The Leader., February 20, 1903, Image 3

and began to sob violently. June w ai
NORTHWEST IN CONORESS.
scarcely less moved.
“T o th in k ," ga«i**d Madge, “ th a t Tom, Publk Building for Oregon City — Light­
whom I w as alw ays no fond of, should
houses for Pacific Coaat.
behave so to me! I will ueVef speak to
W ashington, Feb. 14.— Senator Simon
him again, never, never! Aud oh, Ju u y !
I wouldn’t mind a bit about not going to today reported to the senate h is bill
the H all if it w asn’t for you. B u t w h at
authorizing the purchase of a site and
shall I do w ithout you?"
“ Nonsense, my clear," replied Ju n e , su­ th e erection of a public building a t
perbly. “I f Tom forbids you th e house, j Oregon C ity, site aud building to cost
he will have to tu rn me out too. W e shall
soou see about th a t. But you h aven’t not over $ 100,000.
told me yet w hat h as happened."
The senate commerce com m itteee to­
“ W ell, thus m orning Aggie m anaged to day reported as am endm ents to the
steal off w ithout my seeing her, but the
m om ent I missed her I put on my h a t and sundry civil bill several bills th a t have
rushed off: to the H all. W hen I got to previously passed the senate, among
the drive, I saw her and Tom talking in a them lieing bills ap propriating $4,000
very earn est m anner and standing still
in th e middle of the r<q»d. J u s t before I : for a new building a t the Yaquina
cam e up, Agnes left him and w ent tow ard light station, $400 for Cape Blanco
the house, and he cam e to m eet me, look­ light station, $350,000 for a new light
ing very red and angry. Aud before I house in Alaska, and the bills e stab ­
had tim e even to say ‘Good m orning,’ or lishing life-saving stations a t Cape
anything, he flew’ a t me.
F lattery, W ash., and Nome, A laska.
“ ‘Look here!’ he said, ‘I m ust have an
Senator Foster intends to offer a s an
end to th is sort of thing. I ’m not going
to have spies set on me and ta le s fetched am endm ent to th is same m easure his
bill, recently reported, ap propriating
and carried to my w ife!"
Ju n e w as alm ost stupefied by th is reve­ $75,000 for additional buildings, w ork­
lation. A chill passed through her heart. shops, walls, etc., a t M cN eill’s island
She had come inline so full of pleasant pententiary, W ash., to increase its
anticipations, and here was A gnes in ter­ capacity to 600. He m ay not succeed,
lacin g more seriously th an ever between as the departm ent of justice does not
her aud happiness. H ere w as fresh cause approve th e expenditures.
for estran g em en t betw een her aud Tom,
A contract was today aw arded to
for never, never would she tam ely sub­
Raymond A. Perry, of San Franicsoc,
m it to th is conduct on his p art; never
would she allow her favorite cousin to be for dredging Tacoma harbor, the am ount
insulted or to suffer for her affection aud of the aw ard being $13,524.
cham pionship.
IMPRISONED IN THE ICE.
She and Tom did not m eet until the
gong sounded for dinner. Tom w as aw are
th a t his wife had been down to th e rec­ Many American and Canadian Fishermen
tory, and felt dreadfully harassed luid
in Deadly Peril.
w orried a t the thought of th e impending
C hannel, N. F., Feb. 14.—The rev­
unpleasantness betw een them . F o r he
knew’ enough of Ju n e ’s tem per to be quite enue cutter Sem inole, from Boston, has
sure she would not subm it to th e events
arrived safely a t P o rt Basque, a fte r a
of the m orning In a quiet and peaceful
m anner; th e re w as bound to be* a sto rm .1 terrific battle lasting 18 hours with
H e w as not in the least deceived by her heavy Arctic ice. The Sem inole is now
ladyship’s affable conversation during din­
100 m iles from the im prisoned fisher­
ner; th a t w as for the benefit of the se r­
Between
vants; he knew’ so well th a t little com- ] men in the Bay of Islands.
pany m anner and w hat it portended when th is point and where a dozen or more
employed to him. She inform ed him of
his m other’s health, of the people she had schooners* some A m erican, are held
seeu, th e places of am usem ent she had fast in the frozen sea, still heavier ice
visited; she kept up a How of conversa­ m ust be encountered before the Sem in­
tion; b ut som ething in her eye said "by ole can succeed in reaching her d e stin ­
and by," aud Tom felt ill a t ease and m is­ ation.
