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b« a ehaqre, and Zeno's being bare M accident.'* *'l»o yap think that v«ry probable, Mr. THE GIRL WITH A MILLION By D. C. Murray —, ¿t^¿l----------------- CHAPTER VI.- (Cuutlnu..« > O'Kuurkt walked out lu th« front uf th« hotel and awaited tba arrival«. Whan tho <aiua II ana plain tn hia ajraa that Maakt*|>toi»’a Urpraaalun of two ur tbrav «tejr^agu bad not altug«lh«r left him. and. I im I«« m |. ba had •»’•«>. lu tha visit« !»«• hud made to Hutlar In iba li»terim. tel thia duprraalou doapao.'d lint tinea Maa hal/Ba*« dapr«aaion vbyluualy meant Ida own victory. It waa not In human natura ta ba greatly grlavad by It. Tha algna of th« young Auivrltau'a d<«a|»ondffU<*y war* n.H viallda to all tha world, but <>Mt<»urba waa a b«»aii oitaarvrr whan ha <teae to watch with aitfame rltwnaat. Ahgrla mwahrd out liar hand with a franktooM altogrthar amount glug, and <>*Rowrka ai'capiml It with a Hualy ton«d air of jkfrranct and impart. AM thraa of Ihc hawcumara had alighted and an tare<l when Farley rama downatalra, and tb« )«>un< Amariran aaw hia ready rival take an humrdiai« placa by Angela. “It waa I who brought them togather,“ ha aaid to blmaalf. “I have wracked my own «'hob'**» And I ntvar gava him a warning word* O'llourka lan'l th« man to latrudr blm*«If lirtwceu a frlmd aud hia bop«« if hr had only known.” At thia moment hit lata delicacy term ad overstrained and estravagaut. “I am not worthy of her,” ha said, “t' Hourka la a letter man than I am He’s not an objevtleaa, k < mm ! for-notbmg fallow like me. with nothing but dollar« to rerunimend him. A man with a career I*fore him. and a good beginning behind him A handeorae fellow, loo; bright, rarwptlvo, quick. A man with ovorylblng Io hia favor. Why shouldn’t a girl Ilka him r While O'ltourke talked In Ma gay and sympathetic fashion, and Ma«k«i>ue look Ing out of window Indulged the»« thoughts, there rain« a tap at the door Sbd the landlady entered. ,.“A telegraphic dlapatch for Monsieur tl’ltourke,” said she. giving the name a queer sounding foreign twfet, at which everybody smiled. O'ltourke took th- die patch, asked to b. «aruMoJ for a moment •n.l 0(0*00.1 II. II. rrad II .1 a (lane, cradl'd It In hl. hand and «rood with an upooii n of dl.plM.ur« and Imulutluu In hl. taco. "Ko III n.»«, I bop.?*' mid Farley, ap- proa. hln. him. "For in'." mid O’Ronrfc«. looking round at hia frlmd with a auddm bright «mil«. ”th« «iMchnlral III n««a In th« world. A whip" h» hold th. rrun>|>l«d t.l.gratu up brfor« thorn "a whip of arorplona." tia added. with a laugh. "It drlrw m. from ,onr prearace." II. bowed to I.ucy and Angola a. bo Mid I hl«, and want on with a oudtlrn wrlouMtraa. "Yoa. I must go. I had an idea of rrfualug fog a oln.lo luatant but that la a thing I mustn't do. Farley, <*r*kr a rurrlag*. and K? my bill for m«.” II. thruat a purM Into bla frlmd*. baud. "I .ball into« th« loral train. I know, but I can catch it» mall on th. main I In«. I muat go and park, and I bai«n't a tnlnut« to loo«. I am th* unhickIrot of men. Rack to work again from thia paradise of quiet. And to iu I m th« tour of tb« world." 11« a>ad« hi. .n-uara and daabrd away to park with an alacrity and rag.rmw. which had all th« vivacity of bustle, and •omrbow ntlaaed It. vulgarity and avoided Ita nolw. 11« waa down again In a mln ute or two. portmanteau lu hand. "I leave th. heavier thing« behind.*' ho Mid. gayly. *Thl. will siirtlro for a day or two. I am «orry to go. but parlia mentary wbipa dura not be disput'd." Then be let hia fac« cloud aomewhat, and. walking to a window, began to drum with shaent aoemtng Angers on the «III. By and by b« turnad and met Angola*, gate. "I ain sorry ta go.” h. said, aoftly, "very sorry." The «-arrlag« Farley had ordered drew op tu th« door «nJ the departing traveler ■hook hand, all round. Ther. waa no chance for a private word with Angela, but he threw Into hl. parting giant*« and hand-shah« all he dared to eipma at such a time. "Five franca If you catch the mall.” be cried to the driver aa he mounted. The man cracked hia whip and start'd. O'ltourke waved hl. hat to th« llttl« party gathered about tb. door, and hl. hat glance wan for Angela. "I d.M|*|>ear with an air of aome Im portance, " be Mid to himself, "and that la something. Poor Maakelyne look a a bit too cowed to play up with any aplrlt for a while, anti I aball l»e bat*h again lu three day« That again la «omelbiug.** CIIAPTBR VII. O'Rourk.