Wis
By
ohaiticu xv. (rv.iitiiiucd.)
Kvery nerv In Paulina's hniljr wan vl
brntliiK, ninl m ti'iiio of sufTucatlnti came
i)Tir Imt. Mml tills innn nt Inst seen
tha advrrtlNcineut or been told of ll?
rrlinp, Iimi, lie had been to llionn dread
fill Ixm.Io, I)nw A Mavcn, n i 1 obtain
ed front thrni llin liiformntioti llml woiilil
ruin lirr. Sim turned lo Jack eagerly.
"Don't sen (linn, Jack." nli said,
I'loMiliniily, "Tliey will keep ymi All tli
a f termini), Rinl w urn in com fort n ll "
Jack fell Hint It (n posit lull wna linnlly
pleasant. If they had asked for liini
ll IHIJillt to (() to till-Ill. Mill Mllll lll
HiIiiiiIIpiI flint I n ill I nn'a objection win
iilte initnrnl. Ilni'oiill under) a ml 1 1 r
lull tlmt lin Mlimiiil imt ini'i'l Ktlicl iimru
tliiin uii iiorrxii ry.
"Very Well," ll Hi'ijillrnCKil. "Not lit
limne, HnheMa."
Tin" I-'n-urliwoiuau retraced ln'r stcpa
Ion n tlia Ionic gallery, wltli fl look of
1 i ! inn (( t it t iiitii I on Imt face. Sim
liml niiriii'il mi imihIi from tin' 11 1 t r
mice of tlii-ne people. Sim liml built on
Hi abrupt tiTiniiintioii of IliU hnlrfiil
UK" ifi'liii'lit I Ii roiij(li tliem, nml now t ln
clininc wn lout, utterly lost. Jut b'
iiue nIh could not 1 1 r 1 1 1 jc nlioiit (!' d
lrr. Interview.
Thin 1 1 1 ti t j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . coming after ln-r
morning's failure nt olllic, broke
down (kt spirit 1 1 nt'-t tir, nml for tint
Nrt lime uii c Ih-k'iii to Ik'Imivh tlmt she
must resign herself to liu Inevitable
tlmt (ln marriage rmil.l not be prevent--,,
ntnl din iihiM In niitnlle.l with t)i
I r revenge of depriving Pauline of
her iitilnwf.il pimartaionn. tUn clinched
lirr I ill with defeated rnge a she en
tered the boudoir.
"No, tini 1 1 ii tin has not yet ri-turin'i,"
lir niil. ninl hi-ii the i!uor for thrill to
in out into i In- gallery.
Itllt III tlmt lllollKMlt of Iht UttlT do
apnlr tint lulu t ii r . i -1 (tin! rnrm-il her
ii to .ii'.y victory. Sin- preceded Mr.
iiii'l Mi Mullet! until tln-y rem-he I the
:i!r:il hill, mi l i lii-it I i inli-.l tin-ill over
t-i tlm fo.iliii.'iii. Sin- cfio I n i 1 1 . 1 1
tin-in hi limy reentered lin- liir-l i ir
ringe. As lln-y ili'ivi- nlT don" mi"
t'lm ki 'l nl Iht from behind. Sin- turned
round in Kurpriso t. meet Mr-t. I'crkini.
h In. in uii.. hn.) ;i n- I i:i tin' corridor,
on t 1. 1 tin- 1 1. u 1 1 1 r . inipcriutcii.liiig lli"
ii rr;i ng.ng of fresh Dowers in tin- window
t u tt 1 . 'I'ln' housekeeper's 1 1 h 1 1 ii 1 1 - florid
f .o wim ijinti- ji'ili', nml li' Ji rkril out
Imr wuriN in n i-urimiH. liri-ullilciK wny:
"Who mi- thiiHo jn'opli' you hnvi' Jnt
how n out ?"
"Mr niul Mi-.ii MalMt."
"'1'hi-y nn ii"thliii of tin- kiml! Tin1
(ifiitlciiiiiti ix Sir (Ii-ulTri-y MrIIIiik, Itnro-ni-t.
liini lii-i- of Sir I nl ninl ii !! to
nir i-n-i-iit iniHiri"H, nml tlm youiitf Imly
U k loiifc'h to tlm family to Iim hi
In iitfhti-r."