The C anadians, who for more th a n a
erable.
W hen, finally, they were left alone, m onth have endeavored in vain to pen­
there w as a pause of a t least a m inute. It e tra te the icefield, have given up hope
w as coming now, and Tom knew th a t no of reaching th eir countrym en in the
hum an power could a v ert it.
Bay of islanhds. They th in k it im pos­
“ I have seen M adge," said heT la d y -!
sible for th e Sem inole to force her way
ship, looking over at Sir Thom as, and her I
beautiful eyes, in which he had seen so I through the pack of ice, b u t the A m eri­
m any moods expressed, w ere lighted by j cans will m ake the effort after coal and
more provisions are added to the reVen-
an ominous Hash.
Tom m et her glance ra th e r sadly, but nue c u tte r’s stores.
w as obliged to tu rn aw ay from it and con­
No word has been received from the
cen trate his attention on a w alnut and fishermen since one of the fleet which
the n u tcrackers, w ith which he sought to
hr.-'fn ijfim w l ml nttiers. - m i
“ A nd she telfs me,” pursued Ju n e , “th a t believed the men on the ill-fated ships
you h ave forbidden her the house.”
are in danger of staivation. and grave
Tom gave his w alnut a sudden crack fears are entertain ed th a t m any have
which reduced it to a jelly, aud, th ro w ­ Bnceutolled to th e eold. The Sem inole
ing it aside, he took another.
“ She forced me to it," he said, slowly. Carrie« an extra supply of clothing
“ H e r behavior has been scandalous; no blanketa and m edicines. She w ill a t­
tem p t to break up the ice, abont the
one could p ut up w ith it."
“ R eally!" uttered June, a little red «pot fleet, but if unable to do th is will try
coming into either cheek and h e r eyes to get near enough to the vessels to re ­
grow’ing brighter. “ H ow ?"
move the crews.
“ H ow ?" H ere Sfr T hom as raised his
voice a little. “ By alw ays dodging and
BLIZZARD IN WYOMING.
spying about in the most im proper and
im pertinent m anner."
" I s there any reason," asked June, her Bitter Cold, Deep Drifting Snow and No
Feed for Cattle or Sheep.
voice grow ing colder ns her tem per waxed
w arm er, “wtiy she should no»t come lip
Cheyenne, W yo., Feb. 14.— The
here?"
storm th a t has been raging for several
“ Not the least reasoh,” answ ered Tom, days lias assumed the proportions of a
w arm ly, “ if she came up in a stra ig h tfo r­ blizzard throughout Southern and W est­
w ard m anner and w ith some business to
ern W yoming, and stockm en who are
come about; but, when it w as only to dog
her sister’s footsteps and play th e spy. I ranging herds and flocks in regions
think it w as high time for her to be told where there is little or no feed are now
th a t klie’d got the wrong person to deal greatly alarm ed.
In th e western portions of the state
w’ith."
“O h!" u ttered June. “And if she cam# snow lias fallen to a great d e p th , but
from Kvanston eaBt to th e Nebraska
by my w ish?"
“ W ell, th en ," said Tom , looking up and line th e snowfall has gradually d im in ­
m eeting her eyes w ith a steadiness equaJ ished. High winds have accompanied
to her own, “the sooner we come to an the storm , and the snow has been piled
understanding the better. P erh ap s you
up in railroad cuts, greatly to the delay
will tell me w h at you suspect me of, and
why you think if necessary to set a spy of traffic. The w eather has been bit­
upon me. H eaven know s you mu**t have terly eold, and the indications are for
changed, or th e re m ust be som ething very even raid er w eather.
