No
peace proposition has been received
and none made."
Still later he added that he nor no
other member of the board would go
to New York during the night to sub
mit a peace proposition, saying he
would be at headquarters as usual to
morrow. The meeting ot the board did not
adjourn In high good feeling, yet the
members of the board were averse to
making statements supplemental to
that of President Shaffer. It was stated
by some of the members of the board
that the adjournment had left matters
practically as they were before the
meeting had been called, and that the
strike must go on aa before, leaving
arrangements for a possible settlement
through the direct conference of the
representatives of the United States
Steel Corporation with President Shaf
fer. GREAT FOO CHOW FIRE.
Caused by th Overturninc; of t Lamp Loot-
big by Natives.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept 11. Details
of the great fire of August 20, ln Foo
Chow, which destroyed over 11,000,000
worth of property, received by the
steamer Tartar, state that It was
caused by the overturning ot a lamp
In a native undertaking establishment
Hundreds of acres of business houses
were carried away, and many people
perished in the fire, which burned the
greater part of two days. European
proprietors of business houses and
larger Chinese merchants were the
heaviest sufferers.
During the progress of the fire and
Immediately after It the coolie native
population looted the half -burned
buildings and stole everything that
they could lay hands on. The Chinese
police, under their European officers,
were unable to prevent the looting
except ln a small degree, and before
the second evening had passed a large
number of regular soldiers were call
ed out At that Umfe many people
had been killed in fights and there
were dead bodies in every street Five
men were killd by the falling of a
three-story bulldjng.
The carnage on the streets was aw
ful. The soldiers, mounted, dashed up
the main thoroughfares, stabbing to
death or trampling under horses' feet
the robbers who were carrying away
goods in every direction. Even though
knocked down, the natives who ere
running away with stolen goods beta
on to their bundles. The horsemen
thrust them through tbe legs or arms
with swords to make them drop
these, and even then some of the
coolies clung to their plunder with
such desperation that they were put
to death where they had been Knocked
over. Many of the injured were taken
away In ambulances and were being
treated In the hospitals when the Tar
tar sailed from China.
Union Men Return to Work.
Milwaukee, Sept 11. Thirty-five
Amalgamated Association men return
ed to work at the plant of the Illinois
Steel Company ln Bayview today. It
Is said two of the company' mills,
the 12-lnch and the rail mill, were
started. Among those who reported
for duty were J. D. Hlckey and J. F.
Cooper, the two men who went to
Pittsburg recently to learn the real
facts about the strike.
British Minister to Chile
Washington. Sept 11. Gerard A.
Lowther, the first Secretary and
Charge d'Affalres of the British Em
bassy here, haa received a substantial
promotion in the British diplomatic
service, having been selected for Brit
ish Minister to Chile.
Fatal Collision.
Jamestown, N. D.. Sept. H---
Northern Pacific train of seven freight
cars and two passenger coaches col
lided with an engine in the yard here
today, killing five mn and injuring
several. '
Prussian Minister f f Inane. ,
Frankfort-on-tbe-Main Sept 10. Dr.
Johannes Von Miquel, ex-Prussian
Minister of Finance, was found dead
in bed this morning. He was born
in February, 1S49. Dr. Von Miquel
waa out walking Saturday and spen.
the evening reading. He retired at
midnight. He had not been feeling
well all dajf. His daughter went to
hiu bedroom thla morning and found
her father dead. A physician who
(was summoned certified that death
1 wa the result ot heart apoplexy.
HE STILL IMPROVES
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'8 CONDI
TION 13 SATISFACTORY.
N UnfaversM Condition Hav Appeared
Physicians Express Confidence That Me
Will Ultimately Recover Many Friends
and Relatives Leaving Him Confident That
fie Is Out f Danger.