'I'lic I'ri-iirhwoiniHi moml looking lit
Iiit with n tci;niiti- triumph in lirr fm
jin Kim mill IiTiiI :
"At IlINt nl IiimC"
( MAI'TKlt XVI.
"Will Mr. MiilU-tt ciill on SlMiri.
I':is Kiivi-ii, lit thi-ir oflli'i-x, lii l.i
innn utrii-t, 10. ('., Ih-iwi-cii 'J nn.l U
n'rlm k ! il ;i y V 'l imy Imvo prlvnto ln
foriinitioii of tht cri-iitot tii I in- to iui
i'.irt to him."
lOthcl lriiiH-il iivit Iht fathrr'a hIioiiI
Iit liml n-ail the ti-li-Krnm.
"Wlmt run It tin-mi. jmpn? It' vorjr
mvnl i-riiiuK. Sluill Juil o? I with yuii
woiihl tnkr inn with you. I hIwiII lie In
miili H Htntc of i-xcitriui'Ut Until you
i-oIik1 lutrk."
"I c. hi hi imt think of tnklnx you lo u
I'laro 1 know tiothluu of, my ilcnr. It
inlKht he lui'oiivonlwil to havu yon with
we."
"Why, pnpii, I lii'llrvo ymi aro i-xi-itcil
nml cih'iuuh! It Ik tlm tint tlnm 1 vvrr
miw ) ou no lut (Tout lil."
"Vi'x, I inn ciiriouM. It Htrlkcn ma aa
nilil tlmt, nfti-r liviuic mi inmvi-ntful lifu
for tlm In Mt twenty yi'iira, I mIiouIiI mni
ilny lin-nk iny vow iih lo ih-vit ri-viHitiiiB
MiillitiKforil l'nrk uiiIchh iih Iim owiht,
nml tlm next ilny ri't-rlve thU rtirluiia
iiii'hmiiki'. 1 ilnri' miy It in only a rolin-1-ill-nil-;
Imt mill it is NtrmiKi' nml I i-nn't
1ml ii iiii-t iiii; the ouo i-vi-nt with thu
otluT."
Suri'ly thrri wim aonm Htrnim'i-ly i-x-liilnriitiiiK
iinlity i tin ntimiKpln-ii thin
inorniuK, for Ktlu-I wi-nt nlioiit her lnisl
ncHH in B litiHki-r iniiiiiirT t Ii a n hIim liml
lately. Her iktvch were a little lilt tin
ulruiiK'. too, for, when nhout ;i o'clock
there enmu n very deciileil rat n tut tut
ut the door, hIio wna workeil up to audi
o Mute of extremu uxpectiitiou that alio
iiluioHt nhriekcd nloinl. She ran to her
iim il ii 1 puat of olmervntloii, the alnir head,
mid wm aurprised, pleaaed, aorry,. dia
turlied, all In ii moment, at the ai-lit of
t'nptitln lV-lliuK.
She huh nliuoHt tempted to aeud him a
ini'Hno to the effect thnt ahe could not
nee him jtiHt then; Imt alio hud a horror
of deception, ami indeed alio wan really
Kind to aeo him nK'ilu. A few aecouda
later alio won ahnkiutf linmU wllh him,
n nil her ahyneMH had completely van
ished. After tho QiieHtloii as to aiiort there
wna nn awkward littlo pauae, and Kthel
felt her heart quicken with dreiid. Shak
iiiK herself free fi'oui this fcelintf, alio
turned to her vlHitor.
"You have not asked why papa In not
lit home," ahe remarked, with H deter
in 1 mi I inn to avoid pci'Honal toplca,
"To he sun'! It is Saturday! I had
forgotten! And why Is he not nt hoineV"
"I will allow you why;" and ahe
fetched the telegram mid nuve it to him.
"How myslei-ioiis! ijuite like nn
event in n novel! Has Mr. Mallett any
idi'ii us to what It ineansV"
"Nut a hit! I'm expectiui; him hnnie
aoou, and then wo ahull hear nil nhout
It."
"In which caso I had better he off.
It may ho private family lnialuesa, you
know."
"I don't think papa would mind your
kuowliik,'. He looks upon you as a sin
cere friend. You aro the only one ho
hna cultivated within my memory."
l'oor i Uthel! She bad unwittingly
Tlw ifC,S Secret, ::
OR A BITTER RECKONING v.