In th e Red D esert country betw een
w rong w ith your mind, before you can
Raw lins and Evanston, which is the
have come to wtoop to such a thing."
(To be continued.)
most favored of a ll the w inter ranges in
C H A P T E R X X .—(Continued.)
«he a t once took note of and com prehend­
Though Ju n e had pleaded fatigue, «he ed.
A bout this tim e M rs. E llesm ere sent a
did not go to bed, but, having had her
h a ir brushed, dismissed h e r maid, aud m ost pressing invitation to her daughter-
in-law
to spend a w<*ek or ten days a t h e r
^ w aited up to give Tom a lecture and to
[.-acquaint him w ith h er w ishes for the fu ­ house in London, and J u n e accepted.
“ And now, denr child," said her lady­
tu re .
I H e cam e into th e room in his usual ship at parting, “ w hat am I to say to Mr.
C arslake if I m eet him ?"
[•cheery, ra th e r boisterous m anner.
M adge buried her face in her cousin’s
“ W h at! not in bed, little one*/*' he said.
shoulder.
“ I th o u g h t you w ere tired ."
“Oh. my darling Ju n y ,” she alm ost
“ No," retu rn ed Ju n e , ru th er coldly,
[ feeling even m ore displeased now th a t groaned, “ if you will only briug him back
i h e r/v ic tim had arriv ed th an before he to me, I will be your sluve for th e rest of
my life."
i came. “ I w anted to si>cak to you."
So L ady Nevil prom ised to do h e r best
“ Speak aw ay, my d ear," said Tom,
! w ith stolid good hum or, planting Ids —anything in th e world short of hum ili­
j broad back ag ain st th e m antel-shelf ami a tin g her cousin.
Ju n e enjoyed her visit to London im­
[ thereby dam aging the lace aud ribbon
mensely. Mrs. E llesm ere w as a g reat
[ w ith w hich it w as garnished.
adm
irer of good looks in both sexes, and
I “ I th in k ," said Ju n e , “it w as rath
;4*r inconsiderate of you to ask Agnes to J u n e ’s beauty, her elegance, h e r refine­
[ sta y to n ig h t, and, if she had had decent ment, th e w ay in which she a ttra c te d peo­
P m anners, she would not h av e accepted ple, w ere very high recom m endations to
h e r favor. She w as proud of L ady N e­
[.your invitation, as 1 did not second it."
vil, ami her ladyship thoroughly recipro­
l “ It would have looked kinder if you
■ had," an sw ers Tom, bluntly. “ A nd I cated her m other-in-law ’s good feeling.
D allas w as in town, and udded not a
[d o n ’t quite see th a t th ere is any neces-
Ksity for cerem ony between cousins and j little to the pleasure of th e tw o ladies. H e
w as alw ays a welcome guest in his a u n t’s
Rfriends."
house, and, during L ady Nevil’s stay, a l­
K “ F rien d s!" echoes Ju n e , h e r lips hegin- m ost lived there. H e took J u n e w alking
¡ 1 Iiing to quiver and her eyes to blaze. “ 1 and shopping; he escorted her and M rs.
^ K d o u ’t think th ere is very m uch friendship E llesm ere to the play; if they dined a t
¿About it. You know she w as in love^with home, he invariably dined with them , giv­
[.you—for all I know, she t s in love with ing up every o th er engagegem ent on th e ir
K .you still; and nil th is p retended affection account.