*. d>*|>«rtur« affected the «ari etta meml>era of tha |>arty rarloualy. Maa kelyn« brightened up ever ao llttl« to be gin with, but «seine that Angela bad audd.nly grown grave, ha hlmaelf grew graver than ever and dropped Into a ver itable abyss of despair. Angela did not need to he told mor. than she learned In that parting glance and preaaiire, and while O'Rourke rial« to ward the railway station In full aMuranc« of faith that h. had already conquered, nit«. In thinking of him, waa Ailed with a cold Indignation that lie should have <Lired an tn preaum« upon her Innocent freedom with him. "I ant a flirt," aha told herself; ”a co quette. He MW It, aod took advantage of It." Th. novelist, wtviee strong point waa lovemaking, and who rejoiced lu th« dis section of th. femlnln. heart on paper, was beautifully Ignorant of th. drama of which on« scene was being enacted under hie nose. Ills wife, who dissected noth ing, knew all almut the case, and would have loved to bring the two young people together, for. Ilk« all good women, ahe was a match maker at heart Aa for the major, he was a match maker, too. but bo knew no mor« than Noah whether or not th« two young people had tb« faintest leaning to each other. The dinner passed off fairly well, and then camo th« mild dlMlpatlon of the evening. The large room of the Hotel do Ville waa found to bo artlflclally dark ened, for the evening light still ruled out side. Hanged about the chamber were a number of llttl« tablsa, supporting llttl« boxes, which stood back to back, with a petroleum lamp between each two of them. In front of each box a pair of aloreoscople lenaea, and at the eld« a little handle to turn the views. Scat tered here and there were a few early vie- Itora already trying their «yea at the lenses, amongst them Sir. Zeno, who bowed with great politeness on the ar rival of th« party from th« Hotel des Poatee. Master Auatln went off on stealthy tiptoe to Join the delightful for eigner, who took him by the hand and called bla attention In laboriously chosen single words to various curiosities of the kbuw. "Muuutalu. Kb? High. Oh. so blgh. Nut? Vite. Huuw. Vare flue. Kb? Ixedi. Van uaaar.” After some live minutes of thia amuse- meat Sir. Zeuo appeared to tire of It, and Iradlug tb« little fellow acrvM the chamber, raised bla bat to the mother, eurreu'lered bla charge, bowed all arvuud, aud left the chamber. It nae a very simple entertalomsnt. aud yet It eulertalued, aod tbe visitors went solemnly round from one llttl« bog to another fur tb« space of half an hour, hy which time all bad stiff u«cke and aching eyes. "My dear," Mid Austin. "1 feel ao if I bad traveled far eouugb fur a single journey." "And I, too," returned l.ory, "Really," Mid the major, "they're re markably pretty, but os« gets tired." "We must come back for anotbar even ing." Mid Angela. “The B w I m vlowo are really charming." This was to Maskelyno. who Mid, "Yea. very." In an ahaent manner. Huildeuly from the far rod of the room arose s cry. "Oh, mamma, mamma, mamma! Ixrnk here!" "Hush!" Mid mamma, crossing over to him. "Little gentlemen never about In that way. What la It. darling?" "Mr. Zeno." Mid the boy, clapping bla hands and laughing. "Mr. Zeno." Lucy touk lb« «Mt and looked through th« ataresr-vplc Inim, and there was Mr. Zeno, euro enough. Mr. Zeoo waa talk lug to somebody else, and ho aud bio ■-umpanion were curiously out of propor tion with the rest of tbs plctur«. The photograph represented a court In the Vienna Exhibition, and It aeemed proba ble that at the Instant of time at which the artist bad lifted bln little shutter to catch tbe moving crowd Mr. Zeno and hie friend bad stepped Into th« Aeld of view. Tbe expression of both countenance« waa clearly deAned and animated, and lb« figures were ao larg« that they ooly camo Into the plctur« to tbe waist. The two wen arm In arm, and Zeno had turned with a stretched foreAuger toward th« other, aa If to ImpreM him with a senM of Importance In what be wan Mylng. *'ies." Mid Lucy. "It la Mr. Zeno, cerffinly, Austin.” she Mid to her boa baud, who had fallowed half acroM the room, "tbla is curiuua. Iler« la an ac tual portrait of Mr. Zeno." “Who, la Mr Zeoo?" asked Angela. croMlng over, whilst Farley stooped to louk at tbe picture, "la be a frleod of yours?" "No," answered Lucy! “a stranger. But b« la slaying al our hotel. Mr. Farley thought at one time that he waa a spy, and be is not a nice persoo at all. lie seems very fond of Austin, though, and II is certainly curious to And hie portrait here." "Here*« au od<l thing. Lucy," Mid Aus tin. "There'« a Avtlooal ua« In that. If I could only sea my way to IL" Crash went «ometblng close at hand, with a sound of breaking glasa. Angela had somehow overturned the box, and hail broken tbe lamp behind It. She waa on her feet, aud her fa<-« dimly seen In tbe semi obscurity of the chambar, war« a look of more alarm aod amassment than than so simple a diMater seemed to warrant. Rhe lifted the box from the table, end Farley Instantly put out the light of tbe broken lamp, and extinguish ed with bls handkerchief and foot a de tarhed* stream of burning oil which had already begun to trickle from th« table to the floor. While this waa doing. Angela with tbe bos In both hands, had walked acroM th« room, and at tbe door had encountered th« woman who had charge of tbs exhi bition. "Madam«." ahe Mid. rapidly In French. "I bat'« by