CHAKI.OTTI! M. IIRAIJMH
hrouxht down an aralanrhn upon Imr
aelf. "You aa, ho hna a trfaauro heyond
pili- In hla keeping ami he Karda It
jeatoualy."
for a iiioiiii-nt tha drift of hla ruiark
did not atrlke her; ahe coni-ludixl he wan
nlludliiK to tha aecrat of her father'a
hlrth, which ahe had thought wa
known only In Iird Munimera. Hhe wn
aiirprlaoil that h alioiild know tlm ae
crat; Imt aim aaid noihiiitf, and quietly
nwnited an t-tilanntioii.
IVIIIiig wna allnhlly diacotn-i-rtcd hy
her line ipei-tnl niletiie and her inqnlrlriK
K'i He fell that he had committed
himself In Dome wny, nml huimntly re
Itretted that hn had lo-eii an lndirn-i-t
hut he f-lt thnt he had K-nm ton fur to
rtx-ede, and therefore went on r-kli-a-I).
"Mr. Mnlli-it well nwari' Unit If a
mnn inei'ta you often he nniit lenrn lo
love you."
He Htoppe-I nhriiptly nfter this, nml
noticed the quick lluh thnt iiveraprend
her fine; then, Impelled hy mi Irreaiati
hh InipiiUi-, he com inued :
"I know I nlioiit nut to any thla to
ymi without firtt apeaklnu to Mr. Mal
lett; hut hi. hna heen hi kind to lue that
I have III owed tnyielf to hop he Would
not ohjei't to inn na n ami In law, he
yond the one irrent (ilijectlon that ap
pllca to every one I ahould roh liini of
you. Yet I would not even do that en
tirely. I In ahoiilil hnve his own rooma
In our home, ninl hn conhl hi- with us na
often and aa long na he liked. I would
iniiku l.oth in happy, if you would let
Ina! I would cher,(.h you an tenderly
nml tnke mirli enre of you that nn aux
Imia thought ahotil.l ih-vit come near
)ou, nml tha trouhh- in your fare which
I cannot help ' I li jf Hoinel iiiii-N kIiouI-1
die from aimer Ina nil Ion."
Hn pauH.-i!, mIuIm i:tlu- ait quite m t 111.
her hands preao-d cl.iaely ni;.'ther in
her lap, tlm IIiikIi Ktill liiiruinto- in her
cheek. lie yearned to tnke her into hit
ru on ami hol-l her tln-re; Imt, reading
il,itr.-i In her humiiit: check and avert
ed ), he determined let to press for
nn nnsucr to ilny.
"I'm afrnid I've worried nml din
treated ymi. I'm very sorry. I won't
trniil.de you nhout it any more just imw.
Try to think the best ymi can of what
1 have said, and let us on for 0 time
a we have been, good friends." He
r..e from hi aent, nnd held out hia
hiiiid to her.
Ktlml wna touched more than ahe
thought was possible by th: unselfish
ness of his Words. lie had made no
allusion to his own feelings or auffer
ings, yet she knew the suspense he
would undergo if matters were left na
they atood then. She reaolvcd to tell
him everything, and let him decide.
"1'on't go for n few minutes, please."
she besought him, nervously. "I have
Kometliing I ought to tell you. I have
loved amun one else very dearly."
He looked gravely and pityingly nt the
pretty Hushed face; but there were tin
signs of surprise ns he answered:
"I guessed as much. Ymi must for
give me for having played the spy; but
I loved you so dearly from the first lini
ment I anw ymi that I could not help
watching you, and I found it out. 1
know that whoever is to blame for the
breaking off of this previous engage
ment, it is tint you; ami, in spite of the
fact of your having promised in the
past to be tin. wife of another, I am
longing to hear you repent that promise
to me. If you can bring yourself lo do
It, 1 will try my best to deserve my great
happiness by my devotion to you."
Again tha thought rose lu Klhel'a
henrt, "If I had only known this man
before I knew Jack!" All that ahe could
find worda to any wna: "How good you
are!"
"Nay, I am afraid there Is no great
goodness lu me; but I would try to he
all gnodueaa to you. Will you let me
try V"
Should ahe confess that alio atill suf
fered frmn the pangs oi t-iixliled love?