T fo r th e boy is only assum ed w ith th e ob-
Tom w as helnple«« w ith his pen. Com ­
• je o t of gettin g influence over you and position to him w as labor and sorrow ;
•Setting you against me."
spelling an accom plishm ent no m ore to be
B “ F or sham e!" u tte rs Tom . “ I did not m astered th an th e piano. B u t J u n e would
think my w ife w as capable of such paltry have snfiled w ith fond toleration over his
feeling. W h at has th e poor girl done to lapses in gram m ar and spelling if his let­
.you? I f she did like me, is th a t a fau lt te rs had only had the right ring—if he
ini your eyes? I)o I begrudge any one had said he m issed her and w anted her
liking you? Am I not proud and glad back. U n fo rtu n ately for her ladyship's
th a t every one should admin* and think fram e of mind, he never hinted anything
o r »on
Am»,
14 ».•••»
ui rno so rt; on m e con trary , ne lo lp relsea
-One c reatu re in th e world who thinks on her th a t she w as on no account w h a t­
som ething of me and show s some pleas­ ever to h urry back, b ut to stop and enjoy
u r e in my com pany, you tu rn round and herself. E verything a t home w as going
«*re jealous and rude to her, and w a n t to on swim m ingly. T h e rest w as alw ays
8 8 * h u t her o u t of th e house. Poor thing! about little Tom, over whom he in v a ria ­
W hat has she got in com parison with bly w axed rapturous.
m u? She dotes on your child, and she
D uring this visit she received a good
Bikes your husbnnd, who is h er own eous- deal of attention from L ady D angerfield,
t ii , and th a t’s a m ortal offense! I thought whom she had only known slightly in th e
[.you w ere a bit above th e little spites and .season.
Indeed, some degree of frie n d ­
Je alo u sies of most wom en."
ship sprang up betw een them , as no wom­
T hings a re indeed tak in g an unexpect­ an could m ake herself more agreeable
ed tu rn ; her ladyship’s pride is up in when she chose th a n Lady D angerfield,
arm s. T e a rs m ore of an g er than grief and Ju n e w as exceedingly am enable to
s ta r t to h er eyes.
kindness.
“ It show s w hat she is," sh e cries. “ All
T hey met a t a luncheon p arty w here
th e tim e w e have been aw ay we have D allas w as also a guest, and L ady D a n ­
been a s happy as |>oasible, and never had gerfield a t once proposed th a t they should
one word, and th e in stan t, the very in­ do a dinner and play together, and this
s ta n t w e set foot in this house again, she led to o th er m eetings of a sim ilar n atu re.
is th e cause of our q u arrelin g ."
D allas w as invariably one of the party.
“ She!" echoes Tom, who is fairly rous­ H e w as not a little puzzled, and confided
ed by th is tim e. “ I t is no doing of hers, his perplexity to his friend M rs. T revan-
poor girl! All »lie w ants is to lie kind and iou.
friendly. W e have been aw ay fo r m onths,
“ I can’t m ake th at lady o u t," he said.
and she comes up in th e nicest way to “ F o r the last six m onths she has cut me
welcome us back, and you a re all but fa d e dead, and now she’s everything t h a t ’s
to her. No, but th e saddle on th e right civil and delightful. W h a t is she up to?"
.horse, it is you who m ake th e q u arrel!"
M rs. T revanion smiled.
In th e m orning, calm er counsels pre­
“ I have my suspicions," she answ ered.
v a il. She does not fo r one m om ent 1*»-
“ W h at are they? Do tell m e?" he cried,
lieve th a t Tom cares for Agnes, or th a t eagerly.
.gnes has any real influence over T oni;
“ I don’t know th a t th ere is an y harm in
nit she sees th a t he is o b stin ate, and th a t my telling you. W hen yon left off your
*re will be a struggle betw een them .
atten tio n s to her ladyship, it w as be­
cause you had fallen in love w ith L ady
C H A P T E R X X I.
Ja n e ."
C h ristm n s came and w en t; there were
“ Y es?" inquiringly. “ W ell?"