accident broken a lamp. I<«t me pay you for It. Have you a private room here? Show ma to it. If you plMs«." Iler breathing waa so quick and dis turbed that the«« simple phrase« were panted rather than spoken. "Certainly, madamr," Mid th« woman, and led the way Into a side room Ilium lust'd by a brae« of tall candles. Angela set tb« box ah« carried upon th« table twtwoen the caudles, and turned it rapid ly title way and that. "How do you open thia box, madatna?" ”Ko," Mid tbe woman. In surprise, pro ducing a small key, aud suiting tbe ac tion to the word. "Take out the photographs. If you please.” *l*he woman obeyed, wondering more and more, and Angela, taking them from her hand, selected that which boro the portrait of Mr. Zeno. “I wish to buy this," ahe Mid, drawing forth her purse and laying a gold coin upon the table. "Will that pay you for tbe broken lamp and the photograph?" "AMitredly," the woman anawered. The whole thing waa curious, end aha would hare been well content to bar« It ex plained. but her visitor cboM to offer no explanation. Angela thruat tbe photograph Into her hosom, and. having rearranged her dme. rejoined her friends. “I bare paid for th« broken lamp," she Mid to the major. Half an hour Utter Butler demanded hia carriage, hade hl« host and hostsM adieu, and went away with Angela and Maakelyne. Th« girl was afl«nt all th« way home, but when the chateau waa reached, she found bemelf alone with Maakelyne and «poke. "Mr. Maakelyne, may I aak you to do mo a very great favor?" "I shall be delighted,” Mid Maakelyne. "Mt me explain," she Mid. rapidly and eagerly. "You know thia face?” She held the photograph befor« him, and In dicated Zeno with the tip of a Anger. “Yea.” Mid Maakelyne, "I know tbe face. The man at the Hotel dee l*o«tee Zeno." "You ace ho la in c I om convarMtioo with some one there?" "Yea.” "That man with whom be la walking and talking there, arm In arm. la Mr. ltobroakl'a bitterest enemy—a Pole, but a spy In the pay of the ItuMlan govern ment.” "Y'ou know that?" Mid Maakelyne, looking up at her. "Mr. Hobroskl showed me bls photo graph a week ago. I should know the man among a thousand." "It to not a face about which one could eaally be mistaken," Maakelyne allowed. "What muat I do?" "Do you see to what the companion- ship of these two men and this raan'e presence here point F* she asked him. "You won't think me foolish or romantic, Mr. Maakelyne ?** ”1 should be very much Inclined to My,” returned Maakelyne, “that It points In the direction of Mr. Farley's fancy, and this fellow Zeno la a spy upon Dob- roakl. Of course the companionship may STR.COLUMBIASUNK LAWYERS HAVE INNlNQ. Divots Entire Day to Arguments in Maakelyne?" "It may be.;* Mid Msakelysa. "But we Haywood Caso. cannot tell. What am 1 to do, Mtoe But Boise, Idaho, July 19.—A day of ar torr gument on th« admissibility of points "Will you —* «be began, and broke of svidence follow«! the announcement off tbers. “Mr. Itubruekl has gon« to froan the defense that they t>ad no fur Brussels. lie left this afternoon, and ther witn m iara to offer in behalf of Wil gava tbe people of tbe Cheval Blanc no liam D. Haywood. Tbe jury wae not addr«M. He to a known Agure every kroogbt into court, Judge Wood having where, and It will be May to Aud him." been informed by counsel of lheir de "You wish ma to tlud him, and to tot ci a ion to rent without offer of eur- blm knuw of this?" rebuttal. Clarem-e I arrow spoke for *'Tu put It lu bla bauds," answered Angela. an hour and a half of tbe morning ses *'Y«e," be Mid. accepting the proffered Collision Cam« at Midnight Without sion. HenaL.r Borah replied In the photograph and bestowing It In hto breast afternodh and waa followed by E. F. Wsrnlrg—Vessel Sank in Five pu<k«t. "1 will tak« tb« morning mall." Richardson. Judge Wood will prob I mhb M bv Ito San Pedro Off Shelter Cove, California. 100 UVES ARE REPORTED LOH Minutes After Struck. CHAPTER VIII. The driver, bearing In mind O'ltourke*« prumla« of Ave franca in csm th« station were reached In time fur the mall train, put hto fat ribbed, heavy footed horse to the road at such s pace that O'Rourke had Ave mluutse to wait for the train. He secured a ticket for tbe first etege of bto journey, and walked on to tbe platform carrying bto portmantMU. He bad been thinking of Angela and Maakelyne and hto own < hence« all th« way; but now he suddenly recalled Ilubroakf to mind That venerable conspirator and ho would travel to England together, for Oobroakl was on the train. Nothing occurred to make tbe journey particularly remarkable, and the two companions were sileut for the most part A brace of early tourist« r«cognlaed Dob roekl and O'ltourke at Brussels, and pointed them out one to another; end at Dover they wer« known again, and cre ated a little stir aa they walked up and down the platform, aid« by aide, waiting for tbe train. They arranged where to meet again, and Itvbroskl betook himself to