There was n abort at niggle in her mind
between pride and honesty. The latter
prevailed, and alio rose from her seat,
and crossed to tho fireplace. She held
the tiiuntc Ihntird firmly by ono hand, and
then, regarding him steadily, he said,
without a piuiae or tremor:
"You do not understand what It la I
want you to know. It la only very late
ly that my engagement with Home one
else wus broken off ao lately, indeed,
that I have not recovered from It. I
wiah you to bear thla lu mind that I
am atill aorry about it. At the same
time I know you have done mo a great
honor, for 1 think you are true and hon
orable, and I believe that if I had time
to leave thla and memory behind me I
could honestly accept you, and bring not
only my gratitude, but my love to our
home; na things are Just now I .eel It
would not be right to any aimply I would
be your wife without letting you know
how Il la with inn.
I'oor Kthel! Her henrt wna laid bare
now, nnd ahe trembled' violently, Telling
ciimo over to her nnd wnruily took both
her hands in his.
"My pearl nmong women!" he ex
claimed. "My pure, truthful, littlo love!"
Her hands trembled lu hia linn clasp,
na ho led her lo her father'a nrnichair
and went dow n upon hia knees, atill hold
ing her hands tightly.
"Now, lialon lo me, my darling, nml
when I any anything of which ymi dis
approve, atop inc. 1 shall nee your fath
er and explain everything to him; 1
ahull claim tho privilege of doing what
1 can to make your life a little brighter
and plcasanter in tho present. 1 shall
not lull; of love to you In uuy way;
but I ahull let you aeo a good deal of
mo lu one ahiipn or another. I will give
you plenty of time to get over your pres
ent Borrow, nnd 1 ahull not look upon
you aa my a Ilia need in the meantime;
but one day, a few montha hence, 1 ahull
come again and aak tho aume question
that I have naked to-day, and you almll
answer tn aa truthfully aa you Lava
dona today, and than th mattar ah all I
be attled onn way or the other."
IOUikI, blushing, made no reply; and
the captnln, Irmiing forward, hla face
nil nglow wild feeling, kissed her with
n gi'iille, lingering kisa.
'-'Ili-aven bli-aa and keep you, my dar
ling:" Wllh Ihese words ringing In Imr enra,
Dtliel wt. In-. I tin. captnln na ha hnateu
rd from th.) room.
''MAI'TKIl XVII.
Mr. Mallett, lu evident impntlenca,
walked up nml down tlm confined spa'
between l)nwa' olllcii table and the door.
Itawa had reftmod to any anything In
tin. absence of the lady for whom ha
was nctlng, fml whom he expected mo
mentarily. The (bwir opened behind him; an4,
tinning round, he aaw ISnbetta br.th
leas nnd (lushed, unceremoniously enter
the room. He recognized her at once as
the maid he had seen at Malllngford
I'ark on the previous day, and he turned
a dusky red aa the thought that he had
been entrapped Into aonm hnckatalr in
trigue against his niece passed through
his mind.
"Hut I am fortunate to find you here
atill! I fenred you would depart befors
my arrival."
Mr. Malh-tt bowed slightly, and wait
ed for her In gn on.
"Ah, I aee!" cried tlm woman --"you
are of the Mailing family" he winced
"nnd j mi have amazement in your
henrt thnt I, a mean domestic, should
dare to make an a ppoi nt me.it with you!
Hit you will have more amazement
when I tell ymi why I dn this. I)n yoll
know your niece, Mis Maling. very
well?"
Mr. Mallett drew himself up proudly
"I enme here to receive information,
not to answer (luestions. If you have
brought me here thinking that 1 should
help lu nny scheme against my me
you nre mistaken. If you have any
news to Impart which concerns me, I
will listen; if not, I will wish you good
afternoon."
He took hi hat from the table and
turned to the door.
"Hut one moment! I hnve news to tell
you news that concern yourself very
dearly. What would you do if I were
In tell ymi thnt this woman who call
herself your niece Is no niece at all, that
! the whole estnte I of right yours, thut
your niece in dead nnd buried?"
She watched him keenly; but beyond
putt.ug hia IihihI hiiddeiily on tlm back
of a chair near him, he gave no sig'i
surprise.