“ W ell, now th a t she sees you so much
i.fpiests a t th e H all, and th e festive season
*frns sj>ent in a fitting m anner. No ac tual in the society of an o th er lady, she may
•c o n c ilia tio n had taken place betw een think th a t by assisting to bring you to­
T act.
S ir T hom as and L ady N evil; both had j geth er she is revenging herself on L ady
T h e w ise la w y e r a d a p ts h im se lf to
found it convenient to let the cause of Ja n e ."
th e j u r y m ore th a n th e ev id en ce. An
-quarrel drop; n eith er had th e sm allest
L ady Nevil w as going back home in the
lint i ?ntk>n o f acknow ledging to having l»est of spirits. She w as looking forw ard Illin o is m an c ite s h is o w n c a s e an a n
**n in th e w rong. B u t, like all q u a r­ immensely to seeing Tom and his heir; illu s tra tio n . T h e ev id en ce w a s con-
ts not m ade up and canceled, it left a she w as full of excellent resolutions—a l­ ehw ive, th e la w w as on his side, a n d
m othered resen tm en t behind.
most charitably inclined even to A gnes, w iien th e a tto r n e y a ro se to a d d re s s th e
A gnes w as perfectly aw a re of th e es- an d in excellent hum or w ith herself a n J Ju ry , lie th o u g h t 1 * p h a d th e c a s e w on.
irangem ent she had caused a t th e H all, everyone else.
H e briefly rev iew ed th e ev idence, s t a ­
nd M adge’s stinging sn eers and sharp
As the train drew up to the platform te d th e law* in th e case, a n d w a s a b o u t
proaches w ere by no m eans necessary to T om ’s big form w as distinctly visible, and to d o s e h is a rg u m e n t, w hen he n o ticed
ihow h er th e m ischief she w as doing. She in a m om ent he had kissed her h eartily I th a t o n e erf th e Jury, a stolid old fa rm e r.
Ion bled h er atten tio n s to T o m s heir; and w as helping her out, for Tom h.ul
ier m anner to Tom w as m ore angelic no idea th a t it w as indiscreet or vulgar I did not seem to I k * w ith him . T h e
I o th e r elev en m en had a lre a d y decided
ihan before; h e r sw eetness increased his to salute his w ife in public.
idm iration and respect fo r h er tenfold.
H alf an hour later, when she w ent into th e <*ase In th e ir ow n m inds, b u t th e
)nce, a f te r a sm a rt encounter w ith her boudoir. Ju n e found a note in M adge s fa rm e r w a s b o th stu p id a n d o b s tin a te .
la d g e, she w aylaid Tom in a quiet spot h andw riting lying on th e table. She had T h e la w y e r w e n t o v er th e c a s e a g a in ,
nd confided h er g rief to him . She told ra th e r expected th a t her cousin would be tr y in g a il s o r ts of a rg u m e n ts, b u t th e
im of w h at she had been accused; she up a t th e H all w aiting to receive her. f a rm e r p re se rv e d h is stu p id s ta re .
ept before him, not loudly o r convulsive­ W hen she had read the letter th e liveli­ T h e n th e a tto r n e y trie d a n e w ta c k . H e
ly, but in a saintly and composed fashion, est emotion w as depicted on her counte­ re p e a te d h is a rg u m e n t u n til he cam e
he set so little sto re by th e w orld: she nance. I t w as ra th e r fo rtu n a te th a t Tom
ras absolutely indifferent to th e exciting had gone off to his room to see a m an on to a p la c e w h e re th e opposing la w y e r
leasures which J u n e and M adge loved; business. M adge’s epistle w ss alm ost in­ h a d m a d e a n eg reg io u s e rro r, a n d th en
coherent from indignation.
T om had he le a n e d over* to th e old f a rm e r a n d
ihe lived fo r duty.