tbe streets, whilst O'ltourke went upstairs to sleep, giving Injunctions to bto servant to call him In four hours prectoely. But after entering tbe tied chamber and lock Ing tb« door ba stood awhile In thought, and then sualdenly reopening the door, de eevoded to hto private working room, and there wrote a telegram. The telegram wae addre s s'd to George Frost, Esquire, pl a bouM In Pimlico, and ran thus: "Call at once. Hpsclal." It did no ¡purport to come from Hector O'Rourke, but from ooe O. Johnson of Acre Buildings. Any way, at I oclocfc precisely a gentleman with a praked beard, a furtive eye, a soft bat and an accent blended of the accents of Erin aod Columbia, presented hlmaelf at th« door of the bourn In which O'ltourke bad chambers, aod sent In a card whic h bore the name of Mr. George Froet In Aourtohlng copperplate. He waa shown op, and wbeo the door was closed lieblnd him, the occuinat of tbe room rooe with a smile of wel.-ome aud gripped him heartily by the band. (To be continued.) BOW TO KEEP CIOABA FRESH. - Vartowe I>«v lews to l*roveat Tb«lv Mvlslure from ICvaporwltna. **Y«a, air; cigars require cars to keep tlteiu frenb." said a wholesale cigar dealer yesterday to a Kansas City Star man. "If goods are kept In warehouses where there Is beat they are U>uud to dry out more or lesa, although they may be aealed virtually air tight In the ludlvldual boxse. Steam beat Is the barttout on cigar*. If left exposed at all they dry out very quickly end lose much of their flavor, lu tbe big war» bouaea where large quantities of cigars are stored the jobbers hat« "humi dors" Installed. They are alrnply wa ter containers of one style or another arranged ao that the water la open to tbe air for evaporation. Tbe presence of the water prevents the air from get ting too dry for the cigars. Even In the big abow earn» In the jobbers* sales rooms tbe name precaution la taken to prevent the atock from drying out Molateuera matte by placing water- soaked ;>a<to In tin llutxl wooden boxes are placed In the compartmeuta with Hie boxes of cigars. Tbe careful re tailer is just aa particular with his ci gars and keeps a soaked sponge or some sort of mototeuer In bla show casts with bls goods. "A brick thoroughly water-soaked is good to put Into a showcase with ci gars. The brick to so porous that It will soak up nearly Ita own bulk In water. Wbeu a soaked brick 1s placed lu a abowenae tbe water within it «vap ors tra slowly, just enough to keep tlw cigars soft ably announce bto decision today. The point argued »as the proposition to exclude from conaideration by tbe jury the evidence offered by tbe de fense to aliow, by proof of deportation of minner« from ano the employment of detect!vra in the Cripple Creek dis trict ot Colorado, that a conspiracy waa lortnad among the mine owners and the eitiaena of tlie district to prevent the employments of members of the Weat- em Federation of Miners. Tire posi tion taken by tliFHaywood defenoe »as that Harry Orchard »aa employed bv tbe Mineownere* eeaocistmn through detectives to commit crime« which were then cliarged to the Federation, and public opinion aronsed against the un ion workers, and it therefore followed that, if Colorado evidence for the state waa admitted, the defense had the right to show a counter-conspiracy. The reply of the state was that tbe de fense had failed legally to connect its ease in these particulars and therefore ita evidence merely contused that issue In the absence of the jury the argu ment gave ceunsel an opportunity to take a wide range in commenting on the methods eriployed on loth aides. Mr. Darrow »as impassioned and vitu perative. He bitterly aasailed Orchard and the Pinkertons. Mr. Borah confined himself largely to tbe legality of the question of admis sibility. He spoke for an hour, force fully reviewing the evidence aud alle gations made by the defense, which, he aaid, failed to show by the member of the alleged conspiracy between the mine-owners and the Pinkertons that any such conspiracy existed. Han Frsnctsoo, July T2.— In a colli sion between tbs passengi-r atminer Co lumbia and the steam schooner Han Pedro off tbe Mendocino toast 100 pas sengers last tteeir live« Hatunlay night. The Columbia waa sunk snd lie« completely aubmergt-d In the deep waters of Hite Iter cove. Captain Doran, master of the Colum bia, stayed with his veaeel, and is among those lost. The collision occurred st midnight, wbeu ail on board save tjie lookout and olto-ers on the bridge were asleep in their berths. The Columbia was steam ing north at an easy rate, having left here at noon Saturday. Huddenly out of the fog loomed the dark hulk of the steam schooner Kan Pedro, south boon J, which was evident ly out of her course. Whistles were blown and frantic efforts made by tbe helmsman of each xeerel to avert the collision, but they were of uosvsil. The Hau Pedro atrm k tiie steamer on the port bow, tearing an immense hole in her side, through which the water rusbol in great volume. Alarms were so< nd -d tlirongliodt the passenger ship, and the terrified passengers scrambled from their staterooms In an effort to es cape from the doomed vessel, but the time was too short to sid the life ravers. Tire vessel aauk within five minutes of lire time if the oolltoion. A life raft DISSENSIONS IN THE RANKS. _________ ’ was launched with a number of pas sengers on board. Atrik>rg Telegraph Operators Criti cise National Chtota. Eightv-EiRht Saved. Han Francisco, July 19.