"I shoii! 1 say that you labored under
a mistake."
"I am g-.i:ig to show you s nnet h .ng
that will put you right on to the strjight
track leading to this woman's do..nfa
and your restoration to what has bee
yours ever since y.oir brother's death
Mall.ni-f.ird I'ark."
Mr. Malh-tt drew- a deep breath, and
then asked, laconically:
"And your price'"
Habetl.. felt that there was n gleam
in the eyes watching her from behind
the table, nnd. she looked nt I laws in
Mini-lively. He mistook the look to
mean. "You mime the price," and he
Hit i1. immediately :
"One year's rent roll."
"In other words, between eleven and
twehe thousand pounds?" interrogated
Mr. Mallett.
Haws inside. 1 his head nflirmatively.
"The affair, ao far as I mil concerned
is elided."
Habette glnred for nn Instant nt the
lawyer and muttered, "You vampire
Then turning to Mr. Mallett. ahe aaid,
in her hc-t mauncr, "He is mistaken
monsieur; the price arranged between us
was five thousand pounds ou the day
you take possession."
"To bo conferred by deed of gift con
ditionally beforehand," put iu the law
yer. "Very good. I accept those terms ou
the understanding that the lady in qiies
lion is proved to bo an utter Htrauger
I by blood."
"You w ill s gu the undertaking before
ou see our proof." Haws aaid. raising
the lid of his desk as lie spoke, and
producing a ready-prepared document.
"We must have a disinterested wituesa
to the signature, if you please.
Hlake, come here!" '
A wretched lad aneaked from
outer office into tho room, watched
Mallett sign, put his own name to
Joe
the
Mr,
the
paper, and then shuttled out again.
"Now we can proceed to business
chuckled Haws. "The next move Is
yours, Ma'mselln I.estrnnge. It is plain
to lo seen that the whole thing is dis
tasteful to Mr. Mallett. He is a man of
refinement, and this companionship on
nn equality with people so immeasurably
his inferiors grates most disagreeably
ou his sense of the fitness of things.
(To be continued.)
Va Joel tic's Sweetheart.
It In n little- difficult to rcnllzo thnt
a Bwoctlifiirt (if the poet (JiH'the wus
KtlU IIvIhk only six jcira ngo; yet
that mult wna the fact Is recalled by
a (icrman writer in T. I'.'s Weekly.
Her liaiiio was rirlca von I.evetz.off,
and nt her death In 1WD alio was In
her Dtltli yean, tiocllie met her at
MnrltMilmil, Mug then 73. He fell
Borlously In love with the young girl
and proiMiHed for her liaml, the grnml
duke of Snxe-Weimar acting as his In
termediary. Naturally enough 1'lrlca declined tho
offer, anil Uoetlie did not press his
milt after tho llrst rebuff. Neverthe
lesH, he could not illsinlas the matter
from lils mind, as Is shown by a let
ter to a friend written some i-onsldcr-nlde
time later. I'lrlcu herself never
ninrt'led. Sim Is dcscrllM'd as having
been a woman of much personal
charm and of strong cliurneter.
Her Firt 1 iiresoloii.
"Just to think," remarked Mr, Stubb,
Kllrring his coffee thoughtfully, "of tin)
ltussiun battleship Knla. l'otcmkln
cruising around with a red Hag nt tho
must!"
"It was rattier unusual," replied
Mrs. Stuliti. "Who cares to buy a bat
tleship at auction?"
Tho vitality of seeds Is a eonotaut
Bourcu of astonishment to naturalists,
A pino forest when cleared away Is
often followed by a dense growth of
oaks or blrchea, but where thu a cud
cornea from is conjectural.
I 1
II I
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Saturday, December 10.
Tlm aennto today pawned the Panama
tiif-rgeticy appropriation bill. The
only change in the measure na it passed
tlm liouae in a provision which requires,
that coiigresH shall m aupplied with
regular eatiinatea of all aalaries except
thoaii paid to laborers.
Senator Puhoin, of Idaho, will retain
all )iia present committee places and ae
ruren membership on the irrigation
committee.
The house indulged itaelf again to
day to the extent of four hourn of what
wan many time termed acadamic dis
cussion of Federal control of inmirance.
The holiday recess wan flxel from
next Thursday to January 4.