P o o r Tom w as deeply m oved. H e was grossly insulted her th a t m orning—had sa id :
“ A nd th e re , m y friend, t h a t ’s w h e re
Immensely indignant, besides, a t th is dear, called her a spy and a m ischief m aker,
he d ro p p e d h is w a te m e io n ."
ood cre a tn re being persecuted for w h at and finally had forbidden her the bouse.
Ju n e w as still in her traveling a ttire ;
w a s h er h ighest v irtu e and recom men da-
T h e o ld f a rm e r laugked o u trig h t, an d
ion in his eyes. H e felt extrem ely in- it w as scarcely d ark . A m om ent la te r fro m t h a t m o m en t th e ca se w a s w on.
she
w
as
on
her
w
ay
to
the
rectory,
leav­
lined to go to h e r ladyship and reproach
Troy, w ith the rulm Schllem ann ex­
fher in no m easured term s fo r h er unkind­ ing word th a t one of th e footmen w aa to
ness; b u t calm er reflection m ade him feel come th ere In h a lf an hour to see her plored, has been presetted to the Impe­
h a t such a step would 4 ° ten tim es more home.
rial O sm anlc Museum of antiquities at
She found M adge alone tn w h at used to
rm th an good, and would se t th e rectory
C onstantinople by th t ow ner of His-
be
th
e
school
room
;
th
e
rest
of
th
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fam
ily
nd th e H all by th e ears. So he com fo rt-
sarlik, the Englishman, F ra n k OaiTer-
w
ere
out.
M
adge,
her
eyes
In
flammed
w
ith
Agnes to th e beat of bia ability, and
ley.
crying,
threw
herself
o
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her
cousin’s
neck
toehaved to June w ith a «bortneaa which
i
MAKING TERMS
Protocols Are Signed in the Vene­
zuelan Affair.
BLOCKADE W ILL BE RAISED A T ONCE
Allies Must Return All V essels They Have
Seized -Italy and Germany Secure
B etter Terms Than Britain.
W ashington, Feb. 14.— H erbert W,
Bowen, Venezuelan representative in
the peace negotiations a t W ashington!
today signed with each of th e a llies’
representatives a protocol providing for
the im m ediate raising of th e blockade
aud for th e reference of the question of
preferential trea tm e n t of the clam s of
th e allies ag ain st Venezuela to The
Hague a rb itra tio n trib u n a l. The fins
form alities occurred a t th e B ritish ani-
basry. The B ritish protocol was in
E nglish, th e Ita lia n in Ita lia n , and the
tierm an in (ierm an and E nglish. Mr.
Bowen signed in duplicate for Venezu­
ela, Sir Mii'hael H erb ert for G reat
B ritain, Signor Mayor des Planches for
Italy and Baron Speck von Sternebrg
lor G erm any.
Im m ediately on the signing of th e
last protocol cables were dispatched to
London, B erlin and Home announcing
the fact. It is expected th a t the com­
m anders of th e blockading fleet w ithin
the next 24 hours will receive th e ir
orders to w ithdraw th e ir vessels a t
once.
By the provisions of these p re lim in ­
ary protocols, which have required
more th a n three weeks of constant ne-
gotation, Venezuela m akes two d istin c t
gains, th e im m ediate raising of a block­
ade from which she has been suffering
for some weeks, and th e re tu rn of all
vessels, w ar and m erchant, w hich have
been captured by the allied fleet.
G reat B rita in , G erm any and Italy
each receive advance paym ents of
5,500 pounds, G reat B ritain receiving
her paym ent on the signing of th e pro­
tocol, and G erm any and Ita ly w ithin
30 and 60 days from d ate.
G erm any
in ad dition will receive five nftnthIn­
paym ents u n til th e full am ount paid
her in advance aggregates $340,000.
As a guaranty for th e satisfaction of
allies a share w ith the o th er creditor
nations in 30 bepr cent of the custom s
receipts of th e two ports of La G nayra
and Puerto Cabetlo.