—Yeeteniay Han Francisco, July 22.—It is now wax a busy day in the ranks of the strik reported that KH of the ¡aseengers and ing telegraphers at Oakland. There crew of the Colombia were saved, and were committee« appointed .and many that 150 were drowned, including Cap impromptu consultations held, and dur ing the afternoon several operators tain Doran. waited on the three memlters of the • ......... executive committee, M. J. Reidy, 8. Han Franc toco, July 22.—According J. Konenkamp, and J. M. Hullivan, to J. C. Flynn, a raacue-l passenger of but abooluthte silence was maintained the Columbia, every woman passenger aa to the meeting or the trend of the discussions. on U>e steamer was lost. It «as evident from the bearing of Han Francisco, July 22.—There were the conferee« that tbe situation van considered serious and there were hints about 300 paaaengera, a fall list, on the of increasing friction among the leaders Columbia. One-third ot these went of the strikers. Tbe executive commit down. tee cam« in for severe criticism on ac The steamer Roanoke brought tbe count of ita reported remarks deprecat first survivors and a number of the dead ing the calling of the strike and ita ap- paient lack of sympathy for the local to Han Francisco this morning. Tbe operators. dead were taken to morgues. It has been rumored persistently for More s irvivors are on beard a life the past few days that there was a ser raft in tow of the Daisy Mitchell, en ious split between President Small and his execu!ive committeemen. routte to this port. The San Pedro, which rammed the Colombia, is Ming towed to Eureka by the Geo. W. Elder. Shelter Cove is 179 mils« north of here. Tbe steamer Reanoka spoke the steamer Geo. W. Elder, and the latter lead on board SK |«u**rngers and crew of tbe Columbia which were taken off the steamer San Pedro. The San Pedro tiad ber stem gone and was considerably damaged for ward. Her mainmast wae gone and foremast sprung, her caigo was gone and ahe was in s water logged condi tion. The Elder was trying to tow her to Eureka, but war making slow pro gress- Eureka, Chi., July 22.—Tbe San Pedro aud Geo. W. Elder bronght 88 "If cigars are ¡lacked tn good tight survivors into Eureka this morning. All memliera of the crew except Clap- boxes they will retain their flavor. And tain Doran were among the raved. the flavor of good cigars oumua from tbe tobacco alone. It to a uilatake to Will Be Memphis’ Quast. think that anything else 1a used to en St. Louis, July 23.—Final details for hance or qualify tbe flavor of flrat- the reception of President Roosevelt at class tobacco«. It's only tbe poor ci the conventtion of the Lakes-to-the- gars that are 'doctored.' Guif lteepwateiway association, to be "How? Well, with drugs or chemi- held at Memphis, Tenn., October 4, cals. The poor qualities of tobacco were adopted today at a meeting held used lu making cheap cigars haven't at the home of YV. K. Kavanaugh, much flavor, ao vary often tbe mauu- president of the association. The cal) facturera provide an artificial flavor for the convention will be sent out in wltb varloua drug*. They treat them a few days. Governor Folk, of Mis ao they give forth the odor of good to souri, and the governors of other states bacco, too. If you're a amoker you've will accompany President Rooeevelt to probably picked up au inexpensive ci Memphis. The party will be met at gar that aniellod aa If It were made some point above Memphis. ftotn the best of tobacctf When you Deposed Emperor Is Quieted. smoked It you found It contained abort Tokio, July 23.—It is reported from 'filler* and sadly lacked the smoking qualities of a cigar made from good to Seoul that the retired emperor refused bacco. That was a 'doctored' cigar. to acknowledge hie complete non-inter Often cheap cigars look aa If they had ference with the new administration, a glaxe on the wrapper and when insisting that the new emperor wae He was prevailed placed In the moutb tbe smoker de only bis proxy. upon to withdraw from this position, tects s sweetish flavor. 'H mm are evi and to consent to the inauguration of s dences of drugs. As far aa I ever new epoch with a new name, in accord beard the drugs used srs all perfectly ance with the usage. Pak Y*on Ho was barnileea reappointed houseliold minister yester "Nearly all cheap cigars are made of day, and Yito Choi, chief chamberlain, short Oller, that to tbe Inside of tbe ci has been arrested with the approval cf gars 1a composed of broken bits of to the new emptror. bacco leaves. Only tbe wrapper and Blown From Homo. binder are of large perfect leaves. In Williston, N. D., July 23.