Friday, December 16.
The Panama canal wan again under
consideration hy the senate today and
Tillman occupied the entire time given
to that subject. lie did not indicate
any intention of opposition to the pann
age of the appropriation hill, but he
criticized the rnethoda of the canal com
mission in many of its transactions.
When the senate adjourned the bill
wan ptill pending, but there was an
agreement for a vote tomorrow.
In the reorganization of the senate
committees, now about completed, Ful
ton Hccures. the chairmanship of the
committee on claims, retains hig place
on public lauds and on irrigation, and
is assigned membership on one or two
smaller committees. Ankeny becomes
chairman of tha irrigation committee
am secures a place on commerce.
Pi lei is made chairman of coast and
insular survey and given a place on
public lands and territories, in which
latter place, he will he able to work for
Alaska. Ileylcirn did not get a single
committee asked for. The only new
place given him was public buildings
The fate of H.ibois is not as yet settled,
the Democrats not having completed
their siate.
The house today devoted 4'4' hours
to lively debate or. the possibilities of
controlling insurance.
Jones, of Washington, introduced
bills appropriating $25,000 for a fish
hatchery in Yakima county, and grant
ing Washington 50,000 acres of land
for the benefit of the Soldiers' home.
Thursday, December 14.
The senate spent four hours today in
discussing the Panama canal emergency
appropriation bill and, when it ad
journed, the bill was still under con
sideration. A separate bill regulating
the issuance of bonds for the canal and
placing them on the same basis as
other lx-nds of the government was
passed without debate.
Senator Fulton introduced a bill ap
propriating $100,000 to erect a public
building at Faker City, another carry
ing $15,000 for improvement of the
grounds at Salem, and a third to ratify
the treaty with the Klamath Indiana
and pay them $-'00,000.
The pure food bill was reported by
Senator Heyburn.
The Republican members of the
house caucus today unanimously de
clared in favor of admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state, and
by a vote of 10 to 65 declared in favor
of admitting Arizona and New Mexico
as one state. Both statehood questions
are to be contained in one bill.
Representative Cushman introduced
a bill providing for the election of one
delegate from Alaska to congress.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, intro
duced a bill granting grazing privileges
on public lands to homestead settlers
and holders of small farms in semi
arid and arid lands. Prices are to
range from 1 to 6 cents an acre annu
ally. A bill providing for a public whip
ping post for the District of Columbia
was introduced by Adams, of Pennsyl
vania. A fourth Federal judge for Alaska is
provided for in a bill by Jones, of
Washington.
Wednesday, December 13.
The senate was in session for only
one hour and a half today, and a por
tion of that tune was spent in the con
sideration of executive business. A
number of private bills were introduced
in thi open session, and Allison pre
sented the teport of the committee on
appropriations on the canal bill, giving
notice that he would call it up for con
sideration tomorrow. He said that tbe
committee was of the opinion that'$ll,i
000,000 would be suflicient for present
Rate Bill After Holidays.
Washington, Pec. 13. Railroad rate
legislation will be allowed to rest until
after the holidays. Members of the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce have agreed to take up
and dispose of less important measures
before the recesB. In the senate alro
there is a disposition to let rate legisla
tion slumber. The members of the in
terstate commerce committee in that
body have decided to hold but one
meeting a week before Christmas and
there is a general understanding that
rate legislation w ill not be pushed.
No Ship Subsidy Possible.
Washington, Dec. 13. There is t
be no ship subsidy legislation at this
seFsion of congress. The senate is luke
warm. The house is opposed to such
legislation. The new merchant marine
committee appointed by Speaker Can
non ia said to have ten members
against four who are favorable to the
proposed measure. The speaker is an
derttood to oppose the project at this
time, because of the likelibood of a
tariff discussion.
purpose and that the amount had been
left as fixed by the hous.
Senator (Jallinger introduced an
amendment to the statehood hill to pro
dibit the sale of liquor in the state
proposed to be created by the admis
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
for a period of 21 years, and then only
after an amendment of the state con
stitution permitting liquor traffic.
Speaker Cannon announced the trans
fer of Mondell (Wyoming) from the
committee on military affairs to that of
public lands, and of Miller (Kansas)
from public lands to military affairs.
The transfer givM the two members
the name committee assignments htey
bad in the lant congress.