Mllburn House, Buffalo, Sept. 10, 3
a. m. President McKlnley is resting
easily. His condition continues to Im
prove. His physicians express the ut
most confidence that he will recover,
though there is still a possibility that
complications may set ln. Up to this
time there have been no symptoms of
peritonitis, and the danger of this set
ting ln decreases every hour. Dr. Mc
Burney, however, says that if the Im
provement continues it will be a week
before the President can be pro
nounced out of danger and convales
cent The President himself is cheer
ful, and was given light nourishment
yesterday. Everything la qniet at the
Mllburn house, and the vigilance of
the guards is not aa strict as it has
been heretofore. .
Mllburn House, Buffalo, Sept 10,
8:25 a. m. Up to this hour no bulletin
ot the President's exact condition has
been Issued, but it is learned that the
patient passed a good night and at this
hour Is quietly Bleeping,
Bulletin Dm't Ted AIL
Mllburn House, Buffalo, Sept 10.
After the 9:30 bulletin had been lo
aned from the Mllburn residence last
niht announcing a continuance of the
favorable condition of the President,
there were many indications that the
bulletins were but meager Indications
of the real Improvement of the distin
guished patient At 9:45 p. m., Miss
McKlnley, a sister of the President;
Dr. and Mrs. Herman Baer, the latter
a niece of the President, and the
Misses Barber, nieces of the President
left the house, and, taking carriages,
announced their intention of returning
to their homes tonight Abner Mc
Klnley accompanied them to the sta
tion, and to tbe Associated Press said:
"The nearest relatives of the Presi
dent are so confident of his recovery
that they have no hesitancy In leav
ing." Postmaster Frease, of Canton, a
warm personal friend of the President
who came today filled with anxiety,
said tonight: "I go back because I
have the most positive assurance that
the President is going to make a rapid
recovery."
GREAT FLOODS IN CHINA.
Thousands 'of Lives Lost Along lh Yanglse
River Rice Crop Ruined, .
Washington, Sept 11. Under date
of Shanghai, July 25,- Consul-Generai
Goodnow reports to the State Depart
ment that the most disastrous floods
are prevailing in tbe valley of the
Yangtse River. He understands that
they are the worst known by Euro
peans In that valley.' AU the towns
In 'the neighborhood of Wuhu and
Kluklang are, to a large extent, under
water. The farms, especially ln the
rice-growing region about Wuhu, are
so completely flooded that there is no
hope for the crop this year. In ad
dition to this, thousands of lives have
been lost, and unknown numbers ren
dered homeless by the overflow. The
stoppage of trade is very serious. The
destruction of the crops in the fields,
asd particularly the probable loss ot
the rice crops ln the district ot Wuhu.
the great rice-producing center, will
add famine to the other difficulties be
setting the empire.
Arms for Colombia. ',
Washington, Sept 11. Following is a
translation of a cablegram received
late today by the Colombian Legation
from a confidential agent of the Col
ombian Government:
"Kingston, Jamaica, Sept 9. Col
ombian Legation, Washington. It is
known officially that the Ecuadorian
vessel Cotopalx sailed with arms from
Esmeraldos, Ecuador. Tomaco be
sieged by filibusterers from Nicaragua.
A considerable expedition was expect
ed to land near Panama on the 5th ot
September."
The signature to the dispatch was
not made public, but the information
contained ln the message is believed
by Colombian officials here to be en
tirely authentic.
Dynamiters at Work.
Chicago, Sept 11. Three men who
said they were linemen, on being re
fused admission to the office ot the
Chicago General Electric Company,
here today, placed a dynamite cart;
ridge under the front door and ex
ploded it, wrecking the building and
injuring Nlghtwatchman Brenn. The
men escaped.
Ordered Out of France.
Paris. Sept. 11. Ferldeoun Bey,
head of the Turkish police in Paris,
and the right hand man of Munir Bey,
the Turkish Ambassador, has been or
dered to quit France within 48 hours.
Windfall lor a Walter.
ABhland, Or, Sept. 11. James El
lison, a young man who for the past
four years has lived in this city, fol
lowing the occupation of a waiter, has
come into a windfall by the death of
a hitherto unknown aunt ln Switxer
laad. He has received' word from a
firm of attorneys, stating that he and
three others would inherit the estate
of the deceased aunt, and that his
share, when finally administered,
would amount to 150,000.