T his percentage
will be set aside beginning March 1 and
retained in the (V enezuelan treasury
until The H ague trib u n al shall decide
w hether it shall be d istrib u te d w ithout
precedence among the claim antlnations,
or w hether th e allied powers of G reat
B ritain, G erm any and Italy shall re­
ceive preferential paym ents.
Ita ly by h e r protocol gains im m ediate
paym ent of her first class claim s w ith­
out furth er adjudication, as soon as the
jo in t commission a t Caracas shall have
passed on th e rem ainder of her claim s.
In round num bers the adjudicated
Ita lia n claim s am onnt to $560,000,
from w hich will be subtracted the $27,-
000 to be paid her in 60 days from th e
signing of her first protocol. The I ta l­
ian am bassador also has secured for his
governm ent th e insertion in the proto­
col of an agreem ent th a t V enezuela will
in sert in her trea ty w ith Ita ly the
“ favored nation clause” possessed by
o th er nations. G reat B ritain has left
her protocol unchanged since it was an-
proved by th e I/>ndon foreign office,
some days ago. I t is stip u la ted d by
th e prootcols th a t th e claim s of th e
creditor nations shall be adjudicated by
jo in t com m issions to consist in each in ­
stance of a Venezuelan, a representative
of the cla im a n t power and, in cuee of a
disagreem ent, an um pire to !>e nam ed
by the president of th e U nited Btates.
the state, sheep are dying, the graBS
being covered up, and th e supply of
B itter Co 14 In Nevada.
sagebrush short. C attle are in poor
P alt Lake C ity, Feb. 16.— B itterly
condition, owing to the long strin g ol
severe storm s, and in sections where cold w eather prevails over Nevada,
there is no hay to fed th e loss will be N orthern U tah, Southern Idaho and
considerable.
W estern W yom ing.
ty ells, N evada,
reports a tem perature of 42 degrees f>e-
low zero last n ig h t, w hile 33 below was
Stifled by Gas.
Chicago, Feb. 14.— Five men m et reported a t W innem ucca. A n n m fiero f
death and 10 were overcome tonight by freight tra in s are reported stalled on
the fumes of gas escaping from the pur­ sidings.across the Nevada desert, the
ifying box in the p lan t of the N orth­ co’d having lieen so extrem e tn a t it was
w estern gas light and coke company at inipossioie for th e engine crews to keep
Blue ilsand. The m en had bran en­ up sufficient steam . Much loss to live­
gaged in changing th e purifying box. stock is feared in W yoming, where con­
According to the statem ents of the men d itio n s liefore th e cold wave were very
a t th e p la n t, when the m en finished the favorable. I t was 2 degrees above zero
work of changing the substance in the in Salt Lake last nig h t, th e w id e st of
box, they did not close th e covers of the tb o w inter.
box. W hen the gas was turned into
Carnegie Offered to Help.
th e box for the pnrifying process it
overw helm ed th e m en.
W ashington, Feb. 17.— Moved by th e
sp irit in w hich H erbert W. Bowen has
Finish Fight for Statehood.
conducted th e peace negotiations a t
W ashington. Feb. 13.— The friends W ashington w ith th e representatives of
of statehood today reached a definite de­ th e a llies, and anxious th a t his m is­
cision to have the om nibns statehood sion shonld succeed, Andrew C arnegie,
b ill reported as a rider to th e postoffioe upon hearing of G erm any’s action in
appropriation bill. I t is expected th a t dem anding a cash paym ent of 1,718,-
th is action w ilt be taken tomorrow. I t 000 bolivars, instead of th e 6,600
ie th e purpose to m eke a fight in the ponnds previously prom ised her, sent
senate to have th e statehood bill tacked th e following message to M r. Bowen-
on to one of the appro p riatio n bills, " I shall be glad to hand over a t once
passage of which ia absolutely necessary $360,000 to m eet th e G erm an dem and
to th e running of th e governm ent.
if V enezuela desires i t . ”