—A terri the cheap grades of Spanish and Cuban made cigars there to no binder. Tbe fic wind, bail and rain storm last night small blta are «Imply Inclosed in tbe destroyed 1ft dwelling houses, injured 2S people, two of them probably fatal single outside wrapper." ly, and did much other damage tc property in thia city and the sorronnd- Cowl« Prove aa Alibi. Doctor (to hto patient, who to 111 with ing country. Those believed to be fa typhoid fever)—This is probably caus ttally hurt are a man named Holmes and Mrs. Collinson. Mrs. Collinson ed by »one wster you have drunk. and her haby were blown out of their When did you tost take some house for a distance of shout 100 yards, Patient—About three years agtx I landing against a wire fence. think.—SlmpllclMltmia Tornado Near Lacrosse, Wto. Hear« la tbe Sroea Brom. la Crosse, Wto.. July 23.—A torna First Actor—Congratulate me, old do visited the section north of here in man. I have been married just ten the vicinity of Viroqua. Communica years today to ono woman. tion in all directions is cut off and Second Actor—That's nothing. I’ve wires are down. Serious washouts oc been married twice to my present wife curred on all five railroads entering^La tu five years. |Crosse and traffic is at a standstill. Mayor Taylor Takas Office. San Francisco, July 19.—Dr. Edward R. Taylor, dean of Hastings Law col lege and acting president of Cooper Medical college, today received his commission aa mayor of the rity and county of San Francisco. Regarding his plans for reforming the city govern ment, Mr. Taylor said: “I have no plans at present. In fact, the whole thing has come on me so suddenly that I leave not had time to think about it as yet. I intend to conduct the govern ment on a nonpartisan basis, but fur ther than that I have no plans.” Irish Ask for Support. New York, July 19.—The National committee of the United Irish League of America met here today and issued an address to Ireland’s friends in Amer ica, calling on them to rally to the sup port of the Irish people berause of the new condition created by the rejectiou of the Irish council bill. T. B. Fitx- patrick, cf Beaton, national treasurer, in his reports stated tliat 152,000 had been raised in the United States and sent to Ireland since the national con vention which met in Philadelphia last October. Equal Pay for the Sexes. St. Joseph, Mo , July 19.—The thir teenth biennial convention of the Retail Clerks' International union today elect ed F. H. Conway, of Chicago, presi dent. Resolutions were adopted de claring that women clerks should be paid the same wages ss male clerks where they do the same work. The convention also will declare for an eight-hour day. President Conway de nounced department stores as a enrte to humanity, paying only starvation wage« to women employee. Call for Death of Japan«««. Seoul, via Tokio, July 19.— Placards were posted today in one of the thor oughfares calling for the death of all Japanese officials in Seoul. The minis ters are strongly guarded and every pre caution has been taken to prevent riots and attacks upon officials. The emper or is reported to he too worried to take food or sleep, but this report is consld- ered to be one cf his nsual maneuvers to enlist the sympathy of his people for him. Acquitted of Land Fraud. Eureka, Cal., July 19.—A jury in the Federal court this afternoon after less than 10 minutes deliberation and on the first ballot found George W. Brace,’formerly of Eureka, new of Oak* land, not guilty of conspiring to defraud the government out of valuable public timber land in Trinity county. Hundred Jackies Desert. Norfolk, Va., July 19.—Daring the Ct few weeks 100 deaertions have n listed arid advertised from the battleship Minnesota, one of the war ship« in Hampton R<ads. The local police were notified of IS deaertions yesterday. MAY BE WAR ON ORANO BANKS t/lOLATORB TO BE PUNISHED Modus Vivendi Ragardmg Newfound Land Department Will Not Overtook land Fisharias Expires. Any llleg«l Fencing. Washington, July 19.