Committee reference of the annual
message of President Roosevelt was
made according to the subjects treated.
The question of Federal control of in
surance was assigned to the committee
on ways and means. In explanation of
this. Payne said that, in his opinion,
the only way the United States can
deal with insurance companies is
through the taxing power, and over
th's the ways and means committee has
jurisdiction.
Among the bills introduced in the
house today were the following:
By Mondell, of W'yoming, providing
for the appropriation of not more than
$20,000 annually from the sales of pub
lic lands to the endowment of state
schools of mines and mining or depart
ments of mines and mining in connec
tion with colleges already established.
Bv Needham, of California, transfer
ring the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Se
quoia, General Grant, Mount Rainier,
Crater Lake and Wind Cave national
parks from the control of the Depart
ment of the Interior to the Department
of Agriculture.
l!y Delegate Andrews, of New Mexi
co, providing for tbe admission of the
territory of New Mexico as a single
sta'e.
A bill abolishing the Isthmian Canal
commission was introduced by Repre
sentative Mann, of Illinois. In it dis
cretion is given the president to put the
work of building the canal under any
one of the executive departments, and
also to operate the Panama railroad
through the same means.
CUTS OUT BONDS.
Senate Committee, Favors Canal Ap
propriation of SI 1,000,000.
Washington, Dec. 13. The emerg
ency appropriation bill to provide the
Iitbmian canal commission with funds
to carry on the construction of the Pan
ama canal will contain no general leg
islation. This was decided by the sen
ate committee on appropriations at a
meeting lasting all of yesterday, at
which it was agreed to report the
measure appropriating $11,000,000,
the amount named by the house bill.
The first section, in relation to the
issuance of bonds, was stricken out. A
bill containing this feature was intro
duced in the senate by Teller, and it
will be dealt with by tbe finance com
mittee. The bill was amended tj fur
ther provide that in the future no ex
penditures shall be made for tbe canal
except by authority of congress, and
when appropriations have been made
by congress.
Santo Domingo treaty Up.
Washington, Dec. 13. In the senate
yesterday Talliafero took the oath of
office for his new term as senator.
The senate at 12:10 p. m. went into
executve session, and at 12:20 ad
journed. In executive session of the senate,
Lodge moved to send back to the com
mittee on foreign relations the treaty
in relation to Santo Domingo affairs.
Opposition developed, and Lodge with
drew his motion. When Lodge was
asked why he desired to have the treaty
sent back to the foreign relations com
mittee, he said It might be desirable to
consider the amendments that had been
offered in committee. Several senators
said they saw no reason why the
amendments could not be considered by
the senate.
Rivals For Coveted Place.
Washington, Dec. 14. As the situ
ation sizes up today, it looks aj if Sena
tor Ankeny would secure the vacant
position on the commerce committee
formerly held by Senator Foster of
Washington. Mr. Ankeny and Mr.
Fulton have been making a neck and
neck race for this place.
New Mexico Willing to Unite.
Washington, Dec. 14. Joint state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona was
discussed by the president today with a
delegation of New Mexicans, among
whom were Solomon Luna, Republican
National committeeman ; Major W. II.
H. Llewellyn, United States District
attorney; Judge A. A. Freman and A.
M. Hove. Judge Freeman said he be
lieved the people of the two territories
would be glad to accept joint statehood.
Major Llewellyn and Mr. Luna took
up with the presi lent some appoint
ments in the judiciary of New Mexico.
Cut Out Opposed Section.
Washington, Dec. 14. The Santo
D.nniiik'o treaty was referred hack to
the committee on foreign relations. It
is understood that it is the desire of the
administration that the treaty be modi
fied by striking out the provision au
thorizing the president to send an
armed force to Santo Domingo, if at
any time necessary. It is the belief of
friends of tbe treaty that, if this pro
vision were removed, there would be
less opposition to ratification.
CANAL BILL IS FIRST.
An Emergency Appropriation Will Be
Passed in Some Form,
Washington, Dec. 12.The first im
portant measure which will involve the
attention of the senate will lie the
Panama canal emergency appropriation
bill, and its consideration will begin
this week. Some senators predict that
it will become a law before the close of
the week, but others have expressed
the opinion that final action will be
deferred until the week following.
There will be no effort to prevent the
passage of the bill in some shape, but
there will be some opposition to the
proponed leMtoration of the $5,600,000
suulracteu oy tne house from tbe
amount to rx appropriated.
Regardless ot the sum, the bill will
be used as a basis for the general dis
cussion of the canal question. It is
expected thai the debate will deal
largely with the question as to whether
the canal shall be constructed on tbe
sea level. There is some conflict of
opinion as to whether the bill shall be
referred to the committ je on appropria
tions or to the committee on interoce-
anic canals.
The general expectation is there may
be comparatively little additional legis
lation before the Christmas holidays.
Several other measures will be vigor
ously pressed daring the session, but
with the exception of the merchant
marine bill, the sponsors of the bills do
not count upon getting early consider
ation. Senator Gallinger will call up
the merchant marine bill at the first
opportunity and is hopeful that debate
will not be long delayed.
No one counts upon even getting a
report from committees on the railroad
rate bill until some time after the holi
days. The three measures mentioned
are considered the most important that
will come before tbe senate this ses
sion, and they will receive much atten
tion until they are finally disposed of.
The consideration" by the senate of
the joint statehood bill and the bill lor
the reduction of the duty on Philippine
importations into the United States
will neeesearily be postponed until af
er the holidays. No one now expects
any effort to modify the tariff, unless
in the direction of Senaotr Lodge's bill
providing for a maximnx and mini
mum rate. The Massachusetts senator
regards this proposal with much more
favor and will press it strenuously.
TOO MUCH FREfc MAIL.
Postmaster General Points Out Cause
of Deficit.
Washington, Dec. 12. Postmaster
General Cortelyou, in bis annual re
port for the past fiscal year, says that
while a self-sustaining condition of the
poetoffice would be gratifying, he is
less concerned about the deficit than
the efficiency of the administration.
For the fiscal year 1905 the total re
ceipts from all sources were $152,826,
535, and the total expenditures $167,
399,169, leaving a deficit of $14, 572,
584. In connection with these figures
tbe postmaster general directs atten
tion to tbe increased amount of free
matter handled, which be says aver
aged 12.58 per cent of the entire weight
caried, or a loes in revenue of $19,822,
000. "Manifestly," he says, "had the
matter carried free been required to
have been prepaid, notwithstanding
tbe large expenditures for the rural
free delivery eervice, there would bava
been no deficit."
Answering some of the criticisms
which he says have been directed
against the postal eervice, the poet
master general says that most of it
overlooks the unusual conditions exist
ing in this country, its great extent of
territory and its widely scattered popu
lation. With the introduction of rural
free delivery as yet unfinished, and
other details of postal development in
complete, he thicks it the part of wis
dom to proceed conservatively until the
present service is more perfected.
Grist of Bills Before House.
Washington, Dec. 12. That there
will be no lack of legislatiove proposals
is indicated by the 5,963 bills which
have already been introduced in the
house since the opening of this session.
Many of these are known as private
bills, affecting only individuial inter
ests. The holiday adjournment, it is
believed, will be fixed on as Thursday,
December 21. Leaders are disposed to
expedite consideration of the Philippine
tariff bill and hearings will undoubted
ly begin as soon as the ways and means
committee has organized.
Boycott All Foreigners.
Shanghai, Dec. 12. As the result of
a dispute over a kidnaping case in a
mixed court between Chinese magis
trates and the municipal police, a fight
followed. The Chinese of the city be
came greatly excited and held meetings
at which 3,000 merchants declared that
a boycott on foreign goods be begun at
once and that taxes would not be paid
unless the police inspectors concerned
in the dispute are removed forthwith.
Tbe situation is serious.
Powers Asked to Intercede.
Antwerp, Dec. 12. A group of in
ternational lawyers is endeavoring to
induce the powers to intercede with the
Turkish government in the cafe of Ed
ward Jors, a Belgian, who was con
demned to death by a native court at
Constantinople for alleged participation
in an attempt to assassinate the sultan
iu July hifat.
Mutiny in Penitentiary.
Havana, Dec. 12. The convicts in
the penitentiary mutinied tonight and
a fierce fight between them and the
guards followed, iu which two of the
prisoners were mortally wounded, 16
more or less seriously wounded and
three of the guards slightly injured.