—Tbe approach of the first of August, marking the be ginning of the new herring flailing sea son upon tbe e<oat of Newfoundland, to a matter of great cotreern to tbe Htate department, fot it finds the fisheries controversy between America and Great Britain in a moat confuaeil and unsat isfactory shape. The modus vivetdl «ntered into tost year by the terms of which and greatly against the wish of the Newfoundlanders, American fisher men were permitted to ply their voca tion unmolested off tl>e shores of that islarxl, expired with the elrae of tbe fishing season. It waa tbe expectation of both the American and British g<?vernments that before tire opening of tbe next season some permanent arrangement could be reached that would prevent future fric tion on this score. Indications bxlay are that it will be difficult to reach any kind of permanent settlement of the trobuie, and tbe whole effort of Hie negotiations is ap parently concentrated for the moment upon the drafting of some form of modus vivendi to guard against the development of friction upon the fish ing shores that might haves erious re sults. Washington, July 23 —In a state ment iaetrad today, Acting Hecrstary of the Interior Wixxiruff says prompt ac tion will he taken wherever eases of illegal fencing of public lands are die- covered but that inspectors and special land agents are especially occupied Ihto summer with preventing fraudulent ac quirement of public land. The state ment follows: "My attention has been called to article« In several Western papers to lhe effect that the deportment of the Interior will not prosecute any illegal fencing this year. It would be unfort unate tl<at such an idta should get abroad, but it is not true, and if any depended upon it, they might get into serious trouble. 1 might explain that the special agent of the general land office and the special inspectors of the Interior department will be especially occupied during the summer with the more paramount and immediate duty of protecting tbe public land being ac quired contrary to tbe law. Fot that reason few of them ran be detailed to search specially for illegal fencing.’* INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS Washington, July 20.—Tbe Htate department has been informed that the revenue cutter Manning, on July 6, seised two Japanese fishing schooners, the Nitto Mara and the Kaimo, near the boat landing within about a mile of the seal island of St. Paul. Both ot tbe vessels were fully equipped fcr sealing, and there were evidences that they had been plying their craft, in the shape of freeh seal skins in tbe small boat«. Tbe seized vessels were taken to Unalaska and left in charge of tbe United State« marshal. Tbe crews were taken aboard tbe Manning and conveyed to Ungi, in charge of a United States marshal, where they will be tried before a United States commis sioner upon the charge of violating the sealing regulations. Tbe Japanese embassy has been no tified by the State department, but as the case appears to be an ordinary ono ot poaching, it ie not expected that any diplomatic incidents will result. Twenty-F>vs New Companies Are to Be Organ ztd. JAPANESE SEALERS SEIZED. 8chooners Caught by Cutter Manning Near St. Paul Island. Washington, July 19.—In accordance with an act of the last congreaa, provid ing for an increase in tbe artillery corps, tbe acting secretary of war baa directed the organisation of 25 additional com panies of coast artillery, each with an enlisted strength of 109 men, to be designated from tbe 129th to the lftfltli company respectively. New companies will be organised st the following points: The Presidio of Han Francisco; Fort Baker, Cal.; Fort Casey, Wash., and Fort Worden, Wash. Skeletons of the new organisations will be formed by transfers from old companies at the various poets and the additional strength provided for will be made up hy freeh enlistments. Tbe Ninth, Fourteenth. Sixteenth, Nine teenth. Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh, One Hundredth, One Hundered snd Work on International Line. Fourth, and One Hundred and Twenty Laurier, Wash., July 23.—The mon seventh companies have been designat uments between the United States and ed as torpedo companies. British Columbia are being numbered. The campe from British Columbia and NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED. the United States having united are at present stopping in Laurier, having Public Laaros Plans for Fleet Before pitched their tents at thia place for Men High in Rank. a few days, prior to starting over the C. H. Sinclair repre Washington, July 18.—There is seri eastern line. ous fliction between high novel officers. sents the United States side and Mr. The question is raised, "Are the great Oglevie tbe British Columbia side, both naval movements planned without con men having been sent by the govern sultation with the heads of bureaus ments of their respective countries. through which their execution must Cooper Caso Is Decided. depend?” This question is prompted by the discovery that no verbal or writ Helena, Mont., July 24.—The fam ten order refen ing to the movement of ous Cooper land case was decided today. the fleet to the Pacific has been re He was found not guilty on the charge ceived by any official of the Navy de of illegally fencing land, but waa found partment here. guilty ot obstructing free transit over The officials and officers have only and across the public highway. Thia known by the public announcement to the second time Cooper was before that the greatest fleet of American bat tbe Federal court. The first time he tleships ever assembled ia- to mobilise paid a fine of |ft00 and pasted 24 hours in the fall for a journey to tbe Pacific in jail. This afternoon be waa sen coast. They wonder if they sre being tenced to 15 days confinement in the slighted or if the head of the navy for county jail and to pay a fine of $500. got to give them official notice. Judge Hunt signed the writ of error and the defendant was admitted to bail Torpedoes Hit tha Mark. Guards Against Slocum Horrors. Newport, R. I., July 24.—New re New York, July 18.—The Federal cords in torpedo practice are said to have been made by the submarine government is determined there shall boats Cuttlefish and Octopus, which are be no overcrowding of excursion and undergoing their trials. The Cuttle other craft running out of New York fish, after a sumberged run of eight harbor and no repetition of the Slocum mile«, fired a Whitehead torpedo which horror. A large force cf customs offi hit the target at a range of 1,000 yards. cers has inspected every portion of the She then came to the surface, reloaded, boats, with the result that 15 passen was submerged again and fired two more ger carrying boats were put out of com It waa found torpedoes, one of which scored a hit. mission and tied up. Under similar conditions, the Octopus some of the masters did not eveu have shot four torpedoes at a distance of 800 licensee. Moreover, hundreds of per vards, three of which hit the mark. sons were obliged to disembark from x vessels because of overloading. Not Dua to Carelessness. Umatilla Land Is Reopened. Washington, July 18—It is said at Washington, July 18.—Development the Navy department that it is ex tremely improbable that the accident under the Umatilla irrigation project aboard the hattleehip Georgia resulted having reached a point where it has from any carelessness on the part of the been ascertained that land can be re personnel of the ship. A short time claimed, more than 62,000 acres of land ago a thorough inspection was made of have been restored to the public do every detail of the Georgia’s ordnance main. This land will be subject to by Commander Scofield, one of the settlement on such date and after such most expert ordnance officers of the notice as the secretary of the interior navy. This inspection included every may prescribe and will be subject to one of the guns, the details of the tur entry, filing or selection upon the ex ret mechanism and the workings of the plration of 30 days from such date. ammunition hoists. On Same Footing as Germany. Mi st Return to Oregon. Washington, July 20.—The State Washingon, July 24.—Mrs. Mina department has notified the govern Wilson Wilmarth. of Burns, Or., re ments of Great Britain and France cently committed to St. Elisabeth's in that, having satisfied itself of the effi sane asylum in this city, will under ciency of the British and French cham the law have to be returned to relative« bers of commerce in the matter, It has or to some institution in Otegot. where authorized the Treasury department to she can receive proper care. The asy accord to their certificates tbe sama lum in this city can give permanent weight that is given to the German cer cate only to residents of the District of tificate« in relation to the valuation of Columbia or to patients who are mem exports to the United States. bers of the army or navy or are in mates of some national soldiers' home. ** Flare-Back Caused Fira. Washington, July 20.—The naval Postmasters Appointed. court of inquiry in the case of the ax- Washington, July 18.—The following plosion upon the Georgia, will find that postmasters have been appointed: Ore the accident reenlted from a **flare gon—Alma, Elisa J. Luce, vice Silas lack,” meaning that when the breech .Maine, resigned. Washington—Deer of the eight-inch gun waa thrown open Trail, Silas W. Tuttle, vice M. H. Al after it bad been diacharged soma len, resigned; Robertville, Henry Res- shreds of burning cloth or unconsumed torff, vice A. R. Habcocb, resigned. gas were driven into the turret and upon the powder about to be inserted for the next charge. Copper Output of Northwest. Washington. July 20.—The geolog Bank Changes Name. ical survey estimate of copper produc tion for 190fi, which ie subject to re Washington, July 16.—The control toe vision, shows Oregon. 548,859 pounds; of the currency has approved the con Washington, 290,823 pound; Idaho, version of the Franklin County bank, 8,678,046 pounds; Alaska, 8,685,646 of Connell, Wash , into the Connell pounds. National bank, with $25,000 capital. Will Reclaim Yellowstone Land. Washington, July 18.—The secretary of the interior has withdrawn from en try 225,000 acres of land in Montana and North Dakota on account of the Lower Yellowstone reclamation project. Now Oregon Railway Mall Ctorka. Wahlrfltton, July 20.—Chari«« W Howard and Arthur G. Heiser, Port land, and Emil M. Fletcher, of Mc Minnville, Or , have been appointed railway mail clerks.